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DebConf24 starts today in Busan on Sunday, July 28, 2024

DebConf24, the 25th annual Debian Developer Conference, is taking place in Busan, Republic of Korea from July 28th to August 4th, 2024. Debian contributors from all over the world have come together at Pukyong National University, Busan, to...
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Peel the banana! The BBC’s grand plan for the Sixth Doctor blog.lovarzi.co.uk/original-pl…

Peel the banana! The BBC's grand plan for the Sixth Doctor - Lovarzi Blog

When Colin Baker was awarded the role of the Sixth Doctor, he decided that he wanted to stay in the TARDIS for as long as possible - maybe even beat Tom Baker's record.
Alex Skerratt (Lovarzi Blog)

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New Rules for Evaluating Supernatural Phenomena (Apparitions, Visions, Eucharistic Miracles, Catholic, Vatican, Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith) – Jimmy Akin’s Mysterious World jimmyakin.com/2024/07/new-rule…

New Rules for Evaluating Supernatural Phenomena (Apparitions, Visions, Eucharistic Miracles, Catholic, Vatican, Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith) – Jimmy Akin’s Mysterious World – Jimmy Akin

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HELEN KELLER NATIONAL CENTER APPOINTS NEW EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR John Filek M.Ed. helenkeller.org/helen-keller-n…

HELEN KELLER NATIONAL CENTER APPOINTS NEW EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR John Filek M.Ed. – Helen Keller Services

Helen Keller National Center has appointed John Filek (M.Ed.) as its new HKNC Executive Director, effective July 22, 2024.
Helen Keller Services

HELEN KELLER NATIONAL CENTER APPOINTS NEW EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR John Filek M.Ed. helenkeller.org/helen-keller-n…

HELEN KELLER NATIONAL CENTER APPOINTS NEW EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR John Filek M.Ed. – Helen Keller Services

Helen Keller National Center has appointed John Filek (M.Ed.) as its new HKNC Executive Director, effective July 22, 2024.
Helen Keller Services

Re, last boost: This actually makes me kind of sad. Applevis has been an amazing resource that I've recommended to my friends and consumers who want to broaden their knowledge on their apple devices, and find honest reviews about the useability of aps with voiceover. I wish all the best to the Applevis crew as they navigate these difficult times. I hope the site can soon return, as it is a great database for potential new Apple users.

For now, the most important thing to do is to support David Goodwin and the rest of the Applevis team for their dedication and attention to consumer use for visually impaired individuals.
I respect his decision to focus on personal life matters and his own mental health. Thank you, Applevis for giving us many great years of discussion and learning from one another. Applevis was a community in every true sense of the word. Until it returns, it will be a digital home that many of us will miss.
For those who may have my boost hidden or haven't seen it, here is the link to the blog post where David Goodwin announces the closure of Applevis.
applevis.com/blog/end-era-mess…

The End of an Era: A Message From the Founder as We Announce the Closure of AppleVis | AppleVis

Dear AppleVis Community, It is with deep sadness and a heavy heart that after careful consideration I have made the difficult decision to step down from my responsibilities with AppleVis.
applevis.com

While sad news, this team has run themselves ragged maintaining the site. We all need time to shift gears and re-evaluate things. All the best to the team and their future! I shall miss the wonderful blogs after each WWDC and other Apple event. Onward and upward! The End of an Era: A Message From the Founder as We Announce the Closure of AppleVis | AppleVis applevis.com/blog/end-era-mess…

The End of an Era: A Message From the Founder as We Announce the Closure of AppleVis | AppleVis

Dear AppleVis Community, It is with deep sadness and a heavy heart that after careful consideration I have made the difficult decision to step down from my responsibilities with AppleVis.
www.applevis.com

This is such sad news. #AppleVis was more than a forum, it was a community. They provided some of the best summaries of Apple events such as WWDC and others, and the app directory was so useful to check whether apps were accessible or not before wasting time and money on them. Not to mention the impact the site has had on accessibility at Apple. Not many sites would have such active communication with the accessibility team at Apple of all companies. A huge thanks and congratulations to David and the team for building such a valuable resource and sticking with it through the years applevis.com/blog/end-era-mess…

The End of an Era: A Message From the Founder as We Announce the Closure of AppleVis | AppleVis

Dear AppleVis Community, It is with deep sadness and a heavy heart that after careful consideration I have made the difficult decision to step down from my responsibilities with AppleVis.
www.applevis.com
#AppleVis

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It’s a very sad day. AppleVis has been a huge part of the #a11y community. Best of luck to David and the entire editorial team. Your work will be greatly missed.

