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My mom has a habit of ordering all kinds of garbage online that she doesn't really need (hello early dementia) and refuses to listen to us when we advise her on this. She texted me today asking for help as some "Amazon people have called and scolded her for ordering pallets of cat litter and potatoes" which I figured was some weird scammer thing

Talked to my brother. It's him and his wife. They're crank calling my mom pretending to be Amazon to make her stop ordering shit.

Pretty funny. Let's see how it works out.

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@Bri I hibernate mine most of the time or run it overnight, potentially with a scheduled shutdown if I'm running sync applications, since they're known to interfere with my mom's work VPN. I want to get a mini PC but unsure if I'll be able to, since this shit Altman pulled the price of DRAM has skyrocketed and it got so bad for SSDs that Crutial is actually dead, so I doubt I'd be able to afford one.
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Marek Macko

Hello. It largely depends on what band you are interested in.

For LW/MW/SW I'd recommend:
Software: HDSDR - hdsdr.de/ Tons of shortcuts, you can easily tune, input frequencies, adjust filters etc. Cannot do FM stereo, RDS decoding possible only with external software.
Hardware: I use Airspy HF+ Discovery and HF+ Dual Port. These have narrower bandwidth, but thei're nearly impossible to overload with strong signals. Great for both lower frequencies and broadcast FM. Won't work for DAB+ due to higher bandwidth requirements.

For DAB+ I use RTL-SDR blog V4 SDR and QT-DAB software. It's QT, so it has its ups and downs.
github.com/JvanKatwijk/qt-dab

I have no experience with the more expensive, high end SDRs.

FOR #FMDX, there's currently a great combination. TEF-6686/6687 chip-based receivers, and FM-DX Webserver. The radios aren't strictly SDRs, but they are DSP-powered. The Webserver is maybe 90% accessible, with some accessibility bugs still unresolved, but they are rather minor. You can tune using arrows, input frequencies, view RDS data / signal strength etc. As far as I know, the keyboard shortcuts are undocumented, so feel free to ask, if you need to.
FMDX Hub: fmdx.org/
FM-DX Webserver: github.com/noobishsvk/fm-dx-we…
FMDX server list: servers.fmdx.org/ You need to activate the "Server list" button first to browse servers.
My FM-DX Webserver 1: fmdx.praa.sk:39400/
My FM-DX Webserver 2: fmdx.praa.sk:40410/

Feel free to ask for more details


FM-DX WebServer [Ladimir, SVK, SNV - north]

Server description: QTH: Spišská Nová Ves, SVK 🇸🇰, north side of the building RX: Headless TEF with FM-DX-Tuner firmware Antena: Iskra FM-50F. Currently v, variable azimuth. Note: I may occasionally lock to admin when I want to use the server myself.
fmdx.praa.sk
#FMDX
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I sometimes wish I could use the Flatpak version of Simple Scan, but every time I inevitably have to revert to Fedora's RPM version because of this: gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/simple-…

Saving pages as multiple image files (PNG, JPEG, WebP) silently fails in Flatpak build (#404) · Issues · GNOME / Document Scanner · GitLab

Steps to reproduce Scan multiple pages Press “Save document to a file” (cunningly disguised as a download button)...
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Jeff Fortin T. (風の庭園のNekohayo)

@hub Time for us to implement webcam+deskewing support in there 😁 (gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/simple-…)

Webcam scanning support (#344) · Issues · GNOME / Document Scanner · GitLab

Since scanners are often so slow and not portable (for scanning receipts on the go), it would be amazing if GNOME Scan could support not only USB scanners,...
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#AndroidAppRain at apt.izzysoft.de/fdroid/?radd=1… today brings you 17 updated and 1 added apps:

* Medical Calendarlog: a privacy-focused medical event tracking using your device's calendar system 🛡️

3 #Magisk modules have been updated at apt.izzysoft.de/magisk

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

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230+ enviro groups have written a letter demanding a moratorium on Meta, OpenAI, crypto and Google's, supersized datacenter land/water/grid grab in the US.

