Nick the Geek
@nickthegeek.bsky.social
Disability advocate and accessibility specialist. My paid gig is lead developer. Husband, geek, and father. He/Him.
I'm trying to be a nicer person.
I'm trying to be a nicer person.
I saw a post not long ago where a developer suggested that because they build their WordPress sites "right," their clients don't need any maintenance plan.
This is a myth.
The biggest security risk for any WordPress site is out-of-date software.
This is a myth.
The biggest security risk for any WordPress site is out-of-date software.
December 2, 2025 at 8:50 PM
I saw a post not long ago where a developer suggested that because they build their WordPress sites "right," their clients don't need any maintenance plan.
This is a myth.
The biggest security risk for any WordPress site is out-of-date software.
This is a myth.
The biggest security risk for any WordPress site is out-of-date software.
Short article about Celebrate Kids Day and a special recognition for the community group I’ve been working with the last 17 years.
This was the biggest and best CKD (one of the many programs we do for the community) yet.
royalexaminer.com/celebrate-ki...
This was the biggest and best CKD (one of the many programs we do for the community) yet.
royalexaminer.com/celebrate-ki...
Celebrate Kids Day 2025 Brings Fun, Family, and a Surprise Honor to Warren County
From rock walls to ponies and everything in between, Celebrate Kids Day 2025 delivered a joyful Sunday afternoon full of laughter, learning, and local pride. Hosted by the Warren Coalition, […]
royalexaminer.com
October 2, 2025 at 12:18 AM
Short article about Celebrate Kids Day and a special recognition for the community group I’ve been working with the last 17 years.
This was the biggest and best CKD (one of the many programs we do for the community) yet.
royalexaminer.com/celebrate-ki...
This was the biggest and best CKD (one of the many programs we do for the community) yet.
royalexaminer.com/celebrate-ki...
Have you ever seen italics or other "fancy" text in social media and wondered, "How do they do that?"
A better question might be "what does that sound like in a screen reader?"
Turns out it's not accessible. Watch this video to hear how screen readers handle these "fancy fonts."
A better question might be "what does that sound like in a screen reader?"
Turns out it's not accessible. Watch this video to hear how screen readers handle these "fancy fonts."
September 25, 2025 at 1:58 PM
Have you ever seen italics or other "fancy" text in social media and wondered, "How do they do that?"
A better question might be "what does that sound like in a screen reader?"
Turns out it's not accessible. Watch this video to hear how screen readers handle these "fancy fonts."
A better question might be "what does that sound like in a screen reader?"
Turns out it's not accessible. Watch this video to hear how screen readers handle these "fancy fonts."
I just submitted a proposal for a pre-conference, half-day workshop at CSUN Assistive Technologies conference.
I feel like I could easily run a full day workshop with Access & Barriers, but decided it's best to start with a half-day.🤞
I feel like I could easily run a full day workshop with Access & Barriers, but decided it's best to start with a half-day.🤞
September 22, 2025 at 4:21 PM
I just submitted a proposal for a pre-conference, half-day workshop at CSUN Assistive Technologies conference.
I feel like I could easily run a full day workshop with Access & Barriers, but decided it's best to start with a half-day.🤞
I feel like I could easily run a full day workshop with Access & Barriers, but decided it's best to start with a half-day.🤞
Over the weekend I built a before and after page for a client. I wrote up a post over on LinkedIn walking through how I considered #Accessibility in planning and #development to testing and debugging.
www.linkedin.com/pulse/access...
www.linkedin.com/pulse/access...
Access considerations for a filter control
Over the weekend I built a before and after gallery for a client. This is a tool intended to present a gallery or list of before and after images of a variety of cosmetic procedures.
www.linkedin.com
September 16, 2025 at 8:06 PM
Over the weekend I built a before and after page for a client. I wrote up a post over on LinkedIn walking through how I considered #Accessibility in planning and #development to testing and debugging.
www.linkedin.com/pulse/access...
www.linkedin.com/pulse/access...
"Disabled people can't be ableist."
WRONG!
Here are a few ways disabled people can be ableist:
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WRONG!
Here are a few ways disabled people can be ableist:
1/5
September 10, 2025 at 3:09 PM
"Disabled people can't be ableist."
WRONG!
Here are a few ways disabled people can be ableist:
1/5
WRONG!
Here are a few ways disabled people can be ableist:
1/5
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reupping this ask: we need to raise about $200 by the 15th, $100 of that is for car insurance without which i can't well do anything, the rest is for toiletries and groceries. if you are able to help it's appreciated, and it's ok if you can't. ty to everyone who does
pp/vm megagarbage
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pp/vm megagarbage
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hello again it's me megan asking for $80 for the next week to get dry cat food for a month ($20) litter ($13) and assorted necessities and groceries ($45) ty to u all for ur support wrt helping us survive. as always it's appreciated if u can help and ok if u can't
pp/vm megagarbage
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pp/vm megagarbage
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September 6, 2025 at 3:14 PM
reupping this ask: we need to raise about $200 by the 15th, $100 of that is for car insurance without which i can't well do anything, the rest is for toiletries and groceries. if you are able to help it's appreciated, and it's ok if you can't. ty to everyone who does
pp/vm megagarbage
💸💕
💸💕🏳️⚧️
pp/vm megagarbage
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💸💕🏳️⚧️
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If anyone could help out with diapers or a few dollars until we reach payday again it would be super appreciated
Sorry, our credit card is full, we paid our electric bill so we have nothing left until next check. This tears my nerves up.
