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frankstall.one
Father, husband, designer, developer who thinks in systems. More @ https://frankstall.one
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Writing is a tool for thinking.

It’s hard to hide messy thinking when you write it down.

"Do not use h1-h6 to mark up Subheadings, subtitles, alternative titles and taglines in <hgroup>, use <p> elements." Subheadings, subtitles, alternative titles and taglines in HTML from @stevefaulkner.bsky.social www.tpgi.com/subheadings-... #FrontEnd #WebDev #A11y

I spilled gasoline on the fireworks container. How’s your morning going?

You know you don’t have to respond to everything, right?

Funky Decaffeinated Bunch Great band name. You can have that.

codename goose is awesome. I’m excited by the prospect of what I can do! My first trial was a failure though. 🙈 Deepseek R1 70b running locally is terrible at agent tasks. 👎

Update on my use of Aerospace for window management. I like it and use it buthas odd behavior with my second display. Because of this, I will revert back to Rectangles when I am using that second monitor. The reason this is an odd case is because that second monitor is an Elgato Prompter.

How do you stay in touch with former coworkers? I’m always looking to do better here.

In my mid-20’s I kept a Field Notes in my pocket everywhere I went. I lost the habit over time. Today that habit comes back. I need to tame this rollercoaster of thoughts.

design systems documentation, do we need it.

psst... Chrome 134 has text-box-trim, pass it on...

Marshmallows are for team players.

Exfoliate your drama

At this point is OpenAI intentionally confusing people? o3-mini… “… developers can choose between three reasoning effort⁠(opens in a new window) options—low, medium, and high—to optimize for their specific use cases. 😵‍💫

Day one with the ZSA Moonlander keyboard. Immediately more comfortable! It will come with challenges though. I've done 15 minutes of tutorials and increased my accuracy, but I still can't find the question mark, and this took me 3 minutes to type this. 😅

One of my favorite contributions at Roll by ADP was removing Sass and converting to CSS. Love removing dependencies, but it was a great moment for browser support with CSS.

I’m looking to connect with UX/UI/Product Designers and fellow Frontend Developers in the New Jersey area. Always excited to meet others who are passionate about design, code, and creating great user experiences. Shoot me a message or drop a comment!

Forget perfect case studies. Hiring managers want to see real-world challenges, fast decisions, and lessons learned.

Well that escalated quickly. Fully converted on all machines.

I swear there's a conspiracy theory against heat pumps. HVAC companies in the north east barely want to work with them.

The only way to read in 2025 is on a Kindle following along with the audiobook in your ears.

Smaller teams, tighter budgets, bigger expectations. Mastering tools like Figma and embracing AI can make you indispensable.

User needs matter, but business KPIs like revenue and retention win the day. Does your portfolio show the ROI of your work?

AI is changing the game, but it hasn’t replaced UX, Product Design and Development teams yet. The real challenge? Proving how your work impacts the bottom line.

Success is boundless, but only if you’re bold enough to take risks. Failures teach more than easy wins—are you ready to embrace them?

Embrace failure as part of growth

What’s more valuable in today’s market: design craft or strategic impact?

Does your portfolio reflect the business impact of your work?

Curiosity is a core tenet of prosperity for me. When crypto took off, I explored it but found it didn’t resonate. Later, working with data scientists on ML stacks at Roll by ADP, I grew curious about AI.

The Land Rover Defender OCTA rims are gorgeous. Up there with my favorite rim designs of all time. 🤤

Created a minimal Aerospace window manager Cheatsheet. I have this printed out on my desk to get my finger tip exercises.

The Elgato Prompter’s monitor is great, but the resolution feels just a bit too small—some apps get cut off, even in full screen. A bigger monitor? Too bulky. Higher resolution? Maybe. I’m not reading off it anyway. It’s almost perfect as is!

How do UX and Product Designers show their worth in a world ruled by AI and shrinking budgets?

Ever notice how people’s emotions, when unprocessed, show up in odd, unrelated ways? Once you see it, you can tell when someone’s ‘off.’ I usually ask, ‘Everything okay? You seem a bit off today.’ It feels like a neutral way to gently address that something deeper might be going on.

Remembering my last setting would cause one less checkbox in settings, and less clicks for me starting every meeting.

When I build web apps, here’s what I need: - Links should change pages instantly. - The first page load? No waiting on the server. - Dynamic parts? Let the server handle those.