20 hudebních alb, které ovlivnily to, kým jste. Jedno album denně po dobu 20 dnů. Žádné vysvětlivky, žádné recenze, jen obaly alb. 6/20 #20albums20days
Quienes me conocen desde hace años saben que nunca fui condescendiente con la Universidad, que nunca fui corporativo, y que pasé buena parte de los tiempos de bonanza poniéndole el cuerpo a la lucha interna para mejorar lo que funciona mal.
Hubiera sido fácil acomodarme con mediocres y aprovechados, mi carrera académica hubiera progresado mucho más rápido, y hoy tendría muchos más amigos.
Pero yo no soy así. No podría ni aunque quisiera.
Yo di todas las peleas internas que creí necesarias, y sacrifiqué bienestar y proyección para hacerlo.
Esto me pone hoy en una posición especial.
Puedo hablar de la coyuntura sin que nadie piense que lo hago para cuidar un carguito o acomodarme con mis amigos.
It was my great honour to have been asked to speak earlier today at the launch of “Braille On Display Third Edition”. #Braille is the most priceless, life-changing gift blind people have ever been given. It was invented by one of us, for all of us. Despite some predictions when talking computers came on the scene that Braille would be rendered obsolete, technology has made Braille more relevant and abundant than ever. There’s no getting away from it, hardcopy Braille books are bulky. But with a Braille display that connects to a smartphone or contains its own storage, we can have hundreds of volumes of Braille at our fingertips. The cost of manufacture of Braille displays must be spread across a small number of units, so they are expensive, even though their price in real terms has declined significantly. During my time in the Braille product management field, the thing I am proudest of is delivering on two separate 40% reductions in the cost of refreshable Braille display technology. If you’re going to buy a Braille display, or you have been allocated funding for one, naturally you want to make sure you’re getting the one that will best meet your needs. Finding objective information about all the choices out there is very difficult. Some agencies recommend what they know, and, understandably, distributors recommend what they distribute. When I ran Mosen Consulting, I was proud and honoured to publish two editions of Jackie Brown’s book, “Braille On Display”. Now, it’s back for a third edition, and it is available free from the Braillists Foundation. This book begins with the basic concepts and not only covers Braille displays, but Braille-only input devices as well. The Braille display market is vibrant, with plenty of competition and innovation occurring. The line between Braille displays that only function in terminal mode and the more fully-fledged notetaker is blurring, and that means there is more functionality available to the user at a lower price. Then there is the new category of multiline devices that can display tactile graphics. With Jackie around to cover it all, we are in good hands to ensure that our hands are on the display that suits us best. So, pick up your free copy of “Braille On Display” today, and read objective evaluations of a wide range of Braille devices. braillists.org/brailleondispla…
Sincere thanks and appreciation to Jackie for the huge effort she has put into this, and to the Braillists Foundation for being such epic Braille champions.
"Just Listen" is a media player to play songs in background. Thanks to joint efforts of @obfusk identifying the culprit (sqldelight issue) and RLD-JL (the author) addressing it, we succeeded here.
This brings the number of RB apps at #IzzyOnDroid to 277, or in relative numbers to 23% now
Just attended the launch of Jackie Brown's book Braille on Display as presented by the Braillists Foundation. The book discusses all the available Braille Displays and is available for free as a word document, ePUB and in PDF format. If you'd like to download your copy, visit braillists.org/brailleondispla…
There is a sudden explosion in the popularity of AI Hawk — a program that uses bots to let applicants apply to multiple jobs on LinkedIn. This means that we now live in a world where people are using AI-generated resumes and cover letters to automatically apply for jobs, many of which will be reviewed by automated AI software, creating a bizarre loop where humans have essentially been removed from the job application and hiring process. Read more at @404media. #AI #Jobs #Hiring #Bots #Tech #Technologyflip.it/-Oiro2
Indeed the only fitting reaction to that statement. Not questioning it, but "falling from the couch to ROFLMAO", making clear one cannot take that serious. Well done!
I'd almost said "calling that man truthful is like calling a gun a peacemaker" – but ouch, wasn't there something… 🙈
This is a seriously great improvement for Youtube.com: When you press "Reject all cookies" it now just shows a blank home page and a search bar. No more random "popular videos", suggested videos, etc.
