Darlingbec
@darlingbec.bsky.social
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If you're forgetful like I am, you can set Bluesky to remind you to use alt-text.
Settings -> Accessibility and it's right there. Tick a box and help out disabled users.
Settings -> Accessibility and it's right there. Tick a box and help out disabled users.
Honestly do not understand why so many of the biggest "progressive" accounts on here do not use alt text.
June 28, 2025 at 3:02 AM
If you're forgetful like I am, you can set Bluesky to remind you to use alt-text.
Settings -> Accessibility and it's right there. Tick a box and help out disabled users.
Settings -> Accessibility and it's right there. Tick a box and help out disabled users.
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They have made the world living hell for no reason whatsoever. People will ask why this happened in a decade and there will be tremendous effort to make it more complicated than “they were evil, stupid, and bored”
June 22, 2025 at 12:18 AM
They have made the world living hell for no reason whatsoever. People will ask why this happened in a decade and there will be tremendous effort to make it more complicated than “they were evil, stupid, and bored”
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these agents and everyone up the chain of command need to be investigated and prosecuted
THIS IS NOT NORMAL
Telemundo Nueva Inglaterra captured video of a 16-year-old girl's face being held on the ground by Worcester police officers; she and her mother were detained in an apparent ICE operation
#immigration
Telemundo Nueva Inglaterra captured video of a 16-year-old girl's face being held on the ground by Worcester police officers; she and her mother were detained in an apparent ICE operation
#immigration
‘Harrowing': Video shows Worcester police hold girl's face on ground during ICE operation
Telemundo Nueva Inglaterra captured video of a 16-year-old girl’s face being held on the ground by Worcester police officers; she and her mother were detained in an apparent ICE operation
www.nbcboston.com
May 9, 2025 at 12:21 PM
these agents and everyone up the chain of command need to be investigated and prosecuted
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What is happening to US clean energy manufacturing investments?
Since Trump took office, 14 projects totaling $12.2 billion in investment and 14,115 jobs have slowed.
My students @wellesley.edu and I are tracking it. Details 🧵 below. 🔌💡🔌🚗
www.the-big-green-machine.com/post-trump-s...
Since Trump took office, 14 projects totaling $12.2 billion in investment and 14,115 jobs have slowed.
My students @wellesley.edu and I are tracking it. Details 🧵 below. 🔌💡🔌🚗
www.the-big-green-machine.com/post-trump-s...
April 22, 2025 at 12:45 PM
What is happening to US clean energy manufacturing investments?
Since Trump took office, 14 projects totaling $12.2 billion in investment and 14,115 jobs have slowed.
My students @wellesley.edu and I are tracking it. Details 🧵 below. 🔌💡🔌🚗
www.the-big-green-machine.com/post-trump-s...
Since Trump took office, 14 projects totaling $12.2 billion in investment and 14,115 jobs have slowed.
My students @wellesley.edu and I are tracking it. Details 🧵 below. 🔌💡🔌🚗
www.the-big-green-machine.com/post-trump-s...
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ERIC is scheduled to run out of money on April 23. After that date, no new documents can be added.
www.governing.com/policy/major...
www.governing.com/policy/major...
Major Education Resource Set to Shut Down This Week
The federal Department of Education maintains an open access database of more than 2 million documents dating back to the 1960s. It will cease operating Wednesday due to DOGE cuts.
www.governing.com
April 21, 2025 at 11:45 PM
ERIC is scheduled to run out of money on April 23. After that date, no new documents can be added.
www.governing.com/policy/major...
www.governing.com/policy/major...
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Conference kindness reminder: presenting can be super stressful and scary, especially if it’s the first time you’ve done it, or public speaking isn’t part of your day job. If you’re the first person to ask a question, thank the speaker and say something nice.
September 11, 2024 at 9:31 AM
Conference kindness reminder: presenting can be super stressful and scary, especially if it’s the first time you’ve done it, or public speaking isn’t part of your day job. If you’re the first person to ask a question, thank the speaker and say something nice.
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Conference accessibility reminders: use the mic, add alt text to images posted here or on other social media, stick to timings so people get proper breaks.
September 11, 2024 at 9:24 AM
Conference accessibility reminders: use the mic, add alt text to images posted here or on other social media, stick to timings so people get proper breaks.
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Americans are suffering under the weight of sky-high housing prices.
Today, I’m re-introducing my bill with @warnock.senate.gov and @cleaver.house.gov to build 3 million new homes, bring down rents by 10%, and cut red tape that drives up costs.
Congress must act.
Today, I’m re-introducing my bill with @warnock.senate.gov and @cleaver.house.gov to build 3 million new homes, bring down rents by 10%, and cut red tape that drives up costs.
Congress must act.
Why housing affordability keeps getting worse
Rising prices and a shortage of affordable homes have driven many folks to rent.
www.axios.com
March 11, 2025 at 4:27 PM
Americans are suffering under the weight of sky-high housing prices.
Today, I’m re-introducing my bill with @warnock.senate.gov and @cleaver.house.gov to build 3 million new homes, bring down rents by 10%, and cut red tape that drives up costs.
Congress must act.
Today, I’m re-introducing my bill with @warnock.senate.gov and @cleaver.house.gov to build 3 million new homes, bring down rents by 10%, and cut red tape that drives up costs.
Congress must act.
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Archivists Recreate Pre-Trump CDC Website, Are Hosting It in Europe www.404media.co/arch...
