paraphrand

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[–] paraphrand@lemmy.world 3 points 21 hours ago* (last edited 21 hours ago)

The thing is, you need to make proper PDFs with properly structured content with proper metadata for screen readers to be able to access the content in the PDF in a logical and sane way. This is what the OP is tasked to do, and why they are looking for help. So I’m not sure what you mean by “try just using screen readers.”

[–] paraphrand@lemmy.world 5 points 21 hours ago* (last edited 21 hours ago)

I’m dealing with this right now too.

My advise is to ditch the PDFs where possible, and go with HTML documents. They are far easier to make accessible. The down side is you can’t easily pass them around in a self contained way that isn’t a bit wonky compared to a PDF or DOCX. But if you just link to them in a course, or otherwise expect students to just access them in a browser, HTML pages can work well.

PDFs have always been a nightmare, and the new accessibility rules are making thousands of people in education finally realize that.

[–] paraphrand@lemmy.world 17 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Did anyone end up eating it? Did a cop eat the evidence, is what I’m asking.

[–] paraphrand@lemmy.world 7 points 1 day ago

I really hope they can set a great example for the rest of the country.

[–] paraphrand@lemmy.world 2 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

I was taught by various sources that the reason there is some truth to the idea that democrats and republicans are the same is that they are both participating in perpetuating and spreading neoliberalism. That’s the point of view I have. Do you disagree with that?

I’m not trying to redefine anything, I’m expressing a point of view. From what I can tell, republican/democrat and neoliberal are not mutually exclusive terms.

[–] paraphrand@lemmy.world 1 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (2 children)

What the hell? Democrats and Republicans are neoliberals. They both participate in neoliberalism as it has been since, like, the 1970s/1980s. When everything started being dismantled.

Neoliberalism is an economic and political theory advocating for free-market capitalism with minimal government intervention, emphasizing privatization, deregulation, and free trade.

So, NAFTA, deregulating all sorts of industries, a lack of regulation on the tech industry, dismantling or not supporting unions, etc.

This tariff stuff does not change anything, imo.

Are you guys all neoliberalism supporters or something?

Neoliberalism is maintained with the two party system we have. And the two sides participate in the ratchet effect.

This is why both sides are going crazy over Zohran.

It feels like you are just using labels a bit wrong. I’m not arguing against your point, just your choice of labels. All these downvotes without proper explanation to help me understand is really lame.

[–] paraphrand@lemmy.world 2 points 4 days ago

lol, it’s 5:24 here and I was just thinking about this before I ran across this comic.

[–] paraphrand@lemmy.world -4 points 4 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (5 children)

My point was that they are all neoliberals.

Edit: What the hell? Democrats and Republicans are neoliberals. They both participate in neoliberalism as it has been since, like, the 1970s/1980s. When everything started being dismantled.

Neoliberalism is an economic and political theory advocating for free-market capitalism with minimal government intervention, emphasizing privatization, deregulation, and free trade.

This tariff stuff does not change anything, imo.

Are you guys all neoliberalism supporters or something?

[–] paraphrand@lemmy.world 8 points 4 days ago

I hope it changes too.

[–] paraphrand@lemmy.world 7 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago) (2 children)

I’m sure it’s still some scheme to cover for the ratchet effect. “We tried. It was the longest shutdown ever!”

[–] paraphrand@lemmy.world 12 points 4 days ago

That is a better word. It’s not that I disagree with the comments, I’m just over it. It feels like automated bots at this point, and contributes nearly nothing to the discussion.

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submitted 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) by paraphrand@lemmy.world to c/dull_mens_club@lemmy.world
 

I’ve been dealing with some painful bloating today. Not common for me. After accepting it for most of the day, I finally did a google and learned peppermint tea can help.

I just happened to have some on hand. I made some in a large cup with two tea bags. And it seems to have worked. I’m surprised! And relieved.

 

It was easy. I finally got some vinegar and filled it up and let the kettle sit overnight. Rinsed it and gave it a wipe with a wad of paper towel and the scale and residue from the scale is all gone.

Shoulda done it earlier. The wasted psychic energy, every time I peered in and saw the scale…

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I ordered drapes (lemmy.world)
submitted 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) by paraphrand@lemmy.world to c/dull_mens_club@lemmy.world
 

I’ve been at my place for 3 years now, drapeless.

The color is burlywood.

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submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by paraphrand@lemmy.world to c/showerthoughts@lemmy.world
 

Shut it down. Shutting down.

(Shutting up?)

 
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