@jdlh.com
Software engineer and symphonic chorister and opera singer in Vancouver, B.C., Canada.
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@jdlh.com@Edent absolutely! I have heard this described as "hallway testing" (q.v. https://duckduckgo.com/?q=hallway%20usability%20testing&ko=-1&ia=web), which is a form of "usability testing" (q.v. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Usability_testing).
I know that my code requires unit tests before I will […]
@edent.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gyReposted by @jdlh.com🆕 blog! “I paid people to try and follow my README” Developers suck at writing documentation. We like to say RTFM but often there ain't no FM to R. At best we have a half-arsed collection of notes, some obsolete tips, and a link to a desolate forum full of people asking the same questions again […]
@jdlh.comand, as background for the election:
• Who Will Fix Vancouver’s Broken Pools and Crumbling Community Centres? <https://thetyee.ca/News/2026/10/08/Who-Will-Fix-Vancouver-Pools-Community-Centres/> - a dose of reality
• Please Advise! Two Elections? How Do I Find My Way? < […]
@jdlh.comElection guides, recommending candidates based on the guide's own lens:
• Chris Porter's (Canadian Veggie) guide <https://canadianveggie.com/2026/10/01/vancouver-election-2026-voting-guide/> - big picture and specifics
• Vancouver & District Labour Council endorsements < […]
@jdlh.comVancouver Election 2026 — Voting Guide Guide I just made my plan for voting in Vancouver's municipal election on 17 October 2026. Here is a guide to the election guides I found useful in making up my mind. City's official election information: < […]
@thetyee.caReposted by @jdlh.com🚨 #LIVESTREAM: Our Mayoral Mixer is happening TONIGHT!
Politics podcaster @vancolour.bsky.social and Tyee city reporter @jenstden.bsky.social will put the Vancouver mayoral candidates centre-stage at 7 p.m. PT. 🗣️ #vanpoli
You won’t want to miss this. Watch a free livestream of the event here:
@evan.cosocial.ca.ap.brid.gyReposted by @jdlh.comWe were talking about #GloballyInclusiveHandles today in the #SocialWG call.
I put @snarfed.org on the spot, asking how Unicode domains are handled in the #atmosphere.
Does anyone know if a Unicode domain will show up as Unicode in the default #Bluesky app? In other apps?
@evan.cosocial.ca.ap.brid.gyReposted by @jdlh.com@evanprodromou @jdlh I'm glad to say that the `webfinger` and `activitypub-webfinger` NodeJS libraries now support globally inclusive handles.
https://www.npmjs.com/package/webfinger
https://www.npmjs.com/package/activitypub-webfinger
@edent.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gyReposted by @jdlh.comI'm currently paying people to test my README.
Using my #NLnet grant money, I'm giving people a €25 voucher if they'll let me watch them try to follow my documentation and install my software.
It is *painful* but brilliant. I've found so many issues that I'd never thought of before. Only by […]
@lrosa.mastodon.uno.ap.brid.gyReposted by @jdlh.comThe quiet ones are the ones that change the universe...
The loud ones only take the credit.
(Londo Mollari, "In The Beginning")
@evan.cosocial.ca.ap.brid.gyReposted by @jdlh.com@jdlh.comAI is not #GloballyInclusive if languages outside the top 20 cost more to use. Read:
**The Tokenizer Tax**
"Why using the same model could cost up to 17x more in emerging markets"
by Noah Perry, Anjali Kantharuban, Sarah Luger, Francisco Guzmán • September 29, 2026 […]
@jdlh.comJust registered for @fediforum , an unconference about the social web held virtually 6-7 Oct 2026. I will propose a session on #GloballyInclusiveHandles and #i18n in general. I will have my #COSCUP2026 slides, "@小明@範例.測試, or, Fediverse handles in every language", if anyone wants to see them […]
@chris.mstdn.chrisalemany.ca.ap.brid.gyReposted by @jdlh.comThe final candidate list for the BC Election is up! Lots of final additions. Riding to watch! Peace River North. Kealey left the Conservatives last year and is now running as an independent. No other parties in that riding! Jordan Kealy Independent Curtis Whitford Conservative Party This is […]
@chris.mstdn.chrisalemany.ca.ap.brid.gyReposted by @jdlh.comI am reminded that we are the only country in the western world that I know of that is still expanding fossil fuel infrastructure. Not even the U-S-of-A is building as fast as us.
yay us. 🫠🤮
#burnBabyburn #ClimateEmergency #EndFossilFuels #CanPoli #CdnPoli #TransMountain #Carney […]
@chad.mstdn.ca.ap.brid.gyReposted by @jdlh.comNew from me: Convoy data + election donor data = The UCP says it wants Alberta in Canada. Its donors are paying to take it out..
https://chadohman.ca/the-ucp-says-it-wants-alberta-in-canada-its-donors-are-paying-to-take-it-out/
@anibyl.social.coop.ap.brid.gyReposted by @jdlh.comGranville is such a shitty street south of 16th. It's virtually an urban highway with high speeds/traffic volumes. Narrow sidewalks next to traffic no one uses except an occasional transit rider who has to endure cars zooming by w/o any shelter. If walking experience wasn't bad enough, hedges of […]
@touaregtweet.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gyReposted by @jdlh.comThe world needs more Zohran Mamdani's.
@lazarou.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gyReposted by @jdlh.comRE: https://flipboard.com/@ctvnews/kitchener-q0c2oi5az/-/a-Y01P0uL6QEy4tQqdccIOpw%3Aa%3A2823982346-%2F0
"Bring a burner phone to visit the Land of the Free"
@ceascape.bsky.socialReposted by @jdlh.comI hope you will get out on both October 17 and 24. I know it is a lot. It is your privilege to live in a country where our vote is important.
Remember advance polls are available too!
#voteitmatters
#canada
#bcpoli
#bcelxn2026
#vote
#ItsOurVote
#election
#britishcolumbia
#vancouver
#pittmeadows
