Data colonialism: A Microsoft AI Data Center Saps Water From A Small Mexican Town
After decades fighting against water bottling and beer companies, rural communities in Mexico are now also having to compete against Big Tech for water.
Development in the Global North has long come at the expense of the Global South as well as Black and indigenous frontline communities in places like Cancer Alley and Flint, Michigan.
Today’s exciting episode of the moving mayhem involves a deep clean.
The real estate agents have set up a WhatsApp group so we and the agents can all keep in touch. Slick. #MosenMove
Next week, I need to travel to Denmark to visit a client. Their office is in some small town, and I wanted to book accommodation nearby, but there was nothing available. The Key Account Manager told me to go ahead and book a place in Legoland.
After much grumbling, I finally managed to pick a room!
Apple Pay 'Plates' ad shows how easy it is to spend money on the internet - 9to5Mac
Apple Pay is celebrating 10 years since launching, and a new video ad highlights something about Apple Pay that has...Zac Hall (9to5Mac)
iPhone XS Max and more join Apple’s vintage and obsolete product lists - 9to5Mac
Apple has updated its lists of vintage and obsolete products with new additions like the iPhone XS Max, iPhone 6s Plus, and more.Ryan Christoffel (9to5Mac)
Clearing out my ancient phone, I also came across Round Bird once again. Here it is, being very round. I used to draw birds all the time! Ink on mixed media sketchbook.
Wen soll man wählen?
Es wäre schon wünschenswert, wenn sich die #Grünen in stärkerem Maße #selbstbestimmtDitgital zeigen würden, z.B. im #FediVerse.
Und wo ist eigentlich das #Bündis90 geblieben, in den Jahren?
Friendly reminder that if you're designing any kind of personal information form and you decide to:
1. Validate names for "bad words"
2. Put a minimum characters limit on names
3. Have two separate fields for "first" and "last" name
Then you're doing it wrong with a shitload of very western-minded assumptions that are not universal and will cause issues
Another Thunderbird Live Development sessions is happening soon!
Come hang out to watch some behind the scene coding, ask questions, yell at the world, and bond through trauma.
youtube.com/live/XJGOkjwF9fI?f…
#thunderbird #live #coding #javascript #opensource #foss
Thunderbird Development #7 - Customizable Shortcuts (Coding Session - Part 4)
Come alongside the journey of implementing a new feature inside Thunderbird.From the initial idea and definition of the scope of work, to design mock-ups and...YouTube
by ma zaujímalo či to niekoho napadlo pred tou zmenou tr. z., pretože o tom začínam pochybovať doteraz som bol skôr na tom že im to je jedno
🔓 e.dennikn.sk/4308193/zlodeji-d…
Zlodeji dostali krídla a sú čoraz agresívnejší, obchodníci občas vidia na policajtoch apatiu
Krádeže v obchodoch stále pribúdajú, potvrdzujú to niektorí obchodníci. Viac než finančné straty ich však trápia obavy o zamestnancov, zlodeji sú totiž čoraz agresívnejší. Podľa niektorých občas badať náznaky nezáujmu u policajtov.Daniela Krajanová (Denník N)
Niekoho to zrejme aj napadlo, ale zamer bol dostat "seba a par kamosov" co najrychlejsie mimo riziko stihania a teda reci typu "to je komplikovame" sli stranou.
Tr. z. je komplexna vec, sucast este vacsej komlexnej veci: spolunazivanie.
Tu komplexitu evidentne zohladnili, lebo ak znizovali sadzby a limity za velke lupy, tak znizili aj za male. Lebo suvisi a prilis by bilo do oci ak by male neposunuli. 1/2
Urcite napadlo. A odpovede:
- frustracia, apatia, … -> (aj ich) volici -> to nejako ukecaju² => nie ich¹ je problem
- kto bude riesit -> radovi policajti -> to nejako ukecaju alebo zaonacia³ => nie je ich¹ problem
¹ #SmerHlasMafia
² Simecka, Soros, …
³ nejake jednorazove odmeny, potriasacky rukou s Kalinakom v uniforme, …
T.j. vsetko to IMHO beru ako externality, ktore budu znasat ini a teda to je obet, ktoru oni¹ radi prijmu:
Shrek (2001) - Some of you May Die, But it's a Sacrifice I am Willing to Make
Tournament of Saving Princess FionaYouTube
Privela nahod v ich prospech IMHO nie je iba nahoda.
