[SC 2.4.4] Out of my head and onto the web
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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...
