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Tom Kurtz, who co-invented BASIC—probably the piece of software that has meant the most to me—has died at age 96. When it turned 50 ten years ago, I wrote a VERY long article about why it was so important, and I’m very grateful that he helped with it. RIP. time.com/69316/basic/

Fifty Years of BASIC, the Programming Language That Made Computers Personal

A celebration of one of technology's biggest, most underappreciated revolutions
Harry McCracken (Time)

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To all my writer friends that use MS Word - Microsoft has turned their AI bits and bots on to automatically go through anything done via Word.

Here's how to turn it off.

> Programs > Programs and Features > Uninstall Microsoft Office > Open browser > go to libreoffice.org > download @libreoffice

Then install LibreOffice on your computer and use Writer instead of Word.

#OpenSource #libreoffice #MicrosoftOffice #MicrosoftWord

Home | LibreOffice - Free and private office suite - Based on OpenOffice - Compatible with Microsoft

Free office suite – the evolution of OpenOffice. Compatible with Microsoft .doc, .docx, .xls, .xlsx, .ppt, .pptx. Updated regularly, community powered.
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#opensource #libreoffice #microsoftoffice #microsoftword @LibreOffice

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Another eight videos from the recent #LibreOffice Conference 2024! These ones covering C++, the LibreOffice WebAssembly port from Allotropia, and Collabora Online: youtube.com/watch?v=hSFNw56Fqs…

More Subtle C++ – LibreOffice Conference 2024

A talk from the LibreOffice and Open Source Conference 2024, which took place in Luxembourg in October. Presenter: Stephan Bergmann. (Apologies for the video...
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#libreoffice

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“What is a man? Is he defined by things like morphology or longevity? If form alters content—that is, if the shape of the container fundamentally influences what it contains—what will it mean to society if a man no longer resembles a man? If those things which have always driven us—birth, aging and death—are altered or eliminated, will it make us into something new? If a man need not fear death, will that make us more human than our ancestors, or less?"

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In-Process is out, featuring news on:

- NVDA 2024.4.1 which has recently been released
- NVDA Contributor Documentation Survey
- We head out and about with NV Access
- NV Access board member Emma a Change Making Finalist!
- And a deep dive into the Add-on Compatibility Process

All this and more, now available: nvaccess.org/post/in-process-1…

#NVDA #NVDAsr #ScreenReader #Blog #News #Newsletter #Survey #CurrentEvents

A large room with tables of exhibits and people showing off different products. A table with NVDA displays in the foreground.

In-Process 15th November 2024

Welcome to a jam packed In-Process. We have a release, a survey, several expos, an award finalist and more add-on info. Let’s dive in: NVDA 2024.4.1 Released NVDA Contributor Documentation Su…
NV Access
#blog #screenreader #nvdasr #News #newsletter #nvda #survey #currentevents

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After upgrading to #Android 15 I was tracking down this bug in #Conversations_im where the color of the text in the status bar sometimes doesn't change with the app theme. Occasionally I would get white status bar text on top of a light theme.
Then I noticed that other apps - including the clock app! - have the same issue.
I'm absolutely convinced that the engineers working on Android are all using iPhones. I mean how does one not notice issues like that?
The clock app in dark mode with the text of the status bar in black barely visible.
Firefox in light mode with the text of the status bar in white barely visible.
#android #conversations_im
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Fluchtkapsel

Since Android 12, my Firefox has a similar problem. I always thought it was because of it not getting the switch from light to dark theme or vice versa because one force close and restart later it's fine again. But that's not the whole story as the chrome inside the app follows the system theme. It's just the status bar. I can only imagine that that's only set at app startup once and never touched again. Or not runtime changeable at all.

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If you are a composer, musician or sound engineer, Panagement is amazing for sound positioning. The binaural delay is amazing, the reverb is immersive and everyone needs chipmods now and then. Everything is automatable.

This is a small company, no registration codes, just fully working plugins once you buy the full version which is currently on sale. The free version has everything but the delay and the chipmod and there are audio demos on the site as well. Check it out at auburnsounds.com/products/Pana…

Auburn Sounds - Panagement, free reverb audio plug-in

www.auburnsounds.com

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By IRONY in Kingston Upon Thames, UK for The Royal Borough Of Street Art.

43 Purrfect Street Art Pieces: A Tribute to Our Cats: streetartutopia.com/2024/08/10…

See all of the mural 🔽

Close-up of a mural by street artist IRONY in Kingston Upon Thames, UK, for The Royal Borough of Street Art, featuring a realistic depiction of an orange and white cat squeezed into a square box. The cat is curled up in a tight space, with its limbs twisted playfully, and its large, bright eyes staring forward. The detail in the cat's fur and expression captures its playful yet slightly awkward position, adding a humorous and lifelike charm to the artwork. The realistic style emphasizes the softness of the fur against the hard edges of the frame.

43 Purrfect Street Art Pieces: A Tribute to Our Cats | STREET ART UTOPIA

Feline Inspired Street Art: A Global Phenomenon The world of street art is a vibrant, ever-evolving canvas that reflects the thoughts, ideas, and aesthetics of diverse cultures around the globe.
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🇵🇱🤔🇺🇦 Ukrainians have a "short memory", because during the first months of the invasion, Poland transferred equipment and humanitarian aid, and Zelensky is trying to "draw other countries into direct participation in the conflict" against Russia, - Polish MoD

❗️He added that Zelensky's words "sounded a note that Poland is not doing everything it can. Poland has done and continues to do everything possible. But there is a line that I will never cross, it is a question of Poland's security."

