Journalist challenge: Use “Machine Learning” when you mean machine learning and “LLM” when you mean LLM. Ditch “AI” as a catch-all term, it’s not useful for readers and it helps companies trying to confuse the public by obscuring the roles played by different technologies.
Pope Leo and priest Padre Guilherme, widely known as the "DJ priest," surprise worshippers with an electronic rave party to mark the 75th birthday of Archbishop Bernard Bober at the St. Elisabeth Cathedral in Košice, Slovakia on 8 November. 😎 🙏 🎸 youtube.com/watch?v=XJuT27G5QE… 1/n
In an unprecedented blend of spirituality and modernity, Pope Leo appeared at an electronic music rave to mark the 75th birthday of Archbishop Bernard Bober....
Heads up for those who, like me, worry about giving or receiving COVID-19 and flu: The new version of the Aptitude molecular test (for both COVID and flu) is now available at retail. It requires a re-usable reader and somewhat pricy single-use test, but is more sensitive than the rapid tests (comparable to a PCR lab test).
I made a little audio Space Invaders game like the one i used to play at blind school in the 90s: put on some headphones and prepare to get upset marconius.com/fun/audInvTest/
If you'd like to hear about what @ChanceyFleet and I have been up to in the world of #TactileGraphics, our backstories, tactile drawing and art exploration, how #BlindSVG came to be, and where we hope to take all of this, check out our interview on the #ATBanter podcast! atbanter.com/2025/11/19/at-ban…
Ready to get your hands on some art? In this episode of AT Banter, we’re joined by tactile graphics gurus Chancey Fleet and Marco Salsiccia, who are on a mission to prove that “drawing in the dark”…
48% of all people in ICE custody (incl. CBP and ICE arrests) have no criminal history. Another 26% only have a criminal charge (no conviction ), and 26% have a criminal conviction (although many of these are low level).
After over two months of no data, ICE's new detention numbers show a record 65,135 people in detention, biggest growth among immigrants with no criminal histories. GPS ankle monitors also grow to 35k.
Just for the heck of it, a few weeks ago I requested all my data from Amazon. This morning the files finally arrived. The vast majority of it (13.23 gigabytes to be exact) is Alexa audio recordings. Apparently I've spoken to Alexa, either asking it something or giving it a response, exactly 143,880 times, because that's how many wav files there are in the archive, as of whenever the data request actually happened. Anyway here's one particular recording which totally sounds like me. I do not know where I was when I asked this, what device I was using, when it was, or how she responded, but this totally sounds like me. Warning: contains Alexa wake word.
If we look at what #Mastodon did to #ActivityPub, we start to realize that #XMPP not having a client and server from a single vendor that is available on all platforms is indeed a strength, not a weakness.
@kolev I love #XMPP but not having a single cross-platform fully-featured client makes onboarding normies much more difficult, hindering adoption greatly.
Nothing wrong with being the #Ubuntu or #LinuxMint of decentralised #FOSS messengers... people who need the Archlinuxes and BSDs will find them in time.
I have managed to onboard lots of people to cross-platform messengers like #DeltaChat, #ElementMessenger and #SignalApp, but not a single person to XMPP. Cross platform apps also make switching OSes eaiser, e.g. migrating from Windows to Linux, or Android to LinuxMobile.
@greatsword @phocque @opensourceopenmind @kolev Hi Daniel, we are actually regularly watching the Conversations commits and we try to only apply relevant changes. Could you let us know which critical security updates or relevant commits are missing? Then we can update them as soon as possible.
#AndroidAppRain had 15 updated apps at our Android repo. Some RBs which failed with previous releases have been fixed, so RB status now: 753 apps (59.2%)
Our #Magisk repo got 2 modules updated and 1 added a minute ago:
* HyperUnlocked: Unlock high-end xiaomi features on all of your xiaomi devices
Lol the MIDI chord pack people really haven't improved at all. It seems they sometimes reuse that format to market their other products. The page for Bass Dragon has a similar format, except it's 325,971 producers downloading a DAW every single day instead of 305,802 for some reason.
