Librsvg 2.59.90 is out! This is the first beta before the GNOME 48 release.
There is now basic support for the dominant-baseline property for text elements, and tons of build fixes for various platforms.
gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/librsvg…
2.59.90 - development · GNOME / librsvg · GitLab
Version 2.59.90 librsvg crate version 2.60.0-beta.0 librsvg-rebind crate version 0.1.0GitLab
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Today I'll be spending all day available to chat and guide folks interested in getting started or helping with translations for @scientific_python project websites.
This is a great opportunity to contribute to projects such as NumPy, SciPy, pandas, NetworkX, Xarray and Zarr - and meet other folks working on them.
Drop by if you are interested! On the Scientific Python discord: discord.com/invite/vur45CbwMz
Join the Scientific Python Discord Server!
Check out the Scientific Python community on Discord - hang out with 625 other members and enjoy free voice and text chat.Discord
"disabling cert checks: we have not learned much"
I put my ramblings into a blog post
daniel.haxx.se/blog/2025/02/11…
disabling cert checks: we have not learned much
And by that I mean the global "we" as in the world of developers. In the beginning there was SSL When I first learned about SSL and how to use it in the mid to late 1990s, it took me a while to realize and understand the critical importance of having…daniel.haxx.se
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Sadly, not much has changed since 2012 with regards to certificate validation in embedded devices.
The Most Dangerous Code in the World:
Validating SSL Certificates in Non-Browser Software (Georgiev et al. 2012)
cs.utexas.edu/~shmat/shmat_ccs…
Running a `zpool scrub` on my mirrored NVMe SSDs. The image on the left is without heatsinks and the right is with heatsinks. Both graphs show a 50 minute time window.
Before installing heatsinks it took 15-20 minutes to scrub, and since, it's only 6 minutes. Perhaps the drives were thermal throttling?
Either way, €20 well-spent I'd say.
#zfs
I would just like to say that these signs in the DFW airport bathrooms are peak social engineering, and I do hope Dan Patrick enjoys all the phone calls from people upset about the government photographing their hairy bits.
#egv #texas #fightback #transrightsarehumanrights #socialengineering #trollingtheGOP
The latest Thunderbird Monthly Development Digest is out! You can read about:
* our experience at FOSDEM
* First Time User Experience in Account Hub
* next steps for the Global Message Database
* improvements to In-App Notifications
* and more!
#Thunderbird #Development #OpenSource
blog.thunderbird.net/2025/02/t…
Thunderbird Monthly Development Digest - January 2025 - The Thunderbird Blog
Conversations at FOSDEM and updates on Exchange, Web Services, Account Hub, the Global Messaging Database, and in-app notifications.Toby Pilling (The Thunderbird Blog)
🚨🚨🚨 Apple to backdoor encryption? Round 2 - and this time the UK is trying to get your data.
Let's fight back against any attempt to #backdoor #encryption! 💪 🔒
More info ➡️ tuta.com/blog/uk-demands-apple…
Apple to backdoor encryption? Round 2 | Tuta
UK demands Apple to backdoor encryption similar to what the FBI asked ten years ago. Will Apple stay strong?Tuta
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We hear Apple fights here and there
against backdoors or other privacy matters.
But where is android? Already backdoored in all ways possible?
Poll result: Who loves Elon in government?
On the question of who wants "Musk to have less influence over government spending & operations," nearly half of respondants said yes.
However, "nearly three-quarters of Republicans surveyed said Musk & DOGE should have 'a lot' or 'some' influence."
motherjones.com/politics/2025/…
#DOGE #Musk #Trump #USPol #PollResult #CapturedState .
Polls Keep Showing Americans Want Elon Musk and DOGE Out of Government
Imagine that: Americans don't want an unelected billionaire running the government.Mother Jones
I gave a #presentation about #Mastodon last sundy at @flordi
As promised, here are the slideshows:
pietervdvn.github.io/
(Yes, I know, it is hosted by github - working on setting up my own webspace)
Today's Web Design Update: groups.google.com/a/d.umn.edu/…
Subscribe info: d.umn.edu/itss/training/online…
Featuring @accessaces, @SteveFaulkner, @netzartist, @aardrian, @mgifford, @a11ytalks, @j9t, @yatil, @frontenddogma, @TPGi, @mgifford, @darin, @jaredwhite, @rauschma, @tylersticka, @cloudfour, @cferdinandi, and more.
Web Design References: Webdev Newsletter
Web Design References: News and info about web design and development. The site advocates accessibility, usability, web standards and many related topics.www.d.umn.edu
Shopify gives Ana Poilievre marketing space in its offices to promote women starting home businesses with Shopify and then Pierre boosts Shopify on X after Shopify slags off on Trudeau and posts supports for Trump's tariffs. #cdnpoli
And this is Canada's largest/2nd largest company?
