Year: 2019
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We are actively destroying the web
One of the central themes of my talk on The Lean Web is that we as developers repeatedly take all of the great things the web and browsers give us out-of-the-box, break them, and then re-implement them poorly with JavaScript.
This point smacked me in the face hard a few weeks ago after WebAIM released their … -
#FindTheBeeGent
LRB Bookshop
Come for the bizarre tweet. Stay for the thread full of bee puns and poetry. -
Performed maintenance for GC7R0HB The Fairy Elevator
This checkin to GC7R0HB The Fairy Elevator reflects a geocaching.com log entry. See more of Dan's cache logs. Reassembled hoist mechanism. Improved route of paracord to make ascent easier but it's still a wrap-it-round-your-hand-and-heave job.
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Note OK045C The Fairy Elevator
This checkin to OK045C The Fairy Elevator reflects an opencache.uk log entry. See more of Dan's cache logs. Reassembled hoist mechanism. Improved route of paracord to make ascent easier but it's still a wrap-it-round-your-hand-and-heave job.
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DNA Friend
DNA Friend
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UK online pornography age block triggers privacy fears
The government will next week confirm the launch date for a UK-wide age block on online pornography as privacy campaigners continue to raise concerns about how websites and age verification companies will use the data they collect.
The plan for implementing the long-delayed age block, which has been beset by technical difficulties, is expected to be … -
Fighting uphill
As someone with a good deal of interest in the digital accessibility space, I follow WebAIM’s work closely. Their survey results are priceless insights into how disabled people actually use the web, so when the organization speaks with authority on a subject, I listen.
WebAIM’s accessibility analysis of the top 1,000,000 homepages was released … -
Kiwi flowers look exactly like you'd think they would. #woah -
Dead Dad Day
In an unusual exhibition of grief, Dan explores his relationship with Dead Dad Day.
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A Little Poly Story by Danielle Corsetto
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Regarding the Thoughtful Cultivation of the Archived Internet
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With 20+ years of kottke.org archives, I’ve been thinking about this issue [continuing to host old content that no longer reflects its authors views] as well. There are many posts in the archive that I am not proud of. I’ve changed my mind in some cases and no longer hold the views attributed to me … -
Nice: getting an unexpected parcel. ?
Nicer: from Hotel Chocolat. ?
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A History of Automobiles and Colour before the Age of Chromophobia
There is a distinct lack of coloration in today’s automobiles, with the majority seemingly finished in a shade that could be found on a greyscale chart. Things are no better in the interior; nearly always black, beige or grey, colours that architectural and couture designers refer to as neutrals. To make matters worse, these shades …
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Logitech MX Master 2S
Dan gets a new mouse, finally supplanting the "best mouse in the world" he declared over eight years ago.
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Man angry his photo was used to prove all hipsters look alike - then learns it wasn't him
A man threatened to sue a technology magazine for using his image in a story about why all hipsters look the same, only to find out the picture was of a completely different guy.
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Sheena Goodyear (CBC Radio)
The original article was pretty interesting, too.