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Missed yesterdays #AndroidAppRain? OK, just 15 updates, nothing new. But today at apt.izzysoft.de/fdroid there are 16 updated and 1 new app:

* Obtanium: intentional spelling mistake I guess. Obtain (um!) your app updates directly from the devs' builds at Codeberg, Sourceforge, GitLab, Github etc to keep them up-to-snuff without needing multiple store apps or manual hunt

Enjoy your #free #Android #apps with #FDroid & the #IzzySoftRepo :awesome:


IzzyOnDroid F-Droid Repository

This is a repository of apps to be used with F-Droid. Applications in this repository are official binaries built by the original application developers, taken from their resp. repositories (mostly Github).
IzzyOnDroid App Repo
#android #free #fdroid #apps #AndroidAppRain #IzzySoftRepo

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Take control. Windows 11 revision is serviceable, and now you don't even have to use the commandline version to enable windows updates. techspot.com/news/97535-window…

Windows 11: a spyware machine out of users' control?

How much data is a Windows operating system sending to online servers? According to a recent video from The PC Security Channel (TPCSC), the most up-to-date version...
Alfonso Maruccia (TechSpot)

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thinking about this particular line from @slightlyoff:

> They also worked behind the scenes to marginalise those who pointed out the disturbing results and extraordinary costs.

when i publicly said that the implementation of server components feels like bullshit, someone from the react team dm'd me and made me feel bad, to the point that i wanted to delete the tweet

now I'm wondering how many other people this has happened to

infrequently.org/2023/02/the-m…


The Market for Lemons

New web services are being built to a self-defeatingly low UX and performance standard, and existing experiences are now pervasively re-developed on unspeakably slow, JS-taxed stacks.
Alex Russell
@Alex Russell

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We're hiring a Security Developer in Residence! This a contract role so we can consider remote candidates from anywhere the US can do business with. pyfound.blogspot.com/2023/01/t…

The PSF is hiring a Security Developer-in-Residence!

The Python Software Foundation (PSF) is happy to announce the launch of a year-long security enhancement initiative that will include a secu...
pyfound.blogspot.com

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Just registered for Mozilla Festival 2023! Join us at #MozFest to build a healthier internet and more Trustworthy AI. mzl.la/invite

Secure your Early Bird ticket to MozFest 2023

MozFest is Mozilla's largest public event and the premiere gathering for activists in diverse global movements fighting for a more humane digital world. Early Bird tickets are now available through February 7
Mozilla Festival (www.mozillafestival.org)
#mozfest

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Despite contacting them multiple times, #ThreeUK is still blocking access to Tutanota.

We have now made an official complaint to #Ofcom.

Hopefully UK users will soon have full access to Tutanota again!

#Fight4Privacy

Read more on the background here: tutanota.com/blog/posts/threeu…


ThreeUK is blocking Tutanota. While ThreeUK says the applied adult filter was standard for any email provider, other services are not blocked.

ISPs must not have the power to decide which online services users can or can not access.
Tutanota
#fight4privacy #threeuk #ofcom

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Curious what #OpenSource & #FreeSoftware advocates propose for building a culture of accessibility in their teams.

Hundreds of companies showed up for #FOSDEM & are at #StateOfOpenCon right now.

As a movement, how do we:
- orient new people to our teams?
- ensure compliance are set up and maintained?
- keep up with best practices for sharing our code/ideas?

#SOOCon23

State of Open Con - Day One outside the main auditorium.
#FreeSoftware #opensource #fosdem #stateofopencon #soocon23

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In July of 2019, NOAA broke. It seems that for some reason, they briefly lost their TTS license, and as a result, demo messages were all over the weather forecasts in several states for a few hours. Here's a recording of this from station KEC-63 in Southfield, MI.

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🚪El director adjunto de Sareb pasa a trabajar para Blackstone en un nuevo escándalo de puertas giratorias.

Álvaro Areal, director adjunto de la Sareb durante nueve años, pasa de trabajar en la entidad pública a hacerlo para este fondo de inversión favorecido por las últimas decisiones del banco malo.
elsaltodiario.com/sareb/alvaro…


El director adjunto de Sareb pasa a trabajar para Blackstone en un nuevo escándalo de puertas giratorias

www.elsaltodiario.com

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More strange Mastodon reporting. This time from @thurrott, who claims "I’ve been using Mastodon since December, but the interaction there is almost non-existent compared to Twitter."

Dude, you follow 22 people. Try following more people. The "non-existent" interaction is *up to you*.

