Sara Soueidan+

Highly recommend. I was genuinely feeling a little down before I watched it and

Highly recommend. I was genuinely feeling a little down before I watched it and now I'm feeling inspired. And I'm still smiling.

"We lead lives of quiet desperation because we know what we're capable of, but w

"We lead lives of quiet desperation because we know what we're capable of, but we took jobs instead"

This is such a captivating and inspiring talk. It put a smile on my face for the

This is such a captivating and inspiring talk. It put a smile on my face for the entirety of time that I was watching it. James' energy is contagious and it's like he's really talking to the kid inside of you, and you can feel it! 🩷

Thank you for the shoutout Jim 🩷

Thank you for the shoutout Jim 🩷

Another reminder of how important it is to Own Your Content. And always have ba

Another reminder of how important it is to Own Your Content. And always have backups of content your post outside of your blog for good measure.

It's so fun! My ankle was a little sore after standing on it for an hour or so y

It's so fun! My ankle was a little sore after standing on it for an hour or so yesterday. I'm taking that as a good sign :D

Oh good tip, thank you!

Oh good tip, thank you!

The exact one I got (in Lebanon) 7profitonline.com/product/wood...

The exact one I got (in Lebanon) 7profitonline.com/product/wood...

I upgraded my standing work setup with a wobble board! This thing is more fun t

I upgraded my standing work setup with a wobble board! This thing is more fun than I expected, and also more humbling. 😄

I'll give that a try, thank you for sharing 🩷

I'll give that a try, thank you for sharing 🩷

He said it's very simple, takes a couple of minutes, and dissolves within a few

He said it's very simple, takes a couple of minutes, and dissolves within a few months, so it only provides temporary relief and doesn't even bother. He also said it's optional—that I didn't *need* it unless I was bothered by the other options (e.g. eyedrops). Being lazy, I am considering it.

Yeah I'm not fully on the coding with AI bandwagon yet 🫣

Yeah I'm not fully on the coding with AI bandwagon yet 🫣

Not sure if I can find those here. 🧐 Btw my doctor said there's something he

Not sure if I can find those here. 🧐 Btw my doctor said there's something he can do to help my eyes' lubrication to last longer. Surprisingly, it's something he called "plugs" that are inserted into the ducts somewhere and that allow the tears (natural or artificial) to stay longer in the eye.

I have! I wear prescription glasses for work and make sure I use eye drops all d

I have! I wear prescription glasses for work and make sure I use eye drops all day for dryness (from all the screen staring lol), but I am working to minimize anything that can cause eye strain (now that I'm 40 I'm becoming kinda fanatic about this 😂 even my doctor said I shouldn't be so obsessed)

I'm not really worried about my sleep! I sleep quite well (aside from some night

I'm not really worried about my sleep! I sleep quite well (aside from some nights when my neighbor's kids are in the house!) I'm looking for anything that can relieve eye strain from prolonged screen exposure

I use that a lot, yes! But I want something that reduces blue light even more. I

I use that a lot, yes! But I want something that reduces blue light even more. I take care of my eyes in general but I feel like I am more fanatic about it now that I'm 40 lol A quick search about night shift says that "studies show it only reduces blue light rather than blocking it completely".

Friends, I'm looking for a good anti-blue filter/screen for my MacBook. Do you u

Friends, I'm looking for a good anti-blue filter/screen for my MacBook. Do you use something like this? Is it good? Does it compromise display quality? Do you recommend it? I don't want anti-blue eyeglasses and am looking for something to stick to my screens instead. Any tips you might share?

Friends, I'm looking for a good anti-blue filter/screen for my MacBook. Do yo

Friends, I'm looking for a good anti-blue filter/screen for my MacBook. Do you use something like this? Is it good? Does it compromise display quality? Do you recommend it? I don't want anti-blue eyeglasses and am looking for something to stick to my screens instead. Any tips you might share?

A great writeup from Vitaly Friedman about the new EU regulations regarding AI t

A great writeup from Vitaly Friedman about the new EU regulations regarding AI transparency, their scope, who they affect, and more: mailchi.mp/smashingmaga...

