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Wow, ChatGPT stuff in 18.2 is actually quite nice… I don’t understand the reason for some of the feature names, e.g. “comment lines” to send a pic to ChatGPT from the camera, but OK for now, can live with that.

No matter what else you hear, this election is now pretty much all about turnout. The number of genuinely "undecided" voters is tiny, and most of them probably won't even vote. There is a tremendous amount of smoke being blown, almost entirely from the GOP. It is telling how the GOP in particular is gearing up to battle in court, suggesting that their own internal polls do not give them confidence about winning the actual election at the electoral college.

mental health (-)

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I finally after six months of on and off research figured out a way to start Steam in big picture mode that actually works! All you have to do is go into Steam's properties and add this string to the end of your target steam shortcut. -start steam://open/bigpicture Here's what mine looks like for reference. Your steam install path might be different than mine. D:\steam\Steam.exe -start steam://open/bigpicture I may or may not be dancing on my couch right now because this actually works and I'm so pleased. I hope this helps someone! Feel free to boost for reach :)

Know your shits.
To be truly fluent in English, you must know your shits Shits Dogshit - Very poor quality Bullshit - Not true Horseshit - Nonsense Apeshit - Rambunctious Batshit - Insane Chickenshit i- cowards Ratshit - poor quality No shit - Obviously Holy shit - mind blowing/unbelievable Hot shit - very good Dipshit - a total dumbass Tuff shit - Take it or leave it. Jack shit - nothing The shit - perfection

every time someone says that a web site “feels fast” you must append “on my device” to the statement and a dollar must be placed in the works-on-my-machine jar
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Blake Watson
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Imagine if real engineers were like “yeah this bridge feels sturdy to me, ship it.”

Today I used the app 'Riverside' for the first time on the Mac.
I do not think much of their interface where VoiceOver's concerned, that's for sure.
Audio quality, no problem. Interface needs a lot of work.

The BC NDP's platform has a very relatable filename: bcndp_anactionplanforyou_final_final_final_final_web_0.pdf

bcndp.ca/sites/default/files/b…
#bcpoli #cdnpoli


David Eby’s BC NDP >> Taking Action for You

We're taking real action for you and your family — and we won’t stop until the job is done.
BC NDP
#cdnpoli #bcpoli

TIL you can link directly to text content in a web page without using an ID attribute

#WebDevelopment

alfy.blog/2024/10/19/linking-d…


Smarter than 'Ctrl+F': Linking Directly to Web Page Content

Discover how text fragments revolutionize web navigation. Learn to link directly to specific text on any web page, surpassing traditional 'Ctrl+F' searches.
Ahmad Alfy's Blog
#webdevelopment
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Is it hypocritical to fear Absolute Persistence as a backdoor but trust Apple’s ecosystem control? Both offer deep access, but it’s about perception: people trust brands differently. Absolute tech, used for security, isn't just for enterprises but consumers too. It’s a reminder that we often accept the same tech under different labels, based on who we trust more. Been thinking about this a lot. And although Absolute Persistance isn't activated or installed on all machines, it's there on many.
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Tamas G
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looking at the Absolute client, it's very small and phones home your location to the Absolute app. If your machine is stolen, as long as a police report gets filed and it cannot be recovered in 90 days, they'll give you the price of your laptop for a new one. You do have to attach proof of a police report. Apple's "persistance" activation tech is hidden within the security chip, so maybe harder to hack, but even more impossible to remove. Both can be deactivated by device owners themselves.
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Tamas G
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Absolute and Apple also both offer options for locking the device and displaying the message. (I wish Absolute had the option to play a sound, but at the basic level the lock and recovery process offered by both is similar.) Sure, could people hack Absolute's module to redirect the endpoint more easily? Probably, depending on firmware access, and this is where fearing Absolute has more argument to hold. At the same time, it's a slippery slope: As we know, M-series chips have gotten hacked before

Thought I'd share this funky little ringtone/loop/whatever one might want to use it for, inspired by working through @ToniBarth's guide on the #Reaper pitch cursor. Thoughts and boosts welcome.

