Release notes for the Android 14 downgrade OTA confirm Google delays Android 15 roll out to Pixel devices from September to October, possibly around 15th (Mishaal Rahman/Android Authority)
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In Nodezator's dev branch: changed the magnetic sockets feature to make it closer to what I envisioned originally: the nodes had hands and would help you by grabbing the new connection for you.
The hands are CC0 assets from the excellent
@kenneynl
Final version is very similar, but decided to hide the cursor. Now I use the hand that extends from the 1st socket like a cursor, instead of having it offset behind the cursor as before.
Thank you all for the feedback, specially
mechadense
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lisa44Yes (handles from X). Feels and looks better. #Python #nodeeditor
Been actually working on other things but had an idea for another variant yesterday and didn't want to waste it (already in Nodezator's dev branch).
This time the cursor is a baseball #Python #nodeeditor
The Python core team has started discussing changes to its governance model. I do think it is time for change, and worth rethinking and tweaking the current model.
As mentioned in my #PyOhio keynote, it is one of the "changelongs" I want to see. I don't know how it should be changed, maybe someone else in the community can figure it out.
I just think we should continue to adjust and evolve the model, so I'm glad to see that the team has started such discussion.
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I published a new report that shows how today's cybersecurity and risk profiling systems are turning into employee mass surveillance and predictive policing tools.
Based on log, device and network data,
they let companies monitor almost everything employees do or say.
We need a serious debate about what is necessary and proportionate for what purpose and about safeguards that prevent misuse.
My 76-page report focusing on software from Forcepoint/Everfox and Microsoft:
crackedlabs.org/en/data-work/p…
I haven't reminded people in a while. I really recommend that people regularly download all their CSV files on their Mastodon profile in case their instance goes down (see the screenshot).
This is particularly suggested to everyone on an instance (especially big ones) for which the admin isn't transparent with finances and backup plans.
Better have a backup of your follows than suddenly losing everything!
Go to Preferences => Import/Export => Data Export => Download all CSV files you're interested in keeping
The Mono Runtime that implements the .NET-Framework style APIs has moved to WineHQ:
Holy cow, #Transitous-based #publictransit routing has just landed in the nightly version of #GNOMEMaps, and therefore the number of cities you can get transit directions in… has gone waaaay up! It can even route through a mess like Los Angeles' multiple transit authorities, or calculate long-distance trains! 
Big props to @mlundblad for implementing this: gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gnome-m…
In what universe does anyone want to install an app to control a fan? It's A FAN!
*Grumble* at least the stupid thing was only like $40 ... Roughly the same price as all the manual fans...
This is the first one I did: theawkwardyeti.com/comic/kidne…
On my second one, "Bile", I tried to add emphasis to "you was mean to me" using the "em" tag. It doesn't seem to do anything for the screen reader I was using, though. theawkwardyeti.com/comic/bile/
2/2
A YouTube video really can remove water from your iPhone
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A new version (1.63) of the FORT RPKI validator, from PCH alum Jorge Cano, just dropped:
FORT Validator is an open source RPKI validator which allows operators to validate BGP routing information against the RPKI repository.fortproject.net
“Exciting news is on the horizon for AppleVis! We’re in the process of transitioning to a new home on Mastodon. Be sure to unfollow our older AppleVis account and welcome the new AppleVis on Mastodon . Stay tuned for updates—we’ll have some news to share in the coming days!
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#AndroidAppRain at apt.izzysoft.de/fdroid today with 10 updated and 1 added apps:
* URL to PDF Converter: convert any web page into a PDF file 🛡️
Enjoy your #free #Android #apps with the #IzzyOnDroid repo 
This is a repository of apps to be used with your F-Droid client. Applications in this repository are official binaries built by the original application developers, taken from their resp. repositories (mostly Github, GitLab, Codeberg).IzzyOnDroid App Repo
McDonald's Instagram hacked, hackers claim $700,000 haul
August 21, 2024
web3isgoinggreat.com/?id=mcdon…
McDonald's Instagram account, as well as the Twitter account of a McDonald's marketing director, began promoting a memecoin called $GRIMACE (named for the restaurant chain's blobby purple mascot). The posts to McDonald's 5.Web3 is Going Just Great
X-formerly-Twitter owner Musk reportedly regretted launching Twitter Blue almost immediately, according to an upcoming book.Victor Tangermann (Futurism)
I finally got around to linking @lloydi’s post “Context is king: long live the king!” from my own (which he references). Anyway, his post:
tpgi.com/context-is-king-long-…
He also covers a couple variations where you can stack techniques for… an effect.
And he has a mini-tool (buried in a disclosure widget at the end) in there to generate the HTML/CSS for each scenario if you provide it the words.
Very detail. Much comprehensive.
Want to provide extra context in accessible names for buttons, links and other controls while retaining design integrity? Ian Lloyd shares some techniques.Ian Lloyd (TPGi)
Deciphering Glyph, the blog of Glyph Lefkowitz.blog.glyph.im
Alice
in reply to Alice • • •And landed, and there's also GBC and DS support. All opt-in in properties, so per-game.
Meanwhile GBC palettes are now also color-corrected too, this time unconditionally - I mean most of them looked garish and generally awful, just compare the colors on Kirby's Dream Land screenshots. So I don't think many people will want the raw colors for those palettes.
(also yes, GBC games running as GBA get (non-darkened) GBA color correction instead, as they usually use different palettes anyway)
Alice
in reply to Alice • • •And added Clean filter now (AANN), and it's now the default too.
Additionally, about dialog shows attribution for filters now (except for nearest/none, as that one is trivial and not based on anything), since the AANN shader is licensed under MIT ^^
Also fixed edges with the smooth filter, it was using the wrong texture wrap mode. Meanwhile Interframe Blending is now Blend Frames instead, and has an explanation in the UI for what it does.
Alice
in reply to Alice • • •And more filter work: there's a smoothing/upscale shader now, specifically xBRZ - there is a single pass freescale shader, so that was fairly simple to integrate.
This caused some trouble with attribution, as it has a dual license and AdwAboutDialog doesn't handle that very nicely... so I had to resort to a wall of text, oh well.
I also renamed filters to less generic and more technical names - it was honestly getting more confusing than helpful. Is "smooth" bicubic or xBRZ? Well, kinda both... So now it's just:
- Nearest (previously None or Sharp)
- Anti-Aliased (previously Clean)
- Bicubic (Previously Smooth)
- Smooth (Previously HD)
Maybe there are better names, but for now doesn't seem worth it.