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Grokipedia is not only controversial and often far from proper fact-checking, but it also has accessibility issues. Not that anyone expected otherwise. For example, every link inside its articles is marked as if it opens a dialog box. In reality, selecting these links opens no dialog at all, and they behave just like normal links. NVDA and JAWS both announce them as “Collapsed opens a dialog link.”
If you want an example, check their article on “Psychology”:
grokipedia.com/page/Psychology

Psychology

Psychology is the scientific study of the mind and behavior, encompassing empirical investigations into mental processes such as cognition, emotion, perception, and motivation, as well as observable actions in humans and animals.
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Mě neděsí ani tak moc ta rychlost, ale to, kolik je těch zařízení napadených, že dokážou vygenerovat takový traffic. 4 milióny kompromitovaných zařízení!
Chtělo by to řidičák na internet. :)
Až půjde o něco víc než o hříčku typu "vytížíme na minutu celý internet", bude pozdě to řešit.

csirt.cz/cs/kyberbezpecnost/ak…

Aisuru nájemný botnet prolomil další "rekord". DDoS útok dosáhl 29,7 Tbps - Aktuálně z bezpečnosti - CSIRT

Aktuálně z bezpečnosti
csirt.cz

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This episode of the Linux Unplugged podcast includes an informative interview with Kent Overstreet regarding the development and long-term evolution of the Bcachefs file system.
linuxunplugged.com/644
#Linux #filesystems #bcachefs

The People's Filesystem

Kent Overstreet joins us for a full update on bcachefs. What’s new, what’s next, and the surprising upside of getting kicked out of the kernel.
LINUX Unplugged
#linux #bcachefs #filesystems

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24 of the 27 European Commissioners are still posting on X

Leaving ought to be a moral imperative, especially after what has happened in the past week

A little overview on my blog: euroblog.jonworth.eu/musk-want…


Musk wants to abolish the EU, while European Commissioners keep posting on X

Transatlantic geopolitical battles came to a head this past week, as the European Commission finally fined X €120 million under the Digital Services Act.
Jon Worth's Euroblog

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🚨🇬🇧 Today at 5.15 GMT the UK Parliament debates the petition against #DigitalID - the most successful petition to date.

Watch it live here: youtube.com/live/dCGWpaAfJIw

Scrreenshot from petition website: Petition Do not introduce Digital ID cards We demand that the UK Government immediately commits to not introducing a digital ID cards. There are reports that this is being looked at. Sign this petition 2,963,240 signatures | Show on a map 100,000 = Parliament will debate this petition Parliament will debate this petition on 8 December 2025. You'll be able to watch online on the UK Parliament YouTube channel.

E-petition debate relating to digital ID - Monday 8 December 2025.

The Petitions Committee has scheduled a debate relating to digital ID.Robbie Moore MP has been asked by the Committee to open the debate. The Government will...
YouTube
#digitalid

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btw fun fact: openAI gobbled up half of the dram market. that's why as you may have noticed, ram prices have gone crazy high this year.

youtube.com/watch?v=9A-eeJP0J7…

it's a bit silly if you ask me. the high-end markets are going to be completely screwed for the next few years.


WTF Just Happened? | The Corrupt Memory Industry & Micron

SUPPORT THE AI DYSTOPIA REPORT SERIES: https://store.gamersnexus.net/ai-dystopiaMicron has sold out consumers and terminated its consumer line of house brand...
YouTube
in reply to Leah Rowe ( #39c3 ☎️FORK☎️ )

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Leah Rowe ( #39c3 ☎️FORK☎️ )

idk, call me crazy, but maybe enforce anti-trust laws, don't allow monopolies, etc. seems sensible to me. don't let a single corporation reduce the amount of ram the world can buy by 40%.

and modernise the laws against price fixing and so on, so that you can actually punish this sort of thing

letting one american company destroy the world economy seems pretty dumb if you ask me. maybe... don't let them do that???

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Dear OSS community on Mastodon,

Every day I scroll through my feed and I see proud announcements like:

“First Alpha Relase of HyperTurboWidget available"


or

“Version 2.7.1 now with improved glorb handlers!”


or

“Flux Capacitor version 4.5 is out”


… and I sit there wondering if I should be excited, terrified, or calling a licensed electrician.

Don’t get me wrong, I love open source. I just have no idea what three quarters of these projects actually do. Are we talking about a web server? A file system? A middleware thingy that keeps the flux from overflowing into the space–time continuum?

So, dear OSS developers of the world: When you announce a new release, please give us (your adoring but slightly confused audience) just a tiny bit of context.

  • Tell us what your software does.
  • Tell us why this release is cool.
  • Tell us what it requires to work.

Example:

We are proud to announce Flux Capacitor version 4.5 is now avalaible. While it creates a nice wormhole to 1955, it requires an underlying gigawatt stack 1.21 to work reliably.


Because nobody wants to cheer enthusiastically for “v2.7.1” while secretly Googling “what is a glorb and why does it need handling”.

