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Re last: #OpenSource community, we're looking at you. #Accessibility
P.S. What I boosted: @somegregariousdude posted that he will delete his #Matrix account and all links to it. Our shared experience is that there is no accessible client out there. So whenever you offer to "Ditch slack for Matrix", think once more.
#Accessibility #matrix #opensource @The Gregarious Dragon
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Officially going to ditch my Matrix account thanks to the poor accessibility experience with the Element X mobile app and the Element web app… neither of these options play nicely with screen readers in their current form, and my level of frustration has reached its breaking point. I’ll be removing all links to my Matrix account from my website in the near future, but all other links to my social media and messaging apps are still valid. Basically, accessibility is my primary roadblock using more apps on the Fediverse as it seems most of them, don’t take accessibility for screen reader users into account in their design, or if they do, it’s not a serious commitment. #A11Y #Accessibility #Fediverse #Matrix #ElementX #ElementWeb
#a11y #Accessibility #matrix #fediverse #ElementX #elementweb

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I tried making a Neocities account today. I was stopped dead in my tracks by an unlabeled field with protected input in the signup form. I thought it was the password field, but there's a labeled password field with protected input a little further down, so I have no idea what that first one is. Just a little further down is an hcaptcha challenge that forces me to give my email address to hcaptcha because hcaptcha can't be bothered to implement actual accessibility

#blind #accessibility #hCaptcha #neocities

#Accessibility #blind #neocities #hcaptcha

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After my talk at @gnome Asia Summit, I’ve published the source code of Jollpi, a Python-based text editor I’m rewriting with a modern stack.

Built with Python 3, @GTK 4 and GtkSourceView 5, using a modern async architecture and standard Python packaging (pyproject.toml, pip).
It installs cleanly and integrates like a regular Linux desktop app.

Feel free to try it and share feedback.

Source code: gitlab.com/zulfian1732/jollpi-…

#GNOMEAsia #GNOME #GTK #Python #OpenSource


Zulfian / jollpi-text-editor · GitLab

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#opensource #gnome #gtk #python #gnomeasia @GNOME @GTK

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Sustaining inclusive programs takes commitment, especially in challenging funding seasons.

As we welcome the December 2025 @outreachy cohort, we’re grateful for the organizations whose support helps keep this work strong and moving forward:

➡️ Equalizer: @wikimediafoundation, #Bloomberg
➡️ Promoter: @tarides #Cisco
➡️ Includer: #CUNY, @debian, @getsentry
➡️ Welcomer: @creativecommons , @mozilla, @gitlab, @gnome and #RedHat

Your partnership enables paid, remote internships and meaningful participation in open source for people facing systemic barriers.

Thank you for standing with us and investing in a more inclusive ecosystem

#Outreachy #OpenSource #Inclusion #Community

#opensource #outreachy #community #redhat #inclusion #cisco #bloomberg #cuny @Mozilla @Debian @GNOME @Creative Commons @GitLab @Sentry @Outreachy Internships @Wikimedia Foundation @Tarides

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Tak jsem právě plnohodnitně prešel na #grapheneos
Díky @mahdi jsem synchronizoval kontakty a kalendáře. A díky tipům dalších jsem vybral základní aplikace.
Teď začnu používat, a případně zkoušet varianty.
#oscloud a @archos si nechám až po ukončení této fáze.
Na starém mobilu jsem si zvykl na jednoduchý spoštěč - Olauncher. Na F-droidu pár (podle popisu) podobných je. Máte někdo zkušenost s některým podobným, který byste mi doporučili?
Zatím jsem narazil na jediný problém...firemní profil. Vytvořil jsem si profil, v něm nainstaloval google a Intune Company Portal. V něm se přihlásím na svůj firemní účet, ale nedaří se vytvořit firemní prostor (proces havaruje), takže tam nedostanu firemní aplikace (outlook, teams..). Doufám, že je to jen nějakým nastavením. Poradí někdo.
Předem děkuji 🙏
#grapheneos #oscloud @Archos @mahdi
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Tomáš Znamenáček

@mwenisch I kromě toho ale mají sofistikovanější algoritmus na náhodné playlisty, aspoň pro některé uživatele: engineering.atspotify.com/2025…

Shuffle: Making Random Feel More Human | Spotify Engineering

Shuffle has always been one of Spotify’s most-used features, and also one of the most misunderstood. For years, listeners have debated whether Shuffle is “truly random,” often noticing patterns or repeated tracks that didn’t feel random enough.
Spotify Engineering
@Martin Wenisch

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RE: social.coop/@scottjenson/11570…

No, but I wish we were.

