TSA claims face scan opt-outs cause an “overwhelming + chaotic environment" but thanks to @ajlunited ’s new report we know this isn’t the case.
They found that 99% of the time, travelers weren't even told they had the right to opt-out of face scans.
The Comply To Fly? report by the Algorithmic Justice League focuses on the facial recognition program operated by TSA at U.S. airports.www.ajl.org
A future for #curl off hackerone?
Perplexity offers to acquire Chrome for $34.5B, significantly more than Perplexity's estimated $18B valuation, and says large VC funds agreed to back the deal (Katherine Blunt/Wall Street Journal) https://www.wsj.TechHub
Asi nikdy, kromě prvního setkání pana Havla s Dalajlámou, jsem nebyl hrdý na českého prezidenta … a že už jich bylo…
A to jsem zažil doslovné znovuzrození čestného alkoholika (hluboká úklona všem zdravotníkům, protože ti odklonili Smrtě z poslední pravé před vrcholem) i mentální pád profesora ekonomie …
novinky.cz/clanek/domaci-cina-…
Čínské ministerstvo zahraničí v úterý ústy mluvčího oznámilo, že v souvislosti s nedávným setkáním českého prezidenta Petra Pavla s nejvyšším tibetským vůdcem dalajlamou „ukončuje veškeré kontakty“ s českou hlavou státu.Jaroslav Soukup (Novinky)
Reddit caught AI companies scraping its data from the Internet Archive’s Wayback Machine, so it’s going to limit the Internet Archive from indexing some data.Jay Peters (The Verge)
Release v2.0.0 · syncthing/syncthing · GitHub
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⚠️ First 2.0 release ⚠️ This is the first release of the new 2.0 series. Expect some rough edges and keep a sense of adventure! 🙏 Major changes in 2.0 Database backend switched from LevelDB to SQ...GitHub
@antlerboy where did Bucky actually say ‘every extension is also an amputation’?
stream.syscoi.com/2019/05/30/m…
Sorry, realize this is a very old post at this point.
Aidan Ward and Philip Hellyer are continuing their Gently Serious blog: The latest from Aidan concerns ‘health’ and is highly worth reading. It led me, too, to suggest that we need to t…Systems Community of Inquiry
I was multitasking and threw in Fuller. Sorry. I did mean MacLuhan.
Thanks for the reference and the original article.
🚀 Meet the fastest Tuta client yet!
✅ Experience lightning-fast load times
✅ Set Tuta Mail as default mail app on iOS
✅ Enjoy improved event invitations
Check everything that's new: tuta.com/blog/tuta-fast-sync-r…
#TutaMail #PrivacyFirst #Email
With recent updates, you can experience the fastest Tuta clients ever, set Tuta Mail as the default on iOS, change your primary email address, and enjoy improved event invitations! Let’s take a look at what’s new.Tuta
"When Australian artificial intelligence expert Dr Kobi Leins declined a medical specialist’s request to use AI transcription software during her child’s upcoming appointment, the practice told her the practitioner required the technology be used and Leins was "welcome to seek an alternative" provider."
ia.acs.org.au/article/2025/kob…
We are giving our lives and health over to a piece of super dangerous AI crap. All for supposed efficiency and cost savings and to make the tech bros richer.
Unregulated AI scribes raising privacy, security concerns.Information Age
Happy Tuesday!
Thank you @bagder!
Multiple private/test RSA keys and example credentials were discovered embedded in the public curl source repository and associated documentation. These sensitive secrets were detected using...HackerOne
Podle srpnového volebního modelu NMS sílí opoziční subjekty. Hnutí ANO, SPD, Stačilo! a Motoristé sobě by dohromady měly ústavní většinu 121 křesel. https://www.irozhlas.Český rozhlas
I know punching down on Matrix is something people like to do here, but this was a good read about how difficult things are for them: lobste.rs/s/muk05v/reflections…
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Seven years ago I estimated a hundred million cars ran #curl. Eight of the ten biggest car brands used it then. All the top three ones.
