New Zealand-based Halter, which provides smart collars and geofencing software for the dairy industry, raised a $100M Series D led by Bond at a $1B valuation (Kritika Lamba/Reuters)

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The NFB Virtual Exhibitor Preview is tonight starting at 8 Eastern. Rapid-fire, 60 seconds per exhibitor. Here's the link to listen. nfb-org.zoom.us/j/93874458797

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Hi @fireborn ! Is this your blogpost?

fireborn.mataroa.blog/blog/you…

If so, I just wanted to thank you from the bottom of my heart.

I love #linux and always have. I have literally made my career with it ever since I first booted the H.J. Lu boot/root floppy set on my 486 DX2/66, but I'm partially #blind, and my vision is getting worse as I age.

And at times the amount of negativity and crap I get when I say that I generally run #WSL on Windows or a Mac? It's huge, pointless, and speaks to some ways in which parts of the Linux community are its own worst enemy.

When screen zoom broke for 2 years in #ubuntu and many of us kept signposting how important this is to us, over and over, and one of the Canonical engineers wrote in the issue saying that, due simply to the very limited number of engineering hours available, this was a low priority fix? That was a wake up call for me.

There's no malice there. It's not that anyone in the Linux community is doing an evil laugh and thrilling to the number of disabled users who can't reliably enjoy Linux on the desktop, it's about the reality that a tiny, rag tag group of engineers working for a handful of companies are doing the vast majority of the work keeping the Linux desktop world moving, and they BARELY have the bandwidth to keep development going at all much less catering to the myriad accessibility needs folks like us (Not comparing the nature of our didabilities, mind you. Everyone's different!).

But people like the guy your post responds to can make us feel not smart enough, not good enough, or not motivated enough to thrive in an environment that throws up HUGE obstacles, and that's just not right.

Pardon the length, I have Strong Feelings about this stuff as you can see, and thanks again for posting!

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This live version of All I need by Jacob Collier and Mahalia is just insane. Love this dude, as a Jazz player myself this just makes me happy in the best way. youtu.be/eBmJZiF3YAo

State Broadcast News - Voice of America’s chief national correspondent, Steve Herman, is fighting back against efforts by the Trump administration to close the 83-year-old news and cultural broadcasting hub that has fed unbiased objective reporting of news about the United States to authoritarian countries around the world since the early days of World War II. statebroadcastnews.com/2025/06…

My department (computer science and technology, cambridge university) is recruiting a system administrator! Details at jobs.cam.ac.uk/job/47810/ — to quote our infrastructure lead, “Primarily Linux, with some involvement in network infrastructure, datacentres, storage, and of course supporting researchers to build interesting things :-)”

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Mark Zuckerberg went to Svalbard on his massive superyacht that spews more greenhouse gases in a day than most people do in a year. He got a cold reception.

#FuckZuck #climate #ClimateCrisis #EatTheRich

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ICE appears to have rescinded guidance that illegally tried to hamper congressional oversight of detention facilities.

If so, that’s a good thing.

But FPF will continue to pursue our FOIA requests to uncover the information ICE is trying to hide.

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#AudioMo day 26:

I've been seeing a lot about Linux in my timeline today...
"What, really? It's the fediverse!"

Yeah, yeah, I know. More than usual.

To that end, I present this silly thing I made on October 23, 2016, called "Annie Linux."

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"You can keep your smug purity fantasy. Apple and Microsoft may be flawed, but at least they write software that doesn’t tell blind users to fuck off by default. Your system breaks and then sneers at the person holding the pieces."

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Cosmic images from the world's largest digital camera are so big they require a 'data butler'
"...Once it is fully up and running, the Rubin Observatory (funded by the U.S. National Science Foundation–Department of Energy) will be collecting 20 terabytes of data each night. ..."
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Apple’s M5 iPad Pro With OLED Displays Is Finally Entering Mass Production And Could Launch Sooner Than Expected With Big Performance Gains And A Surprising Design Twist…
"...Mark Gurman previously noted that the Apple logo on the back of the iPad Pro will switch to a landscape orientation rather than a portrait orientation. This will allow the logo to be upright when the device is held in landscape mode. ..."
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Hey Jamers 😎

Dev Update #14 is here!

This round, we’re rolling out a batch of new features and fixes across all platforms. Whether you use Jami on desktop or mobile, or collaborate through group features, these updates focus on performance improvements, polish, and powerful functionality.
🔄 Every update makes your Jami experience better.

👀 Take a peek: jami.net/de/dev-update-14/

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Today is National Work from Home Day, a chance to recognize the flexibility, productivity, and dedication of our ACB team, wherever they may be working.
From our offices in Virginia and Minnesota to remote workspaces across the country, ACB staff members remain committed to advancing our mission and supporting our community!