Aaron Parecki

People sometimes suggest I should calm down about web performance because the web feels fine on *their* phone.

@DasSurma and I pulled a little data to try to visualise why that might be both true and not particularly relevant:

Last point about the graphs: included an Android Go device ( Nokia 2) because that spec is prevalent for first-time internet users. Gap between "what I get when I trade in my phone every 2 years" and the true low-end is now a gaping chasm, and even 5 years ago, that wasn't true.

A few things I learned:
1) Apple is using OAuth 2.0 and OIDC, same as others
2) Some app makers *really* don't like the mandatory element of Sign In
3) Apple changed its guideline language around placement of Sign In button in the time I reported this https://www.wired.com/story/sign-in-with-apple-mixed-reactions/

We're going to Portland for Indie Web Summit. It's a gathering with a simple mantra: Own Your Own Content. Get a domain, build a website, and use social media as a promotional tool, not as an all-consuming devourer of your time and talent. Learn more here: https://indieweb.org/2019

I'm in London. I made it! The only downside? I now realize how dumb I sound with a California accent. Everyone around me sounds sooooo smart.

So, people are arguing again about whether or not writing CSS and HTML is “programming”, instead of spending this precious time actually learning how to write these two languages properly and accessibly?

Right.

I really don’t miss Twitter at all.

Can't wait for a cryptocurrency with the ethics of Uber, the censorship resistance of Paypal, and the centralization of Visa, all tied together under the proven privacy of Facebook.

it was tragic, he wrote the database schemas for friendships, but he had no friends himself. he had 55 billion dollars instead