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Excellent blog post!
Congratulations, You've Unlocked 'Expert Mode'! (Whether You Wanted It or Not)
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#disabilities #Accessibility #A11Y #UniversalDesign

Congratulations, You've Unlocked 'Expert Mode'! (Whether You Wanted It or Not)

Hello, world! Welcome back to my little corner of the internet, where we navigate the world one screen reader announcement at a time. Today,...
Nimer Jaber (Blogger)
#a11y #Accessibility #disabilities #universaldesign

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Payment processors are a cartel, which is why they can actively censor what you are allowed to buy online.

gamedeveloper.com/business/val…


Valve pushes back after Mastercard denies quashing adult content on game platforms

Mastercard said it has not 'evaluated any game or required restrictions of any activity on game creator sites and platforms,' but Valve begs to differ.
Chris Kerr (Game Developer)

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Share your own #curl story here: github.com/curl/curl/discussio… ... in celebration of c10kday tomorrow.

curl turns 10,000 days · curl curl · Discussion #17930

On August 5 2025, it is exactly 10,000 days since March 20 1998 when the first curl release was done. For this occasion we want to collect fun, exciting, or interesting stories that involve curl an...
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Pit ist Unterkuschelt

It's not big enough to put it on github...

I was a wget(ter)... and then there was this debugging thing where local files instead of web files would be cool for speeding up debugging without the need to install a local web server...

And this guy said: "curl can do this - the syntax is just file instead of http and some more slashes..."

I never used wget again...🤷‍♂️

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#AndroidAppRain at apt.izzysoft.de/fdroid today brings you 11 updated and 2 added apps:

* Permissions Summary: gives you a clear, organized overview of which apps have access to sensitive permissions on your device 🛡️
* SOS Flashlight: transforms your phone into a Morse code device, sending text through multiple channels simultaneously 🛡️

RB status: 674 apps (51%)

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 #izzyondroid

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Google removes over 50 DEI groups from a list of groups it helps fund
https://techcrunch.com/2025/08/04/google-removes-over-50-dei-groups-from-a-list-of-groups-it-helps-fund/?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub

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Google removes over 50 DEI groups from a list of groups it helps fund | TechCrunch

Google removed the name of 58 DEI groups from its list, including the Latino Leadership Alliance and the ACLU of Illinois.
Dominic-Madori Davis (TechCrunch)
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this judge strikes again with no nonsense. the defendant thinks they are going to get a bond after all the stuff listed here? the judge has had enough.

Arrogant PUNK Pushes Judge Fleischer TOO FAR! “You Got Me BENT!” "HELL NAW!"😡🔥

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Arrogant PUNK Pushes Judge Fleischer TOO FAR! “You Got Me BENT!” "HELL NAW!"😡🔥

Arrogant PUNK Pushes Judge Fleischer TOO FAR! “You Got Me BENT!” "HELL NAW!"😡🔥🔥 ANGRY Judge Fleischer UNLEASHES On Repeat Offender | DWI, Arson, and Assau...
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Yesterday, I stopped at a charging station in Mořice. It was probably the best charging experience I've had so far. There were 14 400 kW chargers, sheltered, with a picnic area, and a bistro nearby. I later learned that it had opened just four days ago, and that it is the first charging station in the Czech Republic that also supports electric trucks.

Well done, #EON. This is another sign that #electromobility is gaining momentum here.

#EV #ElectricVehicle #ElectricVehicles

A charging station with one car being charged. The sky in the background is dark, around sunset.
A close look at a 400 kW charger and a car being plugged in.
#electricvehicle #ev #ElectricVehicles #electromobility #eon
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Cloudflare says Perplexity’s AI bots are ‘stealth crawling’ blocked sites

Perplexity disguised its AI crawlers and rotated its IPs to get around restrictions, according to Cloudflare.


Cloudflare says Perplexity’s AI bots are ‘stealth crawling’ blocked sites

A new report from Cloudflare accuses Perplexity of ignoring robots.txt files and concealing the identity of its AI crawlers to get past websites’ restrictions.
Emma Roth (The Verge)

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Quotes from @pluralistic ' blog post analyzing how AI is being used by SW development companies:

"AI's are basically doing bug steganography, smuggling code defects in by carefully blending them in with correct code."

' "centaurs" (people assisted by machines)

"reverse-centaurs" (people conscripted into assisting machines)'

pluralistic.net/2025/08/04/bad…

Pluralistic: AI software assistants make the hardest kinds of bugs to spot (04 Aug 2025) – Pluralistic: Daily links from Cory Doctorow

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@Cory Doctorow

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#FreeBSD recommendations for #monitoring #alerting #observability sought. I have a much loved collectd + riemann that needs an upgrade.

