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I am reading Cavenden Hall by Barbara Taylor Bradford. I read it once, on a plane from London to LA, but I can't remember it too well, so really enjoying the second read. Anyone who loves Downton Abbey should consider it, it reminds me of Downton in so many ways. Actually it was written before Downton was even a twinkle in Julian Fellows's eye, but there are definite similarities. Incidentally, I wonder why on earth no Downton novels? There are books, but they're behind the scenes things or cookery books. I bet the novels would sell like hot cakes if they're decently written.
in reply to Lulu Hartgen

That's a very good question. I don't know why science fiction franchises are able to produce so many novels but, as far as I know, there aren't any official novels for Downton Abbey. I'm sure there's lots of DA fan fiction but I do agree that official novels would likely do well. If I'm going to be honest, Downton Abbey novels would probably sell more copies than many Doctor Who novels and BBC Books has no issues producing DW novels.
It would be amazing if they could have an original cast member reading an audio version of the book or to have a company producing official DA audio dramas. I think it would sell quite well.
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in reply to David Goldfield

@DavidGoldfield I would sure consider buying them. They sure had enough other related merchandise that's for sure and some of it was, well, never mind.
in reply to David Goldfield

@DavidGoldfield I'd like to see an EarthSearch franchise of novels, maybe taking the story further, maybe going down rabbit trails they didn't have the time for during the original series, that sort of thing. Mind Warp didn't do it for me, since its link to EarthSearch was so tenuous.
in reply to Bruce Toews

@Bruce_Toews I also would love to read Earthsearch novels, as there's so much they could do with those stories. I wonder if the lack of fiction from some of these franchises comes down to a rights issue in that the BBC might not have the rights to either some of these characters or with the franchises as a whole.
in reply to Bruce Toews

@Bruce_Toews You could argue the small market case for Earthsearch but I don't think that's the case for Downton Abbey. I'm not sure how well DA novels would do with the show being off the air for so long. Then again, when Doctor Who was on hiatus from 1989 until 2005 I'm sure that a lot of people would have assumed that publishing original novels wouldn't sell to a big enough audience but it obviously did well enough and I imagine DA would do even better.
in reply to David Goldfield

@DavidGoldfield @Bruce_Toews There are the movies, so it's not like it's out of the public eye. There's going to be a third and they say final movie next year.
in reply to Lulu Hartgen

@Bruce_Toews Wow, I didn't know a third movie was in the works; that's exciting. Thank you for letting me know. I liked the first movie but couldn't get into the second although I should probably give it another chance.
in reply to David Goldfield

@DavidGoldfield @Bruce_Toews yes, they're talking about it being out next year, or so it says on Wicky. I haven't watched the movies, to be honest I was so happy with how the series ended, I wanted to leave it be. Sometimes when you watch a sequel or even read one, you end up wishing you hadn't.
in reply to David Goldfield

@DavidGoldfield it sure would. Except it would be an independent tv company who did the selling, because Downton wasn't made by the BBC. I don't remember who made it now, if any of the ITV companies did, or if it was an independent production. Ah, Wicky is informative. It was jointly produced by Carnival Films and WGBH-TV, whoever they are, I never heard of them! I bet the beeb wish they had done it! Lol!


Youtube: we implement autoplay video everywhere and make sure it's hard to block

Also Youtube interrupting the video: still watching?

Fuck. You. This kind of design should be a fireable offense.



Welcome Jesus Malo Poyatos as #curl commit author 1314: github.com/curl/curl/pull/1551…
#curl
in reply to daniel:// stenberg://

it's really cool that you do this little welcome post tradition for new contributors. You rock.


I'm curious to hear from fellow blind users about your favorite accessible Windows apps! I just reinstalled Windows and would love some recommendations. What apps do you find essential for daily tasks, productivity, or just for fun? Please share your favorites! #Blind #VisuallyImpaired #Accessibility #WindowsApps #AssistiveTechnology #Windows

@mastoblind @main

in reply to Lanie Carmelo

Keepass for managing passwords.
Ditto for managing my clipboard.
Executor for launching things.
Calcute for adding things up and otherwise being a better calculator than Windows already has.
MemPad for notetaking.
Microsip for my landline telephone number I've had for decades.
Jarte for when I occasionally need a long form editor with a spellcheck.
MUSHclient for online gaming, not that I have in years now sadly.
RedditForBlind for redditing.
tweesecake for being on Mastodon if I am not already in a browser.
I still use an old Winamp for music.
Veracrypt for accessing my encrypted volumes.

