Dalia
@dalya.dev
Somewhere between code and research • 📱Phone whisperer 🎨 colour bender 📚 book hoarder • Maintaining https://hci-deadlines.github.io • My tiny web experiments live here https://relevant.space
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Dalia
@dalya.dev
· May 1
Congratulations to the team who made the KaraokAI interactivity exhibit for winning the popular vote!!! dl.acm.org/doi/10.1145/... @annarlcarter.bsky.social #chi2025 #interactivity
Thank you for the music 🎶 🎉 Couldn't be prouder of the brilliant team that brought this mad idea to life 🥳
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I wanted to work out what URLPattern was and how it worked, so I ended up with another Rob-special HTML PWA
urlpattern.r0b.io
#PWA #JavaScript #HTML #CSS #WebDev
urlpattern.r0b.io
#PWA #JavaScript #HTML #CSS #WebDev
URLPattern Editor
Explore how URLPattern works
urlpattern.r0b.io
October 31, 2025 at 3:29 PM
I wanted to work out what URLPattern was and how it worked, so I ended up with another Rob-special HTML PWA
urlpattern.r0b.io
#PWA #JavaScript #HTML #CSS #WebDev
urlpattern.r0b.io
#PWA #JavaScript #HTML #CSS #WebDev
Introducing transparent.html: relevant.space/transparent....
An experiment in turning the web transparent
An experiment in turning the web transparent
October 30, 2025 at 12:29 PM
Introducing transparent.html: relevant.space/transparent....
An experiment in turning the web transparent
An experiment in turning the web transparent
dev log 004 - set up live CSS debugging by setting every <style> tag to `display: block` and `contenteditable`. Ship to production for a completely customisable user experience.
October 30, 2025 at 11:37 AM
dev log 004 - set up live CSS debugging by setting every <style> tag to `display: block` and `contenteditable`. Ship to production for a completely customisable user experience.
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In case you missed it, I wrote about the basics CSS Anchor Positioning.
🔗 ishadeed.com/article/anch...
🔗 ishadeed.com/article/anch...
August 29, 2025 at 1:48 PM
In case you missed it, I wrote about the basics CSS Anchor Positioning.
🔗 ishadeed.com/article/anch...
🔗 ishadeed.com/article/anch...
Thank you! This was all very exciting and fun, and I can't believe I won seeing how great everyone's submission was.
WE HAVE A WINNER! 🏆
Huge congratulations to @dalya.dev for creating the The Perfect Date Picker who takes home the shit trophy and a copy of @kevinpowell.co's CSS Demystified course!
perfectdate.relevant.space
Huge congratulations to @dalya.dev for creating the The Perfect Date Picker who takes home the shit trophy and a copy of @kevinpowell.co's CSS Demystified course!
perfectdate.relevant.space
The Perfect Date Picker
perfectdate.relevant.space
October 29, 2025 at 4:15 PM
Thank you! This was all very exciting and fun, and I can't believe I won seeing how great everyone's submission was.
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This cow is an expert in its field
October 27, 2025 at 12:19 PM
This cow is an expert in its field
Public service announcement: Chickpeas can explode in the airfryer and coat the insides like a chickpea stucco wall. No perfectly toasted chickpea recipe reel will tell you that.
October 19, 2025 at 12:26 AM
Public service announcement: Chickpeas can explode in the airfryer and coat the insides like a chickpea stucco wall. No perfectly toasted chickpea recipe reel will tell you that.
dev log 003 - css `will-change`? what illegal black magic is this?
October 11, 2025 at 7:49 AM
dev log 003 - css `will-change`? what illegal black magic is this?
Just submitted my @nordcraft.com Bad UX idea only to discover that I wasn't the first to build it. Great minds and all... Here it is anyway
perfectdate.relevant.space
perfectdate.relevant.space
October 10, 2025 at 9:00 PM
Just submitted my @nordcraft.com Bad UX idea only to discover that I wasn't the first to build it. Great minds and all... Here it is anyway
perfectdate.relevant.space
perfectdate.relevant.space
Can we please get some basic markdown support here on bluesky?
