I adore the VoiceOver feature that causes activities to trigger later than you wanted them to, for example by switching to a voice for code snippets only for the text *after* the end of a <code> element.

I enjoy it so much that I'm considering making an NVDA add-on to introduce the same level of inaccuracy to config profiles. Imagine your Notepad settings only being applied after Alt-Tabbing away from Notepad, or your say all settings only being activated after resuming manual reading. Game changer.

We can have people who are asking for rights for Palestinians. Absolutely fine. But we can't have this kind of identity-based hate movement being taught in classrooms

“Bondi was a warning shot,” cautions Cary Kogan, professor of psychology at the University of Ottawa. “If Western governments aren’t going to deal with the issue (of antisemitism), this is what we’re going to end up with. And I worry; the intelligence community has told us very clearly that there are bad actors here in Canada, and you know, the government needs to listen.”

“In a very strategic and intentional way,” Cary asserts, “our universities are being used as a source of ideological propaganda. And there are bad actors who we know are doing that.” It makes sense, he adds, if you are trying to get some “intellectual ideological capture,” focus on university campuses; that’s where you have the most academic freedom.

nationalpost.com/news/canada/p…

#Antisemitism #Canada

'Hiding their Jewish identity': Professor warns antisemitism is making campuses intolerable for Jews

Ideology has seized our universities, Cary Kogan says: “We can't have this kind of identity-based hate movement being taught in classrooms."

^{Donna Kennedy-Glans (National Post)}

Daphne update.

Our prayers have been answered. She survived the general anaesthetic, which was our first major concern as it was a risk.

The MRI showed she had a massive stroke today, the seizure behaviour was her having the stroke and then going into a massive panic attack because she lost her sight and control of her legs.

When I left her she was writhing around in a kennel and I put my face to hers so she knew I was there, she was panicking but licked my face as she knew it was her dad. I thought it was going to be our last interaction.

The specialist called and reassured us that she should make an almost full recovery. Mrs B has been in bits all day, I've been doing the stoic bit.

When the lovely specialist said "she'll be chasing bunnies again" I fucking folded. Glad she was on the phone and couldn't see me ugly crying.

Thank you all so much for your support. I appreciate the messages but as I said, just knowing people are thinking of us was enough.

❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

When you #selfhost something publically, do you trust it's usermanagement? It's password protection?
Or do you add more things yourself, like ratelimiting or a central auth service (like Authelia e.g.).

#selfhosting

Saludos camaradas,

Hoy requiero de vuestro amplio conocimiento del castellano y vuestra pericia eligiendo nombres. A saber:

En el #StardewValley tengo unas gallinas a las que he llamado con nombres antiguos, como de señoras de pueblo, rollo Remigia, Dorotea, Gertrudis, etc.

Esta tarde jugaré y estoy construyendo un establo, así que tendré vaquitas con las que quiero seguir eligiendo nombres similares. Escucho vuestras sugerencias, que se me acaba la inventiva y seguro que aquí hay gente con muy buenas ideas 😇

Se agradecen contribuciones o en su defecto un boost para llegar a más gente. Gracias, estimades 😙

#TKZgaming

V Nizozemsku začali prodávat zábavní pyrotechniku, letos nejspíš naposledy - počítá se s tím, že za rok už nebude platit novoroční výjimka z plošného zákazu ohňostrojů.

nos.nl/l/2596307

Eerste (en laatste) vuurwerk over de toonbank, drukte bij winkels die vannacht open waren

Onder meer in Beverwijk stond een lange rij liefhebbers voor een verkooppunt. Volgend jaar geldt vrijwel zeker een landelijk vuurwerkverbod.

^{NOS Nieuws}

The largest fundamental science agency in Europe will save €1.4 million annually by breaking free from Clavariate Analytics' commercial databases of references and citations.

Starting January 1st 2026, the CNRS will stop subscribing from the Web of Science, along with the Core Collection and Journal Citation Reports.

"We have worked for free to lock ourselves collectively into a paid system", one head of the CNRS explains - but no more! 🎉

cnrs.fr/en/update/cnrs-breakin…

The CNRS is breaking free from the Web of Science

From January 1st 2026, the CNRS will cut access to one of the largest commercial bibliometric databases, Clarivate Analytics'

^CNRS

THREAD: on Friday, Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu announced that Israel would recognize Somaliland, an autonomous breakaway republic in northern Somalia, as an independent state.

This makes Israel the first state to officially recognize Somaliland, since it's 1991 declaration of independence.

What is this all about? I have some theories.

reuters.com/world/middle-east/…