Director, Engineering @NGINX Formerly: @SuborbitalDev, @Element_hq, @Mozilla MSP→BHD https://xitter.gq/t.co/vkIW6yb7cw
Belfast, Northern Ireland
Joined April 2008
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I'm going to miss Twitter.
Find me on Mastodon: wandering.shop/@callahad
Dan Callahan retweeted
New @WasmGroundUp interactive #WebAssembly binary inspector:
- Hex view at the top
- Byte meaning on hover
- Byte format options: hex, dec, oct, bin
- Select byte to focus "Slice" at the bottom with binary format syntax tree
- Outline tree view in second tab
Dan Callahan retweeted
Loving how retweets into the "Following" timeline are no longer marked as retweets on web Twitter, but also loving how it's literally impossible to tell whether this is things being randomly broken or some half arsed attempt to improve engagement or something
Dan Callahan retweeted
As ridiculous as this is, this isn't even a WCAG failure. And this is an example proof of why WCAG conformance does not guarantee usability.
WCAG is the bare minimum for accessibility, but your job does not end with ticking items off a list.
Perform usability tests when u can.
Wait a second. Why does @stripe uses H1 tags for everything?
They have something like 50 H1 tags on the homepage.
This is how you should install Nix for now.
Introducing the Determinate Nix Installer, an opinionated alternative to the official #Nix install scripts for #Linux & macOS
🔍 Review a calculated install plan
❄️ Installs with nix-command & flakes enabled
📄 Stores a receipt for uninstalling
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In one week we've gone from "Microsoft made Google dance" to "Bing is an emotionally manipulative liar." What a tremendous shift!
Dan Callahan retweeted
Prototyping an interactive #WebAssembly spec interpreter for @WasmGroundUp
Dan Callahan retweeted
Ported Python 3.11 to many new (old) operating systems using github.com/turbolent/w2c2, the WebAssembly to C compiler, including but not limited to: Mac OS 9 and Mac OS X Server 1.0 on PowerPC, OPENSTEP 4.2 and NeXSTEP 3.3 on Sparc
#python #wasm #webassembly
Dan Callahan retweeted
Join @cohix, @oscar_spen, @callahad and @hola_soy_milk tomorrow at 12:30pm PST (other timezones: everytimezone.com/s/8e026ac0) to chat about extensible software and what Suborbital's perspective is!
See you there:
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Dan Callahan retweeted
Just popping back in to say: it's time to go. You didn't join Gab, Gab joined you. But now you're on Gab and you shouldn't be. xitter.gq/elonmusk/status/160189…
Dan Callahan retweeted
SPEAKERS!📢
We're delighted to announce the first 6 speakers #TwelveTalksofChristmas Day One 🎄:
• Victoria Allen
• Niall Haslam @HaslamNiall
• Conor Hewitt @_starkerz
• Emma Gilmour
• Emma Mullholland @e_mulholland
• Dan Callahan @callahad
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Dan Callahan retweeted
Today marks the launch of my new company website, millsdocs.com, with copy by me (of course!), and design/branding work by the amazing @jake74 ! Have a look, let me know what you think, and pass it on to anyone that might need a tech writer.
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📣 Applications for our 2023 cohort are NOW OPEN! Join us and use your technology skills to help create a more effective, equitable government. Deadline to apply is 11/30 at 11:59pm ET digitalcorps.gsa.gov/apply/
Wheeeeeeeeeeee!
ALT Replay of the Artemis launch on YouTube. The captions are broken and read "WEWEWEWEWEWEWEWEWEWEWE" as the rocket lifts off.
If I had to wager, Twitter's a dead site walking and won't be a significant part of public or tech discourse by this time next year.
I'd make the same bet against Mastodon. It won't go away, but the public wants a global town square, and Mastodon structurally cannot be that.
On the one hand: there goes the neighborhood.
On the other hand: if this gets people out of less secure apps and into Signal, then maybe it's worth it. But will it?
Give your friends a peek into your life -- privately and securely -- with Signal's new stories feature. Share disappearing text, images, and video updates with select contacts or groups. More here:
signal.org/blog/introducing-…
