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We definitely need more support for the Accessible Canada Act. It is only with political pressure that we are going to see governments actually regulating this. The Act is just the beginning, and is just one tool to make Canada more accessible.

vancouver.citynews.ca/2025/11/…

#accessibility #a11y #CdnPoli #Canada


Accessibility office in limbo as it calls out federal government's failures

OTTAWA — The federal Office of Public Service Accessibility is in limbo months after it produced a document accusing the government of falling behind on supports for public servants with disabilities.
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#a11y #Accessibility #canada #cdnpoli

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Really annoying Orca behavior: you have to navigate by word to find spelling errors. rather than by paragraph or sentence. This is a massive productivity killer. If any #Blind #Linux users know how to change this, please let me know. Otherwise, I'll write to the Orca list and see if this can't be fixed.

Update: have written to the Orca list about this and hoping it's something that I can simply configure.

#linux #blind
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Missing a feature in Matrix? There's a rough edge you would like to file?

Come join us and the mentors at the Matrix Hackathon on 30 January in Brussels, and take the matter in your hands with their help!

📌 HSBXL, Brussels
📆 30 Jan

Details and free registration on our blog

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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In the UK, christmas songs might be banned in pubs in bars. We all know who is behind it. Those who must not be named, of course.
dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1…
#Politics #Religion

Now Labour could ban Christmas songs: Employment Rights Bill could see end of Jingle Bells and more sung in pubs over 'racist' origins

Supposedly 'offensive' lyrics in seasonal classic songs could come under the watch of the Government's new workers' rights legislation, it has been suggested.
Aidan Radnedge (Daily Mail)
#politics #religion
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André Polykanine

@Yinshi Именно. Вся эта исламистская шваль тихоооонечко так захватывает Европу. Благо, голоса уже есть, но они пока считаются фашистами. И кстати, хуже от этого только нормальным мусульманам, которых эта братия дискредитирует.
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I went for a walk this morning. A tree branch hit me in the face. It scratched my cheek, missing my right eye by not very much, and yanked my right AirPod out completely. I had to use Find My to recover my AirPod. If you own trees and their branches overhand public sidewalks, please, PLEASE keep them trimmed. Not everyone can see and avoid branches.

Oh, and yes, I've called the office for code enforcement about branches. They never called me back.

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When an entire class of technology states on the packaging that it was made in China but intended "for overseas use only," this should really give you pause before plugging it into your network.

You will find this verbiage on a lot of Android TV streaming boxes for sale at the major retailers. There's a very good reason the country that makes this crap doesn't want it on their own networks. My advice: If you have one of these Android streaming boxes on your network or get one as a gift, toss it in the trash. I'll have a lot more about this in the New Year, but these things are responsible for building out a botnet that currently has ~2M devices and is growing rapidly. blog.xlab.qianxin.com/kimwolf-…

A photo of the back of an Android TV streaming box says RAM: 4GB Rom 32GB Input DC5v, 2000 mA Made in China Overseas use only

Kimwolf Exposed: The Massive Android Botnet with 1.8 Million Infected Devices

Background On October 24, 2025, a trusted partner in the security community provided us with a brand-new botnet sample. The most distinctive feature of this sample was its C2 domain, 14emeliaterracewestroxburyma02132[.
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crazyeddie

@miki The bot forms the connection to the server. Bing bang boom.

There's also IP6. That may or may not be available for direct addressing.

That's all the issue is. The outside doesn't know how to address something behind a NAT. Once a connection is formed the NAT gateway deals with the translations and communication happens normally for the two sides. The NAT gateway does the work at that point.

@miki

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Let's Dance and Road To Hell (Part 2) are among the best tracks of my years. #RIP Chris Rea

music.youtube.com/watch?v=yUdH…

music.youtube.com/watch?v=OcW-…


Chris Rea - The Road to Hell Pt 2 (Official Music Video) - YouTube Music

Official video for 'The Road To Hell Pt 2' by Chris Rea Stream Chris Rea's Greatest Hits here ▶ https://lnk.to/ChrisRea Subscribe here ▶ https://www.youtub...
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#rip
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Scott

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Sad to hear that Chris Rea passed away today. I haven't heard Driving Home for Christmas yet this year, so I'm dusting off a cover I wrote and recorded a few years ago on a fundraiser album. This version is what might happen if a blind person decided to drive home for Crimbo, with everything you're hearing being done by actual blind people. Well, everything apart from the driving (didn't have the budget for a car or good lawyers).

