I would love to encourage y'all #GUADEC attendees to use the "Download" button from the event's Indico platform (that button is in each event's details page) to use it directly in #GNOMECalendar, but… it turns out that you'd run into this silly timezones bug where the event importer dialog considers UTC times to be the local time 🤦
So… can I motivate someone to send a merge request for gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gnome-c… ? This would be timely for #GNOME's main conference next week 😉
Calendar's .ics individual event file importing dialog does not preview times in user's local timezone, and does not respect 24-hours vs 12-hours AM PM format (#1175) · Issues · GNOME / gnome-calendar · GitLab
To reproduce: Download this sample .ics file (from issueGitLab
Why Some People With Diabetes Love Afrezza, the Only Inhaled Insulin — and Others Don't – Diabetes Daily
A new study confirms that Afrezza works for some people with type 1 diabetes but not others.Ginger Vieira (Diabetes Daily)
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Now I know there are some interesting apps for #KaiOS such as matrix client, xmpp client, telegram client, RSS / podcasts, Youtube playback through invidious, openstreetmap, kodi remote control, ebooks / text files reading app and more. See at kaios.dev/2024/01/kaios-open-s…
It would be nice to find out how much #a11y there is with a #screenReader.
Accessible From The Start, Setting Up The Nokia 2780 Flip Phone With KaiOS
For Several years now, I have wondered about the accessibility of KaiOS, an operating system often used on modern feature and flip phones. Can a blind person...YouTube
WATCH: ProPublica's Andy Kroll discusses his new investigation into Ziklag, the secretive Christian-right charity trying to sway the #election2024 for the #GOP and #Trump:
youtube.com/watch?v=PbUWYeVKXO…
Inside Ziklag, the Christian-Right Group Trying to Sway the 2024 Election
Ziklag, a secret charity funded by wealthy conservative donors, whose members include the families behind Hobby Lobby and Jockey apparel, is spending million...YouTube
I just released reproducible-apk-tools v0.2.8 
github.com/obfusk/reproducible…
Release v0.2.8 · obfusk/reproducible-apk-tools
• binres.py: add manifest-info subcommand, various fixes & improvements. • diff-zip-meta.py: diff archive comment. • zipalign.py: add --replace. • add zipalignment.py. • add test coverage [#18].GitHub
OK, there we go – and apologies for the delay, but there was heavy #AndroidAppRain at apt.izzysoft.de/fdroid today with 21 updated and 1 added apps:
* Musikus: your personal practice companion
One app returned to #IzzyOnDroid on request of its author, though it's also available at F-Droid:
* LogFox: a LogCat reader
JetNote was removed, as announced earlier – and Occtax switched to a proper signing key.
Enjoy your #free #Android #apps with the #IzzyOnDroid repo!
IzzyOnDroid F-Droid Repository
This is a repository of apps to be used with F-Droid. Applications in this repository are official binaries built by the original application developers, taken from their resp. repositories (mostly Github, GitLab, Codeberg).IzzyOnDroid App Repo
@tholaw Das musst Du bei GOS fragen. Dort möchte man wie die Meldung besagt, 32bit Apps nicht länger unterstützen. Das IzzyOnDroid Repo setzt bei verschiedenen Apps allerdings auf die 32bit Version, um möglichst viele Geräte zu unterstützen (mit Ausnahme des Pixel 8 plus unterstützen alle 64bit Geräte auch die 32bit Architektur – reine 32bit Geräte können aber technisch keine 64bit unterstützen).
Du kannst natürlich auch Thibault fragen ob er die 64bit Version in IoD bevorzugt, und wir switchen
Lowest Price Yet: Snag a Fire Max 11 Tablet for Just $140 This Prime Day
Amazon's flagship tablet is currently marked down to just $140, its lowest price yet.Oliver Haslam (CNET)
Before the update run completes & app-rain toot comes, some other exciting news from the #IzzyOnDroid repo that won't fit in there:
* JetNote was removed as it still used a debug key for signing.
* Occtax switched to a new and proper signing key, using key rotation, so even direct updates are possible*.
So gitlab.com/IzzyOnDroid/repo/-/… could finally be closed. There should be no debug-signed apps at IzzyOnDroid anymore after the next sync.
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scan existing APKs for use of debug keys (#477) · Issues · IzzyOnDroid / repo · GitLab
once #475 has been completed, existing APKs should be scanned for...GitLab
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*Your F-Droid client will most likely not even show the update unless you have "show incompatible signatures" turned on – and even then refuse to update. But downloading the APK and installing it via your file manager, or using "adb install" should work to update it without uninstalling, keeping all data intact.
@j_r technically possible yes. Practicable no, for multiple reasons:
* you'd never get hold of the signing key used by F-Droid
* you should not give them yours either
* even if you would or they would, their setup would not allow it (that part of fdroidserver was broken back in January/February, as I just mentioned again). It would however work with IzzyOnDroid. But then a "seemless switch" would only be possible with NeoStore or Droid-ify, otherwise manual actions would be needed (as outlined)
@Sentinel999 and now look at the "provided by": Installed from F-Droid, update from IzzyOnDroid. Most likely FairEmail is not RB at F-Droid, but let me check… Bingo. So F-Droid ships a version signed with their key, while IoD ships it signed with Marcel's key. Expected behavior.
> I disable the sig check only.
Which is why the update now is offered to you *despite the different sig*. This only makes sense if you override sig check in the system eg via an Xposed module. Better switch it back 😉
Google's APK/ZIP tooling: inconsistent and broken. and once again I have to tell them that.
issuetracker.google.com/issues…
last time it was this:
issuetracker.google.com/issues…
my own zipalign.py works great and supports all the variants I know of (except the broken zipalign versions from build-tools 31.0.0 and 32.0.0) :3
github.com/obfusk/reproducible…
GitHub - obfusk/reproducible-apk-tools: reproducible-apk-tools - scripts to make android apks reproducible
reproducible-apk-tools - scripts to make android apks reproducible - obfusk/reproducible-apk-toolsGitHub
Okay, I think I fixed the link.
