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1 week ago a cis woman fencer refused to compete against a trans woman fencer, so USA Fencing disqualified her from the rest of the tournament.

The best part is the statement USA Fencing made, four days ago, on the disqualification:

“A fencer is not permitted to refuse to fence another properly entered fencer for any reason. Under these rules, such a refusal results in disqualification and the corresponding sanctions. This policy exists to maintain fair competition standards and preserve the sport’s integrity.
We understand that the conversation on equity and inclusion pertaining to transgender participation in sport is evolving. USA Fencing will always err on the side of inclusion, and we’re committed to amending the policy as more relevant evidence-based research emerges, or as policy changes take effect in the wider Olympic & Paralympic movement.” apnews.com/article/fencing-ste…


Fencer disqualified from tournament after refusing to face an opponent she says is transgender

USA Fencing recently disqualified a fencer from a women’s tournament in Maryland after she refused to face an opponent whom she identified as being transgender.
AP News

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South Africa gets online system for reporting data breaches

“South Africa’s Information Regulator has launched an online platform for public and private entities to report security compromises. It has instructed all organisations to report any compromises through the system. The system is accessible through ...continues

See gadgeteer.co.za/south-africa-g…

#databreaches #security #southafrica #technology


South Africa gets online system for reporting data breaches

Danie (GadgeteerZA)
#technology #security #southafrica #databreaches
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Matt Campbell

@rommix0 This post explains why OpenAI specifically choosing to show that they can generate art in the Studio Gibli style is so bad: tante.cc/2025/03/28/vulgar-dis…

Vulgar Display of Power

Hayao Miyasaki is the co-founder of Studio Ghibli, a Japanese animation studio known worldwide for their stunning, emotional, beautiful stories and movies. At the core of Studio Ghibli’s work is a deep engagement with questions of humanity.
tante (Smashing Frames)
in reply to Matt Campbell

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Tamas G

@matt @rommix0 Oooh yeah that's very interesting and a great perspective on this. I suspect it's why I'm also not against those new types of web crawlers that foil AI systems into a honeypot of fake links with garbage text, it's a way to reclaim at least some power for the creators. We could extend that to any other branch of it (like gobbling up torrented books Meta did too) and so to me it's a lot more valid to argue against AI on that notion of power and control rather than how it regurgitates what it knows.
@Matt Campbell

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The handful of people I know who work for this guy all roll their eyes at the mention of his name.

Try it with any Shopify employees you know, just say "hey sorry about your boss" and watch the floodgates open. It's a fun game you can play at home!

social.bau-ha.us/@raganwald/11…


raganwald 🍓 (@raganwald@social.bau-ha.us)

Attached: 1 image Headline: "Shopify CEO says no new hires without proof AI can’t do the job" You may be short of people. You may be told to double your work product next quarter.
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In #Munich, the surface metro is called "S"-Bahn and the underground is the "U"-Bahn. There's this elevator on my way to work that has these three buttons: "O", "S" and "U". Which one would you pick to get to the "S"-trains when you're coming from the "U"-trains?

Over and over I've seen tourists with suitcases make the wrong choice in this elevator. It bothered me so much that I've printed a label to fix the #UX of this #usability disaster.

It's been there for 2 weeks now ✌️

#SBahn

Photo of 3 elevator buttons with huge letters on them: O, S and U. A white label reading "S-Bahn" has been affixed above the O button. O is the right choice for the surface (S-Bahn) trains. The huge S button takes the unsuspecting visitor to an intermediate floor instead, the actual term for which is only known to the people who build train stations I guess.
#UX #usability #Munich #SBahn

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#AndroidAppRain at apt.izzysoft.de/fdroid today brings you 16 updated and 2 added apps:

* Floating Mute: Quickly mute and unmute your device 🛡️
* Igatha: SOS Signaling & Recovery for emergencies when communication networks fail 🛡️

4 #Magisk modules have been updated at
apt.izzysoft.de/magisk

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 #magisk #izzyondroid

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The Trump administration withdrew 11 pieces of ADA guidance. How will it affect compliance?
https://apnews.com/article/ada-guidance-disabilities-trump-ed2214921ac719b72b81d76c03e330c4?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub

Posted into Health @health-AssociatedPress


The Trump administration withdrew 11 pieces of ADA guidance. How will it affect compliance?

President Donald Trump’s administration has withdrawn 11 pieces of guidance related to the Americans with Disabilities Act that helped stores, hotels and other businesses understand their obligation to the law.
Kenya Hunter (AP News)
@Health

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Dire Wolves. Back from extinction, thanks to the miracle of genetic engineering or something.

Only it seems what they've really done is changed an ordinary not-extinct wolf to to just look like a dire wolf. Not quite as impressive, seeing as how humans have been turning wolves into basset hounds and bulldogs and chihuahuas and great danes for centuries, without any gene editing tools at all.

The whole thing reminds me of this story from more than 20 years ago:

edition.cnn.com/2016/01/25/afr…

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We're thrilled to announce that the migration of matrix.org to the Matrix Authentication Service (MAS) is complete and went according to plan!

Find all the details and videos of how it looks like on Element X and Fractal on our blog!

matrix.org/blog/2025/04/morg-n…


Matrix.org is now running MAS!

Matrix, the open protocol for secure decentralised communications
Quentin (matrix.org)
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chris

I administer my own home server. I've set up an upstream OIDC server (Authentik) in anticipation of the new MAS standard. What else do I need to do in order to have a smooth migration?

I've seen a lot of promotional material about the new MAS implementation, but not much about how it will break my instance or how my configuration will need to change.

