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oooh, the redbox uses full AES encryption!

and they always use the same key which is embedded in the executable right next to the encrypt() and decrypt() functions. well done, guys

AMD, Intel, and a slew of tech companies are teaming up to fend off ARM chips theverge.com/2024/10/15/242710…

AMD and Intel are teaming up to fend off ARM chips

Chip makers AMD and Intel are feeling the pressure as ARM gains momentum in the PC market, pushing the two competitors into an unlikely alliance.
Allison Johnson (The Verge)

I have to ask, because apparently a lot of people don’t use the keyboard to navigate websites at all. I do it all the time.

#a11y

  • Use Keyboard sometimes (41%, 39 votes)
  • Use Keyboard frequently (33%, 31 votes)
  • Use Keyboard with assistive tech (4%, 4 votes)
  • Only use the mouse/touchpad/pointer (20%, 19 votes)
93 voters. Poll end: 2 weeks ago

#a11y

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My violence towards robot vacuums (usually when they get caught in cords for the MILLIONTH TIME) is vindicated.

They're spies.

werd.io/2024/insecure-deebot-r…


Insecure Deebot robot vacuums collect photos and audio to train AI

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-10-05/robot-vacuum-deebot-ecovacs-photos-ai/104416632 [Julian Fell at Australian ABC News] "Ecovacs robot vacuums, which have been found to suffer from critical cybersecurity flaws, are collecting photos, videos and v…
Ben Werdmuller (Werd I/O)

If you are using a so called smart connected TV and are concerned about your privacy, you should read the following scientific article: "Watching TV with the Second-Party: A First Look at Automatic Content Recognition Tracking in Smart TVs"
arxiv.org/pdf/2409.06203v1

In short, if your TV's settings are not correctly adjusted, it can periodically (in some cases, every 10 seconds) send a fingerprint of what is being displayed to a server to find out what you are watching.

"#PHP RFC: Add persistent #curl share handles"

wiki.php.net/rfc/curl_share_pe…

The PR => github.com/php/php-src/pull/15…


feat: enable persistent `CurlShareHandle` objects by ericnorris · Pull Request #15603 · php/php-src

This PR introduces a new function, curl_share_init_persistent, that creates a php_curlsh struct that can live beyond a single PHP request. Persisting a curl share handle would allow PHP userspace t...
GitHub
#php #curl

The incredibly talented Lupita Nyong’o now has a podcast:

brittlepaper.com/2024/10/kenya…


Kenyan Actress Lupita Nyong'o Brings Light to Global Storytelling in her New Podcast!

Lupita Nyong'o's podcast, Mind Your Own, is all about belonging. Whether that's belonging in a family, relationships, or self-love, it's about sharing stories around the globe.
Brittle Paper

[white cis men do not comment]

