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Dave Letorey

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Organiser: londonwebstandards.org Dancer: Gigs/Clubs/Festivals Owner: code-red.uk Wearer: Red Hats

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London Web Standards @londonwebstandards.org · 7h
There are still tickets available for this
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London Web Standards @londonwebstandards.org · 28/09/2026
This Thursday we partner with our friends from @open-web-advocacy.org Get your tickets to join the conversation/fight for a fairer web londonwebstandards.org/events/lws-o...
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Meet Open Web Advocacy | London Web Standards
Meet the contributors from Open Web Advocacy, there will be a few talks by their members giving updates on the work they are doing to help make the web a better place for all.
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Dave Letorey @letorey.co.uk · 28/09/2026
Can we have these in Newham please
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Dave Letorey @letorey.co.uk · 27/09/2026
Last night was my 52nd @psbhq.bsky.social gig Today I got them to sign playing cards to celebrate it
The four members of Public Service Broadcasting and me. I’m wearing a Massive Attack shirt, which they asked about. They are each holding an Ace Playing card that they signed for me.
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Luke LeBrun @lukelebrun.ca · 26/09/2026
Tech companies suddenly decide they can, in fact, moderate content on their platforms after all
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MDN Web Docs @developer.mozilla.org · 25/09/2026
🆕 Customize MDN's browser compat tables! Press ⚙️ Settings on any compat table to choose which browsers and engines you see, and hide the ones you don't need. Your picks are saved in your browser. Try it 👇 developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/W...
MDN's browser compatibility table for the HTML popover attribute. Its columns cover desktop and mobile browsers, showing which versions support the attribute and its "hint" value. A "Settings" button sits above the table.The Browser compatibility settings dialog on MDN. Browsers appear as chips grouped under Desktop, Mobile, Server and XR, and each one can be added to or removed from the table.
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London Web Standards @londonwebstandards.org · 25/09/2026
We have now added @viewportconf.org to the list of events you can buy tickets for while #SotB2027 tickets are paused 2027.stateofthebrowser.com/tickets/ They join: @fronteers.bsky.social @webdevconf.com @ffconf.org @beyondtellerrand.com
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Viewport 2027 | Independent Web Event, 14 May 2027, Liverpool
For the web, the people who build it, and the people we build it for. An independent web conference at the Liner Hotel, Liverpool.
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London Web Standards @londonwebstandards.org · 25/09/2026
Our friends from @open-web-advocacy.org have now added a 4th speaker to next week's event #KushAmlani londonwebstandards.org/talks/regula... Tickets are free and here - londonwebstandards.org/events/lws-o...
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Regulatory Opportunities for Better Browser Competition | London Web Standards
Stitching together the global picture of regulation and litigation: as many countries raise concerns about competition in digital markets, regulatory opportunities arise for better interoperability fo...
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Niels Leenheer @html5test.com · 24/09/2026
Fronteers Dark Mode conference is next week! Monday I'll send badges to the printer... which means if you want a proper badge... sign up now! We've got a handful of tickets left and they are only €100 for an evening of front-end talks by some amazing speakers. www.fronteersconf.org
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Fronteers Dark Mode, Friday, October 2nd, Dordrecht
Join us at Cinema de Witt in Dordrecht for our after work conference.
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Alex Russell @infrequently.org · 23/09/2026
Tremendously excited to hang out with the folks doing the most in 2026 to keep the web healthy. If you're in London, pencil this in for after work next Thurs.
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Dave Letorey @letorey.co.uk · 23/09/2026
This is attempted murder right? www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Police looking at video of anti-migrant activist Daniel Thomas slashing at boat with knife
Daniel Thomas, known to his supporters as Danny Tommo, livestreamed a video of the alleged incident.
