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Ooo! Someone is making something with a very intense garlic odor. I love love love garlic! Mmmm!

Uh fuck I think I opened the breach. Just put on a cover of Jingle Bell Rock.

Halloween is over, isn't it?

Apparently what I missed with the trillion dollar design of the new Mac Mini is that the power button that is under, is also on the back. So there is no "slide your finger under from the front". Because you need to reach the back.

No shit they couldn't move forward with the car ;-)

Apple Intelligence.

I think i stumbled on the next billion dollar idea: AI bots to play video games for you. Playing video games can be mentally taxing - wouldn’t it be nice to offload that work to AI so you can do other things, like get a 3rd job to help pay for my game playing AI bot?

Tempted to post a gif of a fish on LinkedIn with the words, FLOUNDER MODE

#Marine #Puns

#puns #marine
in reply to Adrianna Tan

Adrianna Tan
Adrianna Tan
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'Founders, you got nothing on flounders.

Flounders can migrate their EYES up their bodies. Can you???'

This is a really good place to track election results: apple.news/AUsMKJ3t4SWqvr3DENH… °F

2024 General Election Results — Apple News Spotlight

Update Required To view live coverage of this event, update macOS in System Preferences. To view live coverage of this event, update iOS or iPadOS in Settings.
apple.news

If you voted for Trump, I don’t judge you for your choice of political party.

I judge you for your lack of morals, ethics, compassion and humanity.

I judge you for your support of racism, misogyny, homophobia, transphobia, treason and fascism.

So will others. So will history.

The number of Wordpress themes that are high in the popular list and that break with the Wordpress Debugging installed because of deprecated PHP is astonishing.

There's an interesting phenomenon. I saw it with France when the National Front arrived first in some of the recent elections, and now I see it with the US.

Everyone is blaming everyone else for the fascists winning, except... you know... the people who actually vote for the fascists and who want a fascist regime.

Maybe we could start with them, just saying.

#France#UnitedStates#fascism#election

#france #unitedstates #fascism #election

They should add the little rss button back into browsers.

Holy cow, when you're on a webinar, it is extremely rude to take over the whole time! What if the rest of us have questions? Seriously, schedule a meeting with the staff if you want to have an hour long conversation! Also, people running the webinar, cut them off and offer to talk to them at length later! Ugh!
in reply to Mendi Evans

David Goldfield
David Goldfield
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Absolutely. The host needs to set limits and mute people when they've had enough time. I recall a webinar where this wasn't done and I had to stop listening to it.

hello masto, please help! I'm a published fiction author looking for a subject matter expert to talk through the premise of my fourth book, a gothic romance set during a zombie pandemic.

if YOU specialize in immunology, microbiology, and/or public health, I would love to pay you for like an hour of your time!

Oh dear this is not good: 43 monkeys escape South Carolina research facility; police warn residents to secure doors and windows - CBS News
cbsnews.com/news/monkeys-escap…

43 monkeys escape South Carolina research facility; police warn residents to secure doors and windows

Traps have been set up and thermal imaging cameras are being used in an effort to locate the fugitive monkeys, police said.
Stephen Smith (CBS News)
in reply to David Goldfield

Robin Frost
Robin Frost
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@DavidGoldfield Bwahahaha right, exactly. And, in all seriousness, God forbid they were doing research on these monkeys and they have viruses or something.
@David Goldfield

The Soviet Union was created on December 30, 1922! It remains one of mankind's greatest achievements.

Here is a 🧵 with some of the highlights.

One of the last coal-powered sheep.
Most sheep are all electric now.

#DefaidodonDay #DyddDefaidodon #Defaidodon

A photograph of a sheep in a field with lambs around it. The sheep appears to be giving out a long plume of smoke, an illusion caused by a train, or similar, hidden in the distance behind it
#Defaidodon #defaidodonday #dydddefaidodon

Tak konečně volno, po třech týdnech pracovních sobot, snad stihnu i kolo. 👍🤗
m.youtube.com/watch?v=WeYsTmIz…

Afroman - Because I Got High (Clean Version)

REMASTERED IN HD!!Official Music Video for Because I Got High performed by Afroman.(C) 2001 Universal Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.#Afroman #Be...
YouTube
in reply to Archos

Schmaker
Schmaker
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Cenim výběr songu, nejvíc chillová věc, co kdy vznikla :D

Billionaire kleptocrats want about 3 billion of us DEAD, & another 750 million or so as slave labor.

Thats war.

