Hidde
@hidde.blog
Into front-end, web accessibility and tech ethics.
Currently working on web standards at Dutch gov. I'm also on the W3C's Advisory Board.
Blogger at hidde.blog, reader/concert goer at log.hidde.blog, speaker at talks.hiddedevries.nl.
Currently working on web standards at Dutch gov. I'm also on the W3C's Advisory Board.
Blogger at hidde.blog, reader/concert goer at log.hidde.blog, speaker at talks.hiddedevries.nl.
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Hidde
@hidde.blog
· Nov 25
My beyond tellerrand video is out! I talked about art and creativity, and the role of computers in their making. You can find it on www.youtube.com/watch?v=WqNg...
If you'd rather read I have a full transcript here too talks.hiddedevries.nl/dFZf3b/slides
If you'd rather read I have a full transcript here too talks.hiddedevries.nl/dFZf3b/slides
nice! would love to see yours
November 24, 2025 at 10:01 PM
nice! would love to see yours
Highly experimental: over the weekend I started publishing a record log log.hidde.blog/records/
Data from Sanity, static site generation in Eleventy. There's no real point other than I love looking at cover art.
Data from Sanity, static site generation in Eleventy. There's no real point other than I love looking at cover art.
November 24, 2025 at 2:15 PM
Highly experimental: over the weekend I started publishing a record log log.hidde.blog/records/
Data from Sanity, static site generation in Eleventy. There's no real point other than I love looking at cover art.
Data from Sanity, static site generation in Eleventy. There's no real point other than I love looking at cover art.
ha, I had a flashback :-)
Found out very early on so was a manual migration of 2 items! I may want to do the same for another set of documents I have so willl check it out.
Found out very early on so was a manual migration of 2 items! I may want to do the same for another set of documents I have so willl check it out.
November 21, 2025 at 3:23 PM
ha, I had a flashback :-)
Found out very early on so was a manual migration of 2 items! I may want to do the same for another set of documents I have so willl check it out.
Found out very early on so was a manual migration of 2 items! I may want to do the same for another set of documents I have so willl check it out.
I spent a bit of time playing with various APIs to get track/collaborator data in, but I ended up just doing it manually, because it's actually great going through manually.
November 21, 2025 at 2:23 PM
I spent a bit of time playing with various APIs to get track/collaborator data in, but I ended up just doing it manually, because it's actually great going through manually.
started out documenting record collection with @sanity.io .
Inevitably, everything I thought that was a string (like artist) ended up having to be an array (because artists make albums together).
Inevitably, everything I thought that was a string (like artist) ended up having to be an array (because artists make albums together).
November 21, 2025 at 2:10 PM
started out documenting record collection with @sanity.io .
Inevitably, everything I thought that was a string (like artist) ended up having to be an array (because artists make albums together).
Inevitably, everything I thought that was a string (like artist) ended up having to be an array (because artists make albums together).
Alternative headline: Big Tech successfully lobbied the European Commission into deregulation.
Including rules to contain AI risk and privacy violations.
Including rules to contain AI risk and privacy violations.
Doing business online in Europe just got easier.
We’re making digital rules simpler, clearer and faster – while safeguarding privacy, fairness and security.
Our new Digital Package will save up to €5 billion in administrative costs by 2029 and unleash AI-driven innovation ↓
We’re making digital rules simpler, clearer and faster – while safeguarding privacy, fairness and security.
Our new Digital Package will save up to €5 billion in administrative costs by 2029 and unleash AI-driven innovation ↓
November 20, 2025 at 10:37 AM
Alternative headline: Big Tech successfully lobbied the European Commission into deregulation.
Including rules to contain AI risk and privacy violations.
Including rules to contain AI risk and privacy violations.
🔗 “My entire deploy, including the extras, takes about eight seconds.” @kevquirk.com.web.brid.gy kevquirk.com/blog/why-do-...
Why Do You Need Big Tech for Your SSG? | Kev Quirk
A look at why small, personal websites don’t need big-tech static hosting, and how a simple local build and rsync workflow gives you faster deploys, more control, and far fewer dependencies.
kevquirk.com
November 19, 2025 at 11:49 AM
🔗 “My entire deploy, including the extras, takes about eight seconds.” @kevquirk.com.web.brid.gy kevquirk.com/blog/why-do-...
preordered! this looks exellent
November 17, 2025 at 12:29 PM
preordered! this looks exellent
✏️ Reflections from TPAC 2025 hidde.blog/tpac-2025/
I spent a week in-person with various W3C groups and committees. These are some things that got covered in the rooms I was in.