While encouraging, it seems the locals are already bringing the squeeze:

"At least 16 datacenter projects, worth a combined $64bn, have been blocked or delayed due to local opposition to rising electricity costs."

Water protests too, are ramping up.

theguardian.com/us-news/2025/d…


More than 200 environmental groups demand halt to new US datacenters

Exclusive: Congress urged to act against energy-hungry facilities blamed for increasing bills and worsening climate crisis
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Trump before: "I'm OK releasing the full footage of us blowing up the boat."

Trump now: "I never said that! Fake news! You're a HORRIBLE HORRIBLE reporter!!" (Of course it was a woman.)

...Reporters--why, WHY, for the love of God WHY!!--do you not yet show up at every press briefing with a little video queued up on your phone, showing which Trump quote you're going to ask Trump about, so the VERY MOMENT he denies ever saying it, LIKE YOU SHOULD KNOW HE WILL, you can quickly say, "Here, Mr. President," & play his own words RIGHT THERE IN THE MOMENT with cameras on you? As opposed to offering some mealy-mouthed fact check later when no one is paying attention anymore. WHY in this age of instant videos & smart phones do NONE of you do this? WHY??

No wonder a senile old bat like Trump (can't remember what he said a day or so ago) continues to win the media war.

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Yay! After 2 years, the left-side control of my reclining couch repaired itself!

Laziness totally pays off!

And so does thriftiness!

Two years ago, I spilled some drink onto the control. From that point forward, one of the buttons stopped working. I used a workaround by pressing two other buttons. I also looked for a replacement, but I decided they were too expensive.

I also opened the control to see if there was an easy fix, but there wasn't.

So I used the workaround all this time, but today I found that the button that did not work anymore works.

So if someone gets on your case to repair something, just say that you're giving it a good two years to see if it will repair itself. :derpface:

:catjam:

#diy #repair

#diy #repair
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Garrett LeSage

I think Wayland's great!

But, nuance:

I'm sad that color management doesn't work anymore.

My colorimeter is just sitting around, collecting dust. At least my monitors were pro-level sRGB "calibrated" at the factory (so they're not horribly off), and I don't print much. It'd still be nice to have color management in GNOME for darktable again.

(And I'm still waiting on a release for for the Mutter 49 XWayland bug to be able to upgrade. A fix is in main; Mutter just needs a new release.)

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Andre Louis

I love teaching though, found my second calling next to actual music making. I'm blind and I teach other blind people how to use Logic Pro so they can achieve whatever it is they want to do.
Always shocks clients when I run an entire session without once using a mouse 😏

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I've set up microphones outside my window recording the street just now, and made a little test recording. Someone running by the window. I'm 100% sure I've setup the capsules in the correct directions, yet, I seriously can't tell whether this person is coming from the left, and running to the right, or vice versa. I'm genuinely interested what other people think of the stereo here, whether I should try moving the capsules farther away from each other, or how I could improve the sound.
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ExplorerRS is a map style for #OsmAnd I'm finally happy with. The pastel colors are similar to #Mapycom, which are very popular here. When you zoom out, the right amount of detail is removed. Really nice work! 👌

github.com/sykoram/OsmAnd-Expl…

A map in OsmAnd showing the village of Slopné. Forests are differentiated in different colors of green.

GitHub - sykoram/OsmAnd-ExplorerRS: Multi-purpose OsmAnd rendering style both for outdoor activities and in the city

Multi-purpose OsmAnd rendering style both for outdoor activities and in the city - sykoram/OsmAnd-ExplorerRS
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#osmand #mapycom

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Having had a number of great one on one discussions with people at the bsd conferences and friends, I do have to say the group of two works really well.

