Nic Chan
@nicmakesstuff.bsky.social
codes on the weekdays and draws on the weekends. tech stuff, web accessibility, cats, and fire emblem💖
https://www.nicchan.me
Mostly on Mastodon @ https://indieweb.social/@NicMakesStuff
https://www.nicchan.me
Mostly on Mastodon @ https://indieweb.social/@NicMakesStuff
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over the weekend I did a powerpoint presentation about exactly the subject you'd expect from me
October 27, 2025 at 9:58 PM
over the weekend I did a powerpoint presentation about exactly the subject you'd expect from me
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I did not enjoy writing this; it can't even serve as an ad for my newsletter, which I've suspended due to an overbilling situation that has me almost regretting leaving Substack. But, you know, it's evidence for the piece I just didn't get to include.
talkingpointsmemo.com/tpm-25/patro...
talkingpointsmemo.com/tpm-25/patro...
Patron-Supported Journalism Can’t Be the Future of News
Writing about the failure of patron-supported journalism is itself a kind of...
talkingpointsmemo.com
October 27, 2025 at 2:12 PM
I did not enjoy writing this; it can't even serve as an ad for my newsletter, which I've suspended due to an overbilling situation that has me almost regretting leaving Substack. But, you know, it's evidence for the piece I just didn't get to include.
talkingpointsmemo.com/tpm-25/patro...
talkingpointsmemo.com/tpm-25/patro...
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last week I wrote 3 articles:
Context‑Aware Cornering: How inherit() Can Simplify Border‑Radius for Components
www.alwaystwisted.com/articles/mak...
Styling The gap with CSS
www.alwaystwisted.com/articles/sty...
A Few Useful Web Development Bookmarklets
www.alwaystwisted.com/articles/a-f...
Context‑Aware Cornering: How inherit() Can Simplify Border‑Radius for Components
www.alwaystwisted.com/articles/mak...
Styling The gap with CSS
www.alwaystwisted.com/articles/sty...
A Few Useful Web Development Bookmarklets
www.alwaystwisted.com/articles/a-f...
October 27, 2025 at 9:18 AM
last week I wrote 3 articles:
Context‑Aware Cornering: How inherit() Can Simplify Border‑Radius for Components
www.alwaystwisted.com/articles/mak...
Styling The gap with CSS
www.alwaystwisted.com/articles/sty...
A Few Useful Web Development Bookmarklets
www.alwaystwisted.com/articles/a-f...
Context‑Aware Cornering: How inherit() Can Simplify Border‑Radius for Components
www.alwaystwisted.com/articles/mak...
Styling The gap with CSS
www.alwaystwisted.com/articles/sty...
A Few Useful Web Development Bookmarklets
www.alwaystwisted.com/articles/a-f...
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Online on a weekend? You can grab access to my web components course for $25 today and tomorrow. Big ol’ discount. Use the code OCT25-26.
(And as usual, if you need further accommodation, just use the email form and we’ll work it out.)
scottjehl.com/learn/webcom...
(And as usual, if you need further accommodation, just use the email form and we’ll work it out.)
scottjehl.com/learn/webcom...
Web Components Demystified online course | Scott Jehl, Web Designer/Developer
A comprehensive, premium course about building dynamic, fast, resilient apps with standard web components.
scottjehl.com
October 25, 2025 at 2:59 PM
Online on a weekend? You can grab access to my web components course for $25 today and tomorrow. Big ol’ discount. Use the code OCT25-26.
(And as usual, if you need further accommodation, just use the email form and we’ll work it out.)
scottjehl.com/learn/webcom...
(And as usual, if you need further accommodation, just use the email form and we’ll work it out.)
scottjehl.com/learn/webcom...
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📝 Been thinking a lot about this one.
And thinking leads to blogging.
blog.jim-nielsen.com/2025/more-co...
And thinking leads to blogging.
blog.jim-nielsen.com/2025/more-co...
October 20, 2025 at 4:13 AM
📝 Been thinking a lot about this one.
And thinking leads to blogging.
blog.jim-nielsen.com/2025/more-co...
And thinking leads to blogging.
blog.jim-nielsen.com/2025/more-co...
In like 10 minutes~
In 24 hours from the time of this post you can catch me speaking at the 11ty meetup on 11ty + art museum 👀
11tymeetup.dev/events/ep-27...
11tymeetup.dev/events/ep-27...
