Brian Desmond

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Wannabe polymath. Accidental multi-hyphenate.
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hey @support I've noticed that defcon.social's web app color palette is pretty challenging to read and navigate. Have you considered looking at the WCAG 2 guidelines to help with accessibility? It's something I could help with if there's interest! https://www.w3.org/WAI/standards-guidelines/wcag/new-in-22/
What’s New in WCAG 2.2

This page lists the new success criteria in Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.2. It includes quotes from personas to help you understand some aspects of the success criteria.

Web Accessibility Initiative (WAI)
@rizzi can the Reeder icon be changed on the Mac version, like on iOS?
Showing where information comes from could make our entire society healthier, particularly regarding things that have become politicized and shouldn't have been, like climate change. Bylines are a good start! https://www.theverge.com/2024/7/2/24191049/mastodon-built-in-bylines-journalists-fediverse
Mastodon rolls out built-in bylines for journalists in the fediverse

Mastodon is rolling out a new feature that surfaces an author’s byline beneath an article that they wrote. The byline will link directly to the author’s fediverse profile.

The Verge
hey @verge, you guys seem to be proponents of the fediverse concept and regularly talk about Mastodon, Bluesky, etc. Why not adjust your sharing options?
Showing where information comes from could make our entire society healthier, particularly regarding things that have become politicized and really shouldn't have been, like climate change. Bylines are a good start! https://www.theverge.com/2024/7/2/24191049/mastodon-built-in-bylines-journalists-fediverse
Mastodon rolls out built-in bylines for journalists in the fediverse

Mastodon is rolling out a new feature that surfaces an author’s byline beneath an article that they wrote. The byline will link directly to the author’s fediverse profile.

The Verge
@ivory I'm getting an error when I try to attach a PNG to a post. I’m using 1.9.3. Any ideas?
The desert planet in 'Dune' is plausible, according to science

Humans could live on the fictional planet Arrakis from Dune but (thankfully) no giant sandworms would menace them.

Science News
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