Hidde
@hidde.blog
Into front-end, web accessibility and tech ethics.
Currently working on web standards at Dutch gov. I'm also on the W3C's Advisory Board.
Blogger at hidde.blog, reader/concert goer at log.hidde.blog, speaker at talks.hiddedevries.nl.
Currently working on web standards at Dutch gov. I'm also on the W3C's Advisory Board.
Blogger at hidde.blog, reader/concert goer at log.hidde.blog, speaker at talks.hiddedevries.nl.
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Hidde
@hidde.blog
· Nov 25
My beyond tellerrand video is out! I talked about art and creativity, and the role of computers in their making. You can find it on www.youtube.com/watch?v=WqNg...
If you'd rather read I have a full transcript here too talks.hiddedevries.nl/dFZf3b/slides
If you'd rather read I have a full transcript here too talks.hiddedevries.nl/dFZf3b/slides
#TPAC2025 is also a great opportunity to run into former colleagues and take serious photos with them. Here's Marie-Clarie of W3C developers
November 13, 2025 at 5:30 AM
#TPAC2025 is also a great opportunity to run into former colleagues and take serious photos with them. Here's Marie-Clarie of W3C developers
are the tesla shareholders ok?
November 7, 2025 at 7:47 AM
are the tesla shareholders ok?
Reposted by Hidde
I think we do a okay job of assessing which newly designed features to prioritise (if you haven't already, check out interop-rank.jakearchibald.com).
What I'm interested in is the problems _without_ proposed solutions. What are you working on where you just can't find even a proposal for?
What I'm interested in is the problems _without_ proposed solutions. What are you working on where you just can't find even a proposal for?
Interop Feature Ranking
Rank the web platform features you care most about
interop-rank.jakearchibald.com
November 6, 2025 at 9:46 AM
I think we do a okay job of assessing which newly designed features to prioritise (if you haven't already, check out interop-rank.jakearchibald.com).
What I'm interested in is the problems _without_ proposed solutions. What are you working on where you just can't find even a proposal for?
What I'm interested in is the problems _without_ proposed solutions. What are you working on where you just can't find even a proposal for?
Reposted by Hidde
Calling all web developers! Browsers are all meeting up next week (www.w3.org/events/tpac/...). I want your voice to be heard! Tell me your biggest problems, and tell me what you want to see from the platform. What problems are tough to solve, but could be easier?
TPAC 2025 - Hybrid meeting
Our major event of the year gathers our community for thought-provoking discussions and coordinated work.
www.w3.org
November 6, 2025 at 9:44 AM
Calling all web developers! Browsers are all meeting up next week (www.w3.org/events/tpac/...). I want your voice to be heard! Tell me your biggest problems, and tell me what you want to see from the platform. What problems are tough to solve, but could be easier?
Kassa Overall at Bird was brilliant, his new album has 8 jazz interpretations of classic hiphop tracks. #CheckTheRhyme
November 2, 2025 at 9:33 PM
Kassa Overall at Bird was brilliant, his new album has 8 jazz interpretations of classic hiphop tracks. #CheckTheRhyme
Emma Thompson is “intensely irritated” with AI.
“[Word] is constantly saying, ‘Would you like me to rewrite that for you?’ And so I end up just going, ‘I don’t need you to fucking rewrite what I’ve just written! Will you fuck off? Just fuck off! I’m so annoyed.’”
www.theguardian.com/film/2025/oc...
“[Word] is constantly saying, ‘Would you like me to rewrite that for you?’ And so I end up just going, ‘I don’t need you to fucking rewrite what I’ve just written! Will you fuck off? Just fuck off! I’m so annoyed.’”
www.theguardian.com/film/2025/oc...
Emma Thompson speaks of her ‘intense irritation’ with AI
The actor and screenwriter told late night talkshow host Stephen Colbert that she took issue with Microsoft’s Copilot offering to rewrite her scripts for her
www.theguardian.com
October 30, 2025 at 12:57 PM
Emma Thompson is “intensely irritated” with AI.
“[Word] is constantly saying, ‘Would you like me to rewrite that for you?’ And so I end up just going, ‘I don’t need you to fucking rewrite what I’ve just written! Will you fuck off? Just fuck off! I’m so annoyed.’”
www.theguardian.com/film/2025/oc...
“[Word] is constantly saying, ‘Would you like me to rewrite that for you?’ And so I end up just going, ‘I don’t need you to fucking rewrite what I’ve just written! Will you fuck off? Just fuck off! I’m so annoyed.’”
www.theguardian.com/film/2025/oc...
off to Utrecht for the “Measuring the (un)sustainability of AI” symposium www.uu.nl/en/events/gd...
GDS Symposium: Measuring the (un)sustainability of the AI industry
The enormous environmental impact of AI products and services has become a major concern, but how can we exactly measure this impact?
www.uu.nl
October 29, 2025 at 10:33 AM
off to Utrecht for the “Measuring the (un)sustainability of AI” symposium www.uu.nl/en/events/gd...
Meta was ordered by a a Dutch court to offer a non-algorithmic timeline option, and they just got an extension as they claimed they couldn't do it within 2 weeks for tech reasons.
