Philosophy Meets Programming: Finding Clarity in the Digital Age.
CSS Houdini: The Future of CSS
May 6, 2025
For years, CSS has been a powerful styling language, but its capabilities have been largely defined by browser vendors. Developers could only use the features implemented in browsers, often waiting years for new proposals to become standardized and widely available. CSS Houdini changes this paradigm by exposing low-level APIs that allow developers to extend CSS itself, creating new styling and layout possibilities directly within the browser’s rendering engine. What is CSS Houdini and Why It Matters Houdini is a collection of APIs that give developers direct access to the CSS Object Model (CSSOM), enabling them to write code that the
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May 4, 2025
Death Comes for the Archbishop by Willa Cather
Journey into the vast, sun-drenched landscapes of 19th-century New Mexico Territory with Willa Cather’s serene and profound novel, Death Comes for the Archbishop. Inspired by the lives of historical figures Jean-Baptiste Lamy and Joseph Machebeuf, this episodic narrative paints a luminous portrait of faith, friendship, and the quiet dedication required to build a spiritual foundation in a rugged, culturally diverse frontier. In the mid-1800s, following the annexation of the Southwest by the United States, Father Jean Marie Latour, a thoughtful and cultured French priest, is appointed the first Bishop of the newly created Apostolic Vicariate of New Mexico. Accompanied by
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May 4, 2025
On Perception and Harm
“Choose not to be harmed — and you won’t feel harmed. Don’t feel harmed — and you haven’t been.” Marcus Aurelius, the Roman Emperor and Stoic philosopher, offers a profound insight into the nature of suffering and resilience with this concise statement. At its core, the quote encapsulates a fundamental Stoic principle: our experience of the world is shaped not by external events themselves, but by our internal judgments and perceptions of those events. What one person considers a devastating setback, another might view as a challenging opportunity for growth. Aurelius suggests that the feeling of being harmed is not
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