"The Colonization of Confidence" by Robert Kingett is one of the best pieces of writing about "AI" I have ever seen. Read it over lunch and it literally made me cry in the restaurant.
We agreed that it was important to explicitly address the political climate Weird Pride Day is taking place in this year.
Weird Pride is a celebration, but also, always, an act of defiance - perhaps now more than ever.
Credit to David @neurohubcommunity.org for suggesting this.
#StayWeird, folks.
"In addition to #literary magazines, which are usually geared to fiction, the National #Research Center for #Parents with #Disabilities is seeking personal essays from parents with disabilities.": buff.ly/A7TbTxg
via @ericaverrillo.bsky.social
#WritingCommunity #ChronicPain
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Like to write about digital accessibility? 24 Accessibility, the series of articles that runs in December 2026 on all facets of #DigitalAccessibility is looking for interested authors. Interested? Submit your interest today.
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The “Next” family includes seven (7) weights, each with carefully crafted upright and italic versions.
PLUS webfont and variable weight variations for fancy web folk like us. (Great use case: password entry and recovery.)
Good for your readers. Free for you. What’s not to love?
A common question about alt text is whether or not it's appropriate to mention attributes like race or skin tone. A common response is, "It depends." In this post, Tolu Adegbite explains how race can be relevant and important in providing context.
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‘As for the “open” bit, forget it – that aspect of Open AI’s mission was quietly forgotten. Any discoveries the company might make were now proprietary.’
John Lanchester on the AI bubble.
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You *can* change your sex.
I *did* change mine.
If this makes you uncomfortable, stop being part of the problem.
I’ll never understand how Liz’s perfect explanation here doesn’t make sense to people.
I’m an ambulatory wheelchair user without a wheelchair currently. Not having that tool doesn’t mean I can’t walk, but it does mean I can’t participate in many things. It means my life is very small.
Vestibular disorders affect people's balance as well as their visual perception of their world around them. Don't make animations, sliders, videos, or rapid movement start automatically, as autoplaying elements could trigger a bad reaction in people who have vestibular disorders.
My Hospital Saga. Read The Story.
"My #BloodCount was already within the red zone & to make matters worse, I have the rarest #BloodType ..with #autoimmune #antibodies thrown into the party..doctors always have trouble procuring #blood for me & sometimes it takes days to find a match.": buff.ly/INX9UJ1
#ChronicIllness
YES! So many structures and words that have been classed as AI giveaways are what speakers of English as a second language have been taught and encouraged to do.
Some artists suggested that we pin a summary of Glaze, Nightshade & other projects here. Instead, I will point them to Melissa Heikkilä's article on our lab and projects. It is the definitive story of who we are, how we got here, and why we do what we do.
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"Your sword, my friend, was vegetarian"
Let’s talk deceptive patterns, meet the roach motel: when it’s easy to sign up, but extremely difficult to cancel.
The sad goal, is to make it so tiresome for the users, adding friction and cognitive fatigue, that they give up on trying to cancel, and keep paying. by @toddl.dev.dev
“To recoup their existing and announced investments, AI companies will have to bring in $2 trillion, more than the combined revenue of Amazon, Google, Microsoft, Apple, Nvidia and Meta.
“And they have to bring in that $2 trillion before all those GPUs burn out…which is, again, about 2–3 years.”
In a new publication, Órla Murray, IMH Honorary Fellow, reflects on her diagnosis of ulcerative colitis in the context of a feminist queer crip approach.
Read our news article and the access the full article here:
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🚨 NEURODIVERSITY IS MORE THAN... symposium 📅 4 March 2026, 9-5pm GMT, online. Free to attend, all welcome! Sign up below:
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Worker Writing Workshop (MDN & Notes From Below) in Jan
We will draw on previous workers' inquiries to introduce methods & frameworks for writing about your experiences of work & organising
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Looking for Black Friday deals? @piccalil.li has a nice roundup of dev-related ones that are currently running.
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A properly functioning democracy would not allow Gmail to train AI on users’ private email data BY DEFAULT and take away critical longstanding features if you opt out
The rise of AI-powered library software is inseparable from the right-wing offensive against education. Our essay of the week unpacks how AI tools sideline librarians’ expertise and enable the mass filtering of “sensitive” content.
By @jasonkoebler.bsky.social in @404media.co
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Swarnim is an Indian trans woman who has recently experienced transphobic workplace harassment and is dealing with health issues plus eviction. She's offering coding classes that she hopes will interest women and especially queer people. Boost if you can. docs.google.com/forms/d/1vR8...
ID: Yellow background with black text "This is Alice's friend Sandy Ho, posting. Per Alice's wishes, this message is being shared at the time of her passing. Hi everyone, it looks like I ran out of time. I have so many dreams that I wanted to fulfill and plans to create new stories for you. There are a few in progress that might come to fruition in a few years if things work out. I did not ever imagine I would live to this age and end up a writer, editor, activist, and more. As a kid riddled with insecurity and internalized ableism, I could not see a path forward. It was thanks to friendships and some great teachers who believed in me that I was able to fight my way out of miserable situations into a place where I finally felt comfortable in my skin. We need more stories about us and our culture. You all, we all, deserve the everything and more in such a hostile, ableist environment. Our wisdom is incisive and unflinching. I'm honored to be your ancestor and believe disabled oracles like us will light the way to the future. Don't let the bastards grind you down. I love you all."
From her account on FB (text in alt tag).
In the last chapter of Alice’s memoir, “Year of the Tiger,” she wrote her own future obituary.
The wonderful “oracle, storyteller, cyborg, trouble-maker, activist, night owl” we loved so much closed it with:
“Enjoy all of Alice’s good shit, and may you create some good shit as well.”
‘Death remains my intimate shadow partner. It has been with me since birth, always hovering close by. I understand one day we will finally waltz together into the ether. I hope when that time comes, I die with the satisfaction of a life well-lived, unapologetic, joyful, & full of love.’
—Alice Wong
public.monster is a homage to the old web built on the new web. Inspired by @sachajudd.com at #btconf, done in hours
~ https://bun.sh: all-in-one runtime
~ https://bunny.net: infra
~ https://www.hanko.io: auth
This would have been way harder in 1997
Neuroqueer Theory and the Posthuman Symposium: Symbiogenesis in the Between, organised by Angelique Joy in Melbourne and online, March 2026. The call is open and I’m definitely considering sending something 🔥 angeliquejoy.com/xxi/
