We’re entering a dark period in US accessibility by tobr

The White House website doesn’t comply with US legal accessibility requirements, paving a path for widespread disability discrimination. Author’s note: I originally posted these findings in a Bluesky thread. I subsequently posted the beginning of the thread in a LinkedIn post as well and provided a link to the thread. A missing Accessibility Statement On

ByHackTechFebruary 9, 20250Comments

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We’re Performing for an Audience of Machines by berkburb

I was cruising on my last run of the day when suddenly an out-of-control skier on my left missed a jump and wiped out in front of me. I swerved in time, but my outrage immediately went into overdrive. How irresponsible! They had no business being on this run! Crashing serves them right! A little

ByHackTechFebruary 8, 20252Comments

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I tried generative AI on lots of data and we’re not quite there yet by saeedesmaili

Generative AI makes super flashy demos. You try a thing and it just works! Fiddle with the prompt and it improves 🤩 Then you evaluate on lots of data and … oh no.That’s what happened to me this weekend. I spent $110 and 26 hours running this thing on my blog.blows my mind this works

ByHackTechNovember 4, 20230Comments

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Why we’re renaming ‘Firefox accounts’ to ‘Mozilla accounts’ by skilled

For many Firefox users, a Firefox account has been indispensable. It safely syncs everything from open tabs, bookmarks, history and add-ons to passwords, credit card information and saved addresses across desktop and mobile devices. In fact, over the past few years, a Firefox account has grown its support beyond our beloved web browser. It’s now

ByHackTechNovember 2, 20230Comments

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We’re Living in a Passwordless World by alexo67

Passwords? Bah! Who wants to remember all those letter, number, and special character combinations? Password managers and password manager browser extensions can help us, but what if we stopped using passwords entirely? What if we stopped using authentication factors, such as SMS one-time passwords (OTP), that pose risks where malicious actors can access sensitive authentication

ByHackTechSeptember 1, 20230Comments

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We’re in the Era of the ‘Top Gun’ CEO by Apocryphon

Work is war — or it can feel that way to certain executives. To meet the moment, they’re getting in a cockpit.Credit…Illustration by Taylor CalleryJuly 30, 2023, 5:00 a.m. ET“Your company is about to go on a rescue,” declared Christian Boucousis, who goes by the name Boo at work. “One of your company members went

ByHackTechJuly 30, 20230Comments

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We’re joining the Reddit blackout from June 12th to 14th by defenestration

Hey there r/formula1 One of the less enjoyable mod posts today, but an important one, that we hope you’ll take the time to read. Recently Reddit Inc has announced changes to their API which, if enacted, will shut down many, if not all, 3rd party apps that a large number of Redditors use to access

ByHackTechJune 5, 20230Comments

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Why We’re Suing to Protect Right of Incarcerated People to Receive Physical Mail by glitcher

In 2021, San Mateo County, California, banned people incarcerated in county jails from receiving physical mail. Instead, family and friends were required to mail their letters to Smart Communications, a private for-profit company based in Florida that would scan and destroy those letters so that incarcerated people would be required to access them digitally through

ByHackTechMarch 15, 20230Comments

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We’re safe. ChatGPT couldn’t fix a typo with a lot of context by goofed

Notice that in the chat below there's only a simple typo: chod => chord. You can try yourself.Me: From which key is the chod C#º borrowed from in a song that is in the key o F major?ChatCPT: It is not clear what you are asking. Could you please provide more context or clarify your

ByHackTechJanuary 8, 20230Comments

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We’re breaking up with JavaScript front ends by hdjjhhvvhga

It’s not you, it’s us We’re breaking up with JavaScript frontends Henning Koch, makandra GmbH @triskweline Give it 10 minutes. Context makandra is a Ruby on Rails consultancy We start a new application every 3 months We maintain apps for a really long time 50+ apps in maintenance Oldest app is from 2007 Will we…

ByHackTechDecember 10, 20220Comments

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