Mark Palfreeman 🎗️

🗣️ I'm off work for three weeks, so I did the next logical thing: start a blog! I'm calling it "Best Attentions: calm reflections on being, focus, and embracing imperfection." Read the first post here 👇 markpalfreeman.substack.com/?r=68udm&utm_c…

@claviska 🙇‍♂️

it’s time

Thanks again @CascadiaJS for a friendly, quality conference. I've been publicly non-existent for two years tending to our son's leukemia treatment, and it was nice to dip my toes back into the broader web industry in a small way. Excited for next year 👋 #cascadiajs

@kentcdodds @CascadiaJS @thebookofmormon Wait are you giving away the koala too? 😏

I'm excited to be at @CascadiaJS for the first time finally! I'll be around and will have stickers and two copies of @thebookofmormon with me for whoever asks for them. Come find me!

My wallet's missing – time to finally buy some (Android) smart tag tracker things. It seems @TheTileApp is pushing too much behind paid subscriptions. @pebblebee has good rechargeable tags, and @ChipoloTM's are coming soon, but less bundle options. Anyone have opinions?

Our company @PlanningCenter just announced we're moving to 4-day work weeks in 2026 🙌🙏 linkedin.com/posts/jeff-ber…

Thank you @seachildmag for writing an article about Anna's new "Frontline" album (and release show) this Friday 6/20! seattleschild.com/anna-palfreema… #childhoodcancer #seattlemusic

🎤 CONCERT reminder: we're playing through Anna's "Frontline," an album processing our son's leukemia treatment 🎗️ @fremontabbey June 20 at 7:30 🎟️ TICKETS: lightcollectivepnw.ejoinme.org/frontlineticke…

Anna's first song, "My Love," from a new album Frontline, is out now. We even made a video with last-minute footage from home and @seattlechildren, where Emerson is being treated for leukemia 🫶🎗️ 🎵 song.link/i/1808909182 🎥 youtu.be/eqcqLGJbDr8

📣 NEW blog post: "A year of childhood cancer: 10 lessons that changed me" open.substack.com/pub/markpalfre…

@RyanHoliday Four Thousand Weeks, @oliverburkeman

Don’t just read books, re-read books. What's your favorite book to re-read?

I'm officially off work until January 2, thanks in part to Washington FMLA. Time to reflect on a hell of a year. No, I will not be doing any technical side projects (just writing, reading, photo, or video). First up: 4-day family trip to a cabin in the woods 🌲

@_charliewilco So by "modern" do we just mean browsers that are still receiving updates?

@markpalfreeman in 2021 i was still dealing with supporting IE. so that.

🤔 At what point can we graduate from the term "modern browsers"? What does that even mean?

In a year orbiting around our 5-year-old son's leukemia treatment, today I'm acutely thankful for: - Modern medicine and @seattlechildren for saving his life - Friends and family who've supported us in our suffering and isolation 💛🎗️

@willklein_ @WeyWeyWeb Good company!

I agree so much with how Cory describes guiding users and understanding their needs. I’ll also be talking about this and other lessons in a talk on design system success at @WeyWeyWeb in two weeks!

~15 years on Twitter, a stint on Bluesky, a year+ on Threads. I still gravitate back to these apps, though the fragmentation has killed a lot of value for me. I have less to say, so it's becoming mindless consumption. What keeps you here? Learning? Influence? Fun? Identity?

@RyanHoliday Four Thousand Weeks by @oliverburkeman

Don’t just read books, re-read books. What's your favorite book to re-read?

@mattrushing02 It's SO BAD

The Seattle Reign are just abysmal this year. This team needs a comprehensive overhaul, from the top, down. #NWSL

@jlengstorf Is there another way to hold it?

you walk into a meeting and someone is holding their laptop like this. what do you do?