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So sorry to say this, but NVDA's new on-device image captioning (introduced in today’s alphas) is consistently unreliable and basically useless. I get the security concerns behind keeping it on-device, but the model has to be useful to be viable.
Here’s an example. I tested an image, and NVDA gave me this short, irrelevant description:
“A blue and white sign that is on a blue wall.”
Meanwhile, Be My Eyes AI gave me this:
“Two hikers standing on a rocky, mountainous trail with a dry and rugged landscape in the background. The person on the left is wearing a red and black jacket, green pants, sunglasses, and a grey backpack. The person on the right is wearing a blue long-sleeve shirt, dark pants, sunglasses, a patterned bandana, and is holding a hiking pole, also carrying a backpack. Both are standing next to a pink metal sign written in Persian (Farsi) script. The sky is partly cloudy, and the surrounding mountains stretch into the distance. It appears to be a sunny day.”
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Tamas G

@serrebi I mean, you can't run something super powerful without including a bunch of runtimes like ONNX and all that, so perhaps in a way I feel for them, as well as NVDA used so widely across processors that you need to support from N100 low-powered Atom-class to high-class I9 and Rizen 9. For the latter a larger quantized model would not be a bad choice and would do way better in output but then you contend with it not working well if at all on low-CPUs. So glad this is still alpha though we have time to iron these things out. @amir @NVAccess
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Brandon

I agree. They should support a remote AI , for those of us not concerned as hard about privacy. Obviously don't scan really private stuff, that's a given. I think the main point of the feature is scanning UI, is it that bad at that? I dunno, if you were gonna implament AI at this level, you'd think it would be used for object labeling, etc. I'd look, but I don't want to live without IBMTTS. I'm also kind of concerned that this feature is too early: Like windows might have an official pipeline for using different AI models soon. Why not just use that when it comes out? Maybe that's prognostication, but I'd expect something like that from windows soon.
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@Edent Hey! More then two years ago, I contacted you to setup an import tool to import all the benches from OpenBenches into OpenStreetMap, but I got stopped by a missing feature in an upstream dependency.

Well, two days ago, they added that feature. And as such, I got a test version out: dev.mapcomplete.org/benches?z=…

I used the database I found on your github, but it is slightly outdated. Can you please create a new dump?


Benches

A map of benches
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Pietervdvn

Great! I'll update the challenge in the coming days.

The import is setup to add the OpenBench-id into the OSM-object with `openbenches:id`, as described on our wiki: wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Ke…

I've asked permission to the community (here community.openstreetmap.org/t/…) to already do an automated edit where all benches in OSM that already have a link to OB, will also receive the data (and images) that are in OB.

You can load+export all OSM-benches with an OB-id with overpass-turbo.eu/s/2cXZ


Guided mapping/import of openbenches.org

Hi everyone, https://openbenches.org/ has clearly indicated that they want to integrate their data into OSM. Their license is CC-BY, I [asked them] to clarify how they see the attribution requirement.
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Mixxx 2.5.3 coming up on Haiku 64bit, we're in the process of finetuning the recipe, but so far things are pretty good.

mixxx.org/

Free and open source DJ software for Windows, macOS, and Linux (and now Haiku too!) :)

@mixxx

#HaikuOS #haikuports #Mixxx #DJ #opensource #software

PR and patch are online atm at: github.com/haikuports/haikupor…

Mixxx 2.5.3 running on Haiku R1B5 64bit, switching/mixing songs.

