Robert Thinks You’re Great

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Captivate #eLearning developer and #Accessibility specialist #CPACC. #ActuallyAutistic. Dad. A little random. He/Him. (Header image is the head and shoulders of my Lego Voltron and my profile pic is me looking at the camera on a good hair day.)
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Robert Thinks You’re Great14h ago
Adrian Roselli, pH014h ago

While I think the title is a clear “well, yeah”, I appreciate Sheri gives reasons regardless:

“Why you shouldn’t trust the people who built your inaccessible site to fix it”
https://buttondown.com/access-ability/archive/why-you-shouldn-t-trust-the-people-who-built-your/

If WCAG guarantees aren’t built into the contract, find another vendor.

#a11y #accessibility

Why you shouldn’t trust the people who built your inaccessible site to fix it

Paper wire frame of a generic website You commissioned a website. The agency delivered. The site contains blood, sweat, tears, and no small amount of your...

Access * Ability
Robert Thinks You’re Great15h ago
Ars Technica15h ago
Meta loses trial after arguing child exploitation was “inevitable” on its apps
Meta plans to appeal as it faces down two other child safety trials.
https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2026/03/meta-loses-trial-after-arguing-child-exploitation-was-inevitable-on-its-apps/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social
Robert Thinks You’re Great15h ago
Show threadGareth Halfacree15h ago

Then the Canute Scientific, heading to @crowdsupply in the near future: a 13" laptop with a built-in refreshable Braille display, designed to provide "parity of display" to scientists with visual impairments. Again, #OpenHardware and #RaspberryPi powered!

https://www.hackster.io/news/the-open-source-canute-scientific-aims-for-parity-of-display-for-vision-impaired-scientists-cd24913621ab

#Technology #News #Hackster #Accessibility

The Open Source Canute Scientific Aims for "Parity of Display" for Vision-Impaired Scientists

Raspberry Pi-powered refreshable Braille display comes with a focus on scientific applications, including lab equipment control.

Hackster.io
Robert Thinks You’re Great16h ago
Dr. Amy, Psy.D.18h ago
You will pry my em dashes from my cold — and dead — hands. I had them before AI was conceived and I’ll have them long after it’s gone.
Robert Thinks You’re Great16h ago
It’s been hard coming to realize that I have almost nothing in common with and want very little to do with my extended family.
Robert Thinks You’re Great1d ago

Dear fellow nerds,

I got a #Keychron keyboard. You were right. It’s that good.

- Keychron K10 HE
- Full size
- Magnetic switches

(I also got the M5 ergonomic mouse but don’t live it. Unlike the keyboard, it feels unsubstantial. But giving it a week before I decide on keeping or returning.)

Robert Thinks You’re Great1d ago

Dare we say, “Six seasons and a movie?”

#ForAllMankind

https://www.apple.com/tv-pr/news/2026/03/apple-tv-renews-award-winning-and-globally-acclaimed-space-drama-for-all-mankind-for-sixth-and-final-season/

Apple TV renews award-winning space drama “For All Mankind” for sixth and final season

Apple TV announced that its award-winning and celebrated space drama series, “For All Mankind,” has been renewed for a sixth and final season.

Apple TV Press
Robert Thinks You’re Great2d ago
Quiche Industries2d ago

RE: https://mastodon.social/@daringfireball/116262269285086150

So my little handmade web browser got the most wonderful feature on Daring Fireball over the weekend.

Still hungover from the euphoria, and overwhelmed with gratitude for all the messages of encouragement from so many new users.

Maybe there's still a future for user-funded handcrafted apps.

Robert Thinks You’re GreatMar 16

Shiny.

https://www.instagram.com/reel/DV6Js56jT3F/?igsh=c2YzdmJlY3RnMmM4

Once We Were Spacemen on Instagram: "The word is out. To keep Firefly flying, we need a home. And for that, we need you. Like this post, comment on this post, repost this post. Tag a friend, tag an enemy, even tag a Reaver. Give us some “quantifiable analytics” that we can use to convince folks that this is something people want. #BringBackFirefly"

1M likes, 144K comments - oncewewerespacemen on March 15, 2026: "The word is out. To keep Firefly flying, we need a home. And for that, we need you. Like this post, comment on this post, repost this post. Tag a friend, tag an enemy, even tag a Reaver. Give us some “quantifiable analytics” that we can use to convince folks that this is something people want. #BringBackFirefly".

Instagram
Robert Thinks You’re GreatMar 16

Happy weird day where we memorialize the assassination of a Roman public figure based on the (not unfounded) suspicion that he was a threat to the Roman Republic and whose death led to his deification, civil war, and — checks notes — the collapse of the Roman Republic.

Oops.

#IdesOfMarch