tidbits

May 22, 2024

A collection of the dumbest, littlest things. In no particular order.

  1. last updated

Should last updated be at the head of your content, or at the end? To those who revisit the page regularly for updates, the former would obviously be helpful, but it draws precious attention away from the title or header image.

Should it be sentence case, lowercase, or title case?

verdict: at the feet, in lowercase.

Should an interpunct (U+00B7) or a vertical bar (U+007C) be used as separators for these quick links?

music· games· film· webtoon· tools
music| games| film| webtoon| tools

In code, should · be used for clarity or is the conciseness of &xB7; more favourable?

verdict: ·.

  1. ascending

Why don’t you provide ascending or descending sort options? (aka: should i?)

I don’t have that many entries to warrant them.

Side note: Is Name (A-Z) better than Name (ascending)? Perhaps Name (alphabetical, ascending)? What about Number (High to Low) compared to Number: Descending? Check this out: contemporary-home-computing.org/turing-complete-user and decide for yourself.

  1. abbreviations

CPUProcessor
MoboMotherboard
RAMMemory
SSDStorage
GPUVideo Card
PSUPower Supply
CaseCase

verdict: abbreviated.

  1. slice

return reviewEntries.map((entry) => ({
  // Removes "[directory]/" prefix from the slug. slice() isn't used for clarity
  params: { slug: entry.slug.replace(/^(music\/)/,"") },
  props: { entry },
}));

Regex sucks to use and slice() should be more performant, yet I went with regex in this case. Ask yourself if you agree with me.

  1. file structure

        📂parent                            📂parent
        ├─📂foo                             ├─📂foo
        │  ├─📜index.html                   │  └─📜(stuff)
        │  └─📜(stuff)                      ├─📜foo.html
        ├─📂bar                  or         ├─📂bar
        │  ├─📜index.html                   │  └─📜(stuff)
        │  └─📜(stuff)                      ├─📜bar.html
        └─📂qux                             └─📂qux

The former makes intuitive sense at first glance but looking at multiple index files in your editor can be annoying. Pick your poison.

  1. music table

Nebulous You
Della Zyr · 2022 		2020. 2. 12. 78
Nebulous You
Della Zyr · 2022 		2020. 2. 12. 78
Nebulous You
Della Zyr · 2022 		2020. 2. 12. 78

verdict: muted (first option).

External link indicator before punctuation. Next sentence.

External link indicator after punctuation. Next sentence.

verdict: before.

  1. mie density

Various render settings

verdict: full lighting (first option).

  1. intro

It was difficult choosing between these three:

  1. Welcome to my blog that is not.

  2. This is my blog that is not.

  3. sanaBlog is a blog that is not.

While the differences look (and arguably, are) insignificant, I still struggled over this as it was one of the first thing a newcomer would read on my site, as well as it being a defining headline that ultimately dictates if they are welcome or not.

verdict: 3, though I might opt for it to be random.

  1. vending machines

Various image settings

left to right: 250px B&W, 250px B/W/R, 400px B&W, 400px B/W/R

verdict: 250px B&W.

  1. capital letters

rUle oF ThUMb for capitalisation:

  1. Sentences should be in sentence case. If a period is warranted, so is an initial capital.

  2. Buttons, links, and UI elements need not be capitalised, especially if they are muted or faint. Exceptions to this are common UI elements such as Sort by:, which should follow conventions for user familiarity.

  3. Page titles are free game. Stylised however I want.

  4. Unique headings should be capitalised. Headings for a list (like this one) need not be.

  5. any of the above should be ignored and broken if deemed fit.


  1. is an unlucky number

verdict: maybe.

  1. note

Should notes have a period? Should they come italicised? Should they be muted? Not sure how informal or prominent I want them to be.

This was hard, and I notice a trend: the less important a decision is, the harder it is for me to make.

verdict: italicised with period. Not muted.

  1. CPU

AMD Ryzen™ AI 9 9700     /     AMD Ryzen™ AI 7 9650


AMD Ryzen™ AI 9 9700
------
AMD Ryzen™ AI 7 9650

verdict: one line (first option).

  1. Colons

bringing the complete roundup to 3, 5, 7, 9, AI 9, and AI 9 HX.

Correct and used.

bringing the complete roundup to: 3, 5, 7, 9, AI 9, and AI 9 HX.

Incorrect, not used.

Ultra is one of four versions in a generation: the base model, Pro, Max, and Ultra.

Correct and used.

Ultra is one of four versions in a generation the base model, Pro, Max, and Ultra.

Incorrect, not used.

Their current flagship desktop CPU name looks like this: [preformatted text]

Correct and used.

If that’s the case, why not something like: [preformatted text]

Incorrect but still used.

So, if suffixes are somehow useless now, why not: [preformatted text]

Also incorrect but used.

Apple’s most powerful chip as of now is named: [preformatted text]

Also incorrect but used.

verdict: I’m not a good writer.


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