I'm primarily a Firefox, ms office, NVDA and Dropbox user.

in reply to Sean Randall

@cachondo You use firefox? I'd love to use it but it always seems so slow with screen readers if you're playing web games or have lots of tabs open. And thanks for some of these. I hadn't heard of several of them.
in reply to Lanie Carmelo

I don't game online, but I do run media heavy things quite often without any obvious slowdown.
I regularly have news or radio streaming alongside ambiphone or mynoise in a background tab without issue.
in reply to Lanie Carmelo

executor.dk
in reply to Andy

@remixman I left out Mp3tag, too mp3tag.de
I use that to tag audio. pretty niche.
@Andy


"I can't believe anyone would vote for Trump," says smug Canadian man planning to vote for Poilievre

thebeaverton.com/2024/11/i-can…

#cdnpoli



Windows Server 2025 takes admins by surprise

theregister.com/2024/11/06/win…

So Windows is a virus....



The fact that the Hellsite is now completely unusable without an account is probably the best indication that your should delete your account.

Incidentally:

1. I've deleted my X/Twitter account; have only been using it to get notifications and news from streamers I follow elsewhere anyway
2. I've created an account on bsky: bsky.app/profile/ebassi.bsky.s… — still unsure as to whether I'm going to use it much

in reply to Emmanuele Bassi

I too have a bsky account, but so far my policy is that most stuff goes here, and that account is for maintaining my relationship with specific communities (local news and politics that isn't really here, my movie club, other non-hacker stuff) that have fled the bad place but didn't land here.
in reply to Emmanuele Bassi

I deleted twitter and facebook 8 years ago due to the rise of nazis and facists on both sites... Do I feel smug??? You fucking bet I do...


Okay, this comes from someone who used to have crappy #SatelliteInternet where I used to live. It never ceases to amaze me how fast my #Internet is now. A #Windows reinstall that took days before now takes hours on good #FiberOptic Internet. I'm still in the country, but this area happens to have great connectivity. #RuralInternet #TechTalk #InternetSpeed #tech #technology
in reply to Lanie Carmelo

it kinda blew my mind when I moved home last that I got faster access on my phone when walking around a park in our little village than i used to get from being wired into the modem in our old place.


Microsoft are effectively giving up on Copilot Pro subscription ($20/month) as almost nobody paid for it.

Instead they are bundling it into Microsoft 365 consumer subscriptions and inflating the renewal prices there. There’s no opt out.

Effectively allows the Copilot revenue and user numbers to be inflated.

theverge.com/2024/11/7/2429026…



A man walks into a bar and orders helicopter flavor chips. The barman replies “sorry mate we only do plain”


For those who use the Orbit writer, what features does it come with? Does it vibrate or beep or anything? #Blind
in reply to Nick's world

I don't remember it having any noise. orbit are big on their vibration and it does do that for battery and connection status if I remember. it's been a long time since I used one.


Spread #privacy this Thursday!

What's your favorite chat app?

Here are our recommendations: tuta.com/blog/best-whatsapp-al…

Please comment with choice and reasons below!

in reply to Tuta

I have deep reservations about SimpleX. No source code, one very private developer with a Russian name. Sounds like a honey-trap to me.



A great exampple of why #aria labels may not always bee what you want. I see so many articles/pages/what have you on the web right now that still say "Share on Twitter". Visually it's just the X logo now, but the aria label never got updated. You should probably not be sharing anything into that cesspool anymore at this point, but I'l take the easy example of why invisible labeling = not great at times :) #accessibility
in reply to Florian

people call it zitter now and in my head I hear the x as an sh. :)


An iPhone has been frozen under the surface of an ice rink for about two months, after a worker slipped up and left his understandably angry daughter's mobile device on the floor.
appleinsider.com/articles/24/1…



Línea temporal de la gestión de la DANA el martes 29

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Have had some very upset friends and family since this post went up on Insta.

Trust me, my little post doesn't hurt you nearly as much as your vote hurt me.

#SorryNotSorry



Ukraine Daily Summary - Thursday, November 7 2024


Russia has executed at least 124 Ukrainian POWs on battlefield -- Ukraine's potential reasons for seeking nuclear deterrence -- Europe must take responsibility for its security, Polish FM says after Trump's win -- Russian drone attack on Kyiv damages resi

Thursday, November 7

Russia’s war against Ukraine


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Consequences of a drone attack on Kyiv in the Pechersk district of the city, November 7, 2024. (Telegram/DSNS of Kyiv)

Zelensky congratulates Trump on US election victory. "I recall our great meeting with President Trump back in September, when we discussed in detail the Ukraine-U.S. strategic partnership, the Victory Plan, and ways to put an end to Russian aggression against Ukraine," Zelensky wrote.

