Non-Google search engines blocked from showing recent Reddit results
Updated robots.txt file hits Bing and others without a Reddit deal.Ars Technica
ThePhysical Keyboard Challenge: Evaluating the Experience of Using an Android Tablet with an External
From the very first day I purchased my Samsung S9 FE tablet and Logitech K380 Bluetooth keyboard, I planned to write this article. I finally decided to takeSalih Kunduz (Accessible Android)
This is a fresh 4K remaster of one of the most brilliant movies I have ever seen.
A+ sci-fi story with breathtaking hand-drawn visuals by a French-Hungarian team from '82.
If you get a chance, watch it.
youtube.com/watch?v=D4f4tprXSi…
TIME MASTERS - Official 4K Restoration Trailer
Directed by visionary sci-fi animator René Laloux (Fantastic Planet) and designed by the legendary Jean Giraud (a.k.a. Mœbius), The Time Masters is a trippy,...YouTube
Progressing with my singing, like for everything in life, takes time, dedication, patience, and consistency.
No fancy gears, no shortcuts, no "trying to find the perfect setup", I just needed to get down to work and practice consistently.
Who knew I could call myself a singer at 40.
1Password is ISO 27001 certified — and more | 1Password
1Password has achieved ISO 27001, 27017, 27018, and 27701 certifications. Learn what this means for you and your organization.Agile Bits, Inc.
Laura Medcalf’s Legacy
Unfortunately, we lost a key member of our team this month. In honor of Laura Medcalf, please join us for this look back at her life and work.ColesStaff (Assistive Technology at Easter Seals Crossroads)
TranscribeGlass™ Brings Captions to the Forefront
Learn more about TranscribeGlass™, a pair of new, affordable real-time captioning glasses designed and built for people with disabilities.ColesStaff (Assistive Technology at Easter Seals Crossroads)
Abbott Warns Small Number of FreeStyle Libre 3 Sensors May Give Inaccurate Readings
A small number of sensors that read blood sugar levels continuously may give incorrect info. Here's how to check your FreeStyle Libre 3 for a replacement.Jessica Rendall (CNET)
I Tried Improving My Sleep Quality With the Manta Sound Sleep Mask. Here's What Happened
This two-in-one sleep product has adjustable eyecups and built-in Bluetooth headphones. Is it worth the money?Aly Lopez (CNET)
PSA: if you're in infosec red teaming an evil maid attack and you are not wearing a maid outfit while doing so, you may not be in full compliance with security standards and best practices
do remember that some industry regulators additionally require testing with cat ears for full certification. some organisations opt to further demonstrate protection against against the ‘moe moe kyun~’ blessing of a machine to auditors, but this is not currently mandatory under any scheme
Interview with Jessica Hipp, the COO of WayAround - Even Grounds
One of my big finds this year was the WayTags which let me label things around me, and I discovered how to enhance my travel with them.Tom (Even Grounds)
New scraper just dropped (well, an old scraper was renamed):
Facebook/Meta updated its robots.txt entry for opting out of GenAI data scraping. If you blocked FacebookBot before, you should block meta-externalagent now:
User-Agent: meta-externalagent
Disallow: /Official references:
- Facebook developer documentation for
FacebookBotno longer mentions GenAI. - Facebook developer documentation for web crawlers, including
Meta-ExternalAgentmentions “AI”.
Meta Web Crawlers - Sharing - Documentation - Meta for Developers
This page lists the User Agent (UA) strings that identify Meta’s most common web crawlers and what each of those crawlers are used for.developers.facebook.com
Obligatory “the W3C/EU effort for a standard TDM Reservation Protocol would solve this by letting sites globally opt out of datamining for purposes like this, without having to play robots.txt whack-a-mole”.
People really ought to support the NoAI and NoImageAI X-Robots tags in the meantime. They probably won’t, though. Unlike the TDM Reservation Protocol, there’s no legal incentive to do so; unlike noindex, there’s no self-interested reason to do so (noindex is often used on pages that don’t belong in search results, like duplicates and non-public pages).
🇨🇭 Switzerland now requires all government software to be open source - @ZDNet
｢ This new law requires all public bodies to disclose the source code of software developed by or for them unless third-party rights or security concerns prevent it. This "public money, public code" approach aims to enhance government operations' transparency, security, and efficiency ｣
zdnet.com/article/switzerland-…
Switzerland now requires all government software to be open source
The United States remains reluctant to work with open source, but European countries are bolder.Steven Vaughan-Nichols (ZDNET)
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The skydiver who survived a 14,000-foot fall - ESPN
In 2013, Emma Carey went skydiving for the first time and experienced an absolute nightmare. This is why she refuses to let the accident define her.Ryan Hockensmith (ESPN)
Okay, this is part of my contribution to the idea of a monoculture on mastodon.
I'm Nigerian. Nigeria is about to go on a huge public strike, and I haven't heard anything about it here. Now, I don't blame anyone for that, obviously, but I think it shows the fact that perhaps there aren't as many Africans as I'd like.
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What should I do about this backpack food box that was dumped in my garden?
It's a little worn, but not excessively so. And it breaks my heart to see something like this go to waste.
Also, whoever you are, stop using my garden as a trash heap, k thx.
Also looking forward to relieving that feeling of getting developed pictures and looking at those moments a few months after I’m back home
NYT:
"If you drive a car made by General Motors and it has an internet connection, your car’s movements and exact location are being collected and shared anonymously with a data broker. This practice, disclosed in a letter sent by two Democratic senators to the FTC on Friday, is yet another way in which automakers are tracking drivers, often without their knowledge."
Lazyweb question for y'all:
What if I've been spoiled by the ability of the Mastodon web client to do a one-push-of-a-button optical character recognition operation on images, as part of the alt-text entry interface?
I know NOTHING about the back-end software, services, or APIs that power that. But I want it in WordPress -- a plugin to grab text from an image as part of "Add Media" operation.
FOSS if possible; sustainable software always preferred!
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