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Boosted by keul@fosstodon.org ("Luca Fabbri"):
SteveFaulkner ("Steve Faulkner") wrote:

When you stop thinking accessibility is about making stuff work with and for people with disabilities you get:

accessibility for all lives matter

#a11y is #political #disability

Boosted by slightlyoff@toot.cafe ("Alex Russell"):
matuzo@front-end.social ("Manuel Matuzović") wrote:

We're going for complex solutions because we believe we have complex problems. Often the complexity doesn't coming inherently with the tasks but we create it. The reasons are manifold but often it's lack of understanding of the basics. The quality of projects I worked with as an external consultant would've been so much higher, resulting in better a11y and UX for our users (because that's what matters!), if devs (and designers!) would've been good at HTML, CSS, and vanilla JS. When you 1/2

slightlyoff@toot.cafe ("Alex Russell") wrote:

Go get 'em, @heydon

https://youtu.be/LbjxvvKEtyE?si=mR9hoOL329EArtc0

Boosted by slightlyoff@toot.cafe ("Alex Russell"):
SmudgeTheInsultCat@mas.to ("Smudge The Insult Cat 🐀") wrote:

Boosted by adam@social.lol ("Adam Newbold"):
popcornreel@mas.to ("Omar Moore") wrote:

As a New York Giants fan (yikes!) I can’t stand the Eagles. But I am glad they thumped the MAGA team. Symbolic that Philadelphia, home of the Liberty Bell and the city of brotherly love, prevailed over that team in red and white.

#superbowl

Boosted by adam@social.lol ("Adam Newbold"):
hbtyson@mastodon.art ("H.B. Tyson") wrote:

Finishing up a block for class

Boosted by adam@social.lol ("Adam Newbold"):
amit@social.lol ("Amit Gawande :verified_coffee:") wrote:

Toward a more diverse social web: https://omglol.news/2025/02/01/toward-a-more-diverse-social-web

A welcome offer with omg.lol providing a free year of membership to anyone in a minority group. Including people in India. So if you don't yet have an address on the Internet, you can benefit from this.

Along with everything else, you get a Mastodon profile, too. So, do explore and spread the word. h/t @prami @adam

Boosted by jwz:
davidaugust@mastodon.online ("David August") wrote:

Spiral Staircase inside Peleș Castle in Sinaia, Romania

#beautiful #architecture #wood #staircase #StainedGlass #Romania

Boosted by cstanhope@social.coop ("Your friendly 'net denizen"):
jonny@neuromatch.social ("jonny (good kind)") wrote:

The bastards didn't even seed

Meta "modified the config setting so that the smallest amount of seeding possible could occur"

https://torrentfreak.com/authors-seek-metas-torrent-client-logs-and-seeding-data-in-ai-piracy-probe-250120/

Boosted by cstanhope@social.coop ("Your friendly 'net denizen"):
Sophie@dice.camp ("Sophie 🎲🧩🏳️‍⚧️") wrote:

I mean, come on. This is sick as hell https://youtu.be/mUgXSgYZ9TE

Boosted by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
lowqualityfacts@mstdn.social ("Low Quality Facts") wrote:

Not everyone likes football. Some people prefer cats. So if you're one of those people, here's Fishy.

Boosted by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
herereadthis.blog@herereadthis.blog ("Here, Read This") wrote:

Email from a local county Dem party chair

So. Got an email from the Democratic party chair of a neighboring county (I volunteered to canvas there, so I’m on their list, which is a good thing, because I don’t seem to be on my own county’s list, or they don’t like me, or they’re just not sending emails).

Some very interesting tidbits in there about calling your congresspeople.

«Every single day, the Senior Staff and the Senator get a report of the most-called-about topics for that day at each of their offices, and exactly how many people said what about each of those topics. Republican callers generally outnumber Democratic callers 4-1, and when it’s a particular issue that single-issue-voters pay attention to (like gun control, or Planned Parenthood funding, etc…), it’s often closer to 11-1, and that’s recently pushed congressmen on the fence to vote with the Republicans.»

4! To 1! Republicans absolutely not afraid to pick up the phone and tell their congresspeople what’s on their mind. Maybe because they are actually on board with this democracy thing (crazy, I know).

More good stuff:

«Give them your zip code. They won’t always ask for it, but make sure you give it to them, so they can mark it down. Extra points if you live in a zip code that traditionally votes for them, since they’ll want to make sure they get/keep your vote.

Pick 1-2 specific things per day to focus on. Don’t rattle off everything you’re concerned about — they’re figuring out what 1-2 topics to mark down for you on their lists. It’s important that they just keep getting calls.

Be clear on what you want and write it down before you dial the phone — “I’m disappointed that the Senator…” or “I want to thank the Senator for their vote on… or “I want the Senator to know that voting in _____ way is the wrong decision for our state because…” Don’t leave any ambiguity.

They may get to know your voice/get sick of you — it doesn’t matter. The people answering the phones generally turn over every 6 weeks anyway, so even if they’re really sick of you, they’ll be gone in 6 weeks.

And, finally, guess what web site they recommended?

https://5calls.org/!

Ha!

