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"Apple’s decision to strike a deal with Taboola is shocking and off-brand — so much so that I have started to question the company’s long-term commitment to good customer experience, including its commitment to privacy." #Technology werd.io/2024/taboola-apple-new…


Frustration; transphobia, Reddit, /r/transdiy

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Imagine a robot you can trust. That's MiMi by Purism. Human-operated, AI-enhanced, privacy-focused. Fund the future of robotics! #MiMi #Purism
puri.sm/posts/purism-announcin…
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seriously, what is this? you could put ressource into the development of a newer and better version of the #librem5 , or design a linux-tablet from scratch (with hardware-kill-switches, unlike the #librem11 ) or a linux-smartwatch (with better specs than the already nice #pinetime ) or - if you wanna go crazy - design an open-source car etc... at least something useful in daily life, which is not creepy😐


Say hello to the current state of the audio processing for what is supposed to be the beginnings of KeyOp 2.0. After a week's debugging, I'm still no closer to discovering the source of the issue.
Warning: It's very obnoxious, even after being turned down by -15 DB.
audiopub.site/audio/1bde43e3-f…


Thank you, @jfayre, for taking the initiative and contributing accessibility fixes back to OPNsense. Version 24.7 is arriving this month, with bootstrap updates and other accessibility fixes that should make it much more usable for those that use screen readers. Well done. forum.opnsense.org/index.php?t…
in reply to Tristan

@alexhall Wow, that is seriously awesome news!
OPNsense was quite inaccessible when I last tried it 2 or so years ago, which is why I’m still using PFSense here. Guess it’ll be time for some serious reinstallation / reconfiguration work soon.
in reply to Robin Kipp (old account)

@robin_kipp @alexhall Like I said, it isn’t perfect, but it’s a hell of a lot better than it was. I would suggest installing it on a virtual machine first just to take a look at the user interface before you upgrade your production machine. And obviously if anyone finds any huge issues that I missed, file an issue.
in reply to Jason Fayre

@robin_kipp @alexhall There is a current GitHub issue where I’m tracking all of the various pole requests that I’m submitting. The issue title is in progress accessibility for for screen reader users. Don’t have a link right now.
in reply to Jason Fayre

@alexhall Excellent point, yup it is a very complex piece of software with lots of web UI for sure! I’ll look into spinning up a VM to check things out.



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Reminder: It’s okay not to have a take.

"The truth is that most events ultimately don’t matter. They pass away like clouds, here today, gone tomorrow without leaving a trace. Even more so, most world events aren’t actionable, in the sense that knowing about them doesn’t make any tangible difference to what you do or how you lead your life.

When you never withdraw from the stream of distraction, when you never allow yourself quiet time, the result is anxiety, depression and chronic stress. These aren’t inevitable responses to a broken world. They’re the symptoms of a brain that’s always on red alert, that never gets to relax or be calm or rest."

freethoughtblogs.com/daylight/…

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“You know what we call that, @bagder? Total World Domination.” – @jerod

Where ISN’T #curl?! 🎥 youtu.be/Vefr0IsPoBA

in reply to Su-Shee

@sushee people often also mention zlib as a contender for the most widely used software component in the world. There is just no way to name a winner with certainty.
in reply to daniel:// stenberg://

well I can def say I'm using cURL five times a day ("... keeps the doctor away..") - today and yesterday to extract some terabytes of data out of elasticsearch 😂
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Leaked documents claim that Cellebrite software used by law enforcement agencies cannot unlock any more recent models than 2018's iPhone XR if they've been updated to iOS 17.4.
appleinsider.com/articles/24/0…


🚨 Hello hello Jamers 😍

🎊 New versions of Jami are available:

🤖 A Beta version and an official version on Android: jami.net/download-jami-android…

📺 An official version on Android TV: jami.net/download-jami-android…

💻 A beta and official version on Windows: jami.net/download-jami-windows…

💻🐧 A Beta version on Linux: jami.net/download-jami-linux/

💻🍏A Beta version on macOS: jami.net/download-jami-macos/

🍏 A Beta and official version on iOS: jami.net/download-jami-ios/

🗨 Download your Jami's version!

#Jami #opensource #P2P




The EU’s Next Generation Internet programme has supported free, open source software for years. But now a silent death seems to be looming: An internal document suggests that financing may soon end. Developers are surprised and call for the programme’s survival.

netzpolitik.org/2024/next-gene…



Canadian phone companies are just the laziest, least competitive companies in the world.
in reply to Mx Sadiq

It's the worst.

Some of my cannier friends have bought AT&T plans and "roam" in Canada for a fraction of what our local plans cost. I can get better data plans for a couple of euros in any European airport than I can anywhere in Canada for any amount of money.



A new version of MapComplete is out!

This one features many bugfixes, such as not having blank screens on Chrome and some error recovery. Critical errors during data uploads are now logged remotely, giving @pietervdvn some insight in what happens and which allows some data recovery.

Furthermore, a #barbeque and #firepit theme has appeared: mapcomplete.org/fireplace

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in reply to See+Map

@SeeandMap Wish granted, if the build succeeds should be online in about ~30 minutes. Do a hard refresh then.
in reply to Pietervdvn

🤩 Thank you. let's see if tomorrow i can find a place and add a set of pictures.

