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bandcamp won their union! bandcamp won their union!!

i'm so fucking happy for them, and also for the possible knock-on effects of some of epic game's holdings unionizing

their full statement - blog.bandcamp.com/2023/05/19/b…

WE WON 31-7
“Bandcamp United and Bandcamp management are committed to working together to continue to advance fair economic conditions for our workers and the artists who rely on us. We look forward to negotiating with an open mind and working in good faith to promote the best interests of all of our staff and the artist and label community we serve.”

Bandcamp and Bandcamp United Release Joint Statement on Union Vote

Today, a majority of eligible Bandcamp workers voted 31-7 in favor of forming Bandcamp United, a union represented by the Office and Professional Employees International Union (OPEIU). The vote res…
Bandcamp Updates
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otheorange_tag

ooo curl? hmm if I can make it write read to from stdout stdin the way ada,awk,bash,basic,c,clisp,c++,cobol,forth,fortran,go,java, lisp(mine),lua,pascal,perl,python,r,rust,ruby, and sed do thus could be my 22nd language simple calc gui cloud app using just stdio to a thin antibrowser client. what language listed is it closest to? thx and apologies in advance I write terrible 1st app code

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Oh good! I can't wait to have a prolipheration of images that are not described here.

Some more details on how Instagram is planning to build an ActivityPub compatible service... theverge.com/2023/5/19/2373007…

#accessibility


This is Instagram’s new Twitter competitor

A leaked marketing slide from Lia Haberman gives us our first look at Instagram’s upcoming “text-based” app that’s supposed to take on Twitter.
Jay Peters (The Verge)
#Accessibility

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An Odyssee in Space:team @Codeberg is now at rank 2001 with #foldingAtHome – breaking through the 2k mark expected for Sunday 🥳

We're now in the area where the "heavy folders" live. The mark where we get the next higher rank ("Top 1k rated team") is most likely out of reach for us, unless some lively folders join our team (we're currently just 3 active members). Members welcome:
stats.foldingathome.org/team/2…

Screenshot of a section at the Folding@Home statistics, showing Team codeberg.org at position 2001

Folding@home | Statistics

Folding@home Statistics
stats.foldingathome.org
#foldingathome @Codeberg
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SkyfaR

jaa eigentlich hatte ich jetzt kein Upgrade geplant aber mein
#SteamDeck Gerät doch bei gerade großen AAA Titel an seine Grenzen, da nehm ich wohl doch nochmal "eine Generation" Upgrade "erstmal" mit, und da Upgrades auf AM5 + 4000er Generation vermutlich wieder ein paar Jahre halten werden, denke ich kann ich von AM4 (2600er) + 1060er auf AM5 7000er + 4000er Generation Upgraden schon mal noch machen. Vor allem ist das "preislich" "noch" okay.
#SteamDeck

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BREAKING NEWS!

❗️The US and its allies plan to provide Ukraine with F-16 fighter jets as part of long-term efforts to strengthen Kyiv's security, — a senior White House official commented to NBC News
#Ukraine️ #Russia #Russian #Putin #EU #NATO #Zelensky #war #news #Moscow #USA #UK #Germany #Poland #France #Turkey #Finland

#Putin #russian #Poland #News #Russia #EU #Ukraine #uk #NATO #Germany #USA #france #war #finland #Turkey #Moscow #zelensky

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Elon Musk’s lawyer accuses Microsoft of abusing its access to Twitter data

theverge.com/2023/5/18/2372921…


Elon Musk’s lawyer accuses Microsoft of abusing its access to Twitter data

Elon Musk’s personal lawyer Alex Spiro sent a letter on behalf of Twitter to Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella accusing Microsoft of violating an agreement between them for the use of its APIs and data.
Jay Peters (The Verge)

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this was a very interesting read! although us-centric, the same effect can be seen all around the world, as literature programs in so many countries are modeled after the trends arriving from the usa. so give it a read, even if you hate us politics.

executive summary for writers: don't just fucking show, but also TELL!!!

currentaffairs.org/2022/04/how…

#writing


How Creative Writing Programs De-Politicized Fiction ❧ Current Affairs

In the shadow of the Cold War, the rise of creative writing programs and ‘show don’t tell’ philosophy drained fiction of its political bite.

