Nic Chan
@nicmakesstuff.bsky.social
codes on the weekdays and draws on the weekends. tech stuff, web accessibility, cats, and fire emblem💖
https://www.nicchan.me
Mostly on Mastodon @ https://indieweb.social/@NicMakesStuff
https://www.nicchan.me
Mostly on Mastodon @ https://indieweb.social/@NicMakesStuff
Take it from someone who's had the pleasure of seeing it up close and personal several times, the Set team always do right by their clients!
A bit of a vulnerable post by me but we need your help to get us through what has been a more difficult period than 2020.
It would be really appreciated if you could read and share in your networks too 💛
bell.bz/its-been-a-v...
It would be really appreciated if you could read and share in your networks too 💛
bell.bz/its-been-a-v...
It’s been a very hard year - Andy Bell
Unlike a lot of places in tech, my company, Set Studio/Piccalilli has no outside funding. Bootstrapped is what the LinkedIn people say, I think. It’s been a hard year this year. A very hard year...
bell.bz
November 27, 2025 at 11:40 PM
Take it from someone who's had the pleasure of seeing it up close and personal several times, the Set team always do right by their clients!
Trying to get news on the deadliest fire in recent history for hk but lol JavaScript
November 26, 2025 at 12:55 PM
Trying to get news on the deadliest fire in recent history for hk but lol JavaScript
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Our Black Friday deals are now live!
Save £60 on *all courses* and everyone who buys a course during this period will be given a coupon code that they can use to get a 50% discount off future course purchases at any time.
piccalilli.link/black-friday...
Save £60 on *all courses* and everyone who buys a course during this period will be given a coupon code that they can use to get a 50% discount off future course purchases at any time.
piccalilli.link/black-friday...
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piccalilli.link
November 25, 2025 at 9:00 AM
Our Black Friday deals are now live!
Save £60 on *all courses* and everyone who buys a course during this period will be given a coupon code that they can use to get a 50% discount off future course purchases at any time.
piccalilli.link/black-friday...
Save £60 on *all courses* and everyone who buys a course during this period will be given a coupon code that they can use to get a 50% discount off future course purchases at any time.
piccalilli.link/black-friday...
I am so looking forward to having a rest this December! I worked straight through the holidays last year and I'm really hoping to get some good rest and do some creative hobbies 🎨
November 25, 2025 at 12:56 AM
I am so looking forward to having a rest this December! I worked straight through the holidays last year and I'm really hoping to get some good rest and do some creative hobbies 🎨
We have a lot of youth volunteers at the cat shelter these days. The underage ones can't do some of the cleaning tasks or work with more aggressive cats so I feel like a video game NPC coming up with small tasks for them.
November 20, 2025 at 9:57 AM
We have a lot of youth volunteers at the cat shelter these days. The underage ones can't do some of the cleaning tasks or work with more aggressive cats so I feel like a video game NPC coming up with small tasks for them.
what's a karaoke song you learned so you could be a good friend/partner? I can do both the Troy and Gabriella parts in breaking free. I have never watched high School musical 😔
November 15, 2025 at 5:41 AM
what's a karaoke song you learned so you could be a good friend/partner? I can do both the Troy and Gabriella parts in breaking free. I have never watched high School musical 😔
I've loved the People and Blogs series for a long time, absolutely stoked to get to write an entry 💛
manuelmoreale.com/interview/ni...
manuelmoreale.com/interview/ni...
November 14, 2025 at 3:25 PM
I've loved the People and Blogs series for a long time, absolutely stoked to get to write an entry 💛
manuelmoreale.com/interview/ni...
manuelmoreale.com/interview/ni...
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over the weekend I did a powerpoint presentation about exactly the subject you'd expect from me
October 27, 2025 at 9:58 PM
over the weekend I did a powerpoint presentation about exactly the subject you'd expect from me
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I did not enjoy writing this; it can't even serve as an ad for my newsletter, which I've suspended due to an overbilling situation that has me almost regretting leaving Substack. But, you know, it's evidence for the piece I just didn't get to include.
talkingpointsmemo.com/tpm-25/patro...
talkingpointsmemo.com/tpm-25/patro...
Patron-Supported Journalism Can’t Be the Future of News
Writing about the failure of patron-supported journalism is itself a kind of...
talkingpointsmemo.com
October 27, 2025 at 2:12 PM
I did not enjoy writing this; it can't even serve as an ad for my newsletter, which I've suspended due to an overbilling situation that has me almost regretting leaving Substack. But, you know, it's evidence for the piece I just didn't get to include.
talkingpointsmemo.com/tpm-25/patro...
talkingpointsmemo.com/tpm-25/patro...
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last week I wrote 3 articles:
Context‑Aware Cornering: How inherit() Can Simplify Border‑Radius for Components
www.alwaystwisted.com/articles/mak...
Styling The gap with CSS
www.alwaystwisted.com/articles/sty...
A Few Useful Web Development Bookmarklets
www.alwaystwisted.com/articles/a-f...
Context‑Aware Cornering: How inherit() Can Simplify Border‑Radius for Components
www.alwaystwisted.com/articles/mak...
