This week's Dead Ringers was brilliant, by the way. Heavy election, of course, but the Donald stuff was just superb. One of my favourites attached. Transcript below
Narrator: Available now for Americans who want to pretend that Trump's not as deranged as he seems. The complete works of Donald Trump, all on one download. With Sir Ian McKellen. Ian: They're eating the dogs. The people that came in, they're eating the cats. They're eating, they're eating the pets of the people that live there. Narrator: When voiced by top British actors, you'll almost believe he makes sense. Dame Judi Dench. Judi: All I know about magnets is this. Give me a glass of water, let me drop it on the magnets. That's the end of magnets. Narrator: Olivia Colman. olivia: This is a tough hurricane. Yes, it's one of the wettest we've ever seen from the standpoint of water. Narrator: And soliloquies from Sir Patrick Stewart. Patrick: Supposing you brought the light inside the body. Which you can do, either through the skin or in some other way. And then I see the disinfectant that knocks it out in a minute. One minute. Is there a way we can do something with that? By injection inside or almost a cleaning. Narrator: Mark Rylance. Mark: She wants to get rid of your cows. No more cows. Narrator: The complete works of Donald Trump. Download today and you'll get Elon Musk's tweets read out by Alan Bennett. So they don't seem batshit crazy, absolutely free. Alan: The woke mind virus is either defeated or nothing else matters ... Doris!
#Europa necesita de inversiones para detener la caida del empleo
Para ello decidio imponer #aranceles a ¿todos? los #vehiculos que no se fabriquen en la #UnionEuropea lo que esta afectando de manera muy dispar a la #industria
Todas las fabricantes de #China deberan pagar al menos el doble y hasta 3 veces mas que la fabricante de #EEUU, #Tesla 1/x
Hasta ahora, los medios muestran como se repartiran los aranceles y en cuanto castigaran a los fabricantes, sin exponer la formula que se uso para hacer la diferenciacion. Si nos guiamos por lo que los medios dicen, el unico factor relevante fue que "las marcas cooperaron mas o menos a la supuesta investigacion" que se llevo a cabo.
La acusacion no presenta pruebas concluyentes.
NO SE HAN PRESENTADO PRUEBA DE QUE LAS SUBVENCIONES QUE RECIBEN LAS AUTOMOTORAS ASIATICAS SEAN DIFERENTES A LAS EUROPEAS 2/x
Algunos articulos mencionan cifras, pero ninguno se atreve a poner toda la informacion sobre la mesa: ¿Cuantas ayudas reciben las marcas locales y cuanta reciben las extranjeras en sus paises de origen? ¿Reciben directa o indirectamente las locales (a traves de filiales o empresas mixtas) ayudas en los otros paises?
De esto NO SE HABLA UNA SOLA PALABRA en los medios
Lo ironico de esta medida que intenta ayudar a las fabricantes locales, ha sido que todas en su conjunto estan en contra... gracias a esto, #Volkswagen anuncio el cierre no de 2, sino de 3 plantas, #BMW y #MercedesBenz tambien tienen en sus planes reducir su produccion drasticamente, #Stellantis que habia llegado a acuerdos con la empresa asiatica #LeapMotor se estaria quedando sin nada entre las manos y arriesgando a tener que cerrar casi la mitad de su portafolios, porque las empresas chinas estan virando y bajandose de sus planes de inversiones para el viejo continente 3/x
Gracias a los aranceles, mas de 10 proyectos de fabricas que se estaban teniendo por seguras en #España, #Belgica, #Polonia, #Italia, #Francia, etc han sido detenidas por las empresas asiaticas, las que probablemente se concentren en #Turquia y otros paises con los cuales la #UE tiene acuerdos de Cero Aranceles
Con estos planes cayendose a las puertas del horno... mas de 1 millon de puestos de trabajo en la Comunidad Europea corren el riesgo de quedar en el paro de manera definitiva 4/x
Yesterday I said ‘no thanks’ to cake, as I almost always do. Then I saw two slim young women do the performative ‘ooh we shouldn’t really but let’s be naughty, we’ll split one!’ dance before ordering dessert. Then I thought: I've never seen men perform that ritual. Then I recalled these skinny mannequins I saw in a shop last year. I'm sad, cross and shocked but not surprised that we’re *still* teaching women to restrict their food and bodies so their appearance can please strangers and society.
We had our monthly community call again yesterday. Curious what we've been discussing and what might be coming to the next AntennaPod releases? Have a look at our short meeting notes: forum.antennapod.org/t/monthly…
We had another community call yesterday, in which we discussed the following points: The current priorities: autodownload improvements, issues with streaming jumping back and forth, player screen improvements.
@mensrea You can, although we cannot guarantee it'll reach the folks who could implement it. Best place to do it is on forum.antennapod.org. But throw it out – you're probably not the only one with that idea and we might just have a link for you to an existing request 😉
yeah, i'm unlikely to get to the forum. it's a additional sort option for the queue: interleaved. in a queue with multiple podcasts it would sort each podcast by date and then alternate between each pod. so if you have podcasts a, b, c, d your queue would be a1, b1, c1, d1, a2, b2, c2, d2, ...
@mensrea We actually already have something along those lines. It's called 'Smart shuffle'. You'll find that option here: Queue > Three dots in top bar > Sort. For details on how it works, have a look here: github.com/AntennaPod/AntennaP… Hope that helps!
The current smart shuffle algorithm does not work well in cases when you have one podcast with many episodes in your queue. Currently, it calculates a "spread" value for each podcast, dep...
I believe in the past you mentioned that in order to fix the issue of being able to resume playback from a lock screen on Android (after a period of time) it would require a significant or maybe even complete rewrite of the app? Is there a master discussion/thread for this bug? It's hard to know what to search for in the forum. Thank you.
