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Beyond parody. To quote Penny Arcade, how do you make fun of a clown? Insult his big shoes, his red nose?

CrowdStrike, the cybersecurity firm that crashed millions of computers with a botched update all over the world last week, is offering its partners a $10 Uber Eats gift card as an apology, according to several people who say they received the gift card, as well as a source who also received one.


techcrunch.com/2024/07/24/crowdstrike-offers-a-10-apology-gift-card-to-say-sorry-for-outage

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📣 3rd-party apps are here! AltStore PAL 2.1 is now available with our first “Recommended Sources” 🎊

Update now to install apps you can’t find anywhere else!

(Unless Apple changes their rules again...)

AltStore 2.1 promo image featuring app icons for 4 new apps: UTM SE, qBitControl, PeopleDrop, iTorrent

Dark mode & accessibility myth

stephaniewalter.design/blog/da…

#darkmode #a11y #accessibility #webdesign #webdev #UIDesign


Dark mode & accessibility myth by Stéphanie Walter - UX Researcher & Designer.

Dark mode isn't always better for accessibility, you need to let users chose. And if you build a dark theme, make it accessible!
Stéphanie Walter (Stéphanie Walter - Senior UX Designer, Mobile Expert, Conference Speaker, Blog writer and Teacher.)
#a11y #Accessibility #webdev #webdesign #uidesign #darkmode

This summer, #Kdenlive is all about the ASS. Yup you heard it right, .ass subtitle support is coming along with some nifty other features like multiple subtitle tracks. Stay tuned for more.

seri037.github.io/blog/posts/d…

#gsoc #gsoc24

@kde

Kdenlive timeline showing new multiple subtitle tracks

GSoC '24 Progress: Week 7 and 8

Multiple Subtitle Track I continued to refine the feature proposed in my previous blog. We can now add new layers directly on the timeline by simply dragging the existing …
seri037's blog
#kdenlive #gsoc #gsoc24 @KDE
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Vhodně zvolené tetování pomůže odůvodnit kožní defekt.

#ProTip

Z vytetované skleničky se lije exém.
#protip

Well played, Parisian tourist shop.
"Revolutionary playing cards": the King is missing his head.

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Pozitíva a sociálne istoty

#Karikatúra #DenníkSME #RosieNaiveArt

komentare.sme.sk/c/23361526/po…


Pozitíva a sociálne istoty (Rosie Naive Art)

Karikatúra denníka SME (Rosie Babicová).
Rosie Babicová (SME.sk)
#karikatura #rosienaiveart #denniksme

Sharing my plans for #MastodonForHarris fundraiser: Incredibly, it is now conceivable that we will hit the current target of $125,000 soon, maybe even today. When we do, I will adjust the target. I hope I have been clear from the beginning; each target is a a benchmark, not an endpoint. 1/ secure.actblue.com/donate/mast…

I just gave to Kamala Harris!

Show your support with a contribution.
ActBlue
#mastodonforharris
in reply to Heidi Li Feldman

Heidi Li Feldman
Heidi Li Feldman
• •
I am continuing my efforts to contact key people in digital, outreach, and elsewhere in the Harris campaign. Eventually, I will get through, I’m sure. I’d like to have a list ready of qualified volunteers who could assist the campaign in understanding Mastodon and the Fediverse, setting up and maintaining an instance, and so forth. If you are interested in being contacted should an opportunity arise, please provide your details here opnform.com/forms/mfh-tech-vol…. 2/ #MastodonForHarris

MFH tech volunteers

opnform.com
#mastodonforharris
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Open Source or Shut Down MastoMetrics?

Every day multiple people sign up for @mastometrics, but hosting is burning a hole in my pocket and I don't have much time to maintain it.

I'm open to cleaning up my code and making it self hostable as well as accepting code contributions. However, I still need donations to fund the free / flagship server.

