So my local library's makerspace offered a free event where they brought in a bunch of old tower computers, printers, game consoles, etc., - laid out a bunch of iFixit toolkits - and let everyone (kids and adults alike) take everything apart!!!
One kid was hesitant because they didn't want to break anything and the library staff were like, none of it works. We're recycling and throwing everything out afterwards! Go hog wild, you won't get in trouble! You're meant to break it and take it apart!
The kid was absolutely enthusiastic and went to town!
I got to be a kid again and go into detail about all the computer parts and what each of the hardware did. It was awesome watching my children and other kids and adults interact, share tools, show off what they found.
I spoke with the organizer afterwards and asked if this was a regular thing and he said that he didn't have enough old equipment to make it regular. I laughed and said all of my friends have CLOSETS FULL OF THIS STUFF and the idea of giving it to a bunch of kids and adults to play with would bring joy and meaning to their life, lol!
I gave him the time to meet up with @fxbghackers and told him to make a community announcement about needing old electronics for donation to take apart and he'd get truck loads.
Just another way community helps each other out. This is post scarcity education.
#solarPunk #mutualAid #community #library #makerSpace
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Login.gov is hiring a Deputy Director, the position is open NOW: join.tts.gsa.gov/join/login-de…
You'd be joining a terrific team at a terrific time. And as one of I think 3 people who've had the role previously, I can attest to it being a great opportunity with huge impact.
Also - if past experience is any guide, despite a limit of 400 applications, this posting could still close very soon. So if you are interested in applying, get it in *today*!
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Digital accessibility of smart cities - tourism for all and reducing inequalities: Tourism Agenda 2030
There is widespread agreement that the tourism sector should address the issue of sustainability. The purpose of this study is to analyze the digital accessibility of the cities awarded as European Capitals of Smart Tourism for their innovative, acce…www.emerald.com
Computer hardware maker #Zotac exposed customers' RMA info on Google Search
Misconfiguration of permissions folders holding customer info related to RMAs have been indexed by search engines like #Google. As a result, it has shown up on SERPs.
Information leaked includes invoices, addresses, and contact information.
Fun fact: Security Misconfiguration is number 6 on the OWASP Top 10 Web app Security Risks.
Děkuji pane ministře.
Ministr zahraničí Lipavský si předvolal ruského velvyslance kvůli útoku na ukrajinská města. „Vrazi, kteří útočí na děti v nemocnici, jsou odpadem lidstva,“ napsal Jan Lipavský. „Dostal pokyn to v Moskvě vyřídit,“ dodal ministr. denikn.cz/minuta/1471293/
Ministr zahraničí Lipavský si předvolal ruského velvyslance kvůli útoku na ukrajinská města. „Vrazi, kteří útočí…
Ministr zahraničí Lipavský si předvolal ruského velvyslance kvůli útoku na ukrajinská města. „Vrazi, kteří útočí na děti v nemocnici, jsou odpadem lidstva,“ napsal Jan Lipavský. „Dostal pokyn to v Moskvě vyřídit,“ dodal ministr.Adam Hecl (Deník N)
Do you want to help make AntennaPod ready for the future? And do you have experience (or talent) in the domain of UX and/or UI design?
We're looking for folks to help us with embedding new innovative features on our player screen!
All details & contact options here👇
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#OpenSourceDesign #UX #UI #FOSS #OpenSourceContributions #Penpot #wireframes #volunteer #SummerProject #UXdesign #UIdesign
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Thunderbird 128 a la vuelta de la esquina
Ya puedes probar la versión Beta de Thunderbird 128, el potente cliente de correo de software libreVictorhck in the free world
Just updated #Thunderbird on my Linux desktop to 128.0beta, and it's nice and smooth.
Thank you, @thunderbird 👍
The only true hardship of testing Thunderbird beta is that the Toggle Word Wrap add-on is no longer compatible:
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I depend on it when writing text emails containing code or formatted tables.
It's a niche usecase (mostly coders), but would be nice to have this as a built-in editor feature.
