Hello Sprout. Some words on my new laptop. Crowd-funded.
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Sprout is the name of my new machine that just arrived. The crowd-funded laptop. Since this beauty is graciously sponsored by a large crowd of people a felt I should share a little bit of its journey and entry into my life.daniel.haxx.se
Yesterday, I read on this platform about a program called Omni Describer.
It is designed to take a local video, a direct URL of a video, or a YouTube video and provide audio description.
The audio description can be played alongside the native audio track, it can be downloaded to MP3 and even have audio ducking applied if necessary.
Not only are the descriptions in sync with the main audio track, but they can be refined to your taste.
Features provide the ability to focus in on individual scenes and get an overview of what is happening, or perhaps ask questions about specific elements of the scene.
The documentation is easy to follow and clearly explained, and the accessibility of the program is absolutely top notch. So much thought has gone into the design of this, it is unreal.
It is one of those apps which, like JAWS Picture Smart, could make a real difference.
The issue we have however is Google sensorship.
In order for the description to be generated, you need a Google API key, which is easy to come by.
The issue however seems to be that Google is most particular about the content which should be described. When the program works, it works exceptionally well. The problem is that with a lot of videos, which are completely harmless, it does not.
We do get this situation sometimes with images which the AI deems as being unsuitable for us and so will not divulge the content. We seem to have this here in a more agressive form.
I've tried plenty of videos now. A number of them are fine. But put something in front of it which could even be considered slightly suggestive, it says "No, not doing that".
Examples would be extracts from BBC shows broadcast at prime time in the 1970's through to a video of a child's birthday party.
These videos do not controvene YouTube's guidelines or terms of service and have been available for many years. If they did, you could understand what was happening. There is a feature within the program which, as far as possible, disregards apparent safety precautions, but it does not seem to make a huge difference. Essentially, I am being told what I should be watching.
To reiterate, I'm absolutely certain the developer of this program is not at fault and I hope there is a solution some way down the road. He deserves credit for magnificent application development. But until we come out of this nonsense of the "nanny State", it looks a little bleak.
I would encourage anyone to use it though if you can:
audioses.com/en/yazilimlar.php
If you're keen to try the beta, but aren't sure how, download & run it just like any other copy of NVDA!
You can install it, but we recommend most users create a portable copy. Tips here: nvaccess.org/post/in-process-9…
Particularly test any highlighted features or those mentioned in the change log.
GitHub is the best place to report issues - steps here: nvaccess.org/post/in-process-1…
Or ask here or via email!
What other tips would experienced users give new testers?
#NVDA #NVDAsr #beta #Test #PreRelease
A reminder that friends don't let friends post on medium. It's user hostile.
Exhibit 1: hostile to the wayback machine because it want to invade your privacy with reCAPTCHA.
NVDA 2025.2 Beta 5 is now available for testing!
Read more & Download at: nvaccess.org/post/nvda-2025-2b…
Changes in Beta 5:
- Fixed a bug where supported languages were incorrectly being reported as unsupported.
- Updates to translations.
Please try Beta 5 and let us know what you think.
#NVDA #NVDAsr #ScreenReader #Accessibility #NewVersion #Update #Beta #PreRelease #FOSS #FLOSS
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Latest reminder that if you buy an appliance of any kind that has an Internet connection, you are not the owner. You should understand that the seller can -- and many do -- remotely disable it or extort a "subscription" fee at any point.
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This should be illegal, period.
Update also blocks compatibility with popular third-party apps.Scharon Harding (Ars Technica)
for the little story, getting to that GUADEC is the only time I missed a flight.
[1]And it was not my fault. It was the moron at the SNCF that sold me a TGV fare with compulsory reservation on a train they had cancelled.
And let me tell you which customer service was more customer oriented. Hint. It was the SNCF (railroad) it was Air France. They rebooked me without fee. They knew the SNCF was shittier.
It was in 2003.
[1] The 2017 return from Cologne doesn't count. Swiss Air is still shit.
Old fart? An old fart, according to the Oxford English Dictionary, is a “contemptible or tiresome person, especially one who is old-fashioned, stuffy, or close-minded.”
Unlikely.