The End of an Era: A Message From the Founder as We Announce the Closure of AppleVis | AppleVis applevis.com/blog/end-era-mess…

The End of an Era: A Message From the Founder as We Announce the Closure of AppleVis | AppleVis

Dear AppleVis Community, It is with deep sadness and a heavy heart that after careful consideration I have made the difficult decision to step down from my responsibilities with AppleVis.
www.applevis.com
#a11y
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Dan Robinson Reviews the New Tecsun S-2200X Portable Receiver

Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor and supporter, Dan Robinson, who shares the following review: Tecsun Delivers The S-2200X – New Life For A 16-Year-Old Cabinet Design by Dan Robinson Some months ago, I learned from Anon-co that Tecsun planned to release an update to the S-2000 receiver, which for the past 16 years also sold under other names such as the Grundig Satellit 750 and later the Eton Satellit…

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Dan Robinson Reviews the New Tecsun S-2200X Portable Receiver

Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor and supporter, Dan Robinson, who shares the following review: Tecsun Delivers The S-2200X – New Life For A 16-Year-Old Cabinet Design by Dan Robinson Some mon…
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The End of an Era: A Message From the Founder as We Announce the Closure of AppleVis | AppleVis applevis.com/blog/end-era-mess…

The End of an Era: A Message From the Founder as We Announce the Closure of AppleVis | AppleVis

Dear AppleVis Community, It is with deep sadness and a heavy heart that after careful consideration I have made the difficult decision to step down from my responsibilities with AppleVis.
www.applevis.com

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Jessica Dail
Jessica Dail
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What are we going to do now? Who will provide Apple update & app reviews for us going forward?
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David Goldfield
David Goldfield
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@KE8UPE It's impossible to predict. Now that this announcement has gone viral in our community, it's possible that others may step up to take over. Again, it's impossible to predict, at this point.
@Jessica Dail

Weekend are family time 🙂

#Caturday

A photo of a tabby kitten with a spotted belly, sleeping on it's side.
A photo of the same tabby cat, a few years later with kittens.
A photograph of three kittens cuddled together, with the tabby mom's belly in the background. A tabby kitten looks back at the camera. This is the brother of the black and grey sisters in the photo, who went missing.
A photo of the tabby mother, Sally, lying on her side with the sun on her face. Between here ear tips, you can see her daughter, Ashley, slightly out of focus.
#caturday

Let the games begin! #dosgaming
#dosgaming

I see athis again and again… Why release the software upgrade if you know it’s bad? I mean, this apology is OK, but could have been avoided. Isn’t what we have betas for? theverge.com/2024/7/25/2420620…

Sonos CEO apologizes for disastrous rollout of new app

Sonos chief executive Patrick Spence has apologized for issues customers have experienced with the company’s redesigned app that debuted in May.
Chris Welch (The Verge)

Breaking news: #AppleVis website that brings blind Apple users together to share tips and knowledge is to close after 14 years: applevis.com/blog/end-era-mess… #accessibility #blind

The End of an Era: A Message From the Founder as We Announce the Closure of AppleVis | AppleVis

Dear AppleVis Community, It is with deep sadness and a heavy heart that after careful consideration I have made the difficult decision to step down from my responsibilities with AppleVis.
www.applevis.com
#Accessibility #blind #AppleVis
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"I contain multitudes."
[Including, plants, & animals].
A short list.
6 panel meme: I don't have two wolves inside me, I have 1 an old person with zero patience or energy for this shit. 2 Yearning (unlimited capacity). 3. a teenage goth with a lot of feelings. 4. an ethereal being that lives outside of the realms of space and time. 5 a group of vengeful children. 6. a gremlin with an abnormal relationship to dopamine.
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Low-Tech Magazine now offers its complete book collection in DRM-free epub format! Get you some. solar.lowtechmagazine.com/2024…

Low-tech Magazine: The Ebooks

Low-tech Magazine now offers its complete book collection in epub format.
LOW←TECH MAGAZINE

youtu.be/TLGWQfK-6DY

RUN DMC, Jason Nevins - It's Like That (Official HD Video)

