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From Seeing Hands: Dictionaries for Braille displays groups.io/g/tech-vi/message/75…

From Seeing Hands: Dictionaries for Braille displays

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Disney Turns A Quarterly Profit In Streaming For the First Time starwarsnewsnet.com/2024/08/di…

Disney Turns A Quarterly Profit In Streaming For the First Time

Disney has reported profit numbers on its streaming services in Q3 of their fiscal year for the first time since the launch of Disney Plus.
Miguel Fernandez (Star Wars News Net)

Celebrating 10 Years of Speech Central: The Journey from Share to Speech speechcentral.net/2024/08/09/c…

Celebrating 10 Years of Speech Central: The Journey from Share to Speech – Speech Central

speechcentral.net

How Much Internet Speed Do You Really Need? pcmag.com/explainers/how-much-…
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K. Stanley
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A lot less than I currently have. I'm getting about 150mps, where I lived peviously (until a bit over a year ago) was : a more rural area, I was getting 25mps and it was fine lol

NLS BARD Support: BARD Express Release content.govdelivery.com/accoun…

NLS BARD Support: BARD Express Release

Library of Congress

Toby Doom Accessibility Mod 7.5 has been released.

Toby Accessibility Mod - DOOM for the blind [V7.5 RELEASED!] - ZDoom

forum.zdoom.org

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Sarah Russell
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Where do we get these again? Is there a github or something to link us to?

Apple. Apple please. You can't use the same short flag for two different things. Apple *please*
-v, --verbose Sets (with a numeric value) or increments the verbosity level of output. Without the verbose option, no output is produced upon success, in the classic UNIX style. If no other options request a different action, the first -v encountered will be interpreted as --verify instead (and does not increase verbosity). -v, --verify Requests verification of code signatures. If other actions (sign, display, etc.) are also requested, -v is interpreted to mean --verbose.

15 Best Free and Open-Source Audio Editors linuxtoday.com/blog/15-best-fr…

15 Best Free and Open-Source Audio Editors

To provide an insight into the quality of software available, we have compiled a list of 15 high-quality free and open-source audio editors.
LinuxToday

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Every once in a while I meet with someone whose laptop stickers make me jealous. Today was such a day

Why are blind people suddenly using VPNs? vi.ie/why-are-blind-people-sud…

Why are blind people suddenly using VPNs? | Vision Ireland

A VPN or virtual private network basically allows you to send your internet traffic through a network that isn’t necessarily the network you’re connected to ...
Sean Doran (Vision Ireland)

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Interview, be My Eyes hope to sell user data to train AI vi.ie/interview-be-my-eyes-hop…

Interview, be My Eyes hope to sell user data to train AI | Vision Ireland

Questions composed by David Redmond It’s long been said that if the product is free, then you are the product. With the recent announcement from Be My Eyes ...
Sean Doran (Vision Ireland)

ATU689 – Index Braille with Mikael Vikman Sunna eastersealstech.com/2024/08/09…

ATU689 – Index Braille with Mikael Vikman Sunna

Your weekly dose of information that keeps you up to date on the latest developments in the field of technology designed to assist people with disabilities and special needs. Special Guest: Mikael …
Assistive Technology at Easter Seals Crossroads

linux-game-manager
Storm Dragon pushed changes to the testing branch of the linux-game-manager project Updated ipfs link to latest version of 7.5 with bug fix. Updated custom scripts.

~stormdragon2976/linux-game-manager - Installer and launcher for accessible to the blind games that run natively in Linux. - 2MB codes git

git.2mb.codes

Warner Bros. Discovery Shuts Down Cartoon Network’s Website cordcuttersnews.com/warner-bro…

Warner Bros. Discovery Shuts Down Cartoon Network's Website | Cord Cutters News

In a move that signals the end of an era, the Cartoon Network website has officially shut down. Visitors to the once-vibrant online hub are now redirected to Warner Bros. Discovery’s Max streaming service.
Luke Bouma (Cord Cutters News)

Auch wenn #Microsoft aus Eigeninteresse etwas anderes behauptet: Alle gängigen Computer, die jünger als ca. 10 Jahre sind, sind schnell genug als Arbeitstier für alltägliche Aufgaben wie das Surfen im Internet oder Videokonferenzen. Und etwas anderes findet ja auch auf den meisten Bürocomputern nicht statt – neue Software läuft meist (auch) im Webbrowser.