Credits:
David Eagle did the lead vocal.
My guy Dwight Brady did the angry drivers/traumatic adlibs, was also the tiny child at the end.
@technowitch was the police dispatcher.
Ché Martin was the swat team commander.
Satauna Howery was the news reader near the end.
Dwight again on drums.
Me on bass, all the button-pushy production stuffs and writing stupid lyrics (before AI could do that BTW, mentioning so you know who to blame).
@daygar on piano/keys/strings.
Chris Faelnar on guitar.

All told, the production went to 7 countries.

And all that to say, RIP Chris, you bloody legend.

Enjoy! x

Lyrics:

I'm driving home for Christmas
Oh I can't wait to feel those faces
I'm driving home for Christmas, yeah
Driving even though I'm blind

And it may seem wrong
But I will get there if I push on
It's like the end of days
When I'm borrowing your car
Driving home for Christmas

It's gonna take some time, but I'll get there...

Caused a 10 mile tailback
Oh I hear sirens all around
But this is kinda freeing, yeah
Making people go to ground

So I facetime you
'cos Aira said they can't guide me through
Don't fear, it's just me
Borrowing your car
And driving home for Christmas

Driving home for Christmas, making memories...

I hear the shout of a driver next to me
He's up in flames...

I made it through the tailbacks
There's a police convoy in bound
I'm driving home for Christmas, yeah
Laying waste to every town

Now I'm on the news
There's helicopters, a swat team too
I hope you'll forgive me
Borrowing your car
And driving home for Christmas

Driving home for Christmas, with a thousand casualties...

Say a prayer for the family next to me
They've all been mamed...



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So according to the UK government, Greta Thunberg is now a dangerous terrorist.

I'm beginning to think the UK government may have lost its moral compass.

news.sky.com/story/greta-thunb…

#GretaThunberg #PalestineAction #UKPolitics


Greta Thunberg arrested at a protest supporting Palestine Action hunger strikers

A video shared by the banned protest group shows the 22 year-old activist holding a sign reading: "I support the Palestine Action prisoners. I oppose genocide."
Sky News
#gretathunberg #ukpolitics #PalestineAction

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I haven’t tuned into CBS since its morning news promoted that interview (and Weiss) last week. This latest announcement validates my decision.

“CBS News launches town hall series featuring JD Vance following Bari Weiss’ ratings flop”
independent.co.uk/news/world/a…


CBS News launches town hall series featuring JD Vance following Bari Weiss’ ratings flop

Following the Bari Weiss-moderated sitdown with Erika Kirk that was a massive ratings flop, CBS News has doubled down on the format and is launching a new town hall series in partnership with Weiss’ “anti-woke” digital media outlet that the network’s…
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Adrian Roselli, pH0

Bari Weiss continues to do administration’s bidding and I continue to treat CBS as state mouthpiece.

Gift link:
nytimes.com/2025/12/21/busines…

Frontline / ProPublica did a short CECOT vid last week:
youtube.com/watch?v=Lku5h9xjrq…

Anyway, ‘60 Minutes’ had a good run.


Surviving CECOT (full doc) | Deported to a Maximum-Security Prison | FRONTLINE + @ProPublica

“Surviving CECOT” is a ProPublica production for FRONTLINE in association with Alianza Rebelde Investiga, Cazadores de Fake News and The Texas Tribune. Explo...
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Adrian Roselli, pH0

The spiked ‘60 Minutes’ CECOT story aired on the Global-TV app in Canada.

Jason Paris recorded it (the old-school way):
bsky.app/profile/jasonparis.bs…

File:
icloud.com/photos/#/icloudlink…

A 370MB zipped MP4 running 13:47. Not a RickRoll.