I spent a week in-person with various W3C groups and committees. These are some things that got covered in the rooms I was in.
Reflections from TPAC 2025
Some reflections of my TPAC 2025.
hidde.blog
November 17, 2025 at 11:20 AM
✏️ Reflections from TPAC 2025 hidde.blog/tpac-2025/
I spent a week in-person with various W3C groups and committees. These are some things that got covered in the rooms I was in.
I spent a week in-person with various W3C groups and committees. These are some things that got covered in the rooms I was in.
back in NL, starting the week with a tour of the Parliament, as part of the civil servant onboarding.
November 17, 2025 at 7:36 AM
back in NL, starting the week with a tour of the Parliament, as part of the civil servant onboarding.
for the Wu-Tang Clan fans: Kassa Overall plays jazz interpretation of C.R.E.A.M. www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZAQo...
Kassa Overall - C.R.E.A.M. [Wu-Tang Clan] Live at the Cubes, Rotterdam (Official Performance Video)
YouTube video by KASSA OVERALL
www.youtube.com
November 16, 2025 at 2:11 AM
for the Wu-Tang Clan fans: Kassa Overall plays jazz interpretation of C.R.E.A.M. www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZAQo...
congratulations, and welcome Adam! 🫶
November 14, 2025 at 7:52 AM
congratulations, and welcome Adam! 🫶
#TPAC2025 is also a great opportunity to run into former colleagues and take serious photos with them. Here's Marie-Clarie of W3C developers
November 13, 2025 at 5:30 AM
#TPAC2025 is also a great opportunity to run into former colleagues and take serious photos with them. Here's Marie-Clarie of W3C developers
great speaker, great topic! see you there
November 7, 2025 at 10:36 AM
great speaker, great topic! see you there
are the tesla shareholders ok?
November 7, 2025 at 7:47 AM
are the tesla shareholders ok?
Reposted by Hidde
I think we do a okay job of assessing which newly designed features to prioritise (if you haven't already, check out interop-rank.jakearchibald.com).
What I'm interested in is the problems _without_ proposed solutions. What are you working on where you just can't find even a proposal for?
What I'm interested in is the problems _without_ proposed solutions. What are you working on where you just can't find even a proposal for?
Interop Feature Ranking
Rank the web platform features you care most about
interop-rank.jakearchibald.com
November 6, 2025 at 9:46 AM
I think we do a okay job of assessing which newly designed features to prioritise (if you haven't already, check out interop-rank.jakearchibald.com).
What I'm interested in is the problems _without_ proposed solutions. What are you working on where you just can't find even a proposal for?
What I'm interested in is the problems _without_ proposed solutions. What are you working on where you just can't find even a proposal for?
Reposted by Hidde
Calling all web developers! Browsers are all meeting up next week (www.w3.org/events/tpac/...). I want your voice to be heard! Tell me your biggest problems, and tell me what you want to see from the platform. What problems are tough to solve, but could be easier?
TPAC 2025 - Hybrid meeting
Our major event of the year gathers our community for thought-provoking discussions and coordinated work.
www.w3.org
November 6, 2025 at 9:44 AM
Calling all web developers! Browsers are all meeting up next week (www.w3.org/events/tpac/...). I want your voice to be heard! Tell me your biggest problems, and tell me what you want to see from the platform. What problems are tough to solve, but could be easier?
yes, it's the index, it has a link through to books and concerts, here's the books one log.hidde.blog/books/
eh maybe I should make it more obvious, thanks for the feedback
eh maybe I should make it more obvious, thanks for the feedback
Hidde's list of books
Hidde's list of books
log.hidde.blog
November 3, 2025 at 12:34 PM
yes, it's the index, it has a link through to books and concerts, here's the books one log.hidde.blog/books/
eh maybe I should make it more obvious, thanks for the feedback
eh maybe I should make it more obvious, thanks for the feedback
it's on log.hidde.blog
Hidde's log | hidde.blog
Hidde's log
log.hidde.blog
November 3, 2025 at 10:05 AM
it's on log.hidde.blog