Sara Joy ☠️
@sjoy.lol
Front end developer. Extremely online since 1998! HTML, CSS & a touch of JS.
Into web accessibility and inclusivity in general. I'm a cis het elder millennial mum of 2, she/her.
♿✊🏿🏳️⚧️🏳️🌈
https://sarajoy.dev
(see also @sarajw.front-end.social.ap.brid.gy)
Into web accessibility and inclusivity in general. I'm a cis het elder millennial mum of 2, she/her.
♿✊🏿🏳️⚧️🏳️🌈
https://sarajoy.dev
(see also @sarajw.front-end.social.ap.brid.gy)
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Sara Joy ☠️
@sjoy.lol
· Apr 5
Helloooo!
If you are following me and wondering why I'm not terribly active, feel free to also follow @sarajw.front-end.social.ap.brid.gy
That's my rather more active Mastodon account. I still post a bit here and reply too, I just don't always crosspost everything.
Happy weekend!
If you are following me and wondering why I'm not terribly active, feel free to also follow @sarajw.front-end.social.ap.brid.gy
That's my rather more active Mastodon account. I still post a bit here and reply too, I just don't always crosspost everything.
Happy weekend!
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Yeah! Go get @wil.to’s amazing new course and get an extra one from me for free
Our good friend @scottjehl.com has very kindly offered 5 free coupons for his course, Web Components Demystified to the next 5 people that grab JavaScript for Everyone.
Get 20% off with the code SCOTTJEHL to sweeten the deal too.
Thanks Scott!
piccalil.li/javascript-f...
Get 20% off with the code SCOTTJEHL to sweeten the deal too.
Thanks Scott!
piccalil.li/javascript-f...
JavaScript for Everyone
A high quality, expansive written course that will elevate your JavaScript skills to a level you never thought was achievable.
piccalil.li
November 13, 2025 at 2:06 PM
Yeah! Go get @wil.to’s amazing new course and get an extra one from me for free
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“Nobody at the BBC is sweating about displeasing Zack Polanski or the Guardian or even the current prime minister.”
Very good on the deeply cynical and dangerous right wing manoeuvres to compromise and ultimately destroy the BBC.
“Because everything is stupid”
www.thenerve.news/p/bbc-tim-da...
Very good on the deeply cynical and dangerous right wing manoeuvres to compromise and ultimately destroy the BBC.
“Because everything is stupid”
www.thenerve.news/p/bbc-tim-da...
The BBC is the biggest prize in the information war – and the right may be about to destroy it
The corporation is always under attack. But this time it has been sabotaged by conservative ideologues deep within its heart. Is it time for the culture secretary to step in? By Dorian Lynskey
www.thenerve.news
November 12, 2025 at 5:08 PM
“Nobody at the BBC is sweating about displeasing Zack Polanski or the Guardian or even the current prime minister.”
Very good on the deeply cynical and dangerous right wing manoeuvres to compromise and ultimately destroy the BBC.
“Because everything is stupid”
www.thenerve.news/p/bbc-tim-da...
Very good on the deeply cynical and dangerous right wing manoeuvres to compromise and ultimately destroy the BBC.
“Because everything is stupid”
www.thenerve.news/p/bbc-tim-da...
Reposted by Sara Joy ☠️
Groovin' while cookin':
November 12, 2025 at 5:18 PM
Groovin' while cookin':
I know this is a funny joke, and for a long time I scornfully saw e-bikes as "cheating", but honestly I think they've been a great thing for a lot of people.
I'll reply with things that we can thank e-bikes (and even those infernal scooters) for:
I'll reply with things that we can thank e-bikes (and even those infernal scooters) for:
“So we asked ourselves: how could we make the common bicycle heavier, more dangerous and, ultimately, reliant on electricity”
From the new Private Eye, in shops now.
From the new Private Eye, in shops now.
November 12, 2025 at 12:31 PM
I know this is a funny joke, and for a long time I scornfully saw e-bikes as "cheating", but honestly I think they've been a great thing for a lot of people.
