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Are you interested in enshittification-resistant application development?

After almost two years of collaboration with the wonderful @n0iroh team, we are happy to announce that #deltachat 1.48 apps on all platforms contain top-notch Peer-to-Peer networking support, including hole-punching and forward-secret end-to-end encryption. It is exposed through the new #webxdc realtime APIs and there are some nice initial showcase apps 🎉

delta.chat/en/2024-11-20-webxd…

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Want to read a stupid PDF, but hate Adobe Reader? Then let Word help you. 1. Save your PDF in an easy to remember location. I put it under C:\files. 2. Press Windows+R then type Winword, the file name and press Enter. For example: winword c:\files\IHatePDFDocuments.pdf Word will OCR the file and then present it in a Word document.
in reply to Martin from Toronto

You can also graphically do it, buy right click, open with, select word, left click okay. Or, context menu, open with, word, enter.


what are you watching tonight?
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CBS - Who shot J.R. - November 21st, 1980 - Dallas - The Incredible Hulk - The Dukes of Hazzard - Ch. 2 Los Angeles
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#Dallas #IncredibleHulk #TheDukesOfHazzard #Television #TVShow #Soapopera #Retro #Vintage


Kagi Translate is not revolutionary - it's simply a better translation service.

Try it for yourself, and access 244 languages with zero tracking: translate.kagi.com/

Also: we will be bringing Kagi Translate soon inside Kagi Search as a widget for instant translation inside search results! 🪄

#Kagi #Translate #AdFree



I am originally skeptical of @kagihq ‘s new Translate when I read the changelog since it’s using LLM, but damn I was wrong.

I used a piece of Chinese news to test the translation, and Kagi is the only one that translate 副總統勝選人 to “Vice President-elect”. Google Translate translated it to “Vice President Candidate” (副總統候選人) while DeepL only translate it to Vice President (副總統)

#Kagi #KagiTranslate



There's an icon on my desktop I don't remember seeing before, called "learn about this picture." I can't seem to delete it. The normal hotkeys don't work, and there's no delete option in the context menu. I know it's not a big deal, it just feels like clutter. How can I get rid of it?
in reply to Justin Ekis

To turn that off, go into settings>personalization>background, and set the personalize your background option to something other than Windows Spotlight.
in reply to Justin Ekis

It appears when you have your wallpaper set to the random photos option. If you set it to a static image it will go away.


Planning to set up my own fedi instance soon, what's the current status of GoToSocial in terms of usability, featureset, compatibility, and so on?
in reply to Sven Slootweg

featurewise: interaction controls and sandboxed media preview generation just landed, the main big missing feature at this point is message edits, which is coming in the next release

the main usability downside is that normal clients (enafore, phanpy, etc) all do regular timeline stuff but you still need a separate GTS-specific web UI to do some operations including editing your profile

compatibility is top-notch; haven't run into an issue yet

in reply to technomancy (turbonerd aspect)

Ah yeah, post editting is a big one too. I didn't think of that one because Semaphore does not support it.





🎉 Die heutige #FediverseSprechstunde ist zu Ende.

Ein großes Dankeschön geht an @crossgolf_rebel für den super Vortrag zu den Einblick in die #misskey Familie. Wir haben alle sehr viel gelernt und es beweist sich wieder, wie vielseitig die verschiedenen Anwendungen im #Fediverse sind.

Die Präsentation hat uns Rebel zum Download zur Verfügung gestellt:
s3.iceshrimp.de/iceshrimp-repl…

Im Dezember wird es keine Fediverse-Sprechstunde geben, da feiern wir Weihnachten, Silvester und sind mehr im realen Leben mit Menschen zusammen.

🗓️ Der nächste Termin für die Fediverse-Sprechstunde steht bereits fest: Donnerstag 23.01.2025 um 19:30 Uhr
Dazu wird es einen Beitrag zu Hubzilla von @pepecyb geben.

Weitere Details folgen.

Lang lebe Fediverse! :fediverse:



OK, Apple twisted my arm enough so I upgraded to iOS 18.1.1. It's great so far, but I'm having trouble figuring out the new Braille Screen Input activation gesture. Can someone please explain where your fingers are supposed to be? Do you have to hold the phone in Portrait or Landscape mode for it to work, or does it matter?
in reply to Andy

@remixman Landscape is what I prefer to use as well. I never got the hang of Screen Away Mode.
@Andy
in reply to Kelly Sapergia

It works more like a Perkins Braillewriter, which is what I've been using since I was young. I don't understand screen-away.


