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Governor signs bipartisan fix for AZ's disability services shortfall abc15.com/news/state/arizona-h… #a11y

Governor Hobbs signs bipartisan fix for disability-services funding shortfall

Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs has signed a bipartisan bill fixing the Division of Developmental Disabilities' $122 million budget hole.
Manuelita Beck (ABC15 Arizona in Phoenix (KNXV))
#a11y

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I think that @theverge is underselling it - the gold here isn’t the chrome browser, it’s chrome’s automatic background update system. It’s root on billions of machines.

theverge.com/chrome/656613/goo…


Why are companies lining up to buy Chrome?

Chrome could eventually be up for sale, if the DOJ gets its way, and companies like OpenAI, Yahoo, and Perplexity have raised their hands as potential buyers.
Jay Peters (The Verge)
@The Verge News Feed
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Alex Russell

@theverge@theverge.space also continues to miss the implications of a sale on the DOJ's proposed terms to software all-up. By failing to push for an equitable, sustainable spinout (likely to a foundation, w/ the ability to bid for fractional search traffic and with a huge endowment taken from Google), DOJ is setting up Apple and Google to have *more* duopoly power over mobile.
@The Verge @theverge.space

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I like to think I'm plugged in when it comes to funny internet weirdness, but this song from 2018 completely escaped my awareness until just now. youtube.com/watch?v=D_zS_uiPWx…

Parked By The Lake (Original) Dean Summerwind

DONT FORGET TO SUBSCRIBE TO THE YOUTUBE CHANNELwww.DeanSummerwind.comObviously a Joke, but I'm glad people are liking it.A buddy of mine and I have always ha...
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When a firefighter dies, a small team of federal health workers helps pinpoint what went wrong and identify how to avoid similar accidents in the future.

Trump laid off nearly all of them.
propublica.org/article/trump-c…

#News #Fire #Trump #DOGE #Musk #Deaths #Health #HHS


Trump Laid Off Nearly All the Federal Workers Who Investigate Firefighter Deaths

The cuts, which are part of Trump’s slashing of the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, will also halt a first-of-its-kind study of the causes of thousands of firefighters’ cancer cases.
ProPublica
#Trump #News #health #musk #Fire #doge #hhs #deaths

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The future of braille music under threat in the UK: have your say
soundwithoutsight.org/the-futu…

The future of braille music under threat in the UK: have your say - Sound Without Sight

Introduction It’s no secret that RNIB has spent the last nine months deliberating how to restructure its teams and services in an effort to close a reported £10m shortfall in funding.
James Risdon (Sound Without Sight)

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hey everyone! I know a lot of my followers took a look and purchased or passed this around last time this fundraiser ran, so I thought I'd post it here for exposure!Once again, for four days, I'm helping to runn a fundraiser to raise funds for the greater Akron chapter of the National Federation of the blind of Ohio selling Double Good ultra-premium popcorn! It runs from April 26, 2025 at 12:00 PM eastern, meaning it's already started, until April 30, 2025 at 12:00 PM eastern! Even if you can't support by purchasing, please share for greater reach! I've personally had this popcorn and it's amazing! Can't get enough?Buy three or more bags of the same Flavor and save! Not only can you purchase individual bags, five cups approximately per bag, but you can buy bundles of either 3, 4, 6, 10 or all 12 different flavors and save as well! It's freshly made for each order, and shipped directly to your door, and worth what you pay! With a variety of flavors to choose from, your bound to find something, or multiple something's, you'll like!
You have until 12:00 PM eastern on April 30, 2025 to place your order! Sadly, it's for US residence only, as they don't ship outside the country! But Will you support the cause Or share it with a friend or family member? Or even just a boost would be amazing! Get all the details and support the cause by visiting my pop-up store here: popup.doublegood.com/s/nysz010…

Shane’s Pop-Up Store: 4 Days Only!

Click here to buy our delicious popcorn and 50% of your purchase benefits this fundraiser. #doublegood #dgpopup
popup.doublegood.com

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REMEMBER: Pierre Poilievre believed "that digital currencies would help Canadians “opt out of inflation”.

globalnews.ca/news/8784828/cry…

#FAIL #NOTALEADER #NOTANECONOMIST #NOTANADULT #NOREALWORLDEXPERIENCE #cdnpoli #polcan #elxn45


Cryptocurrencies not a way to ‘opt out of inflation’: Bank of Canada official

Cryptocurrencies are not a path for Canadians to avoid the impact of rising prices, a senior central bank official said on Monday, though the technology does show 'some promise.'
craigslord (Global News)
#fail #cdnpoli #polcan #notaleader #elxn45 #notaneconomist #notanadult #norealworldexperience

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BAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

CPC campaign terrified of Pierre Poilievre losing his seat in the House of Commons...