"the overall impression of the state of security and robustness of the cURL library was positive." I asked for, and we were granted a security audit of curl from the Mozilla Secure Open Source program a while ago.
Just assembled a page on my personal website with instructions on how to disable AI features across many services(mainly ones I encounter/use, will surely have to add more to the list soon).
I have no love for pre-2000 cars and do not wish for a return to gasoline engines but the fact that nobody can pop up a click-through agreement on a mechanical gauge _while you’re driving the goddamn vehicle_ is EXTREMELY COMPELLING.
Thanks so much Jonathan for that intro and I absolutely love the name of this group, it is very clever indeed. I was pleasantly inundated with new messages in my inbox today. I'm new to all of this so forgive me if I don't explicitly reply to something but I'll do my best. One of the reasons why I never joined social media is that I have extremely limited free time. I also have very sore wrists and elbows from so much typing over the years so I try and limit it but Glen suggested I join and Jonathan also seconded it so here I am. I certainly recognize a few names from the past 3 decades, so hi to you all. Actually, someone just posted about the architecture of door knobs and quite frankly I was just feeling the pain of that this morning as I had to twist rather than push down on a lever to open my door and was thinking how I need to change all the handles to save my wrists. Have a great day and as I said, forgive me if I don't post as often as others. Thanks for the welcome. Joe
Wooow, one more celebrity here! Welcome! Your post even more reassured me we need a decent Mastodon client with features like voice dictation built-in.
A tiny human (2?) has spotted a pen of puppies. Studying them for a long moment, she bursts into tears. Dad asks what's wrong and looking up at him in abject anguish she wails: "I WANT TO PAT THEM ALL!"
A small human (3?) is looking with avid fascination at a Fancy Bantam rooster. Fancy Bantam suddenly crows with epic aplomb. Small Human jumps. Small Human scowls. Small Human studies Fancy Bantom with suspicion. Are birds meant to do that? He's not sure, but he's keeping an eye on this one.
At a doggy parade three young humans are walking a loaf shaped bulldog down a red carpet. But wait! Dog Loaf isn't stopping! (oh no!) Dog Loaf is off the carpet and headed for the horizon. (Ahh) Places to go and things to see! Can they manage to turn him around?! (They can... Eventually.)
Two small humans (3 & 6?) are pleading with Dad to take them to the bouncy castle. Jumping up and down, circling him while skipping and roaring: "PUHLLLLLEAAAASE." Dad's mouth twitches before he says deadpan: "Yeah. I dunno. You look too bouncy to go on a bouncy castle." Outraged howls ensue!
A man (60s?) with a long grey beard, wearing a broad brimmed hat, is sitting at a spinning wheel. Foot rhythmically moving up and down on the pedal, expression totally chill. Controlled mayhem happening at the nearby doggy fashion show and the shearing competition but he's an oasis of peace.
@schmaker čo si pamätám jeden dokument o domoch na dedinách ktoré nikto nechce a predávajú sa za nízke sumy a nie jeden a ani nie vo "vylúčených" komunitách. Podľa mňa čím menej ľudí na dedine tým lepšie a na cestu do mesta nejaký off-road stačí.
S těma barákama jako je tady toto mapy.com/en/turisticka?source=… je jeden zásadní problém. Nedává smysl jej rekonstruovat. Ty si reálně kupuješ stavební parcelu + více náklad na demolici. @schmaker
Popular map portal covering whole world by wide range of maps - basic, outdoor (hiking/cycling), traffic, winter. It offers possibility of aerial and 3D view. Extensive amount of travel points of interest.
Another new Let's Encrypt-secured website, another case of getting 82 hacking attempts in the first 30 seconds after it came online for the first time ever.
Do. Not. Kid. Yourself. "Oh, I'll delete the config files once I get it working." "Eh, I'm just some nobody. Who's going to care?" Yeah, I'll tell you who: people who watch for new sites come online and then immediately slam them with hacking probes.
