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Matthias sharing good news of gtk and HDR development at #guadec2024
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How to add a Google Gemini shortcut to your iPhone homescreen 9to5google.com/2024/07/19/goog…

How to add a Google Gemini shortcut to your iPhone homescreen

Google’s Gemini has been available on iPhone for months now, but it’s not super easy to access since it’s hidden...
Ben Schoon (9to5Google)

I posted this a few years ago on Twitter, but perhaps today is an opportune time to post again here:

Any sufficiently advanced "endpoint protection" software is indistinguishable from malware.

(Adding: Has the potential to cause global outages.)

Comparison table "Endpoint Protectino" vs "Malware"; both categories are checked for each: Stealth install without your consent Sniffs network traffic Logs keystrokes Uploads data to weird IP addresses Near impossible to uninstall Destabilizes system Crappy install scripts Increased Attack Surface

And Track 2 talks on the livestream here: youtube.com/live/vMf3cOtcPtI?f…
#GUADEC2024

GUADEC 2024 – Day 1, track 2

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Canyon uvedl na trh nový Aeroad. Zajímavý vylepšený kokpit. Cena už tolik ne, Canyon už nepatří mezi výhodné nákupy, navíc prodává jen on-line a prakticky nemá lokální servisy. Aeroad je při stejné sadě (např. SRAM Force AXS) dražší než SuperSix (pravda, má powermeter a jako obutí Pirelli P Zero, ale zase nemá v ceně držák computeru).
canyon.com/cs-cz/silni%C4%8Dni…

Aeroad

Objevte kolekci silničních kol Canyon Aeroad - navrženou pro maximální aerodynamiku a rychlost. Vyberte si výkon a styl, který vám umožní posunout své hranice dál.
Canyon

GUADEC Day 1 will be back from the break soon. Catch Track 1 talks in 20 mins on the livestream here: youtube.com/live/jS7NzYqxH3o?f…
#GUADEC 2024

GUADEC 2024 – Day 1, track 1

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#GUADEC

My favorite part of CrowdStrike’s “statement” about the damage they’ve caused is that there is still a free trial signup thing at the bottom of the blog post. I’ve rarely seen a company so bad at reading the room. Never change, CrowdStrike, never change! crowdstrike.com/blog/statement…

Statement on Falcon Content Update for Windows Hosts - crowdstrike.com

CrowdStrike

#AndroidAppRain at apt.izzysoft.de/fdroid today with 9 updated and 1 added apps:

* QuizFlow: create, and study word lists with interactive flashcards and modes

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


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
#android #free #apps #AndroidAppRain #izzyondroid

Weird Al Yankovic just released a new music video!

youtu.be/y0ZoX4dBvwk


"Weird Al" Yankovic - Polkamania! (Official Music Video)

Single available at:Apple Music: https://itunes.apple.com/album/id/1753408289Amazon Music: http://amazon.com/dp/B0D7RQGLBS…and everywhere else digital music ...
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Megabridges, Synapse cleaning, and a retreat. That and much more happened This Week In Matrix!

matrix.org/blog/2024/07/19/thi…


This Week in Matrix 2024-07-19

Matrix, the open protocol for secure decentralised communications
Thib (matrix.org)

Illegal drug found in Diamond Shruumz candies linked to severe illnesses

New testing finds psilocin, related to psilocybin, in gummies purchased in 2023.

arstechnica.com/science/2024/0…

Illegal drug found in Diamond Shruumz candies linked to severe illnesses

Ars Technica

První letošní kilíčko. 🤗💪🏼
#cyklovýlet
Na obrázku je hotel ve Františkových Lázních a pod ním statistiky jízdy, z aplikace Strava
#cyklovylet

Thank you, Carrie, for letting people know about the BT Speak on your Carrie on Accessibility YouTube channel.
youtube.com/shorts/1kkRhG1N6a8…

New Braille "Pocket" Computer? BT Speak Pro from Blazie Technologies

On this Accessibility and Assistive Technology (A&AT) News, CoA introduces a New Braille "Pocket" Computer, the BT Speak Pro by Blazie Technologies. It's run...
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Matthias Clasen talks about the GTK development and roadmap

#gnome #guadec #guadec2024 #gtk

Matthias Clasen on a screen giving a presentation about GTK at GUADEC 2024
#gnome #gtk #GUADEC #guadec2024

UPDATE

:solidarity: 102% in DE! citizens-initiative.europa.eu/…

🇪🇺 Es gibt eine EU-Petition für eine europ. Vermögenssteuer, initiiert u.a. von Marlene Engelhorn und Thomas Piketty.

💸 Die Steuer wollen sehr viele Menschen, deswegen kann die Petition erfolgreich sein.

🔢 Österreich 20%, da fehlen noch 10.000.

👏 Belgien: 66%, Dänemark 88%

(Frankreich: 200% 😮 )

In vielen Staaten fehlt noch viel.

✍️ Schickt sie in alle Länder - und zeichnet mit!

tax-the-rich.eu/

#TaxTheRich


Tax The Rich

Nous voulons un impôt européen sur les grandes fortunes pour financer la transition climatique et sociale et aider les pays victimes des dérèglements climatiques.
Tax The Rich
#taxtherich
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CGdoppelpunkt
CGdoppelpunkt
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Hinweis: Es ist nicht etwa eine ordinäre Petition. Es ist eine förmliche "Europäische Bürgerinitiative" - ein Instrument, das in der EU eigens vorgesehen ist, um die EU-Kommission zu Vorlage und Einbringen eines entsprechenden Gesetzentwurfs zu zwingen. - Ich habe das natürlich schon unterschrieben!

