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Mike Gifford, CPWA @mgifford.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 20/08/2026

@fershad I've got a similar question about the Grid Aware Mode here: fershad.com/writing/decarbonisation… I'm curious how it is functioning and how to get more folks using it. I've got a site or two I could throw this type of thing on. Also, always curious on the cost/benefit of […]

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Mike Gifford, CPWA @mgifford.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 20/08/2026

@fershad ok, so practical question about: fershad.com/writing/decarbonisation… I haven't seen someone do this with Mastodon before where you track boosts and likes, but it's an interesting idea. Have you documented how you do this (especially with the show/hide profile pictures) […]

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Mike Gifford, CPWA @mgifford.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 09/08/2026

Definitely agree that the #FOSSY discussions of #AI & #FOSS have been very civilized. There is a good amount of discussion here 2026.fossy.ca/schedule/presentation… about sfconservancy.org/news/2026/jun/18/… LLM Backed` Generative AI […]

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Mike Gifford, CPWA @mgifford.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 09/08/2026

At #FOSSY & the AI panel that is happening now. The conversation of unionization came up so thought to mention @beep 's book You Deserve a Tech Union ethanmarcotte.com/books/you-deserve…

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Mike Gifford, CPWA @mgifford.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 07/08/2026

Day 2 of #FOSSY at #UBC in #Vancouver starting strong. Photos from the #Right2Repair panel & Elizabeth Barron of the #PHP Foundation.

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Mike Gifford, CPWA @mgifford.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 15/07/2026

“The purpose of life is not to be happy at all. It is to be useful, to be honorable. It is to be compassionate. It is to matter, to have it make some difference that you lived." -- Leo Rosten

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Mike Gifford, CPWA @mgifford.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 13/07/2026

Big ideas often sound unrealistic until they become inevitable. This conversation with Shiv Malik explores why incremental thinking won't solve today's housing crisis, and what it would take to build a new city designed for one million people. Whether or not you agree with the proposal, it is […]

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Mike Gifford, CPWA @mgifford.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 12/07/2026

Installing #solar 1 house at a time leaves a lot of value on the table. What if neighbours planned together? How about #Ottawa & specifically #Centretown - Shared buying power - Lower costs - Better #battery options - More resilient communities - Less #CO2 […]

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Chuck Darwin @cdarwin.c.im.ap.brid.gy · 28/06/2026

The richest man on Earth owns X. The family of the second-richest man owns Paramount, which owns CBS, and could soon own Warner Bros, which owns CNN. The third-richest man owns Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp. The fourth-richest man owns the Washington Post and Amazon MGM Studios. Another […]

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Mike Gifford, CPWA @mgifford.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 28/06/2026

Simple quote seen at UN Open Source Week: "be the catalist that makes the world work better" #UNOSW #NYC #OpenSource

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Mike Gifford, CPWA @ox.ca · 23/06/2026

Day 2 of UN Open Source Week! Focused on Open Source AI. Inspiring words from Adriana Groh & Thomas Jarzombek ("Public Money, Public Code"). Great to be with the #Drupal community, including Timothy Lehnen & Tiffany Farriss.👇 #UNOSW #OpenSource #FOSS

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Mike Gifford, CPWA @mgifford.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 22/06/2026

If you can't be here in NYC for the UN's Open Source Week, you can still access the live feed online from Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday. Check out: www.unopensource.org/#process #UNOpenSourceWeek #UNOSW #UnitedNations #OpenSource

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Mike Gifford, CPWA @mgifford.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 21/06/2026

I am in NYC for the UN Open Source Week! Anyone want to get together tonight for dinner? #UNOSW #UnitedNations

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Mike Gifford, CPWA @mgifford.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 16/06/2026

What if neighbours worked together to make solar, battery backup, and home electrification easier and more affordable? I'm exploring a community-led model for Ottawa that focuses on transparency, resilience, and reducing costs through neighbourhood-scale adoption. No sales pitches. No […]

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Mike Gifford, CPWA @mgifford.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 08/06/2026

How can societies balance innovation with the need for transparency, interoperability, and public oversight? #AIQ #AI

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Mike Gifford, CPWA @mgifford.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 07/06/2026

What characteristics should critical digital infrastructure possess if it is to remain accountable to the communities that depend upon it? #AIQ #AI

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Mike Gifford, CPWA @mgifford.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 07/06/2026

How might the principles of good participation guide the design and governance of digital infrastructure? #AIQ #AI

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Mike Gifford, CPWA @mgifford.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 07/06/2026

What responsibilities do institutions have to avoid creating new forms of dependency in the digital age? #AIQ #AI

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Mike Gifford, CPWA @mgifford.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 06/06/2026

What are we building together that will strengthen community, deepen trust, and leave future generations with greater hope than we inherited? #AIQ #AI

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Mike Gifford, CPWA @mgifford.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 06/06/2026

When efficiency conflicts with dignity, relationship, or justice, what should guide our decisions? #AIQ #AI

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Mike Gifford, CPWA @mgifford.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 05/06/2026

How can data and technology be used to support human flourishing while ensuring that people are never reduced to data points, predictions, or commercial assets? #AIQ #Ai

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Mike Gifford, CPWA @mgifford.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 04/06/2026

