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Well… this is new.

Last Friday I left my job of 21 years by way of redundancy. That’s a pretty significant chunk of my adult life invested into a single place. So it’s going to be a big change.

As I step into the first Monday morning in years where I haven’t had anything scheduled in an Outlook calendar… I say ‘fuck it’ and opt for McDonald’s Breakfast.

Onwards and upwards, folks.

#LifeGoals #StartAsImeanToGoOn

#lifegoals #StartAsImeanToGoOn

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Did you know IBM helped Hitler carry out the Holocaust? Is it in any way surprising that we can’t do anything about Big Tech and toxic oligarchs like Elon Musk when even those who helped carry out one of the worst tragedies in human history remain unpunished? Should it come as a shock that the very same bastards are funding and pining for fascism today?

m.youtube.com/watch?v=1rhzge9r…

#BigTech #fascism #SiliconValley #ventureCapital #surveillance #capitalism #peopleFarming #BigData #AI


NextM Warsaw - Aral Balkan "Small Technology: the antidote to Big Tech"

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#AI #BigData #capitalism #surveillance #bigtech #peoplefarming #siliconvalley #venturecapital #fascism

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Spent yesterday afternoon in jail after trying to blockade a TotalEnergies site in the #Antwerp harbor in #Belgium with #CodeRouge
While our group didn't get to the intended target, we took up a lot of police capacity to give our comrades the chance to complete our plans.
Shut that shit down!

youtube.com/watch?v=AQicURSP1-…

#Activism #CodeRougeRood #CodeRood #ClimateCrisis #ClimateAction #ClimateDiary


First day of Blockade #StopTotal

📣 Today we blocked with more than 1000 activists the sites of TotalEnergies in Feluy and the port of Antwerp! #StopTotal 💚👏The fossil fuel industry makes ...
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#Climatecrisis #activism #climateaction #belgium #climatediary #antwerp #coderouge #Coderougerood #coderood

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📣 Do-It-Blind (DIB) online Besprechung am Montag, 28. Oktober, um 19:00 Uhr. Du bist eingeladen! bbb.metalab.at/rooms/joh-szv-o… Wöchentlich am Montag um 19:00 besprechen wir neue Formen der digitalen und inklusiven Zusammenarbeit. Mach mit! 🛠️ #make #blind #inklusion
Mobile Braille-Tastatur Metabraille mit 8 Tasten. Das Gehäuse ist rot und die Tasten sind weiß. Das Gehäuse ist ungefähr fünfeckig. Ein Rechteck wird an der Breitseite durch ein Trapez erweitert. Die Form ähnelt einem Haus mit Fenstern in der Mitte.

Do-It-Blind (DIB) Besprechung

Learn using BigBlueButton, the trusted open-source web conferencing solution that enables seamless virtual collaboration and online learning experiences.
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#blind #inklusion #make

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For me, @joplinapp@mastodon.social is the most important #ToDo and #wiki tool for my efficient daily #work and #organization.

With the new version, there are some improvements for #accessibility, such as the use of #screenreaders.

I hope #blind people can enjoy this #app.

github.com/laurent22/joplin/is…
#OpenSource #a11y


Accessibility: Comply with WCAG 2 · Issue #10795 · laurent22/joplin

Summary [ Progress: Desktop ] | [ Progress: Mobile ] This issue tracks general accessibility issues in Joplin mobile and desktop and its progress on WCAG 2.2 compliance. About the WCAG The WCAG (We...
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#a11y #Accessibility #app #opensource #blind #wiki #screenreaders #work #ToDo #organization @Joplin

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Step up from being a #LibreOffice user to a LibreOffice community member! That's what Ritobroto Mukherjee did – and there are many ways to get involved, and expand your skillset: blog.documentfoundation.org/bl… #foss #opensource
Ritobroto Mukherjee

Community Member Monday: Ritobroto Mukherjee - The Document Foundation Blog

Tell us a bit about yourself! I live in Delhi, India, where I’m working my way towards a bachelor’s degree in IT with a focus on network security at Netaji Subhas University of Technology.
Mike Saunders (The Document Foundation)
#foss #opensource #libreoffice
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The Nexus of Privacy

Poll: how would you describe Mastodon and the migration from Twitter that started in late 2022 after the acquisition?

(You can check more than one reponse. Or, if you've got other descriptions, please leave them in the comments)

For my take, see Mastodon could have leaned into what it's good at

@fediversenews

#mastodon #fediverse


Mastodon, two years later

A continuation of Mastodon: a partial history
Jon (The Nexus Of Privacy)

  • A success (37%, 20 votes)
  • A failure (1%, 1 vote)
  • A missed opportunity (37%, 20 votes)
  • Progress (38%, 21 votes)
  • Better than expected (35%, 19 votes)
  • A disappointment (11%, 6 votes)
  • It's too early to know (9%, 5 votes)
  • Other (please leave a comment) (1%, 1 vote)
54 voters. Poll end: 1 year ago

#fediverse #Mastodon @Fediverse News
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The Nexus of Privacy

Poll: What are you looking for in the fediverse?

(You can check more than one response ... and if you've got other suggestions, leave them in a reply!)

#mastodon #fediverse

  • A Twitter replacement (36%, 21 votes)
  • A place to stay in touch with friends (35%, 20 votes)
  • A place to meet new people (61%, 35 votes)
  • Discussions on technical topics (70%, 40 votes)
  • Music, photography, art, books, and other creative stuff (54%, 31 votes)
  • Potential job opportunities (19%, 11 votes)
  • Promoting my music, photography, writing, art, etc (15%, 9 votes)
  • Breaking news (40%, 23 votes)
  • Mutual aid (19%, 11 votes)
  • A social network that's not run by a corporation making money from my data (89%, 51 votes)
57 voters. Poll end: 1 year ago

#fediverse #Mastodon
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Neue Konservierungstechnik für Ötzi

Das Schmelzen der Gletscher legt immer mehr archäologische Funde frei. Die Forschung sucht nach neuen Wegen - vor allem Gletschermumien wie Ötzi - zu konservieren. Von S. Delonge und S. Kirschner.

