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[SC 2.4.4] It still can be Wednesday if you believe
October 10, 2024
I fell asleep really early last night, so this newsletter is going out a lot later than it normally does. That said, it still can be Wednesday if you...
[SC 2.4.4] I'll be in Toronto for a11yTO Conf
October 2, 2024
I'm writing this from an airport! I'll be in Toronto for a11yTO Conf. Let me know if you're gonna be there too and we can hang out. Tengo Project Is A...
[SC 2.4.4] You would not believe bureaucratic nonsense
September 25, 2024
You would not believe bureaucratic nonsense involved in putting ~90 words on the internet. That said, the words are there now. More importantly, the reason...
[SC 2.4.4] Accessibility preferences are kinda strange
September 18, 2024
Accessibility preferences are kinda strange in terms of how they intersect with concerns surrounding information architecture and self-identity. So, I wrote...
[SC 2.4.4] 24 hours of free talks
September 11, 2024
Inclusive Design 24 has started up its 2024 edition. If you're not familiar, it's 24 hours of free talks about accessibility and inclusive design streamed...
[SC 2.4.4] A new weird little guy
September 4, 2024
This week has professional quitter-for-youers, a new weird little guy, a Simpsons reference, and ancient viruses. It also has some badsad things, but one of...
[SC 2.4.4] That's me editorializing
August 28, 2024
Apparently the theme of this week's newsletter is putting companion links by the main link I'm sharing out. Know that if there's a link in a quote I include...
[SC 2.4.4] Links do a lot of things
August 21, 2024
Links do a lot of things, and I set about documenting a decent chunk of them. This work was sitting on a dusty shelf at work, so I'm glad I was able to steal...
[SC 2.4.4] I guess I'm maudlin at heart
August 14, 2024
I edited out a few bummertown links this week because I try to walk a balance between that sort of content and more positive things. I guess I'm maudlin at...
[SC 2.4.4] It's a surprisingly small internet sometimes
August 7, 2024
I was pleasantly surprised to get a shoutout on People and Blogs by way of Anne Sturdivant's interview. It's a surprisingly small internet sometimes! Anne is...
[SC 2.4.4] Some absolutely nasty CSS selectors
July 31, 2024
I've been working on community-reported bugs and access barriers at work. It's been very rewarding, and I just got to write some absolutely nasty CSS...
[SC 2.4.4] I'd pick grimoires every time
July 25, 2024
I wrote a post for Smashing Magazine about minimum compliant interactive areas. It's nice to have a resource to point to, since I've answered questions...
[SC 2.4.4] A gigantic shameless nerd
July 17, 2024
Because I am a gigantic shameless nerd, I wrote about Dungeons & Dragons indirectly teaching me how to write alt text. It seemed to resonate with folks,...
[SC 2.4.4] Even more happy that I gave up
July 10, 2024
I soft relaunched a redesign of a11y-webring.club. I'm pretty happy with how the design turned out, and even more happy that I gave up on trying to write...
[SC 2.4.4] Out of my head and onto the web
July 3, 2024
I've been meaning to get this post on design token ugly mode out since forever, and it feels so good to finally have the thought out of my head and onto the...
[SC 2.4.4] Mine features 100% more vegetable
June 26, 2024
I wrote about my feelings around what to do when systems fail you as an author who writes in good faith for the open web. I especially like Matt Wilcox's...
[SC 2.4.4] They would have told me to tone it down a bit
June 19, 2024
This week access to all 911-associated services went down in Massachusetts in the middle of a serious heatwave. It turns out the culprit was a misconfigured...
[SC 2.4.4] Cackling out loud like an old-timey prospector
June 12, 2024
I'm fortunate in that sometimes something I put out on the web comes back to me in a surprising and pleasant and. Reader, I was cackling out loud like an...
[SC 2.4.4] Gives me the squick
June 7, 2024
I was visiting Bellevue for a work thing, and got a day-long migraine. It was likely the result of a combination of lack of sleep, pressure and timezone...
[SC 2.4.4] Literal counting crows
May 29, 2024
This week I've got literal counting crows, a review designed to kill, Devo facts, Wu-Tang clan news, and more! Crows Appear to Be Able to Count Out Loud Hell...
[SC 2.4.4] Browsers aren't incentivized
May 22, 2024
I wrote a post about CSS' upcoming contrast-color() function, and how browsers aren't incentivized to care about actual user needs anymore. I wrote this...
[SC 2.4.4] It's a fun distraction
May 15, 2024
I wrote about a tiny little TV I bought. It's a fun distraction, you should get one! Renewable energy passes 30% of world’s electricity supply Nice! The...
[SC 2.4.4] What I've been doing at work
May 8, 2024
I finally got to write about what I've been doing at work for the past year and a half. Don't get me wrong: there's still a lot more to do, but it feels good...
[SC 2.4.4] My browser tab backlog
May 1, 2024
My dog now knows how to shake with her paw! GitHub's link underline preference toggle is now available for all accounts! I finally cleared out my browser tab...
[SC 2.4.4] Speaking of links
April 24, 2024
I've got a lot of links for this week! Speaking of links, I have calendar events for each time I publish something, to remind me that I did it. If you're...
