Now it's northern China: floods after record rainfall.
Baoding’s Xizhuang station recorded 540mm in eight hours, exceeding Baoding’s average annual rainfall of about 500mm.
#ClimatechangeisWaterchange
Meta plans to open new pop-up shops in Las Vegas and NYC and reopen its LA shop starting in October to show off Meta Ray-Ban Display and other hardware (Jay Peters/The Verge)
https://www.theverge.com/news/784872/meta-lab-pop-up-shops-smart-glasses-…
Reports allege OK State Superintendent Ryan Walters displayed nude women on office TV. Board member, lawmakers react
https://www.news9.com/story/68841058d52d32552a8632c6/state-lawmakers-react-to-reports-ryan-walters-displayed-nude-women-on-office-tv-during-executive-session
Is there any known problem with the Internet Archives "Print Disabled" access? Looks like all the downloadable files have been vanished?
(Access isn't very "print disabled" if it can't be loaded into a TTS, tbh.)
Maryland investigating cyberattack impacting transit service for disabled people https://therecord.media/maryland-cyberattack-transit-disabled-people
"Accessibility people, you go work on that thing of yours over there": Addressing Disability Inclusion in AI Product Organizations
Sanika Moharana, Cynthia L. Bennett, Erin Buehler, Michael Madaio, Vinita Tibdewal, Shaun K. Kane
https://arxiv.org/abs/2508.16607
Das WeAct Studio Display FS ist kaum größer als ein USB-Stick und verwandelt sich in ein kleines Status-Display für euren Rechner. 🔌💻
Zum Artikel: https://heise.de/-10661929?wt_mc=sm.red.ho.mastodon.mastodon.md_beitraege.md_beitr…
The rule violates the law, which requires age to be taken into account, and "will likely cause disproportionate harm to people living in the South and Appalachia." IOW, another way to screw his base...
Trump Administration Plans Deep Cuts to Social Security Disability Insurance, Particularly for Older Workers | Center on Budget and Policy Priorities
https://www.cbpp.org/blog/trump-administration-plans-deep-cuts-to-social-security-disability-insurance-particularly-for
Plaud unveils the $179 Plaud Note Pro, an AI note-taking device with two extra mics to hear audio 16.4 feet away and a 1-inch display, shipping in October (Emma Roth/The Verge)
https://www.theverge.com/news/766335/plaud-ai-note-pro-launch-pricing-availabili…