Welcome Joe Birr-Pixton as #curl commit author 1289: github.com/curl/curl/pull/1431…
(I deduped a few authors counted twice, so the count is a few less than previously)
Ensure all tests pass with rustls backend by ctz · Pull Request #14317 · curl/curl
The goal of this PR is to remove the rustls stanza in tests/data/DISABLED that skips some tests. That involves supporting CRLs -- we've had upstream support for a little while, but needs some plumb...GitHub
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Software mívá chyby, tak to prostě je. Je ale třeba před nimi nezavírat oči a postavit se k nim čelem.
Minulý týden vyšla najevo chyba v aplikaci eDoklady. Nic sice přímo nezpůsobila, být tam ale rozhodně neměla. Tým DIA začal obratem pracovat na nápravě a všera, po méně než týdnu, vyšla opravená verze aplikace (1.5.0). Tak to má být!
Děkuji Honzovi Cibulkovi že chybu objevil a také všem, kteří se zasloužili o její rychlou nápravu. @jancibulka @honza
#curl 8.9.1 is here
28 bugfixes, including a low severity CVE - seven days since the previous release.
daniel.haxx.se/blog/2024/07/31…
See you at 08:00 UTC for the live-stream
curlhacker - Twitch
I'm Daniel Stenberg, maintainer and lead developer in the curl project. I stream curl related stuff. Release presentations, curl development and related topics.Twitch
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At first I just looked at how several features are already tagged, then slowly started to correct wrong data and then add missing details.
I use #StreetComplete app to add details on walk travels,
#OsmAnd app to add POIs and of course the iD web editor for larger edits.
I am especially impressed by the iD editor. It's so helpfull with clever use of autocomplete and linking to #OSM wiki...
The best reward is 3D view becoming more realistic...
A more advanced version of StreetComplete where you can edit the raw tags of an object for example and plenty of more quests.
GitHub - Helium314/SCEE: OpenStreetMap surveyor app for experienced OSM contributors
OpenStreetMap surveyor app for experienced OSM contributors - Helium314/SCEEGitHub
Ty vole ale... main/power button v zapnutom stave nejde, ide keď ich zapnúť. Displej robí také divné veci že je občas celý biely a svieti, potom sa po ňom objavujú také biele svetlé pruhy, po chvíli to prejde. Pri nabíjaní sa občas reštartujú (naposledy sa to nestalo). Displej akoby sa posunul o 0.5mm dole a hore je taká čmuha.
Možno je to tým že sa snimi sprchujem a že som snimi xy krát o niečo treskol.
CrowdStrike: budíček proti bezmyšlenkovitému nasazování bezpečnostních nástrojů
Několik málo firem v tuhle chvíli představuje v případě jejich rozsáhlejší kompromitace pohodlnou bránu do desítek milionů zařízení po celém světě.Zuzana Pechová (Internet Info, s.r.o.)
Vision Ireland Welcomes the New Free Travel Scheme Extension Announced by Minister Heather Humphreys T.D | Vision Ireland
Vision Ireland welcomes the announcement by the Minister for Social Protection, Heather Humphreys TD, regarding the opening of the application process for t ...Gunjan Kachhwaha (Vision Ireland)
EXTR240730_GULAS
Letní návštěva dětí je spojena s vařením guláše. V podstatě už se jedná o obřad.
#extr
arstechnica.com/gadgets/2024/0…
The article unfortunately leaves out most of the points we made in the thread.
GrapheneOS supports hardware-based attestation and it's entirely possible for Google to allow it as part of the Play Integrity API. They choose to ban using GrapheneOS.
Loss of popular 2FA tool puts security-minded GrapheneOS in a paradox
Losing access to Authy leads to another reckoning with Google's security model.Ars Technica
GrapheneOS attestation compatibility guide
Guide on using remote attestation in a way that's compatible with GrapheneOS.GrapheneOS
Changes from Beta 4:
- Fixed bug editing links in text editors in Mozilla Firefox
- Fixed crash in Chrome when exiting NVDA or closing Chrome windows
- Fixed bug in resetting config to factory defaults
- Updates to translations
#NVDA #NVDAsr #ScreenReader #Accessibility
NVDA 2024.3beta5 available for testing
Beta5 of NVDA 2024.3 is now available for download and testing. For anyone who is interested in trying out what the next version of NVDA has to offer before it is officially released, we welcome yo…NV Access
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We’re excited to announce Donna Posont as winner of the Dr. Jacob Bolotin Award presented at #NFB24. She said, “It’s not about the birds, it’s about sharing with blind people and helping them gain the confidence they need to travel the trails of life.”