So here's my pledge and call to you:

Ensure MastoMetrics stays online and help me reach €1500 donations: ko-fi.com/robertvh

Boosts = ❤️

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Support Robert van Hoesel on Ko-fi! ❤️. ko-fi.com/robertvh

Support Robert van Hoesel On Ko-fi. Ko-fi lets you support the people and causes you love with small donations
Ko-fi
@MastoMetrics

TIL Bezirk Mitte in Berlin benutzt Umap um Sitzbänke im Bezirk anzuzeigen.

umap.openstreetmap.de/de/map/n…

edit: Link hinzugefügt: berlin.de/ba-mitte/politik-und…

#berlin #OpenStreetMap #Umap #fossgis

Übersichtskarte für Sitzbänke des Bezirk Berlin-Mitte auf Basis von OpenStreetMap

Neue Bänke in Mitte

uMap lets you create maps with OpenStreetMap layers in a minute and embed them in your site.
uMap
#openstreetmap #Berlin #umap #fossgis
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Pietervdvn
Pietervdvn
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Hey, don't use umap for this. You can use mapcomplete.org/benches instead - then you can add more information in a structured way and even add images, and the data will be available in many apps such as OsmQnd, Organic Maps and many more.

Benches

A map of benches
mapcomplete.org

A bunch of GNOME devs are currently in a community centre, sitting on couches, drinking beer, and listening to EDM while hacking. We are the embodiment of the old meme: bassi.io/~ebassi/GNOMEvKDE.md.…
in reply to Leonardo Ferreira Fontenelle

Emmanuele Bassi
Emmanuele Bassi
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I didn’t write it, but I sunk enough time into looking for it that I decided to host it
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Meta has launched the Llama 3.1 AI models, including the massive Llama 3.1 405B, with a 128K context length. These models are open-source and competitive with top AI models like GPT-4, available through various cloud platforms alternativeto.net/news/2024/7/…

Heads up for Linux @thunderbird users: We have seen an issue where the new tray icon isn't rendering on daily.

Long story short it kinda helps if you install TB-symbolic.svg in `mach install` !

Please adjust your packaging for daily to ensure TB-symbolic.svg is now accounted for in chrome/icons/default/ - we've got `mach install` fixed now xD

hg.mozilla.org/comm-central/re…

comm-central @ 913458f06417d1390f5774cb9825f5b1d3b1a00b

Bug 1909485 - Install TB-Symbolic.svg to fix the sys_tray crate. r=heather,babolivier
hg.mozilla.org
@Thunderbird: Free Your Inbox

The folks at TPGuy have finally made a Firefox extension for ARC Toolkit:
addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firef…

I installed it yesterday. Nothing has caught fire. Appears to work as I recall it on Chrome.

#accessibility #a11y


ARC Toolkit – Get this Extension for 🦊 Firefox (en-US)

Download ARC Toolkit for Firefox. Accessibility testing tool from TPGi
addons.mozilla.org
#a11y #Accessibility

pivkodomu.cz/chernobeer-etheri…

Chernobeer - Etheric Circles 11° - 1,0 litr (Wheat Ale) | PivkoDomu.cz

Etheric Circles 11° je pšeničný ejl s chutí citrusů a květin, inspirován tajemnými kruhy v obilí, ideální pro sdílení i chvíle samoty.
www.pivkodomu.cz

Daily Song, Suno, my Lyrics, Brian's Production.

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New Windows Subsystem for #Linux (#WSL) 2.3.12 version released to #Windows10 and #Windows11
elevenforum.com/t/windows-subs…

Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) 2.3.12 released

github WSL: Use a socket channel when sending the timezone change message (solves #11806) Make sure signed MSI gets released Update Wix to 5.0.1 Source...
Windows 11 Forum
#linux #Windows11 #windows10 #wsl

Today I learned that #Communism and #Capitalism actually agree on something... that landlording is bad

existentialcomics.com/comic/33…


Scooby-Doo and the Case of the Missing Landlords

A philosophy webcomic about the inevitable anguish of living a brief life in an absurd world. Also Jokes
existentialcomics.com
#capitalism #communism

Have you ever checked your weather app and wondered what 'chance of rain' really means? ☔️ Does it mean 20% of the area will get wet, or raindrops will be 20% smaller than usual? Or something completely different?

