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For those who would like to subscribe to what Microsoft now calls its Microsoft 365 Personal Classic or Family Classic plans without Copilot, here's their FAQ on this topic.
support.microsoft.com/en-us/of…
Since they say you can do this for a limited time, I'm not sure how long they intend to offer these options.

Switching to Microsoft 365 Personal and Family Classic Plans - Microsoft Support

Learn how to switch to a Microsoft 365 subscription plan without AI features, which include Microsoft 365 Basic, Microsoft 365 Personal Classic and Microsoft 365 Family Classic.
support.microsoft.com

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How do you feel about the fact that in the United States people with disabilities can be paid a sub-minimum wage?

Today is the last day to submit a comment to the Federal Register asking for an end to this practice. Right now, people who profit off the back of this exploitation are flooding it with comments.

Allies: please don't miss the opportunity to even the score. It takes less than 5 minutes.

federalregister.gov/documents/…

#Disability #USPol #EqualRights

Federal Register :: Request Access

www.federalregister.gov
#uspol #Disability #equalrights

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John Gassman

I emaioled the Glidance team and they said they would send out a link once it was available.
And now it is. It was sent to me individually. Here it is!
today.com/video/see-new-gadget…

See new gadgets for home and beyond unveiled at CES 2025

From a product featuring hologram technology to a smart pet door, tech expert Katie Linendoll joins TODAY to share some of the stand-out items from this year's Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, where the future of tech was on full display,
TODAY

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I've decided to do a little live-streamed #curl presentation on twitch next week (Jan 21):

"curl from start to end". For free of course, no signup. Just show up.

daniel.haxx.se/blog/2025/01/16…


Presentation: curl from start to end

On Tuesday January 21st 2025, at 16:00 CET (15:00 UTC) I will do a presentation titled as per above. I have not done this one before.
daniel.haxx.se
#curl
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#AndroidAppRain at apt.izzysoft.de/fdroid today with 19 updated and 2 added apps:

* Podcini.X - Podcast instrument (Podcini.R is discontinued) 🛡️
* MBCompass: simple and efficient compass

12 old apps have been removed (using v1-only signing with weak keys & their repos removed/archived etc), we still investigate other v1-onlys having good keys.

RB status: 408 apps (33.1%)

Enjoy your #free #Android #apps with the #IzzyOnDroid repo :awesome:


IzzyOnDroid F-Droid Repository

This is a repository of apps to be used with your F-Droid client. Applications in this repository are official binaries built by the original application developers, taken from their resp. repositories (mostly Github, GitLab, Codeberg).
IzzyOnDroid App Repo
#android #free #apps #AndroidAppRain #izzyondroid

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David Lynch has died
https://www.theverge.com/2025/1/16/24345312/david-lynch-death-director-twin-peaks?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub

Posted into Tech News @tech-news-theverge


David Lynch has died

David Lynch, the pioneering writer and director whose haunting, surreal works include the film “Mulholland Drive” and the TV show “Twin Peaks,” has died. He was 78.
Jay Peters (The Verge)
@Tech News
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OldKid ⁂

@Gerhard Hallstein was meinst du mit Spitznamen ???

Wenn du damit den Spitznamen deines Accounts meinst dann liegt es daran, das der Spitzname nicht geändert werden kann/darf.

Spitzname/Nickname

Der Spitzname wird benötigt, um eine Webadresse (Profiladresse) für viele Deiner persönlichen Seiten zu erstellen. Auch wird dieser wie eine Email-Adresse genutzt, wenn eine Verbindung zu anderen Personen hergestellt werden soll. Durch die Art, wie der Spitzname genutzt wird, gibt es bestimmte Einschränkungen:

er muss mit einem Buchstaben beginnen
er darf nur US-ASCII-Textzeichen und Nummern enthalten
er muss einzigartig auf diesem Friendica-Knoten sein
er kann später nicht mehr geändert werden

Dieser Spitzname wird an vielen Stellen genutzt, um Deinen Account zu identifizieren, daher ist es nicht möglich ihn später zu ändern.
@Gerhard Hallstein
in reply to OldKid ⁂

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OldKid ⁂

@Gerhard Hallstein ok jetzt habe ich mich mal etwas reingefuchst und auch deine Unterhaltung mit Tuxi ganz gelesen.

