Pulumi + Python: Bringing the Best of Modern Python to IaC
A big step forward for Python + Pulumi, with new Pythonic input types, built in type checking and support for Poetry.pulumi
We've signed an open letter to the European Commission in support for @EC_NGI
Their funding has enabled us and many other FLOSS projects to develop and maintain great software, from which everybody benefits.
However, their own funding is probably cut next year, which would have a big negative impact to FLOSS projects.
Read more at:
f-droid.org/2024/07/23/ngi-fun…
Open letter in support of Next Generation Internet | F-Droid - Free and Open Source Android App Repository
Next Generation Internet (NGI) funding hasenabled substantial development of F-Droid - with the support of NGI grantsvia NLnet, F-Droid is now better at prot...f-droid.org
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Apple says its AI models were trained on Google's custom chips
Apple is using chips designed by Google in building its advanced AI models, according to a paper published on Monday.Kif Leswing (CNBC)
My friend @mchua has died.
caringbridge.org/site/f77db139…
I wrote about them last year: harihareswara.net/posts/2023/a…
It hurts a lot. I am bereft.
This is a photo from a fun evening we had together last year. I am grateful for the joy we shared and it feels incomprehensible that we will never share joy again.
A Celebration of My Friend, Dr. Mel Chua
My dear friend Mel Chua is, as of this year, Dr. Mel Chua, as they have now deposited the doctoral dissertation that they successfully defended several years ago. Yay Dr.Cogito, Ergo Sumana
Oh no. I had enjoyed some of Mel's blog posts that you had linked in the past.
I'm sorry for your loss :(
I got several questions on what's new with Version 7 of the Ray-ban Meta Smart glasses. The URL of the release notes follows: These features and improvements will become available starting the week of July 31, 2024.
Respond without 'Hey Meta'
Now you can make another request to your glasses after the first one without needing to say ‘Hey Meta’ again. Your glasses and mic will stay on and listen for a brief period after each request is complete. This feature will be on by default but you can turn it off from the Settings menu in the Meta View app.
Stay on track with the games in Paris
Get real-time info on the Paris Olympics, including medal counts, event times, results and athlete bios. You can also ask questions about your favorite athletes and games from past events. For example, ask “Hey Meta, which country is leading the gold medal in gymnastics?”
Improved Apple Music search
We are adding a setting to make it easier to recognize previously unrecognized tracks and enhance your Apple Music experience. To turn this on, go to Settings in the Meta View app, select Apple Music and turn on Improved Music Search.
Share photos to your Instagram Story hands-free
The feature is now supported in French and Italian in addition to English. Your glasses can capture and share photos completely hands-free to your Instagram Story. From the Meta View app, go to Settings, then tap Communication and connect your Instagram account. To share, say “Hey Meta, share a photo to my Instagram Story” or “Hey Meta, share my last photo to Instagram.”
Share to Facebook Stories from Ray-Ban Meta smart glasses
You can share photos you capture with Ray-Ban Meta smart glasses to Facebook Stories. To share to Facebook Stories, make sure you’ve turned on voice interactions and connected your Facebook profile to the Meta View app.
Improvements
Bug fixes and performance improvements.
Early Access program
These features and improvements are available in the Early Access program.
Skip saying “look and” when you make a request to Meta AI
Early Access users can now say “Hey Meta” and ask Meta AI about what they see without saying “look and.”
| meta.com/help/smart-glasses/ar…
Ray-Ban Meta smart glasses release notes
Wondering what's new with Ray-Ban Meta smart glasses? Check out our release notes to learn about the latest new features and enhancements we've made to your smart glasses experience.www.meta.com
OPNsense 24.7 Released With Enhanced Security & Performance
OPNsense 24.7 'Thriving Tiger' open-source firewall and routing platform rolls out, with enhanced VPNs and performance.LinuxToday
Proxmox 7 Reaches EOL on July 31, 2024
If you're currently using Proxmox 7.4, note that it will reach end-of-life on July 31, 2024. It is time to upgrade your Proxmox server.LinuxToday
WCAG, VPAT, s508, Level A – What on earth? - Intopia
If you’ve just started learning about accessibility, you might be a bit overwhelmed by all the jargon. WCAG, VPAT, s508, Level A – what on earth are they? Do they…Julie Grundy (Intopia Digital)
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Techy people!
If you want to use Mastodon through a command line or a text-based interface, try the client Toot:
(NOTE: This has no connection to the mobile apps Toot! or Tooot. They just have similar names.)
