#Accessibility & #Disability picks of the day:
➡️ @BlindHistoryLady - Blind historian on blind individuals from history
➡️ @NVAccess - Non-profit developing free open source screen reader
➡️ @WeirdWriter - Writer, blogger, advocate for accessibility
➡️ @podcast - Podcast on blind accessibility in tech & games
➡️ @dgsv_handball - Handball teams of German Deaf Sports Association (in German)
➡️ @socialaudiodescription.com - Collective producing audio description
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Welcome to The Global Voice - The Global Voice
The Global Voice brings together an international team of broadcasters, producers and radio journalists to present for you a wide range of entertaining and informative programs.The Global Voice
Every time I reload a new instance of Xplorer2, it reverts to the ribbon. This would be bad enough, but NVDA is completely unable to interact with this ribbon in any way and just throws an error whenever I try. So I have to unload NVDA and load Narrator so I can change my file explorer back to a normal menu bar. If I don't do that, NVDA makes at least two error sounds every time I change folders, even if I don't interact with the ribbon.
The last time I wrote to support about this, they seemed supremely uninterested in doing the slightest bit of work to figure out an accessibility issue, so I would either need to spoonfeed them the answer or just stop using it altogether.
It's very powerful, but is becoming more of a pain than a help for typical file browsing, and the SysListView32 hack is a real game changer that affects file explorer itself but also the open/save dialogs in Windows. It speeds things up significantly, and the lag in Windows 7/10 File Explorer was really the main reason I switched in the first place.
Is there a way to launch Explorer Patcher 'Properties' besides right-mousing on the taskbar? · valinet ExplorerPatcher · Discussion #1930
Hi, I installed Explorer Patcher less than two weeks ago on three different Windows 11 PCs, and right-moused on the taskbar of all three to access Explorer Patcher Properties, thankful to be able t...GitHub
- never in my life have i been behooved by anything (4%, 3 votes)
- once or twice, it's been known to happen (40%, 26 votes)
- i'm always being behooved by shit, it's exhausting (55%, 36 votes)
Added some post embeds for bluesky and mastodon to the sidebars of my articles, built with web components!
Example! heather-buchel.com/blog/2024/0…
Highly recommend taking a look at @DavidDarnes blog posts for implementation. I started with that as a base then chopped it up a bit since I can hardcode a bit of it.
Links: darn.es/mastodon-post-web-comp… & darn.es/bluesky-post-web-compo…
bluesky-post Web Component
The bluesky-post Web Component allows you to turn a regular link to a Bluesky post into an embeddable post quote including metadata such as reply count, repost count, likes and more.darn.es
Black Friday is approaching, so remember: Buying shit on Amazon is part of how we got here. Quit giving money to billionaires and corporations.
Buy used, buy hand made, support a local creator, make something yourself.
End consumerism.
Ohhh, "vaccinosceptique", c'est beau.
(Bon, la nouvelle qui l'accompagne est 
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New update from @brewsterkahle on how the Internet Archive is learning from recent cyberattacks.
🔗 blog.archive.org/2024/11/14/le…
Book Talk: The Line: AI and the Future of Personhood
Join us for a book talk with legal scholar JAMES BOYLE, discussing his book THE LINE: AI and the Future of Personhood, in conversation with KATE DARLING of the MIT […]\nblog.archive.org
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Most important RFC of the 20s?
Robots Exclusion Protocol Extension to manage AI content use
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Robots Exclusion Protocol Extension to manage AI content use
This document extends RFC9309 by specifying additional rules for controlling usage of the content in the field of Artificial Intelligence (AI).IETF Datatracker
Decentralised social media site Bluesky has gone down under the load of new users.
Not to worry, I'll just use one of the other decentralised instances. One of the many wonders of decentralisation.
... What do you mean, there aren't any?
... If a central server goes down, I can't get onto this oh-so-decentralised network?
I guess this must just be how decentralisation works!