Es könnt daran liegen das der Account seine Infos aus dem RSS Feed bezieht und das jedes mal wieder neue wenn ihr den Feed abruft und in dem Feed ist eben auch der Name enthalten und den übernimmt er jedes Mal aufs neue wie es scheint.

@Gerhard Hallstein

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Join us for a virtual workshop with The Braille Institute and Geoffrey Peddle, Aira's Chief Technology Officer to discuss how AIRA is making an impact in the lives of individuals with vision loss by offering specialized remote assistance and new AI-driven features in one place.

Date: Friday, January 17, 2025
Time: 2:00 PM to 3:30 PM PT

From calling trained agents for real-time visual support to other helpful AI features and how to get started with Aira, you'll have a chance to ask anything you'd like to know during the AMA session.

Register here: brailleinstitute.org/find-serv…


Learn About AIRA and Ask Me Anything | Braille Institute

AIRA is a leading company in the assistive technology space, with a smart phone app that allows people to call agents for specialized remote help…
Gina Cosio (Braille Institute)
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Michal Špondr

@jan Problém s RPi je výkon. Na NAS asi dobrý, ale aby se mi na tom transkódovala videa pro Plex nebo mi na tom běžela Mastodon instance nebo Matrix server, tak to asi ne-e. Takže pokud člověk nemá výkonný stroj pro NAS, bude vedle NASu ještě nějakou krabici potřebovat. Teda pokud mu nestačí jen to čisté sdílení souborů po síti.
@Jan Dytrych🇨🇿🇺🇦
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Archos

@michal Nevím jestli to napíšu vše dobře, je to pár let co jsem měl nainstalované kodi.
Kodi je primárně přehrávač médií, nikoli server. Kodi spoléhá na to, že zařízení dokáže přímo přehrát média v jejich původním formátu. Streamování je možné, pokud máš média na NAS, sdíleném disku nebo v síťové složce (SMB, NFS), ale Kodi média netranscoduje.
@Michal Špondr

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Kennt ihr schon INKLUSIVA Call? Das ist unser barrierefreies und DGSVO-konformes Videokonferenz-Tool. Dafür bieten wir am Montag, den 27. Januar von 16:00-17:30 Uhr und Donnerstag den 06. Februar von 16:00-17:30 Uhr eine Schulung an.
In der Schulung geht es um die Registrierung in der Anwendung, den Assistent für Barrierefreiheit, alle Funktionen und die Meeting-Oberfläche selbst. Natürlich gibt es auch Zeit für Fragen!
Interesse? Dann meldet euch gerne per Mail an kontakt@inklusiva-call.de an!
Vor einem rot-lilafarbenen Hintergrund ist ein weißes Viereck gesetzt. Darin steht „Schulungen zu INKLUSIVA Call (blau-rotes Logo von INKLUSIVA Call). Barrierefreie DSGVO-konforme Videokonferenz-Software. 27. Januar 2025, 16:00-17:30 Uhr und 06. Februar 2025, 16:00-17:30 Uhr. Online per INKLUSIVA Call. der Schulung. Text: Registrierung, Assistent für Barrierefreiheit, Funktionen, Meeting, Zeit für Fragen! Anmeldung: kontakt@inklusiva-call.de“ Darunter sind die Logos der LAG Selbsthilfe Rheinland-Pfalz und der Aktion Mensch abgebildet, die das Projekt INKLUSIVA Call fördert.

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The Cheapest It's Ever Been: The Newest Amazon Fire 7 Tablet Is Only $45 Today
https://www.pcmag.com/deals/amazon-deals-of-the-day-newest-amazon-fire-7-tablet-is-only-45-jan-16?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub

Posted into PCMag's Top Stories @pcmag-s-top-stories-PCMag


The Cheapest It's Ever Been: The Newest Amazon Fire 7 Tablet Is Only $45 Today

Amazon's "Deals of the Day" will save you 35% on the Amazon Echo smart speaker and another 20% on a 55-inch Roku TV Plus Series television.
Shubham Yewale (PCMag)
@pcmag-s-top-stories-PCMag

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What's new in Joplin 3.2? 🚀
Explore exciting features like OneNote import, multi-window support, a customizable mobile toolbar, and more!
Update now and enhance your note-taking experience. 🔥
joplinapp.org/news/20250114-re…
Joplin new release