Yours truly,

Someone who wants to celebrate your achievements

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Shai Hulud may have been a bad surprise, but what is not a surprise is that it started with a #github vulnerability (in the Actions product)

Their approach to #infosec in general (especially for their JS and container registry products) is horrendous.

Need to access a public JS package published on github? you need issue a personal access token.

Need to pull docker images from there? Fine grained (per repo) tokens not supported - you need to use a classic token with too many permissions.

Authenticating to the Container registry GitHub Packages only supports authentication using a personal access token (classic). For more information, see Managing your personal access tokens.
#infosec #github

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Re: last boost (mastodon.nz/@XauriEL/115681024…), I respect authors, artists, and other people who take this position, and I think it's a good reason to refrain from at least some uses of generative AI. As for my own open-source work, I don't really care if it's used in any way, even by generative AI without attribution, as long as it helps improve the state of accessibility. And, yes, as long as I can make a living.

Xauri'EL Zwaan

2025-12-08 00:05:56

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I don't give a shit about "copyright infringement". I care about the product of my labour being appropriated and used to create an inferior copy of my work that is crowding it out and depriving me of a livelihood. Pirate my books all you want, but don't insult me by telling me that making AI slop off the back of my stolen work is OK

in reply to Matt Campbell

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wizzwizz4

Attribution's important, and you can get many of the same benefits by triple-licensing it MIT/Apache/"you can train AI models on this, and the resulting derivative works may be used as if CC0-licensed".

I can't imagine anyone would object to adding works to the generative models whose authors have explicitly-granted permission to do so. (Actually, there are people who'd object to this use of public domain works whose authors haven't granted permission, so that might even be better.)

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Friends of FediMeteo,
in a few weeks FediMeteo will turn one year old.
What better way to celebrate than by adding coverage for a few new countries?

So I’m asking you all: which country would you like to see among the next ones supported?

Tagging @FediFollows@social.growyourown.services and @FediTips@social.growyourown.services for extra visibility 😉

#FediMeteo #FediMeteoCoverage #FediMeteoAnnouncements

@FediFollows 🎅 @Fedi.Tips 🎄

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Dnes si připomínáme 45 let od vraždy Johnna Lennona

Jako každý rok, budeme dnes večer vzpomínat, zpívat, chlastat a hulit na Maltézkém náměstí u zdi, dokud nás nevyžene zima nebo cajti.

(Kdo by chtěl na Johnovi najít nějakou chybu, může, ale my tu opěvujeme legendu, očištěnou od vyhnání hipíků z ostrova a podobných chybyček ná kráse)

#Umřeniny #JohnLennon #Praha #Kampa

cs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vra%C5%B…

J.W.Lennon

vražda britského hudebníka

Přispěvatelé projektů Wikimedia (nadace Wikimedia)
#praha #umreniny #johnlennon #kampa

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RE: mstdn.dk/@mjj/1156829881362689…

Great intro to making a damn website!

Looking for free and easy place to host it? I've got you.

~> public.monster

Morten Juhl-Johansen (@mjj@mstdn.dk)

How to Make a Damn Website https://lmnt.me/blog/how-to-make-a-damn-website.html "Look at your unstyled HTML page and appreciate it for what it is. Always remember, this is all a website has to be. Good websites can be reduced to this and still work.
Morten Juhl-Johansen (mstdn.dk)
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Does anyone else experience random issues where the sound card glitches out and gets all garbly? When this occurs, the only way I know to fix it is to reboot. This happens to me ocasionally on two different machines, both Lenovos with Realtek audio. Every time it happens, it's in the middle of Eloquence voicing something. I usually hear like a quick static pop, and after that, Eloquence, and all other system sounds are garbly. Restarting the audio service doesn't help. Only fix is a reboot.

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📣 Do-It-Blind (DIB) online Besprechung am Montag, 8. Dezember, um 19:00 Uhr. Du bist eingeladen! bbb.metalab.at/rooms/joh-szv-o… Wöchentlich am Montag besprechen wir neue Formen der digitalen und inklusiven Zusammenarbeit. Mach mit! 🛠️ #make #blind #inklusion
Mobile Braille-Tastatur Metabraille mit 8 Tasten auf der Vorderseite und zwei seitlich sichtbare Tasten auf der Oberseite. Das Gehäuse ist 3D-gedruckt, rot mit hellen Streifen und die Tasten sind weiß. Das Gehäuse ist ungefähr fünfeckig. Ein Rechteck wird an der Breitseite durch ein Trapez erweitert. Die Form ähnelt einem Haus mit Fenstern in der Mitte. Die Tastatur zeigt mit der Oberseite nach rechts unten und liegt auf einer Holzplatte.

Do-It-Blind (DIB) Besprechung

Learn using BigBlueButton, the trusted open-source web conferencing solution that enables seamless virtual collaboration and online learning experiences.
bbb.metalab.at
#blind #inklusion #make

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🧑‍🎨 Hackers, artists, project managers, writers wanted!