After exploring #R2E, I've decided it might not be the best fit for my needs. Here's why:
1. R2E doesn't support #Inoreader's #OPML format, requiring manual feed addition.
2. I realized I have many feeds and need a more comprehensive solution.
I'm now considering #Miniflux, which can manage #RSS feeds, #Podcasts, and #YouTube subscriptions in one place.
Until I get my #RaspberryPi for Christmas, I'm weighing two options:
1. Self-host Miniflux on my #Windows PC using #Docker
2. Use their $15/year hosted plan temporarily
Fellow #techies, especially those interested in #accessibility and #SelfHosting: What would you recommend? Your insights would be greatly appreciated!
#Tech #blind
@mastoblind @main
My son: “So, Disney is looking for a new CEO, and Andrew Wilson is on their list.”
Me: “Who’s that?”
Him: “The CEO of EA. The enshittification company would be hiring the enshittification CEO.”
I’m proud of the kid we’ve raised!
Hello everyone! I just set up this new account?
Things seem pretty cool here on this "fediverse". What does that mean though, the "fediverse"? I hear it's using ActivityPub. Could anyone explain to me what that means? Thanks!
Food Safety and Raw Milk
Information on food safety and raw milk from the FDA.Human Foods Program (FDA)
NEW: Security researchers have confirmed that iPhones running iOS 18 now automatically reboot if they are not unlocked for 72 hours.
The feature, called "inactivity reboot," will make life harder for thieves, law enforcement, and forensic experts trying to extract data from iPhones.
techcrunch.com/2024/11/14/new-…
New Apple security feature reboots iPhones after 3 days, researchers confirm | TechCrunch
“Inactivity reboot" effectively puts iPhones in a more secure state by locking the user's encryption keys in the iPhone's secure enclave chip.Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai (TechCrunch)
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Metabraille
Metabraille ist eine mobile Braille-Tastatur. Mit dieser Tastatur können iOS und Android Smartphones sowie PCs über Bluetooth ferngesteuert werden. Der Zusammenbau ist für blinde und sehbehinderte Menschen ausgelegt.Oskar
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I'm available for speaking gigs in 2025, if your conference or team is interested in talks/workshops on #CSS!
I love to go in-depth on the classics –cascade, grids, alignment, etc. But I can also teach the new hits: container queries, colors, layers, :has(), et al.
Let's get scheduled!
Parliament suspended as Maori reps perform Haka.
Fuck yeah!
yikes, bsky removing or labeling Palestinian accounts as spam, ostensibly because they are following too many people or posting gofundmes, but according to these threads the problem looks too widespread to just be a coincidence from e.g. automated flagging. Can't find any response from their mod team. Composable moderation is good but i am not sure how the atproto labeling model addresses the baseline problem of scaling suspensions/bans - either they take a very light touch and you get a flood of nazis, or you need to lean on automated tools or overworked mods without enough context which has (hopefully accidentally, but still really bad) impacts like this.
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Rumor Replay: ‘HomePad,’ iPhone 18 camera, Vision Pro 2, more - 9to5Mac
This week’s Rumor Replay column highlights an extensive ‘HomePad’ report, Vision Pro 2 release date, iPhone 18 camera rumor, and more.Ryan Christoffel (9to5Mac)
Final Cut Pro's 'Transcribe to Captions' is only available in English
Apple on Thursday released a major update to Final Cut Pro that introduced multiple new features, including the ability to...Filipe Espósito (9to5Mac)
Turning the M4 Mac mini into a modern iMac G4 [Video] - 9to5Mac
The new M4 Mac mini features an incredibly impressive design that shows the prowess of Apple Silicon. But what if...Chance Miller (9to5Mac)
In which key do cows sing?
Beef flat.
