This is why Macs have become horrible for recording and performing music.

It isn't a solution at all. It just resets the audio. It will fail again and again. Absolute crap that I doubt would have gotten past QA when I was there. It is garbage.

github.com/BRMilev22/AudioResc…

#Apple #Mac

Decentralization is more than code. It’s governance, resilience, and community.

If you’re building something that empowers users, we want to hear from you at the Decentralised Communication devroom.

Submit your proposal before Sunday night!

fosdem.org/submit

#FOSDEM #CommunityTech

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Die Barrierefreiheits-Branche findet sich gerade mal wieder ganz toll, weil sich eine Prüf-Organisation dazu entschieden hat, ihr Siegel nicht mehr an Websites zu vergeben, die automatisierte Techniken zur Herstellung von digitaler Zugänglichkeit von Drittfirmen, sogenannte „Overlays“, einbinden. In Anbetracht der Tatsache, dass solche Tools Unfug sind und in der Regel sogar neue Barrieren hinzufügen, ist das sehr gut und konsequent.

Aaaaber…

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in reply to Casey

Diese Overlays haben in vielen Fällen ein fragwürdiges Image und in der Regel auch keinen offiziellen Anstrich. Dazu existiert in diesem Umfeld gerade extrem viel Venture Capital (natürlich weil „KI“), was sie zur direkten Hauptkonkurrenz von BIK werden lässt, obwohl sie was völlig anderes anbieten. Jede Assoziierung damit und dem öffentlich nicht entgegenzutreten, schadet dem offiziellen Image von BIK — gerade weil sie das mit wirklich offiziellen Statements untermauern können.
in reply to Casey

Also was tun?

Ich denke, das ist ganz einfach — aber das würde erfordern, dass BIK seine Geschäftspraktiken ändert und aufhört, Tests und Audits ohne eingehende Beratung zu verkaufen. Das bindet mehr Ressourcen, klar, damit lässt sich insgesamt weniger Geld verdienen als mit Zertifizierungen, auch klar, das wirkt dann nicht mehr wie eine offizielle oder offiziell genehmigte Dienstleistung, superklar.

Aber es würde den Quatsch effektiv abfangen und verhindern.

Schon wild, wie sich jetzt ein Unternehmer nach dem anderen öffentlich als Faschistenfreund entlarvt. Da kann man von ausgehen, dass die bereits fleißig "Gespräche" führen

badische-zeitung.de/europa-par…

in reply to Michael

Ich habe mir jetzt mal die Mühe gemacht, die originalen Artikel zu googeln.

archive.ph/pAeFo

Dass er sich mit seinen Äußerungen "als Faschistenfreund entlarvt" ist doch wirklich alberner Populismus. Nur weil Menschen der Meinung sind, "man müsse offen für den Austausch von Argumenten sein" sind sie doch nicht gleich Faschistenfreunde. Diese Art von unnötiger Zuspitzung ist genau das, was die AfD gemäss ihres Strategiepapiers als konkretes Ziel verfolgt. Wir sollten uns nicht daran beteiligen.

Ich finde viele seiner Äußerungen bei der Diskussion in Singen zur wirtschaftlichen Lage nicht gut (hier ist der zugehörige Bericht: archive.ph/2d2av), aber wenn jemand sich bei der gleichen Gelegenheit öffentlich offensiv positioniert, dass "Zuwanderung die Zukunft von Deutschland sichere" und dass "Identität nicht durch Ausgrenzung sondern durch Austausch von Menschen verschiedener Länder entstehe" sehe ich die Person trotz aller Differenzen als demokratische Verbündete beim Kampf gegen die demokratiefeindlichen Konzepte der #noAfd. Ohne breite Mehrheiten ist dieser Kampf nicht zu gewinnen.

#mack #europapark #dm #werner #familienunternehmen #rossmann

Blueteeth: Any implementation which allows a single Bluetooth accessory to pair to multiple devices. This might include a keyboard that connects to more than one computer, or earbuds which connect to more than one phone or tablet.
example: "I can listen to music on my phone while I game on my computer. This blueteeth headset is awesome!"
Tell your favourite accessory brands to upgrade to Blueteeth today.

Some are suggesting you deliberately write inaccurate or confusing alt text, because they say this confuses AI scrapers that are analyzing images.

The purpose of alt text is to help people who cannot see the image. Deliberately misrepresenting the image is a gross misuse of alt text. Don't do it.

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Please excuse me while I rant about how broken the web is.

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Y'all know what? I don't love Pachley. Android Mastodon client. So there's the notification tab issue where you have to manually scroll to the top of the list and that's tedious as crap, and when you activate a notification from the notification shade, it doesn't take you into the actual notification like a lot of other apps. Oh and if you are subscribed to accounts and the people you love seeing what they post, it doesn't show TalkBack the post in the notification tab, oh no you have to tap their profile to open the post. It's really annoying.

But you know what I *am* thankful for? Tweesecake.

"BBC presenters and journalists have been told they cannot quote a line removed from its prestigious annual lecture, in which a Dutch writer accused Donald Trump of being “the most openly corrupt president in American history”.