Ep. 27: 11ty at the museum and multilingual blogs
In this episode optimized for eastern hemisphere time zones, Nic will walk through her unique application of 11ty in an art museum while Helen will walk us through their multilingual blog setup.
11tymeetup.dev
October 15, 2025 at 11:47 AM
In like 10 minutes~
In 24 hours from the time of this post you can catch me speaking at the 11ty meetup on 11ty + art museum 👀
11tymeetup.dev/events/ep-27...
11tymeetup.dev/events/ep-27...
Ep. 27: 11ty at the museum and multilingual blogs
In this episode optimized for eastern hemisphere time zones, Nic will walk through her unique application of 11ty in an art museum while Helen will walk us through their multilingual blog setup.
11tymeetup.dev
October 14, 2025 at 11:36 AM
In 24 hours from the time of this post you can catch me speaking at the 11ty meetup on 11ty + art museum 👀
11tymeetup.dev/events/ep-27...
11tymeetup.dev/events/ep-27...
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Journal: Simplify
Reminding myself just how much you can do with CSS these days.
🔗https://adactio.com/journal/22178
Reminding myself just how much you can do with CSS these days.
🔗https://adactio.com/journal/22178
October 9, 2025 at 10:21 AM
Journal: Simplify
Reminding myself just how much you can do with CSS these days.
🔗https://adactio.com/journal/22178
Reminding myself just how much you can do with CSS these days.
🔗https://adactio.com/journal/22178
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We've created a tool called the "Screen reader support look up tables" designed to help people quickly check how screen readers interpret HTML elements and attributes across multiple combinations of browser and screen reader.
HTML/SR Support lookup
tetralogical.github.io
October 8, 2025 at 10:41 AM
We've created a tool called the "Screen reader support look up tables" designed to help people quickly check how screen readers interpret HTML elements and attributes across multiple combinations of browser and screen reader.
You'll want to read this if you care at all about web standards/accessibility!
“A threat model for accessibility on the web”
alice.boxhall.au/articles/a-t...
A deep, well-researched & cited piece detailing systemic failures down the web stack (standards bodies, browsers vendors, etc) which marginalize #accessibility and its voices — but with proposed solutions.
#a11y
alice.boxhall.au/articles/a-t...
A deep, well-researched & cited piece detailing systemic failures down the web stack (standards bodies, browsers vendors, etc) which marginalize #accessibility and its voices — but with proposed solutions.
#a11y
A threat model for accessibility on the web - Alice
A explanation of the primary threat to accessibility on the web, and a call to action for the web standards community
alice.boxhall.au
October 3, 2025 at 12:44 AM
You'll want to read this if you care at all about web standards/accessibility!
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📣 THE #11ty Meetup October: Nic will walk through her unique application of 11ty in an art museum while Helen will walk us through their multilingual blog setup. Asia-friendly start time!
Live attendees get exclusive access to the Q&A!
All details & add to cal at 11tymeetup.dev
Live attendees get exclusive access to the Q&A!
All details & add to cal at 11tymeetup.dev
THE Eleventy Meetup
Join the Possum Posse to learn more about Eleventy! We're a new virtual meetup all about Eleventy and the tools and skills that support developing on Eleventy.Sign up for email updates
11tymeetup.dev
September 25, 2025 at 2:29 PM
📣 THE #11ty Meetup October: Nic will walk through her unique application of 11ty in an art museum while Helen will walk us through their multilingual blog setup. Asia-friendly start time!
Live attendees get exclusive access to the Q&A!
All details & add to cal at 11tymeetup.dev
Live attendees get exclusive access to the Q&A!
All details & add to cal at 11tymeetup.dev
And that's a wrap on #id24! well, it doesn't feel like it because I have many that I wish to catch up on, but thanks to the organizers and other speakers for their tremendous effort!
Here's mine if you want to catch up!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=xIBG...
Here's mine if you want to catch up!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=xIBG...
Nic Chan / Audiom: Building inclusive maps as the token sighted developer #id24 2025
YouTube video by Inclusive Design 24 #id24
www.youtube.com
September 26, 2025 at 12:47 AM
And that's a wrap on #id24! well, it doesn't feel like it because I have many that I wish to catch up on, but thanks to the organizers and other speakers for their tremendous effort!
Here's mine if you want to catch up!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=xIBG...
Here's mine if you want to catch up!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=xIBG...