Boosted by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
UnicornRiot ("Unicorn Riot") wrote:

Watch our archived livestream from today in Denver that just wrapped:

https://unicornriot.ninja/2025/coloradans-rally-at-state-capitol-to-support-immigrants-and-protest-mass-deportations/

Boosted by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
ProPublica@newsie.social wrote:

By giving Elon Musk’s engineers access to USAID’s entire digital network, including personal information for thousands of employees, the Trump administration may have violated the Privacy Act of 1974, three experts told ProPublica.

https://www.propublica.org/article/usaid-trump-musk-destruction-may-have-broken-law?utm%5Fsource=mastodon&utm%5Fmedium=social&utm%5Fcampaign=mastodon-post

#News #ElonMusk #Musk #DOGE #USAID #Government #Trump #Law

Boosted by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
ProPublica@newsie.social wrote:

Memory-Holing Jan. 6: What Happens When You Try to Make History Vanish?
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The Trump administration’s decision to delete a DOJ database of cases against Capitol riot defendants places those who seek to preserve the historical record in direct opposition to their own government.

https://www.propublica.org/article/january-6-erasure-doj-database-trump-history?utm%5Fsource=mastodon&utm%5Fmedium=social&utm%5Fcampaign=mastodon-post

#News #Jan6 #History #DOJ #Government #Trump

Boosted by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
DJ5CW@social.darc.de ("Fabian Kurz, DJ5CW/SO5CW") wrote:

Had a #morsecode contact with WB0RXQ on 15m today and found out on his QRZ profile that he builds fantastic antenna tuners. All variable capacitors and roller inductors are homemade in his machining shop. I don't need a new ATU or any components now, but it's great to know that these components are still made, in high quality, and reasonably priced! https://www.blueridgeamateurradio.com/ #hamradio

Boosted by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
DJ5CW@social.darc.de ("Fabian Kurz, DJ5CW/SO5CW") wrote:

Wonderful illustrated story of SM6BGP's 2200m/630m antenna construction. Don't miss the part where he drilled a hole into his workshop wall to put a long aluminium pipe into his lathe! Ham radio at its best 😍 https://www.500khz.se/antenna.php #hamradio #longwave

Boosted by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
kr1st@mastodon.radio ("Alex KR1ST (he/him)") wrote:

Well, look who I ran into in this book "War Diaries, Stalemate" by Volodymyr Gurtovy, US7IGN. It's no other than fellow Mastodonian @DJ5CW !

Boosted by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
art_history_animalia@historians.social ("Art History Animalia") wrote:

#Superb_Owl Sunday:
Plate with “fantastical #owl wearing a crown,” c. 1525-50
Hispano-Moresque (Manises, Valencia, Spain)
Tin-glazed earthenware with luster decoration, 2 1/16 x 18 1/16 in. (5.2 x 45.9 cm)
On display at The Walters Museum 48.1099
#Superb_Owl_Sunday #BirdsInArt

Boosted by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
kevinrothrock@infosec.exchange ("Kevin Rothrock") wrote:

Canada running Superbowl ads about "Your Ally to the North" to calm down the crazy Americans.

Boosted by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
Gargron ("Eugen Rochko") wrote:

With the latest update to #Mastodon's web app, we show you a little reminder when you're about to post a picture without adding alt text. Alt text is crucial for accessibility, but has other perks too, such as making it much easier to search for your post—or filter it. Of course, the reminder can be simply toggled off in preferences.

jwz wrote:

I do appreciate that on this day I end up seeing a lot of pictures of owls.

jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein") wrote:

https://music.apple.com/us/album/hank-mobley-quintet-the-rudy-van-gelder-edition-remastered/715755085

Boosted by jwz:
mattblaze@federate.social ("Matt Blaze") wrote:

@carlmalamud "Unauthorized disclosure of international standards" is a phrase I would have difficulty uttering without breaking character.

Boosted by jwz:
jef ("Jef Poskanzer :batman:") wrote:

@jwz Keep it up! For great justice!

Boosted by NfNitLoop ("Cody Casterline 🏳️‍🌈"):
slightlyoff@toot.cafe ("Alex Russell") wrote:

An interaction on a different platform caused me to boil down a central result of the past decade of web app consulting: high-functioning organisations should ban SPAs and the technologies that are premised on SPA architectures.

Some should add exception processes for specific products, but that must come with heightened oversight. And any org that can't rattle off what that oversight should consist of should *never* adopt SPA tech.

jwz wrote:

Some stranger scolded me for this post because there clearly is no Mastodon HOA.

Boosted by jwz:
Secure_ICS_OT@infosec.exchange ("Secure ICS OT :mastodon:") wrote:

jwz wrote:

Egg Heist.

100,000 Eggs Are Stolen in Pennsylvania Amid Shortage: "The thieves could sell them or even use them for vandalizing purposes," Trooper Megan Frazer, a State Police spokeswoman, said in an email on Wednesday. "We don't know what purpose of...
https://jwz.org/b/ykhs

Boosted by slightlyoff@toot.cafe ("Alex Russell"):
briankrebs@infosec.exchange ("BrianKrebs") wrote:

Was reading this Substack post about US gov cloud servers being pointed at AI companies. It observed that a number of US gov cloud servers on AWS are now pointing to IPs at a company called inventry.ai

https://cyberintel.substack.com/p/doge-exposes-once-secret-government

I checked on a few of the IPs mentioned in this writeup, and it checks out. E.g., the IP address 18.253.166.131 from 2020-2024 was tied to us-gov-east-1.compute.amazonaws.com and is part of the gov cloud infrastructure at AWS. Loading that IP into DomainTools Iris, we can see the SSL cert assigned to them is for inventry.ai.

Methinks we need to know more about Inventry.