Mixxx - Free DJ Mixing Software App

Download the most advanced FREE DJ software available, featuring iTunes integration, MIDI controller support, internet broadcasting, and integrated music library.
Mixxx DJ Software
#opensource #software #dj #Mixxx #haikuos #haikuports @Mixxx DJ Software
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There's nothing surprising about Apple removing ICEBlock from the App Store. Much as we might want companies to take moral stands, they're simply not designed to—that's the system we've built for ourselves. sixcolors.com/post/2025/10/app…

Apple’s ICEblock capitulation is business as usual

So, I guess I’m going to need to keep writing this piece. Say what you will about Apple’s decision this week to remove from the App Store the ICEBlock app that provided a way for people…
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I was able to use an extended conversation with an AI chatgpt.com/share/68ded9b1-37d… to help answer a MathOverflow question mathoverflow.net/questions/501… . I had already conducted a theoretical analysis suggesting that the answer to this question was negative, but needed some numerical parameters verifying certain inequalities in order to conclusively build a counterexample. Initially I sought to ask AI to supply Python code to search for a counterexample that I could run and adjust myself, but found that the run time was infeasible and the initial choice of parameters would have made the search doomed to failure anyway. I then switched strategies and instead engaged in a step by step conversation with the AI where it would perform heuristic calculations to locate feasible choices of parameters. Eventually, the AI was able to produce parameters which I could then verify separately (admittedly using Python code supplied by the same AI, but this was a simple 29-line program that I could visually inspect to do what was asked, and also provided numerical values in line with previous heuristic predictions).

Here, the AI tool use was a significant time saver - doing the same task unassisted would likely have required multiple hours of manual code and debugging (the AI was able to use the provided context to spot several mathematical mistakes in my requests, and fix them before generating code). Indeed I would have been very unlikely to even attempt this numerical search without AI assistance (and would have sought a theoretical asymptotic analysis instead).


Is the least common multiple sequence $\text{lcm}(1, 2, \dots, n)$ a subset of the highly abundant numbers?

I've been comparing the sequence of the Least Common Multiple of the first $n$ integers, $L_n = \text{lcm}(1, 2, \dots, n)$, with the sequence of Highly Abundant Numbers (HA). The two sequences in
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Scene: My typical day.

VIP Customer: Build our new office network/tech/CCTV/PACS/BMS infrastructure, possibly with some server capacity... never know if we need a couple AI rigs.

Me: Okay. It's weird how the building has 5 electrical meters but one tenant, and maybe we should add some EVSEs too.

Cx: Don't worry about the meters thing, and yes, EVSEs are a good idea.

Me to Elechicken: How much power (KVA) can we get out the existing panels? What voltage? What current? (So I can order UPSes & PDUs.)

Elechicken: (getting back to me) Uh, I have to call the electrical safety authority because the building isn't wired properly [no disconnects on 600->208 secondary, times 5]

Cx: MYKE!!! WHAT DID YOU DOOOOOOO?

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Brits complaining that they can't engage in protests "against Israel" for one whole weekend after a synagogue was attacked and Jews were killed on the holiest day of the Jewish calendar.

These protests usually contain calls for violence, antisemitic tropes, antisemitic rhetoric, and many times "just happen" to be outside of Jewish schools, synagogues, inside secluded Jewish neighbourhoods or even Jewish restaurants- never outside the Israeli embassy.

An image of Veruka Salt from Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory with the caption "But I want to terrorize the Jews now!"
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lol - lol - lmao

at first I thought this was for the Alto HSR project

nope...it's for the hyperloop-type gadgetbahn thing that's supposedly going to be built between Calgary & Edmonton 😂

best demand payment up front, is all I'm saying

> Algoma Steel will help build high-speed transportation project
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Algoma Steel will help build a high-speed transportation project

Algoma Steel may supply 1.5–2 million tonnes of Canadian-made steel over the course of construction
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New bookmarklet: WCAG SCs Lookup tool
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#a11y #wcag #tools
by @lloydi

New Lookup tool: WCAG SC Reference (bookmarklet and extension) - A11y Tools

tl;dr - I made a tool to look up WCAG SCs and copy the links. As anyone who has spent more than 30 minutes with me where the conversation might veer towards anything technical, I am an über-bore where it comes to the Mac app Keyboard Maestro (KM).
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#a11y #tools #wcag @lloydi

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Friday.

We've spent days in hospital and the poor wife's had a lot of things going on, but not the things she wants to have going on. Baby is still firmly ensconced.

