LibreOffice 24.8 RC1 is available for testing - LibreOffice QA Blog
LibreOffice 24.8 will be released as final at the end of August, 2024 ( Check the Release Plan ) being LibreOffice 24.8 Release Candidate 1 (RC1) the third pre-release since the development of version 24.8 started in mid June, 2023.x1sc0 (LibreOffice QA Blog)
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Lock Touch Function in Jieshuo Screen Reader - Accessible Android
"Lock touch" is one of the functions offered by the Jieshuo screen reader. When enabled, the "Lock touch" function blocks all screen touches, including screenKareen Kiwan (Accessible Android)
Blind employee sues VA for discrimination, claiming new $10B records system cannot be used by visually impaired workers
A blind employee with the Department of Veterans Affairs has filed a discrimination lawsuit against the agency claiming its new $10 billion electronic health records system cannot be used by clinicians who are visually impaired.Stars and Stripes
So I turned off the new Firefox advertiser-friendly stuff.
But somehow I feel this isn't enough. I want to do more than just turn the feature off, I would prefer to submit poisoned and false data to it continually.
Anyone know a plugin that will flood this bullshit system with fake AI lies or anything like that?
In the page explaining why they silently forced this bullshit on me they say "Attribution is very important to advertisers"
Fuck advertisers. Fuck them. You get that Firefox? It is not your job to be kind to advertisers, it is your job to fuck them on my behalf.
I looked at Librewolf and it seemed like it'd be perfect. Was still able to send tabs around from machine to machine and sync bookmarks and stuff, which is the thing I suspected wouldn't work. All worked okay, was just firefox without the bullshit they do these days.
Until it just threw javascript errors on my TTRSS install and I couldn't read my newsreader.
Only on my desktop machine mind, it was fine on the laptop.
Maybe I should try harder. Perhaps it was just a fleeting thing that would be fixed next version.
I'm hearing that Mozilla worked with Facebook to build this malware that they silently injected into our machines.
Reminds me of that episode of Batman where Batman teamed up with the Penguin to develop a more citizen-friendly system of crime and extortion so that the Penguin could stop having so many people murdered.
Oh, no, wait. That never happened because Batman knows who the fucking bad guys are.
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My latest: Apple this morning announced a new “midnight” HomePod mini, which, while ostensibly ho-hum news, is a great opportunity to remind able-bodied people in the tech media that accessibility matters a whole lot when it comes to smart speakers.
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Apple’s Refreshed HomePod Mini Reminds Smart Speakers Are Invaluable Tools For Accessibility
The hands-free operation matters a lot for accessibility.Steven Aquino (Forbes)
**Join the Apple Accessibility Feedback Team: Your Voice Matters!
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**Join the Apple Accessibility Feedback Team: Your Voice Matters! | AppleVis
Calling All Blind and Low Vision Users! Exciting news! I’ve reached out to Apple Accessibility, and they’re on board to collaborate with us. They’ve asked me to put together a team so we can work directly with their team and engineers.www.applevis.com
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Keeping Up with the Gen Zs
The Defining Characteristics of the New GenerationRex Woodbury (Digital Native)
The maritime crews keeping Africa connected to the internet
“These are uniquely skilled artisans and technicians who retrieve and repair cables, sometimes from depths of multiple kilometres under the ocean.”Global Voices
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Attached: 1 image @Techmeme@techhub.social Musk then: "To be clear, I am not a conservative. Am registered independent & politically moderate." Musk now: *shaves head, dresses in green and purple* I will kill Superman.Hachyderm.io
@mozilla are you mad? Seriously, this is not a metaphorical straw, it's a big fuck off to all the privacy sensitive users - no, actually to all your users - who supported you all these years and a clear, final renouncement of any remaining hope you will stop going full surveillance.
Congratulations to your new overlords, they are at least crystal clear in their goals.
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Seriously? "we are working with meta" "the price for user is just a bit of privacy" "but look at these huge benefits for adviser!" "we believe more ads is better" "enable by default, b/c, else people may not enable it"?
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iOS 18's Public Beta Hands-On: Here's What You Need to Know
I've been using the betas since WWDC. It's packed with ways to customize your iPhone, like the home screen, as well as apps like Photos and Messages.Zachary McAuliffe (CNET)
Aira Access Events Launches at Disability:IN! - Aira
Aira Access Events is a new service that organizers can use to better include blind and low vision attendees and foster an inclusive and engaging atmosphere.Hannah Griffin (Aira)
Socialist Societies – The Labour Party
There are many Socialist Societies affiliated to Labour, all with a unique perspective and all fighting for a fairer Britain.The Labour Party
We’re going live at 8:45 EDT. Join @samsteindc with @joeperticone and A.B. Stoddard for a prime time preview.
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Republican National Convention: Day One | The Bulwark Live
Come watch the Republican National Convention with your favorite Bulwark reporters. The convention will be live-streamed here, with commentary from Sam Stein...YouTube
It’s official, my employer, a public university has filed a suit in BC Supreme Court against a student who is the “leader” of the PSE protest encampment on campus. She is an international student, a visible minority… and now the target of an expensive lawsuit by a broke University against its students.
(Edit: *students)
What an incredibly sad day.
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#bcpoli #cdnpoli #UniversityProtests #canpoli #israel #gaza
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Good morning! Things that are still true: There are millions of Black registered voters, that want to vote for Biden, and plan to vote for him in November.Hachyderm.io
New made-up layer of copyright bill just dropped
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The AI-focused COPIED Act would make removing digital watermarks illegal
Sens. Maria Cantwell, Martin Heinrich, and Marsha Blackburn introduced the COPIED Act to promote transparency around where content came from and if it’s AI-generated.Lauren Feiner (The Verge)
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Semantic Versioning 2.0.0
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