> social.vivaldi.net/users/pelav…


pelavarre (@pelavarre@vivaldi.net)

Attached: 1 image Attached is titled: **It takes two to think** It's 1000 words in 1 page, by Itai Yanai & Martin J. Lercher, 8/Jan/2024 in the journal "nature biotechnology" ~ https://doi.org/10.1038/s41587-023-02074-2 https :// doi . org /10.
pelavarre (Vivaldi Social)

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Community-Treffen 2025


 Zum esten Mal trafen sich Teammitglieder, Ehrenamtliche und Nutzer:innen von Little World auch analog. In der DigiChurch in Aachen tauschten sie sich bei einem Brunch und zwei Workshops über Ideen und Vorschläge für die Plattform aus.

Gemeinsam gestalten, voneinander lernen


Unser erstes Community-Treffen, dem die Gründer von Little World, Oliver, Tim und Sean, zusammen mit Mitarbeitenden, Ehrenamtlichen und Nutzer:innen unserer Plattform zusammenkamen, fand am Samstag, 29. November 2025, in Aachen statt.

Ein besonderer Ort für besondere Begegnungen


Das Treffen begann um 11 Uhr in der DigiChurch, einem Kirchengebäude, das heute als nicht-kirchlicher Co-Working-Space dient. Der Raum ist beeindruckend: Details der spätgotischen Architektur treffen auf eine typische Co-Working-Ausstattung. Das war natürlich eine Atmosphäre, die genau zu uns passt: Alt und Neu, Tradition und Innovation, Vielfalt und Gemeinschaft.
Blick entlang des Mittelschiffs der Digi ChurchDie Teilnehmer in der Digi Church
Beim Brunch hatten wir Zeit, uns kennenzulernen. Viele von uns kannten sich bisher gar nicht oder nur digital. Das Lachen und der Austausch waren überall spürbar. Es entstand ein Gefühl, das Little World ausmacht: Hier kommen Menschen zusammen, die normalerweise nie zusammenkommen. Perspektiven, die sonst nie ausgetauscht werden, begegnen sich auf Augenhöhe.

Hybrid gestalten – digital verbinden


Um Austausch und Teilhabe für alle zu ermöglichen, hatten wir uns bewusst für ein hybrides Format entschieden. Dazu wechselten wir kurz vor 13 Uhr in den Meeting-Raum. Little World ist digital aus ganz Deutschland erreichbar. Deswegen war es selbstverständlich, auch remote Teilnehmende einzuladen, auch wenn sie beim Brunch nicht dabei sein konnten. Insgesamt waren wir 20 Menschen: 18 vor Ort in Aachen und 2 online zugeschaltet.
Susanne, Melina und Sara im GesprächSean im Dialog mit Carsten

Rückblick, Einblicke und echte Gespräche


Der Nachmittag war voll mit Eindrücken und Austausch. Nach einem Rückblick auf alles, was wir 2025 gemeinsam geschafft haben, teilten die drei Gründer Oliver, Tim und Sean in einem Interview ihre persönlichen Erfahrungen und Motivation.
„Menschen zu treffen, die unsere Vision seit Monaten unterstützen, Teilnehmende, die teils seit drei Jahren mit dabei sind: Das, was wir digital sehen, hat sich hier real gezeigt. Und uns ganz viel Energie, Ideen und Anregungen für die Zukunft gegeben“, fasst Oliver den Tag zusammen.
Die drei Gründer im Interview

Arbeitsgruppen: Was braucht unsere Community?


Dann ging es richtig an die Arbeit – in zwei Gruppen mit klaren Fragestellungen:

Gruppe 1: Was brauchen Menschen für einen guten Start bei Little World?


Die erste Gruppe arbeitete hybrid und beschäftigte sich mit der Onboarding-Erfahrung. Warum? Weil genau der Start in etwas so Neues manchmal verwirrend sein kann: Was erwartet mich? Was soll ich machen? Und nicht immer klappt alles auf den ersten Versuch.

