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Legally blind programmer, disability accessibility enthusiast, nerd convention panelist, cosplayer, gamer. FFXIV Coeurl: Eos Fuyu. They/them 日本語OK
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For my business class, I need to embroider some hats. Please provide the crispiest memes you'd like to see on a hat.
12 I like most are getting made for real (and then will be auctioned for charity after the class is over).
Text and simple images please.
12 I like most are getting made for real (and then will be auctioned for charity after the class is over).
Text and simple images please.
January 30, 2026 at 5:51 PM
For my business class, I need to embroider some hats. Please provide the crispiest memes you'd like to see on a hat.
12 I like most are getting made for real (and then will be auctioned for charity after the class is over).
Text and simple images please.
12 I like most are getting made for real (and then will be auctioned for charity after the class is over).
Text and simple images please.
For my business class, I need to embroider some hats. Please provide the crispiest memes you'd like to see on a hat.
12 I like most are getting made for real (and then will be auctioned for charity after the class is over).
Text and simple images please.
12 I like most are getting made for real (and then will be auctioned for charity after the class is over).
Text and simple images please.
January 30, 2026 at 5:51 PM
For my business class, I need to embroider some hats. Please provide the crispiest memes you'd like to see on a hat.
12 I like most are getting made for real (and then will be auctioned for charity after the class is over).
Text and simple images please.
12 I like most are getting made for real (and then will be auctioned for charity after the class is over).
Text and simple images please.
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Whenever you give people impunity and tell them any resistance is a crime, you're going to get imposters trying to take advantage of a "do crimes for free" loophole.
It happens online too. We often see people impersonate police in order to get unquestioned access to people's private online data.
It happens online too. We often see people impersonate police in order to get unquestioned access to people's private online data.
A man claiming to be an ICE agent burst into a family's home and tried to rob them after demanding to see their papers:
Teen defends home after fake ICE agent breaks in to steal PlayStation gaming device: cops
He was taken to the Allegheny County Jail, where he is being held.
local12.com
January 29, 2026 at 7:35 PM
Whenever you give people impunity and tell them any resistance is a crime, you're going to get imposters trying to take advantage of a "do crimes for free" loophole.
It happens online too. We often see people impersonate police in order to get unquestioned access to people's private online data.
It happens online too. We often see people impersonate police in order to get unquestioned access to people's private online data.
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Hey! Go check this out! I'm super grateful that the GAConf team asked me back to host again this year. I really do appreciate their trust in me to have been doing this for 3 years now.
So enjoy my weird, awkwardness in between the important stuff like celebrating AMAZING accessibility wins!
So enjoy my weird, awkwardness in between the important stuff like celebrating AMAZING accessibility wins!
Today is the day! The ceremony for the 2025 GAConf Awards airs 10am PST / 1pm EST / 6pm GMT, celebrating accessibility excellence across 20 categories.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=zqV_...
Also showing on IGN!
#gamedev #indiedev #accessibility
www.youtube.com/watch?v=zqV_...
Also showing on IGN!
#gamedev #indiedev #accessibility
January 29, 2026 at 4:33 PM
Hey! Go check this out! I'm super grateful that the GAConf team asked me back to host again this year. I really do appreciate their trust in me to have been doing this for 3 years now.
So enjoy my weird, awkwardness in between the important stuff like celebrating AMAZING accessibility wins!
So enjoy my weird, awkwardness in between the important stuff like celebrating AMAZING accessibility wins!
Hey all! It's nearing the end of January, and I'm still seeking full time employment. I've been trying to keep up with embroidery, and unfortunately its both way slower than I can keep up with, and simply not sustainable as a main source of income. Still chugging along with comms, but I need work.
January 29, 2026 at 4:00 PM
Hey all! It's nearing the end of January, and I'm still seeking full time employment. I've been trying to keep up with embroidery, and unfortunately its both way slower than I can keep up with, and simply not sustainable as a main source of income. Still chugging along with comms, but I need work.
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Yeah, I recommend not using the patreon apple app to join. Just go on the website, it's 1. cheaper for YOU to support your favorite creatures and 2. All the money you give goes to the creator.
I'm begging you not to use apple products. This shit is devastating to creators like me
January 28, 2026 at 8:13 PM
Yeah, I recommend not using the patreon apple app to join. Just go on the website, it's 1. cheaper for YOU to support your favorite creatures and 2. All the money you give goes to the creator.
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The worst part is so many of my friends are naturally hard of hearing. It's not uncommon to be HoH, you don't need to be deaf to want subtitles.
The worst part about this whole situation is companies are abandoning disabled people as a front and this is a immediate first sign.