I'll reply with things that we can thank e-bikes (and even those infernal scooters) for:
I'll reply with things that we can thank e-bikes (and even those infernal scooters) for:
Reposted by Sara Joy ☠️
Again I wake up to hundreds of aurora photos wondering why on earth my extremely online self saw no hint of this being a thing when I was scrolling last night past my bedtime.
Just a "go outside and look up" would have sufficed!
Just a "go outside and look up" would have sufficed!
November 12, 2025 at 7:47 AM
Again I wake up to hundreds of aurora photos wondering why on earth my extremely online self saw no hint of this being a thing when I was scrolling last night past my bedtime.
Just a "go outside and look up" would have sufficed!
Just a "go outside and look up" would have sufficed!
Reposted by Sara Joy ☠️
People who want to make the web accessible need to understand the many different ways that people with disabilities use the web. This W3C resource offers a good introduction to how disabled people navigate the web, and barriers they commonly encounter.
www.w3.org/WAI/people-u...
www.w3.org/WAI/people-u...
How People with Disabilities Use the Web
Introduces how people with disabilities, including people with age-related impairments, use the Web.
www.w3.org
November 11, 2025 at 7:18 PM
People who want to make the web accessible need to understand the many different ways that people with disabilities use the web. This W3C resource offers a good introduction to how disabled people navigate the web, and barriers they commonly encounter.
www.w3.org/WAI/people-u...
www.w3.org/WAI/people-u...
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Finally got to write about this obsession. Elon pushed people to stop linking the articles they were talking about. He's started to roll that back, but we were left with a culture of people yelling at screenshots of headlines on monetized accounts
Read @daveweigel.bsky.social on the widespread societal consequences of Elon's link suppression:
talkingpointsmemo.com/tpm-25/how-e...
talkingpointsmemo.com/tpm-25/how-e...
How Elon Musk’s Changes to X Made Our Discourse Far Stupider
We don’t know the minute when X started throttling links to news,...
talkingpointsmemo.com
November 11, 2025 at 6:12 PM
Finally got to write about this obsession. Elon pushed people to stop linking the articles they were talking about. He's started to roll that back, but we were left with a culture of people yelling at screenshots of headlines on monetized accounts
Yeah but have they fixed keystone crop yet?
Google Photos is getting an image edit feature powered by the Nano Banana model.
Google Photos adds new AI features for editing, expands AI-powered search to over 100 countries | TechCrunch
Google Photos is getting an image edit feature powered by the Nano Banana model.
techcrunch.com
November 11, 2025 at 5:06 PM
Yeah but have they fixed keystone crop yet?
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My head hurts. Trying to allow an empty string in a field where an email could go.
Zod validation generated from graphql - so even if I extend the zod input schema, graphql says no, that empty string isn't an email. Siiighh
Is this familiar to anyone and is there a way, other than leaving that […]
Zod validation generated from graphql - so even if I extend the zod input schema, graphql says no, that empty string isn't an email. Siiighh
Is this familiar to anyone and is there a way, other than leaving that […]
Original post on front-end.social
front-end.social
November 11, 2025 at 3:15 PM
My head hurts. Trying to allow an empty string in a field where an email could go.
Zod validation generated from graphql - so even if I extend the zod input schema, graphql says no, that empty string isn't an email. Siiighh
Is this familiar to anyone and is there a way, other than leaving that […]
Zod validation generated from graphql - so even if I extend the zod input schema, graphql says no, that empty string isn't an email. Siiighh
Is this familiar to anyone and is there a way, other than leaving that […]
Answer/quote with your favourite childish jokes:
Presumably you already know:
What's brown and sticky? A stick!
What's blue and fluffy? Blue fluff!
What's white and silly? A windowsill!
Also:
What bees make milk? Boobies!
(there's another milk one for you @adactio.com)
What's brown and sticky? A stick!
What's blue and fluffy? Blue fluff!
What's white and silly? A windowsill!
Also:
What bees make milk? Boobies!
(there's another milk one for you @adactio.com)
November 11, 2025 at 2:30 PM
Answer/quote with your favourite childish jokes:
Reposted by Sara Joy ☠️
What’s the fastest drink in the world?