Die Ideen der Gruppe:


  • Mehr Klarheit im Prozess: Besonders am Anfang braucht es Orientierung: Wo stehe ich gerade? Was ist der nächste Schritt? Aktuell laufen Menschen durch den Prozess, ohne ihn komplett zu verstehen.
  • Feedback-Kultur stärken: Öfter eine Umfrage durchführen, um uns kontinuierlich zu verbessern.
  • Die „Little World Fibel“: Ein zentraler Ort, wo neue Nutzer:innen alle Antworten finden. Vieles gibt es bereits auf der Website und Plattform, aber für Neulinge ist es oft schwierig, genau das zu finden, was sie gerade brauchen.
  • Inhalte für die Anfangsphase: Konkret wurden Trainings zu gewaltfreier Kommunikation und kulturelle Trainings zur Kommunikation und Wahrnehmung gewünscht. Auch das Thema Sensibilisierung in alle Richtungen der Vielfalt-Merkmale wurde angesprochen.


Ulrike, Sean und Helmut lachenUlrike, Helmut und Sean diksutieren mit der digitalen Gruppe

Gruppe 2: Wie lernen und entwickeln wir uns bei Little World weiter?


Die zweite Gruppe war komplett analog vor Ort und fokussierte sich auf Lernen und Weiterentwicklung. Welche Trainings, Ressourcen, Räume und Impulse brauchen Menschen, um auf ihrem Weg bei Little World neue Kompetenzen zu gewinnen? Der Grundgedanke: Eine vielfältige Gesellschaft braucht das Engagement aller und alle müssen mitgenommen werden.

Die Ideen der Gruppe:


  • Glossar und Wissensdatenbank: Ähnlich wie die Little World Fibel aus Gruppe 1 ein Nachschlagewerk für alle.
  • Gesprächsideen und Alltagssituationen: Basis-Ressourcen, damit Teilnehmende nicht alles selbst entwickeln müssen.
  • Mehr Transparenz: Die Community möchte gerne mehr darüber erfahren, was wir gerade entwickeln und welche neuen Features kommen, zum Beispiel durch Blog-Artikel.
  • Technische Verbesserungen: Ein Löschsystem für alte Dateien, ein Support-Ticket-System, Gamification, um die eigene Journey bildlich zu verstehen, und Gruppen-Chats für erweiterten Austausch.


Gruppe 2 versammelt sichOliver, Carsten und andere an der Pinnwand

Energie, die wirkt


Beide Teams präsentierten einander ihre Ergebnisse. Dabei kamen noch mehr Ideen für weitere Aspekte dazu! Das zeigt, wie viel Engagement und Leidenschaft in dieser Community stecken.

In der Check-out-Runde kurz vor 17 Uhr fielen immer wieder die Worte: Wirkung, Mitgestalten, Energie und Freude. Die Worte von Sean trafen es auf den Punkt: Diese Community ist in diesem Jahr wirklich in Bewegung geraten, und wir sehen mit Freude, wie viel Optimismus und Kraft sie mitbringt.

Wie es weitergeht


Wir werden diese Ideen und Impulse in konkrete Projekte umwandeln und freuen uns riesig auf die Zusammenarbeit in 2026. Vielen Dank an alle, die vor Ort und online für dieses wirkungsvolle Treffen dabei waren. Das werden wir wiederholen!

Gruppenfoto der analog und digital Anwesenden
Tim berichtet über die neuesten Entwicklungen
Abschlussrunde
Helmut referiert die Ergebnisse von Gruppe 1
Gruppe 2 bei der Arbeit
Tim mit anderen Teilnehmern
Tim im Gespräch
Verabschiedung der digitalen Teilnehmer, alle winken
Abschlussrunde
#community #treffen #aachen #LittleWorld
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Tim Schupp

Zu #Livekit sind wir btw. erst anfang letztes Jahr gewechselt, weil Twilio Video in 2024 - was wir vorher verwendet haben - end-of-life angekündigt hat. Damals habe ich auch einen Vergleich ein paar der möglichen Optionen aufgestellt: blog.t1m.me/blog/video-call-cl…

Im Prinzip ist diese Komponente aber auch austauschbar!

