May 2026 be the year we can finally use some #Markdown for our posts on #Mastodon. 9 years since it was first discussed [1], never really rejected nor endorsed by @MastodonEngineering – It is about time to finally add it now. Boost if you agree ;)
[1] github.com/mastodon/mastodon/i…
markdown support in toots
Basic markdown formatting in toots would be nice, you know; bullet points numbered lists italic bold strikethrough !Z͙A̮̥̳̹͉̙L͕̝̦̭̹ͅGO̭̲̩̘͝!̭̩̲͚̀ ̶̰̲̳H̭͔́e̗̯̪̲͔̫̗͘ ̰̩̯̲̰̘̩c̣̺̬o͏̣̞m̤͟e̹͈͇͉̺s͔͕̙!͏!Aethylred (GitHub)
1. Don't prepare for snow so you can save money
2. Wait for snow
3. When snow comes, declare total inability to deal with it
4. Make sure no one takes the phone to help stranded passengers on flights you sold them. Tell them that you are busy. Don't book them hotels or give them any comfort like food, drinks or beds.
5. Raise prices for the few seats on flights you do operate
6. Profit!
KLM and Schiphol explained.
nltimes.nl/2026/01/08/plane-ti…
Plane ticket prices skyrocket over snow chaos at Schiphol Airport
Airline ticket prices are skyrocketing due to the chaos at Schiphol, the Telegraaf reported. Some 3,500 flights to and from Schiphol Airport have been canceled since January 2 due to snow.NL Times
— Ten tvor je regulérním šílencem, který sám sebe považuje za spasitele. Držme si klobouky.
respekt.cz/informacni-servis/i…
Seems there's an up-tick of drinking idiot juice in Saskatchewan? The Saskatchewan RCMP Operational Communication Centre has released a list of 2025's most ridiculous emergency calls, to warn people to stay off the lines
unless there's a serious situation. It comes as its 911 call-takers and dispatchers fielded more than 422,000 calls last year, 15 per cent more than the
year before.
Some alleged emergencies from last year: a friend had cooked one caller's pork chop without consent. A family member's loud snoring was keeping another
awake. A restaurant was taking too long with the lunch order of still another. And, perhaps most dire, someone had lost their phone and wanted an officer
to call it so they could hear it ring.
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I don't use JAWS but FYI, Doug Lee's free scripts that defo do work with the new app are here:
logo: refactor SVG sources by vszakats · Pull Request #536 · curl/curl-www
use original OCRAStd.otf glyph exports for characters (exported via FontForge). use native SVG shapes. use all-integer coordinates. retain existing shapes losslessly. rework/simplify minimization s...GitHub
WhatsApp, well no need to say anything.
Telegram, Image (can't imagine most germans switching) and IOS apps get less accessible e.g. no voice over focusable edit feald etc.
Signal, Desktop client is trash for screenreaders, ignore request to add TalkBack actions to Android apps, accessibility doesn't seem to be a high priority
Delta Chat, Yeah actually not to bad, though no web client through a browser, but as long as there is a portable app for Windows I guess that's doable, not sure atm.
What did I miss?
The ad invasion is about to get a lot worse… - youtube.com/watch?v=_YC_qOM_o2…
Osobně nějaký vyšší množství reklam nepozoruju. Ale to je hlavně kvůli tomu, že proti tomu aktivně bojuju. Pár tipů:
- Vyserte se na komerční sociální sítě nebo přítomnost na nich minimalizujte. To zrovna tady asi nemusím rozebírat. 😄
- Nainstalujte si adblock do prohlížeče. Nejlíp funguje uBlock Origin (addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firef…). K tomu budete potřebovat Firefox. Jasně, má problémy, ale lepší alternativa aktuálně prostě neexistuje. Navíc podporuje rozšíření i na Androidu. Jiný (ale horší) možnosti:
- Fork Firefoxu, ale tam většinou přicházíte o včasný security updaty. Nedoporučuju.
