Published April 18, 2024 Tags image spring bird warbler yellow | Continue reading
Since my last update I’ve read a handful of books. Some standout reads include Tales from Earthsea, The Other Wind and The Left Hand of Darkness, all by Ursula K. Le Guin. I’d read them all before, accepted for The Other Wind. I thought I’d read The Other Wind, but hadn’t! Chaos: … | Continue reading
In reply to: Scaling accessibility beyond compliance at VA.gov through community and culture If “accessibility as compliance” is a staircase where outcomes are restricted to the normative limitations of the law, Accessibility Beyond Compliance is an exponential curve. It isn’t li … | Continue reading
Hot on the heals of recently being interviewed by Manu, I was interviewed by Kristen Foster-Marks from the Developer Success Lab. It was a lot of fun! We had a wide ranging conversation, but often came back around to the importance of “learning culture” and how it relates to succ … | Continue reading
I just finished reading The Adventures of Amina al-Sirafi, by Shannon Chakraborty. I loved it. When I finished A Memory Called Empire I assumed it’d be my most favorite book of the year — it has already been unseated!? I mean, if I kept track of favorites. As I finished The Adven … | Continue reading
As an undergrad and a grad student I was obsessed with Virginia Woolf. Woolf’s writings appeared in my citations pretty much regardless of the class or subject area I was writing on. I have recently finished reading an engaging and lovely novel by Arkady Martine, “A Memory Called … | Continue reading
It’s been very damp. It was, however, recently sunny for a bit. Here is the proof of the sun’s continued existence. | Continue reading
I’ve had fun playing at implementing a very basic visual programming system over the last few days. I like the direction I’ve started down, but realize I’ve made a few oversights that are gonna necessitate my starting over, which is part of the fun. I’ve implemented toy interpret … | Continue reading
The last weeks of 2023 have been very enjoyable. Other than having to deal with a cascade of car issues, there’s been a lot of time to hang out with the partner and kids, wander around outside, and poke at fun personal projects…and I mean, work, too, but…you know. The other eveni … | Continue reading
Skip to footer navigation. « Oatmeal Published December 25, 2023 Tags image winter ocean fog Explore Front Page Welcome About Me Blogroll Wiki Search Tags RSS Elsewhere Fediverse Git GitHub Dedicated to an open, collaborative web All original content: CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 This site is … | Continue reading
Whereas mobile-first design and development invited folks to think more expansively about the physical reality of the devices people use, accessibility-first design and development invites folks to think more expansively about the lived experiences, and physical reality of actual … | Continue reading
Whereas mobile-first design and development invited folks to think more expansively about the physical reality of the devices people use, accessibility-first design and development invites folks to think more expansively about the lived experiences, and physical reality of actual … | Continue reading
I was recently interviewed by Manu for his People and Blogs series! It was a great honor to be suggested by Piper for that, and I had a blast responding to all of Manu’s questions. The December Adventure is in full swing. There are so many fun adventure logs this year. I’ve been … | Continue reading
I was recently interviewed by Manu for his People and Blogs series! It was a great honor to be suggested by Piper for that, and I had a blast responding to all of Manu’s questions. The December Adventure is in full swing. There are so many fun adventure logs this year. I’ve been … | Continue reading
Skip to footer navigation. « Oatmeal Published October 23, 2023 Tags image autumn fall tree Explore Front Page Welcome About Me Blogroll Wiki Search Tags RSS Elsewhere Fediverse Git GitHub Dedicated to an open, collaborative web All original content: CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 This site is … | Continue reading
Political speech is something I shy away from. But, of course, that is political. Sometimes there are things that you can’t ignore. There are, perhaps, many such things…right now there is one that I’m particularly close to, close enough that I am made to look because I am in some … | Continue reading
Political speech is something I shy away from. But, of course, that is political. Sometimes there are things that you can’t ignore. There are, perhaps, many such things…right now there is one that I’m particularly close to, close enough that I am made to look because I am in some … | Continue reading
