brucelawson

tammy, 25 days ago to random

I can't remember the last time I read a novel in one sitting, but Prophet Song by Paul Lynch was impossible to put down. If any book should be made required reading in our current times, it's this one.

https://thebookerprizes.com/the-booker-library/books/prophet-song

brucelawson, 25 days ago to random

I was asked by my boss to evaluate a couple of hosted content editors. One never answered my Qs about their accessibility. @cloudcannon asked me to speak to their team and explain some of the gaps, and they've really run with it. So this blog post about their efforts to up their accessibility really cheered my wizened shrivelled remnants of a heart. https://cloudcannon.com/blog/how-we-build-cloudcannon-for-accessibility/

brucelawson, 26 days ago to random

Why do I get a focus ring that goes around the whole image link in Chromium, but not Firefox (or Safari)? https://6620031a03f27d78e51e05ae--phenomenal-nougat-6eac86.netlify.app/

The same image-link has a focus ring about one "line" tall overlaying the bottom of the image, but not the whole image

brucelawson, 26 days ago to random

PSA: if @sil and @jessie invite you to drink 7 pints of real ale on a Tuesday night, tell them you're washing your hair, or your socks.

brucelawson, 27 days ago to random

TIL: you can't use css variables in media query breakpoints, having just found out why my code refused to behave: https://bholmes.dev/blog/alternative-to-css-variable-media-queries/

brucelawson, 28 days ago to random

I'm going to venture a potentially unpopular opinion and suggest that Elrond Muff might not be the genius businessman some people believe him to be. He's definitely no Donald Trump, at any rate.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-68818113

brucelawson, 28 days ago to random

I've been enjoying the Fallout TV series. I know nothing about the game or whatever it's based on (I don't play games) but I don't feel like I'm missing out. (Perhaps I am, but it doesn't feel frustrating.)

brucelawson, 1 month ago to random

I'm writing a sad song about a girlfriend who left me when she discovered I only have 4 digits on my right foot. She was lack toes intolerant.

brucelawson, 1 month ago to random

Happy Vaisakhi to all my chums who celebrate it! xxx

brucelawson, 1 month ago to random

Enjoy these two concentric circles

brucelawson, 1 month ago to random

It's really exciting to see real CSS scoping and View Transitions coming to WebKIt https://webkit.org/blog/15260/release-notes-for-safari-technology-preview-192/

brucelawson, 1 month ago to random

Another day, another recruiter trying to fill a role "delivering a digital experience that is genuinely inclusive for all" that requires the employee to commute (presumably in rush hour) 3 days a week to an office (presumably noisy and open plan) and doubtless carrying any assistive tech they need with them.

brucelawson, 1 month ago to random

I heard that a teacher from my high school has died. She never taught me, but obvz I knew her and -unusually for snotty teen me- I liked her. Facebook is full of names I haven't heard for 40 years saying things like "Mrs H. was the only one that believed in me and told me I was a better person" and "I was one of the problem pupils, yet she showed me nothing but respect and compassion, I was quite destructive but she always appreciated what was going on for me, and I carried her kind words with me for many years". What a legacy.

brucelawson, 1 month ago to random

I picked up this swag at a React conference. I mentioned to the bloke on the PornTube booth that it's really bad for their brand to suggest that you'd need something else to occupy your hands, and he looked really crestfallen.

brucelawson, 1 month ago to random

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

patrick_h_lauke, 1 month ago to Nostalgia

hearing about "Funka Foundation" and my brain goes straight to a #nostalgia trip with French Funk Federation instead https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1BJkhXAfKz8 #a11y #accessibility

brucelawson, 1 month ago to random

I simultaneously wish I were better at Javascript (specifically: could think in a JS way), yet can't be arsed to learn it because it's fugly and someone will waterboard me with Typescript evangelism.

pixelambacht, 1 month ago to random

Does anybody still have a personal "blank page" when they open a new browser tab?

With shortcuts to your favorite links, little widgets with live data you're interested in?

That was a thing on the old web. I'm going to start one for myself again.