We Found More Than 40 Cases of Immigration Agents Using Banned Chokeholds and Other Moves That Can Cut Off Breathing ---
Civilians have had apparent seizures. One had his eyes roll back. Another had ribs broken. “I felt like I was going to pass out and die,” said a 16-year-old citizen put in a chokehold. The government won’t say if any agents have been punished. propublica.org/article/videos-…
FYI Montréal jacked up the property valuations AGAIN last year... so, Côte-des-Neiges—Notre-Dame-de-Grâce's 1.9% is a FAKE AF LOW % on the heels of that #BS.
I once used google AI to point out the flaws in GPT. That was fun, or to tell the AI to tell google to get their screws and nonsensical pieces together, because surprise, Apple beat up a lot of the market around here when we changed currency this year.
@tardis So, TBH, I tried out the "DeepDreaming" software when it first came out. I had fun creating stuff until it got infiltrated by porn, so instead of eyeballs or other weird objects getting thrown in, everything ended up having penises. Proto-Grok? Garbage in, garbage out, I guess.
Eww, someone said to me that x ai thingy cloned their voice. Imagine the scare. Yikes! I use it to mostly help me out, google's AI though. I am too lazy to do math sometimes, especially when there are headaches involved, so giving it a prompt is better for my sanity than just making a huge multiplication. I am not amath person, I like music and languages. I make it keep track of things sometimes, or create random little things. I don't use the stupid X though, I used it when it was Twitter, and long before it was bought I deleted it because I joined fedi.
It doesn't have a "problem", but Audible noticed the Harry Potter books leaking all over the internet, they prevent downloading of Atmos books now, only streaming is possible. Libation will have to figure out wether it'll be able to download Atmos books ever again now.
@x0 Depends on the software used. Works quite nicely here on Windows with VLC or PotPlayer and e.g. Dolby Atmos for headphones, or on iPhone with spatial headphones like the Airpods. Or on a surround system in your livingroom if you're happy enough to have one.
@x0 Well, dunno if Foobar does Dolby Atmos, but doesn't sound like it. Kinda sad, as nowadays streaming services do provide Dolby Atmos mixes of music.
@ToniBarth @x0 VLC pushes the narrator off to the right for some reason and then there's a bunch of empty space. Don't know why this is, it's just something that's been happening. Also with the m4b's VLC at least for me gets a bit stuttery.
Yesterday, for the first time ever, I did have a positive experience with an AI based customer service chatbot. For a few months, my Oura ring 4 has showed a declining battery life, dropping from the promised 6 7 days to just 24 hours. While I can tolerate charging my watch every two days, pulling a smart ring off my finger and charging it up every morning is not what I call good user experience. SO I pulled up the help chat feature in the app last night when I went to bed and saw the notification, that my sleep tracking ring battery is about to die. groaned, because it said its an AI" bot and its very very helpful and good and could I please tell it everything whats wrong." So I did. "My gen 4 ring which I bought in march 2025 battery dies within 24 hours, which is way less than the promised 7 days", was my message. The bot then told me that to verify my identity, it had sent me a confirmation email with a link to klick. After the klick, I returned to the app, where the bot had pulled up my order, and wanted to know if its the problematic ring. A preset "yes" button surfaced a new question, confirming my address, which was already prefilled, from my last order. Another tap on the "Yes" preset. "I've estabilshed your replacement, and you should be getting your confirmation soon," the bot said, and wanted to know, is there anything else worth fixing in my life. The whole interaction took maximum 3 minutes and by this morning, I already have received an email with tracking number and shipment info. I don't even need to return the broken ring. So, either they trust their AI bot a lot, have a very good service, or more likely have enough trouble with the ring that its cheaper to replace them than escalate the cases to humans, nevertheless, I was impressed.
wow, finally a company who made something usefull with AI what is the advantage of having both a applewatch and a ura ring does ura track sleep better?
The biggest area that do needs improvements before I'd recommend actually using it in practice would be in terms of error handling. It's currently not very graceful about handling invalid task definitions or mistaken command-line invocations, which is less than helpful.
