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Kars4kids Jingle (1-8-7-7 kars for kids song Official Video)
The radio commercial that made Kars 4 Kids world famous. Enjoy! Check out the new remix version of our song http://www.kars4kids.org/songAlso, join us on htt...YouTube
![Screenshot of a dice roll bot being using. Text reads:
Thalia (19/24) Request: [1d10+1d8+1d6+2] Roll: [3][8][6] Result: 19](https://fedi.ml/photo/preview/640/582058 "Screenshot of a dice roll bot being using. Text reads:
Thalia (19/24) Request: [1d10+1d8+1d6+2] Roll: [3][8][6] Result: 19")
Updated Guidance for Displaying Accessibility Metadata - Inclusive Publishing
In 2021 the first User Experience Guide for Displaying Accessibility Metadata was created to provide a guide for transforming and displaying machine readable accessibility […]Sarah Hilderley (Inclusive Publishing)
iOS 18: What's New With the Maps App
Almost all of Apple's built-in apps are getting new features in iOS 18, and that includes the Maps app. The Maps app isn't getting any fun...Juli Clover (MacRumors.com)
Great new job training/placement opportunity out there for blind/DeafBlind job seekers wishing to get into Accessibility Testing! Please pass along! #a11y #A11yJobs #accessibility
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Helen Keller Services
Introducing the Certified AccessAbility Testing Program from Helen Keller Services for the Blind. We're excited to announce the nationwide expansion of our Certified AccessAbility Testing Program, a...www.facebook.com
skip a #curl transfer
- If the target file already exists on disk, skip downloading it.
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Wouldn't a resume option do the same and more?
I could see where skipping files could be useful, but imho it's easy to deal with in scripts, resuming OTOH isn't and would skip files if the size match (possibly with a variant to skip if length can't be pre-determined or transfer can't be resumed...).
Deciphering Glyph :: On The Defense Of Heroes
Deciphering Glyph, the blog of Glyph Lefkowitz.blog.glyph.im
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Everybody forgot Internet Explorer. Chrome is the new Internet Explorer. Exhibit
#AndroidAppRain at apt.izzysoft.de/fdroid today brings you 19 updated (oof!) and 1 added apps:
* Migu: stream anime torrents, real-time with no waiting for downloads
All of the 8 updated apps which had #reproducibleBuilds established passed cleanly and got the green shield for their latest release 🥳
At apt.izzysoft.de/magisk 5 #Magisk #modules were updated.
Enjoy your #free #Android #apps with the #IzzyOnDroid repos 
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
Amyl and The Sniffers - Full Performance (Live on KEXP at Home)
http://KEXP.ORG presents Amyl and The Sniffers performing live, recorded exclusively for KEXP.Songs:Some Mutts (Can't Be Muzzled)HertzGuided By AngelsSecurit...YouTube
Did you get a fake McAfee or Norton invoice? How the scam works (and what not to do)
If you've received emails with invoice PDFs attached for products you didn't buy, here's what's going on and what to do next.Ed Bott (ZDNET)
I wonder who thought it would be a good idea to use a separate circuit breaker per socket but then wire three of them under one shared RCD so that (much more common) earthing fault in one socket will disconnect a group of three.
Putting there 6 two-pole circuit breaker/RCD combinations would take exactly the same space, provide full separation between outlets and would cost only a few euros more.
Wondering if I can risk £12 on a book. I don't normally spend that much on authors I don't know but it looks like an interesting sci-fi story.
Lake of Darkness: The mindbending new science fiction novel from Adam Roberts
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After the building's drain was finally unclogged yesterday, I noticed my siphon (P-trap) cleanout cap threading is imperfect, and water was slowly dripping out of it.
After cleaning the threading with a soapy toothbrush, I wrapped teflon tape (6 rounds, in the direction where you screw the cap on) on the thread, and used a Sharpie® to annotate my servicing technique (tool & rotation direction).
Forget pliers, use a jar opener; no excessive force, no damage.
This post got like 500 boosts and now all these computer people want to talk about package management so I think it's important to take a moment and show the new followers what I really care about: butts
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Esprit de Vore (@aphyr@woof.group)
I am begging software projects to release programs as tarballs or plain old static binaries. I don't know what a Helm chart is. I am not installing an entire Kubernetes cluster.woof.group
research shows that computers are consistently better at solving captchas than humans are, but because everything has to scale infinitely people are proposing verifiable credentials stored on blockchains:
theconversation.com/captchas-t…
shoddy writing uncritically boosting industry talking points 🤦
CAPTCHAs: The struggle to tell real humans from fake
CAPTCHAs are a key part of the arms race between AI deceivers and AI deception detectors. A computer scientist explains how they work.The Conversation
Come visit us at the FOSS on Mobile stand at #froscon! We got stickers, phones with lots of distros and UIs to try out!