Useful to compare to when Bari Weiss ‘updates’ with ‘new reporting’.

iCloud Photos - Apple iCloud

View, organize, and share photos and videos with iCloud Photos on the web. Changes will sync across your devices with iCloud.
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I went on FSCast to talk about Paperback! "This month, Mitchell Smedley shares his experience hosting his own radio show and serving as president of a college radio station. Quin Gillespie introduces Paperback, a fully accessible ebook and document reader for Windows. Finally, Elizabeth Whitaker highlights upcoming training opportunities from Vispero." blog.freedomscientific.com/fsc… Thanks @freedomscientific for having me!

FSCast #265. On hosting a radio show, reading documents and developing your professional skills

This month, Mitchell Smedley shares his experience hosting his own radio show and serving as president of a college radio station. Quin Gillespie introduces Paperback, a fully accessible ebook and …
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While NV Access enjoy some well earned rest, we may be delayed in replying for the next few weeks. Please do refer to the tips and links in our last In-Process: nvaccess.org/post/in-process-1…

A very Merry Christmas if you celebrate & a safe & happy New Year to all!
#NVDA #NVDAsr #Christmas #Christmas2025 #NewYear #HappyNewYear

Image of a Christmas tree lit up in darkness with cartoon fireworks above and text "Merry Christmas & Happy New Year from NV Access" (with logo) in white on a dark background.

NV Access | In-Process 16th December 2025

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#nvdasr #nvda #christmas #happynewyear #newyear #christmas2025

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It’s pretty damn customer hostile to implement these features only in the EU - so Apple can do these things, they just choose not to, so as to keep the walled garden’s wall as high as possible. mastodon.social/@macrumors/115…

MacRumors.com (@macrumors@mastodon.social)

iOS 26.3 Brings AirPods-Like Pairing to Third-Party Devices in EU Under DMA https://www.macrumors.com/2025/12/22/ios-26-3-dma-airpods-pairing/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon
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Onj 🎶

How'bout this? No words so you're safe. Doesn't even sound like a Christmas tune as a result. Much better that way. youtu.be/1tDjp2lTmuM

This Clarinetty Christmas (Audio Modeling SWAM, ProjectSAM Swing! & Swing More!)

This is my take on the Donny Hathaway classic, 'This Christmas' redone with Audio Modeling SWAM Clarinet, alongside ProjectSAM Swing! and Swing More! Librari...
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Cassana 🍻

@Onj That’s indeed better. One song I don’t really mind is this version of 12 days of Christmas, because it’s musically nerdy and mostly instrumental, except the throat singing section. youtube.com/watch?v=g-vCauX4lY…

Twelve Days Of Christmas

Provided to YouTube by Universal Music GroupTwelve Days Of Christmas · Bela Fleck & The Flecktones · Alash EnsembleJingle All The Way℗ 2008 Rounder Records, ...
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I really want a local Shazam equivalent for working out where the sound of something came from.
I have a sound from a keyboard that I recorded years ago, and I can't find it in the plugin version of that keyboard. There are preview files for all the sounds, so I want to run an audio match tool against all the preview files, using my original sound as a base. Even if it's not quite the right key or pitch, if there are enough similarities, the tool should surface the closest available options.

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The CBS 60 Minutes CECOT segment showed up in Canada's Global TV app and then quickly disappeared. But a direct copy (not a screen recording) is now archived online: archive.org/details/60minutes-…

Pulled 60 Minutes segment on CECOT : CBS : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive

This is a screen recording of a 60 Minutes segment about the Centro de Confinamiento del Terrorismo (CECOT) prison in El Salvador, which was intended to be...
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The 60 Minutes segment on CECOT, pulled by Trump shill Bari Weiss, what a spectacular Streisand effect. archive.org/details/60minutes-…

Pulled 60 Minutes segment on CECOT : CBS : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive

This is a screen recording of a 60 Minutes segment about the Centro de Confinamiento del Terrorismo (CECOT) prison in El Salvador, which was intended to be...
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