Ale ak precenujem ich schopnosti, tak sa kludne budem rad mylit.
Lebo jedna vec je, ked stat demontuju babraci. A ina ked stat demontuju chytri ale zli ludia.
IMHO o tu rychlost slo, o.i. lebo:
- p. Fico uz ma 60 a sil postupne ubuda (a dochodok v base nie je lakava predstava)
- inych "tahunov" velmi nemaju
- X ich kamosov uz odsudili
- Y dalsich uz k tomu nema(-lo) daleko
- a uz sa OCTK blizili aj k "vyssim poschodiam"
- §363 uplatnovany pricasto tiez bije do oci
- …
Cool, so my smart TV screen reader has been doing this thing where it cuts out before my AV receiver can actually read what it says, and now the thing is basically useless except as a display.
This is probably fine, both because the thing is a useless cesspool of advertising and surveillance, but also because I've been using my layoff-gifted hardware as a more capable media PC than the TV ever was. So I guess I just need 2 things:
- A decent HDMI monitor. At smallish size points, is there a visual reason to prefer a TV screen over a monitor at medium distances? And maybe I need something with CEC so turning on the monitor would also activate the receiver but I don't know and HDMI is confusing AF.
- Something with the form factor of a remote control, but not necessarily IR, that I can wire into @homeassistant and/or maybe dbus on the media PC so a button might switch sources, tweak GNOME desktop audio settings, etc.
Any thoughts?
Ah, so latency is a factor too. I have something like a 32-inch TV now because I just don't need bigger, and I'm guessing that's where most monitors top out size-wise?
I'll probably end up going this route anyway and cobbling something together, just trying to figure out all the issues I'll hit on the way.
iOS 18.2: New features coming to your iPhone (other than AI) - 9to5Mac
iOS 18.2 is currently in beta testing with the next round of Apple Intelligence features, such as Image Playground, ChatGPT...Chance Miller (9to5Mac)
Come on, it's not a step forward from Twitter at all. Join Mastodon instead, it has a lot more features.
digitaltrends.com/mobile/what-…
What is Bluesky, and should you join?
Bluesky is the hot new social network. But what exactly is it? Here's what you need to know about Bluesky.Mark Jansen (Digital Trends)
České domény zdražují. Za .cz dáte příští rok jako za tři másla
cnews.cz/clanky/ceske-domeny-c…
titulek se povedl :D
České domény zdražují. Za .cz dáte příští rok jako za tři másla
Jde teprve o druhé zdražení, do roku 2019 cena pouze klesala. Historicky nejnižší cena za českou doménu byla 152 Kč s daní.Radomír Kejduš (Internet Info, s.r.o.)
🔗 Seems like people are moving around between social media apps so new profile link options now available on your account settings page: You can set Bluesky, Mastodon, and Threads accounts by revealing the "More Links" section. All of these links will appear on your profile page.
Links added will have "rel=me" inserted on your profile so you can get a green check mark on your mastodon profile!
One more update: The `fediverse:creator` metatag is now inserted into game and blog post pages that you have authored when you assign a Mastodon username to your account.
This will enable itch.io link embeds on Mastodon to show author attribution of your fediverse account. Learn more here: blog.joinmastodon.org/2024/07/…
You must opt-in to the domains that are eligible for attribution from Edit Profile > Public Profile > Verification (and scroll to the bottom, add itch.io and your own subdomain)
Highlighting journalism on Mastodon
Today we're launching a new feature that will highlight writers and journalists that are active on the fediverse when their articles are being shared.Mastodon Blog
As far as I can tell this was meant entirely seriously. I guess 0ver.org is gaining traction.
Terrain3D is an incredible add-on for Godot 4. Thank you @TokisanGames !
This is part of R&D for Liblast and Liblast Framework.
Based on CGI data from #NASA, that was interpreted frivolously to an 8x8 km area and then sclupted over to add detail that was missing from the original textures.
- unfa
#Liblast #IndieGame #Godot #GodotEngine #GameDev
The 38C3-Community-Stage – Call for Participation ends today night.
The #38c3 has community stages and @milliways is involved there.
Please submit awesome talks.
