"Milestone for digital sovereignty": 20 years of the Open Document Format (ODF)
The Document Foundation celebrates the 20th anniversary of adoption of ODF as an OASIS standard. This promotes global digital independence and interoperability.
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#IT #LibreOffice #OpenSource #news
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Because of security vulnerabilities: LibreOffice advises against OpenOffice
The developers of LibreOffice advise against its competitor OpenOffice. The Apache software contains security vulnerabilities and is not being further developed
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#ApacheSoftwareFoundation #DocumentFoundation #IT #LibreOffice #OfficeSuite #OpenSource #OpenOffice #Software #news
Samsung plans to launch the Galaxy S25 Edge at a May 12 virtual event at 8pm ET, and reservations for the super-slim device are now open with a $50 credit (Ben Schoon/9to5Google)
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After weeks of rumors and an apparent delay, Samsung has just announced a May 12 launch event for the Galaxy...Ben Schoon (9to5Google)
“One way you can tell is it’s always such a nice report,” founder tells Ars.Kevin Purdy (Ars Technica)
Po dlouhá léta podepisujeme DNS zóny pomocí vestavěné funkce nejznámějšího DNS serveru BIND 9. Aktuální verze přinášejí novější plně automatizovaný přístup, který původní postup nahrazuje.Petr Krčmář (Internet Info, s.r.o.)
In this episode, Gaurav begins his journey into mastering spreadsheets with Apple’s free app, Numbers on Mac. 📊 Using an insightful AppleVis podcast as his guide, he learns how to open a spreadsheet and navigate it efficiently with VoiceOver.www.applevis.com
APOD from 2025-05-02
Young Star Cluster NGC 346
NGC 346, a massive young star cluster in the Small Magellanic Cloud, is 210,000 light-years away. Its stars shape their surrounding nebula and trigger new star formation. This James #Webb Space #Telescope #infrared image shows the region's vibrant colors across 240 light-years.
HD image at apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap250502.ht… #astronomy #galaxy
A different astronomy and space science related image is featured each day, along with a brief explanation.apod.nasa.gov
This dumb password rule is from Polytechnique Montreal.
Passwords must have a minimum length of 8 characters
Passwords must have a maximum length of 30 characters
Passwords must contain a minimum of 2 digits
Passwords must contain a minimum of 2 letters
Password must be different than the last one used
Passwords may contain these special characte...
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#password #passwords #infosec #cybersecurity #dumbpasswordrules
Passwords must have a minimum length of 8 characters Passwords must have a maximum length of 30 characters Passwords must contain a minimum of 2 digits Passwords must contain a minimum of 2 letters Password must be different than the last one use…dumbpasswordrules.com
MiniDebConf Maceió 2025 é um encontro da comunidade Debian brasileira que acontece na capital alagoana entre 1 e 4 de maio de 2025MiniDebConf Maceió 2025
MiniDebConf Hamburg 2025 Debian community meeting taking place between April 30th - and 5th 2025MiniDebConf Hamburg 2025
📢 Introducing the #UnseenImageChallenge! 📢
What if everyone experienced social media the way screen reader users do? Let's find out together!
Visit our challenge website for more information and examples: micr0.dev/unseenChallenge
Post a solid black square image with detailed alt text describing what would have been there. Everyone will "see" the same way screen reader users see the post! This powerful exercise demonstrates why accessible content matters.
Not sure how to write good descriptions? We've created a comprehensive alt text guide at micr0.dev/alttext with examples, tips, and even an interactive quality checker!
You can also DM me the original image, and I'll help generate alt text you can use! (Make sure you are following me first! Mastodon blocks 'unsolicited' DMs!)
Example: Instead of "My cat" try "My orange tabby cat Whiskers lounging in a sunbeam on the windowsill, looking sleepy with half-closed eyes"
The challenge runs for one full week! Join in on any or all of the daily themes.
I'll be boosting exceptional examples throughout the week and featuring creative descriptions. Your participation helps inspire others!
If you find value in this challenge and want to support Altbot's continued development and accessibility work, you can contribute to the project at ko-fi.com/micr0byte. All funds go directly toward server costs, development, and expanding our accessibility initiatives. However, awareness and participation are the most important contributions!
Every day, blind and low-vision people experience the Fediverse entirely through alt text. This challenge helps everyone understand why detailed image descriptions are so important first hand. Awareness is important!
The challenge begins today! Who's ready to make the Fediverse more accessible while trying something new? Make sure to tag three friends who you think should join in!
