~hedy
@hedy.dev
terminal inhabitant and language enthusiast. also an #Emacs enjoyer
https://github.com/hedyhli
https://tilde.zone/@hedy
she/her
https://github.com/hedyhli
https://tilde.zone/@hedy
she/her
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![Comic. A snake slithers around a hypercube. No two non-consecutive parts of its coils can be on adjacent corners. [Three small 4-dimensional hypercubes showing disallowed options with one large cube with snake wrapped around it. Dimensions = 4. Max Length - 7.] Snake(N) = Longest snake that can fit in an n-dimensional hypercube. Snake(N=1, 2, 3…8) = 1, 2, 4, 7, 13, 26, 50, 98. Snake(N>8) = UNSOLVED. [caption] It turns out every scientific field has a key thought experiment that involves putting a cute animal in a weird box for no reason. So far, quantum mechanics and graph theory have found theirs, but most other fields are still working on it.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:cz73r7iyiqn26upot4jtjdhk/bafkreicjbjwxfe3ef6styvrvsjtt63znh24tfuqxlceewi3b6t7zfu756i@jpeg)
August 8, 2025 at 4:22 AM
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everyday i use vscode is a day i am reminded how emacs remains infinitely better
July 11, 2025 at 6:18 PM
everyday i use vscode is a day i am reminded how emacs remains infinitely better
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So. I got bored the other day so I wrote a shortcut for iOS that grabs text from images and reads it aloud for you. Open the image, tap Share, scroll down to Speak Image Text. That's how to invoke it. Caveat: Apple OCR can sometimes be shitty and confusing. Sorry.
RoutineHub - Speak Image Text
Extracts text from image and speaks it aloud.
routinehub.co
June 23, 2025 at 10:24 PM
So. I got bored the other day so I wrote a shortcut for iOS that grabs text from images and reads it aloud for you. Open the image, tap Share, scroll down to Speak Image Text. That's how to invoke it. Caveat: Apple OCR can sometimes be shitty and confusing. Sorry.
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Reposting a link to my article about my color blindness. My color blindness, not yours. Most articles about how to produce figures that work for colorblind people are written by people with normal vision who don't know what it's like.
commandcenter.blogspot.com/2020/09/colo...
commandcenter.blogspot.com/2020/09/colo...
Color blindness
Color blindness is an inaccurate term. Most color-blind people can see color, they just don't see the same colors as everyone else. There ha...
commandcenter.blogspot.com
June 21, 2025 at 10:05 PM
Reposting a link to my article about my color blindness. My color blindness, not yours. Most articles about how to produce figures that work for colorblind people are written by people with normal vision who don't know what it's like.
commandcenter.blogspot.com/2020/09/colo...
commandcenter.blogspot.com/2020/09/colo...
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going to walk up to someone, punch them in the face, and then go "now is the time for peace!" and see how it works out
June 22, 2025 at 12:57 AM
going to walk up to someone, punch them in the face, and then go "now is the time for peace!" and see how it works out
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Do not cram alt text with keywords just to improve search engine optimization. This will hinder alt text’s true purpose: improving accessibility. Focus on describing the photo's content. Search engine optimization should not be the goal for writing good alt text.
June 14, 2025 at 1:52 AM
Do not cram alt text with keywords just to improve search engine optimization. This will hinder alt text’s true purpose: improving accessibility. Focus on describing the photo's content. Search engine optimization should not be the goal for writing good alt text.
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Oh Teams, my sweet summer child.
April 22, 2025 at 10:12 PM
Oh Teams, my sweet summer child.
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Happy Spring! Every month, our members Jay and James host Webweaving Workshops- and the next one upcoming is THIS SATURDAY! RSVP, find the link, and get more information on our forum post here:
tinyurl.com/nhfw8325
tinyurl.com/nhfw8325
Webweaving Workshop 6: ITS ON A SATURDAY THIS TIME
Hi all, hope you’re doing well! I am happy to announce our SIXTH Webweaving Workshop, once again hosted by myself and @capjamesg ! Due to some scheduling shenanigans, we’re going to have to move this ...
