Zach Saucier's personal blog https://zachsaucier.com/blog/ https://zachsaucier.com/blog/newborn-tips https://zachsaucier.com/blog/newborn-tips null Wed, 04 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://zachsaucier.com/blog/customer-support-is-not-thriving https://zachsaucier.com/blog/customer-support-is-not-thriving null Mon, 08 Sep 2025 00:00:00 GMT https://zachsaucier.com/blog/llm-intelligence https://zachsaucier.com/blog/llm-intelligence Why LLMs are not truly intelligent. Sun, 17 Aug 2025 00:00:00 GMT https://zachsaucier.com/blog/facebook-marketplace https://zachsaucier.com/blog/facebook-marketplace A look into how Facebook Marketplace is genuinely useful. Sat, 16 Aug 2025 00:00:00 GMT https://zachsaucier.com/blog/notes-the-best-todo-app https://zachsaucier.com/blog/notes-the-best-todo-app The Apple Notes app is more useful than a plain text file. Sat, 16 Aug 2025 00:00:00 GMT https://zachsaucier.com/blog/being-recruited https://zachsaucier.com/blog/being-recruited Thoughts around what makes recruiting messages effective. Thu, 08 May 2025 00:00:00 GMT https://zachsaucier.com/blog/ceramic-chickens https://zachsaucier.com/blog/ceramic-chickens A thought about the difference between an acquaintance and a friend. Thu, 08 May 2025 00:00:00 GMT https://zachsaucier.com/blog/cheaper-labor https://zachsaucier.com/blog/cheaper-labor Thoughts around AI's effect on programming and creative work. Thu, 03 Apr 2025 00:00:00 GMT https://zachsaucier.com/blog/creators-and-curators-dilemma https://zachsaucier.com/blog/creators-and-curators-dilemma Thoughts around social media's limits and how to potentially address them. Mon, 17 Feb 2025 00:00:00 GMT https://zachsaucier.com/blog/user-centered-iteration https://zachsaucier.com/blog/user-centered-iteration My thoughts around how caring, iterating and not striving for perfection leads to great results. Tue, 21 Jan 2025 00:00:00 GMT https://zachsaucier.com/blog/external-link-icons https://zachsaucier.com/blog/external-link-icons What caused me to add external link icons and some considerations about how to implement them. Sat, 29 Jun 2024 00:00:00 GMT https://zachsaucier.com/blog/subsonic https://zachsaucier.com/blog/subsonic The triumphs and struggles of self-hosting my own personal music server. Wed, 03 Apr 2024 00:00:00 GMT https://zachsaucier.com/blog/the-ai-stanley-parable https://zachsaucier.com/blog/the-ai-stanley-parable Some ways that AI will help create more interactive and differentiated experiences. Mon, 18 Dec 2023 00:00:00 GMT https://zachsaucier.com/blog/5-year-anniversary-party https://zachsaucier.com/blog/5-year-anniversary-party Our anniversary party was comprised of solid friends and Lisa Frank Jesus among other things. Tue, 21 Nov 2023 00:00:00 GMT https://zachsaucier.com/blog/blog-refresh-2023 https://zachsaucier.com/blog/blog-refresh-2023 A post covering some new web features that I used when recreating this blog. Sat, 18 Nov 2023 00:00:00 GMT https://zachsaucier.com/blog/site-redesign-2017 https://zachsaucier.com/blog/site-redesign-2017 Some of the history and exploration behind my 2017 site redesign. Fri, 14 Jul 2017 00:00:00 GMT https://zachsaucier.com/blog/developer-chatroom-etiquette https://zachsaucier.com/blog/developer-chatroom-etiquette Tips to keep in mind when using a developer chatroom. Sun, 16 Apr 2017 00:00:00 GMT https://zachsaucier.com/blog/lessons-learned-from-a-dining-hall https://zachsaucier.com/blog/lessons-learned-from-a-dining-hall Some things I learned by regularly going to a college dining hall. Tue, 03 Jan 2017 00:00:00 GMT https://zachsaucier.com/blog/an-activity-discovery-app https://zachsaucier.com/blog/an-activity-discovery-app An app I created to help address decision paralysis when trying to find activities to do. Mon, 05 Dec 2016 00:00:00 GMT https://zachsaucier.com/blog/want-to-learn-web-development https://zachsaucier.com/blog/want-to-learn-web-development Some keys to keep in mind if you want to learn web programming. Sun, 31 Jul 2016 00:00:00 GMT https://zachsaucier.com/blog/desktop-background-visualization https://zachsaucier.com/blog/desktop-background-visualization How I managed to create an animated desktop background using a webpage. Thu, 30 Jun 2016 00:00:00 GMT