But again, this is a ~six hour effort. I plan on making it more useful, but I needed to get something off the ground to unblock other projects for now.
If you are brave and do want to give Do a try in your own projects, it is *by design* a single long file that you can copy and paste into your own projects. That's not the most elegant way of doing things (heh), but it does mean you can easily vendor it in when bootstrapping would otherwise be a problem.
You can also use `do` as a development dependency, so `pdm run do` should work. Lots of ways of running it, depending on what your project needs.
Dans un courriel, #AirCanada explique que les "portes de soute ont été fermées par erreur alors qu’un membre de l’équipe au sol était à l’intérieur". La ligne aérienne soutient que personne ne s’est blessé et que les événements font l’objet d’une enquête.
Un employé d’Air Canada demeure pris dans la soute à bagages avant le décollage
« Le membre de l’équipe au sol a été découvert avant que le vol quitte Toronto pour Moncton. »
https://ici.radio-canada.
TWBlue just got quoted post support, at least for reading them. Tweesecake can't handle quoted posts, and lacks other features the new TWBlue update announced, like scheduling. Has anyone used both? I tried TWBlue, but didn't stay with it, and went with Tweesecake instead. I don't remember why.
I tried both, ended up going with TW Blue. There was a while when there was a serious bug that didn't let it open a window with a toot if it had utf-8 stuff in it. But that was sorted out for a while. I think TW Blue is quite ok.
So far, so good, with the main UI. I'm not sure the invisible interface is working, though. Do you plan to keep this open-source? If so, I may see about a pull request to add other session types.
just be warned this is not a TC replacement, and thus I probably wouldn't accept session types that aren't social media, as the app design doesn't really allow for that anyway really.
@jonathan859 LOL I mean, I'm not trying to hide it. I just don't want people running to me right now asking where can I dl it, this doesn't work that doesn't work blahblahblah
@Bri Are we supposed to create GitHub issues yet, for example just found that when you press enter on a boosted post it says view profile of booster, pressing that though shows the person of the original post, so the boosted one. Certainly don't want to pressure or so, just saying I noticed in case you didn't yet.
@Bri Say Tom boosts Bobs post and I press enter in the tl to view it, then there is a button called view profile of Tom, clicking that button brings me to Bobs profile though.
Can you, possibly make this thing use Uv? Like not really a developer here but I think that's what a lot of Python projects use now and its easier I think to just do an uv sync then run, LOL.
This is basically using an oldschool requirements.txt file and Pip. There have been multiple strides forwarding in Python packaging in recent years with tools like PDM, Poetry, and Uv that centralise management of project metadata, dependencies, an actual lock file for pinning dependencies to specific versions, creation and activation of a virtual environment, etc.
Not that the current approach doesn't work, but those newer tools can make for a more convenient developer experience (albeit with an initial cost of learning how they work). @johann
@jscholes @johann Nods. I may look into it at some point. I personally have no interest, but I'm sure other folks looking to run from source and such do
@Bri @johann I mean for what it's worth, I think you might enjoy what those tools bring to the table even if you don't struggle with your current setup. But it's your project; you expend your effort where you think it's needed most.
ahahaha here's one, when pressing cmd r to write a reply like this one, the focus jumps to some empty table, that's probably not as big as some of the other issues LOL, but that's one I've noticed.
@Bri @johann One of the things I want with this is dark mode support, I might be able to pull it off somehow, oh and also the timeline list isn't even visible on screen, only the timeline contents. Gonna try and get those fixed when I can, so expect a pull request at some point, not now as I need to get to bed, but what I will do is create the fork and get that cloned to my computer ready to go.
@alexchapman @johann Sure go for it, just know that I'm constantly working on the app, so you might wanna wait to fork until you're actually ready to do your code changes.
Okay y'all, I'm looking into getting smart glasses with this coming paycheck. I don't want to spend more than $450 or so on it. So, what's good in the middle of January 2026? Lol I say that because it'll probably change tomorrow or next week or next month.