Pretty please from your loyal user and supporter? 😇🙏
Toggle Line Wrap
Toggle wrapping of long lines in the message composition window when writing plaintext messages. Wrapping can be controlled via a toolbar button and a keyboard shortcut.addons.thunderbird.net
There's never a bad time to support your favorite indie app developers, but today, tomorrow, and beyond, you can do so and save a little on a long list of excellent apps.
Indie App Sales has over 300 apps offering deals. I've collected some of our favorites on @macstories, but be sure to scroll through the full list for some great bargains.
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Over 300 Apps from Indie Developers Are On Sale Now
Indie App Sales is back with excellent deals on apps from many of your favorite developers. With over 300 apps to choose from, the complete list is full of gems like: FitWoody Bills to Budget Plinky Bushel Denim Everlog Home Widget HomeCam HomeUI Pow…John Voorhees (MacStories)
Take back control of your digital life. #Librem5 #Purism
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In just a couple of weeks, Carie Fisher and Jesse Dugas from the GitHub Accessibility team will be sharing the accessibility features of GitHub Copilot that you can use to enhance your own projects.
Mark your calendars for July 23, 2024, 1pm ET
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#A11y #Accessibility #A11yTalks #Drupal #GitHub #Copilot
Empowering People with Disabilities Using GitHub Copilot | A11yTalks
Join Carie and Jesse from the GitHub Accessibility team for an engaging session on improving your coding practices with GitHub Copilot.a11ytalks.com
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🔥🚨 #AI energy consumption keeps rising so #Google drops claims of being carbon neutral.
At Tuta we are committed to making the web better, more #sustainable and more #private! 💪
👉 Read full story here: bloomberg.com/news/articles/20…
Good purpose!
But as far as I know, you accept bitcoins for payment. Bitcoins are not sustainable at all!
How does that fit together?
#vosap #voiceofsap #OrbitResearch #OrbitReader20 #BrailleForAll #A11y #inclusion
Černá luna - František Kotleta
Když se vám zjeví Lucifer, aby vás požádal o malou službičku, je to vždycky problém. Zvlášť, když…www.knihydobrovsky.cz
A very nice blog post about leading questions in user research. Larry is currently doing an Outreachy internship, which has been funded by the GNOME Foundation.
medium.com/@larrytabeh/underst…
Understanding “Leading Questions” in Usability Research.
I’m in my internship's 3rd and 4th week, “conducting a series of short user research exercises using a mix of research methods”. Today, I want to talk about “leading questions,” a term that…Tamnjong Larry Tabeh (Medium)
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NV Access is pleased to invite you to participate in the NVDA Satisfaction Survey 2024.
As in previous years, it is a simple, 3-question survey. It is open to NVDA users and testers around the world. We encourage everyone to complete the NVDA Satisfaction Survey 2024.
You can find the survey at:
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As with last year, the survey is on Google Forms however you do not need to have a Google account to submit the form.
NVDA Satisfaction Survey 2024
At NV Access we are always interested in understanding the satisfaction of our NVDA users. Plus we like to understand clearly what is important to you and also identify what we can do more effectively.Google Docs
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2/2 At NV Access, we are always interested in understanding the satisfaction of our NVDA users.
Plus, we like to understand clearly what is important to you and also identify what we can do more effectively.
The survey is open to NVDA users and testers around the world. We encourage everyone to complete the NVDA Satisfaction Survey 2024.
Completing the survey questions will assist us with improving the NVDA user experience. Please do participate, and share with others, thank you!
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List of languages with available TTS engines on Android - Accessible Android
In this article, we listed the languages with available text to speech engines on Android.Editorial Staff (Accessible Android)
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Tohle vypadá zajímavě. #opensource
Vaultwarden 1.31.0:
Initial support for the beta releases of the new native mobile apps
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Release 1.31.0 · dani-garcia/vaultwarden
Major changes and New Features Initial support for the beta releases of the new native mobile apps Removed support for WebSocket traffic on port 3012, as it's been integrated on the main HTTP port...GitHub
That text is way to friendly about select().
On Linux, APIs are really not built anymore with select() in mind, i.e. the assumption is that fds are now cheap, and people throw around with fds a lot in newer apis (i.e. consider bpf apis, cgroupv2 apis, pidfds, which all use a lot of fds). This will backfire if you use select() however, badly, because of the 1K limit.
