Web developer. C#, Java and Javascript. Interested in accessibility, books and art. Often makes daft jokes My views are my own, not employer's.
Glasgow, Scotland
Joined May 2013
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Whatever you do in your career, always keep learning new things and stay on top of your soft skills
John J Owens retweeted
Copyright law is not complicated at all. If you want to use an author's work you need to ask for permission. If you use it without permission you're breaking the law. It's so simple. It'll be incredibly difficult for us, and for other affected industries, to take on Meta, but we'll have a good go!
(Btw if you don't really care, that's ok, you don't need to tell me. Use that energy to fight for things you do care about) ❤️❤️
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You can oppose assisted suicide & be compassionate
You can oppose & be an atheist - or not
You can oppose & support choice
You can oppose & not be cruel
You can oppose & have witnessed suffering
You can oppose & have empathy
You can oppose because you're concerned about this Bill
ALT A quote from Marilyn Golden, Disability rights edicuation & defense fund on an image with the campaign group Not Dead Yet UK in red and black at the bottom. The quote reads, 'if this bill passes, some people's lives will be ended without their consent, through mistakes and abuse. No safeguards have ever been enacted or propose that can prevent that outcome, which can never be undone."
I haven't posted on Twitter. Things have changed here, and not for the better either
I'll be posting more often on Threads. With an underscore on the end, my handle is johnjowens_
Been playing Myst for the first time. An old game from 1993.
Hells bells, there's a lot of clues to remember. There's no inventory to review clues. Luckily, I have my smartphone to take pictures.
I feel bad for the sods who played this back in 1993! :D
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Definitively this 👇
🔺EXC: Assisted dying cannot be brought in safely while NHS is broken, medics warn.
A letter signed by more than 3,000 healthcare professionals warns that inadequate NHS and hospice care could coerce patients into assisted death.
telegraph.co.uk/news/2024/11…
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Here’s the details of Janey’s final tour, thank you for all the love and kindness in this past week.
Ashley
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The more I think about it, this is a wider issue. Why is it Team GB and Paralympics GB? Why don’t we compete under the same name like Team France did at the Olympics/Paralympics. And why were we at Buckingham Palace in tracksuits, when the Olympians were provided suits?
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Virginia Madsen remembers her "Candyman" co-star Tony Todd, who has died at the age of 69.
"The great actor Tony Todd has left us and now is an angel. As he was in life. More later but I can’t right now. I love you." wp.me/pc8uak-1lEZvv
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3 weeks until MPs vote on legalising medically assisted suicide in England & Wales
That means another reminder to please watch @BBC Better Off Dead? my documentary explaining why many disabled people, like me, who aren't religious but who oppose this law
bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/m0…
@NOW Hi there, I'm watching the Day of the Jackal. The last two episodes does not have any subtitles. When would they be available?
#accessibility
@NOW it looks subtitles have been removed Day of the Jackal. The first 4 episodes had subtitles, but when I replay any of the first four episodes, subtitles are no longer available.
Is there an issue with subtitles on NowTV?
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Breaking:
Allison Gardner, @glasgowfilm CEO and @glasgowfilmfest director, to retire in 2025: screendaily.com/news/allison…
When you use Google, did you know, in the search field, if you put a football team name and then add score e.g. celtic score. An animation will appear showing raised hands as if they're celebrating
ALT Screenshot of Google search results. In the search field, it reads celtic score. At bottom, a few hands are up in the air as they're celebrating
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@LNRailway you failed my @PassAssistance at Nuneaton and the help point was no help at all,
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Earlier this morning Janey passed away in her sleep. Her family were with her.
The love and support from all her friends and fans during this cancer journey brought her enormous joy. It has also been a huge comfort to us, her family and close friends, thank you.
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#Halloween
#TrickOrTreat2024
Parents
Please check your child’s sweets bags carefully
We have been advised that some children have found Parma Violets in theirs
Be aware, be safe
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A reminder: when your conference is government-funded and claims equal access, you should provide READY for sign language interpreters. We do not need to make requests for accommodations TEN DAYS IN ADVANCE.
Teri Garr passed away. It was only a few weeks ago, I had seen her in the movie Young Frankenstein at my local cinema. She was 79 years old.