Watch this video to learn more 👇

🐦🔗 twitter.com/metoffice/status/1…
🕐 24/07 15:11

'It is our day!': Monster-in-law wedding-shames the bride and groom for booking vegetarian meals with catering, claiming guests 'expect luxury food': Planning a wedding is like doing a group project with your parents. You're reminded of the pitfalls, the hierarchal shifts, and the shortcomings of every member involved in the group project and each person's role starts to get jumbled as various members either relinquish responsibility or dig their heels in. For most of us, we work better alone,…

26 Security Hardening Tips for Modern Linux Servers linuxtoday.com/security/26-sec…

26 Security Hardening Tips for Modern Linux Servers

Here are 25 useful tips and tricks to secure your Linux system. We hope these tips and tricks will help you secure your system.
LinuxToday

I was just researching what is the best washing machine cleaning product, and tripped over a delightful five-star review on Amazon, wherein, after describing the olfactory crisis that precipitated the purchase in the first place, the author of the review said with great approval, "My washer stopped smelling like American politics after I used this product."

Source: a.co/d/7Svel4j

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CrowdStrike says the problematic July 19 software update that affected 8.5M Windows devices was deployed into production due to "a bug in the Content Validator" (Simon Sharwood/The Register)

theregister.com/2024/07/24/cro…
techmeme.com/240724/p5#a240724…


CrowdStrike blames a test software bug for that giant global mess it made

Something called 'Content Validator' did not validate the content, and the rest is history
Simon Sharwood (The Register)

The 2024 Paris Olympic Games are almost here, and NBCUniversal’s coverage will be more accessible than ever before!

Read the Q&A on accessibility:
acb.org/2024-Olympics

Read NBCUniversal’s press release:
nbcsports.com/pressbox/press-r…

Enjoy the Games!


NBCUNIVERSAL ENHANCES ACCESSIBILITY FOR ITS COVERAGE OF THE OLYMPIC GAMES PARIS 2024 - NBC Sports

NBCU to Offer Closed Captioning, Audio Description, and Web Content Accessibility
NBC Sports

USPol

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As I was looking for something to listen to this early morning, I’ve found this really interesting fantasy drama about an 11-year-old boy who has to fight evil at a young age. How exciting! I’m sharing so you can listen, too. You know your inner child wants to. ☺️📻🔉 #TheDarkIsRising by Susan Cooper #BBCRadioDrama bbc.co.uk/sounds/brand/w13xtvp…

BBC Sounds - The Dark Is Rising - Available Episodes

Listen to the latest episodes of The Dark Is Rising on BBC Sounds
BBC
#TheDarkisRising #bbcradiodrama

Na mamutovo.cz občas narážím na účty, u kterých se nestáhl avatar a případně další informace. Viz třeba účet jimmac na přiloženém screenshotu. Už jsem si také všiml chybějících reakcí, které jdou vidět na původním serveru. To jsou ty problémy velmi malých Mastodon instancí? @zdendys
@Zdendys
in reply to Jakub Cabal

Jiří Pavlík
Jiří Pavlík
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@Jakub Cabal @Zdendys Koukám, že mě se nejen nestahuje avatar, ale z profilu se nezobrazuje vůbec nic, ani plné jméno. Tak to asi můžu plány na socializaci zabalit.
@Zdendys @Jakub Cabal
in reply to Jakub Cabal

Jan Sobotka
Jan Sobotka
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Já třeba tady z tohoto účtu na mastodonczech.cz dlouho neviděl profilovou na alt účtu na mamutovo @tensob_@mamutovo.cz

U jiné instance se mi to zatím nedělo a to jsem jich stihnul nasbírat docela dost viz.:
mastodon.arch-linux.cz/@tensob…

@tensob_@mastodon.arch-linux.cz , @tensob_@f.cz , @tensob_@witter.cz , @tensob_@mastodon.social

Jan Sobotka (@tensob_@mastodon.arch-linux.cz)

🇨🇿 Toto je jeden z mých placeholder účtů Mým hlavím Mastodon účtem je @tensob_@mastodonczech.cz Další placeholder účty jsou @tensob_@mamutovo.cz @tensob_@f.cz @tensob_@mastodon.social @tensob_@witter.
Arch Linux CZ
@Jan Sobotka @Jan Sobotka @Jan Sobotka @Jan Sobotka @Jan Sobotka

