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In reply to @SingingNala.

@SingingNala @objectinspace @miki For them, "fair use" as a legal concept just never happened.

In reply to @SingingNala.

@SingingNala @objectinspace @miki I know about their accessibility hacks because I had a blind friend who was a JW who needed help getting it all up and running. That library was the only way she could get access to stuff. Also, did I mention they're letigious and copyright trolls?

In reply to @objectinspace.

@objectinspace @SingingNala @miki Sorry correction: the toggle added their mirror driver. It showed up in the Windows7 erra.

In reply to @objectinspace.

@objectinspace @SingingNala @miki Yeah there used to be a key you'd have to add under local machine I think and then their application would be reasonably accessible. If you didn't do that, the text displayed pretty weirdly at least for screen readers. Then they added a toggle, but all it did was do the work to add that key for you.

In reply to @SingingNala.

@SingingNala @objectinspace @miki Also, unless they put it back on the website, they strategically edited Watchtower and Awake! issues to remove all the condemnation of oral sex at some point. From what I understand there was a grassroots rebellion over it in the late 70's.

In reply to @SingingNala.

@SingingNala @objectinspace @miki I always thought it was interesting and/or suspicious that they only included publications from 1950 or so onwards. Then again, everything before that is *wildly* out of sync with the stuff from 1950 onwards. Especially the 1879 to 1920 period.

In reply to @objectinspace.

@objectinspace @SingingNala @miki I'm old enough to remember when JWs forbade the internet. They did this for an incredibly long time. Oh and that weird registry hack they did to enable accessibility in their library, which they refused to put online until relatively recently. Those were some interesting times. Note: Wasn't a JW myself, just new several.

In reply to @simevidas.

@simevidas Yeah, kind of like HTML expert.

In reply to @matt.

@matt @bryansmart I mean someone else writes it based on interviews/chat sessions and you guys get the author creds. So I guess ghostwriter isn't the word I'm looking for.

In reply to @bryansmart.

@bryansmart @matt It would be really neat if the two of you could write/ghostwrite a book on this kind of accessibility history. Not saying you should do it for free of course.

In reply to @a11yMel.

@a11yMel Sorry but devs really need to start writing their examples with the assumption that someone is going to copypasta that shit. Because it will totally happen. Quickly.

In reply to @radio.

@radio @Tammy @Mariah Oh no Tammie I hope you get to feeling better soon being sick sucks.

In reply to @summersun704.

@summersun704 @ThatMermaid_J @TRodick93 Oh!

In reply to @summersun704.

@summersun704 @ThatMermaid_J @TRodick93 cut claws and tails? What do you mean by that, I can't figure it out. Today is really off and I won't be able to go outside till later on tonight.

In reply to @summersun704.

@summersun704 @cadence022 Yeah pretty much.

In reply to @summersun704.

@summersun704 @cadence022 I'm not shocked, because I've just heard too many excuses for this sort of thing.

In reply to @summersun704.

@summersun704 @cadence022 So just FYI, having a manic episode does not cause people to become sexual harassing/assaulting fuckwits. And while we're on the subject, neither does autism. Sorry I tend to become rather flamethrowy on this subject and the people who make excuses for this shit.

In reply to @ipstenu.

@ipstenu Oh man now I really wanna visit. I'm a huge Greece/Rome geek.

In reply to @ipstenu.

@ipstenu Yeah I've been scrolling through all the pictures you've shared. The Ghetti Villa seems like an incredibly cool place.

In reply to @summersun704.

@summersun704 @wesderby @Laniebird91 I usually use basic html because it loads faster, but you can also use Gmail from Outlook or some other client if you want to do that too.