“Shopify, accessibility lawsuits & ‘Compliance’”
nicchan.me/blog/shopify-access…

Long read that looks at responsibility, content accessibility, the ACR of one theme, and drive-by lawsuits.

This quote tho: “In a way, the Shopify app store and theme store create a parasitic ecosystem.”

#accessibility #a11y

This is a positive review! Very much looking forward to when this debuts for the iPhone 16. Have been eyeing this ever since it was released at CES. Clicks Keyboard for iPhone 16 Pro – Rebuilt on customer feedback - 9to5Mac 9to5mac.com/2024/10/14/hands-o…
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It's time for a silly Monday afternoon beat thing.
Last night, I sampled a bunch of sounds from a Perkins braillewriter and loaded them into my shiny new Ableton Move. Today, I made this silly thing with it, not actually using many of the samples, as it turns out.

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I know why I'm glad I went with HP now. the HP bios configuration utility. Del makes something similar, but sadly limited to their workstation-class systems. HP does not discriminate on this one, unless you count not allowing the disabling of Absolute protection chips that come shipped in the factory. (Some see Absolute Protect as a trojan for allowing a lot of core access) the HP-specific BCU is downloadable here and requires commandline. ftp.hp.com/pub/softpaq/sp14350…
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I have today off, (thanks Indigenous People!), so I've been spending it sending get-out-the-vote texts to #Democrats in Ohio and Arizona. If you're #Blind and looking for an #Accessible way to volunteer this election cycle, Campaign for Democracy is entirely virtual, lets you text on your own time, and only requires a device with a Web browser. (some familiarity with Discord also helps, but isn't required.) Learn more here: campaignfordemocracy.com/text/

Happy Birthday to us 🎂🎉! KDE is 28 years old today!

Join us and hold a KDE birthday party in your city. Fill in the wiki, meet up with your friends and celebrate 28 years of collaboration, free software and altruism!

community.kde.org/28th_birthda…

@kde@lemmy.kde.social

#birthday #anniversary #FreeSoftware #OpenSource

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Are you waiting for the #AndroidAppRain at apt.izzysoft.de/fdroid? Here it is, today with 9 updated and 4 added apps:

* NotifyMe: forward Bark notifications upon receiving SMS or phone calls 🛡️
* PicGuard Pro: watermark your pics
* APK Extractor: Simple APK extractor supporting split APKs 🛡️
* RomanDigital:Digital Clock App and Widget with Roman Numeral Display 🛡️

Enjoy your #free #Android #apps with the #IzzyOnDroid repo :awesome: – today 3 out of 4 added ones as #reproducibleBuilds 🥳

We, the anonymous editors of the Stallman report, have published our investigation of Richard Stallman and the Free Software Foundation today to a general audience:

stallman-report.org

Our report exhaustively catalogues, analyzes, and offers a rebuttal of Richard Stallman's political program of sexual violence, catalogues credible allegations of misconduct, and documents the misconduct of the #FSF circa 2019 and 2021. Please read and share our work.

Boosts encouraged.

#freesoftware

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The video of my new single release Stone Cold Love, featuring David Campbell on vocals is now available on Youtube. Please check it out and let me know what you thinhk. youtu.be/ZDWTgvkB7ZQ?si=I30sx9…

Izquierda Unida propone un plan ambicioso para dar salida a la emergencia habitacional. Es necesario implementar medidas que ataquen la raíz del problema.

Es el momento de entender la vivienda como un eje fundamental en la defensa de la democracia.

📌 iunida.org/vivienda2025

"Kampf gegen Überlastung des Planeten
Club of Rome legt Leitfaden für Deutschlands Zukunft vor
Der Club of Rome ist seit Jahrzehnten für seine lauten Warnungen vor einem Kollaps der Welt bekannt. Nun macht der Thinktank konkrete Vorschläge für Deutschlands Kampf gegen die Klimakrise."
spiegel.de/wirtschaft/soziales…

Politik, Nahost

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Irre: #China stellt 26-MW-#Windkraftanlage vor. Gerade mal 100 Stück davon davon können soviel Strom liefern, wie ein #Kernkraftwerk und das sogar viel billiger.
iwr.de/news/china-dongfang-ele…

One of the benefits of keeping a gratitude journal is that every so often, I find myself using an app I’ve used for years and thinking, “dude! I am so glad I have this app, and I am grateful for the indie developer who cares about #accessibility”.
This morning I am feeling that way about the Broadcasts app. In case you’ve not discovered it, here’s the description from the App Store.

