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defector.com/the-united-states… is probably the best article I've read all year.

The United States Of Snitches | Defector

On Saturday, the chairman of the Republican Party in Michigan’s Oakland County spent his afternoon directing his online followers’ attention to local businesses that had not lowered their flags to half staff to honor the memory of the slain conservat…
defector.com

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Samsung: “The future isn’t smart. It’s sponsored.”

Samsung fridges now come with built-in ads. Progress, innovation… or just more enshittification?

Fridge: “You’re out of milk.”
Samsung: “Also, here’s an ad for milk.”
Me: 😭

🔗 theverge.com/news/780757/samsu…

#SmartHome #Enshittification #PrivacyMatters #WhyCantWeHaveNiceThings #Samsung
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Samsung brings ads to US fridges

Samsung’s ‘screens everywhere’ initiative is morphing into ads everywhere.
Thomas Ricker (The Verge)
#privacymatters #smarthome #samsung #enshittification #whycantwehavenicethings
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Tissman

Thanks, that was exactly what I needed today. It reminds me of Benn Jordan's video where he converted a PNG of a starling into audio, played it to the bird, and later the starling reproduced the sound so accurately that the bird's own image appears in the spectrogram of its song.
youtube.com/watch?v=hCQCP-5g5b…

I Saved a PNG Image To A Bird

I got a bit concerningly obsessed with birds for a few months. Follow Sarah and The Mouth! https://linktr.ee/inkydragonOlder bat vid: https://www.youtube.com...
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🇷🇺 Russia wants China's Great Firewall

After Tuta Mail, it's now also blocking #Signal & #WhatsApp to stop its citizens from using #encryption

Together with @torproject, @fightforfuture and others we are standing up to say: Stop! ✊

Everyone deserves #privacy.

Read our open letter: 👉 tuta.com/blog/tutanota-blocked…

Screenshot of test to see if Tuta is blocked in Russia with the results saying "This URL appears to be blocked in Russia"

Open Letter to Russia against blocking of encrypted apps like Tuta Mail, Signal & WhatsApp | Tuta

Tuta(nota) was blocked in Russia in 2020, Signal in 2024, and next up is WhatsApp. We are standing up to stop Russia from building a surveillance state like China.
Tuta
#privacy #signal #whatsapp #encryption @The Tor Project @fightforfuture

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Three days and counting until #SoftwareFreedomDay2025.
Here are some links to lists of #FOSS remote communications software to help you better communicate during #SFD2025 and beyond:
fsf.org/blogs/community/better…
libreplanet.org/wiki/Remote_Co…
What's your favorite #FLOSS alternative to proprietary communications software?

Remote Communication - LibrePlanet

libreplanet.org
#foss #floss #softwarefreedomday2025 #sfd2025

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In this interview, Daniel Stenberg, lead developer of #cURL, discusses how the widely used tool remains secure across billions of devices, from cloud services to IoT. He shares insights into cURL’s decades-long journey of testing, reviewing, and refining its code to minimize risks.

Stenberg also explains the team’s approach to handling vulnerabilities, ensuring transparency, and maintaining trust in the open-source ecosystem.

helpnetsecurity.com/2025/09/18…


Behind the scenes of cURL with its founder: Releases, updates, and security - Help Net Security

Explore how the cURL project keeps billions of devices secure, from vulnerability handling to best practices and updates.
Mirko Zorz (Help Net Security)
#curl

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Informal question for NVDA end users please: NVDA has many quick navigation keys (single letters you press to jump to the next element of a certain type on the web). I haven't included any here so as not to lead you - but what are your top FIVE most used of these?

I often introduce navigating on the web by mentioning a couple, but I want to make sure I am thinking of the same "common" ones as you. Please let me know your top 5?

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Well, fediverse, here's the physical address, email address and phone numbers of the FCC. Do your worst! PLEASE BOOST!

