Carrie Dils
@cdils.bsky.social
I make the internet. And nachos.
Talking about
#a11y
#CSS
#WordPress
#FAIRPM
#WebDev
#SSDGM
#Menopause
and random things
https://linktr.ee/cdils
Talking about
#a11y
#CSS
#WordPress
#FAIRPM
#WebDev
#SSDGM
#Menopause
and random things
https://linktr.ee/cdils
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Carrie Dils
@cdils.bsky.social
· Nov 27
👋🏼 quick intro:
Built my first site in 1995 and immediately fell in love the power to publish online. Stumbled into open source in 2011 (#WordPress)
Currently teaching #FrontEndDev at LinkedIn Learning, trying to keep my clients happy, and figuring out what I want to be when I grow up.
Let’s chat
Built my first site in 1995 and immediately fell in love the power to publish online. Stumbled into open source in 2011 (#WordPress)
Currently teaching #FrontEndDev at LinkedIn Learning, trying to keep my clients happy, and figuring out what I want to be when I grow up.
Let’s chat
New Alexa update: re-enables Follow Up mode (even though I previously had this disabled) and now treats background chatter as a formal invitation. Apparently “user settings” now means “helpful suggestions.” If this is progress, I’d like the version that understands consent.
Alexa must go.
Alexa must go.
February 11, 2026 at 6:00 PM
New Alexa update: re-enables Follow Up mode (even though I previously had this disabled) and now treats background chatter as a formal invitation. Apparently “user settings” now means “helpful suggestions.” If this is progress, I’d like the version that understands consent.
Alexa must go.
Alexa must go.
If you need something lovely in your timeline this morning, check out Brandi Carlile performing Human with the BBC Concert Orchestra.
brandicarlile.lnk.to/HumanBBC
brandicarlile.lnk.to/HumanBBC
Brandi Carlile - Human (Live With The BBC Concert Orchestra)
Listen to Human (Live With The BBC Concert Orchestra) by Brandi Carlile.
brandicarlile.lnk.to
February 9, 2026 at 2:26 PM
If you need something lovely in your timeline this morning, check out Brandi Carlile performing Human with the BBC Concert Orchestra.
brandicarlile.lnk.to/HumanBBC
brandicarlile.lnk.to/HumanBBC
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I hope the halftime show makes Trump’s ass itch.
February 9, 2026 at 1:26 AM
I hope the halftime show makes Trump’s ass itch.
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The incomparable Brandi Carlile performing America The Beautiful at the Super Bowl.
February 8, 2026 at 11:44 PM
The incomparable Brandi Carlile performing America The Beautiful at the Super Bowl.
“As someone who doesn't watch sports I was surprised to see that so far hot lesbians are winning the Super Bowl.” - Linsey Fagan
🤣
🤣
February 8, 2026 at 11:40 PM
“As someone who doesn't watch sports I was surprised to see that so far hot lesbians are winning the Super Bowl.” - Linsey Fagan
🤣
🤣
Brandi Carlile and Sista Strings performing absolutely beautiful rendition of America the Beautiful. #SuperBowl
February 8, 2026 at 11:26 PM
Brandi Carlile and Sista Strings performing absolutely beautiful rendition of America the Beautiful. #SuperBowl
Superbowl is my annual reminder of how Roman numerals work.
February 8, 2026 at 11:12 PM
Superbowl is my annual reminder of how Roman numerals work.
I want to say I’m shocked, but I’m not. Disgusting and shameful behavior (yet again) from my country’s “leader.”
February 6, 2026 at 10:07 PM
I want to say I’m shocked, but I’m not. Disgusting and shameful behavior (yet again) from my country’s “leader.”
Nothing signals “I know what you did today” like standing in the UPS line with your Cologuard box. 📦 💩
#BetterThanAColonoscopy #PoopInABox
#BetterThanAColonoscopy #PoopInABox
February 6, 2026 at 7:53 PM
Nothing signals “I know what you did today” like standing in the UPS line with your Cologuard box. 📦 💩
#BetterThanAColonoscopy #PoopInABox
#BetterThanAColonoscopy #PoopInABox
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Hi there, fellow white people (especially my fellow white dudes)! It's Black History Month, and all of us who have lived in the privilege bubble our entire lives should get educated! Every day this month, 28daysofblackhistory.com drops a new story in your inbox. Every single one of them is amazing.
28 Days of Black History
28 days of Black history delivered in your inbox each day of February.
www.28daysofblackhistory.com
February 2, 2026 at 6:57 PM
Hi there, fellow white people (especially my fellow white dudes)! It's Black History Month, and all of us who have lived in the privilege bubble our entire lives should get educated! Every day this month, 28daysofblackhistory.com drops a new story in your inbox. Every single one of them is amazing.
