Gregory Wild-Smith
@gregory.wild-smith.com
VW Bus owner, Ghostbuster, & Clio Award winner. Passionate about making things, UX, & A11y.
A-CSM, A-CSD, & Agile Leadership certified Staff Software Engineer. Formerly Netflix, LinkedIn, & much more. 🇬🇧🇺🇸
A-CSM, A-CSD, & Agile Leadership certified Staff Software Engineer. Formerly Netflix, LinkedIn, & much more. 🇬🇧🇺🇸
Honestly? BlueSky has gone VERY downhill.
They catered to the worst kind of shit posters & “content creators” (read: outrage baiters) for features & now we have just a less right wing version of shitty Twitter.
Really sad. What it could have been—and was—has been destroyed chasing growth.
They catered to the worst kind of shit posters & “content creators” (read: outrage baiters) for features & now we have just a less right wing version of shitty Twitter.
Really sad. What it could have been—and was—has been destroyed chasing growth.
February 28, 2025 at 3:59 PM
Honestly? BlueSky has gone VERY downhill.
They catered to the worst kind of shit posters & “content creators” (read: outrage baiters) for features & now we have just a less right wing version of shitty Twitter.
Really sad. What it could have been—and was—has been destroyed chasing growth.
They catered to the worst kind of shit posters & “content creators” (read: outrage baiters) for features & now we have just a less right wing version of shitty Twitter.
Really sad. What it could have been—and was—has been destroyed chasing growth.
3yr old: what do firemen eat?
Me: err.. normal food? They’re regular people.
3yr old: No, Fire Crackers!
*cackles in my face*
Me: err.. normal food? They’re regular people.
3yr old: No, Fire Crackers!
*cackles in my face*
February 26, 2025 at 12:10 AM
3yr old: what do firemen eat?
Me: err.. normal food? They’re regular people.
3yr old: No, Fire Crackers!
*cackles in my face*
Me: err.. normal food? They’re regular people.
3yr old: No, Fire Crackers!
*cackles in my face*
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I spent yesterday shocked and appalled by a group chat re: what’s happened to the VA here in western Washington; if any investigative journalists want the scoop, my email is in my bio. Employees are terrified to talk, but unhoused/impoverished vets who once received aid are now dying in the streets.
Message from a friend. His mom is a park ranger in rural Alaska
February 15, 2025 at 6:41 PM
I spent yesterday shocked and appalled by a group chat re: what’s happened to the VA here in western Washington; if any investigative journalists want the scoop, my email is in my bio. Employees are terrified to talk, but unhoused/impoverished vets who once received aid are now dying in the streets.
Timeline cleanse, post puppies.
two dogs are playing in the snow and one of them is laying on top of the other .
Alt: Many Golden retriever puppies playing with their parent in the snow
media.tenor.com
February 14, 2025 at 3:16 PM
Timeline cleanse, post puppies.
Whats possibly worse, is that whining that “both sides are the same” actively hurts the opposition & helps the fascists.
February 9, 2025 at 3:13 PM
Whats possibly worse, is that whining that “both sides are the same” actively hurts the opposition & helps the fascists.
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That's all
February 8, 2025 at 7:51 AM
That's all
“But the Dems aren’t doing anything!”
Yes, they are, you’re just not paying attention.
Yes, they are, you’re just not paying attention.
Reps. Judy Chu (D-Calif.) and Gwen Moore (D-Wisc.) barged into House Speaker Mike Johnson’s office unscheduled on Wednesday and challenged him about Elon Musk's team gaining access to a sensitive payment system at the Treasury Department.
www.politico.com/live-updates...
www.politico.com/live-updates...
Two Dem lawmakers barge into House speaker's office in backlash against Musk
Reps. Judy Chu and Gwen Moore denounced DOGE's access to a vast government payments system.
www.politico.com
February 6, 2025 at 5:19 AM
“But the Dems aren’t doing anything!”
Yes, they are, you’re just not paying attention.
Yes, they are, you’re just not paying attention.
Pretty much.
Like… life goes on but this is existential hell for many people I know directly affected & a low grade version for the rest of us who are paying attention.
Like… life goes on but this is existential hell for many people I know directly affected & a low grade version for the rest of us who are paying attention.