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Milk. Because it’s past your eyes before you see it
(past your eyes …pastyoureyes …pasteurised!)
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Milk. Because it’s past your eyes before you see it
(past your eyes …pastyoureyes …pasteurised!)
November 11, 2025 at 1:57 PM
What’s the fastest drink in the world?
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Milk. Because it’s past your eyes before you see it
(past your eyes …pastyoureyes …pasteurised!)
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Milk. Because it’s past your eyes before you see it
(past your eyes …pastyoureyes …pasteurised!)
It doesn't, or one of my best jokes doesn't work any more:
- What's the fastest cake*?
- It's so fast, it's scone!
(it's gone, geddit?)
* we can argue about whether it's a cake or not another time
- What's the fastest cake*?
- It's so fast, it's scone!
(it's gone, geddit?)
* we can argue about whether it's a cake or not another time
Rhymes with Berlusconi
My most controversial starter pack yet... a collection of people who pronounce scone as scone and not scone
November 11, 2025 at 12:52 PM
It doesn't, or one of my best jokes doesn't work any more:
- What's the fastest cake*?
- It's so fast, it's scone!
(it's gone, geddit?)
* we can argue about whether it's a cake or not another time
- What's the fastest cake*?
- It's so fast, it's scone!
(it's gone, geddit?)
* we can argue about whether it's a cake or not another time
Reposted by Sara Joy ☠️
What little CS knowledge I have was hard won over a long period of time. I still don't really care for it, except where it's pragmatic enough to help me make better decisions while I work.
If you have a similar background to me, this article is your shortcut to more intentional programming.
If you have a similar background to me, this article is your shortcut to more intentional programming.
The majority of us are a bunch of self taught people with rather spotty knowledge and that's fine! Kilian (also self taught) is here to share some of the computer science fundamentals you probably are missing with the aim to improve your code in the long term.
piccalil.li/blog/program...
piccalil.li/blog/program...
Programming principles for self taught front-end developers
The majority of us are a bunch of self taught people with rather spotty knowledge and that's fine! Kilian (also self taught) is here to share some of the computer science fundamentals you probably are...
piccalil.li
November 11, 2025 at 12:11 PM
What little CS knowledge I have was hard won over a long period of time. I still don't really care for it, except where it's pragmatic enough to help me make better decisions while I work.
If you have a similar background to me, this article is your shortcut to more intentional programming.
If you have a similar background to me, this article is your shortcut to more intentional programming.
Started looking for place names like the ones I know from Asterix....
November 10, 2025 at 6:33 PM
Started looking for place names like the ones I know from Asterix....
Look at these cuties
November 10, 2025 at 2:35 PM
Look at these cuties
Oh this is delicious. I do like a good erudite burn.
This video is a refreshing postscript on Nixon that will sound familiar to anyone living in 2025.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=cGJc...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=cGJc...
President Nixon Appealed To The Jerks
YouTube video by David Hoffman
www.youtube.com
November 9, 2025 at 6:54 PM
Oh this is delicious. I do like a good erudite burn.
Really pleased to hear that the natalism arguments are mostly unfounded.
The new episode of Philosophy Tube is about birth rates, ageing populations, and moral panics. Check it out! 👶
youtu.be/AIDnr646tLA?...
youtu.be/AIDnr646tLA?...
You're Wrong About Birth Rates & Aging Populations
YouTube video by Philosophy Tube
youtu.be
November 8, 2025 at 10:36 AM
Really pleased to hear that the natalism arguments are mostly unfounded.
Noooo don't take archive.is !
“THE INFORMATION SOUGHT THROUGH THIS SUBPOENA RELATES TO A FEDERAL CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION BEING CONDUCTED BY THE FBI,” the subpoena says. “YOUR COMPANY IS REQUIRED TO FURNISH THIS INFORMATION."
FBI Tries to Unmask Owner of Infamous Archive.is Site
The FBI has subpoenaed the domain registrar of archive.today, demanding information about the owner.
www.404media.co
November 7, 2025 at 3:07 PM
Noooo don't take archive.is !
