🎉 Exciting news! Converse 11.0.0 is finally here 🚀

This is a major update which brings many new features and enhancements to make XMPP webchat better and more powerful than ever.

Check the release notes here: github.com/conversejs/converse…

Try out Converse 11 at chat.conversejs.org or download the desktop app from github.com/conversejs/converse…

#Converse #XMPP #WebChat #OpenSource

Well so much for Assassin’s Creed. On the bright side, a game came out I can actually play: Capcom Vs. SNK 2 was just released for PC as part of the second Capcom fighting collection! You better believe we are playing that on twitch.tv/object_inspace

From Assistive Technology Community for the Blind and Visually Impaired on Facebook …

From Shari Gerson
FREE ZOOM WORKSHOP ON THE NEW META SMART GLASSES
Thursday, May 22, 2025
2PM to 330PM (EST)
Join Jason Goldfield with the Florida Outreach Center for the Blind for an informative ZOOM lecture on the new META Smart glasses by Ray-Ban.
The Ray-Ban Meta Smart Glasses are a fusion of fashion and functionality, combining Meta’s tech with Ray-Ban’s iconic eyewear. Of the many things these glasses can do for you hands-free, you can ask it to tell you what is in front of you, connect to your phone and text, send voice messages and make calls, play music, ask questions, take photos and video, get directions and descriptions, translate foreign languages, get recipes and have it tell you what is in your refrigerator, learn the history of a landmark, and so much more. On the audio front, the glasses feature discreet open-ear speakers and a five-microphone system, ensuring crystal-clear calls, immersive sound, and precise voice recognition.
ZOOM Meeting ID: 835 8160 5488
Passcode: 182630
BY PHONE:
1-312-626-6799
BY COMPUTER
us02web.zoom.us/j/83581605488... [us02web.zoom.us]
FOR INFO on the workshop, FOCB’s FREE CLASSES, TRAINING & MORE, contact us: 561-642-0005, email: Info_FOCB@bellsouth.net
The Florida Outreach Center for the Blind is a nonprofit organization/training facility that is nationally accredited by the Association for Education & Rehabilitation of the Blind & Visually Impaired (AER). Classes/training are available in English, Spanish, Creole and French.
Address: 2315 South Congress Avenue, Palm Springs, FL 33406.
Website: blindfocb.org
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Jak na soukromí v mobilním telefonu: zajistěte si kontrolu nad svými daty root.cz/clanky/jak-na-soukromi…

Canada Post has declined CUPW's two-week extension offer...

Canada Post's upper echelon should f*cking resign.

ctvnews.ca/canada/article/cana…

#cdnpoli #polcan #cdnecon

Google NotebookLM is now available for iOS.
VoiceOver users, take note: when opening the app, audio will route to the earpiece at reduced volume. To fix this, simply move focus away from the app and then back to it.
apps.apple.com/us/app/google-n…
#Accessibility #Google #AI

AT&T agrees to acquire Lumen's consumer fiber business for $5.75B, in an all-cash deal expected to close in H1 2026; LUMN jumps 13%+ after hours (Milana Vinn/Reuters)

reuters.com/business/media-tel…
techmeme.com/250521/p46#a25052…

Hello @NVAccess , I hope you finds well. Now I have a new, in the Spanish community of NVDA we wrote an article talking about the compatibility of NVDA addons because some users changed the manifest in the past without update the addons. So, I advice read. Please note that Chat GPT or Google Gemini translate more better that Google Translate. Link: nvda.es/2025/05/21/hablemos-de…
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Thanks Carlos, great work!

Please encourage the community that there is no need to edit the manifest file - if you WANT to use an add-on not marked as compatible, you can simply override it in the add-on store. And of course, if you do that, and run into any issues, the first thing to do is disable the add-on or restart NVDA with add-ons disabled.

We have written a series of articles recently on our blog on the .1 release process and breaking changes: nvaccess.org/post/in-process-3…

Made in America: Purism’s Liberty Phone and the Vision of Security, Privacy, and Independence

Why "Made in America" Matters Now More Than Ever
In a world where adversarial nations increasingly shape the technology we rely on, the importance of homegrown, secure, and ethical tech cannot be overstated.

At Purism, we're unapologetically committed to designing and manufacturing devices that are Made in America.

Learn More: puri.sm/products/liberty-phone…

I'll be at the OpenInfra Forum tomorrow in Stockholm city and blab. About #curl. I'll bring stickers.

meetup.com/openinfra-user-grou…

#curl

#fdroid just successfully built #TinyWeatherForecastGermany version 0.62.9 .

This is a #floss #weather #forecast #app for #android devices based on #opendata from the German federal weather service "Deutscher Wetterdienst", the #dwd .

This app has no trackers included, does not need any proprietary services on your devices and has been developed to work well on de-g***led devices running #lineageos.