How Uncrustables Reinvented the Peanut Butter and Jelly Sandwich
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How Uncrustables Reinvented the Peanut Butter and Jelly Sandwich
A sealed, crustless sandwich shook the patent world to its core.Jake Rossen (Mental Floss)
RFC: Upstream package sources
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Add RFC for upstream package source handling (!46) · Merge requests · Arch Linux / RFCs · GitLab
Add an RFC that proposes choosing transparent sources by default and adds guidelines for the handling of cryptographic signatures for Arch Linux package sources. See the...GitLab
#Bluesky crosses the 15 million user mark 💪
We already joined a long time ago. Follow us ➡️ bsky.app/profile/tutaprivacy.b…
But we also ❤️ it here on #Mastodon; actually it's our favorite. 🤫
⚯ Michel de Cryptadamus ⚯ (@cryptadamist@universeodon.com)
Attached: 1 image For some reason people fleeing the sinking #Twitter / #X ship for #BlueSky don't seem to be aware of the fact that crypto bros at #BlockchainCapital bought a huge stake in the company just a few weeks ago.Universeodon Social Media
Ok, super! But why then TRUMPets for BlueSky?
Bluesky is almost an exact copy of X, a centralized dickland. We really should just stop sheering for and jumping on these same toxic boats over and over again.
I rather prefer that people stay on X than that they go to Bluesky bragging believing they did a good thing.
I understand that you want to promote your product everywhere, but keep in mind that you might loose some if you're having to much parties on certain boats...
10 Commonly Mispronounced Phrases That Make Smart People Look Uneducated
The English language is difficult, which can create confusion around certain words and phrases. Here are 10 commonly mispronounced phrases that make smart people look uneducated.Alexandra Blogier (YourTango)
I've never heard half of these said incorrectly, they sound like Americanisms.
Others are obviously homophones - baited and bated are obviously already pronounced the same.
'Mute point', 'tender hooks', 'Biting my time', 'Chock it up' and 'Pass mustard' would be grounds for divorce here.
It's okay that Bluesky will be successful and replace Twitter.
Most people like the service that a corporation gives to them. Most people are willing to trade the cons that go with that for the pros they receive.
I came to the Fediverse because I - personally - can't take those cons anymore. And the pros here work for me, again personally.
I don't need all the people in the world to use the Fediverse for me to enjoy the community here. Heck, most people didn't use Twitter. They used (and still use) Tiktok, Facebook, Instagram, and Snapchat more.
Let people use Bluesky. I hope they enjoy it and it enriches their lives. It doesnt for me, so I won't be going. But we already have a critical mass here and its fine.
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After sending a letter to HMRC in January, we finally got a response today (November 14). What did it say?
It said we should resend the letter, but include a declaration that its content is true. 🤦♂️
They are ridiculous, honestly.
I have never had a straightforward experience with them.
The one time I thought I had back in January came back to bight me in the ass in June and showed they'd just utterly bollucksed things up.
Of the six people I spoke to on the phone, 5 didn't even pretend to give a shit.
Shocking.
I was claiming some of my wife's tax allowance, being married. She started work in January and we informed them as you're supposed to. We all agreed she'd not earn enough by March for the claim to change, but somehow that turned into me telling them I didn't want the extra allowance anymore, so they started taking it back from April.
Nike’s new easy open backpack was designed to prioritize accessibility
Nike’s new Elite EasyOn backpack was designed for Paris 2024 Paralympic Games athletes with low dexterity or motor skills but is now available to everyone.Andrew Liszewski (The Verge)
David Goldfield
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in reply to David Goldfield • • •Carlos Blanco
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in reply to Carlos Blanco • • •At the moment, Voice Dream Reader is actually fairly stable, at least for me, but lately I've using the ElevenLabs Reader to read text files, although I'll continue to use VDR for mp3 files. It just seemed to be having several issues a while back which were really frustrating me. Applause was really trying to address them and I appreciate that but all I wanted was to listen to a book. I didn't feel like having to troubleshoot the app or to go through a lot of steps just to import a book. Considering that the app seemed so stable when it was being developed by its former owner, this was putting a bad taste in my mouth.
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