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Languages are fun, have mysterious rules called grammar, but their native speakers certainly don't care about all that. In other words, do native speakers of a language speak the language correctly, as textbooks prescribe? (Hint: Definitely not.)

Here's a video to illustrate this. Thanks, Google recommendations. youtube.com/watch?v=nIl_rdTUU1…


16 phrases you can hear native British English speakers say that you were taught were wrong

In this English Lesson with British English Teacher Roy, learn how to sound more like a native British English speaker when you speak English. In this Englis...
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Today is nine years ago since I learned how a single fixed byte write outside a heap buffer in c-ares could be used in a sequence to execute code as root on Chrome OS:

daniel.haxx.se/blog/2016/10/14…


a single byte write opened a root execution exploit

Thursday, September 22nd 2016. An email popped up in my inbox. Subject: ares_create_query OOB write As one of the maintainers of the c-ares project I'm receiving mails for suspected security problems in c-ares and this was such a one.
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I don't know who of you posted this theory but thanks to you and my colleague who helped me test this, I know for sure no that you can use the sound split feature of your screen reader to send just the sound of your other apps, without the TTS, while screen-sharing on meeting platforms. I tested this with NVDA and Jitsi running inside Chrome. When NVDA is on the left and everything else right, only a faint echo of my TTS could be heard most likely owing to how my headset and the jack of my Thinkpad is wired. This must mean that probably Chrome or Windows take the right channel as the mix in case of doubt and when everything has to be mono, but then I might be wrong on all of that so let's goooo! I'll have to test with other platforms. #Accessibility #A11y #Blind
#a11y #Accessibility #blind

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This is amazing research by Nadia Heninger and her co-authors Wenyi Morty Zhang, Annie Dai, Keegan Ryan, Dave Levin and Aaron Schulman. TL;DR a huge number of satellite links over our heads are totally unencrypted. satcom.sysnet.ucsd.edu/

🛰️ SATCOM Security

Research project homepage for SATCOM Security: papers, source code, and recent satellite communications vulnerabilities.
satcom.sysnet.ucsd.edu
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It still boggles my mind that Xcode's *built in* AI autocomplete keeps suggesting APIs that don't exist.

Like, it's literally sitting on top of a compiler that can determine if an API exists, so why can't it ask the compiler *before* suggesting it?

The entire purpose of autocomplete is to help me find out the real name of hard-to-remember APIs. I'm perfectly capable of *misremembering* them by myself, I don't need the computer to do it for me

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Just booked the train ticket to #Strasbourg for the #matrix conference 15-18 Oct. Check out the schedule:
2025.matrix.org/schedule/#full…
@fairkom is a silver sponsor of the matrix foundation and will present their experiences deploying SchulchatRLP for half a million pupils, teachers and parents on Sat Oct 18th 10:00. The greatest challenges were syncing users and groups from a central IDM and building a #kubernetes cluster on premises.
@matrix
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Schedule of The Matrix Conference

Whether you want to hear how an organization deployed Matrix at scale or learn what the engineers are doing to improve the protocol, the Matrix Conference has a track for you.
2025.matrix.org
#matrix #kubernetes #strasbourg @The Matrix.org Foundation @fairkom

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🚀 We’re ready for The Matrix Conference 2025, kicking off tomorrow in Strasbourg!

🌍 300+ participants. 20+ countries. 10+ governments. All championing Matrix-based sovereign, secure and interoperable communications.

Read the blog for highlights and insights, and tune in for the livestream.

element.io/blog/ready-for-the-…


Ready for The Matrix Conference 2025!

We’re ready for The Matrix Conference 2025 - 300+ participants from 20+ countries and 10+ governments - all championing Matrix-based sovereign, secure and interoperable communications.
Steve Loynes (Element Blog)

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#Windows10: #Microsoft verlängert kostenlose Updates in Europa um ein Jahr
derstandard.at/story/300000028…

Liebe Leute, ihr habt euer #Win10 maximal noch ein weiteres Jahr. Allerdings hält es euch nicht auf, jetzt schon auf etwas Besseres umzusteigen!