- Fork Chromia se zabudovaným adblockem. Tady můžu s čistým svědomím doporučit asi jen Vivaldi. Ale ze zkušenosti to nefunguje tak dobře jako uBlock Origin.
- Jinej fork Chromia, kam si nainstalujete uBlock Origin Lite. Ale zase, je to okleštěná verze (kvůli nepodpoře Manifestu V2), nefunguje tak dobře.
- Nainstalujte si na Android DSN filtr. Možnosti jsou (od nejjednodušší):
- Využijte nastavení Private DNS a hoďte si tam libredns.gr (podrobnej návod najdete v sekci DNS over TLS -> Android) nebo joindns4.eu/for-public. Výhoda je, že nemusíte nic instalovat a nezabere vám to VPN slot, ale spoléháte na třetí stranu.
- personalDNSfilter (play.google.com/store/apps/det…), asi nejjednodušší lokální filtrace.
- Invizible Pro (f-droid.org/packages/pan.alexa…), podporuje navíc DNSCrypt a Tor, ale nastavení není pro slabý povahy. 😄
- Pokud to je aspoň trochu možný, používejte web místo appky. Reklamy a trackery v appkách se blokujou mnohem hůř a někdy to ani nejde.
- Nepoužívejte Google. Osobně můžu doporučit startpage.com (má kontextový reklamy, ale daj se vypnout přes adblock) nebo searxng.cz (provozuje @oscloud).
- Ideálně se vyhněte chytrejm hovadinám, který nefungujou bez appky. Jasně, u hodinek apod. je to složitější, ale fakt nepotřebujete lednici nebo pračku s Wi-Fi.
uBlock Origin – Get this Extension for 🦊 Firefox (en-US)
Download uBlock Origin for Firefox. Finally, an efficient wide-spectrum content blocker. Easy on CPU and memory.addons.mozilla.org
@archos Ono to má prostě milion funkcí, přepínátek a parametrů na různejch místech. 😄 V zásadě to dělá to, co jsem potřeboval (mamutovo.cz/@Razemix/115418290…) v jedný aplikaci. Ale jsou tam jistý omezení:
- Podporuje to jenom DNSCrypt, takže jakejkoli DNS server, co si tam vybereš, musí bejt šifrovanej. I kdybys tam chtěl nastavit vlastní Pi-hole.
- Podporuje jen jednu URL pro blocklist. Takže buď musíš používat jen jeden (což mně nevadí, já používám prostě github.com/StevenBlack/hosts), nebo si někde udělat vlastní agregaci.
- Nemá jednoduše vyřešenou client authorization pro onion services. Musíš vyexportovat nastavení, upravit v zipu config a naimportovat to zpátky, viz github.com/Gedsh/InviZible/iss…. Tohle je trochu nedomyšlený, v Orbot je to prostě otázka pár kliknutí a vložení klíče.
[FEATURE REQUEST] v3 Onion Service Client Authorization Support
In the latest v3 torspec a Onion service may require an authorization token. Lack of support for this authorization method in InviZible make this feature useless if your intent is to use an authori...4-FLOSS-Free-Libre-Open-Source-Software (GitHub)
Becky Hill: Only You: Cover by Keri-Marie Kelly
someone told me about this song, and I really love it. I hope you all enjoy this cover, and I also decided to change up the reverb on it, so I hope you like ...YouTube
Claude upravil podminky pouzivani sluzby. Zajimave na tom je, ze nektere funkce (zalohy dat) se nedaji koupit, nejsou soucasti ani nejvyssiho $200 tarifu. Jediny zpusob, jak je ziskat je sdilet svoje data na uceni modelu.
Povoleni pri potvrzovani znem T&C defaultne "ON", ale to je klasika.
Po Googlu je to tak druhy z top 4 postytovatelu modelu, kde se nejaka zasadni fukcionalita neda koupit za penize, ale jenom za sdileni dat.
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To, na čem jsem s @archos pomocí pracoval v posledních dnech, je konečně tu!
Ode dneška vám @zpravobot každé ráno přinese informaci o počtu postů z předešlého dne doplněný o několik snad i důležitých zpráv, které pro vás vybral Claude AI.
