Human Tech, with Jacob Lowe

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🧭 I ditched Google Chrome

Hey all,

I hope you are doing well. Today, I am sharing my latest blog post with you, discussing how Arc Browser has changed my browsing behaviors and improved my web experience. As a web developer and longtime browser extension maker, I was eager to try out this new browser, and it did not disappoint. In the post, I review some of Arc's unique features, such as its powerful tab management and customizable spaces, that make it stand out from traditional browsers.

Read the full post here: https://jcbl.ws/working-with-arc-browser

Also, Arc is invite only. You can use this link to get an invite.
https://arc.net/gift/93b472d

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May 2, 2023
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🌱 Life update: I just joined Commons

Hey all,

I hope you are doing well. I wanted to share some exciting news with you - I have recently started a new job at Commons! For those of you who may not be familiar, Commons is a brand passionate about living sustainably with the earth.

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Commons is the easiest and most accurate way to track and offset your emissions. Still, it’s also a place to learn to build more sustainable lifestyles and a community to inspire and amplify our impact.

#2
March 7, 2023
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🚀 New post: Astro image optimization, on Vercel.

Hey all,

I recently moved my blog to Astro, and it’s a fantastic tool. It gives me nostalgia when writing out components and pages because it’s much closer to how it was like creating websites in the early 2000s. It is also blazing fast since it’s not trying to be a single-page application, and the javascript payload size is minimal.

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I was excited to see my performance scores after pushing the new site live, and they were just ok—a 70 to 90, depending on the page. I was hoping most pages, if not all, would score a 90 to 100. The most significant point deduction was due to my images.

#1
February 10, 2023
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