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Here's a very calm, well researched video analyzing the facts and data about AI technology progress. And all the stunning tech demos that were faked.

I really like the scientific approach to this and I feel like I'd want to adapt this kind of analytical process to other things in my life.

youtu.be/VctsqOo8wsc?si=XcuufC…

#AiRant #AI #fAIl #tech #science


AI Hype is completely out of control - especially since ChatGPT-4o

Now that ChatGPT4o is out, it's time to revisit my previous thoughts on AI, and discuss what might be happening in the future, and what evidence we have of w...
YouTube
#AI #tech #science #fail #airant

New app added to the Accessible Android apps directory: Birday – Birthday Manager accessible with minor issues accessibleandroid.com/app/bird… #Android #App

Birday - Birthday Manager - Accessible Android

Birday is an open source app to remember birthdays and events without having to open Facebook, set alarms or rely on Google Calendar. This app was created to
Accessible Android
#android #app

Na tomto "moudru" lze moc pěkně ukázat, jak to s těmi ezomoudry a ezo přístupem k realitě je. A ve finále si říci, co je na čmelákovi opravdu hodné poučení.

Možná to neuměla vysvětlit aerodynamika počátku dvacátého století, ale už cca od 70. let minulého století víme, že žádný čmelák porušující přírodní zákony neexistuje. Sám jsem kdysi tuto historku nadšeně vykládal s tím, že onu hlášku měl nad svým pracovním stolem sám Tupolev (ruský konstruktér letadel). Ten teoreticky mohl mít, (1/3)

Hello Mastodon!... time to try something new.

First an introduction - I go by Dyptre online, I'm a photographer based in Western Canada with a primary focus on capturing landscapes with a focus on natural and real editing. I shoot #film, I and primarily shoot #fujifilm

If you want to see more - give me a follow here I guess!

#photography #realphotographs #canada #nature #naturephotography

A grand landscape scene of the Assiniboine Mountain range. Three Lakes can be seen in the foreground. The forest is speckled with yellow larche trees.
A closeup of a large waterfall. Midday sunlight illuminates the mist creating a rainbow of colour in the scene.
A large mount sits surrounded by yellow larches in fall. Sun beams can be seen piercing through the overhead clouds. A calm river leads into the scene.
A temperate rainforest scene. Bordered by a large cedar on the left, a series of sword ferns in the foreground. A variety of salmonberry, moss covered stumps, and maple vine can be seen within the forest.
#film #photography #canada #nature #naturephotography #fujifilm #realphotographs
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I'm quite happy how upcoming performance improvements for #gnome Snapshot and #libcamera are shaping up. This is how things are now running for me on a #librem5:

#gstreamer #gtk #postmarketos #linuxmobile #mobilelinux

#librem5 #gnome #libcamera #gtk #postmarketos #MobileLinux #linuxmobile #gstreamer
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Similarly the #pinephonepro, which has a proper ISP.

These devices are really on the low-end performance wise - so if things run okay-ish here we should be good with all more powerful devices coming up.

#pinephonepro

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Je mnoho lidí, kteří ve své době byli nepochopení. Mnozí z nich získali uznání až mnohem později. Jedním z takových lidí je i Francesca Woodman, fotografka známá pro své černobílé fotografie často sama sebe. Ovlivněná gotikou, surrealismem. Vzhlížející k samotnému André Bretonovi či k Man Rayovi. popsat jednou větou její fotografie je obtížné a do dnes si mnoho lidí nad nimi klade mnoho otázek. 🧵1/4
Portrét Francesky Woodmanové s talířem.

Vous recherchez une messagerie instantanée, à deux ou en groupe, avec des appels audio et vidéo à deux, qui respecte vraiment votre vie privée ?

