On Zuckerberg’s “privacy” announcement yesterday, I’ve only found one article in my RSS feed this morning worth reading… 🔥
https://techcrunch.com/2019/03/06/mark-zuckerberg-discovers-privacy/
On Zuckerberg’s “privacy” announcement yesterday, I’ve only found one article in my RSS feed this morning worth reading… 🔥
https://techcrunch.com/2019/03/06/mark-zuckerberg-discovers-privacy/
Facebook’s lobbying against pro-privacy regulation is awful. Using Sheryl Sandberg’s Lean In as an attempt to bond with commissioners who are women is a-whole-nother-level icky.
@frotz @skynebula got to build bridges (I agree) also easy-to-use alternatives aren’t so widely available
Thissssss 🔥 (via @aral )
I wish tech journalism would find more diversity in the experts whose opinions they quote. I want to hear from experts who understand and represent the needs and concerns of people from marginalised groups. (And I couldn’t care less about what yet another startup CEO farts out.)
@Gargron that’s one of the things that makes it such an interesting dynamic!
@david it is. I found the first episode of The Orville utterly unbearable in its lazy stereotypes bordering on misogyny. But I hear that it improved?
@ted yes! I’m sorry you had to go through that. This kind of guidance could benefit so many interactions between strangers.
They’re making a Discovery spinoff about Section 31 starring the Philippa Georgiou character? YES PLEASE.
MICS, I meant mics
After I had a couple of bad experiences recently, I wrote a blog post about fitting mic to people without making them uncomfortable:
“The white Other still benefits from white supremacy. We face discrimination, trauma, pain, violence, exclusion, but it is not the goal of our societal structures. It is more often a product of it.”
https://progressive.org/magazine/to-my-fellow-white-others-strangio/
I’ve always known seating, tables, phones and lecterns weren’t built for me, but didn’t realise my car isn’t designed for me to drive and, because of that, could easily kill me.
https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2019/feb/23/truth-world-built-for-men-car-crashes
(via @aral)
HONESTLY
Another joyless discovery: a tracker on an ordinary news site that shares your data to “carry out creditworthiness and risk assessment, for debt collection purposes.” FUN
Sorry, this work really stresses me out.
For my one year bookiversary, you can get an extra 10% off the Accessibility For Everyone paperback and ebook combo if you buy it today.
https://abookapart.com/products/accessibility-for-everyone
(Ends September 28 at 11:59pm EDT.)
@aral this is all I have ever wanted from emoji and Apple has finally given it to me
Want to know about accessibility testing? @ericwbailey has got you covered. This is going to be my new go-to and share-about.
https://www.smashingmagazine.com/2018/09/importance-manual-accessibility-testing/
Feedbin is great. Others take note!
About time, India! But also nice to have some good news 🎉
https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/nishitajha/india-section-377-gay-sex
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