AbilityNet wins recognition award at RIDI’s 10th Anniversary
We’re thrilled to announce that AbilityNet has received a Recognition Award at the 10th anniversary of the Recruitment Industry Disability Initiative (RIDI) Awards.abilitynet.org.uk
We were out shopping at Barrington Mall today and I was surprised to see this big sign saying “Shopping is pointless” next to a photo of a happy woman in a field of flowers.
My first thought was that it’s some surprisingly on point anti-commercialism messaging to see in a mall at Christmas time.
Then I realised that a word was being blocked from view. When I made a few steps to the left, the whole sign reads “Shopping elsewhere is pointless.”
They were so close!
#mall #shopping #sign #nz #Christchurch #Ōtautahi #Christmas
RE: mastodon.world/@somecanuckchic…
In short, François Legault and the Health minister of the day, despite all medical advice to the contrary, are letting a huge swath of the population of Québec go unvaccinated against #COVID19.
#CAQASTROPHE #QCpoli #polQC #COVIDISNOTOVER #WEARAMASK #cdnpoli #polcan
In Québec, there are 700 to 900 reported cases, weekly, of #COVID19, since September 2025...
Typically, certain Québécois/ses PCR tested only, so NOT the full picture of the state of COVID-19 in Québec.
The vaccine, for those who are NOT eligible, is 180$ and supplemental health insurance does not always cover even a % of it...
Yet, the province is trying to say vaccination rates are down and the number of infections are stable... #polQC #QCpoli #CAQASTROPHE #COVIDISNOTOVER #WEARAMASK
If you have ideas for a new #curl sticker design, let me know. I'm about to order a new batch soon.
Logo images to play with: curl.se/logo/
@itsfoss
Ukončuji formálně pracovní rok 2025. Dnes jsem byl tento rok naposledy v práci. Bylo to velmi příjemné, pohodové. Takhle by to mohlo vypadat celý rok.
Přeji nám všem klidně prožité vánoční svátky a co nejméně otravných rodinných návštěv.
Trump's targeting of disabled people
There have been not one, not two, but several actions that the Trump administration has taken that target people with disabilities, so I decided to compile a list.Mike Gorse (Chronicles from an unstable era)
The colonizers want to secede from Canada?
GO AHEAD AND LEAVE.
The colonizers forget they live on Indigenous land.
The colonizers can go ahead and leave... but they cannot take the land with them.
ctvnews.ca/edmonton/article/pr… #cdnpoli #polcan #ableg #sorrynotsorry
’Independent state?’ Proposed referendum question approved on Alberta separation
Alberta’s election agency announced Monday it has approved a proposed referendum question on the province separating from Canada.The Canadian Press (CTVNews)
The censored 60 Minutes segment:
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60 Minutes Inside CECOT : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive
Full video of the 60 Minutes Inside CECOT episode that CBS pulled.Internet Archive
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...Internet Archive
Minimum wage goes up in 2026 in NY, NJ and CT: How much to expect
https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/minimum-wage-increase-how-much-ny-ny-ct/6434320/?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub
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Minimum wage goes up in 2026 in NY, NJ and CT: How much to expect
How much does minimum wage go up in 2026? Check the new numbers here for NY, NJ and CT.SANDRA ESCALLÓN, TELEMUNDO 47 (NBC New York)
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.CityNews Vancouver
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.
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#словотворчество одной буквой
Basically the only way to get #curl stickers (without printing your own set) is to approach me when I show up somewhere to talk.
The next big chance is at #FOSDEM where I usually give away **thousands** of curl stickers.
It is always fine to pick a few extra to hand out to your friends and grandparents.
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!
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#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)
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-…
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[.Wang Hao (奇安信 X 实验室)
@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.
Today, we found our first cache.
- Yes, absolutely! (97%, 295 votes)
- Not necessarily (2%, 8 votes)
- Absolutely not! (0%, 0 votes)
- Own answer (comment) (0%, 1 vote)
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...YouTube Music
In our latest blog post – dyalog.com/blog/2025/12/taking… – we look at keyboard shortcuts in the Dyalog IDEs, and explain ways in which you can reclaim use of the Ctrl key.
Contextually Marking up accessible images and SVGs
scottohara.me/blog/2019/05/22/…
#a11y
Contextually Marking up accessible images and SVGs | scottohara.me
Before we begin, I want to level set that this is not an article about why you need to make images and SVG elements accessible. There are plenty of great re...www.scottohara.me
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
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…Justin Baragona (The Independent)
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...YouTube
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.www.icloud.com
Welcoming Tobi, Lara, Danilo & Jim to the Tuta team! 🎉
We're so happy to have four more people join us, to help build a better web. ❤️💪
🔗️ Meet Tuta's newest team mates here: tuta.com/blog/tuta-team-grows-…
Welcoming new members to the Tuta Team! | Tuta
2025 has been an amazing year for Tuta, and now, before the year ends we welcome Tobi, Lara, Jim, and Danilo! 👏🏼🥳Tuta
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 …Freedom Scientific Blog
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