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The collapse of a startup leaves implanted medical devices in > 700 people

The unavailability of the proprietary SW needed to recalibrate the devices and maintain its effectiveness, and the draining of batteries, will leave them without treatment and with HW implanted in their bodies

They have to hack their own implants

And it is not an isolated case but a trend

nature.com/immersive/d41586-02…


Abandoned: the human cost of neurotechnology failure

When the makers of electronic implants abandon their projects, people who rely on the devices have everything to lose.
www.nature.com
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1️⃣ Yesterday I complained about stream.cz not providing #RSS channel.
2️⃣ In the evening I created a pull request to #RSSBridge adding stream.cz support.
3️⃣ Today It was merged
4️⃣ I can now subscribe to the show on stream.cz using RSS through RSS bridge

I love open software. But still it would be better if seznam have supported RSS in the first place.
❤️ :opensource:
github.com/RSS-Bridge/rss-brid…

A pull request adding stream.cz support to RSS Bridge
RSS Bridge showing Stream.cz feed
My RSS reader subscribed to Stream.cz show

Added StreamCzBridge by Stopka · Pull Request #3187 · RSS-Bridge/rss-bridge

Added bridge for czech streaming platform stream.cz
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#RSS #RSSBridge
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Harvey Sandstrom

@treefit Yep theres many raycast and collision tests in my future. Its probably not as hard as I imagine, things like this have been done before in Godot. The xrtools has a VR keyboard. Perhaps I can just plunk that in.

Im not sure what I would use on a real device. There are many displays available from waveshare, including ones more than big enough for a tablet (though you are on your own for touch input). If I recall correctly, the Remarkable e-ink note taking tablet runs Qt.

@treefit

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Wir haben auch den offenen Brief "Das universelle Recht, jede Software auf jedem Gerät zu installieren" des #fsfe unterzeichnet, um die Idee zu unterstützen, #Geräte von #unsicherer oder #privatsphärenfeindlicher Software zu befreien. Wir zahlen für die Geräte und sollten dann nicht ein Objekt für #Data Mining und Datenanalyse dieser Unternehmen werden.

fsfe.org/activities/upcyclinga…


Open letter for the right to install any software on any device - FSFE

Free Software Foundation Europe is a charity that empowers users to control technology. We enable people to use, understand, adapt, and share software.
FSFE - Free Software Foundation Europe
#fsfe #data #privatsphärenfeindlicher #unsicherer #Geräte

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Some #RaspberryPi alternative SBCs to consider:
- ROCK Pi 4 (rockpi.org)
- MangoPi MQ Pro (mangopi.org)
- Odroid C4 (hardkernel.com)
- ROCK64 (pine64.com)
- Le Potato (loverpi.com)
- Banana Pi M6 (banana-pi.org)

These examples share similar form factors and/or specs to various RPi models, but their vendors offer many other options as well. What other recommendations do folks have?


PINE64 Store - Main Page

The main purpose of Pine Store creation is servicing PINE64 community.
PINE Store
#raspberrypi
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vince

turns out there's a whole directory of SBC options, searchable by architecture, specs, form factor, header compatibility, etc. (thanks @be!)

hackerboards.com/

#RaspberryPi

Board-DB: The Single Board Computer Database - Board-DB

With over 450 active entries, Board-DB is the largest online database and comparison tool for single board computers (SBCs), computing modules (SoMs), and development boards.
hackerboards.com
#raspberrypi @EVERYTHING'S COMPUTER