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April 6, 2025 at 1:02 PM
Happy Spring! Every month, our members Jay and James host Webweaving Workshops- and the next one upcoming is THIS SATURDAY! RSVP, find the link, and get more information on our forum post here:
tinyurl.com/nhfw8325
tinyurl.com/nhfw8325
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AI is like a mirror. If we are offended by what we see, it is because we are offensive (from Mastering AI by Jeremy Kahn)
January 19, 2025 at 8:25 PM
AI is like a mirror. If we are offended by what we see, it is because we are offensive (from Mastering AI by Jeremy Kahn)
Astro.build is pretty awesome, only that it's bit of an overkill to have to use an entire bundling and build system for a simple personal site.
Astro
Astro builds fast content sites, powerful web applications, dynamic server APIs, and everything in-between.
Astro.build
January 5, 2025 at 4:55 AM
Astro.build is pretty awesome, only that it's bit of an overkill to have to use an entire bundling and build system for a simple personal site.
Default Apps 2024
Software I appreciate. Or, long lists of apps I would include if I had a /uses page.
home.hedy.dev
December 31, 2024 at 2:25 PM
The speed improvement in Ghostty is pretty impressive, but there are still a few things I miss from Kitty:
- Recognizing "cut-off" links -- a huge thing in IRC clients!
- Automatically wrapping pasted text in quotes at the prompt
- Automatically sanitizing pasted text from escape codes
- Recognizing "cut-off" links -- a huge thing in IRC clients!
- Automatically wrapping pasted text in quotes at the prompt
- Automatically sanitizing pasted text from escape codes
December 30, 2024 at 12:10 AM
The speed improvement in Ghostty is pretty impressive, but there are still a few things I miss from Kitty:
- Recognizing "cut-off" links -- a huge thing in IRC clients!
- Automatically wrapping pasted text in quotes at the prompt
- Automatically sanitizing pasted text from escape codes
- Recognizing "cut-off" links -- a huge thing in IRC clients!
- Automatically wrapping pasted text in quotes at the prompt
- Automatically sanitizing pasted text from escape codes
Re: @baty.net's post on "Emacs from scratch"
smol.hedy.dev/re-baty-emac...
wrote a bit about my own experience when starting my emacs config
smol.hedy.dev/re-baty-emac...
wrote a bit about my own experience when starting my emacs config
re: emacs from scratch
smol.hedy.dev
December 18, 2024 at 12:25 AM
Re: @baty.net's post on "Emacs from scratch"
smol.hedy.dev/re-baty-emac...
wrote a bit about my own experience when starting my emacs config
smol.hedy.dev/re-baty-emac...
wrote a bit about my own experience when starting my emacs config
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The #W3C ARIA in HTML specification has been updated:
www.w3.org/TR/html-aria/
These are the authoring rules for using #ARIA when #HTML is the host language.
www.w3.org/TR/html-aria/
These are the authoring rules for using #ARIA when #HTML is the host language.
ARIA in HTML
This specification defines the authoring rules (author conformance requirements) for the use
of Accessible Rich Internet Applications (WAI-ARIA) 1.2 and Digital Publishing WAI-ARIA Module 1.0 ...
www.w3.org
December 16, 2024 at 8:19 AM
The #W3C ARIA in HTML specification has been updated:
www.w3.org/TR/html-aria/
These are the authoring rules for using #ARIA when #HTML is the host language.
www.w3.org/TR/html-aria/
These are the authoring rules for using #ARIA when #HTML is the host language.
new post!
home.hedy.dev/posts/the-jo...
home.hedy.dev/posts/the-jo...
The joy of feed readers and alternative ways to consume content
Experiencing the internet through different lenses: feed readers, textual browsers, the Gemini protocol, and more.
home.hedy.dev
December 15, 2024 at 12:19 AM
new post!
home.hedy.dev/posts/the-jo...
home.hedy.dev/posts/the-jo...
