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  RE: https://mastodon.social/@Carl_Zimmer/117345065655681591 “The Anthropic scientists [..] said that their A.I. had taken “the first steps of a biological discovery on its own.”” [Mario Rodríguez Mestre, a computational biologist] “disputed that claim. “They are the same systems we have been studying for years,” he said. And they are the same enzymes, he said, that he had described to Anthropic’s A.I.” — AI companies stealing people’s work and claiming that their AI is making new discoveries...

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  40 and more consistent with my workouts than ever. 💪🏻 Anyway... I wanted to record a "cute" video of me asking my birb 🐦 what he thought of today's workout session. This is what I got. For what it's worth, I disagree—it was a very good and challenging session. Good morning and you're welcome. 😇

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  Pinterest turned from an app for inspiration to an app full of AI slop. I wished for a way to stop AI-generated images from appearing and thought how nice this would be for everything else on the web. I wish browsers provided a button that blocks all AI-generated content—images, articles, etc.

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  The HTML <dialog> and <button> elements, the HTML Invoker Commands API, the View Transitions API + Progressive enhancement == *chefs kiss* https://pqina.nl/blog/animating-the-dialog-element-using-view-transitions/ Lovely post from @rikschennink

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  Here's @adactio applauding the Safari/Webkit team for meaningful new releases in Safari 27 👏🏻 https://adactio.com/journal/22609 ...and on the other hand rightfully calling out Google's disregard for what devs really want and instead pushing out damaging new tech just because it can and wants to 👌🏻

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  I had Parallels Desktop with a Windows VM open with multiple browsers open inside of that + the settings panel & other things for testing/screen recording for a new blog post I'm working on (finally!) I shut down my laptop last night (a new habit I'm adopting lol) and forgot I had all that open. 🥲 I was pleasantly surprised to that *everything* re-opened when I started macOS today: Parallels *and* every single thing I had open inside of it—even the settings I was playin...

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  "After the #AI Hype – What's Real, and What's Next" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uWnUnMphmPM I agree with all the comments under this video: this is one of the best talks and perspectives on AI that I have heard/seen. And it's quite uplifting for a change!

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  Friends, I'm looking for a good anti-blue filter/screen for my MacBook. Do you use something like this? Is it good? Does it compromise display quality? Do you recommend it? I don't want anti-blue eyeglasses and am looking for something to stick to my screens instead. Any tips you might share?

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  Friends, I've officially killed my Second Brain (PKM system) and will be sharing more about this in a writeup for the newsletter in due time. Now I'm curious: what distraction-free apps do you use to *write*? iA writer? Bear app? Obsidian? something else? Bonus points for apps that use local .md files

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  "A few quick tweaks" is turning into a whole new layer of paint for my course website. Gosh, #CSS I wrote 5 years ago looks *ancient* now! Our field moves so fast! I love feeling like a newbie even 13 years in! Doing some refactoring & have used CSS @scope for the first time in a real project. ✨

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  "When it comes to front-end development, that line is for me to stay as close as I can to raw HTML, CSS, and JavaScript. After all, that’s what users are going to get in their browsers. [..] Large language model coding tools truly are magic. I don’t like magic." @adactio@mastodon.social https://adactio.com/journal/22399 I felt every word in my bones. So glad Jeremy eloquently expressed what many (or maybe a few in the age of AI??) like he and I feel these days.

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  "98% of readers prefer imperfect-yet-authentic human writing; most will stop reading, block you, and downvote you if they suspect AI [..] TL;DR Readers really despise and distrust articles that seem shaped by AI. They not only stop reading, but also block and punish the author." ☝🏻 Report: How developers react to AI-scented blog posts https://writethatblog.substack.com/p/dev-reaction-to-ai-blog-posts Bookmarked.

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  This morning I sent an email newsletter out 📬 announcing a soft-launch of this year's Global Accessibility Awareness Day #GAAD promotion: For the next two weeks, the Practical Accessibility course is going on sale! 25% off ($299 instead of $399) 🎁 Sale ends on June 1st ⏳ https://practical-accessibility.today

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  When developing for #a11y, performing manual testing with a screen reader (SR) is important to catch issues that can’t be caught by automated checkers. I published an excerpt from #PracticalA11y on how to set up a SR testing environment on ur computer ✨ https://www.sarasoueidan.com/blog/testing-environment-setup/

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  🎥 New (Video) Podcast: "Navigating the World of Web Accessibility with Sara Soueidan", with @kevinpowell https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ndGKjhzmLXc I finally sat down with Kevin for a long-overdue, in-depth conversation about web #accessibility, and we had a blast! Kevin and I been planning this podcast for months and our schedules finally aligned and we made it happen. We originally planned to chat for a bit… but we had so much fun that almost two hours flew by without...

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  In my conversation with @kevinpowell a few weeks ago I mentioned that one of the ways to get people to care about #accessibility is to help them understand it better. And one way to help them understand it better is to debunk common accessibility myths. This post by the folks at @TetraLogical is a fantastic article that debunks common misconceptions about screen readers (& their users) "Common misconceptions about screen readers" https://tetralogical.com/blog/2025/1...

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  Friends! The cat is finally out of the bag! 📢 I’m very happy to announce Practical Accessibility course pre-orders are now open! (And just in time for #BlackFriday 🏷) 🎁 25% off original price (newsletter subscribers get an extra 5% off on top of that) ⏳ Pre-orders are open *for a limited time only* (till December 10) 🏕 Team packages will be available soon (subscribe to newsletter for updates!) Guaranteed to level up your #a11y skills! https://practical-accessibility.today #PracticalA11y

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  @iamdtms yes more like the former: heading before the form.

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  Hey friends #lazyWeb, Have you come across any forms that don't have a visible label or title that describes what the purpose of the form is? Do you have any examples you can share? Links? Thank you!

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  "If you are planning a project today, what’s the launch date? [..] that might be six months to a year from now. Rather than tying yourself to what’s Widely available today, you can probably include anything that will be Widely available on that date." @rachelandrew https://rachelandrew.co.uk/archives/2026/03/20/look-into-the-future-of-the-web-platform/

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  This website runs on a solar powered server and will go offline during longer periods of bad weather: https://solar.lowtechmagazine.com/power.html The background is a battery meter & always display the relationship of the energy powering the website and the visitor traffic consuming it. Brilliant☀️

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  OK so looks like I will be moving away from Codepen for my live demos—particularly those in my accessibility course—as it's been acting kinda funny lately. I will probably need help implementing a custom code playground using Sandpack, something akin to what @joshwcomeau described in this post https://www.joshwcomeau.com/react/next-level-playground/ Are you or do you know someone who's experienced with Sandpack and who might be available for hire sometime in the coming weeks?...

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  Friends in Europe, Like many around the globe, one of my course students recently has lost his job and is now looking for a new opportunity. ✨ Do you know any good companies in Belgium that are looking for a Frontend developer with a passion for UI/UI and Accessibility to connect him with?