Ben's got an updated edition of his book, Responsive Web Design with HTML5 and CSS, to chat about as well as how much AI is being inserted into writing, layers, scope, color contrast vs contrast color, shouldn't AI bots pay for data they slurp, iFrames permissions issues in Chrome, anchor positioning, and where have all the bloggers gone?

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I write web development books, make online courses, and publish YouTube videos.

• Ben Frain – author and web developer
• Responsive Web Design with HTML5 and CSS available at Amazon
• benfrain (GitHub)
• Ben Frain - YouTube
• JavaScript for Everyone - Piccalilli
• BCD Watch

Todd Libby is on the show to talk with us about deceptive patterns on the web, what WCAG is and who it's for, and 5 deceptive patterns in use on the web today.

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Web developer and developer advocate from Portland, Maine now living in Phoenix, Arizona. I had been a developer for most of my 25 years professionally in tech before moving to accessibility.

• Front End Nerdery
• Trump used dark patterns to trick supporters into donating millions more than intended | The Verge
• Death to Bullshit | Brad Frost
• Deceptive Patterns (aka Dark Patterns) - spreading awareness since 2010
• The Architecture of Anxiety and Shame, Part One

Who's the person to hire when your home network isn't working as reliably as it should? And while we're at it - can you also fix Dave's Find My notifications? What's the plan with Firefox in 2025? And Dave blogs (and mouth blogs) about his struggles with the MVP car.

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• Why I hate the MVP car - daverupert.com
• TalkShop Show w/ Macho Man Randy Standards - Whiskey Web and Whatnot: Web Development, Neat - Episode 212