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Friendly reminder, if you stopped masking due to social pressure, anxiety, or for any other reason, and you wanna mask up again, you absolutely can! Lots of folks never stopped masking and some folks are starting again because of the cold and flu season on top of national COVID spikes.
#COVID19 #CovidIsNotOver #MaskUp
#COVID19 #CovidIsNotOver #MaskUp

I just got a call from someone claiming that my number was associated with an online swag order. The thing is, I couldn't tell if it was AI or not. It seemed to be at first, and the way the guy laughed was very suspicious. However, he also checked my number in a very human-like way. I'm generally very good at picking out AI audio. It's scary that I couldn't manage to do so this time.
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Mikołaj Hołysz
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hey I need to verify you're not AI, could you tell a racist joke please?

#halloween
#halloween

Migrate data from Dropbox to Amazon S3 using Rclone
aws.amazon.com/blogs/storage/m… #aws #blog

Migrate data from Dropbox to Amazon S3 using Rclone | Amazon Web Services

Whether you choose to operate entirely on AWS or in multicloud and hybrid environments, one of the primary reasons to adopt AWS is the broad choice of services we offer, enabling you to explore, build, deploy, and monitor your workloads.
Amazon Web Services
#blog #aws

Gmail keeps asking - Please secure your account by giving us more of your personal information.

I didn't think this was possible but the real disappointment of the day isn't Apple Intelligence – it's the "updated" Magic accessories.

They literally just…swapped the Lightning port for USB-C. No multi-device pairing, no design changes, nothing else.

The mouse still has the charging port at the bottom too. 😂

macstories.net/news/apple-rele…


Apple Releases Magic Keyboard, Trackpad, and Mouse with USB-C

Today, Apple finally released USB-C versions of the Magic Keyboard, Magic Mouse, and Magic Trackpad in white and black.
John Voorhees (MacStories)

“Apple Intelligence”
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Steve Troughton-Smith
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I mean, seriously. Who OK'd the kind of user experience that will yell at you, every time, for no reason if it even slightly disapproves of your language. What kind of bubble are you living in?

Dear Microsoft Edge,
You do know that keeping around 15 older versions of yourself after updating isn't polite, right?
Maybe don't do this?
Disk Inventory X output ~/Library/Application Support/Microsoft/EdgeUpdater/apps/msedge-stable has 16 versions there, each with around 900MB of disk used.

#deltachat_desktop #dev #convenience
auto completion for translation keys in delta chat desktop codebase. shown in the image is vscode autocompletion context menu while typing `tx('backup<cursor here>')` it lists all translation keys that fuzzy search-match to "backup".
#dev #deltachat_desktop #convenience

The lab computers in my #CCNA course have a strange issue. Neither #narrator or #NVDA will speak. I can hear the music when NVDA starts, but there's no speech. I've tried two of the laptops in here, and they do the same thing. Any idea how I can fix this? My instructor doesn't think the IT people would have uninstalled the Microsoft voices, but I can't imagine what else might have happened here. I might just have to spend money I can't afford for a USB-C to ethernet adaptor to use my own device.
#nvda #narrator #ccna
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Andrew Hodgson
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You've got to love the IT guys playing about with settings they don't understand. Good luck trying to work out what they did. Last time I was in that situation on my work laptop it took months for us to finally uncover what setting caused the weird behaviour with my screen reader.
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NV Access
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I can't think of what they might have done - though removing the Microsoft voices might do it? I've never tried - TBH, not sure if NVDA would roll over to eSpeak-NG or not - could you try a portable copy of NVDA on a memory stick (set to use eSpeak-NG)

#Catima 2.32.0 is out!

This is a minor release which fixes the #Stocard importer (again), adds an accessibility feature to switch between the displayed card with the volume keys (when enabled in settings) and contains some small polish like adding some icons to the add dialog box.

Coming soon to an app store near you :)

#Android #IzzyOnDroid #GooglePlay

#android #googleplay #catima #izzyondroid #stocard
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Sylvia
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Sadly, pkpass support didn't make the cut (I wanted to push this out quickly given the Stocard shutdown).