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Manuel Matuzović @matuzo.at · 23/09/2026
Tomorrow at 6 am CEST I'm sharing 19.5 things you didn’t know about accessibility in HTML and CSS online at @inclusivedesign24.bsky.social Join us for a full day of great talks on accessibility! inclusivedesign24.org/2026/schedule/
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Inclusive Design 24 (#id24)
A free 24-hour online community event on accessibility and inclusion
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Dave Letorey @letorey.co.uk · 22/09/2026
Donald Trump SI - Super Idiot
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Dave Letorey @letorey.co.uk · 21/09/2026
My friend Sarah would have been 50 today! Happy #PantsGlitterMoney Day letorey.co.uk/thoughts/pan...
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Pants, Glitter, Money | letorey.co.uk
A year ago today my amazing friend and partner in crime, Sarah, passed away.
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Viewport @viewportconf.org · 21/09/2026
Hello, World! Tickets are now on sale for Viewport! We are an independent web conference coming to Liverpool on May 14th 2027. For the web, the people who build it, and the people we build it for. Get your tickets at: viewportconf.org
Announcement for Viewport. Hello, World! Tickets on Sale! Early Bird Tickets from £179. For more info search: viewportconf.org
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London Web Standards @londonwebstandards.org · 21/09/2026
Tickets are now on sale for Next Year's Viewport Conf in Liverpool viewportconf.org
A poster for Viewport Conf Early Bird Ticket at £179
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beyond tellerrand @beyondtellerrand.com · 18/09/2026
If you consider joining the team for #btconf and experience an event differently: this way, please btco.nf/volunteer
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Geoff Graham @geoffgraham.me · 18/09/2026
The Front-End Community is Still Alive and Beautiful I thought about dropping an addendum into my last post to say just how overwhelmed I am, in the best possible way, by the way all of you in the... geoffgraham.me/the-front-end-commun…
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The Front-End Community is Still Alive and Beautiful
I thought about dropping an addendum into my last post to say just how overwhelmed I am, in the best possible way, by the way all of you in the front-end community have shown up to show support, both for me and for CSS-Tricks. I started to do that but then felt a new post...
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Open Rights Group @openrightsgroup.org · 15/09/2026
New opportunity to work with ORG 🚀 We're looking for an independent consultant or small consultancy to produce a report for organisations to reduce their dependence on large technology infrastructure providers and towards a collaborative open source model. Closing date: 30 September. Apply now ⬇️
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Consultant Opportunity
Public-Sector Technology Exit and Collaborative Open Source Open Rights Group (ORG) is seeking an independent consultant or small consultancy to help produce an accessible report for UK government dep...
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Niels Leenheer @html5test.com · 18/09/2026
Two weeks from now Fronteers Dark Mode will happen in Dordrecht in The Netherlands. There are still a few tickets left. Be quick ⚠️ Join us for an afternoon and evening of great talks. With a spectacular line up: @anjana.dev, @tunetheweb.com, @cydstumpel.nl, @csswizardry.com and @heydonworks.com
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London Web Standards @londonwebstandards.org · 18/09/2026
We beat #BigTech @brucel.bsky.social's talk is no longer Age Restricted! If you'd like to know more about fighting #BigTech then come join our @open-web-advocacy.org event on Thursday 1 October londonwebstandards.org/events/lws-o...
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Meet Open Web Advocacy | London Web Standards
Meet the contributors from Open Web Advocacy, there will be a few talks by their members giving updates on the work they are doing to help make the web a better place for all.
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London Web Standards @londonwebstandards.org · 17/09/2026
Gerardo Proaño's talk from #LWSSept2026 is now published. londonwebstandards.org/talks/browse... Includes video, subtitle & transcript
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Ctrl+Alt+Choose: The Fight for Your Browser Choice | London Web Standards
For years, choosing your default browser on Windows has meant fighting through pop-ups, dark patterns, and quiet nudges designed to keep you exactly where Microsoft wants you: on Edge. This talk pulls...
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Dave Letorey @letorey.co.uk · 17/09/2026
Expect world records to be broken www.bbc.co.uk/sport/olympi... #Olympics #Rowing
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River that is home to 500 crocodiles chosen to host 2032 Olympic rowing and canoe events
A river that is home to about 500 saltwater crocodiles is given the OK to host Olympic and Paralympic rowing and canoeing events at the 2032 Brisbane Games.
