2026-10-28T17:04:29Z https://njump.me David O'Brien https://njump.me/npub1nz8qlhv2e7q4qp7f403prgsqtdwn09l0d03uawfdues7x9zk3ewsvesrnj https://media.mastodon.scot/accounts/avatars/109/384/016/731/497/244/original/6d6d3e117605b641.png https://media.mastodon.scot/accounts/avatars/109/384/016/731/497/244/original/6d6d3e117605b641.png https://njump.me/nevent1qqswa8f88k770aketm68x70lda62f9er6ed3nvmxxkjurlahc45s60qzyzvgur7a3t8cz5q8ex47yydzqpd46duhaa478n4e9hnxrcc526896hcglud Saying “No-one using our service has accessibility needs” is a bit like saying “We don’t need a ramp, no-one in a wheelchair has ever come up the stairs”.<br/><br/>#accessibility #a11y <br/><br/><a href="https://design.scotentblog.co.uk/the-disability-myth/">https://design.scotentblog.co.uk/the-disability-myth/</a> 2026-10-28T16:54:47Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqs0jgjqw70wl7sm8f5uaa9agvwaus8y4433ptnrp2k430dnqv7uygczyzvgur7a3t8cz5q8ex47yydzqpd46duhaa478n4e9hnxrcc52689694wxx5 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqszp8hmvkq9estx28ysqlkjnulc87w8zv9zr3vv7sjztqfyqpcjmsg2wkxjp'>nevent1q…kxjp</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>My daughter lives inn Reykjavik ... she&#39;s at home watching BakeOff going &#34;what&#34;?<br/><br/>How are things in Hveragerði? I know where it it, I have been there.<br/><br/><span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1hr7087sk4yxl25nmx9c42p0zgk5kyfyvar5xeklezs23hjuenr7qr3jxyc" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>Baldur Bjarnason</span> (<span class="italic">npub1hr7…jxyc</span>)</a></span> 2026-10-14T19:13:02Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqszp8hmvkq9estx28ysqlkjnulc87w8zv9zr3vv7sjztqfyqpcjmsgzyzvgur7a3t8cz5q8ex47yydzqpd46duhaa478n4e9hnxrcc526896znwy8q In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqswml48ldj3nku789j3w29wt6dk4943apwcxze4rwgwlkevqc3j27qt4kkhs'>nevent1q…kkhs</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Correction. That’s 205kmh, or 150mph. <br/><br/>Yow. <br/><br/><span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1hr7087sk4yxl25nmx9c42p0zgk5kyfyvar5xeklezs23hjuenr7qr3jxyc" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>Baldur Bjarnason</span> (<span class="italic">npub1hr7…jxyc</span>)</a></span> 2026-10-14T18:50:10Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqswml48ldj3nku789j3w29wt6dk4943apwcxze4rwgwlkevqc3j27qzyzvgur7a3t8cz5q8ex47yydzqpd46duhaa478n4e9hnxrcc526896sar6sd In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs0sphjs6c3cvxeuuzj0u87kvyzd7md0ufa7e2ryfv84rt0kmhys7c5ddl5t'>nevent1q…dl5t</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>“ A gust of 57 m/s was recorded at Hvammur beneath Eyjafjöll this morning.”<br/><br/>😳<br/><br/>That’s about… 180km/h?<br/><br/>Woah. <br/><br/><a href="https://www.ruv.is/english/2026-10-14-the-state-of-the-storm-489846">https://www.ruv.is/english/2026-10-14-the-state-of-the-storm-489846</a><br/><br/><span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1hr7087sk4yxl25nmx9c42p0zgk5kyfyvar5xeklezs23hjuenr7qr3jxyc" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>Baldur Bjarnason</span> (<span class="italic">npub1hr7…jxyc</span>)</a></span> 2026-10-14T16:01:36Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsvt73rgufqg5lrtetamv9qxmmfgdhy2afw0a9uzjtfuhvg8sg56wszyzvgur7a3t8cz5q8ex47yydzqpd46duhaa478n4e9hnxrcc52689696ku7l In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsgavvst8z6cyesyqln7krtdh0eaptgsm4nykqclr0a6jkcgv9jy7c39s965'>nevent1q…s965</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/><a href="https://noai.duckduckgo.com/">https://noai.duckduckgo.com/</a><br/><br/><span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1dau6hu3yy56qs355mzkd7n5lastdh73njy7qt609894559t6thtsny34ue" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>Amadeus Maximilian</span> (<span class="italic">npub1dau…34ue</span>)</a></span> 2026-10-02T14:24:49Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsdac7j2ndef3shut720r44jyhvgp9m327m66mzlftedcua3z0xfzqzyzvgur7a3t8cz5q8ex47yydzqpd46duhaa478n4e9hnxrcc5268964gn8a2 People who use assistive technologies, such as a screenreader or speech-recognition software, need to know the names of interactive elements on the web. Otherwise they may not be able to recognise the thing they’re dealing with, and so be unable to interact with it.