See my comments about select() here:
Welp, I got my answers and the Yen is at its weakest level in a third of a century so it looks like I'll be able to tell you how it works from a first-hand perspective in about 2-4 weeks' time.
(FreeWrite didn't appeal because it's cloud-reliant. This thing uses UTF-8 text files and an SD card. Also, I've been pining for a Pomera since I saw one in Japan in 2007. Add 18 years of incremental improvements to what is basically a Japanese business writing tool …)
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Hyper-specific question: does anyone know if the (only sold in Japan) Pomera DM250's user interface can be switched to Romanji (or better still, English)? UPDATE: Yes it can (video: https://youtu.The Wandering Shop
Listening to an episode of Terminal Talk about IBM mainframes. They're discussing open source on zos and what's the first tool they mentioned? Curl of course.
@bagder is probably used to this. Where isn't curl available?
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IBM Open Enterprise Foundation for z/OS - Anthony Giorgio, Mike Fulton, Igor Todorovski - Terminal Talk
In this podcast, we‘ll take a look at the people, technology, and culture behind one of the world‘s most powerful and important computing platforms, the Mainframe.Pocket Casts
The new Tony Blair Institute report on public sector automation savings classifies the potential to automate a task based on… how much GPT-4 classifies a task as automatable.
Is this the worst method ever? It’s absurd, unserious, and any outlet reporting on this uncritically should be humiliated and ridiculed. (seen via @halcyene)
A good (if long) article from Stratechery looking at implications of the EU’s plans to fine tech companies disproportionately to their EU revenue.
stratechery.com/2024/the-e-u-g…
The E.U. Goes Too Far
Recent E.U. regulatory decisions cross the line from market correction to property theft; if the E.U. continues down this path they are likely to see fewer new features and no new companies.Stratechery by Ben Thompson
#ESP32 actually looks like a city. This would make a great basis for a cyberpunk town's map :D
Sauce: zeptobars.com/en/read/Espressi…
Hey @fdroidorg, how about we replace the "Non-Free Network Services" flag with two more specific Anti-Feature flags; "Non-Changeable Network Services" and "Proprietary Network Services";
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#SoftwareFreedom #Android #FDroid #AntiFeatures #NetworkServices
Propsosal: Split "Non-Free Network Services" into separate flags for changeability and code license
I’d like to propose splitting the “Non-Free Network Services” flag into two separate Anti-feature flags; “Non-Changeable Network Services” and “Proprietary Network Services”.F-Droid Forum
@IzzyOnDroid
> I prefer to stick with them – unless F-Droid decides on some different names and puts them live
That's sensible. I've put my naming arguments on the forum. We'll see if anyone there cares to engage with them.
But I agree that getting the flag separation rolled out is a much higher priority. Now I know it's a WIP, any energy I put in will be to help that rollout.
Otaku Zátoka
Otaku zátoka je česká instance Misskey. Je to místo pro všechny fanoušky anime, mangy a jiného podobného umění. Vítáni jsou i lokální tvůrci, kteří zde chtějí prezentovat své výtvory.Otaku Zátoka
QA/Dev Report: June 2024 - LibreOffice QA Blog
General Activities LibreOffice 24.2.4.2 was announced on June 6 Olivier Hallot (TDF) added help pages for LET Calc function, improved the help for other new Calc functions, made it so help pages show a link to LibreOffice guide books, updated help pa…x1sc0 (LibreOffice QA Blog)
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Poprvé vidím v požadavcích na pracovní pozici „aktivní členství v klubu #juniorguru” 🤯 Dobře ty, @mwenisch!
Celý inzerát tady: mastodon.cesko.digital/@mwenis…
Na svoje projekty hledam vyvojarskou pomoc (React + TypeScript) a rad dam prilezitost lidem pred prvni praci, kteri muzou benefitovat i z meho mentoringu.mwenisch.notion.site/Vyvojarst…
Budu moc rad boostovani tu. Ale hlavne za osobni sireni mezi juniory a velka pomoc by bylo i sdileni na LinkedInu, kde je precijen vetsi sance, ze se nejake zacatecnictvo najde.
