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Northwest Palm Trees
Every now and then, I find myself daydreaming about a move back to the Portland area—or somewhere else in the Pacific Northwest. While I know I’d miss the ever-present palm trees and warmth of Southern California, part of me is curious to see what kind of landscape I could cultivate in a cooler, rainier climate. […]
Read MoreInteresting Companies Doing Good
This is my ongoing, always-updating list of companies that are doing good. https://flashforest.ca https://boweryfarming.com AppHarvest Home https://salientenergy.ca/ https://culdesac.com/ https://braverobot.co/ Companies not necessarily doing good (perhaps some are the opposite?), but interesting: https://www.engineeredarts.co.uk/
Read MoreMedia Query for Background Images on Higher Pixel Density Displays
.banner{ background-image: url(‘image.jpg’); background-size: auto 100%; } @media only screen and (-webkit-min-device-pixel-ratio: 1.5), only screen and (min-device-pixel-ratio: 1.5) { .banner{ background-image: url(‘image@2x.jpg’); } }
Read Moreadd_image_size('custom_size_name',600,600);
In the above, the first number represents the maximum width, and the second is the maximum height. Basically the newly created image will fit within a box of those dimensions.WordPress Set Image Upload Size
There are four sizes of images that get created in wordpress when an admin user uploads an image to the media section. You can add more though. To do so, just add the following to the functions.php file: add_image_size(‘custom_size_name’,600,600); In the above, the first number represents the maximum width, and the second is the maximum […]
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