Biden administration rushing to deliver $6 billion in remaining aid to Ukraine ahead of Trump's inauguration, Politico reports. Two administration officials told Politico that the White House plans to expedite the weapons delivery amid concerns that a future Trump administration would halt weapons shipments before they reach Kyiv.

Russian drone attack on Kyiv damages buildings, causes fires in five districts. Russia launched a drone attack on Kyiv overnight on Nov. 6, striking a residential building as well as an auto repair shop in the capital, the Kyiv City Military Administration reported.

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Ukraine's gas production highest since full-scale invasion's start. According to EXPRO’s calculations, gross natural gas production rose by 2.3% in October 2024 compared to the same month last year, reaching 1.663 billion cubic meters, the highest level since January 2022.

Zelensky to visit Hungary for European Political Community Summit. "We will discuss security challenges in Europe, as well as new opportunities for all partners," President Volodymyr Zelensky said.

Russia's Dagestan claims to intercept drone, airport halts flights. The downing of a drone in Dagestan comes shortly after an unprecedented drone strike against a Russian military academy in neighboring Chechnya on Oct. 29.

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The Kyiv International Economic Forum (KIEF) — one of the largest international forums in Eastern Europe — will take place on Nov. 7, with the Kyiv Independent as a media partner.

KIEF brings together representatives of business, government, and society to promote Ukraine's integration into the global community.

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With Trump back in White House, can Ukraine opt for nuclear deterrence?

With the looming risk that U.S. President-elect Donald Trump may pull the plug on Washington's support for Ukraine, Kyiv has flirted with the option of nuclear deterrence.

Photo: Mykhaylo Palinchak/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images

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What we know about Trump's plans for ending Russia’s war against Ukraine

Trump has repeatedly said he could end Russia's war "in 24 hours." What is his plan?

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This is what Ukrainians in Kyiv think about Trump’s election victory

As Donald Trump triumphs in the U.S. presidential election, Ukrainians brace themselves for what it means for their nation.

Photo: The Kyiv Independent

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Ukraine state-owned enterprises weekly — Special issue on state-owned railway company Ukrzaliznytsia

In this special issue, Oleksandr Lysenko and Andriy Boytsun highlight several events illustrating failures in the corporate governance of Ukrzaliznytsia.

Photo: Stanislav Ivanov/Global Images Ukraine via Getty Images

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Trump wins US 2024 presidential election – what this means for Ukraine.

Republican candidate Donald Trump claims victory in the 2024 U.S. presidential elections, foreign leaders issue messages, congratulating the former president on returning the White House.

The Republican Party will also take control of the U.S. Senate. The House election results are still being counted. This will impact how — if at all — any future aid arrives in Kyiv from Washington.

Photo: Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images

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Human cost of war


Russian attacks against Ukraine injure 37, kill 9 over past day. Russia launched 63 Shaheds and other drones overnight, as well as two Kh-59 and Kh-31P guided missiles. Ukrainian air defenses shot 38 drones over nine regions while 22 were "lost," the Air Force said.‌‌

Russia has executed at least 124 Ukrainian POWs on battlefield, Prosecutor General's Office says. Denys Lysenko, head of the department focused on war-related crimes, said that 49 criminal investigations were underway regarding the execution of Ukrainian POWs.

Opinions and insights


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Opinion: Biden's foreign policy missteps weakened the West and undermined Harris' path to the presidency.

History will likely judge U.S. President Joe Biden poorly. He set himself a singular mission: to save democracy. But the risk is that his own ego may have jeopardized that very cause — not only in the U.S. but across the West, writes Timothy Ash, Associate Fellow at Chatham House.

Photo: Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images

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International response


Orban congratulates Trump on victory, calls it biggest comeback in US political history. "The biggest comeback in U.S. political history! Congratulations to President Donald Trump on his enormous win. A much needed victory for the World!" Viktor Orban posted.

Georgian PM hopes for 'restart' of ties with US after Trump's reelection. "I am confident that President Trump’s leadership will promote peace globally and in our region as well as ensure restart in U.S.-Georgia relations," Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze said on X.