Almost everything about 'modern' desktops is worse than what we had 20 years ago.

Scott Jenson (@scottjenson@social.coop)

My Ubuntu Summit talk is up! Where I talk about: 1. How Desktop UX is effectively dead 2. Why I hate the term UX/UI with the heat of 1000 suns 3. How OSS can actually innovate in #ux https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1fZTOjd_bOQ
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A lot of big political stuff is happening in Bulgaria right now and I can't inform myself properly because I don't know which sources are good and reliable. Thank you oligarch media, Russian propaganda and conspiracy weirdos poisoning the online discourse.

Сигурен съм, че тук има и българи, които четат постовете. Имате ли съвет и препоръки?

#Bulgaria #BGpol #pol #disinformation #EU #Euro

#EU #disinformation #Bulgaria #bgpol #pol #euro
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Lethe

@tardis Thanks for the reply. I believe I understand how you feel. I tuned myself out of all news and public conversation back in 2019 (having never participated much in the first place) and cut almost all of my ties to Bulgaria in 2021. I'm getting whiplash reading the news, as most of the names and political parties mean nothing to me. I don't know what the current discourse is and I'm not going to bother you with it. A part of me just wants to be hopeful, as scarred as I am.

Regarding gen-Z: as a student of sociology I should know better, since the current consensus is that generations don't actually exist. I only acknowledge it as a self-label that many find useful for social identification. For the sake of acting according to my knowledge I should probably stop using it...

@Winter blue tardis

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„Chtěl bych uklidnit všechny běžné občany tím, že dnešním dnem v České republice skončila klimatická krize. Nevím, jestli to uklidní také aktivisty, kteří klimatickou krizí žijí, ale klimatické krize je over,“ řekl Petr Macinka po převzetí resortu životního prostředí. irozhl.as/z7F

ONLINE: Ministři se ujímají funkcí. Klimatická krize je ‚over‘, tvrdil Macinka na resortu životního prostředí

Kabinet má celkem 16 členů. Místopředsedy vlády budou ve třetím kabinetu Andreje Babiše Karel Havlíček, Alena Schillerová (oba za ANO), Petr Macinka (Motoristé) a Jaromír Zůna za SPD.
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Chao-c'

@janantos no jo, kdyby na plyn, spíš pořád na uhlí... ale poprvé se celoročně dostali přes 50% z OZE...

Německo ale má na rozdíl od nás větrnou energii ze Severního moře..

CDU ty dvě zakonzervované bavorské chtěla znovu spustit, ale dodavatel paliva prý požadoval odebrat palivo na 10 let dopředu, nebo tak něco.

Taky Německo samozřejmě stejně jako my nemá trvalé úložiště vyhořelého paliva.

@schmaker @jackc @irozhlas @chick_enheart

@Jan Korbel 🐧 @Schmaker @iROZHLAS.cz @Chick Enheart @Jan Antoš
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Jiří Eischmann

@xChaos @janantos @schmaker @jackc @chick_enheart nedostali se poprvé, nad 50 % jsou od roku 2022:
2022 - 50 %
2023 - 58 %
2024 - 61 %
2025 - 61 %
My máme pořád o 40 % vyšší uhlíkovou intenzitu výroby elektřiny než Němci a teď to vypadá, že si to uhlí budeme ještě dotovat. Větší obavy bych tedy v tomto ohledu měl spíš o nás než o Němce.

Zdroj: app.electricitymaps.com/

Interactive App | Electricity Maps

Track real-time and historical electricity data worldwide — see production mix, CO2 emissions, prices, cross-border exports, and much more.
app.electricitymaps.com
@Jan Korbel 🐧 @Schmaker @Chao-c' @Chick Enheart @Jan Antoš

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Lots of improvements are coming to #LibreOffice – such as better Natural Sort in Calc data ranges. Find out more in the development and QA blog report for November 2025: qa.blog.documentfoundation.org… #foss #openSource #freesoftware
Screenshot of Sort Options

QA/Dev Report: November 2025 - QA Community Blog

General Activities LibreOffice 25.8.3 was announced on November 13 Olivier Hallot (TDF) improved the help on sort options and keyboard shortcuts, added help for field variable formats, the Slide Properties Sidebar deck, named Calc formulas and Arabic…
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#FreeSoftware #foss #opensource #libreoffice