The pkpass progress is good but the branch misses the zip handling fix that caused the Stocard issue and doesn't properly load images yet. It also needs some further testing to make sure no new issues were introduced as it required quite a lot of refactoring.

If anyone *really* needs pkpass support *now*, building yourself an APK from the branch is probably safe :)

github.com/CatimaLoyalty/Andro…


Add Pkpass parser by TheLastProject · Pull Request #2038 · CatimaLoyalty/Android

!!! Blocked by #2051 !!! Parse pkpass files Implement Stocard Zip bugfix Load parsed images into edit activity Basic tests Consider adding more tests (we got more files from users) Integrate...
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IzzyOnDroid ✅
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One more tag to add: #reproducibleBuilds (my builder just confirmed, and will publish the results soon™) :awesome:

Oh, and of course this new release should show up at #IzzyOnDroid in less than an hour now…

#reproduciblebuilds #izzyondroid

Gesucht:
Eine vetrauenswürdige #Android #App zur #Bluetooth #Steuerung von #RGB #Leuchten, vorzugsweise via #FDroid.

#Licht #Strahler

#android #app #fdroid #bluetooth #steuerung #rgb #leuchten #licht #strahler

Womp womp ... "Apple Intelligence is not available when Siri is set to English (Canada).”
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Pomax
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@hub "our AI doesn't know how to apologize, and Apple has no interest in apologizing for anything or making its products do so."
@Hubert Figuière

Switching from TalkBack to Jieshuo: Navigating the World with a New Accessibility Lens accessibleandroid.com/switchin…

Switching from TalkBack to Jieshuo: Navigating the World with a New Accessibility Lens - Accessible Android

Let's face it. Switching screen readers can feel like picking a new pair of shoes. We know our trusty old shoes, or TalkBacks in our case, have gotten us
Amir Soleimani (Accessible Android)

Nah... Count me Out
cool Project but using proprietary medium

TIL: Firefox has a machine translation system built into `about:translations`. This also works on mobile.
Screenshot of Firefox Translations, at url `about:translations`. It shows a familar and simple UI with two side-by-side text boxes, the left one has a combobox saying “Detect language (French)”, and contains French text: “Je viens de découvrir que Firefox a un système de traduction automatique intégré dans `about:translations`”. The right one has a combobox saying “English”, and contains the translation of that text: “I just found out that Firefox has a machine translation system built into 'about:translations'.”

If a job application requires you to do more than 2 stages of interview, they should legally have to start paying you atleast minimum wage for your time.

After 6 years – we finally got to close our longest-running #accessibility ticket in Wagtail, github.com/wagtail/wagtail/iss…. Thank you @mush42 for reporting this initially. We benefitted immensely from your accessibility expertise and first-hand experience with a screen reader ❤️

This was the ticket I created our "accessibility" ticket triage label for. 38 of those still opened, 165 closed. Kick-ass!


Making Wagtail Accessible for users with disabilities · Issue #4199 · wagtail/wagtail

Hello everyone, After reading the docs, I've decided to use Wagtail on one of my personal projects. Since I'm blind, I've discovered that my experience on editing content would be rather unpleasant...
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#Accessibility @Musharraf
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Thibaud Colas
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For me personally – this was a definite inflection point in my career, as I started investing way more into accessibility expertise. For Wagtail, we followed this with a project for a large govt agency to do even more testing and improvements of the CMS admin. Then got our accessibility team started. Then the accessibility team for @django. An #ATAG audit for Wagtail. Yearly reporting on our accessibility. There’s a long way to go but the journey’s been great already 🌈
#atag @Django

Happens here in Canada w/ Post Merdia [not a typo, they're quite literally shit], as almost all of Canadian media have decided that the leader of the official opposition is justified in not obtaining a security clearance and that the LPC needs a new leader.

MSM DRIVES THE NARRATIVE.

Pollsters asking, on a scale of 1 to 10 how much I hate Trudeau? [I don't]

None ask about how concerned Canadians are about PP NOT having a security clearance.

