Y’all. We were talking about @npub1cj70...fksg in our antifascist group today. I’ve known Clay for a number of years. Not well, but enough. He’s good people. And he’s the editor of OHF Weekly. It’s really good. (I aspire to get a piece published in it.) Today’s discussion prompted me to finish Issue 2, honoring James Baldwin. Sigh. So good. Just, so good. Please go read it.

OHF WEEKLY

OHF Magazine Issue No 2: Honoring James Baldwin

James Baldwin, one of America’s foremost authors, activists, and playwright, is the muse of the latest issue of OHF Magazine.

#JamesBaldwin #Essays #LGBTQ #BlackLivesMatter #Love #Kindness #Humanity

Curious what y’all think about this. Mastodon is gonna spin up a new revenue stream: hosted instances. It sounds like everything about Mastodon will be the same, but instead of having to build/maintain your own server, they’ll do it for you. I actually think this is a meaningful way to encourage more orgs to set up camp here.

Mastodon Blog

Service offerings from Mastodon

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#Mastodon #Hosting #JoinMastodon #Fediverse

This piece is an articulate and perfect response to the hyperbole and the rhetoric surrounding the death of Charlie Kirk. It’s okay to not mourn the death of a Nazi trash human. It’s okay to feel good that he’s no longer here. That doesn’t make us bad people. If you’re struggling trying to explain this, let Elizabeth Spiers help you. (Hat tip: @npub13nyq...ykuy) https://www.thenation.com/article/politics/charlie-kirk-assassination-maga/ #CharlieKirk #GunViolence #WhiteSupremacy #SystemicRacism #Irony

A short story on gun violence and fascism. #CharlieKirk #GunViolence #Fascism #FAFO

Those “we’ve updated our privacy policy” notifications feel like a trap. And who has time to read every sentence in every one of them? And even if we do, most of us aren’t attorneys, making them nebulous anyway. Thankfully, @Em :official_verified: has your back with this guide on what to look for.

Privacy Guides

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Being able to distinguish facts from marketing lies is an essential skill in today

#Privacy #PrivacyPolicies #RedFlags #InfoSec #WatchingTheWatchers

So I relaunched my blog again. This time I’m hosting it myself. Never again with third-party platforms. My bad experiences with Medium and [@write_as](

Writing Exchange

Write.as (@write_as@writing.exchange)

1.85K Posts, 160 Following, 4.58K Followers · Type words, put them on the internet — and the fediverse. Powered by @WriteFreely. Part of the ...

) led me here, to my own Jekyll solution. My very first article published with this system talks about the journey and why this decision matters. (Also, I have finally resolved to calling it a blog.)

Mark W.rites

Mark W.rites - I Should Have Self-Hosted to Begin With

After flawed journeys with Medium and Write.as, I finally figured it out: my content belongs to me, and I should dictate how it’s published.

#Writing #Publishing #Design #Development #Accessibility #Blog

Y’all. I did it. I just published my very first macOS app. 🎉 It’s a color contrast checker for accessibility compliance. I designed and built it for myself, but I’m also gifting it to the world. It’s not in the App Store, but it is signed for safety. And it will let you know when there’s an update. I’m a little giddy about it. 😊

Mark Wyner

Ratio App: Accessibility Color Contrast Checker for macOS

Accessibility color contrast checker for macOS with support for WCAG and APCA.

#macOS #App #Software #Design #Development #Coding #FrontEnd #Accessibility #A11y

A friend shared an uncredited photo he found of these words written on an urban wall. I thought it deserved a little design love. #Resist #Propaganda #ThisIsNotOkayAndYouKnowIt #KeepWinning

Dear, Mastodonians. I need your help. For months I’ve been battling skunks. They’re burrowing beneath my studio. I’m an animal friend so I won’t hurt them. My “battle” has comprised deterrents. I’ve tried what the internet told me: anti-skunk concoctions, motion-sensor lights, etc. Has anyone waged this war and won? I’d leave them alone if I could. But our dogs have already been sprayed once. And that’s my primary concern. #Skunks #Pests #Animals #AskFedi #PestControl

I stayed up all night wondering where the sun had gone. Then it dawned on me. #DadJokes #Puns #NotMyFault