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What is a Braille Printer/Embosser? Why is it So Important in Accessibility? allyant.com/what-is-a-braille-…

What are Braille Printers/Embossers and Why They Matter in Accessibility

The ability to read and write Braille is essential for people who are blind or visually impaired to communicate effectively. To create a Braille document, you must use a Braille printer.
Sam Graves (Allyant)
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David Goldfield

@jorgeapaez1994 I should be charged with a crime for promoting the use of Braille embossers? What planet are you from, exactly? In addition, Braille, hardcopy or electronic, is very much alive. While Braille displays have definite advantages over hardcopy Braille, not everyone has access to Braille displays and many people enjoy reading a book or magazine embossed on paper, not to mention using embossers for things like restaurant menus, Braille handouts for meetings, convention schedules, etc., just as sighted people enjoy reading material on paper as opposed to an eReader. Oh, and by the way, while the article I posted wasn't intended to promote the use of Braille embossers, I certainly have no problem in promoting them and I can and will promote whatever technology that I choose to promote. You don't like it? Put your big boy pants on and deal with it or Block me.
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David Goldfield

@jorgeapaez1994 Braille is not an irrelevant language. In fact, it's not a language, period. It's a way for blind people to read text in their native language. Also, if we kill off Braille, you have condemned the deaf-blind community to illiteracy and done the exact opposite of what you claim you want to do in that deaf-blind people would now become computer illiterate. For that matter, killing off Braille would put the entire blind population into a state of complete illiteracy. I'm not normally this harsh but you're either a troll or you have no idea of what you're talking about.

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@storm What were the results of the NVDA experiment we did a while back with Wine? We might potentially get the battle.net launcher working if it was successful, and add that to #audiogame-manager. Was doing some experimentation earlier with Lutris with the help of @Lironah but think it might be portable enough to get working.

Battle.net

Battle.net is your one stop shop into the world of Blizzard and Activision. Buy digital games, in-game items, balance and more for all of your favorite ...
Battle.net
#AudioGame @Billy @Joan Albright

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What will the Foundation do to protect projects at the heart of Matrix? How do we determine what those “core” projects are? And are there any projects that don’t belong at the Foundation?

We're beginning the process of defining a new governance framework for Foundation projects, in collaboration with the Governing Board and the rest of the ecosystem. matrix.org/blog/2024/08/heart-…

#Matrix #FOSS #OpenSource #Governance


Protecting the projects at the heart of the Matrix ecosystem

Matrix, the open protocol for secure decentralised communications
Josh Simmons (matrix.org)
#foss #matrix #opensource #governance

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Tell me you don't understand Capitalism without telling me you don't understand Capitalism

mamot.fr/@pluralistic/11296619…


Cory Doctorow (@pluralistic@mamot.fr)

Attached: 1 image Every artist, performer and creator on Patreon is about to get screwed out of 30% of their gross revenue, which will be diverted to Apple, the most valuable company on the planet.
La Quadrature du Net - Mastodon - Media Fédéré
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Janneke

@Bubu
That's actually a very good question.

Surely this kind of behavior will speed up our real world Monopoly's end game and while Apple must know that on some level they're probably incapable of acting otherwise, like any other monopoly.

I'm just amazed that Cory Doctorow thinks that it is shocking what Apple does, as it seems hardly anything new, predictable, textbook Capitalism.

@Bubu ☎️: 3016

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I can't remember if I made this #game #recommendation before or not, but the Ghost and the Golem is an interactive story type game, set in a shtetl in the Russian Empire in the early 19th century. The game involves both historical events, such as pogroms, ethnic and class tensions, and fantastic elements. Depending how you play it you may encounter no significant fantastic elements, or a lot of them. It can be played on a browser, and it is text-based, and accessible. choiceofgames.com/ghost-and-th…

The Ghost and the Golem

Confront mystic perils and revelations, pogroms, & your own wild heart, in a Jewish historical fantasy of bandits, betrothals, klezmers, and kabbalists!
www.choiceofgames.com
#game #recommendation

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#AndroidAppRain at apt.izzysoft.de/fdroid today brings you 13 updated and 1 added apps:

* Petals: take control of your weed consumption

Oh, and the @unifiedpush FCM Distributor moved to @Codeberg – and was just confirmed as #reproducibleBuilds (will show up as such tomorrow) :awesome:

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 #reproduciblebuilds #izzyondroid @UnifiedPush @Codeberg

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Martina Neumayer

1/n Hi Jami devs. Is there any problem with chat synchronization in your applications? I am asking because for almost a two weeks I am experiencing something like that. Both apps, the android one and linux (Arch) desktop one can not properly synchronize ended and received messages. Moreover desktop one freezes after few minutes or sometimes even second after launching. I am also unable to change some configuration options because it hangs so heavy that I must do rebooting entire system.

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I love Jami. Really. But, how do I... log in with my existing username? :))

Yep, I lost my previous device and I just can't use PIN from another device)

From: @Jami
mstdn.io/@Jami@mstdn.io@mstdn.…


Mastodon

The social network of the future: No ads, no corporate surveillance, ethical design, and decentralization! Own your data with Mastodon!
Mastodon hosted on mstdn.io
@Jami
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Jami

Hi 🙂 , I'm sorry you experienced and i understand this is frustrating. Unfortunately, if you hadn't already linked your account to another of your devices before losing it, I'm afraid that recreating a new account is the only solution. Due to Jami's distributed structure, we don't use a server and therefore don't host your data or account. Your account is only stored locally on your devices.

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Three hours ago #Github released an "AI Autofix" feature: github.blog/news-insights/prod…

Now their entire system is completely offline.

Oops.


Found means fixed: Secure code more than three times faster with Copilot Autofix - The GitHub Blog

With Copilot Autofix, developers and security teams can keep new vulnerabilities out of code and confidently remediate their backlog security debt.
Mike Hanley (The GitHub Blog)
#github

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Hello #accessibility experts and #screenReader users. I am trying to find out a wordpress addon that might provide self-hostable and screen reader accessible reservation system. The features I am looking for is ability to integrate this with google calendar or any other caldav based self-hostable calendaring solution. Email notifications for both visitors and administrators is a plus. I need this to be accessible to both visitors as well as administrators.
Also recently I think I have seen a mention of croutfunding campaign where the aim is to build open-source accessible booking system. I'd be happy to look at it too if you can remind me of it.
#Accessibility #screenreader

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Der BUND spricht von "Schneewittchen-Äpfeln"
Obstbauern am Bodensee dürfen Äpfel und Birnen mit dem Pilzmittel Folpet spritzen, um Schorf zu verhindern. Das BvL hat das per Notfallzulassung genehmigt. Die zulässige Rückstandsmenge bei Äpfeln wurde um das 20fache erhöht. Die Früchte dürfen nur in Deutschland verkauft werden, EU-weit gelten niedrigere Rückstandsgrenzen. Folpet kann vermutlich Krebs erzeugen und ist sehr giftig für Wasserorganismen. deutschlandfunk.de/apfel-und-b…

Apfel und Birne: Ginge es auch ohne Notfallzulassung für gefährliches Pestizid?

Deutschlandfunk

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I searched the web this morning for how to use Markdown in Apple Notes. The top result from Duckduckgo said all I had to do was select the text I wanted to format, then use Markdown. The rest of the article was about how to use Markdown. The instruction made no sense. I now suspect the article was AI-generated, or written by someone with a serious misunderstanding. Probably the former. For the record, Kagi never found this website at all. toolingant.com/markdown-in-app…

Mastering Markdown in Apple Notes: A Beginner’s Guide to Enhanced Productivity

Apple Notes allows you to add Markdown formatting to your notes. To do this, simply select the text you want to format and use common…
James Wilson (Tooling Ant)

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Just got me a #pixel3a - used, cheap and in surprisingly good condition. The updater of the stock rom tells me that the device is EOL - and indeed, according to endoflife.date/pixel it was EOLed over two years ago, despite being released only some 5/6 years ago. The kernel version starts with 4.x.

Well, tomorrow pre-build #postmarketos images should appear on postmarketos.org/install/, the next weekly should have it promoted from "testing" to "community" and the kernel is at 6.10.x.