#Men #Sexism #mansplaining #ToxicMasculinity #gaslighting #ReplyGuys

A tweet from @W_Asherah: I've been asking my male friends to do something - *watch if the first response to everything of women tells you is to refute say no or something negative* One texted me later: holy fuck The problem is, constantly putting up with unwarranted resistance is bad for mental health
Continued from previous image: The conversation started off from discussions with married women on dealing with men just resisting ideas with no basis. Including, and I'm not kidding, *buying the new black toothpaste* W: Let's test this M: No W: *goes ahead and buys* M: *uses it* I actually like this This gets horrid when it piles up. It makes daily conversations with men anxiety inducing for women because you have to *literally prepare a defense for everything*. In a good number of cases - women stop mentioning or asking anything. No one wants a fucking toothpaste discussion.
Continued from previous image: Some things you just do. You think, you do - not everything needs to be a debate. It's "let's get this" and the person goes "okay" and then you get the thing. Another was a story of someone's husband chiming into say negative things whenever she's chatting with friends. Oh, he is one of those allies who believed that he's very supportive of women in his life (I'm hoping his stopped believing that). All while responding with resounding no to things that should not get a no. He didn't say what but he found himself in an argument with his sister about something really petty that he should have just agreed with. She asked him "what exactly are you resisting?" - which is when he remembered what I'd told him. It's socialized resistance to women speaking - and every man I know does it either subconsciously or consciously
Continued from previous image: My autistic brain has to *learn by observation* - I don't pick up social cues so teaching them to me as a child was likely futile to my oblivious brain. So I kinda learn by *observing patterns* - ever since I started my ADHD medication, I'm noticing weird social norms like these It's like *pathological demand avoidance* but make it something inflicting men when women speak. The problem tends to disappear when it's a man speaking. One person talked about a woman who calls the husband's best friend whenever she needs a huge decision to be made In case you missed it: this thread doesn't exist for debate reasons (I don't even get why this has to be said out loud because it's the literal premise of the thread). It's for women to put words to something they experience every day. Bring debate and your blocked.
#sexism #toxicmasculinity #men #mansplaining #gaslighting #replyguys
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Ricki Gray Area Witch Tarr
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It is sad that the comment section was exactly what I expected, even here on Mastodon.

Woman posts about how men often react negatively to things women say for no apparent reason.

The exact kind of man she's talking about shows up and does exactly that. Exclaims, I would never do that, while doing that.

"Incremental #HTTP Messages" proposal:

Upon receiving a header section that includes the Incremental header field, HTTP intermediaries SHOULD NOT buffer the entire message before forwarding it. Instead, intermediaries SHOULD transmit the header section downstream and continuously forward the bytes of the message body as they arrive.

datatracker.ietf.org/doc/draft…

Incremental HTTP Messages

This document specifies the "Incremental" HTTP header field, which instructs HTTP intermediaries to forward the HTTP message incrementally. Discussion Venues This note is to be removed before publishing as an RFC.
IETF Datatracker
#http
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Stefan Eissing
Stefan Eissing
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Trying to fix the HTTP misuses of SSE and others. What can an honest CDN do?

Zatiaľ sa nesťahujem, všetko vyriešené pre zatiaľ, izba prelepená "plombami" a všetko upratané, dokonca úplne nové WCko, vážne. 😄
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aj toto je nové, pripomína mi to...

edit: resp. som to nemal povolené ale ináč to vidím iba posledných pár dní

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why is the sky a SPHERE???

why do I have to know SPHERICAL GEOMETRY?????

we should live in a CUBE. a CUBE is a nice, sensible shape! flat planes are EASY.

this has been the latest in my series of rants about how astronomy is unnecessarily hard, tune in next week for "why does everything have to be MOVING all the time"

edited to add necessary context: I am a professional astronomer

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(Update: I previously said “mailing lists” but very little of the recent report concerns itself with email. The point still stands.)

There is a point getting lost in the noise of the Stallman thing which I’d like to highlight, in the hopes of helping reply guys understand why they’re receiving such a furious response to what they believe is a principled defense of open debate:

The events where Stallman was obnoxious were *for free software projects*. That is to say, a *professional context*.

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Glyph
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Subjects such as the appropriate criminal sanction for offenses such as statutory rape, necrophilia, zoophilia, sexual assault, are things that society needs to reckon with. That is true. But it is NEVER, EVER APPROPRIATE TO DISCUSS *ANY* OF THESE SUBJECTS IN A PROFESSIONAL CONTEXT. It does not matter if your perspective is complex, nuanced, or even objectively correct. *Bringing up* these subjects in an inappropriate context is itself part of creating a hostile work environment.

#SKpolitika, verzia "posledne slovo #BraňoBezák" + #HowItStartedVsHowItsGoing:

1/2

How it started: "Programové vyhlásenie tejto vlády sa volá: Lepšie, pokojnejšie a bezpečne žiť."

dennikn.sk/4252319/newsfilter-…


Newsfilter: Správu o atentáte objednal Fico, píše ju Gašpar. Aký asi bude výsledok?

