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I think it's been almost five years since I first pointed out that if GNU wanted to revitalize itself, one way would be an large effort to port old C stuff (like coreutils) to Rust, to improve quality--and attract new energy and people.

In the meantime: thurrott.com/dev/330980/micros…


Microsoft to Replace All C/C++ Code With Rust by 2030 - Thurrott.com

Microsoft is taking an impressive step in modernizing its biggest codebases and will eliminate all C/C++ code by the end of the decade.
Paul Thurrott (Thurrott.com)

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Microsoft plans to use LLMs and custom tools to rewrite the code of its operating systems and applications in Rust.
thurrott.com/dev/330980/micros…

Microsoft to Replace All C/C++ Code With Rust by 2030 - Thurrott.com

Microsoft is taking an impressive step in modernizing its biggest codebases and will eliminate all C/C++ code by the end of the decade.
Paul Thurrott (Thurrott.com)
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7heo

We actually already have the solution to the problem.

What we need is currency, to get the good and services we need and want, right?

Except they're too busy concentrating that currency by using exploitation and finance capitalism. And we can't fight it because our governments are complicit.

This, I believe, is the actual (and intended) proper use for cryptocurency.

We need to issue locally valid, locally owned cryptocurrencies, to allow local commerce outside of the reach of parasites.

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And today, on what random piece of software will I now not be able to use today because of my disability, we have Discord! Embeds, something that worked flawlessly for years and did not need to be touched, now no longer read to my screen reader. A GitHub webhook gets read like this now: GitHub APP , , Yesterday at 20:20 Message". Going into browse mode and reading shows literally nothing, so it's like they're setting aria-hidden on it. I'm going back to bed. I hate technology.

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Watch the 60 Minutes segment blocked by CBS News chief alternet.org/60-minutes-trump/ via Alternet.org

Watch the 60 Minutes segment blocked by CBS News chief

A social media user on Monday shared at least part of a “60 Minutes” segment about a prison in El Salvador—where the Trump administration sent hundreds of migrants—after CBS News editor-in-chief Bari Weiss controversially blocked its release.
Common Dreams (Alternet.org)

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AbilityNet wins recognition award at RIDI’s 10th Anniversary abilitynet.org.uk/news-blogs/a…

AbilityNet wins recognition award at RIDI’s 10th Anniversary

We’re thrilled to announce that AbilityNet has received a Recognition Award at the 10th anniversary of the Recruitment Industry Disability Initiative (RIDI) Awards.
abilitynet.org.uk

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We were out shopping at Barrington Mall today and I was surprised to see this big sign saying “Shopping is pointless” next to a photo of a happy woman in a field of flowers.

My first thought was that it’s some surprisingly on point anti-commercialism messaging to see in a mall at Christmas time.

Then I realised that a word was being blocked from view. When I made a few steps to the left, the whole sign reads “Shopping elsewhere is pointless.”

They were so close!

#mall #shopping #sign #nz #Christchurch #Ōtautahi #Christmas

A photo from inside Barrington Mall in Christchurch, NZ. A big sign on the wall has a black and white photo of a woman in a field of flowers next to the words “Shopping is pointless.”
#christmas #shopping #nz #sign #otautahi #christchurch #Mall
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RE: mastodon.world/@somecanuckchic…

In short, François Legault and the Health minister of the day, despite all medical advice to the contrary, are letting a huge swath of the population of Québec go unvaccinated against #COVID19.

#CAQASTROPHE #QCpoli #polQC #COVIDISNOTOVER #WEARAMASK #cdnpoli #polcan

somecanuckchick

2025-12-23 16:41:47

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In Québec, there are 700 to 900 reported cases, weekly, of #COVID19, since September 2025...

Typically, certain Québécois/ses PCR tested only, so NOT the full picture of the state of COVID-19 in Québec.

The vaccine, for those who are NOT eligible, is 180$ and supplemental health insurance does not always cover even a % of it...

Yet, the province is trying to say vaccination rates are down and the number of infections are stable... #polQC #QCpoli #CAQASTROPHE #COVIDISNOTOVER #WEARAMASK


#COVID19 #WearAMask #CovidIsNotOver #cdnpoli #polqc #caqastrophe #qcpoli #polcan

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In Québec, there are 700 to 900 reported cases, weekly, of #COVID19, since September 2025...

Typically, certain Québécois/ses PCR tested only, so NOT the full picture of the state of COVID-19 in Québec.

The vaccine, for those who are NOT eligible, is 180$ and supplemental health insurance does not always cover even a % of it...

Yet, the province is trying to say vaccination rates are down and the number of infections are stable... #polQC #QCpoli #CAQASTROPHE #COVIDISNOTOVER #WEARAMASK

#COVID19 #WearAMask #CovidIsNotOver #polqc #caqastrophe #qcpoli
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I just wrote up a list of the things that I can think of that the Trump regime has done which target disabled people. I might edit this post as time goes on. mikegorse.substack.com/p/trump…

Trump's targeting of disabled people

There have been not one, not two, but several actions that the Trump administration has taken that target people with disabilities, so I decided to compile a list.
Mike Gorse (Chronicles from an unstable era)

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The colonizers want to secede from Canada?

