"Things" is a thing that showcases my things.

This week I reimplemented Dan Q's Things. Called "Things" for short, it's kind-of a projects page, showcasing some of the things I've made and shared online. It's been going for most of a decade, but (especially following the relaunch of DanQ.me) it was looking especially stale and underloved... until I gave it some TLC! Here are my favourite five features that I've added to the new Things.DanQ.me (also available as a video tour): 1. The DanQ.me button is an <iframe>! If you've made me look like an aging bearded Tom Scott here, that choice is reflected on Dan Q's Things too! Most of the "images" associated with Things are either pre-generated images, Open Graph images, or screenshots captures at site build-time. But this one's an <iframe> showing a subset of the DanQ.me homepage, complete with dress-up compatibility and animations. If the remote site load gets blocked, it falls back to a screenshot. Cute! 2. There are filters Using the technique I described the other day, it's…

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