[SC 2.4.4] It still can be Wednesday if you believe
I fell asleep really early last night, so this newsletter is going out a lot later than it normally does. That said, it still can be Wednesday if you believe.
Queering design systems thinking
This was such a good talk. I'm so thankful it got turned into a post that I could share.
Disabled Union Members Are Strengthening the Labor Movement
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JAWS (only) NO MORE
Steve does the work here. You might have heard that HTML is accessible by default. It's not. There are interop, support, and regression considerations that require constant care and painstaking attention.
Can flashing lights stall Alzheimer’s? What the science shows
Holy crap.
Does anyone have time to be a good friend anymore?
"The many formal (and corporate-adjacent) ways people try to fit friends into their ever-packed work schedules clearly aren't cutting it – like Zoom calls, adding your brunch with the girls to your Google calendar, or even co-working."
Getting my daily news from a dot matrix printer
Truly blessed.
Putting the “Person” in “Personal Website”
"Because the context of those environments is outward looking. It’s not personal, but social. The medium shapes the message."
It’s Time to Stop Taking Sam Altman at His Word
More of this, please.
The cultural power of the anti-woke tech bro
Less of this, please.
Like owner, like dog – A systematic review about similarities in dog-human dyads
It's true!
How We Survived Extreme Heat in Prison
This is sadly something I think is worth studying up on, as our climate-collapse ecofascist future unveils itself.
Just Stop Oil activists who glued themselves to Turner painting acquitted
And speaking of recognition of climate collapse.
Can You Get Root With Only a Cigarette Lighter?
Incredible.
Toronto's non-police crisis response service expands citywide
I had to call the police earlier this week in response someone who clearly needed a service like this. I'm still haunted by that choice and I hope the person gets the support they need.
Facebook has been autogenerating pages for white supremacists
Oh.
For Thousands of Dams Facing Climate Impacts, an Uncertain Fate
Dam.
The blogosphere is in full bloom. The rest of the internet has wilted
Your regular reminder that RSS is cool and good, and is right there up with inventions like email, libraries, and fire departments in terms of would never be possible to be invented in this day and age.