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One third of children in the UK are living in poverty and we have had a day with the media obsessing about rich farmers who want to keep their millions tax free. Who is orchestrating this utterly bizarre news agenda, and why?

very interesting, just got a message on Facebook on the basic site saying "Facebook will not be available on this browser after a certain date." I use Safari on the Mac. Anyone else received this strange message?
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Pitermach
Pitermach
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Yes, they've been slowly turning the basic mobile site off. For many people it went down last month
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Michael Marshall
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@pitermach That’s just a little bit sad. Looks like I’ll be using it on the phone then.
@Pitermach

I give up. Now there's a Swiss church that has an #AI Jesus....

"Artificial intelligence is revolutionizing religious life at a small church in Lucerne, Switzerland, where a virtual Jesus is caring for the concerns and needs of the faithful."

Hold on...
Isn't this from the film THX 1138?

Good god, we're living in a low-budget 1970s dystopia.

dw.com/en/switzerlands-ai-jesu…

Screengrab: Church confession booth. "Artificial intelligence is revolutionizing religious life at a small church in Lucerne, Switzerland, where a virtual Jesus is caring for the concerns and needs of the faithful."
Confession booth. The 'automated Jesus' in the film THX 1138

Switzerland's AI Jesus answers questions of faith – DW – 11/18/2024

dw.com
#AI

I don't like to say this, but I'm at the point at which I think deployment of websites and applications (including updates) should come with a compulsory accessibility impact assessment that can halt if the application or website is inaccessible withouth an extremely good reason (disproportionate burden or such).

a tweet by @OxAsync that says "No mom it's not a "messy pile of clothes on my chair" it's an L1 cache for fast random access to my frequently used clothes in O(1) time. It needs to be big to avoid expensive cache misses (looking in my closet). I NEED to be minimizing latency. this is important to me. Please.

That awkward tech moment when you're so used to Leasy that you attempt to use the key commands to select your text to copy and paste, only to realize, um, that does not work in NvDA! Um, oops?
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Sean Randall
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this was my trouble when I started teaching tech. I had customised my setup so heavily, I'd almost forgotten the 'Normal' ways of doing things.

The most unbelievable thing about that sci-fi book is that they use metric…

En algún lugar de España, una o varias personas han decidido que un chaval tiene que ir a terminar la ESO a un CRE de la ONCE. Ha acudido a pedir información, escribiendo por un foro. Y alguien que tiene ese estilo de escritura, corriendo los tiempos que corren, no está para ser internado en un CRE ni de coña. Corre el riesgo de quedar marcado para siempre, y si se puede evitar, hay que intentar evitarlo. A ver si nos enteramos de quién es.
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Juan CBS
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@Lauristica con un buen equipo de profesores de apoyo habrías podido hacerlo. Ahora, ahí tenemos otro melón que abrir, qué son los EAB de la casita encantada y qué deberían ser. Los EAB deberían estar duplicados, triplicados o cuadruplicados. La enseñanza integrada es carísima y alguien no la quiere pagar aunque tiene herramientas para hacerlo. (1/2)
@Laurística🖤🧜‍♀️
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modulux
modulux
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Sinceramente lo de la pasta no me coincide, porque si la educación integrada es cara la educación específica ya no te cuento.

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Laura ~ zotan
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Čau lidi na modrém nebi i modrém slonovi :)
Mám v plánu obnovit psaní newsletterů - o tom, co dělám a co vařím, co roste a zraje v přírodě i na zahradě, jaké budou v nejbližší době akce a svátky, o přírodním stavitelství, o vztazích...

Co byste si rádi přečetli?

Toddler has discovered the joys of parallel reading and book swapping at the same time.

So now she is "reading" a book on queer witchcraft and I am reading The Little Unicorn Can't Sleep.

🤷‍♀️

#parenting #witchcraft #books

#books #parenting #witchcraft

Update:
We have gotten the rent paid today. I went to the bank with someone to do it, and we left a message on the landlord's machine. I hope he gets it. If not, then it's on him, because we *did* pay it. We have the deposit reciept and everything if he wants proof.
Good news today. Hopefully the week can only get better.
Mom is still sick, but she has to change the numbers on the bills to this new card. I'm so glad that this card works. I was hoping it would.
I told the assistant manager that the bank marked this card as a fraud and she was shocked. Apparently, the Direct Express card is a cash advance card, or what she calls it. Yeah, it has the government payment on it, but it probably shouldn't have been marked as a fraud.
The direct express company didn't even know how to fix it except to say to get a new card.
Anyway, that is my good news. Now I'm going to relax.

