Incredible. A female falcon was equipped with a satellite tracking system in South Africa before migrating to Finland. Image shows tracker data. In just 42 days she flew over 10.000km at an incredible average of 230 km per day and almost in a straight line.

📷via reddit@ChemBioJ

“The people who blame wokeness for the collapse of a bank do not want you to understand or even think about the political economy of banking in the United States. They want to deflect your attention from the real questions toward a manufactured cultural conflict. And the reason they want to do this is to obscure the extent to which they are complicit in — or responsible for — creating an environment in which banks collapse for lack of appropriate regulation.”

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/03/14/opinion/silicon-valley-bank-republicans-woke.html?unlocked_article_code=0BkJ9fY6f2n4z_-MfbJ_eD7ZVG2bJwYMK6p3obL11z8o_pVDo4cHpIuyzKk-e-2cJLWcd6OzDGUvpVpPQ4FEXxmdv04MxW3AmwGwAKmXt7HdEwzWqesryhUMUd_QwHBuLiWfcgAU4jNe0FYfcNH2nTtoxMKBpCC10wa4QPt_ATReuhAWeQpG-zFy2YOvPUbSJQMrMtnaqFkt7CIVhCng5HMGEsi9SJgPVGvdyfnfDwbK4dBAdppxvyKMovjB22gu-eJW8Bt6FuARVNCt5lb32jmHYtMF-p0WBgDg9InqRlHewF6eL8taGW4Q7NpCrMIHsAnVd4Mvt-TE5hsP6VtC39qLUerXQ-X1z5w&smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare

“Women make up only 9.8% of the people who contribute to open-source software projects. . . . our research found that women’s negative experiences range from minor to severe harassment, sexism, discrimination and misogyny to explicit death threats. Their expertise is challenged, their contributions are not well-received and their roles are diminished.” - Vandana Singh

https://theconversation.com/the-retention-problem-women-are-going-into-tech-but-are-also-being-driven-out-200625
#OpenSource #WomenInTech

Dear #fediverse,

Do I know anyone that knows someone working in computer usability, particularly accessibility for elders?

Discussing an important challenge with a friend; how do we get folks with cognitive impairments, like dementia and Alzheimer’s, to recognize visitors via telepresence? After many reminders that the “lady on the tv nurse isn’t taking to you”, this population is having a hard time believing that the person on the laptop screen is really there to talk to them.
#ElderCare #MemoryCare #WalkingEachOtherHome #UI

Between 1996 and 2021, the average public school teacher’s weekly wages rose a minuscule $29 when adjusted for inflation.

$29.

Is there a “teacher shortage,” or a shortage of jobs that treat educators with the dignity and pay they deserve?