stefan

stefan, 3 months ago (edited 3 months ago) to til

So apparently the term "patch" in software development comes from punched paper tape.

"Small corrections to the programmed sequence could be done by patching over portions of the paper tape and re-punching the holes in that section."

https://chsi.harvard.edu/harvard-ibm-mark-1-language

#til #computers #development #language #history

stefan, 8 months ago (edited 8 months ago) to wordpress

I updated my WordPress plugin that warns your site's visitors if they don't have an ad-blocker installed.

https://wordpress.org/plugins/detect-missing-adblocker

EDIT: You can now fully customize the note, including links to plugins and browser extensions you want to suggest.

By default, a link to my blog with a list of popular options will be shown.

https://stefanbohacek.com/project/detect-missing-adblocker-wordpress-plugin/#resources

Happy to get more recommendations!

#wordpress #webdev #WebDevelopment #ads #AdBlocker #OpenWeb #IndieWeb

stefan, 9 months ago (edited 9 months ago) to random

Question for #blind #VisuallyImpaired folks, what kind of image descriptions do you prefer?

#accessibility #a11y #AltText #ImageDescription

stefan, 1 month ago to accessibility

Hm. I wonder if I can get any fediverse admins onboard to disable all images on their instance on the World Sight Day in October, so that only alt text shows up.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Sight_Day

#accessibility #a11y #ImageDescription #AltText #FediAdmins #MastoAdmins

stefan, 7 months ago to random

Reminder! If you live in the US, you can get your free covid tests starting today.

https://www.covid.gov/tests

#covid #covid19 #tests #FreeTests

stefan, 11 months ago (edited 6 months ago) to fediverse

UPDATE: The plugin is now live: https://wordpress.org/plugins/fediverse-embeds/

A very much work-in-progress WordPress plugin for embedding fediverse posts. Any help and feedback will be very appreciated!

https://github.com/stefanbohacek/fediverse-embeds-wordpress-plugin

#fediverse #embed #wordpress #webdev #opensource

stefan, 3 days ago (edited 3 days ago) to fediverse

I'm prototyping a fediverse sharing button. Anyone interested in giving it a try?

Feature highlights:

• shows a logo of supported fediverse software
• lets you share selected text
• remembers the last fediverse domain used

Demo: https://fediverse-share-button.stefanbohacek.dev/
Download: https://github.com/stefanbohacek/fediverse-share-button/

#fediverse #FediverseSharingButton

stefan, 11 months ago (edited 11 months ago) to fediverse

Looking for volunteers interested in helping translate https://jointhefediverse.net to more languages.

Currently available:

• Arabic
• French
• Russian
• Slovak

In progress:

• Bosnian
• German
• Polish
• Spanish

Learn more about the process here: https://github.com/jointhefediverse-net/jointhefediverse.net#translation

Boosts appreciated!

#fediverse #JoinTheFediverse #SpreadTheFediverse #language #translation #internationalization #i18n #HelpWanted #volunteer #opensource

stefan, 5 months ago to Games

A fun twist on the classic Breakout game: play in two windows, one of which is also a paddle.

https://brickception.xyz

And it's open-source, too!

https://github.com/pshihn/brickception

via https://xoxo.zone/@waxy/111467696321716955

#games

video/mp4

stefan, 7 months ago to fediverse

"I’ve now been using [Mastodon] for about two months and I am here to tell you that it is, in principle, what we should want the internet to be."

https://www.404media.co/mastodon-is-the-good-one/

via @404mediaco

#fediverse #mastodon #SocialMedia

stefan, 6 months ago (edited 6 months ago) to fediverse

If your fediverse instance were to shut down today, where would you go?

#fediverse #mastodon #SocialMedia #poll

stefan, 1 year ago to programming

When the MTA announced discontinuing their live subway alerts due to Twitter's new excessive pricing policy, I took it as an opportunity to set up @mtaupdates.

And here's how I made it.

https://stefanbohacek.com/blog/turn-an-email-subscription-into-a-mastodon-bot-with-pipedream-com/

#tutorial #bots #MastodonAPI #python #pipedream

stefan, 6 months ago to wordpress

My Fediverse Embeds WordPress plugin is now available in the plugin directory:

https://wordpress.org/plugins/fediverse-embeds

Huge thanks to everyone who helped me test it during the initial development!

