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Nic Steenhout @nicolas-steenhout.com · 28/08/2025

Unless it’s a chicken sandwich with real mayo and you walk outside for hours during a heatwave…

Nic Steenhout @nicolas-steenhout.com · 15/07/2025

Also, increase in brain fog. Which directly leads to increased need for cognitive impairment accessibility on the web, and everywhere.

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Nic Steenhout @nicolas-steenhout.com · 23/03/2025

Spending $1,500 on vet at a routine visit wasn’t on my weekend’s bingo card and yet here we are. Whether or not the lump is malignant, it probably needs to come out. 10+ YO isn’t a great age for surgery for my service dog 😱

Close up portrait of a big black dog’s head cuddling up on my leg. His chin hair is getting white.

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Nic Steenhout @nicolas-steenhout.com · 22/03/2025

What a shot! The light is glorious. The composition really nice.

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Nic Steenhout @nicolas-steenhout.com · 20/03/2025

Looking for recommendations. I have too many peripherals and things are a mess! I'd love a hub where I can plug in, say, 10 different USB-C cables. I don't use all the items at once, so power isn't a super issue. And I'm not too worried about data transfer speeds. Does such a thing exist? Where?

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Nic Steenhout @nicolas-steenhout.com · 20/03/2025

Stunning! I've only ever seen one of those. I think it got blown out from a storm because it was about 300 Km inland on a large lake. It was far - Never could make out such detail. The eye is intense!

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Nic Steenhout @nicolas-steenhout.com · 20/03/2025

You'd be better off running down the stairs with a 12" chef knife ;)

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Nic Steenhout @nicolas-steenhout.com · 20/03/2025

But but but.... They are DESCRIPTION lists, don't you know? 😂 #html

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Nic Steenhout @nicolas-steenhout.com · 20/03/2025

This Great blue heron is walking on water. Frozen water, that is. And I wish him luck fishing through the thin layer of ice. He was full of confidence though. #BirdPhotography #Birds #Photography #Wildlife #Canon

A great blue heron viewed from the site. He's standing on water. There are a few branches and grasses sticking out of the water. He's lit by the warm light of the setting sun.

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Nic Steenhout @nicolas-steenhout.com · 20/03/2025

@painteroflight.bsky.social puis-je vous faire une suggestion au sujet de votre texte alt sur vos photos?

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Nic Steenhout @nicolas-steenhout.com · 19/03/2025

Ahhh Lainey... I'm learning that nothing is obvious and common sense isn't so common... The world as we knew it seems to be evaporating at speed :(

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Nic Steenhout @nicolas-steenhout.com · 19/03/2025

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Nic Steenhout @nicolas-steenhout.com · 19/03/2025

If it’s a porker of a bad link, it’s a hyperloink

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Nic Steenhout @nicolas-steenhout.com · 19/03/2025

And once more someone in the neighborhood is accusing everyone with a large dog to have let their dog poop on their front lawn. Turns out, neighbor across the street has a Ring doorbell. Plot twist: It’s a coyote. He obviously can’t read the signs “No dog poop on grass”. 🤦‍♂️😱🤪

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Nic Steenhout @nicolas-steenhout.com · 18/03/2025

They always sound so aggravated 😂

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Nic Steenhout @nicolas-steenhout.com · 18/03/2025

Belted kingfisher. They always seem like they are upset at something. This one kept going into the Fraser River and not catching anything! #BirdPhotography #Birds #Photography #Wildlife #Canon

A kingfisher on top of an old wood pile that is capped with old aluminum. The sky is uniformly grey behind it.

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Nic Steenhout @nicolas-steenhout.com · 17/03/2025

I’m still experiencing trauma from a job that ended 8 years ago…

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Nic Steenhout @nicolas-steenhout.com · 17/03/2025

Friendly reminder to people posting photos: Please use alt text. Describe the photos so people who can't perceive images get to enjoy your art I won't repost you if you don't have alt text. #Photography #Inclusion If you don't know how, I wrote a quick guide: nicolas-steenhout.com/alt-text-soc...

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How to do alt text on social media for artists and photographers

Adding alt text on images you post on social media is important for blind people to access your content. Here's a short guide to help you get started.

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Nic Steenhout @nicolas-steenhout.com · 17/03/2025

A long time ago, a colleague in a staff meeting pointed out that some sounds were very distracting. Even the sound of a soda can being put back on the table was problematic. Since then, I put a tissue on the table so my drinks don't make too much sound. Helps for remote calls as well! #inclusion

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Nic Steenhout @nicolas-steenhout.com · 17/03/2025

Ok, je dois admettre, ça m'a fait rire 😱

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Nic Steenhout @nicolas-steenhout.com · 17/03/2025

Much noise resulted when this Great Blue Heron that I was tracking flew over a Canadian Goose nest. The heron CROAKED. The Goose SHRIEKED. I hadn't noticed the Goose there 'till that happened 🤣 #BirdPhotography #Birds #Photography #Wildlife #Canon

A great blue heron in flight, viewed from the back. He's flying low over frozen waters and a bit of land with long dead grasses. A Canadian goose is partially hidden by the grasses. We can see one wing spread high and wide and her head.