The house is coming together well though. The first of the sofas appeared yesterday, we put the curtains up this morning and the carpets are all down and lovely underfoot. The window sills have all been painted and varnished, the French doors are sealed and watertight (a good thing with a storm blowing in), and I've just finished re-seating all the electrical wall outlets and light switches now the paint's all dry.

The baby's changing unit remains to be assembled, but the crib and car seat are ready. We just need a baby now.
Daily CTG's are strong. Baby's moving well internally. Things just, have yet to go pop!

The dog, a mostly white-furred fiend with black patches, is lying comfortable on one of the new sofa cushions.
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Sean Randall

@dhamlinmusic not typical, but they wanted to induce labour early due to diabetes. They tried, but before we got to the water-breaking stage there was a mad influx of emergency sections (they've had over 500 deliveries in September). On our second morning there they had 14 cases booked to come in for induction, and 10 of their 10 beds were already full from previous inductees who hadn't moved on.
We've just had the call up now to go in for the Amniotomy in a few hours.
@D.Hamlin.Music
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Kirill

"thrice" догадывался, но не был уверен, в ассоциативном массиве нашлось "twice", хотел проверить, но ты опередил. Есть ещё "quintuple" кстати, в своё время услышал от североамериканских хоккейных комментаторов. Тоже наверное не самое часто встречающееся слово.

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Inclusive Design 24 (#id24) 2025 was last week. Here's the playlist on YouTube: youtube.com/playlist?list=PLn7…
#inclusiveDesign #webdesign #a11y #UIDesign #accessibility

Inclusive Design 24 (#id24) / 25 September 2025

A free 24-hour online event for the global community. It celebrates inclusive design and shares knowledge and ideas from analogue to digital, from design to ...
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#a11y #Accessibility #webdesign #uidesign #inclusivedesign #id24

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Why now is not the time to think about WCAG 3

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Why Now Is Not the Time to Think About WCAG 3 - AFixt

If you work in accessibility or are responsible for compliance at your organization, you’ve probably heard about WCAG 3.0. The W3C has been developing it for years, and the most recent Working Draft was released in September 2025.
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Hurrah! #SOURCE issue 3 is out now! There's a focus on #openhardware for this issue with tutorials on the wonderful @FreeCAD , the mighty @kicad , the fabulous @inkscape and also getting your project certified by the brilliant @oshwassociation. As ever it's pay as you feel, links are on this post concretedog.blogspot.com/2025/… #CAD #CAM #PCB #KiCad #FreeCAD #Inkscape #FreeCadFriday #opensource

Please Boost! and have a great weekend. X

The cover of issue 3 of SOURCE magazine. The cover has a diagonal image across the centre with a stack of purple PCB's which are the output of one of the tutorials in the magazine. There is some green text describing the magazine content.

SOURCE ISSUE 3 Out Now! Open Hardware theme!

  Indeed! It's that time again, I'm incredibly pleased to say that SOURCE issue 3 is out now. This issue's theme is Opensource Hardware and ...
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#opensource #freecad #inkscape #openhardware #source #kicad #pcb #freecadfriday #cad #cam @Inkscape @FreeCAD @KiCad @OSHWA

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A algunos se les va a congelar la sonrisa al descubrir que las renovables no fueron el problema.

El apagón ibérico se debió a una "cascada de sobrevoltaje" y no a la generación renovable

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El apagón ibérico se debió a una "cascada de sobrevoltaje" y no a la generación renovable

Se inició en el sur de España y en minutos se expandió por España y Portugal, según el informe técnico de Entso-E
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Probably it's only me, but I find this song insanely, astonishingly beautiful, it touches something very deep in my soul. And the voices, of course. youtube.com/watch?v=37lvUhvUV-… #Music #Scottish #Gàidhlig

BRAIGH UIGE / UIG BRAE ~ MAC TALLA (LYRICS)

From the 1994 CD "MAIRIDH GAOL IS CEOL", MAC-TALLA performs ":BRAIGH UIGE" in Scots Gaelic.(Lyrics Below)https://www.facebook.com/groups/100107563413271/ht...
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#music #gaidhlig #scottish
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