mastodon - Link to source
[Blog Post] Apple Introduces Redesigned Mac Mini, Updates iMac and Mac Accessories applevis.com/blog/apple-introd…

Apple Introduces Redesigned Mac Mini, Updates iMac and Mac Accessories | AppleVis

Apple this week updated several of its Mac product lines, as well as the Magic Keyboard, Magic Mouse, and Magic Trackpad accessories. These Macs have been updated with variants of the M4 chip, the same chip that was introduced with the 2024 iPad Pro.
www.applevis.com

mastodon - Link to source
It's official - Matrix 2.0 implementations are here and ready for mainstream use! 🎉🥳🎊 Come watch the keynote from The Matrix Conference and learn about the joy of instant sync ⚡️, next-gen auth 🔐, native VoIP 🎦 and Invisible Crypto 👻: matrix.org/blog/2024/10/29/mat…

Matrix 2.0 Is Here!

Matrix, the open protocol for secure decentralised communications
Matthew Hodgson (matrix.org)
in reply to The Matrix.org Foundation

mastodon - Link to source

Midgard

If a friend loses her device again without having recovery, she has to abandon her account. Better to be upfront about this than to leave her in confusion as to why she's "banned", so a client should say:

> You've successfully signed in. Before you can send and receive messages with this device, you need to validate it using another device or a recovery passphrase.
> If you lost all devices where you were signed in and do not have a recovery passphrase, you should create a new account.

mastodon - Link to source

Apple unveils a Mac mini with a much smaller design, M4 and M4 Pro options, two front-facing USB-C ports, up to 64GB of RAM, and more, shipping Nov. 8 for $599+ (Chris Welch/The Verge)

theverge.com/2024/10/29/242815…
techmeme.com/241029/p16#a24102…


Apple announces redesigned Mac Mini with M4 chip — and it’s so damn small

Apple’s new Mac Mini is unbelievably small, yet it packs more power than ever thanks to the included M4 processor.
Chris Welch (The Verge)

mastodon - Link to source
The risks of OpenAI's Whisper audio transcription model: baldurbjarnason.com/2024/opena…

The risks of OpenAI's Whisper audio transcription model

This weekend a story from ABC News on issues with audio transcription machine learning models did the rounds. “Researchers say an AI-powered transcription tool used in hospitals invents things no one ever said”
www.baldurbjarnason.com

mastodon - Link to source

The wait is over, videos from The Matrix Conference 2024 are here!

Find recordings, photos, press, and our sponsor prospectus for 2025 in the latest blog post: matrix.org/blog/2024/10/29/mat…

#MatrixConf #Matrix #OpenSource #FOSS


The wait is over, videos from The Matrix Conference 2024 are here!

Matrix, the open protocol for secure decentralised communications
Josh Simmons (matrix.org)
#foss #matrix #opensource #matrixconf

mastodon - Link to source

@panoramax The number of 'panoramax'-tags has suddenly skyrocketed. Maybe cause I've moved about 10K pictures?

For more info, see github.com/pietervdvn/MapCompl…

A graph showing the number of `panoramax`-tags in the OSM-database. It jumped from ~3K to ~12K images overnight, due to us moving many images over.
A graph showing the number of `image`-tags in the OSM database. It grows steadily, but makes a small drop because some imgur links were removed (and replaced by a panoramax-tag)

Move all the pictures from Imgur to Panoramax · Issue #2189 · pietervdvn/MapComplete

Why move? Even though imgur hosts the images for now, they might delete it whenever they feel like. They suddenly cutoff our possibility to upload too. Loading an image from Imgur has a privacy imp...
GitHub
@Panoramax
This entry was edited (1 year ago)

Pietervdvn reshared this.

in reply to MapComplete

mastodon - Link to source

MapComplete

For clarity: we are moving all images which are on imgur and which have a clear license in the description. These are 99% images which were made with MapComplete.

Why? Imgur updated their TOS and we are now in violation of it. This means that they could simply delete the images overnight and/or cut off our API-access overnight - like they did cut off our access to upload new images. (Luckily, @thibaultmol sprang into action to setup a server and @pietervdvn implemented uploading)

@Pietervdvn @Thibaultmol 🌈

Pietervdvn reshared this.

in reply to MapComplete

mastodon - Link to source

MapComplete

We moved about 10K images already, about 2.8% of all 'image'-tags in the #OpenStreetMap-database. All those moved images are made in Flanders.

There are 19K images hosted on Imgur, of which the vast majority (probably 18K) are made with MapComplete and will be moved soon.

