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Brave Browser - Accessible Android

Browse faster on Brave Browser. Get a lightning fast, safe and private web browser with AI, Adblock, and VPN.
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#android #app

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Your security, your control. PureBoot isn't affected by UEFI key leaks. No central signing keys means no central point of failure. #PrivacyMatters #PureBoot @pureos
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Purism's PureBoot is Not Affected by UEFI Key Leaks (Again) – 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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#privacymatters #pureboot @pureos

President Biden Announces Bold Plan to Reform the Supreme Court and Ensure No President Is Above the Law.
1. Constitutional amendment - No Immunity for Crimes a Former President Committed in Office
2. Term Limits for Supreme Court Justices of 18 years, with new appointments every 2 years
3. Binding Code of Conduct for the Supreme Court

This will require Congress to pass appropriate bills.

whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/s…
Opinion piece behind paywall at washingtonpost.com/opinions/20…
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FACT SHEET: President Biden Announces Bold Plan to Reform the Supreme Court and Ensure No President Is Above the Law | The White House

From his first day in office—and every day since then—President Biden has taken action to strengthen American democracy and protect the rule of law. In
The White House
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Everyone talks about model collapse to discredit AI LLMs, but this story’s point at the end is the most important. Retaining human data into a model eliminated most problems. I’m still very, extremely bullish on the future of #AI in our workflows. The AI you see today is the worst you’ll ever use the rest of your life. axios.com/newsletters/axios-ai…
#AI

During the Berlin XMPP sprint, some XMPP developers worked on message formatting. Previously, formatting was done using simple markup (e.g. *bold*), which sometimes leads to unintended formatting and is limited in functionality. We now decided to transmit formatting information outside of the normal text, with optional fallback to markup for legacy clients. We worked on improving the specification and on support in three different clients, including @dino.

#dino #xmpp

The image displays parts of Dino's UI, with a message and the text input field. The message says "Dino has experimental support for XEP-0394 on the development branch" with experimental formatted bold and XEP--0394 formatted italic. The text input says "This text is bold, italic or both", with respective formatting. The shortcuts CTRL+B and CTRL+I are indicated.
#xmpp #dino @Dino
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Nicoco
Nicoco
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oh, nice, looks like I will have to add support in slidge soon then. :o)

New, by me: A federal district court in New York ruled that U.S. border agents must obtain a warrant before searching the electronic devices of Americans and international travelers crossing the U.S. border.

The judge warned that had they ruled in the government's favor, this ruling could have be used to target political opponents, who "would only need to travel once through an international airport for the government to gain unfettered access" to their devices.

More: techcrunch.com/2024/07/29/us-b…

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Pretty handy feature - my previous phone case didn't offer to suck as much as this one appears to.
A close up of the latching flap on a smart phone case has the description that the built in magnet can be "sucked back" to avoid flopping over your phone screen. A bit of poor translation no doubt, but entertaining verb choice.
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Sean Randall
Sean Randall
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I'm the only one in our household using a folding case. The flick of my wrist to flop the magnet closed and the accompanying click has become a bit of a signature!
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Ross of Ottawa
Ross of Ottawa
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@cachondo Ha! Gives the satisfying tactile click. Good chief inspector from Scotland Yard vibe.
@Sean Randall

#Anthrax - Antisocial (Official Video) - YouTube
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Amri star !!!!

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#pouetradio #anthrax

In July, #LibreOffice's Design community worked on mockups for a peer-to-peer collaboration feature. We also had updates to the software, a preview of the next major release, and more: blog.documentfoundation.org/bl… #foss #opensource
Screenshot of mockup of P2P collaboration in LibreOffice

LibreOffice project and community recap: July 2024 - The Document Foundation Blog

Here’s our summary of updates, events and activities in the LibreOffice project in the last four weeks – click the links to learn more… On the 11th, we announced LibreOffice 24.2.5, the fifth minor update to the latest major release.
Mike Saunders (The Document Foundation)
#foss #opensource #libreoffice

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cress
cress
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hi, it is only a design feature ? Yet not at all a in-real time collaboration ? 😬

Hello, Mastodon. I have news for you today.

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Tor Publishing Group and Tor UK Announce Major Multi-Book Deal for Bestselling and Award-Winning Author John Scalzi - Reactor

Exciting news from the author of Old Man's War, The Kaiju Preservation Society, Starter Villain, and many more!
Reactor
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Sean Randall
Sean Randall
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'And friend?' Great alt text on that photo. ;) Congrats on the deal, glad to know there'll be more coming for years yet!