#mobian #postmarketos #sailfishos #maemoleste #ubports
phosh 0.41.0 is out 🚀📱:
- media player widget gained track position, length and progress bar
- New Wi-Fi HotSpot QuickSetting
- New Bluetooth Status page
- More vert space for status pages
- Silent mode on Vol-
- new layouts in squeekboard
- swipe to close gesture in phosh-osk-stub
There's much more. Check out the full release notes at phosh.mobi/releases/rel-0.41.0…
🙏 to everyone who contributed to this release.
#phosh #librem5 #pinephone #gtk #wlroots #gnome #linux #mobile #LinuxMobile
phosh 0.41.1 is out 🚀📱:
This is a bug fix release addressing important issues in #phosh (quick setting related crash) and phosh-osk-stub (swipe gesture usability, unswap backspace/enter) that shouldn't wait 'til 0.42.0. Check out the release notes at phosh.mobi/releases/rel-0.41.1…
🙏 to everyone who contributed to this release.
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#Emacs #Emacspeak #accessibility
Last night Organic Maps was removed from the Play Store without any warnings or additional details due to "not meeting the requirements for the Family Program". Compared to Google Maps and other maps apps rated for 3+ age, there are no ads or in-app purchases, and no user information is collected in Organic Maps. We have asked for an appeal.
As a temporary workaround you can install the upcoming Google Play update from this link: cdn.organicmaps.app/apk/Organi…
This APK should work with Android Auto.
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The Apple IIGS Megahertz Myth
I love the Apple IIGS. It’s a great computer, but could it have been greater? The legend goes that Apple purposefully underclocked its CPU during development to avoid competing with the Macintosh.Dan Vincent (Userlandia)
This is why friends don't let friends buy app-controlled (or internet of things connected) domestic appliances.
It's always an excuse to up-sell you shit you don't need, and when that fails, the owners (not you, the corporations!) will jack up the rent.
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Ars Technica (@arstechnica@mastodon.social)
Attached: 1 image Smart sous vide cooker to start charging $2/month for 10-year-old companion app “You’ve just lost a LONGTIME and very faithful customer." https://arstechnica.Mastodon
🚨 BREAKING: Were all social security numbers in the US leaked? Find out more - and how to protect yourself!
👉 Tips to protect yourself
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👉 More details here
latimes.com/business/story/202…
#socialsecuritynumber
#ssn #databreach #socialsecurity #securitytips #digitalidentity
2.9 billion records possibly leaked in data breach: Protect yourself
In an epic data breach, hackers claim to have taken 2.9 billion personal records from National Public Data. Most of the data are leaked online.Jon Healey (Los Angeles Times)
NationalPublicData.com Hack Exposes a Nation’s Data
A great many readers this month reported receiving alerts that their Social Security Number, name, address and other personal information were exposed in a breach at a little-known but aptly-named consumer data broker called NationalPublicData.com.krebsonsecurity.com
Here's a video I want to age like curdled milk. Age so quickly it's out-of-date a week after it's made. The issues I've outlined here should be fairly simple fixes if they follow Apple's accessibility guidelines, so here's hoping someone at Floatplane Media can get some eyes on this.
I've tried to be as fair as possible, not just to make a 'bitch and ditch' style video, and to showcase the issues I have.
Please boost if you have an interest, or know that it can potentially reach someone who can make a difference.
Not my cup of tea to ask for those under normal circumstances, so I will not be making a habit of it.
Thanks.
#Accessibility Issues With #Floatplane (from a #VoiceOver Perspective) youtu.be/2sZTsrek08M
Accessibility Issues With Floatplane (from a VoiceOver Perspective)
I've never made a video I wanted to age as badly as this one, but needs must.There are some glaringly obvious issues with LTT's Floatplane app for iOS if you...YouTube
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Instead they just kinda... gave you a refund? I understand that this is probably some support misunderstanding but like... to an accessibility issue? That feels super tone deaf. lol. Come on LMG. You can do better than this! We know you can! You know we exist, you made a video including accessible Linux! Big sad puppy eyes
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