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Meanwhile, over on Twitter/X, sending links to connect via #Signal are blocked and marked as malware.

I am sure this is just an unfortunate bug ;)

Source: disruptionist.com/p/elon-musks…

Trying to add a link to be contacted via Signal to a Twitter/X profile results in an error message stating “Account update failed: Description is considered malware.”
Trying to send a DM on Twitter/X with a Signal connection link results in an error message stating “Sending Direct Message failed.”

Elon Musk’s X blocks links to Signal, the encrypted messaging service

Signal has been a primary method of communication for federal workers looking to blow the whistle on DOGE.
Matt Binder (disruptionist)
#signal
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Matt Campbell

FWIW, it's not clear from the alt text that the whole first image, and apparently part of the second one, is quoting someone else, and then you're responding. I understood by the time I read the alt text of all three images, but at first it sounded like even the first image might have been you talking. Yeah, it sucks that the screenshot can be arbitrarily rich, while the accessible version is just a linear plain-text string.

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📣 Do-It-Blind (DIB) online Besprechung am Montag, 17. Februar, um 19:00 Uhr. Du bist eingeladen! bbb.metalab.at/rooms/joh-szv-o… Wöchentlich am Montag um 19:00 besprechen wir neue Formen der digitalen und inklusiven Zusammenarbeit. Mach mit! 🛠️ #make #blind #inklusion
Mobile Braille-Tastatur Metabraille mit 8 Tasten. Das Gehäuse ist türkis und die Tasten sind weiß. Das Gehäuse ist ungefähr fünfeckig. Ein Rechteck wird an der Breitseite durch ein Trapez erweitert. Die Form ähnelt einem Haus mit Fenstern in der Mitte.

Do-It-Blind (DIB) Besprechung

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#blind #inklusion #make
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Just bulk fetched all my Kindle books using github.com/treetrum/amazon-kin… and dumped them into Calibre. Screw you, #amazon

GitHub - treetrum/amazon-kindle-bulk-downloader: Designed for downloading your Kindle eBooks in a more automated fashion than is typically permitted, this tool allows you to create backup copies of the books you've already purchased.

Designed for downloading your Kindle eBooks in a more automated fashion than is typically permitted, this tool allows you to create backup copies of the books you've already purchased. - treetr...
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#amazon

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No more 40 hours: Spanish government reduces workweek
The Spanish government has taken the first legislative steps towards reducing the working week from 40 to 37.5 hours, without loss of pay. The reduction, agreed after more than a year of political wrangling, would affect around 12 million workers, and would make Spain one of the world's first major economies to implement such a policy. Euractive buff.ly/3EAIfUS
#ShareGoodNewsToo

Spanish government approves shorter working hours

Fewer hours, same pay.
Fernando Heller (EURACTIV)
#sharegoodnewstoo

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Einkaufs-Apps dressieren ihre Nutzer: Wer sparen will, muss seine Daten abliefern. Ein gefährliches Spiel, das Überwachung normalisiert und Datenschutz entwertet. 👇

kuketz-blog.de/datenschutz-als…

#app #rewe #penny #lidl #dm #datenschutz #dsgvo #teamdatenschutz


Datenschutz als Ware: Wie Einkaufs-Apps unser Verhalten und unsere Gesellschaft verändern

Einkaufs-Apps tauschen Rabatte gegen Daten und normalisieren Überwachung. Datenschutz wird zur Ware – mit tiefgreifenden gesellschaftlichen Folgen.
www.kuketz-blog.de
#app #datenschutz #DSGVO #teamdatenschutz #dm #lidl #rewe #penny

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I just migrated my personal #XMPP server based on #Prosody to its own #selfhosted server. I could not believe how easy it was, including transferring configuration, accounts, stored messages/files, etc.

BTW, the new server is just tiny, with 1GB of RAM, and it still seems to use only a fraction of it.

I suppose this is the result of dealing with an amazing protocol (XMPP) coupled with an excellent piece of technology (Prosody) 👏

#xmpp #prosody #selfhosted

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February 15th #BlackHistoryMonth spotlight:

Learn more about the #librarians of the Black Caucus of the American #Library Association! bcala.org/

Website banner of the Black Caucus of the American Library Association

Home

Black Caucus American Library Association offers opportunities to members to improve professions, libraries, and library services. Call us for more info.
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#library #librarians #blackhistorymonth
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InfoSecSherpa

February 16th #BlackHistoryMonth spotlight:

Get to know @blackgirlshack!

