ohhhh crying in the libraryyyyyyyy

A student in their final semester who has been checking out a laptop from us every week their whole time here just came up to return, not renew, one because they could finally afford their own and they wrote up a testimonial to talk about the positive impact it had for them.

There is a lot, way too much, bullshit at my institution, but these little moments where we get to really see what the library can do for a person is what keeps me in the fight.

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Wikipedia signs business deals with top AI companies like Amazon and Microsoft

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FUUUUCCCKKKKK

So this is really bad. I know. But y'all I feel better these days than I have in years. Why? Because LLM's not only make me feel like I'm doing things and making things, but they actually do make things. Slowly yes, with lots of answering questions and guiding it, but it really helps.

So now I have Emacs with Emacspeak on my Android phone, working on an MUD client, got accessible Lemuroid so I can get TalkBack descriptions of games, about every thing I could ever want besides some Braille stuff. And when I get tired of all the Emacs stuff, I'll try and rangle BRLTTY into accepting Contracted Braille input and try and get a Braille Access-like mode going. And then see if I can get BRLTTY to work as well in Termux as it does in Linux. Like no joke, LLM's have opened this up to being a possibility for me.

Now I get it. These are just nice-to-have things. But shoot y'all, it's freaking fun!

#accessibility #blind #ai

In November 2026, a historic milestone awaits humanity's Voyager 1. The legendary probe will reach the "one light-day" mark, meaning it will be so distant that communication requires a 48-hour round trip!

🧵 1/3

#Voyager1 #Voyager #Science #Astronomy #Physics #Space #DeepSpace #Nature #Astrodon #NASA

The latest episode of 99% Invisible is pretty good, but had a moment near the end that I found super valuable. (30: minute mark)

They discussed the value of being senior and reaching out to younger folk in the field to give them support.
Going from "I don't know how to do this" to "My way is how to do this" to finally "There's a million ways to do this, just do it better than I did" is one of the most rewarding things. You never know the kind of impact that you will make, particularly if you were successful.

Identify the folk that will move the folk forward and do what you can to support them.

Exit Interview With Michael Bierut - 99% Invisible

Come see Roman as he hosts a conversation with The Memory Palace‘s Nate DiMeo on Thursday, January 22, 2026 (7pm PT) at KQED in San Francisco. Get your tickets! Michael Bierut is one of the best known designers in America.

^{99% Invisible}

⚔️ Der Deutsche Presserat hat sein schärfstes Schwert gezogen: Für ihre falsche „Skandal“-Story über angebliche Geheimverträge zwischen EU-Kommission und NGOs erteilte er der WELT eine Rüge. Diese muss sie nun auf der Seite des Artikels veröffentlichen – was bisher nicht geschieht.

🔎 Bei dem Artikel handele es sich um eine „gravierende Irreführung der Leserschaft und einen schweren Verstoß gegen die journalistische Sorgfaltspflicht“, urteilt der Presserat. Das ist ein äußerst wichtiges Signal, auch für alle anderen Medien!

📣 DIE Welt muss die Rüge jetzt dort veröffentlichen, wo auch die gerügten Artikel stehen. Aber bisher hat sie das nicht getan, auch unsere Emails beantwortet sie nicht. Damit darf sie nicht durchkommen. Für ihre Verletzung des Pressekodex sollte sie zumindest gerade stehen.

🔁 Helft uns, den Post zu verbreiten und Druck zu machen, damit DIE WELT die Rüge auch öffentlich macht!

lobbycontrol.de/aus-der-lobbyw…

Presserat-Rüge: Irreführende Berichterstattung der WELT über NGOs | LobbyControl

Der Deutsche Presserat hat die Springer-Zeitung DIE WELT für ihre Berichterstattung über Nichtregierungsorganisationen (NGOs) gerügt. Damit reagierte er auf eine Beschwerde von uns.

^{Christina Deckwirth (LobbyControl)}

Announcing The Linux Command Line Seventh Internet Edition and Third Print Edition

Good News Everyone!

I have just released the Seventh Internet Edition of my book. Along with the Internet Edition release we're just a few days from the general availability of the new print edition which is based on the aforementioned Internet Edition.

See all the details here: linuxcommand.org/tlcl.php

#Linux #Books

Gajim 2.4.2 has been released! 🎉

Installing Gajim on macOS is now only a single click away. This release brings a simplified macOS setup, easier sharing for files 🗃️ and support for link previews 🔗.

Thank you for all your contributions ❤️ Let us know what you think!

Support Gajim's development: liberapay.com/Gajim

#gajim #xmpp #chat

gajim.org/posts/2026-01-15-gaj…

Gajim 2.4.2

What’s New Gajim Setup for macOS Installing Gajim on macOS was possible for a while now, but it was inconvenient and difficult for most users.

^gajim.org

Managed to catch a gnome-shell message "cannot reopen /dev/dri/card0: device busy" when plugging a USB-C dongle for an external monitor. So I logged out, and restarted my session *after* plugging in the dongle - surely it won't need to fuck with the device then? - and it started working.

(This is a dongle for an external monitor that I had never managed to make work. Apparently all I needed was to plug it in before starting my session.)

(Why was GDM happy with plugging in the middle...?)

who up effing they droid?

#fdroid

My hero today is a Copenhagen protester protesting the US invasion of Greenland with this sign:

“USA already has too much ICE.”

🔥 🔥 🔥 🔥 🔥 🔥

~2 years grinding working on an app, and now you can vibe code it in like a week

amazing what we've done with technology now. Sure we're going to have to spend time sifting the turds from the gold, but there will be more gold than ever
RT: mastodon.social/users/dansup/s…

Love to see the age range for this shite... I bet most of these people are under 40 and NOT raised properly...

Incidents include passengers accused of inappropriate touching, instigating fights, uttering threats, sneaking onto flights, refusing to sit during landing/takeoff, consuming their own alcohol, vaping cannabis, and a wide range of “intoxicated and unruly” behaviour... ctvnews.ca/canada/article/inde…

#aircanada #westjet #porterairlines #airtravel #cdnpoli #polcan #cdntranspo #transpocan

Indecent exposure on flight among 114 disruptive passenger reports filed in Canada in 2025

From assaulting flight attendants to smoking onboard and even indecent exposure, Canada’s transportation authorities logged more than 100 reports of disruptive air passengers in 2025.

^{Daniel Otis (CTVNews)}

This is wonderful. Sorry it’s an IG link, you might need a computer to view.

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NOEL DEYZEL 🇿🇦 on Instagram: "I had a “survival” year in 2016, sometimes we need these years to teach us the lessons we need to grow and flourish🙏🏼 . Next year can be different, uplift yourself and nurture your circumstances so you can be better 🙌🏼❤️ . I

550K likes, 4,190 comments - noeldeyzel_bodybuilder on December 27, 2025: "I had a “survival” year in 2016, sometimes we need these years to teach us the lessons we need to grow and flourish🙏🏼 .

^Instagram

We are once again about to enter the new loop of trump's "facilitating peace talks" between Ukraine and russia.

We are at the step:

blame Ukraine.

Next step:

force Ukraine into a sketchy deal, written by russians.

Followed by:

fail and say it's all russia's fault;
someone visits russia and gets a blowjob by pootin;
blame Ukraine.

#ukraine

reuters.com/world/europe/trump…

I'm still amazed that, as a blind person, I'm typing this on Linux, with an Android phone in my pocket, and not really having any major issues with either.

#linux #foss #tech #accessibility #blind #android

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