Quite a fun (and funny) trip down memory lane... Can't say I remember *all* of these, but lots are painful... 😆

Please keep front of mind that Bluesky is funded by venture capital (VC) money, and there will likely come a time when return on investment takes centre stage. Don't build too much of a castle on someone else's land, especially when intentions might not align. Take care and plan accordingly.

Welcome to the Marvellous Museum of Moribund Markup. You're in for a treat today, for I'll be guiding you through a brief history of an assortment of the more arcane esoteric elements of HTML past. Take a look at what they were and what still remains of them. www.htmhell.dev/adventcalend... #HTML

Hacker News commenter: Couldn't even read the article because the website wouldn't load in my copy of Internet Explorer 5 on Windows ME. The modern web sucks.

This is well-worth your time reading. As end-users, we should *always* be pushing the corpos only focused on the bottom line for more accessibility.

Finally got around to reading this. Really important piece that I hope more folks read, because this articulates a lot of the issues that I've had in my mind for a while with digital accessibility, in a much better way than I've been able to express. We can all do better. Me, you, everyone. Period.

'Tis one of those evenings where the correctly thing to do is sit back and enjoy The Rainbow Goblins. music.youtube.com/playlist?lis...

I have a rouge instance of NVDA running somewhere because I continue to hear the dulcet tones of Windows OneCore whispering little somethings to me. #NVDA #ScreenReader #A11y

I've made it onto some sort of Chinese list of AI researchers and am getting hammered by emails trying to recruite AI researchers. I'm not an AI researcher.

"Frankly, the appeal to the bottom line shouldn’t be necessary. The ‘business case’ ought to be irrelevant in the face of the human cost." Yes yes yes

reading: "You Can't Opt-Out of Accessibility" vale.rocks/posts/access... > "Unfortunately, companies have adopted these baselines as the ceiling, not the floor." great quote from @vale.rocks

A rant in the face of the industry's continued neglect and outright hostility towards digital accessibility and care for users. vale.rocks/posts/access... #WebDev #Accessibility #a11y #FrontEndDevelopment

And now, without further ado... ‎ (Ados further)

Your author is an idiot. You thought them sharp and quick. But then they spoke of facts you know and outed themselves a prick.

Since I Left You by The Avalanches remains one of the most beautiful albums I've ever listened to. The pure depth of sound is amazing. So many layers of exquisite samples creating an air of anemoia and melancholy. A truly transcendent experience.

Knocking off for the day after adding some 'pop' with `filter: saturate(10);` and making the app 'more dynamic and interactive' by slapping `* { transition: all 0.25s ease-in-out; }` into the stylesheet.

I read a fun little post on building a Markov model with one's own writing, so I did it with everything I've written on Vale.Rocks. Good fun! Very fascinating output. vale.rocks/micros/20251...

Lots of people don't know what an RSS feed is, let alone how to use one, so I've updated my syndication page in an attempt to explain them a bit. vale.rocks/syndication #RSS #Feeds

I wanted to be able to access all the books on my Jellyfin instance with my Kindle, so I put together a little plugin for KOReader. It even has Quick Connect so you don't have to write out your full password by hand! github.com/DeclanChidlo... #Jellyfin #KOReader #Kindle

Bit miffed that half my vocabulary is given the 'archaic' or 'obsolete' usage labels in dictionaries.

I bought some magnetic viewing film to show off the field produced by the magnet implanted in my hand and put together a little video showing it off. youtube.com/shorts/DOfZd... #BodyMods #Biohacking

I bought some magnetic viewing film to show off the field produced by the magnet implanted in my hand and put together a little video showing it off. youtube.com/shorts/DOfZd... #BodyMods #Biohacking

i was bored last monday so i decided to make a server-side-rendered github client for funsies

Can't wait till one of those accessibility overlay providers decides to pivot to eugenics in their ever continuing effort to 'fix' accessibility without actually helping disabled people.

I was talking to somebody about writing professionally and figured that the advice I gave was generally useful enough to publish for all, so here it is: vale.rocks/posts/profes... #Writing #WritingTips #FreelanceWriting

Had an absolutely fantastic time unicycling in the Perth Christmas Pageant with the WA Historical Cycle Club yesterday evening. It was tricky riding so slow and in the presence of so many penny-farthings, but we made it through successfully and everyone had a good time. #Perth #Christmas #Unicycle

I don't wish to count my chickens before they hatch, but it seems a long while since I've seen someone take direct issue with small caps on the web. Dare I say web surfers have grown tolerant? #WebDev #Typography

When I see a person who calls themself a 'web developer' slap together a janky portfolio site in a site builder with poor accessibility, I'm forced to question their capability. How can you be trusted to develop websites when the website you built to show you can build websites is poorly built?

(un)happy birthday, JavaScript!

I wonder if Anthropic acquiring Bun will mean less of... this.

My life's prime directive is to not end up with a Wikipedia page written about me containing a 'Controversies' section.

As a unicyclist, it is hard to go out without copping at least a few questions from the ever curious, so I've compiled answers to the more frequently asked questions to head them off at the pass. vale.rocks/posts/unicyc... #Unicycle #Unicycling

I partly got into coding because computers were determinate and did exactly what they were instructed to reliably and without variance. If there was a problem, it was because your code was wrong. But, congrats everyone, because by shoving AI everywhere we've made computers indeterminate.

It all went awry when we got rid of wizards in our setups.

'Networking' on Bluesky has been spades more effective for me than other platforms like LinkedIn or even the Fediverse. There is something special happening here. (I hate using the term 'networking' here, because it makes the connections sound shallow and non-genuine, and that isn't the case.)

I sure do love me some front-end development. #FrontEndDev #WebDev

I do love myself a good strongly worded email. vale.rocks/posts/strong...

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I'm disappointed that I have to repost this. Please consider your actions.

I've got a system for effective movement through large swathes of people while walking. Here it is for anyone who might find it useful: vale.rocks/micros/20251...

Every now and then someone says something to the effect of 'We have this new modern CSS thing. We don't need to set the z-index to 99999 anymore!'. I wish to make myself clear. I set my z-indexes to 99999 as a matter of principle, not necessity. You can pry z-index: 99999 from my corpse.

I frequently hear people say they don’t need to support older browsers because ‘everything auto-updates now’. Here are some reasons that people might not have an up-to-date browser: vale.rocks/micros/20251... #WebDev #FrontEndDev

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A good way to start the day is by checking for major npm pwnage.

In summary and in conclusion: every Vercel is a market failure.

You already know that Kevin knows CSS, but he really does know CSS. This is your chance to learn from a true master of their craft. You wouldn't pass up a painting lesson from Michelangelo, would you?

Australia's Bureau of Meteorology got a new website recently which was initially announced to have cost $4.1 million AUD, but it came out yesterday that it in fact cost $96.5 million AUD! $96.5 million AUD for a weather site redesign! Here is the new site in question: www.bom.gov.au