Abbott Warns Small Number of FreeStyle Libre 3 Sensors May Give Inaccurate Readings
A small number of sensors that read blood sugar levels continuously may give incorrect info. Here's how to check your FreeStyle Libre 3 for a replacement.Jessica Rendall (CNET)
I Tried Improving My Sleep Quality With the Manta Sound Sleep Mask. Here's What Happened
This two-in-one sleep product has adjustable eyecups and built-in Bluetooth headphones. Is it worth the money?Aly Lopez (CNET)
Interview with Jessica Hipp, the COO of WayAround - Even Grounds
One of my big finds this year was the WayTags which let me label things around me, and I discovered how to enhance my travel with them.Tom (Even Grounds)
New scraper just dropped (well, an old scraper was renamed):
Facebook/Meta updated its robots.txt entry for opting out of GenAI data scraping. If you blocked FacebookBot before, you should block meta-externalagent now:
User-Agent: meta-externalagent
Disallow: /Official references:
- Facebook developer documentation for
FacebookBotno longer mentions GenAI. - Facebook developer documentation for web crawlers, including
Meta-ExternalAgentmentions “AI”.
Meta Web Crawlers - Sharing - Documentation - Meta for Developers
This page lists the User Agent (UA) strings that identify Meta’s most common web crawlers and what each of those crawlers are used for.developers.facebook.com
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🇨🇭 Switzerland now requires all government software to be open source - @ZDNet
｢ This new law requires all public bodies to disclose the source code of software developed by or for them unless third-party rights or security concerns prevent it. This "public money, public code" approach aims to enhance government operations' transparency, security, and efficiency ｣
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Switzerland now requires all government software to be open source
The United States remains reluctant to work with open source, but European countries are bolder.Steven Vaughan-Nichols (ZDNET)
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The skydiver who survived a 14,000-foot fall - ESPN
In 2013, Emma Carey went skydiving for the first time and experienced an absolute nightmare. This is why she refuses to let the accident define her.Ryan Hockensmith (ESPN)
What should I do about this backpack food box that was dumped in my garden?
It's a little worn, but not excessively so. And it breaks my heart to see something like this go to waste.
Also, whoever you are, stop using my garden as a trash heap, k thx.
Really cool development, I must say!
Tool support · Ollama Blog
Ollama now supports tool calling with popular models such as Llama 3.1. This enables a model to answer a given prompt using tool(s) it knows about, making it possible for models to perform more complex tasks or interact with the outside world.Ollama
Is there anything that republicans do not mock? A party of mockers! :) mastodon.social/@chikim/112854…
@FreakyFwoof Also this is a good time to remind folks that bunch of republicans mocked #Kamala providing a brief visual self description at the roundtable discussion with #disability rights activists. Regardless whether self description is useful for visually impaired people or not, at least she acknowledged and tried to be inclusive. msnbc.com/opinion/msnbc-opinio…Kamala Harris accommodating disabled people provokes GOP attack
The Vice President began a recent meeting with “I am Kamala Harris, my pronouns are she and her, and I am a woman sitting at the table wearing a blue suit."Eric Garcia (MSNBC)
"Welcome to our website! As we have the ability to list over one million items on our website (our selection changes all of the time), it is not feasible for a company our size to record and playback the descriptions on every item on our website. However, if you have a disability we are here to help you." Talk about a lawsuit waiting to happen.
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Manny's Appliances - Appliances
Manny's Appliances is a family owned Appliances store.www.mannystv.com
Screen reading eff eff conf
In a recent (personal) audit of accessibility and continued struggle to get my head around Voice Over (for macos), I remembered that the spoken sound of "…remysharp.com
@cachondo perhaps a strong opinion, but when I'm on stage introducing the event, and when I talk about the event, I say it as "F F Conf" (and we correct people who call it "Full Frontal")
It's definitely mad that I've tried to jump through hoops when in reality a screen reader is going to sound it out differently depending on the software you use.
As for the right - I've always argued for small and personal sites, you should have the right to experiment, so long as this doesn't hurt anyone.