"Business hours for all non-emergency calls: 8:00am - 5:00pm, ET

Toll-Free Voice:
1-888-CALL FCC (225-5322)

ASL Video Call:
1-844-4-FCC-ASL (432-2275)

Toll-Free Fax:
1-866-418-0232

Federal Communications Commission
45 L Street NE
Washington, DC 20554"

Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is Outreach@fcc.gov, but the most relevant email depends on the issue, such as MediaRelations@fcc.gov for media inquiries, PRA@fcc.gov for information collection, and campaignlaw@fcc.gov for election-related matters.

You can also file a complaint here:
consumercomplaints.fcc.gov/hc/…

#kimmel #abc #fcc #jimmykimmel

#abc #fcc #kimmel #jimmykimmel
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Deafblind advocate and lawyer Haben Girma speaks about why she works to remove access barriers for students with disabilities, including the importance of disability leadership and representation guiding inclusion and access to systems like education.

“Those individuals who’ve had to move forward as pioneers are particularly well-positioned to help their communities, whether as lawyers, or other advocates.”

#Deafblind #Blind #Leadership

#blind #deafblind #leadership

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just documenting some of the many lies from the troll ironically self-named "Jimmy Truth"

Sensitive content

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The most infuriating part of this is that FCC chair Brandon Carr was threatening to pull ABC station licenses on a right-wing podcast today.

Carr should not be making editorial opinions of any kind. He's not America's censor-in-chief. FCC should be dealing with stuff like spectrum allocation, but Trump hired a fascist to run it instead.
mastodon.social/@verge/1152222…

The Verge (@verge@mastodon.social)

Jimmy Kimmel Live pulled ‘indefinitely’ for joke about Charlie Kirk’s killer after FCC threat https://www.theverge.com/news/780471/disney-abc-jimmy-kimmel-live-charlie-kirk
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Want to install NVDA from the Windows command-line like a true geek you know you are? First open the command line by pressing windows+r, then type CMD followed by control+shift+Enter, saying alt+y to elevate your admin rights. At the command prompt, type: winget install nvaccess.nvda .and press enter. Wait for the magic to happen.

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Version 0.3 of Paperback, my incredibly fast and light-weight ebook and document reader for Windows, is out! What's new:
• Fixed the table of contents in epub books with URL-encoded manifests.
• Fixed heading navigation in HTML documents containing multi-byte Unicode characters.
• Fixed high CPU usage in documents with long titles due to a regression in wxWidgets.
• Fixed loading UTF-8 text files.
• Fixed nested TOC items in EPub books putting your cursor at the wrong position.
• Fixed a crash on application exit in certain cases.
• Added a checkbox in the options dialog to enable or disable word wrap!
• It is now possible to donate to Paperback’s development, either through the new donate item in the help menu or through the sponsor this project link at the bottom of the GitHub repository’s main page.
• Markdown documents will now always have a title, and Paperback should now be able to load virtually any Markdown file.
• PDF documents will now always have a title, even if the metadata is missing.
• Switched PDF libraries to the one used in Chromium, leading to far more reliable PDF parsing across the board.
• You can now only have one instance of Paperback running at a time. Running paperback.exe with a filename while it’s already running will open that document in the already running instance.
• You can now press delete on a document in the tab control to close it.
Download: github.com/trypsynth/paperback…
Enjoy, star, open issues, open pull requests, do what you do.

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Timothy Wynn

{Edit: Added citation}
Ah, not as far as I know. Requiem existed way back when for lossless decryption, but I don't think any of us have the right environment to make that work anymore. Sorry:
apprenticealf.wordpress.com/20…
@TheQuinbox

Apple and ebooks: iBookstore DRM and how to remove it

Post updated on 22nd March, 2013 Requiem — Stripping DRM from Apple’s iBookstore Ebooks Ebooks from Apple’s iBookstore are usually encrypted with Apple’s own Fairplay DRM scheme. The only tool that…
Apprentice Alf’s Blog
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Timothy Wynn

True, and I suppose that's the important thing in the end. I made sure when I first started decrypting Kindle books that I (1) got it in the KF8 format that kept as much of the xhtml content untouched and (2) grabbed the KFX to get higher-quality images. I'm glad I switched my platform to something a little more frictionless though and am now just decrypting an EPUB. @jcsteh
@Jamie Teh
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Timothy Wynn

