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joelanman

@joelanman@hachyderm.io

He/him, previously design lead on GOV.UK Prototype Kit and other GDS projects.

Looks after plants and animals. Anxiety and depression

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joelanman, to random
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GOV.UK Prototype Kit now has a fancy new error page to help you fix any problems in your code

https://prototype-kit.service.gov.uk

joelanman,
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@frankieroberto oh nice idea! Will do

joelanman, to random
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Why is it that apps sign you in once but websites ask regularly?

joelanman,
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@gilest the only thing that makes sense to me is you are more likely to have shared computers then shared mobile devices.. but thats not necessarily true of tablets for example. And on a shared device, even a session time of hours would mean someone else can access your account. So I'm a bit confused

joelanman,
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@Southpaw1496 Maybe, they can be encrypted though

sophie, to random
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I’ve been enjoying the podcast If Books Could Kill. The presenters tear apart some really popular (rubbish) non-fiction books (e.g. Men Are From Mars…, Freakonomics) and it’s amazing. https://pca.st/podcast/c1f1e8b0-3c87-013b-efca-0acc26574db2

joelanman,
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@sophie Have you heard the related podcasts You're Wrong About and Maintenance Phase? Both good too

joelanman, to random
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People are so rude on the a11y slack so often, its so predictable and it really sucks

joelanman,
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@kirsty literal quote from one, clearly sarcastic:
"please remain courteous, serious, and professional as you're dispensing your free help and advice"

joelanman,
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@kirsty no its really, really bad. Mostly white dudes who think their expertise is a licence to be rude to everyone

joelanman, to random
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Incredible how hard the is hitting Google. What do they have left? Quora?

joelanman,
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@kieranmcguire I mean, good luck if it comes back too loooool

joelanman,
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It's very clear that Google should have done much more to support a healthy open web, the current situation is dire for them. Search what?

joelanman, to photography
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Bought the Pixel 6a as upgrade from my 4a, mostly for the camera, but the photos are almost indistinguishable. The 6a is slightly bluer tinge, I prefer the 4a. Pretty unimpressed by the 'upgrade'

Pixel 6a - a large magnolia tree in a park, foliage and rocks beneath
Pixel 4a - close up on a mock orange flower - white with yellow stamen, green leaves
Pixel 6a - close up on a mock orange flower - white with yellow stamen, green leaves

joelanman,
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@atikusdesign thats the 6a, it is bit more contrasty, not sure about detail

joelanman, to apple
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There's a lot to criticise/make fun of with but it could be very useful in terms of with its eye tracking UI

joelanman,
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I don't know much about this area so I might have this wrong, but this seems comparable and its $3,395 plus the cost of an ipad Pro
https://www.inclusivetlc.com/skyle-for-ipad-pro

joelanman,
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huh, Hololens 2 has it too
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/mixed-reality/design/eye-tracking

joelanman, to random
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Apple Eye Mac surely?

joelanman,
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@rgarner What would they be? Don't call me Shirley?

joelanman, to random
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Apparently marketing these days is just 'give us a fiver now'

joelanman,
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@lexplt yeh

joelanman, to random
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Can't remember who's joke this is:
My father used to say "you can't make an omelette..." He was a very negative man

joelanman,
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@rgarner Ha yes could've been him!

afg, to random
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Which one is your favourite? https://www.allforgardening.com/501103/which-one-is-your-favourite/

#countrylife #farming #gardening #homesteading #self-sufficiency

joelanman,
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@afg it's great that you add alt text, but if I can suggest, they are more useful to blind people as descriptions. So here could be 'Various vegetables including tomatoes, courgettes, carrots, potatoes and squash'

joelanman, to random
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once again, a status page that does not report an error is completely useless. On right now I can't:

  • deploy from github
  • sign in on the command line
  • access support(!)
    and their status page is all green. Useless
joelanman,
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ok they now have an incident
https://status.heroku.com/incidents/2558

joelanman, to apple
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The reveal should have been... and you're all wearing them right now!

joelanman, to random
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When there's heads of digital, tech, data, but no heads of design, research, accessibility, inclusion, equity, ethics...

joelanman, to random
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Corruption
https://www.thisismoney.co.uk/money/markets/article-12166355/Severn-Trent-boss-pockets-3-2m-despite-fury-sewage-leaks.html

joelanman, to accessibility
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A great thread to learn about alt text and describing images for people who can't see them:
https://twitter.com/BlondeHistorian/status/1422285788725878793

joelanman, to accessibility
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There are loads of great discussions and research findings on the GOV.UK Design System Backlog:
https://github.com/alphagov/govuk-design-system-backlog/issues

joelanman, to random
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I like some of Android's animations but they overdo it so badly my only option is to turn them all off

joelanman, to apple
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looks pretty cool

joelanman, to random
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Here's a riddle: One LLM always lies, and the other one... also lies.

joelanman, to random
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all power to the . People who build these empires on work provided by others need to wake up

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