Tracks are:
* Diversity & Inclusion
* Hack, Make & Break
* Privacy, Anonymity & Decentralisation
* Open Source & Platform Decay
* Sustainability
* Entry-Level & Education
The CfP can be found under:
content.events.ccc.de/cfp/38c3…
The Deadline for submissions is at 16. November 2024, 23:59 UTC+1. Tonight.
#ccc
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What Is Your Dream for #Mozilla?
mozillafoundation.tfaforms.net…
You're invited to take a moment to share your thoughts by completing this brief survey.
Question 1: What is most important to you right now about technology and the internet?
- Protecting my privacy online
- Avoiding scams
- Choosing products, apps, technology, and services that I can trust
[…]
The form is oriented to have you saying they should go for AI.
It's a pleasure to answer instead "protect online privacy".
TIL: @tuxedocomputers released #Linux #kernel drivers for their machines under the #GPLv3, which makes it impossible for competitors and distros to ship them pre-compiled, as that license is incompatible with the #LinuxKernel's #GPLv2 only license.
They did this purposely, allegedly to "keep control of the upstream pacing" – and want to re-license the code while upstreaming.
github.com/tuxedocomputers/tux…
gitlab.com/tuxedocomputers/dev…
gitlab.com/tuxedocomputers/dev…
gitlab.com/tuxedocomputers/dev…
Licensing incompatibility between Linux kernel and these kernel modules · Issue #61 · tuxedocomputers/tuxedo-keyboard
I was looking into this project's kernel modules to figure out packaging it, and I discovered that this project's license is not compatible with the Linux kernel's own license, thus the combination...GitHub
6/ To follow up:
There are now patches under discussion upstream to '"teach the [#Linux #Kernel's] module loader that these modules [from @tuxedocomputers ] are proprietary despite their declaration to be GPLv2 compatible "until the legal stuff is sorted out". "'
lore.kernel.org/all/2024111410…
CC: @waldi #LinuxKernel
6/ To follow up once more:
@tuxedocomputers relicensed all full inhouse code in their driver package to GPLv2+ : gitlab.com/tuxedocomputers/dev… 👍
They are working on doing the same for the remaining drivers.
They also submitted a updated version of the patchset making the #Linux #Kernel's module loader treat some of the modules as proprietary; the list of modules handled that way is much shorter now:
lore.kernel.org/all/2024111513…
CC: @waldi
The Blindshell Classic 3 is here, but is it good? | Vision Ireland
The Blindshell Classic 3 is here, but is it good? When I first felt the new Blindshell Classic 3, it felt very familiar. The new phone is basically the exac ...Sean Doran (Vision Ireland)
In-Process 15th November 2024
Welcome to a jam packed In-Process. We have a release, a survey, several expos, an award finalist and more add-on info. Let’s dive in: NVDA 2024.4.1 Released NVDA Contributor Documentation Su…NV Access
I personally had a hard time clicking a blank area of my taskbar with a screen reading tool, so if you are using one, an alternative is to run this command from your Run (Windows +R) dialog:
C:\Windows\System32\rundll32.exe "C:\Program Files\ExplorerPatcher\ExplorerPatcher.amd64.dll",ZZGUI
after running, a window titled "properties" should open. Use up and down arrow to choose a setting, left and right to change one.
I personally enabled the shell integration, simple tab switcher, and in advanced, definitely "Enable SysListView32 for Explorer views" - this will give you the older "folder view list view" type view when browsing lists of folders, and it does speed up the arrowing back to how I remember it. Be sure to also check the "control interface" setting and if you want the older Windows 7 menu bar back, choose "Windows 7 command bar."
All of this does make Explorer Patcher worth it, especially if running on non-insider builds. Highly recommended for anyone fed up with Windows 11's bloat and slowness.
Side note: I could not get it to cooperate well with my Open Shell once I reverted to the older Start Menu, so I've removed that for now.
GitHub - valinet/ExplorerPatcher: This project aims to enhance the working environment on Windows
This project aims to enhance the working environment on Windows - valinet/ExplorerPatcherGitHub
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Yeah, it did get better.
Same for C#; we finally got to upgrade some projects on my current teams to .NET 8 and the linter prompts to make things nicer are routinely making me feel a bit better about life 😁
Still often find myself wishing I was working in something else. The languages improve but the ecosystem still drags it all down.
Jason J.G. White
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