Allah yberek fik ya rab =)

Allah yberek fik ya rab =)

I think I remember a period in the last decade (I feel old now) when most of my

I think I remember a period in the last decade (I feel old now) when most of my friends in the dev community were talking about it. I remember they were quite fond of the series.

Too long, according to my doctor. 🫣

Too long, according to my doctor. 🫣

practical-accessibility.today 👀

practical-accessibility.today 👀

Very honored to welcome another team from another UK Gov department to the Pract

Very honored to welcome another team from another UK Gov department to the Practical Accessibility course this month. 🙌🏻 #proud

Genuine question: what's the point of the post if the author believes AI can jus

Genuine question: what's the point of the post if the author believes AI can just do this?

I wish I understood the reference but I've never seen Doctor Who 🥲

I wish I understood the reference but I've never seen Doctor Who 🥲

Remember to blink y'all. Lubricate those eyes of yours.

Remember to blink y'all. Lubricate those eyes of yours.

🥲

🥲

"After the #AI Hype – What's Real, and What's Next" https://www.youtube.com/watc

"After the #AI Hype – What's Real, and What's Next" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uWnUnMphmPM I agree with all the comments under this video: this is one of the best talks and perspectives on AI that I have heard/seen. And it's quite uplifting for a change!

I agree seeing everybody else's posts does bring some comfort. 🩷

I agree seeing everybody else's posts does bring some comfort. 🩷

You and I both. Same thing happened to me now that I'm 40. I thought it was just

You and I both. Same thing happened to me now that I'm 40. I thought it was just me and it's been freaking me out

"After the #AI Hype – What's Real, and What's Next" www.youtube.com/watch?v=uWnU

"After the #AI Hype – What's Real, and What's Next" www.youtube.com/watch?v=uWnU... I agree with all the comments under this video: this is one of the best talks and perspectives on AI that I have heard/seen. And it's quite uplifting for a change!

That's a white-spectacled bulbul ^^ It's native to our region. It's not clear

That's a white-spectacled bulbul ^^ It's native to our region. It's not clear in the video because the light is coming from the back, but they have distinctively beautiful eyes and a bright yellow bottom, both which are my favorite thing about it ☺️ birdsoftheworld.org/bow/species/...

Here's mine having another fight with his reflection in the mirror 🙈

Here's mine having another fight with his reflection in the mirror 🙈

No no I actually thought that was cool 😆

No no I actually thought that was cool 😆

I do 😍 Thank you for the eye candy! btw for a second there my silly brain thou

I do 😍 Thank you for the eye candy! btw for a second there my silly brain thought that was a tree bark he's standing on 😆

I've been away from my laptop because of a health emergency and just got back. I

I've been away from my laptop because of a health emergency and just got back. I just checked and opened the pen I was having issues with: looks good now ✅

I remember it like it was yesterday ☺️

I remember it like it was yesterday ☺️

"Your vulnerability is your strength. The mistakes shrink down until they are al

"Your vulnerability is your strength. The mistakes shrink down until they are almost nothing, dwarfed by the enormity of the mountain you’ve climbed. You’ve achieved the impossible. This is where you’re meant to be." @michelleb.bsky.social Very relatable read 🩷 michellebarker.co.uk/writing/stag...

Happy birthday Eva 🎂🩷

Happy birthday Eva 🎂🩷

I'm on Safari 26.4 btw macOS Tahoe.

I'm on Safari 26.4 btw macOS Tahoe.

Yep this is what I see when I go to the Your Work page and then click through to

Yep this is what I see when I go to the Your Work page and then click through to the pen :(

Subscribe to the newsletter to be notified when it goes live sarasoueidan.com/ne

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I've just had a rare ah-ha moment while working on an article for the blog. I

I've just had a rare ah-ha moment while working on an article for the blog. I thought I had something fully figured out but working on this article forced me to make new connections that got me to a new ah-ha / lightbulb moment.

