In-Process is out, featuring a hint on 2025.1 beta timing, details on the updated Basic Training for NVDA training module, our recent server updates, AND what you need to know about reading info in a command prompt. Read now: nvaccess.org/post/in-process-1…

And don't forget to subscribe to get the next edition (AND notification when the beta comes out) via email: eepurl.com/iuVyjo

#NVDA #NVDAsr #ScreenReader #Accessibility #News #Newsletter #Blog

In-Process 11th April 2025

We are getting close to a beta for NVDA 2025.1. We are on track for 2025.1 Beta 1 to be released early next week. Please do subscribe to be notified by email as soon as it is available! In the mean…

^{NV Access}

Sloni a slůňata! Váš Mario se vrací z Irska do Prahy, ale není to veselý návrat.

Myslel jsem si, že jdeme s rodinou za dobrodružstvím na pár let. Místo toho si teď musím úplně přeskládat život.

Jak já se nechci rozvádět... Bojím se o děti a připadá mi to celé jako noční můra, ze které se přece musím probudit.

Gajim 2.1.0 est dispo avec 2 grandes améliorations :
- Le flux d'activités : un espace qui dans le futur permettra de voir les réactions, demande de contacts, mentions, etc
- Le support de Message Displayed Synchronization (XEP-0490) : ça synchronise vos discussions lus, finis le coup des discussions qu'on a déjà lus en non lus sur téléphones ou ordi quand on passe de l'un à l'autre !

Et c'est traduis en français ici bien sur :
gajim.org/fr/post/2025-04-08-g…

#XMPP

Struggling to make the world a better place? Then how about improving the map of the world by participating in #openstreetmap ?
It's like #wikipedia just for maps. It provides a free and open-source alternative to Google Maps. I use it with #osmandapp for car navigation.

The easiest way to participate is probably with streetcomplete.app
No prior knowledge necessary.
The app guides you to complete missing map data by little quests. Careful though: it's very addictive.

Would you like to be interviewed as part of the Rust Vision Doc data gathering process?

I am part of the team and would like to oversample people who wouldn't normally participate in such things

More info blog.rust-lang.org/2025/04/04/…

Help us create a vision for Rust's future | Rust Blog

Empowering everyone to build reliable and efficient software.

^{blog.rust-lang.org}

I'm halfway through this article and I like the points made thus far, which I very much agree with.

prospect.org/power/2025-03-25-…

But I want to have an aside on the level to which people uncritically use the term "foundation models" and discuss "reasoning" of these models, when it is very likely that the models literally memorized all these benchmarks. It truly is like the story of the emperor's clothes. Everyone seems to be in on it and you're the crazy one being like but HE HAS NO CLOTHES. 🧵

Bubble Trouble

An AI bubble threatens Silicon Valley, and all of us.

^{Bryan McMahon (The American Prospect)}

Yikes 🙄

San Francisco Mayor Daniel Lurie announced Thursday that the driverless vehicles will soon be allowed on the "car-free" part of Market Street, the two-mile stretch running from the Embarcadero to 10th Street.
abc7news.com/post/waymo-robota…
via ABC7 News App

Please take a moment to note how Miso always sits with his tail curled up on top of his paws.

#cats #catsofmastodon

To Americans, pharmaceutical healthcare is nothing but dollars. Eliminating human need is an attack on US billionaires and their exploitive profits.

The "insulin industry" is particularly disgusting when you realize that when Frederick Banting discovered insulin in 1923, he refused to put his name on the patent because he felt it was unethical for a doctor to profit from a discovery that would save lives, so Banting’s co-inventors, James Collip and Charles Best, sold the insulin patent to the University of Toronto for a mere $1 since they wanted everyone who needed their medication to be able to afford it.

Americans profiteers then went on to patent every method of manufacturing this "free invention" for their own profit.

#healthcare #uspol

Good news if you're a super rich tax cheat!

In the rare cases when the IRS has enough resources to audit you and detect your fraud, there will still be no one to enforce the law. Trump's DoJ is shutting down the entire tax division.