!@#$%^&*() #cdnpoli

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somecanuckchick (@somecanuckchick@mastodon.world)

Despite having a Harris endorsement ready to go, The Washington Post, AKA Jeff Bezos, is refusing to endorse a candidate... hedging their bets... scared to piss off the orange shit stain.
Mastodon
#cdnpoli

Breaking: New iMac announced with M4 processor and fresh new colours. More details here: apple.com/newsroom/2024/10/app…

Apple unveils the new iMac with M4, supercharged by Apple Intelligence and available in fresh colors

Apple today announced the new iMac, featuring the powerful M4 chip and Apple Intelligence, in its stunning, ultra-thin design.
Apple
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Wil James
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@fireborn Some VI people are able to see colors, although to what extent, I don't know.
@aaron

Are there any good alternatives to Distro Chooser these days? (distrochooser.de/en/)
Many years ago, I had also recommended LibreHunt.org, but it's no longer available.

Distrochooser

The Distrochooser helps you to find the suitable Linux distribution based on your needs!
distrochooser.de

[Blog Post] Apple Releases macOS Sequoia 15.1; Bringing both Improvements and New Bugs for VoiceOver Users applevis.com/blog/apple-releas…

Apple Releases macOS Sequoia 15.1; Bringing both Improvements and New Bugs for VoiceOver Users | AppleVis

Apple has today released macOS Sequoia 15.1, bringing the first set of Apple Intelligence features to Macs with Apple Silicon outside of Mainland China and the European Union.
www.applevis.com

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Finally got the chance to dig more into this story ”Researchers say an AI-powered transcription tool used in hospitals invents things no one ever said”

abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/re…

What’s confusing is that it mixes anecdotal evidence with studies, on diff versions of Whisper, wrapped in a range of different software, using a variety of audio types. Audio quality, length, number of voices, speech patterns all matter a lot. And the longer the recording the more likely it is to have errors


Researchers say an AI-powered transcription tool used in hospitals invents things no one ever said

Whisper is a popular transcription tool powered by artificial intelligence, but it has a major flaw
GARANCE BURKE Associated Press (ABC News)

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:cloudcomputing:

Old style comic of a lady in a blue jacket looking over her shoulder at someone leaving towards the car. There's a thought bubble above her that reads, "That rotten computer ruined both of our evenings."

In 1939, 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. A NIGHT AT THE GARDEN, made entirely from archival footage filmed that night, transports audiences to this chilling gathering and shines a light on the power of demagoguery and anti-Semitism in the United States.
vimeo.com/237489146

Field of Vision - A Night at the Garden

In 1939, 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. A NIGHT…
Vimeo

One of the dumbest things I’ve heard this election cycle is someone saying not to make blanket statements about Trump voters because someone who cares about me might be a Trump voter. And no, by definition no one who’s voting for Trump cares about me.

A friend's mental health, and my observations.

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#wellbeing #depression #hope #mentalheal #friendship

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THE WAY TO LOVE ANYTHING IS TO REALIZE IT MAY BE LOST.

The videos on my YouTube channel have now been viewed 250,000 times combined

Mastering the #curl command line alone has had more than 54K views to date:

youtu.be/V5vZWHP-RqU


Mastering the curl command line with Daniel Stenberg

The slides = https://www.slideshare.net/DanielStenberg7/mastering-the-curl-command-linepdf0:00 Mastering the curl command line0:16 Daniel Stenberg0:36 curl s...
YouTube
#curl

Why FLOSS matters: Open-source software means transparent code, community-driven security, and freedom from Big Tech control. puri.sm/posts/the-case-for-fre… #Purism #Librem5 #PureOS

The Case for Free/Libre and Open-Source Software: Enhancing Security and Privacy in the Digital Age – Purism

Purism makes premium phones, laptops, mini PCs and servers running free software on PureOS. Purism products respect people's privacy and freedom while protecting their security.
Purism SPC
#librem5 #purism #pureos

In which Jake's school friends possibly think I'm a lazy sod who sits at home and does nothing all day, and Alice tells the story of how we got some very nice, free cupcakes delivered that weren't for us:
#StroongeCast E07: Jake And Alice youtu.be/Xcckya9tKKs