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Nic Steenhout @nicolas-steenhout.com · 17/03/2025

I caught this coyote out of the corner of my eye as I was driving on an errand. Luckily, there was a place to stop and I had my camera. And the coyote was kind enough to wait for me to take its photo before turning around and taking off :) #Wildlife #Photography #Canon

A coyote standing up and facing the camera. Its fur blends into the yellow grasses.

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Nic Steenhout @nicolas-steenhout.com · 17/03/2025

A smoochable face! My very cuddly service dog off work.

Close up portrait of a big black dog’s face looking up at the camera while having his head on my leg. His muzzle and chin hair is getting white.

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Nic Steenhout @nicolas-steenhout.com · 16/03/2025

Oldman is so, soooo good in that role.

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Nic Steenhout @nicolas-steenhout.com · 15/03/2025

Fuck hoomans who walk their dogs off leash. I cannot take the risk of walking my service dog on public trails because of it.

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Claudia Friedlander @voiceteachernyc.bsky.social · 14/03/2025

Tesla Model 3 crushed by an Olmec statue By Mexican sculptor @chavismarmol.bsky.social

A blue Tesla Model 3 has been crushed by an Olmec statue. A man with long black braids leans against the hood of the car with his arms crossed, staring down the camera.

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Lloydi @lloydi.com · 14/03/2025

Friday bookmarklet drop! 👉 a11y-tools.com/bookmarklets... #devtools #frontend #tools

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Nic Steenhout @nicolas-steenhout.com · 14/03/2025

You, sir, are a bloody legend! Thank you

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Nic Steenhout @nicolas-steenhout.com · 14/03/2025

Black-capped chickadee. I really do love these wee ones. This one was flitting to and fro, in a light drizzle. #BirdPhotography #Birds #Photography #Wildlife #Canon

A Black-capped chickadee standing sideways on a thin upright branch. You can see his black cap really well, with the wide white wedge starting at the beak and going to the back of the head. Very fetching :)

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Nic Steenhout @nicolas-steenhout.com · 14/03/2025

Having had my photo taken in public and used on a gay website without my knowledge or permission, I am practically touchy about this topic. Yes, the sociopolitical climate in the United States is having an impact worldwide.

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Nic Steenhout @nicolas-steenhout.com · 14/03/2025

Figured it was a typo. Otherwise I wuz gonna ask for discounts on all my domains 🤣

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Nic Steenhout @nicolas-steenhout.com · 14/03/2025

Not at all. It was a genuine question out of curiosity. I’ve been pondering street photography. I know in many places it’s legal to photograph people and post their photos. But I’m struggling with how ethical (or not) I would feel if I did it. Hence asking street photographers their take.

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Nic Steenhout @nicolas-steenhout.com · 14/03/2025

Wonderful photo. I’m curious - do you get releases from people allowing you to use their images on the web like this?

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Nic Steenhout @nicolas-steenhout.com · 14/03/2025

I got a similar shot. But it was only 11’ish pm here! I’d be annoyed if I got up in the middle of the night for it!

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Nic Steenhout @nicolas-steenhout.com · 14/03/2025

Best I could do photographing the moon tonight. I thought I might have a chance. Took the dog out for his walk and there was a brief break in the clouds. Not to be after all. Cloud *and* fog! I took this one on my phone 🤣🤣🤣 #Moon #LunarEclipse #Photography

The tip of two evergreen trees in the foreground. The moon was in the sky between the tip of those two trees. But so much cloud cover that the moon couldn’t be seen.

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Nic Steenhout @nicolas-steenhout.com · 14/03/2025

So. Much. Envy! Beautiful capture of a beautiful critter.

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Nic Steenhout @nicolas-steenhout.com · 14/03/2025

It took me a while to figure it out. 🤣🤣

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Nic Steenhout @nicolas-steenhout.com · 14/03/2025

You can in the US. You cannot in Canada…

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Nic Steenhout @nicolas-steenhout.com · 14/03/2025

Soooo, it stopped raining. It started SNOWING!!!!!!!!! Yeah, I won't be going out to take photos of the lunar eclipse tonight. I'd use swear words but that wouldn't be fit for social media consumption. 😱🤣🤦‍♂️

Snow falling in large flakes. some evergreens visible in the foreground. The mountain that you can typically see in the background is simply gone.

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Nic Steenhout @nicolas-steenhout.com · 13/03/2025

Amber alerts - they matter. But let us turn them off! Can't do anything about it when I'm home in the mountain, WFH. My 80-something YO dad can't do anything about it from his assisted living facility. Worse when it's middle of the night - wake me with a startle, gimme a migraine for days.

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Nic Steenhout @nicolas-steenhout.com · 13/03/2025

Landlords have a long term visitor upstairs. Who doesn't know how not to walk like an elephant trying to trample a lion. It's been NOISY. Crossed path with her as she was going on a walk. Radio on loud, no headphones. Geesh - no care for others.

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Nic Steenhout @nicolas-steenhout.com · 13/03/2025

I don't like my chances of seeing the lunar eclipse tonight. Gear is ready, spot has been selected (Bortle 3!) It's pissing with rain now. Even had hail. Better luck next year! #Photography #Moon #LunarEclipse

Screenshot from a weather app showing a 40% to 70% chance of rain between 8pm and 2am, with temperatures ranging from 4C to 2C.

Dark clouds over a mountain range. Some evergreens and a power pole in the foreground. The photo is a color photo but everything is grey and hazy.

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