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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
"Who preserves what happens on the internet?" Listen as
@brewsterkahle talks with Mary Louise Kelly of All Things Considered about the cyberattacks against the Internet Archive.
Side-note: This is another reason I avoid UK-based audio-described content. No thanks pitch shift
Racism is systemic in Québec.
FYI It took the police 9 days to decide taking the time to boil water and throw it at a child is a crime...
AND NOW, she's out on bail. Must be nice to be white and pure laine, eh.
cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/wo… #polQC #QCpoli #assnat #CAQASTROPHE
Biweekly is a terrible word.
-- Would you know if “biweekly” means twice a week or twice a month in this email?
Edit: Guys, the whole point is that it can mean both :P
You guys should follow French on this and do biweekly for twice a week and bimonthly for twice a month.
And every two weeks, for every two weeks.
(this is a joke)
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 releaseWagtail CMS
Happy Friday! We celebrated by releasing Wagtail 6.3! ✨
This is our latest LTS release, so we packed a lot of great features into this one. Have a look. 👀
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 releaseWagtail CMS
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)
Intel’s future laptops will have memory sticks again
Intel CEO Pat Gelsinger now Lunar Lake’s integrated memory turned out to be a financial mistake, and Intel won’t do it again.Sean Hollister (The Verge)
Homebrew on this 2014 Mac Mini has 120 packages to upgrade. Since there is no official support for 12 anymore, this means that most things need to be built from source.
After 12 hours, around 30 packages have been upgraded, including Bash, GCC, LibreSSL, PHP, etc. This is what I call PureBrew.
In case this ever reaches whoever is building Mac binaries for Homebrew, I'd like to express my appreciation for all your work.
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If you have a student with dyslexia, one way to help them with the tests is to give them an audio version of the test.
It takes no more than 10 minutes to set up the audio aspect of the test.
You can just record yourself reading the questions and make sure they can listen to the audio during the exam.
Since our exams are open book and computer based, this is quite easy to accomplish.
Quantum computers are here — but why do we need them and what will they be used for?
Quantum computers will one day outpace the fastest supercomputers on the planet, but what will they be used to accomplish?Edd Gent (Live Science)
Google employees pressure costumed execs at all-hands meeting for clarity on cost cuts
Following comments on Google's earnings call about continuing cuts, employees wanted answers at the company's latest all-hands meeting.Jennifer Elias (CNBC)
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)
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)
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)
Have you voted yet?
#Vote #Election #Election2024 #Poll
- 📬 Yes! (Mail in ballot) (54%, 28 votes)
- 🗳️ Yes! (Early voting) (27%, 14 votes)
- 🇺🇸 Not yet - going on Election Day (15%, 8 votes)
- 😕 I’m not sure I’m voting (0%, 0 votes)
- 😡 I am not voting (2%, 1 vote)
@hub Hahaha another option that needs to be added!
I envy you not having to go through this process. 🇨🇦
@zeenix when the US sneeze, Canada catches a cold.
Also we regularly get fucked over with "free trade" (it's only free for the kleptoligarchs)
here's an example of a recent event that ChatGPT Search can now help with, the launch of Fantastical for Windows. When I asked for info about this and whether it was accessible to blind people using Windows screen readers, it says:
Fantastical, a highly regarded calendar application previously exclusive to Apple devices, has expanded its reach by launching a Windows version on October 29, 2024. This development allows users to experience Fantastical’s intuitive design and robust features on Windows PCs.
The Windows version mirrors the functionality of its Mac counterpart, offering:
• Natural Language Event Creation: Users can create events by typing phrases like “Lunch with Tim Cook on Tuesday at Caffè Macs on Apple’s campus,” and the app will automatically parse the details to set up the event accordingly.
• Calendar Sets: This feature enables users to group specific calendars together, allowing for easy toggling between different sets based on context, such as work or personal schedules.
• Multiple Calendar Views: Fantastical provides various views, including Day, Week, Month, Quarter, and Year, to accommodate different planning needs.
• Task Integration: The app supports task management through integration with services like Google Tasks, Microsoft 365 Tasks, and Todoist, enabling users to manage their to-do lists alongside their calendar events.
• Conference Call Detection: Fantastical automatically detects conference call links in calendar invites and creates a join button in the event list, facilitating quick access to virtual meetings.
Existing users with a Flexibits Premium subscription can access the Windows version at no additional cost, ensuring a seamless experience across devices. The subscription, priced at $4.75 per month when billed annually, unlocks all premium features across platforms.
While the current release is not optimized for Arm-native devices, Flexibits has indicated that an Arm version is in development.
This expansion to Windows marks a significant milestone for Fantastical, broadening its user base and providing a cohesive calendaring experience for individuals operating across multiple platforms.
As of now, there is limited information available regarding the accessibility of Fantastical for Windows for blind users utilizing screen readers. The official announcement and documentation do not provide specific details about compatibility with screen readers such as Narrator, NVDA, or JAWS.
Given the importance of accessibility in software applications, it’s advisable to directly contact Flexibits, the developer of Fantastical, to inquire about the current state of screen reader support and any planned accessibility enhancements. This approach will provide the most accurate and up-to-date information regarding the application’s usability with screen readers.
#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)
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…
issuetracker.google.com/issues/366412380
https://issuetracker.google.com/issues/366412380. GitHub Gist: instantly share code, notes, and snippets.Gist
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 
#reproducibleBuilds #IzzyOnDroid
„Hash Checker“ – IzzyOnDroid F-Droid Repository
Fast and simple application for generating and comparison hashesIzzyOnDroid App Repo
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