De-Googling your life is easy – here’s how! 🤩

Say no to Google’s surveillance and privacy-invading tactics by going Google free. 🙅‍♀️
👉 tuta.com/blog/how-to-leave-goo…

#Degoogle #DeGoogling #StopGoogle #Gmail #Betterapps #Privacy #surveillance

Our list of the best Google app alternatives.

How to De-Google your life – The ultimate list of best Google alternatives.

Start DeGoogling today and stop Big G from exploiting your data! In this in-depth guide learn how to quit Google apps for good, and start using Tuta’s privacy expert’s recommended apps instead.
Tuta
#privacy #GMail #surveillance #degoogle #degoogling #stopgoogle #BetterApps
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Dave Lane (FOSSDLE)
Dave Lane (FOSSDLE)
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nice. But you also need to add the much better Google Docs/Apps/Drive or MSO 365 & OneDrive replacements: NextCloud and OnlyOffice. Quite compelling in my experience.
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tsk
tsk
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Authy is not a good candidate for authenticator apps. Like the big brands, they are trying to masquerade a simple, local program as something that requires a cloud account.

KeePassXC also belongs in the authenticator column. It has built-in TOTP.

Looking for a new book?
I was thinking about it and had this recommendation yesterday. Amazing music as always from @FreakyFwoof

@Andre Louis
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Matt Campbell
Matt Campbell
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So did you end up getting that book? If so, in what format? Doesn't seem to be available as an audiobook.
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Sean Randall
Sean Randall
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I wish I'd found this quote sooner. Mark Haddon called it "The bastard love child of The Matrix, Jaws and The Da Vinci Code.
Very entertaining."
All the more interested in reading it now!

I made a Zello channel just to see if anyone shows up. zello.me/k/iMdPr

Pushie Talkie

Zello channels
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Munchkinbear
Munchkinbear
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@fireborn you can't be logged into the same account in two places.
@aaron
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Munchkinbear
Munchkinbear
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@fireborn nope, it boots you out of one device when you log into another.
@aaron

Vitamin D trip

"You want to know what this is all about? Eat up."

#unix_surrealism #cirno #technomage #glenda #9front #plan9 #comic

Cirno and Glenda take Girl to the ruins of a Bell Temple. Cirno keeps handing Girl carrots to eat. The moon is freaking out.
#comic #Plan9 #9front #unix_surrealism #technomage #glenda #cirno

This, @EUCommission , would be a fantastic opportunity to ditch Microsoft altogether and embrace some European-maintained open source solution instead for your 40K employees. The EU government depending on non-EU infrastructure is not good for strategic autonomy – and that's on top on digital surveillance by American tech corps being against our data protection laws.

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European Commission’s use of Microsoft 365 infringes data protection law for EU institutions and bodies

Following its investigation, the EDPS has found that the European Commission (Commission) has infringed several key data protection rules when using Microsoft 365. In its decision, the EDPS imposes corrective measures on the Commission.
European Data Protection Supervisor
@European Commission

⚠️ This OS is not a place of honor
Warning sign that says: DANGER Do not connect this machine to Microsoft account no matter how much it asks.

Tell me you’re a US developer without telling me you’re a US developer.
A screenshot of a web form, with two fields: a dropdown field on the left, with “Germany” selected and a text field on the right, asking for a state. The text field is empty and has a red highlight and an error message “Please enter your state”.
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Hylke 🍵
Hylke 🍵
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don't forget your ZIP code!
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Renato Ramonda
Renato Ramonda
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@hbons one time I encountered a credit card payment form that insisted adamantly the ZIP code was mandatory

After a bit of searching I found out there's a "magic" ZIP code that means "elsewhere not in the US" that they're supposed to accept (it might be 99999).

Still extra silly though.

@Hylke 🍵
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Hubert Figuière
Hubert Figuière
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that’s gas stations in (US of) America.
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Renato Ramonda
Renato Ramonda
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@hub why would it need anything beyond the card (and possibly PIN if they've been updated to the current century)
@Hubert Figuière
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Hubert Figuière
Hubert Figuière
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US cards don't use PIN. The US banking industry declared their customers too stupid to remember a PIN.

Note that last time I encountered this was in 2018 as I haven't driven south of the wall since.

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Renato Ramonda
Renato Ramonda
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@hub they USED to not have a PIN. As mentioned else thread, in recent years the CC circuits have started a "forced" upgrade campaign: in case of fraud (and it's extremely easy with mag band and no PIN) the retailer is not covered by insurance and is responsible out of pocket.

This is making a lot of them upgrade.

But of course there's a giant inertia (and backlog).

@Hubert Figuière
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Howard Chu @ Symas
Howard Chu @ Symas
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@hub @renatoram my bank offered me the option of setting a PIN for my new credit cards. But with 1 exception, I've never used it.