Archivists Recreate Pre-Trump CDC Website, Are Hosting It in Europe
The team used a Reddit-made archive of the CDC website to create a new live mirror of the site before it was purged.
www.404media.co
March 6, 2025 at 1:27 PM
Archivists Recreate Pre-Trump CDC Website, Are Hosting It in Europe www.404media.co/arch...
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Folks, I don't intend to post about every single horrible thing that's happening at the moment because I'm not a direct news source and also because my mental health has an upper limit. Don't confuse lack of obsessive news updating for lack of concern or lack of personal action. Also, here's a cat.
February 5, 2025 at 1:54 PM
Folks, I don't intend to post about every single horrible thing that's happening at the moment because I'm not a direct news source and also because my mental health has an upper limit. Don't confuse lack of obsessive news updating for lack of concern or lack of personal action. Also, here's a cat.
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Every year or so I try to update this list (which started as a CLMOOc project). What am I missing? I am trying to keep an updated list of various tech (free, freemium, paid) that educators can use docs.google.com/docu...
Curated Collection of Tech Tools (Spring 2025 AK)
A Curated Collection of Tech Tools Revamped: Spring 2025 (Tools don’t make the composition -- ideas do. Still … knowing where to find things can be helpful. These resources all came from the CLMOOC community, the National Writing Project community and other places and people. Many of these could...
docs.google.com
February 5, 2025 at 2:25 PM
Every year or so I try to update this list (which started as a CLMOOc project). What am I missing? I am trying to keep an updated list of various tech (free, freemium, paid) that educators can use docs.google.com/docu...
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As expected, the Trump team is already deleting climate info from government websites. In anticipation, our team at Urban Ocean Lab created a permanent archive of 100+ key resources and published a permanent archive: www.urbanoceanlab.org/resource-hub 👩🏽💻
January 24, 2025 at 9:12 PM
As expected, the Trump team is already deleting climate info from government websites. In anticipation, our team at Urban Ocean Lab created a permanent archive of 100+ key resources and published a permanent archive: www.urbanoceanlab.org/resource-hub 👩🏽💻
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Alt text generator just hit 150k images processed 🤩 love it
For those around since I first posted it, this isn’t quite as good as the original. Everything has always run locally - this is NOT a chatbot, see “about” - but yall broke my server. I’ll keep improving it
Anyway, for the newskies :)
For those around since I first posted it, this isn’t quite as good as the original. Everything has always run locally - this is NOT a chatbot, see “about” - but yall broke my server. I’ll keep improving it
Anyway, for the newskies :)
alt text 3.1
Accessible, ethical, actually useful AI.
actuallyusefulai.com
January 19, 2025 at 9:12 AM
Alt text generator just hit 150k images processed 🤩 love it
For those around since I first posted it, this isn’t quite as good as the original. Everything has always run locally - this is NOT a chatbot, see “about” - but yall broke my server. I’ll keep improving it
Anyway, for the newskies :)
For those around since I first posted it, this isn’t quite as good as the original. Everything has always run locally - this is NOT a chatbot, see “about” - but yall broke my server. I’ll keep improving it
Anyway, for the newskies :)
I jumped into Bluesky with lists. It was the wrong strategy for me. Clearing out my following list and building up from direct contacts.
January 19, 2025 at 2:49 PM
I jumped into Bluesky with lists. It was the wrong strategy for me. Clearing out my following list and building up from direct contacts.
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For beginners, it can be difficult to know what to put in alt text, as well as when alt text is needed and when it isn't. This decision tree helps you determine what to do, based on specific situations.
www.w3.org/WAI/tutorial...
www.w3.org/WAI/tutorial...
An alt Decision Tree
Accessibility resources free online from the international standards organization: W3C Web Accessibility Initiative (WAI).
www.w3.org
November 21, 2024 at 4:53 AM
For beginners, it can be difficult to know what to put in alt text, as well as when alt text is needed and when it isn't. This decision tree helps you determine what to do, based on specific situations.
www.w3.org/WAI/tutorial...
www.w3.org/WAI/tutorial...
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September 24, 2024 at 5:07 PM
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I use something similar to help team members deal with workloads, but I use important and enjoyable.
1. Important, enjoyable - prioritise
2. Important, not enjoyable - better with someone else?
3. Not important but enjoyable - keep, but not a priority
4. Not important, not enjoyable - kill it
1. Important, enjoyable - prioritise
2. Important, not enjoyable - better with someone else?
3. Not important but enjoyable - keep, but not a priority
4. Not important, not enjoyable - kill it
Was told about a self help book where tasks are divided into four categories:
1. Urgent, important.
2. Urgent, not important
3. Important, not urgent
4. Not important, not urgent
The problem is we all spend too much time on 2, leaving no time for 3.
1. Urgent, important.
2. Urgent, not important
3. Important, not urgent
4. Not important, not urgent
The problem is we all spend too much time on 2, leaving no time for 3.
September 20, 2024 at 4:43 PM
I use something similar to help team members deal with workloads, but I use important and enjoyable.
1. Important, enjoyable - prioritise
2. Important, not enjoyable - better with someone else?
3. Not important but enjoyable - keep, but not a priority
4. Not important, not enjoyable - kill it
1. Important, enjoyable - prioritise
2. Important, not enjoyable - better with someone else?
3. Not important but enjoyable - keep, but not a priority
4. Not important, not enjoyable - kill it