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This is tomorrow! @inclusivedesign24.bsky.social is a 24 hour online conference with loads of amazing speakers across timezones. You're bound to find an interesting talk or 2 in your TZ but checkout the schedule here: inclusivedesign24.org/2025/schedule/
I'm up at 4pm BST 😆
I'm up at 4pm BST 😆
September 24, 2025 at 12:03 PM
This is tomorrow! @inclusivedesign24.bsky.social is a 24 hour online conference with loads of amazing speakers across timezones. You're bound to find an interesting talk or 2 in your TZ but checkout the schedule here: inclusivedesign24.org/2025/schedule/
I'm up at 4pm BST 😆
I'm up at 4pm BST 😆
day 2 is maps everyone! you've got homework! 🗺️
September 24, 2025 at 4:28 AM
day 2 is maps everyone! you've got homework! 🗺️
Thinking of folks in the Philippines right now as HKers prepare for a direct hit late tonight. I've only been scared of one typhoon in my life (Mangkhut in 2018) and this one's supposed to be worse 🥹 Mainly worried about what to do with the cats if a window breaks
edition.cnn.com/2025/09/22/a...
edition.cnn.com/2025/09/22/a...
Most powerful storm on earth this year lashes Philippines. Hong Kong, Taiwan and southern China on alert | CNN
The strongest storm of the year so far has descended on the northern Philippines with destructive winds and torrential rain, prompting evacuations of thousands of people and preparations in nearby Hon...
edition.cnn.com
September 23, 2025 at 1:51 AM
Thinking of folks in the Philippines right now as HKers prepare for a direct hit late tonight. I've only been scared of one typhoon in my life (Mangkhut in 2018) and this one's supposed to be worse 🥹 Mainly worried about what to do with the cats if a window breaks
edition.cnn.com/2025/09/22/a...
edition.cnn.com/2025/09/22/a...
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For anyone who pays attention to high contrast / forced colors mode styles:
I wrote up an explanation of why forced-color-adjust: none is nearly unavoidable and how it sets up your codebase for downstream bugs:
sarahmhigley.com/writing/forc...
I wrote up an explanation of why forced-color-adjust: none is nearly unavoidable and how it sets up your codebase for downstream bugs:
sarahmhigley.com/writing/forc...
forced-color-adjust: none is an unavoidable foot gun | Sarah Higley
A very long treatise on why text backplates were a bad idea. Most of the time.
sarahmhigley.com
September 18, 2025 at 8:28 PM
For anyone who pays attention to high contrast / forced colors mode styles:
I wrote up an explanation of why forced-color-adjust: none is nearly unavoidable and how it sets up your codebase for downstream bugs:
sarahmhigley.com/writing/forc...
I wrote up an explanation of why forced-color-adjust: none is nearly unavoidable and how it sets up your codebase for downstream bugs:
sarahmhigley.com/writing/forc...
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Me when other people share what they are doing: HELL YEAH 🥳
Me when I share what I am doing: oh no 🤢
Me when I share what I am doing: oh no 🤢
September 22, 2025 at 10:09 AM
Me when other people share what they are doing: HELL YEAH 🥳
Me when I share what I am doing: oh no 🤢
Me when I share what I am doing: oh no 🤢
me: I do not need another graphic t-shirt, I do not need another graphic t-shirt
@piccalil.li + @nicksimson.com: haha, fuck you!
(seriously, these designs are so good. especially love that nick has one with the best color, purple, obv)
piccalilli.teemill.com
www.nicksimson.com/posts/2025-i...
@piccalil.li + @nicksimson.com: haha, fuck you!
(seriously, these designs are so good. especially love that nick has one with the best color, purple, obv)
piccalilli.teemill.com
www.nicksimson.com/posts/2025-i...
IndieWeb is Metal
Tee shirts and stuff you can actually buy.
www.nicksimson.com
September 22, 2025 at 10:47 AM
me: I do not need another graphic t-shirt, I do not need another graphic t-shirt
@piccalil.li + @nicksimson.com: haha, fuck you!
(seriously, these designs are so good. especially love that nick has one with the best color, purple, obv)
piccalilli.teemill.com
www.nicksimson.com/posts/2025-i...
@piccalil.li + @nicksimson.com: haha, fuck you!
(seriously, these designs are so good. especially love that nick has one with the best color, purple, obv)
piccalilli.teemill.com
www.nicksimson.com/posts/2025-i...