Read the article.
The worst part about this whole situation is companies are abandoning disabled people as a front and this is a immediate first sign.
Read the article.
The anime AI closed captioning situation is crazy: aftermath.site/anime-ai-subti...
January 27, 2026 at 6:59 PM
The worst part is so many of my friends are naturally hard of hearing. It's not uncommon to be HoH, you don't need to be deaf to want subtitles.
The worst part about this whole situation is companies are abandoning disabled people as a front and this is a immediate first sign.
Read the article.
The worst part about this whole situation is companies are abandoning disabled people as a front and this is a immediate first sign.
Read the article.
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Every single artist that posts on BlueSky should have this saved to their computer because so many of you are posting character torsos all day.
(created by @/whey.party)
(created by @/whey.party)
January 25, 2026 at 3:42 AM
Every single artist that posts on BlueSky should have this saved to their computer because so many of you are posting character torsos all day.
(created by @/whey.party)
(created by @/whey.party)
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This is some of the dumbest text I've ever seen on a card and I absolutely love it. Magic needs to be dumber.
January 27, 2026 at 6:08 PM
This is some of the dumbest text I've ever seen on a card and I absolutely love it. Magic needs to be dumber.
Slowly working my way though my backlog. Orders will be shipped out once the post office reopens- check out these prizes for the Arcadion Heavyweight savage tier and congrats to Lucresia for their well deserved win! ルクレシアおめでとう！
January 27, 2026 at 6:03 PM
Slowly working my way though my backlog. Orders will be shipped out once the post office reopens- check out these prizes for the Arcadion Heavyweight savage tier and congrats to Lucresia for their well deserved win! ルクレシアおめでとう！
Seance of Blake Manor is real freaking good yall. If you like Obra Dinn or Golden Idol and don’t mind doing a LOT more reading I recommend. A lot has VA, but not all of it.
January 27, 2026 at 5:17 AM
Seance of Blake Manor is real freaking good yall. If you like Obra Dinn or Golden Idol and don’t mind doing a LOT more reading I recommend. A lot has VA, but not all of it.
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*fully restores your HP as you scroll past*
January 27, 2026 at 4:20 AM
*fully restores your HP as you scroll past*
Still out of work for nearly 7 months (been doing contract and commission work in the interim)
Sees job posting for accessibility manager in my city
I seem to check all boxes
Gets to bottom of mandatory requirements
Driver's license needed.
As a blind person, I can't tell you how many times...
Sees job posting for accessibility manager in my city
I seem to check all boxes
Gets to bottom of mandatory requirements
Driver's license needed.
As a blind person, I can't tell you how many times...
January 26, 2026 at 8:51 PM
Still out of work for nearly 7 months (been doing contract and commission work in the interim)
Sees job posting for accessibility manager in my city
I seem to check all boxes
Gets to bottom of mandatory requirements
Driver's license needed.
As a blind person, I can't tell you how many times...
Sees job posting for accessibility manager in my city
I seem to check all boxes
Gets to bottom of mandatory requirements
Driver's license needed.
As a blind person, I can't tell you how many times...
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The AI evangelists want us all to conveniently forget that they were all telling us we had to buy bored apes or we would be left out of the Economy Of The Future four years ago.
January 25, 2026 at 5:23 PM
The AI evangelists want us all to conveniently forget that they were all telling us we had to buy bored apes or we would be left out of the Economy Of The Future four years ago.
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I feel like people need a reminder that "feeling bad" and doom scrolling are not activism or even remotely helpful. You feeling overwhelmed and paralyzed with fear isn't actually doing shit to tackle systemic issues but your brain & some particularly cruel people WILL try and convince you it is.
January 24, 2026 at 6:32 PM
I feel like people need a reminder that "feeling bad" and doom scrolling are not activism or even remotely helpful. You feeling overwhelmed and paralyzed with fear isn't actually doing shit to tackle systemic issues but your brain & some particularly cruel people WILL try and convince you it is.
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Terrible restaurant could close unless people enthusiastically embrace bad food, complains chef.
AI boom could falter without wider adoption, Microsoft chief Satya Nadella warns
AI boom could falter without wider adoption, Microsoft chief Satya Nadella warns
Big tech boss tells delegates at Davos that broader global use is essential if technology is to deliver lasting growth
www.irishtimes.com
January 20, 2026 at 5:03 PM
Terrible restaurant could close unless people enthusiastically embrace bad food, complains chef.
@quthemighty.etheirys.social you got hacked on discord, friend.
January 19, 2026 at 7:31 PM
@quthemighty.etheirys.social you got hacked on discord, friend.
