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Carlos Espada @carlosespada.bsky.social · 1d

Thirty-two years ago, we were given the web as a gift.
Today, we must live up to such a gift and defend it.
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...

Why I gave the world wide web away for free | Tim Berners-Lee

My vision was based on sharing, not exploitation – and here’s why it’s still worth fighting for

www.theguardian.com

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Matthias Ott @matthiasott.com · 3d

✍️ New post: European Tech Alternatives 🇪🇺

#blogtober #tech #software #europe
matthiasott.com/notes/europe...

European Tech Alternatives 🇪🇺 · Matthias Ott

Matthias Ott is an independent user experience designer and web design engineer from Stuttgart, Germany. He also teaches Interface Prototyping at the Muthesius Academy of Fine Arts and Design.

matthiasott.com

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Ethan Marcotte @ethanmarcotte.com · 19d

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I’ve decided it’s past time I start describing “artificial intelligence” as a failed technology, and I’d like you to join me.

ethanmarcotte.com/wrote/agains...

Against the protection of stocking frames. — ethanmarcotte.com

“Artificial intelligence” is a failed technology. It’s time we described it that way.

ethanmarcotte.com

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Hidde @hidde.blog · 13d

✏️ Another AI reading list: these books are worth your time hidde.blog/another-ai-r...

nobody:
me: wrote down 5 (actually 6) books about AI that I read this year and recommend

Another AI reading list: these books are worth your time

Lots of great books about AI came out recently, here are some I found useful.

hidde.blog

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Tim Berners-Lee @timbl.bsky.social · Apr 23

From scribbled notes to a global revolution-the personal journey behind the Web’s invention and the unexpected turns along the way. It's both a history and my vision.

This is for Everyone isn’t just a story about technology; it’s about possibility

September 9th, pre-order linktr.ee/thisisforeve...

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Carlos Espada @carlosespada.bsky.social · 15d

As usual, completely agree with @stefanjudis.com

www.stefanjudis.com/notes/when-a...

When AI will browse the web for me

Thoughts on AI browsers.

www.stefanjudis.com

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Carlos Espada @carlosespada.bsky.social · 15d

So the MDN documentation is wrong, and I owe ChatGPT an apology 😅

Thanks for the note! 🙂

Carlos Espada @carlosespada.bsky.social · 16d

More than three months after publishing it, I finally read this wonderful article by @ericwbailey.website . Highly recommended for anyone who wants to understand the reality of ARIA and how to make the most of it.

www.smashingmagazine.com/2025/06/what...

What I Wish Someone Told Me When I Was Getting Into ARIA — Smashing Magazine

[Accessible Rich Internet Applications (ARIA)](https://www.w3.org/WAI/standards-guidelines/aria/) is an inevitability when working on web accessibility. That said, it’s everyone’s first time learning ...

www.smashingmagazine.com

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Carlos Espada @carlosespada.bsky.social · 16d

And not even with updated content. The other day it told me, with all the confidence in the world, that a <span> has an implicit role="generic". I think it has had time to learn it well.

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Carlos Espada @carlosespada.bsky.social · 19d

What a well-explained and rigorous article, how lucky we are to be able to enjoy content like this 😍

Sara Soueidan @sarasoueidan.com · 21d

After much procrastination, I finally hit the imaginary Publish button:

🔗 CSS to speech: alternative text for CSS-generated content www.sarasoueidan.com/blog/alt-tex...

#CSS #a11y #accessibility

CSS to speech: alternative text for CSS-generated content

— The personal website of Sara Soueidan, inclusive Web UI engineer

www.sarasoueidan.com

Carlos Espada @carlosespada.bsky.social · 23d

Great article, very well explained and very useful. Thank you very much for sharing it! 🙂

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Carlos Espada @carlosespada.bsky.social · 23d

To whom it may concern 🙂
www.linkedin.com/posts/carlos...

Hi everyone in my network! As some of you know, I'm in the process of looking for new opportunities, so although many of you already know me from our work experience, I'm sharing here what I ...

