Jim Stitzel

Jack-of-All-Trades, Master of Words

Excerpts from Life

Backing Slowly Away From Facebook

So, everyone knows that Facebook has been on a tear the last couple of years to force their user base to use Facebook the way they think you should use it. (Right? This is pretty much common knowledge at this point, yes?) Every design update and developmental decision...

ViHart on Net Neutrality

If you've been watching the recent events on Net Neutrality like I have been (my job literally depends on the continuing existence of the policy), then you might be interested in the video below. I have a great deal of admiration for ViHart and her ability to take...

Designing with SASS

This past week, I ported the stylesheet for a web design project I'm currently working on from the traditional stylesheet to one formatted with SASS. And holy crap, y'all, how have I not started doing this sooner? I'd heard about CSS preprocessors a little while back,...

Fiction

Grim Determination

Grim Determination

This entry is part 32 of 35 in the series The Rusted Blade

Moments later, Malika stepped from the forest and stopped at the top of the hill looking down over her village.

Slaughter and Sacrifice

Slaughter and Sacrifice

This entry is part 31 of 35 in the series The Rusted Blade

They approached the other side of the clearing and it was Orthael’s turn to rein in a jolt of shock. Shrouded in his sole focus on the Fire, he had held only a loose grip on the details of a martial engagement.

Grim Satisfaction

Grim Satisfaction

This entry is part 30 of 35 in the series The Rusted Blade

Malika felt no joy at the destruction she had wrought, only a grim satisfaction.