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Polaroids are so iconic that they appear anachronistically quite often in tv/cinema.

#believeinfilm



"On behalf of the WordPress security team, ..." and then many mentions of "fixing a security issue" without specifying what it is. (The patch is, presumably, public since the plugin is OSS and PHP?)

wordpress.org/news/2024/10/sec…

I don't have an opinion on the broader Wordpress situation, but seeing a security exception used to wield power in a broader controversy is extremely worrying.

Open source communities trust security teams with exceptional powers, and weakening that trust damages everyone.



Finding fulfillment and satisfaction in life is a very difficult task.

Ableism and individualism make it far, far more difficult than it should be, by leading us into a false understanding of how life even works.

But there is a way out.

Come spend a little time with me and explore the Priceless Gift of Weakness:

starshipgender.com/2024/10/the…

in reply to Amelia

In the blindness advocacy groups and online communities I'm familiar with, I don't think we discuss weakness much if at all. I think we try to deny or downplay the fact that being disabled means being weak in some ways. We try to focus on what we *can* do instead, and when requesting accessibility accommodations, we say we just do things differently. At least that's my impression.


The founder of Pastors for Trump, an organization applauded by the former president for promoting his bid for a second term, says the Antichrist will come in the form of “a homosexual of Jewish descent.”


I'm unemployed and unaware I was qualified for this position, does anyone know where to apply.



¿Por qué todos los autos nuevos tienen ventanas chaparritas? La visibilidad es terrible.
in reply to Federico Mena Quintero

Nos están preparando para cuando sean automóviles con conducción autonoma 🤖, para los cuales ¡ya no necesitarás ventanas en absoluto!

Ya en serio, estoy de acuerdo con que hay una aparente tendencia a reducir la visibilidad desde dentro de los autos. Es horrible.




When I realised that I'm running out of room on my bookshelves a few weeks ago I told myself I should really be more conservative about getting new books, so I don't fill it entirely too soon.

Anyway I impulse bought Tom Scott's new book today.

in reply to Brendan Abolivier

I feel you. Brendon Sanderson gotta chill or I’ll need to chose between the bookshelf or the couch


“The driver reported me as having a pet and said he had the right to deny pets. I explained numerous times it was a service animal and he was breaking the law. He asked me to close his door and drove off.” – Guide Dog User from Colorado, October 2024

This is one of many rideshare denials. End the discrimination. Respect our guide dogs and white canes. It’s our #RightToRide.

#StopGuideDogDenials #Rideshare #Discrimination

in reply to NationalFederationOfTheBlind

@JonathanMosen I wonder if it’s a matter of education in addition to law enforcement? Do the drivers deny because they don’t understand what a service animal is. Did Uber actually try proactively educating its drivers? I think waving the legal stick may not suffice on its own.
in reply to victor tsaran

@vick21 This issue has a very long history. Absolutely, it is the responsibility of ride-share companies to educate their drivers. All kinds of attempts over many years have been made to try to improve outcomes. There's plenty of history there is you search the appropriate terms on the NFB website. But in the end, we all have a responsibility to know and obey the law.
in reply to victor tsaran

@vick21 @JonathanMosen Also it doesn't help there are so many misbehaving fake service dogs with Service Dog Patches that you can just buy online for few dollars. What's funny is that "The ADA does not require service animals to wear a vest, ID tag, or specific harness." Also they "are not required to use a professional service dog training program." It's a crime in only some states, but people can just say it's a service dog without proof. ada.gov/resources/service-anim…
in reply to Chi Kim

@kevinrj @vick21 @JonathanMosen @chikim I think there's a valid point about the proof, but, unfortunately, once you go down that road there's lots of inaccessibility for us as we now experience with airlines.
in reply to Darrell Hilliker 👨‍🦯♾️📡

@darrell73 @kevinrj @vick21 @JonathanMosen Yeah There's a reason why ADA doesn't allow asking for proof, and I don't want having to present ID or something every time I go somewhere. with my seeing eye dog. I'm just pointing out some people are abusing the loophole.
in reply to Chi Kim

@chikim @kevinrj @vick21 @JonathanMosen Yep because #ADA is supposed to also protect the disclosure rights and privacy of #disabled people, but airlines have already found a way to abuse this. This is exactly why we need to keep the issue about the impact of the discrimination and steer away from all the rest of the excuses and whining from some drivers and others.
in reply to Darrell Hilliker 👨‍🦯♾️📡

@darrell73 @chikim @kevinrj @JonathanMosen Completely agree with the above. Still, I think the more defined the rules are, the more difficult it is to abuse them. I would even venture to say that those who refuse the service dog have biases toward blind people. But yeah, the more education, the merrier!