"BlackGirlsHack meets the #InfoSec needs left unmet by existing services by providing hands-on skills that are focused on people who are upskilling and reskilling in #cybersecurity."

blackgirlshack.org/About

Image of a purple Afro hair style with the words Black Girls Hack in white.

BlackGirlsHack - About

BlackGirlsHack is the leading cybersecurity training nonprofit in the country. The nonprofit organization, which is open to all, provides training, career services, study groups, and resources people looking to upskill and reskill in technology and c…
blackgirlshack.org
#infosec #cybersecurity #blackhistorymonth @tennisha

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I suppose if there is one positive thing about the current environment here, it is that people in the media and in political life who think being blind automatically makes you ignorant and incompetent feel emboldened to be more upfront about it. That allows us to tackle it head-on.
For years, in various capacities, I have campaigned against the use of the word "blind" to equate with these things, because it subconsciously reenforces stereotypes about blind people.
It is very difficult for a blind person to find employment, sometimes because of lack of training, and often because, despite training, we are deprived of opportunity due to common misconceptions. It is a struggle to find people who believe in us, and the need for public education is ongoing and real.
In the US, the Federal Government has in recent years been a place where qualified, competent people who happen to be blind can thrive and be recognized for the talented people they are.
So it is deeply disappointing that a capable public servant who is blind is being ridiculed and discredited not for anything he said, not for being bad at his job, because he clearly is not, but merely because his blindness is being used as a weapon and a tool of derision. This release from the National Federation of the Blind is so important. Blind people cannot allow this sort of discourse to go unchallenged.

nfb.org/about-us/press-room/st…


Statement from the National Federation of the Blind on the Harmful Stereotyping of Blind People in Political Discourse | National Federation of the Blind

Baltimore, Maryland (February 15, 2025): The National Federation of the Blind strongly condemns the inappropriate and harmful stereotyping of blind people that has been highlighted in the response to a recent Co
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Here's another #AI#TTS service, free for now, called #Zonos. playground.zyphra.com/audioOr free for self-hosting on github: github.com/Zyphra/Zonos

GitHub - Zyphra/Zonos: Zonos-v0.1 is a leading open-weight text-to-speech model trained on more than 200k hours of varied multilingual speech, delivering expressiveness and quality on par with—or even surpassing—top TTS providers.

Zonos-v0.1 is a leading open-weight text-to-speech model trained on more than 200k hours of varied multilingual speech, delivering expressiveness and quality on par with—or even surpassing—top TTS ...
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#AI #tts #zonos

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In den vergangenen Tagen gab es Messerangriffe in Bremen, Lübeck, Ratingen, Erfurt, mehrere in Dortmund und in Berlin. Teilweise mit Toten, mit Schusswechsel mit der Polizeiwillkürliche Opfer. Von keinem hast du wahrscheinlich gehört. In die Trends kommen nur die Einzelfälle mit Schutzsuchenden. Rate mal, warum. volksverpetzer.de/analyse/mani…

So manipuliert man dich über Messerangriffe - Volksverpetzer

Thomas Laschyk (Volksverpetzer)
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Another almost shocking experience with an onboard electrical outlet. ⚡

Apparently many people travel with chargers manufactured so poorly that the pins hold stronger in the outlet than in the charger itself.

I don't have any insulated tools with me, nor have I seen any staff to report this to, so this will probably stay like this for a while in the ABv6 part of #NS #VIRM 8640.

A picture of a Schuko electrical outlet, apparently on a train. The left hole has a conductive pin stuck inside.
#ns #virm
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Ondřej Caletka

@anymouse_404 @ozzelot podle mě to může být klasické IT, jako třeba v nemocnicích: zemnící kontakty jsou spojené se zemí, v tomto případě s kostrou vozidla. Zdroj kontroluje izolační stav mezi pracovními vodiči a zemí a při poklesu impedance vyhlásí poruchu, ale funguje dál, až do druhé závady.

Ovšem teď jak to píšu, tak mi to připadá trošku překombinované na něco, co není operační sál, ale jen zásuvka ve vlaku 😉

@anyMouse @Ozzelot
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