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François Legault has shown you who he is, repeatedly... believe him.

The CAQ has been ANTI-LGBTQ from its inception and w/ this latest ban gender-inclusive French writing in government communication, the CAQ solidifies their ANTI-LGBTQ position:

ctvnews.ca/montreal/article/qu… #CAQASTROPHE #CAQISTS #polQC #QCpoli #LGBTQ #LGBTQ2 #LGBTQS2


Quebec banning use of gender-neutral inclusive language in all official communications

Quebec is banning the use of gender-neutral inclusive language in all official communications.
Erika Morris (CTVNews)
#LGBTQ #polqc #caqastrophe #qcpoli #caqists #lgbtq2 #lgbtqs2

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France moves closer to banning gender-inclusive language

euronews.com/culture/2023/11/0…

Cosying up to fascists.

Macron, the President who reintroduced fascism in France.


France moves closer to banning gender-inclusive language

Authors of the law, which concerns official communications in France, said gender-inclusive language was “an obstacle to comprehension and ease of reading.“
Katy Dartford (Euronews.com)

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Welches (OpenSource-)Videokonferenztool ist nach eurer Meinung für die breite Masse am praktikabelsten?

Dienste von großen Techkonzernen Zoom, GoogleMeet und Teams sind für mich prinzipiell raus. Schon allein wegen des schlechten Datenschutzes

Im Firefox haben Menschen immer wieder (Ton-)Probleme mit BBB und OpenTalk. Das gilt vermutlich für alle VK-Tools, die man im Browser nutzt (wegen WebRTC)...

Freu mich auf Vorschläge!

#guteTools

#guteTools
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FediVerseExplorer

Hilfreich finde ich den #Matrix #Supportraum für #OpenTalk:
matrix.to/#/#general:matrix.op…
QR Code für https://matrix.to/#/#general:matrix.opentalk.eu

Matrix - Decentralised and secure communication

You're invited to talk on Matrix. If you don't already have a client this link will help you pick one, and join the conversation. If you already have one, this link will help you join the conversation
matrix.to
#matrix #opentalk #supportraum
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FediVerseExplorer

Die TU-Chemnitz hatte vor ein paar Jahren einiges zu #BigBlueButton beigetragen und zu Testsessions aufgerufen.
Ich war mehrmals dabei. Da waren jeweils, nach meiner Erinnerung, so 150 bis über 200 Teilnehmer.

Vielleicht kann für Deinen Test die #FediVerse #FollowerPower etwas magic tun 😉

#fediverse #followerpower #bigbluebutton
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From the "don't threaten me with a good time" department... Apple threatens to not ship to EU for some products if they don't repeal anti-monopoly laws.

theguardian.com/technology/202…


Apple calls for changes to anti-monopoly laws and says it may stop shipping to the EU

The iPhone-maker criticises Brussels’ Digital Markets Act and says delayed features are leading to a worse experience for users
Robert Booth (The Guardian)

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anyone has time for and would be up for hacking the pocket reform panel data into this (to get EDK2 going for pocket reform rk3588)? github.com/edk2-porting/edk2-r…

for display v2, the init seq can be copied from here: source.mnt.re/reform/reform-de…

and timings from here: source.mnt.re/reform/reform-de…


edk2-rk3588/edk2-rockchip/Platform/FydeInnovations/FydetabDuo/Library/RockchipPlatformLib/CsotDsiPanel.c at master · edk2-porting/edk2-rk3588

EDK2 UEFI firmware for Rockchip RK3588 platforms. Contribute to edk2-porting/edk2-rk3588 development by creating an account on GitHub.
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Matt Campbell

Is there a specific reason you're interested in getting EDK2 *with display support* running on the Pocket Reform? Putting resources into that seems problematic to me, because a visual UI in the boot environment will probably not be accessible to blind users, unless one also adds audio drivers and a screen reader. I think it's better for the boot loader to boot into a real OS with a full UI stack as simply and reliably as possible, with no UI in the boot loader itself.

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An important step towards recognition of European open source : European Open Source Academy (EOSA) welcomes nine influential new members to its core structure!

Read the complete press release : europeanopensource.academy/new…

Driving Europe’s Open Source Revolution further: European Open Source Academy welcomes nine influential new members | European Open Source Academy

Barcelona, September 2025 – The European Open Academy (EOSA) today announced a significant expansion of its ranks, welcoming nine leading op
europeanopensource.academy

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Linux. What a beast. I don't get why for some on a virtual machine, Debian speech goes away in the installer. Never had this happen on my real, physical machine. What could a VM have or do that the real machine doesn't? Ugh. I've now backed up the external SSD I'm booting it off of, that way I won't have to reinstall again, but yes, pressing S once at boot (you'll know cause your fans will rev down after hitting S) you should hear Speakup, go through your soundcards, press enter when you hear the right one, or (more reliably) type the number of it and then enter. Sometimes enter alone wouldn't work for me. It's sadly one of the few distros that got this right, and they do configure both Espeakup and Orca for you on your user session, so nice. Debian's downfall really is the ancient packages, and it'll always be that. Archlinux is great but I wouldn't recommend it to anyone but the most advanced who's OK with rolling releases and config changes. Debian's packages are newer-ish today, but they'll go out of style way before the LTS timeline is up.