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9front system release art tier list

100%, glitchless, no commentary

#9front

it's a tierlist of 9front system release artworks
#9front
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SuspiciousDuck
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nepôsobí to na mňa dobre, idem spať, ani susedia.. vidíme sa

Před pár dny jsem tu sdílel info, že botník press.coop končí a že se jeho boti stěhují na Flipboard.com.

Dneska jsem se tomu trochu věnoval a ukončil 2 boty, ale hlavně...

Na Flipboard.com aktuálně běží reálně několik stovek velmi zajímavých informačních zdrojů, počínaje ofiko @NationalGeographic a konče třeba @BBCNews.

Když si do Explore zadám Flipboard.com a nechám zobrazit všechny výsledky, je jich opravdu moooc a jsou hodně zajímavé, tak to zkuste.

#fediverse #tip_mastodon

#fediverse #tip_mastodon @National Geographic @BBC News
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Bye Bye Elon, bonjour journalisme indépendant ! Pour fêter votre retour massif sur Mastodon, découvrez notre travail en profitant de 3 mois d'abonnement pour 1€. L'offre est valable une semaine, mais chut il ne faut pas le dire aux autres 🤫
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#Catima 2.33.0 is out!

This release contains some minor tweaks and some user-contributed features and fixes, most notably the ability to choose the amount of columns to display in the home screen and a fix to retain the search state when rotating the screen or opening a card.

Coming soon to an app store near you :)

catima.app

#Android #OpenSource #IzzyOnDroid

Catima - The Libre Card Wallet

A Loyalty Card & Ticket Manager for Android
catima.app
#android #opensource #catima #izzyondroid
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IzzyOnDroid ✅
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And there cannot be any doubt it is a reproducible build, with all 3 verification builders being in full agreement :awesome:
Screenshot of the RB status section for Catima 2.33.0, showing 3 green shields – one for each of the IzzyOnDroid verification builders confirming it
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IzzyOnDroid ✅
IzzyOnDroid ✅
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nobody noticed the cheating, not even I 🙈 that screenshot was from the previous release, 2.32.1 – the index at the repo browser was not yet updated. So here's the one for 2.33.0, with results arrived from 2 builders so far.
the screenshot for the real 2.33.0 with results from 2 builders available so far, both confirming Catima again as being reproducible

#AndroidAppRain at apt.izzysoft.de/fdroid today brings you 10 updated and 1 added apps:

* Mindful Attention Awareness Scale: Find out how mindful you are on a scale of 1 to 6. 🛡️

RB status: 343 apps (28.3%)

At apt.izzysoft.de/magisk today 1 #Magisk #module was added, and 2 updated:

* Audio HD Enhancer: Improve audio output to 320Kbs systemless for both Internal Speakers & Bluetooth

Status there: 120 modules

Enjoy your #free #Android #apps with the #IzzyOnDroid repo :awesome:


IzzyOnDroid F-Droid Repository

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

Anyone know of a good gitops-configurable web server mostly for static files?

Looking for something a bit like Netlify but self-hosted. I want to basically point it at a git repo containing a Hugo site and server config and either have it pull regularly or respond to a web hook. On change, it rebuilds the site or updates its config.

Examples of things I want to configure today would be redirecting /.well-known/webfinger and similar to another host, or telling the server to send /.well-known/matrix/server as application/json even though it's just plain text.

And before anyone tells me to just use nginx with cron and maintain the config separately/manage restarts myself, or just shove the whole thing in a container, I know I can do those things and how. I'm just looking for a simple self-hosted HTTP endpoint for mostly static hosting and it blows my mind that doesn't exist. Caddy is mostly there but its git support is all in-memory, and its exec commands only run on start/shutdown.

