V Nizozemsku začali prodávat zábavní pyrotechniku, letos nejspíš naposledy - počítá se s tím, že za rok už nebude platit novoroční výjimka z plošného zákazu ohňostrojů.

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The largest fundamental science agency in Europe will save €1.4 million annually by breaking free from Clavariate Analytics' commercial databases of references and citations.

Starting January 1st 2026, the CNRS will stop subscribing from the Web of Science, along with the Core Collection and Journal Citation Reports.

"We have worked for free to lock ourselves collectively into a paid system", one head of the CNRS explains - but no more! 🎉

cnrs.fr/en/update/cnrs-breakin…

THREAD: on Friday, Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu announced that Israel would recognize Somaliland, an autonomous breakaway republic in northern Somalia, as an independent state.

This makes Israel the first state to officially recognize Somaliland, since it's 1991 declaration of independence.

What is this all about? I have some theories.

reuters.com/world/middle-east/…

I've noticed something about using my BrailleNote. The one I've been working with lately has an 18 cell Braille display. Because the BrailleNote has thumb-keys, I can reverse the keys so that the key to advance the display forward is further to the left. On a 32 cell, I would use a custom set and set the very far left key to move forward, however I'm finding that this seems to get to my wrist after awhile and it gets uncomfortable for me to read for long periods. On this BrailleNote with the 18 cell display, I'm finding I can fly through information in Braille because with where the Braille starts, and the fact that I use my thumb to hit the key to advance, with the keys reversed I can read in Braille faster than I have ever been able to in the nearly 19 years I've been working with Braille displays. It's interesting that I find this easier with the shorter displays.
in reply to Bri🥰

@Bri Honestly though, the BrailleNote seems to be that way and I think it's actually the fact that it's done that way that makes it easier for me. On my Apex 32, my wrist gets tired after awhile and I can't read on it for long periods. With it set this way on the BrailleNote I'm working with, the start of the display is aligned with the far right side of what is usually the previous thumb-key, so it's more in line with where the Braille starts and it works so much better for me.
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@zoufalec Můžeš jezdit i bez aplikace, jen ti pak trenažér automaticky neupravuje zátěž podle profilu trati. Já mám tenhle: cyklotrenazery.heureka.cz/tacx…
Aplikaci vyloženě nepotřebuješ, ale vydržet na tom třeba 90 minut a čumět jen do zdi chce hodně silnou hlavu 😀😀
Já mám na kole pedály s wattmetrem, takže se připojují k aplikacím – jinak bych se na to upřímně vysral.
Zase to mám jen přes zimu. Jsou borci, co na tom jezdí celoročně.
Ono je to stejný jako když si někdo koupí domů běžecký pás – po měsíci je z toho pěkný věšák na ručníky. 😄@mireeek

Zen Browser is a free, open source browser based on Firefox, designed for a calmer internet experience by removing Firefox's "bad bits." It has zero telemetry. It comes with more "hardened" privacy settings out of the box, whereas Firefox requires you to dive into the settings to achieve the same level of protection and zero Ads etc. this is what Firefox should have been. Anyway, I shared information. Now it is up to you 😉 zen-browser.app

I've been a very happy user of Bitwarden for several years but recently, I've begun noticing an a11y issue that's really inconvenient. I'm using JAWS and the Chrome Browser. I bring up the Bitwarden extension and press New to create a new item. Focus lands on the Folder item type, and I can't select any other item type by using the arrow keys. Anyone else seeing this? @bitwarden

I'm thankful for #Be My Eyes. I am going through holiday cards and reading the little messages that are often handwritten, even in cursive. It is a joy to have the app read them to me. Even if they're not private messages, it's still wonderful to think that this option exists, especially when cited assistance is not immediately around the corner. Thank you so much, Be My Eyes!
#be

FSCast #265 is live. Mitchell Smedley shares his experience hosting a college radio show, Quin Gillespie introduces Paperback, an accessible ebook and document reader for Windows, and we preview upcoming Vispero training. Listen now: blog.freedomscientific.com/fsc…

#FSCast #Podcast

Amazing song. For something that came out in 2007 I feel like it's still stands up today. youtu.be/B1o2UCLvD38
#music #punk #Paramore #rock

I seem to have picked up a few follows by talking about how much the music industry sucks, and I'm guessing that means that at least some of you would be interested in alternative methods of finding & hearing cool stuff:

@TIBtv - brand-new independent live stream of indie music videos and animation

@indiebeat - kinda the same as above, but radio

@audiointerface - moar awesome radio

@etherdiver - does a weekly review thing called Other People's Music, also makes cool music

#IndependentMusic

RE: ravenation.club/@etherdiver/11…

If you have Pigments, and have ever given me a dollar, or helped share my work, go grab these! If you have Pigments and HAVEN'T ever offered any support, well, drop a dollar or five in the can and get it!

#Pigments #ArturiaPigments