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Conversations 2.15 reorganizes the settings into different categories. This gets rid of the old 'Expert Settings' which hid a lot of useful settings.

One nice setting that was previously hidden away in the expert settings is 'Direct Search'. This gives you direct access to the search field in the 'New Chat' screen. If you want to start a new chat with someone you only have to type enough characters to make the search result unique and then press enter.

gultsch.video/w/kwnmPPzGtaQk7A…


Conversations 2.15.0: Reorganized Settings and 'Direct Search'

Conversations 2.15 reorganizes the settings into different categories. This gets rid of the old 'Expert Settings' which hid a lot of useful settings. One nice setting that was previously hidden away in the expert setting is 'Direct Search'.
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Oh the idiocy!

Excerpt from a #Mashable article linked below:

Let's say someone owns the domain name "NetfliTwitter.com." Why would they own that domain name? Because if X is automatically changing anything that includes "Twitter.com" to "X.com," then that means posting "NetfliTwitter.com" on X would make it appear in posts as "Netflix.com," the popular movie streaming service. And if a user clicked the linked "Netflix.com" text that appears in that post, it would really take them to "NetfliTwitter.com." Because while X is changing the text that the user wrote, the URL it links and directs to remains the same as the user posted.

Source: mashable.com/article/twitter-d…


X automatically changed 'Twitter' to 'X' in users' posts, breaking legit URLs

A scammer's dream and a disaster waiting to happen.
Matt Binder (Mashable)
#mashable

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Big update there on the lifecycle greenhouse gas emissions of solar PV. It was just 5 tons before 👀

Most numbers got updated, but solar is a big shift. No apparent explaination given, but I assume the feed data got updated.

👉 ourworldindata.org/safest-sour…

Chart by Our World In Data showing the safest and cleanest sources of energy. Before solar PV was all the way at the bottom with just 5 tons of CO2-equivalents per GWh. Now it stands at 53. This is still relatively low and broadly in the same group as nuclear (6 tons), wind (11 tons), and hydropower (24 tons). Above this are biomass (78 to 230 tons), natural gas (440 tons), oil (720 tons) and coal (970 tons).

What are the safest and cleanest sources of energy?

Fossil fuels are the dirtiest and most dangerous energy sources, while nuclear and modern renewable energy sources are vastly safer and cleaner.
Our World in Data

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Director @tink is quoted in the Financial Times this week discussing the increasing presence of AI in the world of digital accessibility.

ft.com/content/3c877c55-b698-4…

#FinancialTimes #AI #Accessibility

Blind internet users struggle with error-prone AI aids

Unreliable software installed to comply with rules to help disabled people navigate online has prompted thousands of lawsuits
Financial Times
#Accessibility #AI #financialtimes @Léonie Watson

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Wow, good stuff! Of course, this will not save VoiceOver, bugs still need to be fixed! :) LOL front-end.social/@tink/1122447…

Léonie Watson

2024-04-10 03:04:04


Lots of things happening in the AI/LLM space that could have implications for #accessibility

Ferret-UI from Apple:
arxiv.org/abs/2404.05719

ScreenAI from Google
research.google/blog/screenai-…

#a11y #ai #LLM



Ferret-UI: Grounded Mobile UI Understanding with Multimodal LLMs

Recent advancements in multimodal large language models (MLLMs) have been noteworthy, yet, these general-domain MLLMs often fall short in their ability to comprehend and interact effectively with user interface (UI) screens.
arXiv.org

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Lots of things happening in the AI/LLM space that could have implications for #accessibility

Ferret-UI from Apple:
arxiv.org/abs/2404.05719

ScreenAI from Google
research.google/blog/screenai-…

#a11y #ai #LLM


Ferret-UI: Grounded Mobile UI Understanding with Multimodal LLMs

Recent advancements in multimodal large language models (MLLMs) have been noteworthy, yet, these general-domain MLLMs often fall short in their ability to comprehend and interact effectively with user interface (UI) screens.
arXiv.org
#a11y #Accessibility #AI #llm

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Sv. Marek, patron pyramid, dohlizi na kraj pred Jestedem. Zil a kazal v Egypte, tak pyramidy neprekvapi a ano, rekneme si to narovinu, Liberec je za Jestedem, at se to nam, Libereco-centristum libi, nebo ne. Geografie je proste exaktni veda.

Ve Svetle jsme prosli naucnou stezku Karoliny Svetle. Vzdelali jsme se. Bylo vedro. Videli jsme mista z romanu. Takze velmi uspesny den. Spalili jsme se, tedy nekteri z nas.

#lbc #liberec #vylet

lbc:a:50.722068:14.970907

Pomnik svateho Marka.
#liberec #lbc #vylet

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X rolled out a change that automatically converts all links that have the string “twitter” *anywhere* in them to “X.”

For example, if someone tweets the link `setwitter.com`, the X client application will change that link to `sex.com`.