(2/2)


Comparison of Video Call Services for Cross-Platform React Web/Native Apps

A comprehensive comparison of leading video call service providers focusing on cross-platform compatibility for React-based web and native applications.
blog.t1m.me
#livekit

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Announcing the winners in the Month of #LibreOffice, November 2025! If you contributed to our projects last month, claim your free sticker pack: blog.documentfoundation.org/bl… #foss #openSource #freesoftware
LibreOffice stickers

Winners in the Month of LibreOffice, November 2025 – Grab your free sticker pack 😊 - TDF Community Blog

As November started, we kicked off a new Month of LibreOffice campaign, celebrating community contributions all across the project.
Mike Saunders (The Document Foundation)
#FreeSoftware #foss #opensource #libreoffice

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X deactivates European Commission’s ad account after the company was fined €120M
https://techcrunch.com/2025/12/07/x-deactivates-european-commissions-ad-account-after-the-company-was-fined-e120m/?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub

Posted into Europe @europe-Techcrunch


X deactivates European Commission’s ad account after the company was fined €120M | TechCrunch

X has seemingly penalized the European Commission's account after the commission fined the company over blue checkmarks and ad transparency.
Anthony Ha (TechCrunch)
@Europe

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Schleswig-Holstein reports €15M yearly savings by replacing Microsoft 365 with LibreOffice across most government workplaces 💶

About 80% of offices have migrated, with a €9M one-time investment planned for 2026 to finish the shift and strengthen open-source tools 🧩

@libreoffice

🔗 itsfoss.com/news/german-state-…

#TechNews #OpenSource #Privacy #Security #Government #EU #Data #Sovereignty #IT #PublicSector #Digital #Microsoft #Office #Software #Tech #Cloud #FOSS #Germany #German #LibreOffice


Hurray! This German State Decides to Save €15 Million Each Year By Kicking Out Microsoft for Open Source

Schleswig-Holstein's migration to LibreOffice reaches 80% completion, with a one-time €9 million investment on cards for 2026.
Sourav Rudra (It's FOSS)
#foss #opensource #privacy #security #software #digital #libreoffice #microsoft #office #IT #EU #german #Germany #tech #cloud #data #government #technews #publicsector #sovereignty @LibreOffice
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Effective December 10, 2025, Aira calls will no longer be available on Envision glasses. Envision features will continue to function, with only Aira calling capabilities ending on that date.

Technology is evolving quickly, and we are continuing to explore integration and expansion of wearable options. Current hands-free alternatives we support:
Meta smart glasses, Agiga EchoVision (includes special benefits for Aira Explorers).

For support switching devices or to learn more about Aira compatible options, contact our Care Team at 1-800-835-1934 or support@aira.io.

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Přátelé Fediverse,

na mamutovo.cz nově zavádíme schvalování registrací.
Důvodem je zvýšená aktivita botů, které se v posledních dnech snaží hromadně zakládat účty.

Pro běžné uživatele se nic nemění – noví členové jsou vítáni, jen jejich registraci ručně potvrdíme.
Opatření je dočasné a zrušíme ho, jakmile se situace uklidní.

Díky za pochopení. ❤️

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China cured Parkinson's. Returned motor control. Functionally cured. This probably means we can use a similar technique to repair any other neurological disorder caused by cell death.

But also why not anything else? If we can make these precursor stem cells replace something missing there's so much we could do with it

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RE: newsie.social/@ProPublica/1156…

In reality, Trump, then a New Yorker, does not appear to have ever lived in either home, let alone used them as a principal residence. Instead, the two houses, which are next to his historic Mar-a-Lago estate, were used as investment properties and rented out, according to contemporaneous news accounts and an interview with his longtime real estate agent — exactly the sort of scenario his administration has pointed to as evidence of fraud.

ProPublica (@ProPublica@newsie.social)

Trump’s Own Mortgages Match His Description of Mortgage Fraud, Records Reveal --- The administration has argued that Fed board member Lisa Cook may have committed mortgage fraud by declaring more than one primary residence on her loans.
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