Kind: Reposts

I have no problem with Bluesky if it actually does what it sets out to do: federates over multiple nodes, and provides nomadic identity.

But one node and one identity key generator means that’s not happening.

Until they actually decentralize, this is another walled garden.

—@atomicpoet

People with Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) are all around us—they’re integrated in schools and the workforce. But for many of us, all we know about ASD are the news stories speculating about a diagnosis for a violent mass shooter or a savant with remarkable skills.

We rarely hear directly from people with autism. In today’s The Big Picture, we change that. Read more at #TheBigPicture: https://thinkbigpicture.substack.com/p/autism-spectrum-disorder-adult-life

—@georgetakei

“Ableism has been used for generations to degrade, oppress, control and disappear disabled and nondisabled people alike.” https://truthout.org/articles/ableism-enables-all-forms-of-inequity-and-hampers-all-liberation-efforts/

—@thea11yproject

I wrote a little code snippet to help you inline SVGs in #WordPress this morning and shot off a little blog post about it. It uses the fantastic new HTML Tag Processor in WordPress 6.2. https://aurooba.com/inline-svgs-in-your-wordpress-code-with-this-helper-function/

—@aurooba

Hello Mastodon!!! We are officially fediverse participants! 🎉 In honor and celebration of this milestone, we are sharing our interview with Dr. Johnathan Flowers (@shengokai) about the pros/cons of Twitter vs. Mastodon, and the 101 of the fediverse. Give it a listen!

https://www.radicalai.org/twitter-vs-mastodon

—@radicalaipod

I’ve never met a 10X engineer who got paid a 10X salary. 2X is probably the best I’ve seen. Seems like a pretty shitty deal, no? You’re probably better off joining us 1X plebs and spend your remaining 9X elsewhere.

—@anderseknert

Thank you for your continued support! Mona will be globally available on App Store starting May 1, 2023. You will be able to install the app and use many features for free. You can also purchase a Mona Pro or Mona Pro Max to activate extra capabilities. For customers of Spring and Spring mini, Mona Pro Max can be purchased with a great discount.
* USD prices listed on the picture are only valid until May 31, 2023. Prices may vary in different regions.

—@MonaApp

TIL: lace cards

It’s a computer punch card with every possible spot punched out, so what remains is a flimsy filamentous net of paper that instantly tears and jams up the card reader.

Old-school denial of service attack.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lace_card

—@debcha

Randomly noting: if you’re in the US, in April of 2024, the US will have a solar eclipse pass over a bunch of states for the first time in 7 years, and for the last time in *decades*.

It is an indescribably wonderful experience to be in the zone of totality. This article kinda covers it:. If you’re not sure if you’ve seen one, you haven’t. It’s the most bizarre thing where it feels like someone flips a light switch and turns off the sky. https://www.space.com/37791-go-see-the-solar-eclipse-in-person.html

—@mmasnick

In the TestFlight app, if you saw a message says ”the developer removed you from the test program.” that’s a bug of TestFlight. I did not remove anyone from the test program of Mona Beta.

To continue using Mona Beta, please tap “Stop Testing” on TestFlight’s Mona Beta page, then use this invitation link to re-enter our test group: https://testflight.apple.com/join/xNdgUbh6

—@MonaApp

If you need organized religion to be a good person – you’re probably not a good person. Decent human beings don’t require religion to be decent human beings. If you believe you need organized religion to start being a decent human being – you likely need psychological help more than organized religion.

—@msquebanh

You know the view you get in the MySQL command line, where vertical lines separate all the columns and it can be really hard to track what’s what with a screen reader? I learned today that you can terminate a query with G (uppercase G), or add -E (or –vertical) when invoking mysql. This puts each field on its own line, as in field1: value1. It’s way, way easier to read with a screen reader. I wish I’d known this years ago.

—@alexhall

If you hate being single, why not try out dating apps. You’ll still end up single but you’ll appreciate it so much more.🤣

—@ThatMermaid_J

think i’m gonna finish work emails today with “please hesitate to contact me”

—@missy_lynn

The highest ranking search result for accessibility auditing tools is accessibilitychecker.org. The design and initial messaging had me suspicious out of the gate, but I didn’t see immediate branding for an overlay company.

That is until I submitted a sample test of Google and saw one of the overlay monsters appear as a recommended solution.

Equally as gross, to my mind, is the “legal action” modal that appears when you attempt to use the “back to home” link.

Don’t fall for this one, folks.

—@belwerks

I see dueling opinions about whether the Fediverse needs to be easier for “normies” to use, against whether the “official” Mastodon app promoting the “official” server is a betrayal of the very idea of federated social media. This could be a spicy take, but I think both can be true at the same time.

The Fediverse is great because it can be as simple or as complex as you want it to be – you have the choice of what your experience is. You can have the easy app, or pick your favorite server, or even build it all yourself. Both can coexist!

I get the fear of one big player dictating the experience, but undoing the open standards already in place would be very difficult. I think the pendulum has plenty of room to swing toward being welcoming without endangering what we’ve already built 🙂​

—@courtney

The inclusive design principles by @tink @iheni @heydon and @IanPouncey are back after a bit of a lie down

“These Inclusive Design Principles are about putting people first. It’s about designing for the needs of people with permanent, temporary, situational, or changing disabilities — all of us really.”

Available in 5 languages

#usability #accessibility #inclusiveDesign

https://inclusivedesignprinciples.org/

—@SteveFaulkner

I would appreciate it if people could help me get more federated on my new instance. Please boost this post if any of the following tags apply to you so I can follow!

#actuallyautistic
#adhd
#disabilityrights
#auspol
#trans
#lgbtqia
#socialism
#communism
#leftist
#maths
#computerscience
#science
#sciencefiction
#books
#philosophy
#plushies
#calckey

—@ZoDoneRightNow

Just saw someone wearing a t-shirt saying Rage Against The Machine Learning

A sentiment I agree with wholeheartedly

Now I want one of those t-shirts 🥺

—@davidjamesweir

A group of designers is called a “distraction.”

—@bigzaphod