Mike Polowick @mikrotron.bsky.social · 30/09/2026🐦⬛ 🧡youtu.beEmma Stevens - Blackbird by The Beatles sung in Mi'kmaqYouTube video by Allison Bernard Memorial High School 010
Reposted by Mike PolowickJanel Comeau 🍁 @verybadllama.bsky.social · 02/09/2026The year is 2045. Small bands of survivors eke out a hardscrabble living amongst the ruins of civilization. Mega-storms and wildfires carve deep scars through wastelands inhospitable to human life. The Bank of Canada holds key interest rates at 2.25%. 01175
Reposted by Mike PolowickThe Walrus @thewalrus.ca · 29/08/2026Donald Trump’s stunts signal that the American empire is in decline. Political theorist David Moscrop argues this decay fuels democratic decline beyond its borders—a shift that leaves citizens worldwide navigating the fallout of an unravelling superpower.https://ow.ly/HxRk50ZGQhE 0219
Mike Polowick @mikrotron.bsky.social · 19/07/2026Good #ReggaeSundayMorning! Here’s a groovy little riddim from 1968 to help you ease into the morning. Can you hear the Beatles influence?youtu.beDarker Shade of BlackYouTube video by Jackie Mittoo - Topic 000
Mike Polowick @mikrotron.bsky.social · 10/07/2026I cannot stop listening to Any Old Fool. Thee Sacred Souls have really opened a can of rabbit holes… I love it. 010
Reposted by Mike PolowickGurdeep Pandher of the Yukon @gurdeep.ca · 26/06/2026After I received the Meritorious Service Medal at Rideau Hall in Ottawa from the Governor General of Canada, the Honourable Louise Arbour, the Rideau Hall staff invited me to do a move or two. It was time to test if I could do it in the limits of a suit 😊 2871196
Mike Polowick @mikrotron.bsky.social · 24/06/2026Uncalled for 😏youtu.beSick of the SwissYouTube video by Cory Cooperman 000
Mike Polowick @mikrotron.bsky.social · 14/06/2026Coffee and dubs and easing into #ReggaeSundayMorning with Lee Scratch Perry’s 1976 classic Super Ape 😌youtu.beDub Along (Album Version)YouTube video by The Upsetters - Topic 000
Mike Polowick @mikrotron.bsky.social · 07/06/2026Hopeton Lewis’s cover of Bob Dylan’s The Mighty Quinn is not the most popular version, but it is definitely the most suitable rendition for #ReggaeSundayMorningyoutu.beThe Mighty QuinnYouTube video by Hopeton Lewis - Topic 000
Mike Polowick @mikrotron.bsky.social · 06/06/2026Technical writing about technical writing has no business being so compelling. But maybe I’m just a huge nerd. 030
Mike Polowick @mikrotron.bsky.social · 03/06/2026100% and Batman 100 by Paul Pope. Alias by Brian Michael Bendis. 110
Mike Polowick @mikrotron.bsky.social · 17/05/2026Happy #ReggaeSundayMorning to all who celebrate. Here’s a dandy little ditty from 1972 to enjoy with your coffee as you ease into the day. youtu.be/zbiiiuJN5os?...youtu.beUK New Entry 1973 (6b) Dandy Livingstone - Think About ThatYouTube video by 123msg321 000
Mike Polowick @mikrotron.bsky.social · 14/05/2026“A well informed citizenry is the best defense against tyranny.” The inverse is also true. 000
Reposted by Mike PolowickJanel Comeau 🍁 @verybadllama.bsky.social · 14/05/2026I wrote about my favourite 3.2 weeks of the year in The Beaverton 211716
Reposted by Mike PolowickScott O'Hara @scottohara.me · 06/05/2026lol websites that put up a paywall overlay but don’t know shit about accessibility so I can use a screen reader to read all the content behind their would-be modal dialogs Again. Lol. 3413
Mike Polowick @mikrotron.bsky.social · 28/04/2026“Without UBI, people like this are exceedingly rare. Einsteins are rare. Khns and Kleks are rare. With UBI, they will be less rare. That is not a hope. That is a statistical near-certainty.”scottsantens.comThe Angine de Poitrine Argument for UBIWhy Angine de Poitrine's viral microtonal math rock KEXP session, Ireland's permanent basic income for artists, and Albert Einstein are three sides of the same human triangle Two guys in papier-mâc... 060
Mike Polowick @mikrotron.bsky.social · 05/04/2026Aerosol by Holy Fuck. And the rest of the new Event Beat album. 110
Mike Polowick @mikrotron.bsky.social · 15/02/2026Good focus management for non-modal side panels (split screens) 050
Mike Polowick @mikrotron.bsky.social · 24/01/2026One more week til showtime? Have a blast, bud! 🤘🏼 110
Reposted by Mike PolowickParis Marx @parismarx.com · 07/12/2025the world is not in your screens and apps… it’s out there 311821
Reposted by Mike Polowicknilay patel @reckless.bsky.social · 24/11/2025youtu.be/FHAbj1pIT4g?...youtu.beJimmy Cliff Recording The Harder They Come In Studio SessionYouTube video by Perry Henzell 1325
