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I’m curious, how is your company preparing for the European Accessibility Act? Does it have an accessibility team? Planning to hire SMEs? Upskill and train their teams? Hope to be wrong, but don’t see much activity in the industry. Guessing there’s lots of waiting to see how/if will be enforced. That’d be absolutely the wrong approach. You can’t just become compliant, you’ll need to stay that way! It will require cross-company cultural changes. Not something done in a rush before the deadline.

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Since we have a bunch of Apple Intelligence features launching today, and I've had a little bit of time to test them on macOS, I thought I'd grade them based on my experiences so far.

There are three separate downloadable models at work here, one for Apple Intelligence, one for Xcode, and one for Photos’ Clean Up.

Mail Summaries: A
Notification Summaries: B
Photos Clean Up: B
Writing Tools: C-
Safari Summarization: C-
Smart Reply: D
Xcode Autocomplete: D-
'New' Siri: F

in reply to Steve Troughton-Smith

Agee Springer
Agee Springer
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I really feel Apple made a mistake giving Siri the new animations in this release. Aside from being able to stumble over your words when talking to Siri, there is nothing new here. It’s the same old (terrible) Siri as before with a UI makeover (its 5th in 13 years). But the new animations leave the user with the impression that Siri is now powered by Apple Intelligence when it’s most definitely still not.

Even if you're disillusioned with electoral politics, I implore all people in the US eligible to vote: please vote. You may think things can't get worse if Trump wins again, but they absolutely can - for everyone in the world.
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MrEdgarBass
MrEdgarBass
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keep in mind that down ballot races matter. Senate, Representative, Governor, state legislatures, and referendums.

Via journalist Bill Grueskin:

Unfathomable: Washpost has lost 200,000 subscribers since Bezos pulled the #Harris endorsement. That's 8% of its base in a few days.

Keep in mind its net gain for most of 2024 was only 4,000 (not a typo) subscribers.

#harris

Why do people keep pointing out that Jeff Bezos has Fuck You money? My good people, ten million dollars is Fuck You money.

Two hundred billion dollars is Fuck The Entire World Until The Heat Death of the Universe money.

I have the oldest GitHub account in this entire keynote lol

Le rapport sur papier glacé.

Ottawa ira de l’avant avec un train à grande vitesse entre Québec et Toronto

ici.radio-canada.ca/nouvelle/2…

I will believe it when it actually is there.


Ottawa ira de l’avant avec un train à grande vitesse entre Québec et Toronto

Le gouvernement Trudeau annoncera dans les prochaines semaines un projet de train à grande vitesse (TGV) pour relier Québec et Toronto, a appris Radio-Canada.
Thomas Gerbet (Radio-Canada)

Also, in case anyone is counting, Starlink is now 63% of all active satellites.

2 out of ever 3 satellites up there now are owned by that awful billionaire. He effectively controls Low Earth Orbit. That should terrify everyone.

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Prof. Sam Lawler
Prof. Sam Lawler
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...just in case anyone needs more to be terrified of. Sorry.

You know what you can do? Not buy Starlink internet. (And if Starlink is your only option, write to them as a customer and tell them that you are concerned about their safety practices on the ground and in orbit, and they need to make fewer satellites with longer functional lifetimes)

Tohle se fakt povedlo. Doporučuji. seznamzpravy.cz/clanek/porady-…

Šťastné pondělí: Co spasí státní kasu? Fialův kokain

Dobrá zpráva pro všechny pěstitele konopí! Jen co projde nový zákon, bude vaše láska k zahrádkaření legální. Sice jen do určité míry, ale posun tu je.
Tým Šťastného pondělí (Seznam Zprávy)

@wagtail is the best CMS in terms of features and accessibility.
I can't recommend it highly enough! It’s a powerful CMS that boasts impressive features, used by organizations like Google and NASA. Plus, the community is incredibly friendly and welcoming.
Accessibility is a top priority for Wagtail. With clear accessibility goals, dedicated accessibility team and a built-in accessibility checker, Wagtail is designed to make content accessible at scale.
wagtail.org/accessibility/

Accessibility | Wagtail CMS

Our accessibility policy for Wagtail CMS and our approach to accessibility within the Wagtail CMS project.
Wagtail CMS
@Wagtail

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Apple still stick the mouse charging port underneath.

And you wonder why they abandoned the car idea. They couldn't figure out how to make this work.

#AppleIntelligence

#appleintelligence

I am so tired after the Swift 6 workshop I attended today. however the amount of new knowwledge I gained today is unbelievable. My eyes have been opened to many new topics as well. I am so happy to be there.