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1 more thing on alt text for tonight. I have had at least a dozen people who have asked me what alt text is/why it's important
Many folks simply don't know. Most seem happy to include it when they understand
While it's important to vigorously encourage people to use it, be inclusive to them too
Many folks simply don't know. Most seem happy to include it when they understand
While it's important to vigorously encourage people to use it, be inclusive to them too
December 14, 2024 at 4:48 AM
1 more thing on alt text for tonight. I have had at least a dozen people who have asked me what alt text is/why it's important
Many folks simply don't know. Most seem happy to include it when they understand
While it's important to vigorously encourage people to use it, be inclusive to them too
Many folks simply don't know. Most seem happy to include it when they understand
While it's important to vigorously encourage people to use it, be inclusive to them too
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if arguing online changed anything we'd all be running Linux
December 12, 2024 at 8:27 PM
if arguing online changed anything we'd all be running Linux
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I guess it is time to introduce Bluesky to my latest work, HTML for People.
Anyone can make a website with HTML. No previous coding experience required. I cover everything you need to know to get started in an approachable and friendly way.
And it’s free for all. 🚀
htmlforpeople.com
Anyone can make a website with HTML. No previous coding experience required. I cover everything you need to know to get started in an approachable and friendly way.
And it’s free for all. 🚀
htmlforpeople.com
HTML for People
HTML isn't only for people working in the tech field. It's for everyone. Learn how to make a website from scratch in this beginner friendly web book.
htmlforpeople.com
December 4, 2024 at 4:33 AM
I guess it is time to introduce Bluesky to my latest work, HTML for People.
Anyone can make a website with HTML. No previous coding experience required. I cover everything you need to know to get started in an approachable and friendly way.
And it’s free for all. 🚀
htmlforpeople.com
Anyone can make a website with HTML. No previous coding experience required. I cover everything you need to know to get started in an approachable and friendly way.
And it’s free for all. 🚀
htmlforpeople.com
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Good writeup from @css-tricks.com on the situation with "Masonry"† and whether it belongs as part of grid or its own `display` type. It's largely neck-and-neck and won't move unless some minds on either side change.
css-tricks.com/csswg-minute...
† Still a bad name.
css-tricks.com/csswg-minute...
† Still a bad name.
December 10, 2024 at 9:48 PM
Good writeup from @css-tricks.com on the situation with "Masonry"† and whether it belongs as part of grid or its own `display` type. It's largely neck-and-neck and won't move unless some minds on either side change.
css-tricks.com/csswg-minute...
† Still a bad name.
css-tricks.com/csswg-minute...
† Still a bad name.
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2024 CSS Unwrapped
most used: color
most misspelled: appearence
most just pray it works: word-break
most warm vibes: @container
get out of jail free: subgrid
easiest to forget to use: inset
low key gold: min()
lusting after: random()
most used: color
most misspelled: appearence
most just pray it works: word-break
most warm vibes: @container
get out of jail free: subgrid
easiest to forget to use: inset
low key gold: min()
lusting after: random()
December 6, 2024 at 11:36 PM
2024 CSS Unwrapped
most used: color
most misspelled: appearence
most just pray it works: word-break
most warm vibes: @container
get out of jail free: subgrid
easiest to forget to use: inset
low key gold: min()
lusting after: random()
most used: color
most misspelled: appearence
most just pray it works: word-break
most warm vibes: @container
get out of jail free: subgrid
easiest to forget to use: inset
low key gold: min()
lusting after: random()
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bring back the personal site!
tilde.team is a shared computer and everyone gets their own webpage
this is mine and it's artisanally handcrafted: tilde.team/~ben/
i have a blog too i guess benharri.org
tilde.team is a shared computer and everyone gets their own webpage
this is mine and it's artisanally handcrafted: tilde.team/~ben/
i have a blog too i guess benharri.org
November 27, 2024 at 7:00 PM
bring back the personal site!
tilde.team is a shared computer and everyone gets their own webpage
this is mine and it's artisanally handcrafted: tilde.team/~ben/
i have a blog too i guess benharri.org
tilde.team is a shared computer and everyone gets their own webpage
this is mine and it's artisanally handcrafted: tilde.team/~ben/
i have a blog too i guess benharri.org