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fellow tech workers, looking at the screenwriters guild striking, do you not feel that we too need a union? how many pointless layoffs have there been so these huge companies run by trust fund goons could do stock buybacks?

we need a union.

—@0x00string

“Federal agencies, as well as the private sector, are facing pressure due to a growing focus on web accessibility by the Department of Justice, which recently sought to increase its own online user-friendliness with a makeover of its ADA​.gov website. ” https://news.bloomberglaw.com/daily-labor-report/federal-web-accessibility-focus-puts-private-sector-on-notice

—@thea11yproject

Verifiable Credentials WG has published two First Public Working Drafts: Verifiable Credentials Status List v2021; Securing Verifiable Credentials using JSON Web Tokens
to make expressing and exchanging credentials that have been verified by a third party easier and more secure on the Web.
https://www.w3.org/blog/news/archives/9901

—@w3c

You & your partner, enjoying some quality alone time in the resort jacuzzi, when some rando dude shows up & spoils the moment.

#photography #birds #cardinals #BackYardWildlife #nature #NaturePhotography

—@Trilobyter

these techs who developed AI have a serious leopards-eating-people’s-faces party vibe

‘i never thought the AI would come after MY job’

—@ignova

Proud of my colleagues at Google and friends at Apple for collaborating on a technical standard for detecting unwanted trackers across Android and iOS. Working together protects all users, regardless of OS.

More to share at Google I/O!

https://security.googleblog.com/2023/05/google-and-apple-lead-initiative-for.html?m=1

—@backlon

Yet another shoutout for #a11y feedback…

If you’re based in (or have easy access to) London, UK and you primarily use a screenreader, would you be interested in testing out an image recognition app for an exhibition at the Natural History Museum, South Kensington?

Do share around! Feel free to DM me for details.

—@FINOkoye

I’m hiring a part time, remote-work position. Must know Coptic. Please spread the word!!!
https://blog.copticscriptorium.org/2023/05/02/hiring-for-a-part-time-summer-position/

—@ctschroeder