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I love this! Ask people to boost a post if they want to be "notified" of some special news, edit the post to send a notification. In this case @eniko even changed their profile display name so you don't even need to tap on the notification to know what's going on. 💜

Many of the features we take for granted today emerged first through creative use of the existing (limited) features of the platform (e.g. boosts were just "RT @originalaccount tweet" back in the days) and were picked up by platform developers when they become popular. This is how the userbase evolves a platform.

Notification from Mastodon reads: "Eniko | Kitsune Tails out now! edited their post"
@Eniko (moved ➡ gamedev.place)
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'Friend' launches as creepy AI gadget that could be straight out of Black Mirror: An AI collar that listens in around the clock and expresses its thoughts freely - Friend is designed to combat loneliness and accompany users in everyday life. Instead of answering questions or controlling smart home devices, Friend is intended to primarily offer emotional support. notebookcheck.net/Friend-launc…

'Friend' launches as creepy AI gadget that could be straight out of Black Mirror

Hannes Brecher (Notebookcheck)

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A quick accessibility review of the new Lenovo Tab Plus accessibleandroid.com/a-quick-…

A quick accessibility review of the new Lenovo Tab Plus - Accessible Android

An 11.5 inch display, a lot of memory, the latest Android with 4 years of updates and speakers from JBL; the new Lenovo Tab Plus promises a lot of features
Steffen Schultz (Accessible Android)

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Okay @BorrisInABox here it is, the thing you've been just waiting to hear. I dug up a demonstration (unregistered/unbranded) copy of ASAP and used it for a few minutes on an emulated PC. First you hear its sign-on message, then I delete several boring minutes and you hear the first demo nag, then after several more deleted minutes you hear another demo nag, just for good measure.

@Borris
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Jayson Smith

@khronos A post about them from @pitermach: Mame 0.268 came out yesterday, and it’s a really cool release for blind fans of vintage tech because it includes a fix by @datajake1999 to its emulation of the Dectalk PC Card. What this means is it’s now possible to emulate a self-contained talking IBM PC complete with an original synthesizer without having to resort to a windows only virtual serial port driver and separate apps like you have to with Dosbox. If you want to play with this there are already 2 packages that help with setup just like the community made for the Apple II a while back - one from Jake, which just includes a talking freeDOS installation and no other programs found here datajake.braillescreen.net/uti…
As well as one compiled by Daniel Nash that also includes a bunch of games, including some text only classics like Eamon Deluxe as well as the first audio games from PCS Games or Jim Kitchen found here

nashcentral.duckdns.org/projec…
The cool thing is even though both of these come with a Windows version of Mame this all works just as well on Mac or Linux, you just have to get the latest version of mame from homebrew or your package manager, then unzip either of these and take the startup command from the .bat file and paste it into the terminal.

@Pitermach @Jake Gross @Khronos

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I got this laptop in the end:
Chuwi MiniBook X review: Small, inexpensive laptop with one niche use case xda-developers.com/chuwi-minib…
Intel N100, here we come with your crap performance. But for audiogaming and travel tasks to connect back to my home desktop, I suspect this will work

Chuwi MiniBook X review: Small, inexpensive laptop with one niche use case

The Chuwi MiniBook X is a small laptop with a surprisingly good keyboard. While the rest of the specs are pedestrian, it can work for remote writers.
Ben Sin (XDA)

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Seems like huge news: "Nasal COVID-19 vaccine halts transmission"

Study in hamsters indicates vaccines targeting nose, mouth may be key to controlling spread of respiratory infections

medicine.wustl.edu/news/nasal-…

#COVID19 #Covid


Nasal COVID-19 vaccine halts transmission | Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis

Tamara Schneider (Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis)
#covid #COVID19
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Tamas G

@vick21 I'll be very curious to see if it includes cuts in their foundry business, which is what they're trying to pivot to. As I read: "The company may struggle to compete with Nvidia in AI chip production, but if it can build sufficiently advanced factories and offer Nvidia attractive manufacturing solutions, it may no longer need to compete directly with Nvidia." So stock price may be a bit bullish on this hope but they'll (Intel) have to act quickly.
@victor tsaran

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The first public working draft of the EBraille spec is available! It is primarily meant for organizations that develop software that will read or write eBraille files. eBraille uses an EPUB 3-compatible file set based on the Open Web Platform — using technologies such as XHTML and CSS — to encode braille in semantically enhanced markup and allow it to adapt to the different capabilities of braille reading devices. The file set is designed for both packaged distribution to end users and deployment to the web for online and downloadable reading.

daisy.github.io/ebraille/publi…

#accessibility #Braille #Blind #reading #books #EBraille

eBraille 1.0

This specification defines eBraille, a digital reading format for braille publications.
daisy.github.io
#Accessibility #books #blind #reading #braille #ebraille

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“Study Finds Consumers Are Actively Turned Off by Products That Use AI”

futurism.com/the-byte/study-co…

> When AI is mentioned, it tends to lower emotional trust, which in turn decreases purchase intentions

Like I've been saying, we don't need the term "slop". Consumers have decided that "AI" in its entirety is bullshit. And, honestly, they’re right.


