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Sure I'm really proud of the a11y work I do, but this? Getting people to call buttons buttons instead of always CTAs? This is my real impact, my pride and joy.

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I wrote a blog post about this: benjie.ca/blog/2025/05... Inspired by some similar thoughts by Clayton Ramsey: claytonwramsey.com/blog/prompt/

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I just published a complete redesign of my website! It's still a bit of a work in progress... I was tempted to find a geocities style "Under Construction" gif to slap on it. I've been working on it very slowly for a bit, and figured it was best to just push up what I have now, and keep iterating!

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I've been in so many meetings today, I only just signed into github for the first time 😬

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She needs six eggs. Skill issue.

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Beyond underwear overdoses, bar eavesdropping drama, and incredible academic paper titles, the best reason to follow @swilua.bsky.social is to rememeber to Never Forget the Fae. Doing so unlocked a wellspring of inspiration for The Novel that's been tugging on my neurons for two years.

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I can't emphasize enough that the most important thing journalists can do right now is publish exactly this kind of article

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I'm working on my own website again as part of this trend... But it also feels like a very siloed phenomenon. Most of my friends are not Tech People, and they have no interest in just rolling their own site - they're looking at how to give up the web as much as possible instead.

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chrome needs to update on its return, my tabs: gone smile, free from their weight

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And (I say this as a hardcore meditator) endless stark meditation retreats and EEG headsets are not a substitute for real spiritual practice, which is always based in community, and insufficient as supports for the psychedelic experience.

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at the summit of bold visions www.noncanon.com/comics/2025-...

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I went snowbell huntin' yesterday. It's sprung, y'all #photography #fujifilm #naturephotography

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Oh how fun: I've decided to do a listening project focused on all the symphonies for a given composer, and I'm starting with Beethoven. I just found this podcast that has a whole series on his symphs (special lingo for those in the know). stickynotespodcast.libsyn.com/size/5/?sear...

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The designers on my team have started marking up their figma files with alt text and notes for screen reader UX and I couldn't be more proud 😭😭😭

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They're still called Skeets, btw

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Friendly reminder that I shared an extensive guide to ARIA live regions so you can learn more about: - what they are - what to use them for - how to use them - what not to use them for (!important) Part 1: www.sarasoueidan.com/blog/accessi... Part 2: www.sarasoueidan.com/blog/accessi... #a11y

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Accessibility is anti-fascist. You can do a lot by literally just adding alt text.

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Praise be!!! Finally there's an easier way to get into Reading Mode in Chrome!!!

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I was thinking about AI for, say writing, or coding. I was trying to answer, "why not use AI?" and it has to do with what learning a skill does to you. When we learn a skill, we create new pathways in our brain, reinforcing them repeatedly until, with mastery, the skill becomes effortless.

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My brain is just absolutely buzzing as I finish up this presentation I'm doing on how screen reader users experience the web. I'm learning things I didn't know before, and I'm so excited to share it.

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I feel like the more senior I get the more time I spend on tiny little things I used to think were just bike shedding... because I have more experience making decisions that turned out to be Bad Ideas later

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Neat little article about youtube's new core brand colour! design.google/library/yout...

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Just some short thoughts on how people get defensive when talking about accessibility (in blog form, instead of a thread! go me!) heather-buchel.com/blog/2025/02...

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I love learning about new (to me) #a11y things. Today's deep dive was the roles `tab`, `tablist`, and `tabpanel`. So interesting! I might do a little blog post writeup about them.

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The only topic of conversation in the office today is this insane trade war. Such a shame that these times are happening when I'm otherwise the happiest I've ever been.

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If I have a good, or even passable, exchange with a customer service person, darn-tootin' I'm doing that satisfaction survey. I absolutely want my glowing comments brought up in their performance review. Almost never when I have a bad experience. Feels like solidarity. ✊

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I did an intro workshop at a zen centre in town, and I really liked it. It was a great space, very clean, pristine, and had the warm but reverential vibe I loved at the insight meditation society. I just wish they were closer - they're on the other side of downtown from me.