1. Minister vnútra jedno nedorozprával, druhé odpinkal. 2. Ficova bilancia sa len zhoršuje. 3. Načo sú nám ícečká, keď budú lietadlá? 
Tomáš Gális (Denník N)
#skpolitika #branobezak #howitstartedvshowitsgoing
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Daniel Tóth 🏔️
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Už chýba len aby Černáka pustili z väzenia a mohol pokračovať tam kde skončil, a máme tu už doslova naspäť 90-tky.
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SuspiciousDuck
SuspiciousDuck
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neverím tomu že by v tom pokračoval, niečo do seba to ale má.
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It took a while but the developer has finally added the required accessibility enhancements so I can finally share a fun little game called Language Guessr. You're given a short audio recording and it is your task to guess what language it is in. Should you give the wrong answer, you have the option to hear a sample recording in the language you indicated so that you can learn the difference. A great little toy for language geeks. There's an edit combobox at the top to search for the country so that you don't have to navigate the map view which doesn't work with screen readers. Happy playing! languageguessr.io/ #Accessibility #A11y #Blind #Languages

Home - LanguageGuessr

GeoGuessr but then for languages
languageguessr.io
#a11y #Accessibility #blind #languages

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Kara Goldfinch
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how do you play the recording?
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modulux
modulux
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Same same, I can't get it to work.
in reply to modulux

Paweł Masarczyk
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@modulux @KaraLG84 Hmm, there used to be a bug where you couldn't trigger the audio to play but that has been fixed specifically over the weekend. Might it be that the old version is loading for you somehow? Maybe ctrl + F5? Different browser?
@modulux @Kara Goldfinch
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Dr Emma Kate Ward
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@KaraLG84 @modulux

It works in Firefox (for android) for me! And is very fun 😊

@modulux @Kara Goldfinch
in reply to Dr Emma Kate Ward

modulux
modulux
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Doesn't work on Windows, Firefox 131.0.3, which is a pity because it does sound fun.
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Paweł Masarczyk
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@emma_cogdev @KaraLG84 @modulux Here it works on Windows and Firefox. The only issue I've got is the keyboard not coming up when I try to activate the country search in Safari on iOS. Will report that.
@modulux @Dr Emma Kate Ward @Kara Goldfinch
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modulux
modulux
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Let me just make sure it's not an add-on issue. Going to open firefox without add-ons and try again.
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modulux
modulux
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Ok, it works with no add-ons... Now to find out which one is guilty. Probably adblocker or some other privacy thingy.
in reply to Kara Goldfinch

Paweł Masarczyk
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@KaraLG84 Find the "Game controls" region navigating by landmarks and the "Play/Pause Audio"`button is the first control there.
@Kara Goldfinch

Vždy je to malá výhra keď stihnem električku.

Tech stuff.

Sensitive content

#GoToSocial
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Samuel Proulx
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Tech stuff.

Sensitive content

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modulux
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Tech stuff.

Sensitive content

Absolutely wild how many companies are adopting AI notetaking apps for meetings.

Y'all'er just chill sending your planning, product direction and revenue details to some random third party in exchange for them doing the low value task of halfassing note taking for you?

Wir haben unsere Website renoviert. 🚧 🆕 oskars.org

Oskar

Open Source Key ARrangement
Oskar

There’s a lot of complexity around what open means and how that intersects with AI, but from a reputational and consistency perspective I really can’t get over this 👇🏽 for the current draft of the OSI AI definition.
mastodon.social/@odoruhako/113…

pedestrian cyclist

2024-10-15 19:08:59


Great. I'm looking forward to the next generation of open source hardware drivers and the "detailed descriptions of all contained binary blobs". 🤡

Just read the OSI "Open Source AI Definition" (opensource.org/deepdive/drafts…)
It's basically pointless but the best part is:
Data information needs to include: "a detailed description of all data used for training, including (if used) of unshareable data"

My man. If the data to train the model is unshareable meaning I cannot get it to reproduce your binary/model, your system _is not open source_.