Target is about 10 servers and 200 jails.

No apache2 /php, nagios or clones thereof please. I don’t have these in my stack today, and my expertise in managing them is about 20 years out of date. I prefer to avoid JVM stuff but I’m not violently against it.

Doesn’t have to be in ports yet ( like sensu.io/ server) if it’s in a friendly language.

Sensu | Observability Pipeline

The Observability Pipeline that delivers monitoring as code on any cloud
sensu.io
#freebsd #monitoring #alerting #observability
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dch

@feld @maikel is a huge fan of sensu. We don’t have the server in FreeBSD ports but I poked it a bit about 18 months ago and it seems feasible to port it.

I also tried openobserve, port again seems doable but I get the feeling they are experimenting with licensing and business models still. I really want a simple store of logs that doesn’t have elastic/opensearch/mongo at the core.

@Maikel 🇪🇺 🇪🇸 @feld
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okapi

@feld @maikel I recently started using #VictoriaLogs and have been impressed, at least compared to my previous usage of a central `syslogd` and `grep`. Needed a syslogd_flags containing `-O rfc5424` on BSD systems to prevent it mixing host and app names. A colleague installed Prometheus/Grafana some years back and while it produced pretty and entertaining graphs, none of it seemed actually useful and I've never seen decent use case examples for such metrics.
#victorialogs @Maikel 🇪🇺 🇪🇸 @feld
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feld

It's not just about metrics themselves. You can just centralize all your stuff here. Most people use multiple systems: one for metrics (cpu % perhaps), and another for monitoring processes etc (is nginx running)

But you can just leverage a time series database to do both. You can use the systemd exporter for example to get the services into the time series database, then setup alert rules for those. Process is running if it has a value of 1, stopped or absent if value is 0 or null

You get a lot of power if you apply a little creativity

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feld

well, VictoriaMetrics supports:

- prometheus
- influxdb
- opentsdb
- graphite
- (maybe datadog? can't remember)
- their own API
- all of PromQL, plus some improvements to it that allow you to do certain queries that are literally impossible in normal PromQL

The client/agent side is a 7.5MB binary right now vs 100MB+ for Prometheus

It's faster, uses fewer resources, and has a far more efficient storage implementation (like 10:1 compression)

and it's basically a complete drop-in replacement. It supports almost all of the prometheus.yaml config file. There are a few things you may have to remove, but all your target configuration etc will still work as-is so you don't have to re-engineer anything

It's good. Someone sat down and said "we can do this better with less bloat" and they did it. And I hope they become filthy rich for it.

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@feld so to sum it feels like they saw Prometheus did it themselved and now it looks like a worse version of it.

I use at my job Prometheus, AlertManager and Grafana stack and I'm wondering if this can be done better and also at the same time if I understand correctly it also comes with more easily accessible logs? Sorry I'm trying to grasp it and I see you have experience with Victoria things.

@feld
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feld

> looks like a worse version of it.

I'm not sure what you mean by this. Are you referring to my screenshot? That's just the basic web interface to Victoria Logs. There's also one for Victoria Metrics. But I use Grafana with Victoria. You just add it as a Prometheus data source and it works.

I have never used AlertManager, just the alerts+webhooks directly in Grafana. But Victoria does have their own AlertManager equivalent.

Also, I have hated every implementation of "Logs" in Grafana. Loki is terrible and the Grafana support is bad IMHO. But I *think* you can also use VictoriaLogs with all of those things in case you want alerts based on certain log events

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I am honestly so fucking dissapointed at #TRMNL (company) that I am going to look into how to decouple it from the company.

Would anyone be interested in joining a chat for it?

I am willing to drive some hacker community for this. I am shit with hardware but with enough help we might get something done.

Edit: i am not interested in building similar infra or whatever. I just want to send images to the device in local network.

Edit2: room made, followers only for now
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CC: @adam

More context: social.lol/@adam/1149595540435…


Adam (@adam@social.lol)

Attached: 3 images Just learned some really sad things about Ryan Kulp, the guy who makes the TRMNL. Would not have bought one if I had known beforehand.
social.lol

  • Matrix chat (58%, 21 votes)
  • IRC channel (47%, 17 votes)
36 voters. Poll end: 4 months ago

#trmnl @Adam
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@nilsding Sort of, it just proxies everything through their server. All the plugins are closed off. So it is fairly useless for most cases: chaos.social/@SylvieLorxu/1148…

Sylvia

2025-07-19 09:00:35

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I would like to urge my followers to strongly avoid #TRMNL.