The cognitive dissonance of getting up every morning and making coffee and walking the dog and going to meetings and answering emails and wondering what to make for dinner while there is a real live actual coup d’etat happening is BONKERS
February 5, 2025 at 2:23 PM
Pretty much.
Like… life goes on but this is existential hell for many people I know directly affected & a low grade version for the rest of us who are paying attention.
Like… life goes on but this is existential hell for many people I know directly affected & a low grade version for the rest of us who are paying attention.
Mina summing up my entire career & reason for burnout here.
February 4, 2025 at 2:11 AM
Mina summing up my entire career & reason for burnout here.
Reposted by Gregory Wild-Smith
Reposted by Gregory Wild-Smith
“Terrible things are happening outside. Poor helpless people are being dragged out of their homes. Families are torn apart. Men, women, and children are separated. Children come home from school to find that their parents have disappeared.”
Diary of Anne Frank
January 13, 1943
Diary of Anne Frank
January 13, 1943
January 24, 2025 at 8:08 PM
“Terrible things are happening outside. Poor helpless people are being dragged out of their homes. Families are torn apart. Men, women, and children are separated. Children come home from school to find that their parents have disappeared.”
Diary of Anne Frank
January 13, 1943
Diary of Anne Frank
January 13, 1943
Spending the weekend (plus a bit) in Lake Tahoe for the first time in FAR too long (plus showing wee man his first snow in his 3¾ years) and got to the car after tubing to see this majestic Red-Tailed Hawk just… chilling out. 10 feet from my head.
Beautiful.
Beautiful.
January 22, 2025 at 5:05 PM
Spending the weekend (plus a bit) in Lake Tahoe for the first time in FAR too long (plus showing wee man his first snow in his 3¾ years) and got to the car after tubing to see this majestic Red-Tailed Hawk just… chilling out. 10 feet from my head.
Beautiful.
Beautiful.
This is a great tool but, until it is part of WCAG it fundamentally will be nothing more than a useful sanity check.
WCAG is often a corporate (and legal) requirement (as Adrian alludes to). I hope they can see fit to incorporate this.
WCAG is often a corporate (and legal) requirement (as Adrian alludes to). I hope they can see fit to incorporate this.
This is doing rounds on Masto. I’ve no idea if so here, but better safe than sorry.
mastodon.social/@marcedwards...
APCA is no longer part of WCAG3. You can use it, but for conformance (legal, policy, etc.) reasons you will still need to follow WCAG2. It’s possible to satisfy both in most cases.
mastodon.social/@marcedwards...
APCA is no longer part of WCAG3. You can use it, but for conformance (legal, policy, etc.) reasons you will still need to follow WCAG2. It’s possible to satisfy both in most cases.
Marc Edwards (@marcedwards@mastodon.social)
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2025 should be the year you stop using WCAG 2 colour contrast testing, and switch to APCA. This article is a few years old, and covers everything well. https://blog.datawrapper.de/c...
mastodon.social
January 22, 2025 at 4:56 PM
This is a great tool but, until it is part of WCAG it fundamentally will be nothing more than a useful sanity check.
WCAG is often a corporate (and legal) requirement (as Adrian alludes to). I hope they can see fit to incorporate this.
WCAG is often a corporate (and legal) requirement (as Adrian alludes to). I hope they can see fit to incorporate this.
“But he put his hand on his chest! Fascists don’t do that…”
My guy, *Hitler* did that, but in case you want proof that *contemporary* neo-nazis absolutely DO do that…
My guy, *Hitler* did that, but in case you want proof that *contemporary* neo-nazis absolutely DO do that…
January 22, 2025 at 3:29 AM
“But he put his hand on his chest! Fascists don’t do that…”
My guy, *Hitler* did that, but in case you want proof that *contemporary* neo-nazis absolutely DO do that…
My guy, *Hitler* did that, but in case you want proof that *contemporary* neo-nazis absolutely DO do that…
My opinion of the current tech bs around “masculinity” can be summed up very effectively by this comic.
January 22, 2025 at 1:32 AM
My opinion of the current tech bs around “masculinity” can be summed up very effectively by this comic.
“But he didn’t mean it”
Yes, he fucking did. Stop making excuses for Nazis.
Yes, he fucking did. Stop making excuses for Nazis.
January 21, 2025 at 3:47 PM
“But he didn’t mean it”
Yes, he fucking did. Stop making excuses for Nazis.
