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Totgesagt? Keineswegs. Rund um Jabber (XMPP) gibt es nach wie vor eine erstaunlich engagierte Community. Der Digital Independence Day hat ordentlich Bewegung reingebracht: Innerhalb nur einer Woche entstanden Info-Folder in drei Sprachen – komplett layoutet von @digitalcourage. Deutsch und Englisch wurden noch rechtzeitig zur FOSDEM gedruckt, Französisch folgte als PDF. Ja, ein paar kleine Fehler sind noch drin – Version 2 kommt asap. Die Folder gibt’s im Digitalcourage-Shop: shop.digitalcourage.de

#Jabber #XMPP #DigitalIndependenceDay #FOSDEM #DID #DUT

Mehrere gedruckte Faltblätter und Karten zum Thema **XMPP/Jabber** liegen aufgefächert in einer Schachtel. Überschriften wie „Wechselrezept XMPP-Messenger“, „Recipe for XMPP Messaging“ und „Enjoy Your Meal!“; farbiges Design (Gelb/Lila), Icons, kurze Erklärtexte und ein QR-Code. Foto: GeOrG (vermutlich cc by)

Digitalcourage e.V. – Shop & Unterstützungsbedarf

Der Online-Shop von Digitalcourage e.V.
Digitalcourage e.V. – Shop & Unterstützungsbedarf
#xmpp #Jabber #fosdem #did #DUT #digitalindependenceday @Digitalcourage

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Friendica 2026.01 released !

Just noticed the new friendica version has been released :-). See github.com/friendica/friendica…

For u3a.social I'll be doing an upgrade on a test instance as soon as I can and then plan for the live upgrade (I'll also want to switch to native rather than docker database).

The nice thing about test upgrades is you get to test your backups !

@U3ACommunities Computing #friendica @Friendica Support #fediverse


Release Friendica 2026.01 released · friendica/friendica

We are very happy to announce the availability of the new stable release of Friendica “Blutwurz" 2026.01. In addition to several improvements and new features, this release contains fixes for secur...
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#friendica #fediverse @Friendica Support @U3ACommunities Computing

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Die #PSOE und #Podemos haben sich auf eine außerordentliche Legalisierung des Aufenthalts von Einwanderern geeinigt, von der mehr als 500.000 Ausländer profitieren, die sich illegal in Spanien aufhalten.

Mit dieser Maßnahme stellt sich #Spanien wieder gegen die Entwicklung in #Europa, wo die meisten Länder ihre #Migrationspolitik verschärfen.
(El Pais)

#Europa #PSOE #podemos #Migrationspolitik #spanien

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Ich finde die Diskussion darum, dass es Menschen gibt, die wegen kognitiver Probleme keine Alttexte schreiben können, absurd. Denen wirft niemand etwas vor. Das wäre, als würdest du jemandem vorwerfen, sich für Fahrstühle einzusetzen, weil damit Rollstühle leichter oder überhaupt Gleise an Bahnhöfen wechseln können, und jemand kommt und sagt: „Und was ist mit denen, die Klaustrophobie haben?“
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Na schön...
Wenn WhatsApp dann bald kostenpflichtig wird, um Werbung zu entgehen, dann kommt wohl die Zeit, dass @signalapp eine finanzielle Zuwendung bekommt.

Bei @libreoffice von @tdforg hab ich es jetzt auch gemacht. Nachdem mein Office-Abo verlängert werden hätte können hab ich das beendet und bin jetzt Libreoffice-Nutzer und unterstütze die jetzt, statt Microsoft.

Jetzt fehlt nur noch etwas Zeit zum Umstellen meines Computers von Windows auf eine Linux-Instanz.

futurezone.at/apps/whatsapp-me…


Werbefreies WhatsApp wird kostenpflichtig

Die Werbung soll nur in den Bereichen “Status & Channels” angezeigt werden.
futurezone.at
@LibreOffice @Signal @The Document Foundation
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I'm trying not to post "surprised pikachu face" memes about all of the people discovering that tiktok is now censoring coverage of protests, and mentions of Epstein.

And I'm watching as everyone tramples over to Yet Another Corporate Platform where the same thing will happen in a few dozen months.

Ya'll need to get out for real.

Or at least have a backup that doesn't run on OPP (Other People's Platforms)

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I started a documentation repo for #FOSDEM advise - for new and old visitors, attendees and speakers. I figure we can crowdsource it so bring your pull-requests. I will greatly appreciate help.

If not, I will populate it myself slowly over time but it won't be as good.

github.com/bagder/FOSDEM


GitHub - bagder/FOSDEM: Advise for FOSDEM attendees

Advise for FOSDEM attendees. Contribute to bagder/FOSDEM development by creating an account on GitHub.
GitHub
#fosdem

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Как выглядел лондонский диалект на бумаге 1000 лет назад?