GO AHEAD AND LEAVE.

The colonizers forget they live on Indigenous land.

The colonizers can go ahead and leave... but they cannot take the land with them.

ctvnews.ca/edmonton/article/pr… #cdnpoli #polcan #ableg #sorrynotsorry


’Independent state?’ Proposed referendum question approved on Alberta separation

Alberta’s election agency announced Monday it has approved a proposed referendum question on the province separating from Canada.
The Canadian Press (CTVNews)
#cdnpoli #ableg #polcan #sorrynotsorry

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Minimum wage goes up in 2026 in NY, NJ and CT: How much to expect
https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/minimum-wage-increase-how-much-ny-ny-ct/6434320/?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub

Posted into Local News @local-news-NBCNewYork


Minimum wage goes up in 2026 in NY, NJ and CT: How much to expect

How much does minimum wage go up in 2026? Check the new numbers here for NY, NJ and CT.
SANDRA ESCALLÓN, TELEMUNDO 47 (NBC New York)
@Local News

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We definitely need more support for the Accessible Canada Act. It is only with political pressure that we are going to see governments actually regulating this. The Act is just the beginning, and is just one tool to make Canada more accessible.

vancouver.citynews.ca/2025/11/…

#accessibility #a11y #CdnPoli #Canada


Accessibility office in limbo as it calls out federal government's failures

OTTAWA — The federal Office of Public Service Accessibility is in limbo months after it produced a document accusing the government of falling behind on supports for public servants with disabilities.
CityNews Vancouver
#a11y #Accessibility #canada #cdnpoli

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Really annoying Orca behavior: you have to navigate by word to find spelling errors. rather than by paragraph or sentence. This is a massive productivity killer. If any #Blind #Linux users know how to change this, please let me know. Otherwise, I'll write to the Orca list and see if this can't be fixed.

Update: have written to the Orca list about this and hoping it's something that I can simply configure.

#linux #blind
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Missing a feature in Matrix? There's a rough edge you would like to file?

Come join us and the mentors at the Matrix Hackathon on 30 January in Brussels, and take the matter in your hands with their help!

📌 HSBXL, Brussels
📆 30 Jan

Details and free registration on our blog

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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In the UK, christmas songs might be banned in pubs in bars. We all know who is behind it. Those who must not be named, of course.
dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1…
#Politics #Religion

Now Labour could ban Christmas songs: Employment Rights Bill could see end of Jingle Bells and more sung in pubs over 'racist' origins

Supposedly 'offensive' lyrics in seasonal classic songs could come under the watch of the Government's new workers' rights legislation, it has been suggested.
Aidan Radnedge (Daily Mail)
#politics #religion
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André Polykanine

@Yinshi Именно. Вся эта исламистская шваль тихоооонечко так захватывает Европу. Благо, голоса уже есть, но они пока считаются фашистами. И кстати, хуже от этого только нормальным мусульманам, которых эта братия дискредитирует.
@Kirill

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I went for a walk this morning. A tree branch hit me in the face. It scratched my cheek, missing my right eye by not very much, and yanked my right AirPod out completely. I had to use Find My to recover my AirPod. If you own trees and their branches overhand public sidewalks, please, PLEASE keep them trimmed. Not everyone can see and avoid branches.

Oh, and yes, I've called the office for code enforcement about branches. They never called me back.

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When an entire class of technology states on the packaging that it was made in China but intended "for overseas use only," this should really give you pause before plugging it into your network.

You will find this verbiage on a lot of Android TV streaming boxes for sale at the major retailers. There's a very good reason the country that makes this crap doesn't want it on their own networks. My advice: If you have one of these Android streaming boxes on your network or get one as a gift, toss it in the trash. I'll have a lot more about this in the New Year, but these things are responsible for building out a botnet that currently has ~2M devices and is growing rapidly. blog.xlab.qianxin.com/kimwolf-…

A photo of the back of an Android TV streaming box says RAM: 4GB Rom 32GB Input DC5v, 2000 mA Made in China Overseas use only

Kimwolf Exposed: The Massive Android Botnet with 1.8 Million Infected Devices

Background On October 24, 2025, a trusted partner in the security community provided us with a brand-new botnet sample. The most distinctive feature of this sample was its C2 domain, 14emeliaterracewestroxburyma02132[.
Wang Hao (奇安信 X 实验室)
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crazyeddie

@miki The bot forms the connection to the server. Bing bang boom.

There's also IP6. That may or may not be available for direct addressing.

That's all the issue is. The outside doesn't know how to address something behind a NAT. Once a connection is formed the NAT gateway deals with the translations and communication happens normally for the two sides. The NAT gateway does the work at that point.

@miki
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