[SC 2.4.4] Accessibilityland
I have a couple of things to share from accessibilityland:
There is an upcoming talk for axe-con next month that I'm equal parts excited and terrified to deliver.
I also wrote a deep dive blog post for GitHub about the tree view component I helped to make. It's my hope that this info can help other folks with their efforts.
Creating accessibility systems to fix accessibility issues
Great post by my friend Devon.
Google reportedly worked directly with Israel’s military on AI tools
The hard truth here is reconciling with people knowing that genocide is profitable and choosing to pursue it.
TabBoo
"Add random jumpscares to sites you're trying to avoid."
Are adverse childhood experiences scores associated with heroism or villainy? A quantitative observational study of Marvel and DC Cinematic Universe characters
Man, they did the work here.
This Amazing Mod Fuses Jumping Flash With Doom
Some links I include here just for me.
The Exodus
"It’s a peculiarly modern predicament: working harder than ever while feeling the impact of that work dissolve into an increasingly fractured and cynical digital landscape."
Billionaires Should Not Exist — Here’s Why
"It’s not about working harder, smarter, or better. […] It’s a matter of being well-placed to benefit from the structures that favor capital and produce a profit off the back of exploitation."
plans for your blog after you die
This gave me pause. I'm still not sure if I want my writing to die off with me or not.
Minecraft with object impermanence
Delivers what it promises.
Trump's DEI orders may halt progress for disabled workers
The cruelty is the point, but also that does not mean we should look away.
Physicists figure out the perfect Cacio e Pepe recipe
Spoilers: use cornstarch.
Practice Refusing
"I believe this because I know that when you practice refusal, you start conjuring up space for different futures."
‘Unprecedented’ TB outbreak recorded in Kansas with nearly 70 cases reported
Good job, everyone. We did it.
The Protesters' Guide to Smartphone Security
News ya can use.
The Most Mario Colors
"Luigi supremacy!"
Who's Afraid of a Hard Page Load?
Preach.
Opting out of AI in popular software and services
Helpful!
The Smithsonian's queer erasure of an AIDS artwork should alarm us all
What do you do when the work is bigger than the institution that houses it?
The Strange Power of Laughter
"Shared, sanctioned laughter might bring us together, but unsanctioned laughter shows the cracks, revealing that we’re not quite who we think."
How the roots of the ‘PayPal mafia’ extend to apartheid South Africa
It's not difficult. Nazis are Nazis.
Bookshop.org is launching an ebook store to take on Amazon
This is good news, considering.
‘Stamp out paper mills’ — science sleuths on how to fight fake research
"Answers to some key questions would help to focus preventive efforts. These include: where are paper mills located? What fields are they targeting? And how are they using artificial intelligence (AI)?"