Lauter nette Leute, die du auf endof10.org/ findest, helfen dir bei deinen ersten Schritte mit #Linux auf deinem Computer. :tux:

In #Graz macht das das #LinuxCafé zumindest 1x/Monat: events.graz.social/@linux_cafe Am 21.10. ist es wieder soweit. Gleich mal notieren und im besten Fall vorab Daten sichern, damit du mit einem frisch aufgesetzten Linux wieder danach heimkommst. :graz:

Es warat wegen #Privatsphäre, #digitaleSouveränität, #Sicherheit und weil's einfach unkomplizierter und schneller ist - besonders auf nicht aktuellster Hardware. 👍

#Upcycling #Umwelt #Nachhaltigkeit #EndOf10 @nachhaltigingraz @cryptopartygraz


End of 10

Windows 10 ends in 2025. Don’t buy a new PC — revive yours with Linux. It's fast, secure, and help is available to get you started.
End of 10
#linux #microsoft #nachhaltigkeit #sicherheit #windows10 #privatsphare #Umwelt #digitalesouveranitat #upcycling #endof10 #win10 #graz #LinuxCafe @CryptoParty Graz @Nachhaltig in Graz
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Karl Voit

Nichtstun gefährlich: Ende für #Windows 10 wird schlagend
orf.at/stories/3407740/

Aufklär-Artikel vom #ORF über das Support-Ende von #Win10 mit einem Schlussteil zu #Linux mit Referenz auf #EndOf10, das dir beim Umstieg auf Linux gerne hilft: endof10.org/

Beispielsweise in #Graz beim #LinuxCafé zumindest 1x/Monat: events.graz.social/@linux_cafe Am 21.10. ist es wieder soweit.

@nachhaltigingraz @cryptopartygraz #Windows10 #Microsoft #Privatsphäre


Nichtstun gefährlich: Ende für Windows 10 wird schlagend

Wer aktuell auf dem eigenen Computer noch Windows 10 verwendet, steht spätestens am Dienstag vor einer großen Entscheidung: Dann stellt Microsoft offiziell die Unterstützung für sein mittlerweile zehn Jahre altes Betriebssystem ein.
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#linux #Windows #microsoft #windows10 #privatsphare #endof10 #win10 #graz #LinuxCafe #ORF @CryptoParty Graz @Nachhaltig in Graz
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Karl Voit

Es ist soweit: #Windows10 ist nun Geschichte, sofern man nicht für die Verlängerung von einem Jahr seinen Rechner eng an #Microsoft binden möchte:

derstandard.at/story/310000029…

Wer diese Verknüpfung an Microsoft ohnehin nie wollte, für den ist nun #Windows generell gestorben, da #Windows11 dies ebenfalls erfordert.

Ich empfehle, #Linux für die eigenen Zwecke zumindest zu testen. Geht ja auch auf so gut wie jeder alten Hardware wunderbar und einfach.

Wer hier unsicher ist, der soll sich an #EndOf10 halten, das dir beim Umstieg auf Linux gerne hilft: endof10.org/

Beispielsweise in #Graz beim #LinuxCafé zumindest 1x/Monat: events.graz.social/@linux_cafe Am 21.10. ist es wieder soweit.

#Win10 #Win11


End of 10

Windows 10 ends in 2025. Don’t buy a new PC — revive yours with Linux. It's fast, secure, and help is available to get you started.
End of 10
#linux #Windows #Windows11 #microsoft #windows10 #endof10 #win11 #win10 #graz #LinuxCafe

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Bye bye, Windows 10! Microsoft is stopping support for the operating system today. If you're still using it, now is a good time to consider alternatives such as Linux, which is free and open source (like LibreOffice): blog.documentfoundation.org/bl… @Endof10 #endof10
Picture of laptop with text "Your old computer" and "Fresh new software"

End of 10. Ten reasons to switch from Windows to Linux on your desktop - The Document Foundation Blog

Today, Microsoft is ending official support for Windows 10. This leaves users who want to continue using the operating system with few alternatives — especially if they have an old PC that is not compatible with Windows 11’s demanding hardware requir…
Italo Vignoli (The Document Foundation)
#endof10 @End Of 10 Campaign

