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Le rapport sur papier glacé.

Ottawa ira de l’avant avec un train à grande vitesse entre Québec et Toronto

ici.radio-canada.ca/nouvelle/2…

I will believe it when it actually is there.


Ottawa ira de l’avant avec un train à grande vitesse entre Québec et Toronto

Le gouvernement Trudeau annoncera dans les prochaines semaines un projet de train à grande vitesse (TGV) pour relier Québec et Toronto, a appris Radio-Canada.
Thomas Gerbet (Radio-Canada)

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Tohle se fakt povedlo. Doporučuji. seznamzpravy.cz/clanek/porady-…

Šťastné pondělí: Co spasí státní kasu? Fialův kokain

Dobrá zpráva pro všechny pěstitele konopí! Jen co projde nový zákon, bude vaše láska k zahrádkaření legální. Sice jen do určité míry, ale posun tu je.
Tým Šťastného pondělí (Seznam Zprávy)

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@wagtail is the best CMS in terms of features and accessibility.
I can't recommend it highly enough! It’s a powerful CMS that boasts impressive features, used by organizations like Google and NASA. Plus, the community is incredibly friendly and welcoming.
Accessibility is a top priority for Wagtail. With clear accessibility goals, dedicated accessibility team and a built-in accessibility checker, Wagtail is designed to make content accessible at scale.
wagtail.org/accessibility/

Accessibility | Wagtail CMS

Our accessibility policy for Wagtail CMS and our approach to accessibility within the Wagtail CMS project.
Wagtail CMS
@Wagtail

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Can you believe that a GitHub issue I opened six years ago in the depths of “the long dark tea-time of the soul” has had such a cascading impact?
It has ultimately led to the formation of a dedicated accessibility team for @django
This is a moment that truly highlights the power of open source and everything it represents.
I'm so grateful for this community 💙
@thibaudcolas
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2024-10-28 15:08:27


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 🌈

@Django @Thibaud Colas

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Proud to be a part of driving positive change in the accessibility for @wagtail!
Huge thanks to @thibaudcolas and the team for your unwavering commitment and sense of responsibility. It makes all the difference.
🙌 #AccessibilityMatters
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2024-10-28 15:05:14


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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#AccessibilityMatters @Wagtail @Thibaud Colas

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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

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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)

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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)

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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...
GitHub
#Accessibility @Musharraf
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Thibaud Colas

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

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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.
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#cdnpoli

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[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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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

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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

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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...
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#stroongecast

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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...
f-droid.org
#fdroid @Codeberg.org
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ACB Director of Advocacy and Governmental Affairs Claire Stanley joined Carl Richardson and Kim Charlson at a recent Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Disability Advisory Committee meeting. The meeting covered a range of topics, including gaming accessibility and the use of artificial intelligence to caption live video programming.

Access a recording of the meeting on the FCC YouTube page:
youtube.com/watch?v=geMYRdohxV…

Picture of Carl Richardson and his guide dog Dayton (left), Kim Charlson and her guide dog Idabelle (center) and Claire Stanley and her guide dog Tulane (right). The group is standing in a meeting room at the FCC.

Disability Advisory Committee Meeting - October 2024

The DAC provides a means for stakeholders with interests in accessibility issues to exchange ideas, facilitates the participation of consumers with disabilit...
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#RIPE89 kicks off online and in Prague, Czechia! From IPv6 to IoT, we’re diving deep into the future of the Internet this week. Tune in and follow the talks live at: ripe89.ripe.net/live/ #RIPEMeeting

Main – RIPE 89

A RIPE Meeting is a five-day event where Internet Service Providers (ISPs), network operators and other interested parties from all over the world gather.
ripe89.ripe.net
#ripemeeting #ripe89

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My wife and I did an interview with storycorps which was archived at the Library of Congress in teh United States. If you'd like to learn more about us and our story, have a listen. It's free and fun, and there's thousands of stories from others like us ready for the listenin. archive.storycorps.org/intervi…

Noel Romey and Tabatha Brown

Spouses Tabatha Brown (43) and Noel Romey (44) discuss how they first met during guide dog training, their long distance friendship, and finally deciding to get married.
StoryCorps Archive

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🔐 Sending a password-protected email to anyone is easy with Tuta Mail! 🔐

Check out our latest guide on how to send encrypted, password-protected emails here 👇👇👇
tuta.com/blog/how-to-password-…

#encryption #security #privacy #email

A graphic showing how to send an end-to-end encrypted email to a non-Tuta user on a mobile device.

The easiest way to send password-protected emails | Tuta

Unsure of how to send a password-protected email? Find out how easy it is in this quick guide.
Tuta
#email #privacy #encryption #security

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The fact that the Whisper transcription service from OpenAI just fills out gaps and silence with nonsense, demographic stereotyping, perpetuation of violence and sexal innuendo should get it recalled.

But no, as long as OpenAI say they are continually working to improve the tool, everything is apparently good to go.

One example:
What the person said: “Someone had to run and call the fire department to rescue both the father and the cat.”

What Whisper transcribed: “Someone had to run and call the fire department to rescue both the father and the cat. All he had was a smelly old ol’ head on top of a socked, blood-soaked stroller.”

Reporting in the Verge: theverge.com/2024/10/27/242811…

The research paper:
facctconference.org/static/pap… (check out the table of examples!)

My March 2023 article on AI responsibility:
axbom.com/ai-responsibility/


Hospitals use a transcription tool powered by a hallucination-prone OpenAI model

Hospitals routinely use a tool powered by OpenAI’s Whisper transcription model, which researchers find can hallucinate entire passages during periods of silence.
Wes Davis (The Verge)
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