Google Pixel

Check end-of-life, release policy and support schedule for Google Pixel.
endoflife.date
#postmarketos #pixel3a
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Robert Mader

Important for me: the front camera should already work and for the back one there are WIP patches that work, meaning this device will probably be the first Android device with both cameras being supported (and most other thing as well!).

Sure, we're still very far away from what even a super outdated Android can offer. I for one am super eager and motivated to see if we can make #linuxmobile (upstream!) a somewhat reasonably alternative though - and make #postmarketos live up to its name :)

#postmarketos #linuxmobile
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Oskar

Meine Einschätzung:
Laut jährlichem Personeneinkommen 2022 der Statistik Austria
ist das Bruttojahreseinkommen Median (50%) der unselbstständig Erwerbstätigen 32.834 Euro, davon wurden 25% Steuern bezahlt, 2024-04-01.
und beim 3. Quartils (75%) der unselbstständig Erwerbstätigen ist es 49.607 Euro, davon wurden 29.4% Steuern bezahlt, 2024-04-17.
Bei 47.2% Steuern, 2024-06-21.
statistik.at/statistiken/bevoe…

Jährliche Personeneinkommen

Unabhängige Statistiken für faktenbasierte Entscheidungen
Statistik Austria
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Oskar

Berechnung zur Prüfung:

unselbstständig Erwerbstätige Median (50%)
(let ((brutto 32834)(netto 24652))(- 100 (/ netto brutto 0.01)))24.9
(* 365 0.25)91.25
[2024-04-01 Mo]

unselbstständig Erwerbstätige 3. Quartil (75%)
(let ((brutto 49607)(netto 35037))(- 100 (/ netto brutto 0.01)))29.4
(* 365 0.294)107.31
[2024-04-17 Mi]

(* 365 0.472)172.28
[2024-06-21 Fr]

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Google pulls the plug on uBlock Origin

Solution: Firefox + uBlock Origin 😉🤟

tuta.com/blog/best-private-bro…

Here's the latest news: windowscentral.com/software-ap…

#Chrome #Google #Firefox #uBlock #Browsers

List of better browser alternatives to Google Chrome.

Google pulls the plug on uBlock Origin, leaving over 30 million Chrome users susceptible to intrusive ads

Google ramps up its campaign against ad blockers on Chrome.
Kevin Okemwa (Windows Central)
#firefox #google #chrome #ublock #browsers

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🔔 You heard the news: the @EU_Commission is planning to stop funding @EC_NGI in #HorizonEU 2025 ‼️
Our community reached the EU institutions its answer expresses vague support for #FreeSoftware.

Unfortunately it is failing to provide concrete examples on how to do so. The EC needs to come up with dedicated budget for Free Software solutions!

Keep the pressure on the EC on this topic by contacting them!

#FreeSoftware #horizoneu @European Commission @Next Generation Internet
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treefit

youtube.com/watch?v=E-e758AYkm…

And here the presentation from @flub of the intergration of #iroh_net into #deltachat for the setup second device feature.


Delta Chat and Iroh - Floris Bruynooghe

Delta Chat is a messenger using email as transport and with no additional infrastructure. This talk will discuss how the minimalist Iroh is used by Delta Ch...
YouTube
#deltachat #iroh_net @Floris Bruynooghe

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It is official: #RIPE89 in Prague will be hosted by #CZNIC with #CESNET as the connectivity sponsor. 😎

Great to see local companies participating. Hopefully there will also be enough local participants - so far only 8 are registered.

ripe89.ripe.net/sponsors/ripe-…


RIPE 89 Sponsors – RIPE 89

A RIPE Meeting is a five-day event where Internet Service Providers (ISPs), network operators and other interested parties from all over the world gather.
ripe89.ripe.net
#cznic #ripe89 #cesnet

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Ich hatte hier vor einiger Zeit im Rahmen der letzten #TwitterExodus -Wellen auf andere Social Media Plattformen im Kontext des #Fediverse hingewiesen, u.a. auf Firefish.