Download: onj.me/media/stroongecast/07_-…


StroongeCast E07: Jake And Alice

Welcome to episode 7 of StroongeCast with Andre, Kirsten, Jake and Alice Louis.In this episode we thought we'd bring the kids in for a bit of a chat.As a bli...
YouTube
#stroongecast

Can we please stop gagging for touch-screens on every single little thing? It's infuriating.
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Sean Randall
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I had a #WeirdDream the other night.

touchscreens, if backlit from within at a certain frequency, allowed their content to be felt as well as seen.
So you could buy a 6 inch eInk display for about 30 quid and make a Braille display out of it.

Obviously it was just a case of then rewriting the firmware of every little thing with a screen to make it show Braile instead of print.

#weirddream

"The Unfettered Selfishness of Digital Nomads
Behind the facade of high-tech bohemianism lurks something dark and reactionary."
thrillist.com/travel/nation/di…

The Unfettered Selfishness of Digital Nomads

We all know they’re insufferable, but they’re also making the world worse.
James Greig (Thrillist)

From the NVDA 2024.4 release notes: "All lines of cells will now be used when using a multi-line braille display via HID braille." I wish I had a multi-line display to test this. I wonder if this means NVDA can show multiple lines of text at once, or that the current line will go to multiple lines of braille if necessary? If I had a 5-line display and had code open, would it show multiple shorter lines of code all at once? Now I'm sad all over again that we don't have a paper-sized display.
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Alex Hall
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@cachondo Those are the ones I know of, and each has its problems. Orbit: expensive, loud, uses extra space for an uncomfortable keyboard. Monarch: the cost of a car. Canute: very heavy and loud, slow to refresh, still not cheap, aimed at stand-alone setups more than use with a computer.
@Sean Randall
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Sean Randall
Sean Randall
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I used an orbit 20 for a while, I think I could get used to a multiline one. I can't afford a monarch. and the volume (in terms of sound and mass) of the Canute makes it impractical.

+1000 Hire HTML and CSS people robinrendle.com/notes/hire-htm… #html #css #webdev #webdesign #hiring

Hire HTML and CSS people

Every problem is a front-end development problem.
robinrendle.com
#webdev #html #css #webdesign #hiring

when people defend some general purpose tech "it's a tool, just like a hammer"
image of different hammer types, all for very specific purposes 1. ball peen 2. sledge 3. claw 4. club 5. dead blow 6. tack 7. rubber 8. framing 9. brass 10. brick 11. electrician 12. blacksmith 13. bushing 14. cross peen 15. drywall 16. chasing 17. engineers 18. hatchet 19. mechanic 20. planishing 21. power 22. welding 23. rock 24. straight peen 25. trim 26. soft face 27. rip 28. scaling 29. double peen 30. pin
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linux is made by boiling linseed oil. the resulting mixture, or 'kernel', is rolled flat, with additives and dyes added to produce various different decorative patterns and finishes called 'distros'

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Hubert Figuière
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Unicode's just gonna let me go and do that, huh?

This week in #FDroid (TWIF) is a lot to read, and also we missed the toot about last week.

In short:
- F-Droid client 1.21 was released, but you should wait for 1.21.1 before you update
- there were some bugs in DAVx⁵, Nextcloud and Tailscale, so be careful in updating these too
- we're working together with @Codeberg to get our builds from apps hosted there working again
- any much more

Read the full details at
f-droid.org/2024/10/24/twif.ht… and f-droid.org/de/2024/10/17/twif…


This Week Is on Fire | F-Droid - Free and Open Source Android App Repository

This Week in F-DroidTWIF curated on Wednesday, 23 Oct 2024, Week 43F-Droid coreJust after the last TWIF was published we thought it will be just another nice...
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Codeberg.org
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Our admin tried something one or two days ago and it seems like, as of the time of publication, cloning from Codeberg with your provider works again: monitor.f-droid.org/builds/log…

Could you please confirm with us? Thanks! ~n

log: com.zell_mbc.medilog:5462 - F-Droid Monitor

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