Is the 2.0 @codepen.io editor broken for anyone else in Safari? I'm getting a st

Is the 2.0 @codepen.io editor broken for anyone else in Safari? I'm getting a style-less page that's basically just full of huge SVG icons (that need width & height attributes). I've been blocked from working on a demo all day until I just switched browsers and noticed it working in Chrome.

"what will set you apart a year from now? If you don’t have a deep understanding

"what will set you apart a year from now? If you don’t have a deep understanding of your output, the best result you can hope for is “average” — the best you can hope to be, as a developer, is “average.” If you’re not honing your craft, you stagnate." @wil.to beautiful read: wil.to/js4e/newslet...

Yup. I gave up on ever being able to adjust those. Luckily I don't use most of

Yup. I gave up on ever being able to adjust those. Luckily I don't use most of their services anymore.

I'm proud to have been CSS framework- and library-free since I started in this f

I'm proud to have been CSS framework- and library-free since I started in this field. Nothing like writing vanilla CSS ✌🏻

Yikes I didn't even know AI did that too.

Yikes I didn't even know AI did that too.

Beats me!

Beats me!

I've been in that state for over a year. 🥲 Sorry!

I've been in that state for over a year. 🥲 Sorry!

Sooooo LinkedIn decided to switch and flip my UI from English to Arabic based on

Sooooo LinkedIn decided to switch and flip my UI from English to Arabic based on my location, and I have to reset it to English every single time I log in. It's like the LinkedIn folks keep finding ways to make me not use the app. Every time I work around something, they come up with another. 🫠

Watching this video saddened me, gave me a sense of relief, and, for some reason

Watching this video saddened me, gave me a sense of relief, and, for some reason, weird hope. I don't know why. Thank you for sharing your experience @kyleshevl.in And thank you @nicolesullivan.bsky.social for sharing the video on here.

"if you ask me where I see myself in five years, it's probably not here. And it'

"if you ask me where I see myself in five years, it's probably not here. And it's largely because of that. Like, I don't wanna do work everyday where I don't get to be engaged... you might as well put me on an assembly line." "It's a thief of joy."

"...the only thing AI has turned my job into is babysitting. Now I am babysittin

"...the only thing AI has turned my job into is babysitting. Now I am babysitting an AI, making sure it's not going off the rails or getting itself stuck in loops. Literally my job has gone from being engaged to: I write a prompt and I watch a spinner. It's made me miserable."

"AI has stolen the parts of the job that allowed me to get into flow state. Has

"AI has stolen the parts of the job that allowed me to get into flow state. Has it done that for you too?" www.tiktok.com/@_kyleshevli... Kyle's experience is why I avoid using AI to do my work. I just don't want to give up my brain, and I don't want it to suck the joy out of the work I love.

Great minds my friend!

Great minds my friend!

hahaha thank you! I started to draft this one almost one year ago 🫣

hahaha thank you! I started to draft this one almost one year ago 🫣

I remember when @humanwhocodes.com first called it Progressive Enchantment and I

I remember when @humanwhocodes.com first called it Progressive Enchantment and I've been looking for an excuse to use this ever since. I'm still waiting. 😂

It's the first time it has done this for me, and I was so glad 😌 I had the scre

It's the first time it has done this for me, and I was so glad 😌 I had the screen set up for a recording and then shut my laptop down at the end of the day 😅

I had Parallels Desktop with a Windows VM open with multiple browsers open insid

I had Parallels Desktop with a Windows VM open with multiple browsers open inside of that + the settings panel & other things for testing/screen recording for a new blog post I'm working on (finally!) I shut down my laptop last night (a new habit I'm adopting lol) and forgot I had all that open. 🥲 I was pleasantly surprised to that *everything* re-opened when I started macOS today: Parallels *and

I was pleasantly surprised to that *everything* re-opened when I started macOS t

I was pleasantly surprised to that *everything* re-opened when I started macOS today: Parallels *and* every single thing I had open inside of it—even the settings I was playing with. It could be just my memory but I genuinely don't think this has happened so conveniently before. *happy dance*

I had Parallels Desktop with a Windows VM open with multiple browsers open insid

I had Parallels Desktop with a Windows VM open with multiple browsers open inside of that + the settings panel & other things for testing/screen recording for a new blog post I'm working on (finally!) I shut down my laptop last night (a new habit I'm adopting lol) and forgot I had all that open. 🥲

