Notices by Bob Jonkman (bobjonkman@mastodon.sdf.org)

@evan

That's a really broad definition of "club". I chose "2-5" on your poll, but with the inclusion of political parties it's 5+

Turns out all the "clubs" I belong to are organizations trying to effect some public good. I belong to no social clubs, no sports clubs (#WRCycle is an advocacy group).

@ELLIOTTCABLE

A few years ago I (fully sighted) was invited to a discussion on accessibility for people who are blind or have low vision. While Ontario has disability programs to provide assistive devices, they prescribe specific technologies, often years out-of-date. So while there might be new technology that can OCR text-only images, people using ODSP (Ontario Disability Support Program) often can't use it or afford it.

TL;DR: Always provide AltText even for text-only images.

@silverwizard

Last time I used pip was around 1985 on a CP/M computer...

#DatingMyself #OldFart

@AkaSci

I voted "DST is wonderful, let's expand it to all 12 months" because I prefer my daylight in the evening.

But I hope that answer didn't mean that we move the clocks an hour forward *every* month!

@kAlvaro

I've been using KeepassXC for years without any browser plugin. I tried it a couple of months ago, but the plugin didn't do anything I couldn't already do without it.

KeepassXC is a great password manager, independent of the utility of an optional plugin.

#Keepass #KeepassXC #PasswordManager

@webology
@keepassxc

@MLE_online

Junk: Stuff you buy at garage sales.

Stuff: Junk you sell at garage sales.

As #Caturday turns to #Caturnight...

#NickTheCat and $SPOUSE

@oration

The Elections Ontario colour is "Mango".

The No Frills colour is "Chrome Yellow".

How could that possibly create confusion?

Adding a hastag for #Humour, in case that was too subtle. Like the colours.

@Paulatics

At the start of the speech, PM Trudeau explains how the US tariffs have real consequences for the citizens of the US, their jobs may be in jeopardy, and raise fuel and grocery costs. Five minutes later he tells us that he's imposing the same tariffs in Canada. So he's putting Canadian jobs in jeopardy, increasing household costs for Canadians, and causing Canadians to experience the same consequences he's warning US citizens about.

#CDNpoli CanPoli #Tariffs

At 11am on CKMS #Connections we talk to Lauren Weinberg and Mr. M of #IndependentJewishVoices of #WaterlooRegion about the International Day of Commemoration in Memory of the Victims of the Holocaust. Listen to CKMS-FM 102.7 on the radio, https://radiowaterloo.ca/listen online, or YouTube live: https://youtu.be/w5QQd6oNtMA

@radiowaterloo.ca

#Holocaust #InternationalDay #Remembrance #FreePalestine

Listen to @radiowaterloo.ca on the radio at CKMS-FM 102.7, online at https://radiowaterloo.ca/listen, or watch https://youtube.com/@radiowaterloo for live video at 11:00am (EST, UTC -0500)

#RadioWaterloo #CommunityRadio #IndependentJewishVoices #IJVWR #WaterlooRegion #Holocaust #InternationalDay #Palestine #FreePalestine #Genocide

On the next CKMS #CommunityConnections, Monday 27 January 2025 at 11:00am (EST) I'll be interviewing two representatives from

Valentine's Day #protip: You can build custom boxes at sees.com! (We buy a pound box for each other and call it good.)

Also: Sees is a #union company. And their #chocolate is delicious.

https://www.sees.com/build-a-box

From https://electronicintifada.net/content/eis-ali-abunimah-arrested-switzerland/50333

> The Electronic Intifada team stands in solidarity with Ali Abunimah. Speaking out against injustice in Palestine is not a crime. Journalism is not a crime.

I misread that as "Speaking out against injustice in Palestine is now a crime. Journalism is now a crime" and, sadly, that seems to fit...

@yogthos

@evan

I've changed. I used to prefer apps installed on my computer because the browser versions were inferior.

But my experience with sureveillance-ware on phones makes me prefer browsers now, even on the desktop, where I can manage (to some extent) the third-party Javascript that gets loaded, popups, &c.

I'm likely deluding myself that the in-browser apps are any safer than installed apps, tho.

@jacqueline

#Planturday

The people who ask leftists to not split the vote are always centrists.

Is it because the centrists are already compromising, and they feel like everyone should compromise with them on their vision of the future?

#BikeNite A1: Writing from #WaterlooRegion in Ontario, as usual.

The most recent thing I added to my bike was a cell phone holder (a gift from my sister), but that's purely practical.

The most recent decoration on my bike was a small rainbow heart I put on the front of the head tube. They were being handed out by the organizer of the Rainbow Ride in 2022. Sadly, it faded in the sun, and peeled off this year.

@ascentale
@bikenite

#BikeNite A6: I don't take many photos when biking.

The oldest that's easily accessible is from the #Waterloo #CriticalMass ride in 2010, with many riders in costumes. The Transformer was skateboarding...

The most recent photo is of damage to a bike lane, probably from a car that pushed the concrete curb blocks into the bike lane. Not much good for protection from traffic, apparently.

@ascentale
@pete
@bikenite

@evan

Add to #Intelligence and #Knowledge a third axis: #Wisdom.

I've know a number of intelligent people with lots of knowledge but absolutely no wisdom at all.

And an aside: There's a pretty good podcast "On Wisdom" with Igor Grossman @psywisdom and Charles Cassidy: https://evidencebasedwisdom.com/on-wisdom-podcast/