This should be a legal requirement for being allowed to sell networked devices.
(Original title: Bose open-sources its SoundTouch home theater smart speakers ahead of end-of-life)
arstechnica.com/gadgets/2026/0…
Bose open-sources its SoundTouch home theater smart speakers ahead of end-of-life
If companies insist on bricking gadgets, this is a better way to do it.Scharon Harding (Ars Technica)
but the terminology is incorrect (and confusing) — it first it make the reader think that the software is.
Yes it's still better than any other, but the bar is set so low..
Ars is doing us a disfavour here and they should know better.
Web dependencies are broken. Can we fix them? • Lea Verou
Dear JS ecosystem, I love you, but you have a dependency management problem when it comes to the Web, and the time has come for an intervention.lea.verou.me
What is your favourite computer keyboard, and why?
In my opinion, lack of accessibility is the main *real* argument against the widespread adoption of Free and Open Source Software.
I reckon, if, especially European, governments and institutions really are serious about digital sovereignty, they should invest serious money (I'm talking billions with "B") into that area.
#a11y #FOSS #DigitalSovereignty #EU
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Du möchtest auch eine Boykisser Prideflag von @Bluemedia? Ich organisiere eine Sammelbestellung! Du kannst dich bis 18.01.2026 daran beteiligen.
Alle Infos gibt es hier: cloud.jascha.wtf/apps/forms/s/…
Quick, tell me which selection will be pasted if I press the middle button of my mouse.
People either remember the '90s, where applications would only have one selection; or they remember when all they did was selecting text to and from the terminal and didn't have more than two windows. Once applications started retaining their own selected text, it was all over.
Tak jsem si taky koupil par voucheru i s podepsanym dopisem.
Je skoda, ze tam maji skalovani jenom poctu domen. Kdyby tam bylo neco zajimaveho, osobnejsiho ve vetsich tierech, tak bych o tom premyslel.
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Robb Knight (@robb@social.lol)
I'm not fan of Tailwind but this is brutal (https://github.com/tailwindlabs/tailwindcss.com/pull/2388#issuecomment-3717222957). Traffic down 40% because of AI, 75% of engineering staff laid off.Robb Knight (social.lol)
Clippy is back! The movement of 2025 to protest against AI, Big Tech, and data abuse continues. 🎉
While the original Clippy was skinny and normal, the new “Clippy” shared by Microsoft on X is bloated - just like Microsoft's bloated AI tools.
Check out why people use Clippy as their profile pics: tuta.com/blog/clippy-movement-…
Clippy – the movement of 2025 to protest against AI, Big Tech, and data abuse. | Tuta
Clippy profile pics started spreading mid of 2025, kicked off by YouTuber Louis Rossmann. The iconic Microsoft Office helper stands for not invading user rights to help out.Tuta
Waiting at the dentist to get a tooth remainder pulled and a titanium screw drilled into my skull.
This year is going great!💁🏻♂️
(yes, it‘s a privilege to have access to all that)
Update zu meinen weg, #wegvongoogle
Ich habe noch mehr #Google APPs gefunden,
selbst der dämliche Wecker war von Google aber ich sollte nun alles mögliche gelöscht/deaktiviert haben. Dafür habe ich viele gute #opensource APPs gefunden. Meist ähnliche oder identisch zu ihren Google equivalent, meistens bieten die Open source Varianten sogar mehr features. Ich hab jetzt vpn, DNS sever mit firewall, APP blocker & nutze #ArcaneChat
Fazit: umstieg auf #F-droid / Open Source lohnt sich.
#smartphone
Po přečtení článku @sesivany zkouším AdGuard Home.
root.cz/clanky/adguard-home-be…
Předně bych chtěl říct, že nějaký takovýhle tool je must have do každé domácí sítě. Používám už dlouho Pi.Hole, takže mě občas překvapí, jak jiný je internet u nás doma v porovnání třeba s internetem u mého táty.
Nám Pi.Hole odfiltruje cca 20 % dotazů. Ale v době, kdy děti jely Android hry, tak to bylo klidně 60-70 %.
AdGuard jsem se ale rozhodl zkusit, protože Pi.Hole má takové ubastlené uživatelské rozhraní, tak mě zajímá, jestli bych si třeba nějak nepomohl.
AdGuard Home: bezpečnější procházení webu a rodičovská kontrola
Blokátor reklamy dnes považuji za jeden ze základních prvků internetové bezpečnosti. Rozšíření v prohlížečích dnes nestačí. Platí to obzvlášť pro mobily, kde může zobrazovat reklamy a šmírovat prakticky každá aplikace.Jiří Eischmann (Internet Info, s.r.o.)
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Alors que Discord semble se préparer à entrer en bourse, ça semble le bon moment pour commencer à prévoir la sortie du silo fermé dans lequel votre communauté se trouve. #Emmerdification
En alternative qui vous conviendra peut-être, Framasoft propose framateam.org (mais d'autres options existent, avec leurs avantages et leurs inconvénients, comme @element / @matrix).
Et pourquoi pas #XMPP ?