#лингвистика #английскийЯзык

Воззвание Генриха III на среднеанглийском языке от 18 октября 1258 года.

Этот текст считается самым ранним свидетельством лондонского диалекта. Оригинальная орфография сохранена.

Henri, þurȝ Godes fultume King on Engleneloande, Lhoauerd on Yrloande, Duk on Normandi, on Aquitaine, and Eorl on Aniow, send igretinge to alle hise holde, ilærde and ileawede on Huntendoneschire.
Þæt witen ȝe wel alle þæt we willen and vnnen þæt þæt vre rædesmen, alle oþer þe moare dæl of heom, þæt beoþ ichosen þurȝ us and þurȝ þæt loandes folk on vre kuneriche, habbeþ idon and schullen don in þe worþnesse of Gode and on vre treowþe, for þe freme of þe loande, þurȝ þe besiȝte of þan toforen iseide redesmen, beo stedefæst and ilestinde in alle þinge a buten ænde.

Воззвание Генриха III на среднеанглийском языке от 18 октября 1258 года.
#лингвистика #английскийязык
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Who Let The Dogs Out 🐾

Воззвание Генриха III на среднеанглийском языке от 18 октября 1258 года.

#лингвистика #английскийЯзык

Перевод:

Генрих, с Божьей помощью король Англии, лорд Ирландии, герцог Нормандии, Аквитании и граф Анжуйский, посылает приветствие всем своим верным — учёным и простым людям в Хантингдоншире.
Да будет вам всем хорошо известно, что мы желаем и признаём законным всё то, что наши советники, или большая их часть, которые были избраны нами и народом нашего королевства, сделали и будут делать во славу Божью и по нашей верности ради блага страны. По распоряжению вышеупомянутых советников это должно быть твёрдо установлено и неизменно во всём и навсегда.


#лингвистика #английскийязык

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The #curl GitHub repository surpassed 40K stars

github.com/curl/curl


GitHub - curl/curl: A command line tool and library for transferring data with URL syntax, supporting DICT, FILE, FTP, FTPS, GOPHER, GOPHERS, HTTP, HTTPS, IMAP, IMAPS, LDAP, LDAPS, MQTT, POP3, POP3S, RTMP, RTMPS, RTSP, SCP, SFTP, SMB, SMBS, SMTP, SMTPS, T

A command line tool and library for transferring data with URL syntax, supporting DICT, FILE, FTP, FTPS, GOPHER, GOPHERS, HTTP, HTTPS, IMAP, IMAPS, LDAP, LDAPS, MQTT, POP3, POP3S, RTMP, RTMPS, RTSP...
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#curl
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Noah Tobias Carver 👨🏼‍🦯🇺🇦

Speaking of jumping ship, I store all my files in #Microsoft #OneDrive and would like to get rid of that dependency as I'm working to replace my workflow with #FLOSS tools where practical. Do y'all have recommendations for a #CloudStorage service which has reasonably #accessible clients for #ScreenReader users (I primarily use #Fedora Workstation 43 but also use #Windows 11, #Android, and #iOS), can sync to my local filesystem, and/or can appear in the #GNOME desktop File Manager? I'm not interested in self-hosting something like #Nextcloud, #OwnCloud, etc. Any suggestions or firsthand experiences would be greatly appreciated.

#FileStorage #accessibility #Blind #Linux #a11y

#a11y #Accessibility #accessible #android #onedrive #linux #blind #floss #Windows #ios #nextcloud #gnome #screenreader #microsoft #fedora #cloudstorage #owncloud #filestorage

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Here are recordings of two time and temperature lines. The first is in Lafayette, Tennessee, 615-666-8463. The second is in Louisville, Kentucky, 502-585-5961. One of these needs serious help, as it has for several months. In this cold weather, I'll leave it up to you to guess which one is in serious need of adjustment.

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RE: infosec.exchange/@briankrebs/1…

I'm glad I visited the U.S. a year ago because I won't be able to anytime soon.

BrianKrebs

2026-01-26 17:10:54

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We knew this was coming, but now the clock is running. From Privacy International:

"Yesterday the Trump Administration announced a proposed change in policy for travellers to the U.S. It applies to the powers of data collection by the Customs and Border Police (CBP)."

"If the proposed changes are adopted after the 60-day consultation, then millions of travellers to the U.S. will be forced to use a U.S. government mobile phone app, submit their social media from the last five years and email addresses used in the last ten years, including of family members. They’re also proposing the collection of DNA."

