Notices by Large Heydon Collider (heydon@front-end.social), page 2

Was just reminded that you can use *no* headings in a web page and automated tests will pass you for WCAG compliance.

You can't use the wrong heading structure if you use no headings at all! Automated tests can't tell where the structure needs to be broken up into sections because they would have to understand the nature of the content. #a11y

Experimenting more with CSS tests. See https://heydonworks.com/article/testing-html-with-modern-css/

:has(h1):has(:is(h3,h4,h5,h6)):not(:has(h2)), :has(h2):has(:is(h4,h5,h6)):not(:has(h3)), :has(h3):has(:is(h5,h6)):not(:has(h4)), :has(h4):has(h6):not(:has(h5)) {
outline: var(--error-outline);
--error-skipped-heading-level: 'You have skipped a heading level. For example, a subsection within a section introduced by an h3 is currently introduced by an h5 or h6';
}

Another found without alt text.

Stolen because it had no alt text

I can't breathe

The best part about this article is that the person who "dismisses these concerns" is called Scotty McKeever; a name that was surely created by generative AI.

📖 Concern as the gambling industry embraces AI - BBC News
https://www.bbc.com/news/business-68304137

And this is his photo?? I think the BBC may have been duped.

@aral I put a version of this post on LinkedIn. We'll see how that goes LOL.

Do people in accessibility who vaunt "inclusive AI" realise they are just doing PR?

Like, I honestly don't care if there's one or two specific uses of AI that *might* help someone vulnerable in some small way. You can use the barrel of a gun to prize open a drain cover and save a kitten.

The history of AI will be the history of an irresponsible tech obliterating accountability & eventually meaning itself. That won't be good for anyone. Stop using disabled people to will that into reality.

📝 What Is Utility-First CSS?

https://heydonworks.com/article/what-is-utility-first-css/

(this was going to be a video, but it got pretty long, plus I think there's a small chance this could appear high in organic search if shared enough)

📝 What Is A Single-page Application?

🌀

https://heydonworks.com/article/what-is-a-single-page-application/

@aral Much needed, thank you, Aral

@aral Yeah, having one of those mornings too 👋

@aral Haha I just had the same thought. https://front-end.social/@heydon/111907431758199314

@aral (i.e. engulfed in flames)

The first sentence of this FrontendMasters ad made we howl like an injured bear. https://youtu.be/dWxcw2R0gZs?feature=shared

As threatened, I've started making hypermasculine* clothing designs (*with unexpected slogans).

https://webbed-briefs.teemill.com/collection/new

@ppatel People don't talk enough about how fucking shit CAPTCHA is. It doesn't even catch spam effectively. In my last contract I argued and argued to replace it with a honey pot. We did so and went from 100 plus spam emails a day to zero, and got rid of the accessibility barrier with it.

So... I don’t believe in binary gender roles or identities any more than I believe in God or fairies, or subscribe to them any more than I do—I don't know—some shit magazine like the Spectator. I see myself as “male” as much as I see myself as English: I just happen to have been placed there. It is not a source of pride, joy, comfort or anything really. It’s just an arbitrary designation. Is that a common thing among cis and straight men?

How the fuck is an accessibility overlay (essentially a modal dialog that skull fucks your website) company worth $98.7M?????? https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20231230607997/en/UserWay-Agrees-to-be-Acquired-by-Digital-Accessibility-Leader-Level-Access