#wordpress #WordpressPlugin #fediverse #embeds

stefan, 9 months ago to accessibility

My new project, https://AltTextHallOfFame.org, is a celebration of the effort, ingenuity, and creativity that goes into making the web a friendlier and more inclusive place, one captioned image at a time.

#AltText #AlternativeText #ImageCaptions #accessibility #a11y #WebAccessibility #AltTextHallOfFame

stefan, 2 months ago (edited 2 months ago) to fediverse

To celebrate a one year anniversary of my blog post "A netizen’s guide to Mastodon and the fediverse" [1], I'd like to rerun one of the polls [2] from the article:

Have you ever made a donation to a fediverse server admin?

#fediverse #poll #survey #SocialMedia #donation

stefan, 4 months ago (edited 4 months ago) to random

If a website has an RSS feed, email newsletter, and a social media account (in the fediverse, of course), and they all post the same exact content, for the sake of an argument, do you typically prefer:

stefan, 10 months ago (edited 10 months ago) to fediverse

What are some fediverse success stories? Big or small.

Did you find a job through here? Did it save your business? Did anyone you know marry someone they met on here?

#fediverse #community

stefan, 24 days ago to internet

Do NOT, under any circumstances, link to any of the websites listed here!

"You may not provide a link to this website from any other website without first obtaining Associated’s prior written consent."

"You may only link to our Web site or mobile application with Our express written permission."

"Users may not link any other website to the Website without obtaining the prior written consent of Office of His Majesty’s Coroner for the City of Sunderland."

https://malcolmcoles.com/no-linking/

#internet

stefan, 7 months ago to mastodon

Mastodon has added a lot of new features and improvements over the last few months that people have been asking for.

What are you all looking forward to next?

https://joinmastodon.org/roadmap

#mastodon #features #roadmap

stefan, 1 year ago to fediverse

I hear some of you asking, will the fediverse win? Will Bluesky win? Well, I have some good news for you.

https://stefanbohacek.com/blog/yes-the-fediverse-will-win

#fediverse #SocialMedia #bluesky #nostr #winning

stefan, 5 months ago (edited 5 months ago) to fediverse

A growing collection of tools that let you explore your fediverse/Mastodon data:

• your top hashtags: https://stefanbohacek.com/project/fediverse-hashtag-word-cloud-creator/
• your posting history: https://stefanbohacek.com/project/visualize-your-fediverse-export-data/
• your connections: https://stefanbohacek.com/project/explore-your-fediverse-connections/
• bonus: hashtags around the fediverse: https://stefanbohacek.com/project/fediverse-explorer/
• NEW (work in progress): check if your posts are accessible: https://data.stefanbohacek.dev/projects/fediverse-post-accessibility (more on the project: https://stefanbohacek.online/@stefan/111524708871739056)

#fediverse #mastodon #SocialMedia #data #dataviz

stefan, 1 year ago to fediverse

This is still very much work in progress, but feel free to try if you have a Mastodon or a Friendica account.

https://data.stefanbohacek.dev/projects/fediverse

#dataviz #fediverse #mastodon #friendica

stefan, 1 month ago to accessibility

In solidarity with the blind and vision-impaired community, I propose that twice a year, on the World Sight Day and the Global Accessibility Awareness Day, fediverse admins disable images on their servers to highlight the importance of writing good image descriptions.

Who's in?

https://stefanbohacek.com/blog/fediverse-world-sight-day/

#accessibility #a11y #AltText #ImageDescription #WorldSightDay #FediverseWorldSightDay #GlobalAccessibilityAwarenessDay #BeAnAlly

stefan, 6 months ago to accessibility

High five to everyone who adds image descriptions to the images they share online! ✋

#accessibility #a11y #AltText #ImageDescription #fediverse #SocialMedia

stefan, 13 days ago (edited 12 days ago) to fediverse

Hey #FediAdmins #MastoAdmins, how do you go about funding your communities?

#fediverse #SocialMedia #sustainability #FediverseSustainability