UX Research | Design | Strategy | Accessibility | Humanities | Libraries
I believe in the inherent worth and dignity of every person.
Fascinated by the human mind
| Pronouns | He / Him |
| Location | Metro Detroit Area |
| https://www.linkedin.com/in/kyle-stewart-8951a628/ |
Related to recent discussions about trans intolerance but widely applicable elsewhere, I am once again evangelizing Karl Popper's Paradox of Tolerance.
"We should therefore claim, in the name of tolerance, the right not to tolerate the intolerant"
Source: The Open Society and Its Enemies Vol. 1
Where should I be buying #eBooks from? I've divested myself from Amazon, and Kobo run by another megacorp. Where can I purchase through if I want max $ for the author?
Three Oregon universities decided not to renew their Elsevier subscriptions at the end of 2022.
https://www.dailyemerald.com/news/pressing-pause-on-elsevier-subscription/article_93c07dec-9120-11ed-8ce9-abbca97ab954.html
"Students & faculty may experience delays in having access to requested Elsevier articles, said [U of Oregon University Librarian & Vice Provost Alicia Salaz]. 'In the long term however, we are confident that students…& scholars everywhere will benefit from a system that doesn't exploit academic labor for excessive profit,' she said."
I am looking for someone to take over the https://alt-text.org project. There's a working prototype and lots of low hanging fruit to start with, and I'll be available for any help you need.
One larger task is to rewrite the backend in Rust. It's primarily CPU bound and Node is not ideal. I've just released an implementation of the image matching algorithm used in Rust, which was always the biggest hurdle: https://github.com/alt-text-org/image-match-rs
If you'd like to hear more, please DM.
Boosts welcome
I can't recommend this book highly enough, with one caveat. It's going to be a hard read at some points, specifically the descriptions of lynchings, mob violence and the brutal murder of black children. I cried for those left adrift in a sea of nearly unimaginable human cruelty, and experienced a rollercoaster of emotions. For me personally, it feels cowardly to shy away from these lived human experiences. If they can live it, the least I can do is read it.
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He spends most of his life as a railroad porter, in stark contrast to Robert Foster who manages to make (and lose) a fortune as a doctor in LA. Foster's parents were teachers, and his access to education made a world of difference.
I'm humbled by Ida Mae Gladney's perseverance in a time and place that saw black women as little more than domestic labor. She had this amazing sense of self-worth that the world seemed unable to deflate, despite it's best efforts.
7/many
Jill Minor
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Hannah Kolbeck 🏳️⚧️