ShopTalk

SHOW DESCRIPTION Do we sound drunk on Shorts? What speed do you listen to your podcasts at? Happy Birthday to Dave, Roblox scams, having silly fun on the web, Crashlands 2 released, a Balatro moment, non-standard browser use testing, and color-mix follow up. Listen on Website → [https://shoptalkshow.com/663/] LINKS * The Adventure Zone | Maximum Fun [https://maximumfun.org/podcasts/adventure-zone/] * Don't let your voice be flattened by the über theme - daverupert.com [https://daverupert.com/2025/04/ubertheme/] * Crashlands 2 [https://store.steampowered.com/app/1401730/Crashlands_2/] * Adam Coster: Crashlands 2 [https://shoptalkshow.com/632/] * Balatro University [https://www.youtube.com/@drspectred] * jQuery Reunion [https://www.jqueryreunion.com/] SPONSORS WEBFLOW X GSAP COMMUNITY CHALLENGE [https://srv.buysellads.com/ads/long/x/TC2B56DVTTTTTTC2AWKCETTTTTT4Q2VB2TTTTTTT5T63TBTTTTTTTLD423H6CESZFHKCKRPVZHDH4WIH5TYUPYP3KJJT] GSAP and ALL the plugins are now FREE for everyone thanks to Webflow (even for commercial projects)! The SplitText plugin has had a complete rewrite (half the size, accessible, and smarter text splitting). To celebrate: a community challenge all through May. Make something fun and win merch! One prompt each week featuring a different (previously paid) plugin.

SHOW DESCRIPTION We're talking browsers and discussing alternative options like Vivaldi and Brave, the implications of Chrome's potential sale to OpenAI, the impact of AI on browser functionality, Discord vs Circle, and building with Hotwire. Listen on Website → [https://shoptalkshow.com/662/] LINKS * Newfangled Browser Alternatives – Frontend Masters Blog [https://frontendmasters.com/blog/newfangled-browser-alternatives/] * Zen Browser [https://zen-browser.app/] * Horse Browser [https://gethorse.com/] * Vivaldi Browser | Powerful, Personal and Private web browser [https://vivaldi.com/] * Opera GX | Gaming Browser | Opera [https://www.opera.com/gx?gbraid=0AAAAAo7P2o4eekY9iHtMfhcOThp8s8Srm] * Thorium Browser [https://thorium.rocks/] * Mullvad Browser [https://mullvad.net/en/browser] * Fast and Private Web Browser [https://www.waterfox.net/] * DuckDuckGo [https://duckduckgo.com/] * Microsoft Edge Download [https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/edge/download?form=MA13FJ] * OpenAI Chrome Acquisition [https://arstechnica.com/ai/2025/04/chatgpt-head-tells-court-openai-is-interested-in-buying-chrome/] * Mozilla on U.S. v. Google [https://blog.mozilla.org/en/mozilla/internet-policy/mozilla-ceo-on-google-antitrust/] * HTML5 CSS3 Support [https://caniuse.com/] * Opera Air | Mindful Browser [https://www.opera.com/air?gbraid=0AAAAA-eGVijK-uWPsddcYWHgmXhBM38Mo] * Opera Mini Download [https://www.opera.com/mini] * Hotwire Drawer Component [https://thoughtbot.com/blog/hotwire-drawer] * CodePen [https://codepen.io/] * Circle [https://circle.so/] * Discord [https://discord.com/] * Zulip [https://zulip.com/] * Netlify Support Forums [https://answers.netlify.com/] * Retro Photo app [https://retro.app/] * Media Diet – Chris Coyier [https://chriscoyier.net/2025/04/22/media-diet-7/] SPONSORS

SHOW DESCRIPTION What are the non-US cloud services options, falling off the blogging train and trying to get back on, working on vacation, Chris recaps the Alaskan Folk Festival experience, how often do you go back and clean out JavaScript, and the idea of gilding just one lily on a new project. Listen on Website → [https://shoptalkshow.com/661/] LINKS * European Alternatives [https://european-alternatives.eu/] * A lack of frequency increases the pressure to deliver quality [https://rachsmith.com/a-lack-of-frequency/] * Trap (2024) Reviews [https://letterboxd.com/film/trap-2024/] * Polyfilling Concepts [https://web-components.fluentui.dev/?path=/docs/concepts-developer-polyfilling--docs] * ex-Googler · April 10, 2025 [https://nerdy.dev/ex-googler] * Gild Just One Lily [https://www.smashingmagazine.com/2025/04/gild-just-one-lily/] * Blog Questions Challenge [https://tylersticka.com/journal/blog-questions-challenge/] * CodePen Development [https://blog.codepen.io/] * CSS clip-path maker [https://bennettfeely.com/clippy/] SPONSORS

SHOW DESCRIPTION Follow up on thoughts about teaching CSS from scratch, questions about conferences to attend as well as a way to kickstart a conference idea, some Balatro thoughts, and our thoughts on the recent Grid vs Masonry debate. Listen on Website → [https://shoptalkshow.com/660/] LINKS * The Homebrewery - NaturalCrit [https://homebrewery.naturalcrit.com/] * SmashingConf in-person Conferences 2025 — Friendly, inclusive & fun events for web designers and developers. - SmashingConf New York, Freiburg, Antwerp and Online [https://smashingconf.com/conferences/] * Web Design Event [https://beyondtellerrand.com/] * State of the Browser 13 [https://2025.stateofthebrowser.com/] * Bring live to life [https://funl.co/] SPONSORS

SHOW DESCRIPTION Adam Argyle joins us to chat about new CSS features that are demo'd in a carousel configurator - a builder-like experience to help visualize the capabilities of a CSS only Carousel: buttons, markers, paging and inertness. Listen on Website → [https://shoptalkshow.com/659/] GUESTS ADAM ARGYLE Guest's Main URL [https://nerdy.dev/] • Guest's Social [https://x.com/argyleink] CSS at Google. LINKS * Chrome Canary Features [https://www.google.com/intl/en/chrome/canary/?brand=KERZ#eula] * Demo Space [https://chrome.dev/] * CSS Carousel Configurator [https://chrome.dev/carousel-configurator/] * Black Emperor [https://store.steampowered.com/app/2181750/Black_Emperor/] SPONSORS