Cshap freckledsun
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PayPal.me/freckledfrack
Sorry, our credit card is full, we paid our electric bill so we have nothing left until next check. This tears my nerves up.
Cshap freckledsun
Vmo frecklesfrack
PayPal.me/freckledfrack
Pay Carly Revis using PayPal.Me
Go to paypal.me/freckledfrack and type in the amount. Since it’s PayPal, it's easy and secure. Don’t have a PayPal account? No worries.
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September 9, 2025 at 12:57 PM
If anyone could help out with diapers or a few dollars until we reach payday again it would be super appreciated
Sorry, our credit card is full, we paid our electric bill so we have nothing left until next check. This tears my nerves up.
Cshap freckledsun
Vmo frecklesfrack
PayPal.me/freckledfrack
Sorry, our credit card is full, we paid our electric bill so we have nothing left until next check. This tears my nerves up.
Cshap freckledsun
Vmo frecklesfrack
PayPal.me/freckledfrack
Just saw a post from someone. “The most surprising AI change I’ve experienced is music. I rarely listen to music now that I haven’t created."
Sir, you didn’t create anything.
Sir, you didn’t create anything.
September 9, 2025 at 12:51 PM
Just saw a post from someone. “The most surprising AI change I’ve experienced is music. I rarely listen to music now that I haven’t created."
Sir, you didn’t create anything.
Sir, you didn’t create anything.
I was researching for a new Instagram Reels series I am starting, Mythbusting Accessible Parking. I found that the laws around "stopping" in accessible parking are vague in certain states.
In Georgia, the law calls out stopping, standing, and parking.
In Virginia, the laws only mention parking.
In Georgia, the law calls out stopping, standing, and parking.
In Virginia, the laws only mention parking.
September 4, 2025 at 2:33 PM
I was researching for a new Instagram Reels series I am starting, Mythbusting Accessible Parking. I found that the laws around "stopping" in accessible parking are vague in certain states.
In Georgia, the law calls out stopping, standing, and parking.
In Virginia, the laws only mention parking.
In Georgia, the law calls out stopping, standing, and parking.
In Virginia, the laws only mention parking.
Finished the presentation on Access & Barriers. This is a tool for teaching and learning about disability, accessibility, and barriers to access.
tinyurl.com/access-and-b...
tinyurl.com/access-and-b...
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January 21, 2025 at 3:16 AM
Finished the presentation on Access & Barriers. This is a tool for teaching and learning about disability, accessibility, and barriers to access.
tinyurl.com/access-and-b...
tinyurl.com/access-and-b...
Hey all, I know with *waves hand in every general direction* there is maybe too much, but I want to remind you that I'll be presenting on a D&D-inspired tool I'm developing to help folks learn about Disability, Disability Awareness, and Accessibility in about 2 hours. us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
Welcome! You are invited to join a webinar: WordPress Accessibility Meetup: How D&D Can Improve Accessibility: Using Roleplay During All Phases of Product Development to Better Consider User Experienc...
From creating persona-like character sheets to role-playing these characters during a project's planning, design, development, and testing phases, you will learn how to improve the user experience-bas...
us02web.zoom.us
January 20, 2025 at 10:54 PM
Hey all, I know with *waves hand in every general direction* there is maybe too much, but I want to remind you that I'll be presenting on a D&D-inspired tool I'm developing to help folks learn about Disability, Disability Awareness, and Accessibility in about 2 hours. us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
I 3D printed a guitar pick and it works well. The material is wearing a bit fast so I might need to switch to something more durable like nylon.
But I have some ideas to print larger, easier to hold picks with replaceable tips.
I’m having more issues with grip, so this could be great.
But I have some ideas to print larger, easier to hold picks with replaceable tips.
I’m having more issues with grip, so this could be great.
January 17, 2025 at 2:15 AM
I 3D printed a guitar pick and it works well. The material is wearing a bit fast so I might need to switch to something more durable like nylon.
But I have some ideas to print larger, easier to hold picks with replaceable tips.
I’m having more issues with grip, so this could be great.
But I have some ideas to print larger, easier to hold picks with replaceable tips.
I’m having more issues with grip, so this could be great.
I really suck at self promotion. I should have been pushing this. I’m speaking at the WP A11Y Meetup on Monday.