I'm so allergic to self promotion, I do a single thread about what I'm up to and now I feel like I have to take a shower. 😰
September 22, 2025 at 9:51 AM
I'm so allergic to self promotion, I do a single thread about what I'm up to and now I feel like I have to take a shower. 😰
I am re-entering the world of speaking after a 3(!) year long break! If you're interested You can catch me at:
- "Audiom: Building inclusive maps as the token sighted developer" - Inclusive Design 24 at 4:00am UTC, 25 Sep(inclusivedesign24.org/2025/schedule/)
apologies to the euro buddies!
(cont.)
- "Audiom: Building inclusive maps as the token sighted developer" - Inclusive Design 24 at 4:00am UTC, 25 Sep(inclusivedesign24.org/2025/schedule/)
apologies to the euro buddies!
(cont.)
Inclusive Design 24 (#id24)
A free 24-hour online community event on accessibility and inclusion
inclusivedesign24.org
September 22, 2025 at 9:43 AM
I am re-entering the world of speaking after a 3(!) year long break! If you're interested You can catch me at:
- "Audiom: Building inclusive maps as the token sighted developer" - Inclusive Design 24 at 4:00am UTC, 25 Sep(inclusivedesign24.org/2025/schedule/)
apologies to the euro buddies!
(cont.)
- "Audiom: Building inclusive maps as the token sighted developer" - Inclusive Design 24 at 4:00am UTC, 25 Sep(inclusivedesign24.org/2025/schedule/)
apologies to the euro buddies!
(cont.)
This whole piece is worth reading:
It is alright to be speechless when things are overwhelming. It is alright to sit in uncertainty, to contemplate. It is alright. It is expected.
2ndbreakfast.audreywatters.com/voices-carry/
It is alright to be speechless when things are overwhelming. It is alright to sit in uncertainty, to contemplate. It is alright. It is expected.
2ndbreakfast.audreywatters.com/voices-carry/
Voices Carry
I'm truly at a loss of what to say today. (Last week. It lingers, doesn't it.)
So (I guess) let me just repeat a point I've made repeatedly: one of the saddest rationales for using "AI" is for "brain...
2ndbreakfast.audreywatters.com
September 18, 2025 at 3:33 AM
This whole piece is worth reading:
It is alright to be speechless when things are overwhelming. It is alright to sit in uncertainty, to contemplate. It is alright. It is expected.
2ndbreakfast.audreywatters.com/voices-carry/
It is alright to be speechless when things are overwhelming. It is alright to sit in uncertainty, to contemplate. It is alright. It is expected.
2ndbreakfast.audreywatters.com/voices-carry/
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I wrote about newsletters I like and how I receive them in a privacy-friendly way that helps me stay sane and organized. h/t to @ericwbailey.website for the tag. Sorry to @annaecook.bsky.social @spavel.bsky.social @eva.town @nicmakesstuff.bsky.social–I tagged y'all 😘
janmaarten.com/newsletters-...
janmaarten.com/newsletters-...
Newsletters that regularly hit my inbox these days
A curated list of newsletters and how I get them without my inbox filling up.
janmaarten.com
September 14, 2025 at 7:58 PM
I wrote about newsletters I like and how I receive them in a privacy-friendly way that helps me stay sane and organized. h/t to @ericwbailey.website for the tag. Sorry to @annaecook.bsky.social @spavel.bsky.social @eva.town @nicmakesstuff.bsky.social–I tagged y'all 😘
janmaarten.com/newsletters-...
janmaarten.com/newsletters-...
Mark my words, @nik.digital is going to be THE next great teacher of the web, you're going to want to follow him now so you can feel like a hipster when he's famous
Published a new interactive blog post on tab roving, a nice little technique for making grids and other element groups more accessible for keyboard navigation!
Check it out: https://nik.digital/posts/tab-roving
Check it out: https://nik.digital/posts/tab-roving
September 10, 2025 at 11:19 PM
Mark my words, @nik.digital is going to be THE next great teacher of the web, you're going to want to follow him now so you can feel like a hipster when he's famous
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It's exactly one week until pre-orders for Mindful Design open! Save £100 by pre-ordering for a late November launch.
piccalil.li/mindful-design
piccalil.li/mindful-design
Mindful Design
A high quality, expansive video course that will elevate your design skills to a level you never thought was achievable.
piccalil.li
September 9, 2025 at 3:07 PM
It's exactly one week until pre-orders for Mindful Design open! Save £100 by pre-ordering for a late November launch.
piccalil.li/mindful-design
piccalil.li/mindful-design