Wenn ein betagter Computer täglich viele Stunden läuft, kann es sinnvoll sein, ihn durch einen stromsparenderen zu ersetzen.

Wenn MS sich weigert, #Windows11 auf einem Computer laufen zu lassen, auf dem #Windows10 läuft, ist das kein Grund, die Hardware zu ersetzen, aber ein guter Grund, zu #Linux zu wechseln.

Das sehen @ktn und @syt von @heiseonline genauso und haben deshalb einen Ratgeber geschrieben, der Windows-Usern den Wechsel erleichtern soll: heise.de/ratgeber/Linux-Umstie…

Bei der @datenfreude überlegen wir, eine #LinuxInstallParty in #Bielefeld zu veranstalten. Also ein Treffen z.B. in den @acmelabs, bei dem Leute ihre Laptops mitbringen können und dann mit unserer Hilfe ein GNU/Linux darauf installieren. Gäbe es daran Interesse?

UPDATE: #Datenfreude heißt inzwischen @Datenpunks, und wir haben uns heute darauf festgelegt, am 7. Dezember in den Räumen der @acmelabs eine LinuxInstallParty zu veranstalten. Wir bereiten bootbare USB-Sticks vor, auf denen verschiedene Linux-Distributionen zum unverbindlichen Ausprobieren bereitstehen. Wenn euch eine gefällt, könnt ihr sie direkt installieren. Falls ihr schon Windows auf eurem Computer habt, kann das draufbleiben (#dualBoot) oder ersetzt werden. Am besten macht ihr in dann vorher ein Backup.

UPDATE 2: Uhrzeit und weitere Details auf datenpunks.de/linux-install-pa… .


Linux-Umstieg: Linux Mint oder Fedora Workstation statt Windows 11

Microsofts zunehmenden Windows-Gängeleien entkommen Sie mit einem Wechsel auf Linux. Wir empfehlen Distributionen und zeigen, wie Sie den Umzug meistern.
c't Magazin
#linux #Windows11 #microsoft #windows10 #linuxinstallparty #bielefeld #datenfreude #dualboot @ACME Labs e.V. @heise online @Keywan Tonekaboni @Sylvester Tremmel @Datenfreu.de @Datenpunks
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TIL: about curl --json option

Neat!

curl.se/docs/manpage.html#--js…

#curl

curl - How To Use

curl.se
#curl

Our July certification round up is now up on Hackster.io! Check out some of our favourite certifications from Disability Pride Month like @define 's Metabraille, Tympan's open source hearing aid, Neil Squire Society's Maker's Making Change Open Playback Recorder! Plus the Strad Espresso Maker from Matias Iturbides. Read why we love them here: hackster.io/news/july-certific…

July Certification Roundup

Check out some of the July certification's we love.
OSHWA (Hackster.io)
@Projekt Define

Es gibt da übrigens Leute, die arbeiten für #Frieden:

ohne-ruestung-leben.de/aktuell…
Ganz ohne populistisches Geschwafel.

Startseite | Ohne Rüstung Leben

Seit 1978 treten tausende Menschen mit Angeboten von Ohne Rüstung Leben gegen Rüstungsexporte und Atomwaffen und für Frieden und Entwicklung ein.
Ohne Rüstung Leben
#frieden

Buffet. #grickledoodle #food #dining #vampire #horror #art #city #cartoon #drawing #ink #funny
A cartoon illustration of a smiling sweaty vampire on crowded sidewalk surrounded by a lot of people. The caption underneath reads "The city provided endless dining options."
#food #art #drawing #ink #horror #Funny #cartoon #city #grickledoodle #dining #Vampire
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Tom Harrington
Tom Harrington
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@cstross Once when a conference asked attendees about special dietary needs, I put down that I was a cannibal. And sure enough, they put me in a room full of people.
@Charlie Stross

Apple just upgraded to libcurl to 8.7.1 on MacOS 13 and 14. This version has a nasty brotli regression we fixed back in March...

