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Ruining your afternoon by reminding you that if you're talking to it, someone is always listening. <insert Skeletor running away meme> time.com/5568815/amaz...

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Completely devastated that NONE of the hackers who have mined my identity from hundreds of database breaches have reached out to wish me a happy birthday, even though it was part of the dataset

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Great article on #designSystem #a11y by my colleague @janmaarten.com‬ buff.ly/tucpi4K Top takeaways: - Even accessible #components can result in inaccessible products if key details are missed - User testing and community input are essential to uncover real-world a11y barriers

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important life hack for video games

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World War 3 kinda sucks, but you know, it was either this or pronouns

submitted 7 days ago • 404 comments

Hello. Please stop using Spotify. Or at least stop paying for it. I use YouTube on Firefox for android with Ublock Origin and an extension that allows you to listen to YouTube on a locked screen. Works well for me. If you like musicians, go direct to their Bandcamp or website. Thanks!

submitted 7 days ago • 4 comments

This is it, exactly. The word is so useless that I find myself in deep, intractable arguments where it turns out we both agree. GenAI =/= ML and GenAI doesn’t automatically mean using stolen material That conversation is impossible in an environment where artists livelihoods are being taken away

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BREAKING: U.S. regulators have approved the world's only twice-a-year shot to prevent HIV.

submitted 11 days ago • 20 comments

I'm so glad to finally be able to tell you about this book, which I had the privilege of reading early! It's the resource I've always wanted to point to when I get asked questions about doing user research with disabled folks. www.smashingmagazine.com/printed-book...

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“This was my introduction to a process that repeats itself every time someone dies and loved ones post about them on social media -- primarily Facebook. Comments are harvested as raw materials for obituaries written by AI, and dozens of bots share links to them back on Facebook.”

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ARIA! It exists and on a long enough timeline you'll need to use it. Here's how to get into the right headspace to do so! #a11y www.smashingmagazine.com/2025/06/what...

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The Minnesota shooter apparently used data broker websites to find the home addresses of the people he shot and murdered. Congress has had years to do something about data brokers and they've sided with the tech lobby over and over again. Their inaction is deadly.

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“Many data brokers, and in particular people search websites, have enabled horrific violence by aggregating and selling data on people and their families, searchable by name, for dollars or cents,” @jshermcyber.bsky.social, a scholar in residence at @epic.org, said. www.politico.com/news/2025/06...

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I got tagged in the microblogging trend, so here it is! In this post, I talk about 10+ years in tech, the intense global recognition I experienced, burnout recovery, neurodivergence, and how people in tech have the power to shift this landscape to do actual good. annaecook.com/writing/tag-...

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Reminder: fuckstarlink.org

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One of the greatest, most disturbing quotes I've seen in a long time www.nytimes.com/2025/06/13/t...

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I would just like to go on record as saying: the fuck

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Law enforcement has more tools than ever to track your movements and access your communications. Here’s how to protect your privacy if you plan to protest. www.wired.com/story/how-to...

submitted 17 days ago • 24 comments

every time i hear about new information i'm like no thanks and then the next day i hear more new information

submitted 66 days ago • 7 comments

🎉 Big update! The #InternetArchive has launched a new version of GifCities, our search engine for vintage GeoCities GIFs. Search better. Blink more! Check it out ➡️ blog.archive.org/2025/06/09/k... 🧵

submitted 17 days ago • 60 comments

If you’re in Seattle, you can find Mask Bloc resources here: linktr.ee/maskblocseat...

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Hey just so we’re clear - DOGE accessed and stole all of our data, gave it to Palantir, and now ICE is partnered with Palantir in order to track all of us Palantir is run by evil billionaire Peter Thiel. Truly, scarily evil.

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A data broker owned by the major airlines, including Delta, American, and United, collected travelers’ flight records, sold access to them to Customs and Border Protection, and in the contract told CBP not to reveal where the data came from. From @wired.com: www.wired.com/story/airlin...

submitted 19 days ago • 22 comments

The risks “go far beyond just targeted ads. When this data falls into the wrong hands, it can affect users’ job prospects and lead to workplace surveillance, health insurance discrimination, and cyberstalking. It has even been used to limit access to abortion in the U.S., the study warns.”

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I know there's a lot going on right now and one thing that's going on is the Trump admin is trying to roll back rules for making new buildings accessible. There are six days left to make comments about it.

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Increasingly, surveillance is being normalized and integrated in our lives. Under the guise of convenience, applications and features are sold to us as being the new better way to do things. While some might be useful, this convenience is a Trojan horse. www.privacyguides.org/articles/202...

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We've published six pages at Unbreaking.org now, about what's happening in six quite different areas of American life as a result of Trump admin and congressional actions: Equality in the Workplace, Food Safety, Medicaid, Medical Research Funding, the Postal Service, and Trans Healthcare.

submitted 22 days ago • 5 comments

Really love @ghost.org and also amazed at the lack of file management for images. Backups don’t include them, and if you switch from ghost(pro) to another host and the subscription runs out before you realize a bunch of images in old posts are broken, you’re screwed.

submitted 23 days ago • 1 comment

I love my cute little pocket computer which is now a direct portal to hell

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We know the Figma Sites horror show was last month, but it’s still a massive problem. Tom gives you some great context and insight about why this absolutely should not be happening with an organisation of this size. terminal.ahumanfuture.co/posts/2025-0...

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👀 Robust Accessibility and Artificial Intelligence (AI) by @gerardkcohen.me #AI #agentix #a11y gerardkcohen.me/writing/2025...

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Luddites weren't anti-tech. They were against technology being used by the capitalist class to capture wealth at the expense of the worker. I am a Luddite, and a tech enthusiast. They're not in opposition. I want technology that makes MY life better, not that sells my life piecemeal to corps.

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Wow -- I didn't realize we've been added to Spotify, too! If that's how you roll, here's the link: open.spotify.com/show/0s6hEHu... * Audio distribution for indies like us takes a while and it's a crapshoot with major retailers. Corporate publishers get the real access, priority lane, tools, etc.

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Even the best design systems can miss critical accessibility details. What if you could catch them earlier? This guide shows how to use design system annotations to proactively build accessibility in. Start bridging the accessibility gap to create better experiences for everyone. gh.io/AAwbu5k

submitted 35 days ago • 1 comment

who could have foreseen etc

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Every company is undergoing an invisible reorg. You'll still report to your boss - but your boss effectively report to an AI, offloading the job of management entirely onto a bot and then merely communicating its wishes back to the team. This is the Nothing Manager. Their only strategy is "add AI."

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