"das Bundesverkehrsministerium plant eine massive Verschärfung der Regelungen für Fahrradanhänger. Demnach dürfen Fahrradanhänger zukünftig maximal 50 kg Gesamtmasse aufweisen, ansonsten brauchen sie ein eigenes Auflaufbremssystem. Zur Einschätzung: Bei einem Eigengewicht von 15 kg blieben nur 35 kg an Zuladung übrig, was man locker mit zwei älteren Kindern überschreiten würde. Von größeren Hunden, Gartentransporte usw. wollen wir gar nicht erst anfangen."

cargobikeforum.de/forum/index.…

Cargobike-Forum

Diskussionen um den Personen- und Lastentransport per Fahrrad, Lastenrad, Rikscha, Anhänger etc.
Cargobike-Forum
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Thomas Arend
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Ich habe mal ein wenig gegoogelt. 50 kg wären 10 kg mehr als bisher für Fahrradanhänger ohne Bremsen empfohlen sind. Auch wäre das mehr, als die meisten Hersteller für ihre Fahrräder und e-Bike (40 oder 45 kg) ungebremst empfehlen.
in reply to Katja Diehl

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E
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Unabhängig vom Gewicht gibt es eine Max.Geschw. von 25 km/h, die gerade mit Kindern wegen Stößen nicht überschritten werden sollte.

survivalmesserguide.de/wie-sch…

Darüber hinaus empfiehlt der ADFC schon maximal 45 kg Zugladung.

adfc.de/artikel/lastenanhaenge…

Auch das zulässige Gesamtgewicht eines Fahrrades (oftmals um die 120 kg) setzt da Grenzen.

Dass ausgerechnet das Verkehrsministerium eine Begrenzung zur Sicherheit fordert und nicht etwa sichere Wege ist allerdings fragwürdig.


Wie schnell darf man mit einem Fahrradanhänger fahren?

Wie schnell darf man mit einem Fahrradanhänger fahren? Das Fahren mit einem Fahrradanhänger ist anfangs ungewohnt. Bevor Sie am Straßenverkehr ... Weiterlesen
Max Wegner (Survival Messer Guide)

New Debian Developers and Maintainers (May and June 2024) bits.debian.org/2024/07/new-de…

New Debian Developers and Maintainers (May and June 2024)

The following contributors got their Debian Developer accounts in the last two months: Dennis van Dok (dvandok) Peter Wienemann (wiene) Quentin Lejard (valde) Sven Geuer (sge) Taavi Väänänen (taavi) Hilmar Preusse (hille42) Matthias Geiger (werdahias…
Debian Project

#sushi with a #Frikandel at #bornhack. I blame the Dutch Village!
Sushi with a snack instead of fish
#bornhack #sushi #frikandel

Welcome Justin Maggard as #curl commit author 1288: github.com/curl/curl/pull/1422…

mbedtls: check version before getting tls version by jmaggard10 · Pull Request #14228 · curl/curl

mbedtls_ssl_get_version_number() was added in mbedtls 3.2.0. Check for that version before using it.
GitHub
#curl

Jedná pozdní #birellovka
Borůvkový koláč neměl chybu.
#birellovka
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Archos
Archos
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@pavelkout Ta trasa měla 94 km, tak jsem ještě ten zbytek dorazil :-) Jen jsem zase blbec zapnul cyklistika uvnitř, naštestí jsem tam zapnul i trasu do navigace :-)
@Pavel Kout

Starting now: on the #curl changelog page where it lists all changes ever done to all #curl releases ever done, it now also conveniently links to the "known vulnerabilities" for each released version.

curl.se/changes.html

#curl

Welcome martinevsky as #curl commit author 1287: github.com/curl/curl/pull/1423…

Unused definition of HOST_BAD removed by martinevsky · Pull Request #14235 · curl/curl

A command line tool and library for transferring data with URL syntax, supporting DICT, FILE, FTP, FTPS, GOPHER, GOPHERS, HTTP, HTTPS, IMAP, IMAPS, LDAP, LDAPS, MQTT, POP3, POP3S, RTMP, RTMPS, RTSP, SCP, SFTP, SMB, SMBS, SMTP, SMTPS, TELNET, TFTP, WS…
GitHub
#curl

Watching the opening of GUADEC 2024 on the big screen

#guadec #guadec2024 #gnome

The GUADEC 2024 opening remarks projected on a large screen
#gnome #GUADEC #guadec2024

I'm happy to announce the release of diesel-async 0.5.

It introduces support for the SQLite backend via a new SyncWrapperConnection type and it provides support for the new diesel Instrumentation interface. Checkout the full release block for more details:

blog.weiznich.de/blog/diesel-a…

#rust #rustlang

Diesel Async 0.5

Release announcements for diesel-async 0.5
Weiznich's Blog
#rust #RustLang

pizza time

GUADEC Track 2 talks will start in a few minutes. Watch the livestream here: youtube.com/live/vMf3cOtcPtI?f…
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The GUADEC welcome and opening starts in 10 mins in Track 1. Watch the livestream here: youtube.com/live/jS7NzYqxH3o?f…
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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...
GitHub
@NV Access
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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.
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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.
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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
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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
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
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Feoh
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
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Matt Campbell
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…
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