Not sure if I want to continue playing in my Sims legacy save after generation 10, or start fresh in a new save. My legacy family is *very* well-off, and I'm not sure if I can get much actual challenge by continuing


FCC's 'Broadband Nutrition Labels' Are Now Mandatory for All Internet Providers cnet.com/home/internet/fccs-br…


Gosh. Now even AI can search through your browsing history in Google Workspace when using Chrome? What is this world coming to. I declined it, of course. It was like, "search smarter with the power of AI." Just to be able to give it text queries for what I'm looking for in natural language, no doubt, what else.
The problem is that I don't want to submit every single part of my life to AI engines for analysis. Maybe it's on-device, cloud, whatever it is, if it has more sensitive data like a timeline of all sites I visited, no thanks. Some other things, like Meta glasses, I'm OK with pictures used for AI training if it means we get more representation for the way those with disabilities use that device, because I know I won't be using for sensitive data like credit card numbers, just stuff I see in public, labels I read, ETC.
In the end, this AI will be (already is) the excuse companies use to feed data from your most sensitive parts of your life into their models too, unless you yourself take control and understand the implications of the data they're asking you to feed their AI.


Looking for more information on how to protect yourself from one of the most popular scams in the digital age?

Check out our latest blog post and read some tips on how to keep yourself safe from malicious emails and texts.

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The reason why many Canadians have more than 17 weeks of maternity leave is because of the 42-day postal strike in 1981. #CanPoli #CdnPoli #PostalStrike
canadianlabour.ca/who-we-are/h…


I just donated some money to @davx5app

See davx5.com/donate for how you can donate. They even provide their IBAN, so you can directly donate from your banking app.

They deserve it!

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Duda sería ¿Crees que necesitamos que haya empresas?

Si comentas los motivos mejor para entender el voto.

  • Si (47%, 16 votes)
  • No (52%, 18 votes)
34 voters. Poll end: 11 hours ago

in reply to ⁂ Kyva

Creo que es necesario que haya producción organizada. Pero no tiene porque haber empresas en el sentido de organizaciones con personalidad jurídica propiedad privada de capitalistas y que tienen un patrimonio propio, excluyendo a los demás y actuando por su beneficio particular.


Kačica hlavne pokorne sebavedome a slušne a pokora sa so sebavedomosťou nevylučuje, nezabúdaj na to.
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theguardian.com/technology/202…

This article discusses how to protect privacy, amidst concerns of increased government surveillance.

The article is aimed at Asylum seekers & immigrants to the US, but it's solid advice for anyone, really.

Recommendations include using encrypted messaging apps like Signal, Apple iMessage, and WhatsApp, and setting messages to disappear.

It also recommends minimizing data sharing and deleting data when possible, particularly from Google.

#privacy #security

in reply to James House-Lantto (He/Him)

#JohanaBhuiyan suggests to #autoDelete messages and I agree with her.

theguardian.com/technology/202…

While this is not a "hard" security measure and might lead to a false sense of security, it is an easy and effective method of #dataHygiene.

I wonder, if any #Jabber clients have this feature?

#Conversations by @daniel, #Dino by @dino, #Gajim by @gajim, #Monal by @Monal, #SiskinIM by @tigase, anyone?

#XMPP

in reply to Debacle

has a per-account setting for how long history should be kept (in the privacy section).


If you ever find yourself in #seattle in need of a ride, put your ride share app away and get a real taxi. It's worth it. Rides can be almost half the price in a taxi. That, and you don't pay #uber and #lyft to gut our local economy.
seattleyellowcab.com/


Wow! the accessible mame dos pc emmulator finally got more screen readers and windows 3.1.
nashcentral.duckdns.org/projec…
I just love this thing.
And also the win9x dosbox-x ones daniel and jake have made.
#accessibility
#blind

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in reply to Michael Hansen

@munchkinbear That sounds cool, but can anyone else get to the site? Looks like it’s down right now.
in reply to Jason Fayre

@jfayre @munchkinbear I just tried clicking the link.
It should be working now.
I've also had issues with this site today.


In Welsh myths, pigs originally came from the Otherworld, a gift from the fairy king Arawn. The Welsh point to all the many different kinds of marvelous food one can turn pigs into (bacon, sausages, pork chops, etc.) as proof that pigs are magical creatures.
🎨 Kallerna

#FolkloreThursday #31DaysofHaunting #BookChatWeekly #Superstitiology #Mythology #Folklore #WelshMythology #WelshFolklore #CelticMythology #CelticFolklore #Celtic #Wales #Mabinogion #Fairy #Faerie



Hey Mark Shuttleworth's bonkers interview process for jobs at Canonical made Ask a Manager!

askamanager.org/2024/11/job-ap…

(The letter doesn't name the company, but a commenter recognized it - as did I, while reading the letter - and the letter writer confirms in the comments.)

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in reply to Shauna GM

and a thing I didn't see mentioned but in one comment: It's ageist.



