It's worth noting that including Critical CSS in every page load isn't the only way to use it.
A lot of unnecessary bloat can be avoided by only including it when it looks like a user is visiting for the first time (and likely hasn't got the CSS files cached already) or only using the Critical CSS technique for pages that commonly come at the start of a session.
> A lot of unnecessary bloat can be avoided by only including it when it looks like a user is visiting for the first time (and likely hasn't got the CSS files cached already
I’ve thought about that before but couldn’t figure out the ideal approach. Using a unique session cookie for non-logged in users isn’t feasible, as it could lead to memory or storage issues if a malicious actor attempts a DDoS attack.
I believe this approach also doesn’t work well for static pages, which are likely already hosted close to users.
One useful trick to keep in mind is that CSS content-visibility only applies in certain scenarios. One agency I came across using <iframe> for every section is a bad idea.
So my conclusion is mobile-first CSS is generally more practical and use PWA which I'm building now for site that has lots of listings.
Given there seem to be few other Critical CSS tools out there, its utility in driving web performance, and the fact Google's web.dev recommended tool (https://github.com/addyosmani/critical) uses penthouse under the hood, I'm surprised there isn't more effort and/or sponsorship going into helping maintain it.
Yep, Mike Hansen was on the live stream launching the new device. He also notably created Rhasspy [1], which is open-source voice assistant software for Raspberry Pi (when connected to a microphone and speaker).
I've picked up an Echo Dot a few years ago when Amazon were practically giving them away, thinking that surely someone would have jailbroken it by now to allow it to be used with Home Assistant.
It was only after researching later that I discovered that this wasn't currently possible and recommended approach was to buy some replacement internals that cost more than the device itself (and if I recall correctly, more than the new Home Assistant Voice Preview Edition).
It's worth noting that product is listed in the "Discontinued Products" section of the linked wiki.
Both of the ReSpeaker products in the non-discontinued section (ReSpeaker Lite, ReSpeaker 2-Mics Pi HAT) have only 2 mics, so it appears that things are converging in that direction.
It represents the culmination of ~2 years of development by the Home Assistant team. They announced 2023 as the "Year of Voice" back in December 2022 [1] and during 2023 they made a lot of leaps forwards in the software, but there has been a lack of off-the-shelf hardware options.
I'm not sure Japan is the best example here. My experience is that most shops have the price excluding consumption tax printed very prominently in large numbers, and then price including consumption tax is printed in much smaller writing underneath.
The price excluding tax is the only one you can read at a distance, that draws you in. As someone from the UK who is used to seeing price tags show the final price you pay at the till, I was constantly disappointed that items weren't quite such a bargain as I'd first hoped.
On the whole there are still many things that are much cheaper than in the UK though :)
If you go to a donqi the price tags list without the tax besides small text that either lists the full price or says "+10% consumption tax" or along those lines.
As a tourist you don't always have to pay the consumption tax though.
There was a period of a few years where they raised the sales tax in steps 5%, 8%, 10%, and stores were allowed to show the price without tax during that period, which has left some practices a bit messy since.
The U.S. government defines deep space as anything beyond low-earth orbit. [1] Others vary. [2] The U.S. "Deep Space Network" was created because communications with low-earth orbit and beyond-LEO had very different requirements [3].
Deep space should be the furthest point reached by probes in likeness to deep ocean depth exploration. Voyager I, II and New Horizon probes should redefine the ”distance.“
The article makes it clear that the UK definition of "driving a vehicle" is currently centred on the physical location of the vehicle, inverse legal question of "Is the driver considered to be driving a vehicle in the country where they are physically location country?" which I'd imagine varies quite a lot too as many countries probably didn't foresee remote operation when drafting their laws.
You could potentially end up in a situation where a remote driver in Estonia needs a driving license and insurance in both Estonia and the UK to fully cover themselves.
Generally any third party liability insurance from any EU+Green Card countries (see https://www.cobx.org) is valid in any other country. Same with the driving license, but EU+Vienna Convention countries (2 or 3 different conventions actually - and in case of driving license, this means most of the world)
A lot of unnecessary bloat can be avoided by only including it when it looks like a user is visiting for the first time (and likely hasn't got the CSS files cached already) or only using the Critical CSS technique for pages that commonly come at the start of a session.