August 20, 2025 at 5:35 PM
Can we please get some basic markdown support here on bluesky?
dev log 002 - adopting a more transparent approach to web development today with `script { display: block; }`
August 20, 2025 at 3:23 PM
dev log 002 - adopting a more transparent approach to web development today with `script { display: block; }`
Two years later and I'm still deciding which mastodon server to join.
August 9, 2025 at 12:32 PM
Two years later and I'm still deciding which mastodon server to join.
Everyone blames avocado toast and lattes for millennials being broke, but no one talks about the 27 domain names you renew annually because you're trapped in a sunk cost fallacy and can't get over how great the pun is.
August 4, 2025 at 11:22 PM
Everyone blames avocado toast and lattes for millennials being broke, but no one talks about the 27 domain names you renew annually because you're trapped in a sunk cost fallacy and can't get over how great the pun is.
Great Ninja deals delivered right into my inbox.
July 30, 2025 at 3:11 PM
Great Ninja deals delivered right into my inbox.
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Great talk today from Steve Hodges on 'Unlocking a Long Tail of Hardware' as part of the first day of the #2025pro2summerschool
@lancasteruni.bsky.social
@lancasteruni.bsky.social
July 15, 2025 at 4:21 PM
Great talk today from Steve Hodges on 'Unlocking a Long Tail of Hardware' as part of the first day of the #2025pro2summerschool
@lancasteruni.bsky.social
@lancasteruni.bsky.social
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We're giving you an extra week to get your design entries in!
Design the official #RSECon25 T-shirt and sticker!
🏆 Prize includes:
- Your design on official merch
- Free t-shirt + sticker pack
- Community recognition
🗓 Deadline: 5 July (23:59 BST)
rsecon25.society-rse.org/community-co...
Design the official #RSECon25 T-shirt and sticker!
🏆 Prize includes:
- Your design on official merch
- Free t-shirt + sticker pack
- Community recognition
🗓 Deadline: 5 July (23:59 BST)
rsecon25.society-rse.org/community-co...
Community Competition Call - RSECon25
Join us for the ninth annual Research Software Engineering conference RSECon25, at the University of Warwick, Coventry, UK, from 9–11 September 2025. Learn, share, and build connections across the…
rsecon25.society-rse.org
June 27, 2025 at 11:29 AM
We're giving you an extra week to get your design entries in!
Design the official #RSECon25 T-shirt and sticker!
🏆 Prize includes:
- Your design on official merch
- Free t-shirt + sticker pack
- Community recognition
🗓 Deadline: 5 July (23:59 BST)
rsecon25.society-rse.org/community-co...
Design the official #RSECon25 T-shirt and sticker!
🏆 Prize includes:
- Your design on official merch
- Free t-shirt + sticker pack
- Community recognition
🗓 Deadline: 5 July (23:59 BST)
rsecon25.society-rse.org/community-co...
Just a reminder that when you ask chatgpt for life advice, there’s a non-zero chance it's been trained on my tumblr posts from when I was 16
June 23, 2025 at 12:41 AM
Just a reminder that when you ask chatgpt for life advice, there’s a non-zero chance it's been trained on my tumblr posts from when I was 16
I have been blessed by the airbnb cat 🐾
June 23, 2025 at 12:07 AM
I have been blessed by the airbnb cat 🐾
dev log 001 - just wanted a sticky header to have a shadow that fades in after scroll. Firefox still has scroll-driven animations behind a flag. So now for the hackiest css-only solution:
- sticky shadow under header
- absolute white shadow over it to hide it pre-scroll
Am I overcomplicating this?
- sticky shadow under header
- absolute white shadow over it to hide it pre-scroll
Am I overcomplicating this?
June 22, 2025 at 11:16 PM
dev log 001 - just wanted a sticky header to have a shadow that fades in after scroll. Firefox still has scroll-driven animations behind a flag. So now for the hackiest css-only solution:
- sticky shadow under header
- absolute white shadow over it to hide it pre-scroll
Am I overcomplicating this?
- sticky shadow under header
- absolute white shadow over it to hide it pre-scroll
Am I overcomplicating this?
Vibe c̶o̶d̶i̶n̶g̶ prompt engineering.