The award-winning Broadcasts 3 introduces a brand new iPhone app, a beautiful new Now Playing screen, and a revamped Search experience. Now available on Apple Vision Pro. Listen to streaming internet radio in an ultra-simple, single-purpose app. Broadcasts makes building a library of stations from around the world easier than ever — no subscription required. Use completely free with a limited-size library of stations, or upgrade to the full version to unlock the library limit and add as many of your own stations as you like from the Station Browser, or manually via URL. Search for stations from around the world as easily as from your own library. Showcase gorgeous station and track artwork (for supported stations) with the all-new Now Playing screen. Use Shazam (Beta) to power the Now Playing screen with artwork and metadata for stations that do not provide it, or simply to provide an ambient Now Playing experience for music playing nearby. Show the currently playing artwork and metadata on external displays if you want an all-screen experience. Sync your library across iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch, and Apple TV with iCloud & Universal Purchase. Browse stations in grid or list view. Listen in Light or Dark mode. Edit stations to provide your own artwork, or use the Artwork Chooser to generate something fun and colorful. Thoughtful mouse, trackpad & keyboard support provides a great experience on iPad. Perform common tasks from the Command menu, and control playback using keyboard shortcuts. Use Handoff to transfer playback between devices, or AirPlay directly to a home speaker. Listen with just your Apple Watch (Cellular) while out and about, or on Apple TV at home. Supports CarPlay on certified devices; stream internet radio on your CarPlay-enabled head unit directly. Automate playback using Shortcuts.

OK, it’s Jonathan talkin’ again now. This app is a fully accessible experience with VoiceOver. I particularly like the collections feature, because you can organise your radio stations however you like. If you want to create a system where you have your favourite stations organised by genre, knock yourself out. Or maybe you prefer to have stations you listened to regularly organised by country.
The app is updated frequently, and I do find stations in there that don’t seem to show up on some other apps.
It’s definitely worth a look if you’re after an excellent, accessible, well-supported radio app, and there’s an account for the app right here on mastodon, @broadcastsapp

Here’s the App Store link.

apps.apple.com/app/id146999535…

Werft mal einen Blick auf die Messenger-Matrix. Trotz aller Bemühungen kann es sein, dass nicht alle Informationen zu den Messengern aktuell sind. In diesem Fall bitte ich um Rückmeldung, damit ich die Matrix anpassen kann. ❤️ 👇

messenger-matrix.de/messenger-…

FAQ: codeberg.org/kuketzblog/www.me…

#briar #conversations #xmpp #deltachat #discord #element #matrix #facebook #google #imessage #jami #line #session #signal #simplex #siskin #skype #telegram #teleguard #threema #viber #whatsapp #wire

Why isn’t software funded by taxpayers released as Free Software? 🤔💻

We need legislation 📜 requiring publicly financed software to be #FreeSoftware. If it’s public money 💰, it should be public code! 👨‍💻👩‍💻

Code paid by the people should be available to the people! 🙌 #PublicCode

👉 publiccode.eu/

Welcome to the RB family, APK Explorer & Editor! 🥳

apt.izzysoft.de/packages/com.a…

AEE includes a set of open-source tools mainly designed to explore the contents of an installed application on an Android device – but also a (split-) APK installer. Thanks to Sunil's adjustments, v0.29 now has the green shield :awesome:

#reproducibleBuilds #IzzyOnDroid

Safari’s Private Mode doesn’t mean you are anonymous 🫣 Here’s how you can turn off Apple’s Private Browsing 👉 tuta.com/blog/turn-off-private…

A better solution? Start using a private browser 👉 tuta.com/blog/best-private-bro…

#Privatemode #Privatebrowsing #Apple #ios #Browser #Anonymous

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regarding Firefox, I would remove it from the list as Mozilla faces GDPR Complaint over Firefox tracking users without consent. They are even moving to advertising blog.mozilla.org/en/mozilla/im…

Hi! Hi there! We've only gone and done another #GoToSocial release candidate innit mate!

github.com/superseriousbusines…

We fixed some small bugs, did a bunch of work around release note generation (not interesting for end users but tobi had fun), and documented GTS_WAZERO_COMPILATION_CACHE and nowasm.

Please read the migration notes carefully!

This is probably the final candidate before the real 0.17.0 release when we officially enter beta, we're all very excited here in the GtS treehouse! :gtspat:

I still want to go to Mars, but not if Elon Musk punches the ticket:

"It's not just Musk. The same goes for all the self-declared rationalists and tech-bro billionaires who think they're head and shoulders above the common herd. Far too many of them prove to be con artists, like Sam Bankman-Fried, or swollen with lethal hubris, like Stockton Rush, or wannabe mad scientists who believe that rules are for little people, like Marc Andreessen.

None of them are trustworthy. None of them have wisdom to match their wealth or their lofty rhetoric. If we're going to go to Mars—and, for the record, I do hope we eventually go to Mars—it shouldn't be the private vanity project of a billionaire. It should be a shared commitment on behalf of all humanity, with only our best representatives selected for the mission."

onlys.ky/i-still-want-to-go-to…

#onlysky #future #space

After spending a week trying to find a durable water bottle as free of plastic as possible, I am happy to say that Soulbottles is the very best you can find in Europe, completely plastic free (including the cap).

According to their site, they donate 1 euro after each purchase for clean water, their packaging is plastic free and the padding is recycled material. Their product parts are produced in China, they pay attention to proper working hours and adequate breaks, their products are shipped via train to Germany where they are assembled, no airplanes.

Best of all, they also make glass bottles with a ceramic cap if durability is not as important. A small business absolutely worth checking out! #waterbottle #plasticFree #BuyForLife #affordable