A free 24-hour online community event on accessibility and inclusionInclusive Design 24 (#id24)
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“Gaza. I feel it particularly because I am Jewish. I know how much wickedness and cruelty were meted out to Jews in my lifetime. I was born in ’41 at the height of the Holocaust.
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And so my heart is broken and I think the terrible thing I have to face is that Hitler won. He changed us. He made us like him.”
—Miriam Margolyes
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https://dorseteye.com/hitler-won-he-made-us-like-him-miriam-margolyes-and-bob-geldof-slam-zionist-jews-and-israel/mas.to
*While a hurricane was blowing
Freedom just around the corner for you
But with truth so far off, what good will it do?*
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#BobDylan #Jokerman #Infidels #Jesus #ZurFeierDesSonntags
Lyrics for Jokerman by Bob Dylan. Standing on the water casting your bread While the eyes of the idol with the iron head are...www.musixmatch.com
Talks are scheduled to begin at 3pm local time on Jul 28, with acting PM Phumtham Wechayachai leading the Thai negotiating team. Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet is also expected to attend.CNA (Channel NewsAsia)
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Original description ( peertube.debian.social/w/9J5zi… )
"Parody of a popular clip from the American-Malayalee television series 'Akkarakazhchakal' (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Akkara_K…) advertising Debian.
Those unaware, watch the the original clip from the series here: youtu.be/GzeAQlSxVvc. In the series, an expat from Kerala, India creates this ad for his insurance company named "Thekkumoottil insurance".
Made by folks of Debian India who has laughed enough to the original Akkarakazhchakal clip. A fun fact that somebody told me (subin): People used to torrent this 2008 show, it's arguably the first Malayalee tv show that was shared via torrent. Even after 15 years since its end, the show is adored by Malayalees"
George Thekumootil has got you covered. (including dog also)Clip taken from the Malayalam sitcom Akkara Kazhchakal. (Episode 9) https://www.youtube.com/watch...YouTube
Specific to multiplexing with PIPEWAIT enabled - when a pending handle times out before its corresponding connecting handle, its timenode is erroneously inserted twice into the multi handle splay t...GitHub
Všichni povinně poslechnout mujrozhlas.cz/rapi/view/serial…
Kdo to nezvládne do konce srpna, pro toho si přijde Ideopolicie a skončí na Ministerstvu lásky.
Úředník ministerstva pravdy Smith žije roku 1984 v Londýně. Ten se toho času nachází v zemi Oceánie, kde vládne velmi tvrdá diktatura v čele s tzv. Velkým bratrem. Smith nachází trhliny v oficiální ideologii, začíná pátrat po své minulosti.MůjRozhlas
В воскресенье в одном из районов немецкого Дуйсбурга с помощью контролируемого взрыва снесли 63-метровое высотное здание.Европейская правда
A ship tries to get baby formula, diapers, food, and medicine to Gaza.
Israel boards the ship and confiscates the life saving supplies, that would have prevented the genocide of the Palestinian people.
Beware - public audit report is public!
##Summary: A sensitive internal security audit report file for cURL/libcurl—specifically cure53-curl-report-2016.pdf—was found to be publicly accessible via search engine dorking. This file...HackerOne
From 2016 ...
Why don't people stop before hitting submit and reconsider what they are doing?
(1/4) Muitos de nós conhecemos a @Safaa através do ex-Twitter, uma pessoa muito acarinhada, bondosa, acessível.
Apesar da radicalização recente do país foi com alguma surpresa que no ano passado vi campanhas agressivas de perseguição online por elementos de extrema-direita e da iniciativa liberal contra ela.
Num momento em que o país recebeu muitos imigrantes esquecemos que são pessoas com histórias de vida, que se confundem com a história dos seus países de origem
It's been a tough fight - but finally Apple allowed us to offer Tuta Mail as the default mail app: tuta.com/blog/dma-complaint-ap…
Enjoy! 🎉
And rate the app. ✨ ✨ ✨ ✨ ✨
➡️ apps.apple.com/de/app/tuta-sec…
SCHÜTZE DEINE PRIVATSPHÄRE MIT TUTA MAIL – KOSTENLOS, SICHER & VERSCHLÜSSELT Übernimm die Kontrolle über deine E-Mails mit Tuta Mail – dem sichersten E-Mail-Dienst der Welt, dem über 10 Millionen Nutzer:innen vertrauen.App Store
You don't need a Loops account to browse, take a look ⬇️
Coming soon to a server near you 🚀
@RaccoonForFriendica
#RaccoonForFriendica
Version 0.4.3-beta08
does not display the #Friendica channels.
