Theoretical physicist gone designer since 1992. Founding member of @thevirtualbrain project, lover of everything @rikiki_bonjour does.

Stuttgart, Germany
Joined January 2009
Michael Burgstahler retweeted
CSS Tip! 🚀 You can select the previous siblings of an element with :has() to create cool hover effects like this OS dock🔥 No JS 😎 :root{--lerp-1:0.525;} a:has(+a:hover){ --lerp:var(--lerp-1); translate: 0 calc(var(--lerp) * -75%); } Demo link and explanation below! 👇
46
480
33
3,463
Michael Burgstahler retweeted
Hey guys, we're thrilled to announce the launch of our brand-new website! 🤓 It's been years since our website got a major refresh. Now you can check out all our reference projects in depth, see our awesome team members and more: codemart.ro/
Took @thevirtualbrain 10 years from first idea to reach 10,000 downloads. Breaking through 20,000 took just 16 months. thevirtualbrain.org/ Congrats to the #neuroscience team @ar0mcintosh @ViktorJirsa @_PetraRitter @ldomide @aynaT__Tanya !! 👨‍🎓👩‍🎓👩‍🔬👨‍🔬
1
7
2
14
Michael Burgstahler retweeted
"The first step of any project is to grossly underestimate its complexity and difficulty." - Nicoll Hunt
17
725
57
2,177
So happy to announce the launch of the brand-new website for the Brain Simulation Section of @ChariteBerlin, led by our awesome client @_PetraRitter ! brainsimulation.org /cc @thevirtualbrain @ar0mcintosh @aynaT__Tanya @ViktorJirsa
1
3
1
9
Michael Burgstahler retweeted
Every morning, bleary-eyed me dreams of bigger tap targets for my iOS alarm.
90
426
111
2,658
maybe some neuroscientists should look into this xkcd.com/2120/ cc @ar0mcintosh @_PetraRitter
1
1
Michael Burgstahler retweeted
lol what a great definition of 'eventual consistency'
52
4,821
288
9,354
Michael Burgstahler retweeted
In light of Slack’s new white background icon, let’s play a game I like to call “Spot the one that isn’t a Google Service”!
22
179
28
854
Michael Burgstahler retweeted
This is what users do when you create an intuitive UI.
450
24,012
1,728
66,299
Michael Burgstahler retweeted
Why programmers like cooking: You peel the carrot, you chop the carrot, you put the carrot in the stew. You don’t suddenly find out that your peeler is several versions behind and they dropped support for carrots in 4.3
152
3,894
344
10,961
Michael Burgstahler retweeted
"My battery is low and it’s getting dark" is the saddest shit I’ve ever heard from a dying robot since tears in rain.
You’re unable to view this Post because this account owner limits who can view their Posts. Learn more
31
926
59
3,231
Michael Burgstahler retweeted
Yep pretty much
7
615
27
1,388
Michael Burgstahler retweeted
Wrong. The ONLY way you should organise CSS properties is like a Christmas Tree. xitter.cf/itsdavemartin/status/1…
The ONLY way you should organize CSS properties is alphabetically. <drops-mic>
31
592
69
2,312
Michael Burgstahler retweeted
Did you know you can link your @googleanalytics data up to your @caniuse account? No more manually cross-referencing or best-guessing browser support for your site—decide based on real data.
33
652
69
1,733
JavaScript Dominates Browser CPU speedcurve.com/blog/javascri… "Ten years ago the network was the main bottleneck. Today, the main bottleneck is JavaScript. "
1
8
19