I’m thinking about ditching the Amazon ecosystem but I’m pretty deeply embedded, particularly with my Kindle and Alexa/smart home stuff.
For those who’ve made the transition, I’m curious what replacement options you’ve gone with.
For those who’ve made the transition, I’m curious what replacement options you’ve gone with.
January 31, 2026 at 3:57 PM
I’m thinking about ditching the Amazon ecosystem but I’m pretty deeply embedded, particularly with my Kindle and Alexa/smart home stuff.
For those who’ve made the transition, I’m curious what replacement options you’ve gone with.
For those who’ve made the transition, I’m curious what replacement options you’ve gone with.
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good idea unless you wanna see a snuff film
to turn off autoplaying video on the bluesky mobile app
select the icon in the top left corner
go to settings
go to content and media
make sure "autoplay videos and gifs" is toggled off
select the icon in the top left corner
go to settings
go to content and media
make sure "autoplay videos and gifs" is toggled off
January 24, 2026 at 3:59 PM
good idea unless you wanna see a snuff film
Funding Open Source for Digital Sovereignty by Dries Buytaert
dri.es/funding-open...
tl;dr: Sustainability means paying the source creators and maintainers, not just those at the implementation level
dri.es/funding-open...
tl;dr: Sustainability means paying the source creators and maintainers, not just those at the implementation level
Funding Open Source for Digital Sovereignty
Open Source alone won't deliver digital sovereignty. Europe must fix procurement and fund those who actually build it.
dri.es
January 23, 2026 at 6:16 PM
Funding Open Source for Digital Sovereignty by Dries Buytaert
dri.es/funding-open...
tl;dr: Sustainability means paying the source creators and maintainers, not just those at the implementation level
dri.es/funding-open...
tl;dr: Sustainability means paying the source creators and maintainers, not just those at the implementation level
I'm scared to update to Tahoe.
January 22, 2026 at 3:24 PM
I'm scared to update to Tahoe.
Thank you @raydoesdata.bsky.social for literally the best response I’ve seen on the socials in a long time.
Most rodents have a dominant foot and can't game so it's a really small pool of candidates
January 21, 2026 at 11:56 PM
Thank you @raydoesdata.bsky.social for literally the best response I’ve seen on the socials in a long time.
It’s about to get really cold (by Texas standards), so I’m enjoying this 64deg, sunny afternoon on my patio while it’s here.
January 21, 2026 at 10:41 PM
It’s about to get really cold (by Texas standards), so I’m enjoying this 64deg, sunny afternoon on my patio while it’s here.
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This is Peanut. He decided to stay home from work today. Doesn't have a job, but is too exhausted to go even if he did have one. 12/10 (TT: peanut5025)
January 21, 2026 at 10:32 PM
This is Peanut. He decided to stay home from work today. Doesn't have a job, but is too exhausted to go even if he did have one. 12/10 (TT: peanut5025)
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@layer is such an underrated CSS feature, it solves most of your architecture specificity and distribution problems honestly. It's not mentioned enough.
The other day, I had an Aha! moment when someone suggested something I knew existed but hadn't considered using
matuzo.at/blog/2026/lo...
matuzo.at/blog/2026/lo...
Lowering the specificity of multiple rules at once - Manuel Matuzovic
You probably already knew that you can use `:where()` to lower the specificity of a single selector, but did you know that you can achieve a similar effect on multiple rules at once?
matuzo.at
January 20, 2026 at 1:25 PM
@layer is such an underrated CSS feature, it solves most of your architecture specificity and distribution problems honestly. It's not mentioned enough.
Somebody tell me something good.
January 15, 2026 at 7:49 PM
Somebody tell me something good.
NextDoor is a cesspool.
January 15, 2026 at 6:11 PM
NextDoor is a cesspool.
You know you've sufficiently trained ChatGPT with your preferences when it returns this response to a question:
"Hell yes."
"Hell yes."
January 13, 2026 at 7:29 PM
You know you've sufficiently trained ChatGPT with your preferences when it returns this response to a question:
"Hell yes."
"Hell yes."
January 11, 2026 at 10:02 PM
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We really appreciate @godaddy.com supporting captions for WordPress Accessibility Meetup. It makes a big difference for a lot of attendees. #WPA11yMeetup
Shouting out @godaddy.com for sponsoring #WordPress Accessibility Meetup captions!
January 9, 2026 at 3:09 AM
We really appreciate @godaddy.com supporting captions for WordPress Accessibility Meetup. It makes a big difference for a lot of attendees. #WPA11yMeetup