Rachel Andrew

"This blog is about celebrating that friendship" with open source developers. That was our first post in Feb 2008. Today, all 1,557 posts (2008–2026) live in the Atmosphere as verified @standard.site records: https://opensource.googleblog.com/2008/02/welcome-to-google-open-source-blog.html

I'm so gosh-darned excited! css-tricks.com/css-tricks-h...

I made it! And just got a message from the ferry company warning me that my journey back will include a special themed children's event, in case I want to change my booking. Maybe I'll travel in some sort of costume.

In Belfast. Should not be in Belfast. Went for a short run now that the storm has gone, and am about to head out to finally make it to TPAC.

I've flown all over the world for work trips and never been late for anything. Decide to get a ferry to TPAC and end up trapped in a Scottish port. Current status is that I may be able to get on a delayed ferry this evening. Everyone is so friendly here though, there are worse places to get stuck.

stowaway.live This is very cool. A live rendering of the view from any aircraft. Via the Dense Discovery newsletter (also worth subscribing to www.densediscovery.com/issues/411)

My way of dealing with the current state of things is with non-tech side projects. In the last couple of months I've taken on a part in the local pantomime and have started studying for genealogy qualifications. Anyone else doing side quests as coping mechanism?

First real frost today. Bright and cold is my favourite running weather.

Introducing the Accessible Components Library! Common components with accessibility requirements, test scenarios, and automated tests. • Free to use and adapt • Human-readable tests in Gherkin • Mapped to WCAG 2.2, levels A to AAA Dig in! #Accessibility #OpenSource #WCAG #AccessibleComponents

Something cool I finished last week, Accessibility Compat Data’s website: acd.lolaslab.co You can get an overview of the project, learn how to contribute, have a look at our funding proposal, & stay updated on what we’re building. ✨

What do you want us to work on in 2027? Here's a web app where you can rank the Interop proposals you care about, giving us data we can use to prioritise feature development. interop-rank.fxdx.dev

Here's Issue 346 of CSS Layout News! https://csslayout.news/a/3mxc6txvaw323-issue-346

I love this new thing where the tech industry is making English majors look SUPER IMPORTANT to a well-functioning company and society

Better weather than expected today, have to make the most of it this time of year. Had lunch at Twice Brewed then walked along the lower path to Sycamore Gap and back. A lot of walkers out.

Using up some vacation days this week. I have lots of DIY and other jobs to do, but I found my pumpkin lights so started with the very important task of seasonal office decorations.

i especially love all the dopes saying “when the internet first went mainstream everyone hated it too” like it happened in the pioneer days so no one can dispute it, like mf’ers we were THERE

Lovely autumn morning with a bit of a chill in the air at Talkin Tarn Parkrun.

Have an ACCESSIBILITY.​md file in your GitHub repo? It now shows up on the project root! Don't have one? Why not take some time today to create one. #a11y ericwbailey.website/published/gi...

More than words While I've done a lot of reference documentation writing, my favourite type of work is writing tutorials and "how to" content. I enjoy the challenge of understanding a technology and... https://rachelandrew.co.uk/archives/2026/09/30/more-than-words/

More than words While I've done a lot of reference documentation writing, my favourite type of work is writing tutorials and "how to" content. I enjoy the challenge of understanding a technology and... https://rachelandrew.co.uk/archives/2026/09/30/more-than-words/

Got out on my run in time to catch an epic sky this morning.

🆕 Customize MDN's browser compat tables! Press ⚙️ Settings on any compat table to choose which browsers and engines you see, and hide the ones you don't need. Your picks are saved in your browser. Try it 👇 developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/W...

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This is a lovely post. I'm quite often asked if people from different browsers argue with each other in CSS meetings. I usually say it's a lot more "huh... yeah that's not good ... how do we fix it?" That's especially true when it comes to the sort of situations described here.

Two of my cats have food bowls that only open when the bowl registers their microchip, to stop Pixel stealing food. Pixel has now developed the skill of sensing a cat approaching their bowl then sprinting over to jam his head in as it opens to snatch food.

Today Igalia turns 25. Ten engineers started it in A Coruña in 2001 with no investors and no managers. There are now close to 200 of us, and everything we build still goes upstream. igalia.com/2026/09/21/T...

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csslayout.news/a/3mvn7bkmuz... Here's Issue 345 of CSS Layout News. Lots of great how-to tutorials included this time.

I'm worried about the web. I don't want to live in a world where most users of internet-connected devices consume their information and accomplish their tasks via a chatbot interface.

Remove start and end margins with the margin-trim property A frequently asked multiple-column layout question is why a new paragraph at the start of the column has additional space above... https://rachelandrew.co.uk/archives/2026/09/15/remove-start-and-end-margins-with-the-margin-trim-property/

My town had a music festival this weekend, which was lovely. Less lovely is that I got bitten on the eyelid by a midge while waiting outside the church to go into a gig and now look like I've been in a fight.

have i gone completely insane? ... ... ... yes. pdsos.wisp.place

What’s the problem w using LLMs to write stuff you want other people to read -emails, articles, posts- and why are people (like me!) so incredibly hostile that they will block you/mute you/block your domain, to never read anything from you again? Bryan spells it out. Read it:

I'm relaunching CSS Layout News on Offprint.

The internet was absolutely a mistake but this is one of like five admissible pieces of evidence that it’s good actually

Today has involved DNS wrangling and wasps. It's a bit like death and taxes I guess, can always count on there being DNS problems and wasps to deal with.

I really like Semble, and they keep adding new useful things.

Saw three bats in my garden early this morning. My house being surrounded by bats is an excellent step towards my ultimate goal of "local witch". Has anyone used one of the bat detectors that plug into your phone?

Two a11y engineering roles (one of them early career!) at Apple in London in the team my daughter manages. These sound like excellent roles to share with UK a11y folks. jobs.apple.com/en-gb/detail... jobs.apple.com/en-gb/detail...