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GUADEC 2024 – Day 1, track 1

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Purpose-built or off-the-shelf? Our new post explores the critical choice between custom smartphones and COTS devices for government use. Learn how Purism's Liberty Phone offers a secure, made-in-USA solution that bridges both worlds. Read more: puri.sm/posts/purpose-built-sm…
#PureOS #LibertyPhone #Purism

Purpose-Built Smartphones for Government vs. Commercial Off-The-Shelf Devices – Purism

Purism makes premium phones, laptops, mini PCs and servers running free software on PureOS. Purism products respect people's privacy and freedom while protecting their security.
Purism SPC
#purism #pureos #libertyphone

A five-year-old bug which terribly affects NVDA's ability to interact with Windows 10/11's language switcher via ALT+SHIFT or Windows+Space. I get the point about bug priorities, but doesn't something as pestering and duplicable as this one deserve to be fixed more quickly? After many years of tolerating this and with more multilingual passages that I should handle daily, I'm seriously about to throw in the towel and switch to JAWS. Please check the last 3 comments: github.com/nvaccess/nvda/issue…
@NVAccess

error on switch language with alt+shift on windows 10 · Issue #9816 · nvaccess/nvda

Steps to reproduce: press alt+shift to switch between keyboard languages, specially in a browser Actual behavior: NVDA logs an error refering to that nvda fails to gain focus Also it speaks the cha...
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@NV Access
in reply to Amir

NV Access
NV Access
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I'll see if I can get some movement on this one - in fact I actually can't repro it myself, so it appears it may not affect EVERYONE, you can definitely reproduce it without any add-ons running, correct? There looks like some good info in the issue itself which should help.
in reply to NV Access

Amir
Amir
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Thanks! Sure, it can also be duplicated with no add-ons enabled, too.
in reply to Amir

Jonathan
Jonathan
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tbh but everything than switching to jaws. NVDA is open source and just so amazing, but yes if I look at the issues which are open for ages I have to wonder sometimes.
in reply to Jonathan

NV Access
NV Access
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@jonathan859 Compared to other projects which either don't have a public issue tracker, or automatically close issues after say six months as stale - so yes it looks like there are a lot of issues, but maybe that is just a more accurate indication than for some other projects :)
@Jonathan
in reply to Jonathan

Amir
Amir
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@jonathan859 Honestly it's not that JAWS is perfect - it also has its own issues. However, basic stuff like ALT+SHIFT to alter languages there works flawlessly, MS Office support is better with more hotkeys to access various areas, and it doesn't suffer from NVDA's verbosity for going into and out of nested HTML elements. JAWS also handles language support more gracefully so, unlike NVDA, if you enable TTS language-switching for a profile, it won't apply it to other voice profiles. And with JAWS, unlike NVDA, if you press ALT+SHIFT to alter the typing language, the TTS language will also be altered.
@Jonathan
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NV Access
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@jonathan859 Amir, quite a bit to unpack there - so firstly if you could make sure there are issues for all of those - I did want to ask about hotkeys in Microsoft Office - what hotkeys are missing with NVDA? One of the most common comparisons we get with Jaws is "Office support is better" but no-one can ever expan on exactly what is missing?
@Jonathan
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Amir
Amir
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Fair enough, and I do get your point. Hopefully I should be able to write about it in detail in a few days. I'll share it with you.

Fossil-Energie-Lobbyisten bezahlten offenbar Geld an einen Verein für exklusiven Zugang als „Ehrengäste“ zu nicht öffentlichen Hinterzimmertreffen mit Verkehrsminister Wissing.

Und wir dachten, Klimaaktivisten bräuchten Trecker und Misthaufen, um Gehör zu finden. Dabei braucht es einfach nur genug KOHLE fürs "visiting with Wissing".

Es ist wirklich eine Schande, wie unser aller Lebensgrundlage von sogenannten Verantwortungsträgern verhökert wird.

zdf.de/nachrichten/politik/deu…


Lobbyskandal: Hinterzimmer-Treffen mit Wissing gegen Geld?