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Why are Japanese streets empty of U.S. cars? It’s no mystery — they're not good enough. japantimes.co.jp/commentary/20… #commentary #japan #automakers #tariffs #trade #imports #toyota #nissan #gm #ford

The Japan tariff myth that just won’t die

The belief that unfair trade practices are at fault isn’t only false, but also one of those enduring myths that refuses to die.
Gearoid Reidy (The Japan Times)
#japan #commentary #gm #imports #nissan #trade #ford #tariffs #automakers #toyota

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Welcome Johan Eliasson as #curl commit author 1360: github.com/curl/curl/pull/1699…

docs: fix incorrect shell substitution in docker run example command by jeliasson · Pull Request #16990 · curl/curl

Corrected the volume mount path in the Docker run example by replacing (pwd) with the shell substitution syntax $(pwd). This ensures the current working directory is properly mounted into the conta...
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#curl

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From "Apple Human Inteface Guidelines 1987", page 61:

Alert boxes


An alert box resembles a modal dialog box (see Figure 3-13). The only way the user can respond is by clicking buttons or by pressing Enter or Return. Alert boxes might contain dials and buttons but usually not text fields, radio buttons, or check boxes.

Note the recommended general arrangement of the elements. The icon is at the left, with the message text to the right. The buttons are below the message, with the default button, boldly outlined, at the lower right. The default is the likeliest or safest response, and can be chosen by simply pressing Return or Enter.

The way to be sure the default button is really "safe" is to word the message carefully.

Messages in alert boxes must be brief, informative, and friendly without being misleading. If the alert is warning the user of a serious situation, it must be made clear—not hidden in a polite phrase. Messages should be phrased so that the user can easily answer them, and the wording should reflect the user's point of view, not the programmer's. Figure 3-15 shows an example.

A classic-macOS Alert Dialog (alert box) with an alert (exclamation mark) symbol on the left, a text saying "Are you sure you want to erase all changes to your document?" and two buttons labeled "Erase" and "Don't Erase". "Don't Erase" is the default button, on the right.

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It's time for another Thunderbird Monthly Development Digest! In this month's issue, we have updates on:

* Upstream changes
* EWS features that have landed in Daily
* Our Calendar UI rebuild
* Global Messaging Database work
* The new Account Hub

#Thunderbird #OpenSource #Development

blog.thunderbird.net/2025/04/t…


Thunderbird Monthly Development Digest - March 2025 - The Thunderbird Blog

Upstream changes, the continuing Calendar UI rebuild, more Exchange features in Daily, Account Hub, Global Message Database updates and more!
Toby Pilling (The Thunderbird Blog)
#opensource #thunderbird #development

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Are you getting it yet?

The Venn diagram showing the overlap between AI maximalists and fascists is consolidating ever closer to a circle-shaped layer cake. CEO Tobi Lütke *delights* in his employees cowering. It's the only explanation.

I'm not surprised, but I still feel the breath catch in my throat as I behold the inhumanity of it all.

theverge.com/news/644943/shopi…


Shopify CEO says no new hires without proof AI can’t do the job

Shopify CEO Tobi Lutke sent a memo to employees saying that before they ask for more headcount or resources, teams must show why they “cannot get what they want done using AI.”
Jay Peters (The Verge)

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#Microsoft reportedly fires staff whose protest interrupted its Copilot event - techcrunch.com/2025/04/07/micr… "during the event, Aboussad shouted that Suleyman had “blood on his hands,” interrupting him while he delivered a keynote about new AI products."

Microsoft reportedly fires staff whose protest interrupted its Copilot event | TechCrunch

Microsoft has reportedly terminated employees who protested during the company's 50th anniversary and Copilot event.
Maxwell Zeff (TechCrunch)
#microsoft

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Whilst this doesn't even begin to make up for all of the horrors, Boris Johnson being bitten by an ostrich is significantly better than Boris Johnson *not* being bitten by an ostrich. So for your viewing pleasure......Boris Johnson being bitten..... by an ostrich.

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Penpot is the first tool to integrate native design tokens.

A single source of truth to improve efficiency and collaboration between product design and development.

Read more! 👉 penpot.app/collaboration/desig…

Penpot Design Tokens | Small decisions to master complexity

Small decisions to master complexity
Penpot
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Web Accessibility Lawsuit Moves Forward Against the State of Louisiana lflegal.com/2025/02/louisiana-… #a11y #law #ada

Web Accessibility Lawsuit Moves Forward Against the State of Louisiana

The deadline for state and local governments in the United States to meet the 2024 rule about web and mobile accessibility are coming up in 2026 and 2027, depending on the size of the government agency.
Law Office of Lainey Feingold
#a11y #law #ada

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There should be a word for it: the feeling of disappointment / sadness when you realize interesting people you got to know on the Fediverse have since decamped to Bluesky.

Of course, there must be valid reasons for it. Still, this makes me a little sad.

I have a dormant Bluesky account and from time to time I check in and see them posting so much there.

Not me. Why? I don't trust a place funded by Crypto Bros -> blockchaincapital.com/portfoli…

I'm 1000% ALL IN on the Fediverse, not going anywhere ❤️


Portfolio

www.blockchaincapital.com

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The only people doing real "responsible AI" work are those doing this.

"On Monday, Microsoft reportedly terminated the roles of two software engineers, Ibtihal Aboussad and Vaniya Agrawal, who protested the company’s reported dealings with the Israeli military during Microsoft’s Copilot and 50th anniversary event last week."

techcrunch.com/2025/04/07/micr…


Microsoft reportedly fires staff whose protest interrupted its Copilot event | TechCrunch

Microsoft has reportedly terminated employees who protested during the company's 50th anniversary and Copilot event.
Maxwell Zeff (TechCrunch)
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