My name is Laura Kate Dale, and I am an author, accessibility and queer representation critic and consultant, video game critic, streamer, and all around content creator.
Below is a thread of my various projects, and how you can support my ongoing work.
#accessibility #a11y #trans #gaming #author
Mobilizon is the alternative we have been developing since 2019 so that everyone can emancipate their events and groups from Facebook. Except, unlike Facebook, Mobilizon is not a single platform....Framablog
Spouštíme novou veřejnou službu - 🦅 witter.cz 🦅
Witter.cz je server decentralizované sítě #Mastodon otevřený každému kdo chce s respektem k ostatním sdílet, informovat a diskutovat. Bez reklam, sbírání osobních údajů a bez @elonmusk.
Witter.cz je otevřený každému kdo chce s respektem k ostatním sdílet, informovat a diskutovat. Bez reklam, sbírání osobních informací a sledování uživatelů.Mastodon na doméně witter.cz
I had this poem on a tape as a child and it just suddenly popped into my head today, not sure why.
I think it would be quite fun if read out by Fred and George though.
The Courtship of the Yonghy-Bonghy-Bo by Edward Lear
poets.org/poem/courtship-yongh…
On the Coast of Coromandel Where the early pumpkins blow, In the middle of the woods Lived the Yonghy-Bonghy-Bo.Poets.org - Academy of American Poets (Academy of American Poets)
⚠️ Short reminder for everyone who is joining or rejoining the fediverse: Please read your instance rules! For chaos.social you can find them here: chaos.social/about/more
These rules are here to make the fediverse a nice and safe place for everyone especial also to vulnerable or minority groups.
Thanks for your time and compliance.
chaos.social – a Fediverse instance for & by the Chaos communityMastodon hosted on chaos.social
Sophie Gautier writes… Hi all, We are launching a new role in the Native Language Communities. This role aims to improve the communication between the global projects, The Document Foundation and the local communities.Mike Saunders (The Document Foundation)
Mastodon will update to 4.0 soon! Here are the most exciting new features (in addition to fixes & changes):
- ability to follow hashtags
- ability to filter by language
- ability to translate posts
- ability to post HEIC files (i.e. your iPhone’s native photo format)
- define user roles (big deal for admins)
- define sign-up process on your Instance (admins again)
See all changes here: github.com/mastodon/mastodon/r…
Thanks, @Gargron and @Mastodon Team. #Mastodon4
Note: This is a release candidate. It is intended to be stable, but not guaranteed. Upgrade overview This release contains upgrade notes that deviate from the norm: ℹ️ Requires two-step database m...GitHub
Bierstube 😉
maps.app.goo.gl/4bykXDAfbqhvEU…
Byla jsem tam naposledy v létě 2018, tak snad se nezhoršili 😉😁
About a year ago, I made a simple #Mastodon #Presentation, using @libreoffice
It is on
salsa.debian.org/zleap-guest/m…
If it is useful, please feel free to git clone.
PASS ZX2C4 - The Standard Unix Password Manager* Password Storage* Simple and follow Unix philosophy * Each password lives inside of a GPG encrypted file * T...YouTube
Nový tip je venku, druhý pro #mastodon. Dalo by se napsat, že je o tom jak na Mastodonu dělat #marketing. Zjistíte jak se různé mechanismy liší od jiných sítí a co všechno dělat, abyste měli účet co vám k něčemu bude. Být vidět. Ale, to je taky podstatné, mít co vidět.
365tipu.cz/2022/11/08/tip2285-…
Mastodon je v určitých ohledech podobný Twitteru, ale pokud ho chcete využít pro zviditelnění (sebe nebo svého projektu), tak je tam pár rozdílů. Vkládejte příspěvky je vcelku jasná věc, bez toho to fungovat nebude.https://365tipu.cz/author/365tipu/#author (@365tipu)
If you're pondering a move to the decentralized social network, here's how to find the people you know and want to talk to.Justin Pot (WIRED)
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Guess I ought to do an #introduction!
👋 I'm Mark Murphy. If you remember CommonsWare, yeah, I'm that guy. If not... starting in 2008, I wrote some books, taught some courses, delivered some presentations, and answered some questions, all about Android.
I still curate a #JetpackCompose newsletter at jetc.dev/ -- you'll see me link to the issues here when they come out on Tuesdays.
