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acarson

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Laying the groundwork for an insanity defense since 1980. Web developer since 1998. WordPress user since 2005 and core contributor since 2012. Web accessibility enthusiast constantly in a state of improving my craftsmanship, jazz lover and book lover. And finally, proudly and unapologetically Jewish.

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arstechnica, to random
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ISPs can charge extra for fast gaming under FCC’s Internet rules, critics say

FCC plan rejected request to ban what agency calls "positive" discrimination.

https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2024/04/isps-can-charge-extra-for-fast-gaming-under-fccs-internet-rules-critics-say/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

acarson,
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@shekinahcancook @arstechnica Hell yes LAN parties!

noharmpun, to random
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A few years ago when all the independence referendums were going on or being discussed, Catalonia, Scotland, Basque, etc, people seemed to be surprised by how much I support those movements. To me, this is an obvious extension of my Zionism.

My belief that a people have the right to self-determination and self-government. That is the core of my Zionist belief.

This, of course, extends to Palestinians as well. I believe that Palestinians should have the same right.

A "two-state solution" is the obvious conclusion of my Zionism. Full autonomy and self-governance for the Palestinian state. This is born from, not opposed to, my Zionism.

acarson,
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@shekinahcancook @noharmpun @ViciousBabushka "They have the right to choose a fundamentalist Islamic/authoritarian government" is great in principle, except Gazans were granted that right, enough of them chose the fundamentalists to allow said fundamentalists to stage a takeover, all of which has culminated in October 7 with the supposedly moderate PA being little better and yet the international community wants to hand everything over to that entity while pinky swearing it'll reform. All of this then becomes literally a problem for Israel and Egypt, just for starters. Proponents of the two-state solution have yet to seriously grapple with any of this, and I don't think the people doing the moving and shaking in that space are going to do this any time soon. And until that happens, and there's some major changes in Palestinian politics, a two-state solution isn't happening.

acarson,
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@shekinahcancook @noharmpun @ViciousBabushka If they take over the government, then that means enough people in the US voted for them to take power. So yes, that would mean that enough people in the US either specifically voted for them, or did some other thing necessary for them to take power, like abstaining or writing in or any other electoral thing that would cause them to win.

acarson,
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@shekinahcancook @noharmpun @ViciousBabushka I have to jump over crazy hurtles to vote. I still do it because the alternative is that the Christian fundamentalists *definitely take over if enough people like me decide to just sit it out.

acarson,
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@shekinahcancook @noharmpun @ViciousBabushka If you have the opportunity this election, see if you can tag along with someone who needs accessible voting at your local polling place. I promise you that situation is rarely without all kinds of avoidable problems, up to and including poll workers who don't know how to set things up, and that's one of the more benign bits. And the only orgs even sort of dealing with that kind of voter suppression are disability rights orgs. And it's a both-parties problem.

acarson,
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@shekinahcancook @noharmpun @ViciousBabushka I've worked on plenty of election days, and I'm very well aware that there are people in this country for whom it is literally impossible to vote. But it still comes down to if enough people who can vote decide to do something that lets the fundies take power, then as a collective we set the stage for that. Doesn't mean we're all horrible people, it does mean that now there's a situation that has some very unpleasant facts associated with it that we all now need to deal with.

acarson,
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@shekinahcancook @noharmpun @ViciousBabushka This thread was about Israel/Palestine. How did we end up talking about America? Because honestly these are two very different situations.

acarson,
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@shekinahcancook @noharmpun @ViciousBabushka No problem I just don't want you to get the impression I'm secretly in favor of turning the US into a theocracy. I promise. I'm not.

acarson,
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@shekinahcancook @noharmpun @ViciousBabushka I see what happened. My client broke the thread. Somedays I hate this client.

acarson,
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@shekinahcancook @noharmpun @ViciousBabushka Yes that would be nice. I think I'm close to being done technologying for today. Don't think that's a word, also don't care. It is now.

acarson,
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@shekinahcancook @noharmpun @ViciousBabushka Mastodon does OK on desktop, but there are definitely some major accessibility problems. That whole thing with link underlines, for example.

chris, to random
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    acarson,
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    @chris Yes. And I hate it.

    acarson, to random
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    Bookmarks timeline getting a pile of additions today, to add to the already-existing pile I haven't gone through yet.