October 29, 2025 at 7:38 AM
Meta was ordered by a a Dutch court to offer a non-algorithmic timeline option, and they just got an extension as they claimed they couldn't do it within 2 weeks for tech reasons.
Reposted by Hidde
I appreciate Hidde’s ability to take preposterous claims by a major accessibility tooling maker and the rampant thievery of IP by LLM makers, consider their dehumanizing output, and propose this gentle, whisper-soft rebuke:
hidde.blog/teaching-llm...
hidde.blog/teaching-llm...
Yes, let's teach LLMs accessibility, but also provide the companies using them with better strategies
Some thoughts on teaching LLMs accessibility.
hidde.blog
October 28, 2025 at 10:03 PM
I appreciate Hidde’s ability to take preposterous claims by a major accessibility tooling maker and the rampant thievery of IP by LLM makers, consider their dehumanizing output, and propose this gentle, whisper-soft rebuke:
hidde.blog/teaching-llm...
hidde.blog/teaching-llm...
Reposted by Hidde
Belgian AI scientists are advocating *against* the use of AI in academia. “If independent thinking is no longer encouraged at university, where would it?” apache.be/2025/10/24/b...
Belgian AI scientists resist the use of AI in academia
Several AI scientists have published an open letter calling for a ban on AI use by students.
apache.be
October 24, 2025 at 9:34 AM
Belgian AI scientists are advocating *against* the use of AI in academia. “If independent thinking is no longer encouraged at university, where would it?” apache.be/2025/10/24/b...
too accurate representation of airport security youtu.be/soO9baCk5lY?...
FIRST LOOK: The Stresses Of Airport Security | Mitchell And Webb Are Not Helping | Channel 4 Comedy
YouTube video by Channel 4 Comedy
youtu.be
October 24, 2025 at 6:00 AM
too accurate representation of airport security youtu.be/soO9baCk5lY?...
✏️ Yes, let's teach LLMs accessibility, but also provide the companies using them with better strategies hidde.blog/teaching-llm...
(longest post title I ever did, EVER)
(longest post title I ever did, EVER)
Yes, let's teach LLMs accessibility, but also provide the companies using them with better strategies
Some thoughts on teaching LLMs accessibility.
hidde.blog
October 23, 2025 at 2:06 PM
✏️ Yes, let's teach LLMs accessibility, but also provide the companies using them with better strategies hidde.blog/teaching-llm...
(longest post title I ever did, EVER)
(longest post title I ever did, EVER)
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‘Screensavers’ is so apt because all ai art/text/music does is occupy space.
And we tricked ourselves into thinking all space should be occupied. We don’t need background music in a store. Your blog post is fine without an image too. A news item of one human sentence is better than ai paragraphs.
And we tricked ourselves into thinking all space should be occupied. We don’t need background music in a store. Your blog post is fine without an image too. A news item of one human sentence is better than ai paragraphs.
October 23, 2025 at 10:35 AM
‘Screensavers’ is so apt because all ai art/text/music does is occupy space.
And we tricked ourselves into thinking all space should be occupied. We don’t need background music in a store. Your blog post is fine without an image too. A news item of one human sentence is better than ai paragraphs.
And we tricked ourselves into thinking all space should be occupied. We don’t need background music in a store. Your blog post is fine without an image too. A news item of one human sentence is better than ai paragraphs.
Reposted by Hidde
I had fun talking about "the AI puppet dance" at @hellostavanger.no today. Thanks to everyone who showed up! Slides are here: einarwh.github.io/slides/2025/...
October 22, 2025 at 4:49 PM
I had fun talking about "the AI puppet dance" at @hellostavanger.no today. Thanks to everyone who showed up! Slides are here: einarwh.github.io/slides/2025/...
Reposted by Hidde
When the AI marketing speak gets you to rage blog some notes about browser innovation
blog.stephaniestimac.com/posts/2025/1...
blog.stephaniestimac.com/posts/2025/1...
ChatGPT Atlas isn't competing against other browsers - Stephanie Stimac's Blog
A note on CEOs who don't understand browser development and innovation in the browser space
blog.stephaniestimac.com
October 22, 2025 at 2:49 PM
When the AI marketing speak gets you to rage blog some notes about browser innovation
blog.stephaniestimac.com/posts/2025/1...
blog.stephaniestimac.com/posts/2025/1...
Thanks #HelloStavanger for having me talk about creativity, art and AI!
🖼️ My slides and all the links talks.hiddedevries.nl/KrPudu/creat...
✍️ Full read along with slides: talks.hiddedevries.nl/dFZf3b/slides
🖼️ My slides and all the links talks.hiddedevries.nl/KrPudu/creat...
✍️ Full read along with slides: talks.hiddedevries.nl/dFZf3b/slides
Creativity cannot be computed by Hidde de Vries
Computers are great. But should we put them in charge of creativity? Can they push boundaries, take moral stances, move audiences or turn personal experiences into works of art that resonate? In his t...
talks.hiddedevries.nl
October 22, 2025 at 12:45 PM
Thanks #HelloStavanger for having me talk about creativity, art and AI!