Dear Zoom, I don't want an "AI Companion"! 🥴
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Jakob Rosin
Jakob Rosin
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its meeting summaries are actually surprisingly useful. If it comes with your plan, it may be worth giving it a try

"Epic Games is officially cool with the Internet Archive preserving early Unreal games" from Game Developer: gamedeveloper.com/business/epi…

Epic Games is officially cool with the Internet Archive preserving early Unreal games

The Unreal series may have been shelved years ago, but Epic is letting its first two installments live on through the Internet Archive.
Justin Carter (Game Developer)

Make Sure to Update: iOS 18.1.1 and macOS Sequoia 15.1.1 Fix Actively Exploited Vulnerabilities macrumors.com/2024/11/19/ios-1…

Make Sure to Update: iOS 18.1.1 and macOS Sequoia 15.1.1 Fix Actively Exploited Vulnerabilities

The iOS 18.1.1, iPadOS 18.1.1, and macOS Sequoia 15.1.1 updates that Apple released today address JavaScriptCore and WebKit vulnerabilities that...
Juli Clover (MacRumors.com)

It isn't dairy hard 🐮
Screenshot of a social post by '@elainesim28' that says: 'It's that simple 👊🏻' Attached is a photo of a gallon of milk with instructions on it.

Cool to see a company whose annual revenue is $250B announce a $1.25M open source security fund (that’s about three *minutes* of revenue), in a press release that without blinking or apparent irony (1) says maintainers need more time and (2) requires maintainers to take a multi-week, many-hour training program.

github.blog/news-insights/comp…


Announcing GitHub Secure Open Source Fund: Help secure the open source ecosystem for everyone - The GitHub Blog

Applications for the new GitHub Secure Open Source Fund are now open! Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis until they close on January 7 at 11:59 pm PT. Programming and funding will begin in early 2025.
Martin Woodward (The GitHub Blog)
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Today's Grammar Girl podcast talks about the difficulty of learning a new language as an adult, but also about the benefits that come from being bilingual, which made me curious ...

How many of you speak more than one language?

I'm trying to learn both Spanish and German right now.

I've been doing online Spanish lessons for years (but not with much diligence), and I took German in high school and just started playing around with online German lessons too.

  • Yes, I'm multilingual (53%, 7 votes)
  • No, I just speak one language (46%, 6 votes)
13 voters. Poll end: 1 day ago

Here are my M4 Mac mini desk accessory essentials 9to5mac.com/2024/11/19/here-ar…

Here are my M4 Mac mini desk accessory essentials - 9to5Mac

Here are the absolute best desk accessories for your new M4 Mac mini, from must haves to the nice to haves
Fernando Silva (9to5Mac)

Prvé videjko z #minetest serveru Český Hvozd je na svete :) (preposielam zo serverového fóra): youtube.com/watch?v=zePC1OYvVr…

Hra na Českém hvozdu — Minetest/Luanti v češtině

Stavba na náměstí v České. Hra kouzelnickým stylem na Českém hvozdu, veřejném serveru pro české a slovenské hráče/ky, kde jsou všechny módy v češtině. Listop...
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#Minetest

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Hubert Figuière
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Lidi: Stýská se mi po "starých sociálních sítích". Žádnej algoritmus, žádný AI, prostě jenom tajmlajna mých kamarádů!

#mastodon : 👋🏼

Lidi: Tak se uklidníme, jo?

#Mastodon

na čt v správach dávali že na anděli sú feťáci, tý to dotiahli riadne ďaleko :kekw:
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Robin Bedrunka 🐞
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Dokonce občané zaznamenali i okamžiky uspokojování! Průniku! Buchny do žíly, samozřejmě. 🙂 😄
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SuspiciousDuck
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@fabia_man to tam ale už trvá, sa to presúva od smíchova, ale za to smíchof už docela dobrý, vraj
@Robin Bedrunka 🐞

Bitte teilt meine von Bekannten erstellte Website me-christina.de, die über ME/CFS aufklärt. Ihr könnt auf dieser Website auch für die Open Medicine Foundation spenden, die an ME/CFS forscht. Jeder Beitrag geht direkt an die OMF. Auch via PayPal gibt es eine Spendenquittung!

Ich danke euch für das Teilen und für jede Unterstützung!

me-christina.de

www.me-christina.de

What do people with perfect vision do with all the time they save not having to clean their glasses?

