Another absolute stunner from Alex! 🔥 Even during my post-React rehab I'm happily learning about JS news thanks to hiding it in banging jokes

there are basically only two positions in the debate about AI. 1. i do not use it to generate things that strip the humanity out of anything that could bring joy 2. i use it. i am a big fuckin baby living in fear of epiphany and I suck at everything i am a huge baby and i am a sad little baby man

This is the most personal project I’ve made in years. I launched a new show called The Callback. It’s weekly web dev news with my dumb humor sprinkled on top. If this pilot does well I get to make more, so watching, liking, and sharing would be DEEPLY appreciated 💜 www.youtube.com/watch?v=eMOD...

It's been a great — and by great I mean fucking appalling — day for clients taking SEO advice from AI and trying to implement all sorts of crap with no critical thinking 🥴 (examples in reply)

It's here. JavaScript for Everyone is now available to…everyone! The amount of effort and experience packed into this course is unbelievable and we know you're going to love it. Get yours for £189, down from £249, for 2 weeks and super-charge your career prospects piccalilli.link/js4e-launch-...

Great words by @matthiasott.com, someone I'm delighted to call a friend > the Web isn’t just a bunch of servers and websites. The Web is the people building it. The Web is community. matthiasott.com/notes/the-li...

Hey #WDC2025, if you want a talk to watch on the way home, my talk from @heypresents.com was published today! I make some Daft Punk with a MIDI controller and a web browser.

I'm down in Bristol over the next couple of days for Web Dev Conf! Super excited for it and looking forward to seeing all my web pals! ❤️ I'm there from 7–8pm this evening if anyone is also around and wants to grab food/a drink together? webdevconf.com @webdevconf.com #webdevconf

I too wish ill on JK Rowling, I hope she keeps accidentally stepping on upturned plugs. And that Bluesky mods pull their heads out their arse. (would encourage others to do the same)

The first reported effects of the bill was the de-listing of LGBTQ+ resources from the Reddit search. Not only are they trying to stop queer kids from growing up, they’re doing it in the name of our “safety”. The subtext is that trans kids don’t get murdered for being trans if they’re cis.

For anyone in the Edinburgh area next Tuesday I'll be at the Edinburgh IndieWeb meetup: events.indieweb.org/2025/07/home... We meet the last Tuesday each month, and discuss the web, personal sites, blogging and tech in general. It may just be me as we've got a few absences this month, come chat!

New blog post! 🚀 A few months ago a media org demanded a license fee for an open graph image I linked. I paid the fee because I was worried, but it raises serious questions about open graph usage on the web! This goes through how it went and my thoughts. alistairshepherd.uk/writing/open...

I've just seen a couple mentions of my most recent blog post about ntfy! The list of "Blog and Forum posts" on the ntfy documentation: docs.ntfy.sh/integrations... Some kind words and great additional thoughts: hamatti.org/posts/notifi...

I have been back and forth over the span of 5 years about whether to publish this article. All opinions and experiences in this post are my own, or from people I personally know, backed up with recent reports and statistics.

The latest 'official' Shopify theme (Horizon) is such a mess. I've found loads of obvious bugs I've had to patch, and jesus christ the accessibility... yeah just an intentionally empty link here positioned absolutely on top of content. Awful in the year of our lord EAA, Shopify publishes this shit.

Summer time means homemade strawberry daiquiri time!

New entry on my top games list — Lake, going in at #24! Lake is a delightful game about delivering the post in a gorgeous lakeside town, exploring, meeting people and shaping relationships. This is my kind of game, chill, pretty and deep! infinitebacklog.net/games/lake

A female Western Gull was recorded riding 150km in a garbage truck from San Francisco to a compost facility in Central CA, probably to forage. TWICE. An innovator, an icon, a genius. This is one of my favorite @waterbirdsociety.bsky.social papers I've ever handled as managing editor #ornithology

Pet peeve — people who explicitly ask for help or advice online and don't at all recognise anyone who responds. Even a 👍 ❤️ ⭐ is better than nothing but so many people just don't. (obviously unsolicited/reply-guy behaviour is different, I'm talking "Hey, any suggestions for x?" here)

Dusted off the blog for the first time in over a year to write something! dominickjay.com/writing/@sco...

Fun website mapping what counties in the UK you've been to! Took a bit to try and remember various places I stayed 20 years ago 😅 smstone0.github.io#/uk-map

@alistairshepherd.uk website has one of the most creative theme switchers I've ever seen. Combined with a fantastic hero illustration that moves as you scroll, it looks truly impressive.

I’ve noticed “environmental damage aside” and even “AI being bad environmentally is a myth” chat too. It don’t work like that, pal. That isn’t a pass. Let’s take the next slab of ethical bullshit too: all the plagiarism and exploitation. What’s your excuse for that? How are you ignoring that?

