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@michelle Inkscape is actually pretty hot for most stuff these days, and I know you love you some SVG.

@aral I have similar sentiments about fascists and centrists. Fascists have relinquished their humanity and can be considered wild, dangerous animals. Centrists are the people taking us on unconsented safari.

I wish to also be permanently banned from Kubernetes (I've never used it, but I definitely never want to). https://fedi.rrr.sh/@pearl/113126152621767934

📼 What Is React.JS?

Finally, a new video on briefs.video.

https://briefs.video/videos/what-is-react/

*Looks at this headline*
*Looks at cybertruck*
*Looks at this headline again*
*Looks back at cybertruck*
*Looks at this headline a third time*
*Looks at several videos of cybertrucks breaking down, falling apart, and refusing to do even the basic things expected of it*
*Looks back at this headline*

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@aral @laura Woah, what, A Book Apart RIP. Very proud to have done the foreword for Accessibility For Everyone. Glad it has a new home.

@aral Absolutely, I've seen that too. It's willful misappropriation of terminology. "Virtue signalling" is used almost exclusively by fascism-adjacent asshats. "Having virtues is bad" is such a ridiculous stance. But the term originally meant to appeal to normative virtues within a group. Technically, fascists being all faschy in front of other fascists is virtue signalling.

Sorry, just interested in etymology. Thank you for speaking out about that stuff.

@aral I mean... concern trolling is a real and rather troubling thing, usually perpetrated by bigots. It's a far cry from speaking up about human rights! So it seems like these folks are talking bollocks on multiple levels.

@gvlx @aral In what world could a (legitimate!) concern or criticism be phrased positively? They are negative by definition. You just want to silence critics.

@xinit @gvlx @aral That would be literally saying different things. Try to phrase "the screen reader has been broken for 8 years" positively.

@katanova I have, my career is in making digital products accessible. Your tone policing and lack of self awareness aren't going to stop that.

@katanova @aral @soller @thestrangelet @lucasmz This is just a pretentious way of saying "shut up" and the motivations behind that "shut up" are clear.

*sigh* I have an American client who is having trouble, they say, being able to convert to £ (their end) for paying me. I have a business bank account for my LTD that only accepts £ or €, apparently.

Anyone know of a way around this? A service either they or I could use? I would *really* prefer not to change bank accounts but will accpt suggestions. Wish I'd known Starling was this limited at the outset.

I can't breathe

The best part about this article is that the person who "dismisses these concerns" is called Scotty McKeever; a name that was surely created by generative AI.

📖 Concern as the gambling industry embraces AI - BBC News
https://www.bbc.com/news/business-68304137

And this is his photo?? I think the BBC may have been duped.

@aral I put a version of this post on LinkedIn. We'll see how that goes LOL.

Do people in accessibility who vaunt "inclusive AI" realise they are just doing PR?

Like, I honestly don't care if there's one or two specific uses of AI that *might* help someone vulnerable in some small way. You can use the barrel of a gun to prize open a drain cover and save a kitten.

The history of AI will be the history of an irresponsible tech obliterating accountability & eventually meaning itself. That won't be good for anyone. Stop using disabled people to will that into reality.

📝 What Is Utility-First CSS?

https://heydonworks.com/article/what-is-utility-first-css/

(this was going to be a video, but it got pretty long, plus I think there's a small chance this could appear high in organic search if shared enough)

📝 What Is A Single-page Application?

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https://heydonworks.com/article/what-is-a-single-page-application/