I think the lengths you've gone to for inclusion are remarkable and I admire the technical aspects greatly.
As you say, though, a person's choice of screen reader, speech synthesizer, voice characteristics ... it all impacts. Blind users will spell what they need to, if they don't already use Braille. It's the difference between calling me Shaun or Shawn or (If you're very british and blind, shorn), when the spelling is sean. It's part of our lives already.
@cachondo on your closing point, I do agree. That's where I nearly (or should have) ended with "am I doing it wrong" in the blog post.
I did also consider changing all instances (across 14 years of micro-sites) from (lowercase) ffconf to (mixed case) FFConf. I didn't mostly because, well, I think screen reader users don't really think (or care) that the event is actually called ffconf (where the F letters aren't pronounced).
there's also a huge disparity between speech engines. Some people want a Human-sounding version of the onscreen text, others see a screen reader as more of a way of accessing data. The predictability of a more monotone voice can allow for faster speeds, for example.
The models used to generate speech have varied wildly over the years as technology has changed.
And then there's the matter of how much the engine should do for you. Is "Dr." drive or doctor. Is MB always Megabyte? Sometimes it's millibars. One of the best examples of this is the Windows properties dialog box, the title of which reads "OS (C:) Properties".
One engine interprets the colon and closing parenthesis as a smily face emoteicon. as a kid I thought it did that when you had loads of space, and it'd change to c:( when space was low.
The post, and eventual "solution" (in quotes because there was no problem) were interesting, and I think the attention to detail is excellent. I always enjoy seeing people learning more about what makes screen readers tick.
Unfortunately, the end result is that screen reader users everywhere will be copying the incorrect event name to the clipboard, creating an impression that they can't write a conference name correctly when they paste it on social media. It also uses more braille cells than needed (10/11 vs six, depending on translation table, repeated across the website).
Given that they end up hearing the "wrong" (in quotes because it isn't) version in the page title before they read any of the "fixed" (likewise) versions, I think the effort was disproportionate to the return on investment. @eric
@jscholes @eric there's a lot to parse (and it's late for me, which is why I'm getting muddled), but! I'd say that *if* someone copies the text on the FFConf.org site, they're going to get the *correct* way to their clipboard (FFConf is correct, ffconf, looks "better" but not the letters I want copied).
Absolutely 100% that the effort was disproportionate to the actual problem - the small upshot is that I learnt more about navigating screen readers and a tiny bit about ligatures
Was just reminded of the TV show called "Stingray": imdb.com/title/tt0090077/
Anyone remember this?
It's kind of the same idea as Vengeance Unlimited imdb.com/title/tt0158421/ a decade later.
The Matrix Conference programme revealed, Circles going to the community, and bots updates.
That and more happened This Week in Matrix!
matrix.org/blog/2024/07/26/thi…
This Week in Matrix 2024-07-26
Matrix, the open protocol for secure decentralised communicationsThib (matrix.org)
Matrix.org youtube channel
Channel from the Matrix.org foundation on Matrix protocolInnovation Hub Peertube
I think the whole community is glad to see focus on hardening the base of protocol and targetting long standing problems. 🙌
Do you plan to publish recordings somewhere?
KDE signed an open letter for funding for Open Source. I'm not opposed, but I do want to say - given the billions that go in 'funding' to proprietary software - that changing the purchasing rules in the public sector is, in my opinion, far more important.
re-upping this one again
so many forms of writing are rendered nearly useless if they have no info on *when* they were written
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abadidea (@0xabad1dea@infosec.exchange)
to quote an old tweet of mine: Put the date in your paper. Put the date in your pastebin. Put the date in your blogpost. Please, the date, put it.Infosec Exchange
#AndroidAppRain at apt.izzysoft.de/fdroid today with 10 updated and 1 added apps:
* FDTracker: easily add, view, update, and track your fixed deposits
Enjoy your #free #Android #apps with the #IzzyOnDroid repo 
IzzyOnDroid F-Droid Repository
This is a repository of apps to be used with F-Droid. Applications in this repository are official binaries built by the original application developers, taken from their resp. repositories (mostly Github, GitLab, Codeberg).IzzyOnDroid App Repo
As California gets ready to do more "homeless sweeps," I feel the need to remind y'all that NYC has more homeless people, and more homeless people per capita, than San Francisco.🙂🙃
But NYC is a much less cruel and much less dysfunctional city than San Francisco, so their homeless people are much more likely to have shelter.