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London Web Standards @londonwebstandards.org · 17/09/2026
@brucelawson.vivaldi.net.ap.brid.gy talk from #LWSSept2026 is now published. londonwebstandards.org/talks/lets-u... Includes video, subtitle & transcript Although #BigTech are trying to sensor him and has marked it as Age-Retricted, we're trying to fight this!
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Let's unfuck the mobile Web (together!) | London Web Standards
Why can't we have nice things? Rich and powerful people, that's why. Whether it's common land, fresh water supplies and clean rivers, intellectual property or the open web, rich and powerful people lo...
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Manuel Matuzović @matuzo.at · 17/09/2026
Friends, it's that time of the year: Once again, I'm asking you to help me create another amazing HTMHell Advent Calendar by writing about HTML. The CFP is open until October 3! docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
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HTMHell Advent Calendar
Hello, my dear friends of high-quality markup! We're getting closer to the last quarter of 2026, which means that the HTMHell Advent Calendar is getting closer, too. Last year, once again, you contrib...
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Viewport @viewportconf.org · 03/09/2026
We just finished the beta of our website. Look out for updates on Viewport soon! You can sign up to our mailing list to be kept in the loop. viewportconf.org
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Viewport 2027 — An independent conference about the web
An independent conference about the web, the people who build it, and the people we build it for. Liverpool, May 2027.
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Bruce Lawson @brucel.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Let's unfuck the mobile Web (together!) speakerdeck.com/brucel/lets-... - my slides from yesterday's London Web Standards. (They'll probably make even less sense standalone than I made last night. Video <under-construction.gif>
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Let's unfuck the mobile Web (together!)
London Web Standards, 15 September 2026
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Parody Nigel Farage @parodypm.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Don’t forget to watch me on GB News tonight, where I will be spouting lies, bullshit and propaganda completely uninterrupted. Now that's what I call journalism.
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Calum Ryan @calumryan.com · 16/09/2026
Great to be back @londonwebstandards.org last night! Loved the talks including one of my all time favourite speakers @brucel.bsky.social entertaining and informing us on the latest developments in browsers and the mobile web + @browserchoicealliance.org
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Dave Letorey @letorey.co.uk · 15/09/2026
@londonwebstandards.org I’m now at the Old Fountain prior to #lwsSept2026
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Dave Letorey @letorey.co.uk · 15/09/2026
I’ve added Susan’s that’s on walking 100km to my post letorey.co.uk/travel/unite...
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Go Queen Go! | letorey.co.uk
This weekend my partner Susan is walk 100km, with her friend, to raise money for London Air Ambulance.
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Dave Letorey @letorey.co.uk · 15/09/2026
Newham has just raised the Palestinian flag 🇵🇸 outside the Town Hall The ambassador of Palestine says: > Injustice anywhere is injustice everywhere #FreePalestine
The Palestinian flag flying outside Newham Town Hall
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London Web Standards @londonwebstandards.org · 15/09/2026
Who will we be seeing tonight for #lwsSept2026 londonwebstandards.org/events/lws-s... Still time to grab a last minute ticket
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LWS Sept 2026 | London Web Standards
Want to speak at our events, please get in touch organisers@londonwebstandards.org
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Dave Letorey @letorey.co.uk · 14/09/2026
@londonwebstandards.org have 2 adjacent meet-ups related to @adactio.com post: Tomorrow: londonwebstandards.org/events/lws-s... 1 October: londonwebstandards.org/events/lws-o... and by adjacent I mean Big Tech stomping all over things to get their way
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LWS Sept 2026 | London Web Standards
Want to speak at our events, please get in touch organisers@londonwebstandards.org
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London Web Standards @londonwebstandards.org · 14/09/2026
Tomorrow night: Grab your tickets: londonwebstandards.org/events/lws-s... Tell you friends, see you all there
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LWS Sept 2026 | London Web Standards
Want to speak at our events, please get in touch organisers@londonwebstandards.org
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Dave Letorey @letorey.co.uk · 14/09/2026
Last night getting Queen home was to priority not adding the final photos to the website. This has now been done. letorey.co.uk/travel/unite... If you are able please donate to Susan's awesome campaign to help London Air Ambulance
A totally drained Susan at the 99km marker final 1km left to walk
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Dave Letorey @letorey.co.uk · 14/09/2026
@danwaterfield.bsky.social ❤️
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Dave Letorey @letorey.co.uk · 13/09/2026
Home now and Queen has had a bath
Susan with her finishers medal and a board that reads 100km
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Dave Letorey @letorey.co.uk · 13/09/2026
96km 4km to go And it has finally stopped raining
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Steve Faulkner @stevefaulkner.eurosky.social · 13/09/2026
alt text 🤖 #a11y is #political
screenshot of fascist thugs, the message below reads:
Johanna Saunders

@JohannaSaunders

If you're decked out in balaclavas, black combat gear & you're out hunting refugees and migrants, then it's a given that not only are you racist, easily manipulated and violent, but you are in fact the actual thing that women and children should be afraid of.