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The accessibility for the blind advent calendar: day 10 - Luxembourg - expand the content warning to open the window for today
Today's is more of a handy implementation rather than best practice example per se. Still, I haven't seen it anywhere else and I find it a socially mindful design.
You know the talking info boards at public transport stops, right? The ones that you press a button on and it reads the next few lines that will depart even when all you really need is the next one? I'm pleased to tell you that Luxembourg is doing it differently:
The spoken information is given only as long as you hold down the button that activates it so it is a kind of walkie-talkie that does the talkie part instead of you. This way, you can hold it down, listen to the next train or two arriving then release the button and be done with it. Not a perfect design as it excludes those with limited dexterity but it is a start.
Sadly, the information is given only in French which goes to show that accessibility should also include those who can't speak the country's language. This is in Luxembourg which boasts three official ones so most of the native population has grown multilingual from the start. Unfortunately, I have seen these info boards only at some train stations in the Luxembourg city - would be amazing to see the availability expand.
Again, no links and also sadly no recordings so have some more interesting facts instead:
1. Luxembourg is the first European country to make the public transport completely free of charge to everyone. Bear this in mind if you ever come to visit.
2. The city of Luxembourg has been awarded the European Commission's Accessible City Award of 2021.
#Accessibility #Blind #Adventcalendar #Luxembourg #PublicTransport
#Accessibility #blind #Luxembourg #publictransport #adventcalendar

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@app Hey, could we please get an ability to set our post language up on submission? Sometimes I would want to post something in Polish, Russian or Chinese but it will always show as a post in English which will spam people's timelines with some uncomprehensible garbage (for them), a beautiful language (for me). I understand Tweesecake doesn't mean to be a full-on Mastodon client but that should be one more API query param. TC users, I kindly ask you to boost.
@TweeseCake

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Zažívám nesmírnou radost naše distribuce CachyOS se ukázala na Phoronixu a to i s vyšším výkonem pro gaming.

Na začátku roku 2021 jsme začali jako menší partička kamošů - Já, Ptr, Hamad a pár uživatelů s tím, že cheme Arch Linux více optimalizovaný pro nová CPU a přinést gamingu na linuxu svěží vzduch.

Zda se povedlo, to posoudí každý sám. To je teprve začátek, máme další nápady, jak zlepšovat optimalizace. Co je nejlepší, lze je aplikovat na vanilla Arch Linux.

https://www.phoronix.com/review/cachyos-linux-perf​

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At Auschwitz we see the end of the process. The Holocaust did not start from gas chambers. It gradually developed from ideas, words, stereotypes & prejudice through legal exclusion, dehumanization & escalating violence.

74 years ago UN accepted the "Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide". It was drafted by a lawyer of Polish-Jewish descent Rafał Lemkin.

The text of the convention: ohchr.org/en/instruments-mecha…

#GenocidePreventionDay #genocide @histodons

Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide

Entry into force: 12 January 1951, in accordance with article XIII The Contracting Parties , Having considered the declaration made by the General Assembly of the United Nations in its resolution 96 (I) dated 11 December 1946 that genocide is a crime…
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#genocidepreventionday #genocide @histodons group
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Stay Home
by Wendell Berry

I will wait here in the fields to see how well the rain brings on the grass.

In the labor of the fields longer than a man's life
I am home. Don't come with me.

You stay home too.

I will be standing in the woods where the old trees move only with the wind and then with gravity.

In the stillness of the trees
I am at home. Don't come with me.

You stay home too.

#Tuesday #Rain #Woods #Poetry

A curved gravel path leads into a deep wood.
#poetry #rain #tuesday #woods

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PureBoot is Purism’s solution for high security boot firmware that gives you complete control.

While we design PureBoot’s defaults to meet most people’s needs, you can also create your own version with custom features, pre-approved USB keys, and all with little risk to your Librem 14 laptop.