It probably means that there are some additional cars using curl now. libcurl really.
daniel.haxx.se/blog/2018/08/12…
One of my hobbies is to collect information about where curl is used. The following car brands feature devices, infotainment and/or navigation systems that use curl - in one or more of their models.daniel.haxx.se
What Does It Mean To Be Thirsty? | Quanta Magazine quantamagazine.org/what-does-i…
> “There are only a couple of things that are so important for your body that there’s a completely innate drive to get it if you fall into deficiency,” Knight said. “Oxygen, food, water and sodium.”
Good article but it really hurts to read this as it makes me wonder what else in the article is misleading. We have a co2 sensor not an oxygen sensor. You only get the feeling of suffocating from co2 build up; it's painless for other gases like nitrogen, carbon monoxide, etc. When you pass out you don't get the reflexive breathing either -- those last gasps of death, essentially.
The effects of insufficient water are felt by every cell in the body, but it’s the brain that manifests our experience of thirst.Dan Samorodnitsky (Quanta Magazine)
That's referred to in the article
> cells can swell or shrink, shrivel or potentially burst. An imbalance can cause brain cells to malfunction, losing their ability to manage ion concentrations across their membranes and propagate action potentials.
I guess not specific as physical symptoms, but here:
Hyponatremia signs and symptoms may include:
Nausea and vomiting.
Headache.
Confusion.
Loss of energy, drowsiness and fatigue.
Restlessness and irritability.
Muscle weakness, spasms or cramps.
Seizures.
Coma.
Reminder, GitHub can't count:
$ git shortlog -s | wc -l
1403
Who is excited for NVDA 2025.2?!
Not long now!
(If you want more of a sneak peak, while we wait for the final version, do try the Release Candidate here: nvaccess.org/post/nvda-2025-2r… )
#NVDA #NVDAsr #ScreenReader #NewVersion #Exciting #Anticipation #Release #NewRelease
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@vick21 @ppatel Lots of fixes - in Word, browse mode, elements list, windows 11. Improved performance in the start menu, support for Windows 11 Voice Access, options to report language & move to more heading levels. Support for NLS Zoomax eReader, new braille & espeak-NG languages, improved Monarch support.
And most importantly, OneCore now reads the version properly! (Please don't make us put out a point release 🤣)
Many new things! Earth shattering? Maybe not, but incremental improvements :)
@vick21 @ppatel NVDA can already use the full display to show paragraphs of text, though only the CURRENT paragraph. We're still working on the ability to show additional paragraphs on blank lines if the current paragraph doesn't take up the full display.
In 2025.2 what we have added is that "It is now possible to route to any braille cell on the Humanware Monarch multiline braille device, using their point and click action". Here is the original issue with more detail: github.com/nvaccess/nvda/pull/…
Link to issue number: None. Summary of the issue: The Humanware Monarch multiline braille / tactile graphics device is adding support for multiline braille routing in its Braille Terminal. NVDA sh...GitHub
honestly yeah
just tell developers that improving accessibility api support will enable them to navigate their entire computer with vim hotkeys
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We’re looking into starting a #PeerTube co-op.
Video hosting isn’t cheap—collective ownership could make it far more sustainable.
tech.lgbt/@Crissy/115005696647…
3of 3 Why This is a unique opportunity to break out of your silo and get a fresh perspective on your work. The problems we face today — from AI ethics to sustainable design— are too complex for any one discipline to solve alone.LGBTQIA+ and Tech
The context of companies wanting to rip out copyleft from Linux makes the push for Rust rewrites make a lot more sense.
techrights.org/n/2025/03/19/Sa…
Reuters found that over 160 sustainable aviation fuel projects have been announced over the past 12 years, but only a small portion have gone ahead.Joanna Plucinska (Reuters)
Last week: "Oh no, GitHub's CEO says embrace AI or leave the profession."
This week: "Oh no, GitHub's CEO is leaving."
Next week, "Oh no, GitHub..."
Let's channel this angst into a more productive alternative: join.codeberg.org/
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Penelope Pattes aka Penny
Penny about to escape from Mascouche to Montréal.
August 2014
(20140811_2435)
#bostonterrier #dogsofpixelfed #dogsofmastodon
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Gajim 2.3.4 has been released! 🥳
This release supports time zones 🕑 in profiles, adds drag and drop improvements, enables displaying long messages inline, and fixes many smaller issues.
Thank you for all your contributions ❤️ Let us know what you think!