TRMNL calls itself "unbrickable" and Open Source, telling you you can host your own server and that basically everything is fully supported: web.archive.org/web/2025071818…. This is not true. The only thing a local server can do is send images to the device and *proxy from their proprietary server*: web.archive.org/web/2025071806….

To add insult to injury, TRMNL is trying to refuse me a refund, in gross violation of EU law.

#UseTRMNL #DoNotUseTRMNL

Email from TRMNL denying me a refund, stating their official policy is no refunds. This is in violation of EU law and also frankly very abuse to customers, especially given their product doesn't provide the promised services.

Add local plugins

I can't help but feel I must be missing something obvious. On https://docs.usetrmnl.com/go/diy/byos, the system talks about BOYS that allows it be be run with zero external dependencies. However, I...
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@Jyrki

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Accrescent depends completely on donations to run. Today we share a significant update in our new blog post on the future of Accrescent: blog.accrescent.app/posts/the-….

New releases of Accrescent and our developer console are also out, with Android 16 updates and Material 3 changes. Check them out!

github.com/accrescent/accresce…
github.com/accrescent/parcelo/…
github.com/accrescent/console/…

#security #privacy #accrescent #android #appstre


The Future of Accrescent

Accrescent is a novel Android app store focused on security, privacy, and usability. We’ve been building Accrescent since 2021 to improve the security and freedom of everyday Android users by providing an alternative to Google Play which doesn’t comp…
Logan Magee (Accrescent Blog)
#android #privacy #security #accrescent #appstre

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#WenkoffRetro No. 241 🎶❤️
#retromusic

Hudební kalendář je připravený zpříjemnit pondělí všem!🤞

4.8.1901 se narodila černošská jazzová legenda - 🇺🇸 zpěvák a trumpetista
*Louis Daniel Armstrong*, přezdívaný *Satchmo*.

Výjimečně rozsáhlý článek je na CZ Wiki:
cs.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louis_…

Neradostné dětství a mládí, leč prožité v samém středu jazzové líhně New Orleans odstartovalo padesátiletou hudební kariéru jednoho z nejvýznamnějších jazzových umělců 20. století.

A teď dvě dávky toho nejlepšího:

americký jazzový trumpetista a zpěvák

Přispěvatelé projektů Wikimedia (nadace Wikimedia)
#wenkoffretro #retromusic

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Good. Job seekers are avoiding AI interviewers. They tell Fortune they’re outright refusing to do AI interviews, calling them dehumanizing and a red flag for bad company culture.

fortune.com/2025/08/03/ai-inte…

This is how richer stay richer, instead of properly hiring HR folks, AI bots. Instead of paying for artists for Ads making or creative writing they use AI bots. They will do anything to gain profits, fire humans & replace with AI except they forget humans also need money to buy their goods


AI is doing job interviews now—but candidates say they’d rather risk staying unemployed than talk to another robot

Job-seekers tell Fortune they’re outright refusing to do AI interviews, calling them dehumanizing and a red flag for bad company culture.
Emma Burleigh (Fortune)

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📣 Do-It-Blind (DIB) online Besprechung am Montag, 4. August, um 19:00 Uhr. Du bist eingeladen! bbb.metalab.at/rooms/joh-szv-o… Wöchentlich am Montag besprechen wir neue Formen der digitalen und inklusiven Zusammenarbeit. Mach mit! 🛠️ #make #blind #inklusion
Mobile Braille-Tastatur Metabraille mit 8 Tasten. Das Gehäuse ist türkis und die Tasten sind weiß. Das Gehäuse ist ungefähr fünfeckig. Ein Rechteck wird an der Breitseite durch ein Trapez erweitert. Die Form ähnelt einem Haus mit Fenstern in der Mitte.

Do-It-Blind (DIB) Besprechung

Learn using BigBlueButton, the trusted open-source web conferencing solution that enables seamless virtual collaboration and online learning experiences.
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#blind #inklusion #make

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Parabéns a todos os idiotas úteis do Hamas:

Selon un porte-parole du Hamas, la reconnaissance de la Palestine par plusieurs États occidentaux est «le fruit du 7 octobre»

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Selon un porte-parole du Hamas, la reconnaissance de la Palestine par plusieurs États occidentaux est «le fruit du 7 octobre»

Ghazi Hamad s’est félicité de cette mobilisation occidentale. De son côté, le ministère des Affaires étrangères israélien estime qu’«établir un État palestinien aujourd’hui, c’est instaurer un État du Hamas».
Solène Vary (Le Figaro)

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With the launch of Ghost 6.0, every publication that runs on Ghost becomes part of the #fediverse. You can follow and comment on Platformer or 404 Media articles without leaving your Mastodon feed. This is the future of social media.