I've found WAY MORE interactions and engagement here than I ever had on Twitter. Plus fewer death threats.

thurrott.com/cloud/social/2790…


Mastodon Continues to Lose Users - Thurrott.com

Usage of Mastodon has dwindled over the past two months, with monthly active users plummeting to less than 1.4 million after hitting a peak of 2.5 million in December.
Paul Thurrott (Thurrott.com)
@Paul Thurrott

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So interesting how this happens. We have a #blind character in this game, a blind accessibility consultant was consulted to get the #representation right .... but the blind can't play the game they're supposedly properly represented in because it's not #accessible to them. Curious how that meeting went :)
From birdsite:
It is done. Here is my post on Hogwarts Legacy. For those interested, please read. This is the best I can offer everyone. Thank you again all. brandoncole.net/?p=547

Hogwarts Legacy is Not My Legacy – BrandonCole.Net

www.brandoncole.net
#accessible #blind #representation

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Been working on a few improvements to the #pixelfedApp!

Some highlights:
✨ Captions preserve newlines
✨ Fixed caption mentions
✨ Caption urls are now rendered and open in-app or in browser
✨ Improved interactions (liked by & shared by)
✨ Comments w/media
✨ Improved comment threading
✨ Improved bio rendering
✨ More relevant search results
✨ Fixed search bar to support pasting
✨ Tap Home to scroll to top of feed
✨ Long press avatar to switch accounts

And more! Shipping soon 🚀

Pixelfed mobile app remote post with improved rendering
Pixelfed mobile app remote post comments with image comment support
Pixelfed mobile app remote profile bio with proper rendering
Pixelfed mobile app search with improved results
#pixelfedapp

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“What influences your content?”

From “Podcasting 2.0: it's all about Interoperability” #fosdem
(How Podcasting 2.0 will save the Open Internet)
Full video here: 👉️ fosdem.org/2023/schedule/event…

FOSDEM 2023 - Podcasting 2.0: it's all about Interoperability

fosdem.org
#fosdem

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This presentation on everything happening with @matrix is seriously mind-blowing. They're doing some absolutely phenomenal development work, and I have a feeling that the server / client experience is about to get way, way better.

invidious.nerdvpn.de/watch?v=e…

#Matrix

Matrix 2.0 — How we're making Matrix go voom!

NOTE: we'll update the FOSDEM 2023 playlist as we gather all the talks. Stay tuned for more Matrix content. This video was recorded during FOSDEM 2023, and can also be found here: https://fosdem.
Matrixdotorg | Invidious
#matrix @The Matrix.org Foundation

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Studie: In China gekaufte Android-Smartphones telefonieren häufiger nach Hause
heise.de/news/Studie-In-China-…

#privacy


Studie: In China gekaufte Android-Smartphones telefonieren häufiger nach Hause

Auf China-Handys vorinstallierte Apps übermitteln mehr gesammelte Daten als üblich, sogar ohne Einwilligung oder Benachrichtigung. Das zeigt eine Studie.
Frank Schräer (heise online)
#privacy

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Do you use RSS? Would you like some tips to help get the most out of RSS? Check out the post we just boosted with some great info!

Want something to add to your RSS reader of choice? Why not try our In-Process blog? It comes out fortnightly and is full of tips and tricks about NVDA - and it has a handy "Subscribe via RSS" link at the top! nvaccess.org/category/in-proce…


In-Process – NV Access

NV Access
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NV Access

@weirdwriter Robert, thanks again for all these! Just a quick question while I think of it - those programs you noted had accessibility issues - have you reached out to the developers? Particularly Microsoft for NewsFlow - I've found that Microsoft have been quite responsive lately in looking at accessibility issues, so I'd be happy to raise it as well if you can share with me a bit more about the issues? (maybe email me, info@nvaccess.org if it's easier) ^Quentin.
@Robert Kingett backup
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Noelia Ruiz Martínez

Thanks Quentin, this is the nature of add-ons also in other programs like web browsers. I originally created this add-on in 2012 or so, and now it'has community contributions including useful suggestions. I'm maintaining it. The repo to open issues and see the source code is available at
github.com/nvdaes/readFeeds

GitHub - nvdaes/readFeeds

Contribute to nvdaes/readFeeds development by creating an account on GitHub.
GitHub

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I typically discover the best and most interesting content via my RSS reader, not social media. @clive wrote an excellent article on why you should be using an RSS reader and how to get the most from it.

clivethompson.medium.com/how-i…

#RSS #Learning


How I Use RSS To “Rewild” My Attention - Clive Thompson - Medium

I’ve written a bunch about “rewilding your attention” — or, spending more time reading and viewing culture that isn’t going viral on social-media feeds.
Clive Thompson (Medium)
#RSS #learning @Clive Thompson
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