Cards don't just get a PIN code, they also have a priority which can be "use PIN always" / "use PIN only in unattended POS" / various. The bank set mine to "Unattended" which means I can use it to buy things at automated kiosks (like for a train ticket). But if I go to a checkout counter with a clerk, the PIN *cannot* be used, and a signature is required instead.

@Renato Ramonda @Hubert Figuière

Jedes mal wenn ich im Wald war und die Ruhe, das rauschen der Blätter, die Geräusche der Tiere und den Frieden dort erlebt habe frage ich mich, warum uns der Schutz unserer Natur und Umwelt nicht sooooo viel mehr wert ist. #oneLeahADay
Blick aus eine kleinen Schneise über einen Nadelwald in die Rheinebene. In der Mitte ist eine Burgruine zu erkennen.
#oneLeahADay

📣 Do-It-Blind DIB online Besprechung am Montag, 29. Juli, um 19:00 Uhr. Du bist eingeladen! bbb.metalab.at/rooms/joh-szv-o… Wöchentlich am Montag um 19:00 besprechen wir neue Formen der digitalen und inklusiven Zusammenarbeit. Mach mit! 🛠️ #make #blind #inklusion
Mobile Braille-Tastatur Metabraille mit 8 Tasten. Das Gehäuse ist rot und die Tasten sind weiß. Das Gehäuse ist ungefähr fünfeckig. Ein Rechteck wird an der Breitseite durch ein Trapez erweitert. Die Form ähnelt einem Haus mit Fenstern in der Mitte.

Define Besprechung

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#blind #inklusion #make

Earpiece Mode in Jieshuo Screen Reader accessibleandroid.com/earpiece…

Earpiece Mode in Jieshuo Screen Reader - Accessible Android

Earpiece mode is a function in the Jieshuo screen reader that transfers the screen reader speech and sounds to the phone's earpiece or the internal speaker
Kareen Kiwan (Accessible Android)
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Dennis long
Dennis long
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How do we submit suggestions? If actions were more widely supported and braille keyboards such as the orbit writer were supported i might look at it.
in reply to Dennis long

Accessible Android
Accessible Android
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@Dennislong82 You can email the developer. The email is provided in the Jieshuo Settings window.
And it's assumed that Orbit Writer should work, because it is a keyboard not a Braille display. Action support is also up to app developers, and more apps with actions are released or updated.
@Dennis long

WIP 🐿️ 🔥

#FediArt #MastoArt #WIP #WorkInProgress #Linogravure #Linocut #Squirrel #Ecureuil #Revolution

Dessin en blanc sur noir avec un petit écureuil rayé qui tient une torche qui l'éclaire dans la nuit. Drawing in white on black with a small striped squirrel holding a torch to light up its fur at night.
#révolution #mastoart #fediart #wip #workinprogress #squirrel #linogravure #linocut #ecureuil

#ECJ: Wolves cannot be designated as a huntable species at regional level when their conservation status at national level is unfavourable #Spain #environment 👉 curia.europa.eu/jcms/jcms/Jo2_…

Communiqués de presse - Cour de justice de l'Union européenne

Court of Justice of the European Union
CURIA
#environment #ECJ #spain

Did you catch the #Blog last week? We had an article on the new (to NVDA 2024.2) command to jump between text paragraphs. We had some great feedback and gave the article a good update, so do check it out if you haven't already, be sure to try the feature, and let us know how you find it!

#NVDA #NVDAsr #Accessibility #A11y #Features #Efficiency #Feedback

Screenshots from the blog post on Jumping between text paragraphs, with example website types, and part of the instructions with the heading overlaid all at different angles.
#a11y #Accessibility #blog #nvdasr #nvda #features #efficiency #feedback
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NV Access
NV Access
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After encouraging you to catch up on last week's blog post... I completely forgot to attach the link (which I had copied to include)! Here it is: nvaccess.org/post/in-process-1…

(#NVDA has commands for jumping between text paragraph, but it doesn't have a command to prompt me to include the link I copied before I post - something for a future update!)

#Monday #Oops


In-Process 19th July 2024

We’re getting closer to the release of NVDA 2024.3 with a new beta out this week. The table of contents in recent editions of the blog has been popular so far, so let’s start with that: 2024.3 Beta…
NV Access
#nvda #monday #oops

Some years ago Fracture Sounds made a library called 'Box Factory' in which they abused a great deal of boxes of all shapes and sizes, and it's very fun. I made a silly track using said library called 'A Bunch Of boxes' and this is what it does.
#FractureSounds

#fracturesounds

Mème en deux images. Un homme, avec marqué "les humains", tire sur un autre, avec marqué "les autres espèces", puis se tourne vers la caméra alors que le corps derrière lui fume encore, et demande : "Y a-t-il de la vie ailleurs dans l'univers ?"