Read more about the Dr. Jacob Bolotin Awards on our website: nfb.org/bolotin
Important thread by @jasonhickel about the inequality of the distribution of labour, the disproportionate extraction of value from the global south that facilitates the Imperial Mode of Living in the North.
Hickel is one of the leading scholars behind the #degrowth movement and his work is often enlightening.
This thread is no different.
threadreaderapp.com/thread/181…
Thread by @jasonhickel on Thread Reader App
@jasonhickel: In this new paper we calculate the unequal exchange of labour between the global North and global South. The results are quite staggering. You'll want to look at this... 🧵 nature.com/articles/s4146… Fi...…threadreaderapp.com
Pulumi + Python: Bringing the Best of Modern Python to IaC
A big step forward for Python + Pulumi, with new Pythonic input types, built in type checking and support for Poetry.pulumi
We've signed an open letter to the European Commission in support for @EC_NGI
Their funding has enabled us and many other FLOSS projects to develop and maintain great software, from which everybody benefits.
However, their own funding is probably cut next year, which would have a big negative impact to FLOSS projects.
Read more at:
f-droid.org/2024/07/23/ngi-fun…
Open letter in support of Next Generation Internet | F-Droid - Free and Open Source Android App Repository
Next Generation Internet (NGI) funding hasenabled substantial development of F-Droid - with the support of NGI grantsvia NLnet, F-Droid is now better at prot...f-droid.org
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Apple says its AI models were trained on Google's custom chips
Apple is using chips designed by Google in building its advanced AI models, according to a paper published on Monday.Kif Leswing (CNBC)
My friend @mchua has died.
caringbridge.org/site/f77db139…
I wrote about them last year: harihareswara.net/posts/2023/a…
It hurts a lot. I am bereft.
This is a photo from a fun evening we had together last year. I am grateful for the joy we shared and it feels incomprehensible that we will never share joy again.
A Celebration of My Friend, Dr. Mel Chua
My dear friend Mel Chua is, as of this year, Dr. Mel Chua, as they have now deposited the doctoral dissertation that they successfully defended several years ago. Yay Dr.Cogito, Ergo Sumana
Oh no. I had enjoyed some of Mel's blog posts that you had linked in the past.
I'm sorry for your loss :(
I got several questions on what's new with Version 7 of the Ray-ban Meta Smart glasses. The URL of the release notes follows: These features and improvements will become available starting the week of July 31, 2024.
Respond without 'Hey Meta'
Now you can make another request to your glasses after the first one without needing to say ‘Hey Meta’ again. Your glasses and mic will stay on and listen for a brief period after each request is complete. This feature will be on by default but you can turn it off from the Settings menu in the Meta View app.
Stay on track with the games in Paris
Get real-time info on the Paris Olympics, including medal counts, event times, results and athlete bios. You can also ask questions about your favorite athletes and games from past events. For example, ask “Hey Meta, which country is leading the gold medal in gymnastics?”
Improved Apple Music search
We are adding a setting to make it easier to recognize previously unrecognized tracks and enhance your Apple Music experience. To turn this on, go to Settings in the Meta View app, select Apple Music and turn on Improved Music Search.
Share photos to your Instagram Story hands-free
The feature is now supported in French and Italian in addition to English. Your glasses can capture and share photos completely hands-free to your Instagram Story. From the Meta View app, go to Settings, then tap Communication and connect your Instagram account. To share, say “Hey Meta, share a photo to my Instagram Story” or “Hey Meta, share my last photo to Instagram.”
Share to Facebook Stories from Ray-Ban Meta smart glasses
You can share photos you capture with Ray-Ban Meta smart glasses to Facebook Stories. To share to Facebook Stories, make sure you’ve turned on voice interactions and connected your Facebook profile to the Meta View app.
Improvements
Bug fixes and performance improvements.
Early Access program
These features and improvements are available in the Early Access program.
Skip saying “look and” when you make a request to Meta AI
Early Access users can now say “Hey Meta” and ask Meta AI about what they see without saying “look and.”
| meta.com/help/smart-glasses/ar…
Ray-Ban Meta smart glasses release notes
Wondering what's new with Ray-Ban Meta smart glasses? Check out our release notes to learn about the latest new features and enhancements we've made to your smart glasses experience.www.meta.com
WCAG, VPAT, s508, Level A – What on earth? - Intopia
If you’ve just started learning about accessibility, you might be a bit overwhelmed by all the jargon. WCAG, VPAT, s508, Level A – what on earth are they? Do they…Julie Grundy (Intopia Digital)
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Techy people!