Reposted by Mike PolowickSara Soueidan @sarasoueidan.com · 20/11/2025📣 Hear hear! The biggest savings on the Practical Accessibility course start *today*—for a limited time only. Starting today, you can get the course for 30% off — that's $279 instead of $399. The discounted price excludes sales tax that may be applied depending on where you are buying from.practical-accessibility.todayThe Practical Accessibility CourseA get-right-down-to-it online course for Web designers and developers who want to start creating more accessible Web user interfaces and digital products today 38055
Mike Polowick @mikrotron.bsky.social · 19/11/2025You missed one 😉 open.spotify.com/track/6siVeo...open.spotify.comChristmas Eve Can Kill You 010
Reposted by Mike PolowickAmy Hupe @amyhupe.bsky.social · 14/11/2025Above all else, AI is an accelerant. That makes it really important for us to look at the world around us right now and ask: do we want to keep doing this, but faster? If not, what are the necessary interruptions? 371
Reposted by Mike PolowickScott Jehl @scottjehl.com · 25/10/2025Online on a weekend? You can grab access to my web components course for $25 today and tomorrow. Big ol’ discount. Use the code OCT25-26. (And as usual, if you need further accommodation, just use the email form and we’ll work it out.) scottjehl.com/learn/webcom...scottjehl.comWeb Components Demystified online course | Scott Jehl, Web Designer/DeveloperA comprehensive, premium course about building dynamic, fast, resilient apps with standard web components. 165931
Mike Polowick @mikrotron.bsky.social · 12/07/2025I scored 16/28 on jsdate.wtf and all I got was this lousy text to share on social media.jsdate.wtfnew Date("wtf")How well do you know JavaScript's Date class? 040
Reposted by Mike PolowickThe Tyee @thetyee.ca · 20/05/2025B.C. has launched a special committee on electoral reform. Twenty years ago, the BC Citizens’ Assembly made a bold recommendation. Antony Hodgson explains. #bcpolithetyee.caA Fresh Opportunity to Get Elections Right | The TyeeBC has launched a special committee on electoral reform. Twenty years ago, the BC Citizens’ Assembly made a bold recommendation. 34714
Mike Polowick @mikrotron.bsky.social · 21/04/2025$150 → $20 ?? This is too cheap. Please provide the name of your preferred charity so I can alleviate some of my guilt. 110
Mike Polowick @mikrotron.bsky.social · 09/04/2025Great news! Do you know if the IAAP will also grant CAE credits towards the renewal of a WAS certification for the course? 110
Reposted by Mike PolowickGurdeep Pandher of the Yukon @gurdeep.ca · 13/02/2025Throughout human history, migration has been a vital part of people to find food, shelter, new life and explore. If we are living in one country now, we even don’t know where our past 10th generation lived. Let humanity flow the way it has been for thousands of years. www.youtube.com/watch?v=Esok...youtube.comBringing communities and cultures together through BhangraYouTube video by Citizenship and Immigration Canada / Citoyenneté et Immigration Canada 336360
Reposted by Mike PolowickGeorge Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 31/01/2025Let me say this clearly. The tariffs are a money grab. Less money in the hands of the American people due to the new 25% tax on goods. More money to distribute to his cronies in the form of tax cuts. See how it works? 1113349898157
Reposted by Mike PolowickRaffi_RC @raffic.bsky.social · 20/01/2025honour a king. not a felon. #MLKDay 125072
Mike Polowick @mikrotron.bsky.social · 18/12/2024I genuinely am! Our team is preparing for a v1 release of our new design system and we just wrapped up some usability testing with product devs – an opportunity I really appreciate, even though it’s totally unfamiliar for a little ol’ React developer. 020
Reposted by Mike PolowickJosh W. Comeau @joshwcomeau.com · 29/11/2024😂 I love this. “The UX of LEGO Interface Panels”, a look at the fictional interfaces printed on 2×2 sloped bricks. interactionmagic.com/UX-LEGO-Inte... 20782207
Mike Polowick @mikrotron.bsky.social · 22/11/2024I love this concept! But if individual teams or groups are creating independent recipe libraries, how do you promote discovery across teams? It seems like there’s a risk of silos being created and wheels being re-invented. The cross pollination of ideas and techniques would also be ideal, imo. 010
