brucelawson

brucelawson, 7 hours 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, 15 hours 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, 4 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, 4 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, 5 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, 5 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, 6 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, 7 days ago to random

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

brucelawson, 7 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, 7 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.

brucelawson, 8 days ago to random

Sipping a beer, reading, putting some final touches on the songs for album 3, and practicing my Turkish

brucelawson, 10 days ago to random

brb, emailing "You shouldn't need to know all the specifics of web accessibility, Susan. The Agency, however, should. When I had a central heating boiler installed, I didn't say to the gas engineer "I assume this conforms to BS8871, BS 2328 and the Don't Blow Up The Neighbourhood Directive 1993", because I trust that they would know the rules and adhere to them.

Sadly, web agencies don't have the equivalent of CORGI registration."

brucelawson, 10 days ago to random

Just back from A&E. I had a terrible pain in my bum. The doctor made me touch my toes, put his hand up and, after a few minutes of strenuous effort, he pulled out a lettuce leaf. "It feels much better, thank you!" I exclaimed. He replied, "I'm sorry, Bruce, but this is just the tip of the iceberg".

brucelawson, 10 days ago to random

Dreadful news about that French chef who got depressed, just gave up, and died. Apparently he lost the huile d'olive.

brucelawson, 11 days ago to random

"WhoFundsThem is our new project looking into MPs financial interests. With your help, we’ll answer a set of important questions for each MP, then publish what we find in a clear and accessible way on TheyWorkForYou, and as a spreadsheet, for anyone to reuse."

MySociety seeks volunteers or donations to their important work https://www.mysociety.org/democracy/who-funds-them/

brucelawson, 11 days ago to random

Was there ever a proposal to add the ability to "light dismiss" an open <details> element with esc (like HTML popover & <dialog>) or did I make it up in one of my perviest dreams?

brucelawson, 12 days ago to random

brb, explaining to someone that just because the contract didn't expressly say "The project should not contravene Equality Act 2010", it doesn't mean accessibility wasn't "in scope".

brucelawson, 12 days ago to random

Why are my live regions not working? https://tetralogical.com/blog/2024/05/01/why-are-my-live-regions-not-working/ by Pattypoo @patrick_h_lauke

brucelawson, 12 days ago to random

At the weekend I took the kids to the zoo. There were no pandas. No lions. No tigers. No giraffes. No elephants. No crocodiles. Just a tiny little dog in a cage. It was a Shih Tzu.

brucelawson, 13 days ago to random

Why did none of you tell me that my code was failing in Firefox because I was trying to style details:open rather than details[open] ? Fine bloody mates you lot are.

brucelawson, 13 days ago to random

It's not just computers that are crap rubbish technology. Look at this daft toaster from Tesco that is too small too accommodate standard Tesco own brand bread. I might stick a React sticker on it.

Some toast. Except 25% of it, which is disappointingly slightly warmed but still white bread.