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Andre Louis

you know, one of the best ideas Chicken Nugget had was an undo, so if you accidentally pressed page up/down/home/end/something else, you could just hit undo and be put back where you came from. Could you implement something like that in Paperback? Imagine you do Alt left/right, press L for a link, jump to the wrong bookmark and you just don't remember what you were listening to. Hard to fix that, you know? How about maybe a 5 or 10 undo step that control Z would return you to? Just an idea. Maybe a stupid one.
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Quin

Oooooh, sounds for elements is a fucking terrific idea! I'll need to brainstorm this a bit, but holy fuck you might've just solved this problem in an utterly ingenious way without even meaning to. The largest technical challenge with making paperback do that is hooking the screen reader and making it so heading level 3, for example, is spoken *before* the text you just navigated to. Very, very hard, damn near impossible, dare I say. But sounds? That would still be a bit tricky and require some hackery, but playing a sound is way easier once you get the detection of moving between elements working. I'll keep you posted for sure :)

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I started up Zoom this morning and it gave me the message

"It looks like we are unable to connect. Please check your network connection and try again."

But my network connection was fine. The problem was at Zoom's end, or more precisely, Cloudflare's. (And it seems OK now.)

I'm beginning to be annoyed by this reflexive "please check _your_ network connection" coda in these messages. What it is, is victim blaming. And possibly gaslighting too. _Their_ network connection went wrong, and their immediate response is to tell all of us users that _we_ must have done something wrong. It makes us all do lots of pointless work checking things that don't need checking, and it probably makes half of us feel inadequate when we can't find any problem.

If you're _going_ to advise users to check their own network connection, take reasonable steps first to ensure the problem really does look like being at the local end. Try pinging a few other independently run well-known sites; try some DNS lookups; if you can't do _anything_, suggest the user checks their connection, but if the rest of that stuff works and only your own server can't be reached, maybe redirect to your application's status webpage instead?

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miki

Ah, so you basically want to assume that partial failures are far more likely to be somebody else's fault (and therefore outside of user control) than total failures. A fair assumption in most cases I guess.

I guess a better wording would be something like "try a different internet connection", as the fault may be due to e.g. having that specific service blocked by a corporate firewall.

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I am in need of people with experience in publishing to the Apple App Store. I need help with AppTrackingTransparency and when it is (not) needed and how to solve conflicts with apple reviewers.

My problem: Apple rejects my app because I didn't implement ATT, despite the fact that I don't track users or give data to third parties for the sake of tracking or advertising. #dev #apple #apps #privacy

#apple #privacy #apps #dev
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aaron

@svenja even anomomised analitics require it, even if it is only to disclose that the data is anonymous. IP addresses are usually collected, which, depending on the reviewer, sometimes get classified as identifiable data. It's not about what data on its own can be used to identify an individual, so much as what data could be used collectively to identify an individual or group. It really depends if the reviewer is having a good or bad day.
@Svenja📞7852
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Tom Seidel

@fireborn @svenja Thank you for the information. What I am wondering about: How can it be that I can't remember facing this prompt at any time in other apps?

I have another question for understanding ATT. Does apple handle everything on a system level, after the ATT prompt was answered, e.g. stripping off all privacy data?

I use capacitor for my app and there is so few information about ATT and the handling of the ATT output in capacitor environments that I can't believe it.

@aaron @Svenja📞7852

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12 screenshots and one video. On a claimed #curl problem that even in the title says *test suite*

Beware of the strong AI smell on this one.

hackerone.com/reports/3452725


curl disclosed on HackerOne: Title: Use-After-Free in cURL Test...

**Title: Use-After-Free in cURL Test Suite via Improper Cleanup of Global Handle** ```c /*************************************************************************** * ...
HackerOne
#curl
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Neal Gompa (ニール・ゴンパ)

This is probably a large scale industry mistake. In my time as a systems engineer and later a DevOps engineer, there's been a drastic push for more complex architectures. I'm not entirely sure that the drive for those architectures was genuine and I suspect a large chunk of it is resume-driven development. It's not just the services you listed, but solutions made even for enterprise self-hosting too.