Can you believe that a GitHub issue I opened six years ago in the depths of “the long dark tea-time of the soul” has had such a cascading impact?
It has ultimately led to the formation of a dedicated accessibility team for @django
This is a moment that truly highlights the power of open source and everything it represents.
I'm so grateful for this community 💙
@thibaudcolas
fosstodon.org/@thibaudcolas/11…

Thibaud Colas

2024-10-28 15:08:27


For me personally – this was a definite inflection point in my career, as I started investing way more into accessibility expertise. For Wagtail, we followed this with a project for a large govt agency to do even more testing and improvements of the CMS admin. Then got our accessibility team started. Then the accessibility team for @django. An #ATAG audit for Wagtail. Yearly reporting on our accessibility. There’s a long way to go but the journey’s been great already 🌈

@Django @Thibaud Colas

Rclone is one of those programs that, especially as a Windows user, I wonder how I ever did without. For the local or SFTP sync jobs yes Linux people will be laughing at me because they have rsync and I don't, still not aware of native rsync for Windows, options are cygwin and WSL unless I missed something, but the remote features? The ability to mount a *http index* as a file system, traverse it, and run diff-based syncing against it to update a local mirror? That is just so cool! And yes we get to mount file systems like that too, WinFSP is apparently a fuse reimplementation for Windows, so something that supports fuse can be compiled to support it too.

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Mikołaj Hołysz
Mikołaj Hołysz
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I'm an OSX and very occasionally Linux person, and I definitely concur. At my previous job, it literally saved me days of needless file pushing.

Proud to be a part of driving positive change in the accessibility for @wagtail!
Huge thanks to @thibaudcolas and the team for your unwavering commitment and sense of responsibility. It makes all the difference.
🙌 #AccessibilityMatters
fosstodon.org/@thibaudcolas/11…

Thibaud Colas

2024-10-28 15:05:14


After 6 years – we finally got to close our longest-running #accessibility ticket in Wagtail, github.com/wagtail/wagtail/iss…. Thank you @mush42 for reporting this initially. We benefitted immensely from your accessibility expertise and first-hand experience with a screen reader ❤️

This was the ticket I created our "accessibility" ticket triage label for. 38 of those still opened, 165 closed. Kick-ass!



Making Wagtail Accessible for users with disabilities · Issue #4199 · wagtail/wagtail

Hello everyone, After reading the docs, I've decided to use Wagtail on one of my personal projects. Since I'm blind, I've discovered that my experience on editing content would be rather unpleasant...
GitHub

#AccessibilityMatters @Wagtail @Thibaud Colas
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Marijke Luttekes
Marijke Luttekes
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That is amazing, Musharraf! The accessibility teams cannot do good work without the input of disabled users. You being a programmer is even better because you know how code works.

We sadly have a long way to go in Django core as well, but I hope you can enjoy our platforms for a long time, and that your experience improves.

in reply to Marijke Luttekes

Musharraf
Musharraf
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@mahryekuh I'm sure we'll eventually get there.
Once processes are put in place, it is a matter of time.
@Marijke Luttekes

Friendly reminder, if you stopped masking due to social pressure, anxiety, or for any other reason, and you wanna mask up again, you absolutely can! Lots of folks never stopped masking and some folks are starting again because of the cold and flu season on top of national COVID spikes.
#COVID19 #CovidIsNotOver #MaskUp
#COVID19 #CovidIsNotOver #MaskUp

I just got a call from someone claiming that my number was associated with an online swag order. The thing is, I couldn't tell if it was AI or not. It seemed to be at first, and the way the guy laughed was very suspicious. However, he also checked my number in a very human-like way. I'm generally very good at picking out AI audio. It's scary that I couldn't manage to do so this time.
in reply to Alex Hall

Mikołaj Hołysz
Mikołaj Hołysz
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hey I need to verify you're not AI, could you tell a racist joke please?

#halloween
#halloween

Migrate data from Dropbox to Amazon S3 using Rclone
aws.amazon.com/blogs/storage/m… #aws #blog

Migrate data from Dropbox to Amazon S3 using Rclone | Amazon Web Services

Whether you choose to operate entirely on AWS or in multicloud and hybrid environments, one of the primary reasons to adopt AWS is the broad choice of services we offer, enabling you to explore, build, deploy, and monitor your workloads.
Amazon Web Services
#blog #aws

Gmail keeps asking - Please secure your account by giving us more of your personal information.

I didn't think this was possible but the real disappointment of the day isn't Apple Intelligence – it's the "updated" Magic accessories.

They literally just…swapped the Lightning port for USB-C. No multi-device pairing, no design changes, nothing else.