@lerven Same! I have the Echovisions and they're making lots of rapid updates at the moment but the hardware is a bit disappointing and I don't think they're going to be able to keep up as far as that goes, especially when Google raises the bar with their new hardware. The glasses plastic feels cheap and the camera doesn't do well with small print, (big downside,) or even slightly poorly lit areas. They say it's a software issue and I'm no camera expert, but I'm beginning to not fully believe that.
Una reflexión muy interesante: el «código ptolemaico» es, como el viejo sistema geocéntrico de Ptolomeo, software basado en un modelo del problema a resolver incorrecto que solo se acerca a un funcionamiento adecuado mediante sucesivos parches. La generación de código asistida por IA va a traernos muchos de estos «regalos».
I hereby coin the term "Ptolemaic Code" to refer to software that appears functional but is based on a fundamentally incorrect model of the problem domain. As more code is generated by AI, the prevalence of such code is likely to increase. 1/7
I just got falsely flagged as a bot while trying to use the DB train connection lookup service (from first use on, on a residential connection, both in Firefox during multiple attempts, then also in Chromium, only the third attempt in an Epiphany browser got through). People will be very amused if that happens to them on a journey while frantically trying to figure out alternative connections during one of the usual DB situations. ┐(シ)┌
(Going by what I'm reading from sysadmins these days, I guess this is another case/consequence of big tech AI scrapers DDOSing the web to death.)
@Piciok They indeed are! (a "less than impressed, shrugging face/figure") Anytime let me know when I'm overdoing it hehe, as mentioned recently I'm definitely open to dropping my kaomoji obsession if screenreader folks consider my usage to be overly annoying.
I received a lot of responses to the Ptolemaic Code discussion, which brought up a good point. The early versions of the Copernican model were actually less practical than the Ptolemaic one. 1/4
Although it might have been hard for sailors to use the new model at first, the fact that it was based on a consistent and logical way of understanding meant that people could improve and develop it over time, like Kepler did. 3/4
The XSF Communication Team is launching the ‘Chat of the Future Initiative’ to support the XMPP ecosystem through collaborative discussions, development, and improved public communication. This new initiative invites participants from all …
hey @FreakyFwoof I just had a quick question for you as I know you have a switch 2. if you get an sd card for it, does it *have* to spasifically say nintendo switch 2?
I only got 256, haven't had to use it yet, internal is 256 and even with MK1 at 40+ GB, and Mario Cart World at 21, still have enough room. 256 is fine.
the price of a 1TB card double the price of the 512GB at around $212. you said 256 would be good for now, so that is what we will eventually get. thanks for your help on that.
You may also find this of interest, if you ever decide to get the boys the Nintendo Switch online plan, as these are the list of games provided by the service if you download the free emulators from the Nintendo EShop. I spent nearly two hours on a call with a fantastic Aira agent who was kind enough to type out these lists for me in text form, then I had an AI turn them into tables for easier viewing. onj.me/ngg.html
It took an age to compile, but so long as you don't rearrange your tiles which you can do, you should be able to load up those games independently as a blind person as well, that's why they're listed in the order they are.
a little bit of trivia for you, just in case you didn't know. here in the US, our mario 2 is actually not the real mario 2? they took a game called DOKIDOKI panic, and changed the characters in it to mario characters, and things like that.
there is actually a youtube video about it. I actually saved the video, but if you want to hear about it, you could look it up on youtube, if you don't mind the language in it. smile.
I am not finding the video that I have on youtube anymore, but maybe I wasn't typing it correctly. I just put it in our dropbox if you want to see it. it was done by The Irate Gamer.
ok, but it doesn't have to say switch 2 though right? meaning as long as it is what you just said micro sd express, it will be fine if it doesn't say switch 2 on it?
Hey @bagder, there are currently some discussions about open source licensing and post open source. If you could magically change curl's license (also for all existing version & distributions and with no other changes to reality), would you pick a different one?
