software engineering; empathy; #NeverWorkInTheory
"Empathy Models and Software Engineering" neverworkintheory.org/2023/05/… As generative AI takes over the routine aspects of writing code, the ability to understand people's viewpoints and needs—in short, the ability to empathize—is going to become the key skill for software engineers.

Uni. Helsinki

I can't believe what I am reading.

My home university is ditching physical diplomas for digital ones. I sort of see the upsides from the sustainability and e-authentication POV, but the printed diploma with all the twirls, embossing and ornaments is so cool. Sometimes having a physical symbol of your achievement is important. They suggest showing your diploma to relatives "from a laptop screen" or printing it on normal printer paper.....

studies.helsinki.fi/instructio…

¿Alguien me explica esto para que lo entendamos los de la España profunda?

20 minutos, ; Sánchez anuncia dos nuevas medidas que beneficiarán a los enfermos de cáncer y a los discapacitados

20minutos.es/noticia/5128092/0…

Today's #AndroidAppRain brings you 58 updated and 1 added (*) app at F-Droid, plus 11 updated and 1 added (+) apps at apt.izzysoft.de/fdroid

* Smart Dock: a desktop mode launcher
+ WireGuard: WireGuard Secure VPN Tunnel¹

¹ already at F-Droid, but added at authors request to keep up with the apps release pace. Install from F-Droid first, update where it arrives first (reproducible build)

Enjoy your #free & #foss #android #apps with #FDroid and the #IzzySoftRepo :awesome:

V západních městech se opravdu jezdí na kole a se sportem to nemá co dočinění. Kola se používají levná, aby je nikdo nekradl a klidně je lidi nechávají na vlakových stanicích S-Bahn a vlastně všude.

To je celý super 🙂

Jenže protože jsou kola levná, tak se občas nevyplatí se už pro něj vracet. Nikdo ho nechce, neukradne... A tak zůstane někde prostě opřené nafurt. Takže jednou za čas se sešrotují. Tolik k ekologii a plýtvání zdroji.

#Bonn

#bonn
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Yes I think so. However for autocompletes, the WAI-ARIA authoring practices also have some good examples. The "dangers" involving menu and menu item roles, as well as screen reader behaviors, are still valid and haven't changed. See also: marcozehe.de/wai-aria-menus-us… which is also still valid. And don't expect much change in that regard anytime soon, either. So yes, listbox and option it is.

We're spreading the news! Check out our latest blog, "Follow Freedom Scientific on Mastodon:" blog.freedomscientific.com/fol…

#FreedomScientific #Fediverse #Introduction #Introductions #FreedomScientificTraining

We've reached a new peak for #adware intrusiveness.

More and more businesses that rely on ads and data collection for their revenue are struggling to prove the sustainability and profitability of their model. As a result, they're becoming more and more aggressive in ads and data collection. With the discreteness of their data collection programs gone long ago, their new goal is to make a world full of adware and spyware the new normal.

Google is now showing ads in the middle of your emails, and YouTube is disabling streaming unless you disable your ad-blocker.

But it's hard to think of an idea more intrusive than PlutoTV's new marketing stunt. They're giving away 500k smart 4k TVs for free, with an embedded Chromecast included.

The catch? Their 55-inch TVs will have a secondary 9-inch display physically soldered on top that you can't turn off and that displays ads 24/7.

Anyone else feels some echoes of 1984 at the idea of a display in your home that you can't turn off and whose content you can't control?

entertainment.slashdot.org/sto…

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#Tusky 22.0 beta 3 is out.

- Fixed crash when viewing a thread
- Fixed crash processing Mastodon filters
- Links in bios of follow/follow request notifications are clickable
- Android notification for a Mastodon notification should only be shown once
- Android notifications are grouped by Mastodon notification type (follow, mention, boost, etc)
- Potential for missing notifications has been removed

Full details at github.com/tuskyapp/Tusky/rele…

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@selea Yeah, sorry about that. I've put some suggestions in github.com/tuskyapp/Tusky/issu… until the fix is rolled out.