The mouse still has the charging port at the bottom too. 😂

macstories.net/news/apple-rele…


Apple Releases Magic Keyboard, Trackpad, and Mouse with USB-C

Today, Apple finally released USB-C versions of the Magic Keyboard, Magic Mouse, and Magic Trackpad in white and black.
John Voorhees (MacStories)

“Apple Intelligence”
in reply to Steve Troughton-Smith

Steve Troughton-Smith
Steve Troughton-Smith
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I mean, seriously. Who OK'd the kind of user experience that will yell at you, every time, for no reason if it even slightly disapproves of your language. What kind of bubble are you living in?

Dear Microsoft Edge,
You do know that keeping around 15 older versions of yourself after updating isn't polite, right?
Maybe don't do this?
Disk Inventory X output ~/Library/Application Support/Microsoft/EdgeUpdater/apps/msedge-stable has 16 versions there, each with around 900MB of disk used.

#deltachat_desktop #dev #convenience
auto completion for translation keys in delta chat desktop codebase. shown in the image is vscode autocompletion context menu while typing `tx('backup<cursor here>')` it lists all translation keys that fuzzy search-match to "backup".
#dev #deltachat_desktop #convenience

The lab computers in my #CCNA course have a strange issue. Neither #narrator or #NVDA will speak. I can hear the music when NVDA starts, but there's no speech. I've tried two of the laptops in here, and they do the same thing. Any idea how I can fix this? My instructor doesn't think the IT people would have uninstalled the Microsoft voices, but I can't imagine what else might have happened here. I might just have to spend money I can't afford for a USB-C to ethernet adaptor to use my own device.
#nvda #narrator #ccna
in reply to Justin Ekis

Andrew Hodgson
Andrew Hodgson
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You've got to love the IT guys playing about with settings they don't understand. Good luck trying to work out what they did. Last time I was in that situation on my work laptop it took months for us to finally uncover what setting caused the weird behaviour with my screen reader.
in reply to Justin Ekis

NV Access
NV Access
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I can't think of what they might have done - though removing the Microsoft voices might do it? I've never tried - TBH, not sure if NVDA would roll over to eSpeak-NG or not - could you try a portable copy of NVDA on a memory stick (set to use eSpeak-NG)

#Catima 2.32.0 is out!

This is a minor release which fixes the #Stocard importer (again), adds an accessibility feature to switch between the displayed card with the volume keys (when enabled in settings) and contains some small polish like adding some icons to the add dialog box.

Coming soon to an app store near you :)

#Android #IzzyOnDroid #GooglePlay

#android #googleplay #catima #izzyondroid #stocard
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Sylvia
Sylvia
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Sadly, pkpass support didn't make the cut (I wanted to push this out quickly given the Stocard shutdown).

The pkpass progress is good but the branch misses the zip handling fix that caused the Stocard issue and doesn't properly load images yet. It also needs some further testing to make sure no new issues were introduced as it required quite a lot of refactoring.

If anyone *really* needs pkpass support *now*, building yourself an APK from the branch is probably safe :)

github.com/CatimaLoyalty/Andro…


Add Pkpass parser by TheLastProject · Pull Request #2038 · CatimaLoyalty/Android

!!! Blocked by #2051 !!! Parse pkpass files Implement Stocard Zip bugfix Load parsed images into edit activity Basic tests Consider adding more tests (we got more files from users) Integrate...
GitHub
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IzzyOnDroid ✅
IzzyOnDroid ✅
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One more tag to add: #reproducibleBuilds (my builder just confirmed, and will publish the results soon™) :awesome:

Oh, and of course this new release should show up at #IzzyOnDroid in less than an hour now…

#reproduciblebuilds #izzyondroid

Gesucht:
Eine vetrauenswürdige #Android #App zur #Bluetooth #Steuerung von #RGB #Leuchten, vorzugsweise via #FDroid.

#Licht #Strahler

#android #app #fdroid #bluetooth #steuerung #rgb #leuchten #licht #strahler

Womp womp ... "Apple Intelligence is not available when Siri is set to English (Canada).”
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Pomax
Pomax
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@hub "our AI doesn't know how to apologize, and Apple has no interest in apologizing for anything or making its products do so."
@Hubert Figuière

Switching from TalkBack to Jieshuo: Navigating the World with a New Accessibility Lens accessibleandroid.com/switchin…

Switching from TalkBack to Jieshuo: Navigating the World with a New Accessibility Lens - Accessible Android

Let's face it. Switching screen readers can feel like picking a new pair of shoes. We know our trusty old shoes, or TalkBacks in our case, have gotten us
Amir Soleimani (Accessible Android)

Nah... Count me Out
cool Project but using proprietary medium

TIL: Firefox has a machine translation system built into `about:translations`. This also works on mobile.
Screenshot of Firefox Translations, at url `about:translations`. It shows a familar and simple UI with two side-by-side text boxes, the left one has a combobox saying “Detect language (French)”, and contains French text: “Je viens de découvrir que Firefox a un système de traduction automatique intégré dans `about:translations`”. The right one has a combobox saying “English”, and contains the translation of that text: “I just found out that Firefox has a machine translation system built into 'about:translations'.”