My copy of the Internet Phone Book arrived and it is DELIGHTFUL! I can't wait to go through and find some cool websites! Here I am under "Play", 📞 81! internetphonebook.net

i’ve seen a lot of calls for aid from palestinians on bluesky lately, and i gotta feel like The Right Thing To Do is just help, without condition, nor hand-wringing doubt. well, but what if i'm wrong about that? henry.codes/writing/well...

So this week in the world of farm/environment/land management/ mapping has been “interesting” And by “interesting” I mean “verging on the utterly bonkers” Why? Well this week started with Natural England launching a new map naturalengland.blog.gov.uk/2025/05/12/a...

Celebrating Austria's #Eurovision win with a donation to Gaza aid: donate.unrwa.org Thank goodness, and very well deserved! 🇦🇹

🚀 Device notifications via HTTP with ntfy — alistairshepherd.uk/writing/ntfy I wrote a little post the other day about how I use ntfy to send myself notifications to my phone, it's a super handy tool!

🚀 Device notifications via HTTP with ntfy — alistairshepherd.uk/writing/ntfy I wrote a little post the other day about how I use ntfy to send myself notifications to my phone, it's a super handy tool!

The opengraph image licensing issue that dropped on me last week is over — I ended up paying it. I'm gutted to have felt I needed to as I feel I'm in the right, but it was destroying me with worry and ultimately fighting could well have cost me much more.

Fantastic video I really enjoyed: "Which Font Makes the Best I-Beam?" www.youtube.com/watch?v=azDa...

The opengraph image licensing issue that dropped on me last week is over — I ended up paying it. I'm gutted to have felt I needed to as I feel I'm in the right, but it was destroying me with worry and ultimately fighting could well have cost me much more.

Ahhhh, the joys of the post-conference lergy

I swear to fucking god I hate the way the web is. I've just received an email demanding payment for a copyrighted image that was on my twitter archive, showing the open graph image for a news article I shared on 4 years ago. Apparently you need to license open graph images on your site now? 🙃

Home! Been a busy few days but takeaway for dinner and fuck all on tomorrow sounds real great

What a conference venue! My talk at #CityJS isn't until this afternoon but getting prepped now!

I'm currently putting the final touches on my talk for @cityjsconf.bsky.social on Friday! Will I see anyone there?

Starts tomorrow, London’s biggest #JavaScript conf! 🎉 🔥 Pro workshops in #TypeScript, #React & more 🎤 35 speakers, 3 tracks, 1 epic day 🎁 Free warm-up events too! 👉 Register now: london.cityjsconf.org

In less than a week I'm speaking at City JS conf with my talk "Bill and Ted's Accessibility Adventure"! I'm sp excited for it! It's the debut of a new talk I am so pleased with and a great line-up. Next Friday in London, 30% off tickets: ti.to/cityjsconf-l... #webdev #conference #accessibility

Just remembered how a handful of accessibility overlay companies emailed me in the past few months wanting to 'get my thoughts on their tool'. Never heard back from any of them, I wonder if it was my frank criticism or the fact I asked them where to send the invoice? I suspect the latter.

In less than a week I'm speaking at City JS conf with my talk "Bill and Ted's Accessibility Adventure"! I'm sp excited for it! It's the debut of a new talk I am so pleased with and a great line-up. Next Friday in London, 30% off tickets: ti.to/cityjsconf-l... #webdev #conference #accessibility

Currently listening to live music at the top of Calton hill in the centre of Edinburgh. I've had a rough week but damn this makes it all worth it. So fucking sick 🤘

Do I know any front-end dev freelancers with Shopify or Craft CMS experience who have availability? We have a bit of a crunch at my work at the moment so we're looking for some contract support over the next couple of months.

Some days I love working in web dev! Other days there's a Remote Code Exploit bug that affects around 60 of our sites on a Friday! 💀 Thank god the devs have been quick and made it as easy as possible to fix but still arrrggghhhh

28 today! Happy birthday me 😁 Celebrating with an evening of wine and Balatro I think!

@heydonworks.bsky.social Accessibility Woke platoon tattoos

I'm on my way to State of the Browser, really looking forward and excited for it! Would be great to see folk there, come say hi if you see me! #SotB2025 I also once again have stickers, welcome to anyone who asks! 😅

btw the internet browser on strange.website works, and you can use the buttons underneath to explore some dusty corners of the web

I did the 'Blog Questions Challenge' and wrote about how I blog! 🚀📝 alistairshepherd.uk/writing/blog...

Series Eight — the agency where I work — is currently hiring for a Senior Technical Project Manager: www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/41... The role would be working with me and our team to help produce great web experiences in Shopify, Craft CMS and more. Please share and DM me if you want more info!