🖼️ My slides and all the links talks.hiddedevries.nl/KrPudu/creat...
✍️ Full read along with slides: talks.hiddedevries.nl/dFZf3b/slides
🖼️ My slides and all the links talks.hiddedevries.nl/KrPudu/creat...
✍️ Full read along with slides: talks.hiddedevries.nl/dFZf3b/slides
At #HelloStavanger, Marianne Røsvik presented Designsystemet, the Norwegian government's design system designsystemet.no/en/
A common digital toolbox
Designsystemet is a shared toolbox of core UI components, guidelines, and patterns for developing digital services. It supports efficient product development and helps create consistent and recognizab...
designsystemet.no
October 22, 2025 at 8:46 AM
At #HelloStavanger, Marianne Røsvik presented Designsystemet, the Norwegian government's design system designsystemet.no/en/
Stavanger has good rainbows
October 21, 2025 at 2:45 PM
Stavanger has good rainbows
Yay, got “Deliberate misinformation or misinformation resulting from negligence, including responding with unchecked output from automated systems“ merged into W3C's Code of Conduct github.com/w3c/PWETF/pu...
Feel free to adapt for your codes of conducts, to increase productivity in your community.
Feel free to adapt for your codes of conducts, to increase productivity in your community.
October 21, 2025 at 9:22 AM
Yay, got “Deliberate misinformation or misinformation resulting from negligence, including responding with unchecked output from automated systems“ merged into W3C's Code of Conduct github.com/w3c/PWETF/pu...
Feel free to adapt for your codes of conducts, to increase productivity in your community.
Feel free to adapt for your codes of conducts, to increase productivity in your community.
🇳🇴 Off to Stavanger to talk about creativity and whether computers can do it! #HelloStavanger
October 21, 2025 at 9:09 AM
🇳🇴 Off to Stavanger to talk about creativity and whether computers can do it! #HelloStavanger
“the response I got was… lukewarm”—Tim Berners-Lee on when he reached out to the hypertext community to tell them about the WWW project
(from: This is for everyone)
(from: This is for everyone)
October 20, 2025 at 9:13 AM
“the response I got was… lukewarm”—Tim Berners-Lee on when he reached out to the hypertext community to tell them about the WWW project
(from: This is for everyone)
(from: This is for everyone)
Reposted by Hidde
I have read a lot about generative AI the last couple of years, a lot of it very good, but this is one of the best and most articulate elucidations of why there are so many things about it that fundamentally don't sit right with me. an absolute banger of a post, I implore you to read it posthaste
I wrote about AI art and why I philosophically refuse to use generative AI regardless of its potential utility, but it's actually about mortality and authoritarianism and book clubs and Bowling Alone. (I resisted an extended metaphor about curling, you're welcome / I'm sorry.)
choosing friction
In 2018, legal scholar Tim Wu wrote in the New York Times that: Today’s cult of convenience fails to acknowledge that difficulty is a constitutive feature of human experience. Convenience is all desti...
phirephoenix.com
October 16, 2025 at 9:34 PM
I have read a lot about generative AI the last couple of years, a lot of it very good, but this is one of the best and most articulate elucidations of why there are so many things about it that fundamentally don't sit right with me. an absolute banger of a post, I implore you to read it posthaste
✏️ Do LLMs save or waste time?
Ha! Turns out, sometimes it's both: when one person saves a bit, while another loses.
I wrote a blog post about this phenomenon, with examples and mitigating business strategies! hidde.blog/time-saving-...
Ha! Turns out, sometimes it's both: when one person saves a bit, while another loses.
I wrote a blog post about this phenomenon, with examples and mitigating business strategies! hidde.blog/time-saving-...
Time saving / time wasting
LLM vendors promise huge time savings, while many people experience these tools cost them time. Can both be true at the same time? Yes, when it saves some, but costs others.
hidde.blog
October 17, 2025 at 12:01 PM
✏️ Do LLMs save or waste time?
Ha! Turns out, sometimes it's both: when one person saves a bit, while another loses.
I wrote a blog post about this phenomenon, with examples and mitigating business strategies! hidde.blog/time-saving-...
Ha! Turns out, sometimes it's both: when one person saves a bit, while another loses.
I wrote a blog post about this phenomenon, with examples and mitigating business strategies! hidde.blog/time-saving-...
Reposted by Hidde
I wrote about AI art and why I philosophically refuse to use generative AI regardless of its potential utility, but it's actually about mortality and authoritarianism and book clubs and Bowling Alone. (I resisted an extended metaphor about curling, you're welcome / I'm sorry.)
choosing friction
In 2018, legal scholar Tim Wu wrote in the New York Times that: Today’s cult of convenience fails to acknowledge that difficulty is a constitutive feature of human experience. Convenience is all desti...
phirephoenix.com
October 13, 2025 at 3:30 PM
I wrote about AI art and why I philosophically refuse to use generative AI regardless of its potential utility, but it's actually about mortality and authoritarianism and book clubs and Bowling Alone. (I resisted an extended metaphor about curling, you're welcome / I'm sorry.)