Notre Chapril (qui fournit des services en ligne, libres et loyaux) propose un service XMPP libre et gratuit compatible avec les applications gérant les appels audio et vidéo (telles que Conversations, Blabber, Movim, Monocles sous Android, ou #MonalIM sous iOS) et bien d'autres

Pour découvrir, se créer un compte ➡️ chapril.org/XMPP

#XMPP

Logo XMPP, disponible sous licence MIT

Chapril : utilisez des services libres et éthiques

www.chapril.org
#xmpp #monalim
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Collage no. 350,
Karel Teige (1948)

#surrealism #collage #photography #merzart #devětsil

Collage no. 350, Karel Teige (1948)
#photography #collage #surrealism #merzart #devetsil

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1Password Review pcmag.com/reviews/agilebits-1p…

Insights: Media accessibility makeitfable.com/insights/media…

Dolphin EasyReader App removes barriers to accessible reading yourdolphin.com/news?id=542

Dolphin EasyReader App removes barriers to accessible reading

Discover more about Dolphin EasyReader App removes barriers to accessible reading in this news article
Dolphin Computer Access

On this day, **twenty-six years ago**, we shipped #curl 4.6 that introduced support for .netrc.

curl.se/changes.html#4_6

#curl

Alltags­barbarei in Gerichtssälen – ak analyse & kritik akweb.de/ausgaben/705/alltagsb… akweb.de/ausgaben/705/alltagsb…

Alltags­barbarei in Gerichtssälen

Fernab der Öffentlichkeit wird in Berlin-Tempelhof gegen arme Menschen prozessiert – Eindrücke aus einer Langzeit­beobachtung 
ak analyse und kritik

In-Process is out, featuring all the news on NVDA 2024.2 AND the newly released NVDA 2024.3 Beta 1 plus info on our new Code Signing Certificate, a thank you to our donors, and we remember community contributor, Austin Pinto.

Catch up on everything here: nvaccess.org/post/in-process-3…

#NVDA #NVDAsr #ScreenReader #News #Blog #Newsletter #InfoSec #PreRelease #Beta #FOSS


In-Process 3rd July 2024

In-Process 3rd July 2024 We’ve got a new stable release AND a new beta to cover. And do please read the important note on the new Code Signing Certificate as it will affect you if you downloa…
NV Access
#foss #blog #infosec #screenreader #nvdasr #News #newsletter #nvda #beta #prerelease

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NV Access
NV Access
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@KaraLG84 Whoops! Sorry, thanks for the heads up - I had an extra quote in there. The link should now work, but in any case, it points to this thread: answers.microsoft.com/en-us/wi…
@Kara Goldfinch

The mute button gets a welcome, no-brainer upgrade in iOS 18 and tvOS 18

9to5mac.com/2024/07/02/the-mut…


The mute button gets a no-brainer upgrade in iOS 18 and tvOS 18 - 9to5Mac

Apple is bringing a welcome upgrade to the age-old mute button across its platforms, including tvOS 18, iOS 18, and more.
Ryan Christoffel (9to5Mac)

Well, what can I say? My first word processor! Wordperfect 5.1 was fine, with thousands of shortcut keys. WP6 was kind of cooler, with menus and such! O well, RIP Bruce, and thank you for making me e-literate! dragonscave.space/@Woody/11271…

DAVID WOODBRIDGE (@Woody@dragonscave.space)

Bruce Bastian, a Founder of WordPerfect, Is Dead at 76 https://www.nytimes.com/2024/07/02/business/bruce-bastian-dead.html
The Dragon's Cave

Hey all. I finally overcame my anxiety and made this.

I'm asking for 1700 to help me pay down my debts and get on even footing so I can move forward with emergency dental treatment. Anything can and will help. If you're not able to help, please share for visibility.

I really need help with this and would appreciate any assistance more than you can imagine.