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""[…] There is only one correct metric that should be counted when dealing with software, and that is the user's cognitive load. […] If my Windows/Python/Notepad++ setup is more ubiquitous, understandable, intuitive and replicable than your obscure Arch/Hyprland build with its hundred painstakingly typed-out customizations for every single software in it, then my setup is better and more minimalist than yours. Full stop. […]""

self-rover.bearblog.dev/absurd…

#Linux #Minimalism


Absurd fallacies of "minimalist" Linux setups

I, too, have been an avid connoisseur of linux distros and have had my fair share of distrohopping every time the next shiny thing barges into the Linux worl...
┏ʕ •ᴥ•ʔ┛ Drifter's Journal
#linux #minimalism
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Alexander Goeres 𒀯

@Tuta you have to be precise with this: it did not fail! to avoid failure the vote was postponed because somehow surprisingly germany showed some resistance. i don't expect it to stay that way.

the eu commission's president Ursula von der Leyen, a member of the cdu, the actual ruling party in germany, was notorious for using the pretext of fighting child abuse to install internet censorship in germany (dns blocking list aso). thus her nickname in germany: Zensursula, from Zensur (censorship) and Ursula ...

a postponed vote can be added quite quickly back on the agenda and fighting the evil internet is a popular topic in party circles of the conservatives. also, don't count on the german chancellor Merz to keep promises he made ...

@Tuta
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NV Access

Happy to try to answer any questions! Do you mean how screen readers behave to each other? Or how they make the computer behave compared to not having one running?

For how they work at all, we have a quick video demo of NVDA here: youtube.com/watch?v=tCFyyqy9mq…

There are settings you can change which alter (or restore) behaviour - happy to go through any of those you might be interested in.

For differences between screen readers, here's a page on Jaws & NVDA: github.com/nvaccess/nvda/wiki/…


SwitchingFromJawsToNVDA

NVDA, the free and open source Screen Reader for Microsoft Windows - nvaccess/nvda
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Darrell Bowles

@NVAccess JAWS does not cost 2000 dollars, unless you purchase a professional license. In the united states, users can get a home anual license for 104.00 per year. Currently JAWS sma's cost 228.00 per two years, but they will be going up at the end of october by 10 percent. I am not as well versed in pricing for JAWS outside the US, but there are other options for purchasing JAWS in the US.
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NV Access

@vol4life8657 Sure - and I wasn't saying the others didn't, though yes, I put more of a case for NVDA (it is kind of my job) - re the price of Jaws - the account I was replying to is on an Australian server. In Australian dollars, Jaws Home is $2,280 according to Qantum: quantumrlv.com.au/products/jaw… or Vision Australia: shop.visionaustralia.org/jaws-… or Visability: livingaids.com.au/products/jaw…

An SMA on its own from most of those looks to be about $310 AUD


Jaws Home WITH SMA

Special Order Item - Contact us to order Please note this product is delivered electronically within 1 week from date payment is received. Email address to be supplied on time of order.
VisAbility Ltd - Living Aids
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Researchers pointed a satellite dish at the sky for 3 years and monitored what unencrypted data it picked up. The results were shocking: They obtained thousands of T-Mobile users' phone calls and texts, military and law enforcement secrets, much more: 🧵👇wired.com/story/satellites-are…
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For all the Mouse's deep flaws, the mass transit system at Walt Disney World is sterling proof of just how good our cities could be if we stopped worrying about keeping the nice services away from the brown people.

The parks are super walkable, and getting anywhere across the southern part of the property (Epcot/Animal Kingdom/Hollywood Studios) Just Works™ in a way that most municipalities could easily replicate if they didn't have to fight property owners for every cent of taxes.

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Happy International E- waste day.

...Also happy Microsoft end-of-life for Windows 10 day.

It's estimated that 400-600 million computers still run Windows 10, and many of those don't meet the higher specs required for Win 11, which in addition to more RAM and a faster CPU includes having UEFI bios.

For those with some level of tech literacy upgrading to Linux is an obvious workaround, but the sad truth is that enormous volumes of ewaste will be generated by this unnecessary act of corporate greed.

#windows #ewaste #microsoft #linux

#linux #Windows #microsoft #eWaste
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