Styling The gap with CSS
www.alwaystwisted.com/articles/sty...
A Few Useful Web Development Bookmarklets
www.alwaystwisted.com/articles/a-f...
October 27, 2025 at 9:18 AM
last week I wrote 3 articles:
Context‑Aware Cornering: How inherit() Can Simplify Border‑Radius for Components
www.alwaystwisted.com/articles/mak...
Styling The gap with CSS
www.alwaystwisted.com/articles/sty...
A Few Useful Web Development Bookmarklets
www.alwaystwisted.com/articles/a-f...
Context‑Aware Cornering: How inherit() Can Simplify Border‑Radius for Components
www.alwaystwisted.com/articles/mak...
Styling The gap with CSS
www.alwaystwisted.com/articles/sty...
A Few Useful Web Development Bookmarklets
www.alwaystwisted.com/articles/a-f...
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Online on a weekend? You can grab access to my web components course for $25 today and tomorrow. Big ol’ discount. Use the code OCT25-26.
(And as usual, if you need further accommodation, just use the email form and we’ll work it out.)
scottjehl.com/learn/webcom...
(And as usual, if you need further accommodation, just use the email form and we’ll work it out.)
scottjehl.com/learn/webcom...
Web Components Demystified online course | Scott Jehl, Web Designer/Developer
A comprehensive, premium course about building dynamic, fast, resilient apps with standard web components.
scottjehl.com
October 25, 2025 at 2:59 PM
Online on a weekend? You can grab access to my web components course for $25 today and tomorrow. Big ol’ discount. Use the code OCT25-26.
(And as usual, if you need further accommodation, just use the email form and we’ll work it out.)
scottjehl.com/learn/webcom...
(And as usual, if you need further accommodation, just use the email form and we’ll work it out.)
scottjehl.com/learn/webcom...
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📝 Been thinking a lot about this one.
And thinking leads to blogging.
blog.jim-nielsen.com/2025/more-co...
And thinking leads to blogging.
blog.jim-nielsen.com/2025/more-co...
October 20, 2025 at 4:13 AM
📝 Been thinking a lot about this one.
And thinking leads to blogging.
blog.jim-nielsen.com/2025/more-co...
And thinking leads to blogging.
blog.jim-nielsen.com/2025/more-co...
In like 10 minutes~
In 24 hours from the time of this post you can catch me speaking at the 11ty meetup on 11ty + art museum 👀
11tymeetup.dev/events/ep-27...
11tymeetup.dev/events/ep-27...
Ep. 27: 11ty at the museum and multilingual blogs
In this episode optimized for eastern hemisphere time zones, Nic will walk through her unique application of 11ty in an art museum while Helen will walk us through their multilingual blog setup.
11tymeetup.dev
October 15, 2025 at 11:47 AM
In like 10 minutes~
In 24 hours from the time of this post you can catch me speaking at the 11ty meetup on 11ty + art museum 👀
11tymeetup.dev/events/ep-27...
11tymeetup.dev/events/ep-27...
Ep. 27: 11ty at the museum and multilingual blogs
In this episode optimized for eastern hemisphere time zones, Nic will walk through her unique application of 11ty in an art museum while Helen will walk us through their multilingual blog setup.
11tymeetup.dev
October 14, 2025 at 11:36 AM
In 24 hours from the time of this post you can catch me speaking at the 11ty meetup on 11ty + art museum 👀
11tymeetup.dev/events/ep-27...
11tymeetup.dev/events/ep-27...
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Journal: Simplify
Reminding myself just how much you can do with CSS these days.
🔗https://adactio.com/journal/22178
Reminding myself just how much you can do with CSS these days.
🔗https://adactio.com/journal/22178
October 9, 2025 at 10:21 AM
Journal: Simplify
Reminding myself just how much you can do with CSS these days.
🔗https://adactio.com/journal/22178
Reminding myself just how much you can do with CSS these days.
🔗https://adactio.com/journal/22178
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We've created a tool called the "Screen reader support look up tables" designed to help people quickly check how screen readers interpret HTML elements and attributes across multiple combinations of browser and screen reader.
HTML/SR Support lookup
tetralogical.github.io
October 8, 2025 at 10:41 AM
We've created a tool called the "Screen reader support look up tables" designed to help people quickly check how screen readers interpret HTML elements and attributes across multiple combinations of browser and screen reader.
You'll want to read this if you care at all about web standards/accessibility!
“A threat model for accessibility on the web”
alice.boxhall.au/articles/a-t...
A deep, well-researched & cited piece detailing systemic failures down the web stack (standards bodies, browsers vendors, etc) which marginalize #accessibility and its voices — but with proposed solutions.
#a11y
alice.boxhall.au/articles/a-t...
A deep, well-researched & cited piece detailing systemic failures down the web stack (standards bodies, browsers vendors, etc) which marginalize #accessibility and its voices — but with proposed solutions.
