@vick21 This one is definitely an outlier, and Florida hasn't been polled regularly because it was assumed a safe red state. However, and this is a HUGE X factor, the Dems have a large ground operation and the GOP is _just starting_ its own. If the Dems think they can push turnout there, and does candidate rallies, that could really catch the GOP off-guard.
I certainly hope that the same said company will finally figures out how to flip images for better OCR rather than expecting a blind user to do it for them. How much of an AI does this need? LOL finance.yahoo.com/news/metas-r…
Or provide a more intelligent answer to the request such as "hey Meta, look and analyze this receipt!", to which Meta AI replies: "this appears to be a receipt with rows and columns, possibly listing some items that you purchased... Etc, etc..." O really? :)
Be My Eyes and Meta Announce Accessibility Partnership: Be My Eyes to provide “Call a Volunteer” on Ray-Ban Meta Smart Glasses, unlocking hands-free accessibility for blind and low vision people for the first time groups.io/g/tech-vi/message/78…
I wonder if this means that we will be able to have Be My AI describe photos from FB directly. That way I don't have to download each picture I want to "see?"
Big news! We’re partnering with Meta to bring hands-free accessibility to the blind & low-vision community through our Call a Volunteer feature on Ray Ban Meta smart glasses! Coming soon in the US, Canada, UK, Ireland & Australia!
With all that’s mentioned in the article, plus Be My Eyes integrated directly, I think any blind person who may have been on the fence re these glasses may need to climb off it. Meta updates Ray-Ban smart glasses with real-time AI video, reminders, and QR code scanning
Long overdue, but Meta is releasing a camera passthrough API for Quest developers early next year theverge.com/2024/9/25/2425023… Still anticipating numerous hoops and restrictions though... #AR/#VR
I’m super excited about this blogpost. The approach is so counterintuitive, and yet the results are so much better than anything else that we’ve tried for memory safety. We finally understand why.
With zero-overhead bindings to V8 APIs, memory safety through Rust’s ownership model, and great docs, it’s battle-hardened and production-ready. From here on, Rusty V8 will follow Chrome versions for predictable upgrades.
Our end-to-end encryption engine rPGP just got a big update, fully supporting OpenPGP "cryptorefresh" RFC9850 ... Many thanks to @hko and dignifiedquire for fearlessly pushing ahead in the security machine room ... Please give them a 💜 and also @NGIZero who funded it ! fosstodon.org/@hko/11319894759…
This release brings rather complete support for the excellent new OpenPGP RFC 9580 (also known as "crypto refresh", or "v6")
RFC 9580 standardizes modern cryptographic mechanisms for OpenPGP: AEAD-based encryption, Argon2, and SHA2 fingerprints for the new OpenPGP v6 key format (v4 keys use SHA1).
The percentage of Android vulnerabilities caused by memory safety issues has dropped from 76% in 2019 to only 24% in 2024, representing a massive decrease of over 68% in five years.
Mona 6.8 is now available on iPhone and iPad on App Store, including new features and optimizations for iOS and iPadOS 18. geo.itunes.apple.com/app/id165…
- The default app icon now has a new look when Dark Mode is on - "Controls" for composing a post and opening a tab on the in-app tab bar - You can customizes your "Controls" with a custom title, subtitle or icon - New shortcut action for opening a tab on the in-app tab bar - Varies shortcut actions can now be configured to use the "Default Account"
Mona 6.8.1 is now available on iPhone and iPad on the App Store, fixing an issue that caused blank controls on the Control Center. geo.itunes.apple.com/app/id165…
Mona 6.8.3 is now available on the App Store for iPhone, iPad, and Mac. The app now shows a privacy notice on the post composer when composing mention-only or follower-only posts. Additionally, an enhanced checking process has been implemented prior to uploading pictures or videos to Mastodon to ensure GPS information is stripped. getmona.app
Mona 6.8.4 is now available on the App Store for iPhone, iPad, and Mac. This update improves the app performance when you have a lot of mute items, and fixes a crash relating to HDR photo processing. getmona.app
Have you already been notified that on MacOS, when opening a thread, profile etc. in the side bar, VoiceOver no longer seems to tell users that focus has shifted to the new panel. Visually, it happens, e.g. if there are multiple items, up and down arrows do change focus inside the new panel, but initial focus after pressing enter on a post no longer speaks the new focus after it transitioned visually. This has been the case since MacOS Sequoia.