Hi everyone in my network! As some of you know, I'm in the process of looking for new opportunities, so although many of you already know me from our work experience, I'm sharing here what I can cont...

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Carlos Espada @carlosespada.bsky.social · Sep 8

Of course it is useful, thank you! 😍

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Steve Faulkner @stevefaulkner.bsky.social · Sep 8

Screenreader HTML support look up app

#HTML #screenReaders #Webstandards

cc/ @kazuhitokidachi.bsky.social

html5accessibility.com/stuff/2025/0...

Screenreader HTML support look up app – HTML Accessibility

html5accessibility.com

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Hidde @hidde.blog · Aug 8

✏️ New blog post: We should listen to the philosophers more hidde.blog/philosophers/

We should listen to the philosophers more

A few thoughts on the philosophical perspective.

hidde.blog

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Carlos Espada @carlosespada.bsky.social · Aug 11

"I don't know if I'm always able, as it takes some mental toll to be the person in the room pointing out the concerns when others are excited about opportunities. I don't want to be the “hater” or the one “stiffling innovation”."

I understand you so well, I identify with this so much.

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Carlos Espada @carlosespada.bsky.social · Jul 18

🍿🍿🍿🍿🍿🍿
droitpluriel.fr/mise-en-deme...

Mise en demeure des entreprises Auchan, Carrefour, E. Leclerc et Picard Surgelés, de se conformer à leur obligation d’accessibilité numérique pour leurs services de courses en ligne - Droit Pluriel

Communiqué de presse Mise en demeure des entreprises Auchan, Carrefour, E. Leclerc et Picard Surgelés, de se conformer à leur obligation d’accessibilité numérique pour leurs services de courses en lig...

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Carlos Espada @carlosespada.bsky.social · Jul 16

Thank you for respecting our ñ and our accents in your ID 😍

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Carlos Espada @carlosespada.bsky.social · Jul 14

Muchas gracias, Matias, me alegro de que te haya gustado 🙂

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Carlos Espada @carlosespada.bsky.social · Jun 30

You deserve it so much ❤️

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Carlos Espada @carlosespada.bsky.social · Jun 25

Your opinion is unpopular, but at least with two people 😉

That's why we have a W at the beginning of the word; it indicates the main scope of action.

Carlos Espada @carlosespada.bsky.social · Jun 23

@brucel.bsky.social by far the best 404 page in the entire industry 😂😍🎩
brucelawson.co.uk/404-error/

brucelawson.co.uk

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Marta Torre (🌈 She/Her) 💢💜🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ @martatorre.dev · Jun 10

@carlosespada.bsky.social en #UBAC sobre le ley europea de accesibilidad con @anacirujano.com y @pablomoratinos.es.

Hablando sobre #accesibilidad y poniendo sobre la mesa lo que nos viene.

Para mi el punto es: Los usuarios tenemos derechos.

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Carlos Espada @carlosespada.bsky.social · Jun 9

I absolutely love this article because it's so useful and because it raises questions we need to ask ourselves to learn how to do our job better: meeting users' needs.

Adrian Roselli @aardrian.bsky.social · Jun 6

“Where to Put Focus When Opening a Modal Dialog”
adrianroselli.com/2025/06/wher...

TL;DR: blanket statements about where to put focus when opening a modal dialog are wrong, including this one.

#UX #HTML

Where to Put Focus When Opening a Modal Dialog

TL;DR: blanket statements about where to put focus when opening a modal dialog are wrong, including this one. This post is meant to help guide you, an intelligent and thoughtful and empathetic reader,...

adrianroselli.com

Carlos Espada @carlosespada.bsky.social · Jun 3

This is the way.

Robb Owen @robbowen.digital · Jun 1

Back when I was finding my feet in tech everybody was buzzing about building positive change. Somewhere along the way, something changed. Fortunately for us though, tech is not the first industry forced to defend itself against dubious practices.

What might we learn if we were to look elsewhere?

Looking elsewhere - Robb Owen

Against the backdrop of mass layoffs, LLMs, site-builders and vibe coding what does it mean to conscientiously build for the web, and where do we go from here?

robbowen.digital