Nice to see everyone here!
Home of the jetc.dev Jetpack Compose newsletter! In the latest issue: Compose 1.3.0 stable! Android Dev Summit videos! State machines! Relay! And... someone set us up the BOM?!?jetc.dev: Jetpack Compose Resources
Since you got me on here reminiscing and whatnot, I'll make a deal with you all.
I keep a small Patreon that funds my main project, Fipamo, which I've been working on for the last couple of years. I have big plans for it.
If we can get my funding to the first milestone (5k/month), I'll personally set up and run a new public instance because this will allow me to pay the team I want to help me run it.
So let's see what you got, fedi.
Become a patron of Ro today: Get access to exclusive content and experiences on the world’s largest membership platform for artists and creators.Patreon
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Checking in with the progress of #FipamoFund, and it's aT $969/$5000.
31 BUCKS AWAY FROM 20%! LETS GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
So the #FipamoFund has officially hit 20% towards the first milestone, clocking in at $1009/$5000, which is VERY EXCITING. Can we get it to 40% by the end of the month??
(and for the people that just want to give a one time donation, use this paypal.com/paypalme/Are0h, trust when I say it all counts)
Přejděte na adresu paypal.me/Are0h a zadejte částku. Protože jde o PayPal, je to jednoduché a bezpečné. Nemáte účet PayPal? Nevadí.PayPal.Me
Trying out #OhMyGit just now, going, err, "slightly" off the rails, falling down a rabbit hole I ended up reading this gem of an email by Linus:
marc.info/?l=linux-kernel&m=13…
> "Christ, that's not an octopus, that's a
Cthulhu merge"
🐙 😂
Oh, link!
Boss: Don't lie to me how bad is it?
IT: well.... we have everything under control
ICYMI, #Mastodon instances can each have a custom set of #emoji.
Here are the ones we currently have.
Our instances updates #customEmoji every few weeks so send a note if you have suggestions.
Lock in your year-end savings ➡️ $200 off on Librem 14 laptop.
And if you desire🎉 get your laptop shipped on priority by choosing the add-on.
Lock in your year-end savings start now with $200 off on Librem 14 laptop.
And if you desire🎉 get your laptop shipped on priority by choosing the add-on.
phosh 0.22.0 is out 🚀📱 :
A bit later than usual but with more style improvements, better battery indicator and more:
Check out the full release notes at gitlab.gnome.org/World/Phosh/p…
#phosh #librem5 @purism #gnome #linux #mobile #linuxmobile
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A Wayland shell for GNOME on mobile devices. For a matching compositor see https://gitlab.gnome.org/World/Phosh/phoc. For an on screen keyboard see squeekboard.GitLab
An unofficial guide to using Mastodon and the Fediversefedi.tips
Wow there's a lot more "Traffic" in my feed. I normally check this account once a day, and take like, 5, maybe 10 minutes to catch up.
But there are so many of y'all now. I know a lot of you were reluctant to be on Mastodon, and there ARE headaches, but I do hope y'all come to like it.
I started on here in 2017 and found it really confusing, but this dumpster fire webbed site is my home, you know?
Give yourself time, give yourself a break, read this first thing ( github.com/joyeusenoelle/Guide… )
An increasingly less-brief guide to Mastodon. Contribute to joyeusenoelle/GuideToMastodon development by creating an account on GitHub.GitHub
Physicist Lise Meitner was born #OTD in 1878. She discovered fission in uranium with Otto Frisch, and was the first person to understand both its mechanics and its implications.
Image: Atomic Heritage Foundation (photographer unknown)
Sowohl Google Chrome als auch Microsoft Edge bieten eine erweiterte Rechtschreibprüfung an. Dies kann allerdings dazu führen, dass sensible ...www.drwindows.de
A little #AndroidAppRain again at apt.izzysoft.de/fdroid with 4 updated and 1 new apps:
* Scale Practice: helps musicians practice their scales
Enjoy your #free #Android #apps with #FDroid and the #IzzySoftRepo
This is a repository of apps to be used with F-Droid. Applications in this repository are official binaries built by the original application developers, taken from their resp. repositories (mostly Github).IzzyOnDroid App Repo
The worst performing fonts for the dyslexic group were the ones that were ‘designed’ for their benefit. Open Dyslexia, Dyslexia and Comic Sans. Which opens up questions about the hypotheses behind them.