"If you make more than, say, a million dollars a year, paying taxes is probably going to be voluntary going forward.

"It’s a new feature of billionairedom."

talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/d…

DOGE to Shutter DOJ Tax Division

I didn’t know this until this morning. And I’m surprised it hasn’t gotten more press attention. We know that DOGE is in the process of gutting the IRS.

^{Josh Marshall (TPM - Talking Points Memo)}

Summing up the #curl distro 2025 meet

daniel.haxx.se/blog/2025/04/10…

My kind of meeting.

Summing up the curl distro 2025 meet

On April 10 we ran the curl distro meeting 2025. A, by now, annual open meeting where maintainers from the curl project hang out with curl package maintainers for distros and other people who are interested.

^{daniel.haxx.se}

Just noticed that most shopping-list apps at PlayStore come with plenty of ad modules – how "fitting". One had 30 of them! Then I took a look at those served by F-Droid and IzzyOnDroid: no ad modules at all (often not even the Internet permission).

KYC: Know Your Choices. And choose wisely!

android.izzysoft.de/applists/c…

Einkaufslisten verwalten - Android App Übersicht

^IzzyOnDroid

#AndroidAppRain at apt.izzysoft.de/fdroid today brings you 5 updated (4 RB) and 4 added apps:

* BLEtoMQTT: Android BLE to MQTT bridging service 🛡️
* IPerf3Client: active measurements of the max bandwidth on IP networks 🛡️
* Stepsy: a simple and lightweight step counter app 🛡️
* LinkGuardian: Android client for Linkwarden

New milestone: we crossed the number of 1.300 apps available 🥳

RB status: 568 apps (43.7%)

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

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}

The annual #curl distro meeting happened. Thanks everyone who participated. Good discussions. Excellent feedback. I have some action items.

curl might just get yet a little better as a result of this!

Gajim 2.1.0 has been released 🥳

This release brings an all-new activity feed and adds support for Message Displayed Synchronization across group chats.

Thank you for all your contributions! ❤️

Support Gajim's development: liberapay.com/Gajim

#gajim #xmpp #chat

gajim.org/post/2025-04-08-gaji…

Every single person on this platform needs a refresher:
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Calling in is a technique that does allow all parties to move forward. It’s a concept created by human-rights practitioners to challenge the toxicity of call-out culture. Calling in is speaking up without tearing down. A call-in can happen publicly or privately, but its key feature is that it’s done with love. Instead of shaming someone who’s made a mistake, we can patiently ask questions to explore what was going on and why the speaker chose their harmful language.

Call-ins are agreements between people who work together to consciously help each other expand their perspectives. They encourage us to recognize our requirements for growth, to admit our mistakes and to commit to doing better. Calling in cannot minimize harm and trauma already inflicted, but it can get to the root of why the injury occurred, and it can stop it from happening again
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learningforjustice.org/magazin…#callingIn

Speaking Up Without Tearing Down

A veteran human rights educator explains the value of teaching students to call each other in rather than out.

^{Learning for Justice}

I've put all of my uBlock Origin additions into this gist:

gist.github.com/mhoye/dcc2c2fe…

It causes mild inconvenience on Google properties, and breaks Twitter and Facebook entirely which I consider a net benefit.

Beyond that: the web snaps into place for me. It's _fast._ Even on slow machines or ancient hardware. The web is insanely fast, if you cut out the sludge.

Works with Firefox+uBlockOrigin. If you're using Chrome or Safari, you should probably do something about that.

Feedback is welcome.

uBlock Origin Bonus Content

uBlock Origin Bonus Content. GitHub Gist: instantly share code, notes, and snippets.

^Gist

besides being useful, this is impressive, I can't even imagine how much time this took to put together. hackers.town/@lori/11430992838…

lori

2025-04-09 20:38:04

Alright I've done it--here's a large collection of short beeps and boops from different video games suitable for using for notification sounds for your phone or whatever else. Over 500 tiny noises curated by me that aren't too long or too horrible to hear beeped at you all day. Enjoy!

d-shoot.net/files/Game_Notific…