Jamie Boyd
@jamboid.bsky.social
I make websites, I climb, and often fall off, things. I parent somewhat responsibly.
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"My mother told me to be quiet about what I did. She told me: "Let Rosa be the one. White people aren't going to bother Rosa. Her skin is lighter than yours and they like her."" - Claudette Colvin
RIP Claudette Colvin, one of several women arrested for not giving up their seats on buses before Rosa Parks
But Rosa was prettier, more light skinned, more respectable, and leaders in the Civil Rights Movement thought she would make a better "face" for the movement.
www.cnn.com/2026/01/13/u...
But Rosa was prettier, more light skinned, more respectable, and leaders in the Civil Rights Movement thought she would make a better "face" for the movement.
www.cnn.com/2026/01/13/u...
January 14, 2026 at 7:27 AM
"My mother told me to be quiet about what I did. She told me: "Let Rosa be the one. White people aren't going to bother Rosa. Her skin is lighter than yours and they like her."" - Claudette Colvin
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I wrote a little thing about "Fairytale of New York" and about hope for a better year, but mostly I wanted to share the rendition of the song played at Shane MacGowan's funeral in 2023 because it's so beautiful. Happy Christmas, I love ya baby. dansinker.com/posts/2025-1...
I've got a feeling / This year's for me and you | dansinker.com
dansinker.com
December 24, 2025 at 3:29 PM
I wrote a little thing about "Fairytale of New York" and about hope for a better year, but mostly I wanted to share the rendition of the song played at Shane MacGowan's funeral in 2023 because it's so beautiful. Happy Christmas, I love ya baby. dansinker.com/posts/2025-1...
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New Philosophy Tube premieres at 17:30 British time tonight!
I’ll be in the live chat from 17:00 if you wanna come and talk to me ☺️
www.youtube.com/watch?v=AIDn...
I’ll be in the live chat from 17:00 if you wanna come and talk to me ☺️
www.youtube.com/watch?v=AIDn...
You're Wrong About Birth Rates & Aging Populations
YouTube video by Philosophy Tube
www.youtube.com
November 7, 2025 at 11:11 AM
New Philosophy Tube premieres at 17:30 British time tonight!
I’ll be in the live chat from 17:00 if you wanna come and talk to me ☺️
www.youtube.com/watch?v=AIDn...
I’ll be in the live chat from 17:00 if you wanna come and talk to me ☺️
www.youtube.com/watch?v=AIDn...
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GCU Far More Extensive Than We Initially Let On
Breaking News: President Trump is having the White House’s entire East Wing demolished to make way for his $200 million ballroom. The project is far more extensive than he initially let on.
Trump Will Demolish Entire White House East Wing for Ballroom: Live Updates
nyti.ms
October 22, 2025 at 8:21 PM
GCU Far More Extensive Than We Initially Let On
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when trans people take HRT to feel normal: “look at these depraved sex freaks performing their sick fetish in public, we should bully them out of existence”
when cis ppl take HRT so they can fuck real good:
when cis ppl take HRT so they can fuck real good:
October 22, 2025 at 6:14 PM
when trans people take HRT to feel normal: “look at these depraved sex freaks performing their sick fetish in public, we should bully them out of existence”
when cis ppl take HRT so they can fuck real good:
when cis ppl take HRT so they can fuck real good:
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“I feel like web developers are constantly being gaslit into thinking that complex over-engineered solutions are the only option. […] That’s not good for users, and I don’t think it’s good for us either.”
Mic drop by @adactio.com 👏
adactio.com/journal/22178
Mic drop by @adactio.com 👏
adactio.com/journal/22178
Simplify
Reminding myself just how much you can do with CSS these days.
adactio.com
October 9, 2025 at 2:32 PM
“I feel like web developers are constantly being gaslit into thinking that complex over-engineered solutions are the only option. […] That’s not good for users, and I don’t think it’s good for us either.”
Mic drop by @adactio.com 👏
adactio.com/journal/22178
Mic drop by @adactio.com 👏
adactio.com/journal/22178
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Glasgow Gender Clinic now has a waiting time of 224 years. The average across the UK is now 25 years.
This segregated system isn’t working and is wasting millions. The NHS has been told time and again - informed consent now.
This segregated system isn’t working and is wasting millions. The NHS has been told time and again - informed consent now.
This amazing article from @vic-parsons.bsky.social via @wearequeeraf.com shows the absolute criminal state of trans healthcare in the UK.
Scotland has a 224 year wait for a first appointment. Yes, you read that right.
www.wearequeeraf.com/gender-clini...
Scotland has a 224 year wait for a first appointment. Yes, you read that right.
www.wearequeeraf.com/gender-clini...
Latest waiting times for gender identity clinics in the UK
Revealed waiting times of all GICs in UK: Most Trans+ people in the UK will wait more than a third of their adult life to get an appointment, and some will never receive care
www.wearequeeraf.com
October 4, 2025 at 7:02 AM
Glasgow Gender Clinic now has a waiting time of 224 years. The average across the UK is now 25 years.
This segregated system isn’t working and is wasting millions. The NHS has been told time and again - informed consent now.
This segregated system isn’t working and is wasting millions. The NHS has been told time and again - informed consent now.
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This is a wonderful post explaining how to make animations feel "right" (or why sometimes you don't need to animate at all). 👇
emilkowal.ski/ui/you-dont-...
emilkowal.ski/ui/you-dont-...