By Joe Lonergan If you are a user of the Seeing AI app from Microsoft you will know how great an app it is for describing items, images, currency, colours, ...
This is awesome and I can't wait to see the progression in this type of technology! Keep in mind it does take a very long time to render the description on even a one minute video so don't plan on your two-hour movie being audio described in a flash. My colleague recorded a demo video in our little group tech training session and it was about 10 seconds. I think it took about one minute or a little less to give us the description. It was really cool, though.
Explore Dr. Kirk Adams' new website, a central hub for insights on disability inclusion, accessibility, and diversity. Discover blogs, podcasts, webinars, and resources that inspire change and promote inclusivity. Visit now and join the conversation!
If you've been looking for that next semi-cheap music-making fix but haven't decided what to get, consider Ableton Move. If you look at the official videos, literature and documentation, you'd be fooled into thinking that it's not actually accessible. This is incorrect. It runs a web-server for helping you manage samples,recordings and sets, but it also has an undocumented screen-reader which I demonstrate in this video. Next to Komplete Kontrol, I can say that this has been the most innovative, fun and game-changing piece of hardware I've owned and I thoroughly enjoy working with it.
#InspiredBySound - Let's Move! (Ableton Move Accessibility Overview) youtu.be/p8IbinbOhY4 Excerpt from Peter Kirn's blog about Move: ‘How do I access Move with a screen reader? Andre Louis has a walkthrough for you, as pointed out here in comments! And as always, it’s terrific. This is honestly worth a watch for sighted users, too, to understand how these interactions work – and it’s required viewing if you work in instrument design.’ cdm.link/ableton-move-guide/ #Ableton #AbletonMove #Accessibility #ScreenReader #A11y #Blind
🧣Artist: #DavidZinn in City: #AnnArbor USA 🇺🇸 11/2024 - Title: 🟡 "Ada takes windows where she finds them and makes windows where she needs them." 🐿️ 🔴 "Ada nimmt sich Fenster, wo sie sie findet, und macht Fenster, wo sie sie braucht." #StreetArt #Art #Chalkart #Artist #SidewalkChalk #3DArt #Squirrel #Window
Jieshuo (formerly known as Commentary Screen Reader or CSR), the popular Android screen reader for the visually impaired, has rolled out its latest update:
Takže přátelé, #Vánoce se blíží a jak jsem varoval, tak už je to tady - #DarujHračku
Máte jedinečnou možnost rozsvítit aspoň na jeden den oči dítěti, který moc důvodů k radosti nemá. Akci organizují každoročně #Tango manažeři na vozíčcích, což je samo o sobě něco, co si zaslouží obdiv.
Představte si, že můžete náhodnýmu prckovi dopřát zázrak pod stromek a splnit mu přání. Buďte #Ježíšek.
Často to nedělám, ale tentokrát prosím - boostujte. On totiž i ten pitomej boost může znamenat radost v očích jednoho prcka.
A brilliant piece by #TimothyDSnyder for the @NewYorker that asks what it means that Trump is a fascist - what it means for society, for civil discourse, for institutions, for the American people, and for the world.
"Fascism is now in the algorithms, the neural pathways, the social interactions."
Perhaps the most cutting remark?
That the American people themselves have democratically elected a fascist, without understanding that he is, indeed, a fascist, and that institutions, through their actions, have normalised Trump, normalised his divisive, misogynist, racist, incendiary rhetoric, and normalised his policy positions.
"Fascism can be defeated, but not when we are on its side".
Hello hello! It’s time for my latest “Linkfest” — or, "the opposite of doomscrolling”, crammed full of the finest items of science, culture and technology...
A teacher trying to teach good manners, asked her students the following question:
'Michael, if you were on a date having dinner with a nice young lady, how would you tell her that you have to go to the bathroom? 'Michael said: 'Just a minute I have to go pee.' The teacher responded by saying: 'That would be rude and impolite. What about you Sherman, how would you say it?'
Sherman said: 'I am sorry, but I really need to go to the bathroom. I'll be right back.'
'That's better, but it's still not very nice to say the word bathroom at the dinner table. And you, little Johnny, can you use your brain for once and show us your good manners?'
Johnny said 'I would say: Darling, may I please be excused for a moment? I have to shake hands with a very dear friend of mine, whom I hope to introduce you to after dinner.'
Are you a technology expert, or just trying to make sense of it all?Our new podcast, Access On, will have something for you. It’s interactive, informative, and leverages the extensive networks of the National Federation of the Blind to bring you the tech news makers. Technology is all about people, so we want to hear from you with your tech comments, tips, tricks and questions. It won’t be long before Access On, is on, and you can follow it today in your app or device. Here’s an audio taster.
Taken! I made someone happy!!! I still have my first computer, an Osborne Executive with all of its original software and manuals. It still worked great when I last booted it up in 1999. We're really trying to not hang on to stuff forever, so it's heading for the electronics recycling in a week unless someone wants it. Free, but I don't think I can deal with shipping it anywhere, so pick-up in Woburn, MA. (Computer details at en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Osborne_…) (Any ideas, @knizer?)
I use an RSS feed for news, and I’m sure I’m not the only one here on the Fediverse who appreciates the convenience it offers, because it helps me stay informed in a way that suits my preferences.
How do you keep up with the important topics that matter to you?
#GNOME Papers finally becomes a PDF viewer that can digitally sign documents and verify signatures.
The latter was implemented by Marek Kašík from our team. It was several years in the making. He originally implemented it for Evince, but Evince is pretty much dead and it's been waiting to be merged upstream for 1.5 years. When Papers were forked from Evince, Marek rewrote it in #Rust and implemented it there. It's currently under review and should be merged soon. ✌️
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