I missed having a fun TCG to play... Magic has lots of pretty art, and playing basic decks is really fun...
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Software engineer @Postman, views expressed are my own. Here for accessible design tips, red pandas, and music. He/Him. Queer.
Oh FFS. I was straight until I was 40. Then I learned I could love women, too. Still married to my husband. Just polyamorous. And I do strongly prefer men, but there have been outliers. I'm feminist AF, but not serving the patriarchy like you're doing here. Your claims otherwise are absurd.
The Walrus@thewalrus.ca · last mo.Straight women are often portrayed as people who must endure male desire rather than enthusiastically embrace it. Cultural critic Phoebe Maltz Bovy argues that feminism has lost sight of a simple fact: plenty of women genuinely want men. https://thewalrus.ca/are-there-any-straight-women-left/
Very interesting thing that we often don't think about but, when we see it, feels so obvious it should always be there. Meaning that: other puzzles with emoji results should have the same type of accessibility.
Games by Sam@cluesbysam.com · 2mo agoaltforsam.delete44.com is a beautiful example of why I love the Clues by Sam community so much.
altforsam.delete44.com is a beautiful example of why I love the Clues by Sam community so much.
"What are the first questions you ask at the beginning of every project?" That's a question I get a lot. So, behold, La Carte Blanche, a printable card with 6 strategic questions to ask before a project even starts stephaniewalter.design/blog/la-cart...
www.developerway.com/posts/react-... wanted to shout out this excellent post by @adevnadia.bsky.social since it just saved me like twenty consecutive headaches. great discussion, code samples, tradeoffs of different approaches, all delivered with beautifully engaging writing
React component as prop: the right way™️
Exploring how to pass React components as props, why we would want to do it, and what is the best pattern for the job
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Morning #coffeeandcode at @elementscafe on Plymouth Science Park to fuel today's #rubyonrails upgrade work. #plymouth #plymouthsciencepark #coffee #sunrise
Thanks Microsoft Teams for that not-at-all-chilling message 😧
i'm unfurling myself from my desk chair and every single one of my joints is cracking. blinking owlishly in the light. it's been a whole year. i've finally written another blog post. this one is about data hoarding and music <3 write.as/delete44/tra...
Transitioning from streaming services to local mp3s
Sometime in 2018, an album I adored was pulled from streaming services. I was more distressed than I’m proud to admit when faced with t...
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Glasses are hot. Glasses make average people look hot and hot people look hotter. Glasses are also a disability accommodation that everyone accepts without suggesting that people who wear glasses are "cheating" or getting "special treatment." All accommodations should be accepted like glasses.
Mara Wilson@marawilson.bsky.social · last yr.Yes, he’s a genius, once in a generation talent, but can we also talk about how fucking good this man looks in glasses
wtf javascript is terrible. this language sucks at playing catch
Today, the UK government announced a proposal to change copyright law - for the benefit of AI companies - that would cause huge, irreversible harm to creators. More info below, but most importantly here's what you can do (wherever you live): 1. Email your MP. Template letter in 🧵 👇 1/10
Virtual Interface Environment Workstation (VIEW) at NASA (1985)
A list of bands in order of efficacy: 3. Placebo 2. The Cure 1. Prevention
Beautiful focus outlines (10min) Thomas Günther explains how to use currentColor, :focus-visible, :focus outline-offset to create accessible custom focus indicators medienbaecker.com/articles/foc...
I've mentioned before, but I think about this a lot: "There must be another room, somewhere down the hall, where the real meeting is happening, where the real experts are, making the real decisions ... because it can’t just be us. It can’t just be this." -- Jake Sullivan, 2013
Hice un Fanart de Inscryption de Taquito y su fiel acompañante B/R1. Usé la web de @delete44.bsky.social para generar las cartas y agregar mis artes.
Bit of a weirdo blog post that's been rattling through my brain recently. There are some interesting parallels between anxiety & optimisation and, for me at least, the tools I use for one can be pretty damn useful when dealing with the other Let me know what you think <3 write.as/delete44/on-...
On anxiety & premature optimisation
I understand computers much better than I understand people. And I barely understand computers, so lord knows how I get through the day...
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My curated weekly UX Research, Design, Accessibility & Tech Newsletter is out: - Learn about accessibility - Confirm or undo pattern - RGB color guessing game - Modern font stack - AI evaluation worksheet - How an ER doctor triages emergencies stephaniewalter.design/blog/pixels-...
Pixels of the Week – April 21, 2024 by Stéphanie Walter - UX Researcher & Designer.
UX Research, Design & Tech resources: learn about accessibility, confirm or undo pattern, securing a job as a designer, the creator economy trap, RGB color guessing game, logo inspiration, onboarding ...
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Interested in learning and designing for cognitive accessibility? I put together a list of resources and guidelines to understand and design for Dyslexia, Dyscalculia, ADHD, and Autism. stephaniewalter.design/blog/neurodi...
Neurodiversity and UX: Essential Resources for Cognitive Accessibility by Stéphanie Walter - UX Researcher & Designer.
Resources to design for neurodiversity and cognitive disabilities (dyslexia, dyscalculia, ADHD, and autism) from WCAG guidelines to real-world expertise and practical tips.
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Did a little writeup of an interesting task we tackled at Orbit recently; capturing webhooks whilst the app was in a maintenance window & not receiving database writes. Let me know if this is helpful! write.as/delete44/cap...
Capturing webhooks whilst your app is undergoing maintenance
Recently, we needed to upgrade our Postgres database. This required a period of downtime where we needed to prevent writes to the datab...
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@puemos.bsky.social shared this with me last week and I thought I'd share here too - short but fascinating read, really packed full of info smart-interface-design-patterns.com/articles/acc... #a11y #wcag #accessibility
can’t believe my stupid ass has imposter syndrome while elon musk is confidently marching around twitter HQ and chewing on wires until something breaks
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