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OddBird
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OddBird is the company blog at oddbird.net, writing about web, design and programming. Since 2013, 10 different Hacker News readers have linked it 13 times, most often “Not all zeros are equal”. It is still writing: the last post was on 2026-08-13, and you can follow it by feed.
Too few sampled comments (1) to say how often HN recommends it.?
Why HN links it
The only HN comment is a bare note that the thread's submission is an indirect post of this OddBird article on CSS zero units, which covers why calc(100% - 0) is invalid while calc(100% - 0px) is valid.
Summarised by Claude from a sample of 1 HN comments that link here. Each comment is marked recommending, critical or neutral (citing without judging); how this works.
We enjoy working with teams pursuing large-scale projects to plan, design, and develop tailor-made web applications and design systems. As industry experts, we'd love to help you improve team workflow, lower maintenance costs, and **solve problems* that help people.*
Most-linked posts?
- Not all zeros are equal3 people · 3 mentions · first linked 2022-08-08
- Reimagining Fluid Typography2 people · 2 mentions · first linked 2025-02-27
What Hacker News says?
Indirect post of https://www.oddbird.net/2022/08/04/zero-units/
Comment linking /2022/08/04/zero-units/
on “CSS calc(100% – 0) is invalid, but calc(100% - 0px) is valid”Submitted Reimagining Fluid Typography as a story · 68 points
HN discussionSubmitted CSS Unit Might Be a Combination as a story · 49 points
HN discussionSubmitted Designing for User Font-Size and Zoom as a story · 3 points
HN discussionSubmitted Visualizing Responsive Typography as a story · 2 points
HN discussionSubmitted Not All Zeros Are Equal as a story · 2 points
HN discussionSubmitted Not all zeros are equal as a story · 2 points
HN discussionSubmitted Susy as a story · 2 points
HN discussionSubmitted Don't Inherit the Box Model as a story · 1 points
HN discussionSubmitted Reimagining Fluid Typography as a story · 1 points
HN discussionSubmitted Choosing a Masonry Syntax in CSS as a story · 1 points
HN discussionSubmitted When Our Tools Hold Us Back (2022) as a story · 1 points
HN discussionSubmitted Sass Layout in 2013 and the Future of Susy as a story · 1 points
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