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mekka okereke :verified: (@mekkaokereke@hachyderm.io)
Periodic reminder that NYC has more homeless people, and more homeless people per capita, than SF. 🙂🙃 But NYC has more shelter spots that are suitable for human habitation, and a more efficient intake process, so has far fewer street homeless (tents…Hachyderm.io
If a shelter is so bad someone would rather sleep on a piece of cardboard in the cold and wet San Francisco weather than sleep in a cot or bed inside ... What does that say about the shelters?
Many of my friends who are homeless have to literally PAY RENT to be able to stay in the shelter.
Yes.
Homeless people.
Get kicked out of their homeless shelter.
Because they can't afford rent.
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X, formerly known as Twitter, has automatically activated a setting that allows the company to train its Grok AI on users’ posts.
X enabled the new setting by default.
The good news is that you can switch it off and also delete your conversation history with the AI.
Hello hello Jamers 👀
Our team focused on bug fixes, UI enhancements, unit tests implementations. 😍
👀 Want to know more about the jami's #development progress? Read our Dev update 10 !
Here is the link: jami.net/dev-update-10/
#Jami #opensource #P2P #App #PrivacyMatters
According to this Reuters report, it's "estimated that financial losses globally from the CrowdStrike outage could total around $15 billion."
Or, to put it in terms CrowdStrike's marketing team would understand, 1.5 billion Uber Eats gift cards.
ThePhysical Keyboard Challenge: Evaluating the Experience of Using an Android Tablet with an External
From the very first day I purchased my Samsung S9 FE tablet and Logitech K380 Bluetooth keyboard, I planned to write this article. I finally decided to takeSalih Kunduz (Accessible Android)
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Hey!
Do you own a circular slide rule, or know someone who does? Maybe you have a box in the attic or a whole drawer of them.
I am working on an artist’s book with one chapter dedicated to circular slide rules.
If you would like to help me out and get a credit in a really cool book then please scan your slide rule(s) and submit via the form on my site or you can email me lharby@gmail.com.
Details and submissions at this link slackwise.org.uk/submit
Please retoot for more toot-ins!
Thank you!
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Avoiding a Monoculture with Secure Diverse Technology – Purism
Purism makes premium phones, laptops, mini PCs and servers running free software on PureOS. Purism products respect people's privacy and freedom while protecting their security.Purism SPC
Who needs Project 2025 when The Donald could be so easily swayed to return us to 1925, halfway through the forced sterilization of 30,000 Americans in the eugenics program that influenced the Nazis.
“My Uncle Donald Trump Told Me Disabled Americans Like My Son ‘Should Just Die’”
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My Uncle Donald Trump Told Me Disabled Americans Like My Son ‘Should Just Die’
Fred Trump III describes conversations with his uncle about people with intellectual and developmental disabilities.Fred C. Trump III (Time)
Looking forward to this evening's opener!
The skill and focus needed is impressive, I've only personally done rifle shooting and that was taxing too. The noise of archery is very distinctive, though, and easy to follow by ear.
Tennis again this evening. If Dan and Andy - Dandy? Can pull off another win, well. Hard to imagine how that'll feel.
GB are also in the rowing for a title today, among plenty of other things.
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in reply to Seirdy • • •Obligatory “the W3C/EU effort for a standard TDM Reservation Protocol would solve this by letting sites globally opt out of datamining for purposes like this, without having to play robots.txt whack-a-mole”.
People really ought to support the
NoAIandNoImageAIX-Robots tags in the meantime. They probably won’t, though. Unlike the TDM Reservation Protocol, there’s no legal incentive to do so; unlikenoindex, there’s no self-interested reason to do so (noindexis often used on pages that don’t belong in search results, like duplicates and non-public pages).Seirdy reshared this.