ceoln @ceoln@social.cleverlibre.org

Hello everyone 👋

For months I've worked on a poster about designing for users with dyscalculia and low numeracy.

Today it's ready.

https://designnotes.blog.gov.uk/2022/11/28/designing-for-people-with-dyscalculia-and-low-numeracy/

Please use it to improve your service for people who struggle with numbers.

I'm happy to chat to anyone about the poster or what it's like living with dyscalculia.

Created with colleagues Rachel Malic and Jane McFadyen at DWP and HMRC.

I didn't hashtag my introduction, so let me do that again, and then pin it.

I'm a #cancer and #CPTSD survivor, carer, #bi+ activist, former union rep, #polyamorous person, great cook, #photographer, #feminist, #atheist (former Catholic), #SJW, #gamer (all types), and generally awesome. I will block TERFs, SWERFs, and other bigots.

I tend to post about my own lived experience (will use Content Warnings when necessary), #photography, #feminism (the real, trans-inclusive kind), cooking, usefulness of instructions, how little sleep I got, whether I am in pain, and sometimes frustrations.

Would love to follow more photographers, #feminists (the trans-inclusive ones), #writers, #musicians, people with similar political opinions to mine, people who love cooking, people who play games.

#Introduction

#PSA for all my #trans people:
The super-helpful browser extension Shinigami Eyes seems to have added Mastodon support!! It's not mentioned on the homepage right now, but my #Firefox extension has it in the release notes

If you're not familiar, It highlights known trans-friendly user @'s in green, and transphobic ones in red.

It was invaluable on Twitter, and while Mastodon can be a safer space for some people, I thought everyone would like to know!

#ShinigamiEyes

Tectonic plate movement from 1 billion years ago to today in just 40 seconds
note: Ma = million years ago, each second = 25 million years
Source: https://www.visualcapitalist.com/1-billion-years-of-tectonic-plate-movement/

Here's an original (circa 1904) rotary AC-DC converter providing power to the (former) IRT subway in NYC. It still works, and is occasionally pressed into service during times of peak load, though most of the system now uses solid-state converters. It is very loud.

Full version at https://www.flickr.com/photos/mattblaze/32992380451

#photography

A fuller intro post:

I'm Res! I'm #Over30 with #EhlersDanlosSyndrome #Dysautonomia and #adhd and #autism. I'm a huge #horror nerd, and I also love #art #originalcharacters #writing #wrestling and #theatre.

I'm #queer and #nonbinary and #disabled, and I've been married to my partner for over ten years.

I'm currently 28k into my #nanowrimo project, which is a collection of #shortstories in my established original universe. So more for me and my existing fans lol.

Hope to meet more folks!

I wrote an article about this server for Mic. :)

“The fact that we can run our own Mastodon server and never be kicked out, like what recently happened to [anarchist news site] It's Going Down and others on Facebook, and still be part of this larger constellation of Mastodon servers, or Fediverse, is a very anarchist vision of what the world should look like. Small self-governing communities or affinity groups, united but decentralized.”

https://www.mic.com/p/inside-kolektiva-the-social-media-platform-built-by-anarchists-activists-42617028

Oh man, big day!
#CISA reached out to help provide some new links to the https://s0cm0nkey.gitbook.io/s0cm0nkeys-security-reference-guide/. (Imposter syndrome hitting. Like how did they even find my work?!?!)
On top of that I got called in for an interview to be an adjunct professor of Cyber at my local community college.
Teaching and giving back to the cyber community has been one of the most rewarding things for me and I can’t wait for an opportunity to do more!

HourlyWolves presents: https://nitter.net/hourlywolvesbot/status/1597440486733746182/photo/1

🐦🔗: https://nitter.net/hourlywolvesbot/status/1597440486733746182

Most of the stuff I learned about Mastodon, I learned from folks retweeting "helpful tips" for new folks. Just trying to pay it forward to some degree if someone replies to a post of mine with good advice on how to make Mastodon work for you.

It's hard when you dunno and while Mastodon isn't HARD to use; it's different than Twitter and that makes ppl leery. Just trying to help a bit; randomly and apace.

Announcement: Macstodon 0.3 is here! 🥳​

Macstodon is a Mastodon client for 68k Macintosh computers! With it, you can post plain-text toots, view your home and local timelines, and view your notifications!

System Requirements:
- A 68020/68030/68040 Macintosh
- System 7.1 through 8.1
- At least 1.5 MB of free memory
- 32-bit addressing enabled
- Internet Config installed
- an SSL-stripping proxy running on another machine

You can download the latest release from GitHub: https://github.com/smallsco/macstodon
(but please read the Read Me, I worked hard on it!)

And with that, I'm going to take a break from this project for a few days! But do let me know if you've successfully used it!

#RetroComputing #RetroProgramming #VintageMac #68K #Apple #Mac #MacOS #ClassicMac

Vancouver Island is the gift that keeps giving. On my drive home tonight. Maple Bay, BC.

#explore #nature #mosstodon #outside #river #trees #cloudporn #sunset

Anyone in #Vancouver reading this? If so you might enjoy https://thetyee.ca/Culture/2022/11/28/A-Year-To-De-Barge-Sunset-Beach/?utm_source=weekly&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=281122

Picks of the Day:

➡️ @canongatebooks - Award-winning independent publisher with very eclectic range of authors

➡️ @EU_Commission - The European Commission's official account on the EU's own server

➡️ @NorfolkBea - Environmental activist helping clean up coast and protect wildlife in Norfolk, England

➡️ @agoodbeerblog - Blog all about beer and its history

➡️ @sqhistorian - Videos about adventure games, especially those made by Sierra in the 1980s and 1990s.(contains adult humour)

Interesting article from Time. Good read, history is always a good teacher.
Link below

https://time.com/5556242/what-is-fascism/

TIL that all currencies have an ISO assigned currency code. And some Arab states like Oman, Jordan, Kuwait, Iraq and Libya use 3 decimals instead of 2.

https://calculla.com/currency_numeric_codes

During an IB economics exam today I gave students 2 minutes in the middle of the 80 min exam to get up and talk to their peers.

The mood lightened, positive energy was restored, and students later said that it helped.

Because students were writing long responses to questions, I doubt there is much need to worry about cheating.

On balance I would say “the juice was worth the squeeze”; the benefits outweighed the cost.

Has anyone else tried this? #edutwitter