#Accessibility #AltText #DigitalInclusion
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Source: Amazon plans to soon show how much President Trump's tariffs are adding to the price of each product next to its total listed price (Punchbowl News)
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PRESENTED BY IN THIS EDITION Gaming out reconciliation Amazon to display tariff costs for consumers Schatz moves quickly to lock up whip race The Vault:punchbowlnews (Punchbowl News)
qBittorrent 5.1 open-source BitTorrent client is now available for download as a major update that introduces several new features.Marius Nestor (9to5Linux)
Nothing announces the $279 CMF Phone 2 Pro, with a 6.77" 120Hz AMOLED display and three rear cameras, including a 50MP telephoto lens, plus three new earbuds (Prakhar Khanna/ZDNET)
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The CMF Phone 2 Pro adds a new 50MP telephoto camera and brings Essential Key from the Nothing Phone 3a series to a $279 price point.Prakhar Khanna (ZDNET)
Learn how to install and use the screen command in Linux to manage multiple shell sessions during an SSH connection, with practical examples.Linux TLDR
🎉 DjangoCon US Opportunity Grants Are Open! 🎉
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We believe everyone should have the chance to attend DjangoCon US — whether
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Fosstodon is an invite only Mastodon instance that is open to those who are interested in technology; particularly free & open source software. If you wish to join, contact us for an invite.Mastodon hosted on fosstodon.org
Whether you're an aspiring developer, community contributor, or someone who's passionate about Django, we want to support your journey. 🌟
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As part of our commitment to diversity, we are thrilled to announce that we will be supporting individuals who need opportunity grants to attend DjangoCon US.DjangoCon US
MiniDebConf Maceió 2025 é um encontro da comunidade Debian brasileira que acontece na capital alagoana entre 1 e 4 de maio de 2025MiniDebConf Maceió 2025
This detailed tutorial explains what Ubuntu Pro is, why I think it’s worth considering, and how you can get started with Ubuntu pro.sk (OSTechNix)
Learn how to set temporary and permanent environment variables in ZSH to customize system behavior and streamline your workflow.Anees Asghar (Make Tech Easier)
The US FTC sues Uber, claiming the company charged for Uber One without consent, made it difficult to cancel, and failed to deliver promised savings (Annie Palmer/CNBC)
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The FTC claimed that users are "wrongly promised savings" when they sign up for Uber One, and that the company makes it difficult to cancel the subscription.Annie Palmer (CNBC)
US Government threatens Harvard with foreign student ban: bbc.com/news/articles/c1egdy24…
Discussion: news.ycombinator.com/item?id=4…
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem accused the institution of "threatening national security".Kelly Ng (BBC News)
Text SIGN PZMZQY to 50409 to send this to your officials.Resistbot
File Transfer Protocol (FTP) used to be a popular and time-honored method of transferring files to and from a remote network site.Steve Emms (LinuxLinks)
Free Blue Screens of Death for Windows 11 24H2 users
Microsoft rewards those who patch early with bricks hurled through its operating system Keeping with its rich history of updates that break Windows in unexpected ways, Microsoft has warned that two recent patches for Windows 11 24H2 are triggering blue screen crashes.…
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: Microsoft rewards those who patch early with bricks hurled through its operating systemBrandon Vigliarolo (The Register)
Sources: the Trump administration plans to eliminate the IRS' free Direct File tax program, after IRS staff were told in mid-March to stop working on it (Fatima Hussein/Associated Press)
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The Trump administration plans to eliminate the IRS’ Direct File program. That's the electronic system for filing tax returns directly to the agency for free.Fatima Hussein (AP News)
This roundup looks at the finest software-defined radio tools for Linux including apps that let you listen to DAB and DAB+ broadcasts.Steve Emms (LinuxLinks)
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in reply to Debian • • •Slightly worried by sudo being listed bad on my trixie system:
[-] sudo amd64 1.9.16p2-1 BAD
apt reinstall doesn't fix it either. Is there a correct response to BAD results?
Erik
in reply to Debian • • •stf
in reply to Debian • • •how exactly is reproducability protecting against "supply chain attacks"? if as a maintainer or dev backdoor a dependency of some upstream package and then a new backdoored source code version is released, in this case reproducable builds will only make sure that my backdoor is reproducably built, but it will not mitigate my backdoor.
i think my scenario is *the* definition of a supply chain attack. no? would your reproducible build have caught jia tan? what am i missing? 🧵 1/4