@don-nordlundo.bsky.social
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“True to tradition, the first day is a member only, onsite only workshop. The second day is a hybrid event open to all.”
True to tradition, the first day is inaccessible for a lot of people.
True to tradition, the first day is inaccessible for a lot of people.
December 2, 2025 at 9:34 AM
“True to tradition, the first day is a member only, onsite only workshop. The second day is a hybrid event open to all.”
True to tradition, the first day is inaccessible for a lot of people.
True to tradition, the first day is inaccessible for a lot of people.
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Situations like this really highlight how so many tech companies and tech we take for granted have flourished on the backs of thousands of hours of free labour, which is bad enough, but they also have absolute contempt for that free labour and those that gave it.
Mozilla deployed an AI bot that overwrote 20 years of volunteer Japanese translations, without consultation. JP community leader resigned, and the offer from Mozilla is to "hop on a quick call to understand why they're struggling". FFS.
HN discussion: news.ycombinator.com/item?id=4583...
HN discussion: news.ycombinator.com/item?id=4583...
End of Japanese community | Hacker News
news.ycombinator.com
November 7, 2025 at 9:54 PM
Situations like this really highlight how so many tech companies and tech we take for granted have flourished on the backs of thousands of hours of free labour, which is bad enough, but they also have absolute contempt for that free labour and those that gave it.
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Socialism is what they called public power.
Socialism is what they called social security.
Socialism is what they called the growth of free and independent labor organizations.
Socialism is their name for almost anything that helps all the people.
—Harry Truman, 1952
Socialism is what they called social security.
Socialism is what they called the growth of free and independent labor organizations.
Socialism is their name for almost anything that helps all the people.
—Harry Truman, 1952
November 7, 2025 at 9:30 PM
Socialism is what they called public power.
Socialism is what they called social security.
Socialism is what they called the growth of free and independent labor organizations.
Socialism is their name for almost anything that helps all the people.
—Harry Truman, 1952
Socialism is what they called social security.
Socialism is what they called the growth of free and independent labor organizations.
Socialism is their name for almost anything that helps all the people.
—Harry Truman, 1952
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Glen Gordon’s departure is a loss for JAWS (and Freedom Scientific / Vispero):
www.linkedin.com/posts/glen-g...
I have a great deal of respect for someone who leaves an employer when their values no longer align.
#accessibility #a11y #JAWS
www.linkedin.com/posts/glen-g...
I have a great deal of respect for someone who leaves an employer when their values no longer align.
#accessibility #a11y #JAWS
Today is a very sad day for me, since after nearly 32 years, it’s the first day that I’m no longer working on the JAWS screen reader.
I’ve voluntarily resigned my position at Freedom… | Glen Gordon |...
Today is a very sad day for me, since after nearly 32 years, it’s the first day that I’m no longer working on the JAWS screen reader.
I’ve voluntarily resigned my position at Freedom Scientific/Vispe...
www.linkedin.com
November 9, 2025 at 3:33 PM
Glen Gordon’s departure is a loss for JAWS (and Freedom Scientific / Vispero):
www.linkedin.com/posts/glen-g...
I have a great deal of respect for someone who leaves an employer when their values no longer align.
#accessibility #a11y #JAWS
www.linkedin.com/posts/glen-g...
I have a great deal of respect for someone who leaves an employer when their values no longer align.
#accessibility #a11y #JAWS
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Amazon just announced 14,000 layoffs. Its CEO made over $40M last year.
UPS announced 48,000 layoffs. Its CEO made over $24M last year.
Intel announced 20,000 layoffs. Its new CEO's pay package is valued at nearly $69M.
This is what I mean when I say the system is rigged.
UPS announced 48,000 layoffs. Its CEO made over $24M last year.
Intel announced 20,000 layoffs. Its new CEO's pay package is valued at nearly $69M.
This is what I mean when I say the system is rigged.
October 29, 2025 at 7:45 PM
Amazon just announced 14,000 layoffs. Its CEO made over $40M last year.
UPS announced 48,000 layoffs. Its CEO made over $24M last year.
Intel announced 20,000 layoffs. Its new CEO's pay package is valued at nearly $69M.
This is what I mean when I say the system is rigged.
UPS announced 48,000 layoffs. Its CEO made over $24M last year.
Intel announced 20,000 layoffs. Its new CEO's pay package is valued at nearly $69M.
This is what I mean when I say the system is rigged.
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@perfnow.nl I have #a11y #accessiblity related stickers with me from @lloydi.com come find me if you’d like one
Cc @marcysutton.com
Cc @marcysutton.com
October 30, 2025 at 11:10 AM
@perfnow.nl I have #a11y #accessiblity related stickers with me from @lloydi.com come find me if you’d like one
Cc @marcysutton.com
Cc @marcysutton.com
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Cuts to the public services that people rely on when they need it the most isn’t “compassionate” or “smart” – it’s lazy, reckless, and short-sided. Minister Champagne confirms it: the upcoming federal budget will have cuts that will weaken Canada.
www.theglobeandmail.com/politics/art...
www.theglobeandmail.com/politics/art...
October 29, 2025 at 9:00 PM
Cuts to the public services that people rely on when they need it the most isn’t “compassionate” or “smart” – it’s lazy, reckless, and short-sided. Minister Champagne confirms it: the upcoming federal budget will have cuts that will weaken Canada.
www.theglobeandmail.com/politics/art...
www.theglobeandmail.com/politics/art...
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A win for one is a win for all: workers on PEI recently won what may be the first digital union certification in their province’s history, setting the precedent for other provinces to make unionization more accessible.
Learn more about how they did it 👇
psacunion.ca/victory-pei-...
Learn more about how they did it 👇
psacunion.ca/victory-pei-...
Organizing victory: PEI workers win first digital organizing certification
<p>Workers at the <a href="https://psacatlantic.ca/university-of-prince-edward-island-upei/" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">University of Prince Edward Island</a> recently set an important…
psacunion.ca
October 15, 2025 at 3:00 PM
A win for one is a win for all: workers on PEI recently won what may be the first digital union certification in their province’s history, setting the precedent for other provinces to make unionization more accessible.
Learn more about how they did it 👇
psacunion.ca/victory-pei-...
Learn more about how they did it 👇
psacunion.ca/victory-pei-...
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Reason number 7349 why knowing HTML is useful:
Being able to hack the ePub of an accessibility book so its title does not say “Fisrt edition” instead of the real title in my e-reader.
(Typos happen, there is no shame in that. But there was no way to change […]
[Original post on yatil.social]
Being able to hack the ePub of an accessibility book so its title does not say “Fisrt edition” instead of the real title in my e-reader.
(Typos happen, there is no shame in that. But there was no way to change […]
[Original post on yatil.social]
August 30, 2025 at 8:01 PM
Reason number 7349 why knowing HTML is useful:
Being able to hack the ePub of an accessibility book so its title does not say “Fisrt edition” instead of the real title in my e-reader.
(Typos happen, there is no shame in that. But there was no way to change […]
[Original post on yatil.social]
Being able to hack the ePub of an accessibility book so its title does not say “Fisrt edition” instead of the real title in my e-reader.
(Typos happen, there is no shame in that. But there was no way to change […]
[Original post on yatil.social]
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BTW, the “AI” generated image description for the image is “Four book covers on disability, accessibility, and inclusive design, including titles by Ashley Shew, Dan Moren, and Brigitte Sharp.” Think about how wrong all of that is. “AI is great for image descriptions”, my ass!
August 30, 2025 at 8:03 PM
BTW, the “AI” generated image description for the image is “Four book covers on disability, accessibility, and inclusive design, including titles by Ashley Shew, Dan Moren, and Brigitte Sharp.” Think about how wrong all of that is. “AI is great for image descriptions”, my ass!
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CEOs are trying to convince you that quiet quitting is worse than wage theft, while they plan on replacing you with a robot.
Unions know better.
Happy Labor Day Weekend.
Unions know better.
Happy Labor Day Weekend.
August 31, 2025 at 5:45 AM
CEOs are trying to convince you that quiet quitting is worse than wage theft, while they plan on replacing you with a robot.
Unions know better.
Happy Labor Day Weekend.
Unions know better.
Happy Labor Day Weekend.
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New, from me:
America is no longer a functioning democracy. It is a competitive authoritarian system, hurtling rapidly toward authoritarianism.
This was a hard piece to write but we can't move forward if we don’t acknowledge where we are.
donmoynihan.substack.com/p/the-author...
America is no longer a functioning democracy. It is a competitive authoritarian system, hurtling rapidly toward authoritarianism.
This was a hard piece to write but we can't move forward if we don’t acknowledge where we are.
donmoynihan.substack.com/p/the-author...
The authoritarian checklist
It is time to admit that America is no longer a functioning democracy
donmoynihan.substack.com
August 28, 2025 at 1:19 PM
New, from me:
America is no longer a functioning democracy. It is a competitive authoritarian system, hurtling rapidly toward authoritarianism.