On Threads they have been using algorithms to moderate user content, but The Verge now reports how a large number of popular accounts have been banned, simply because Zuckerberg's software mistook their good content for bad content.
That is the difference:
On Mastodon, we have humans taking part in the moderation of humans. But on commercial social media, humans are pushed around like sheep.
Beyond excited for Erin Kissane’s new venture. Not only is this work of such deep, fundamental importance, but Erin is exactly the person we want tackling it. And the fact that she’s doing this work in community—with us, not for us—is evidence of that: wrecka.ge/into-the-wreck/
Urteil: Rechtsextremist hat kein Recht auf Referendariat
Ein Neonazi wurde zu Recht nicht als Referendar an einem Oberlandesgericht zugelassen. Das urteilte das Bundesverwaltungsgericht. Der Staat müsse niemanden ausbilden, der die Verfassung aktiv bekämpfe. Von A. Lagmöller.
From the Andrew Heiskell Braille and Talking Book Library: Intro to Google Calendar: Thursday, October 10, 7:00 PM Eastern Time groups.io/g/tech-vi/message/79…
Classical and folk music are very common in ringtones, almost to the point of being cliche. It's understandable, though, considering that those genres are easily recognizable and in the public domain, so it probably saves money to just commission someone to make a remix of a traditional song rather than deal with paying royalties to record labels and collecting societies. However, possibly because it's so common, phone manufacturers often try to have fun with classical and traditional music, remixing it in various ways. In this thread, I'll be showcasing some of the most interesting remixes of Classical and Traditional songs I've found while browsing ringtones. Some will confuse. Some will horrify. Maybe you might even like one. First up, Beethoven's fur elise. This SMAF remix takes the piece in a Latin direction, replacing the lead piano with a trumpet, and adding its own background improvisation on other instruments. From Samsung PC Studio version 2.0. Arranger unknown. MMF: onj3.andrelouis.com/phonetones…. Original piece: youtube.com/watch?v=s71I_EWJk7…
So glad to learn that Han Kang got this year's Nobel Prize in #literature. I read “The vegetarian” a few years ago and it left quite an impression in my mind. Very creative, and sometimes perversiveideas... Challenging the culture that is not easily challenged! . audible.com/pd/B01AKPENR0?sour…
Check out this great listen on Audible.com. WINNER OF THE INTERNATIONAL BOOKER PRIZE • “[Han] Kang viscerally explores the limits of what a human brain and body can endure, and the strange beauty that can be found in even the most extreme forms of re…
Let's keep the contributor appreciation from earlier going! Our most recent Contributor Highlight is out, and we're shining the light on Toad Hall, one of our Mozilla Support (SUMO) forum superheroes! The SUMO forums are the pillar of our support, and contributors like Toad keep it strong.
@73CC We don't track you and we don't have trackers! We have telemetry, which is a completely different thing that is fully anonymous and only collects technical pings . You can see the things we collect here: stats.thunderbird.net/
But also, you can already completely disable telemetry from the settings page.
I feel strongly that anyone should be able to make a website with HTML if they want. This web book will teach you how to do just that. It doesn’t require any previous experience making websites or coding. I will cover everything you need to know to get started in an approachable and friendly way.
New from 404 Media: people are using AI to auto apply for jobs. Bot scrolls LinkedIn, opens job applications, writes cover letter. Users say they've got interviews
Uber will let riders disclose whether they're hard of hearing or have low vision soon. The company will also start pilot testing another self-identification option for riders with service animals in the US and Canada over the next few weeks. engadget.com/transportation/ub…
Today I heard about Altirra, a free Windows emulator of 8-bit Atari computers. In the latest version it includes an accessibility mode, turned on from the configuration dialog under the system menu. After you do the emulated screen can be reviewed just like a modern command prompt (IE with NVBDA's review commands.) It aalso supports emulating a lot of peripherals and you can have authentic floppy drive sounds and I'm a total sucker for those. It's really cool to see another vintage #retro computer platform become accessible like this. #a11y #accessibilityvirtualdub.org/altirra.html
With people needing training in Europe, Africa, Asia, Latin America, and North America, it's impossible to find one single workshop time that works for everyone. So each month I pick a different time zone to best accommodate.
If you are a conference organizer, please let me know which month and time you need training!
You can either fill out the form, or send an email to sharp@otter.technology
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