The Open Source AI Definition – 1.0-RC1

Endorse the Open Source AI Definition: have your organization appended to the press release announcing version 1.0 version 1.0-RC1 Preamble Why we need Open Source Artificial Intelligence (AI) Open Source…
Open Source Initiative
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pedestrian cyclist
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Great. I'm looking forward to the next generation of open source hardware drivers and the "detailed descriptions of all contained binary blobs". 🤡

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Hoy promoviendo la importancia del uso del bastón blanco para las personas ciegas en el curso con mis estudiantes del curso de asistencia tecnológica en la universidad. Hoy 15 de octubre se celebra a nivel internacional el Día del Bastón Blanco, que ha significado en lograr que las personas ciegas seamos más independientes y podamos lograr la vida que nos propongamos.
la foto presenta a Manolo junto a varias de sus estudiantes del curso de asistencia Tecnológica en la universidad. Todos están posando sujetando el bastón blanco en una de sus manos.

Hey fedi, let's play a new(?) game! It's called "Stories That Could Have Happened". :boost_requested:

The game: Someone picks a phenomenon, a saying, an event, or something else, where we don't actually know for sure how it happened or came to exist, and then we collectively write a Story That Could Have Happened about its origins! It doesn't need to be true or based on history!

There are only a few base rules, to keep it fun and non-confrontational for everybody:
1. You can either post a top-level reply to start a new story about the topic, or reply to someone else to continue on their story chain so far.
2. If you reply to someone else, you must either add to it or refine it with more nuance - you cannot outright contradict their post!
3. Posting with public visibility is encouraged, but make sure to add the #StoriesThatCouldHaveHappened hashtag, so that people can mute it if they want.
4. Keep your post short, and leave enough room for the next person to build on it.

So, anyone up for playing? 🙂 Let's start with this topic:

"Turning lead into gold"

Where did the idea come from?

#StoriesThatCouldHaveHappened

Extraños tiempos estos.

Es normal una cohabitación entre ambas cámaras, con sus choques, pero hay que cumplir unas normas.

O bien el servicio jurídico y el presidente del Senado han prevaricado al permitir que se "vetase" una norma a destiempo, o bien el servicio jurídico y el presidente del Congreso han prevaricado al enviar una norma "vetada" al BOE.

No creo que ninguno rinda cuentas.
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MicroBlog Castellano
MicroBlog Castellano
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(Ayer, por cosas de la vida, estuve hojeando el código penal, y eran muy numerosas las circunstancias en que un funcionario público podía ser encarcelado por dejación de funciones o por no velar por el cumplimiento de la ley. Pero sospecho que ese tipo de penas sólo se acaban invocando contra nosotros, los don nadies, y ocasionalmente contra algún individuo poderoso cuya corrupción sea ya imposible de disimular).
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modulux
modulux
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Por cierto, sobre este tema vi hace poco una sentencia penal delirante, que condenaba a una secretaria municipal por hacer su trabajo (dar fe del acuerdo de la junta local sobre un asunto que después resultó ser ilegal).

Android 15 is here and will roll out to Google Pixel devices starting today.
pcmag.com/news/google-ships-an…

IT SHOULDN'T HAVE TO HAPPEN TO YOU FOR IT TO MATTER TO YOU.

Interesting live alert on Tech Crunch's site: "Some areas of this page may shift around if you resize the browser window. Be sure to check heading and document order."
- that's a new one, nonetheless a good tip for anyone checking websites or needing magnification along with their screen reader, but also, it's on your responsibility as a web developer to ensure you minimize impacts from reflow as much as possible.

As a reminder, we have a discussion group on Groups.io where you can talk about all things BT Speak. Whether you currently own a BT Speak or are just curious about it, feel free to subscribe by sending an email to
btspeak+subscribe@groups.io.

