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Hier kommt mal eine kleine Testaufnahme eines potentiellen Audio-Recording-Setups. Im Einsatz ein iPad Pro 11 Zoll M5, ein Zoom H4Essential als Audio Interface, ein Samson Q2 U Mikrofon, per XLR angeschlossen, und die Software Ferrite als Aufnahmesoftware. Ein Tiefpassfilter, ein warmer Verstärker und leicht eingestellter Kompressor runden die Aufnahme ab.

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Marco Zehe

@WestphalDenn Ja, das stimmt, dieses Mikro war auch nur als Proof Of Concept im Einsatz. Wenn man es direkt bespricht, poppt es trotz Schaumstoffkappe. Das hatte ich vergessen, dass man bei dem zwar dicht dran, aber doch dran vorbei sprechen muss. Hatte es bei meinen ersten Podcast-Folgen im Einsatz und fand das damals schon nervig. Aber es geht, man kann mit einem XLR-Mikro aufnehmen und das Audio auch am iPad bearbeiten. Und darauf kam's mir primär an.
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What living my values would look like in terms of technology: running BSD or Plan9 on a modular, repairable laptop[1], carrying a minimalist phone and a dedicated camera, only SMS and Signal for messaging, only open/federated social media, Bandcamp, &c.

Ways I violate those values: Mac, iPhone, iMessage, Telegram, WhatsApp (!), still have an Instagram account (!), Spotify, &c. 😔

1. This statement from @mntmn resonates, for example, though I want RISCV rather than Cortex mntre.com/open-hardware.html

Open Hardware—MNT Research GmbH

Read about Open Source Hardware, the right to repair, and examples of modifications.
mntre.com
@lucie lukas "minute" hartmann
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Amateur radio, aka ham radio, is like a superpower - especially during a disaster.

From the newest Techtonic, my interview with @qrper (K4SWL, or Thomas Witherspoon) and how he survived Hurricane Helene. Fascinating.

Full episode: techtonic.fm/episodes/2025-12-…

Amateur radio is a superpower: Thomas Witherspoon | Techtonic with Mark Hurst on WFMU

Amateur radio enthusiast Thomas Witherspoon (K4SWL) tells the story of surviving Hurricane Helene in September 2024 when all power and phone access went down.
Techtonic with Mark Hurst on WFMU
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Waymo's self-driving cars appear to be bending traffic laws and growing impatient with pedestrians as the company seeks to make them "confidently assertive" (Katherine Bindley/Wall Street Journal)

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Waymo's self-driving cars appear to be bending traffic laws and growing impatient with pedestrians as the company seeks to make them “confidently assertive”

By Katherine Bindley / Wall Street Journal. View the full context on Techmeme.
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Half of US states now require users to upload IDs or biometric data to access pornographic content, as Missouri became the 25th state to enact such a law (Samantha Cole/404 Media)

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Half of the US Now Requires You to Upload Your ID or Scan Your Face to Watch Porn

Missouri’s age verification law, enacted on November 30, is the halfway mark for the sweep of age verification laws across the country. 
Samantha Cole (404 Media)
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Jonathan

Conclusion, for anyone who doesn't have an eloquence obsession like me, it's probably a very unfair price. I think you can invest that money better, but well we'll see how long it takes somebody to come up with a crack...
For context for those who don't have it, in germany it's 2.99€ monthly, and 29.90€ yearly. You do have a 7 day trial with either plan.
It's fun. Not ultra fast, but one of the faster TTS options on Android I'd say. I'll probably miss the automatic language switching from SmartVoice, but it's good to take a break from the laggy Ava. I'm very certain I'll get it anyway, it's basically what I've wanted, and eloquence has been in my life daily for like, 8 years with phone beeing an exception at the start. I can understand it well, in either english or german, it's robotic and dry enough without beeing annoying at it. Well, what else can I say...

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Sorge für Inklusion in deinem Hackerspace! Das unterstützt die Forderung nach Deinstitutionalisierung der UN-Behindertenrechtskonvention. Heute ist internationaler Tag der Menschen mit #Behinderung . #make #blind #inklusion youtu.be/JA42fR7Z098

Projekt DEFINE

Beim Projekt DEFINE machte der Blindenverband-WNB digitale Produktion in offenen Werkstätten für blinde und sehbehinderte Menschen zugänglich. Dabei wurde di...
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#blind #inklusion #behinderung #make
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There are a few spots left for the event I'm hosting tomorrow evening in Berlin about the #SovereignTechFellowship. If you're interested in learning about the often unrecognized work of maintainers like @hugovk, @icing, @matk, Sarah, Jan and the other #FOSS folks that goes into maintaining our digital infrastructure and future -- and what we at the @sovtechfund are doing about it -- register here: events.sovereign.tech/fellowsh…
Opening slide with pink, white, lilac, violet, and purple boxes overlaid with the title: Who will maintain our digital future? Sovereign Tech Fellowship 3 December 2025 Firespace Berlin

Sovereign Tech Fellowship

Wed, Dec. 3, 2025
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#foss #sovereigntechfellowship @Hugo van Kemenade @Matthias Klumpp @Stefan Eissing @Sovereign Tech Agency
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Ich muss mal vor einer wohl neuen Phishing-Masche warnen: in Mails, die angeblich von ELSTER kommen, steht, es sei ein amtliches Dokument hinterlegt und müsse abgerufen werden (irgendwas mit Referenzakte). Wenn man auf den Link klickt, soll man seine ELSTER-Daten eintragen.

Die Mails sehen ziemlich echt aus.

Teilen wäre schön, damit mehr Personen gewarnt werden. #phishing #elster

#Phishing #elster

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es gibt doch tatsächlich Erweiterungen für Thunderbird, um ins Nachrichtenfeld getipptes Markdown vor dem Versand formatieren zu lassen! Sehr schön! Add-On heißt
@rena2019 Ich meine, dass du auch mit MD arbeitest, ggf. auch interessant für dich?
@radiorobbe und andere Screenreader-nutzende Folgende könnte das ggf. auch interessieren, hab nur bisher keine Möglichkeit gefunden, abseits von NVDA-cursor mit dem Teil zu arbeiten, was für mich persönlich nicht hinderlich ist.
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I work at Red Hat. Red Hat is part of IBM since 2019. It was a big change. But knowing we are part of a global company that is run by a CEO that focuses on reality instead of weird dreams is a Damn Good Thing. Thanks, Arvind Krishna!

"IBM CEO says there is 'no way' spending trillions on AI data centers will pay off at today's infrastructure costs"

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IBM CEO has doubts that Big Tech's AI spending spree will pay off

IBM CEO Arvind Krishna walked through some napkin math on Big Tech's AI data center spending — and raised some doubts on if it'll prove profitable.
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🚨Sanchar Saathi & Max: How India & Russia are turning on surveillance for everyone

➡️ State-owned apps must be installed
➡️ Apps have invasive permissions

While end-to-end encryption will not be broken, your entire meta-data is at risk.

Learn more: 👉🏼 tuta.com/blog/sanchar-saathi-m…

DD India Tweet: The Department of Telecommunications (@DoT India) has mandated all mobile manufacturers and importers to pre-install the Sanchar Saathi app on devices sold in India, strengthening #cybersecurity and curbing IMEI misuse. #SancharSaathi #Telecom #CyberSecurity #India

Sanchar Saathi & Max - How India & Russia are turning on surveillance for everyone | Tuta

Just three months after Russia’s forced introduction of the app Max, India is now forcing smartphone manufacturers to ship all their phones with the state-app Sanchar Saathi.
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