Reposted by mandyVictor Bizar Gómez @bizargomez.bsky.social · 08/09/2026Watching the trailer, I couldn’t stop thinking about how interesting it could look if they leaned a little more into a Laika aesthetic. Something that has a stop motion look and feel would help give it a little more humanity to it. 1142
mandy @mandynicole.com · 05/09/2026Truly a shame the Real Lives franchise went downhill so fast after the original 2001 release and appears to be slop itself these days because it really had an impact on teenage me and I've been waiting for a true successor ever since. archive.org/details/Real...archive.orgReal Lives DemoReal Lives is an interactive life sim that enables you to live one of billions of lives in any country. Through statistically accurate events, Real Lives brings to life different cultures, political s... 000
Reposted by mandyXavier Salazar @xsalazar.bsky.social · 26/08/2026The year is 2045. PBOT just finished their seventh public outreach survey about painting sharrows to a residential street that’s been in the works since 1995. I get hit while biking across a high-crash intersection. My insurance claim is denied because of a Bluesky post I made two decades ago. 0253
Reposted by mandyStarbucks Workers United @sbworkersunited.org · 25/08/2026🚨BREAKING: Our union of over 12,000 baristas are officially calling for a Starbucks boycott. Read this statement penned by Starbucks workers on why a boycott from ALL customers, allies, and organizations is necessary to fight back against corporate greed: 9465744507
Reposted by mandyking lola 👑 @lolaodelola.bsky.social · 21/08/2026📣 I’m looking for work! I’m open to taking on clients and full time remote positions. If you need someone to help you implement or navigate web standards, check out my CV: docs.google.com/document/d/1...docs.google.com[Q1] Lola Odelola CV 2026Lola Odelola lolaslab.co | lola@lolaslab.co | github.com/lolaodelola Technical Leader & Strategist I’m Co-chair of the W3C Technical Architecture Group, the body responsible for the architectural int... 167
Reposted by mandyChris Kerr @kerrblimey.bsky.social · 19/08/2026Here are some photos (provided by the CWA) from the 'Save Our Devs' rallies that took place yesterday at Microsoft studios across the United States and Canada in protest of the mass layoffs at Xbox. I'm sure you'll notice some very choice words on the placards carried by those in attendance. 421359
Reposted by mandy🐔 Brian Bucklew 🐔 ₑͤ＞∿＜ₑͤ ∞🌮 @unormal.bsky.social · 15/08/2026what the fuck is going on here what is this menu supposed to do 4131
Reposted by mandyGrant Stoner @supercrip1994.bsky.social · 13/08/2026Hidden in the news about the Netflix layoffs is the fact that the only person working on accessibility for their games division was let go. 112259
mandy @mandynicole.com · 12/08/2026As we've seen, toggles for such settings can quietly reset upon feature/term changes. And here, the intentional cascade of responsibility required for this to actually protect anyone inherently makes it an illusion of choice. 120
mandy @mandynicole.com · 07/08/2026I'd sooner hand in my resignation than tell people I think a stadium is more important than teachers, transit, affordable housing, mental health, et al, especially if the sole reason I was council president was due to the racism and conservatism of the people I voted with to screw over taxpayers. 110
Reposted by mandyBen Rosen @benrosen.bsky.social · 17/07/2026odyssey this, odyssey that. some of you fellas odda see a dang therapist 181703313
mandy @mandynicole.com · 13/07/2026NYC just announced the creation of five "Public Interest Technology [PIT] Crews"—teams that will work with city agencies to build meaningful, "user-first" civic technology—and they rode in on karts, bro. 😭 Wilson and his loser roster could never. www.youtube.com/watch?v=CcbU... 220
mandy @mandynicole.com · 07/07/2026Temporarily preventing myself from promoting chaos on the timeline. 😇 010
mandy @mandynicole.com · 07/07/2026The Harper's Signatory labeler never misses. bsky.app/profile/harp...bsky.app 092
Reposted by mandyGrant Stoner @supercrip1994.bsky.social · 06/07/2026I'm currently writing this report for @aftermath.site. If any member of any accessibility team was impacted by the layoffs, please reach out through email, messages, or my signal –4129804478. 116991
mandy @mandynicole.com · 06/07/2026Hearing about this stuff as a survivor is compounding. Traumatic that it is so pervasive, traumatic that no one cares. This is the upteenth story about this loser that has me shaking and feeling ill. And that isn't because of him, but because of the sheer amount of his "progressive" defenders. 110
Reposted by mandyred. logged on edition @likethecolour.red · 03/07/2026it needs to start becoming clear that many, many of the best people in the industry are being so affected by the bin fire that ravenous corporations have turned the internet into that they’re leaving it behind it’s bad, and it’s worse without them 08014
mandy @mandynicole.com · 15/06/2026Replace Supernatural with Petz and design, but all the same; the internet was essential to my physical and mental health, and to understand the world around me. I was finding ways to bypass AOL age restrictions when I was 13 just to talk to friends. 130
Reposted by mandyFRENDEN @frenden.bsky.social · 11/06/2026I've been running a social-club-third-space centered around gaming for going on four years. Whenever I see people post about the sorts of spaces we need, societally, I mentally check all the requisites we hit. It's gone really well, we're not going anywhere. It's tiring work, but rewarding. 2245
mandy @mandynicole.com · 11/06/2026Recently, a script topped rhythm game leaderboards by using ML to train on thousands of hours of real player keystrokes—good and bad—allowing it to mimic human error & progress undetected. If someone really wanted to bypass tools like Emboss, it's trivial. For real writers it flags, it's not.ud2.ripTop 20 worldwide with social-engineering and a cheat that's still undetectedhow we used math, reinforcement learning, and social engineering to build a universal rhythm game cheat, climb to top 20 worldwide, and get banned without ever being detected. 161