CPC campaign schedule a rally in the riding of Carleton the NIGHT BEFORE the FEDERAL ELECTION.

globalnews.ca/news/11149672/po…

#cdnpoli #polcan #elxn45


Poilievre schedules rally in Carleton amid reports he could lose his seat

The Conservative leader has represented the rural Ottawa riding since 2004, but faces a determined push by Liberals to unseat him amid slumping polls.
Alex Boutilier (Global News)
#cdnpoli #polcan #elxn45
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Breaking News: Federal judge blocks Trump administration from dismantling Voice of America mt-shortwave.blogspot.com/2025…

Breaking News: Federal judge blocks Trump administration from dismantling Voice of America

  By  MICHAEL KUNZELMAN and REBECCA BOONE Updated 3:58 PM CDT, April 22, 2025 Share WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal judge agreed Tuesday to bloc...
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The future of braille music under threat in the UK: have your say soundwithoutsight.org/the-futu…

The future of braille music under threat in the UK: have your say - Sound Without Sight

Introduction It’s no secret that RNIB has spent the last nine months deliberating how to restructure its teams and services in an effort to close a reported £10m shortfall in funding.
James Risdon (Sound Without Sight)

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fedi meta, fosstodon, long

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#fosstodon
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fosstodon, far-right radicalisation, the alt-right playbook

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This evening I’ll be at @blag’s BLAG Meet: Inside Issue 06 bl.ag/meet to talk about my efforts to learn, devise and systematise the language to describe letterforms on India’s vibrant signage, especially hand-painted ones, on indiastreetlettering.com/.

The event is free and online, and there’s a stellar lineup you don’t want to miss!

BLAG Meet

BLAG Meet is a free online event featuring contributors to each issue of the magazine.
Better Letters (BLAG Magazine: Adventures in Sign Painting Craft, Community & Culture)
@Sam at BLAG
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Dear good people, I need your help to make my next short film, #TheNightDancer so I'll do a crowdfund here as I can't create on the main platforms. Expect a lot of begging posts from me for the next month, but the film is complicated; a revenge fantasy based on Luo mythology, where dance is a powerful magic. It pushes my production costs beyond usual.

Details here, with lots of perks for each dollar you give!
dilmandila.com/crowdfund-for-t…

$922/$1000

#MutualAid #BuyIntoArt #film #sff #scifi


Support The Night Dancer Short Film

I’m making a new short film, The Night Dancer, a revenge fantasy that explores the magical power of dance, based on Luo mythology. This blog is a call for patrons to support my efforts.
Dilman Dila
#film #scifi #MutualAid #sff #BuyIntoArt #thenightdancer
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Each time someone said "we should switch to PR (proportional representation)" in Cnaada, my main take is that they want the fascist (PPC) in the HoC.

France tried that once, it was not even a national PR, but per departement, and that's how the FN got it. And they never left. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1986_Fre…

Non withstanding that this require opening the constitution as it is a change a representation, unlike a run-off or preferential voting which both would rid of FPTP.


1986 French legislative election - Wikipedia

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Hubert Figuière

it did kill uBlock Origin. Albeit there is a less functional version of it.

It is possible (but harder) to write one with manifest v3, just that it's a lot of work and I have stopped caring when my contract at the ad company wasn't renewed.

Note that back at that time there was a bunch of limitations that were arbitrary and IMHO clearly designed for that.

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Poilievre rushed to safety after actual journalist question makes it past security

thebeaverton.com/2025/04/poili…

#canpoli #canada #satire


Poilievre rushed to safety after actual journalist question makes it past security - The Beaverton

CALGARY - During an outdoor campaign rally, security rushed a shaken Pierre Poilievre to safety after he was tragically struck by a lone question from a journalist.
Ian MacIntyre (The Beaverton)
#canada #satire #canpoli

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Incredible satellite image of the 33 (!!!!) operational fossil fuel combustion engines at the site of Elon Musk's XAI data centre “appalling that xAI would operate more than 30 methane gas turbines without any permits or any public oversight"@selc.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
a greyscale satelitte image of Musk's data centre - with a bright red marker showing emissions from the many (I think about 30) fossil fuel combustion engines on site

Elon Musk’s xAI accused of pollution over Memphis supercomputer

Hearing scheduled for Friday as residents receive anonymous leaflets that downplay pollution dangers
Dara Kerr (The Guardian)
@selc.bsky.social

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“Michael Tsai - Blog - Is Electron Really That Bad?”

mjtsai.com/blog/2025/04/25/is-…

This post aggregates a pretty interesting discussion, but my first takeaway is that Apple's behaviour around its dev platform make it specifically inappropriate for business software: unpredictability, random seasonal breakages, etc., all of which have a greater impact on software made with large teams as the volatility that affects each individual dev compounds as it cascades through the organisation.

Michael Tsai - Blog - Is Electron Really That Bad?

mjtsai.com

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The Internet of Things ended up being the internet of unsupported products.

Google is ending support for 1st & 2nd generation Nests and completely pulling out of Europe.

Imagine having to replace the thermostats in your home because a reorg at some big tech meant it was no longer a priority.

theverge.com/news/656332/googl…


Google is killing software support for early Nest Thermostats

Software support for the original and second-gen Nest Learning Thermostat devices will end on October 25th, leaving customers unable to control them from a phone.
Chris Welch (The Verge)
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