It's the newest joke in town for zionists when they're asked questions they don't like: "do you want a beeper?" Deborah Lipstadt is the State Dept Envoy to Combat Antisemitism.
I'm not convinced by the part about magic links being user-hostile, misguided, and making you yearn for passwords. Magic links are still the most foolproof solution I know.
@matt That’s a fair opinion. But every time I use them I have to:
1. Wait 15 seconds for an email 2. Have access to my email 3. Worry whether they get lost in spam 4. Add friction 5. Make that destination (email or text) a single point of failure for full access to everything you own (though with resets it’s not too far from it)
Reading about world-systems theory, wherein the capitalist world is divided into core and periphery regions. The core has the higher-skilled, capital-intensive industries and the periphery is essentially a producer of raw materials in service to the core. (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World-sy…)
It's reinforced by the work of folks like Walter Rodney (author of How Europe Underdeveloped Africa) and Frantz Fanon (author of The Wretched of the Earth).
It's also seems to be reproduced on the city/country scale.
GREAT change is approaching. NIST will standardise prohibition of requirement of composing passwords from various character styles, and requirement for periodic password changes. These are harmful and obsolete rules. Now they will be treated as a cybersecurity weakness pages.nist.gov/800-63-4/sp800-…
To my last boost. Please boost this for wide spread. This is an opportunity for #braille dice sets to enter the realm of #mainstream and mass manufacturing. I haven't been able to read of full set of #dice as a #TTRPG player in 20 years since I went #blind. It would be beautiful for something like this to be added to life and make me feel like I'm right up there with everyone else. Thank you!
I’m super excited to share that they hit their goal for the TTRPGs for Accessible Gaming Charity Bundle! Because of your amazing support, DOTS RPG Project can now team up with Die Hard Dice to create awesome braille dice for the visually impaired and blind community.
This is such a big win for making tabletop gaming more inclusive, and I couldn’t be happier. I’m really looking forward to snagging a set of these dice myself! I'm not in anyway involved other than a supporter but you have no idea how long I've been waiting for this.
This is just my personal huge thanks to everyone who chipped in and helped spread the word. You all rock! 🌟🙌
"Mimochodom, Robert Fico začal účet za obžerstvo dvanástich rokov vlád Smeru a tri roky gamblerstva Igora Matoviča vyčísľovať aj v slovenských korunách, čo neznie dobre. Jeho volič si nevie predstaviť ani miliardu, nieto tridsať, nedá sa to vyložiť na stolík v keši, sú to iba dve čísla, ktoré znamenajú veľa a veľa veľa. Dúfajme, že vodca nezačal trénovať predstavivosť svojho voliča na niečo, čo nám dnes pripadá nepredstaviteľné."
p.s.: Ak by sme tvorili kroniku vladnutia v SR cisto iba pridavanim slov a hesiel (za dnes napr. "nalepky na pocitaci"), aj tak by sme produkovali "tony textu" pricom vyrazy typu "blahobyt", "stastie", "nadej", "spravodlivost" ci "uzitocny pocin" by sme tam hladali marne.
I ordered something once, 2 weeks later it had been delayed 3 times. And cancelling the ~$800 order was hard. It works, but when it doesn't it's a nightmare.
Rui Batista
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in reply to Rui Batista • • •@ragb the AI wars are coming and I'm here making some popcorn.
Hope we all go down with it sooner than later.