What's new in Joplin 3.2 | Joplin

Import OneNote Archives Joplin now supports importing OneNote archives, a significant step for users transitioning from OneNote. Microsoft has long made it challenging to leave OneNote, offering li...
joplinapp.org

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AT&T stops 5G Internet Air service in New York, as a new law mandates monthly broadband rates of $15 for 25Mbps or $20 for 200Mbps for low-income residents (Eli Blumenthal/CNET)

cnet.com/home/internet/att-is-…
techmeme.com/250116/p30#a25011…


AT&T Is Stopping Its 5G Internet Air Service in NY Because of New Broadband Law

A new affordable broadband law in the Empire State has led to AT&T dropping its 5G home internet product entirely.
Eli Blumenthal (CNET)

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Certifikační autorita @letsencrypt bude vystavovat připravované šestidenní certifikáty také na IP adresy, což je skvělá zpráva například pro nasazení DDR.

root.cz/zpravicky/let-s-encryp…


Let's Encrypt bude vystavovat certifikáty na IP adresy

Certifikační autorita Let's Encrypt chce letos začít nabízet volitelně krátkodobé certifikáty s šestidenní platností. Už kvůli tomu testuje…
Petr Krčmář (Internet Info, s.r.o.)
@Let's Encrypt

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Earlier I decided that I wanted to use my Arturia KeyLab 88 keyboard to control @mixxx so that I can play along with tracks easier. I wrote up some MIDI bindings with basic functionality and threw them up here on the off chance that anyone else has the same keyboard as me and wants to use them:

codeberg.org/SamWhited/mixxx-a…

#Mixxx #Music #MIDI


mixxx-arturiakeylab

A script to controll Mixxx with an Arturia KeyLab MIDI controller.
Codeberg.org
#music #midi #Mixxx @Mixxx DJ Software

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About 70% of teachers and students in a new survey said digital censorship in their schools hinders students’ ability to complete their assignments.

Learn how 👇 themarkup.org/digital-book-ban…


Online Censorship In Schools Is ‘More Pervasive' Than Expected, New Data Shows – The Markup

Nationally representative survey data from The Center for Democracy & Technology finds schools subjectively and broadly block students from information online
themarkup.org
in reply to The Markup

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The Markup

Our previous investigation shows that schools are blocking access to sex education and LGBTQ+ resources, including suicide prevention. themarkup.org/digital-book-ban…

Schools Were Just Supposed To Block Porn. Instead They Sabotaged Homework and Censored Suicide Prevention Sites – The Markup

The Trevor Project? Blocked. Planned Parenthood? Blocked. NASA? BLOCKED
themarkup.org

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We just released Mastodon 4.3.3, 4.2.15 and 4.1.22. They contain a few bug fixes as well as a security fix (medium severity, github.com/mastodon/mastodon/s…)

We recommend every instance administrator to update as soon as possible.

If you are using our nightly releases, a container image with the fix has been published with the `nightly.2025-01-17-security` tag.

Full release notes and update instructions are available on our GitHub release page: github.com/mastodon/mastodon/r…

#mastoadmin


Releases · mastodon/mastodon

Your self-hosted, globally interconnected microblogging community - mastodon/mastodon
GitHub
#mastoadmin
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Our dev blog helps new #LibreOffice developers to get started and explains core concepts. Here's what we'll be covering in 2025: dev.blog.documentfoundation.or…

Outlook for the new year 2025 - LibreOffice Development Blog

In this blog post, I briefly discuss the year 2024 around the LibreOffice development blog, and the outlook for 2025.
Hossein Nourikhah (LibreOffice Development Blog)
#libreoffice

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Review: The Odyssey is a story about a homicidal maniac (Odysseus) who refuses to ask for directions. This tragic flaw, shared by many men, leads his crew to disaster. Some are eaten by monsters, some are eaten by their crew-mates, and some finally get fed up with this cruise from hell (literally at one point), and take a flight home.

When Odysseus returns home, he is shocked, SHOCKED, to discover that after a 20-year absence, his wife is entertaining the possibility of remarrying.

#books

cover art for The Odyssey by Homer, translation by R. L. Eickhoff, PhD -- depicts dudes worshiping athena, from the decorations on pottery
#books
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