ZDF frontal liegen neue interne Dokumente des Verkehrsministeriums vor. Die zeigen, wie eng die Absprachen zwischen Ministerium und dem Lobbyverein Mobil in Deutschland waren.
Nils Metzger (ZDFheute)

As I understand the BSOD today became more popular than ever, truly becoming mainstream and reported about all over the news. Of course, in systemd we are ahead of the curve, as usual, and if you too want to experience your very own BSOD we have your back. Enjoy:

freedesktop.org/software/syste…

Finally no need to feel left out again, just because you use Linux! 💖💘💝

systemd-bsod.service

www.freedesktop.org

The first comment nailed it.
The CEO of CrowdStrike takes to Twitter/X to explain the global outage today at least partly caused by a faulty software update. But the CEO forgot to say sorry for DDoSsing the world. "CrowdStrike is actively working with customers impacted by a defect found in a single content update for Windows hosts. Mac and Linux hosts are not impacted. This is not a security incident or cyberattack. The issue has been identified, isolated and a fix has been deployed. We refer customers to the support portal for the latest updates and will continue to provide complete and continuous updates on our website. We further recommend organizations ensure they’re communicating with CrowdStrike representatives through official channels. Our team is fully mobilized to ensure the security and stability of CrowdStrike customers."
in reply to BrianKrebs

BrianKrebs
BrianKrebs
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This is fitting. The top topic on Xitter right now is of course the global Crowdstrike/Windows clusterfuck. But the AI summary of the discussion is hilarious, b/c it summarizes a bunch of sarcastic posts and makes it sound like a positive (or at least can-do) story.
People on Xitter pretend to be working in their first week on the job at Crowdstrike today. Twitter's summary: Crowdstrike Coders Hit Ground Running Last updated 20 minutes ago Several individuals have recently started working at the cybersecurity firm Crowdstrike and have expressed their excitement and pride in their new roles. They have shared their experiences of pushing code to production on their first day and are looking forward to positive outcomes in their work. This story is a summary of posts on X and may evolve over time. Grok can make mistakes, verify its outputs.

Too funny: In 2010 McAffe caused a global IT meltdown due to a faulty update. CTO at this time was George Kurtz. Now he is CEO of #crowdstrike

zdnet.com/article/defective-mc…


Defective McAfee update causes worldwide meltdown of XP PCs

Oops, they did it again. Early this morning, McAfee released an update to its antivirus definitions for corporate customers that mistakenly deleted a crucial Windows XP file, sending systems into a reboot loop and requiring tedious manual repairs.
Ed Bott (ZDNET)
#crowdstrike

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@popey Great newsletter! I really like Alacritty, but with my low vision I absolutely NEED font ligatures:
A clipping from a terminal window showing font ligatures in action.
@popey
in reply to Matt Campbell

Feoh
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@matt

Everyone's disability is different. I am constantly struggling to make fonts large enough that I can actually discern / read them while fitting enough on the screen to do the thing I need.

Trying to visually disambiguate a 1-2 pixel wide line among a SEA of swimming characters is an INCREDIBLE struggle for me.

In addition to being blind in one eye and low vision in the other, I have astigmus, so my eye literally jumps around uncontrollably.

This is why accessibility is SO challenging.

@Matt Campbell
in reply to Feoh

Matt Campbell
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Yeah, I wasn't denying that it's a legitimate problem.

Installing our powerful audio routing tool Loopback is easier than ever - no floppy disks required! Get started routing audio around your Mac in under a minute.

Learn all about it here: weblog.rogueamoeba.com/2024/06…

A spoof mockup of 3.25 inch floppy disk to install Loopback.

Now You Can Install Loopback in Under One Minute

Loopback’s installation process has been simplified dramatically. Check it out!
weblog.rogueamoeba.com

Have you tried turning it off and on again?
Have you tried turning it off and on again again?
Have you tried turning it off and on again again again?
...
Microsoft is currently recommending that users of Windows computers who are experiencing blue screen error messages or are unable to access their device can try rebooting multiple times (as many as 15 times) which has resolved the issue for some users, but not all.

Have you ever thought how much of your personal data is stored online? 😳

Read the Tuta Team's best tips for protecting your #digitalidentity today! 🔐

👇👇👇

tuta.com/blog/how-to-protect-d…

Illustration of a man standing against a cellphone. Behind the man to the left is a fingerprint.

Protect your digital identity – must read tips from the Tuta Team.

Today our digital identity contains a lot of private data that should be protected. In this guide, the Tuta Team share their three best practices to protect yourself online.
Tutanota
#digitalidentity

Whoop whoop, I have great news: There's a new update for emotes.cc! :neobot_floof_cute:

From now on, you can view a leaderboard of instances with the most emotes! Simply enter your instance and find out how many emotes it has. With a bit of luck, your instance could make it into the Top 15 list :neobot_heart_cyan:

emotes.cc/emote-viewer


Discover Fediverse Emotes - emotes.cc

Explore a diverse collection of emote packs from the Fediverse community on emotes.cc. Browse, download, and contribute your own emotes today!
emotes.cc

#GUADEC2024 kicks off in just under 2 hours, don’t forget to register!
events.gnome.org/event/209/reg…
#guadec2024

No notes, it's perfect.

theverge.com/2024/7/19/2420173…

Google’s shortened links will stop working next year

If you ever used Google’s URL shortening service goo.gl before it was shut down in 2019, be warned — those links will stop working on August 25th, 2025.
Jess Weatherbed (The Verge)

Looks like #GlobalTalk has stayed robust through the global it outage 💁 #RetroComputing
An old Mac Chooser window with several zones and an ImageWriter selected
#retrocomputing #globaltalk

TetraLogical Director @SteveFaulkner has just released a helpful guide on how WCAG 2.2 applies to native apps, especially with the new European Accessibility Act.

