Laura Kalbag @laurakalbag@mastodon.social

Me: “where is the dog”.

The dog: https://mastodon.social/media/UTF_rXm1mnza0lRK3pA

Mastodon now allows you to write image descriptions, *and* it’s by default (not a hidden accessibility setting like Twitter)!

I need to set up my own instance. But for now, I’ve at least set-up amateur cross-posting from Mastodon to Twitter.

Making more of an effort on the Mastodon-front.

@Gargron I want to feature the Mastodon.social design update in a magazine showcase. (Because let’s promote the good people!) Did you write about it anywhere? And what’s the best way to ask you a few questions about it? (Happy to do so on here if you want to do it in the open!)

Here we go then… my book, Accessibility For Everyone, is now out! 📗

Available in paperback and ebook from A Book Apart:

https://abookapart.com/products/accessibility-for-everyone https://mastodon.social/media/e0Sf4CmJXhbzEdOTfwg

I can identify with this article. These feelings are why seeing fellow web folk uncritically worshipping tech shiny makes me feel so utterly hopeless.

https://pando.com/2017/04/28/quitting-swamp/

via @aral

‪Well wondering over. (BuzzFeed does record the personal data.) https://twitter.com/aral/status/856898795631771650‬

(Not sorry)

I realise it’s been a vagina-heavy day in my feed.

Note: I worry about BuzzFeed generally. I seriously wonder where the data from quizzes like this go: https://www.buzzfeed.com/natalyalobanova/how-typical-are-your-vagina-habits

Folks at #appbuilders17 (and others!) who asked how to help family and friends learn about privacy. I just saw this: https://www.buzzfeed.com/nicolenguyen/your-problematic-free-faves

(For my own site I use WordPress, comments being a good reason to keep using it. For @indie, we use Discourse integration for comments.)

Just got some fabulous Clue (period tracking) swag. Heartening hearing about how they’re working hard to protect my data, even though it would be “easier” to just sell it.
https://mastodon.social/media/FszcP2Zlmaor5LqPUSQ

‘Replacing Disqus with Github Comments’—a good insight into the trackers that come along with Disqus, and how to respect your blog reader’s privacy http://donw.io/post/github-comments/

That last boost: I love that on Mastodon I can toot my own horn… 😉