Run-DMC vs Jason Nevins' official music video for "It's Like That" now in HDListen to Run DMC: https://RunDMC.lnk.to/listenYDSubscribe to the official Run DM...
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[Blog Post] The End of an Era: A Message From the Founder as We Announce the Closure of AppleVis applevis.com/blog/end-era-mess…

The End of an Era: A Message From the Founder as We Announce the Closure of AppleVis | AppleVis

Dear AppleVis Community, It is with deep sadness and a heavy heart that after careful consideration I have made the difficult decision to step down from my responsibilities with AppleVis.
www.applevis.com

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Winter blue tardis🇧🇬🇭🇺
Winter blue tardis🇧🇬🇭🇺
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Well, you will hear about new apps and new stuff, first, because upgrades are always posted on Macrumors, and such other sites, but also people find a lot of good apps and talk about them, so it'll be fine. there'll be other projects ran by people, it's not the end of the world, we have to be a bit more positive, like I said in a reply, every thing comes to an end, no matter the reasons, what we can do is move on and learn to adapt, to find other creative ways to do things, I believe this will encourage people to talk more amongst themselves and share ideas, and that, sometimes leads to good connections. We could be useful to each other.
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Winter blue tardis🇧🇬🇭🇺
Winter blue tardis🇧🇬🇭🇺
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Let's wish their staff all the best and many new opportunities, good moments and good memories. this is better, and I am sure each of us will remember the website for many more years to come.
in reply to Winter blue tardis🇧🇬🇭🇺

Kay
Kay
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@tardis @davetaylor2112 oh you won't be able to forget it in a hurry.
@Dave Taylor @Winter blue tardis🇧🇬🇭🇺
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Winter blue tardis🇧🇬🇭🇺
Winter blue tardis🇧🇬🇭🇺
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Yeah, that's for sure. I just wanted to be a little bit positive, to wish everyone the best, and to ensure all of us that the world isn't ending. We would know if it is. But it's not this month or the next.
in reply to Winter blue tardis🇧🇬🇭🇺

Dave Taylor
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@tardis @ChocolatePie Stop trolling. You're linking two entirely different things, and you know it. People like you are the reason all the good things die. Wishing people well is of course in order, and thanking them for what they did, but there is no site currently that will tell us if anything works with VoiceOver, no directory, no way to find apps if you don't follow somebody that happens to use them, which is much harder without twitter, so, frankly, just go away!
@Kay @Winter blue tardis🇧🇬🇭🇺
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David Goldfield
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@davetaylor2112 @tardis @ChocolatePie Absolutely. Sites like MacRumors aren't going to alert us about accessibility improvements and regressions with new updates. The type of fragmentation you're suggesting is a step back compared to having one reliable resource that contains this information.
@Dave Taylor @Kay @Winter blue tardis🇧🇬🇭🇺
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Winter blue tardis🇧🇬🇭🇺
Winter blue tardis🇧🇬🇭🇺
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I have seen accessibility announcements in these sites, maybe on Apple's themselves, but in any case, where's our wish for creativity and experimenting? that way, we can alert others, who in turn will alert others and so on.
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Winter blue tardis🇧🇬🇭🇺
Winter blue tardis🇧🇬🇭🇺
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I am not surprised there'll be such comments. I am neither trolling, nor harming anyone. I am simply wishing people the best from all my heart, and I appreciate their work. I am neither a troll, but you appear to be one hostile person, and to actually have the audacity to offend others. thank you for that, at least now I know what a troll is. someone who wishes people the best, tries to be positive and ensure others. At least it's not spamming. I thought it was spamming and hate, but you just changed my definition of it, for this, I am grateful. You learn something new each day. :)

via matrix.to/#/@claire:mesh.host
Image shows a printed "Practice Guide for computer" adapted from Ron Miller's "Advanced Improv Practice Guide.” Before starting your daily practice routine, read and seriously consider the following: A. DAILY AFFIRMATIONS 1. How fortunate I am that in this life I am one who has been allowed to create beauty with computer. 2. It is my responsibility to create peace, beauty, and love with computer. B. I WILL BE KIND TO MYSELF 1. IT IS ONLY COMPUTER 2. No matter my level of development in computer, how good or bad I think I am, it is only computer and I am a beautiful person. 3. I will not compare myself with my colleagues. If they do computer beautifully, I will enjoy it and be thankful and proud that I live in fellowship with them. 4. There will always be someone with more abilities in computer than my own as there will be those with less. C. REASONS TO DO COMPUTER 1. To contribute to the world's spiritual growth. 2. To contribute to my own self-discovery and spiritual growth. 3. To pay homage to all the great practitioners of computer, past and present, who have added beauty to the world. D. RID YOUR SELF OF THE FOLLOWING REASONS FOR BEING A PRACTITIONER OF COMPUTER 1. to create self-esteem 2. to be "hip" 3. to manipulate 4. to get rich or famous

