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sarajw

@sarajw@front-end.social

Fresh front-end dev and techy generalist, mum of 2, euro-mongrel (🇩🇪 🇬🇧 🇸🇪), lapsed swing dancer & DJ, erstwhile tall ship and dingy sailor, crocheter, lefty.

Work with :react:, but ❤️ vanilla :html5: :css3: :javascript: (particularly ✨CSS✨ 🥰)

Cis het - she/her, supporting :BLM: :a11y: 🏳️‍🌈 🏳️‍⚧️

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florianziegler, to random German
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📸 🥳 📸 Here's the full gallery of my @btconf Düsseldorf 2024 coverage. 120 images in their full monochromatic glory. 😎 Enjoy!

https://florian.photo/gallery/btconf-dus-2024

sarajw,
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@florianziegler @btconf aaahhhh so good! You caught a nice moment where Rob Draper was trying to read the joke I have engraved into my wedding ring 😅

matthiasott, to UX
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A little quiz: in which of those two inputs will your password be visible aka unmasked? 🤔

sarajw,
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@matthiasott toggle buttons are so hard! Do you show current state, or state that you'll get when activating it 🤷

klickreflex, to random
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My happy pepper sticker by @sarajw is in good company 🤗

sarajw,
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@klickreflex definitely looks happy to be there!

sarajw, to random
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One of these things I would like to tell to fuck right off, but I don't get given that option. And it's not the laundry.

sarajw,
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I don't even have Google assistant turned on, the thing creeps me out!

sarajw,
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@ovan I managed to get rid of it by swiping it sideways. Not sure what message that sent. Just, guh, AIvrything AIverywhere AIl at once

sarajw,
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@caroline ugh nooooo

matuzo, to random
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As developers, we deal with practical challenges every day. Often, we’re so focused on the technical part of development that we forget the real purpose of our jobs. It’s not solving technical issues; it’s building products for human beings. What we do is very technical at its core, but the consequences of our decisions are very human: they strongly affect people’s lives, their access to information, and their participation in society.

sarajw,
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@matuzo yes, this. I feel like I put myself into the shoes of the users every day, as I build for them. I don't know how anyone can do it differently tbh!

sarajw, to random
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The html review issue 03 is out!

https://thehtml.review/

I'm not sure when it actually came out, but yay!

ben, to random
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Working on a change to my blog to feature some articles a bit more prominently.

For those who've read my posts, what are 2–4 articles of mine that you'd consider some of my better or more quintessential ones?

sarajw,
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@ben you did a good one on visually hidden, didn't you?

sarajw,
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@ben yes! That's the one :)

sarajw, to random
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Firstly, no, your interest in my data is not legitimate.

Secondly, if a whole bunch of stuff is legitimate, what's all the rest? illegitimate interest? That can surely never be good...

vasilis, to random
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Dear native English speakers, when do, and when don't you use the word "minutes" when you tell the time?

For instance, would you say “It’s two to two” or would that always be “It’s two minutes to two?”

Wondering when I can leave out the minutes, and when I should definitely use them. Any ideas?

sarajw,
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@vasilis

With quarter and half hours, you don't specify minutes or hours UNLESS you're speaking about relative time:

"see you in half an hour, yeah?"
"how long? about an hour and a half"

otherwise:

"it's half past 3"
or colloquially "it's half 3"

(many languages say "half" to mean "half to" not "half past" which is arguably more correct, but confusing to me)

Otherwise I think you say 'minutes' if:

  • not reading in digital-clock style
  • saying a time that isn't a multiple of 5

2/3

sarajw,
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@vasilis

So... OK are:

twelve minutes past two
quarter past two
two-fifteen
twenty to seven
eight minutes to six
five to six
twenty-seven minutes past eight
twenty-five past eight

I think. This is working in my brain but you're welcome to pick holes!

3/3

sarajw,
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@arestelle @vasilis Yes I think that's common, too.

sarajw,
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@vasilis it works, just sounds a little odd because it's not commonly said like that.

I like this because I'd never thought of it before!

So many things like that in English where us native speakers don't notice until it's pointed out. Like the order of a string of adjectives.

@arestelle

sarajw,
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@vasilis aaaaalso just a note that my English is British, so there's probably some differences between what I find normal vs Americans or Aussies or any other English-speaking peoples (like, I don't think Brits can assume our English is the 'proper' version any more!)

@arestelle

sarajw,
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@vasilis Hah yes, I basically made the same point. Even within the UK there'll certainly be variations.

sarajw, to random
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In case anyone isn't aware why Thomas is flouncing off:

https://hachyderm.io/@thomasfuchs/112445125192710598

He clearly needs a break. That wasn't cool.

sarajw,
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Lol just looked up the definition of flounce, I was curious:

flounce
verb [ I usually + adv/prep ]
US /flaʊns/ UK /flaʊns/

to walk with large, noticeable movements, especially to attract attention or show that you are angry:

  • flounce out of:
    "Don't expect any help from me in the future!" he said and flounced out of the room.
sarajw,
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@marlinspike yep sounds like I was late noticing

sarajw,
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@sia @dutchcelt I seem to be behind the times. Well good riddance then, byeeee

Brilliantcrank, to random
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This is my favorite page on the Internet right now. It's by @glass.

https://chrisglass.com/blogroll/

The art direction is 100% authentic, genuine, and clever. The content is intriguing and incredibly useful.

I want to have more pages like this on the Internet because like our ideas, our personal (and professional) bibliographies should be shared openly.

Which means, I have some work to do to share my own collection.

sarajw,
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@jaytorres @Brilliantcrank @glass They're coming back!

sarajw, to random
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What pattern will emerge from this union?

sarajw,
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@mattround that's what the pepper thing is for me, lazy amusement that happens mostly by chance :)

sarajw,
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@mattround I could probably spin something up that we could point a subdomain to, unless you'd like it all kept to the same repo...

sarajw,
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@mattround done!

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