If you want to use Mastodon through a command line or a text-based interface, try the client Toot:
(NOTE: This has no connection to the mobile apps Toot! or Tooot. They just have similar names.)
First eBraille Public Working Draft is Published
Over two years in the making, the first eBraille public working draft has been published. This is an exciting development...Devon Price (American Printing House)
Snapdragon Dev Kit: Qualcomm releases mini-PC with most powerful Snapdragon X Elite chipset and 32 GB RAM for $899.99
The Snapdragon Dev Kit is currently the most powerful Snapdragon X series device around, thanks to its Snapdragon X Elite X1E-00-DE chipset.Alex Alderson (Notebookcheck)
We’re growing our product team!
Are you an #iOS Developer who wants to lead our official #Mastodon iOS #App?
This is a remote full-time position and requires an overlap with the CET timezone.
Ideally:
1. You are a senior iOS Developer comfortable with a mature codebase
2. Proficient in #Swift and #Apple Frameworks (UIKit, SwiftUI, Combine)
3. Prior experience with social media networks is a big plus!
For more info/to apply:
jobs.ashbyhq.com/mastodon/bc91…
#FediHire #GetFediHired #hiring #mastodev
iOS Developer (m/f/d)
We're looking for a full-time remote iOS Developer to work on our official Mastodon iOS app.jobs.ashbyhq.com
An earthquake in the Apple community: AppleVis is shutting down. A huge loss for us in the disability community.
applevis.com/blog/end-era-mess…
The End of an Era: A Message From the Founder as We Announce the Closure of AppleVis | AppleVis
Dear AppleVis Community, It is with deep sadness and a heavy heart that after careful consideration I have made the difficult decision to step down from my responsibilities with AppleVis.www.applevis.com
Russia is relying on Americans to spread election disinformation, officials say
Top U.S. intelligence officials say Russia, China and Iran are continuing to target voters in the U.S. with disinformation and propaganda related to the upcoming presidential election.DAVID KLEPPER (AP News)
Microsoft Copilot+ PCs are a confusing mess — 3 things you need to know before you buy
Buying a Copilot+ PC? Make sure you don't pick the wrong oneJason England (Tom's Guide)
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in reply to Jonathan Mosen • • •I could never process anything read by Siri at over 700 words per minute, which is the standard I now get from Eloquence. part of that is my own 28 or so year relationship with the synthesizer, but part of it is the very fact that it is quite robotic. I wouldn't call it monotone, because there is variation in how it speaks: but it is predictable and responsive and that matters to me.
Jonathan Mosen
in reply to Sean Randall • • •Sean Randall
in reply to Jonathan Mosen • • •Or did they design with speed and the idea of understanding at high speeds, even though the market for something like that is way smaller than, say, a voice for a GPS in-car navigation system.
Jonathan Mosen
in reply to Sean Randall • • •NatalyaD
in reply to Jonathan Mosen • • •@cachondo
I wonder if a bit like hearing aids, computer voice designers are aiming at the newbies not the expert users. One of my blind colleagues who'd lost his sight age 30 (and was then in his mid-60s) said he never processed the computer voice as well as a human and ran his JAWS fairly slow. We knew to talk to him and not just reply on email-updates as he'd struggle to process/remember it. I can imagine different voices/speeds for different purposes e.g. leisure vs work.
Sean Randall
in reply to NatalyaD • • •I guess medically, there's also been a decline in the number of people who are totally blind, so how far those curves cancel each other out would be interesting.
From personal observation, I know that the ratio of teens I taught between 2014-2024 who used more natural versus artificial-sounding voices grew year on year.
So to did the number of additional disabilities alongside blindness, though, making a direct comparison difficult.
Braille reading with any fluency also fell sharply, as did the general academic standard.
NatalyaD
in reply to Sean Randall • • •@cachondo Interesting!
I work with disabled students at an English university. Many of my students are in the bottom 10% socio-economic group, so haven't had good support. I find it fascinating which assistive tech they do and don't use and how that's changed in 15yrs.
It's always been a challenge to persuade and support students to use screenreading vs residual vision, even when vision is slow, painful and just doesn't let them manage uni at a reasonable pace or standard.