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#prace #developer #it #react #typescript
Martin Wenisch on LinkedIn: Vyvojarstvo pro muhu.digital | Notion
Na svoje projekty v muhu.digital hledam vyvojarskou pomoc (React + TypeScript) a rad dam prilezitost lidem pred prvni praci, kteri muzou benefitovat i z meho…Martin Wenisch (www.linkedin.com)
Bei mir werden anscheinend geteilte Beiträge leer, also ohne Inhalt angezeigt. Beispielsweise folgender Beitrag: loma.ml/display/373ebf56-1666-…
Dieser wird in meiner Timeline folgendermaßen dargestellt:
Woran kann das liegen?
@Unity :friendica: ich weiß nicht ob es was damit zu tun hat aber dein Beitrag hier löst bei mir immer folgende Fehlermeldung aus.
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und btw. der Beitrag von @Matthias ✔ ist auch auf meinen beiden Instanzen leer angekommen
Bzgl den Logs kann ic Dir leider nicht sagen was das bedeuten soll. Bin kein Entwickler.sorry
Vielleicht kann ja hier @Michael Vogel was herauslesen?
Da hat die Werbefirma wohl etwas zu verbergen?
Beschwerde von noyb: Xandr verweigert jede Datenauskunft
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Beschwerde von noyb: Xandr verweigert jede Datenauskunft
Nach einer Recherche von netzpolitik.org zur Werbedatenplattform Xandr wollten Datenschutzbehörden deren Praktiken untersuchen. Die NGO noyb macht nun Druck, damit etwas passiert, und reicht Beschwerde ein.netzpolitik.org
Yesterday I came across an episode of a podcast I previously did not know about. I'm not a fan of podcasts generally so I do not promote them as a rule, but for JAWS users I thought this provided a lot of food for thought and some interesting ideas came out of it. I thought I may even take up one or two of them myself!
The podcast episode is called "What would you like to see next in JAWS, as a screen reader user?" You'll need to sit down with a cup of tea when this is on because it's quite lengthy, but by and large it was well put together.
I did write some comments back to the hosts, so listen to the ep and then come back and read my comments below if you would like to.
The link to the episode is here.
storage.pinecast.net/podcasts/…
Comments from me:
I came across this podcast completely by accident when browsing the local timeline of this instance and I found it an interesting discussion. I had no idea about your podcast previously.
Thank you for the one or two name checks.
Largely I agree with a lot of what Robin had to say.
1. Definitely tell the English speaking distributors to put up or shut up. That's a given. We must, must, get to this point of monthly or annual subscription.
2. Robin's phrase bank. That's a bit of an old chessnut. We've had that in Leasey for 10 years now, so I'm sure if Vispero really wanted to do that they could.
3. A script store. I see a lot of problems with that, probably quite a few you haven't thought about.
4. Repetitive text.
I honestly don't think this problem is as severe as Robin is leading us to believe. I think a lot of it is related to the fact that applications are becoming less script-dependent on the part of JAWS.
Certainly there are lots of scripts per application but often the focus now is on obtaining information directly from the app which is sending the spoken output to the screen-reader. The Microsoft Outlook calendar for many years is a real case in point.
That used to be heavily script dependent so there was a good deal of control over what was spoken and how it was spoken. Now, that doesn't happen.
So as well as plenty of additional text which noone really wants to hear, sometimes that text will be repeated due to various factors.
There needs to be plenty of communication with Microsoft and other bodies so as to allow for lots of customisation when a developer is sending messages to a screen-reader, and the model of excellence here is Zoom Conferencing, because they have made a start on exactly that. You can choose what it is you would like to be announced.
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Wir Dr. Andreas Schmitz, Christian Ofenheusle, Sebastian Müller und Prof. Dr. Stefan Krauter haben ein Buch für Balkonsolar-Anfänger geschrieben. Danke an Simone Herpich für das Lektorat.Akkudoktor
Ondřej Caletka
in reply to Ondřej Surý • • •this is nothing. Last week I was wondering why the customer portal of Dutch railways refuses generating the list of transactions in PDF.
After confirming that only my travel cards are affected, I remembered that I recently gave friendly names to my travel cards. 🤭