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If you saw our recent post on here about Reece, the young boy from Australia who got the ABC to put audio description on "Behind the News", then you'll love this follow up video he made especially about NVDA. It is THE feel-good piece to watch this holiday season!

nvaccess.org/post/NVDA-with-Di…

#NVDA #NVDAsr #ScreenReader #Accessibility #MakingADifference #Empowering #GoodNews #Technology #FeelGood

YouTube preview still of "NVDA with Digitech Reece" with the play button in the middle and "Watch on YouTube" in the lower left. The main image is Reece talking as he sits in front of his computer.

NV Access | NVDA with Digitech Reece

www.nvaccess.org
#Accessibility #technology #screenreader #nvdasr #nvda #goodnews #empowering #makingadifference #feelgood
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NV Access

@jamesodell Thanks James! And great question - I believe Reece is using Microsoft Catherine OneCore voice - in Windows you can add additional "languages" and the voice packs for each contain often two voices - For Engligh, there are a whole range from English US, English UK, English Australia, English Canada and more. We have a post on how to install new voices here: nvaccess.org/post/in-process-1…

NV Access | In-Process 14th January 2021

www.nvaccess.org
@James O'Dell

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⌨️ Don't miss your chance to team up with people and scratch your Matrix itch!

We organize a hackathon on Fri 30 Jan in Brussels right before FOSDEM. Come help us save the Federation from Big Silo that wants to take over the world!

matrix.org/blog/2025/12/fosdem…


Find us at FOSDEM

Matrix, the open protocol for secure decentralised communications
Thib (matrix.org)

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Age verification is the new trend to de-anonymize the web. 😡

🚨Starting Dec 10, #YouTube #Australia will ask for your age.

The Big Tech already started rolling out an AI-powered age estimation system. Adults are being marked as minors & are forced to submit IDs before regaining full access to decades-old accounts.

Learn how to avoid YouTube's #AI #AgeVerification: tuta.com/blog/how-to-turn-off-…

#anonymity #privacy

Screenshot of a Reddit post in the YouTube Subreddit titled: "How do I get past age verification without giving YouTube my id?" with a screenshot of a Google pop up asking how they would like to verify their age.

YouTube AI Age Verification: What it is & how to turn it off. | Tuta

Did YouTube ask you to verify your age with ID or credit card? You're not alone! YouTube AI is increasingly trying to estimate how old you are based on your habits following the global push for age verification.
Tuta
#privacy #youtube #AI #australia #anonymity #ageverification
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AmorphPanda

Using centralized cloud solutions is generally a bad idea. I propose distributed storage and processing solutions, with crypto compensation such as ARWeave.

Never used cloud services, never will. Made me successful. Long initial development time, but very reliable at the end.

Higher decentralized maintence requirements, which might seem not to be optimal from a economic point of view, but it creates opportunities for regional administrative jobs, avoiding outsourcing of labor.

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#Pachli Current has a quality of life improvement -- writing a post (either a new thread, or a reply) now creates a new task. In Android "tasks" are the things you switch between on the "Recents" screen you use to swap between apps.

There's a few scenarios where this is helpful.

1. You want to reference multiple posts. You can start writing, open "Recents", then switch back to the timeline, copy text from another post (or its link), and paste it into the post you're writing.

#pachli
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Pachli

@jonathan859 I take it back, this is possible (for anyone looking for this, `setTaskDescription`). This doesn't change the visible title, but it does change what Talkback reads out.

So, what would be useful to use here?

Depending on the state I thought one of:

- Replying to (name)
- Quoting (name)
- Writing post

(Talkback automatically puts "Pachli" before each of those)

Anything I've missed?

#accessibility #androiddev

#Accessibility #androiddev @Jonathan

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🚄 All aboard the #HackerTrain to #FOSDEM !! 🚃

Going to #FOSDEM2026? Thinking of going by #train?

Would you like to meet other hackers along the way?

Join us on the hackertrain.org !

We are currently planning the route(s) for this trip, so it is the best time to join in – regardless of:
- where you would like to start your train journey
- whether you’d like to help or just tag along

hackertrain.org/hackertrain-to…

plz boost

#railways

HackerTrain

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#fosdem #train #railways #fosdem2026 #hackertrain
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So sure. I tried to get into the band TOOL, since every intellectual metal head keeps banging on about how fucking great they are.