Tak si to užijte, zasledujte Zprávobot a zůstaňte naladěni, rozhodně to pro dnešek není všechno…d8-D
#zpravobot #mastodon #aiDigest #ffcz #ffczsk
zpravobot.news/@zpravobot/1158…
Zprávobot @ zpravobot.news (@zpravobot@zpravobot.news)
📊 TRENDY DNE (08.01.2026) Zpracováno 3992 postů: 🌍 Zahraniční politika (427 postů) 🏛️ Politika (283 postů) 💼 Ekonomika (205 postů) 🎬 Kultura (109 postů) 👥 Společnost (48 postů) #zpravobot #trendydne 👇 Vybrané články v threaduZprávobot @ zpravobot.news (Zprávobot.news)
Gmail welcoming the Gemini era?
That's it. Guide to disable Gemini everywhere: tuta.com/blog/how-to-disable-g…
How to disable Gemini on Android & stop Google accessing your WhatsApp and more. | Tuta
Gemini AI needs to be disabled on Android or it will override your privacy settings and gain full access to your texts, calls, and WhatsApp - even if you’ve turned off Gemini Apps Activity on your phone.Tuta
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If you knew what's in store for 2027, I'm not sure you'd make that wish.
EU is calling for comments on open source strategies. MAKE YOURSELF HEARD!
Even non-EU citizens have a voice here.
NOW is a time to stand up and stand out! YOU want to help the Fediverse? Here's just one way today that YOU can REALLY make a difference:
The European Open Digital Ecosystem Strategy will set out:
- a strategic approach to the open source sector in the EU that addresses the importance of open source as a crucial contribution to EU technological sovereignty, security and competitiveness
- a strategic and operational framework to strengthen the use, development and reuse of open digital assets within the Commission, building on the results achieved under the 2020-2023 Commission Open Source Software Strategy.
ec.europa.eu/info/law/better...
#EU #open #foss #openSource #source #linux #activitypub #AP #fedi #fediverse
- is English-speaking
- isn't afraid of war content and attacks coming from Russia (experience)
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After we started publishing dnesnaukrajine.cz/index-en.htm… in English, I thought I could also toot the English version. I post the Czech version on f.cz/@dnesnaukrajine, but I thought I could post the English version elsewhere because of the live feed. But where?
Zwift vs ROUVY 🚴♂️ – osobní srovnání
#Zwift je hlavně o gamifikaci a komunitě. Nabízí několik virtuálních světů – ikonickou Watopii (tu už asi každý někdy viděl na Stravě), ale taky Londýn, Paříž, Richmond a další. Je tu spousta eventů, závodů a společných jízd. Ideální, když chceš jezdit s lidmi, hecovat se a mít pocit „živé“ trati. Potkáš reálné jezdce i kamarády, třeba @pavelkout 🙂 Velké plus je plynulost – dojedeš okruh, zatočíš a jedeš dál. Klidně hodiny bez přerušení, žádné klikání, žádný výběr nové trasy.
#ROUVY jde úplně jinou cestou. Nabízí tisíce reálných tras ze slavných i méně známých míst po celém světě, s reálnými profily a videem. Skvělé pro cílený trénink, přípravu na konkrétní kopce nebo strukturované workouty. Co mi ale vadí: auta a ruch v záběrech, které občas rozbijí zážitek, a hlavně to, že po dojetí trasy musíš znovu vybírat další. Když chceš jet dál, musíš zastavit a klikat.
Cenově jsou si blízko. Zwift stojí 19,99 USD měsíčně nebo 199,99 USD ročně. ROUVY vyjde na 19,99 USD měsíčně nebo 179,99 USD ročně a nabízí i skupinové plány – při registraci s dalšími 4 lidmi na rok se dá dostat zhruba na 8,4 USD měsíčně, což už není tak hrozné.
#zwift #rouvy #indoorcycling #smarttrainer #virtualcycling #cyklo #cyklistikacz
Augment (which gave the #curl project free access) is changing pricing (again) in what seems to be a 10x increase.