The bug: github.com/curl/curl/issues/13…


auracle fail with libcurl 8.7.1 · Issue #13209 · curl/curl

I did this I pushed curl 8.7.1-1 to the Arch Linux testing repository earlier today. Turns out we have a regression with an AUR helper application auracle, that links against libcurl. Sadly output ...
GitHub
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Stefan Eissing
Stefan Eissing
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Snark on the spur of the moment. Sorry for the people who are now having trouble with this.

It seems that Apple could improve its cooperation with OSS projects they depend on. Just a thought.

Oh yes, 2 new life lines coming up next week. I'm not here for them but will enjoy when I get back. Spent a pretty solid 7 and a half hours with it so far!
bbc.co.uk/programmes/m000bcm4

BBC Radio 4 - Life Lines

Al Smith's award-winning series set in an ambulance control room.
BBC

Daniel's weekly report August 9, 2024

lists.haxx.se/pipermail/daniel…

feature window, libcurl 24, wcurl, SIGPIPE, CVE, hacking, getprog, -h

shot of Daniel while doing a public talk

[Daniel's week] August 9, 2024

lists.haxx.se

one of my favorite things about getting orders from Blind Girl Designs, is of course the order but they also typically come with hard candy in them :) don't know what i'm talking about? Well, why not get some #Unmute Merch! blindgirldesigns.com/collectio…

Support Blind Businesses

Blind Girl Designs | Clothing as unique as you are.
Blind Girl Designs
#unmute

#LiegendDemo: Menschen mit ME/CFS machen auf ihr Schicksal aufmerksam

Unter dem Motto "LiegendDemo" haben Betroffene bundesweit auf ME/CFS aufmerksam gemacht. Erkrankte leiden die meiste Zeit im Verborgenen. Schon kleinste Aktivitäten können zur kompletten Überlastung führen. Von Kerstin Breinig.

➡️ tagesschau.de/inland/gesellsch…

#ME/CFS


#LiegendDemo: Menschen mit ME/CFS machen auf ihr Schicksal aufmerksam

Kerstin Breinig (tagesschau.de)
#liegenddemo #me

How to Run a Linux Command Without Keeping It in History linuxtoday.com/blog/how-to-run…

How to Run a Linux Command Without Keeping It in History

In this guide, you will learn six different methods for running a Linux command without keeping track of its history.
LinuxToday

How to Shrink Long or Multiple Commands into a Single Short Command linuxtoday.com/news/how-to-shr…

How to Shrink Long or Multiple Commands into a Single Short Command

In Linux, multiple long commands can be easily replaced with a single short command using the alias command. Learn how.
LinuxToday

A new issue of #ThisWeekInGNOME is now online!

#160 Web Happenings
thisweek.gnome.org/posts/2024/…

#GNOME #TWIG

Screenshot of Embellish
Screenshot of GNOME Web Privacy Dialog
Screenshot of GNOME Web "Autofill Data" dialog
Screenshot of Elevado

#160 Web Happenings · This Week in GNOME

thisweek.gnome.org
#gnome #ThisWeekInGNOME #twig

A great website for tweaking your headphones to sound as flat as possible. Either use it with Equalizer APO on Windows, or any multi-band parametric or graphical EQ you might have that can be applied system-wide. I love it! autoeq.app/

AutoEq

Automatic headphone equalization
autoeq.app

@graeme on using the @w3c #ARIA Design Patterns in relation to conformance with #WCAG, on the @TetraLogical blog:
tetralogical.com/blog/2024/08/…

Design patterns and WCAG - TetraLogical

The ARIA Authoring Practices Guide (APG) contains an extensive range of design patterns aimed at helping developers to create accessible web experiences using WAI-ARIA.
TetraLogical
#aria #wcag @Graeme Coleman @World Wide Web Consortium @TetraLogical

comparison of new Nautilus-as-filechooser (left) and the current GTK4 filechooser (right)

(the former being in a GNOME OS VM, the latter not in the VM, but positioned over top of it)