Joins us as we fight against Big Silo in our Brussels hackathon right before FOSDEM. Come learn, contribute, and help our mighty scientists as we tinker our way to a free world.

📆 Jan 30
🗺️ HSBXL, Brussels

matrix.org/blog/2025/12/fosdem…


Find us at FOSDEM

Matrix, the open protocol for secure decentralised communications
Thib (matrix.org)

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Eco-Impact Of Stuffed Animals | ShunWaste

Stuffed animals are bad for the environment

Stuffed animals, while beloved by many for their comfort and sentimental value, have raised concerns about their environmental impact.

Typically made from synthetic materials like polyester and filled with non-biodegradable plastics, these toys contribute to pollution and waste when discarded. Additionally, their production often involves resource-intensive processes and the use of fossil fuels, further exacerbating their carbon footprint.

The growing demand for stuffed animals, coupled with their short lifespan in many households, highlights the need for sustainable alternatives and responsible consumption to mitigate their environmental harm.

#plushies #Environment
shunwaste.com/article/are-stuf…


Eco-Impact of Stuffed Animals: Are They Harming Our Planet?

Discover the environmental impact of stuffed animals. Learn how they affect our planet and what you can do to make eco-friendly choices.
Meghan Hodges (ShunWaste)
#environment #plushies

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#WenkoffRetro No. 273 🎶❤️
#retromusic

Dnes na nás číhá trojitá dávka pohody. Já bych se pondělí nebál. 😉

A teď zpět v čase:
Je 8.12.1976 a 🇺🇸 kapela *Eagles* vydává své páté studiové album *Hotel California*. Deska se s prodejem přes 32 milionů stala jednou z nejprodávanějších desek všech dob a v letech 1976-78 dosáhla vrcholu hitparád napříč kontinenty.

Kapela *Eagles* byla založena v Los Angeles v r. 1971 a od samého začátku byla velmi úspěšná, o čemž svědčí už v r. 1972 úspěch debutového eponymního alba. Do rozchodu kapely (1980) Eagles vydali 6 alb a s celosvětovým prodejem na 200 milionů desek se stali jednou z nejúspěšnějších US kapel 70s.

Dva zakládající členy Eagles už retro kalendář připomněl. Dejme si je jako pondělní bonus. 😉👇

*Randy Meisner (No. 97):*
mastodonczech.cz/@OttovonWenko…

*Don Henley (No. 136):*
mastodonczech.cz/@OttovonWenko…

Enjoy! ♥️🎶

𝕆𝕥𝕥𝕠 𝕧𝕠𝕟 𝕎𝕖𝕟𝕜𝕠𝕗𝕗 🐾🐐🐇🐔 (@OttovonWenkoff@mastodonczech.cz)

Přiloženo: 1 video #WenkoffRetro No. 136 🎶❤️ #retromusic Pohodové pondělí s 80s! 🤞🎶 Po Randy Meisnerovi (8. 3., No. 97) je tu další zakládající člen kapely Eagles - Don Henley. Narodil se 22. 7. 1947 v Texasu.
𝕆𝕥𝕥𝕠 𝕧𝕠𝕟 𝕎𝕖𝕟𝕜𝕠𝕗𝕗 🐾🐐🐇🐔 (MastodonCzech)
#wenkoffretro #retromusic

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It's actually pretty easy to check previous blog posts or old version of websites from all these companies with sentences like:

"We strongly believe the future of the web is through ***"

And see through the years how those asterisks have been cycling through crypto, blockchain, VR and metaverse, and now AI.

Fascinating...still dystopically sad, but fascinating nonetheless

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Time, on average, runs 477 μs/day faster on Mars relative to Earth, according to physicists at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), thanks to Einstein's theory of general relativity and the gravitational effects from its celestial neighbors.

This value varies by as much as 226 μs/day over the course of a Martian year.

Over 25 years, Mars inhabitants would age an extra 4.4 seconds compared to those on Earth. We can live with that!

nist.gov/news-events/news/2025…
1/n

1. Pic of an Omega Marstimer Watch with Mars background. The watch features Mars-specific functions that were developed in partnership with ESA. The watch was rigorously tested at ESA ESTEC to ensure it was ready for space missions. We doubt it takes the effect of gravity on time into account, but it could. Price: $7,000 https://www.esa.int/About_Us/Branding_and_Partnerships/Testing_time_for_Mars https://www.omegawatches.com/en-us/watches/speedmaster/instruments/x-33-marstimer/product 2. Figure 1 from the paper shows plots of the clock-rate offsets between a clock on Mars compared to clocks on the Earth and the Moon for ∼40 yr starting from MJD 52275 (2003 January 1). https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.3847/1538-3881/ae0c16 Note that time on the Moon is a steady 56 μs/day faster than time on Earth.

What Time Is It on Mars? NIST Physicists Have the Answer.

This calculation is necessary for future space navigation and communication networks.
Rebecca Jacobson (National Institute of Standards and Technology)
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