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@mntmn Prompted by the release of the Raspberry Pi 500+, I wonder if you've ever considered doing a Reform variant in that retro desktop form factor, i.e. the computer inside a keyboard with no pointing device or display. If it were battery-powered and had a built-in speaker like the Reform laptops, that would even be a complete usable and portable computer for blind people.
@lucie lukas "minute" hartmann
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2019 and 2020 were fucking wild. There were global protests. Americans were fighting with the National Guard in the streets. They were burning down police stations and chased the US president into a bunker. The government was just mailing checks to people. Millions of people suddenly weren’t going to work and didn’t have to pay rent or student loans. Everyone got a taste of how radically different life could be and how powerful we could be together.

And then Joe Biden said “actually let’s just reset to exactly the way things were before and not fundamentally change the system that brought us to this point” and people wonder why we ended up with fascism.

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France 24 - A French court has sentenced former president Nicolas Sarkozy to five years of prison for accepting illegal campaign funds from late Libyan strongman Muammar Gaddafi. france24.com/en/live-news/2025…

French ex-president Sarkozy sentenced to 5 years in prison in Libya campaign financing case

A French court on Thursday sentenced former president Nicolas Sarkozy to five years of prison for accepting illegal campaign funds from late Libyan strongman Muammar Gaddafi.
FRANCE 24

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Marine Le Pen vole au secours de Sarko, dénonçant "la généralisation de l'exécution provisoire" après la condamnation de l'ex-président. C'est "un grand danger, au regard des grands principes de notre droit", déclare la patronne du RN. Elle-même fait l'objet d'une condamnation avec exécution provisoire dans l'affaire du Parlement européen. Renvoi d'ascenseur, après que Sarko l'a soutenue dans son épreuve...

#Politique #ExtremeDroite #RN #Justice #Corruption #MarineLePen #Sarkozy

#Justice #corruption #politique #extremedroite #rn #marinelepen #sarkozy

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El cliente de correo @thunderbird está trabajando en el modo vista de conversación, lo que para mí es muy útil!!!

victorhckinthefreeworld.com/20…

Escribo sobre ello hoy en mi blog...


Thunderbird tendrá vista de conversación en los correos de la bandeja

El cliente de correo Thunderbird está trabajando para incluir la vista de conversación de manera nativa en su bandeja de entrada
Victorhck in the free world
@Thunderbird: Free Your Inbox

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Good thing Fedora doesn't package Refine and Upscaler, but I hope I'm doing my part

- github.com/vshymanskyy/StandWi…
- github.com/TechForPalestine/ba…

Edit: I know putting these badges isn't going to actually help the situation in any significant way, but I strongly believe it's important to be vocal in favor of victims, to reassure that we are protesting (even at the comfort of our home) and hope to provide a safe(r) space for them.

Screenshot of "Ceasefire Now | techforpalestine.org" and "#StandWithUkraine" badges on GitLab

GitHub - TechForPalestine/badges: Badges

Badges. Contribute to TechForPalestine/badges development by creating an account on GitHub.
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The GitHub Annotations Toolkit just announced by Jan Maarten and Daniel Henderson-Ede at Inclusive Design 24 2025!
github.com/github/annotation-t…

#design #accessibility #id24


GitHub - github/annotation-toolkit: The GitHub Annotation Toolkit is a Figma asset library packed with components to help you organize your design canvas, diagram UI anatomy, and annotate accessibility details for web and mobile experiences.

The GitHub Annotation Toolkit is a Figma asset library packed with components to help you organize your design canvas, diagram UI anatomy, and annotate accessibility details for web and mobile exp...
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#Accessibility #design #id24

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🌎 AI works hard for you, but the earth is working even harder 🌎

In today's in-depth article, we take a look at how bad AI really is for the environment.

Read more 👉 tuta.com/blog/is-ai-bad-for-th…

Tuta Guides: Is AI bad for the environment?

Is AI bad for the environment? | Tuta

Most people don’t think twice when they ask ChatGPT a question or to summarize an email but they should. AI is working hard for us, but our planet is working even harder.
Tuta

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The following hashtags are trending across South African Mastodon instances:

#Wordle
#wordle1559
#videogames
#hades2
#bible
#praise
#glory
#nvda
#thankyou
#donations

Based on recent posts made by non-automated accounts. Posts with more boosts, favourites, and replies are weighted higher.

#videogames #nvda #donations #thankyou #bible #Wordle #wordle1559 #hades2 #praise #glory
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NV Access

As the premier free screen reader, #NVDA is very pleased to be trending in South Africa! Thank you to all our South African users, we do appreciate you! We understand the burden commercial software places on #blind users around the world and are glad to be the alternative! If you are new to screen readers, you can find out more about us at: nvaccess.org/

Or watch a short video demonstration at: youtube.com/watch?v=tCFyyqy9mq…

#ScreenReader #NVDAsr #Accessibility


What is NVDA?

A brief overview of some of the things NVDA can do. The video demonstrates the screen reader at work in several programs and using different synthesizers (i...
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#Accessibility #blind #screenreader #nvdasr #nvda
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