Michael Porter @MichaelPorter@qoto.org

Hi all. I#m a general science and bioogy teacher. I want to follow as many science teachers on here as possible. Please favourite, comment, boost or follow so that I can find you.
Boosts really welcome.
#science #edutooter #edutoot #stem #physics #chemistry #biology #education #scienceteacher #teacher

The famous (in my world at least) LEGO bridge of Wuppertal, Germany. #PublicArt #UrbanDesign #urbanism #cities #HappyCity #CityLife #StreetArt

Hashtags are great and should also be used liberally -that's how we find stuff we're interested in, across the fediverse. HOWEVER, Hashtags fuck with screenreaders, so please use them at the end of your post, in a hashtag block, not scattered throughout. (I just learned this recently).

#accessibility #CW #AltText #AntiRacism

"If you leave it to the last minute, it only takes a minute." ⌛

Is it too soon to prime my new #ottawa councillor Wilson Lo with the neighborhoods annual swarm of accessibility-impacting snow clearing reports?

City crews don't like clearing the crosswalk & sidewalk that is the single pedestrian access point to our street. So we complain in bulk every year.

#barrhaven #barrhaveneast

Boost this toot if you're planning on sticking around Mastodon whether or not it becomes more popular than the birdsite.

Mars last night. My first image from this apparition that I'm happy with 😀

8" Reflector at 3000mm

ACCESSIBILITY TIP: Adding emojis to your display name is terrible for people who use screen readers.

I was just reminded by someone that when you do this (as I had done), then they have to listen to the screen reader read out all the emojis/icons BEFORE getting to your actual post.

So my name came across as:
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dan york satellite graphic satellite studio mic graphic studio mic curling stone graphic curling stone
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Thank you to the person who reminded me of this!

#accessibility

I know there are far more important uses of the CW feature on mastodon, but I love that you can use it for spoilers (and, uh, please do...)!

Twitter, when the microservices fell.

I designed the 12-bit rainbow palette for use in my data visualisations. It consists of twelve colours chosen with consideration for how we perceive hue, chroma, and luminance. The palette uses a 12-bit colour depth, so each colour requires only four characters when specified as a hexadecimal colour code in a CSS or SVG file. For more details, see https://iamkate.com/data/12-bit-rainbow/

#WebDeb #WebDevelopment

Trans rights are human rights, click boost.

cruel and unusual punishment to make John Fetterman wear a suit when he yearns to be the first Senator in jorts and a hoodie

Musk on advertising

Lots of rhetoric in new Mayor, Mark Sutcliffe's inaugural speech about how it is wrong to "have an ideology."

Folks - there is nothing wrong with being principled and having an ideology that pushes for a city that prioritizes the interests of residents over the interests of a privileged and wealthy few.

We've got a long four years ahead of us...

Blue screens/green screens were originally called "traveling mats" because they allowed the actors to travel anywhere.

That's why the Fraggle who consistently performed in front of a blue screen was called Uncle Traveling Matt.

Random photo of the day

#photography #random #photooftheday #POTD #OttawaPhotographer #sunset #GeorgianBay #Killarney #Ontario #provincialparks

There’s no space in the ICU if your infant or your grandmother gets #COVID19 or influenza or RSV. More than half your child’s classmates and teachers are away sick. Your coworkers are contagious. But anonymous woman phoned me to say, “stand down.” Nope. #BringBackMasks #WeNotMe

Fencepost garden #lichen #mosstodon #FencePost

Keep track with the dumpster fire.
https://twitterisgoinggreat.com/