@Michael Vogel @Friendica Support Absprachegemäß mit Michael auf XMPP habe ich das Native Teilen (das seit einigen Wochen nicht mehr funktioniert) auf Spiegeln als meine eigenen Beiträge umgestellt. Der aktuelle Blogeintrag mit dieser Einstellung wurde in den letzten 30 Minuten nicht mit meiner oldie-Instanz föderiert.

Wo ist er geblieben?



Lest you think ride share discrimination is limited to those with service dogs, an #Uber driver told me she wouldn't transport me from a hotel to the Las Vegas airport because I am a blind person without sighted assistance. She tried to get a hotel employee to accompany me. I use a white cane. This stuff is real even as we conclude the first quarter of the 21st century. #accessibility #ableism #blind #discrimination #RightToRide


Belated #AndroidAppRain report for apt.izzysoft.de/fdroid yesterday (I was AFK the entire day) with 9 updated and 2 added apps:

* Conty: Interactive stories for children
* AlgoSorts: understand how sorting algorithms work using the example of animations 🛡️

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



Took the kid to the park trying to get a bit of "outdoors" and not think about all the stressful stuff. It didn't really work for the stress but the outside is kinda nice (at least in the shade) 🏞️


He changed his mind halfway through getting into bed and has been like this for like 20 minutes


Has anyone ever heard of any accessible air quality monitoring devices? Specifically, I need to monitor the levels of volatile organic compounds. As I begin to operate multiple 3D printers, and use more advanced filaments, filtering/venting is becoming a serious safety concern. There are quite a few devices that monitor this sort of thing, but I haven't yet found anything that talks or can be used through an accessible app. If you don't kno, please boost.

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Der Windows 10 Support nähert sich dem Ende. Zeit für den Umstieg auf Windows 11 oder doch der perfekte Moment, um der Abhängigkeit von Microsoft zu entkommen? Es gibt viele Alternativen – Linux, Open-Source-Tools, Datenschutz und Freiheit warten. Was denkst du: Upgrade oder Ausstieg?

#Windows10 #Windows11 #Linux #OpenSource #Datenschutz



A very long shot once again on the #Fediverse and #Mastodon but I keep trying because I desperately wish that one day it'll give me better answers to niche questions than Tiktok and Google.

Calling all #Sudanese. What's your recipe for fit-fit? I received a container of it, made by a bunch of dudes from #Sudan (They know my cousin, I swear they're not just randos), and I refuse to believe that they have the best recipe. Google gives me Ethiopian recipes, which are vastly different from what I had tonight. I found one recipe that I don't really trust.

So, do you eat it raw?
Do you include lungs and livers? What about kidneys?
How much peanut butter do you add?

There's an underwhelming number of sources for sudanese recipes online, I guess for very understandable reasons, but dang, I have a feeling those guys can't really cook and I must know how their elders made it.



Something I've learned from this impressively international conference:

1. It's hard to explain to people from Europe how sparsely populated Saskatchewan is (yes the space debris fell ~50km from my house, but the number of houses I pass on the way is equivalent to a few city blocks)

2. It's hard to explain to people from Africa how cold Saskatchewan is (yes, our first frost was Sept 9, and our last frost was June 25ish, yes you really can still grow food there, yes it kind of sucks sometimes.)



Tradiční Tišnovská 50, letos pouze příjemných 19km, ale zase s nádherným počasím.
#walking #outdoors
in reply to Tomáš Odehnal

Jezdíval jsem na letní tábory do areálu vedle Šárky. To už je dávno...



Dneska jsem se činila 👌🏻💪🏻😎
A jak jste sobotu strávili vy?
in reply to Archos

@archos U mě je hranice přežití 5 hodin. Jakmile spím kratší dobu, tak už to má vliv na mé soustředění. A to, že to vůbec není dobré pro zdraví, to ani raději nekomentuji 😅


Even though I know #HTML inside out and use it virtually every day, I'm still reading #HTMLForPeople by @bw because it's a prime example of how a good guide should be written.

1. The book is simple and easy to follow, with relevant points explained well enough even for non-coders to understand.
2. Images are clearly described for #blind readers through the use of #AltText.
3. The website is easy to navigate with a #ScreenReader.
4. There are no annoying pop-ups or ads on the website.
5. The book is entirely free of charge.

htmlforpeople.com/

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Výpusť bazénu. Trubka velikosti 50. Se zakončením šroubovice 1" na hadici. Ať se může bazén vypustit po celé zahradě, né jen na jedno místo.

Jenže závity zrezlé. Dolů to nejde. A celá koncovka na trubku v místním dealerství není. Mají max. velikost 40.

