Mastodawn

Daniel Davis Dec 6, 2023

For people who live in Japan:

If you've used @retirejapan for financial info (and you should 🙂), please share how it’s helped you.

Ben’s been running RetireJapan for 10 years this month. Hopefully he’ll continue for 10+ more years!

https://www.retirejapan.com/blog/retirejapan-stories/

RetireJapan Stories

Let us know how we are doing RetireJapan turned ten years old this week. Seems pretty incredible to me, and thinking back I can’t believe how far we have come. From blog to information website, forum, social media, publications, live events, online events, coaching, courses, YouTube, and most recently video courses. What’s coming next? I […]

RetireJapan

Daniel Davis Oct 19, 2023

I’m not a Trekkie (😱) but this list of commercially available chairs featured in Star Trek is fascinating. Even a couple of Ikea ones in there.

https://www.ex-astris-scientia.org/database/chairs-trek.htm

Would love to see this for other shows & films so I can eat breakfast on the throne of Ming the Merciless.

Ex Astris Scientia - Commercially Available Chairs in Star Trek

Off-the-shelf office chairs, lounge chairs or car seats in Star Trek

Daniel Davis Oct 14, 2023

Vadim Makeev Oct 14, 2023

Spotted a destroyer from Star Wars in Vienna. Out of nowhere, right in the morning sky 😱

Daniel Davis Oct 8, 2023

If you live in Japan, I’ve made a few updates to Japan Daily News that you might like:

* Daily Japanese proverb
* Yen exchange rates
* Weather summary for Tokyo

(And the podcast is still going too)

https://japandailynews.com

Record-breaking Rain Recovery Efforts Continue | Heavy Rain Warning for Kanto and Izu Islands, & more…

Today's news from Japan, powered by AI. This computer-generated daily podcast covers the most important stories from Japan in easy-to-digest 2-minute episodes.

Japan Daily News

Daniel Davis Sep 30, 2023

For people interested in #Japan, NHK (the public broadcaster) has a wide selection of free on-demand English TV programmes about the country & culture.

For example…

Zero Waste Life:
https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/ondemand/program/video/zerowaste/

My Street Piano:
https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/ondemand/program/video/mystreetpiano/

Zero Waste Life | NHK WORLD-JAPAN On Demand

Meet people around Japan who strive for a life without waste under the traditional philosophy of "MOTTAINAI," which values cherishing the things we have.

NHK WORLD

Daniel Davis Sep 30, 2023

Karl Dubost Sep 30, 2023

Quick #Usability Tip for Web designers:

If there is a language setting feature on your website, do not put it in the footer of your infinite scrolling page. #ux

Please?

Daniel Davis Sep 19, 2023

World Wide Web Consortium Sep 18, 2023

We are hiring an Accessibility Specialist! The W3C Web Accessibility Initiative (WAI) is seeking a full-time staff member to work on digital accessibility standards and supporting materials.

Please share this within your networks and to qualified candidates
https://www.w3.org/careers/2023-accessibility-specialist/

Accessibility Specialist job posting

Open position for a Web Accessibility Specialist, for full-time remote work in the USA, on a one-year contract, to work on digital accessibility standards and supporting materials.

W3C

Daniel Davis Sep 17, 2023

tripu Sep 17, 2023

Note to self:

https://free-for.dev/

#entrepreneurship #SideProject #resource #online #service #free

Free for Developers

Developers and Open Source authors now have a massive amount of services offering free tiers, but it can be hard to find them all to make informed decisions.

Daniel Davis Sep 15, 2023

There are many #privacy guides out there, often just generic blog fillers, but this one by @TheAtlantic is actually good.

Practical next steps + good advice such as “treat AI chatbots like social media” and setting a reminder to review privacy settings.

https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2023/09/managing-digital-privacy-personal-information-online/675184/#privacy-personal

Note: There is a link missing for controlling Google’s ability to store your location. I think it’s supposed to be this page:
https://myaccount.google.com/intro/activitycontrols
(FYI @TheAtlantic )

Three Simple Rules for Protecting Your Data

Read our simple rules for managing your digital privacy, and get a list of personalized recommendations.

The Atlantic

Daniel Davis Sep 6, 2023

Very sad to hear of the passing of Molly Holzschlag.

So much energy and selflessness, directed towards making the web a better place for everyone.

Gone much too soon but her impact lives on.

https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/090523_molly_holzschlag/tucsons-molly-holzschlag-known-as-the-fairy-godmother-web-dead-60/

Tucson's Molly Holzschlag, known as 'the fairy godmother of the web,' dead at 60 | Obituary

Molly Holzschlag, whose pioneering work in online design standards led to her being dubbed "the fairy godmother of the web," has died at age 60.

TucsonSentinel.com