Mastodawn

For the special person out there waiting for it – version 13 of my new NetNewsWire theme is looking ripe to publish!

Spent some hours finding a way to work around a Safari SVG filter regression.
Now I need a screen break. Will be back to write up what’s new.

Ollie Boermans 7h ago

litherland 14h ago

Now that variable fonts are no longer new(s), it’s fascinating to reread this article about Twin, from 2003 https://www.nytimes.com/2003/07/24/technology/is-it-about-to-rain-check-the-typeface.html?unlocked_article_code=1.klA.bqnu._LmRwwO4pyWA&smid=url-share

Is It About to Rain? Check the Typeface

Digital typeface called Twin was created by Erik van Blokland and Just van Rossum for Minneapolis/St Paul graphic design contest; type changes in response to such real-world factors as temperature fluctuations or traffic conditions; it has not been decided how typeface will be used; photo (M)

The New York Times

Ollie Boermans 7h ago

Curtis Wilcox 1d ago

I wrote A Deep Dive into Contrast Themes. It builds on classics on the subject, without references to legacy details like `-ms-high-contrast`, and hopefully adds some useful advice on common issues, especially for images with transparency.

https://accessibility.huit.harvard.edu/news/2026/05/deep-dive-contrast-themes

https://sarahmhigley.com/writing/whcm-quick-tips/

#a11y #webDev

Ollie Boermans 7h ago

AJ Sadauskas 23h ago

A shipwreck in the Parramatta River between Rhodes and Wentworth Point. The SS Ayrfield was in service from 1911 to 1969, when it was basically abandoned. Since then, its rusted hull has been reclaimed by mangroves.

#shipwreck #boat #ship #ParramattaRiver

Ollie Boermans 1d ago

“The Executive Council of Australian Jewry (ECAJ) has received more than $176m in Commonwealth grant funding through an ACT incorporated association that is not subject to the same public financial reporting requirements as registered charities or companies.”
https://michaelwest.com.au/money-trail-leads-to-obscure-israel-lobby-entity-then-runs-dry/

Money trail leads to obscure Israel lobby entity, then runs dry - Michael West

Atop the maze of Israel lobby charities in Australia is the Executive Council of Australian Jewry yet ECAJ cannot account for its government grants

Michael West

Ollie Boermans 1d ago

“When developers automate UI development, they automate discrimination from rights, services, and opportunity.”
https://conesible.de/wab/

Accessibility Is Civil Rights. AI Must Stop Shipping Barriers.

Ollie Boermans 1d ago

Thomas Fuchs 1d ago

I hope we collectively find our way out of this era of mass psychosis.

Ollie Boermans 1d ago

Firefox Nightly 1d ago

The new JPEG XL image format support was activated today in Firefox Nightly
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/2040074

2040074 - enable image.jxl.enabled pref on nightly channel only

RESOLVED (tnikkel) in Core - Graphics: ImageLib. Last updated 2026-05-22.

Ollie Boermans 1d ago

castastrophe 1d ago

Love the level of nuance in such a short video. Parth doesn't just say, people only hated it because they thought it was AI (and the image wasn't), but he goes on to say that anger comes from a real place of injustice. https://youtube.com/shorts/ymulrZ3zn0Y?si=--8PHPPWbQj9C2-2

AI art …#learnontiktok #ai #tech #fyp #chatgpt

YouTube

Ollie Boermans 2d ago

Firefox for Web Developers 4d ago

Firefox 151 is out now, and brings with it some tasty new web platform features:

🎉 Container style() queries
🎉 Web Serial API
🎉 Document Picture-in-Picture API
🎉 keyboardLock on requestFullscreen

…and more!

https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Mozilla/Firefox/Releases/151

Firefox 151 release notes for developers (Stable) - Mozilla | MDN

This article provides information about the changes in Firefox 151 that affect developers. Firefox 151 was released on May 19, 2026.

MDN Web Docs

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