brucelawson

brucelawson, 11 hours ago to random

I was watching Australian Masterchef, and the audience applauded when someone made a meringue. It took me by surprise; usually Australians boo meringue.

brucelawson, 15 hours ago to random

Tomorrow marks the 11th anniversary of the release of React, so I've prepared this video celebrating it. Enjoy!
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/React_(JavaScript_library)

A never-ending loading spinner

brucelawson, 17 hours ago to random

Now the Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers (DMCC) Act has finally passed, and the UK monopoly regulator, the Competition and Markets Authority has new powers to smack piss-taking Big Tech, they are consulting on its draft guidance for the digital markets competition regime. Have your say (unless you're Big Tech, in which case, retain 7000 lawyers to argue about the process until the sun goes nova) https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/consultation-on-digital-markets-competition-regime-guidance

brucelawson, 2 days ago to random

I had filed Sunak as fundamentally decent, but occasionally mouthfarting nonsense to appease the brexitty loons. I didn't expect full fat fascism. Fuck this gang. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cpddxy9r4mdo

brucelawson, 2 days ago to random

My son went to a really lovely school for kids with learning difficulties. They cut the school day by 30 mins (so 2.5 hours a week) because they couldn't afford to pay for teaching assistants. Fuck these Tories.

brucelawson, 4 days ago to random

I wrote a little blogpost for @owa on the UK passing the Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Bill and what it means: https://open-web-advocacy.org/blog/uk-passes-dmcc/

brucelawson, 5 days ago to random

Book review: Prophet's Song by Paul Lynch https://brucelawson.co.uk/2024/book-review-prophets-song-by-paul-lynch/

brucelawson, 5 days ago to random

In UK (where I am) Facebook is going to start using my data to train its AI. I apparently "have the right" to object. And if my objection is honoured, they won't use my data any more. Honest!

brucelawson, 5 days ago to random

An introduction to the European Accessibility Act (EAA) https://www.deque.com/blog/european-accessibility-act-eaa-intro/

brucelawson, 6 days ago to random

WHAT?! Vennells has been shown a doc that she saw in 2011 which says Fujitsu staff have unrestricted access to the Oracle database. She now says she didn't realise that it meant that the system wasn't 100% secure from remote transactions not done by the subpostmasters. FFS. She wasn't fit to run a fucking village post office let alone the whole operation.

brucelawson, 6 days ago to random

In-App Browsers: in Monday's live JavaScript Jabber podcast, I mentioned the briefing that we (@owa) wrote for the EU commission. It's linked from here https://open-web-advocacy.org/blog/in-app-browsers-the-worst-erosion-of-user-choice-you-havent-heard-of/. what's your experience of IABs? Anything to add to our document?

brucelawson, 6 days ago to random

I'm an agnostic, but I wouldn't bet against Paula Vennells, former Post Office CEO and Anglican priest, suddenly being struck down by a thunderbolt when she goes into the witness stand today.

brucelawson, 7 days ago to random

brucelawson, 7 days ago to random

The Great Big Dialect Hunt https://dialectandheritage.org.uk/the-great-big-dialect-hunt-2/ For folks who grew up in England:
"Welcome to our dialect survey. Whoever you are and wherever you come from, we can't wait to find out how you use language in everyday life." This was good fun to do (took 5 mins)

brucelawson, 7 days ago to random

I was up at 5am, finishing writing the final chapter of my new book about poltergeists. I'm confident it will fly off the shelves.

brucelawson, 8 days ago to random

CSS :has - the God Selector https://brucelawson.co.uk/2024/css-has-the-god-selector/ and a big hat-tip to https://toot.wales/@Lukew who helped me to see God (selector).

brucelawson, 8 days ago to random

So farewell, horrible reactionary god-botherer, scion of the Death Committee and enthusiastic torturer, maimer, rapist and murderer of women who wanted human rights.

brucelawson, 12 days ago to random

A nice stroll around the old town and a tasty stop at a Turkish home-cooking cafe in a residential area for some tea and a delicious gözleme (a thin savoury pancake folded, stuffed with feta cheese and then grilled).

brucelawson, 12 days ago to random

Doubtless Apple will spin the innovation of deleted photos randomly returning from the dead with today's date as being for your comfort and security, as usual. https://www.macrumors.com/2024/05/15/ios-17-5-bug-deleted-photos-reappear/

brucelawson, 13 days ago to random

Six hours on this boring boat, my eyes smarting at the frankly vulgar showiness of the ocean blue and ridiculously flamboyant flowers

Some daft flowers, all seemingly from the same plant but different colours, in a pathetic act of horticultural "look at me" desperation

brucelawson, 13 days ago to random

"A quarter-century into its existence, a company that once proudly served as an entry point to a web that it nourished with traffic and advertising revenue has begun to abstract that all away into an input for its large language models." https://www.platformer.news/google-io-ai-search-sundar-pichai/

brucelawson, 14 days ago to random

My neighbour's offer of discounted yodelling lessons is so popular, he's had to put up a sign saying "please form an orderly orderly orderly queue".

brucelawson, 15 days ago to random

Big Tech to EU: "Drop Dead" https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2024/05/big-tech-eu-drop-dead

brucelawson, 15 days ago to random

Is it the App store's careful curation of fart apps, or its careful curation of sanction-busting Russian bank apps that you most appreciate? https://appleinsider.com/articles/24/02/12/how-russian-banks-use-trojan-horse-apps-to-stay-in-apples-app-store

brucelawson, 15 days ago to random

I can't believe none of you warned me against drinking raki with a huge ex-bouncer brummie and a group of Scottish OAPs.