Matrix - Decentralised and secure communication

You're invited to talk on Matrix. If you don't already have a client this link will help you pick one, and join the conversation. If you already have one, this link will help you join the conversation
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@KimCrayton1 is one of the people that I'm bringing with me to my convo with @renchap .

Context:
dair-community.social/@KimCray…

* She should not have to experience this
* It should be easier for admins at DAIR, and across the whole Fediverse, to prevent this

The content that drew the harassment was simul-posted on Mastodon, BlueSky, Twitter, and other social networks. Only Mastodon drew this level of racist replies. I need you all to believe Black folk when we say that Mastodon *is* the nazi bar.

Kim Crayton ~ Her/She (@KimCrayton1@dair-community.social)

#QT https://dair-community.social/@KimCrayton1/112854231460652234 UPDATE from my instances moderators “None of these people are coming from known racist instances, it’s just wack-a-mole” I chose this space because its owners are used to being targe…
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@Kim Crayton ~ Her/She @Renaud Chaput

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I'm pleased to announce that the following reviews are now available from my Audio Reviews page: Grizzly Gulch Western Extravaganza and Chillingham by Bavisoft (originally produced for ACB Radio's Main Menu), Blindfold Bowling for iOS by Kid Friendly Software, and Homer On A Harley by Jim Kitchen. I hope you enjoy these as much as I did producing them. ksapergia.net/reviews/

My Audio Reviews – Kelly Sapergia's Home Page

ksapergia.net

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simon.old
simon.old
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This is definitely a blast from the past. Long before social media I found some of these reviews on audiogames.net or sometimes linked by the game creator. I know your Chillingham review got me un-stuck on at least one occasion.

Please note that the following community call is not being hosted by Blazie Technologies but we're quite happy to see others hosting such calls.

ACB Community Call: Getting to Know the BT Speak From Blazie Technologies: Sunday, July 28, 12:00 PM Eastern Time
groups.io/g/tech-vi/topic/acb_…
DG


ACB Community Call: Getting to Know the BT Speak From Blazie Technologies: Sunday, July 28, 12:00 PM Eastern Time

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#AndroidAppRain at apt.izzysoft.de/fdroid today brings you 10 updated apps and added 2 apps to the basket:

* Grocery Genius: a feature-rich shopping list Android app with offline-first mode
* Bazarnote: a simple note taking app keeping the necessary minimal information during bazaar

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

web accessibility: code formatting

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#webdev #screenreader
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web accessibility: code formatting

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Currently trying to stress test fediverse DDOSing. Fediverse implementations tend to DDOS sites linked on boosting. @jens challenged me on breaking interpeer.io using that. Boost if you wanna help stress test? Thanks :pleading_cat_collar:

Interpeer Project

The Interpeer Project's objective is to empower a human centric internet. In practice, this currently takes the form of a technological initiative with...
Interpeer Project
@Jens Finkhäuser
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Seirdy
Seirdy
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it’s unlikely to actually take down the site; it generally doesn’t cause more than a few hundred req/sec, which a caching proxy/static-server like Nginx/Apache/Caddy can easily handle even on modest hardware. The Fedi DDoS effect mostly impacts misconfigured sites. An h2load run from a couple networks should more easily reveal any issues.
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🎥 Have you heard of the Happy Eyeballs algorithm? @bagder explains: youtu.be/jRfC_lDlf7s

Daniel Stenberg explains the Happy Eyeballs algorithm 👀

curl creator Daniel Stenberg on the "Changelog & Friends" podcast. Full audio 👉 https://changelog.com/friends/49Subscribe for more! 👇Apple: https://podcast...
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@daniel:// stenberg://

Beer ads used to take a different approach
Good beer nourishes and strengthens. It flushes the system of waste. If people generally would drink more beer and use less medicine and drugs the world would be happier for it. --Evening Bulletin, November 20, 1911

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I AM GRATEFUL FOR THIS MOMENT AND FIND JOY IN IT.