Kanye West sells swastika shirts on Ottawa-based Shopify after Super Bowl ad
nationalpost.com/news/world/ka…
Kanye West sells swastika shirts on Ottawa-based Shopify after Super Bowl ad
Ye had shared posts in recent days praising Hitler on the social media. Last year, Shopify removed a rule banning 'hateful content' on its siteBloomberg News (National Post)
GNOME nemá české překladatele
Posledních minimálně 15 let byly překlady GNOME do češtiny ve výborném stavu. U každého vydání jsem jen hlásil, že je vše přeložené, poslední roky to platilo i pro drtivou většinu dokumentace. Poslední rok se to ale začalo zadrhávat. Přispěvatelé, kteří to dlouhé roky táhli, odešli a není nikdo, kdo by to po nich převzal. Proto jsme se rozhodli jít s pravdou ven: GNOME momentálně nemá české překladatele a pokud se toho neujme někdo nový, překlady začnou postupně upadat.
#Gnome #l10n #Linux #openSource
blog.eischmann.cz/2025/02/11/g…
(reakce na tento příspěvek se může zobrazit jako komentář pod článkem)
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I mean... Seriously, fsck gitlab. I always have, and probably always will, hate this awful platform regarding it's less than stellar accessibility. No matter which OS you use, the minute you need a screen reader, you're in trouble.
It's gotten to a point that if a project use gitlab in any shape or form, I don't bother reporting issues and contributing. I don't have the spoons to deal with this anymore.
200 executive orders. someone onhere described it as a Denial Of Service Attack on the rule of law.
that’s because American Fascists have been peddling their dreams of a “unitary executive”,
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unitary_…
which is nothing but gringo speak for Vladimir Putin’s DICTATORSHIP OF LAW:
“Imagine a prison,”[…] “You cannot live in prison with the laws of a free life—you have to live with the laws of the prison. We in Russia all live in one big prison.”
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🆕 blog! “A small contribution to curl”
The venerable curl is one of the most fundamental pieces of code in the modern world. A seemingly simply utility - it enables other programs to interact with URls - it runs on millions of cars, is inside nearly every TV, used by billions of people, and is even in use on Mars.
And, as of last week, features a small contribution by…
👀 Read more: shkspr.mobi/blog/2025/02/a-sma…
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A small contribution to curl
The venerable curl is one of the most fundamental pieces of code in the modern world. A seemingly simply utility - it enables other programs to interact with URls - it runs on millions of cars, is inside nearly every TV, used by billions of people, a…Terence Eden’s Blog
Breakthrough as Oxford scientists achieve teleportation with quantum supercomputer | The Independent
independent.co.uk/news/science…
Breakthrough as Oxford scientists achieve teleportation with quantum supercomputer
Breakthrough brings quantum computing closer to large-scale practical useAnthony Cuthbertson (The Independent)
wiki.social.coop/wiki/Federati…
GNOME Has No Czech Translators
For at least the last 15 years, the translations of GNOME into Czech have been in excellent condition. With each release, I would only report that everything was translated, and for the last few years, this was also true the vast majority of the documentation. However, last year things started to falter. Contributors who had been carrying this for many years left, and there is no one to take over after them. Therefore, we have decided to admit it publicly: GNOME currently has no Czech translators, and unless someone new takes over, the translations will gradually decline.
Personally, I started working on GNOME translations in 2008 when I began translating my favorite groupware client – Evolution. At that time, the leadership of the translation team was taken over by Petr Kovář, who was later joined by Marek Černocký who maintained the translations for many years and did an enormous amount of work. Thanks to him, GNOME was almost 100% translated into Czech, including the documentation. However, both have completely withdrawn from the translations. For a while, they were replaced by Vojtěch Perník and Daniel Rusek, but the former has also left, and Dan has now come to the conclusion that he can no longer carry on the translations alone.
I suggested to Dan that instead of trying to appeal to those who the GNOME translations have relied on for nearly two decades—who have already contributed a lot and are probably facing some form of burnout or have simply moved on to something else after so many years—it would be better to reach out to the broader community to see if there is someone from a new generation who would be willing and energetic enough to take over the translations. Just as we did nearly two decades ago.
It may turn out that an essential part of this process will be that the GNOME translations into Czech will decline for some time.Because the same people have been doing the job for so many years, the community has gotten used to taking excellent translations for granted. But it is not. Someone has to do the work. As more and more English terms appear in the GNOME interface, perhaps dissatisfaction will motivate someone to do something about it. After all, that was the motivation for the previous generation to get involved.
If someone like that comes forward, Dan and I are willing to help them with training and gradually hand over the project. We may both continue to contribute in a limited capacity, but the project needs someone new, ideally not just one person, but several, because carrying it alone is a path to burnout. Interested parties can contact us in the mailing list of the Czech translation team at diskuze-l10n-cz@lists.openalt.org.
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Misleading TLS verification instructions · Issue #108 · php-mod/curl
The README currently says: SSL verification setup: $curl = new Curl\Curl(); $curl->setOpt(CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER, TRUE); $curl->setOpt(CURLOPT_SSL_VERIFYPEER, FALSE); $curl->get('https://encrypted....GitHub
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"stop setting CURLOPT_SSL_VERIFYPEER to false or 0" is my top-rated comment on php.net
from _12 years ago!_
"The silence at the beginning of speech will now be trimmed when using OneCore voices, SAPI5 voices, and some third-party voice add-ons to improve their responsiveness."