@jcsteh I switched to Kobo and just decrypt with Codex and a super old version of Adobe Digital Editions. I know you can use modern DeDRM plugin as well, but I stuck with what works:
gist.github.com/tmthywynn8/d00…
@TheQuinbox

Useful tips and tricks for using Codex

Useful tips and tricks for using Codex. GitHub Gist: instantly share code, notes, and snippets.
Gist
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Still no English on the Transition Montréal website... transitionmtl.org/

~15% of Montrealers are waiting, eh. #elxnMTL #polMTL #MTLpoli #MTLvotes


Transition Montréal | Un vent de changement sur la métropole

Transition Montréal : Découvrez notre chef, nos candidat.e.s et notre plateforme pour un Montréal progressiste et audicieux, transformé rue par rue !
Transition Montréal
#polmtl #mtlpoli #mtlvotes #elxnmtl
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feld

getting better with the heuristics

I'm thinking this could probably be converted into a project that listens for webhook events on new user account signups, then schedule an account analysis automatically... if the account looks like spam in +24 hours it can just automatically delete it

Then we don't really have to care so much about spam accounts because we have a tool that wipes them out automatically

edit: I don't think I said "automatically" enough times in this post

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¿Ya vieron este juego de pan dulce con ilustraciones de vanila_ryder? store.steampowered.com/app/365…

PancitoMerge on Steam

Drop, stack, and merge colorful pan dulce into bigger, tastier treats in this cozy puzzle adventure! With charming visuals and simple gameplay, it’s a sweet celebration of Mexican baking, perfect for quick sessions and high score chases.
store.steampowered.com
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Federico Mena Quintero

@jailandrade otros, mira store.steampowered.com/sale/Me…

Mexican Entertainment System 2025

An event to show off the Mexican work. From September 15th to 22nd, Steam goes tricolor with the return of the Mexican Entertainment System: a showcase where Mexican developers showcase their talent, creativity, and pure passion for video games.
store.steampowered.com
@jailandrade

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Some recruiter sent me this. lol $300k salary. I should set that as my sponsors goal. That’s funny.

Throw money here if you think I personally deserve $300k a year salary 😂 github.com/sponsors/danirabbit

Otherwise throw money here to help me meet elementary’s sponsor goal which is $75k/yr which you’ll note is far less than $300k lmao github.com/sponsors/elementary

A screenshot of a dashboard showing stats from my GitHub profile. Some of which include top 1% Vala engineers globally, 7.1 commits per day, active on weekends, and minimum annual compensation starting at $300,000

Sponsor @danirabbit on GitHub Sponsors

I'm creating open source software with an emphasis on inclusive design!
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DASH: Danger Action Speed Heroes, a 2D precision platformer, just left Early Access and finally hit full release on Steam.

This thing has been sitting on my wishlist for seven years. And boy, am I disappointed. But before tearing it apart, let’s cover what it’s supposed to be.

DASH is built around speedrunning. Hunt for shiny diamonds. Blaze through levels to prove you’re fast enough. Upload your own creations and track plays like it’s supposed to mean something. The entire pitch is “rise to the top” through running and creating.

The graphics? Acceptable, nothing more. Functional, yes. Pretty? No. The shaders try to channel retro vibes but instead look cheap and awkward. It doesn’t bring joy—it just does its job.

The soundtrack barely registers. I had to boot the game again just to confirm it existed. The sound effects lean way too hard into meme culture, and instead of adding charm, they grate. At least there are volume sliders, because you’ll want them.

Controls are where it really falls apart. Keyboard-only defaults to arrow keys for movement, and you can’t remap them. WASD is not an option. You can flip action keys from X/C to S/D, but that’s like choosing between Diet Coke and Coke Zero—neither is what you actually wanted. Gamepad support (Xbox, DualShock) exists, but it’s only partial. That sums up the whole feel of the game: half measures.

Yes, the game advertises online PvP with cross-platform multiplayer. Maybe that mode salvages it. But I don’t play for PvP, and the single-player offering here is paper-thin. The included levels don’t inspire, and the level editor can’t rescue a game when the foundation is this dull.