#reaper @Toni Barth

Ouroboros O’s: Brings out the eternal snake in you!

#CursedRelics #CursedRelics2024 #Ouroboros #MastoArt #Fantasy #ComicArt

Comic illustration: an orange coloured cereal box, the cereals are called „Ouroboros O’s“. A smiling snakelike comic figure is biting its own tail, its a comic version of ouroboros. Little cereal rings are flying around, a bowl with milk and cereals is pictured in the foreground. The text in the corner says: Never-ending crunch!
#mastoart #fantasy #cursedrelics #cursedrelics2024 #ouroboros #comicart

I was going to get a brain transplant, but I changed my mind

Where do rabbits go after they get married? On a bunny-moon.

Do you use any of our Fedora Labs? These are spins of Fedora that are set up with specific use cases in mind.

We have labs for:
* Astronomy
* Neuroscience
* Design
* Gaming
* Music
* And more!

➡️ fedoraproject.org/labs

#FedoraLabs #Fedora #Linux #OpenSource

Fedora Labs | The Fedora Project

fedoraproject.org
#linux #opensource #fedora #fedoralabs

In 2021, Spotify launched Wellness week, where we get off work for most of the company as a time to recharge, reset. (hrblog.spotify.com/2021/11/01/…) and has continued yearly since, which makes me super glad to work at a place where mental health gets recognition to this level. Next week is no work for me (and many of my colleagues) so I'll be able to get a break from most things code-related. I will not wrap myself up in some random hobby project! Need to relax.

Spotify Wellness Week

In March 2020, just like the millions of businesses around the world, we closed all of Spotify’s offices overnight due to the spread of COVID-19, and asked all of our band members to work from home.
HR Blog
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Bluesky has raised a $15m series A

This just in time for the weekend, so we’ll be treated to endless tirades about the satanic rites of venture capital

and why the One True Way of building a pure and decent social platform is a grumpy dude paid a terrible wage to ignore user feedback

bsky.social/about/blog/10-24-2…


Bluesky Announces Series A to Grow Network of 13M+ Users - Bluesky

Bluesky now exceeds 13 million users, the AT Protocol developer ecosystem continues to grow, and we’ve shipped highly requested features like direct messages and video.
Bluesky
in reply to bsky: @daniloc.xyz

Matt Campbell
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I'll be happy to start sending money to developers of fediverse software who *don't* ignore user feedback.
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Matt Campbell
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The problem with VCs is that they'll want their outsized payday, and sooner or later, they'll push through whatever enshittification is necessary to make that happen. At least with crowdfunding, there's some chance that we can contribute to developing good software and a healthy network for its own sake.

Sicherheitsforscher, die im gesellschaftlichen Interesse Schwachstellen finden und melden, sollen sich nicht mehr strafbar machen. Das fordert das Justizministerium in einem Gesetzentwurf, den wir veröffentlichen. @Lilith und der @CCC begrüßen den ersten Schritt – und fordern weitere Änderungen. netzpolitik.org/2024/hacker-pa…

Hacker-Paragrafen: Wir veröffentlichen den Gesetzentwurf zum Computerstrafrecht

netzpolitik.org
@CCC @Lilith Wittmann

This letter written by Charles Babbage in 1840 is fascinating ...

... since it appears to be his earliest ever attempt to describe computational recursion in plain language

He *had* to use plain language -- the very concepts he was struggling to enunciate didn't yet have names

As Bruce Sterling puts it, this passage is “a breathless, painful description of the unique ability of software to operate on itself”

Item #12 in my latest "Linkfest" newsletter, free here: buttondown.com/clivethompson/a…

A letter handwritten by Charles Babbage, in a neat script. It reads, in part: "“Those who are acquainted with the loom are aware that by means of cards having certain holes punched in them it is possible to weave with the SAME loom ANY design however complicated. The design is translated into cards and these direct the motions of the threads. By similar means the motions of the Calculating Engine are directed. Any formula however complicated is translated into cards and these being placed in the Engine it works out that particular formula and gives its numerical value”. “In one respect however it advances beyond the cards of Jacard. For in the case of the development of functions it backs the cards more or less so as to repeat the operation according to any assigned laws thus enabling a small number of cards to supply the place of a great many and rendering it unnecessary to effect the algebraic redevelopment of a function in order to make the cards the LAWS of that development only being communicated by the cards”.

