vini

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Human being.

(currently reorganizing my online presence)

Interests: Computer-human interfaces, free software/open source, software development, user experience, web standards, game design, human history, linguistics, urbanism, typography, photography, drawing, etc.

Say hi to [email protected]

Pronouns: he/him or they/them

Codeberghttps://codeberg.org/vsdl
GNOME Gitlabhttps://gitlab.gnome.org/adxlv
viniJun 2, 2023
Micro SF/F by O. WestinJun 2, 2023
"We made a simulation," the colonel said.
"Did you?" the robot said.
"Well, a thought experiment."
"And what did you think?"
"That you could, in theory, kill someone."
The robot looked at its bonds. "I was thinking the same thing."
"That you could kill someone?"
"That you could."
#MicroFiction #SmallStories #TootFic
viniMay 2, 2023
floris 🍉Jan 26, 2023
I like it when someone decides that a label should look like a placeholder until you focus the input, when the label should look like an actual label, but that the input field still needs a placeholder, so the same text appears again in the same colour, but larger, like an actual placeholder, under the label.
viniMar 26, 2023
On/Off Switch. ("Switch"). Possible values: "On", "Off". (Currently: "On")
viniJan 22, 2023
Chris BroomeJan 21, 2023

“Here is how platforms die: first, they are good to their users; then they abuse their users to make things better for their business customers; finally, they abuse those business customers to claw back all the value for themselves. Then, they die.”

https://pluralistic.net/2023/01/21/potemkin-ai/#hey-guys

@pluralistic

Pluralistic: Tiktok’s enshittification (21 Jan 2023) – Pluralistic: Daily links from Cory Doctorow

viniJan 3, 2023
Marcin WicharyJan 3, 2023

There finally is a site for my book about the history of keyboards.

I think you’ll enjoy it. There are quite a few fun/interactive things in there, and you can sign up to be notified when the Kickstarter is ready! https://shifthappens.site

Shift Happens: A book about keyboards

Shift Happens tells the story of keyboards like no book ever before, covering 150 years from the early typewriters to the pixellated keyboards in our pockets.

viniDec 17, 2022
Zach LeathermanNov 17, 2022

We are in the midst of another Google Reader-level community disruption.

It’s a good time to reset, take stock, clean house, and own your content!

If you don’t yet have your own web site—it’s a good time to start!

1. The most crucial piece is ownership of the domain name.
2. Then add content (it can just be plain HTML!)
3. Iterate on it! Make it better, but more importantly—make it yours.

viniDec 10, 2022
Large Heydon ColliderDec 10, 2022
Jeremy gets me. There are fundamentally two approaches to CSS: systematic or piecemeal. CSS is *designed* for a systematic approach. You can use it in a piecemeal way too, it's your funeral. See
https://adactio.com/journal/18982 by @adactio
Declarative design

Defining the inputs instead of trying to control the outputs.

viniDec 6, 2022
Eric BaileyDec 5, 2022
I wrote about the presence of censorship in automatic captions and voice control software. https://ericwbailey.website/published/swearing-and-automatic-captions/
Swearing and automatic captions

You can’t solve culture with technology…

Eric Bailey
viniNov 23, 2022
Large Heydon ColliderNov 22, 2022

📼 “What Happend To Text Inputs?”

(the long wait is over, a new Webbed Briefs video is here 😅)

https://briefs.video/videos/what-happened-to-text-inputs/

What Happened To Text Inputs?

A video from Webbed Briefs

viniNov 20, 2022
Show threadRichard LittlerNov 18, 2022
Mastodon is different. It's polite and friendly. There's a different code of conduct (please look up some of the basics), a slower pace. It's not a sprawling, hectic shopping centre in a grim industrial park on the city rim; it's a pleasant village street with artisanal shops and cafes. Take your time. Be nice.