June 21, 2025 at 3:34 PM
Vibe c̶o̶d̶i̶n̶g̶ prompt engineering.
I’ve got some free time coming up. Should I rewrite all my GitHub repos, catch up on the ten-plus ideas I’ve been planning to work on for the last few years, or finally build the portfolio I keep thinking I need?
June 20, 2025 at 8:13 PM
I’ve got some free time coming up. Should I rewrite all my GitHub repos, catch up on the ten-plus ideas I’ve been planning to work on for the last few years, or finally build the portfolio I keep thinking I need?
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🏃♀️🚨Fully funded PhD in HCI + neurodiversity with me & @dbpharrison.bsky.social
PhD will explore self-tracking tools for neurodivergent women, rethinking how they can support sport,health& wellbeing in more inclusive ways.
🇬🇧UK/home-fee only.
Please share widely!
🔗 www.findaphd.com/phds/project...
PhD will explore self-tracking tools for neurodivergent women, rethinking how they can support sport,health& wellbeing in more inclusive ways.
🇬🇧UK/home-fee only.
Please share widely!
🔗 www.findaphd.com/phds/project...
Self-Tracking for Neurodivergent Women: Designing Digital Tools to Support Sport, Health and Wellbeing (ref: IDRT25/ADSS/WSW/HARRISON) at Northumbria University on FindAPhD.com
PhD Project - Self-Tracking for Neurodivergent Women: Designing Digital Tools to Support Sport, Health and Wellbeing (ref: IDRT25/ADSS/WSW/HARRISON) at Northumbria University, listed on FindAPhD.com
www.findaphd.com
June 9, 2025 at 10:52 AM
🏃♀️🚨Fully funded PhD in HCI + neurodiversity with me & @dbpharrison.bsky.social
PhD will explore self-tracking tools for neurodivergent women, rethinking how they can support sport,health& wellbeing in more inclusive ways.
🇬🇧UK/home-fee only.
Please share widely!
🔗 www.findaphd.com/phds/project...
PhD will explore self-tracking tools for neurodivergent women, rethinking how they can support sport,health& wellbeing in more inclusive ways.
🇬🇧UK/home-fee only.
Please share widely!
🔗 www.findaphd.com/phds/project...
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Fantastic 3 Minute Thesis presentation from Luis Carvalho from Northumbria's CIS department about web accessibility and the challenges ensuring our websites work for all users. Well done Luis! #phdlife #hci #3MT #web #accessibility
June 5, 2025 at 9:11 AM
Fantastic 3 Minute Thesis presentation from Luis Carvalho from Northumbria's CIS department about web accessibility and the challenges ensuring our websites work for all users. Well done Luis! #phdlife #hci #3MT #web #accessibility
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when vacuum robots encounter the mirror-realm, they know it is A Forbidden Place. these little robots know their place in our treacherous cosmos far better than we, and they rarely find themselves punished, sequestered into a hollow and silent reverse prison, by the Shades
May 31, 2025 at 3:48 AM
when vacuum robots encounter the mirror-realm, they know it is A Forbidden Place. these little robots know their place in our treacherous cosmos far better than we, and they rarely find themselves punished, sequestered into a hollow and silent reverse prison, by the Shades
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Got creative flair? Want your work featured at the biggest RSE event of the year?
We’re calling on the RSE community to design the official #RSECon25 T-shirt and sticker!
🗓 Deadline: 28th June (23:59 BST)
Submission details and more information at rsecon25.society-rse.org/community-co...
We’re calling on the RSE community to design the official #RSECon25 T-shirt and sticker!
🗓 Deadline: 28th June (23:59 BST)
Submission details and more information at rsecon25.society-rse.org/community-co...
May 9, 2025 at 10:13 AM
Got creative flair? Want your work featured at the biggest RSE event of the year?
We’re calling on the RSE community to design the official #RSECon25 T-shirt and sticker!
🗓 Deadline: 28th June (23:59 BST)
Submission details and more information at rsecon25.society-rse.org/community-co...
We’re calling on the RSE community to design the official #RSECon25 T-shirt and sticker!
🗓 Deadline: 28th June (23:59 BST)
Submission details and more information at rsecon25.society-rse.org/community-co...