So, this is like, one of the first times I've done this, but I wanted to show a bit of installing Fedora Linux on my laptop. I'd already started the installation, but it shows most of it, and a bit of setup afterwards. I recorded this on my iPhone, so it won't sound the best. A few things I forgot to mention:
* You cannot buy IBM Viavoice (Eloquence) for Linux anymore, but it's of course still floating around.
* We also have DecTalk on Linux, obvious from the BTSpeak using it.
* You can also get Vocalizer voices.
* There's also Piper of course.
dropbox.com/scl/fi/ku4p2ylikzz…
#Linux #foss #Fedora #accessibility #blind
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A reminder of the danger of browser extensions.
spaceraccoon.dev/universal-cod…
Universal Code Execution by Chaining Messages in Browser Extensions
By chaining various messaging APIs in browsers and browser extensions, I demonstrate how we can jump from web pages to “universal code execution”, breaking both Same Origin Policy and the browser sandbox.spaceraccoon.dev
“However, to go beyond existing research and web-only impact, we can turn to another browser extension capability: native messaging. This allows background scripts to communicate with native applications running on the host operating system itself. For example, password manager extensions that retrieve passwords from the native password manager application on the desktop.”
This is why you don’t want your password manager to integrate with your web browser.
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GTK4 port of Disks is looking fantastic
Kudos @pothos @maximiliano, Automeris naranja, Inam Ul Haq and Mohammed Sadiq
Also, this is the systemd sysupdate disk layout codethink.co.uk/articles/2024/…
GNOME OS + systemd-sysupdate
www.codethink.co.ukDid you know there’s a simple way to try the most cutting-edge GNOME software?
Accessibility Champions To Follow on Social Media • DigitalA11Y
In today’s digital age, accessibility is more important than ever. Ensuring that everyone, regardless of their abilities, can access and use digital contentMeghna (DigitalA11Y)
Handy online tool makes personalised assistive tech recommendations for people with sight loss - AT Today - Assistive Technology
Guide Dogs has launched the new Tech Selector on its website, which delivers personalised recommendations for assistive technology productsSarah Sarsby (AT Today - Assistive Technology)
github.com/cvs-health/ios-swif…
#ios #a11y #mobiledev #mobilea11y #swiftUI
GitHub - cvs-health/ios-swiftui-accessibility-techniques: Demonstrates iOS SwiftUI Accessibility programming techniques using live good and bad examples that can be tested with VoiceOver and other AT. Includes documentation for developers explaining how t
Demonstrates iOS SwiftUI Accessibility programming techniques using live good and bad examples that can be tested with VoiceOver and other AT. Includes documentation for developers explaining how t...GitHub
FastSpring: why accessibility matters at the point of sale too - Sound Without Sight
How FastSpring are working with retailers, including music and audio software companies, to ensure that processes for purchasing software online are as accessible as possible.Jay Pocknell (Sound Without Sight)
Yup, it's true. Firefox 128 includes new adtech features that are turned on by default and announced with very little fanfare, so most people might not even know they're there. 
Well, this is me telling you they're there. You might want to go ahead and take a minute to opt out.
Here's the little helpful explainer from Mozilla about how it all works:
support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/p…
My read seems to be: Mozilla says website surveillance is generally bad and should be defended against. Cool. No notes. Firefox actually has a lot of nice anti-tracking and privacy features there and that's the main reason why I like Firefox.
But, and I swear I'm not even joking a little bit here, Mozilla goes on to say that advertisers might be happier if Firefox itself just tracked you directly and sent activity reports back to them.
Doesn't that sound great?
Now, to Mozilla's credit, they claim to anonymize the activity reports. And you can still meaningfully opt out of the whole system.
But WTF, mate?! I use Firefox *because* it fights against adtech. Or at least it used to. Now, Mozilla just lets adtech right in the front door and hopes you won't notice? 
Well, we noticed. Mozilla is damage and we need to route around it.
UPDATE: The about:config setting for this is `dom.private-attribution.submission.enabled`. It's a bool. Set it to false to turn it off.
Privacy-Preserving Attribution | Firefox Help
Firefox 128 introduces privacy-preserving attribution, allowing advertisers to measure campaign performance while protecting user privacy.support.mozilla.org
Humanware Connect 12 and low vision – Perkins School for the Blind
My experiences of using the Humanware Connect 12, a video magnifier.dianebrauner1 (Perkins School for the Blind)
The story of Maurice Hilleman, a wonderfully sweary virologist from Montana responsible for vaccines that currently save 8 million lives a year, “noted by some researchers as having saved more lives than any other scientist in the 20th century”.
radiolab.org/podcast/great_vac…
The Great Vaccinator
A foul-mouthed, chicken-loving Montanan completely altered the course of human health. His story also lays bare the struggles inherent in our global effort to create a covid-19 vaccine.radiolab.org
Seedlings 40th Anniversary – Paths to Literacy
Paths to Literacy Seedlings 40th Anniversary. For teachers, families, and others interested in literacy for children and youth with visual impairmentslisha.yochimowitz@perkins.org (Paths to Literacy)
Silné Medical Glass vibes... a tiež...
Viagra Boys - Into The Sun (From Shrimp Sessions 2)
Listen to Welfare Jazz: https://yr1.se/welfarejazzExperience & Buy Welfare Jazz: https://vboysstockholm.comYouTube
Beating the Compiler
Link: mattkeeter.com/blog/2024-07-12…
Discussion: news.ycombinator.com/item?id=4…
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