Yes, he fucking did. Stop making excuses for Nazis.
Anyone who thinks this is only *functionally* literate imo. Yikes.
Apparently folks think that writing that contains an em dash is a dead giveaway that it's from ChatGPT, which I guess is a sign that most people have never read anything in their lives.
January 15, 2025 at 3:42 AM
Anyone who thinks this is only *functionally* literate imo. Yikes.
January 14, 2025 at 11:00 PM
My 3 3/4 yr old this morning, yelling loud enough to rattle my eyeballs & be heard several states away:
“DADDY! TIPTOES! BE SNEAKY! MOMMY IS SLEEPING!”
… he tries, bless him.
“DADDY! TIPTOES! BE SNEAKY! MOMMY IS SLEEPING!”
… he tries, bless him.
January 12, 2025 at 12:14 AM
My 3 3/4 yr old this morning, yelling loud enough to rattle my eyeballs & be heard several states away:
“DADDY! TIPTOES! BE SNEAKY! MOMMY IS SLEEPING!”
… he tries, bless him.
“DADDY! TIPTOES! BE SNEAKY! MOMMY IS SLEEPING!”
… he tries, bless him.
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And there you have it! The first BLUESKY reference in a SCOTUS argument.
January 10, 2025 at 4:50 PM
And there you have it! The first BLUESKY reference in a SCOTUS argument.
Reposted by Gregory Wild-Smith
If sign language interpreters bother you, I have an easy solution, it’s called “shut the fuck up”
If trans people existing bothers you, I have an easy solution, it’s called “shut the fuck up”
If gay people getting married bothers you, I have an easy solution, it’s called “shut the fuck up”
If trans people existing bothers you, I have an easy solution, it’s called “shut the fuck up”
If gay people getting married bothers you, I have an easy solution, it’s called “shut the fuck up”
January 11, 2025 at 1:16 AM
If sign language interpreters bother you, I have an easy solution, it’s called “shut the fuck up”
If trans people existing bothers you, I have an easy solution, it’s called “shut the fuck up”
If gay people getting married bothers you, I have an easy solution, it’s called “shut the fuck up”
If trans people existing bothers you, I have an easy solution, it’s called “shut the fuck up”
If gay people getting married bothers you, I have an easy solution, it’s called “shut the fuck up”
“Tea, Earl Grey, hot!”
Did you know you can just *buy* the tea cups that were used in Star Trek by Jean-Luc Picard??
They are Bodum Bistro cups, in black. Shown here with Earl Grey tea (naturally) and a guest appearance by the famous Utah Teapot.
Did you know you can just *buy* the tea cups that were used in Star Trek by Jean-Luc Picard??
They are Bodum Bistro cups, in black. Shown here with Earl Grey tea (naturally) and a guest appearance by the famous Utah Teapot.
January 8, 2025 at 5:53 AM
“Tea, Earl Grey, hot!”
Did you know you can just *buy* the tea cups that were used in Star Trek by Jean-Luc Picard??
They are Bodum Bistro cups, in black. Shown here with Earl Grey tea (naturally) and a guest appearance by the famous Utah Teapot.
Did you know you can just *buy* the tea cups that were used in Star Trek by Jean-Luc Picard??
They are Bodum Bistro cups, in black. Shown here with Earl Grey tea (naturally) and a guest appearance by the famous Utah Teapot.
This is so simple, I love it. Also would be great to find a way to export those frames easily from a gif or something
January 1, 2025 at 12:36 AM
This is so simple, I love it. Also would be great to find a way to export those frames easily from a gif or something
RIP President Carter.
A genuinely good man. His effectiveness as President can be challenged, but he was undeniably a great man.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024...
A genuinely good man. His effectiveness as President can be challenged, but he was undeniably a great man.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024...
Jimmy Carter, longest-lived US president, dies aged 100
Former president faced series of economic and foreign policy crises, including Iran hostage affair and Soviet invasion of Afghanistan
www.theguardian.com
December 29, 2024 at 9:30 PM
RIP President Carter.
A genuinely good man. His effectiveness as President can be challenged, but he was undeniably a great man.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024...
A genuinely good man. His effectiveness as President can be challenged, but he was undeniably a great man.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024...
Me facing 2025:
December 21, 2024 at 5:27 PM
Me facing 2025: