Sven Slootweg (soft-deprecated) @joepie91@pixie.town

There's a lot of noise around Linux accessibility software. I used to work on that and I have opinions: https://mjg59.dreamwidth.org/72379.html

I wrote a little something about the Sony PRS-300 on my blog:
https://blog.not-outdated.com/entries/prs300.html

@queen_fennec En dan is er ook nog dit heldere stukje https://www.securityinnovationstories.com/soevereine-cloud-de-vegan-kipfilet-van-de-digitale-wereld/

they should make it illegal to operate a leafblower in the mornings while there is a heatwave

Where do people go for technical recs these days?

Like, today I want an overview of current Linux distros, but other days it's RSS readers or hardware or whatever. In the past there were reputable forums and review sites. If I didn't know them I could search, skip the obvious ad bait, and next would be the good ones. But now either I can't tell the good from the slop, or it's all slop.

What's the methodology now? Where do you start for high-level tech recs?

Boosts appreciated.

This #CrossBorderRail has gone from Hel 🇵🇱 to Hell 🇳🇴

@Hein_Kortoons

Het ei was er eerder, want het ei bestond al voor het ontstaan van de vogelsoort kip. Alleen als er met het ei een kippenei wordt bedoeld, dan is het de kip wat er eerder was. Want het kippenei (bevrucht of onbevrucht) ontstaat in het lijf van een kip en komt dus later dan de kip.

Steam just added screen reader support in the latest Big Picture Mode beta. On the Deck. On SteamOS. On Linux.
Not hacked in. Not community-patched. Built-in. From Valve.
There's an accessibility tab. There's a screen reader. There's high-contrast mode, UI scaling, color filters, reduced motion, and more.
I can’t believe I’m saying this but: I need a Steam Deck now.
Accessibility isn’t just coming to gaming — it’s here, and it’s official.
Let’s make some noise so they keep going.
🔗 https://www.theverge.com/games/689922/steam-is-adding-screen-reader-support-and-other-accessibility-tools
#Accessibility #Gaming #SteamDeck #ScreenReader #Linux #valve

"Nobody wants to work" (1860)

Edit: Thanks everyone. Several first-hand recs for Unifi, Monoprice, and Digikey (all of which I've dealt with myself, just not for cable).

Original: Can someone recommend a currently reliable source for (non-counterfiet) Cat6 / Cat7 cable? Small quantity; maybe two or three 1000 foot spools. I remember the last time I needed some, this was a like buying a used car.

I want to apologize for spamming the trans hashtag with fun memes, but then I remember that it's currently filled with depressing ass politics, so I'm not going to apologize.

What if it's good to have a little fun sometimes before we get back to fighting transphobia? The transphobia will be there when we're done with our jokes.

Waltz of the Ribbons
A little tribute to my favorite game Journey 🧣

#MastoArt #illustration #CreativeToots #journey

Heel goed natuurlijk dit. Maar echt, waarom moeten artsen eerst zélf ziek worden voordat het inzicht komt? Onuitstaanbaar en slecht. Waarom patiënten en ouders niet op hun woord geloven? Onderzoeken serieus nemen?

En verder het is mij nog veel te soft. "In gesprek gaan?" Ik stel de tuchtraad voor.

Zorgcollega's roepen kinderartsen tot de orde over #ME/CVS.
https://nos.nl/l/2571765

(Ik doe er gelijk ook weer even de link naar die keigoeie column in het MC bij.)
https://www.medischcontact.nl/opinie/blogs-columns/blog/vereniging-voor-kindergeneeskunde-is-zelf-nodig-toe-aan-therapie?s=09

#CGT

Saw some blog post talking about "lessons from AI programming", and there was a whole section about treating agentic AI like an "intern". The whole point of internships is it's for the *intern's benefit*! It's so the intern gets work experience! An internship shouldn't be synonymous with mindless gruntwork!

...obviously I get that internships are widely abused, and a lot of people treat junior devs poorly. But it’s depressing seeing people just be open about it.