Using D&D to Improve Accessibility and UX in Every Development Phase meetu.ps/e/Nyy1f/5Cwf...
Using D&D to Improve Accessibility and UX in Every Development Phase meetu.ps/e/Nyy1f/5Cwf...
Using D&D to Improve Accessibility and UX in Every Development Phase, Mon, Jan 20, 2025, 5:00 PM | Meetup
From creating persona-like character sheets to role-playing these characters during a project's planning, design, development, and testing phases, you will learn how to imp
meetu.ps
January 15, 2025 at 8:22 PM
I really suck at self promotion. I should have been pushing this. I’m speaking at the WP A11Y Meetup on Monday.
Using D&D to Improve Accessibility and UX in Every Development Phase meetu.ps/e/Nyy1f/5Cwf...
Using D&D to Improve Accessibility and UX in Every Development Phase meetu.ps/e/Nyy1f/5Cwf...
Got some new filament and I love it. But now I kinda want to take up stop motion animation just to animate this wolf pup tugging on the key ring like a puppy.
January 12, 2025 at 6:18 PM
Got some new filament and I love it. But now I kinda want to take up stop motion animation just to animate this wolf pup tugging on the key ring like a puppy.
It’s 2025 and I made two different branches with ‘chore/2024-01’ as the prefix.
Not once but twice.
Not once but twice.
January 10, 2025 at 2:46 AM
It’s 2025 and I made two different branches with ‘chore/2024-01’ as the prefix.
Not once but twice.
Not once but twice.
Charlie was a good boy and did he job well at the hospital and then again at the store so he got a pup cup as a reward.
January 9, 2025 at 11:21 PM
Charlie was a good boy and did he job well at the hospital and then again at the store so he got a pup cup as a reward.
Our roomba is named after a war criminal and my wife just got it a stuffy of said war criminal.
January 9, 2025 at 3:50 AM
Our roomba is named after a war criminal and my wife just got it a stuffy of said war criminal.
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Probably my favorite part of when Zuckerberg announced no more fact-checking is when he admitted that the facts leaned toward one political side too heavily and it was unfair.
Read that again. One of our major political parties deals in FACTS and that isn’t fair to the one that is lying.
Read that again. One of our major political parties deals in FACTS and that isn’t fair to the one that is lying.
January 8, 2025 at 10:03 PM
Probably my favorite part of when Zuckerberg announced no more fact-checking is when he admitted that the facts leaned toward one political side too heavily and it was unfair.
Read that again. One of our major political parties deals in FACTS and that isn’t fair to the one that is lying.
Read that again. One of our major political parties deals in FACTS and that isn’t fair to the one that is lying.
I wonder why tfg went on about the gulf of America and invading other countries instead of explaining how he is going to bring the price of eggs down?
I guess eggs can’t be too expensive when there are no eggs to buy.
I guess eggs can’t be too expensive when there are no eggs to buy.
January 8, 2025 at 11:13 PM
I wonder why tfg went on about the gulf of America and invading other countries instead of explaining how he is going to bring the price of eggs down?
I guess eggs can’t be too expensive when there are no eggs to buy.
I guess eggs can’t be too expensive when there are no eggs to buy.
Mrs. the Geek had work today. She said the roads through town were better than our neighborhood, which is great compared to Monday, but the lot where she works is packed snow and ice.
January 8, 2025 at 2:20 PM
Mrs. the Geek had work today. She said the roads through town were better than our neighborhood, which is great compared to Monday, but the lot where she works is packed snow and ice.
I need to do some reading before bed so I can sleep but find myself scrolling 4 different social apps instead. …
a cartoon cat is sitting on a pillow with the words doom scroll written below it
Alt: a cartoon cat is sitting on a pillow with the words doom scroll written below it
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January 8, 2025 at 4:07 AM
I need to do some reading before bed so I can sleep but find myself scrolling 4 different social apps instead. …
They say that planting native plants will attract butterflies. It looks like butterfly dragons are attracted to plum blossoms.
January 8, 2025 at 2:38 AM
They say that planting native plants will attract butterflies. It looks like butterfly dragons are attracted to plum blossoms.
I like when apps and sites end up adopting dark mode. My eyes feel like they relax after making the switch.
November 20, 2024 at 6:49 PM
I like when apps and sites end up adopting dark mode. My eyes feel like they relax after making the switch.
Made lentils and beef in the smoker. It was much better than the already amazing slow cooker version we usually make.
It is thick and hearty with a rich layer of flavors. The lentils were perfect and the beef was wonderfully tender.
It is thick and hearty with a rich layer of flavors. The lentils were perfect and the beef was wonderfully tender.
November 17, 2024 at 11:38 PM
Made lentils and beef in the smoker. It was much better than the already amazing slow cooker version we usually make.
It is thick and hearty with a rich layer of flavors. The lentils were perfect and the beef was wonderfully tender.
It is thick and hearty with a rich layer of flavors. The lentils were perfect and the beef was wonderfully tender.