Current Affairs
#writing
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modulux

It's good to see some push against the flat, so-called cinematic style of writing. Not saying people shouldn't do it if they want to, but there are so many other ways of writing. Same with the obsession with third person limited. To me, the overfocus on immediate sense data of a single character takes away some of what writing is uniquely positioned to do--showing us perspectives and placing us in the thoughts of other people. Not to mention, language isn't just a mirror or a window: it is a medium. Artfully shaping it is a part of the possibilities of the form. It's fine if people want to write in a way that doesn't call attention to the language, but the affordances, limitations, and quirks of language itself are a potential vehicle for beauty and and can be profoundly interesting.

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meta, Instagram/Meta ActivityPub instance

So Meta appears to be making an ActivityPub play [1]. I want to go on record about this, in two ways:

1. Meta has dramatically - like, at least two orders of magnitude - more development labor to throw at this issue. If this software is easier to use or more intuitive to you than Mastodon, Akkoma, Calkey, etc, it's worth taking a moment to acknowledge that this is probably why - and if it's a janky mess, well, that's going to be very funny.

2. This is an Embrace, Extend, Extinguish [2] play, baldfacedly. It's incumbent upon instances whose users are committed to decentralization to at *least* silence, and preferably suspend, corporate takeover attempts like this.

If you care more about reach than decentralization, that's fine; it's a personal choice that someone might make for any number of very valid reasons. I would ask that those of us who *are* ideologically motivated in this way not harass others who can't or don't make that decision.

But.

I would also ask people to kindly refrain from ranting about how ~unreasonable~ it is for Fediverse old-timers to shun corporate ActivityPub instances. Many of us are in this game because we want to see a future where all internet discourse isn't filtered through a half-dozen corporate moderation panels, and we are willing - and able - to make choices based on that.

There is also likely to be a *lot* of spam and bad discourse from that direction, so even if you're not ideologically motivated to avoid corporate nonsense, you might want to.

Thanks.

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1: Lia Haberman, "ICYMI: Instagram's New App Could Be Here By June " on Stubstack. Archived: web.archive.org/web/2023051915…

2: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Embrace,…


ICYMI: Instagram's New App Could Be Here By June

Meta's hosting secret meetings with select creators to share details
Lia Haberman (ICYMI by Lia Haberman)

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#AndroidAppRain time again at @fdroidorg with 21 updates – and at apt.izzysoft.de/fdroid with 5 updated and 2 added apps:

* Next Player: simple material you video player based on Media3
* MyGarden: simple app to manage your Garden

Enjoy your #free #Android #apps with #FDroid and the #IzzySoftRepo :awesome:


IzzyOnDroid F-Droid Repository

This is a repository of apps to be used with F-Droid. Applications in this repository are official binaries built by the original application developers, taken from their resp. repositories (mostly Github).
IzzyOnDroid App Repo
#android #free #fdroid #apps #AndroidAppRain #IzzySoftRepo @F-Droid

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When using bluetooth headphones, ear buds, or speakers with Talkback, there are a couple of issues that can creep up. One issue is that sometimes when you connect your device, the accessibility volume gets turned way down and can't be adjusted until the user turns Talkback off and back on again. New tip posted by John Dyer on How to Disable Absolute Volume to Improve the Talkback Experience with Bluetooth Devices: tinyurl.com/3wvcdfmd

How to Disable Absolute Volume to Improve the Talkback Experience with Bluetooth Devices - Accessible Android

When using bluetooth headphones, ear buds, or speakers with Talkback, there are a couple of issues that can creep up. In this post, I will guide you to disable the absolute volume for your bluetooth settings
John Dyer (Erişilebilir Android)

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Zajímavý rozhovor s historikem o osvobozování za druhé světové a některých paralelách mezi touto a Ukrajinskou válkou. #hn
domaci.hn.cz/c1-67206480-histo…