Thanks and all the love in the world.

gofund.me/165eff73

#peopleHelpingPeople #Transcrowdfund #EmergencyHelp #Dental #MutuleAid #GoFundMe #MutualAidRequest #disabilitycrowdfund


Donate to Support Kaylie's Journey to Dental Health, organized by Kaylie Fox

Hello, and thank you for taking a moment to read my plea. My name is Kaylie. I’m … Kaylie Fox needs your support for Support Kaylie's Journey to Dental Health
gofundme.com
#disabilitycrowdfund #MutualAidRequest #transcrowdfund #gofundme #peoplehelpingpeople #emergencyhelp #dental #mutuleaid

git add CONTRIBUTING.md && git commit -m "More accurate language" && git push -f
A diff of a file named CONTRIBUTING.md. Under a heading "On ideologically motivated changes" it replaces the following: "This is a purely technical project. As such, it is not an appropriate arena to advertise your personal politics or religious beliefs. Any changes that appear ideologically motivated will be rejected." with this: "This is a project run by people with established political views. As such, it is not an appropriate arena for ideas that run counter to those views. Any changes that appear to require us to examine our current beliefs will be rejected."

Nejpodivnější zabijáci." Ukrajinci se inspirují souboji první světové války
zpravy.aktualne.cz/zahranici/n…

"Nejpodivnější zabijáci." Ukrajinci se inspirují souboji první světové války

"Tento způsob likvidace ale není snadný. Chce to zkušenost a trpělivost," píše americký server Forbes.
Michaela Lišková (Aktuálně.cz)

Why is it a bad thing to have a "no politics" policy? Well, because some people *existing* is considered political and therefore excluded. Here is a dev saying that the pronouns they/them are political and it's instead non-political to only use he/him: github.com/SerenityOS/serenity…

Update outdated male-specific language by denisdefreyne · Pull Request #24647 · SerenityOS/serenity

The pronouns “they”/“them” are a better choice, as Serenity does not cater to only men.
GitHub

Google’s greenhouse gas emissions jump 48% in five years
arstechnica.com/gadgets/2024/0…
Google's 2030 "Net zero" target looks increasingly doubtful as AI use soars

Google’s greenhouse gas emissions jump 48% in five years

Google's 2030 "Net zero" target looks increasingly doubtful as AI use soars.
Ars Technica

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I have updated my open letter to Selvas North America (Formally Hims INC.) and Hims International regarding text to speech on their Sense Player and Sense Player OCR media players. Please pass this on to anyone that may be interested in improving this player even further. Thanks!
openletter.earth/to-cerence-in…

To Cerence, INC. Hims, INC. HIMS International: Please add the Cerence owned ETI-Eloquence Text to Speech engine to the Hims Sense Player and Hims Sense Player OCR media players.

openletter.earth

Bits from the DPL bits.debian.org/2024/07/bits-f…

Bits from the DPL

Dear Debian community, Statement on Daniel Pocock The Debian project has successfully taken action to secure its trademarks and interests worldwide, as detailed in our press statement.
Debian Project

Not sure if I've talked about this here, but there are like, tons of stuff here. I'm gonna try that Linux distro through Crostini on my old ChromeBook that I don't do anything else with anymore. The VM's over the Internet are really cool too! The AT Museum is cool. And I'm curious to see if the Windows 2000/XP on **Android** works. That'd be trippy.

nashcentral.duckdns.org/

#accessibility #blind #AssistiveTechnology #Linux #gaming #TTS #VirtalMachine #foss #Android

Welcome to... Nash Central!

nashcentral.duckdns.org
#Accessibility #android #linux #foss #blind #gaming #tts #assistivetechnology #virtalmachine

Meet the new #OrbitReader Q20 & Q40 by #OrbitResearch. TrueBraille™ meets QWERTY in a sleek, durable design. Independence is just a touch away - check them out at #NFB2024 Booth A14 and ACB Booth 48. Check out introductory offers! orbitresearch.com/product/orbi…

Orbit Reader QWERTY

Orbit Research
#orbitresearch #orbitreader #nfb2024
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Scarlet Phoenix Collective
Scarlet Phoenix Collective
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I'd love to hear one of them power up. The one thing we didn't like about the perkins ones is the loudness of the refresh rate. This is a good thing, though. :) -t

Launching two groundbreaking braille products: the #OrbitReader Q40 ($1895) and Q20 ($995). These all-in-one braille displays with full-sized QWERTY keyboards set a new standard in convenience and affordability. Order now at orbitresearch.com/product/orbi…

Orbit Reader QWERTY

Orbit Research
#orbitreader

Dear client: 🤨
Ottawa, QC

Blind writer tries the Gandalf | Lakera prompt injection game for the first time.

