Victor Loux — bookmarks

The Book on Accessibility

Strategies & tactics for accessibility compliance at scale

How To Criticize Coworkers

alexturek.com/2022-03-18-How-to-criticize-coworkers/

I originally wrote this as a doc, and did a talk w/ slides in Fall 2020 at Convoy. This is very focused on how to work in a software engineering team (surprise! that’s most of what I know about!) but I’ve had friends say they’ve shown this to their partners,...

Sensory Panels and the Future of Food

vittles.substack.com/p/sensory-panels-and-the-future-of

Who produces flavour? Words by Barclay Bram; Illustration by Michelle Wong

The ghost junction

roads.org.uk/blog/ghost-junction

Tome - The storytelling tool for work.

beta.tome.app/

Microplastics found in human blood for first time | Plastics | The Guardian

theguardian.com/environment/2022/mar/24/microplastics-found-in-human-blood-for-first-time

Exclusive: The discovery shows the particles can travel around the body and may lodge in organs

Reporting bias makes homeopathy trials look like homeopathy works | Ars Technica

arstechnica.com/science/2022/03/reporting-bias-makes-homeopathy-trials-look-like-they-work/

When clinical trials are registered in advance, homeopathy doesn't seem to work.

Bets, Success Metrics, and Roadmapping

docs.google.com/document/d/e/2PACX-1vQ0vERe4LLpS8s2jzJKDPixrT-Q2Gr6AJZR4MRXFFCQUXSGuCptR9YDYjPTA2Ct0tAUBwCBmYsqUH_M/pub

Confirmation Bias - Daystar Eld

daystareld.com/confirmation-bias/

A Designer’s Guide to Documenting Accessibility & User Interactions by Stéphanie Walter

stephaniewalter.design/blog/a-designers-guide-to-documenting-accessibility-user-interactions/

A 25-Year Legal Saga in Italy Pits an Anonymous Collector Against Jeff Koons, Who Refuses to Authenticate a Sculpture

news.artnet.com/art-world/jeff-koons-serpents-italian-collector-2083584

Please put units in names

ruudvanasseldonk.com/2022/03/20/please-put-units-in-names

Using strong types, or putting units in names, is a small effort that can make a tremendous difference for code readability.

Typography is impossible. The practical guide to why laying out… | by Marcin Wichary | Medium Engineering

medium.engineering/typography-is-impossible-5872b0c7f891

You’re a front-end engineer, building boxes and putting text inside them. A lot of websites, and a lot of native apps, are basically that — text flowing into boxes. It’s a testament to typography…

Introduction - Vim Reference Guide

learnbyexample.github.io/vim_reference/Introduction.html

Vim Reference Guide

How To Do Less

alexturek.com/2022-03-07-How-to-do-less/

You probably need to do fewer things right now. Prioritization, the other definition There’s two loose definitions of prioritization. Prioritization(1): Ordering a todo list. You make a giant list of things you could do, things you should do, things you’d like to do… and then you put a unique number...

How to get the most out of your 1:1s

erik.wiffin.com/posts/how-to-get-the-most-out-of-your-11s/

As a Director of Engineering, I have monthly 1:1s with all of my direct reports. A 1:1 (one-on-one) is a recurring meeting with no set agenda between a manager and one of their reports. The internet is full of valuable insight into how to run them from my perspective, (ex. The Update, The Vent, and The Disaster) but somewhat more limited in advice on how to make the most of them if you’re on the other side of the table.