First eBraille Public Working Draft is Published
Over two years in the making, the first eBraille public working draft has been published. This is an exciting development...Devon Price (American Printing House)
Snapdragon Dev Kit: Qualcomm releases mini-PC with most powerful Snapdragon X Elite chipset and 32 GB RAM for $899.99
The Snapdragon Dev Kit is currently the most powerful Snapdragon X series device around, thanks to its Snapdragon X Elite X1E-00-DE chipset.Alex Alderson (Notebookcheck)
We’re growing our product team!
Are you an #iOS Developer who wants to lead our official #Mastodon iOS #App?
This is a remote full-time position and requires an overlap with the CET timezone.
Ideally:
1. You are a senior iOS Developer comfortable with a mature codebase
2. Proficient in #Swift and #Apple Frameworks (UIKit, SwiftUI, Combine)
3. Prior experience with social media networks is a big plus!
For more info/to apply:
jobs.ashbyhq.com/mastodon/bc91…
#FediHire #GetFediHired #hiring #mastodev
iOS Developer (m/f/d)
We're looking for a full-time remote iOS Developer to work on our official Mastodon iOS app.jobs.ashbyhq.com
An earthquake in the Apple community: AppleVis is shutting down. A huge loss for us in the disability community.
applevis.com/blog/end-era-mess…
The End of an Era: A Message From the Founder as We Announce the Closure of AppleVis | AppleVis
Dear AppleVis Community, It is with deep sadness and a heavy heart that after careful consideration I have made the difficult decision to step down from my responsibilities with AppleVis.www.applevis.com
Russia is relying on Americans to spread election disinformation, officials say
Top U.S. intelligence officials say Russia, China and Iran are continuing to target voters in the U.S. with disinformation and propaganda related to the upcoming presidential election.DAVID KLEPPER (AP News)
Microsoft Copilot+ PCs are a confusing mess — 3 things you need to know before you buy
Buying a Copilot+ PC? Make sure you don't pick the wrong oneJason England (Tom's Guide)
A ver, Nacho, usemos la lógica. Sánchez y Maduro tienen problemas más importantes que perseguirte.
Pero ojo con Zapatero. Ese no tiene nada mejor que hacer que ir a por ti.
Nacho Cano dice que su imputación es un "montaje de la banda de Sánchez, Maduro y Zapatero"
eldiario.es/cultura/nacho-cano…
Nacho Cano dice que su imputación es un "montaje de la banda de Sánchez, Maduro y Zapatero"
El productor musical ha difundido un vídeo en el que vuelve a defender que es víctima de una operación contra él por apoyar Isabel Díaz AyusoLaura García Higueras (ElDiario.es)
🇨🇭 Welcome to the party!! 🇨🇭
Innovation will start booming with Switzerland mandating government software to be open source.
Public money for public code, forever! 🤘
#OpenSource #Transparency #DigitalSovereignty
zdnet.com/article/switzerland-…
Switzerland federal government requires releasing its software as open source
The United States remains reluctant to work with open source, but European countries are bolder.Steven Vaughan-Nichols (ZDNET)
OpenAI starts rolling out its Her-like voice mode for ChatGPT
OpenAI’s delayed advanced voice mode for ChatGPT is finally rolling out to a small amount of people who subscribe to ChatGPT Plus.Jay Peters (The Verge)
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Joshua Foust 🎮 (@joshuafoust@appdot.net)
Attached: 2 images What a contrast a headline makesAppDot.Net
IEEE's MAC address allocations have a weird pricing structure.
If you want to buy a 12 (aka 4096 addresses), that's $855 one time (or $0.20 per MAC address).
However you can buy 20 bits of space (1Mil addresses) for $2,030 one time !, and 24 bits (16Mil) for $3,375 one time !
I somewhat question the desire to buy 4096 MAC addresses when 1 million is only around 2x the price.