Upon recommendations, I tried this AI prompt injection game for the first time. I made it to level 7 with no help from the internet!

If you want to donate to me, donate to me on this page.

My website is here where I usually blog. I'm not much of a video person, so I blog and write more than I do video!

Gandalf | Lakera – Test your prompting skills to make Gandalf reveal secret information.

Trick Gandalf into revealing information and experience the limitations of large language models firsthand.
gandalf.lakera.ai
#security #AI #computers #llm #Prompt Injection
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For anyone on the Contacts team at Apple…

FB14170572: Add "Date Deceased" field to Contact records

In addition to being born and having birthdays, many people also, eventually, die. I do not necessarily want to delete these people from my Contacts, as I often have historical information, notes, and other things about the parties I would like to know about and remember. I sometimes would like to remember and mormorialize them on the anniversary of their passing, often acknowledging the meaningfulness of that passing with others who shared a bond with said person. Also, maybe, it would be useful information Siri suggestions could use to stop reminding me to call them on their birthday. Thanks.

A lot of people are talking about alternatives to the Ladybird browser/browser-engine. I have a list in my site’s compatibility statement.

  • Servo (Rust, some C++) and WeasyPrint (Python, some deps with other bindings) are probably the most capable alternative actively-developed engines.
  • Dillo (C++) and Hastur (C++, requires Bazel) seem promising.
  • If you have a VR headset, be sure to try Igalia’s Wolvic (Java).
  • While NetSurf (C) works very well, development on its web engine seems to have slowed down a lot.

I’ve tried all except Hastur and Wolvic.


Site design standards

The accessibility statement and design standards I hold myself to when creating seirdy.one
Seirdy’s Home
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is the browser engine responsible for accessibility as well? I thought it just renders, while accessibility is a separate process, which gets the DOM in some form of an IPC message. Isn't that how it was in firefox before cache the world? that's what I remember. Also, technically there's now a rust library for accessibility, called accesskit, with which you can just implement afew traits for the objects which are supposed to represent rendered objects, and with some initialization code to link the stuff, you get accessibility just like that. So yeah, technically accessibility could easily enough be added
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Seirdy
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@esoteric_programmer Sort of. Browsers are responsible for building an accessibility tree from the DOM, and varying support for browser features like ARIA shows. Like you said, this gets complicated as assistive technology does usually hook deeper into the browser. the line between the browser and the assistive technology gets blurry.
@the esoteric programmer

Yelp says it is dramatically increasing information about accessibility in listings on its site for restaurants and other locations, while also pushing businesses to become more inclusive.

buff.ly/3XKIvIy

#Yelp #DigitalAccessibility #Accessibility #A11y


With Growing Demand, Yelp Adds Accessibility Details To Business Listings - Disability Scoop

Shaun Heasley (Disability Scoop)
#a11y #Accessibility #digitalaccessibility #yelp

„Würde man dagegen die Flugaktivität des einen Prozent mit den meisten Flügen halbieren, so würde das die Emissionen aus dem kommerziellen Passagiertransport um über 25 Prozent senken.“

Das Lustige ist: Es müssten sich also nur ganz wenige Personen ändern und schon hätten wir einen gigantischen Effekt.

Ähnliche Lustigkeiten kann man bei der #Erbschaftssteuer und anderen Sachen finden. Warum beschließen wir das nicht einfach? Wir sind viel mehr. 99%. Glauben wir alle ernsthaft, dass wir mal irgendwann zu dem einen Prozent gehören werden? Wollen wir deshalb alle lieber zugrunde gehen?