September 15, 2025 at 3:43 PM
This is a wonderful post explaining how to make animations feel "right" (or why sometimes you don't need to animate at all). 👇
emilkowal.ski/ui/you-dont-...
emilkowal.ski/ui/you-dont-...
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what an absolute and utter shambles this is, in just about every way americabydesign.gov
America by Design
A National Design Studio Initiative
americabydesign.gov
August 24, 2025 at 9:17 PM
what an absolute and utter shambles this is, in just about every way americabydesign.gov
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This industry gives me a headache sometimes.
July 7, 2025 at 11:08 AM
This industry gives me a headache sometimes.
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There is no heaven. There is no hell. There is no great revolution coming. There is no later.
There is only now. How you choose to act, right now. Who you choose to help, right now. How you make people feel, right fucking now.
There is only now. How you choose to act, right now. Who you choose to help, right now. How you make people feel, right fucking now.
June 27, 2025 at 10:34 PM
There is no heaven. There is no hell. There is no great revolution coming. There is no later.
There is only now. How you choose to act, right now. Who you choose to help, right now. How you make people feel, right fucking now.
There is only now. How you choose to act, right now. Who you choose to help, right now. How you make people feel, right fucking now.
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Great thread describing what 1987 was like in the UK for gay people. I was 15 at the time. Genuinely, although I’ve thrived in my life I don’t think I’ll ever not be a bit scarred by this period in my life.
Section 28 didn’t come out of nowhere.
It came from a society where 75% thought homosexuality was wrong.
From a society that feared the sight of a man in drag would corrupt.
From a society that believed ignorance was better for children than any knowledge of gay lives.
🧵 1/16
It came from a society where 75% thought homosexuality was wrong.
From a society that feared the sight of a man in drag would corrupt.
From a society that believed ignorance was better for children than any knowledge of gay lives.
🧵 1/16
June 21, 2025 at 8:44 AM
Great thread describing what 1987 was like in the UK for gay people. I was 15 at the time. Genuinely, although I’ve thrived in my life I don’t think I’ll ever not be a bit scarred by this period in my life.
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CSS uses a complex algorithm to decide how to animate transforms. If you get it wrong, as many folks do, you end up with an unnatural animation.
Here's how it works, and how to avoid the pitfalls.
jakearchibald.com/2025/animati...
Here's how it works, and how to avoid the pitfalls.
jakearchibald.com/2025/animati...
Animating zooming using CSS: transform order is important… sometimes
How to get the right transform animation.
jakearchibald.com
June 17, 2025 at 11:20 AM
CSS uses a complex algorithm to decide how to animate transforms. If you get it wrong, as many folks do, you end up with an unnatural animation.
Here's how it works, and how to avoid the pitfalls.
jakearchibald.com/2025/animati...
Here's how it works, and how to avoid the pitfalls.
jakearchibald.com/2025/animati...
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People print websites, so I wrote an article over on @piccalil.li about how to make sure they don't feel the need to pull out all their hair while printing yours.
Decimate a rainforest, spend a fortune on some new ink cartridges, unjam the mechanism, print off the article, and give it a read.
Decimate a rainforest, spend a fortune on some new ink cartridges, unjam the mechanism, print off the article, and give it a read.
Declan Chidlow takes us on a really interesting tour of the often, under-reported world of print stylesheets, how to use them and also how to debug them.
piccalil.li/blog/printin...
piccalil.li/blog/printin...
Printing the web: making webpages look good on paper
Declan Chidlow takes us on a really interesting tour of the often, under-reported world of print stylesheets, how to use them and also how to debug them.
piccalil.li
June 5, 2025 at 11:40 AM
People print websites, so I wrote an article over on @piccalil.li about how to make sure they don't feel the need to pull out all their hair while printing yours.
Decimate a rainforest, spend a fortune on some new ink cartridges, unjam the mechanism, print off the article, and give it a read.
Decimate a rainforest, spend a fortune on some new ink cartridges, unjam the mechanism, print off the article, and give it a read.
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I have never seen a situation so dismal that Tony Blair couldn't make it worse.
April 29, 2025 at 2:42 PM
I have never seen a situation so dismal that Tony Blair couldn't make it worse.
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I’m sorry, but this woman is absolutely poisonous and cruel and I cannot *stand* her or her attacks on trans people. You should feel about her IP like you do about Tesla. This is appalling.
April 18, 2025 at 12:43 AM
I’m sorry, but this woman is absolutely poisonous and cruel and I cannot *stand* her or her attacks on trans people. You should feel about her IP like you do about Tesla. This is appalling.
A very happy New Mogwai Album Day to those of you how celebrate it. #thebadfire
January 24, 2025 at 12:39 PM
A very happy New Mogwai Album Day to those of you how celebrate it. #thebadfire
A fistful of green routes ticked while breaking in some new shoes at the Newsroom in Glasgow this evening. Splendid.
December 4, 2024 at 8:29 PM
A fistful of green routes ticked while breaking in some new shoes at the Newsroom in Glasgow this evening. Splendid.
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Conversational Design needs a big update because of all the fuckery of the last few years. But if you are interested, the PDF is free, and while the examples are all out of date, the principles are still sound.
www.mulebooks.com/conversation...
www.mulebooks.com/conversation...
Conversational Design — MULE BOOKS
The interaction design book that explains why chatbots tend to suck
www.mulebooks.com
November 29, 2024 at 10:42 PM
Conversational Design needs a big update because of all the fuckery of the last few years. But if you are interested, the PDF is free, and while the examples are all out of date, the principles are still sound.
www.mulebooks.com/conversation...
www.mulebooks.com/conversation...