[SC 2.4.4] Big feelings about technology
April 17, 2024
I wrote about how success on a design system can be invisible. I'm struggling to think about a way to quantify this sort of work in order to better create...
[SC 2.4.4] Some cool folks said some nice things
April 10, 2024
Some cool folks said some nice things about this newsletter on Mastodon lately. Just wanted to say thank you for reading it, it's really appreciated! Mold...
[SC 2.4.4] Recursive dog shirts
April 3, 2024
My partner got me a shirt featuring a collection of pictures of my dog. I then took a photo of my dog sitting on the shirt. After, I sent that photo to a...
[SC 2.4.4] A tangled nest of IDs and attributes
March 27, 2024
I'm writing this newsletter to procrastinate on making a complicated HTML table accessible. It's a tangled nest of IDs and attributes, and it's melting my...
[SC 2.4.4] A boatload of links to share this week
March 20, 2024
For whatever reason, I found myself with a boatload of links to share this week. Read them, or don't! Giant 'sand battery' holds a week's heat for a whole...
[SC 2.4.4] Just write the dang alt text manually
March 13, 2024
I wrote about why embedding alternate text metadata into image files isn't as clever an idea as you might initially think. Just write the dang alt text...
[SC 2.4.4] Last night I got mad enough at Jakob Nielsen to write something about it
March 6, 2024
Last night I got mad enough at Jakob Nielsen to write something about it. Tonight I'm linking to it. -- Here’s Why Jalapeño Peppers Are Less Spicy Than Ever...
[SC 2.4.4] I fought CI checks
February 28, 2024
I fought CI checks for like, 6 hours today. I won. I'm tired. Art Teacher Stands Accused of Selling Students’ Painting On Personal Website Now that's a...
[SC 2.4.4] Blissfully snoozing
February 21, 2024
My dog got groomed earlier this week. She now looks like Falkor from The Neverending Story, and is blissfully snoozing next to me on the couch as I write...
[SC 2.4.4] A lot of big feels in a lot of different places
February 14, 2024
I am kind of emotionally all over the place with this week's newsletter. A lot of big feels in a lot of different places. Lossy CSS compression for fun and...
[SC 2.4.4] Sort of like outsider art
February 7, 2024
I run a project called Exploit Logos, which is an attempt to capture the phenomenon of giving software exploits some branding. It's an interesting space, in...
[SC 2.4.4] The rules are made up and the points don't matter
February 1, 2024
These things usually go out on Wednesdays, but this week it's Thursday. The rules are made up and the points don't matter. Anywhoo, here are some links! Food...
[SC 2.4.4] If you're not sure what that is, don't worry!
January 24, 2024
I'm working on updating my syntax highlighting project, and could use some input on if I should use a CSS cascade layer for it. If you're not sure what that...
[SC 2.4.4] Who knew that the cure for insomnia was to adopt a dog?
January 17, 2024
Who knew that the cure for insomnia was to adopt a dog? She's a lot to handle right now, but I know that will get better with time. She's also very sweet—I...
[SC 2.4.4] You ever just share some links on the internet?
January 10, 2024
You ever just share some links on the internet? Like this? There's a Big Difference In How Your Brain Processes The Numbers 4 And 5 Brains are wild. 20 Years...
[SC 2.4.4] Running your own blog means nobody can tell you no
January 3, 2024
I wrote about oh shit banners, a design pattern used to notify people about catastrophic events. I'm not gonna lie, running your own blog means nobody can...
[SC 2.4.4] Marking some of these newsletters as dangerous
December 28, 2023
A subscriber kindly informed me that Gmail is marking some of these newsletters as dangerous, which is a good reminder that I really should get off Gmail....
[SC 2.4.4] Slower, and more restful
December 20, 2023
This has been a slower, and more restful week for me. I hope it is for you as well. Thanks for reading! Hmmm … Something Is Not Right Here. I was trying to...
[SC 2.4.4] It was a lot of fun and you should try it
December 13, 2023
Today I wound up gassing up some friends on a Discord we're all in! It was a lot of fun and you should try it! Jailbroken AI Chatbots Can Jailbreak Other...
[SC 2.4.4] Secret chip flavors
December 6, 2023
If secret chip flavors don't keep you reading until the end I don't know what will. 1916 Rising hostilities lifted daily to allow feeding of ducks Duck! When...
[SC 2.4.4] A deliberate, if often overlooked choice
November 29, 2023
I wrote about making my Mastodon instance look nicer, and how being able to do that is a deliberate, if often overlooked choice. The Secret Language of Ships...
[SC 2.4.4] Almost forgot to send this one
November 22, 2023
Almost forgot to send this one! When we see what others do, our brain sees not what we see, but what we expect "We see the world from the inside out, rather...
[SC 2.4.4] Something I wrestled with for over six months
November 15, 2023
I published a blog post about accessibility annotation kits. It is a long post, but it needs the space to communicate the full scope and scale of what I'm...
[SC 2.4.4] Trash fiction
November 8, 2023
I had some days off. I saw old friends, touched grass, slept in, read trash fiction, and drank too much coffee. Highly recommend. Universal basic income is...
[SC 2.4.4] I think other people feel like it is also a thing
November 1, 2023
I wrote about Zombie Slack channels for Halloween because it feels like a thing, and I think other people feel like it is also a thing. New Jersey...
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