Augment pricing changes from ‚messages‘ (number of answer which you control) to ‚credit‘ (which is effort controlled by Augment).
And this is probably still not enough to cover their real costs, not even speaking of profit.
Wherever you stand on the LLM debate, don‘t become dependant on those companies. Their business model sucks.
theregister.com/2025/10/15/aug…
AI startup Augment scraps 'unsustainable' pricing, users say new model is 10x worse
: Second huge increase in six months sees some devs heading for the exitTim Anderson (The Register)
"one user on the $250 max plan is costing the company approaching $15,000 per month"
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RE: kolektiva.social/@pivic/115863…
It doesn't really matter, the important things are already at @Tutanota 😎
Niklas Pivic (@pivic@kolektiva.social)
Attached: 1 image https://www.theregister.com/2026/01/08/google_gemini_gmail/ 'The threat' is absolutely brilliantly written. #TheRegister #google #gemini #ArtificialIntelligence #grift #gmailkolektiva.social
Tengo ciertas ideas acerca de lo que puedo hacer, como ciudadano, para reducir mi contacto económico con agentes que fomenten la línea política predatoria del gobierno de los #EstadosUnidos, pero quería preguntaros a vosotros. ¿Qué habéis hecho, qué creéis necesario hacer, qué os gustaría hacer pero creéis que no podéis, para «independizaros» de las barras y las estrellas?
Sentíos libres de difundir. Respuestas cínicas o contrarias a la tesis serán, como mínimo, ignoradas. ¡Gracias!
Made a standalone release of my RGB implementation of xcd(1), a colorful hexdump where each value has a different color.
Tarball: distfiles.hacktivis.me/release…
Signature: distfiles.hacktivis.me/release…
Changelog: distfiles.hacktivis.me/release…
Hey friends — quick accessibility question for the blind Discord users out there.
I’m on macOS using VoiceOver and trying to set a custom Discord keybind for “Disconnect from Voice Channel.” I’ve added it in Settings → Keybinds, but I can’t tell if it’s actually saving, and the shortcut never fires when I’m in a call.
Has anyone gotten this working reliably on Mac?
If so, what key combo are you using, and did you have to do anything special to make it stick?
Any tips, workarounds, or confirmations that this is just a Discord bug would be super appreciated.
Thanks in advance 🙏
#accessibility #a11y #blind #VoiceOver #macOS #Discord #screenreader #AssistiveTech
The production on this track is insanely good. Love all the interesting ear candy and little details. On top of that it's just a really well written song. Jess Humphries - Spite
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My thoughts are with everyone battling or affected by the bushfires and power outages on this 43°C day. I’m very thankful my air conditioning is still working and I’m relatively comfortable. If you’re the praying type, please pray for my daughter’s safe return from Sydney tomorrow. The fires are still active, and she may need to find an alternative route home to Melbourne.
#Bushfires #Australia #Heatwave #Community #StaySafe #Prayers #Melbourne #Sydney
AccessiWeather update and dev musings:
I just added a small improvement to accessiweather: being able to import/export settings to copy them from machine to machine. However, if I can convince the Toga/BeeWare team that portable apps can indeed exist on macOS as well as Windows, maybe they can implement something to allow it. Briefcase is the real issue, though it certainly has its issues though overall it makes it easy to build and package the app with a few commands, though the config method they have for all platforms to save user settings saves it where each platform usually does, E.G. %appdata% on Windows. With my WX implementation, my make.py script had to do a bunch more shit. If I did that over again, I'd probably try to switch to Nuitka instead of the abandoned pyinstaller.
Get ready for our 2026 National Convention in Austin, Texas! Austin is widely known as the “Live Music Capital of the World,” and boasts a vibrant arts scene with many public art displays throughout the city.
But Austin isn’t just fueled by creative energy. A strong technology sector thrives here, with many tech companies establishing headquarters in the city.
Book your hotel room and read our convention bulletin at buff.ly/QrEBzJH

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