mandy @mandynicole.com · 22/05/2026Can't be overstated how refreshing it is to see statements like this finally cropping up in tech job listings. 0111
mandy @mandynicole.com · 21/05/2026Lissa please reopen the store, I need this mug so bad. 😭lissaexplains.com 031
Reposted by mandyOrangetronic @orangetronic.bsky.social · 19/05/2026watching the tech industry burn out all the people i know who actually care about delivering things that aren’t perpetually broken, all at the altar of infinite velocity, is making me utterly utterly furious. 338680
mandy @mandynicole.com · 17/05/2026Offset Schmidt's commencement speech with Harrison Ford's. www.youtube.com/watch?v=NK5Y...youtube.comHarrison Ford undergraduate commencement address: Arizona State University (ASU)YouTube video by Arizona State University 010
Reposted by mandyCaelan Conrad @caelan.bsky.social · 12/05/2026Filling my cart with hundreds of dollars of shit and then leaving so the webmaster has to put it all back on the pages 😌 19610
mandy @mandynicole.com · 12/05/2026Excited to participate in the GitLab to Codeberg/Forgejo Migration Party with all of you. 🎉 about.gitlab.com/blog/gitlab-...about.gitlab.comGitLab Act 2A letter to our customers and our investors. 100
mandy @mandynicole.com · 08/05/2026Ope, did someone see my post. 👀 Seems they're hiring for this, but it's on-site in Salem: www.tylertech.com/careers/job-... (Would love to see the contract for this work go to an agency that is actually fully based and staffed in Oregon, but alas. 🤷♀️) 010
mandy @mandynicole.com · 01/05/2026Love to see text-decoration: none; overrides and a reset :focus outline for links on government sites; you can never tell if it's a disdain for the public or just your average disdain for accessibility and the front-end. In the 4th image, I reset and resized them so you can see where they all are. 140
Reposted by mandyKy @ky.fyi · 24/04/2026I wrote about why I quit my job, and how weird and tiring tech feels these days.ky.fyiDo I belong in tech anymore?On quitting, the spread of AI, and the loss of an ideal. 1281791544
mandy @mandynicole.com · 16/04/2026So grateful for everyone who fought for the strides made tonight to create a more vibrant and robust inner southeast via dense, affordable housing. May the displacements end and better futures begin. 020
Reposted by mandymandy @mandynicole.com · 08/04/2026Hey friends! I currently have availability for UI/UX design/development work, but I'm also looking to be part of a team again. I've been passionate about the web platform for over 20 years, and would love to find folks that care about process and craft as much as I do. 💜 www.mandynicole.commandynicole.commandy nicole | product design & ui engineeringportfolio of designer/developer mandynicole 2128
mandy @mandynicole.com · 08/04/2026Hey friends! I currently have availability for UI/UX design/development work, but I'm also looking to be part of a team again. I've been passionate about the web platform for over 20 years, and would love to find folks that care about process and craft as much as I do. 💜 www.mandynicole.commandynicole.commandy nicole | product design & ui engineeringportfolio of designer/developer mandynicole 2128
mandy @mandynicole.com · 05/04/2026Save cartridges were sold separately, but it was plugged into the VCR, so I would switch the source when someone wanted to watch TV and hope no one would turn it off. I still remember a rose I spent hours on and was so proud of, and how it felt to press the power button and watch it go black. 😭youtube.com1991 - The Video Painter for KidsYouTube video by TheClassicSports 210
Reposted by mandyMatthias Ott @matthiasott.com · 30/03/2026Quick reminder, especially if you’re a freelancer or developer using Free/Pro/Pro+ plans for client work: Opt out of GitHub using your data for AI model training before April 24 (seriously, wtf that this isn’t opt-in!). github.com/settings/cop... 22113
mandy @mandynicole.com · 21/03/2026In 2023, Niantic's failed pet sim Peridot was allowing minors to post entire videos to public, global chatrooms of them walking around their bedrooms, homes, and neighborhoods. When people would respond under the videos asking why they could see them, previously chatty staff would magically vanish. 210
Reposted by mandyDavid Sizemore @davidsizemore.bsky.social · 12/03/2026I hear you like archives. So I made an archive of archives, so you can look at an archive while you’re looking for archives. archiveofarchives.comarchiveofarchives.comArchive of ArchivesA curated archive of digital projects, resources, and references. 2133
mandy @mandynicole.com · 10/03/2026Incredible article detailing humiliating behind-the-scenes behavior of nearly half our city council and those pulling the strings, esp during the clown show that was our council president elections. Grateful to have Jeremiah, the Mercury, and the progressive caucus calling these embarrassments out. 1222
Reposted by mandyKy @ky.fyi · 09/03/2026my ideal future is not one where tech makes everyone go faster but one where everyone has the freedom to slow down 516539
Reposted by mandyMia [data-css=poetic] @miriam.codes · 26/02/2026There are a lot of causes that need help today. I'll be donating to trans orgs in red states as well. But any #pottery sales today and tomorrow will go to support families at a south Minneapolis Public School: art.miriamsuzanne.com www.gofundme.com/f/support-mi...art.miriamsuzanne.comMiriam SuzanneMiriam is a hybrid artist based in Denver, CO – creating visual art & pottery & novels & music & theater. But also yarn crafts... 0158
Reposted by mandyKy @ky.fyi · 06/02/2026stranger: what do you do for work? me, shamefully: computer 415036