Just in case anyone needed to see this photo from the Hoar Cross downhill soapbox race in
Staffordshire


#AndroidAppRain at apt.izzysoft.de/fdroid today brings you 14 updated and 1 added apps:

* Bookaccio Book Tracker: helps you manage and organize your reading list

! Jamie's Authenticator Pro is continued as a new app named Stratum (you'll need to switch).

ViMusic was removed as it is no longer working.

At apt.izzysoft.de/magisk 3 #Magisk #modules were updated and 1 added: Low RAM Flag Enabler.

RB status: 350 apps (28.8%)

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



🎉 Limited Time Deals from @atguys 🎉

Don’t miss out on discounts through Dec. 4th on:
👉 Zoom Essentials line
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👉 Keyboards
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Shop now: atguys.com/collections/deals

#Accessibility #TechDeals #BlindnessTech




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[stepping out of the time machine]

"ok, listen, i know server-side includes _sound_ like a useful idea, but i want to show you several of these memes --- ok, look, i don't have time to get into it, but in the future we borrowed a word from this scientist dork who will turn out to be a real shithead --- we have this word for widely shared funny pictures --- no, look, just --- ok, so this funny picture has a tiny domino and a giant domino..."




Aufgrund von Absage hätte ich noch ein Standardticket abzugeben. Gerne an eine bedürftige oder erstbesucher Person
#38c3 #Presale38C3
in reply to Pike

eine Freundin von mir möchste zum ersten mal zum Congress und ist noch auf der suche nach einem ticket. Wenn du grade noch keinen anderen Abnehmer hast kann ich da gerne die connection herstellen.


Krabice pěkné, žel krabice prázdné. Je to nepravděpodobné, ale neměl by někdo média (CD)? :) V obou případech jde o CZ vydání. Za boost dík! ;)


@chris Chris, I just finished listening to the latest Mystic Access podcast. I had a comment regarding your segment on the importance of backup services, with OneDrive being one of the services that you mentioned. I certainly agree with your views and recommendations on this topic but there's one thing that needs to be said about OneDrive and probably Dropbox. I use OneDrive continually and I love the service. However, it's not a true backup service in the way that people might expect. Rather, it's more of a synchronization service. Sure, if you have 100 files in your Documents folder, OneDrive can ensure that those files are uploaded and available on any device that has OneDrive installed. However, if you delete 10 of those files, they will then automatically get deleted from OneDrive and on all devices where OneDrive is installed. This could really startle some users who expected that all of their files would be permanently safe and sound. Sure, they could access the Recycle Bin and likely get those files back, but it still could be a surprise for some users. Again, this makes it more of a synchronization service, rather than a permanent backup service.
That being said, I do still use OneDrive but I also regularly back up files to two external drives which are not synchronized with a cloud service. That way, if I unintentionally delete something that I later decide is important to me, I still have it available on my external backups. As long as users understand this, services like OneDrive are fine to use and are extremely convenient.
Thanks for such an excellent podcast and for everything that you and Kim do for the community.
in reply to David Goldfield

What nice feature of OneDrive in modern cloud solutions though is version control. So keeping track iteratively of all the different changes you made to a document across. May be a period of six months so that in itself can be worth its weight and gold. But for back up purposes like you mentioned. And making sure that I don’t lose certain files. I make sure once a month they take very important folders I have a script that runs move them all over into a time stamped folder that’s a zip file and I also have it so that it copies it over to another cloud drive like Google Drive just as a back up.
in reply to David Goldfield

I agree with you 100% we also use OpenDrive to back up as well as network attached storage. Can't be too careful. Years ago I had a NAS that smoked. Lost all that data as it was the only place I had those files.


So looks like Matt Gaetz withdrew from the AG nomination. Guess a better phrase would be he pulled out.


Your horoscope for today:
Be like coffee - hot and invigorating, but leaving some with headaches and others exhausted and asking for more.


So why does #hCAPTCHA still insist on forcing blind people to retrieve their so-called “accessibility cookies”. Not only does that compel us to go through many more additional steps than a sighted person would have to do to verify their humanity (irony!) but I gather this dreadful workaround is not really even secure! Have they not heard of a simple thing called “audio challenges”…? Is this really “accessibility”…? (#Discord, #DoBetter!)
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in reply to Misty-don 👩🏼‍🦯

I believe that HCaptcha has an option for audio challenges but it doesn't seem to be available or enabled on every site that uses it. Even with that, audio challenges still lock out deaf-blind people.
Sometimes, when I try to sign into PayPal using Brave, I get an HCaptcha challenge with no audio challenge. It's very tricky getting those "accessibility cookies" to play nicely with Brave and it's a step I shouldn't need to go through, anyway. What usually happens is that I give up and my second authentication attempt, for whatever reason, results in bypassing HCaptcha. Blindness organizations like the NFB or @ACBNational need to engage in advocacy with HCaptcha with the goal of getting them to be more inclusive and less discriminatory. If that fails, there needs to be a law suit filed against them.