New Igalia Chats Episode: Steam Powered Open Source

@Meyerweb and @bkardell sit down to chat with fellow Igalians @samuelig and Clayton Craft about the Steam Deck and interesting work that Igalia does to power it.

igalia.com/chats/steam-powered…

"¿Por qué la gente piensa que soy la cuidadora de mi novio?": los testimonios de tres parejas con discapacidades sobre los prejuicios que enfrentan
bbc.com/mundo/noticias-5562606…

We're getting closer to Thunderbird for Android! One of our next steps for K-9 Mail is to incorporate Thunderbird’s Autoconfig mechanism. This will dramatically improve the new account setup experience.

Here's our monthly progress report:
blog.thunderbird.net/2023/05/t…
#Thunderbird #Android #Email #OpenSource

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Thunderbird: Free Your Inbox

Let's be clear about something: Thunderbird, which operates under the wholly-owned subsidiary of MZLA Technologies Corporation, is funded exclusively by user donations. We do not have parternships with Google or any other major corporation, and we do not receive any of those profits with Mozilla Corporation.
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Every week, we live-stream #LibreOffice bug-triaging sessions, for people to learn about our QA processes. Find out more: blog.documentfoundation.org/bl…

"6 reasons tooltips are a bad idea and what to do instead": adamsilver.io/blog/6-reasons-t… And generally, tooltips have poor accessibility. #webdev #webdesign #tooltips #a11y #UIDesign

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Welcome Daniel Silverstone as #curl committer 1141: github.com/curl/curl/pull/1096…
#curl

gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gnome-c…

#GNOME devs: should i (continue to) contribute patches that keep your apps working in other DEs, or should i stop? one role of an umbrella organization is to encourage consistency across sub-projects and i’m getting conflicting signals now that leave me hesitant/unsure.

in the past i’ve upstreamed changes to e.g. nautilus (gnome files) to keep it working for non gnome-shell users. those fixes were well-received and the maintainers were super inviting in a way that suggested they’d appreciate future changes in the same line.

but that gnome-control-center explicitly does not start outside gnome-shell is a strong hint that they don’t want patches that improve things for non gnome-shell users, and so i shouldn’t invest in upstreaming fixes like that anymore. how broadly do i interpret this?

O vzácné čepele pečuje v Japonsku český mečíř. Jsou staré i tisíc let — ČT24 — Česká televize
ct24.ceskatelevize.cz/svet/358…

This morning: we publish analysis of #GDPR enforcement as we near 5 years.

75% of Ireland's GDPR decisions in EU-level cases have been overruled by the European Data Protection Board.

See the link for more.

iccl.ie/digital-data/iccl-2023…

#gdpr

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La UE presenta el plan de primera generación para aplicaciones de ahorro energético. La idea es utilizar análisis de datos públicos, cedidos voluntariamente y agregados de contadores inteligentes para reducir el uso de energía: administracionelectronica.gob.…
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El aislamiento ayuda mucho. Nosotros también lo hicimos con una ayuda del ayuntamiento que en nuestro caso hizo protestar a muchos vecinos porque la cuantía dependía de los ingresos, cosa que en mi caso no veo mal. El nuevo CTE ya tiene obligaciones sobre aislamiento, pero claro, es para obra nueva. efeverde.com/nueva-norma-edifi…

🤮 Ano, ještě dlouho budou vyplavávat Hradní zvěrstva z éry Miloše Zemana. denikn.cz/1145166/prikazal-to-…

Esta mujer que habla con Monasterio y acusa a "los okupas" de tráfico de drogas y delincuencia es Ana González Martínez. Acaba de ser detenida con su marido militar y otros dos pavos acusados de tráfico de drogas, tenencia de armas y blanqueo de capitales. Actualmente es concejal de Vox en Parla y ahora mismo está tercera en la lista de candidatos que ha presentado su partido para las próximas elecciones. Se encuentra en prisió provisional sin fianza.

El Registro de la Propiedad se acoge a una ley franquista para ocultar documentación pública sobre el Palacio de Marivent

El Gobierno de Balears, los tribunales y la Zarzuela ocultan documentación clave sobre la cesión de Marivent al rey eldiario.es/politica/registro-…