Study Finds Consumers Are Actively Turned Off by Products That Use AI

Researchers have found that including the words "artificial intelligence" in product marketing is a major turn-off for consumers.
Victor Tangermann (Futurism)

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4 Reasons An Overlay Widget Will Not Solve Your Accessibility Woes
litzdigital.com/blog/4-reasons…
#accessibility #a11y #webdesign #overlays

4 Reasons An Overlay Widget Will Not Solve Your Accessibility Woes – Litz Digital

With promises like “100% compliance now and in the future” it’d be hard not to consider the merits of these overlay widgets.
Matt Litzinger (Litz Digital, LLC)
#a11y #Accessibility #webdesign #overlays

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This is depressing from the RNIB, the Technology for Life team is to be reduced and merged with another department as part of a 6 month review on spending. I get that savings have to be made and all charities are stretched but surely access to assistance with tech issues through our national charity ought to be protected. I know there are several other orgs in the UK that we can use but as a newly blind person I turned to RNIB as a trusted source of help and this change is worrying. Plus, as far as I know the TFL team is mostly staffed by blind and partially sighted people who’re now faced with losing their jobs - bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m0021hd7…

In Touch - Technology for Life; The First Blind Barbie - BBC Sounds

The world's first ever blind Barbie doll visits the In Touch studio.
BBC

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ONE. HOUR. LEFT

until our furry mario game with a queer love story, kitsune tails, releases on steam and itch!

steam: store.steampowered.com/app/132…
itch: eniko.itch.io/ (page isn't live yet)

#KitsuneTails #QueerGames #GameDev #PixelArt

Kitsune Tails on Steam

Run, jump, and dash across a land inspired by Japanese mythology and untangle the love triangle between three young women on a journey of self discovery.
store.steampowered.com
#gamedev #pixelart #kitsunetails #queergames

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We sat down with Troy Hunt from Have I Been Pwned to discuss how to maintain privacy and security despite the constant wave of data breaches. 🧑‍💻

Check it out here 👉 youtu.be/94WJbheo_T0
#privacy #security #databreach #passwords #encryption

The YouTube thumbnail showing a picture of Troy Hunt and the Have I Been Pwned website logo.

Passwords, Data Breaches & Security with Troy Hunt from Have I Been Pwned | Tuta Talks #password

We sat down with Troy Hunt from Have I Been Pwned to discuss #passwords, data breaches, and what you can do to keep your personal information safe online.Wit...
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#privacy #encryption #security #passwords #databreach

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Since 2010, the Debian Snapshot service functions as a "wayback machine" that allows access to old packages based on dates and version numbers. However, this service has been in need for big maintenance for quite a while. Luckily, thanks to Glasklar Teknik AB and DSA in June 2024 the service has been migrated to new hardware and is now fully up and running again: enjoy snapshot.debian.org/ micronews.debian.org/2024/1722… #debian

Since 2010, the Debian Snapshot service functions as a

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#debian

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The DebConf24 day 5 has ended, stay tuned tomorrow Friday 2, August 10:00 AM (KST) (01:00 UTC). The schedule for the day is debconf24.debconf.org/schedule… . Thank you to all of our attendants, contributors, viewers, and to our Debconf Team and Local Team, and Video team! See you tomorrow! #debian #debconf24 #busan #korea #debiankorea micronews.debian.org/2024/1722… #debian

The DebConf24 day 5 has ended, stay tuned tomorrow Friday 2, August 10:00 AM (KST) (01:00 UTC). The schedule for the day is debconf24.debconf.org/schedule/?block=13 . Thank you to all of our attendants, contributors, viewers, and to our Debconf Te

The DebConf24 day 5 has ended, stay tuned tomorrow Friday 2, August 10:00 AM (KST) (01:00 UTC). The schedule for the day is https://debconf24.debconf.org/schedule/?block=13 .
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#debian #korea #debconf24 #debiankorea #busan
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