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#RIPE89 was an absolute blast, we would like to thank @ripencc for organizing this amazing event. We met a lot of interesting people and had lovely chats. If you would like to watch @m4rc3l lightning talk about our RIPE Labs article series, here is the recording: ripe89.ripe.net/archives/video…

#DDIX #Dresden @melody @m4rc3l

Melody, Klemens und Melody at RIPE89
Marcel Holding our Lightning-Talk

Daily Archives – RIPE 89

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
#dresden #ripe89 #ddix @melody @Marcel @RIPE NCC

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Videos from #MatrixConf, usable implementations of Matrix 2.0, a new Matrix Client called Tammy and lots of changes in Fractal! This and more happened this week in #Matrix!

Come check it out at matrix.org/blog/2024/11/01/thi… 🎉


This Week in Matrix 2024-11-01

Matrix, the open protocol for secure decentralised communications
MTRNord (matrix.org)
#matrix #matrixconf

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💟 1 year ago today I joined TetraLogical, the best group of #accessibility practioners I could ever wish to work with.

If you need practical, expert advice, you know where to get it 🖖🏽

tetralogical.com/services/


Services - TetraLogical

Accessibility consultancy with a focus on inclusion. We can help you with knowledge, experience, strategy, assessments, and development.
TetraLogical
#Accessibility

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It's 1214 days since I filed a React Native bug because an external keyboard user on Android cannot get focus into a text input field so can't fill in forms. No-one cares. Except people with access needs, of course. github.com/facebook/react-nati…

Can't focus into text fields, Android + external keyboard · Issue #31820 · facebook/react-native

In the first Expo example on https://reactnative.dev/docs/textinput - with an external physical keyboard on Android, we don't seem to be able to move the focus into/ between these input fields. It'...
GitHub

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The new version of Wagtail, v6.3, has been released.
How many release announcements kick off with a strong commitment to accessibility like this one?

"We're just a little obsessed with accessibility around here. Between our accessibility checker feature, the accessibility workshops we've hosted, the accessibility statistics we shout about, and the dedicated Accessibility page we have here on Wagtail.org, you may have noticed that. So, ..."

💙 @wagtail
wagtail.org/blog/wagtail-63/


Level up your image accessibility and dashboards with Wagtail 6.3 | Wagtail CMS

Manage alt text like a pro and more with our latest Wagtail release
Wagtail CMS
@Wagtail
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An AI-generated ad left thousands of Dubliners waiting for a Halloween parade that never came engadget.com/ai/an-ai-generate…

An AI-generated ad left thousands of Dubliners waiting for a Halloween parade that never came

Thousands of people took to the streets after being duped by an AI-generated ad for a parade. The My Spirit Halloween website advertised the fake event.
Lawrence Bonk (Engadget)

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Open Source Bites Back as China’s Military Makes Full Use of Meta's Llama 2 AI Model gizmodo.com/open-source-bites-…

Open Source Bites Back as China’s Military Makes Full Use of Meta's Llama 2 AI Model

China’s People’s Liberation Army is using Llama 13B for military applications. That’s against the acceptable use policy, but there’s no way to put the AI back in the bottle.
Matthew Gault (Gizmodo)

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Along with flash floods, we're also dealing with flash droughts — a new term for me.

"Where has all the rain gone? Bone-dry October strikes much of US"
phys.org/news/2024-10-bone-dry…

h/t @primonatura
#drought #ClimateChange #GlobalWarming


Where has all the rain gone? Bone-dry October strikes much of US

A bone-dry October is pushing nearly half of the United States into a flash drought, leading to fires in the Midwest and hindering shipping on the Mississippi River.
Seth Borenstein (Phys.org)
#climatechange #globalwarming #drought @Primo Natura

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Oh thank god I have a reason to stop being nice to the fucking Walmart greeter.

“Facial Recognition That Tracks Suspicious Friendliness Is Coming to a Store Near You”
gizmodo.com/facial-recognition…

(This is clearly me making a joke — I don’t go to Walmart; I have to harass the greeter at their home.)


Facial Recognition That Tracks Suspicious Friendliness Is Coming to a Store Near You

Coresight AI has released a new product that sends alerts to store security when customers and staff have anomalous interactions.
Todd Feathers (Gizmodo)

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#CAQASTROPHE! The CAQ pissed away an inherited surplus on its wishlist, which didn't include healthcare spending, and now the CAQ healthcare minister says healthcare spending is becoming untenable... and 1M+ Quebeckers STILL DO NOT HAVE A FAMILY DOCTOR.

montrealgazette.com/news/quebe… #assnat #QCpoli #polQC #cdnpoli #polcan #CAQBS #CAQLIES


Quebec's health-care costs are becoming untenable, Dubé warns

Says this year's budget will be $60 billion, a 50-per-cent increase in six years.
La Presse Canadienne (Montreal Gazette)
#cdnpoli #assnat #polqc #caqastrophe #qcpoli #polcan #caqbs #caqlies