<br/><br/>Which means we, as authors, need to give things meaningful accessible names. How does this happen?<br/><br/>#accessibility #a11y 2026-09-16T16:21:07Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqspp074ux6cgrcrga7zx8kvaq2ze4h8lg3f5xtp4q5ha8vp3ceyfpszyzvgur7a3t8cz5q8ex47yydzqpd46duhaa478n4e9hnxrcc5268966qqqg0 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsthyxwe2m3qnrh5lxffr3nfgkuc93j7saqwpgzpu3n84np02hu7ncdcy2gd'>nevent1q…y2gd</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Yes, that’s it. <br/><br/><span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub176495h5jd2deymed6taalm3mwgcg9k9qf6z03vac2wp84htwvzvs66nuj0" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>Evan Prodromou 🇨🇦🇺🇸🇬🇷🇵🇸</span> (<span class="italic">npub1764…nuj0</span>)</a></span> 2026-08-19T12:02:24Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqs9eeu9308sxjpzlvl3k6za2smxprlw3gdqkypled2638j4el5jm9gzyzvgur7a3t8cz5q8ex47yydzqpd46duhaa478n4e9hnxrcc526896fslej7 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsysuz2rsnz4e6fq7y0u4u094vueg7s0nzu6m70t4s8wtjs9c9xquqyus89x'>nevent1q…s89x</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>&#39;Followers only&#39; replies also increase the likelihood of pile-ons.<br/><br/>We&#39;ve seen this repeatedly for Black people.<br/><br/><span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub176495h5jd2deymed6taalm3mwgcg9k9qf6z03vac2wp84htwvzvs66nuj0" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>Evan Prodromou 🇨🇦🇺🇸🇬🇷🇵🇸</span> (<span class="italic">npub1764…nuj0</span>)</a></span> 2026-08-18T21:25:27Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsysuz2rsnz4e6fq7y0u4u094vueg7s0nzu6m70t4s8wtjs9c9xquqzyzvgur7a3t8cz5q8ex47yydzqpd46duhaa478n4e9hnxrcc5268965ynu30 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsgwr9sev9ckv56sda2tcynnwpc54s2h9ucfd0rxu2jgt9r0h4eyhqeas6ux'>nevent1q…s6ux</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I concur.<br/><br/>But that implies denying the original poster their audience.<br/><br/>It&#39;s a trade-off.<br/><br/><span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub176495h5jd2deymed6taalm3mwgcg9k9qf6z03vac2wp84htwvzvs66nuj0" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>Evan Prodromou 🇨🇦🇺🇸🇬🇷🇵🇸</span> (<span class="italic">npub1764…nuj0</span>)</a></span> 2026-08-18T21:17:58Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsdj8hlt8ujzhzlw660s0nfvfjmsc6hmte0qfrfjzyunh6qjhhd9uqzyzvgur7a3t8cz5q8ex47yydzqpd46duhaa478n4e9hnxrcc5268962jkxna RE: <a href="https://cosocial.ca/@evan/117118363918910314">https://cosocial.ca/@evan/117118363918910314</a><br/><br/>Interesting #design decision.<br/><br/>You have two possible routes:<br/><br/> 1 Narrow the conversation down<br/> 2 Open the conversation up<br/><br/>So the question is, do we respect the intention of the original post, or that of the person replying?<br/><br/>Like most design dilemmas, there&#39;s no right answer. Only trade-offs.<blockquote class="border-l-05rem border-l-strongpink border-solid"><div class="-ml-4 bg-gradient-to-r from-gray-100 dark:from-zinc-800 to-transparent mr-0 mt-0 mb-4 pl-4 pr-2 py-2">quoting <br/><span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Article"><a itemprop="url" href="/note15nczyh268ahed68azttztaz52a5c0ap2r6ftx6g0p7qxslz5r96q5xkesn" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1">note15nc…kesn</a></span><br/> </div> This is how replies to followers-only posts on Instagram, Facebook, and X work. It lets the OP start a private conversation among their friends, family, colleagues and neighbors.<br/><br/>The Mastodon behaviour is for a reply to a followers-only post to be addressed to the followers of the replier. Only people who follow both the original poster and the replier can see the whole thread. If someone else replies, the intersection gets smaller and smaller.