Notes

13 February 2019 08:53 UTC

I’m late to the party, but this article by Eric Bailey contains so much good and clearly-written advice on browser defaults that benefit our web experience and have a big impact on accessibility. Bookmarking it for future reference and to win arguments!

Paint the Picture, Not the Frame: How Browsers Provide Everything Users Need by Eric Bailey

8 February 2019 16:45 UTC

I don’t think it is possible to find an MP with a more disgustingly regressive parliamentary record than Christopher Chope. His constituents should be ashamed of electing him.

Christopher Chope’s Wikipedia page

5 February 2019 16:03 UTC

I can understand journalists not having the ability to effect change in a publication’s dodgy practices and funding model.

But this article is written by “The Editorial Board.”

Last time we checked for Better, nytimes.com was loading 29 third-party trackers.

5 February 2019 13:32 UTC

There is nothing less reassuring than the HMRC’s updates on Brexit.

No wait! There is something less reassuring… the HMRC’s “Prepare your business for the UK leaving the EU” tool. Where you answer 7 questions and it gives you a long list of vague and unhelpful information.

(Not a fault of the tool so much as it being impossible to provide clear information about an unclear situation.)

4 February 2019 11:33 UTC

1 February 2019 17:54 UTC

The new Skunk Anansie live album is immense and is bringing back brilliant memories of joyful gigs ❤️‬

31 January 2019 18:35 UTC

I’ve discovered how to survive a hellishly busy Stansted airport: glass of champagne, blasting Mogwai in my earphones, and writing up some thoughts on blockchain.

31 January 2019 15:32 UTC

Started reading Shoshana Zuboff’s The Age Of Surveillance Capitalism on my flight. It is 🔥🔥 terrifying 🔥.‬

30 January 2019 20:45 UTC

I’ve put my slides from yesterday’s talk, ‘People might actually use this’ online with accompanying text. It’s not a transcript, but when the video is up, I’ll post it (with captions) so you can get a real idea of how inarticulate I am in person.

People might actually use this, a presentation by Laura Kalbag

30 January 2019 20:16 UTC

If you care about the people joining the web community, please read this. Access is incredibly important, we need more technology shaped by folks who don’t come from privilege. (And tools and frameworks not determined by people with ulterior motives.)

HTML, CSS and our vanishing industry entry points by Rachel Andrew