Version 0.4.3-beta06
Displays all channels correctly.
@cantences
Kannst Du mir bitte erklären, was Du mit deinem Post bezweckts? Du verwendest hier zusammenhanglos unser Bildmaterial.
By Lē Silveus — When we talk about accessibility, most engineers think of screen readers, alt text, and color contrast. These are essential, but they’re only part of the picture. Digital spaces mus…Know About Accessibility
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Another PSA about Amazon:
They only pay authors 30% in royalties (even if they price above 2.99) when someone buys a book through Amazon COM while not actually living in the US.
That's right. Amazon "steals" 40% of my royalties because the customer is in a different location that the USA.
Why?
Because they can. Because we authors let them get away with that. No other store does this.
Buy direct. Or at least not through Amazon.
Hannah Steenbock is a German writer of fantasy and science fiction. She uses both her native German and English as languages for her tales, as she loves English and tends to think in that language when plotting Fantasy.Hannah Steenbock
Latest wave of displaced citizens curse ‘imperial ambition’ that has led to an estimated one million Russian casualtiesapple.news
Sice žádné překvapení, ale konečně to řekli nahlas: Microsoft nemůže garantovat, že data z EU nepředá bez souhasu do USA
heise.de/en/news/Not-sovereign…
In a hearing, the Chief Legal Officer of Microsoft France had to admit: There is no guarantee that EU data is safe from being transferred to the USA.Moritz Förster (heise online)
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SFO is home to the world’s only accredited airport museum — and curator Daniel Calderon is on a mission to spark wonder in millions of travelers each year.apple.news
@sesivany Jak to potom uchovávali? Klasicky vařená marmeláda se zavře do skleničky, postaví víčkem dolu a nechá vychladnout. U studené se to pak dělá jak?
A zpival sis u toho "kdyz jsou doma galeje"? :D
Odešel Jiří Krampol. Tak teda RIP.
Jako mladý kluk jsem ho měl moc rád, spolu se Šimkem byli ve své době skvělí, Surio Mário Chuaréz Martinéz Ferdinando tehdy hrál všude, ale když vzpomínám na poslední desítky let, byl mi jeho “humor” čím dál tím víc cizí, takový obhroublý Troskův Kameňák, do toho ještě to protlačování SexyMozku,…
No, budu na něj vzpomínat raději takhle …
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in reply to daniel:// stenberg:// • • •Daniel Stenberg -- My Computers
daniel.haxx.seMichael Simons
in reply to daniel:// stenberg:// • • •It's fascinating how you manage to do your work without jumping on a new device every new hype cycle and stark contrast to so many advocates of things.
I fwiw find this inspiring and good.
Keep up the great work in cURL land.
stdevel
in reply to daniel:// stenberg:// • • •adingbatponder
in reply to daniel:// stenberg:// • • •Does anyone have this #framework computer running #nixos without those apparent problems ? A shared configuration.nix or flake link would be great. What is the battery life like?
Hello Sprout
daniel.haxx.seThibault
in reply to daniel:// stenberg:// • • •I see you've gone with the 120Hz screen, which looks awesome: you can do perfect 2x UI scaling on it! Going from the forum's experience, you're going to have a bit worse battery life than the regular screen (which I'm currently using) but the additionnal smoothness helps make the machine feel so much more responsive :)
Have fun, Framework machines are really nice and pack quite the punch!
kevin ⁂ (he/him)
in reply to daniel:// stenberg:// • • •really cool that the community came through for your new laptop!
Love the CYBER Sticker from your old laptop, I got the same on my phone case. :D
marius
in reply to daniel:// stenberg:// • • •daniel:// stenberg://
in reply to marius • • •cynical melomaniac
in reply to daniel:// stenberg:// • • •With how important curl is, it's great to see people appreciate people like you who help the world (of computing) go round.
I also liked the danger sticker on your old Thinkpad lol.
Pelle Wessman
in reply to daniel:// stenberg:// • • •MNT Research GmbH
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