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Daphne update.

Our prayers have been answered. She survived the general anaesthetic, which was our first major concern as it was a risk.

The MRI showed she had a massive stroke today, the seizure behaviour was her having the stroke and then going into a massive panic attack because she lost her sight and control of her legs.

When I left her she was writhing around in a kennel and I put my face to hers so she knew I was there, she was panicking but licked my face as she knew it was her dad. I thought it was going to be our last interaction.

The specialist called and reassured us that she should make an almost full recovery. Mrs B has been in bits all day, I've been doing the stoic bit.

When the lovely specialist said "she'll be chasing bunnies again" I fucking folded. Glad she was on the phone and couldn't see me ugly crying.

Thank you all so much for your support. I appreciate the messages but as I said, just knowing people are thinking of us was enough.

❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

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Stitch

"The state must declare the child to be the most precious treasure of the people. As long as the government is perceived as working for the benefit of the children, the people will happily endure almost any curtailment of liberty and almost any deprivation." - Adolf Hitler, Mein Kampf

I hate to break whatever internet rule it is that has me bringing up *that* era of Germany but... this is the logic.

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TeqFu - Internet Solutions++

I'm behind this, but many still believe censorship is for protecting children. A side-effect to pushing digital ID & age checks is to virtue signal parents they can rely on digital nanny services while never really following through with the actual protections. It is false advertising, deceptive, and removes the responsibility of parents being aware of their children's exposure on the Internet. Age verification isn't needed when parents are involved with their children's welfare.
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Meredith Whittaker (@Mer__edith) has been invited to speak at #39C3 later today. If you make it to the mic in time, here is an interesting question for her: "If I’m put on a boycott list by the Trump regime because I’m openly anti-fascist or oppose war crimes, will you adhere to US laws and block my access to #Signal?"

#DigitalSovereignty #DIDit

#signal #digitalsovereignty #39c3 #didit @Meredith Whittaker

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#XMPP Community

The XMPP assembly at #39C3 in the space is inside the Critical #Decentralization Cluster #habitat.

Come by and have a chat on federated chat ;-)

#Chaos #Communication #Congress #Hamburg #ccc #chat #messaging #jabber #standards #opensource #interoperability #operators #rtc

The XMPP assembly table at the 39c3 with iconic XMPP and XMPP clients light art.
#xmpp #opensource #Jabber #chat #interoperability #decentralization #communication #standards #congress #CCC #messaging #rtc #hamburg #chaos #operators #39c3 #habitat

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Saludos camaradas,

Hoy requiero de vuestro amplio conocimiento del castellano y vuestra pericia eligiendo nombres. A saber:

En el #StardewValley tengo unas gallinas a las que he llamado con nombres antiguos, como de señoras de pueblo, rollo Remigia, Dorotea, Gertrudis, etc.

Esta tarde jugaré y estoy construyendo un establo, así que tendré vaquitas con las que quiero seguir eligiendo nombres similares. Escucho vuestras sugerencias, que se me acaba la inventiva y seguro que aquí hay gente con muy buenas ideas 😇

Se agradecen contribuciones o en su defecto un boost para llegar a más gente. Gracias, estimades 😙

#TKZgaming

#stardewvalley #tkzgaming

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Lol, Google Drive can't cope with me suddenly deleting like 400 GB. Synchronisation error, please try again later.
Anyway, I now have a backup at a Hetzner storage box, the source (my external HDD(, so I need one more spot. Get a 2nd drive and pllace it somewhere else? Another internet storage/cloud somewhere somehow? Not sure.

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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.

nos.nl/l/2596307


Eerste (en laatste) vuurwerk over de toonbank, drukte bij winkels die vannacht open waren

Onder meer in Beverwijk stond een lange rij liefhebbers voor een verkooppunt. Volgend jaar geldt vrijwel zeker een landelijk vuurwerkverbod.
NOS Nieuws

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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…


The CNRS is breaking free from the Web of Science

From January 1st 2026, the CNRS will cut access to one of the largest commercial bibliometric databases, Clarivate Analytics'
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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.
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Brandon Tyson

@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
@ɔǝlɐɟnoZ @Miroslav Vrhel 👷

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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

Zen Browser

Beautifully designed, privacy-focused, and packed with features.
Zen Browser

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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
@Bitwarden

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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

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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


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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#podcast #fscast
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