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Nic Chan

@nicmakesstuff

codes on the weekdays and draws on the weekends. tech stuff, web accessibility, cats, and fire emblemπŸ’– https://www.nicchan.me Mostly on Mastodon @ https://indieweb.social/@NicMakesStuff

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You've done an incredible thing over the years! I hope you enjoy the extra creative time

06.03.2026 23:37 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
picture from the game with a text with the game font that says: Pokopia accessibility settings

picture from the game with a text with the game font that says: Pokopia accessibility settings

Pokémon Pokopia is finally out and with it being a flagship Nintendo game it is actually quite accessible, so let us highligh it! 🌱

Here is a list over all the accessibility settings in the game at launch ❀️

05.03.2026 12:23 πŸ‘ 22 πŸ” 11 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
A screenshot of the zeroheight blog, featuring a bunch of articles with colorful hero images.

A screenshot of the zeroheight blog, featuring a bunch of articles with colorful hero images.

Fancy writing an article for the @zeroheight.com blog? πŸ˜€ zeroheight.com/blog/

I'm always on the lookout for new contributors, and the focus is on the future of #designsystems, how to navigate enterprise design systems, and how-tos on everything DS.

This is a paid opportunity, of course. πŸ™Œ

05.03.2026 15:43 πŸ‘ 11 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 1
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Igalia Coding Experience | Igalia - Open Source Consultancy and Development Igalia is an open source consulting firm specialised in the development of innovative projects and solutions. Our engineers have expertise in a wide range of technological areas, including browsers an...

Global remote, 🚨paid🚨 open source grant program from @igalia.com for folks to learn more about Linux, Graphics, JS DevTools, Multimedia + GStreamer or Web Standards.

- apply by April 3
- €7k for 450 hours over 3-6 months
- uni students or self directed learners

www.igalia.com/coding-exper...

04.03.2026 14:31 πŸ‘ 17 πŸ” 29 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

any @nuxt.com devs interested?

04.03.2026 12:41 πŸ‘ 27 πŸ” 7 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Accessibility progress and healthy engineering teams Some meandering thoughts about how halted accessibility progress is often the result of technical debt and a floundering team.

A small post with some meandering thoughts about accessibility and how it's usually a health indicator for engineering teams. heather-buchel.com/blog/2026/02...

02.02.2026 18:11 πŸ‘ 10 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
A pair of Calico cats on a duo of cartoon figure statues, about a meter high. One is lying on the head of a Shiba Inu statue with goggles, and the other is on a statue of a Calico cat!

A pair of Calico cats on a duo of cartoon figure statues, about a meter high. One is lying on the head of a Shiba Inu statue with goggles, and the other is on a statue of a Calico cat!

i have witnessed an act of divinity, of catception if you will

03.03.2026 01:00 πŸ‘ 9 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Is your name secretly Prometheus?

02.03.2026 00:50 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

someone had used the family computer, added like 10 U2 songs to the library and nothing else, then forgot about it, and I thought that was the album that everyone had foisted upon them. Sunday Bloody Sunday was on the list!

28.02.2026 00:19 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Your U2 posts sent me down a U2 rabbit hole. I was like, I actually really liked that U2 album that came with iTunes, then I looked it up and realized I had never heard that album as I had been off of iTunes for like 10 years at that point. It's just a sheer coincidence that around 10 years prior-

28.02.2026 00:15 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

For months, my partner has been struggling with the Maine Coon sleeping on the pillow next to her, which inevitably led to neck pain and bad sleep. We tried everything but he was immovable. The solution was the smaller cat sleeping there instead, now the Maine Coon avoids that spot. πŸ˜‚

27.02.2026 23:15 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Oh!! I think we have the Eurasian Collared-Dove here! They are semi rare here, seeing one is always a fun novelty. funny how context changes things like that πŸ˜‚

27.02.2026 13:17 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

What an amazing face he (she?) has!!

27.02.2026 10:06 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

If I don't go to the gym at least three times a week my body starts to fall apart again, but if I'm strict about it everything remains stable-ish!

27.02.2026 09:33 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I don't have -exactly- the same condition but it is regularly misdiagnosed as tennis elbow. I completely agree on the exercise thing! Pilates basically helped me wean off the pain meds with the posture correction and now I can do strengthening work as well.

27.02.2026 09:32 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

I'm so sorry. I'm honestly still struggling with it, there are good days and bad. Hoping for many more good days for you 🫰

27.02.2026 09:24 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

The work never ends πŸ˜‚

27.02.2026 08:02 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I've decided that the best way to present my next blog post is to use animated charts. Also I've never done accessible data visualization before. If you find me sobbing at any point in the next month, this is why

27.02.2026 07:25 πŸ‘ 9 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0
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a cartoon character says " sorry sugar " in white text Alt: Rogue from the x-men cartoon running to the camera saying "Sorry, sugar."
27.02.2026 07:21 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

You're the first victim, sugah

27.02.2026 01:52 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

I accidentally became Rogue today. I was painting the bedroom and at some point my bangs must have touched the wall because I looked in the mirror and panicked that I had gone gray πŸ˜‚ thankfully it washed out

26.02.2026 10:05 πŸ‘ 10 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
The Kirby Frame writing is a technology, frames are a frame. bespoke human content.

It's time for the Kirby Frame

anthonymoser.github.io/writing/rhet...

26.02.2026 00:50 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

β€œI could teach you how to make a complex web app in a few weeks.”

no you couldn’t, bc even if the code comes out perfect (it won’t), by definition a web app has to be deployed, run and constantly maintained in the face of exploits, changing standards, accessibility & browser bugs, performance…

24.02.2026 15:39 πŸ‘ 147 πŸ” 13 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 6
A very crappy ballpoint pen doodle of a horse that is pretty decent if you consider the fact that I drew it while blindfolded. Everything is roughly in the right place.

A very crappy ballpoint pen doodle of a horse that is pretty decent if you consider the fact that I drew it while blindfolded. Everything is roughly in the right place.

To prove my skills, here is a horse i drew while blindfolded on new years. My inbox is open for horse consulting.

(happy new year of the horse, everyone!)

17.02.2026 00:50 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Text saying credit to nicnixniks for horse consulting'. (That's me).

Text saying credit to nicnixniks for horse consulting'. (That's me).

I've been lying to you all along. I'm not really a web developer, i'm a horse consultant who emerges once every 12 years when every artist learns how weird and particular horse anatomy is and intuitively seeks out the most horse-girl adjacent person in their friend group for advice

17.02.2026 00:50 πŸ‘ 7 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0

🫰 look what i did for my buddy Nik!

14.02.2026 00:45 πŸ‘ 10 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Thank you Anna, you are one of my biggest inspirations so this means a lot πŸ˜­πŸ’›

12.02.2026 08:38 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Wes Cook and the Centralia McDonald's Mural A personal story about discovering a mural in a McDonald's, an unknown artist named Wes Cook, saving the mural, and a conference talk about the whole thing.

over a year ago, i gave a talk at the xoxo conference about a mural, a mcdonald’s, and a man. (but it was also secretly about life, and legacy, and meaning.)

finally, i’m blogging the full story, with behind-the-scenes details, and a video of the talk.

enjoy. cabel.com/wes-cook-and...

11.02.2026 19:04 πŸ‘ 375 πŸ” 106 πŸ’¬ 24 πŸ“Œ 27

🫢 Thanks for sharing Dave!

10.02.2026 23:29 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

πŸ₯ΉπŸ₯Ή Thanks friend

10.02.2026 23:25 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0