“Apple Vis: A Message Of Thank you drewsound.com/2024/07/27/apple…

“Apple Vis: A Message Of Thank you

Dear David Goodwin, I wanted to be one of the many I’m sure, to write publicly, and thank you for your service to your community. To say that Apple Vis has impacted my life would only be touch…
Drews Sound
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Kevan
Kevan
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I still say someone else should take over operations. Closing something as valuable as AppleVis is a shame.

Ncuti Gatwa’s Doctor Who Future After 2025 Reportedly “In Doubt” doctorwhotv.co.uk/ncuti-gatwas…

Ncuti Gatwa’s Doctor Who Future After 2025 Reportedly “In Doubt”

Report says Ncuti Gatwa will leave after his second season.
DWTV (Doctor Who TV)

youtube.com/watch?v=r4VX98rtNh…

Dobré ráno sobota: Slota, Kolesík aj poslanec Kvorka. Aké zažilo Slovensko politické bizáry?

*Podporte podcast Dobré ráno v aplikácii Toldo na https://sme.sk/extradobrerano.Prezident Joe Biden odstúpil z boja o prezidenta USA. Nečakane tak urobil v n...
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I'm old enough to remember when this would be displayed on their platform because of a single browser support.
[portion of a screenshot] Apple Maps You current browser isn't supported.
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Hubert Figuière
Hubert Figuière
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just to clarify. FIrefox isn't a supported browser. And don't tell me "it's beta". Because you'll sound like a Googler, and I don't mean this as a compliment.
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tf
tf
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there is probably some API Firefox is missing, and the tiny user share makes it impractical to support, been there myself. At some point you have to own the browser choices you make.
in reply to Hubert Figuière

Garrett LeSage
Garrett LeSage
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I tried Firefox and Chrome on my Android phone and basically every browser on my Linux desktop. (Firefox, Chromium, Chrome, Edge, and even GNOME Web.) Nothing is supported.

Apple is total clown shoes. They must be restricting by user agent string. There's no reason it shouldn't work on Linux, especially in GNOME Web / Epiphany.

what it's like making friends at my age

#Caturday

#caturday

Reformist formally takes over as Iran's president after supreme leader offers endorsement

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#voanews


Reformist formally takes over as Iran's president after supreme leader offers endorsement

During an endorsement ceremony, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei urged Pezeshkian to prioritize neighbors, African and Asian nations as well as countries that have 'supported and helped' Iran in Tehran's foreign relations policies
Associated Press (Voice of America (VOA News))
#voanews

#MastodonForHarris has reached $400,000 after an initial goal of just $1,000.

As pledged, I smashed that subscribe button for Senator Tammy Baldwin, perhaps the greatest representative Wisconsin will ever have.

Next Senator gets adopted at $500,000!

Join the effort and show your support for #Harris and Mastodon: secure.actblue.com/donate/mast…

#uspol #politics #uspolitics #election #election2024 #Mastodon4Harris

I just gave to Kamala Harris!

Show your support with a contribution.
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#politics #uspol #uspolitics #election #Election2024 #harris #mastodonforharris #mastodon4harris

Interesting thought: If AI takes all our jobs and reduces overall purchasing power, who’s Going To Buy stuff? #AI #ML youtube.com/watch?v=MYB0SVTGRj…

If AI Takes All Of Our Jobs... Who's Going To Buy Everything?

To try everything Brilliant has to offer for free for a full 30 days, visit http://www.brilliant.org/howmoneyworks. You’ll also get 20% off an annual premium...
YouTube
#AI #ML
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victor tsaran
victor tsaran
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AI? We will be just watching on the sidelines and eat sandwiches! :)

If anyone out there is really, really board, the BBC did a technology and visual impairment retrospective, talking about how tech has changed the lives of blind folk. I feature, talking about the law and AI, at about the 17 minute mark: bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m0021j0v

50/50 Vision - BBC Sounds

How has our rapidly changing technological world impacted blind people's lives?
BBC

Everything We Know About Amazon’s New Home Internet Service cordcuttersnews.com/everything…

Everything We Know About Amazon’s New Home Internet Service | Cord Cutters News

One of Amazon’s most aggressive projects right now is its internet service. Amazon has started to open up about its plans for its home internet service, currently code-named Project Kuiper.
Luke Bouma (Cord Cutters News)

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Saludos desde el Tlacuilolan.
Mozzarello, Gaia y yo, parados sobre una piedra en el río. Atrás, la vegetación exuberante.
in reply to Federico Mena Quintero

Errantus
Errantus
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Se ve precioso el lugar. Tus canes deben de estar disfrutando de lo lindo.
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