Leider wurde da die Entwicklung eingestellt, aber der #Misskey -Fork #Sharkey (joinsharkey.org) ist dafür umso aktiver. (Wie alle anderen Projekte, die #ActivityPub nutzen, föderiert auch Sharkey problemlos mit #Pixelfed oder #Mastodon.)

Wer das mal austesten möchte: federation.network/ oder sharkey.world/ bieten einen einfachen Einstieg.

Was ich an der Software besonders interessant finde, sind die Funktionen "Antennen" und "Kanäle".

Je heterogener das Fediverse wird, was die verwendeten Plattformen angeht, desto weniger Sorgen muss man sich um das Erreichen einer kritischen Masse machen. Die lokale Timeline mag dünn aussehen, aber die föderierten oder globalen Timelines sind dafür aktiv.

Navigationsleiste in Sharkey.

Sharkey.World

A generic Sharkey instance for anyone to use. Sharkey.World's official theme song, as suggested by @qqmrichter: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fO1cr_97psg
Sharkey.World
#activitypub #fediverse #Mastodon #pixelfed #misskey #twitterexodus #sharkey
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Jim Fuller

technocratic solutions do not solve a lot of problems eg. the same people (White house, etc) nary a mention of how to provide more financial support for open source activities ... open source development is superior to commercial but the lack of financial underpinnings means it can only go so far. That seems like a much larger problem to me then choosing 'language X over language Y'.

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I did the drums on this track using #AddictiveDrums2 on a keyboard. I'm nobody's idea of a real drummer, but I can fake it pretty good.

So Glad You’re Mine by Troy Mitchell:
youtu.be/Wnp44sWtZyY?si=yUVGwD…


So Glad You’re Mine

Provided to YouTube by CDBabySo Glad You’re Mine · Troy MitchellSo Glad You’re Mine℗ 2024 Troy MitchellReleased on: 2024-08-14Auto-generated by YouTube.
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#addictivedrums2
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Senil 🍹

Hell, controls in general will test things beyond your imagination, and half the time lives are on the line.

A job I interviewed for on-site produces nuclear fuel rods. There is a river not far away. The nearby Hanford site alone threatens to leak 80 year old nuclear waste into the soil as its tanks threaten to fail.

No operation in that geographical area can go wrong. And if something does, it has to be resolved immediately. Soil can't be contaminated. Water cannot be polluted. If these sites fail, hundreds of thousands of people near the river & downriver could be hurt. That region hosts a ton of agriculture.

As stuff in this industry becomes increasingly connected to the outside world, protecting these systems from bad actors is even more critical. We rely on proven cryptography even more than ever now.

Yes Matrix is a chat system, but that fucking attitude pisses me off so much. I would get fired for letting that kind of thing happen. Who knows what someone could do if I let this happen.

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Senil 🍹

"Nobody is obligated to buy from you. Nobody has to use your service. You can go out of business tomorrow if everyone just stopped buying from you."

I cannot in good conscience trust a company, a group, a project, that openly admits to ignoring something that they knew about years ago. What else do they know is a failure point that hasn't been found, that they maybe haven't addressed in years? How can anyone trust that they have their shit together after this? WHY should ANYBODY trust their claims now?

However neat I think Matrix is, this behavior alone is enough to convince me to never trust these people with anything. I know shit about crypto but I know a lot about critical infrastructure. If my former company fucked up hard, knew about the fuck up, and didn't do anything about it for years? I'd expect potential clients to never trust us again.

I will be taking my business elsewhere. I don't know where it might go, but it certainly won't be with anything involving Matrix or the team(s) behind it.

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Your blog does not need frameworks built for SPAs.

Your e-commerce "experience" should be progressively enhanced (no, that does not mean "SSR+huge bundles")

Your news website is not "an app".

Part 3 of my series on how JavaScript fucked over US public benefits services is up, and includes a handy rubric for "should we React?"

infrequently.org/2024/08/capro…


Reckoning: Part 3 — Caprock

I have worked with dozens of teams surprised to have have found themselves in the JavaScript ditch. They all feel ashamed because they've been led to believe they're the first; that the technology is working fine for other folks. It isn't.
Alex Russell
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