Support Gajim's development: liberapay.com/Gajim
gajim.org/posts/2025-08-11-gaj…
What’s New Gajim 2.3 comes with a new design featuring Adwaita, a user interface library which provides building blocks for modern adaptive applications.gajim.org
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Cheval de fer du Jura 🐴
20min.ch/fr/story/glovelier-ju…
Via @PatrickRerat
En marge du Marché-Concours, deux cavaliers ont voulu prendre le train avec leurs chevaux, mais le personnel a dû les faire descendre avant le départ.Yannick Weber (20 minutes)
#AndroidAppRain at apt.izzysoft.de/fdroid today with 18 updated and 3 added apps:
* Piggsy: piggy bank designed to help you save money and reach your financial goals 🛡️
* OpenSEPTAmap: all SEPTA rail and trolley lines in an Android app (Philadelphia area) 🛡️
* Driftly: lets you save your daily attendance and analyze them 🛡️
RB Status: 684 apps (51.9%)
Enjoy your #free #Android #apps with the #IzzyOnDroid repo 
(1/2)
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
(2/2) eventful day. 6 RBs we had to fix, some failed. The Trixie upgrade to one of our builders temporarily disabled it, took us half a day to find and fix the culprits. I'm a zombie now…
3 unmaintained apps were removed:
* M17 HT: almost no downloads anyway
* Mobilinkd TNC Config: incl. Tracking; and almost no downloads
* The Particulate Matter App: dead since 2021, and reported crashing; NonFreeDep+Tracking
More another day, please excuse me for now…
Von @OttoKolbl (X und Bluesky) und mir eine Projektbeschreibung für die ME+-Datenbank. Ziel: eine Plattform für den Austausch zwischen Betroffenen u Infos/Stats/Daten für Journalist:innen u Forscher:innen. Gerne Feedback!
#MECFS #LongCovid #POTS #FQAD #MCAS #SFN #CCI #EDS
docs.google.com/document/d/1Tc…
Die ME+-Datenbank Otto Kölbl, Christina Koch Die hier beschriebene Datenbank ist erst im Projektstadium. Für uns ist wichtig, dass wir so viel Feedback wie möglich erhalten.Google Docs
Je viens d'envoyer des mails à mes députés européens pour leur dire tout le mal que je pense du projet de loi qui prétend combattre la pédophilie en ligne.
Le site génère un e-mail type en anglais et lance ton client mail pour que tu l'envoyes aux députés que tu as sélectionnés : fightchatcontrol.eu/
Learn about the EU Chat Control proposal and contact your representatives to protect digital privacy and encryption.fightchatcontrol.eu
Last week, I started an Ableton Move track. Today, I finally finished it.
This is a thing I call "Fly on the Wall." Basically, I just wanted an excuse to use one of the Sliced Loops presets, which are in the latest Move beta, along with one of the new autofilters in combination with a second filter and LFO to make one of the included single-sample E-piano patches sound less boring.
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A Global Look at Teletext
Link: text-mode.org/?p=23643
Discussion: news.ycombinator.com/item?id=4…
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"GitHub’s leadership team will now report more directly to Microsoft’s CoreAI team."
Another step seemingly in the wrong direction as the AI-happy CEO jumps ship.
theverge.com/news/757461/micro…
Microsoft is bringing GitHub into its AI engineering team. It’s part of an AI shakeup, following the GitHub CEO resigning.Tom Warren (The Verge)
A trailer for my new podcast!Sy Hoekstra (Deep Sy)
I sold some more gear, so I did another Exit Interview! This time, I say farewell to, and have a final look at, the vintage digital cruft of the Kawai K4!
etherdiver.com/2025/08/10/exit…
(Noteworthy: Bad Gear featured this synth this week!)
Changing lives with technology and advocating for improved access for all blind and visually impaired people.Blind Information Technology Specialists
Fight for the Future
in reply to Fight for the Future • • •There are plenty of things that make traveling through security a nightmare, but valuing peoples’ privacy + basic dignity were never one of them.
Tell lawmakers to support the Travel Privacy Protection Act + fight facial recognition in airports: fightforthefuture.org/actions/…
STOP THE SPREAD OF FACIAL RECOGNITION AT AIRPORTS
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