https://zachsaucier.com/blog/intro-to-electronic-music https://zachsaucier.com/blog/intro-to-electronic-music A short introduction to electronic music for those who don't know much about it. Tue, 31 May 2016 00:00:00 GMT https://zachsaucier.com/blog/spiral-learning https://zachsaucier.com/blog/spiral-learning The way that I think about how the learning process works. Sun, 24 Jan 2016 00:00:00 GMT https://zachsaucier.com/blog/create-useful-things https://zachsaucier.com/blog/create-useful-things Some of my thoughts on our mandate as humans. Mon, 28 Dec 2015 00:00:00 GMT https://zachsaucier.com/blog/starting-js https://zachsaucier.com/blog/starting-js The third talk in my front-end development crash course for designers. Sat, 17 Oct 2015 00:00:00 GMT https://zachsaucier.com/blog/starting-html-and-css https://zachsaucier.com/blog/starting-html-and-css The second talk in my front-end development crash course for designers. Mon, 05 Oct 2015 00:00:00 GMT https://zachsaucier.com/blog/the-why-and-what-of-web-development https://zachsaucier.com/blog/the-why-and-what-of-web-development The intro talk to my front-end development crash course for designers. Sat, 26 Sep 2015 00:00:00 GMT https://zachsaucier.com/blog/personal-studies https://zachsaucier.com/blog/personal-studies Covering an approach to learning that I've found to be quite valuable. Tue, 28 Jul 2015 00:00:00 GMT https://zachsaucier.com/blog/asset-loading-effects https://zachsaucier.com/blog/asset-loading-effects A look into how to create loading effects for images and videos. Tue, 26 May 2015 00:00:00 GMT https://zachsaucier.com/blog/the-ultimate-wearable https://zachsaucier.com/blog/the-ultimate-wearable A look at the purpose of wearable technology and what it could be. Sat, 23 May 2015 00:00:00 GMT https://zachsaucier.com/blog/definition-vs-description https://zachsaucier.com/blog/definition-vs-description A look at what just describes us vs what truly defines us. Mon, 20 Apr 2015 00:00:00 GMT https://zachsaucier.com/blog/an-intro-to-web-animation https://zachsaucier.com/blog/an-intro-to-web-animation An overview of basic CSS and JavaScript animation of DOM elements. Thu, 19 Feb 2015 00:00:00 GMT https://zachsaucier.com/blog/how-to-learn-anything https://zachsaucier.com/blog/how-to-learn-anything My philosophy around learning new subjects. Mon, 16 Feb 2015 00:00:00 GMT https://zachsaucier.com/blog/why-i-still-contribute-to-stack-overflow https://zachsaucier.com/blog/why-i-still-contribute-to-stack-overflow Some of the reasons why I believe contributing to something like StackOverflow is important. Thu, 01 Jan 2015 00:00:00 GMT https://zachsaucier.com/blog/avoiding-tables-for-layout https://zachsaucier.com/blog/avoiding-tables-for-layout Reasons why you should not use HTML tables for layout. Tue, 30 Sep 2014 00:00:00 GMT https://zachsaucier.com/blog/javascript-vs-flash https://zachsaucier.com/blog/javascript-vs-flash This post covers some of the advantages that JavaScript has over Flash. Tue, 30 Sep 2014 00:00:00 GMT https://zachsaucier.com/blog/limiting-reflow https://zachsaucier.com/blog/limiting-reflow Some tips to efficiently modify DOM elements while limiting reflow. Tue, 30 Sep 2014 00:00:00 GMT https://zachsaucier.com/blog/responsive-units https://zachsaucier.com/blog/responsive-units This post covers some of the benefits of using units other than pixels when designing responsive sites. Tue, 30 Sep 2014 00:00:00 GMT https://zachsaucier.com/blog/the-picture-element https://zachsaucier.com/blog/the-picture-element This post covers how you should use the picture element. Tue, 30 Sep 2014 00:00:00 GMT https://zachsaucier.com/blog/responsive-design-primer https://zachsaucier.com/blog/responsive-design-primer A primer on responsive web design, including how to use media queries, a mobile-first approach, and other techniques. Mon, 11 Aug 2014 00:00:00 GMT https://zachsaucier.com/blog/the-creative-process https://zachsaucier.com/blog/the-creative-process How my creative process works. Fri, 20 Jun 2014 00:00:00 GMT https://zachsaucier.com/blog/shapes-with-gradients https://zachsaucier.com/blog/shapes-with-gradients An exploration into how to make CSS-only shapes with gradients and outlines. Wed, 14 May 2014 00:00:00 GMT