This is not a joke.

mashable.com/article/twitter-d…


X automatically changed 'Twitter' to 'X' in users' posts, breaking legit URLs

A scammer's dream and a disaster waiting to happen.
Matt Binder (Mashable)

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homophobia

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Economics: "Humans only value things monetarily."
Sociology: "Uh, I don't..."
Economics: "Humans are always rational and value is calculated by complex internal calculus."
Sociology: "Uhhh, Psy, can you help?" Psychology: "That's not how humans..." Economics: "ALSO MY SYSTEM WILL GROW EXPONENTIALLY FOREVER!!"
Physics: *drops teacup*

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Economics: "Humans only value things monetarily." Sociology: "Uh, I don't..." Economics: "Humans are always rational and value is calculated by complex internal calculus." Sociology: "Uhhh, Psy, can you help?" Psychology: "That's not how humans..." Economics: "ALSO MY SYSTEM WILL GROW EXPONENTIALLY FOREVER!!" Physics: *drops teacup*
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// Join in for the exciting conclusion as Matthew McConaughey reaches the millionth digit of Pi in a little over an hour (7:25ish PM EDT) youtube.com/watch?v=pD0jnsjRPc…

Matthew McConaughey Recites Pi to the Millionth Digit

It’s Matthew McConaughey Vs The Rain, in this epic race to infinity. We’re not entirely clear how long his quest will last, what he may discover along the wa...
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The Babylon 5 Reboot Is Not Dead, But It Needs a New Home cordcuttersnews.com/the-babylo…

The Babylon 5 Reboot Is Not Dead, But It Needs a New Home | Cord Cutters News

Since the CW announced its fall lineup showing mostly reality-based programs, fans of Babylon 5 grew concerned the series had been scrapped. Before the sale of the CW the show was expected to have already premiered on the network.
Luke Bouma (Cord Cutters News)

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Change Proposal for F42: #Fedora #Plasma Workstation is now formally announced via the devel mailing list and Fedora Discussions.

lists.fedoraproject.org/archiv…

discussion.fedoraproject.org/t…

Told you folks, it is no April Fool's joke.


F42 Change Proposal: Fedora Plasma Workstation (System-Wide)

Fedora Plasma Workstation This is a proposed Change for Fedora Linux. This document represents a proposed Change. As part of the Changes process, proposals are publicly announced in order to receive community feedback.
Fedora Discussion
#fedora #plasma
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mass surveillance

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Okay so I received an "encrypted" email with a contract from someone using Outlook or something. Now the "encryption" is literally just. the email has a link to a website where I have to request a verification code that is sent to my email.

The fucking AUDACITY to call this encryption. holy shit i hate microsoft

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Not exactly scientific but fascinating: Yuja Wang did a marathon 2.5hr performance of Rachmaninov 1 2 3 4 and the Paganini Ode, and she, the conductor, orchestra members and audience members wore heart rate monitors throughout.

youtu.be/SuA9l77ODbs


Tracking Yuja Wang’s Heartbeats During Her Rachmaninoff Marathon | Carnegie Hall

On January 28, 2023, pianist Yuja Wang joined The Philadelphia Orchestra and conductor Yannick Nézet-Séguin at Carnegie Hall for a once-in-a-lifetime, all-Ra...
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Allyant Launches a Government-Specific Program to Support the DOJ’s New Rule Requiring State and Local Governments to Improve Accessibility for Web, Mobile, and Electronic Documents. allyant.com/allyant-launches-a…

Allyant Launches a Government-Specific Program to Support the DOJ’s New Rule Requiring State and Local Governments to Improve Accessibility for Web, Mobile, and Electronic Documents. - Allyant

New York, April 9, 2024—Today, Allyant, a global leader in accessibility solutions, unveiled a specialized program tailored for government entities.
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David Goldfield

@acarson Agreed. I also think that Roku needs to provide a better TTS engine. The last time I heard one of their players it was using this horrible TTS engine. Considering that they're the one of the top streaming devices they have the resources to do much better than providing us with that horrible voice. If it's improved on their newer players I hope someone lets me know.
@Amanda Carson

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#rust #rustlang devs: “inheritance is a plague! A pox upon beautiful programming! It must be banished and we shall never allow it!”

Also Rust devs: 🦀 can have a little inheritance as a treat uwu 🥺

aayushyavajpayee.substack.com/…


Write Cleaner, More Maintainable Rust Code with PhantomData

Solving the Redundancy Problem: How PhantomData Saves the Day in Rust
Aayushya Vajpayee (Aayushya’s Substack)
#rust #RustLang

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Ukrajina vyzýva na zastavenie kampane, za ktorou stojí politická strana Demokrati. Demokrati? Vie toto niekto vysvetliť?

spravy.pravda.sk/domace/clanok…


Slovensko zaplavili proruské bilbordy, ľudí poburujú. Vyvesila ich strana Demokrati

Iniciatíva Mier Ukrajine považuje kampaň za hlbokú urážku všetkých, ktorí boli a stále sú ohrozovaní ruskou agresiou na Ukrajine.
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SuspiciousDuck

@phanecak @OttovonWenkoff neviem čo si mysleli keď sa zistí kto je zadávateľ.

Za prvé to ani nebolo jasné kto to zadal a ani pointa čo tým chcú povedať. Za druhé ak mali predstavu že keď sa to zistí tak voliči z druhého tábora začnu hromadne voliť ich, tak sa mohli opýtať aj mňa, ja by som povedal že nie.

Ja tiež nie som no.

@Peter Hanecak @𝕆𝕥𝕥𝕠 𝕧𝕠𝕟 𝕎𝕖𝕟𝕜𝕠𝕗𝕗 🐾🐐🐇🐔
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