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In the current Garbage Day @ryanbroderick goes hard after VC tech bros who now shifted to openly supporting Trump:

Holy shit what a great paragraph. garbageday.email/p/now-babydog



Ten pocit když zjistíš že si celý život jedl špatný druh 😂

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well i made the paper. local wrag, and they mjissed half of what happened but hey. nottinghampost.com/news/nottin…
in reply to jack scrimshaw

Nobody ever tells you where the alarms are, do they? I'm more likely to text the make me a winner for our local radio than the british transport police the numbers are similar!
Glad nothing more serious came of it.



I thought… Lemme try and record my faithful travel guitar with Meta glasses. Just a Bossanoish doodle, really… O yeah, on the back of the guitar I clipped the ToneWoodAmp with effects, it’s using the sound box as a speaker. Hear what came out… youtu.be/iz1l3SH1aQ8
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@BorrisInABox It definitely will, but then you will have to pay for the amp itself. The cool thing about it though is that you can reuse the same unit on different guitars. Just install an extra bracket inside the guitar, stick the amp at the back, and you’re good to go! :)
in reply to victor tsaran

I kind of want to try one of these ToneWoodAmp things. Maybe it will make my boring, cheap Fender acoustic/electric more interesting.
Since I can't really play instruments here, I didn't want to spend a lot of money on a guitar to leave at my parents' place. The amp is about as much as the guitar was, from what I'm seeing online.


This dumb password rule is from Virgin Media.

Your password needs to be between 8 and 10 characters long, with no
spaces, and must contain only numbers and letters. The first character
must be a letter.

Feb 2020 Update: policy remains the same but the description is hidden
leaving you to guess the acceptable length/chars. Users are now lef...

dumbpasswordrules.com/sites/vi…

#password #passwords #infosec #cybersecurity #dumbpasswordrules



NVDA 2024.3 Beta 4 is now avaialble. Everthing from the previous betas PLUS beta 4 also includes:

- Fix reporting addresses in Modern Outlook To/CC/BCC fields

- Improved handling of errors when installing add-ons, fixed bug where failed add-on updates remove the installed add-on

- Minor fixes to improve updating a portable copy

- Updates to translations

Read the full what's new and download from: nvaccess.org/post/nvda-2024-3b…

#NVDA #NVDAsr #ScreenReader #FOSS #Beta #Prerelease





No recuerdo si ya lo había compartido por aquí. En todo caso me gustaría recomendarles que si se pasan por #Singapore 🇸🇬 vayan al Hai Di Lao y pidan que "les bailen el fideo" 🤣


Don't forget to register! GUADEC starts in 2 days, but there's still time to let us know you're attending. Sign up for remote or in-person here: events.gnome.org/event/209/reg…

#GUADEC2024 #GUADEC #GNOME



After we had a conversation about how to use Airtags in travel for blind people, I was honored when Jessica Hipp asked me to write about it on the WayAround blog. I compared the use of Airtags and WayTags, concluding that they significantly contribute to my travel. I should have started using them years ago.
wayaround.com/airtags-vs-wayta…
#AccessibleTravel
in reply to Tom Babinszki

Also thought of using AirTags at some point but never really got to it. Great tip with hotel doors though! :)


Please, if you use Fedora, fill out this survey and tell them to fuck off with AI/ML crap:
fedoraproject.limequery.com/14…discussion.fedoraproject.org/t…


This is a refreshingly good look at why extensions with both full privileged access and dynamic script + style execution are a really bad idea, greatly weakening the CSP on every site:

How insecure is Avast Secure Browser?

Injecting arbitrary scripts and styles ought to require an extra permission and be selectively allowed on a per-site basis.
RE: floss.social/@alcinnz/11280356…

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@Seirdy sticking my fingers firmly in my ears and rotating every element on your site 1deg


Tools for collaborative development of documents, code, and more need to be accessible to people with disabilities. Here to help with that is:

Collaboration Tools Accessibility User Requirements w3.org/TR/ctaur/

It's now a complete draft ready for review. Specific questions for review are in e-mail at lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/p…

Please send any comments by 30 September 2024. Thanks!

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#AndroidAppRain at apt.izzysoft.de/fdroid today with 9 updated and 2 added apps:

* Calculator: calculator, currency converter, time zones, ..
* Mobile Tile Server: HTTP Server for your local Map Tiles

2 apps have been removed:

* Paisa got to big ( ~90 MB)
* Metadataremover jumped from 10 to 160 MB with the last release (but is still available at F-Droid.org)

Enjoy your #free #Android #apps with the #IzzyOnDroid repo :awesome:




Potkaj se dva a jeden řiká: tak co je novýho?
Druhej: ále, vyšel mi článek.
První: ty seš novinář?
Druhej: ne, mám tasemnici.

Jo, no mně vyšla kniha.
knihydobrovsky.cz/kniha/odejit…



Please take this survey about AI/ML and Fedora. We know that this is a sensitive subject, so the Fedora Council spent time putting a survey together to understand what our community thinks about this area of technology.

Last day to take the survey is July 31.

➡️ discussion.fedoraproject.org/t…

#Fedora #Linux #OpenSource

in reply to Fedora Project

the only things i see “AI/ML” useful for in Fedora’s near future are speech-to-text/text-to-speech, which can be useful for accessibility. Voted no on everything else.


We need your votes! Tell us who you think should win this year's Pants of Thanks Award at #GUADEC2024. Our winner will be announced during the AGM on July 21, starting at 16:00 UTC.
discourse.gnome.org/t/call-for…

#GUADEC #GNOME #Awards