Respond in fucking kind.

in reply to Hannu Ikonen

Hannu Ikonen
Hannu Ikonen
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Peter Thiel

Jeff Bezos

Warren Buffett

Marc Andressen

Vlad Putin

Semyon Oligarchsky

Bill Gates

Same criminal Kleptocrats. Different flavor.

★ I Wonder
daringfireball.net/2024/11/i_w…

I Wonder

Singsong congratulations from the leaders of America’s biggest companies.
Daring Fireball
in reply to Hubert Figuière

Delric
Delric
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@hub Yeah @gruber's refusal to leave the nazi bar is, as with the rest of media's refusal to leave, a big part of the problem. They can't bear to do it because it's part of their business model. Hypocrites.
@John Gruber @Hubert Figuière

My wife had a brilliant idea, Joe Biden should step down right now and let Kamala Harris take the next two months and do all the things she was talking about, and she would still get to be the first woman president as well as mess up all the trump merchandise .

You cannot DEMAND #Francization and then NOT FUND IT... UNLESS your plan is to start rounding up all the anglophones and deporting them from the province of Québec... MAYBE that is The Plan™. montreal.ctvnews.ca/federal-mp… #CAQASTROPHE #polQC #QCpoli #assnat #polMTL #MTLpoli #cdnpoli #polcan

Federal MP denounces Quebec's francization budget cuts

With francization classes closing in several regions of the province, Justin Trudeau's political lieutenant in Quebec, Jean-Yves Duclos, says he has 'concerns' that new arrivals may not have access to francization courses because of 'budget cuts.'
Montreal
#cdnpoli #assnat #polqc #polmtl #caqastrophe #qcpoli #polcan #mtlpoli #francization

Fascinating to see these heavily marked-up historic photos from Magnum on Instagram, showing among other things how much they were tweaked (and how much skill that required) even in the days of analog film and darkrooms.

Today, we celebrate the birthday of the remarkable Marie Skłodowska-Curie – a true inspiration for researchers worldwide. 🎉

As the first woman to win a Nobel Prize and the only individual to receive it twice in two different categories, her contributions to science are unparalleled.

The #MSCActions fellowship bears her name and helps young scientists in their research.

We will keep building a brighter future for generations to come.

#mscactions
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For morbid reasons of my own I keep an eye on the Apache OpenOffice project's regular reports to the ASF board:

whimsy.apache.org/board/minute…

As is normal, the September report says that all is great with the project - community health is always "improving". And they are clearly on top of upcoming problems: "Python 2 is unmaintained. We have in the development tree the external python3 support. Internal python 3 support is difficult. We are checking alternatives." They plan to fix it in "the next major release". The project hasn't made a major release in ten years, so I wouldn't hold my breath...

(OK, so I'm still clearly in a snarky mode, sorry.)

Board Meeting Minutes - OpenOffice

Home page of The Apache Software Foundation
whimsy.apache.org

I love the implicit "answer this right or we'll drive a robot over a stranger someday" part of the whole prove-you're-a-human captcha experience.
A select-all-squares-with captcha featuring a cyclist and two pedestrian crosswalks.
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Canada criticizing Quebec on French course cuts

montreal.ctvnews.ca/federal-mp…

#polqc #cdnpoli


Federal MP denounces Quebec's francization budget cuts

With francization classes closing in several regions of the province, Justin Trudeau's political lieutenant in Quebec, Jean-Yves Duclos, says he has 'concerns' that new arrivals may not have access to francization courses because of 'budget cuts.'
Montreal
#cdnpoli #polqc

Sincere question, does anyone have any good resources explaining how anarchy and disability interact? Or, for that matter, how anarchy is beneficial to and supportive of a whole bunch of marginalized groups?

I've known some awesome folks who identify as anarchists, and have definitely seen my share of strong mutual aid efforts over the years. But I've seen communities of many types do some pretty awful things to marginalized folks in my lifetime, myself included. And I've seen this behavior in the absence of factors like scarcity, which would be the easy explanation if it were in fact true.

And to be clear, I don't like what our government has been for a long time now. But sometimes I need one of its imperfect tools, like the ADA or building codes, to force others to act. And no I don't like that, but they're tools I have to get me out of bad situations, and I have those because of a government.

I just don't feel right having that at the cost of...this. So sell me on why doing away with government entirely is something I might support?

Links to resources or things to search for are fine, and I did search before asking this but didn't have much luck. Thanks!

