David Swallow

It’s Lean Lloyd!

Sorry for your loss, Felicity. I lost my mum last year and inevitably there was lots of admin to sort out. l remember being blown away by the compassion of everyone I spoke to, so I’ve done my best to try and carry that forward.

Don’t know how I’m faring with actual security threats, but I’ve become an expert at spotting simulated phishing tests. They’re just a little too on the nose…

Cartoon. Person says to other person „We invented a robot that answers questions.“, adding, „we just have to feed it 10 baby giraffes a day“. The other person asks „But it answers the questions correctly?“ Person responds „Oh my goodness, no. No no no no no.“ By Aram J. French Appropriated due to missing alt text

1.1 Introduction - Accessibility in Data Visualization - Open Visualization Academy

You can catch my full, open course on accessibility in visualization here:
openvisualizationacademy.org/courses/acce...

The small, sentient yellow vintage car named Brum.

Going cross country to the Midlands for a meeting of accessibility minds, with @stevefaulkner.bsky.social, @patrickhlauke.bsky.social, and special guests! Different venue, same old nonsense.

4 panel comic Panel 1: Red Guy looking way way too happy yells “Hey Guys! Is Die Hard a Christmas movie?” Blue Guy next to him calmly says “Shhh” Panel 2: Blue Guy tenderly puts his arms around Red Guy and says “You don’t have to do this” Panel 3: Blue Guy still holds Red Guy tightly and repeats “You don’t have to do this every year”. Red Guy begins to break. Panel 4: Red Guy dissolves into Blue Guy’s embrace, sobbing. He finally feels the weight of Christmas Discourse lifting from his shoulders. He is finally free.

i’m setting you free. i’m releasing you from the discourse

The Fawlts & All book about Fawlty Towers.

@dirtyfeed.org You read the Fawlts & All book? I only skimmed it but it looks to have a few set photos I’ve not seen before.

I once fed back to our surgery about that, but 🤷‍♂️

See also vehicle tax notification emails, completed with a distorted DVLA logo.

Inclusive Design 24 (#id24) A free 24-hour online community event on accessibility and inclusion

Delighted to co-host a couple of very interesting and entertaining talks earlier as part of Inclusive Design 24! Now dipping in where I can and cueing up lots of talks to catch up on later. inclusivedesign24.org/2025/ #id24

David does the Yorkshire Marathon for Alzheimer's Society Help David Swallow raise money to support Alzheimer's Society

In October I’m running the Yorkshire Marathon – my longest run yet – to support the Alzheimer’s Society. Dementia has touched my family, as it has so many others. Every donation helps their vital work today and research for tomorrow. 💙 www.justgiving.com/page/davidsw...

BBC News headline: ready for an autumn declutter? Four ways to get started.

What’s with the daily self-help listicles on BBC News? They can hardly claim it’s a slow news day.

A miner (y’know, an actual grafter) with a pickaxe and lamp working at the coalface.

Celebrating 9 years of working for @tpgi.bsky.social! 🎉

Worried em-dashes make you sound like AI? Ricky says keep them—there’s no need for a punctuation panic.

Inclusive Design 24 (#id24) A free 24-hour online community event on accessibility and inclusion

We're happy to finally unveil the full schedule for the upcoming Inclusive Design 24 #id24 24 hour online event on the 25 September 2025 inclusivedesign24.org/2025/schedule/ #a11y #accessibility #inclusiveDesign

Not sure about this Big Breakfast reboot.

Compo, Foggy, and Clegg in Last of the Summer Wine. Don’t ask me who’s who.

Heading to Leeds for a Last of the Summer Wine tribute act with @stevefaulkner.bsky.social and @patrickhlauke.bsky.social. No bathtubs on wheels this time. Probably.

But the dot is the bridge between government and the UK, a guiding hand, for life..! 🙃

A pop-up that frequently appears when using Firefox on iOS. It reads “Try more ways to search in the Google app. Search with your voice, camera and more.” There are then two options: “Stay in browser” and “Continue”. The latter is more visually prominent, tempting me to hit it every damn time!

While the options on this relentless pop-up are fairly logical, I can’t count the number of times I’ve hit ‘Continue’ to try and dismiss it. 😑

Yes! Just bought *another* pair of these myself. Manufacturers will have you believe it’s “anatomical” rather than use of paper-thin materials.

Is this yours? What's the back story?

Blue Labour group urges ministers to ‘root out DEI’ to win over Reform voters Faction influencing No 10 says government should legislate against DEI in hiring, sentencing and ‘wherever else’

A group of Labour MPs, peers and supporters write:

“We should legislate to root out DEI in hiring practices, sentencing decisions and wherever else we find it in our public bodies.”

Devastated to see how quickly this has arrived in the UK mainstream.

www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

View of the stage from my seat. The words Show Pony is projected on a screen. It sits above a parquet flooring,the purpose of which becomes clear in the second half…

Delighted to see my namesake, Mr Swallow, aka @nickmohammed.bsky.social, aka Nate from Ted Lasso, in ‘Show Pony’ at Grand Opera House, York. Highly recommended! www.nickmohammedlive.com

My, er, friend has that issue. His wife sneezes dramatically loud. Unnecessary. Unsettling.

Hahaa, yesss! Trialling a new format.

Is it in this picture?

@tpexpress.bsky.social Really helpful of your colleague at Manchester Airport to just close the shutters and disappear regardless of the large queue of people. Top class customer service. 😑

That’s just how you pronounce it.