Russia-Ukraine war can't be stopped overnight**, Kremlin reacts to Trump.** "We have repeatedly said that the United States of America can help end the conflict in Ukraine. This, of course, cannot be done overnight," Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov said.

Europe must take responsibility for its security, Polish FM says after Trump's win. "The winds of history are blowing ever more strongly. Poland's leadership will rise to the occasion," Polish Foreign Minister Radoslaw Sikorski said, urging European countries to boost defense spending.

Updated: Russian officials cautiously cheer on Trump's victory. "Trump has one quality that is useful to us: as a businessman to the core, he hates spending money on freeloaders, on idiotic allies, charity projects, and greedy international organizations," former Russian President Dmitry Medvedev said.

Russian war in 'stalemate,' needs to be brought to end, Republican senator says. "That doesn't mean we celebrate what Vladimir Putin did or are excited about it, but I think there has to be some common sense here. We are funding a stalemate that's costing lives... and Ukraine is going to take 100 years to rebuild with everything they're facing," Rubio said.

Ukraine, US have 'potential for stronger cooperation,' Zelensky says following Trump victory. "On defense, on the economy, and on the future after the war – we have the potential for stronger cooperation," President Volodymyr Zelensky said. "This is what will make Ukraine, America, and the entire free world more successful."

Zelensky holds call with Trump to congratulate him on election victory. President Volodymyr Zelensky held a phone call with President-elect Donald Trump on Nov. 6 to congratulate him on his presidential election victory, Zelensky said on social media.

U.S. presidential election


Trump wins battleground state Pennsylvania. Pennsylvania, a pivotal swing state with a large Ukrainian population, has played a key role in the 2024 U.S. presidential election. The candidates have campaigned aggressively in the state, with both Trump and Harris holding dueling rallies there the night before election day.

Trump wins Wisconsin, cementing his election victory. Donald Trump is projected to win the swing state of Wisconsin, putting him safely across the benchmark needed for victory with 277 electoral votes.

‘I’m going to stop the wars’ – Trump says**, as he claims victory.** "They said ‘he will start a war.’ I’m not going to start a war, I’m going to stop the wars," said Donald Trump during a speech in which he claimed victory in the 2024 presidential elections.

‘It will not be like before’: Ukrainian politicians respond to Trump’s win with caution, uncertainty. With Republican candidate Donald Trump set to become the next U.S. president, Ukrainian politicians have reacted carefully – congratulating the former-turned-future president and emphasizing the need for diplomacy and cooperation, while also expressing uncertainty about what his victory means for Ukraine.

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Far out in the uncharted backwaters of the unfashionable end of the Western spiral arm of the galaxy lies a small unregarded yellow sun. Orbiting this, at a distance of roughly ninety million miles is an utterly insignificant little blue-green planet, whose ape descended life forms are so amazingly primitive that they still think digital watches are a pretty neat idea.

This planet has, or had, a problem, which was this. Most of the people living on it were unhappy for pretty much of the time. Many solutions were suggested for this problem, but most of these were largely concerned with the movements of small, green pieces of paper, which is odd, because on the whole, it wasn't the small, green pieces of paper which were unhappy.

And so the problem remained, and lots of the people were mean, and most of them were miserable, even the ones with digital watches. Many were increasingly of the opinion that they'd all made a big mistake coming down from the trees in the first place, and some said that even the trees had been a bad move, and that no-one should ever have left the oceans.

- Douglas Adams



Bylo čtvrt na 3. Vyhlašuje se víkend pro @archos a další VIP mamuty.


I just spent a solid 10 seconds starring at the calendar trying to figure out what I meant when I wrote "t-rex @ 3pm" at the end of the month before realizing it says "tree @ 3pm"


Am I the only one receiving the [GNOME Discurse] Summary email message tens of times today?

#gnome

in reply to Luis Felipe

No; there are some issues with the mail server on the GNOME infrastructure that result in either delayed email, or duplicates.


covid

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covid

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in reply to Stéphanie Pageau

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When an article says "some scientists think" then remember this: I, a scientist, once thought I could fit a whole orange in my mouth. I could, it turns out, get it in there, but I hadn't given sufficient thought to the reverse operation. 🧵


Perhaps I'm insane for thinking this, but Bookshare ought to find a new name. I dunno. Bookshare just sounds like a piracy thing, somehow. Share the books!!!
in reply to Andy

I've had this thought, especially when telling sighted folks about it and that I can get books from there, often they think I'm talking opnely about a pirate site, that's happened.
in reply to Tamas G

@Tamasg I guess at one point, the name was more fitting, especially when the service was essentially ran by volunteers: books were scanned and then corrected for OCR errors. So books were literally shared. But that's largely not the way it works anymore.


