Amanda Unvarnished

Just saw the aftermath of a super minor fender bender and the parties hugged it out.

That’s exactly the kind of shit we need a lot more of.

—@brad_frost

BookWyrm users! We’re talking about how decisions get made in BookWyrm and would love your feedback:
https://github.com/bookwyrm-social/bookwyrm/issues/2513

Please feel free to chime in there, or if you’re not able to use github, reply with a DM here and we can add your comment to the conversation

—@bookwyrm

I was surprised to learn that the amount of right-wing conspiracy nutjob content showing up in people’s feeds on birdchan is increasing at an accelerating rate.

And by “surprised” I mean “not at all surprised.” :blobcatcoffee:

I suspect this means we’re going to see another influx of users to #Mastodon – many of whom may be coming here more out of desperation than anything else so please be kind and helpful if you have the ability to do so. I’m going to try to do the same. 😊

—@gulovsen

Not sure if I’ve shared this here or not, but this is a very important post from one of the blind people that has shown me that usability and accessibility, both, are not radical. This is something that everyone could probably get something out of reading.

From Jonathan Mosen: My Address to the 2023 Convention of the National Federation of the Blind

https://mosen.org/nfb23/

#accessibility #blind

—@devinprater

When someone offers you evidence-based criticism, do you:

A. Respond by making changes/improvements
B. Throw a tantrum and sue your critic

#AudioEye chose B and is suing @aardrian
https://adrianroselli.com/2023/05/audioeye-is-suing-me.html

Makes you wonder, doesn’t it? #accessibility

—@tink

TalkBack 14: Rushed Steps in the Right Direction, but still so far behind: https://devinprater.micro.blog/2023/07/17/talkback-rushed-steps.html

—@devinprater

We went into the yard to throw the ball and Callisto’s paws got wet so once we came inside, she got the towel for me to dry her feet . Then we played their favorite game which is where I cover one of the dogs heads with a towel and pretend I can’t find her and the other dog rushes over to remove the towel. There is a lot of growling and wrestling involved. Callisto and Phoenix remind you to not panic and always have your towel. Everything else will fall into place! #DogsOfMastodon

—@Pawpower

Just seen the term ‘wellness bowl’ used instead of ‘salad’ and nutritionist influencers are the absolute worst people

—@robyneatseverything

Remember when lots of journalists tried Mastodon but then found it too complicated, so they left? I think about that every time I read their ‘analysis’ of something

—@Ex_spurt