PI linked to and summarized a Federal Register entry describing the proposed requirements:

-All visitors must submit ‘their social media from the last 5 years’

-ESTA (Electronic System for Travel Authorization) applications will include ‘high value data fields’, ‘when feasible’
‘telephone numbers used in the last five years’
-‘email addresses used in the last ten years’
-‘family number telephone numbers (sic) used in the last five years’
-biometrics – face, fingerprint, DNA, and iris
-business telephone numbers used in the last five years
-business email addresses used in the last ten years.

privacyinternational.org/news-…

The Federal Register entry says comments are encouraged and
must be submitted (no later than February 9, 2026) to be assured of consideration.

Federal Register entry: govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-202…



The Trump Administration wants your DNA and social media

Privacy International

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Dění ve Spojených státech mě děsí s každým dnem víc a víc. Vzdáleně vím o pár lidech ze zranitelných skupin, co odtamtud během posledních dvou let odešli - pár z nich do Evropy, potažmo EU - a čím dál víc se bojím, že to někteří další už nestihnou.

Hrozně moc doufám, že Evropa zůstane sjednocená, a nebude tímhle směrem sklouzávat, jakože některé státy už mají bohužel trochu našlápnuto 🙁

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Jiří Eischmann

já jsem v tomto bohužel spíš mírný pesimista, včera jsem četl v Hospodářkách skvělý komentář, který podle mě popisuje ty skutečné příčiny současného stavu a Evropa je bohužel nemá vyřešené taky (ač to tady není tak extrémní jako v USA).

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Adam Smith měl pravdu. Jak otec kapitalismu varoval před dnešní ekonomikou

Kdyby si někdo měl zasloužit titul otce kapitalismu, bude to bezpochyby Adam Smith, skotský ekonom a filozof, který napsal knihu Bohatství národů nebo také Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations („bible pro kapitalisty“).
Timur Barotov (Economia, a.s.)

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We are planning another #curl distro meeting this year, after the previous years' successful and productive gatherings.

It is a video meeting with peeps from the curl project meeting and talking with curl maintainers from "distros" shipping curl. And we don't specify what a distro is - as everyone is welcome.

This is very much work in progress - if you have ideas and proposals for agenda items, add them!

github.com/curl/curl/wiki/curl…


curl distro discussion 2026

A command line tool and library for transferring data with URL syntax, supporting DICT, FILE, FTP, FTPS, GOPHER, GOPHERS, HTTP, HTTPS, IMAP, IMAPS, LDAP, LDAPS, MQTT, POP3, POP3S, RTMP, RTMPS, RTSP...
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Hi, completely new to Mastadon but looking forward to meeting new friends with musical interests. I live in England, have a great pro acoustic treated home studio that despite a smattering of guitars is predominantly set up with hardware analog fixed architecture and modular synths. My music is instrumental melodic with strong classical influences from my time as a clarinetist and pianist.

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Are there any "case studies" of whole communities moving to the fediverse, similar to the Forkiverse?

I'm thinking about writing a version of my article stefanbohacek.com/blog/fediver… and aim it at community organizers.

#fediverse #community


Fediverse: An overview for government agencies

Fediverse as a tool for government.
Stefan Bohacek (stefanbohacek.com)
#fediverse #community

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Things I have learned to do to a guitar either via an instructor or sheet music:

Golpe: tapping the soundboard with your fingernail
Slap harmonic: Literally hammering the 12th fret with your picking hand
Bending the neck forward or backward
Scraping the string lengthwise
Capirote: flicking the edge of the sound hole
Rapping the soundboard or side with a knuckle

They’re like, here is your precious musical instrument, now go beat the shit out of it

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Hello @MewProjects. Continuing from earlier, just for laughs, tried to load an xm file and got this.

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FastPlay
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Cannot play file:
stranglehold.xm

Unsupported file format.
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OK
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I know your intention isn't/wasn't to make this a foobar or winamp replacement, but damn, I could almost use this cute little thing as one! Plugin support would be hard, though. meep!

@Mew Projects

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The internet connection here has been somewhat flaky the last couple of days, possibly weather-related, so I've been pretty much exclusively using AT&T mobile data, as it's more reliable than the fiber ISP. Go figure.

With two bars of signal, I'm getting around 450 Mb/sec down, anywhere between 7 and 22 Mb/sec up.

Tonight, I connected my iPhone 16 Pro to one of the USB-C ports of my Mac to use my phone as a wired hotspot, and I noticed lots of jitter, packet loss, and very high latency that I wasn't seeing either on the device itself, or when using it as a WiFi hotspot.
I'd think a direct connection would be better, but apparently not.