"I'll get to it soon" means you better do it within 3 seconds.
And finally, because this is very important to kno and should complete your educationw. Which animals can and can’t fart? | Popular Science: popsci.com/science/which-anima…
hopefully that is a dedicated profile for public interactions? if not, I recommend you to do separated profiles, one for family and friends and another that you advertise publicly in social media, sharing that link you basically open the door to anyone to spam you, just saying
The real-time public snow plowing & maintenance map for main bicycle paths in Oulu. Of course you shouldn't even need one, since you can always count on paths being maintained anyway, but it's still a nice little thing to have 👌 #Oulu #MeanwhileInOulu #Finland
Lea sucks at web accessibility? IMHO that depends. I get the point about alt text, tab focus order, adding accessible names (like, icon-only buttons), setting document language, checking color contrast guidelines, but when it comes to aria-* attributes, I suck. I try to avoid aria attributes whereever I can.
Using less ARIA and more native HTML is always a good thing. Especially beasts like aria-hidden should be used very carefully and can do real harm when used incorrectly, because it nukes that whole subtree of the element it is applied on. For app-like roles and attributes, always refer to the Authoring guidelines for widgets. Remember HTML is still a document notation language, and all app-like features require all manipulation by hand.
writing this with the duet Cadence keyboard! Working well for typing this way. To answer some questions people have asked on duet mode: - Graphics: NVDA will extend graphics onto the second display. So, if you press capslock+I at the start button, the icon will extend itself to the rightwward display. As you pan, it will correctly move the image across them. - For buttons, it appears that when you're in Duet mode, the buttons from the right display get mirrored by the left one. That is, the D-pad, rocker buttons on the front all get same treatment, as though you were pressing them on the left one. - no, you cannot pair a device to the right display, switch to Duet mode and expect it to work on both. - weight: The weight of two displays is about a little more than one classic 40-cell display like the BI 40X. That is, perhaps 1.3 pounds.
Hey do you think if you ask for two more you can send them to me? Ugh the NVDA addon makes it sound so worth it. I guess I'll have to save up for a birthday present.
@pixelate ahah I wish! My bank's fairly drained after these and I had to get one with credit! But so worth it for the future. The only downside is that split in the line, but since it's two physical units there's just no avoiding it. It's less annoying when reading line to line, more so when just trying to scan the text to understand it, then the split lines can really make things worse for out ofc ontext reading. Wish I had a monarch to compare it to, wonder if NVDA can draw graphics on it at all.
Nope, Monarch is just text only with screen readers right now. Even if you sideload an apk on it it's just text only. It has a really weak processor too.
@pixelate didn't update that thing finally to run under Android 13? At least they can say they're one Android above Braille Sense 6? LOL. That's a bit shocking though since you pay $18K, practically 3 Cadences but don't get graphics on desktop readers. DotPad advertises the fact that icons on your iOS screen will be graphical, so perhaps it might be a better deal than Monarch that way for less price. Still think competition really narrows down to them and Cadence at that pricepoint.
@pixelate oh thank goodness yeah. Wow wish my work had tech toys to play with :D the one thing I miss about when I worked for the WA comission for the blind. But also when it's work you're spending more time researching features and how things work for consumers rather than just playing for yourself, so it also wasn't quite the fun I thought it would be looking in from the outside. xD
As November 23 is the 62nd anniversary of Doctor Who, I am hosting this Zoom call to celebrate with both fans as well as those who are curious about the series. All things Who are open for discussion, including books and audio products, such as dramas, audio books and missing episodes. While all are welcome, I am offering a special invitation to those who are blind or visually impaired. Video will not be used during this Zoom call.
Sunday, November 23 Time: 8:30 PM Eastern Time (apologies for the late hour for those in the U.K. and other later time zones.) Join Zoom Meeting us02web.zoom.us/j/83688473653?… #DoctorWho
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