Skip to footer navigation. « Oatmeal Published September 23, 2023 Tags image strange loop st louis fall Explore Front Page Welcome About Me Blogroll Wiki Search Tags RSS Elsewhere Fediverse Git GitHub Dedicated to an open, collaborative web All original content: CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 T … | Continue reading
We’ve had some very dramatic thunderstorms the last few evenings. | Continue reading
We’ve had some very dramatic thunderstorms the last few evenings. | Continue reading
Today was the last real day of summer for us. Tomorrow the kids go back to school. You know those last few weeks before the dark of autumn — the ones that hold the last bursts of summer? Those days where you try to squeeze in as many chill summer vibes as humanly possible? I’ve b … | Continue reading
Today was the last real day of summer for us. Tomorrow the kids go back to school. You know those last few weeks before the dark of autumn — the ones that hold the last bursts of summer? Those days where you try to squeeze in as many chill summer vibes as humanly possible? I’ve b … | Continue reading
After the excitement of last summer I was hopeful for a chill one this year. So far, so good. We visited the island where we used to live and started our family. We saw a few friends, and visited some favorite places (though many of them are remarkably changed), but mostly we rel … | Continue reading
After the excitement of last summer I was hopeful for a chill one this year. So far, so good. We visited the island where we used to live and started our family. We saw a few friends, and visited some favorite places (though many of them are remarkably changed), but mostly we rel … | Continue reading
Skip to footer navigation. « Oatmeal Published June 19, 2023 Tags image summer Explore Front Page Welcome About Me Blogroll Wiki Search Tags RSS Elsewhere Fediverse Git GitHub Dedicated to an open, collaborative web All original content: CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 This site is a member of t … | Continue reading
Anomie, a word for your consideration. The dictionary of cyborg anthropology defines anomie, in part, with this anecdote: In everyday life, the modern vehicle and the daily commute is one of the most isolated moments an urban human can experience. The highway space is a modern an … | Continue reading
Anomie, a word for your consideration. The dictionary of cyborg anthropology defines anomie, in part, with this anecdote: In everyday life, the modern vehicle and the daily commute is one of the most isolated moments an urban human can experience. The highway space is a modern an … | Continue reading
Last year I set out to rekindle my reading habit. That went well. This year’s reading has been enjoyable, but I’m not cozy with the ratio of non-fiction to fiction I’ve read this year…non-fiction (especially of the computing persuasion) far out balances the fiction I’ve read. I t … | Continue reading
Last year I set out to rekindle my reading habit. That went well. This year’s reading has been enjoyable, but I’m not cozy with the ratio of non-fiction to fiction I’ve read this year…non-fiction (especially of the computing persuasion) far out balances the fiction I’ve read. I t … | Continue reading
A bit of this and that, some kind of mishmosh. Over the last few weeks I’ve been reading a lot about array programming systems like J, K, Q, APL, and BQN. I’ve been intending to add a page to the wiki about them, but havent gotten to that yet. Consider this a little promise that … | Continue reading
A bit of this and that, some kind of mishmosh. Over the last few weeks I’ve been reading a lot about array programming systems like J, K, Q, APL, and BQN. I’ve been intending to add a page to the wiki about them, but haven’t gotten to that yet. Consider this a little promise that … | Continue reading
Some things of note, links mostly: First and foremost, I found a suitable pinboard replacement in link hut! Shout outs to my buddy Bruno for the tip. Here’s a bookmarklet I wrote to make it a bit more ergonomic for how I like to roll, javascript:(function () { const tags = promp … | Continue reading
Some things of note, links mostly: First and foremost, I found a suitable pinboard replacement in link hut! Shout outs to my buddy Bruno for the tip. Here’s a bookmarklet I wrote to make it a bit more ergonomic for how I like to roll, javascript:(function () { const tags = prom … | Continue reading
I’ve been experimenting. I’ve been concocting a recipe for vegan kugel, and rediscovering little features and edges of my website I’d forgotten I baked in. Like chocolate chips hidden in an oatmeal raisin cookie. One chip most recently re-discovered: support for per-page custom s … | Continue reading