Who benefits from the concentration of technological power & how might innovation be distributed more broadly so that communities everywhere can contribute to shaping the future? #AIQ #AI

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Mike Gifford, CPWA @mgifford.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 04/06/2026

If knowledge is a gift to be shared rather than a resource to be hoarded, what responsibilities do we have to ensure that access to knowledge remains open and equitable? #AIQ #AI

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Mike Gifford, CPWA @mgifford.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 04/06/2026

How might our institutions create space not merely for speaking, but for listening deeply enough that disagreement becomes a source of wisdom rather than division? #AiQ #AI

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Mike Gifford, CPWA @mgifford.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 07/05/2026

I am thrilled to announce that I’ve contributed a chapter to the new book, Digital Accessibility Ethics: Disability Inclusion in All Things Tech. Published earlier today! This book explores the intersection of disability rights & the evolving tech landscape, and I’m honored to be included […]

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Mike Gifford, CPWA @mgifford.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 05/04/2026

So many good shows on #CanadaLandShow — I enjoy getting insight on what is happening to Canadians. It's a refreshing view on the news. Thanks @jessebrown Here are some of their popular shows. www.labs.canadaland.com/share

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Mike Gifford, CPWA @mgifford.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 11/03/2026

I just released pdf-crawler, a tool to audit PDF accessibility at scale! This is a direct "remix" of the brilliant work by the Luxembourg government's #accessibility team & their #simplA11yPDFCrawler - it’s a testament to the power of #OpenSource: a tool built for one #gov can be adapted to […]

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Mike Gifford, CPWA @mgifford.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 10/03/2026

RE: front-end.social/@AlainVagner/11620… This has come up before. Screen readers do not have a limit. Long-desc is no longer supported. However for much longer alt text, it probably makes more sense to put in an aria-described by pointing to a paragraph or page describing […]

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Mike Gifford, CPWA @mgifford.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 21/02/2026

What if every project on GitHub had a ACCESSIBILITY.md Would this commitment at the root of a project change anything? This is a rough draft of what it could look like: mgifford.github.io/ACCESSIBILITY.md #Accessibility #OpenSource

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Mike Gifford, CPWA @mgifford.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 18/02/2026

I built a small prototype exploring how we might publish structured accessibility information about physical buildings: mgifford.github.io/accessible-build… Web #accessibility has standards as does the built environment. There isn't a good model though to share the work to […]

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Mike Gifford, CPWA @mgifford.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 17/02/2026

Privacy is a big deal for cars, especially electric cars. Many are worried about Chinese cars. What is worth remembering is that Western car manufacturers all fail on respecting user privacy […]

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Mike Gifford, CPWA @mgifford.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 16/02/2026

Digital public goods are enabling open collaboration at scale. Explore what shaped the #DPG ecosystem in 2025 in the new State of the DPG Ecosystem Report: www.digitalpublicgoods.net/2025-DPG… #DigitalPublicGoods #DPGA #2025DPGEcosytemReport Tag: @dpgalliance

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Mike Gifford, CPWA @mgifford.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 12/02/2026

@andrewnez I'm curious what else could be done to show organizational contributions to open source projects. I've got a simple (and somewhat buggy) example up here: mgifford.github.io/gh-open-dash How do we make it easier for folks to see contributions (even comments).

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Mike Gifford, CPWA @mgifford.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 12/02/2026

@db Nice work here dbushell.com/ai Worth also mentioning the environment. Especially if AI gets bundled into everything. I do choose to use AI myself, but always important to be reminded that: - the costs of AI are high and certain; - the risks are higher and likely.

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Mike Gifford, CPWA @mgifford.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 07/02/2026

Blue sky just as I leave #Dublin Ok, I didn't come for the weather. Once again though #Ireland continues to impress. Thanks so much!

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Mike Gifford, CPWA @mgifford.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 06/02/2026

This is the 2nd time today, where MarkCarney Davos speech was raised in Dublin. Yesterday in a different Dublin conference in a different sectorit was raised by a speaker. #sovereignty #Canada #Ireland

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Mike Gifford, CPWA @mgifford.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 05/02/2026

I hadn't thought about the importance for #accessibility of having breakpoints for #tablets. I wasn't aware that this was both so important & so under-supported in the web. How do we test for this & for #landscape mode for mobile devices too. #IAAPEU #EndUserFocus

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Mike Gifford, CPWA @mgifford.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 05/02/2026

Chris White from #VisionIreland builds on #MarkCarney speech at #Davos at the #IAAPEU conference in #Dublin today. It was interesting to hear the #GreenGrocer metaphor of the #PowerOfThePowerless be applied in the #Disability #Accessibility community. Carney's message is resonating.

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Mike Gifford, CPWA @mgifford.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 05/02/2026

Canada has created the CAN/ASC - EN 301 549:2024 based on Europe's Accessibility standards. It is great, but what are we doing to go beyond #WCAG? I am learning a lot at the #IAAPEU & Vially #Accessibility Event in #Dublin. There is so much nuance […]

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Mike Gifford, CPWA @mgifford.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 01/02/2026

I would like the @fosdem community to embrace #accessibility In effort of that goal I've started by recording some problems and possible solutions for the website: github.com/FOSDEM/website/issues/338 This is a lot of work that together, as a community, we need to address. #FOSDEM […]

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