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AI is often sold as perfect solutions to the "problem" of having to create captions and transcripts. That framing, of course, centers creators and producers over the people who actually rely upon the captions and transcripts. But there is no replacement for humans when making content accessible.
AI captions do not conform to #WCAG they usually require a lot of work to make them usable
The highest-risk areas for real harm are: (1) named entities/numbers, (2) multi-speaker attribution, (3) timing/readability, and (4) hallucinated “corrections.”
#deaf #multimedia #justsayin #a11y
The highest-risk areas for real harm are: (1) named entities/numbers, (2) multi-speaker attribution, (3) timing/readability, and (4) hallucinated “corrections.”
#deaf #multimedia #justsayin #a11y
January 19, 2026 at 3:44 PM
AI is often sold as perfect solutions to the "problem" of having to create captions and transcripts. That framing, of course, centers creators and producers over the people who actually rely upon the captions and transcripts. But there is no replacement for humans when making content accessible.
My house flooded today. Thankfully it seems like the damage to anything terribly important is minor (my guitar case is toast but the guitar is thankfully completely dry for ex), but I have a lot of cleaning to do. I’m more worried about water seeping into my wood furniture. Good vibes plz.
January 19, 2026 at 3:51 AM
My house flooded today. Thankfully it seems like the damage to anything terribly important is minor (my guitar case is toast but the guitar is thankfully completely dry for ex), but I have a lot of cleaning to do. I’m more worried about water seeping into my wood furniture. Good vibes plz.
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im going to be so nice when i say this but please, dont use those weird special fonts. aside form it being bad for screen readers it can also just be bad for people w dyslexia or me, a person who struggles w reading because some fonts just seem completely incoherent visually.
January 16, 2026 at 12:44 AM
im going to be so nice when i say this but please, dont use those weird special fonts. aside form it being bad for screen readers it can also just be bad for people w dyslexia or me, a person who struggles w reading because some fonts just seem completely incoherent visually.
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LRP - those "special fonts" aren't actually fonts, y'all. They're Unicode characters for things like mathematical symbols, which is why screenreaders don't treat them like text and they get read out as a garbled mess (on top of being hard to read for many sighted people too).
Knock it the fuck off.
Knock it the fuck off.
January 16, 2026 at 1:41 AM
LRP - those "special fonts" aren't actually fonts, y'all. They're Unicode characters for things like mathematical symbols, which is why screenreaders don't treat them like text and they get read out as a garbled mess (on top of being hard to read for many sighted people too).
Knock it the fuck off.
Knock it the fuck off.
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Saw a lot of headlines saying "wikipedia is embracing ai" being tossed around tabloids, and I'm pretty sure they were maliciously written to make you feel a certain way about Wikipedia. What's actually happening is that wikipedia is demanding payment for data scraping and the corpos don't like that.
Sure. AI companies have ALWAYS been training their models on Wikipedia content, which under the free and open access model is available to anyone — including AI companies. Agreements like these require AI companies to limit and offset the strain they place on Wikimedia infrastructure.
Hoping that @molly.wiki can help explain.
January 15, 2026 at 8:54 PM
Saw a lot of headlines saying "wikipedia is embracing ai" being tossed around tabloids, and I'm pretty sure they were maliciously written to make you feel a certain way about Wikipedia. What's actually happening is that wikipedia is demanding payment for data scraping and the corpos don't like that.
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Been meaning to paint this up for a while now, I really enjoy painting bowls of ramen, almost as relaxing as eating them!
January 14, 2026 at 9:55 PM
Been meaning to paint this up for a while now, I really enjoy painting bowls of ramen, almost as relaxing as eating them!
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Bandcamp has banned AI music.
The company has released a statement which includes the following: "Music and audio that is generated wholly or in substantial part by AI is not permitted on Bandcamp."
stereogum.com/2485199/band...
The company has released a statement which includes the following: "Music and audio that is generated wholly or in substantial part by AI is not permitted on Bandcamp."
stereogum.com/2485199/band...
Bandcamp Bans AI Music
AI music has become a big problem on streaming services. Remember the AI-generated psych-rock band the Velvet Sundown and the AI-generated metalcore band Broken Avenue racking up streams on Spotify? R...
stereogum.com
January 14, 2026 at 2:23 PM
Bandcamp has banned AI music.
The company has released a statement which includes the following: "Music and audio that is generated wholly or in substantial part by AI is not permitted on Bandcamp."
stereogum.com/2485199/band...
The company has released a statement which includes the following: "Music and audio that is generated wholly or in substantial part by AI is not permitted on Bandcamp."
stereogum.com/2485199/band...