If your app supports the image tag, it might be neat to start supporting panoramax too. See the wiki for details. OpenAEDMap just implemented it (see github.com/openstreetmap-polsk…, might not be live ATM)


Add support for panoramax · openstreetmap-polska/openaedmap-backend@c035154

❤️ Backend powering OpenAEDMap.org — an OpenStreetMap's life-saving AED map - Add support for panoramax · openstreetmap-polska/openaedmap-backend@c035154
GitHub
#openstreetmap
This entry was edited (1 year ago)

Pietervdvn reshared this.

mastodon - Link to source

The new Mac Mini looks great, wow. New chip, 16GB base memory, five USB-C ports (three with Thunderbolt), and probably minimal fan noise. That $599 base model will be a better computer than almost every desktop PC under $1,000, as long as you're okay with macOS.

apple.com/newsroom/2024/10/app…


Apple’s all-new Mac mini is more mighty, more mini, and built for Apple Intelligence

Apple today unveiled the all-new Mac mini powered by the M4 and new M4 Pro chips, and redesigned around Apple silicon so it’s even smaller.
Apple

mastodon - Link to source
I've been hearing plans for this my entire life. I suspect I'll be dead before anything like this actually happens. But we'll crank out a few more thick binders of high speed rail studies.
urbanists.social/@straphanger/…

𝚃𝚊𝚛𝚊𝚜 𝙶𝚛𝚎𝚜𝚌𝚘𝚎 🚇 (@straphanger@urbanists.social)

Attached: 1 image BREAKING: #Canada's government is going ahead with high-speed—not just high-frequency—rail between #Quebec City and #Toronto Bullet trains will reach speeds of up to 300 kilometres (186 mph) per hour.
Urbanists.Social

mastodon - Link to source

Hey all! Our son's boyfriend is working on a project to develop a compendium of Transmasc Comfort Characters from books, movies, TV, and video games.

He'd love it if you'd fill out this survey with your favorite characters! Whether their transmasc status is canon or not - if that character comforts you, please include them.

Please BOOST! :)

Edit: Fixed - you can now submit multiple characters!

s.surveyplanet.com/jovbb2xv

#TransMasc #Trans #TransJoy #TransSurvey #TransFic #TransStories


Transmasc Comfort Characters

Welcome! Your answers here will be added to my ongoing compendium of canon and implied transmasculine characters in media. By completing this survey, you are doing a lot to support the transmasc community!
s.surveyplanet.com
#trans #transjoy #transmasc #transsurvey #transfic #TransStories
This entry was edited (1 year ago)

mastodon - Link to source

What do people think of this response to ‘generate detailed Alt Text’ by Gemini:

Here is some detailed alt text for the image you provided:
Alt Text:
A large, menacing grey cat, reminiscent of a monster, stands on its hind legs with its front paws raised. It has glowing yellow eyes and a wide, toothy grin. The cat is surrounded by a fiery aura as it emits a powerful beam of energy from its mouth. The beam is directed towards the Empire State Building in New York City, which is engulfed in flames. The city skyline is visible in the background, with tall buildings and smoke rising from the destruction. The overall tone of the image is chaotic and destructive, evoking a sense of fear and awe.
Additional Notes:
• You may want to adjust the description of the cat's appearance based on its specific characteristics.
• If the image is part of a larger context (like a movie poster or book cover), you could add a brief reference to that context.
• The alt text should be concise and informative, providing a clear description of the image without being overly detailed.
Let me know if you have any other questions.

#Accessibility #AI #AIsoftheBlind #AltText #Blind #ComputerVision

#Accessibility #blind #AI #AltText #computerVision #aisoftheblind
in reply to Cass Flux

mastodon - Link to source

Sean Randall

I can't see the image myself, but where I was seeing this would matter.

The description is great as a longer form piece. But I can see a time not too far away when that's the standard way of having alt text on book covers or thumbnails in search results.

Then I go from just wanting "a monstrous cat shooting energy at the Empire State Building" to no alt text at all depending on where I am and what I'm doing.
That brief descriptor would suit me on a product page of a shop, for instance, but I'd find having that in my search results or list of products annoying enough, to say nothing of the hundred words you have there.

There is a mechanism in html for longer descriptions that is very rarely used. Perhaps it could be revived for this sort of thing.

mastodon - Link to source

✅ Hoy se ha aprobado, a iniciativa nuestra, una PNL para condenar la ofensiva israelí sobre Palestina 🇵🇸 , exigir el desmantelamiento de las colonias y apoyar al TIJ y CPI en los procesos por violaciones de DDHH a la población y presos políticos.

📌 Puedes ver el vídeo completo de la defensa de la propuesta por Enrique Santiago aquí

youtube.com/watch?v=RZZE5kxUCP…


Enrique Santiago: «Israel sigue asesinando a presos y presas políticas palestinas impunemente»

Enrique Santiago, diputado y portavoz parlamentario de IU en el Congreso de los Diputados, interviene en la Comisión de Exteriores para presentar una Proposi...
YouTube

mastodon - Link to source

✊🏼 Así ganó un pueblo a la expansión eólica: A Groba contra las multinacionales energéticas.

Por Raúl García Amoedo.
elsaltodiario.com/galicia/asi-…

Bruno Centelles, Xilberte Manso e Anxo Reigosa, del Instituto de Estudos Miñoráns. Foto Miguel Núñez

Así ganó un pueblo a la expansión eólica: A Groba contra las multinacionales energéticas

Activistas del Instituto de Estudios Miñoráns y de la asociación SOS Serra de la Groba reflexionan sobre sus recientes victorias judiciales frente las empresas promotoras de parques eólicos en la zona del Val Miñor (Pontevedra)
www.elsaltodiario.com
in reply to El Salto Diario

gotosocial - Link to source

modulux

Y presentáis la obstaculización de la transición energética como algo positivo?

fueron capaces de presentar 80 recursos administrativos, uno por cada parque eólico proyectado en Galicia. Actualmente, y gracias a su trabajo y el de muchas otras asociaciones, han conseguido la paralización cautelar de 59 proyectos.


