{"type":"newsletters","id":"040226","title":"Stop the slop!","url":"/newsletter/040226","summary":"More jQuery, open source has had enough, and many sad goodbyes","date":"2026-02-04","tags":[],"categories":["writing"],"body":"You all asked for more jQuery (well, one person did), retro computing, open source software has had enough of the slop, and more!\n\nxx Chinch\n\n## Support this newsletter\n\nIf you like what you read here and want to keep supporting my work, I have a couple of ways you can support me this issue.\n\n### Your journey to stunning videos starts here\n\n[FlexClip](https://go.chrischinchilla.com/flexclip) is a simple yet powerful video maker and editor for everyone that helps users easily create compelling video content for personal or business purposes without any learning curve.\n\n### Not looking for software?\n\nThen head to [chrischinchilla.com/support](https://chrischinchilla.com/support) for other ways to support me. You can also just share this newsletter with someone else.","links":[],"fields":{}}