Sean Boots

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A better world, by listening.
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A new accessibility strategy for the GOV.UK Design System - Accessibility in government

This is for everyone: documenting how we rebuild inclusive digital services across government

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“A world that doesn’t have privacy is a world where the power structures that exist now are cemented, almost impossible to perturb, and authoritarianism thrives in these conditions.”- @Mer__edith https://themarkup.org/hello-world/2023/01/07/back-into-the-trenches-of-the-crypto-wars
Back into the Trenches of the Crypto Wars – The Markup

A conversation with Meredith Whittaker

At some point we're gonna have to admit the crime panic of the early 20s was some serious goddamn bullshit aimed to blunt the momentum of BLM-driven police reform.
https://sfist.com/2023/01/05/walgreens-ceo-says-maybe-we-cried-too-much-about-shoplifting-stores-may-see-less-private-security/
Walgreens CEO Says 'Maybe We Cried Too Much' About Shoplifting, Acknowledges Private Security Didn't Work

The CEO of Walgreens now says that shoplifting seems to be down and maybe they made too big a deal about the issue — in SF and elsewhere — the last couple of years.

SFist - San Francisco News, Restaurants, Events, & Sports
“Hardware eventually fails. Software eventually works.” – Michael Hartung
@gemelliz 💯💯
@jonty 👏👏

“If you’re trying to get through your work as quickly as you can, then maybe you should see if you can find a different line of work. And if you’re trying to get through your leisure-time reading and watching and listening as quickly as you can, then you definitely do not understand the meaning of leisure and should do a thorough rethink.”

https://blog.ayjay.org/and-then/

I like this kind of Humor.