"98% of readers prefer imperfect-yet-authentic human writing; most will stop rea

"98% of readers prefer imperfect-yet-authentic human writing; most will stop reading, block you, and downvote you if they suspect AI [..] TL;DR Readers really despise and distrust articles that seem shaped by AI. They not only stop reading, but also block and punish the author." ☝🏻 Report: How developers react to AI-scented blog posts https://writethatblog.substack.com/p/dev-reaction-to-ai-blog-p

Here's @adactio applauding the Safari/Webkit team for meaningful new releases in

Here's @adactio applauding the Safari/Webkit team for meaningful new releases in Safari 27 👏🏻 https://adactio.com/journal/22609 ...and on the other hand rightfully calling out Google's disregard for what devs really want and instead pushing out damaging new tech just because it can and wants to 👌🏻

The HTML and elements, the HTML Invoker Commands API, the View Transitions API +

The HTML and elements, the HTML Invoker Commands API, the View Transitions API + Progressive enhancement == *chefs kiss* https://pqina.nl/blog/animating-the-dialog-element-using-view-transitions/ Lovely post from @rikschennink

Pinterest turned from an app for inspiration to an app full of AI slop. I wished

Pinterest turned from an app for inspiration to an app full of AI slop. I wished for a way to stop AI-generated images from appearing and thought how nice this would be for everything else on the web. I wish browsers provided a button that blocks all AI-generated content—images, articles, etc.

40 and more consistent with my workouts than ever. 💪🏻 Anyway... I wanted to re

40 and more consistent with my workouts than ever. 💪🏻 Anyway... I wanted to record a "cute" video of me asking my birb 🐦 what he thought of today's workout session. This is what I got. For what it's worth, I disagree—it was a very good and challenging session. Good morning and you're welcome. 😇

Officially 40 today! 🎂 I'm sort of giddy and excited about it and I can't expla

Officially 40 today! 🎂 I'm sort of giddy and excited about it and I can't explain why lol 🙈

I got a couple of Very Lebanese pins from a very creative Lebanese store today.

I got a couple of Very Lebanese pins from a very creative Lebanese store today. 🇱🇧

⏳ Only two days left to grab the Practical Accessibility course at a discounted

⏳ Only two days left to grab the Practical Accessibility course at a discounted price and level up your #a11y skills with me ⬇️ https://practical-accessibility.today

"I’m unsure how we can turn things around. But it seems clear that the answer to

"I’m unsure how we can turn things around. But it seems clear that the answer to having too little humanness on the Web isn’t to have less of it and shut down our websites. [..] If you run a personal website, don’t get discouraged, keep it up. And if you don’t run a website, then why not start one?" @j9t https://meiert.com/blog/websites-are-not-going-to-die/

⏰ Just a few more days left to get the Practical Accessibility course for 25% OF

⏰ Just a few more days left to get the Practical Accessibility course for 25% OFF before it goes back to the full price. Discount is automatically applied at checkout—no coded needed. 👉🏻 https://practical-accessibility.today

And some people wonder why we are wary and suspicious of new Google products/fea

And some people wonder why we are wary and suspicious of new Google products/features. Seriously, do yourself a favor and go read Matthias' article. Everybody should understand what's happening now https://matthiasott.com/notes/ad-infinitum

"For 25 years, Google Search was built on a contract. The web provided the conte

"For 25 years, Google Search was built on a contract. The web provided the content – billions of pages, freely linked, freely crawled. In return, Google sent people back. The link was the unit of exchange. [...] That contract is now broken. Generative UI doesn’t link to your article. It absorbs your article, synthesizes it into a widget, and presents it as Google’s own answer. Information agents d

I'm honored to share that the Practical Accessibility course has become a requir

I'm honored to share that the Practical Accessibility course has become a required component of *more* in-house #accessibility training programs for companies and startups worldwide! Thank you @tink @TetraLogical for sharing that the course is part of the multi-month training programme TetraLogical aimed to help Associate Accessibility specialists level up to become Accessibility Specialists. 🙌🏻

Some of y'all may have been with me long enough to remember when Håkon Wium Lie,

Some of y'all may have been with me long enough to remember when Håkon Wium Lie, the father of CSS, deemed CSS Regions harmful https://alistapart.com/blog/post/css-regions-considered-harmful/ ...which got me to write a piece arguing that the opposite is true and that CSS Regions matter https://www.sarasoueidan.com/blog/css-regions-matter/ in 2014!