Though not mentioned in the changelog, it also affects eSpeak NG.
NVDA 2025.1 is shaping up to be a huge release.
github.com/nvaccess/nvda/issue…
@NVAccess
Improve the responsiveness of voices by trimming the leading silence · Issue #17614 · nvaccess/nvda
Is your feature request related to a problem? Please describe. This is related to #13284. #17592 closed that issue by making SAPI5 voices output via WASAPI. This did improve the responsiveness, but...GitHub
APOD from 2025-02-11
The Spider and the Fly
In the constellation Auriga, emission nebulas IC 417 (Spider) and NGC 1931 (Fly), both about 10,000 light-years away, house young star clusters. The deep image from Berkshire UK reveals these cosmic clouds with the Fly spanning 10 light-years.
HD image at apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap250211.ht… #astronomy #nebula #universe
APOD: 2025 February 11 – The Spider and the Fly
A different astronomy and space science related image is featured each day, along with a brief explanation.apod.nasa.gov
Stop using #Google, cubs. Transition looks harder than it really is because we are creatures of habit, but there are better pastures beyond.
I myself have a @Tutanota subscription and use it for #email, calendar, and contacts (all three things you get on the email app). Very happy with how it works and how the contacts integrate with iPhone.
Check out these European alternatives ✨
european-alternatives.eu/categ…
#tech #EuropeanAlternatives mamot.fr/@Khrys/11398203069218…
European calendar services | European Alternatives
A calendar service is a digital calendar that helps users manage appointments and scheduling,European Alternatives
1/3 „Čo k tomu ešte dodať. Vyvarujme sa harlekýnov, ktorí čakajú na príležitosť, aby mohli vypustiť džina skazy z fľaše. Vyvarujme sa ľudí, ktorí sa nás snažia spracovať, namotať, hrotiť a tlakovať naše emócie pre svoje chamtivé ciele.“
#LyrikH: Názov Skladby (feat. #DanoHeriban)
1. web.archive.org/web/2021051720…
2. lyrikh1.bandcamp.com/track/n-z…
3. youtu.be/28pSrCyQt9w
curl 8.12.1 ships on February 13 · curl curl · Discussion #16259
Hi friends, Due to a range of bad regressions in the curl 8.12.0 release, we are working on getting a patch release out. curl 8.12.1 ships on February 13 and contains a set of bugfixes. I'm sorry f...GitHub
Musk will OpenAI kaufen - und erntet Spott
Techmilliardär Musk will zusammen mit Investoren OpenAI kaufen - für fast 100 Milliarden Dollar. OpenAI-Chef Altman, ein Musk-Erzfeind, reagiert mit Spott. Auch der Verwaltungsrat sage Nein. Von. R. Spiegelhauer.
Bold Blind Beauty | Demystifying Blindness Through Storytelling | Amy Wilson Turning Sight Loss into a Vision for Safety & Positivity
Amy Wilson, CEO of the Safety Positive Foundation, aims to empower the blind community by offering personal safety training options. Drawing from her experiences as a domestic violence survivor, sh…Bold Blind Beauty
Audio Description in Advertising - Equal Entry
This article is based on the A11yNYC talk by Eric Wickstrom and Liz Gutman of the International Digital Centre (IDC). In this presentation, Eric and Liz discuss audio description (AD) advertising.Equal Entry
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New Microsoft study finds that using generative AI at work makes employees' critical thinking skills "atrophied and unprepared"
404media.co/microsoft-study-fi…
Microsoft Study Finds AI Makes Human Cognition “Atrophied and Unprepared”
Researchers find that the more people use AI at their job, the less critical thinking they use.Emanuel Maiberg (404 Media)
Elon Musk just offered to buy OpenAI for $97.4 billion
theverge.com/news/609685/elon-…
I though he was cash poor?
Elon Musk just offered to buy OpenAI for $97.4 billion
Silicon Valley’s most heated AI rivalry just keeps escalating.Kylie Robison (The Verge)
I wrote about volunteering with local disaster response: lifeofaudrey.com/2025/02/10/po…
Previously:
Learning from the disasters we already experience lifeofaudrey.com/2025/01/09/di…
Staying safe during civil unrest lifeofaudrey.com/2025/01/18/ci…
Why you need a radio lifeofaudrey.com/2025/02/07/yo…
Changing my grocery habits lifeofaudrey.com/2025/02/09/gr…

Mr. Bitterness
in reply to Mr. Bitterness • • •The list of calendar entries that Google chose to remove from their calendar:
• Pride Month
• Black History Month
• Holocaust Remembrance Day
• Jewish Heritage
• Hispanic Heritage
• Indigenous People Month
HOLOCAUST. REMEMBRANCE. DAY.
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