You can't put the genie back in the bottle 🤡

Meanwhile, the genie is only kept out of the bottle by the force of literally the entirety of the world's available investment capital

The uncomfortable work that we men, the ones who consider ourselves allies, is to call out and teach those boys around us. And fuck yes to gathering evidence to get the shit bags tossed.

👏 and 🙏 to @anarodrigues on her post https://ohhelloana.blog/woman-in-tech/

It's often uneasy for me to share my experiences as a woman in tech, but this job market has me worried for everyone stuck somewhere harmful. I admire everyone who takes on "women in tech" speaking gigs but I am also angry for them and us.

https://ohhelloana.blog/woman-in-tech/

"They Live" Adblocker

https://github.com/davmlaw/they_live_adblocker

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A fork of uBlock Origin Lite that, instead of hiding cosmetically-blocked ads, replaces them with white tiles bearing slogans from John Carpenter's 1988 film _They Live_
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Whether it’s a well-placed tooltip, a pre-checked box, or a suggestive icon, design nudges are micro-signals that influence macro-behaviors. These nudges may appear insignificant — almost invisible — but their psychological impact can be monumental.

They can guide a user toward a better choice or manipulate them into a darker pattern. That is where ethical UX becomes not just important, but non-negotiable.

https://uxmag.com/articles/the-psychology-of-nudges-why-the-smallest-design-element-can-shift-the-biggest-outcomes?utm_source=tldrdesign

Excited to announce that the @EUCommission has updated it's follow buttons on the website footer!
What's that first platform there? Could that be #Mastodon?
And where did the link to #X go?
All the posts and comments here on Mastodon calling for this, trust me we read them!

#SocialMedia #EU #EuropeanCommission #FollowUs