Here is more about this topic 📌 puri.sm/posts/how-to-hardware-…

How to Hardware Flash your Librem 14 Boot Firmware – Purism

Purism makes premium phones, laptops, mini PCs and servers running free software on PureOS. Purism products respect people's privacy and freedom while protecting their security.
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unfortunately flathub is annoying again: github.com/flathub/chat.delta.…
looks like the generation of the static #npm packages failed again. Maybe it needs updated flathub-builder tools to become more reliable...

anyways too late already, I apologise for the release delay though. (I am still a bit sick, so progress is slower than I'd like)


update to 1.34.0 by Simon-Laux · Pull Request #97 · flathub/chat.delta.desktop

Contribute to flathub/chat.delta.desktop development by creating an account on GitHub.
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#npm
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#deltachat_desktop 1.34 is already released on the website, so you may already update If you use the website download as your source.

you can track release status here: github.com/deltachat/deltachat…


Release Progress 1.34 · Issue #3026 · deltachat/deltachat-desktop

website (deltachat/deltachat-pages#574) flathub (flathub/chat.delta.desktop#97 (comment)) github release (https://github.com/deltachat/deltachat-desktop/releases/tag/v1.34.0) downloadable files als...
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#deltachat_desktop

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I wrote "Building an #Asynchronous, Internet-Optional Instant Messaging System" today. It suggests using #DeltaChat (@delta) across an #email system that can run on non-IP networks to achieve #IM coverage without having to have an Internet backbone, using things like #NNCP, #Syncthing, #Filespooler, and such. I love the ways we can combine interesting tools like this!

changelog.complete.org/archive…

#email #syncthing #deltachat #asynchronous #filespooler #NNCP #im @Delta Chat (39c3)

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As it turns out @Raspberry_Pi didn’t apologize for its social post yesterday because they think people are dogpiling or brigading on them, as @stokel so helpfully reported: buzzfeednews.com/article/chris…

No, you are a corporation on a network that doesn’t like corporations writing about surveillance on a network that doesn’t like surveillance featuring an ex-cop on a network that doesn’t like cops.

Like, understand your audience.


The Computer Company Raspberry Pi Hired An Ex-Cop And People Are Pissed

“I think what we’re looking at is a dogpile that’s being organized somewhere,” a Raspberry Pi cofounder told BuzzFeed News.
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@Chris Stokel-Walker

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We're hiring a Staff Frontend Engineer for Glitch — an extraordinary role, because we intend to keep innovating wildly on the frontend experience of Glitch, and because the team is deeply caring & thoughtful. The role is U.S. remote, salary is $169,000 to $245,000, I've found Fastly's benefits to be exceptional, well-managed & inclusive, and we have a warm, collaborative ethos within both the team and community. Consider joining us if you want to make something wonderful!
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Jobs at Fastly

We’re always looking for humble, sharp, and creative folks to join the Fastly team. If you think you might be a fit, please apply!
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📢 One and only chance this year! Final days to score $100 off on your Librem 5 USA. We ship your Made in USA electronics #phone within 10 business days. Use the code Librem5USA when you check out 🎉

puri.sm/posts/extended-till-10…

Extended till 10 December 2022: Special Year End Promotion for Librem 5 USA – Purism

Purism makes premium phones, laptops, mini PCs and servers running free software on PureOS. Purism products respect people's privacy and freedom while protecting their security.
Purism SPC
#phone

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#XMPP Events

The Realtime Lounge at #FOSDEM 2023 has been accepted! Meet XMPP folks and #XSF members!

Let's hang out, relax, and talk about #realtime technologies.

#Brussels, on February 4 & 5th 2023

fosdem.org/2023/news/2022-12-0…

#jabber #standards #rtc #matrix #Interoperability

FOSDEM 2023 - Accepted stands for FOSDEM 2023

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#xmpp #matrix #Jabber #fosdem #interoperability #standards #xsf #realtime #brussels #rtc

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We are happy to announce that @gnome is sponsoring an #Outreachy internship project for the December-March cohort where the intern will be working on adding observability to librsvg.

The intern will work with mentor @federicomena.

discourse.gnome.org/t/announce… #GNOME


Announcement: GNOME will have an Outreachy intern working on adding observability to librsvg!

We are happy to announce that GNOME is sponsoring an Outreachy internship project for the December-March cohort where the intern will be working on adding observability to librsvg. Shinigami will be working with mentor Federico Mena Quintero.
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#gnome #outreachy @Federico Mena Quintero @GNOME
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