Post Aj9ne3IXlu3hHIsITY by ladyerrant@mastodon.social
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(DIR) Post #Aj9mrBfTrc2730IpYe by aral@mastodon.ar.al
2024-06-21T15:46:37Z
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To think I was recommending System76 to people. Won’t be making that mistake again.Apparently caring about accessibility is “virtue signaling” and “concern trolling”.Well, I know exactly the kind of people who use those terms and they’re not folks I want to have anything to do with or will be recommending to anyone else in the future.If you’re not in the US, you should buy from a local shop anyway. In the EU, we’re spoilt for choice with Tuxedo, Slimbook, StarLabs, etc.#System76 #Linux
(DIR) Post #Aj9ne3IXlu3hHIsITY by ladyerrant@mastodon.social
2024-06-21T15:55:27Z
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@aral much of the linux-on-phone space is in the state, having been infiltrated by alt-right types. Thats what caused me to disconnect completely from the pinephone community.
(DIR) Post #Aj9npgyIbgrfVaxK9w by aral@mastodon.ar.al
2024-06-21T15:57:18Z
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@dave Look though my replies and you’ll see. I’ve blocked them and I have no desire to dig up the posts :)
(DIR) Post #Aj9oAPn3gKOiIqZzXc by System32@mastodon.social
2024-06-21T16:01:13Z
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@aral @dave "unleash your potential"
(DIR) Post #Aj9onS7cwilwpQoaa8 by OrionKidder@mas.to
2024-06-21T16:08:23Z
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@aral There's an uncomfortable and sadly predictable layer of libertarians in the Linux world, the "fuck you, I got mine," crowd. It's not a surprise that they think accessibility is optional.
(DIR) Post #Aj9pAXZmpkZYP9zme8 by cameronbosch@fosstodon.org
2024-06-21T16:12:36Z
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@aral I'm not sure I follow. I saw the "argument", and I don't see why it happened in the first place.Also, in the US, what does that leave you with? Just @frameworkcomputer That's not a lot of options.
(DIR) Post #Aj9pqerS8f79A3LGBE by aral@mastodon.ar.al
2024-06-21T16:20:08Z
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@cameronbosch @frameworkcomputer Starts here: https://mastodon.ar.al/@aral/112647473375947331
(DIR) Post #Aj9pysmSGq9KeEvTCC by iaruffell@mastodon.scot
2024-06-21T16:21:36Z
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@aral I have never understood why virtue signalling is supposed to be a bad thing anyway. Not only is it a lot more constructive than vice signalling, but the charge concedes that the actions are in fact virtuous.
(DIR) Post #Aj9qQEbRFB4S9CocUK by cameronbosch@fosstodon.org
2024-06-21T16:26:35Z
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@aral @frameworkcomputer I mean, Orca has been half broken since GNOME 3 and the introduction of GNOME Shell. I wish there were more efforts on a KDE/Qt project that was similar, but at least here, I can't even find anybody willing to work on this for a cash bounty, and I lack experience in this field, so I don't know how much use I could be in something like this...I mean, you both are right in a way. Accessibility in Linux needs to be better. (1)
(DIR) Post #Aj9qzGIOwQPJX8c5Me by ladyerrant@mastodon.social
2024-06-21T16:32:51Z
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@aral @dave HAHA, I love that "even after he was told patches are welcome". Pound sand dude. Nobody buys that "fix it yourself" line anymore.
(DIR) Post #Aj9tftblMxOVWs7vLU by heydon@front-end.social
2024-06-21T17:02:54Z
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@aral I mean... concern trolling is a real and rather troubling thing, usually perpetrated by bigots. It's a far cry from speaking up about human rights! So it seems like these folks are talking bollocks on multiple levels.
(DIR) Post #Aj9uksIXlcf0ru4iTA by aral@mastodon.ar.al
2024-06-21T17:15:00Z
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@heydon What I mean is I’ve seen “virtue signalling” etc. used before by certain folks to attempt to silence folks arguing for social justice.
