Samsung & Apple also want to buy Intel, report claims
androidheadlines.com/2024/10/s…
WAT?
Recent reports claim that Qualcomm may not be the only one looking to acquire Intel, as Samsung and Apple are also interested.Jean Leon (Android Headlines)
ACB Director of Advocacy and Governmental Affairs Claire Stanley joined Carl Richardson and Kim Charlson at a recent Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Disability Advisory Committee meeting. The meeting covered a range of topics, including gaming accessibility and the use of artificial intelligence to caption live video programming.
Access a recording of the meeting on the FCC YouTube page:
youtube.com/watch?v=geMYRdohxV…
The DAC provides a means for stakeholders with interests in accessibility issues to exchange ideas, facilitates the participation of consumers with disabilit...YouTube
A RIPE Meeting is a five-day event where Internet Service Providers (ISPs), network operators and other interested parties from all over the world gather.ripe89.ripe.net
Spouses Tabatha Brown (43) and Noel Romey (44) discuss how they first met during guide dog training, their long distance friendship, and finally deciding to get married.StoryCorps Archive
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#encryption #security #privacy #email
Unsure of how to send a password-protected email? Find out how easy it is in this quick guide.Tuta
The fact that the Whisper transcription service from OpenAI just fills out gaps and silence with nonsense, demographic stereotyping, perpetuation of violence and sexal innuendo should get it recalled.
But no, as long as OpenAI say they are continually working to improve the tool, everything is apparently good to go.
One example:
What the person said: “Someone had to run and call the fire department to rescue both the father and the cat.”
What Whisper transcribed: “Someone had to run and call the fire department to rescue both the father and the cat. All he had was a smelly old ol’ head on top of a socked, blood-soaked stroller.”
Reporting in the Verge: theverge.com/2024/10/27/242811…
The research paper:
facctconference.org/static/pap… (check out the table of examples!)
My March 2023 article on AI responsibility:
axbom.com/ai-responsibility/
Hospitals routinely use a tool powered by OpenAI’s Whisper transcription model, which researchers find can hallucinate entire passages during periods of silence.Wes Davis (The Verge)
It’s Mid-2022 and Browsers (Mostly Safari) Still Break Accessibility via Display Properties — Adrian Roselli
Grat article with tons of updates on this topic. Thanks @aardrian
adrianroselli.com/2022/07/its-… #a11y #accessibility
It was late 2020 when I last tested how browsers use CSS display properties to break the semantics of elements.Adrian Roselli
Remember in August when I gave a talk about HTML tables for the WebAIM online conference?
That video is online!
I have embedded it on my site:
adrianroselli.com/2024/08/talk…
Or you can go to YouTube directly (where you can find the other swell talks from that day).
I spoke at the 2024 Web Accessibility in Mind Conference (in partnership with PopeTech). As soon as the video is available I will embed it.Adrian Roselli
** Ukážeme si, co všechno umí vestavěný mikrofon a reproduktor ** Uvidíte, jak vypadá a jak se chová displej MIP ** A ano, zkusime si i telefonováníJakub Čížek (Živě.cz)
I've told this story at conferences - but due to the general situation I thought I'd retell it here. A few years ago I was doing policy research in a housing benefits office in London. They are singularly unlovely places.Terence Eden’s Blog
Some of you may have noticed a new logo appearing in various places around the web.
🎉
We now have a new logo for Librecast thanks to @mray
You may already be aware of his work as he designed the #ActivityPub logo.
It's been a work in progress and if you're curious about the progress @mray has been livestreaming his progress as the design came to shape.
peertube.stream/search?tagsAll…
Instance PeerTube principalement dédiée aux directs. Bien entendu vous pouvez également publier vos vidéos favorites ici !peertube.stream
It's been a fascinating process. Mray also created the librecast matrix room, so he's a great community player. Having such a contribution is amazing, our ecosystem needs more than code. It needs people being inspired and contributing by documentation, packaging, talking to others about the projects you love.
Helping us to improve.
Thank you so much Robert, for contributing so much of your time to create this logo for Librecast!
We're happy to have you as part of our community.
They go against hospitality! [¡Van a por la hostelería!]
Pubs and restaurants warn of closures if taxes rise and business rates relief ends | Hospitality industry | The Guardian
Os traigo esto para que sepáis que la hostelería no es solo un refugio de llorones explotadores e incapaz de vivir sin subvenciones sólo en España. Aquí además la calidad es pésima.
theguardian.com/business/2024/…
Joint statement by lobby groups calls on chancellor to make Covid-era rates relief for hospitality permanentJasper Jolly (The Guardian)
The development of the Postbox email app has ceased, after the company was acquired by eM Client. Here's what happened.Ashwin (Ghacks Technology News)
The CDC lowered the age for the pneumonia vaccination from 65 to 50 and recommended an extra COVID shot to some people. Here's everything to know.Jessica Rendall (CNET)
In this episode, Thomas Domville demonstrates how to use Writing Tools in iOS 18.1. Writing Tools, released as part of the first set of Apple Intelligence features in iOS 18.applevis.com
Of course masks do not provide perfect protection. However, they reduce the number of onward transmissions.