Esto os parece la victoria de algo?

Pues a mi no.

mastodon - Link to source

bad-faith-times.ghost.io/trump…

> And we as a people, especially millennials and Gen X-ers prone to such intense nostalgia, must also reject the 80s, which I know you hate to hear, but that you must hear. It is essential in the fight against fascism.

I recognize that I've indulged in 80s nostalgia quite a bit in the past year or so, especially retreating into my childhood Apple II memories. No more. Time to live in the present.


Trump, 80s Nostalgia, And The Rejection of Fascism

Yearning for the 1980s lies at the heart of the fascist project, whether millennials and Gen X-ers like it or not
Denny Carter (Bad Faith Times)

sharkey - Link to source

Auf die #Erfahrungen und #Eindrücke von @Prediger_EF@kirche.social in der Anglikanischen #Kirche bin ich gespannt.

Heute Abend:
onlinekirche.ekmd.de/veranstal…
#FediKirche


Kalender

Onlinekirche der EKM - Facebook, WhatsApp, YouTube & Co werden für viele Menschen zu Strukturgebern im digitalen Alltag. Kirche kommt in diesen Lebensbereichen aber nur selten vor.
onlinekirche.ekmd.de
#fedikirche #kirche #erfahrungen #eindrücke @Ev. Predigergemeinde Erfurt

mastodon - Link to source
Vypadá to, že se té objednávky u Alzy nedočkám ani dnes. Nevím ani, co si mám pod tím odůvodněním představit. Řidič zabloudil, ožral se, nebo to ztratil, nebo kombinace všeho? Naštěstí tu objednávku zas tak rychle nepotřebuju, klidně si ještě týden počkám, ale je to divné. Není to poprvé, co se tohle zpoždění u Alzy stalo, ale vždycky se to posunulo maximálně o den a pak už jsem si to mohl vyzvednout, navíc jsem dostal slevu na další nákup.

mastodon - Link to source

We want to support the journalists; so boycott Amazon and encourage Bezos to sell the Washington Post to someone who gives a shit.

Washington Post writers say don’t dump subscriptions over non-endorsement
theguardian.com/media/2024/oct…

#WashingtonPost #JeffBezos #WaPo #Journalism #FreePress #BoycottAmazon #EatTheBillionaires #USPol

Amazon Kills Democracy

Washington Post writers say don’t dump subscriptions over non-endorsement

Fears for effect on jobs at newspaper owned by billionaire Jeff Bezos that declined to back a presidential candidate
Edward Helmore (The Guardian)
#uspol #journalism #boycottamazon #wapo #washingtonpost #jeffbezos #freepress #eatthebillionaires
This entry was edited (1 year ago)

mastodon - Link to source

I'm a published author - in Chinese. Four years ago now.

daniel.haxx.se/blog/2020/10/29…


Everything curl in Chinese

The other day we celebrated everything curl turning 5 years old, and not too long after that I got myself this printed copy of the Chinese translation in my hands! This version of the book is available for sale on Amazon and the translation was done …
daniel.haxx.se

mastodon - Link to source

Leasey 9.1 is released. This supports JAWS version 2025 and earlier.
Anyone who has a license for version 9 can use this product.
Note: This is not an update so is not available via check for updates.
Please be sure you are installing the product you are licensed for.

If you are installing JAWS 2025 for the first time, please be sure to read the JAWS 2025 Setup Guide. Just go to any page on the web site and look for the term 2025.

For anyone who needs help installing JAWS 2025 and Leasey, please be sure you have Remote Incident Manager installed. Installing RIM is the only way you can be assisted.
Again, there is a link to RIM on every page of the web site, close to the top.
A day and time can then be arranged with you to install the software and check the computer is optimised for best performance.

Thank you to our loyal beta testers who have tested this version. This has not been the smoothest of processes.
In many ways, JAWS 2025 handles controls and environments very differently than any previous version which has been in place for many years, and a balance has had to be struck as to what we should fix through Leasey and elements which should be left alone.

Enjoy using the product!
After Christmas, the process of building Leasey version 10 will begin.
hartgen.org/leaseydemo

reshared this

mastodon - Link to source

❌ Congratulations!!!! You won 10 000💶!!!
❌ Mom, it's my new number. Can you send me some money? 🙏
❌ Urgent! To save your account from being hacked click on this link in the next 5 minutes...🔥

What could go wrong? 🤨

Ok, ok. You're on Mastodon. Chances are, you know how to protect yourself online...

But you might know a person or two who would click on the above. Gently point them to cybersecuritymonth.eu/

There are lots of learning materials adapted to those who know less than you. 😉

Red flags to avoid cyber scams

ECSM

ECSM
⇧