Linkfest #25: The "Third Thumb", Prairie Strips, and Science Proves People Love Spoilers

Hello folks! It’s time for my latest “Linkfest” — i.e. "the opposite of doomscrolling”, in which I ceaselessly roam the Internet’s Plutonian shores to find...
The Linkfest
#12

I've donated to #SuperSwingDistricts, a strategy for donating to local candidates in important races that are also likely to "turn out" many voters who wouldn't have voted for the federal candidate otherwise. Thanks @glyph for building and sharing this 💜

Please take a look, this strategy seems compelling to me:

#uspol superswingdistricts.org/

Super Swing Districts

superswingdistricts.org
#uspol #superswingdistricts @Glyph

PSA your Spotify subscription pays to push fascism. Not to compensate musical artists.

Someday people will talk about that weird month we all sang sea shanties together the way we talk about that month in the 90s we spent on Gregorian chants, and some people will say "wasn't that weird" or "do you feel old now" but hopefully the conclusion most of us reach is that getting together to sing literally any random nonsense is kind of great.
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If you vote for a fascist, you are a fascist.

Own it or shut the fuck up.

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Jorge Candeias
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Similarly, if you root or in any way support a fascist against a democrat, however flawed that democrat may be, you are also a fascist.

Again, own it or shut the fuck up.

And this applies to all levels of politics, from your neighborhood to global geopolitics.

I really want to use my @playdate more, but the lack of a backlight makes it so hard to see after my cataract surgery. If I am not in perfect lighting I am looking at a blob.

The handheld is a joy and it is a shame I don’t go to it more often.

If anyone has recommendations on how to get better contrast/lighting please let me know. #playdate

#playdate @Playdate

🔓 Šmírovací #Cloudflare?
Jak jsem se dozvěděl a později pochopil: CF radši nenasazovat na #servery, které odesílají citlivá data.
Cloudflare funguje jako proxy, od výchozího serveru dostává šifrovaná data přes https, které rozšifruje. Následně se spojí s cílovým serverem a data opět posílá sifrovaně (a nebo ne). Co se s daty v rozmezí u CF děje, to je otazník, věc důvěry.
Rozhodně bych CF nenasazoval tam, kde běží mailserver apod.
Vhodné je používat end-to-end šifrování. #bezpecnost #webhosting
#cloudflare #bezpečnost #webhosting #servery
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🌹 růža ✅ (česky 🇨🇿)
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@archos no, ufw je celkem fajn na jednoduché věci. Jak od toho člověk chce něco složitějšího, jako DNATy, forwardy, atp, je to někdy docela boj to přesvědčit ať to dělá co má, jak a kam to správně zapsat.
@Archos

@mush42 @ZBennoui I found a TTS library that's interesting. Can this be light and efficient so it can be added to Sonata a longside Piper and the upcoming OptiSpeech? github.com/myshell-ai/MeloTTS

GitHub - myshell-ai/MeloTTS: High-quality multi-lingual text-to-speech library by MyShell.ai. Support English, Spanish, French, Chinese, Japanese and Korean.

High-quality multi-lingual text-to-speech library by MyShell.ai. Support English, Spanish, French, Chinese, Japanese and Korean. - myshell-ai/MeloTTS
GitHub
@Musharraf @Zachary Bennoui

I don't really understand why the CBC hates Trudeau and wants to force him out as leader.

I don't even like Trudeau, but the CBC's constantly trying to push a "Liberal caucus is revolting!" narrative is just so transparent and they aren't even owned by a billionaire.

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Hubert Figuière
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I'm pretty sure the person in charge is a con... you know the same con that want to disband the CBC because of their leftist-bias-agenda....

