Search continues for hundreds missing in Hong Kong tower fire as 94 killed
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I have to say, the reasoning behind Thanksgiving might be incredibly dodgy, but I *do* like the idea of a public holiday halfway betwixt the end of summer and Christmas that seems to be largely devoted to the eating of food.

For this reason alone, I propose that we Brits adopt it also.

Some are suggesting you deliberately write inaccurate or confusing alt text, because they say this confuses AI scrapers that are analyzing images.

The purpose of alt text is to help people who cannot see the image. Deliberately misrepresenting the image is a gross misuse of alt text. Don't do it.

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Y'all know what? I don't love Pachley. Android Mastodon client. So there's the notification tab issue where you have to manually scroll to the top of the list and that's tedious as crap, and when you activate a notification from the notification shade, it doesn't take you into the actual notification like a lot of other apps. Oh and if you are subscribed to accounts and the people you love seeing what they post, it doesn't show TalkBack the post in the notification tab, oh no you have to tap their profile to open the post. It's really annoying.

But you know what I *am* thankful for? Tweesecake.

"BBC presenters and journalists have been told they cannot quote a line removed from its prestigious annual lecture, in which a Dutch writer accused Donald Trump of being “the most openly corrupt president in American history”.

This censorship of Rutger Bregman's Reith Lecture is just another shift in the wrong direction in the UK.

#uk #ukpolitics

theguardian.com/media/2025/nov…

BBC tells staff they cannot quote Trump line removed from Reith lecture

Journalists not allowed to repeat Rutger Bregman’s corruption claims against US president in coverage of edit

^{Michael Savage (The Guardian)}

FreeBSD settings I didn't know existed:

precious_machine
If set to “YES”, some destructive actions require removal of
the action-specific safe-belts before being allowed. For
instance, the file /var/run/noshutdown is created to prevent
shutdown(8) targeted at the wrong machine.

appears to be new to 15.0-RELEASE actually

1/n Yesterday on @chris I commented (mstdn.chrisalemany.ca/@chris/1…) about the #PostSecondary review announced by the #BCNDP.

Today, on #socialBC I want to do a summary thread on this 145 page “State of Post Secondary in Canada 2025”.

higheredstrategy.com/wp-conten…

I am grossed out by its AI fanboying -- a statement on the "state" of education in itself -- but the data is good... so... onward.

cc: @josie_osborne @mlabotterell @votetanille @emilylowan
#BCPoli #CanPoli #Education #University

For the past couple of days, what I suspect is a carbon monoxide detector has been chirping about it's battery status every 30 seconds.

It has been traced to the private storage room in the basement, for which we, renters of the house, don't have the key.

If even my partially deaf ass can notice it two floors up with the basement door closed, it's not particularly quiet, yet all I can personally do is allow it to continue existing... or get lock picks, I guess.

In other news, I sure do love living here.

Lidi, Ptáčci pro Ukrajinu dostali cenu! Takže vy všichni, kdo pomáháte, jste dostali cenu!

No, co vám budu, vůbec jsem to nečekala a rozstřelilo mě to tak, že jsem brečela na pódiu, mno🙄 video prej radši ani nemám dávat, bo mám na něm rozmazáno a úplně červenej nos 😁🤷‍♀️❤️

AltText

I have mentioned it in song, in fictional stories, and in guides.

It’s not negotiable.

Posting images without AltText will get you blocked.

Not by me - to this day I have yet to block anyone - but there is a significant portion of the Fediverse that will block you forever if you publicly post a single image without AltText.

I don’t necessarily agree that one single transgression should result in excommunication from the Fediverse. I, myself, learned about the existence AltText here on the Fediverse. I’ve since had conversations about the importance of AltText with people that need it. Adding AltText to every single image you post is a learned skill. It’s also an exercise in mindfulness and awareness of accessibility for all.

It’s a defining aspect of the community here, that people feel so strongly about #AltText on the grounds of inclusivity, to the point where not including it is considered a sin against the entire community - and an insult to John Mastodon himself.

So make the effort, because people generally don’t let you know that they’re blocking you. Otherwise, your Fediverse might start to just sort of shrink around you and squeeze all the social out of your network.

Coming out to kids is so difficult. /s

I was sitting on the couch with my niece Maggie.

Maggie: Are you a boy or a girl?
Me: I'm working on being a girl.
Maggie: Oh.
Me: I decided I liked being a girl more than a boy.

And then she went back to what she was doing.

Part two of the Just Because Traditional Thanksgiving show with @Derek and Robin is live right now!

HKCRadio.com

Today we are thankful for each and every contributor to the Free and Open Source software that makes GNOME possible. ❤️ And of course, we’re extra grateful for the contributors to GNOME projects, tirelessly working to build and improve our diverse and sustainable personal computing ecosystem.

#FreeSoftware #OpenSource #FOSS #FLOSS #GNOME #Linux

"The program will see Greg Taylor, 73, continue to drink as normal for the foreseeable future, before reducing consumption in 2049 when he turns 101. He has assured friends it will not affect his drinking plans in the short or medium term."

theshovel.com.au/2021/10/26/ma…

Man Announces He Will Quit Drinking by 2050 — The Shovel

^{The Shovel}