Cool to see the next NVIDIA driver (560) will be adding some new PipeWire support
phoronix.com/news/NVIDIA-560.2…
#linux #pipewire #nvidia

NVIDIA 560 Linux Driver Beta Released - Defaults To Open GPU Kernel Modules

NVIDIA today released their first Linux beta driver in the new R560 driver release branch
www.phoronix.com
#linux #nvidia #pipewire

mňam do piči tam

N79 band private 5G + Liberty Phone = holistic security for gov/enterprise. Made in USA, custom options available. #5G #Security #Purism
puri.sm/posts/private-cellular…

Private Cellular Networking and Secure Client Devices – Purism

Purism makes premium phones, laptops, mini PCs and servers running free software on PureOS. Purism products respect people's privacy and freedom while protecting their security.
Purism SPC
#security #purism #5g

no jasné, všetko čo si môžeš priať a potrebuješ.. hnus
in reply to SuspiciousDuck

SuspiciousDuck
SuspiciousDuck
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..ale je to vo farbe fasády čiže asi oukej
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#USpol shitposting

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Matt Campbell
Matt Campbell
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#USpol shitposting

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väčšinou je to potom príjemné, aj po lsd

dennikn.sk/4109597/psychoaktiv…


Psychoaktívna látka z húb dokáže ovplyvniť mozog na týždne. Vedci sledovali, ako ho resetuje

Látka psilocybín sa skúma kvôli možnému použitiu v psychiatrii.
Zuzana Vitková (Denník N)

We all have an email alter ego - who is yours? 🥸

Let us know in the comments!
#email #privacy #officehumor #security #encryption

#email #privacy #encryption #security #officehumor

Changelog changes on the #curl website:

daniel.haxx.se/blog/2024/07/24…

changelog screenshot from the curl website

changelog changes | daniel.haxx.se

daniel.haxx.se
#curl

I mostly agree here. I haven't read the Doctorow piece. But I've been having a similar conversation within my professional circles. Yes Crowdstrike screwed up. But humans are gonna screw up. We know this. So rather than discussing who to blame, the better discussion is how so many companies found themselves exposed with no way of taking control of what was happening to their systems.
hachyderm.io/@jenniferplusplus…

Jenniferplusplus (@jenniferplusplus@hachyderm.io)

Other companies have been gutting their operations and security teams. I don't care what they say, the large majority of jobs they eliminated were actually necessary. They've been outsourcing to vendors to cover the gap. Sometimes bad things happen.
Hachyderm.io
in reply to Marco Rogers

Richard Johnson
Richard Johnson
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@jrconlin @lightweight

Case in counter-point: you could call it broken ticket-toss buck-pass subculture perversely incentivized.

We said "no agent complexity, or if you must, it will have phased and tested/metered roll-outs of changes". We were adamantly overruled. They said "we accept the risk of total revenue outage if this agent breaks catastrophically" and (Catch-22) "you must still ensure no outage" and "you must get budget elsewhere to completely re-engineer your service".

@Dave Lane 🇳🇿 @jr conlin —〰—

Forget security – Google's reCAPTCHA v2 is exploiting users for profit

Web puzzles don't protect against bots, but humans have spent 819 million unpaid hours solving them Google promotes its reCAPTCHA service as a security mechanism for websites, but researchers affiliated with the University of California, Irvine, argue it's harvesting information while extracting human labor worth billi…
#theregister #IT
go.theregister.com/feed/www.th…


Forget security – Google's reCAPTCHA v2 is exploiting users for profit

Thomas Claburn (The Register)
#IT #theregister

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Randomly found this song on the YouTube front page, and suddenly the day ahead feels like it will be fun: youtube.com/watch?v=3LGdFKIXr9…

song that plays when you encounter a caterpillar

song that was originally for something im just posting it here cuz theres no use for it idrc tho
YouTube

It's happening again!!! They're trying to put the Kids Online Safety Act (KOSA) up for a vote:

thehill.com/policy/technology/…

As I've written in the past, KOSA is a censorship nightmare that'll drive LGBTQIA+ folks out of social media spaces and suppress any content that Republicans think is harmful to kids.

Please call your reps NOW, especially your Senators. If you have a Republican senator, tell them you're worried this bill will impose an unfair burden on small businesses.

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