This guide is perfect for ensuring your apps are accessible and can provide a better user experience for everyone.

Read about it now on the TetraLogical blog: tetralogical.com/blog/2024/07/…


Does WCAG 2.2 apply to native apps - TetraLogical

A big question for many organisations is if WCAG 2.2 applies to native apps. In this post we explore what does and doesn't apply.
TetraLogical
@Steve Faulkner

Hallo zusammen! 👋

Wir haben einen Bericht über die Barriere-Freiheit in Sachsen-Anhalt veröffentlicht. 📰

Der Bericht ist in Leichter Sprache. 📝

Viele Menschen haben uns erzählt, was es für Probleme gibt. 🚧

Zum Beispiel: Treppen, schlechte Straßen und keine barrierefreien Toiletten. 🚽

correctiv.org/barrierefreiheit…


Probleme mit der Barrierefreiheit in Sachsen-Anhalt: Bericht und Lösungen

Entdecken Sie die Hindernisse der Barrierefreiheit in Sachsen-Anhalt und erfahren Sie, wie Correctiv und MDR Lösungen für eine bessere Zugänglichkeit entwickeln.
Maximilian Bornmann (CORRECTIV)

We think our project's journey from nearly dead to thriving is an awesome story with lessons for any OSS project. Watch @ryanleesipes tell that story in today's #GUADEC keynote at 21:45 UTC/ 15:45 Mountain. @gnome is streaming their talks (thank you!), and you can catch his talk here: youtube.com/live/jS7NzYqxH3o?f…

#Thunderbird #OpenSource #Community


GUADEC 2024 – Day 1, track 1

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#opensource #thunderbird #community #GUADEC @Ryan Lee Sipes ⚡🦅 @GNOME

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Maybe rather than trying to shove AI and ads in every portion of Windows Microsoft should focus on not letting their cybersecurity partners take down computers and networks all over the world.

#fail #crowdstrike #microsoft

A bank of flight info displays at Denver Airport all blue screened by the failed Crowdstrike update.
A display to honor military veterans who work at Denver Airport all blue screened by the failed Crowdstrike update.
#microsoft #fail #crowdstrike
in reply to Brian Sletten

Zvonimir Stanecic
Zvonimir Stanecic
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@pixelate I fuck Ai in general. People started to get dumber and more lazier because of it. I se it everydayin a way like: oh! gemini or chat gpt or blah blah blah will solve my problem instantly. They use it as such, without learning new skills themselves.
@Devin Prater :blind:

I’m talking today about parental controls and digital wellbeing, first locally in Berlin and then remotely in Denver, events.gnome.org/event/209/con…

#GUADEC #BerlinMiniGuadec

#GUADEC #berlinminiguadec
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Today I will be talking at #GUADEC about Gameeky, one of my coolest projects to date 😁

events.gnome.org/event/209/con…

Watch it live here youtube.com/live/vMf3cOtcPtI


GUADEC 2024 – Day 1, track 2

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#GUADEC
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Opening event of not so small mini-GUADEC in Berlin
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@reclaimed_alicma kicking off Berlin Mini GUADEC with a talk about Permacomputing 🪴✨

#gnome #berlin #guadec #berlinminiguadec

Alistair on stage next to a slide with the title "care for life".
#gnome #Berlin #GUADEC #berlinminiguadec @reclaimed alicma

Last talk of today is Georges Stavracas's presentation on calendaring on the modern desktop, at 14:05 MDT (20:00 UTC):

events.gnome.org/event/209/con…

#gnome #guadec #guadec2024 #igalia

The title card for "Calendaring in the modern desktop", by Georges Basile Stavracas Neto.
#gnome #GUADEC #guadec2024 #igalia
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Today at 11:55 MDT (17:55 UTC), Patrick Griffis is going to be talking about developing WebKit with wkdev-sdk:

events.gnome.org/event/209/con…

#gnome #guadec #guadec2024 #webkit #igalia

The title card for "Developing WebKitGTK Made Easy", by Patrick Griffis
#gnome #GUADEC #guadec2024 #webkit #igalia
in reply to Emmanuele Bassi

niu tech
niu tech
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Video recording of Developing @WebKitGTK Made Easy at #GUADEC: youtube.com/live/jS7NzYqxH3o?t…