A i kdyby, stejně nemají kombinaci závitů, abych se dostal na požadovaný rozměr na konci.

To bude ještě sranda, abych nemusel používat ponorné čerpadlo na vypuštění 😁

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in reply to Zechy

Ok dám vědět. Jinak tady budou na 100% vše ptacek.cz/kontakty/detail/pobo…
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in reply to Archos

@archos Ok, dík. A vida... NA ptáčka jsem zapomněl, že tu máme... 😄
in reply to Archos

@archos to jo, ale zrovna tady je v takové odlehlejší části města... Na to snadno zapomeneš 😄
in reply to Zechy

Mně to nevadí ti to poskládat, jen jezdím až večer domů, tak to nestíhám poslat. To bych poslal až v pátek.
in reply to Archos

@archos uvidíme jak to výjde... Ale musím @sagittaras připravit na konferenci další víkend, takže nečekám, že něco zázračného zvládnu 😄


Mann muss nur Cookie-Hinweis wegklicken, Push-Benachrichtigungen ablehnen, Newsletter-Abo-Banner wegklicken, automatische Video-News stoppen und Website-Unterstützungs-Aufruf ablehnen, um festzustellen, dass Artikel, den er lesen wollte, hinter Bezahlschranke ist der-postillon.com/2020/10/webs…


Fliegerbombe in der #schanze

#Evakuierung !

Betroffen ist der zentrale Bereich der #Sternschanze rund um den SBahnhof in einem Umkreis von 300 Metern.

Na Prost Malzeit. An nem Samstag Abend.. das kann ja was werden.

#hamburg

500 kg-Bombe gefunden - Hamburg-Sternschanze warnung.bund.de/meldung/mow.DE…

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I always love the fact that Google Gemini is literally how Yesterday by The Beetles was conseived.


"A decade ago, Germany’s renewable energy transition was seen as a model for the rest of the world. Today much of the working class has turned against all things green. What happened?"

Excellent piece by Sean Sweeney in Jacobin

Just a thought: abundant cheap and clean energy is necessary. "Public ownership" in itself won't solve that basic physical reality. As long as Germany doesn't build plenty of new nuclear power plants, it will remain to deindustrialise for the same reasons the article already explains very well.

#EnergyTransition #Germany

jacobin.com/2024/10/germany-gr…



Jedna z dnešních pro mě nejzajímavějších přednášek na #LinuxDays už je sestřihnutá na youtube:
youtube.com/watch?v=qGldhRFMTf…
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Another one of those "I didn't leave the left, the left left me" screeds by the deposed minister who I used to work for😐 so much for self reflection and "sensitivity training" with interfaith groups she promised.
vancouversun.com/opinion/op-ed…

#BCpoli

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A question for selfhosters: What do you consider the best option for a self hosted cloud drive?

I've deployed owncloud some time ago. But I don't know whether it is currently the best choice or not. Nextcloud? Any other?

#Selfhost #Selfhosting #Owncloud #Nextcloud #Selfhosted #nx


in reply to Tristan

Germans would appreciate, it seems. Their website URLs are super long, like the-best-chinese-restaurant-out-there-in-this-beautiful-german-town.de (I'm exaggerating, but only a little bit :))


I don't know what's more astonishing: the new typesetting language José Reyes explains here, or the depth and quality of the explanation.

blog.jreyesr.com/posts/typst/

#typst #latex



Doing another yard sale stream tonight at 7PM est! Auctions start at $1, even the computers

whatnot.com/invite/actionretro

Come hang out, it’ll be a ton of fun!



“I did not communicate with the driver prior to his arrival. Once he arrived...He said, 'Is that a dog?' I said, 'Yes, he is a service dog.' He said, 'Sorry, no.' I said, 'It is a task-trained service dog accompanying me for a disability. You actually cannot legally refuse to offer service based on my dog - it is against the law.' He said, 'I don't care.' I said, 'You don't care about breaking the law?' He drove off." – Guide Dog User from California, March 2024

#RightToRide.

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AAA gaming comes to Apple M1 thanks to the latest Asahi Linux build — Control, Cyberpunk 2077, and The Witcher 3 are playable with respectable frame rates

Asahi Linux is now the first and only distro capable of running x86 Windows games on Apple Silicon devices through a Linux OS.
#hardware
tomshardware.com/laptops/macbo…



I need to get off this domain registrar site before I buy nondescript.social and set up a Mastodon instance that no one will likely join, LOL.


snark

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"The search for AI is the search for a better slave."
@cstross

Tech bros watch Blade Runner, and immediately set about trying to become the next Dr. Eldon Tyrell.

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