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Isn’t it astonishing that after all those decades of global trade, there still isn’t a safety mechanism in place that protects the world economy – and our collective wealth – from the damaging effects of one country electing an erratic, ignorant idiot for president?

When you design an interface, which pronouns do you usually use to address your users? Do you write “My account” or “Your account”? “My drafts” or “Your drafts” — or only “Drafts”? And does it actually matter? In this newsletter, we’ll shine some light on the different meani...

@kevinpowell And regarding the tab order/source order issue: did you see @rachelandrew‘s super interesting talk at @css__cafe, Kevin?
That might answer a few of your questions – and potentially also bring up new ones, for another podcast episode, maybe? 😉

https://youtu.be/cJiLnN9EUlI?si=BJ4O-ClYS1E_4Ifh

@kevinpowell I fully (!) agree that it makes sense to name properties in a more familiar way, e.g. `item-wrap` instead of `item-cross` superceding `flex-wrap`. Tim Berners-Lee knew this as well when he created HTML: a lot of elements were already familiar to people using SGML. Make it as frictionless as possible for people to adopt new things, because, as @adactio would say, humans are allergic to change.

Loved this episode of @kevinpowell‘s podcast in which he thinks out loud about a new unified approach to #CSS layout that is currently emerging.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lCnwX2QXTxk

… sneak peek … 🫣

(Grab one of the last tickets for #btconf here: 👉 https://beyondtellerrand.com)

Prototyping … 😉 #OwnYourWeb

Actually, I took that photo a few days ago. That’s how that tree looks today… 🤯🌸

The OP-Z is going to feature pretty heavily in the Beyond Tellerrand titles, so I built a surround for it in LEGO so I can mount the GoPro onto it for live shenanigans!

Good morning! ☀️😌

Me latest weekly roundup blog is live! https://jamfactory.ghost.io/weekly-roundup-010/

Ello 'ello! The sun's out, isn't that nice!? Another busy week, Aardman stuff is keeping me nice and busy and in the evenings it's full steam ahead getting everything ready for the Beyond Tellerrand titles! I've been speaking to my friends

Last month I had the pleasure of speaking at BAFTA, where I spoke to Young BAFTA about the importance of transferrable skills as part of National Careers Week: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k9rpFAcaQ6Q

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I’m excited to say I’m speaking at AND creating the titles for Beyond Tellerrand 2025 in Düsseldorf next month!

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I mean … just start here and close your eyes. 😌
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qqtLVvoXLig&t=1069s

Hadelich is so good, he gets a spontaneous applause after the first movement of Brahms’s violin concerto. Incredible playing.

Just in case you also prefer riffs over tariffs … 😁
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qqtLVvoXLig

Tesla sales unexpectedly plunge after #Elon #Musk backlash:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c4g4zp3z1p3o

And all of a sudden, and for absolutely no reason at all, I find myself humming a bit of Fats Domino:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Pqs_WZdUdM&t=19s