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So... this was a fun compiler bug: the D8 Java to DEX compiler (part of the Android toolchain) eliminated a redundant field load if running the class's static initialiser was known to be free of side effects, which ended up accidentally depending on the sharding of the input, which is dependent on the number of CPU cores used during the build.

issuetracker.google.com/issues…

I made a small example to illustrate why this optimisation is only valid when the class initialiser doesn't have side effects (or the initialiser is guaranteed to have run already, which is the case for a base class of the current one):

gist.github.com/obfusk/8382214…

#ReproducibleBuilds


issuetracker.google.com/issues/366412380

https://issuetracker.google.com/issues/366412380. GitHub Gist: instantly share code, notes, and snippets.
Gist
#reproduciblebuilds

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Welcome to the RB family, Hash Checker 🥳

apt.izzysoft.de/packages/com.s…

Hash Checker is an app for generating and comparison MD5, SHA-1, SHA-224, SHA-256, SHA-384, SHA-512 and CRC-32 hashes from files or text. Thanks to the efforts by its dev, today's release is now RB :awesome:

#reproducibleBuilds #IzzyOnDroid

„Hash Checker“ – IzzyOnDroid F-Droid Repository

Fast and simple application for generating and comparison hashes
IzzyOnDroid App Repo
#reproduciblebuilds #izzyondroid

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We’re excited to announce a new Access Partnership with Walmart! Learn more about it here: aira.io/aira-at-walmart/
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#AccessibleRetail #InclusiveShopping #DisabilityAccess #OnMyTerms #AccessForAll
A blue Walmart storefront sign is centered. Above, the text reads, "Aira and Walmart Announce Pilot Program," followed by the subtitle, "The Newest and Most Requested Access Partner." Below the storefront image, the locations "California," "Texas," and "Florida" are listed in bold with dots separating them. The bottom section has a yellow banner featuring the Aira logo.

Access Aira at Walmart! Download Now.

Aira is now available at every Walmart location in California, Florida, and Texas! Learn how on-demand visual interpreting can enhance your shopping experience.
Aira
#accessforall #accessibleretail #inclusiveshopping #disabilityaccess #onmyterms

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'Infinite monkey theorem' challenged by Australian mathematicians "...if given an infinite amount of time, a monkey pressing keys on a typewriter would eventually write the complete works of William Shakespeare.
Known as the "infinite monkey theorem", the thought-experiment has long been used to explain the principles of probability and randomness." bbc.com/news/articles/c748kmvw…

'Infinite monkey theorem' challenged by Australian mathematicians

Australian researchers have poked holes in an old thought-experiment known as the "infinite monkey theorem".
Hannah Ritchie (BBC News)

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It's been over two years since the initial release of the CLAP API for making audio effects and virtual instruments. Has the project been successful? Let's find out!

librearts.org/2024/11/clap-api…


CLever Audio Plugin API two years later

Let’s take a look at the evolution of the project and its adoption by developers of DAWs and plugins alike.
Alexandre Prokoudine (Libre Arts)

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🕒Z #NowPlaying If you like the sound of new #country, then join Chrissie Cochrane at the top of the hour for Chrissie's Country:: the best in new country with some old favourites thrown in the mix. Get in touch via our text message board at theglobalvoice.info/chatroom and listen at theglobalvoice.info:8443/broad… #TGVRadio #folk #rock 🎶🎹🎸🎻🪕🤠🛻

Chatroom - The Global Voice

The Global Voice's Chat Room Welcome to The Global Voice's text-based chat room, where you can communicate with DJs and other listeners live! Rules We ask that you please keep the following rules in mind: Keep the discussion family friendly.
The Global Voice
#rock #nowplaying #folk #tgvradio #country

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Everyone should read the brilliant @emptywheel 's new piece on Musk and X/Twitter. We know what he has done over there is bad, but the depths of the criminal depravity can only be described as horrific. Empywheel has been on the case for over a decade, and has done a great job of laying it out here:

emptywheel.net/2024/11/01/elon…


Elon Musk's Machine for Fascism: A One-Stop Shop for Disinformation and Violence - emptywheel

Elon Musk, the richest man in the world, one of Trump's most gleeful supporters, has set up a one-stop shop: Joining false claims about the election with networks of fascists who'll take to the streets.
emptywheel
@emptywheel

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"Jezz Bezos and Elon Musk emit more carbon pollution in 90 minutes than the average human does in their entire life."
...
“Half of the world’s emissions come from the richest 10% of people. The wealthiest 1% by income account for 16% of emissions, which is more than the poorest two-thirds of people in the world,”

gizmodo.com/billionaires-are-t…
#inequality #CarbonFootprint


Billionaires Are the One Case Where Personal Choices Can Affect Climate Change

A new study found that half of the world’s carbon emissions come from the richest 10% of people.
Matthew Gault (Gizmodo)
#inequality #carbonfootprint

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