But then i read this and it confirms what i always thought about them. They are arrogant and pretentious posers.

[The headline is misleading. The singer does not actually apologize for superspreading COVID in NZ, but makes a joke of it)

alternativenation.net/tool-sin…

#Superspreader #TOOL #COVID


Tool Singer Apologizes For Illness At Concert - Alternative Nation

Tool returned to New Zealand last week, performing in the country for the first time since February 2020. At those shows five years ago, Maynard James Keenan was unknowingly sick with COVID-19.
Kaitlyn Estona (AlternativeNation.net)
#covid #tool #Superspreader

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Solidarität mit einem sehr kleinen Prozentsatz der Bevölkerung. Denkt an Hannah Ahrendt: Empathie ist Teil der Demokratie. Seit gestern haben hier fast 500 Leute unterschrieben. Damit diese Petition aus der Bubble rauskommt, muss sie trenden. Also bitte auf keinen Fall verbreiten. Und auch nicht die richtigen Hashtags ergänzen. Bittedanke
#lgbt #lgbtq #trans
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Petitionen: Verwendung von Cookies nicht aktiviert

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#lgbt #trans #LGBTQ
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Just discovered an incredible resource for accessible Bible study: World Bible Plans

As a totally blind, autistic, chronically ill Christian, finding tools that are both spiritually rich and screen‑reader friendly isn't easy. Their EPUB plans (like the World English Bible with David Guzik's commentary) have proper headings for navigation, built-in cross-references, and formatting that makes daily devotions possible without frustration.

I don't know if all their plans are accessible by default, so I suggest mentioning in the “additional requests” box that you're blind and need screen‑reader friendly formatting. That's what I did, and the result was excellent.

Also note that if you choose a Bible version that isn't in the public domain, the plan will only give you a guide showing which verses to read, not the full text.

If you've struggled with inaccessible study tools, this might be a game‑changer.

#Christian #Bible #BlindChristian #Accessibility #BibleStudy #WorldBiblePlans #ScreenReader

Custom Made for You: Free Bible Reading Plan eBooks

WBP offers custom-made free bible reading plans with scriptures and commentaries in your language : Custom-made specifically for you per your requirements .
worldbibleplans.com
#Accessibility #screenreader #bible #christian #blindchristian #biblestudy #worldbibleplans
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Onward. Along railroad tracks and other urban infrastructure. Moon in everything, slightly dizzy and a bit disconnected. Halting states, afternoon escapism.

Power lines above trees, moon in between. Some smaller trees below.

📷 lost-in-moments

#outerworld #concrete city #lost in moments #smartphonephotography #later that afternoon

#concrete city #lost in moments #later that afternoon

#lost #outerworld #concrete city #SmartphonePhotography #later that afternoon #lost in moments #concrete_city #lost_in_moments #later_that_afternoon #concrete #later
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idlestate's SDF liason acct

I don't know who needs to learn this, but, around the System 7 era of Mac OS (I don't know, mid '90s? Ish?) there was some kind of add on or extension or whatever that enhanced the desktop experience thus:

Whenever you dragged something to the Trash target icon, it would play a little animation of Oscar the Grouch popping up out of the can.

He would sing "I love trash! I love it because it's trash!" and then lickity-split descend back down.

No GUI experience has come anywhere close since.

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I've started donating monthly to @thunderbird the email client that's been on my side for (literally) decades🐦‍⬛ 🫂

And it's not just that, it's also a tool that keeps on evolving and improving and employs good people.

It's something i should have done years ago, honestly.

Email is boring, but Thunderbird has been the one tool over the years that has made it manageable for me 🌈

@Thunderbird: Free Your Inbox

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Ah, yes, the time of year where everybody is asking for donations. Surprised that the rescue we got my wife's dog from made no requests of us, this year? The rescue we got my dog from did. Gave to the latter because of the "Giving Tuesday" matching program. I'll have to see if the former is still running under "Giving Tuesday".

Oh well: I've been using @thunderbird@mastodon.online since it was in beta, so, they got some

Lost Dog & Cat Rescue Foundation | Arlington, VA

The Lost Dog & Cat Rescue Foundation helps homeless pets find their way into loving homes through rescue and adoption.
Lost Dog & Cat Rescue Foundation
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