nonesuch_user @nonesuch_user@qoto.org

Work from home has been a huge boon to employment access for disabled people.

“The jobless rate for disabled workers — typically in double digits and 12.3% two years ago — dropped to 5.8% in November … the lowest rate for people with disabilities since record-keeping began in 2008.”

https://www.latimes.com/politics/story/2022-12-15/long-left-out-of-job-market-people-with-disabilities-reap-benefits-of-covid-19s-teleworking-boom

A little BBC Radio 4 news: You can hear the audio adaptation of my story The Sleeper and the Spindle in the UK on the radio on the 24th and the 26th, https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m000qm49, and hear me with the BBC Symphony on Friday & Friday Week: https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m000cl2r and https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m000cp2b. And after broadcast they will be available anywhere in the world using the websites or the BBC Sounds App.

“The researchers concluded that predictions of unbearable traffic as a result of reallocating space away from private vehicles were, in most cases, alarmist. People adjusted their behavior in ways that traffic models did not accurately predict.”

Traffic Evaporation: What Really Happens When Road Space is Reallocated from Cars?
https://thecityfix.com/blog/traffic-evaporation-what-really-happens-when-road-space-is-reallocated-from-cars/

#urbanism #cities #transportation #traffic
#InducedDemand

Lord let me blessed with the confidence of a mountain goat to do … well … anything a mountain goat does.

Happy Hannukah

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Every year our card contains a picture that aims at inspiring moral reflection about the world we all share.

The photo by Metin Aktaş was taken during exhumation of bodies of civilians killed by the Russian army in Izium (#Ukraine).

#Hannukah #Izium #Russia #war #wishes

#Photo: Metin Aktaş/#Anadolu Agency/#Getty Images

My finest work to date: https://www.captiongenerator.com/v/2284647/elon-reacts-to-twitter-implosion
@twitterisgoinggreat @mmasnick #johnmastodon #twitter

This is the best Downfall video ever. A live look at Elon Musk's war room.

Kudos to @max_andrews https://www.captiongenerator.com/v/2284647/elon-reacts-to-twitter-implosion

1/ In another possible indication of an imminent forthcoming mobilisation of public employees, Moscow police officers have been ordered to pack an 'emergency bag' of items essential for survival. ⬇️

Say Cheese

Archaeologists uncovered 200 mummies buried in China’s Taklamakan Desert. The mummies are nearly 4,000 years old, and they are still wearing the clothes in which they were buried in upside-down boats.

The mummies were also carrying chunks of cheese tied around their necks. The dry and salty soil of the desert preserved the mummies and their ancient cheese for thousands of years.

#photography #birds #nature #fauna #animals #wildlife #towns #country #scenery #places #wildlife #archeology

Astronomie foto van de dag: The Tadpole Nebula in Gas and Dust. Fotoinfo: https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap221219.html Foto Credits: Craig Stocks #astronomie #sterrenkunde #sterrenkijken #apod #heelal

"DEArt: Dataset of European Art" an object detection and pose classification dataset with 15k paintings between the XIIth and the XVIIIth centuries, based on @WikiCommons categories.

paper: https://arxiv.org/pdf/2211.01226.pdf
dataset: https://zenodo.org/record/6984525#.Y4ehI9LP0kQ

#MastodonNews Dec 18, 2022

You could never buy this kind of publicity! Thanks Elon!

New York Times: Twitter to Ban Accounts That Promote Rival Social Media >>> https://www.nytimes.com/2022/12/18/business/twitter-ban-social-media-competitors-mastodon.html

Reuters: Twitter prohibits users from promoting accounts on Facebook, Mastodon >>> https://www.reuters.com/technology/twitter-will-remove-accounts-created-solely-promote-other-social-platforms-2022-12-18/

TechCrunch: Twitter bans posting of handles and links to Facebook, Instagram, Mastodon and more >>> https://techcrunch.com/2022/12/18/twitter-wont-let-you-post-your-facebook-instagram-and-mastodon-handles/

#twittermigration
More News >>> https://medium.com/@mastodonmigration/sharing-advice-and-assisting-with-the-great-mastodon-migration-53c1a286b805#cfd1

Honestly moving to Mastodon from the bird site feels like I just switched to PBS after years of exclusively watching a reality TV show called, I don't know, EXTREME HATEFEST: ORGY ISLAND or something.

Like, yeah, of course it's going to be a little jarring but trust me it's better this way.

Can you spot the circles?

It took me a long time. Once you see them, they'll seem obvious.

This is the Coffer Illusion, by Anthony Norcia
Tenth in a 🧵 of #2022TopToots

Baroque Cats!

They're elegant.

They're hungry.

They don't want to go outside, but they'll whine to go outside anyway just to test your nerves and let you know who's boss.

Not only do they dress better than you, they have more money than you!

#AI #Baroque #Cats #catsofmastodon #catsunday

There's always a tweet.

Tony from the Lab's IT deprartment better known as THE WIZARD OF DOS is setting me up here. Feeling the freedom and hope fo new connections. Thanks @WeavingWithAI for recommending this AI dedicated server. Feeling at home here finding friends.

From free speech to fascism in 7.5 weeks

And based on what's happened the past 48 hours on Twitter... think forward

Imagine - say - Washington Post revealed abuse of workers at a Tesla plant in Shanghai

What would happen?

Would it be dealt with fairly? Now I really doubt it. The reporter(s) would get blocked, and links to the story flagged.

Twitter is no longer a reliable and predictable place for news and the first take on the news.