This was a hard piece to write but we can't move forward if we don’t acknowledge where we are.
donmoynihan.substack.com/p/the-author...
America is no longer a functioning democracy. It is a competitive authoritarian system, hurtling rapidly toward authoritarianism.
This was a hard piece to write but we can't move forward if we don’t acknowledge where we are.
donmoynihan.substack.com/p/the-author...
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Whomst amongst us couldst hath possibilityh foreseenth thith
MIT’s NANDA initiative found that 95% of generative AI deployments fail after interviewing 150 execs, surveying 350 workers, and analyzing 300 projects. The real “productivity gains” seem to come from layoffs and squeezing more work from fewer people not AI.
MIT report: 95% of generative AI pilots at companies are failing
There’s a stark difference in success rates between companies that purchase AI tools from vendors and those that build them internally.
fortune.com
August 20, 2025 at 5:07 AM
Whomst amongst us couldst hath possibilityh foreseenth thith
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American Millennials Are Dying At An Alarming Rate, But It’s Only Alarming If You Know About It, And Anyway It’s Totally Not Caused By Covid Infections
August 22, 2025 at 2:56 PM
American Millennials Are Dying At An Alarming Rate, But It’s Only Alarming If You Know About It, And Anyway It’s Totally Not Caused By Covid Infections
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2/2 Prime Minister Carney, what gardeners, growers, and people in Canada need is resources and a well-funded agriculture industry – not cuts to public services, especially when our growing zones become more unpredictable.
www.cbc.ca/news/science...
www.cbc.ca/news/science...
www.cbc.ca
August 7, 2025 at 7:00 PM
2/2 Prime Minister Carney, what gardeners, growers, and people in Canada need is resources and a well-funded agriculture industry – not cuts to public services, especially when our growing zones become more unpredictable.
www.cbc.ca/news/science...
www.cbc.ca/news/science...
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HOLY CRAP A GOOD THING HAPPENED
#Breaking: Doug Ford government's attempt to remove Toronto bike lanes unconstitutional, judge rules
Ford government’s attempt to remove Toronto bike lanes is unconstitutional, judge rules
The provincial government had argued that road space dedicated to cyclists was adding to congestion. A Superior Court judge said the government’s decision would risk the lives of cyclsits.
https://www.thestar.com/news/gta/ford-governments-attempt-to-remove-toronto-bike-lan[…]judge-rules/article_2654addd-bf4b-4cd2-a734-45b3c4b03081.html
July 30, 2025 at 5:56 PM
HOLY CRAP A GOOD THING HAPPENED
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This Asteroid Variant No More Likely To Cause Extinction Than Previous Asteroid Variants, Say Experts
June 10, 2025 at 5:47 PM
This Asteroid Variant No More Likely To Cause Extinction Than Previous Asteroid Variants, Say Experts
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Thank you, Carleton!! 😍🍁
April 29, 2025 at 12:35 PM
Thank you, Carleton!! 😍🍁
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americans reporting the canadian election is usually really funny bc they don’t get it but this one gets it
April 29, 2025 at 1:43 PM
americans reporting the canadian election is usually really funny bc they don’t get it but this one gets it
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While I admit I have been in the Canadian Far Right social media this morning we really need to acknowledge this election was very close.
Conspiracy theories, anger, self created victim status, fear, hate, and distrust are not going to disappear among this voting base.
We need to address and
Conspiracy theories, anger, self created victim status, fear, hate, and distrust are not going to disappear among this voting base.
We need to address and
April 29, 2025 at 2:09 PM
While I admit I have been in the Canadian Far Right social media this morning we really need to acknowledge this election was very close.
Conspiracy theories, anger, self created victim status, fear, hate, and distrust are not going to disappear among this voting base.
We need to address and
Conspiracy theories, anger, self created victim status, fear, hate, and distrust are not going to disappear among this voting base.
We need to address and
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Well played, Carleton.
a man in a red sweater is dancing in a living room and saying oh yeah .
ALT: a man in a red sweater is dancing in a living room and saying oh yeah .
media.tenor.com
April 29, 2025 at 1:53 PM
Well played, Carleton.
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Will Trump now claim Canadian elections are rigged against him?
April 29, 2025 at 1:45 PM
Will Trump now claim Canadian elections are rigged against him?
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No sleep till Carleton.
April 29, 2025 at 5:45 AM
No sleep till Carleton.