    TonyStark, to random
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    Very tired of suspending accounts rooting on Iran bombing people. And no, none of them are right wing, at least not self-described as such anyway.

    Unreal.

    acarson,
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    @TonyStark @GreenFire @JoCzechowska And all of that's assuming we get through this election without their knifing all of us in the back.

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    acarson,
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    @chris And also, unless you have tons of time on your hands to spend messing around with non-abusive company offerings that really can be quite bad in the UX department, especially if you need accessibility, then using the abusive company products is quite literally all you've got. This aspect of it all isn't talked about nearly enough by the people who get up on their soap boxes and yell at the people who still use the tech provided by the abusive companies.

    dennisfischman, to random
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    Arizona Republicans denounce revived 1864 abortion ban in sudden reversal | Arizona | The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/apr/10/arizona-republicans-against-state-abortion-ban?utm_term=66167147ae4489d704ea9e3e47e143ce&utm_campaign=GuardianTodayUS&utm_source=esp&utm_medium=Email&CMP=GTUS_email

    acarson,
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    @shekinahcancook @dennisfischman Leopards, faces, ETC. I would like to congratulate the Republican party on the catching of the ultimate car.

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    acarson,
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    @chris Sending you internet hugs.

    DavidGoldfield, to random

    Roku is Working on Making Streaming More Accessible to Those With Disabilities & Is Putting New Limits on Autoplay https://groups.io/g/tech-vi/message/6742

    acarson,
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    @DavidGoldfield I hope "putting new limits on autoplay" is code for "we're disallowing it entirely".

    objectinspace, to random

    What turned me against the Free Software movement? It wasn't the tech industry's promises of money and power. It happened before I ever had a job in tech. My moment of radicalization came from an email from Richard Stallman.

    acarson,
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    @objectinspace @VE3RWJ LOL I remember that podcast episode. Good times.

    I would say, however, that while Stallman is quite literally the father of free software, his views aren't indicative of most of the people who actually work on and advocate free software.

    Finally, none of this is to say that I don't have my own issues specifically with contributing to free software projects.

    Yeah, it's complicated.

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    acarson,
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    @chris We're supposed to get something like 95% here, but it's mostly cloudy.

    sarajw, to random
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    Do I want to try and install Word 97 just to prove to myself there really was an HTML editor built into it?

    I swear that's how I learned HTML. I think for my personal history I need to know. And take some decent screenshots...

    acarson,
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    @sarajw HTML was introduced to Word during the early 2000's. So don't worry about installing Word97.

    acarson, to random
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    Get in Babkans, those of you on micro.blog, and other fedizens, we're doing Thursday.

    Do we have to do Thursday? Can't we just cancel it? I mean it's almost Friday so why can't we just skip to that?

    MutedTrampet, to random

    Me while typing a direct message to someone: spells username character by character, terrified that I'll make a typo and send it to the wrong or a non-existent person

    acarson,
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    @MutedTrampet This sounds like the behavior of someone who has had too many "wrong window" incidents. I absolutely empathize.

    acarson,
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    @objectinspace @MutedTrampet at least it was his resume and not something else.

    objectinspace, (edited ) to random

    I've said this before, but it bears repeating: just writing "content warning" on a post isn't actually a content warning. It is virtue signaling.

    If you actually care about warning your followers about objectionable content, use the content warning feature to obscure it. That's literally why it exists.

    I really don't understand why I have to explain this very simple concept to grown adults who have been on the internet for years.

    Edit: correct homonym usage. Thanks, internet!

    acarson,
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    @objectinspace Leave it to the internet to correct your spelling while completely ignoring the substance of your content.

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