NatalyaD
in reply to NatalyaD • • •Sean Randall
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in reply to Sean Randall • • •@cachondo I wish I was surprised, but I'm not...
I find a lot of our VI students struggle with email and organisational skills. Many can't read deeply or fast enough to keep up. Many say "but I'm blind, I can't work that well/fast" cos aspirations are low and they haven't seen what a well trained and competent blind person can achieve with the right support and skills development. They don't get role modelling.
Jonathan Mosen
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in reply to Sean Randall • • •I hope the Optima will help with this, but it is taking a frustratingly long time.
Matt Campbell
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in reply to Matt Campbell • • •NatalyaD
in reply to Sean Randall • • •@cachondo @matt
Can I just clarify terms here? Does notetaker mean something like the BrailleNote or all-in-one tech machine or something else?
I also know the term used for a human notetaker which is one of the few things still funded by government for disabled uni students who are deaf or blind and are useful for high density uni info sometimes.
Sean Randall
in reply to NatalyaD • • •NatalyaD
in reply to Sean Randall • • •@cachondo @matt Thanks for clarifying, I realised it had a dual meaning.
I can absolutely see the value of notetaker devices but they are expensive and as you say not decently powered or especially good value for money.
Most of my students just want to use iPads or iPhones for everything, and part of that is lack of awareness/belief in the power of anything else. iThings are great but they aren't a whole solution for uni or employment level work.
Jonathan Mosen
in reply to NatalyaD • • •It is sad that some low vision people will take ten minutes to struggle through an email that would take them 30 seconds to read with speech, all because the sighted way is seen as the “normal way”. I encourage people to think of their efficiency, how much energy they have at the end of the day, and to accept that blind techniques are alternative techniques. They’re not inferior, they’re equally valid and just alternatives.
NatalyaD
in reply to Jonathan Mosen • • •@cachondo I'm deaf so I read the transcript of your podcast and find it really interesting to see the different topics and reviews. I always like to see disabled-people's own voices on stuff that affects them so I can share that with my students where relevant.
I recognise changing from visual-processing to auditory is challenging and some people always struggle with the modality. What I see is students finding it initially so hard while also trying to start a new course that /1
NatalyaD
in reply to NatalyaD • • •@cachondo they get overwhelmed. I think we need to carve out time somewhere for skills development and ensure that is provided with plenty of trainers and supporters who can cheerlead, support and guide users where needed.
I often try to share 'success stories' not just Mr Top CEO, but people like Lucy Edwards a young UK activist who talks about how she learned to use a screenreader, gradually speeding up and that it was a longish process both practically and emotionally. /2
NatalyaD
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in reply to NatalyaD • • •@cachondo
Talking to my blinded colleague was always interesting cos he described UK charities like RNIB and Guide Dogs as being historically very patronising. At one Guide Dog training week in the 90s, he wasn't permitted to make himself hot drinks because it was deemed unsafe. I wonder how much of UK stuff at least is still pervaded with fear of sighted people overriding blind people's opportunities for independence and confidence to take risks.
Sean Randall
in reply to NatalyaD • • •NatalyaD
in reply to Sean Randall • • •@cachondo I shall have to redact my swearing, cos that's atrocious.
Infantilising and it's no wonder they come to my uni age 18-19 and can't do basic adulting. Some setups have young blind folk moving from no-kettles into their own flat months later and we wonder why they can't function cos we've not given them a gradual learning curve to life skills and how to make choices to maximise capacity and energy.
I'm sure we'd heatedly agree on many of these things.
lordjeff
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in reply to Sean Randall • • •Terence Eden
in reply to Sean Randall • • •If you haven't already heard it, I recommend listening to the Voder.
youtube.com/watch?v=TsdOej_nC1…
It's a speech synthesis engine from 1939!
Even early home computers like the BBC Micro can do speech - youtube.com/watch?v=t8wyUsaDAy… - the basics are pretty easy.
The Voder: 1939, the worlds first electronic voice synthesizer
YouTubeAndré Polykanine
in reply to Jonathan Mosen • • •Musharraf
in reply to Jonathan Mosen • • •Building on this research, I'm developing free and high-quality TTS models using open-source speech datasets.
I already created the cross platform speech engine called "Sonata", and currently training some English voices for it.
Here's a sample of the very first training run.
github.com/mush42/optispeech/
GitHub - mush42/optispeech: A lightweight end-to-end text-to-speech model
GitHub