Historik o hrůzách „osvobozování“: Rusové některé Češky znásilnili i šedesátkrát

Uvědomil jsem si to nejen na jednáních na území Ruska, ale při současném dění na Ukrajině. Rusové chápou pomníky jako vykolíkování své sféry vlivu.
Spotlight (Economia, a.s.)
#hn

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Erstmals ist es gelungen, das Wrack der „Titanic“ in seiner Gesamtheit abzubilden. Dafür wurden 700.000 Fotos gemacht und zu einem 3D-Scan zusammengefügt. Die Aufnahmen könnten Details zum Untergang liefern.

➡️ Mehr Infos: tagesschau.de/wissen/forschung…

#Titanic #3DScan #Forschung #tagesschau #nachrichten

Neue 3D-Aufnahmen zeigen das komplette "Titanic"-Wrack

Erstmals ist es gelungen, das Wrack der "Titanic" in seiner Gesamtheit abzubilden. Dafür wurden 700.000 Fotos gemacht und zu einem 3D-Scan zusammengefügt. Die Aufnahmen könnten Details zum Untergang liefern.
tagesschau.de
#titanic #forschung #3dscan #tagesschau #nachrichten

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Hey, so #Netflix is hiring for our #Python Platform team. This is an awesome opportunity to help build out the Python ecosystem here and work on some *really* cool stuff.

My PMs are open so hit me up with referrals and/or crypto spam.

jobs.netflix.com/jobs/26745904…


Software Engineer (L5) - Python Platform

At Netflix, we want to entertain the world and are constantly innovating how entertainment is imagined, cre...
jobs.netflix.com
#Netflix #python

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Samuel zu Gast beim Podcast Nachtech.🙂
open.spotify.com/episode/0rKeo…

#podcast #solderpunks #nachtech #shift


#2 Shiftphones: Zwischen Sinnmaximierung und Transparenz | mit Samuel Waldeck

Listen to this episode from NACHTECH | Der Podcast rund um nachhaltigere Elektronik on Spotify. Ab und an fahren Busse hin, Bahnanschluss gibt es natürlich nicht: Wenn man von Kassel eine Weile nach Süden fährt muss die suchende Person die Augen offe…
#2 Shiftphones: Zwischen Sinnmaximierung und Transparenz | mit Samuel Waldeck (Spotify)
#podcast #shift #solderpunks #nachtech
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Welcome Antoine Pitrou as #curl committer 1147: github.com/curl/curl/pull/1114…

select: avoid returning an error on EINTR from select() or poll() by pitrou · Pull Request #11143 · curl/curl

This was already done for the poll() and select() calls made directly from Curl_poll(), but was missed in Curl_wait_ms(), which is called when there are no fds to wait on. Fixes #11135
GitHub
#curl

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V #Openstreetmap si už delší dobu piplám svou dědinku #Kobylnice. Teď jsem se vrhnul na barvy střech, takže v 3D vykreslovátkách map už to vypadá celkem pěkně. Práce je tam ale stále dost.
streets.gl/#49.13445,16.73294,…
#osm

Streets GL

Streets GL is a OpenStreetMap 3D renderer that allows to explore the whole world in great detail
streets.gl
#openstreetmap #OSM #kobylnice

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Like 2 months ago this dude was all “I’m gonna start an AI company that does everything right” and y’all were a ball hair away from believing him

pcgamer.com/doom-co-creator-jo…


Doom co-creator John Carmack is headlining a 'toxic and proud' sci-fi convention that rails against 'woke propaganda'

Carmack heads the list of "guests" at the upcoming event that bill itself as a sci-fi convention for people "tired of woke propaganda."
Andy Chalk (PC Gamer)
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Michael Marshall

@Brynify @matt You can even download models but it is fiddly and sometimes you have to click the manual download and when that’s done, you have to click open the model directories and put all the stuff in there. Everything can be done in my experience so far but it is a little bit fiddly and sometimes you have to click more than once to get this program to do what you want.
VOCR is essential.
@Matt Campbell

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The IRS will do your taxes for you (if that’s what you prefer)

pluralistic.net/2023/05/17/fre…

Canada is on a similar timeline. You have 4 options: Scamsoftware/service/third-party by Intuit, brick and mortar tax prep (office at Walmart), CPA, or battling Adobe/printer/post.