Gareth Ford Williams on LinkedIn linkedin.com/posts/garethfordw…
It's over claiming accessible font day again today, so here's a reminder slide from The Readability Group study from Axe-Con 2021. 20 fonts tested with... 129 comments on LinkedInGareth Ford Williams (www.linkedin.com)
Laura Kate Dale
in reply to Laura Kate Dale • • •My main piece of regular work is a series called Access-Ability.
The series, which is made up of 100+articles, releases weekly, and discusses how the video game industry can be more accessible to disabled players.
Text: access-ability.uk
Video: youtube.com/playlist?list=PLD0…
#accessibility #a11y #gaming
Access-Ability
Access-AbilityLaura Kate Dale
in reply to Laura Kate Dale • • •The best way to support Access-Ability, as well as the other work I do, is with a regular monthly donation of as little as $1 on Patreon.
Patreon support is what allows me to do the work that I do.
Patreon.com/LauraKBuzz
Laura Kate Dale
in reply to Laura Kate Dale • • •In terms of accessibility content, I also work directly with game developers as a consultant, as well as consulting on topics such as queer representation.
While most of the projects I have worked on are yet to release, I have a couple of examples I can share publicly.
Laura Kate Dale
in reply to Laura Kate Dale • • •During Global Accessibility Awareness Week this year, I was invited to give a talk for Eidos Montreal / Square Enix West, all about how disabilities often intersect, and needs can overlap in unexpected ways Devs need to consider.
twitter.com/EidosMontreal/stat…
#a11y #accessibility #gaming
Laura Kate Dale
in reply to Laura Kate Dale • • •Around a year ago, I managed to dig up some information on why a song in Life is Strange: True Colours wasn't subtitled, resulting in an accessibility issue for deaf players.
t.co/zoTcHy3oG8
#a11y #accessibility #gaming
Life Is Strange: True Colors Cannot Include Subtitles During Alex’s Songs Due To Licensing Restrictions
Stephanie Minor (TheGamer)Laura Kate Dale
in reply to Laura Kate Dale • • •I've given talks at accessibility conferences, such as this talk about gaming with aphantasia
twitter.com/GA_Conf/status/136…
#a11y #accessibility #gaming
Laura Kate Dale
in reply to Laura Kate Dale • • •While not formally an accessibility consultant, I was recently responsible for the renaming of an accessibility setting in the game Wayward Strand.
access-ability.uk/2022/09/16/h…
How Wayward Strand V1.0.1 Became “The Laura Update”
Access-AbilityLaura Kate Dale
in reply to Laura Kate Dale • • •If you are working on a project which I might be a good fit for, feel free to reach out to me at LauraKBuzzOfficial@Gmail.com
I am happy to discuss consultancy projects, and see if I am a good fit for your project.
#a11y #accessibility #gaming
Laura Kate Dale
in reply to Laura Kate Dale • • •So, from there, let's move onto my published books, in chronological order.
Uncomfortable Labels is a memoir about living at the intersection of being both trans and autistic, an overlap that is fairly common, but under discussed.
#author #trans #lgbt #books
Laura Kate Dale
in reply to Laura Kate Dale • • •Next, a much less serious affair, Things I Learned From Mario's Butt is a silly and serious illustrated coffee table book of video game character butt reviews.
The book features guest contributions from a bunch of awesome video game industry figures.
Laura Kate Dale
in reply to Laura Kate Dale • • •Gender Euphoria is an anthology of real life stories of trans joy, told by a variety of trans / non-binary / intersex / non cisgender authors.
The book focuses on all the different forms trans joy can take, and attempts to offer a variety of perspectives.
#Book #Trans #books #author
Laura Kate Dale
in reply to Laura Kate Dale • • •Me and My Dysphoria Monster is a children's book, illustrated by Ang Hui Qing, which aims to discuss gender dysphoria in child approachable language.
The book focuses on a hopeful and optimistic future, and contains an adults reference guide at the back.
#Books #trans #lgbtq
Laura Kate Dale
in reply to Laura Kate Dale • • •My next upcoming book is Who Hunts the Whale, a satirical novel set in a AAA video game development studio.
The book, which I co-authored with my wife @janeiac , aims to be funny, sweet, and unflinching in its critique of exploitative game development practices.
#Books #Author #Gaming