novelladev
@novelladev.bsky.social
Awkward but lovable FE dev, a11y learner, and design systems enthusiast. Still masking & vaxing. Happily jobbed but always looking. she/her Will ask you what you plan on doing with all that keyboard focus.
Anyone else's memory palace just infinite row of Ikea Kallax shelves? 😅🤣
Isn't tomorrow the holiday where Tom Hanks sends us all a little present? Can it be?
reason 601035 I love remote work: I want a quiet space...so I can hear myself singing offkey at the top of my lungs.
Propositions LL and MM passed here in Colorado which means free school meals for all kids regardless of financial need and it allows for any excess to be used to support SNAP
Supporters of Propositions MM and LL declare victory
The two measures increase funding for Colorado’s universal free school meals program and could bolster SNAP, too.
cpr.org
The "One size fits all" in all caps at the bottom 🤣
Crystal Preston-Watson@scopicengineer.com · 10mo agoEnding spooky season with one of the spookiest images I've created.
Amazon is helping fund a $300 million build of a ballroom for the White House. Independent bookstores are donating to food banks and organizations that help with food insecurity. They are not the same.
The amount of time between starting some cringey activity* and the full cringe overtaking you is so short, and yet, infinite.😅😐😵 *but not harmful
Another day ending in Y, another day I think of those two professional bean tasters whose meetcute was over a kettle of baked beans (iirc Nadiya's Time To Eat s1e1?). 😍😭
I want these birds outside every clothing store changing room. I know I look amazing, eider duck said so.
Doe@doefulwoeful.bsky.social · last yr.I laughed at this video for like 2 minutes straight last night and now you get to
Can someone please check on my iced coffee? I ordered it forever ago but my cat just keeps standing here meowing at me like I should be the one getting up and making it! Rude!
Turns out I'm a coworker people go to with the weird styling and CSS and keyboard focus and it should be working and it's half past lunch hour bugs. And tbh I love that for me. 🤣😅
Randomly remembered the web series, "Stories From My Gay Grandparents," and it made me smile all over again 🥰 www.storiesfrommygaygrandparents.com
This is Henry. He brings his emotional support duck to his hydrotherapy sessions. They get along swimmingly. 13/10
It never ceases to shock me how much -isms shape codebases.
One of the toughest transitions from mid to senior dev was that I know I *can* do a bunch of stuff I probably *shouldn't* do, but there are fewer people to say hey that's a terrible idea.
kind of obsessed with 2025 pride merch...I'm calling it cowardcore.
Ben Siemon@benjaminjs.bsky.social · last yr.Target's bold "Pride" collection this year features a colorless hoodie with the words "Out Loud & Proud" written teeny tiny only the string.
Give Users’ Brains a Break: UX Tips for Cognitive Accessibility coforma.io/perspectives... #a11y #UX #cognition
Give Users’ Brains a Break: UX Tips for Cognitive Accessibility - Blog - Coforma
We’ll discuss how cognitive accessibility objectives relate to WCAG 2.2, giving product teams gain a new common language for discussing accessibility standards.
coforma.io
This! LLMs are not systems thinkers, the humans who are systems thinkers are more valuable than ever
Alan B Smith@alanbsmith.bsky.social · last yr.Your ability to understand complex systems and describe nuanced problems is at an all-time premium. Deeply understand your context, communicate the details clearly, and drive toward good solutions. That’s always been the job for designers, engineers, and PMs. But now it’s much more important.
Avoid forcing users to memorize information. For example, use field labels instead of placeholder text. Placeholder text disappears when users begin typing. This forces them to memorize placeholder text or delete information so they can see placeholders again.
The Mississippi Free Press is seeking 2025 YMP student journalists this summer to cover health disparities. Applications close on May 15, 2025, at 11:59 p.m. See mfp.ms/gigs for details.
A 1 inch ripped hole in clothing is such an underused ND diagnostic tool (mostly joking)
This is a cool way to understand the scale of the US budget and the DOGE funding cuts. www.debtinperspective.com #doge
Understanding the Cuts | US Debt in Perspective
An interactive exploration of the US national debt, scaled down to comprehensible numbers to help understand the true scale of government finances.
debtinperspective.com
Does anyone else bounce along to the little app icons in the mac desktop? idk it's very catchy