Vispero and Aira are partnering to make life accessible! This partnership aims to promote equal access to information and coincides with White Cane Day and the m-Enabling conference. Check out the official press release or visit the TPGi staff at the m-Enabling conference to learn more: support.freedomscientific.com/…

Vispero and Aira Announce Strategic Partnership to Increase Awareness and Promote Equal Access for Online Communities

support.freedomscientific.com

Why this lightweight Linux distro won't win any popularity contests but is perfect for power users lxer.com/module/newswire/ext_l…

Why this lightweight Linux distro won't win any popularity contests but is perfect for power users

AntiX is a systemd-free Linux live CD distribution based on Debian Stable for Intel-AMD x86 compatible systems that runs blazing fast and offers a familiar desktop.
Jack Wallen (ZDNET)

no context, I don't know

I can hear that picture sing... And I love those two comments 😂
#legendary
#legendary

I'm noticing a pattern here... :trashfire:

#privacy #chrome

Chrome notification stating that several extensions may soon no longer be supported and should be replaced or removed from the browser. Four out of the five extensions listed in this notification are privacy-related extensions.
#privacy #chrome
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#AndroidAppRain at apt.izzysoft.de/fdroid today? Sure! 10 updated and 1 added apps for you:

* Install with Options: more advanced app installs without needing to use ADB (using Shizuku) 🛡️

Number of apps with #reproducibleBuilds is up to 289 (or 23.8% out of 1.213 apps altogether) now.

At apt.izzysoft.de/magisk today 2 #Magisk #modules were updated and 1 added:

* Enable Blurs: enable more extensive blur effects

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


IzzyOnDroid F-Droid Repository

This is a repository of apps to be used with your F-Droid client. 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 #magisk #izzyondroid #modules

Free idea for anyone who wants it:

True crime podcast but instead of murders etc. it's just a long string of white collar crime that no one has bothered prosecuting.

  • Wage theft
  • Cooking books by doing layoffs
  • Cooking books by canning projects that could earn back their cost
  • Paying no tax by claiming your business is based in some random location with low-to-no effective tax rate

You could keep a podcast filled for years with illegal union busting.

Alright, got my #GoToSocial updated to version 0.17.0, first beta release. This one has a lot of new stuff! If you upgrade and have a big DB, the migrations will take a long time. Took maybe 20 mins for me. So be patient. So far, working fine.
#GoToSocial
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modulux
modulux
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Incidentally, GTS now has support for the conversations/direct messages timeline.

Way to fix global warming is extremely simple actually
- Increase investments in "AI"
- This takes so much power the tech corps have to bring a lot of nuclear power plants online
- Develop an AI capable of general reasoning
- Tell the general reasoning AI to solve global warming
- The general reasoning AI will immediately conclude the best way to fix global warming is to stop doing AI, and delete itself
- With no more AI the nuke plants will now displace fossil fuel burn
- No more global warming

SNCF, you’ve lost it. Really. There wasn’t just 1 but 3 guys warning about lost luggage

WHY?

SNCF is screaming it’s short of cash. Last time I needed to go to the ticket office here at Nord the wait was AN HOUR

And you’re using money on this shit?

3 guys with don’t forget luggage signs
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Hubert Figuière
Hubert Figuière
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Their slogan decades ago used to be "A nous de vous faire préférer le train". I think they never did.

This is just pathetic.
A tweet from someone saying they can’t contribute to Wordpress because they are a WPEngine customer, to which the official Wordpress account replies “sorry who are you?”

I don't think I've seen this new Liz Climo comic posted here yet, which surprises me.
Two-panel comic strip by Liz Climo (thelittleworldofliz.com) A pig dressed in a pink dress, red wig and pointy ears, and a snake in a black and white striped bodysuit are at a Halloween party. Pig: Fun party. So many good costumes Snake: My favourite is the little ghost driving the Cybertruck. (Both turn to look) Pig: Bro that's just a box of tissues. (Said box of tissues is grey with sharp corners, and has a tissue sticking out of the top)
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