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A petition calling for the repeal of the UK's Online Safety Act has reached more than 550,000 signatures and will be debated this afternoon in the UK Parliament. Ahead of the debate, EFF, Open Rights Group, Big Brother Watch, and Index on Censorship wrote to politicians urging them to listen to their constituents and repeal the legislation. eff.org/deeplinks/2025/12/eff-…

EFF, Open Rights Group, Big Brother Watch, and Index on Censorship Call on UK Government to Repeal Online Safety Act

Ahead of today's Parliamentary petition debate on the Online Safety Act, EFF joined Open Rights Group, Big Brother Watch, and Index on Censorship in sending a briefing to UK politicians urging them to listen to their constituents and repeal the legis…
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#Mixxx 2.5.4 Open-Source DJ App Released with Better Support for Korg KAOSS DJ, Numark NS6II, Traktor S4 MK3, Reloop Beatmix 2, and Pioneer DJ CDJ Controllers 9to5linux.com/mixxx-2-5-4-open…

@mixxx #OpenSource #FreeSoftware #Linux

Screenshot of Mixxx showing the main window while mixing two audio tracks.

Mixxx 2.5.4 Open-Source DJ App Improves Support for Korg KAOSS DJ, Pioneer DJ CDJ - 9to5Linux

Mixxx 2.5.4 open-source virtual DJ software for performing live mixes is now available for download with various improvements and bug fixes.
Marcus Nestor (9to5Linux)
#FreeSoftware #linux #opensource #Mixxx @Mixxx DJ Software

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The new offline Ava HD voice available for Windows 11 insiders in the Narrator #screenreader is...wild. Who...what...why? She wants so badly to be my friend and I hate it! I just want her to read the things on the screen. Why is she so smiley and happy? To be fair, all of the other natural voices for Narrator are nearly perfect. If they were just a bit quicker, and had fewer weird pauses, and worked with NVDA, they could almost replace eloquence.
#screenreader

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Another take that I have seen way too much, in response to this and other violent attacks against Jews, is almost too awful for me to summarize. It is the idea that the attack could be justified if the victims were all “Zionists.”All these people, sitting with their phones or computers, fantasizing over which Jews they will spare in the selection, and which of us they will slaughter. They most likely have “anti-fascist” in their bio, but they are Nazis in their souls, salivating over Nazi daydreams as their hobby.

#Antisemitism #Australia #Nazis

#australia #antisemitism #nazis

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Apple Music on Windows is infuriating. This morning it decided that it just can't load my library. At all. Ever. No music for my workday today, I guess. Yes I know, self-hosted music libraries. But I have neither the time 'nor the money to find, sort, manage, and back-up all the music I'm interested in. And even if I did, they'd be music ripped from used CD's from the thrift store, so the artist wouldn't get any money anyway. Plus I do enjoy discovering new music. And none of the internet radio stations I know of quite meet my taste, and they don't offer a no repeat workday anyway. Plus the only one that comes close has ads and no way to pay to remove them.

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Adam MacLeod

The Renphro line of scales seems to do the trick for me. Amazon has them for $30 or something like that. The app is accessible, although the controls will appear is simply text, so you won't know you can double-tap on something until you try. But if it is tappable, it does engage, and all the information is readable. The model I got has four electrode pads that send very small currents of electricity through your feet to measure 13 characteristics of your physiology, including body fat, body water, estimated calories, estimated metabolic age, and up to 13 body measurements. oh yes, of course, it does body weight too. LOL. If you have any metallic implants within your body, or any electronic devices that regulate you in any way, pacemaker being the most obvious example, it is recommended that you either not use a scale with electrodes, or where insulating footware when weighing. I hope this helps.

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🚨 #Microsoft 365 price shock: From July 2026, prices rise by up to 16.7%.

Now is the best time to break free from vendor lock-in.

What are your favorite #MS365 alternatives? 🔓🇪🇺

➡️ tuta.com/blog/microsoft-365-pr…

#DigitalSovereignty #deMicrosoft #OneClickAway

#deMicrosoft your life: Image with lots of logos to replace Microsoft apps and tools.

Microsoft 365 price shock: Better quit vendor lock-in now! | Tuta

Starting July 2026, Microsoft plans a huge price hike for Microsoft 365 of up to 16.7%. Time to look for replacements.
Tuta
#microsoft #digitalsovereignty #MS365 #demicrosoft #oneclickaway

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