It also supports #tindie_wearables via the #gadgetbridge app.

You can get it at #fdroid, #izzyondroid and you can visit the project homepage at #codeberg

codeberg.org/Starfish/TinyWeat…

Does anybody happen to know what legislation this press release refers to? I searched for "H.R. 3417" but this leads me to a different bill. I also searched for the title, mentioned in the press release, but it also takes me to some legislation from 2022 / 2023. What am I missing?

nfb.org/about-us/press-room/di…

#accessibility #legislation

Ukrainan euroviisu soi koko ajan päässää-äää-äää!

youtube.com/watch?v=OJ1x2aiL7k…

EDIT: Euroviisuissa oli kuudet (6) #sisarukset, joista nämä Ukrainan laulaja ja kitaristi ovat kaksosia. Sen lisäksi sisaruksia oli Irlannilla, Islannilla, Latvialla, Portugalilla ja Saksalla. #Aikamoista!

#korvamato #earworm #musiikki #music #Ukraina #Ukraine #ESC #Eurovision #Euroviisut #ESC

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For my latest at Curb Cuts, I wrote about how artificial intelligence can make writing code more accessible—plus a bit about how @gruber and Markdown makes my web writing more accessible too.

curbcuts.co/blog/2025-5-21-how…

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The primary investors behind AI all seem to be linked to the fossil fuel industry.

What an odd coincidence (not), that an energy wasting technology is being funded by people who are willing to go to war over oil pipelines & oil tankers.
economist.com/business/2024/11…

oilprice.com/Energy/Energy-Gen…

engineering.princeton.edu/news…

oilprice.com/Energy/Energy-Gen…

bloomberg.com/news/live-blog/2…

newrepublic.com/article/188467…

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mronline.org/2025/01/25/the-ol…

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#OpenTalk habe ich bereits erfolgreich für Aufnahmen und Konferenzen mit blinden Menschen eingesetzt.

Jetzt wurde nach eigener Aussage die Nutzung mit #ScreenReader weiter verbessert.

opentalk.eu/de/news/opentalk-u…
@OpenTalkMeeting@social.opentalk.eu #a11y #Inklusion #digitaleTeilhabe #blind #Video #VideoKonferenz

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Québec has had a carbon tax since 2007... almost a full decade before the federal government implemented its carbon tax.

Suddenly, Quebecers want it to end?

FYI It amounts to 10 cents/litre.

Gas companies will simply increase the price by 10 cents/litre that the government of Québec doesn't want and pocket it.

Québec's environment programs are funded by that 10 cents/litre.

Gas companies would line their own pockets.

globalnews.ca/news/11187938/qu…

#cdnpoli #polQC #QCpoli #assnat

Watching Microsoft’s robots telling Microsoft’s other robots that they need to agree to Microsoft CLAs in between Microsoft’s developers begging Microsoft’s robots to actually understand the problems they’re trying to fix in Microsoft's platform code on Microsoft's version-control website is kind of amazing.

This is definitely the future Terry Gilliam promised us.

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FFS: What an absolute bellend: "Duolingo CEO says AI is a better teacher than humans—but schools will still exist ‘because you still need childcare’"

Were I still using that POS Duolingo, this would have made me stop.

fortune.com/2025/05/20/duoling…

#ArtificialIntelligence #AI #Duolingo

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So y’all, let’s talk about how a 166 year old remnant of human suffering was finally razed to the ground by an electrical fire. I speak of course, of the largest antebellum plantation in the country. A plantation that never mentioned slavery in its marketing to bridezillas with the lack of soul it would take to dance on the graves of the slaves that built the building. Seriously, having your event at #Nottoway White Castle is literally holding a ceremony under trees where men, women and children were lynched.

So, I leave you with my favorite picture of Nottoway, and pray that the fire and destruction released any spirit who was trapped by the weight of history. Be at peace and finally at rest.

Do you have access to a Microsoft-hosted Exchange account? Exchange support is now available in Thunderbird Daily for testing, and we could use your help making sure it's ready for all our users in a few months. See our post on the Developers' mailing list to learn how to help:

#Thunderbird #Exchange

thunderbird.topicbox.com/group…

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That is really great news!
...now I "only" need to convince my employer to stop actively blocking all clients except Outlook and Evolution.
...chances are slim. Really slim :(

What my IT department claims: Blocking everything is the default, they have no approval process to change it, and they require a data processing agreement with every "platform" that accesses the account.

The notion of local e-mail clients seems to have quietly dropped off the table.

...people, use alternative clients whenever you can, as long as you can, before the Powers That Be decide to forget that they exist!

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Have access to a Microsoft-hosted Exchange account? Exchange support is available in Thunderbird Daily for testing, and we could use your help making sure it's ready for users in a few months. See the Developers' mailing list to learn how to help:

#Thunderbird #Exchange

thunderbird.topicbox.com/group…