➡️ tagesschau.de/wissen/gletscher…

#Archäologie #Ötzi #Gletscher #Gletscherschmelze


Neue Konservierungstechnik für Ötzi

Susanne Delonge und Sebastian Kirschner, BR (tagesschau.de)
#archaologie #otzi #gletscher #gletscherschmelze

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NVDA 2024.4 is now available Featuring many improvements in Microsoft Office, braille & document formatting. We encourage all users to update. There's more than will fit here so please check out the full details & download from: nvaccess.org/post/nvda-2024-4/

Please note, after updating any software, it is a good idea to restart the computer. Restart by going to the Shutdown dialog, selecting “restart” and pressing ENTER.

#NVDA #NVDAsr #ScreenReader #Release #News #NewVersion #Update


NVDA 2024.4 Released

NV Access is pleased to announce that version 2024.4 of NVDA, the free screen reader for Microsoft Windows, is now available for download. We encourage all users to upgrade to this version. Highlig…
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#release #screenreader #nvdasr #News #update #nvda #newversion

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NV Access

@evilcookies98 Yes - and that's why. It is good to carefully check or see what others in the ocmmunity think - just because NVDA starts with an add-on overriding the compatibility check doesn't guarantee that it will work, but it can help you keep using an add-on which wasn't affected by a particular year's changes while you wait for the developer to update it.
@The Evil Chocolate Cookie

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Great news, everybody: the Librarian of Congress has stepped in to allow ice cream machines to be repaired.

I fucking hate it here. Even the “good” news demonstrates how terribly technocapitalism has fucked us up.

tech.slashdot.org/story/24/10/…


US Copyright Office Grants DMCA Exemption For Ice Cream Machines - Slashdot

The Librarian of Congress has granted a DMCA exemption allowing independent repair of soft-serve machines, addressing the persistent issue of restricted repairs on McDonald's frequently malfunctioning machines.
tech.slashdot.org

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Absolutely horrifying story found via today's Boonta Vista podcast, but my total 100% honest reaction is:

"This is what WILL happen if your healthcare system is profit-based. You will get mowed down by the machine. Change your system."

usatoday.com/story/news/nation…


Kentucky man wakes up before organ donation, sparks investigation

Anthony Thomas “TJ” Hoover woke up before his organs were about to be donated after his family was told he was brain dead, an organ preservationist said.
, USA TODAY (USA TODAY)

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When 20,000 Americans Held a Pro-Nazi Rally in Madison Square Garden in 1939

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When 20,000 Americans Held a Pro-Nazi Rally in Madison Square Garden in 1939

Night at The Garden, a film that revisits a night in February 1939 when '20,000 Americans rallied in New York's Madison Square Garden to celebrate the rise of Nazism -- an event largely forgotten from U.S. history.
OC (Openculture.com)

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#AndroidAppRain at apt.izzysoft.de/fdroid today brings you 15 updated and 3 added apps:

* Swift Notes: lightweight and secure notes app 🛡️
* NotallyX: Minimalistic note taking app 🛡️
* splitcat: split and merge files

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

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The moral meltdown at the LA Times and Washington Post is a reminder that independent journalism is needed more than ever. It's also a reminder that being an independent journalist is HARD work, with challenges the "professionals" rarely see or grasp.

I urge you to read this from Molly White (hachyderm.io/@molly0xfff), one of the best we've seen:

citationneeded.news/i-am-my-ow…

and then please consider joining me as a paid subscriber.


I am my own legal department: the promise and peril of “just go independent”

Independent publishing is one important facet of the media ecosystem, and while I love it, I know it is not the path for everyone.
Molly White (Citation Needed)

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It's #CyberSecurityMonth! Time to #deGoogle 💪💪💪

What are your favorite privacy-first apps?

Check out our list:
tuta.com/blog/how-to-leave-goo…

App icons of Google alternatives like Tuta, Firefox, F-Droid, and more.

How to De-Google your life – The ultimate list of best Google alternatives.

Start DeGoogling today and stop Big G from exploiting your data! In this in-depth guide learn how to quit Google apps for good, and start using Tuta’s privacy expert’s recommended apps instead.
Tuta
#degoogle #cybersecuritymonth

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A fireball streaked by while Yasutaka Saika was taking a photograph of Comet Tsuchinshan–ATLAS, producing this beautiful, accidental celestial alignment.

Captured on Oct 24 from Tereske, Hungary.

facebook.com/yasutaka.saika/ #space #science #astronomy #photography

Comet C/2023A3 and a fireball seen together in northern Hungary.

Yasutaka Saika

Yasutaka Saika je na Facebooku. Přidejte se na Facebook a spojte se s Yasutakou Saikou a dalšími lidmi, které znáte. Facebook dává lidem příležitost sdílet a dělá tak svět otevřenější a propojenější.
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#photography #science #astronomy #space

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I wonder, what would’ve happened if WaPo just ran the endorsement - was Bezos gonna run down to the printer and shut off the press? Turn off the web site.

I know that it’s easy to say this, but… if I was EIC or whatever, I’d have tried to run the endorsement anyway. social.coop/@chrisjrn/11338000…

Christopher Neugebauer (@chrisjrn@social.coop)

I see *someone* at the Post was allowed to file an endorsement column: https://wapo.st/3UqHWRM (Gift link)
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