Android Accessibility Progress Report: What’s Changed (and What Hasn’t) Since Spring 2024 accessibleandroid.com/android-… #Android #A11y #AI

Android Accessibility Progress Report: What’s Changed (and What Hasn’t) Since Spring 2024 - Accessible Android

Back in March 2024, I penned an ambitious “Blueprint for Google” to revolutionize Android accessibility in ten areas that, let’s be honest, were desperately
Amir Soleimani (Accessible Android)
#a11y #android #AI
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D.Hamlin.Music
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So they did not mention it but a ton of the google apps have actions now, I keep finding them without a hint they are there. Also not sure why you have issues with it speaking over voice recording, that stopped for me ages ago, like #TalkBack 12.1 ages ago, though this does seem to break with third party tts engines, also the #braille support if you did not know is currently on #Humanware to push a firmware update because even if the HID bluetooth had been released those devices would not work, so people need to pester Humanware about that. Also as of the last month or two Lookout appears as an accessibility app and can be mapped to a shortcut.
#talkback #braille #Humanware
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Accessible Android
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@dhamlinmusic A tun? Please mention a few of them. And TalkBack keeps interfering with voice messages in most apps regardless of the TTS used, namely in WhatsApp.
@D.Hamlin.Music

Every day I get a comment asking me why I pronounce "GNOME" with a hard G.

It's because when I first learned about it, over one century ago, it was an acronym for "GNU Network Object Model Environment". And the GNU project pronounces GNU with a hard G.

Pronouncing GNOME with a hard G was useful as a way to distinguish the project from the mythical creature, and I was not alone in pronouncing it that way.

Over time the acronym fell away but my pronunciation stuck.

#Linux #GNOME

#linux #gnome
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Emmanuele Bassi
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we never got Miguel to record himself pronouncing GNOME, like Linus did for Linux back in the day…

Well well well... Have you ever seen a company laying off the whole security department including the security officer? Reverting all their work like not necessary?

I have. I used to be that security officer... 🤦‍♂️

I don't remember the last time a saw someone using a phone without a case.

Do you have a case on your phone?

Please boost to get dem votes.

  • Yes, I have a case (74%, 671 votes)
  • No case here (25%, 233 votes)
904 voters. Poll end: 1 day ago

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I cannot wait for the next pandemic... /sarcasm

The Canadian Food Inspection Agency confirmed that they found two cases of avian influenza at a poultry farm in the les Maskoutain region and Saint-Jean sur Richelieu in Quebec on Sunday.

montreal.citynews.ca/2024/11/1… #goodtimes #sarcasm #cdnpoli #polcan #QCpoli #polQC #assnat #MTLpoli #polMTL #CFIA #H5N1


Bird flu case found in Quebec’s Montérégie

The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) confirmed that they found avian influenza (H5N1) at a poultry farm in les Maskoutain region of Quebec on Sunday.
Osa Iyare (CityNews Montreal)
#cdnpoli #sarcasm #assnat #polqc #polmtl #qcpoli #polcan #mtlpoli #h5n1 #goodtimes #cfia
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Hubert Figuière
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exactly.

watching a zombie movie: "how can this have happened? It's unrealistic, they would control the pandemic"

me watching covid-19 handling: "sounds realistic"

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somecanuckchick
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@hub Look at when we PLAYED pandemic with friends and they got upset saying it's a cooperative game... and I said that isn't real life... that was 2016?!?
@Hubert Figuière

Two cases of avian influenza (H5N1) found in the Montérégie region of Québec :flagqc:

montreal.citynews.ca/2024/11/1…
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Deux cas de l’influenza aviaire trouvées dans la région de la Montérégie au Québec :flagqc:

// Article en anglais //

#Montérégie #Québec #BirdFlu #GrippeAviaire #H5N1


Bird flu case found in Quebec’s Montérégie

The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) confirmed that they found avian influenza (H5N1) at a poultry farm in les Maskoutain region of Quebec on Sunday.
Osa Iyare (CityNews Montreal)
#quebec #monteregie #birdflu #grippeaviaire #h5n1

Let’s Encrypt is one of the under-sung wins of the modern tech world. Completely changed so many dynamics, entirely bottom-up.
mastodon.social/@Some_Emo_Chic…

Frankie ✅ (@Some_Emo_Chick@mastodon.social)

Let's Encrypt is 10 years old today! Let's Encrypt is a free, automated, and open certificate authority brought to you by the nonprofit Internet Security Research Group (ISRG).
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