Ner 2019 dicevo che er principe d'Arabbia Moammetto Bin Sarman è un fondamentalista islamico co cui no stato deciente nun deve trattà. Embé?

Me senbra che sta cosa daa decienza è un pò superata, no?

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Quando Meloni diceva che “L’Arabia Saudita è uno Stato fondamentalista”

Negli scorsi giorni la premier ha incontrato il principe Bin Salman con cui ha concluso intese per il valore di 10 miliardi di euro.

^{Giulia Casula (Fanpage)}

The following is an unsolicited plug.

I just want to say how much I enjoy the hell out of my Ableton Move. I got one on day one.
Currently, I'm in a position wherein I don't have access to 99.9% of my musical instruments and related gear. I have very little space to work with. This situation is unlikely to change in the near term.

Meanwhile, my hearing continues to deteriorate, and I feel like I am running out of time before I can't do anything musically, so, despite stupid conditions, I need to take advantage of things while I still can.

What's so amazing about the Move, though?
Lots of folks see it and say "ah, it's another groovebox with lots of limitations."
Or, for those in the no, they might say something like "Wait, isn't that just a slightly more limited hardware version of Ableton Note for iOS?"
Well, yes, it is all of those things, but what truly sets the Move apart is it's (currently undocumented) screen reader.
Yes, that's right, it's a nearly completely accessible groovebox that, when combined with a modern web browser, speaks almost every button press and turn of it's knobs in real time. No more counting clicks, memorizing menus, all that stuff that we as blind musicians got so used to. It's a real game changer for me as a totally blind musician.

Ableton really went big into accessibility with Ableton Live, Note for iOS, and now the Move. I'm sure this trend will continue with up-coming versions of both hardware and software.
I have yet to play with any of their stuff beyond Note and Move, but I fully intend on giving Ableton Live a try at some point, and I'd love to see an accessible Push one day.

The accessibility they have now in Move isn't perfect, but they are aware of the current issues, and it's an absolutely fantastic first release. There are only a few things that don't read. Currently, the biggest hurtle is getting the device connected to your WiFi network so you can point a browser at it without tethering via USB C. The first time I set mine up, I did this with sighted help, but I was able to manage it, very slowly and kind of painfully, by using Envision's short text feature, not even the AI stuff. Hopefully, this will be addressed in future releases. This device runs Linux on a Raspberry PI CM4, and I fully intend on looking to see what they're doing for their network management stuff, and I'd love to help them make this more accessible if they'll let me. I'm not a Linux expert by any means, but I have a few ideas of how this could be implemented, potentially.

Seriously though, inclusive design combined with an already intuitive UI makes for a great experience.

I can say, without any doubt, that I've had the most fun in years making music with this thing, it's four tracks and all kinds of limitations included. It makes you think about things very much outside the box, and I'm absolutely hear for it.

Let's give a big shout-out to inclusive design. Make your products more accessible, and you'll get a whole new user base, increased loyalty, and free advertisement.

Ableton didn't bolt on their accessibility when it came to the Move. It was built with it in mind from the ground up.

Want to learn more about the Move's screen reader function, and a basic, practical demonstration of it's use? Check out @Onj's Youtube video here, which he made when Move was first available for sale in October.
youtube.com/watch?v=p8IbinbOhY…
#LetsMove

#InspiredBySound - Let's Move! (Ableton Move Accessibility Overview)

Check out the official Ableton Move website: https://www.ableton.com/en/move/Ableton Move is the first piece of hardware I've personally been excited by in y...

^YouTube

Python 1.0.0, released 31 years ago today:

groups.google.com/g/comp.lang.…

--> Tired of decyphering the Perl code you wrote last week?

--> Frustrated with Bourne shell syntax?

--> Spent too much time staring at core dumps lately?

Maybe you should try Python, the next generation object-oriented
scripting and prototyping language, with a *readable* syntax. Python
has been used by hundreds of happy users all over the world during the
past three years, and is now ready for prime time.

"Will young developers take on key open source software?"

featuring a little yours truly

bbc.com/news/articles/cly7n2jm…

Will young developers take on key open source software?

The founders of important open source software are getting older, who will take over?

^{Joe Fay (BBC News)}

Over at @LFLegal’s site:

“The Effect of Donald Trump’s DEI Executive Order on Accessibility; Guest article by civil rights and accessibility lawyer Eve Hill”
lflegal.com/2025/01/week-one-e…

#a11y #accessibility

The Effect of Donald Trump’s DEI Executive Order on Accessibility

Below I share a blog post written by Eve Hill, one of the best disability rights lawyers and digital accessibility legal specialists in the United States. (More about Eve at the end of this article.

^{Law Office of Lainey Feingold}

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Canada no longer allows hikers to enter B.C. via Pacific Crest Trail

cbc.ca/news/canada/british-col…

What is reciprocity?

Google Maps to show Gulf of America after government updates

cnbc.com/2025/01/27/google-map…

tl;dr, that how corporations abide to fascists. What's next?

Google says it will change Gulf of Mexico to 'Gulf of America' in Maps app after government updates

In posts on X on Monday, Google said it will follow the government's lead in changing the names on its Maps app.

^{Jennifer Elias (CNBC)}

It's amazing how $5 million in R&D costs could trigger one company's loss of $593 billion in value.

There's a lesson here.

reuters.com/technology/chinas-…

In case you didn’t know: You can use ground flaxseed meal in baked goods as a substitute for eggs. A 1-pound package is the equivalent of 70 eggs and costs less than $5 US. 🐣

1 egg = 1 tablespoon flaxseed + 3 tablespoons warm water

#FrugalWisdom #EverydayThrift #eggs #vegetarian

I'm still getting my head around this Mastodon thing, (my last post was 2 years ago)...my millennial brain seems to only compute with Instagram and Facebook marketplace at best - but I'm keen to share my work here as it seems like a welcoming space.

I make things - mostly freehand machine embroidery pieces. I'm fascinated by lichen-like forms - nature's ability to hold and transform is humbling in these current times.

#LichenSubscribe #TextileArt #Embroidery #FreehandMachineEmbroidery #contemporaryembroidery #Fungi #Lichen #Mosstodon #Nature #Textile #FibreArt

What a fantastic quote:

> We’re not becoming 10x developers with AI.
>
> We’re becoming 10x dependent on AI. There’s a difference.
>
> Every time we let AI solve a problem we could’ve solved ourselves, we’re trading long-term understanding for short-term productivity. We’re optimizing for today’s commit at the cost of tomorrow’s ability.

source: nmn.gl/blog/ai-illiterate-prog…

#Linux is now officially a forbidden term for the great firewall of Chi... No, wait. It is now forbidden on #Facebook: distrowatch.com/weekly-mobile.…

Heh, the true colors are bleeding.

I've received 5 VC offers "to chat" regarding Pixelfed in the past few days.

Not for sale.

Pixelfed belongs to the people.

I'd rather be broke and true to my beliefs, than sell out.

That's why I'm organizing a Kickstarter to fund the ethical development of Pixelfed, Loops and more.

It's time that someone stood up to them, instead of joining them.

Are you with me?

kickstarter.com/projects/pixel…