Pluralistic: The IRS will do your taxes for you (if that’s what you prefer) (17 May 2023) – Pluralistic: Daily links from Cory Doctorow

pluralistic.net

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This is solely for UK audiences I'm afraid but if you have 20 minutes and would be up for a £15 e-gift voucher (highstreetvouchers.com), would love to get your feedback on some designs for a recurring donations user journey.

WARNING: This version is hosted on usabilityhub which isn't exactly the most accessible...

Here is the link - usabi.li/do/66f584ee610e/a030

Anyone otherwise interested in testing out coded prototypes etc., do get in touch!

#UX #UI #UserTesting

You've been invited to participate in a short test.

usabi.li
#UX #ui #usertesting

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Hello! I'm streaming Outer Wilds in about an hour at 2pm UTC+1!

We're deep into spoiler territory now as we explore a small, beautiful, and dangerous solar system in a duct-taped space ship.

Come join me! I would love the company.

twitch.tv/vicorva

Outer Wilds. A campfire burns on a tiny planet.

vicorva - Twitch

I play peaceful and beautiful games and love company. Extremely casual streamer. Author of BOOKS AND BONE and NON-PLAYER CHARACTER.
Twitch

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Busy In-Process this week, NV Access is seeking a software engineer to join our friendly team, MathCat & NVDA is officially the best combo to reading math, we're sharing the casting call videos you've been sending us (but do keep sending them!) and more: nvaccess.org/post/in-process-1…

In-Process 19th May 2023

We start with breaking news today: We’re hiring! NV Access seeking software engineer NV Access is seeking a Software Engineer. The position is 100% remote, work from Home. It is, however, Australia…
NV Access

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Fedivision Song Contest, the annual event where (amateur) musicians from all around the fediverse compete, is about to kick off! It's 2023, it's our third Fedivision, and we can't wait to hear what you all come up with!
Please follow the official bot @fedivision, watch for #fedivision and #fedivision2023 and head over to fedivision.party for all the info!
And start your music production engines - now!

Please note: Fedivision Song Contest is for previously unpublished, original songs.

fedivision.party! – Join Fedivision 2023!

fedivision.party
#fedivision #fedivision2023 @Obsolete FediVision bot

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Ya sabemos qué pasa con Tor Browser. Sus problemas de accesibilidad con NVDA y otros lectores de pantalla se deben a una actualización de Windows, y que se ha compilado con MinGW. Se han podido reproducir con éxito en Firefox 102.11 ESR. Aquí dejo la incidencia por si alguien quiere suscribirse y seguirla: github.com/nvaccess/nvda/issue…

After Windows Update KB5025221, Web content is no longer accessible to NVDA in Tor Browser or Firefox ESR built with mingw · Issue #14935 · nvaccess/nvda

After applying the KB5025221 update, web content in the Tor Browser and Firefox ESR built with mingw is no longer read properly by NVDA. I also filed an issue on TorBrowser's bug tracker here but w...
GitHub

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Un concejal que aspira a alcalde del PP renuncia a su cargo después de una denuncia de su rival socialista, que lo vio repostando su BMW con una tarjeta que solo puede ser usada en los vehículos de servicios públicos elpais.com/espana/elecciones-m…

‘Gasolinagate’ en Aldea del Fresno: el candidato del PSOE denuncia al del PP tras “cazarlo llenando el depósito con una tarjeta municipal”

Un concejal que aspira a alcalde por los populares ha renunciado a su cargo después de una denuncia de su rival socialista, que lo vio repostando su BMW con una tarjeta que solo puede ser usada en los vehículos de servicios públicos
Fernando Peinado (Ediciones EL PAÍS S.L.)
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