GUADEC 2024 – Day 1, track 1

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#GUADEC @WebKitGTK
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Oh, Fatima. I bet you wish you'd stayed in ballet now, don't you.
#CrowdStrike
A UK Government advertisement from a few years ago. It has a picture of a young woman in a tutu with ballet shoes, and the text saying "Fatima's next job could be in cyber (she just doesn't know it yet)"
#crowdstrike

I made it to Tokyo! 🎉

Gen Z breakups tainted by login abuse for spying and stalking, research shows malwarebytes.com/blog/news/202…

Gen Z breakups tainted by login abuse for spying and stalking, research shows | Malwarebytes

Gen Z, who are most likely to engage in consensual tracking, are also the most likely to face non-consensual tracking after a breakup.
David Ruiz (Malwarebytes)

Vision Ireland launches a new Bookshare Ireland Alexa Skill vi.ie/vision-ireland-launches-…

Vision Ireland launches a new Bookshare Ireland Alexa Skill | Vision Ireland

by David Redmond Vision Ireland has announced a new skill for Alexa-enabled smart speakers to make reading more accessible to those with vision or print dis ...
John Paul Corcoran (Vision Ireland)

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#microsoft #crowdstrike @Nacho
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in reply to Iván Rivera

modulux
modulux
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Para el cliente medio se compra aparte, por ejemplo en mi trabajo tenemos el Falcon Sensor este de mierda de CrowdStrike y los ordenadores que actualizaron no arrancan. Pero también hubo problemas con la nube de Microsoft, Azure, porque usaban este componente. Así que un poco de cada.

Today at 10:15 MDT (16:15 UTC), Philip Chimento, Andy Holmes, and Evan Welsh and others will present the latest JavaScript technologies available in the GNOME stack for the crowd at GUADEC 2024

events.gnome.org/event/209/con…

#guadec #guadec2024 #gnome #igalia #gjs #javascript

The title card for the "Newest JavaScript Technologies in GNOME" presentation, by Evan Walsh and Philip Chimento
#gnome #javascript #GUADEC #guadec2024 #igalia #gjs
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Überlegungen zum #FahrradFreitag

Jetzt könnte man sagen, es kollidieren Interessen im August - die #CMKoeln vs. @SheDrivesMobility

Ob die #FahrradbubbleKöln eine Begegnung der beiden Veranstaltungen hinbekommt? Vielleicht radelt die #cmcologne ja gegen 18.15h über die Universitätsstraße, dumdidum. Und #katjadiehl, @kidicalmasskoeln und @radkomm holen gerade nochmals etwas frische Luft am #AlbertusMagnus -Denkmal, dumdidum.

@fahrradkoeln, wie steht's?
Katja, wäre das möglich?

#fahrradfreitag #CMKoeln #fahrradbubblekoln #cmcologne #katjadiehl #AlbertusMagnus @Katja Diehl @Kidical Mass Köln - Institut Cultura21 e.V. (inoffiziell) @FahrradKoeln group @RADKOMM

#GUADEC2024 starts today! Take a look at the full schedule and plan your day: events.gnome.org/event/209/tim…

Make sure to register and check your email for the livestream and chat links: events.gnome.org/event/209/reg…

We’ll see you for the Welcome in Track 1 at 16:00 UTC!
#GUADEC #GNOME

#gnome #GUADEC #guadec2024

"No way to prevent this" say users of only language where this regularly happens

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"No way to prevent this" say users of only language where this regularly happens

Xe Iaso's personal website.
xeiaso.net

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#Libervia se joint aux autres signataires de la lettre ouverte pour soutenir #NLnet/le programme #NGI qui se voient couper le financement pour 2025.

C'est grâce à ce programme que je peux travailler actuellement à plein temps sur le projet, et que nous avons pu implémenter:
- la passerelle #ActivityPub <=> #XMPP
- le chiffrement de bout en bout à l'état de l'art
- Les appels audio/video 1:1, contrôle à distance et conferences (travail en cours)

libervia.org/blog/view/goffi@g…

pad.public.cat/lettre-NCP-NGI#


The European Union must keep funding free software - HedgeDoc

pad.public.cat
#xmpp #activitypub #libervia #nlnet #ngi

No self scan in Albert Heijn today. Is this related to #CrowdStrike?
A screenshot of Albert Heijn app not able to connect to the self scan server of the store.
#crowdstrike

Update
Comic. Laptop meldet seinem Besitzer: "Dein Computer wurde erfolgreich aktualisiert. Jetzt ist er kaputt. Pech."

Tieto krevety u nás v LaPale sú v Bratislave vyhlásené.
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