Loin d'être seulement un protocole, c'est une communauté fédérée qui propose une alternative en phase avec la protection de la vie privée (salons semi-anonymes, facilement auto-hébergeable avec #snikket), la sobriété énergétique (serveurs très peu consommateurs, repose sur des connexions TLS idle), et très compatible avec les idées du logiciel libre (normes gérées par une fondation au fonctionnement démocratique @xmpp, logiciels et clients majeurs entièrement libres).
Pour choisir son client : xmpp.org/software/?category=cl…
Pour choisir son fournisseur de serveur :
providers.xmpp.net/
XMPP Software | XMPP - The universal messaging standard
In this section you’ll find information about XMPP Software, including clients, servers, libraries, and more. An XMPP client is any software or application that enables you to connect to an XMPP for instant messaging with other people over the …xmpp.org
Movim will be at the @fosdem 2026 in Brussels ✨
This year we will also have a conference! 😽
📢 Movim: Building a Decentralized Social Network on XMPP
📍 Room: AW1.126
📅 Day: Sunday 1st of February
🕛 Start: 13:45
In this conference we'll discuss the technical challenges of building a rich web frontend on top of XMPP, showcase the exciting features recently added to the project, and introduce the upcoming planned ones.
Don't forget to save the date in your agenda! ☺️
fosdem.org/2026/schedule/event…
(We'll also introduce our new project mascots, stay tuned 😁!)
What happened to Renee Nicole Good is not an anomaly or a rare phenomenon.
The only unusual factor is that she was white.
A Black man named Keith Porter was shot & killed by ICE on New Year’s Eve.
Marimar Martinez was shot five times by an ICE officer in Chicago who went on to brag about leaving seven holes in her body. She survived but has a hole in her arm forever.
Silverio Villegas González was shot dead in Franklin Park Illinois when he panicked and tried to run.
Then there’s the more than 30 people who’ve died in the camps.
No accountability. No punishment.
Keep speaking out. Let’s make sure this officer is held responsible.
#abolishice #ice #uspol #minneapolis #fascism #immigration #reneenicolegood
budku postavis snadno. Nedavno jsem delal z odrezku jednu tchyni. tak to zvladnes taky:)
The EU is working on what is in essence a new Open Source strategy for Europe, and the call for evidence is now open. This is our cue to provide feedback and input to the strategy!
If you are involved in the Open Source community in any way, if you benefit (or could benefit) in any way from Open Source, or if you're simply interested in questions about digital sovereignty, please visit ec.europa.eu/info/law/better-r… for details on how to contribute.
Záměrně píšu zmrzlí a ne zamrzlí. V tom by byl obrovský rozdíl. A už vůbec namrzlí....Ale to zase odbočuju někam jinam na tenký led.....šmarja zase špatně....no prostě máme tady -14 a já mám po venčení asi z mozku ledovou kostku. 😂 Sira Artura už druhý den necháváme doma. Chodí se venčit stejně, jako Jeho Lordstvo. A já dneska budu v práci úplně sama! Heeeeč! Jenom teda budu muset kontrolovat skleníky, protože zlobí vytápění a já bych popřípadě musela znovu nahazovat kotel. A zítra mám volno, protože s Dcerou národa jedeme k doktorovi. Její zdravotní problémy přetrvávají a pořád nikdo neví, co jí je. Čeká nás vyšetření na gastru.
Na vás dneska určitě někde čeká nějaké příjemné překvapení, tak si dnešní den pořádně užijte! 😊
#dobre_rano
#dobréRáno
Another day, another reply guy telling blind people to pay or "lower your expectations" to use free and open source apps😩
Weird how many of those there are, on this website especially! vmst.io/@RyanFrancis/115854200…
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If app exists and accessibility is mentioned, then insert megaprick
Disability Answer Desk Support | Microsoft Accessibility
Explore the Microsoft Disability Answer Desk today. Our accessibility answer desk feature provides support for all of our assistive technologies.Microsoft
Dell admits consumers don’t care about AI PCs. Dell is now shifting it focus this year away from being "all about the AI PC," because consumers aren't interested. A surprisingly honest admission from one of Microsoft's biggest PC partners. Details 👇 www.theverge.com/news/857723/...
Dell admits consumers don’t ca...
Dell admits consumers don’t care about AI PCs
Dell is now shifting it focus this year away from being ‘all about the AI PC.’Tom Warren (The Verge)
> A spokesperson for Google offered some additional context on this decision, stating that it helps simplify development, eliminates the complexity of managing multiple code branches, and allows them to deliver more stable and secure code to Android platform developers.
What's wrong, is their AI so bad that it can't handle this minor inconvenience for them?
RT: androiddev.social/users/Mishaa…
If you like to neaten things up, and particularly if you want to mount, say a 8-port gigabit router or whatnot under a desk or just out of the way, 3M Dual Lock strips are your bestie—it locks with itself, so you don't have to deal with separate hook and loop pieces
I've hung huge 180w Dell power bricks on the underside of my desks at work, and if I have to replace one, just cut another strip off the roll and attach to the part already stuck to the desk
“What began as deportation operations…has grown into something far darker. This is no longer about immigration. American citizens are being targeted, brutalized, and now killed for attempting to protect their own communities.”
lincolnsquare.media/p/get-the-…
'Get the F*ck Out': Mayor Frey Blasts ICE After Fatal Minneapolis Shooting
Today's shocking shooting reopened the city's deepest wounds.Lincoln Square
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