Henry Wilkinson
@hank.mastodon.design.ap.brid.gy
Designer, knows some things about web archives, sometimes I also make music and maps!
🌉 bridged from https://mastodon.design/@hank on the fediverse by https://fed.brid.gy/
🌉 bridged from https://mastodon.design/@hank on the fediverse by https://fed.brid.gy/
> If you shoot someone and they don't have medical insurance, that doesn't mean you won't go to jail. If you pack a toaster with insufficient padding, that doesn't mean the insurance company will pay. You're responsible when you do something dumb […]
Original post on mastodon.design
mastodon.design
November 26, 2025 at 7:33 AM
> If you shoot someone and they don't have medical insurance, that doesn't mean you won't go to jail. If you pack a toaster with insufficient padding, that doesn't mean the insurance company will pay. You're responsible when you do something dumb […]
In the name of "spec adherence" browser implementors have creating something truly useless: A universal text colour contrast function that produces unreadable text.
WCAG's garbage colour contrast algorithm is actively harmful.
WCAG's garbage colour contrast algorithm is actively harmful.
November 17, 2025 at 5:39 PM
In the name of "spec adherence" browser implementors have creating something truly useless: A universal text colour contrast function that produces unreadable text.
WCAG's garbage colour contrast algorithm is actively harmful.
WCAG's garbage colour contrast algorithm is actively harmful.
For the few digipres people that follow me over here, this look into Disney's sound archives is pretty cool!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cUIao8E-ipM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cUIao8E-ipM
November 11, 2025 at 4:22 AM
For the few digipres people that follow me over here, this look into Disney's sound archives is pretty cool!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cUIao8E-ipM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cUIao8E-ipM
Affinity is free, I have thoughts! If you want to know what they are you can click this link: https://wilkinson.graphics/blog/2025-11-01-affinity-is-free/
If you don't want to know what they are, you can do other things! Ride a bike! Watch the sunset! The world is your oyster!
If you don't want to know what they are, you can do other things! Ride a bike! Watch the sunset! The world is your oyster!
Affinity is Free! ...But at What Cost?
My thoughts on the state of graphics software in 2025
wilkinson.graphics
November 3, 2025 at 6:23 AM
Affinity is free, I have thoughts! If you want to know what they are you can click this link: https://wilkinson.graphics/blog/2025-11-01-affinity-is-free/
If you don't want to know what they are, you can do other things! Ride a bike! Watch the sunset! The world is your oyster!
If you don't want to know what they are, you can do other things! Ride a bike! Watch the sunset! The world is your oyster!
@designtokens now has a stable version! https://www.w3.org/community/design-tokens/2025/10/28/design-tokens-specification-reaches-first-stable-version/
Congrats to all involved! Looking forward to seeing this implemented across all the tools I use.
Congrats to all involved! Looking forward to seeing this implemented across all the tools I use.
www.w3.org
October 28, 2025 at 5:15 PM
@designtokens now has a stable version! https://www.w3.org/community/design-tokens/2025/10/28/design-tokens-specification-reaches-first-stable-version/
Congrats to all involved! Looking forward to seeing this implemented across all the tools I use.
Congrats to all involved! Looking forward to seeing this implemented across all the tools I use.
New blog post! Using 3D scan data created with my phone as reference imagery for underground mapping of subway stations in #openstreetmap
Check it out! https://wilkinson.graphics/blog/2025-10-25-3d-mapping/
Check it out! https://wilkinson.graphics/blog/2025-10-25-3d-mapping/
Mapping Underground Structures with 3D Scans
My recent dive into indoor mapping with OpenStreetMap using photogrammetric references.
wilkinson.graphics
October 26, 2025 at 1:04 AM
New blog post! Using 3D scan data created with my phone as reference imagery for underground mapping of subway stations in #openstreetmap
Check it out! https://wilkinson.graphics/blog/2025-10-25-3d-mapping/
Check it out! https://wilkinson.graphics/blog/2025-10-25-3d-mapping/
> I was hopeful he’d be eligible for subsidized housing through the state’s re-entry programs, only to find that many of the opportunities had been siphoned off to the Venezuelan immigrants, and nothing was available. A crisis of conservative design, this desperate scramble for scarce resources […]
Original post on mastodon.design
mastodon.design
October 17, 2025 at 3:05 PM
> I was hopeful he’d be eligible for subsidized housing through the state’s re-entry programs, only to find that many of the opportunities had been siphoned off to the Venezuelan immigrants, and nothing was available. A crisis of conservative design, this desperate scramble for scarce resources […]
Reposted by Henry Wilkinson
question: "is the title field in a work registered in the DOI system a cost-effective means of storage"
answer:
curl https://api.datacite.org/dois/10.57874/531s-1f11 | jq -r '.data.attributes.titles[0].title' | base64 --decode | play -t mp3 - […]
answer:
curl https://api.datacite.org/dois/10.57874/531s-1f11 | jq -r '.data.attributes.titles[0].title' | base64 --decode | play -t mp3 - […]
Original post on neuromatch.social
neuromatch.social
October 15, 2025 at 12:30 PM
question: "is the title field in a work registered in the DOI system a cost-effective means of storage"
answer:
curl https://api.datacite.org/dois/10.57874/531s-1f11 | jq -r '.data.attributes.titles[0].title' | base64 --decode | play -t mp3 - […]
answer:
curl https://api.datacite.org/dois/10.57874/531s-1f11 | jq -r '.data.attributes.titles[0].title' | base64 --decode | play -t mp3 - […]
Another audio WIP: This time Axel F!