"What's missing in #CSS layout" by @patrickbrosset https://patrickbrosset.com/ar

"What's missing in #CSS layout" by @patrickbrosset https://patrickbrosset.com/articles/2026-05-20-whats-missing-in-css-layout/ Seeing "CSS Regions / flowing content across elements" was so heart-warming! CSS Regions were one of the first web features of CSS that ignited my love for CSS and the Web when Adobe was still speccing them🩷

I'm drafting a short new newsletter issue for #GAAD today and sharing a nice pro

I'm drafting a short new newsletter issue for #GAAD today and sharing a nice project I took part in this year. Many thanks to @intopia for the project and for inviting me to participate in it. More in the newsletter issue later today.

Folks over on LinkedIn are much more active (and interactive) other platforms I'

Folks over on LinkedIn are much more active (and interactive) other platforms I'm on. Several people have shared the course promo in the last 3 days, and I am thankful for each one 🙌🏻 I wanted to share this recommendation I saw first thing this morning 🩷 (screenshot attached) The #GAAD promotion is still on and ends at the end of the month. Treat yourself to 25% off ($299 instead of $399) and l

This is the first of only two sales that I run per year. So if you've been think

This is the first of only two sales that I run per year. So if you've been thinking about buying the course, or know someone who wants to learn #a11y, this is a good time to seize this opportunity to get the course at a discounted price, as the next sale won't come around for another six months. #GAAD

If you need #accessibility support—for compliance reasons or otherwise, and I ho

If you need #accessibility support—for compliance reasons or otherwise, and I hope that you do, keep in mind that "Web Platform Baseline offering does not track browser support for accessibility features built into the web platform." @aardrian #a11y https://adrianroselli.com/2023/12/baseline-does-not-really-cover-baseline-support.html

"When it comes to front-end development, that line is for me to stay as close as

"When it comes to front-end development, that line is for me to stay as close as I can to raw HTML, CSS, and JavaScript. After all, that’s what users are going to get in their browsers. [..] Large language model coding tools truly are magic. I don’t like magic." @adactio https://adactio.com/journal/22399 I felt every word in my bones. So glad Jeremy eloquently expressed what many (or maybe a few i

February is definitely the month of team enrollments for Practical Accessibility

February is definitely the month of team enrollments for Practical Accessibility! New teams have enrolled in the course since the start of the month, and an existing team extended their license to bring in more team members. 🎈 I'm excited to welcome everybody on board! 🫶🏻

Officially started working on *new* content for my upcoming accessibility worksh

Officially started working on *new* content for my upcoming accessibility workshop @smashingconf.com 💃 April 13th, Amsterdam High-level description and tickets are available already so you can grab yours now 🎟️ https://smashingconf.com/amsterdam-2026/workshops/sara-soueidan-frontend-accessibility #a11y

Friendly Reminder that the Black Friday sale on the Practical Accessibilty cours

Friendly Reminder that the Black Friday sale on the Practical Accessibilty course is still running, but the 30% discount expires in less than 3 days ⏳ If you've been thinking about getting the course, now's a good time to grab access before the offer ends: → https://practical-accessibility.today

I just had a 🤯 moment understanding how #CSS subgrid enables a child of a grid

I just had a 🤯 moment understanding how #CSS subgrid enables a child of a grid to determine how the template of the parent grid is calculated and therefore affect the layout of its siblings within that grid 😲 If that sounded confusing to you, check out this article by @joshwcomeau and prepare yourself for a good ah-ha moment 💡 https://www.joshwcomeau.com/css/subgrid/ #CSS