Q&A with scientists Charley Kline and Bill Duvall, who sent the first Arpanet message in 1969, on what the internet has become, lessons from Arpanet, and more (Scott Nover/BBC)
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On 29 October 1969, two scientists established a connection between computers some 350 miles away and started typing a message. Halfway through, it crashed.Scott Nover (BBC)
Dear Fedi, we need your help!
On Monday, the University of Utrecht announced that they would shut down six bachelor studies, including the 'bachelor of arts' ("BA") Celtic Languages and Culture.
Current students will be able to finish their study, but from 2026 on no new students are to be accepted.
This was shocking news to receive.
We will not go down without a fight, though! 
We started a petition to stop it! (see the end of the toot if you want to skip all about why it is bad to loose Celtic in Utrecht.)
The Celtic BA at Utrecht University is unique in the Netherlands, and rare worldwide. Moreover, being able to study Celtic here in the Netherlands, away from the political context you have when you study it in Ireland, for example, allows us to bring new insights, because we can see it all from a slightly different perspective, which is very valuable for the whole field of Celtic studies.
It should be no wonder then, that the department of Celtic studies at Utrecht University is internationally respected.
The Celtic department also delivers important contributions to the field of Celtic studies that are much-needed worldwide.
Therefore, it would be disastrous to lose this beautiful and culturally important bachelor, that celebrated its centenerary just last year!
Hence, I emplore you all to sign this petition to save Celtic!
chng.it/tBwmVpYqMF
It is also possible to write a letter or email wherein you write why it is so important to keep the Celtic bachelor, to the Rector Magnificus of Utrecht University, who has to vote together with the 'rectores' of all other Dutch universities about the dissolution of the Celtic bachelor.
If you decide to write a letter or email, the staff of the Celtic department would love to receive a copy.
Written letters can be directed to:
Professor dr. Henk Kummeling
Universiteit Utrecht
Bestuursgebouw
Heidelberglaan 8
3584 CS Utrecht
The Netherlands
Emails can be directed to:
h.kummeling@uu.nl
You can send the Celtic staff a copy by:
Adding their email address in the BCC, or emailing a scan of your letter:
keltischezomer@uu.nl
Alternatively, you can send a physical copy to @drnike, Aaron Griffith, or Natalia Petrovskaia, at
Trans 10
3512JK Utrecht
The Netherlands
There exists an example draft for letters, if you would like to see that, please ask me!
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One of the few, if not the only, Life Simulator app accessible to the blind and visually impaired. How will you live your life? Will you become famous? CommitAccessible Android
Fighting Fascism. #vote #DemocracyIsOnTheBallot
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This is the AI Era. Companies are racing to incorporate as many AI features as possible into their devices. While some features may seem like gimmicks, othersSalih Kunduz (Accessible Android)
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MacOS 15.1 brings a nice handful of bug fixes to Apple’s audio system, which will benefit users of all of our products. See this post for full details, then update your Mac to 15.1.
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We recommend updating your Mac to MacOS 15.1 as soon as you can.weblog.rogueamoeba.com
Join TPGi's David Sloan for a webinar and learn more about ADA Title II and what it means for your organization.David Sloan (TPGi)
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.applevis.com
Technology bridges the gap between access and learning. Without screen readers on computers, applications like Google Chrome and Microsoft Word...Devon Price (American Printing House)
I am told that this solution is currently only for low vision users at this time. I have not investigated this.
Delta introduces flight map for flyers with visual impairment: Travel Weekly travelweekly.com/Travel-News/A…
LibreOffice Conference 2024 (Luxembourg) group photo Once a year, the LibreOffice community gathers for a global community event: the LibreOffice Conference.Mike Saunders (The Document Foundation)
Thunderbird for Android takes flight today! Find out what's new in the first stable release, where to download it, and how to get started!Philipp Kewisch (The Thunderbird Blog)
phoronix covers my work on OpenPaX, a patch to restore userspace W^X and some other common sense functionality from PaX: phoronix.com/news/Edera-OpenPa…
this patch is the cornerstone of the new “alpine hardened” project, which is intended to produce a spin of alpine which is similar to the old grsecurity days of alpine.
Enterprise security firm Edera today is announcing OpenPaX that they promoted in their advance press notice as a 'new open-source alternative to GrSecurity.www.phoronix.com
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Check out all improvements: tuta.com/.../release-actions-n…
The wait is over! Our first stable release of Thunderbird for Android is out NOW! Find out what's new, where to get support, and how to download it in our release announcement.
And to everyone who contributed via beta testing, giving us feedback on K-9 Mail, localizing, thank you. :) Your community team work has made the dream work.
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#Thunderbird #ThunderbirdForAndroid #OpenSource
Thunderbird for Android takes flight today! Find out what's new in the first stable release, where to download it, and how to get started!Philipp Kewisch (The Thunderbird Blog)
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#curl source code age (take 2)
How large share of the code was written after a certain date, over time.
@dve 100% is the entire code base of the time. It has kept growing ever since before 2000.
But that confusion risk is also why I won't keep this version of the graph, I will go with the "take 4" I posted later.
Todays #RetroTech
Scotch 3M Magnetic Tape Viewer
These are rare beasts, a useful tool for Audio Archiving. It rests on the Tape, showing the Magnetic Pattern
Ensures you get the right Head Configuration first time
Here’s - Quarter Track, Half Track & 8 Track
Before anyone asks, no, it doesn’t work on Helical Video as the Tracks are too fine. But it does show Edge Track Audio & Sync Pulse
Join us for a book talk with legal scholar JAMES BOYLE, discussing his book THE LINE: AI and the Future of Personhood, in conversation with KATE DARLING of the MIT […]\nblog.archive.org
Smart plugs can handle a lot for our homes, but they aren't as durable as your home's hardwired outlets.Chris Wedel (CNET)
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Why is Montreal appealing a historic ruling on racial profiling by its police?
Falls Ihr es noch nicht mitbekommen habt: ab 15. November nimmt sich x.com in den neuen TOS u.a. heraus, Eure evtl. noch existierenden Tweets zum Anlernen von AI zu nutzen.
Ich hab meine sämtlichen 30541 Tweets gelöscht mit dem hervorragenden Script github.com/lucahammer/tweetxer von @luca
In der Beschreibung ist sogar eine Video-Anleitung auf deutsch und englisch. Vielen Dank! Angenehm schmerzfrei.
(siehe auch techradar.com/computing/websit… und x.com/de/tos )
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Pastebin.com is the number one paste tool since 2002. Pastebin is a website where you can store text online for a set period of time.Pastebin
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Check it out, share and enjoy!
Full release notes: pipilo.thanel.me/changelog
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