#GTK #GNOME #LibAdwaita

On the left, a filechooser dialog for saving a web page. The dialog is nearly identical in appearance to the Nautilus file manager; at the bottom of the main view is a drop-down to select file type, a text entry for the name of the file, and then a Save button. On the right is the current GTK4 filechooser dialog. The file type selection is in the bottom-right corner, and the text entry is on top above the path bar, with a Cancel button to its left and a Save button to the right.
#gnome #gtk #libadwaita
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I was thinking about contributing to @Discourse, but found out that they're using a CLA :(

cla-assistant.io/discourse/dis…


Why CLAs aren't good for open source

Few legal topics in open source are as controversial as contributor license agreements.
Opensource.com
@Discourse
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A reminder that a previously criminal Republican president resigned his office 50 years ago today.
#Nixon
#Trump
NY Times front page from August 9, 1974. "Nixon Resigns"
#Trump #nixon

ChatGPT unexpectedly began speaking in a user’s cloned voice during testing

Woolf: "OpenAI just leaked the plot of Black Mirror's next season."

arstechnica.com/information-te…

ChatGPT unexpectedly began speaking in a user’s cloned voice during testing

Ars Technica

Jerk

Link: ivanish.ca/jerk/
Discussion: news.ycombinator.com/item?id=4…


Jerk

ivanish.ca

Cela m'a pris pas mal d'heures de travail, mais je suis fière d'avoir contribué parallèlement à #OpenStreetMap (#OSM) et à #WikimediaCommons en y ajoutant les #sculptures installées dans le #parc devant l'Eglise de #Giubiasco (#Bellinzona).
Je ne comprends pas, par contre, pourquoi il n'y a aucun site web qui fait la promotion de ce #patrimoine artistique...

Les #photographies sont à voir ici:

commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.…

#art #Ticino #Tessin

ArtePerArte, cartographie sculptures, OpenStreetMap, Giubiasco, Bellinzona
photographies des sculptures de l'exposition à ciel ouvert ArtePerArte à Giubiasco/Bellinzona

Search media - Wikimedia Commons

commons.wikimedia.org
#art #openstreetmap #OSM #wikimediacommons #sculptures #parc #giubiasco #Bellinzona #patrimoine #photographies #ticino #tessin
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Cristina Del Biaggio
Cristina Del Biaggio
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@MapComplete Et que je vais pouvoir bientôt essayer de faire de même pour les #murales / #streetart de #Grenoble, même si j'ai un doute sur le fait qu'en France ça soit vraiment possible, comme le suggérait @tornooc en lien avec la liberté de panorama: fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Libert%C…
mapcomplete / artwork / Grenoble

exception au droit d'auteur

Contributeurs aux projets Wikimedia (Fondation Wikimedia, Inc.)
#streetart #murales #grenoble @MapComplete @tornooc 🚲

Bloomberg's private army, courtesy of bootlicking Eric Adams

«A 63-year-old climate activist and professional cellist faces up to seven years in prison after being arrested on Thursday while performing a Bach solo outside the headquarters of one of the world’s largest fossil fuel financier Citibank in downtown New York»

Cello-playing climate activist arrested at New York Citibank protest as crackdown escalates | US news | The Guardian
theguardian.com/us-news/articl…

#ClimateCrisis #democrats


Cello-playing climate activist arrested at New York Citibank protest as crackdown escalates

Second activist also arrested during ‘summer of heat’ protest against second largest financier of fossil fuels
Nina Lakhani (The Guardian)
#Climatecrisis #democrats

#XMPP Community

XMPP Community members will be present at the #FrosCon in #Bonn, DE from 17th + 18th Aug 2024

Find their booth or join related workshops and talks in rooms C125 (#TroLUG & # #Gentoo) and C120 (#Matrix)

:xmpp: :xmpp: :xmpp:

#jabber #chat #interoperability #standards #rtc #opensource #decentralization

The XMPP Announcement Logo
#xmpp #matrix #opensource #Jabber #chat #interoperability #decentralization #standards #rtc #gentoo #bonn #froscon #trolug

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chr
chr
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I would like to help out at #froscon, take on work at the stand, etc. But I haven't found a contact person. Can you help me?

Ich würde gerne, auf der #froscon, mit helfen, Schichten am Stand übernehmen etc. Aber ich habe keine Ansprechpartnerin gefunden. Könnt ihr mir weiter helfen?

#froscon
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XSF: XMPP Standards Foundation
XSF: XMPP Standards Foundation
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@chr Sorry for late reply. Next time I recommend to just go to the booth directly. You can always join these chats: xmpp.org/community/chat/
@chr
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