Yeeep just looking up Young Cardamom on YouTube:
youtu.be/DZ1OblYm5YY
(This one also feeds into my current reading of Dune, hahah - spice! Also Dune is like a big cautionary tale against governments turning aristocratic or being based on religion.. Feels like a good read for these times.)
youtu.be/DZ1OblYm5YY
(This one also feeds into my current reading of Dune, hahah - spice! Also Dune is like a big cautionary tale against governments turning aristocratic or being based on religion.. Feels like a good read for these times.)
November 7, 2025 at 1:57 PM
Yeeep just looking up Young Cardamom on YouTube:
youtu.be/DZ1OblYm5YY
(This one also feeds into my current reading of Dune, hahah - spice! Also Dune is like a big cautionary tale against governments turning aristocratic or being based on religion.. Feels like a good read for these times.)
youtu.be/DZ1OblYm5YY
(This one also feeds into my current reading of Dune, hahah - spice! Also Dune is like a big cautionary tale against governments turning aristocratic or being based on religion.. Feels like a good read for these times.)
Reposted by Sara Joy ☠️
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?
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“When you use a JavaScript framework, that isn’t the end of your work, it’s just the beginning. You still have to write your own code that makes use of that framework. Except now your code is restricted to only what the framework can do.”
I’d even drop “JavaScript” from that sentence 😉
I’d even drop “JavaScript” from that sentence 😉
Journal: Providers
Web browsers provide you with great features for free. Why would you choose to use tools that stop you taking advantage of that?
🔗https://adactio.com/journal/22235
Web browsers provide you with great features for free. Why would you choose to use tools that stop you taking advantage of that?
🔗https://adactio.com/journal/22235
November 6, 2025 at 7:44 PM
“When you use a JavaScript framework, that isn’t the end of your work, it’s just the beginning. You still have to write your own code that makes use of that framework. Except now your code is restricted to only what the framework can do.”
I’d even drop “JavaScript” from that sentence 😉
I’d even drop “JavaScript” from that sentence 😉
Given that I'm currently reading Dune for the first time, I keep catching references everywhere... This would have been a lot more confusing to me a month or two ago.
this is what will show up if you invite me to your ai & copyright law conference
November 6, 2025 at 7:13 PM
Given that I'm currently reading Dune for the first time, I keep catching references everywhere... This would have been a lot more confusing to me a month or two ago.
Now if @404media.co took on @leximcmenamin.com I wouldn't be humming and having about resubscribing any more
(I should just renew. They're so good. I am just time- and brain-poor and have barely read or listened to any of the reporting from the last year.)
(I should just renew. They're so good. I am just time- and brain-poor and have barely read or listened to any of the reporting from the last year.)
Today's newsletter is about the awful and extremely political decision to gut Teen Vogue for parts www.readtpa.com/p/teen-vogue...
Teen Vogue's Award-Winning Journalism Was Too Much Trouble for Condé Nast
The outlet just won recognition for speaking truth to power. Condé Nast responded by eliminating its entire politics staff and folding it into Vogue.
www.readtpa.com
November 5, 2025 at 10:01 PM
Now if @404media.co took on @leximcmenamin.com I wouldn't be humming and having about resubscribing any more
(I should just renew. They're so good. I am just time- and brain-poor and have barely read or listened to any of the reporting from the last year.)
(I should just renew. They're so good. I am just time- and brain-poor and have barely read or listened to any of the reporting from the last year.)
Reposted by Sara Joy ☠️
Today's newsletter is about the awful and extremely political decision to gut Teen Vogue for parts www.readtpa.com/p/teen-vogue...
Teen Vogue's Award-Winning Journalism Was Too Much Trouble for Condé Nast
The outlet just won recognition for speaking truth to power. Condé Nast responded by eliminating its entire politics staff and folding it into Vogue.
www.readtpa.com
November 5, 2025 at 9:50 PM
Today's newsletter is about the awful and extremely political decision to gut Teen Vogue for parts www.readtpa.com/p/teen-vogue...