This censorship of Rutger Bregman's Reith Lecture is just another shift in the wrong direction in the UK.

#uk #ukpolitics

theguardian.com/media/2025/nov…

FreeBSD settings I didn't know existed:

precious_machine
If set to “YES”, some destructive actions require removal of
the action-specific safe-belts before being allowed. For
instance, the file /var/run/noshutdown is created to prevent
shutdown(8) targeted at the wrong machine.

appears to be new to 15.0-RELEASE actually

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1/n Yesterday on @chris I commented (mstdn.chrisalemany.ca/@chris/1…) about the #PostSecondary review announced by the #BCNDP.

Today, on #socialBC I want to do a summary thread on this 145 page “State of Post Secondary in Canada 2025”.

higheredstrategy.com/wp-conten…

I am grossed out by its AI fanboying -- a statement on the "state" of education in itself -- but the data is good... so... onward.

cc: @josie_osborne @mlabotterell @votetanille @emilylowan
#BCPoli #CanPoli #Education #University

in reply to Chris Alemany

10/10 I'll end the thread there. You have the info now, you see the point.

The source of the crisis in post-secondary isn’t because of international visas, global inflation, or declining enrollment.

It is the predictable result of at least two decades of Canadian Federal and Provincial governments believing that funding post-secondary was not a priority... so they did other things.

The chickens have now come home to roost.

@josie_osborne @mlabotterell @votetanille @emilylowan

in reply to Chris Alemany

PS: I believe Post Secondary Education should be free for all Canadians.

International tuition should be reasonable and seats capped.

If, in this moment of upheaval, and soul searching by Government, a window opens where we could shrink the system enough to pay for the whole thing publicly, eliminating tuitions as many other G20 countries do, then I would happily fall on my sword to help make that happen because #EducationIsARight.

@josie_osborne @mlabotterell @votetanille @emilylowan

For the past couple of days, what I suspect is a carbon monoxide detector has been chirping about it's battery status every 30 seconds.

It has been traced to the private storage room in the basement, for which we, renters of the house, don't have the key.

If even my partially deaf ass can notice it two floors up with the basement door closed, it's not particularly quiet, yet all I can personally do is allow it to continue existing... or get lock picks, I guess.

In other news, I sure do love living here.

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Ok y'all. Happy Thanks Giving to my US peeps!
Now. Go listen to this song: American Authors - Best Day Of My Life: youtube.com/watch?v=Y66j_BUCBM…
Then, go listen to: Charles William - Starts. youtube.com/watch?v=JVIOPfPpQD…
Don't you think these two songs belong together? Put the instruments of this Sparks song with the lyrics of the other one. Boom. Amazing mash-up.

AltText

I have mentioned it in song, in fictional stories, and in guides.

It’s not negotiable.

Posting images without AltText will get you blocked.

Not by me - to this day I have yet to block anyone - but there is a significant portion of the Fediverse that will block you forever if you publicly post a single image without AltText.

I don’t necessarily agree that one single transgression should result in excommunication from the Fediverse. I, myself, learned about the existence AltText here on the Fediverse. I’ve since had conversations about the importance of AltText with people that need it. Adding AltText to every single image you post is a learned skill. It’s also an exercise in mindfulness and awareness of accessibility for all.

It’s a defining aspect of the community here, that people feel so strongly about #AltText on the grounds of inclusivity, to the point where not including it is considered a sin against the entire community - and an insult to John Mastodon himself.

So make the effort, because people generally don’t let you know that they’re blocking you. Otherwise, your Fediverse might start to just sort of shrink around you and squeeze all the social out of your network.

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Today we are thankful for each and every contributor to the Free and Open Source software that makes GNOME possible. ❤️ And of course, we’re extra grateful for the contributors to GNOME projects, tirelessly working to build and improve our diverse and sustainable personal computing ecosystem.

#FreeSoftware #OpenSource #FOSS #FLOSS #GNOME #Linux

I was today years old when I used a floppy disk for the first time. I was going through the various pockets on the case of an old laptop I got a while back, and I found 5 floppy disks. I put them in my physical Windows XP computer that is in working order, and determined the disks were blank. I bet you these disks were never used, and probably spent most of their time in this laptop case. As the laptop they came with was from 2002, that means these disks are old enough to drink.
in reply to Jake Gross

Hmm. Yeah, 2002 was probably about the last time I used floppies regularly, at least with PC's. My old Ensoniq TS-12 workstation used them, so that continued for a long while after that.

But what's really funny is imaging a bunch of floppy disks using a Raspberry Pi Zero. You can fit probably 8 of those computers on the surface of a 3.5 inch floppy disk if you're careful about it.

What are you going to do when all the privacy/security projects leave your country? I can't believe this is even happening. Just refuse. Evade them. Come up with a new distribution and communication channel they can't disrupt. What good is having the technology if the people who need it most can't access it?
RT: mastodon.social/users/Theeo123…

Today I build a tool (using ChatGPT) to help determine how often people speak in Zoom meetings. If you have a transcript, you can drop it in here and see how often and where people speak. It also cleans up the formatting so it is easier to read.

#VTT #Transcripts

mgifford.github.io/airtime2/