If a job application requires you to do more than 2 stages of interview, they should legally have to start paying you atleast minimum wage for your time.

After 6 years – we finally got to close our longest-running #accessibility ticket in Wagtail, github.com/wagtail/wagtail/iss…. Thank you @mush42 for reporting this initially. We benefitted immensely from your accessibility expertise and first-hand experience with a screen reader ❤️

This was the ticket I created our "accessibility" ticket triage label for. 38 of those still opened, 165 closed. Kick-ass!


Making Wagtail Accessible for users with disabilities · Issue #4199 · wagtail/wagtail

Hello everyone, After reading the docs, I've decided to use Wagtail on one of my personal projects. Since I'm blind, I've discovered that my experience on editing content would be rather unpleasant...
GitHub
#Accessibility @Musharraf
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Thibaud Colas
Thibaud Colas
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For me personally – this was a definite inflection point in my career, as I started investing way more into accessibility expertise. For Wagtail, we followed this with a project for a large govt agency to do even more testing and improvements of the CMS admin. Then got our accessibility team started. Then the accessibility team for @django. An #ATAG audit for Wagtail. Yearly reporting on our accessibility. There’s a long way to go but the journey’s been great already 🌈
#atag @Django

Happens here in Canada w/ Post Merdia [not a typo, they're quite literally shit], as almost all of Canadian media have decided that the leader of the official opposition is justified in not obtaining a security clearance and that the LPC needs a new leader.

MSM DRIVES THE NARRATIVE.

Pollsters asking, on a scale of 1 to 10 how much I hate Trudeau? [I don't]

None ask about how concerned Canadians are about PP NOT having a security clearance.

!@#$%^&*() #cdnpoli

mastodon.world/@somecanuckchic…

somecanuckchick (@somecanuckchick@mastodon.world)

Despite having a Harris endorsement ready to go, The Washington Post, AKA Jeff Bezos, is refusing to endorse a candidate... hedging their bets... scared to piss off the orange shit stain.
Mastodon
#cdnpoli

Breaking: New iMac announced with M4 processor and fresh new colours. More details here: apple.com/newsroom/2024/10/app…

Apple unveils the new iMac with M4, supercharged by Apple Intelligence and available in fresh colors

Apple today announced the new iMac, featuring the powerful M4 chip and Apple Intelligence, in its stunning, ultra-thin design.
Apple
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Wil James
Wil James
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@fireborn Some VI people are able to see colors, although to what extent, I don't know.
@aaron

Are there any good alternatives to Distro Chooser these days? (distrochooser.de/en/)
Many years ago, I had also recommended LibreHunt.org, but it's no longer available.

Distrochooser

The Distrochooser helps you to find the suitable Linux distribution based on your needs!
distrochooser.de

[Blog Post] Apple Releases macOS Sequoia 15.1; Bringing both Improvements and New Bugs for VoiceOver Users applevis.com/blog/apple-releas…

Apple Releases macOS Sequoia 15.1; Bringing both Improvements and New Bugs for VoiceOver Users | AppleVis

Apple has today released macOS Sequoia 15.1, bringing the first set of Apple Intelligence features to Macs with Apple Silicon outside of Mainland China and the European Union.
www.applevis.com

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Finally got the chance to dig more into this story ”Researchers say an AI-powered transcription tool used in hospitals invents things no one ever said”

abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/re…

What’s confusing is that it mixes anecdotal evidence with studies, on diff versions of Whisper, wrapped in a range of different software, using a variety of audio types. Audio quality, length, number of voices, speech patterns all matter a lot. And the longer the recording the more likely it is to have errors


Researchers say an AI-powered transcription tool used in hospitals invents things no one ever said

Whisper is a popular transcription tool powered by artificial intelligence, but it has a major flaw
GARANCE BURKE Associated Press (ABC News)

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:cloudcomputing:

Old style comic of a lady in a blue jacket looking over her shoulder at someone leaving towards the car. There's a thought bubble above her that reads, "That rotten computer ruined both of our evenings."

In 1939, 20,000 Americans rallied in New York's Madison Square Garden to celebrate the rise of Nazism -- an event largely forgotten from U.S. history. A NIGHT AT THE GARDEN, made entirely from archival footage filmed that night, transports audiences to this chilling gathering and shines a light on the power of demagoguery and anti-Semitism in the United States.
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Field of Vision - A Night at the Garden

In 1939, 20,000 Americans rallied in New York's Madison Square Garden to celebrate the rise of Nazism -- an event largely forgotten from U.S. history. A NIGHT…
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