MA-L - IEEE Standards Association
This product was previously referred to as an OUI (Organizationally Unique Identifier) and is still referred to as such in many standards.IEEE SA
#DoctorWho x #StarTrek
Friendship is universal
youtu.be/eu3s6ee7wLE?si=fY1iD-…
Doctor Who x Star Trek | Friendship is Universal | Doctor Who
Star Trek and Doctor Who come together for the inaugural #IntergalacticFriendshipDay on July 30th 2024. Read more here: https://www.doctorwho.tv/news-and-fea...YouTube
#QT dair-community.social/@timnitG… this is why I spent most of 2019 traveling the world talking about the harm inflicted in marginalized spaces when white folx refuse to acknowledge their complicity and allegiance to white supremacy and anti-Blackness
When white LGBTQ+ folx aren’t able to step outside whiteness, Black and brown folx must ignore their shared marginalized experiences in order to protect themselves from your racism and you become the “enemy”
Timnit Gebru (she/her) (@timnitGebru@dair-community.social)
Newsflash. 🗣️ 🗣️ 🗣️ White LGBTQ+ people can be racist. Is that something we need to say? So many responses here being like, as a trans person, I got such better community on Mastodon from the beginning. Change that to "As a WHITE trans person.Distributed AI Research Community
Amazon is expanding its one- to two-day delivery to rural areas in the US, using hyper-efficient warehouses, contracted drivers, and mom-and-pop shops (Wall Street Journal)
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Amazon is expanding its one- to two-day delivery capabilities to US rural areas, using hyper-efficient warehouses, contracted drivers, and mom-and-pop shops
From Wall Street Journal. View the full context on Techmeme.Techmeme
Links 2.30 Terminal Browser Is Out With Minor Fixes
Sixteen months after its previous release, Links 2.30, а terminal browser, has been released with several improvements. Here they are!LinuxToday
en.globes.co.il/en/article-orc…
Might be worth covering on the podcast
@doubletap
OrCam to halt developing visual aid devices
The Israeli company, founded by Amnon Shashua and Ziv Aviram, will lay off dozens of employees and focus on development of its digital listening device for the hard of hearing.Meytal Vaizberg (Globes)
OrCam - Enhances Hearing in Noisy Environments
OrCam Hear excels in isolating the voices of distinct speakers using their voice signatures.OrCam Techologies
OrCam to halt developing visual aid devices
The Israeli company, founded by Amnon Shashua and Ziv Aviram, will lay off dozens of employees and focus on development of its digital listening device for the hard of hearing.Meytal Vaizberg (Globes)
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Auf der Suche nach Hörstoff hab ich bei Uve Teschner gelesen, dass er von Cory Doctorow "Red Team Blues" eingesprochen hat, um dann festzustellen, dass der Link zu Audible nicht mehr funktioniert.
Und die CD-Fassung bei Amazon nicht lieferbar ist.
Kann es vielleicht sein, dass Herr Doctorow nicht möchte, dass seine Sachen über Audible laufen?
uveteschner.de/hoerbuecher-hoe…
Cory Doctorow "Red Team Blues. Vom Jäger zum Gejagten" - Uve Teschner
Der IT-Experte und Ermittler Marty Hench wird vom Jäger zum Gejagten im packenden Hörbuch "Red Team Blues" von Cory Doctorow.Elisa (Uve Teschner)
Rückmeldung vom Verlag:
"leider wird "Red Team Blues" weder jetzt noch in Zukunft als Hörbuch erhältlich sein. Es tut mir leid, dass Sie sich bereits auf die akustische Version der Geschichte gefreut haben."
Screen Reader Basics That Both Blind and Sighted Should Know - Accessible Android
A screen reader is a software, specifically an accessibility service, that enables blind users to read, identify, and interact with onscreen elements on theirKareen Kiwan (Accessible Android)
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Postele vraj mali stopnúť sex. Testom prešli, smejú sa športovci v olympijskej dedine
Olympionici testujú odolnosť postelí z kartónu.Miloslav Šebela (Sportnet.sk)
Accessible heading structures for home pages - Pope Tech Blog
Learn how to balance marketing copy on homepages with an accessible heading structure.Whitney Lewis (Pope Tech Blog)
Best Password Manager in 2024
These password managers will make it easier (and safer) to manage all your passwords.Attila Tomaschek (CNET)
Here is a brand new ad for friend, an "AI" hardware product.
I can't speak to the merits of the product from an ad or a teaser site.
But on scifi, I am expert. And I think it's absolutely wild they're going full Black Mirror here. It invites so many questions.
Do they MEAN to go Black Mirror? Do they KNOW they're going Black Mirror?
Is this a wink and a nod? Is this a consequence of the ~Cerebral Valley~ echo chamber? I am very, very curious!
These OTC Hearing Aids Are the Best Deal for You. Here's the Math
There are a ton of over-the-counter hearing aids out there. We did the math on price, lifespan and other factors to find out which ones are worth your money.Nina Raemont (CNET)
July 2024 Accessibility Legal Update
An update of the notable digital accessibility legal cases this month and their impactKen Nakata (Converge Accessibility LLC)
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