“How to test vanilla JS performance - Go Make Things”

“Macmillan’s Library Ebook Embargo is a Call to Action”

“On Switching from iPad to Chromebook in School — Fraser Speirs”

Lots of interesting observations here on the organisational and educational use of cloud software and how that affects hardware purchasing decisions.

“Designing in t’browser - Website and blog of Flintshire, North Wales based Front-end developer and web designer, Dan Davies”

“We’re getting dangerously close to a climate death spiral, new study warns – ThinkProgress”

“Scientists Unveil Memorial to Iceland’s ‘First’ Dead Glacier Lost to Climate Change”

Brúarhlöð. A very impressive looking place.

These tourists seemed to be enjoying their short walk near Dyradalur.

I don’t remember exactly where this mountanous view was but it was not far from Nesjavellir.

I’m going to miss the Icelandic weather when I’m back in Montréal.

Contemplative tourists taking in the view by Stafnesviti

My sister taking a photo of my dad by the very orange Stafnesviti

Another photo from the area around Garðsviti: people were clearly enjoying the beach.

“’No doubt left’ about scientific consensus on global warming, say experts - Climate change - The Guardian”

“Jon Aizlewood · Agile and design — How to avoid Frankensteining your product”

“Progressive Enhancement”

“Fast Software, the Best Software — by Craig Mod”

“Adding, not echoing”

This is something I’ve been pretty bad at over the past few years but want to change.

“Learn Svelte 3 by building a Todo List App”

“Software Development is a Business Tactic, Not a Profession - DaedTech”

“In a commercial context, software is a means to an end and not an end.  It’s a tactic that businesses use to operate more efficiently.”

“Software Development is a Business Tactic, Not a Profession - DaedTech”

“I think we, as an industry, have fundamentally missed the point about how to conduct ourselves in the business world.”

I also discovered that my iPad Pro is faster for photographic work than my 2015 MacBook Pro.

Honestly, if I didn’t code for a living, I’d switch full-time to a 13 inch iPad Pro once iOS 13 is out.

I’ve changed my approach to photo processing a bit. Decided to be less wary of going ‘over the top’ in colour and contrast processing.

Most beaches in Iceland don’t have this kind of white sand but Reykjanes and Snæfellsnes have a few.

People enjoying themselves on a rocky beach

It’s always weird to see the artifacts of tourism in isolation.

A double-decker tour bus parked by an old Icelandic farm