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Sarah E Bourne 1d ago

Inclusive Design 24 (#id24)1d ago

A reminder for all #accessibility and #inclusiveDesign folks...

Have a great idea for a talk? Our call for presentations is still open! (closes 31 May 2026) #id24

inclusivedesign24.org/2026/

Note: we're a global event and accept submissions for talks in languages other than English.

Sarah E Bourne 1d ago

SunnJax 🌷🏳️‍🌈

2d ago

This is so cool! Watch what happens when I water some dried-out moss. (3-minute time lapse) 🌱

#plants #Mosstodon

Sarah E Bourne 3d ago

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Ritalin Invitees 3d ago

PSA: if you take basically any medication, you should check before you drink grapefruit juice or eat grapefruit. It contains an enzyme which interferes with your stomach's ability to metabolize medications, and it can lead to overdosing on *a lot* of drugs. Check before you risk it, because not all meds carry this warning that should.

Hops does not involve the same risks, obviously, though alcohol and meds are a standard risk that you shouldn't take lightly.

Sarah E Bourne 4d ago

I took the afternoon off yesterday to catch the matinee showing of "Project Hail Mary" at an old fashioned theater. I really enjoyed it, but I wish Hollywood would stop using aliens for slapstick comic relief - show a little respect! (To be fair, the human was, too.)

Sarah E Bourne 4d ago

I was making my morning coffee when I noticed that something had caught the attention of Hilo (a cat) who was out on the screen porch.
It wasn't the crouch she assumes for small birds and squirrels nor the very still loaf of bread for turkeys. She sat up, ears pointed forward, like when spotting a person she likes.
I went to look, and it was a very elegant fox trotting across the yard! She's been looking for the fox to re-appear all* day!
* Nap time excluded.

#CatsOfMastodon #foxes

Sarah E Bourne 4d ago

RE: https://mstdn.social/@matthewburton/116372776584462575

I've known Matt for years and am confident in saying this is a legitimate request.

Sarah E Bourne 4d ago

Eric 5d ago

A post on social media promoting a post I wrote. https://ericwbailey.website/published/a-compelling-title-that-is-cryptic-enough-to-get-you-to-take-action-on-it/

A compelling title that is cryptic enough to get you to take action on it

An enticing social media preview summary.

Sarah E Bourne 5d ago

Matt 5d ago

I’m soliciting volunteers for an anti-fascist project. The goal is to beat the bastards.

The needed skills are:

* Social media APIs
* Social media data engineering and analysis
* Cloud engineering
* AI engineering, including model training, text generation, image generation and video generation

Are you great at any of these things? Are you fed up with the dipshit fascists running your country, but you don’t know what to do about it? Reply with your Signal ID.

Plz RT

Sarah E Bourne 5d ago

I spent some enjoyable time today just watching a crow stroll across my yard, grabbing last year's fallen oak leaves and flipping them in the air. S/he was rewarded every now and again by a tasty bug that had been hiding underneath.
Edit: Oops! Forgot the hashtags! #crows #corvids #BirdWatching