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@richardgomer Pronunciation: Hums. 😝
As in chums, gums, and mums.
Just the pleasant sound of it is a big part of what made it appealing to me.
Per Axbom
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@The_Corres @feedbin Any more thoughts on this? I went to change my e-mail now but I realized this also means I have to log in with that address, and I really don't want to use my unique newsletter address as my login for The Correspondent.
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En kampanjaffisch för universell design i Hong Kong.
Syntolkning: Tecknad närbild på fötter som tar steget över mellanrummet mellan plattform och tunnelbanevagn. Bredvid detta mellanrum, på plattformen, sitter en människa i en rullstol, men ritad i förminskad storlek (storleksmässigt som en tennisboll i förhållande till omvärlden) som ger känslan av att det blir en stor - om inte omöjlig - utmaning att ta sig över till tunnelbanevagnen.
I mellanrummet står texten: "To you, it's just a small gap." (Min översättning: För dig är det bara ett litet mellanrum).
I det finstilta längst ner på affischen står (på engelska):
"What may be a simple task for you, can be an impossible obstacle to overcome for others. Hong Kong PHAB Association is committed to integration between people with and without disabilities, to create a barrier-free society for all."
(Min översättning: Det som är enkelt för dig kan vara ett omöjligt hinder för andra. Hong Kong PHAB Association arbetar för integration mellan människor med och utan funktionsnedsättningar, för att skapa ett hinderfritt samhälle för alla.”)
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@mattberan Yay!! I'm an influencer. Am I using that word right? 😂
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@findub Good catch! Pronunciation is up for debate! 😂
Been playing with the idea of using "hums" instead of "guys". Hums as in "humans".
I'll give it a few years to catch on, right hums?
"The bad guys always act faster and the good guys are just too slow, because the good guys need to build consensus and they believe in due process of law."
– @AndreaChalupa on @gaslitnation Q&A
The Letter Facebook Employees Sent to Mark Zuckerberg About Political Ads
telegra.ph/Facebook-Zucke…
It's such a great insight into how the most vulnerable are exploited by the illusion of life-saving tech and how little protective mechanisms there are for them in a world without borders and lack of competence/resources among law enforcement and lawmakers. x.com/axbom/status/1…
If you're not listening to The Missing Cryptoqueen you are missing out. Journalism at its best.
overcast.fm/+UPoG2nY9M
Are there outspoken people who regularly get harassed, get rape threats, and whose families are threatened, who also speak in favor of social media platforms?
Your regular checklist:
1. Who is in the room?
2. Whose voice is being heard?
3. Whose voices are not being heard?
I am aware of the many benefits of social media platforms, but I want real conversations around vulnerable people who are getting hurt and real talk around what benefits make that suffering worth it.
The real issue:
To what extent is harm exacerbated by digital services?
To what extent are vulnerable voices silenced by way of online services? How resilient to harassment do you need to be to benefit from digital media? What education, or help, do you need to be able to question the assertions made by news outlets and ads?
I'm all questions today.
Det är inte läge att glömma skolplattformen i nyhetsbruset. Nu inleds en granskning som ska vara klar i mars. Det kan komma in externa konsulter men den ska ledas av en tjänsteman inom Stockholms stad.
"Utredningen kommer att fokusera på användarvänlighet och även kartlägga säkerhetsfrågor och projektstyrning."
"Skolplattformen är upphandlad med en budget på 695 miljoner kronor för att betjäna 140 000 elever och 23 500 pedagoger. Runt 200 000 vårdnadshavare kan också använda tjänsten."
Så, dags att sätta en påminnelse att titta på resultatet av utredningen i mars. Under tiden kämpar lärare, elever och föräldrar på med det som finns.
https://inkopsradet.se/bransch/utbildning/dags-att-granska-skolplattform/
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@AngelosArnis @jhsilverman Some words are just better in one language over the others. I mean, there may be a translation but the emotive weight of some words just can not be translated.
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@dblumx All I can think about now is the queue when everybody gets off work at the same time and wants their bike...
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@andybudd @chrisnoessel @theBenRemington @inUse_swe Here you go Andy :)
”Strong in flavour, its taste is described as somewhat like Parmesan cheese, salty, but with more bitter notes. It is light yellow in colour and has a fat content of 31%. Many Swedish people consider it the king of cheese [...]”
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I think it’s important to remember that Zuckerberg is showing up and responding according to his belief system, but also to questions that don’t have yes/no answers.
The format of hearings give little time for problematization of complex issues, but he’s there and trying.
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There are many ways he could respond in these hearings that would be worse, and there are many ways in which the members of congress set him up to look bad because the questions don’t allow longer explanations.
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I’m not a fan of Facebook, but I feel the sound bites making the rounds in social media contribute to polarisation based on too little information and obvious knowledge gaps. We need to work on the knowledge gaps, and our own confirmation bias.
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IBM is innovating like it's 1933.
x.com/hypervisible/s…