Für die Flugreisen müsste es entweder ein personengebundenes Limit an Meilen geben oder exponentiell steigende Steuern. Auch auf Meilen bezogen.

at.scientists4future.org/2021/…


1 Prozent der Weltbevölkerung verursacht 50 Prozent der CO2-Emissionen durch Flugverkehr - Celsius - der Klimablog von Scientists for Future Österreich

Lesedauer 2 Minuten.    Gössling, Stefan, & Humpe, Andreas. (2020). The global scale, distribution and growth of aviation: Implications for climate change. Global Environmental Change, 65, 102194. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gloenvcha.2020.
Red. M. A. (Celsius - der Klimablog von Scientists for Future Österreich)
#erbschaftssteuer

Wir suchen gerade neue Kunden. Da wir nur auf Mastodon sind gestaltet sich das wirklich wirklich wirklich schwierig. Deshalb brauchen wir eure Hilfe. Zeigt uns, dass das Fediverse das auch kann ;-)

Wir hosten Open Source Infrastruktur für Unternehmen/Unis/Schulen/Vereine/Stiftungen.

Unser OSBA Profil: osb-alliance.de/mitglied/fnord…

Gerne Retooten.


fnordkollektiv GmbH | OSBA – Open Source Business Alliance

Das fnordkollektiv ist ein kollektiv geführtes IT-Unternehmen. Wir entwickeln und betreiben Software nachhaltig und datenschutzkonform. Unser Fokus liegt in…
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Aj pre takéto veci som sa bál robiť dlhšie na železnici, jeden omyl môže mať fatálne následky.

e.dennikn.sk/4077557/detaily-n…


Detaily nehody pri Nových Zámkoch: vlak pustili na koľaj, kde zrejme zabudli zapnúť signalizáciu

Príbeh štvrtkovej železničnej nehody je zložitejší, než ako ho opisoval minister dopravy. Železnice nateraz suspendovali troch výpravcov.
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𝕆𝕥𝕥𝕠 𝕧𝕠𝕟 𝕎𝕖𝕟𝕜𝕠𝕗𝕗 🐾🐐🐇🐔
𝕆𝕥𝕥𝕠 𝕧𝕠𝕟 𝕎𝕖𝕟𝕜𝕠𝕗𝕗 🐾🐐🐇🐔
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Dnes v Událostech říkali, že u nás jen letos strojvedoucí nerespektovali návěstí "stůj" 80x a vjeli, kam neměli. To je dost šílený.
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SuspiciousDuck
SuspiciousDuck
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o nedoržiavaní pravidiel a bezpečnosti by som vedel rozprávať a to som bol iba posunovač a průvodčí ve stanici. Když si ich chcel dodržiavať všetky rad radom sa stávalo že bývaly niektorý aj nepríjemný... na hlavu, koľko krát som tŕpol či vlak vyjde a dorazí bezpečne.
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Attending #GUADEC2024 in Denver and still need accommodation? Reach out to us by the end of today to reserve one of our room blocks: events.gnome.org/event/209/pag…

#GUADEC #GNOME

#gnome #GUADEC #guadec2024

Remember @servo?

That other new open source browser engine, the one with which Rust was co-created at Mozilla

It’s an independent project nowadays and is also fundraising
floss.social/@servo/1126942669…


Servo (@servo@floss.social)

Attached: 2 images This month in Servo… ☺️☺ color/b&w emoji switching 📐🐛 devtools REPL support 🎛️📝 text rendering in 🎨📺 new WebGPU backend 🧠📦 AddressSanitizer build 🌍📚 API docs now live again 🤖⌨️ AI contributions policy More details → http…
FLOSS.social
@Servo

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Today we're launching a new #Mastodon feature that will highlight writers and journalists that are active on the fediverse when their their articles are being shared.

blog.joinmastodon.org/2024/07/…

Highlighting journalism on Mastodon

Today we're launching a new feature that will highlight writers and journalists that are active on the fediverse when their their articles are being shared.
Mastodon Blog
#Mastodon

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Biden, engulfed in a political crisis of his own making, isn't acting like it's a crisis. No news conference, no interview, hardly any interactions with the press or public. Is it fair to say, if he could, he would?

So apparently Snapchat harvests your private photos and hands them over to advertisers now? And this is legal because it says so in their confusingly-worded privacy policy. reddit.com/r/privacy/comments/…

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