Bok Hrvatska! RHVoice has been updated and now it supports Croatian, which is the official language of Croatia 🇭🇷 Take a look at our list of languages with available TTS engines on Android accessibleandroid.com/list-of-… #Android #TTS

List of languages with available TTS engines on Android - Accessible Android

In this article, we listed the languages with available text to speech engines on Android.
Editorial Staff (Accessible Android)
#android #tts

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I didn't know I needed pants like these until now...

Daniel's weekly report July 27, 2024

lists.haxx.se/pipermail/daniel…

(end of) vacation, release, changelogs, OpenSSL

[Daniel's week] July 27, 2024

lists.haxx.se

Well done to the global cyber community for warning businesses about the “Commodity Malware” PuTTY, WinRAR and SOCKS (the protocol).
in reply to Kevin Beaumont

daniel:// stenberg://
daniel:// stenberg://
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don't you just hate it when you find one of those pesky SOCKS5 just lying around there!
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Jonathan Yu
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@bagder I'm impressed with the longevity of that protocol tbh, like, did they perfect it at that version? I would've thought there would be a SOCKS30 by now
@daniel:// stenberg://

14 must-know Windows 11 security and privacy settings pcworld.com/article/2406547/14…

14 must-know Windows 11 security and privacy settings

With the right settings enabled, you can make your Windows 11 experience more secure.
Martin Appel (PCWorld)

Dave Plummer: The Man Who Scammed Millions youtube.com/watch?v=ENQNG85sXR…

Dave Plummer: The Man Who Scammed Millions

Hello, my friends! Let's hit 20K likes? Check out my website! https://enderman.chToday I am going to tell you a tale of SoftwareOnline.com, the website the o...
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Mikołaj Hołysz
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@talon @fireborn What is very interesting about that DoJ article is what it wants you to think but does not explicitly say (probably because it didn't happen).

It says that the free version would constantly pop up ads until uninstalled, it also says that uninstalling wouldn't remove all the files, it mentions those facts multiple times, in close proximity to eachother, but nowhere does it say that the still-installed components would continue popping up the ads, even after the software was uninstalled.

I feel like the DoJ was trying to create that exact impression to make the charges look more dire (this is actually more common than you think), but obviously couldn't say anything untrue, so they had to carefully construct their sentences so that inattentive readers would draw a conclusion that wasn't actually there'

@Talon @aaron
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Mikołaj Hołysz
Mikołaj Hołysz
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@talon @fireborn THe other charges (mainly the negative option billing and the annoying pop-ups) do look pretty serious, though.
@Talon @aaron

Ich habe seit ein paar Tagen bei der App Aktualisierung über F-Droid eine komische Warnmeldung. Kann mir Jemand sagen, was das sein kann? 🤔 @IzzyOnDroid
@IzzyOnDroid ✅
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schnedan
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was ist f-Droid Basic (Betonung auf dem Basic) ?
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IzzyOnDroid ✅
IzzyOnDroid ✅
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@schnedan Ein F-Droid client (siehe android.izzysoft.de/applists/c…). Die "Basic" Variante kommt ohne Integration der "Nearby Share" Funktionalität (die ohnehin nur wenige verwenden), und ist daher ein wenig schlanker. Auch bekommt Basic neue Funktionalitäten eher als der "Fat Client" 😜

App Markets - Android App Übersicht

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@schnedan
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IzzyOnDroid ✅
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@schnedan Schau mal in die verlinkte Liste, da gibt es so einige interessante Clients. Und gerade bei Neo Store und Droid-ify wird es bald einiges sehr interessantes geben 😉 @tucholsky
@tucholsky @schnedan

Now I wonder, did they disconnect the clock precisely at 07/19:55:00 or is there some sort of mechanical feature to bring the second hand to 00 position? 🤔

Or they might have disconnected the clock line first while leaving the clock powered. This would bring the second hand to 00 waiting for the next minute pulse.

A departure board featuring a clock for a platform marked as 15a. The platform is closed and the departure board is completely dark with the clock stuck at 07:55:00.
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