<br/><br/>It attenuates the conversation. </blockquote> 2026-08-18T20:42:51Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqs8ftk05szdh53vun8gjrjfqtjhjadsr8swu23lpvarc7xwmxanjngzyzvgur7a3t8cz5q8ex47yydzqpd46duhaa478n4e9hnxrcc526896fctkgt In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsxh8t7qh68t2228ctrj36n64vkgmpjquln2ej9pjp6xcl6kx2zffc567424'>nevent1q…7424</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I haven&#39;t used Codepen in anger since 2.0 was launched. Is it really that bad?<br/><br/><span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1he7dskfxg8pr4h97kqeckp8qfug5rwwl5vhghh36n0fpk5lxrhxqtammdk" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>Adrian Roselli</span> (<span class="italic">npub1he7…mmdk</span>)</a></span> <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1kefujcvhuugvl3lshuqz4u7395fujfpn657rlw452yw6gr8l8kls7838tc" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>James Scholes</span> (<span class="italic">npub1kef…38tc</span>)</a></span> 2026-08-17T14:21:15Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsgghezjja6sejgd8zkefkm340ucdhdv4jln02cz4jzk7khhe4ezvszyzvgur7a3t8cz5q8ex47yydzqpd46duhaa478n4e9hnxrcc526896tdaf46 RE: <a href="https://mastodon.online/@mwichary/117057050584934143">https://mastodon.online/@mwichary/117057050584934143</a><br/><br/>Ah. So, we couldn&#39;t be bothered making the web #accessible for disabled people.<br/><br/>But we *could* be bothered making it accessible to (sic) AI.<br/><br/>Then we decided we could block AI by making the web even more inaccessible for people with vision impairments.<br/><br/>Cool. Cool, cool.<br/><br/>#a11y<br/>nostr:note179pwasguatslwx5lm9d4uhjnytk29x7dxtfj467u3fs38kg3zs5qdrw73u<br/> 2026-08-10T19:47:09Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsp0f7ece5mcm4yhd0p8qshxdtlzx7wq50dfppha7tv6xjyjhumvjgzyzvgur7a3t8cz5q8ex47yydzqpd46duhaa478n4e9hnxrcc526896cvxla6 RE: <a href="https://mastodon.social/@arstechnica/116970906728034426">https://mastodon.social/@arstechnica/116970906728034426</a><br/><br/>Um ... you mean like FaceID, which Apple has offered for years?<blockquote class="border-l-05rem border-l-strongpink border-solid"><div class="-ml-4 bg-gradient-to-r from-gray-100 dark:from-zinc-800 to-transparent mr-0 mt-0 mb-4 pl-4 pr-2 py-2">quoting <br/><span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Article"><a itemprop="url" href="/note1wzu473683m5k5uu6kelumr7sy07a96tcm3rcfx2w0y9zfaeytvcs2q302q" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1">note1wzu…302q</a></span><br/> </div> Google now lets you log into your account with a selfie<br/><br/>Google's selfie videos can be used for account access, AI Avatars, and age verification.<br/><a href="https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2026/07/google-now-lets-you-log-into-your-account-with-a-selfie/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social">https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2026/07/google-now-lets-you-log-into-your-account-with-a-selfie/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social</a><br/> <img src="https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/116/970/906/650/036/968/original/594e67fef382945a.png"> <br/> </blockquote> 2026-07-23T19:26:29Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqs0w4q2lm34qvg7t5pa6ap9gh5dzcsn0pxy6x797cnjthvjsmdyckqzyzvgur7a3t8cz5q8ex47yydzqpd46duhaa478n4e9hnxrcc526896jzrxae The web was designed to be #stateless <br/><br/>We&#39;ve tried to make our site reflect that, as best we can.<br/><br/>We need some data to demonstrate that people are reading what we write. Wyt else are we writing it?<br/><br/>This is ... not straightforward, in 2026. <br/><br/>But I think we&#39;ve found a solution to one part of the puzzle. And we don&#39;t need #cookies <br/><br/>We don&#39;t need #cookieConsent (that is largely a myth, anyway)<br/><br/><a href="https://design.scotentblog.co.uk/no-more-cookies-for-you/">https://design.scotentblog.co.uk/no-more-cookies-for-you/</a> 2026-01-28T21:40:02Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsyl6g5sq6klu6yf6nzchqxqysdkg6nvhhhzwkvrjfwr6779umf3vqzyzvgur7a3t8cz5q8ex47yydzqpd46duhaa478n4e9hnxrcc526896gjcjwq Just built a local #11ty site and it did, indeed, take about 10 minutes.<br/><br/>Now to figure out where/how to host it ... 2024-08-27T19:44:01Z