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Good morning. Starting my trip to #FOSDEM at this ungodly hour. Local traffic to Helsinki Central, train to Turku, ship to Stockholm, night train to Malmö, and so on. Will stay a couple of nights on the way in a city where I haven’t been before: Düsseldorf, and from there take a bus to Brussels because of the Belgian train strike this week. Or, if the ICE trains from Cologne to Brussels seem to be running reliably anyway, go by train. Using #Interrail .
#fosdem #interrail
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It is pretty annoying to spend time formatting code with a screen reader. I switched to automatic code formatters and stopped thinking about it. There is one for basically every popular language: Black for Python, clang-format for C and C++, swift-format for Swift, Prettier for JS, etc. For example, you just run `swift-format -rip .` before commiting, or I think you can even make Git do it for you via setting up a pre-commit hook. I think it's an easy quality of life upgrade! lol

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The student organizers who mobilized Friday's massive action are now calling for a National Shutdown this Friday, January 30.

instagram.com/p/DT9ULZQjFUU/


Somali Student Association on Instagram: "JUSTICE FOR ALEX PRETTI & RENEE NICOLE GOOD — NATIONWIDE SHUTDOWN We witnessed a historic general strike on Friday in Minneapolis. Just yesterday, ICE killed yet another community member, Alex Pretti. This ICE te

15K likes, 253 comments - ssa.umn on January 25, 2026: "JUSTICE FOR ALEX PRETTI & RENEE NICOLE GOOD — NATIONWIDE SHUTDOWN We witnessed a historic general strike on Friday in Minneapolis.
Instagram

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Mahmoud Khalil and his legal team vowed to fight Trump administration plans to deport the Palestinian activist to Algeria, calling the move "extreme punishment" for his pro-Palestinian speech.

mondoweiss.net/2026/01/mahmoud…

#Palestine #Israel #Gaza


Mahmoud Khalil vows to oppose Trump efforts to deport him to Algeria over pro-Palestine speech

Mahmoud Khalil and his legal team vowed to fight Trump administration plans to deport the Palestinian activist to Algeria, calling the move “extreme punishment” for his pro-Palestinian speech.
Michael Arria (Mondoweiss)
#israel #palestine #Gaza

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Hey!!

Is anyone on here a Black birth worker or know one?

For my research, I am seeking to interview as many Black midwives (and other Blk birth workers, but midwifery is the central focus) as possible and get connected to birthing centers employing Black birth workers, esp. in the US South.

If you are/someone you know is interested, pls DM me! Thanks for reading!

*pls boost!!*

#BlackStudies #ReproductiveJustice #BlackWomen #BlackBirthingPeople #Midwifery #Doulas #BirthWork #MedicalAnthro

#blackwomen #ReproductiveJustice #medicalanthro #birthwork #doulas #midwifery #blackbirthingpeople #BlackStudies

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Ok so hey #Canada #GenX especially people from #Winnipeg who spent time in Eaton Place downtown in the early 80s, because that is the specific instance of what I'm certain was in many government offices and such.

Ok. It is maybe 1980 I'm late single digits and I go downtown with my gramma a lot, and we spend a fair amount of time in Eaton Place, her doing whatever she did, and me doing a circuit of Petland, a record store on the second floor, the arcade, and near the North entrance of the South building, there was a government office of some kind.

In that government office, there was a computer. Not one that #retro heads would recognize, it was large, did simple colour graphics, and had a weird nonstandard keyboard about the size of a gigantic TV remote, on a curly cable. Possibly some sort of Unix thing and I think it was networked, presumably on the Internet.

It mostly did very boring stuff and I was just a kid, I didn't care about whatever its main functions were, but I had learned that if I entered f518, there was a graphical mystery house game of some kind.

I remember that office had a fair amount of techy stuff, like, there was a kind of pushbutton video jukebox where you could watch various promotional videos, I remember one of the things it played was a Folklorama ad with the "la-lalala-la-lalalaaa" earworm, which my older California chick cousin and I laughed at one summer day that we were all downtown.

I would really love to find out what was the deal with that computer system, though.

#canada #retro #genx #winnipeg

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“This will result in the largest ever accumulation of power and wealth in the hands of a diminishing few, while the legitimate needs of the people, from healthcare to education, are met with ‘let them eat chatbots’. That *is* the intent and why AI is a project of class domination.” — disjunctionsmag.com/articles/w…

Why I'm Leaving Big Tech

A tech worker's reflections
Disjunctions

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Zach Bennoui

Great article, I agree with all of this. I worry about older people especially, my mom is a good example of this, who rely too much on LLMs to get information or conduct research. At the same time, they definitely have their uses, but I'm sick and tired of the hype. These things are not magic boxes, they are not some new species. They can do amazing things absolutely, but they're not the be all end all solution.

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Pretty stoked that the feds completely misunderstand actual Americans. They especially miscalculated the willingness of white folk to stand up for marginalized members of our communities.

As with any group, we are not a monolith. They assumed it would be so and that was a bad assumption on their part.

Minneapolis showed us the way.

Let's get this done.

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