Compatibility? Supposedly it runs natively on both Windows and Linux. In reality, the Linux build crashed. Only when I switched to Proton Experimental did it actually work. That should not be the case.

Specs are modest—2 GHz CPU, 4 GB RAM, 350 MB space. But that’s about the only straightforward thing. Because when I launched, the splash screen still labeled it “Early Access.” This is the full release? Really?

Reception is basically a time capsule. Steam shows 15 reviews, all from 2019. Nothing since. So whatever praise is there is six years old, from when it was barely out of the gate.

The one good thing I can say: it’s free. Free to download, free to play. But even as a free game, I can’t recommend it. Not after seven years of waiting.

store.steampowered.com/app/898…

@videogames

A pixel-art 2D platformer level set against a blue sky and ocean backdrop. On the left, floating grassy platforms hang in the air, one with spikes on top. On the right, a character explodes in flames after hitting an enemy on a block ledge, while several red, angry-faced blob creatures patrol nearby. Above, more ledges are lined with spikes. At the top of the screen, three player avatars with timers are displayed, showing names “Offline,” “Baby Duka,” and “Nightmare Fuel.” The level is labeled “The Swamp Palace.”

DASH: Danger Action Speed Heroes on Steam

Speedrun hundreds of community-made 2D levels packed with action, tricks, and daring challenges!
store.steampowered.com
@Video Games

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#AndroidAppRain at apt.izzysoft.de/fdroid/?radd=1… today brings you 15 updated and 1 added apps:

* Webview Kiosk: an app for for secure, kiosk-style web browsing 🛡️

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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Improving Client-side Page Routing for Better Accessibility
tpgi.com/client-side-routing-a…
#a11y #webdev #webdevelopment #spa #accessibility

Improving Client-side Page Routing for Better Accessibility - TPGi

Single page apps can be problematic for assistive technology users. These code examples will help improve the accessibility of our app.
Doug Abrams (TPGi)
#a11y #Accessibility #webdev #webdevelopment #spa
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The XMPP Newsletter for August 2025 is out!

Read about the latest updates in the #XMPP universe and our #standards!

xmpp.org/2025/09/the-xmpp-news…

Enjoy reading! 📰 ☕ :xmpp:

#jabber #chat #interoperability #rtc
#opensource #decentralization #federation #messaging #newsletter

The XMPP Newsletter Banner

XMPP

XMPP - The universal messaging standard
xmpp.org
#xmpp #opensource #Jabber #federation #chat #interoperability #decentralization #newsletter #standards #messaging #rtc
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#TIL that Mattermost is now offering its own bridge to Matrix, which depends on a Synapse instance running alongside the MM server;

mattermost.com/marketplace/mat…

This is what RocketChat were doing since about 2022. Although their documentation suggests they are working on full Matrix support inside the RC server itself, due sometime this month;

docs.rocket.chat/docs/federati…

#chat #Matrix #Synapse #RocketChat #MatterMost


Mattermost Matrix Connector - Mattermost

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Mattermost
#matrix #til #synapse #chat #mattermost #rocketchat

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Kvalitní přílepek (c) donPablo & Benda. #odemčeno #DeníkN

"Byl to jeden z mnoha pozměňovacích návrhů a člověk by u azylového zákona nehledal změnu soudního řádu správního."

"Zpětně jsme se navíc dívali do podkladových materiálů, kde byla změna úspěšně zamlčena"

"Šlo to v balíčku ‚naprostých masakrů‘, kde jsem, přiznám se, hlasoval o některých zákonech, aniž jsem je četl."

P.S. V pozadí je můj jmenovec, kterého neznám.

🔓️ denikn.cz/1837305/tajna-reform…


Tajná reforma: Blažek s Bendou propašovali změny správního soudnictví do azylového zákona, sporný paragraf napsal advokát developerů

Vládní politici potichu prosadili změny ve správním právu. Využili k tomu přílepek u azylové novely. Odborníci se obávají, že novinka může občany odradit od sporů se státem i stavebníky.
Adéla Karásková Skoupá (Deník N)
#denikn #odemceno
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