Utilizaba la aplicacion Google Podcast, para escuchar podcast sobre noticias internacionales. Google decidió cerrar la aplicación. Asi que estuve buscando otras aplicaciones.
Mediante un grupo de Telegram que se dedica a promocionar aplicaciones que respetan la privacidad de los usuarios, me recomendaron la aplicación AntennaPod, basada en software libre.
#Podcast #AntennaPod #SoftwareLibre


Hace falta gente para el cordón de seguridad de la mani antiracista del sábado, si alguien quiere más info que me escriba.

No hay que saber nada específico, yo lo he hecho un par de veces y es cansao pero ya 😅

Y si podéis difundir la mani para que venga gente...



PSA: if your CI pulls the (third-party) dependencies from the main git branch, you are doing it wrong. This will fucking break.

"But I don't want to have to update"

in reply to Hubert Figuière

I have news for you. Doing that will force you to update the code when you want it the least. Because it will break when you are trying to push urgent things. Because the third-party dependency is NOT on your schedule.


Ah yeah Firefox still crashing when using the "list all tabs" menu. It seems to be unable to deal with two screens.
in reply to Hubert Figuière

Click on the list all tabs menu. It is short because it think it's the other (smaller) screen

Scroll down. It extend to the proper size.

Hover an item.

It update itself scrolling elsewhere randomly.

Change size again.

If all of that happens when you were about to select the tab you wanted then it might/will crash.

(maybe I'll file a bugzilla - that has been ongoing for a few month)



Podrán acceder a las ayudas, moratorias y beneficios fiscales por la DANA, personas y empresas radicadas en 78 municipios: 75 de Valencia, 2 de Castilla-La Mancha (Letur y Mira) y uno de Andalucía (Alhaurín de la Torre).

Las resumimos todas en este artículo.

¿Nos ayudas con la difusión🙏? Dale un boost para que llegue a las personas que necesitan esta información.

civio.es/el-boe-nuestro-de-cad…



Dnes mám volno milá slůňátka .... tak jsem si řekla že bych si mohla dát nějakou dobrou pečínku 😀 😎 🤭


Medios de esquerda despois dunha DINA: "Estos son los datos oficiales con enlace al PDF y marca de agua. Consulta aqui la lista de municipios donde puedes solicitar ayudas fiscales. En estos enlaces se puede donar material. Estos grupos de whatsapp estan coordinando voluntarios"

Medios de dereita: "OJO se filtra camara oculta de la pandalla del movil de la ministra de igualdad donde parece que está ocultando la cifra de muertos hombres"

Votante do PP Medio: joder si es que todos son iguales




I’m thinking about selling my theremin.

I haven’t touched it in years.



I got this heartwarming email yday. This is what keeps me going.

I'd like to thank you. One one hand for cURL which is a reliable companion for my whole life since I came into cybersecurity back in 1997.

But what is even more unique is your perfection of documenting and publishing security advisories for it. Cybersecurity would be a much better place if all maintainers/vendors would aim for this level!

in reply to daniel:// stenberg://

Iam Malak I live in Gaza under bombardment and genocide. Now I and my family are dying of hunger and thirst. We are homeless. Me and my family. Help me. Help me and donate to me to keep me and my family alive. Help me, I am addressing your consciences.. 😭😭
gofund.me/4bcaf13d
in reply to daniel:// stenberg://

they say practice makes perfect, and there have been "a few vulns" ;-)

Sorry, thank you sooo much for cURL! I have also been a happy user for decades!



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A ver, gente de lejos con ganas de ayudar, un sitio donde meter pasta, de mil que habrá: para el rescate de una librería en Picanya, cercana a unos amigos. Cercana de "la librería favorita de mis amigos" pero también cercana de "sus amigos que llevan la libreria además se han quedado en la calle, incluida la nena de un año es amiga de la nena de mis amigos":
gofundme.com/f/perdimos-toda-l…

De esto nos va a hacer falta en toda la zona, una barbaridad. Negocios pequeños arrasados que como no sea con solidaridad externa se quedarán cerrados, con la consiguiente depresión económica para toda la zona que ya se nos quedará crónica.



Welp. I hoped I could get a full night's sleep and find out it was a bad dream, but it's November 7th and it's real. I'm still just utterly baffled at how stupidly this country chose its leaders.