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We need to get rid of mandatory work hours

Posted: 2022-08-21 16:47:00 |
Last update: 2022-08-21 17:22:00

Working to complete hours, rather than a pensum of tasks is both demoralising and unproductive. I say we should get rid of the whole damn concept. At least for those for whom it does not work.

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Choosing a work laptop in 2021

Posted: 2021-03-27 17:51:32 |
Last update: 2021-11-15 18:19:04

I recently started my first job where I didn't get a hand-me-down work machine that more "valuable" employees had stopped using because it had gotten too slow, and instead was allowed to freely choose my own computer, within a generous budget. This proved to be a bit harder than I had anticipated but I ended up finding a machine that I really like.

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Accessibility is not a one-off project

Posted: 2020-10-04 13:59:15 |
Last update: 2020-10-04 13:59:15

When discussing weather or not to spend time and effort into making products accessible, it's common for management to say that accessibility is not the priority right now and that it's going to be patched in at a later time. However, I believe that even a minimum viable product has to be accessible and that anything that isn't is not viable. -Especially considering that this later time at which accessibility is patched in likely will never come because other things have a higher priority. In this post I want to show my view on how to develop software that can be used by as many people as possible.

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Icon fonts must die.

Posted: 2020-08-21 20:45:47 |
Last update: 2020-10-03 23:15:11

Other people have written about this as well, but I thought I might show my perspective on why icon fonts shouldn't have been used 5 years ago and certainly should not be used today.

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