Just like seat belts do not prevent all deaths due to car accidents, but increase your chances of survival.
However, fewer infections (plus network effects, imo) = an effect reducing deaths more than one might think.
Well… this is new.
Last Friday I left my job of 21 years by way of redundancy. That’s a pretty significant chunk of my adult life invested into a single place. So it’s going to be a big change.
As I step into the first Monday morning in years where I haven’t had anything scheduled in an Outlook calendar… I say ‘fuck it’ and opt for McDonald’s Breakfast.
Onwards and upwards, folks.
#LifeGoals #StartAsImeanToGoOn
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Did you know IBM helped Hitler carry out the Holocaust? Is it in any way surprising that we can’t do anything about Big Tech and toxic oligarchs like Elon Musk when even those who helped carry out one of the worst tragedies in human history remain unpunished? Should it come as a shock that the very same bastards are funding and pining for fascism today?
m.youtube.com/watch?v=1rhzge9r…
#BigTech #fascism #SiliconValley #ventureCapital #surveillance #capitalism #peopleFarming #BigData #AI
Spent yesterday afternoon in jail after trying to blockade a TotalEnergies site in the #Antwerp harbor in #Belgium with #CodeRouge
While our group didn't get to the intended target, we took up a lot of police capacity to give our comrades the chance to complete our plans.
Shut that shit down!
youtube.com/watch?v=AQicURSP1-…
#Activism #CodeRougeRood #CodeRood #ClimateCrisis #ClimateAction #ClimateDiary
📣 Today we blocked with more than 1000 activists the sites of TotalEnergies in Feluy and the port of Antwerp! #StopTotal 💚👏The fossil fuel industry makes ...YouTube
Carl Devos na njet van Vooruit in Gent: "Zal gevolgen hebben in Antwerpen en Brussel, en misschien zelfs Kortrijk"
Learn using BigBlueButton, the trusted open-source web conferencing solution that enables seamless virtual collaboration and online learning experiences.bbb.metalab.at
For me, @joplinapp@mastodon.social is the most important #ToDo and #wiki tool for my efficient daily #work and #organization.
With the new version, there are some improvements for #accessibility, such as the use of #screenreaders.
I hope #blind people can enjoy this #app.
github.com/laurent22/joplin/is…
#OpenSource #a11y
Summary [ Progress: Desktop ] | [ Progress: Mobile ] This issue tracks general accessibility issues in Joplin mobile and desktop and its progress on WCAG 2.2 compliance. About the WCAG The WCAG (We...GitHub
Tell us a bit about yourself! I live in Delhi, India, where I’m working my way towards a bachelor’s degree in IT with a focus on network security at Netaji Subhas University of Technology.Mike Saunders (The Document Foundation)
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Thirteen years ago I found "a bad babe" in Windows
daniel.haxx.se/blog/2011/10/28…
It is Friday after all, so I'll offer this little glimpse as an example from what I do at work... A while ago, I was working for a customer (who shall remain unnamed here, but let's call it Intel) doing system simulation software.daniel.haxx.se
this and DEADBEEF remind me of one of the Microsoft coding books, maybe Writing Solid Code, that offered the idea of seeing all variables to really bad values, as a way of reminding you to init properly and use them intentionally.
That practice has definitely caused me problems with people who don't ascribe to that ethic.
Mastodon, two years later
privacy.thenexus.today/mastodo…
A continuation of Mastodon: a partial history
Poll: how would you describe Mastodon and the migration from Twitter that started in late 2022 after the acquisition?
(You can check more than one reponse. Or, if you've got other descriptions, please leave them in the comments)
For my take, see Mastodon could have leaned into what it's good at
Poll: What are you looking for in the fediverse?
(You can check more than one response ... and if you've got other suggestions, leave them in a reply!)
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Taky už se těšíte zítra do práce?
Vždyť už vás to doma ani nemůže bavit, tolik hodin volna ☝️
Já vím, už mlčím. 🥴
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Neue Konservierungstechnik für Ötzi
Das Schmelzen der Gletscher legt immer mehr archäologische Funde frei. Die Forschung sucht nach neuen Wegen - vor allem Gletschermumien wie Ötzi - zu konservieren. Von S. Delonge und S. Kirschner.
David Goldfield
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