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askew

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    Comment #47398866

    My first question: are they lighter than the first iteration? Answer: nope - still 386.2g. Which doesn't read like a lot, but I certainly notice it after an amount of time.

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    Comment #46273592

    Heh, and as the real text in the left and right sidebars scales, the article preview shrinks. Needs some constraints on the centre column.

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    Comment #46225026

    A "thank you" for La Liberté éclairant le monde .

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    Comment #46203607

    Yes. Output can be sent to a Braille device too.

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    Comment #46203428

    The statement is about encouraging folks to use the platform: ` Hello! ` over ` Hello `

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    Comment #46203420

    Guidepup also includes a Virtual Screenreader[1]. [1] https://www.guidepup.dev/docs/virtual

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    Comment #46121184

    One way to frame it is: "how would I describe this image to somebody sat next to me?"

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    Comment #44300356

    Apt, given the earlier discussion around Nolan Lawson's article: when used diligently, ARIA can help turn that div soup into something users, user agents, assistive technologies _a…

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    Comment #44297947

    askew is typing…

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    Comment #44297325

    Is that extra development cheaper than the risk of a lawsuit or loss of reputation? Not forgetting the ~20% of potential customers you might be missing out on… > not least that you…

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    Comment #43580015

    It's a shame that the overengineered anchor links in TFA don't work with the keyboard.

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    Comment #42699608

    You can shorthand the last four declarations with a single `inset: 10px;` (or maybe `inset: .625rem;`?

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    Comment #41985842

    I took from it that [the designers] are all mouth and no trousers – which is fairly common. But "the poor disabled people" seems patronising.

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    Comment #41971782

    Leaving Germany? Fine. Entering Germany from Austria? Yes, knock at the door at 4AM. Having recently visited Germany via plane, they have certainly gotten stricter/performative. Le…

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    Comment #41927045

    Indeed: can you imagine attempting to disambiguate a list of links that all say "Click here" or "Read more"?

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    Comment #39308615

    I feel lonely in my new job, when I'm in the office. I don't work directly with anybody there. There's hustle and bustle, and I feel like the new kid. I don't feel that when I'm el…

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    Comment #37810547

    Recently took the Nightjet from Stuttgart to Bled (Slovenia). The outbound service must have been reconfigured as we had booked a private berth, but were assigned a couchette with …

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    Comment #37298453

    You may be thinking of Warp ( https://www.warp.dev/ )

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    Comment #34030008

    > The current Cabinet are fine, there are lots of very obviously competent people Hah!

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    Comment #33638335

    Their use of alt text leaves a little to be desired: "An image with a message from Bethesda software" Technically correct, yes.

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    Comment #33638323

    Mick published his take on Medium: https://medium.com/@mickgordon/my-full-statement-regarding-d...

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    Comment #33394493

    I wonder if this acted as some inspiration for the 2-Bit character in Deathloop: the vocals in particular are similar.

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    Comment #32715077

    I mean, it's got legacy support… > Latest Chrome, FireFox 7+, Safari 5+ and IE 9+ and Latest Edge are all supported browsers.

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    Comment #31944411

    A lot of these 'lazy' or convenience foods aren't just useful in times of famine or war, but they make it easier for those who are less able to cook from scratch. Somebody with dex…

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    Comment #15201401

    > As part of its investigation of this application vulnerability, Equifax also identified unauthorized access to limited personal information for certain UK and Canadian residents.…