Mastodawn

#PS5 Pro for $900!? That’s over twice the launch price of the PS4 Pro. Game consoles are supposed to get less expensive over time, not more.

And yes, I understand the external factors used to rationalize these increases. These hikes just illustrate how unsustainable this is getting.

https://kotaku.com/playstation-5-pro-ps5-portal-price-increase-april-2026-2000682609

Robert Thinks You’re Great 1d ago

Maybe advertisers will feel emboldened to leave X again now? Just wishful thinking on my part?

https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2026/03/elon-musk-loses-big-in-court-x-boycott-perfectly-legal/

Elon Musk loses big in court; X boycott perfectly legal

X admonished for "fishing expedition" as judge dismisses ad boycott lawsuit.

Ars Technica

Robert Thinks You’re Great 1d ago

In iOS 26.3 Software Update. I have increase contrast enabled in the accessibility settings. So the system brightens the button against the background but leaves the text white, decreasing text contrast, which is arguably more important. SMH.

#Accessibility #Apple #iOS26

Robert Thinks You’re Great 1d ago

Adrian Roselli, pH0 2d ago

Traits I look for in sciences, accounting, legal, auditing, revenue, etc. statements that I rely on when making decisions:
• predictable,
• repeatable,
• statistically significant.

Traits on which I have found I cannot rely with LLM output:
• predictable,
• repeatable,
• statistically significant.

Robert Thinks You’re Great 2d ago

Adrian Roselli, pH0 2d ago

While I think the title is a clear “well, yeah”, I appreciate Sheri gives reasons regardless:

“Why you shouldn’t trust the people who built your inaccessible site to fix it”
https://buttondown.com/access-ability/archive/why-you-shouldn-t-trust-the-people-who-built-your/

If WCAG guarantees aren’t built into the contract, find another vendor.

#a11y #accessibility

Why you shouldn’t trust the people who built your inaccessible site to fix it

Paper wire frame of a generic website You commissioned a website. The agency delivered. The site contains blood, sweat, tears, and no small amount of your...

Access * Ability

Robert Thinks You’re Great 2d ago

Ars Technica 2d ago

Meta loses trial after arguing child exploitation was “inevitable” on its apps
Meta plans to appeal as it faces down two other child safety trials.
https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2026/03/meta-loses-trial-after-arguing-child-exploitation-was-inevitable-on-its-apps/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

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Robert Thinks You’re Great 2d ago

@Zumbador This is me. I am horribly conflict-averse. And it usually ends by me reaching a breaking point and looking unreasonable. Or I’ll just remove myself from the discussion entirely.

#ActuallyAutistic

Robert Thinks You’re Great 2d ago

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Gareth Halfacree 2d ago

Then the Canute Scientific, heading to @crowdsupply in the near future: a 13" laptop with a built-in refreshable Braille display, designed to provide "parity of display" to scientists with visual impairments. Again, #OpenHardware and #RaspberryPi powered!

https://www.hackster.io/news/the-open-source-canute-scientific-aims-for-parity-of-display-for-vision-impaired-scientists-cd24913621ab

#Technology #News #Hackster #Accessibility

The Open Source Canute Scientific Aims for "Parity of Display" for Vision-Impaired Scientists

Raspberry Pi-powered refreshable Braille display comes with a focus on scientific applications, including lab equipment control.

Hackster.io

Robert Thinks You’re Great 2d ago

Dr. Amy, Psy.D.2d ago

You will pry my em dashes from my cold — and dead — hands. I had them before AI was conceived and I’ll have them long after it’s gone.

Robert Thinks You’re Great 2d ago

It’s been hard coming to realize that I have almost nothing in common with and want very little to do with my extended family.

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