I'm generally pretty satisfied with the curl license. I mean, I wanted maximum distribution and impact and I reached that. It may not be the best license to monetize my work with, but that was not my goal back then. I suspect a part of curl's ability to conquer the world was thanks to the license.
📢 The special offer for Mona Ultra (one-time purchase) ends on January 26. If you have Mona Pro or Mona Pro Max, don’t miss this opportunity. getmona.app
Mantis Q40 question: when using the onboard applications, I can switch between QWERTY and #braille input by pressing F12. Is there a way to achieve the same thing while connected to an external device in terminal mode?
In other words: I want to use the FDS and JKL keys as simulated Perkins-style input while connected to NVDA, VoiceOver, etc. without using any software-based simulation features built into the #screenReader itself.
I can tell you what *doesn't* work. I thought you could use the FN+F3 pass through, do F12, turn off the pass through and be in business. Seems you cannot. This is unfortunate. Was hoping to check out the Braille Access feature on the iPhone but as far as I can tell there's not a way to invoke that from a qwerty keyboard.
On January 6th my idea paper got accepted for the Web 2026 conference. Now i'm basically registering my first conference entry, booking flights from and to Valencia and a place to stay for a week. I'm afraid of flying and am generally overwhelmed with all the things that need to be done. I also have to pay everything first before getting it paid back afterwards, but man, it isn't exactly cheap either. Kinda locked in decision paralysis right now, not gonna lie.
@chikim It's an idea paper, sketching out a possible setup no how visual digital collaboration tools like whiteboards can be made accessible to screen reader users.
Alright. It's 4 in the morning, 3 hours before work, what am I doing? Bug reports came through that SoftVoice will not read Mastodon posts. Turns out we need to do the character splitting in the wrapper. Re-download eurpod.com/softvoice-2025.nvda…. Alternatively, if you have a cached copy, use eurpod.com/softvoice-2025-v07.… for a clean one. This copy fixes it so we do split into 350-character chunks at the wrapper side. In my testing this reads all Mastodon posts to expectation now, as these can often throw the entire post's chunk onto the engine.
Oh haha I love this! Inspiring! I should add something to it. Let's make it a human and three old voices. :D That makes me want to sing, and you are sooo, guilty. LOL.
Ich mag ja nicht jedes Dateils dieses Deals zu überblicken oder maße mir an alles zu verstehen. Aber ausser dem Namen des Kapitalgebers ändert sicht nichts. Menschen die JETZT irgendwelche Einstellungen ändern glauben doch nicht wirklich, dass die bereits übertragenen worden sind, dann auf den Servern verschwinden. Oder? Oder dass die Afinum andere Zeile hatte als jede andere Firma. Warum ist Wachstum erstrebenswert habe ich gelesen. Das hängt von der Situation ab. Wenn es WhatsApp und Meta im allgemeinen ein Stück weit verdrängen soll ist esSEHR erstrebenswert. Höhere Mitgliederzahlen heisst auch stabilerer Service für uns Nutzer.
Dieses reflexartige zuschnappen und diese Versuche hier einen Dämonen herraufzubeschwören ... statt unter Umständen darüber nachzudenken, dass irgendwer den Bumms auch bezahlen muss und das nicht mit 3,50€ lifetime getan ist.
Threema kann als Inhouse-Messenger genutzt werden. Evt ist das der Grund für eine Firma eine Softwarebude finanziel zu unterstützen.
Torvalds arbeitete jahrelang für Transmeta und wurde von denen bezahlt um den Linux-Kernel zu managen. Weil die den Kernel brauchten. So wie viele Entwickler der OpenSource Scene auch einen Anstellungsvertrag haben.
ORF Sound ist das digitale Audio-Angebot des ORF. Alle öffentlich-rechtlichen Radiosender Österreichs live und die besten Inhalte kuratiert, 30 Tage on Demand.
It's like Godot vs Unity. Both can make the same kinds of 2D and 3D games, but Godot is like 70 megs vs Unity's 4+ gigs. It runs like greased lightning and doesn't require a login or a hub or any kind of bs like that.
please enable mailbox import for all paid users Truly, someone who wants to test your product needs this, why lock it in the most expensive tier? Please make this transition easier :)
That's planned for when we push it out of beta. Right now the team is working on spam improvement, after that they will continue with finalizing import. Thanks for your patience!
