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A few days after Christmas, a mom was tidying up in the kitchen while her young son played with his brand-new electric train set in the living room.

Suddenly, she heard him shout:
“Alright, everyone off! Grab your junk and scram—this is the last stop! And if you’re getting on, move it! We don’t have all day!”

Her eyes widened in shock. She marched into the room and said,
“Excuse me, mister! That is not how we speak in this house. You go to your room right now and think about your tone. You can come back in two hours and try again—with manners!”

Two hours later, the boy returned to his train set, picked up the remote, and started again.

His mom listened from the kitchen as he sweetly announced:
“Ladies and gentlemen, we hope you enjoyed your ride. Please take all personal items with you as you leave. Thank you for choosing our train service today!”

Then he continued,
“For our new passengers, welcome aboard! Kindly store your bags and find a seat. Just a reminder—this is a no-smoking train. We wish you a safe and pleasant journey.”

The mom grinned, feeling proud of the improvement… until he added:

“And if anyone’s mad about the two-hour delay, please see the rude and angry woman stuck in the kitchen.”

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#AndroidAppRain at apt.izzysoft.de/fdroid/?radd=1… today brings you 14 updated and 1 added apps.

It's a tradition at least 5,000 years old (when Egyptians started the Bastet cult), that people love cat pics. So we said, why not – and let the cat in:

* Lumi: lets you fetch cat photos of Minky 🛡️

RB status: 747 apps (57.9%)

Will we make the 60% this year? will Minky help? Find out more at… err…

Enjoy your #free #Android #apps with the #IzzyOnDroid repo :awesome:

#android #free #apps #AndroidAppRain #izzyondroid

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If you use the GMail web interface, you can create bookmarks, shortcuts, etc. To quickly switch to your accounts.

The basic format is: `mail.google.com/mail/u/0`.

0 is your first active account, 1 is next, etc.

On Windows, I have a batchfile (mail.bat) on my path. It looks like:
```
@start mail.google.com/mail/u/%1
```

Then, I can simply type "mail 0" into the run dialogue, and I'm at account 0.

Gmail

Gmail is email that’s intuitive, efficient, and useful. 15 GB of storage, less spam, and mobile access.
mail.google.com

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Nachruf auf Peter Buchner: tagesspiegel.de/berlin/er-kam-…

Er kam immer mit dem Zug zur Arbeit: Berliner S-Bahn-Chef Peter Buchner mit 58 Jahren an Krebs gestorben

Peter Buchner übernahm die Berliner S-Bahn, als sie am Boden lag. 16 Jahre arbeitete er unermüdlich, um sie besser zu machen. „So einen wie ihn gibt es kein zweites Mal“, heißt es in der Belegschaft.
Stefan Jacobs (Der Tagesspiegel)

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To make the open web safer, Google is launching *website owner verification*. Starting in 2026, Google will require all websites to be registered in order to be opened on Chrome.

All website owners are encouraged to sign up for early access. This is the best way to get ready and stay updated.

To get verified, all you need to do is providing your personal details, upload an official ID, and pay a 25$.

For hobbyists, Google is working on another console so you can add every Google accounts that are allowed to see your website.

And as Google is committed to keep the web open, they will provide a command line interface to open a single page of a non-verified website, but it's very dangerous and your Chrome will lose its certification. This will allow banks to forbid access to their website from non-certified Chrome.

#android #developerVerification

#android #developerverification

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When you call Vispero, please show extra kindness to their sales and support staff. As someone who provided support full-time and who still takes support calls when needed, I can only imagine how rough it must be for them to be dealing with confused, resentful and angry customers. Remember, they don't make top-level decisions. They might not even agree with them but please don't ask them what they think about them as they can't tell you, they surely won't tell you and it's likely that calls are being recorded and they're trying to be professional and to represent the company and its products in the best possible light. Please thank them for their service.

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We've covered how Meta Ray-Bans could have been worn by CBP during ICE raids, how it's being modded for facial recognition, and how it's being used as a spy tool.

Every time Meta argues: What is the difference between Meta’s Ray-Ban glasses and an iPhone?

SO yeah—here's a guide for Meta's PR team: 404media.co/whats-the-differen…


What’s the Difference Between AI Glasses and an iPhone? A Helpful Guide for Meta PR

Meta thinks its camera glasses, which are often used for harassment, are no different than any other camera.
Emanuel Maiberg (404 Media)

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Wanted: a lightweight open-source OCR engine, ideally as light as the OCR engine built into Windows 10/11 (apparently intended for mobile apps while MS was still trying to play that game), so not one of the current heavy deep-learning-based implementations, but also as good at handling color screenshots (particularly those with a mix of background/foreground color schemes) as Windows OCR. In my experience Tesseract fails on that latter point; would love to know if I'm just missing some trick.
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#фалыстыннаш
весь этот шум от победы мамдани - ИМЕННО потому что он хамасник. иначе этого бы ни кто и не заметил.

последствия? догадайтесь с трех раз. поддержка хамас теперь становится золотым ключиком для любого левого буратины.

и им не хватит ума этим ключиком не пользоваться.

#фалыстыннаш

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🎉 BIG WIN for small tech! 🎉

While #Apple continues to protect its #monopoly, #Google wants to settle the case with #EpicGames, allowing developers to:

✅ Link to outside payments
✅ Share direct downloads
✅ Skip Google’s 30% cut

Are we seeing a revival of "Don't be evil" after all?

More on Apple vs Epic Games: tuta.com/blog/apple-eu-dma-mal…

News screenshot: Google and Epic Games reach settlement for antitrust lawsuit They're now asking the court to approve the proposal that would finally end their court battle.

Apple's malicious compliance: app sideloading will remain impossible on your iPhone | Tuta

Apple follows EU Digital Markets Act by introducing hefty fines for independent software developers. Expensive fees will restrict the use of alternative app installation.
Tuta
#apple #google #monopoly #epicgames

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There's this email on one of my lists with "VI Coding Research - Call for Participants" as the subject line. I'm assuming they're looking for visually impaired coders, rather than coders who use vi, unless the two groups of coders overlap maybe. But that might be an interesting research question: how many VI coders use vi?
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aosp-devs (@aosp_devs) will be at FOSDEM 2026! We are joining forces with the FOSS on Mobile devroom to host a range of presentations on AOSP, Automotive, booting, as well as many other mobile topics. Now is your chance to be part of the conversation. The CfP is out, but please be quick because it closes on 1st December (at 23:59 UTC). We look forward to hearing from you

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#FossOnMobile #aosp

[FOSDEM] Call for Participation: FOSS on Mobile devroom @ FOSDEM 2026

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#aosp #fossonmobile @aosp-devs
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