(DIR) Post #Aj9wUoZc30aEajWq9o by heydon@front-end.social
2024-06-21T17:34:39Z
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@aral Absolutely, I've seen that too. It's willful misappropriation of terminology. "Virtue signalling" is used almost exclusively by fascism-adjacent asshats. "Having virtues is bad" is such a ridiculous stance. But the term originally meant to appeal to normative virtues within a group. Technically, fascists being all faschy in front of other fascists is virtue signalling. Sorry, just interested in etymology. Thank you for speaking out about that stuff.
(DIR) Post #Aj9wxxTO2QI6ahVspM by zersiax@cupoftea.social
2024-06-21T17:39:52Z
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@aral hey thanks, I didn't know about most of those :)
(DIR) Post #AjA0i02D963ZieRpNw by Sh41@androiddev.social
2024-06-21T18:21:43Z
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@aral that's shocking. I'm very happy with my laptop from them, and I was not expecting this. Not cool 😡
(DIR) Post #AjA1eJcMUhwZFcAF7Y by aral@mastodon.ar.al
2024-06-21T18:32:22Z
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@bee I will cherish this bit of unasked for advice on exactly what I should and should not being and how from a random anonymous person on the Interwebs, thank you.
(DIR) Post #AjA23D8dinaQOY8J9c by aral@mastodon.ar.al
2024-06-21T18:36:46Z
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@heydon Yep. And no need to thank me. Can’t keep my damn mouth shut apparently :) And you do more than your share and then some.💕
(DIR) Post #AjA3Dgbj6vW0drITmC by dzwiedziu@mastodon.social
2024-06-21T18:50:01Z
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@aral Ah, Pop OS… dumped it as soon as I had to work around systemd-boot…
(DIR) Post #AjA4uOGxFuKgBPVYiO by lamp@kitty.haus
2024-06-21T19:09:24.610478Z
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@nus @maggiejk eww funko pops
(DIR) Post #AjAH2uM4Iuoq1Edp6u by jpalies@piaille.fr
2024-06-21T21:24:47Z
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@aral I am so disappointed in them! This is outrageous
(DIR) Post #AjARlme6oOdmgO7IHI by adamsandy@social.librem.one
2024-06-21T23:25:04Z
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@aral What about @purism ?
(DIR) Post #AjB5XtC5fL8f6TwNo8 by aral@mastodon.ar.al
2024-06-22T06:50:47Z
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@adamsandy @purism Well, here’s the irony: Unlike PopOS, which ships with X11 by default, PureOS, afaik, ships with Wayland by default and thus with a broken screen reader by default. So Purism’s computers, tablets, and phones are, by default, are inaccessible for disabled people who use screen readers. And yet, unlike System76, they haven’t tried to publicly shame me for calling out the fact. So best thing to do is to ask their thoughts on this and see how they respond…
(DIR) Post #AjB64c4SLld1YMyR6W by aral@mastodon.ar.al
2024-06-22T06:56:39Z
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@adamsandy @purism … That said, Purism adopted the Ethical Design Manifesto (https://puri.sm/posts/we-love-ethical-design/) so I would be very surprised if they responded in the way System76 did because accessibility is a core tenet of the manifesto. (1/2)
(DIR) Post #AjB64hf9YkxAtdBJUu by aral@mastodon.ar.al
2024-06-22T06:56:40Z
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Also, IBM/Fedora have been shipping Wayland by default with a broken screen reader for EIGHT YEARS. The former literally has trillions of dollars it could have used a tiny percentage of to fix this at any point during that time. Purism is a tiny company struggling to keep its head above water.In any case, @purism, looking forward to your opinion on all this as well as thoughts about what can be done to improve the situation in the future. (2/2)
(DIR) Post #AjZYtn5LMOAVSO0KjA by adamsandy@social.librem.one
2024-07-04T02:12:43Z
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@aral @purism Or maybe even @PINE64 ?