[Audio] Original post on mastodon.design
mastodon.design
October 8, 2025 at 4:18 PM
Another audio WIP: This time Axel F!
I have never wanted to do anything less
October 1, 2025 at 4:05 AM
I have never wanted to do anything less
Through the power of special interest info-dumping, I may have secured a consulting gig lol
September 27, 2025 at 3:50 AM
Through the power of special interest info-dumping, I may have secured a consulting gig lol
Apparently if you edit Wikipedia enough you get access to JSTOR???
September 13, 2025 at 4:46 AM
Apparently if you edit Wikipedia enough you get access to JSTOR???
Reposted by Henry Wilkinson
Did you know your MacBook has a sensor that knows the exact angle of the screen hinge?
It’s not exposed as a public API, but I figured out a way to read it and make it sound like an old wooden door.
Source code and a downloadable app to try it yourself […]
[Original post on hachyderm.io]
It’s not exposed as a public API, but I figured out a way to read it and make it sound like an old wooden door.
Source code and a downloadable app to try it yourself […]
[Original post on hachyderm.io]
September 6, 2025 at 8:43 PM
Did you know your MacBook has a sensor that knows the exact angle of the screen hinge?
It’s not exposed as a public API, but I figured out a way to read it and make it sound like an old wooden door.
Source code and a downloadable app to try it yourself […]
[Original post on hachyderm.io]
It’s not exposed as a public API, but I figured out a way to read it and make it sound like an old wooden door.
Source code and a downloadable app to try it yourself […]
[Original post on hachyderm.io]
Oh no I've made my way onto missile silo YouTube again
September 5, 2025 at 2:46 AM
Oh no I've made my way onto missile silo YouTube again
Reposted by Henry Wilkinson
Docusign has an AI summarize feature which is kind of the exact thing I don't want when I'm signing documents.
August 21, 2025 at 1:38 PM
Docusign has an AI summarize feature which is kind of the exact thing I don't want when I'm signing documents.
Reposted by Henry Wilkinson
“Mary Had Schizophrenia—Then Suddenly She Didn’t
Some psychiatric patients may actually have treatable autoimmune conditions. But what happens to the newly sane?”
https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2025/07/28/mary-had-schizophrenia-then-suddenly-she-didnt
Some psychiatric patients may actually have treatable autoimmune conditions. But what happens to the newly sane?”
https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2025/07/28/mary-had-schizophrenia-then-suddenly-she-didnt
August 8, 2025 at 9:25 PM
“Mary Had Schizophrenia—Then Suddenly She Didn’t
Some psychiatric patients may actually have treatable autoimmune conditions. But what happens to the newly sane?”
https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2025/07/28/mary-had-schizophrenia-then-suddenly-she-didnt
Some psychiatric patients may actually have treatable autoimmune conditions. But what happens to the newly sane?”
https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2025/07/28/mary-had-schizophrenia-then-suddenly-she-didnt
@kiwix is now available as a TrueNAS app! If you run TrueNAS you're one click & a ~140GB Torrent away from having your own offline copy of Wikipedia!
August 4, 2025 at 9:46 PM
@kiwix is now available as a TrueNAS app! If you run TrueNAS you're one click & a ~140GB Torrent away from having your own offline copy of Wikipedia!
Apple Maps on the web has been in beta for over a year now! Will they ever fully commit?
https://maps.apple.com
https://maps.apple.com
Apple Maps: Directions, Guides & Traffic
Find local businesses, get place recommendations, view maps and get driving directions on Apple Maps.
maps.apple.com
August 3, 2025 at 8:26 PM
Apple Maps on the web has been in beta for over a year now! Will they ever fully commit?
https://maps.apple.com
https://maps.apple.com
New blog post!
Don't get suckered into monthly fees for QR codes!
https://wilkinson.graphics/blog/2025-07-15-qr-code-scam/
Don't get suckered into monthly fees for QR codes!
https://wilkinson.graphics/blog/2025-07-15-qr-code-scam/
You (Probably) Shouldn't Pay For QR Codes
A "dynamic QR code" is just a link shortener with extra steps.
wilkinson.graphics
July 15, 2025 at 4:33 PM
New blog post!
Don't get suckered into monthly fees for QR codes!
https://wilkinson.graphics/blog/2025-07-15-qr-code-scam/
Don't get suckered into monthly fees for QR codes!
https://wilkinson.graphics/blog/2025-07-15-qr-code-scam/
Who TF is Matt Wilkinson???
July 13, 2025 at 8:28 PM
Who TF is Matt Wilkinson???
I've been hugely disastified with my Meshtastic radio's performance... Turns out I wasn't supplying it with USB-C PD power and now that I am everything works WAY better!
100 points to @makeworld for figuring this one out 😭
100 points to @makeworld for figuring this one out 😭
July 9, 2025 at 5:30 AM
I've been hugely disastified with my Meshtastic radio's performance... Turns out I wasn't supplying it with USB-C PD power and now that I am everything works WAY better!
100 points to @makeworld for figuring this one out 😭
100 points to @makeworld for figuring this one out 😭
The new City of Toronto outdoor maps are seriously nice. Very curious as to who is responsible for them.
July 8, 2025 at 4:07 AM
The new City of Toronto outdoor maps are seriously nice. Very curious as to who is responsible for them.