Bits from the DPL: Dear Debian community,

this is Bits from DPL for October. In addition to a summary of my
recent activities, I aim to include newsworthy developments within
Debian that might be of interest to the broader community. I believe
this provides valuable insights and foster a sense of connection across
our diverse projects. Also, I welcome your feedback on the format and
focus of these Bits, as community input helps shape their value.

Ada Lovelace Day… bits.debian.org/2024/11/bits-f…


Bits from the DPL

Dear Debian community, this is Bits from DPL for October. In addition to a summary of my recent activities, I aim to include newsworthy developments within Debian that might be of interest to the broader community. I believe this provides valuable...
Debian Project
in reply to Debian

Elias
Elias
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DPL means Debian Project Leader?

I think it would be helpful to spell that out, it would make it easer for outsiders and newbies who may not know what DPL means. 🙂

interpersonal violence, deportation, drugs, rural things

Sensitive content

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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

David Goldfield
David Goldfield
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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

Robin Frost
Robin Frost
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@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.
@David Goldfield
in reply to David Goldfield

Bruce Toews
Bruce Toews
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@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.
@David Goldfield
in reply to Bruce Toews

David Goldfield
David Goldfield
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@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.
@Bruce Toews
in reply to Bruce Toews

David Goldfield
David Goldfield
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@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.
@Bruce Toews
in reply to David Goldfield

Lulu Hartgen
Lulu Hartgen
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@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.
@David Goldfield @Bruce Toews
in reply to Lulu Hartgen

David Goldfield
David Goldfield
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@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.
@Bruce Toews
in reply to David Goldfield

Lulu Hartgen
Lulu Hartgen
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@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.
@David Goldfield @Bruce Toews
in reply to David Goldfield

Lulu Hartgen
Lulu Hartgen
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@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!
@David Goldfield

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…

Fixing HTTP content decoding enabled (broken in commit 30da1f5) by jmalopoy · Pull Request #15510 · curl/curl

Hi I found the logic handling CURLOPT_HTTP_CONTENT_DECODING was broken in setopt: split Curl_vsetopt() into several sub functions. This PR should fix it
GitHub
#curl
in reply to daniel:// stenberg://

young man yells at the cloud
young man yells at the cloud
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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

#Accessibility #blind #Windows #visuallyimpaired #assistivetechnology #windowsapps @mastoblind group @Blind Main
in reply to Lanie Carmelo

Sean Randall
Sean Randall
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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

Lanie Carmelo
Lanie Carmelo
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@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.
@Sean Randall
in reply to Lanie Carmelo

Sean Randall
Sean Randall
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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

Sean Randall
Sean Randall
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executor.dk

Executor, ease your daily computer workflow

Executor is a multi purpose tool to help you ease your daily computer workflow. Launch programs, manage clipboard, manage running apps, do fast calculations, quick launch internet searches, file path autocomplete and history.
executor.dk
in reply to Andy

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

Mp3tag - der universelle Tag Editor (ID3v2, MP4, OGG, FLAC, ...)

Mp3tag ist ein einfach zu benutzendes Programm zum komfortablen Bearbeiten von Tags in Audio-Dateien
mp3tag.de
@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


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

OTTAWA - A smug man from Canada wasted no time this morning chastising Americans for re-electing terrifying liar and felon Donald Trump, despite the fact that he plans to vote for terrifying liar and asshole Pierre Poilievre in the next Canadian elec…
Clare Blackwood (The Beaverton)
#cdnpoli

Windows Server 2025 takes admins by surprise

theregister.com/2024/11/06/win…

So Windows is a virus....


Sysadmin shock as Windows Server 2025 installs itself after update labeling error

Screens sprayed with coffee after techies find Microsoft's latest OS in unexpected places
Richard Speed (The Register)

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

Farce Majeure
Farce Majeure
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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

Ulrich_the_Elder, 🇨🇦,🇺🇦
Ulrich_the_Elder, 🇨🇦,🇺🇦
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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
#technology #Windows #tech #Internet #techtalk #satelliteinternet #fiberoptic #ruralinternet #internetspeed
in reply to Lanie Carmelo

Sean Randall
Sean Randall
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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…


Microsoft is bundling its AI-powered Office features into Microsoft 365 subscriptions

Microsoft is bundling its Copilot Pro features into Microsoft 365 in some markets. Prices are going up in exchange for AI-powered Office features, though.
Tom Warren (The Verge)

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
#blind
in reply to Nick's world

Sean Randall
Sean Randall
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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.
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