You are the problem.
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Dave Letorey @letorey.co.uk · 13/09/2026
27 hours of walking 14km left And it’s raining
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Dave Letorey @letorey.co.uk · 13/09/2026
Found Queen at 84km marker She is so tired
Susan smiling through exhaustion at the 84 km marker
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Dave Letorey @letorey.co.uk · 13/09/2026
Queen has been out walking for just over 23 hours and has completed 77.5km!!! Only 22.5km to go!!!! #GoQueenGo letorey.co.uk/travel/unite... I am so proud of her!
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Go Queen Go! | letorey.co.uk
This weekend my partner Susan is walk 100km, with her friend, to raise money for London Air Ambulance.
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Dave Letorey @letorey.co.uk · 12/09/2026
My Queen aka @newhamsue.bsky.social is a freaking Legend If you can please donate to her epic 100km challenge letorey.co.uk/travel/unite...
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Go Queen Go! | letorey.co.uk
This weekend my partner Susan is walk 100km, with her friend, to raise money for London Air Ambulance.
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Josiah Mortimer @josiahmortimer.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Public service announcements appearing on the Tube (spoof ofc)👌🏼
Main sign (blue, centre):
Notice to users of smart glasses
Everyone thinks you look like a massive nonce
The sign shows an icon of a pair of glasses with a camera lens on the frame and a wireless signal symbol above it.
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Evil Jim O’Donnell @eatyourgreens.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 11/09/2026
The Digital Accessibility team at the Ministry of Justice are hiring a Senior Accessibility Specialist with a focus on user research. #a11y www.jobtrain.co.uk/justicedigital/J…
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Ana Rodrigues @ohhelloana.blog · 11/09/2026
here's what's on my calendar for the upcoming months that I highly recommend: @londonwebstandards.org Tuesday! @nn1.dev come see me do a talk! @webdevconf.com just after my birthday too! (it's a hint 🍻) @ffconf.org as usual.
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Dave Letorey @letorey.co.uk · 10/09/2026
I’m going to be propped gutted if this clashes with @beyondtellerrand.com
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London Web Standards @londonwebstandards.org · 09/09/2026
We now have details about Gerardo's talk londonwebstandards.org/talks/browse...
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Ctrl+Alt+Choose: The Fight for Your Browser Choice | London Web Standards
For years, choosing your default browser on Windows has meant fighting through pop-ups, dark patterns, and quiet nudges designed to keep you exactly where Microsoft wants you: on Edge. This talk pulls...
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London Web Standards @londonwebstandards.org · 09/09/2026
We're still awaiting the details of Uncle @brucelawson.vivaldi.net.ap.brid.gy talk but in the meantime here's a nice picture of him londonwebstandards.org/talks/lets-u...
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Let's unfuck the mobile Web (together!) | London Web Standards
Details to come…
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