Flipping A Card With HTML, CSS, & JavaScript

Flipping the Queen of HeartsIt is possible to create 3D graphics on the web. It should be even better as browsers improve. As an example, the “model” HTML tag has lots of potential. But what if you don’t want to wait, or what if you want something extremely lightweight? For flipping cards, simple CSS can create a sense of perspective. That’s what this tutorial is about.

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One Quarter-Century

25Twenty-five years ago today, Photics.com was created. In human years, that’s a long time! Back in 1998, the Space Shuttle was still in active service. The first iMac launched in 1998, with that iconic Bondi Blue color. The first Matrix movie would launch the following summer. It would be two years until the launch of the Xbox in 2001. Prince was still alive and getting ready to party like it was 1999.

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Twelve Days of Christmas — Holiday Gift Ideas on Photics.TV

Arcade1Up Pac-Man HDMI Game Console ThumbnailTo celebrate the holiday season, a Twelve Days of Christmas Photics.TV (YouTube) video extravaganza is planned. While “Twelvetide” / “Christmastide” is from December 25 (sunset December 24) to January 5, with Little Christmas on January 6, these review videos are interesting gift ideas. Some products have massive discounts during Black Friday / Cyber Monday, so it’s nice to know about them sooner.

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I’m Gonna Need A Bigger Robot!

C2HK (Candy To Halloween Kids) Robot — With M&MsOver on Photics.TV (YouTube), a question was asked — Can A Toy Robot Deliver Halloween Candies? It can! It was a lot of fun. It was nice to hear, “Highlight of the night” and “That’s cool” from the crowd — and it was quite a crowd. I’ve never had so many Trick-or-Treaters at my home. There were dozens, perhaps hundreds of people. C2HK, with a maximum candy capacity of six, was simply overwhelmed.

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Summer 2023 — Lessons Learned

Lawnmower Wave — Hi!Ever watch a movie or TV show, where they torment a kid in school with a presentation? What did you do last summer? None of my teachers ever bothered me with an assignment like that. Instead, my summer days were filled with sports, tv / movies, and video games. But just because I’m not a student anymore, there are still lessons to learn. Here’s a collection of Photics.TV videos that show the information gained during new adventures.

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