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xirclebox speaking at #A11yTO @xirclebox.com · Jun 5

I got a chance to hang out with @guysegal.bsky.social and talk about something other than accessibly. LOL!

Guy Segal @guysegal.com · Jun 5

It was great chatting with @xirclebox.com about life in the world of music production!

Homer Gaines Loves Producing Music | Podcast Episode on RSS.com

All quiet in the studio, as Homer Gaines joins us to share his lifelong journey with music production. He recounts developing his skills creating music with fellow students in high school, composing a...

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Michelle A. Rodrigues 🐒 @marspidermonkey.bsky.social · 10h

This is disturbing and creepy for so many reasons, but it’s also bizarre how much of a push there is for people to ignore listening to their own bodies and instead outsource those decisions to flawed technology.

Hypervisible @hypervisible.blacksky.app · 11h

“Like a smartwatch reminding you to stand up or drink water, Evergreen will notice if a student who normally visits the fitness center hasn’t done so or encourage a student to leave the library after studying for six hours…”

Dartmouth Builds Its Own AI Chatbot for Student Well-Being

The undergrad-assisted research project will draw on students’ data to provide chatbot support and personalized plans for health and wellness.

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xirclebox speaking at #A11yTO @xirclebox.com · 12h

Quick vid on new accessibility updates in #Figma

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#A11y #Design @figma.com

15+ new accessible features in Figma

YouTube video by Figma

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xirclebox speaking at #A11yTO @xirclebox.com · 12h

Best believe, if someone came for anyone on my team, I met it head-on.

xirclebox speaking at #A11yTO @xirclebox.com · 12h

Passing blame is a huge waste of time. I would let folks bicker and bikeshed all day. Meanwhile, my team and I made decisions and got to work.

xirclebox speaking at #A11yTO @xirclebox.com · 12h

I worked for a company where many worked that way. I ran my team the complete opposite. One day, a project went sideways. The VP of marketing wanted to know whose fault it was. I said it was mine. My team, my fault. She looked at me, smiled, and said, I respect that. Matter was closed after that.

xirclebox speaking at #A11yTO @xirclebox.com · 12h

Early in my career, I had a director who taught me how to lead a team. At the end of the day, it was his team, his responsibility. If something went wrong, he explained to leadership why. When things went well, he had you explain to leadership why.

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xirclebox speaking at #A11yTO @xirclebox.com · 13h

I love confusing the crap out of my algo. If it's not showing me something I lost interest in 24 hours ago, it's showing me something I have zero interest in. At this point, it's just throwing spaghetti at the kitchen wall to see what sticks while I'm in the living room.

xirclebox speaking at #A11yTO @xirclebox.com · 15h

When using a chatbot, the appeal is getting an answer quickly. Now, there’s a practice that requires you to log in/sign up first before you can even ask your question. The many times I've come across this, I have closed the chat and bounced. I'm looking for general info, not a relationship.

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Una Kravets @una.im · 16h

View transitions are in every browser now ✨

Ollie Williams @ollie-williams.bsky.social · 20h

Firefox now supports view transitions, the command and commandfor HTML attributes, and the moveBefore() method.

www.firefox.com/en-US/firefo...

Firefox 144.0, See All New Features, Updates and Fixes

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xirclebox speaking at #A11yTO @xirclebox.com · 17h

Way too young

xirclebox speaking at #A11yTO @xirclebox.com · 19h

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D'Angelo Dead at 51

Grammy-winning R&B soul singer D'Angelo is dead from pancreatic cancer ... TMZ has learned.

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xirclebox speaking at #A11yTO @xirclebox.com · 22h

HTML dialog: Getting accessibility and UX right

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#A11y #FrontEnd

HTML dialog: Getting accessibility and UX right

The HTML dialog element gives us powerful native modal capabilities, but creating dialogs that work well for all users still requires intentional accessibility and UX decisions.

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xirclebox speaking at #A11yTO @xirclebox.com · 1d

Maaann. I thought that was a telephoto lens 😆

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xirclebox speaking at #A11yTO @xirclebox.com · 1d

So instead of taking kiddo to see the new #Tron movie, we watched Tron Legacy first. When I asked him what he thought, he said he loved it.

xirclebox speaking at #A11yTO @xirclebox.com · 1d

Worst horror movie ever. Everyone is sleeping with the lights on

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xirclebox speaking at #A11yTO @xirclebox.com · 1d

#IndigenousPeoplesDay

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xirclebox speaking at #A11yTO @xirclebox.com · 2d

The kiddo and I are off for #IndigenousPeoplesDay tomorrow. Maybe we'll go see #Tron

xirclebox speaking at #A11yTO @xirclebox.com · 2d

We're having a block party

xirclebox speaking at #A11yTO @xirclebox.com · 2d

I kept reading "dismissible" as "disassemble".

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xirclebox speaking at #A11yTO @xirclebox.com · 2d

much access

xirclebox speaking at #A11yTO @xirclebox.com · 2d

Freaking overlay strikes again

Lines of text are being blocked by an accessibility overlay icon

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xirclebox speaking at #A11yTO @xirclebox.com · 3d

I still haven't watched it. Maybe tomorrow

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xirclebox speaking at #A11yTO @xirclebox.com · 3d

Who remembers this classic?

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Bizarre Ride II The Pharcyde - Album by The Pharcyde

Bizarre Ride II the Pharcyde is the debut album by the American hip hop collective the Pharcyde. It was released on November 24, 1992, through Delicious Vinyl. The album was produced by former group m...

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MagnoliaConf (OCT 21-23!) @magnolia.boo · 3d

Our stickers have achieved SENTIENCE and are now recruiting laptops to join their rebellion against blank surfaces. Don't resist. Your MacBook Pro wants to be part of something bigger than itself.

https://shop.magnoliaconf.com

Retro-looking ghost holding two jack-o-lantern buckets walking and looking happy. The text says "too busy shopping for anti javascript club merch to do any scaring."

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xirclebox speaking at #A11yTO @xirclebox.com · 3d

Engineering Leadership in the AI Era lead by @kvlly.com

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#Leadership

Engineering Leadership in the AI Era by Kelly Vaughn on Maven

Master essential people skills to transform from technical expert to impactful leader in today's AI-driven tech landscape.

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