#a11y
A threat model for accessibility on the web - Alice
A explanation of the primary threat to accessibility on the web, and a call to action for the web standards community
alice.boxhall.au
October 3, 2025 at 12:44 AM
You'll want to read this if you care at all about web standards/accessibility!
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📣 THE #11ty Meetup October: Nic will walk through her unique application of 11ty in an art museum while Helen will walk us through their multilingual blog setup. Asia-friendly start time!
Live attendees get exclusive access to the Q&A!
All details & add to cal at 11tymeetup.dev
Live attendees get exclusive access to the Q&A!
All details & add to cal at 11tymeetup.dev
THE Eleventy Meetup
Join the Possum Posse to learn more about Eleventy! We're a new virtual meetup all about Eleventy and the tools and skills that support developing on Eleventy.Sign up for email updates
11tymeetup.dev
September 25, 2025 at 2:29 PM
📣 THE #11ty Meetup October: Nic will walk through her unique application of 11ty in an art museum while Helen will walk us through their multilingual blog setup. Asia-friendly start time!
Live attendees get exclusive access to the Q&A!
All details & add to cal at 11tymeetup.dev
Live attendees get exclusive access to the Q&A!
All details & add to cal at 11tymeetup.dev
And that's a wrap on #id24! well, it doesn't feel like it because I have many that I wish to catch up on, but thanks to the organizers and other speakers for their tremendous effort!
Here's mine if you want to catch up!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=xIBG...
Here's mine if you want to catch up!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=xIBG...
Nic Chan / Audiom: Building inclusive maps as the token sighted developer #id24 2025
YouTube video by Inclusive Design 24 #id24
www.youtube.com
September 26, 2025 at 12:47 AM
And that's a wrap on #id24! well, it doesn't feel like it because I have many that I wish to catch up on, but thanks to the organizers and other speakers for their tremendous effort!
Here's mine if you want to catch up!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=xIBG...
Here's mine if you want to catch up!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=xIBG...
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This is tomorrow! @inclusivedesign24.bsky.social is a 24 hour online conference with loads of amazing speakers across timezones. You're bound to find an interesting talk or 2 in your TZ but checkout the schedule here: inclusivedesign24.org/2025/schedule/
I'm up at 4pm BST 😆
I'm up at 4pm BST 😆
September 24, 2025 at 12:03 PM
This is tomorrow! @inclusivedesign24.bsky.social is a 24 hour online conference with loads of amazing speakers across timezones. You're bound to find an interesting talk or 2 in your TZ but checkout the schedule here: inclusivedesign24.org/2025/schedule/
I'm up at 4pm BST 😆
I'm up at 4pm BST 😆
day 2 is maps everyone! you've got homework! 🗺️
September 24, 2025 at 4:28 AM
day 2 is maps everyone! you've got homework! 🗺️
Thinking of folks in the Philippines right now as HKers prepare for a direct hit late tonight. I've only been scared of one typhoon in my life (Mangkhut in 2018) and this one's supposed to be worse 🥹 Mainly worried about what to do with the cats if a window breaks
edition.cnn.com/2025/09/22/a...
edition.cnn.com/2025/09/22/a...
Most powerful storm on earth this year lashes Philippines. Hong Kong, Taiwan and southern China on alert | CNN
The strongest storm of the year so far has descended on the northern Philippines with destructive winds and torrential rain, prompting evacuations of thousands of people and preparations in nearby Hon...
edition.cnn.com
September 23, 2025 at 1:51 AM
Thinking of folks in the Philippines right now as HKers prepare for a direct hit late tonight. I've only been scared of one typhoon in my life (Mangkhut in 2018) and this one's supposed to be worse 🥹 Mainly worried about what to do with the cats if a window breaks
edition.cnn.com/2025/09/22/a...
edition.cnn.com/2025/09/22/a...
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For anyone who pays attention to high contrast / forced colors mode styles:
I wrote up an explanation of why forced-color-adjust: none is nearly unavoidable and how it sets up your codebase for downstream bugs:
sarahmhigley.com/writing/forc...
I wrote up an explanation of why forced-color-adjust: none is nearly unavoidable and how it sets up your codebase for downstream bugs:
sarahmhigley.com/writing/forc...
forced-color-adjust: none is an unavoidable foot gun | Sarah Higley
A very long treatise on why text backplates were a bad idea. Most of the time.
sarahmhigley.com
September 18, 2025 at 8:28 PM
For anyone who pays attention to high contrast / forced colors mode styles:
I wrote up an explanation of why forced-color-adjust: none is nearly unavoidable and how it sets up your codebase for downstream bugs:
sarahmhigley.com/writing/forc...
I wrote up an explanation of why forced-color-adjust: none is nearly unavoidable and how it sets up your codebase for downstream bugs:
sarahmhigley.com/writing/forc...
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Me when other people share what they are doing: HELL YEAH 🥳
Me when I share what I am doing: oh no 🤢
Me when I share what I am doing: oh no 🤢
September 22, 2025 at 10:09 AM
Me when other people share what they are doing: HELL YEAH 🥳
Me when I share what I am doing: oh no 🤢
Me when I share what I am doing: oh no 🤢