brucelawson

brucelawson, 10 months ago to random

Of employers who forced staff back to the office, 42% said "attrition" was higher than normal, 21% said the move had actually lost them some of their "key" staff. 29% were now "struggling" to recruit altogether. Ha ha ha. https://www.theregister.com/2023/06/29/wfh_rto_survey/

brucelawson, 1 month ago to random

Enjoy these two concentric circles

brucelawson, 3 months ago to random

I'm having a conversation with a designer about icons. Making a screenreader read "camera" or "microphone" when an icon is shown is trivial with aria-label. But screenreader users are massively outnumbered by sighted users who might be confused by the meaning of a tiny image/ icon. The mighty Paul Annett explains more:

brucelawson, 8 months ago to random

Not all heroes wear capes.

brucelawson, 1 month ago to random

My modest proposal: Failing water companies should go bankrupt, their investors lose everything, their boards and C-suites be fired, and the gov should buy them for £1 and run them as national utilities. Ditto the railways and privatised energy orgs that price-gouged us last 2 winters. Then every statue of Thatcher & her ideological allies should be melted down and turned into commemorative medals to celebrate the day we free ourselves of the stupidity that saw the nations' utilities and housing stock sold to profiteering wideboys.

brucelawson, 7 months ago to random

We curse the one benighted chap /
Who felled the sycamore at the gap /
but tolerate those richer guys /
who burn whole forests, seas and skies.

Simon Heywood, 2023

brucelawson, 10 months ago to random

We all know that the Big Apple is New York, but I have no idea where the Minneapolis.

brucelawson, 9 months ago to random

I hadn't expected Nigel Farage's new banking campaign website to be so frank or attractively designed. Spread the word! https://accountclosed.org.uk

brucelawson, 6 months ago to random

I tried to use Google Drive to send a file to Bugs Bunny. But he'll only accept a whatsapp doc.

brucelawson, 2 months ago to random

If you filled in this PWA Death Survey BEFORE TODAY please RE-DO IT. We realise there was some important supplemental data we need to gather in order to argue our case but were (frankly) too shell-shocked to ask for the first time. Soz: it's for a good cause! (please boost for reach) https://open-web-advocacy.org/apple-attempts-killing-webapps/

brucelawson, 2 months ago to random

It’s Official, Apple Kills Web Apps in the EU https://open-web-advocacy.org/blog/its-official-apple-kills-web-apps-in-the-eu/ If you ship a Web App in the EU and will be impacted by this, please fill in our survey. It is critical that we gather as much evidence as possible to prevent Apple from breaking Web Apps in the EU.

brucelawson, 1 year ago to random

I love this funny kitten with a cute duck on its head!

brucelawson, 1 month ago to random

Enjoy this photo of a ghost egg scared of her own tits.

brucelawson, 8 months ago to random

AI bots are so good at mimicking the human brain and vision that CAPTCHAs are useless https://qz.com/ai-bots-recaptcha-turing-test-websites-authenticity-1850734350
"The bots’ accuracy is up to 15% higher than that of humans" - so get rid of them from your sites; they're often an accessibility disaster for actual humans.

brucelawson, 9 months ago to random

It looks like a work gig has fallen through or been delayed, so if you need a pre-project a11y design review, auditing or staff training, you can hire me: https://brucelawson.co.uk/hire-me/

brucelawson, 1 month ago to random

Inclusive Sans is a text font designed for accessibility and readability https://www.oliviaking.com/inclusive-sans

brucelawson, 3 months ago to random

My productivity life-hack: I write myself a "Don't Do" list, and every Thursday evening, I tick the ones I haven't done, feel good about myself and reward myself with a bottle of Rioja and a curry. You can use my list, or write your own! #productivityLifeHacks

brucelawson, 2 months ago to random

EU: "we’re in particular looking into the issue of progressive web apps, and can confirm sending the requests for information to Apple and to app developers, who can provide useful information for our assessment.” https://www.theverge.com/2024/2/26/24083511/apple-eu-investigation-web-app-support

brucelawson, 1 month ago to random

I'm at an EU workshop for Apple to discuss and justify its DMA compliance plans. They've been forced into 3 huge u-turns by EU (killing PWAs, removing Epic Games' developer licenses, sideloading) so I'm interested to see their demeanour. Will it be humility, or the usual 'fuck you, we're Apple'? There are people from EU companies that Apple blithely planned to bankrupt by sneakily removing PWAs here. And regulators have human feelings too; no-one like "fuck you". I'll be here all day (try the baguettes!)

brucelawson, 10 months ago to random

Japan's final report into mobile ecosystems is in. "Mandatory use of WebKit impedes fair and equitable competition between Safari and third-party browsers … Hindering the development of web apps …adversely affecting the
competitive environment in entire mobile ecosystem." https://www.kantei.go.jp/jp/singi/digitalmarket/pdf_e/documents_230616.pdf

brucelawson, 2 months ago to random

Immediate Action Needed!
Apple has officially announced that they attempting to kill web apps in the EU, which will have ramifications worldwide.

https://open-web-advocacy.org/apple-attempts-killing-webapps/

We need immediate support from web developers and businesses that operate online in the EU. The European Commission needs to hear from YOU to understand the devastating impact Apple’s new ban will have on your livelihoods, businesses and customers.

brucelawson, 1 month ago to random

Sometimes, if I’m fixing an unrelated bug I spot the opportunity to make a quick “drive-by” accessibility tweak that is quick and easy and will give a disproportionately big boost to the user experience for people with accessibility needs. Here are some of my top faves (number 3 will have you in tears!). https://brucelawson.co.uk/2024/drive-by-accessibility-tweaks/

brucelawson, 19 days ago to random

Why do marketing people get so obsessed about time someone spends on a page (with the assumption that longer=better because 'engagement')? Good IA should mean users find what they want quickly; good UX means quick ordering. Good copywriting means quick comprehension, doesn't it?

brucelawson, 1 month ago to random

Farewell, Peter Higgs. Thanks for all the bosons, mate.