I'm now a Senior Network Engineer at Mozilla. Today is my first day as an employee. Here's my summary of how I got here and how the process has been so far, from my perspective.
I’m curious whether you see any resemblance of those days’ Mozilla in today’s Mozilla, from the outside, or today’s company looks completely different to you
I don't have a lot of insight into what it actually looks like today so I can't tell for sure, but the little I see seems to indicate that it has changed a bit since I left...
It was a pleasure working with you at Mozilla. It was only my second job (still is), and I'm hugely grateful to you and other great folks on the team for all the support and guidance I received in those early days 🙏
Everyone knows Streetcomplete, but have you heard of MapComplete yet? What a nice project, i recently found. Contribute to Open Street Map theme and project based.
i am infinitely grateful for a tool that helped not just me but millions of people create a reliable common network (http mostly?) api clients.
maybe well before the time I started programming curl might have been the only library in the world that helped us use apis (as of now there are hundreds of network libraries that are stable and relatively widespread, but even still I use it almost everyday from the shell).
So I am contemplating possibly moving to Connecticut for a fresh start. I live in Boston currently, and don’t get me wrong. Boston has great resources for the blind and visually impaired community as well as other communities for different disabilities. As much as I like Boston and I love my current location, after all, I’m two bucks from Fenway Park, I’m just not happy here. So I have decided to look into possibly moving to Connecticut. If anyone knows of any resources I can grab a hold of as far as planning a move to Connecticut goes that would be great. The two main things I need to do right now are find a place to live, and I’m looking at getting involved with the American council for the blind in the state of Connecticut, I know they have a chapter somewhere. But I need a life change. #Connecticut #Moving#Fediverse #StartingOver#ACB#Depression #Hope #Healing.#Wellness.
Náledí dnes pokryje Česko, hrozí kolaps dopravy a kdo se chystá ven, bojí se uklouznutí a zlomenin. Trh nabízí nespočet protiskluzových doplňků, ale existuje i jednoduchá, levná a překvapivě účinná alternativa – obyčejný syrový brambor.
To be frank: the report quality on Hackerone is so low by now that the #curl team decided to make CVEs based only on the coolness of the reporter‘s username.
Threema is being bought by private equity. This usually means terrible news for users and employees as every last penny is squeezed out of the company. Maybe #Threema is the one exception to this well-documented pattern. Probably not.
Ich arbeite schon sehr lange bei #Threema und sehe, dass hier gerade eine Panikwelle durchzieht, man die App jetzt plötzlich boykottiert, weil Threema verkauft wird. Vielleicht darf ich das mal einordnen:
Ich habe viele Jahre mit den drei Gründern zusammen an Threema gearbeitet. Ich habe den Verkauf an Afinum 2020 miterlebt und später den Rückzug der Gründer in 2024. Derzeit wird Threema an Comitis verkauft - auch ein Private Equity Unternehmen, genau wie Afinum damals. Wenn's also nur um den Verkauf geht, gibt es erstmal eigentlich keinen Grund zur Panik.
Aber: Es ist eine Änderung. Auf jeden Fall gilt es, das kritisch zu betrachten und zu beobachten. Auf jeden Fall sollte laut geschrien werden, sobald Enshittification stattfindet! Bitte, macht das! Und ich wäre mit Sicherheit unter den ersten Personen, die aus Protest gehen würden, sollte Threema mal die eigenen Werte aufgeben.
Aber warum diese Aufregung jetzt, weil Threema gerade von Private Equity A an Private Equity B verkauft? Das verstehe ich nicht.
I am very proud to share that I have been awarded the IP Prize by the Swedish Network Users Society (SNUS). The motivation, which is long and detailed covers over 30 years of my work with Open Standards, Open Networks and now cyber security. From PC/TCP to Asterisk and Kamailio to the current work.
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