Congratulations to @johnonolan and all the team at Ghost!

ghost.org/changelog/6/


Ghost 6.0

Networked publishing, native analytics, and $100M earned by indie publishers
John O'Nolan (Changelog)
#fediverse @John O'Nolan
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Keep in mind that the Apple Watch 11 should be coming out next month, but if that don't matter to you, then you can get a new Apple Watch really discounted... Top Apple Watch deals this August: Prices as low as $169 appleinsider.com/articles/25/0…

Top Apple Watch deals this August: Prices as low as $169

Summer savings are knocking up to $150 off a variety of Apple Watch styles, with prices dropping to as low as $169.
Christine McKee (AppleInsider)

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Quick recap of what happened in the #LibreOffice project and community in July! Software releases, new podcast episodes, updated guidebooks, event preparations and more: blog.documentfoundation.org/bl… #foss #OpenSource
Photo of Dione Maddern, LibreOffice contributor, with a quote about how she enjoys working with the team

LibreOffice project and community recap: July 2025 - The Document Foundation Blog

Here’s our summary of updates, events and activities in the LibreOffice project in the last four weeks – click the links to learn more… We started July with some very positive news: a Danish Ministry is switching from Microsoft Office/365 to LibreOff…
Mike Saunders (The Document Foundation)
#foss #opensource #libreoffice

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How to Convince People to Care and Invest in Accessibility
stephaniewalter.design/blog/ho…
#accessibility #a11y

How to Convince People to Care and Invest in Accessibility by Stéphanie Walter - UX Researcher & Designer.

Learn how to advocate for accessibility, drive change without authority, and connect inclusive design to business impact, with practical tips, strategies, and real-world examples.
Stéphanie Walter (Stéphanie Walter - Senior UX Designer, Mobile Expert, Conference Speaker, Blog writer and Teacher.)
#a11y #Accessibility

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The 4 Motivations for Accessibility - The Big WHY?
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#a11y #accessibility

The 4 Motivations for Accessibility - The Big WHY?

What's striking about accessibility is its binary impact on brand perception. Companies that ignore accessibility are increasingly perceived as "evil" - as deliberately excluding people with disabilities...
Nir Horesh (NirA11y)
#a11y #Accessibility

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Our In-Process blog is out! This week featuring:
- NVDA Satisfaction Survey 2025
- NVDA 2025.2 Beta 5
- How to test an NVDA Beta?
- Extra voices updates (Including Eloquence and Vocalizer)

Read more at:
nvaccess.org/post/in-process-4…

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

NV Access | In-Process 4th August 2025

www.nvaccess.org
#Accessibility #blog #screenreader #nvdasr #News #newsletter #update #nvda
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Pratik Patel

FYI:On the extra voices wiki, the two links to the Microsoft platform voices are no longer working.

Links:

Language downloads: microsoft.com/en-us/download/d…
Speech Platform runtime: microsoft.com/en-us/download/d…

Download Microsoft Speech Platform - Runtime Languages (Version 11) from Official Microsoft Download Center

Speech Recognition and Text-to-Speech Engines for Microsoft supported Languages
Microsoft Store - Download Center
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Pay €7.99/mth for ad-free or pay with your data and see personalized ads on Instagram. 🤔 No thanks Meta, we will take neither.

✅ A better option? Switch to Pixelfed!

Find out more on the best Instagram alternative here 👉 tuta.com/blog/instagram-altern…

Image comparing the data collected from Pixelfed vs the data collected from Instagram. Pixelfed: Data not collected. Instagram: Health & fitness, financial info, contact info, user content, browsing history, usage data, diagnostics, purchases, location, contacts, search history, identifiers, sensitive info, other data.

Instagram Alternative: Best alternatives to Instagram in 2025 | Tuta

Pay €7.99/month for ad-free or pay with your data and see personalized ads. No thanks Meta, we will take neither. In this in-depth guide, we look at the best Instagram alternative in 2025.
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I'm a huge advocate for making apps accessible, but I find myself saying "fuck it" when dealing with Liquid Glass.

It's not possible to maintain contrast across a range of app content with a text label that's non-deterministic. When someone who's empathetic to the needs of others gives up, it's a huge loss.

Apple has a well earned reputation for accessibility and Alan Dye is fucking that up for a lot of folks who need affordances.

We should not be choosing between the lesser of two evils.

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