Peter @pkra@mathstodon.xyz

Boost if your first PC had a Turbo button.

@halcy done

Time to get priorities straight. I have a lot to say about this, but maybe a clip of a WP saying, despite being 20 yrs old, what Kozol says in this clip about the relationship between white ppl and black ppl in America is bang on the money

https://youtu.be/_ELwFKjHCoY?t=12m26s

Imagine if people introduced themselves like Web browsers do

Hi, I'm Michelle, actually I'm Angela, I resemble George but not really. As I was saying, I'm Christine, and also Sam.

@garbados be gay/linux, do crimes.

GitPub (ActivityPub-powered federated Git standard) is producing a first draft : https://github.com/git-federation/gitpub/blob/v0.1.1/SPECIFICATION.md

LB (last boost) is big feels. it’s good to see tech workers organizing. it’s glaring that the industry cannot oversee itself nor tackle major horizontal issues like provisioning labor for critical shared components or the rollouts of security upgrades to critical social infrastructure. i believe that only through collective action can we solve these issues and make ‘ware that is truly good.

"Code Red - Organizing the tech sector"

https://nplusonemag.com/issue-31/politics/code-red/

“Your Body Text Is Too Small - Marvel Blog”
https://blog.marvelapp.com/body-text-small/

The Van Gogh Museum has digitalised and made available for download 986 of his paintings for non-commercial use! And there's contact information if you'd like to use it for commercial projects. A PDF with terms and conditions can be downloaded if you click the download button on a painting.

https://www.vangoghmuseum.nl/en/search/collection?q=&artist=Vincent%20van%20Gogh
#art #vangogh

ferns are ancient. back then they didn't have much memory (it was expensive) so they were generated procedurally. hence the way they look

“This 1 Piece of Advice Could Make Or Break Your Career”
https://steveblank.com/2018/07/09/advice-is-a-gift-treat-it-that-way/

Fairly grounded post despite the super clickbaity title.

Writing well made descriptions to visually impaired people is a difficult task. Audiodescription and other kinds of accommodations require professional training and supervision for a reason. Thus, don't worry about making the most perfect caption to the images you post. Worry about conveying the message said images want to pass on as much as you possibly can. That will be good enough.