I hope there's a special place in hell for people who get off the train just to start smoking while standing in the door, blowing all the smoke inside the carriage.

por qué en algunas publicaciones con advertencia no puedo ver el post? me pasa incluso con menciones...
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modulux
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Es con el TW Blue? Si es el caso, es por un fallo de programación. Si el perfil del usuario o el contenido del tut tiene algún carácter especial, no muestra.

opinión sobre luces de navidad de vigo

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modulux
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If only there was a different browser with arm64 builds 😁

From: @benschwarz
front-end.social/@benschwarz/1…

benschwarz (@benschwarz@front-end.social)

⭐ At the moment Google Chrome isn't available on arm64 architecture. Automations that use Chrome have to run on hotter, more power hungry and expensive CPUs 🔥 If you want to see Chrome running on more efficient hardware, star this issue: https://iss…
Front-End Social
@benschwarz

I think the tide is starting to turn in GNOME and free desktop accessibility for blind people. Check out this positive message on the Orca mailing list, from a former vocal critic of free desktop accessibility: freelists.org/post/orca/Thanks…

Note: This has nothing to do with the work I did earlier this year prototyping a new Wayland-native accessibility stack. So I'm not being self-congratulatory.

[orca] Thanks so much for Orca - orca - FreeLists

[orca] Thanks so much for Orca, orca at FreeLists
www.freelists.org

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Devin Prater :blind:
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*blushes* Hey, that sounds like something I'd write.

Oh hey, I wrote that like yesterday! :)

Sorry for being the party pooper, but my dream, 30 years ago, when I first experienced The Web with the NCSA Mosaic browser on a SUN SPARCStation LX, was definitely not that I will spend a lot of time clicking away nasty pop-ups, cookie banners and filtering 1000s of trackers. But maybe that’s just me … w3c.social/@w3c/11335733218686…

World Wide Web Consortium (@w3c@w3c.social)

At W3C@30, Jun Murai spoke about "One internet and the web" "So what started from the original idea, like a dream, 60 years ago, now turned out to be a reality. And, this is a space we are working for.
w3c.social
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Hubert Figuière
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I remember in 1995 people talking about the commercialisation of the internet and how it would destroy everything. They weren't wrong.

Having to tap the "don't support the Factorio devs sign" again but no one will listen because no one really cares.

resetera.com/threads/the-direc…


The director of Factorio (shown during Nintendo Direct) has a history of sexism, homophobia and racism...

In early summer of 2021, we had a thread regarding this situation. While it was discussed in the gaming community for a bit, it faded away fairly quickly. During today's Nintendo Direct, I hadn't...
ZeoVGM (ResetEra)

The GNOME Foundation Board is seeking input on what people would like to see from GUADEC in the future. We'd love to hear your thoughts.

discourse.gnome.org/t/feedback…


Feedback wanted: what do you want from GUADEC?

The GNOME Foundation Board of Directors is planning to revisit our future events strategy, particularly the question of where GUADEC should be held. We would like to hear input from the community before we discuss it ourselves.
GNOME Discourse

A panel of a comic by First Dog on the Moon: A cartoon dog points at an illustration of a rocket ship flying into the Sun while saying, "Remember capitalism is working perfectly. You're supposed to be exhausted and frightened that you will lose your job and die old and homeless, it makes it easier to treat you like garbage and pay you less. If you're worrying about the rent you're not worrying about firing all the billionaires into the sun where they belong.”
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I hate javascript.

Keep in mind how fast things pass by and are gone—those that are now, and those to come. Existence flows past us like a river… Nothing is stable, not even what’s right here. The infinity of past and future gapes before us—a chasm whose depths we cannot see. So it would take an idiot to feel self-importance or distress. Or any indignation, either. As if the things that irritate us lasted. (Marcus Aurelius)

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It'll be a RISC-V @fosdem DevRoom in 2025! 🥳

Mark your calendars! CFP details will be out soon!

@FOSDEM
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