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Winter blue tardis

I don't want to be a mean person, but if he really said that, this is really ungrateful and shows how much appreciation he actually has about other countries helping when help was needed. Compassion goes so far, but threatening a nation's security in the name of war allies, wellp. Nope. If only everyone could go for peace. Just for a year, or like 20... Often people have short memories about help. Humans just cannot appreciate today. I am not going to talk about the other end, where ukrainians here live better than us in my own country, but okay. Unfortunately it happens a lot these days that someone else lives better in someone else's country. People need to learn how to appreciate, and how to have compassion. Because we're all connected, want it or not. Even on a human level we're the same, we do the same things. So a bit of respect won't go unnoticed. and saying so and so isn't doing enough but you know they can more is just, greed. I am sorry.

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HER salary is 13% less than HIS.

On #EqualPayDay, we symbolically mark the date when women stop earning compared to men. For every €1 a man earns, a woman earns only €0.87.

So, from today until 31 December, it is as if women in the EU effectively work for free.

Our message is clear: Equal work deserves equal pay.

We are committed to tackling pay inequality with legislation on:

🔹 pay transparency
🔹 gender balance on boards
🔹 minimum wages
🔹 work-life balance

More → europa.eu/!TBqJj8

Illustration showing two stacks of euro coins representing the gender pay gap. The stack labelled 'Hers' is shorter, with some coins faded, symbolising the lower average earnings for women. The stack labelled 'His' is taller with one additional coin on top, representing higher average earnings for men. In the bottom right corner, there is an EU flag with stars arranged in a circle.

Statement by Vice-President Jourová and Commissioners Schmit and Dalli on the occasion of the European Equal Pay Day

On the 2024 European Equal Pay Day, we reaffirm our commitment to build a Europe where women and girls can thrive and where their contributions to the labour market are fully valued.
European Commission - European Commission
#equalpayday

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Time for my yearly Desert Bus 2024 art thread!

To start out with, some work I did for @DB_VST ! From left to right, paintings for call-ins, a representation of ORB and string-worms, and a new Beer O'Clock icon!

Illustrations in watercolour, text in ink, on 160gsm wood-pulp watercolour paper.

(Note: The bottom text is digitally composited from 2 attempts, because I messed up the first time =V )

@desertbus #desertbus #DB2024 #calligraphy #watercolor #watercolour #aquarelle #art

Three watercolour paintings. From left to right: 1) a 1950s-style red telephone receiver. 2) the ORB, its red button pointed forward and glowing, on a bed of plush string-worms. 3) A beer stein, with an overflowing head of foam. Below the paintings, the words "BEER O'CLOCK" in uncial script in brown ink. Signed Laogeodritt, dated 9 November 2024.
#art #watercolor #calligraphy #watercolour #aquarelle #desertbus #db2024 @Desert Bus For Hope @VST
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Desert Bus 2024, Day 5. Carrie cares about the lives of tabs, and so do I. Twinsies?

Italic script. India ink and watercolour on wood paper.

@desertbus

#DB2024 #DesertBus #calligraphy #ItalicScript #art #watercolour #watercolor #aquarelle #poetry #poem #PlayFrame

Calligraphy and a small watercolour painting on cream-coloured paper. In black ink and italic script, it reads, "Every closing of a tab is a tiny murder". Below that, a painting of a browser tab with a knife through its X-shaped close button. The tab icon is an A in a circle, and the title reads AAAAAAAAA, in script that gets messier as it goes. Signed Laogeodritt, dated 13 November 2024.
#art #poetry #watercolor #calligraphy #poem #watercolour #aquarelle #desertbus #db2024 #italicscript #playframe @Desert Bus For Hope
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Desert Bus 2024, Day 7. (Yes, I did skip Day 6.)

A Night Watch Art Challenge for their Beyblades slogan, "If you love something, let it rip!"

In Japanese, the Beyblades anime uses "Go shoot!", so I translated this as「何かを好きならGO SHOOT」.

Sumi ink, watercolour, Japanese calligraphy brushes, watercolour brushes, Western broad nib pens, cold-press watercolour paper.

@desertbus

#db2024 #desertbus #art #calligraphy #japanesecalligraphy #書道 #ItalicScript #watercolour #watercolor #wordArt #slogan

A logo-like word art piece. It reads, in Japanese, "nanika wo suki nara GO SHOOT!!". The first line is in kaishō script in black, and the words GO SHOOT are in red watercolour. Below it, the English words in italic script and black ink, it reads: "If you love something, let it rip!!" The S in GO SHOOT is extended to create two disks, in a red-to-yellow gradient above and below that evoke spinning beyblades. A light orange splotch forms the background, on white paper.
#art #watercolor #calligraphy #watercolour #desertbus #db2024 #italicscript #japanesecalligraphy #書道 #wordart #slogan @Desert Bus For Hope
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If you are on a good Mastodon instance remember to support the person who keeps that instance going, like with money if you can. For the spot on Mastodon that I hang out in you can toss some coins at ko-fi.com/kindsocial

Support Kind.Social on Ko-fi! ❤️. ko-fi.com/kindsocial

Support Kind.Social On Ko-fi. Ko-fi lets you support the people and causes you love with small donations
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Winter blue tardis

Oof, how did that happen? Also I am fan of hard drives, not SSds, mainly because they spin, and because the sound is kind of soothing if the hard drive is well-made. SSD is just like, nothing, silent. I have a 500Gb one, and it works, it's okay, but only if I need to use it for a VM from time to time. I won't deny the faster speeds though, also there should be some care of these ssds and whatever. I am not sure and I don't understand so I can't say much on it.

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It was the best of #DoctorWho, or it was the worst of Doctor Who - but can a story be both things simultaneously? Find out as we discuss The Web Planet:

strangersinspace.libsyn.com/wh…

Strangers in Space: Who Review Extra 40: The Web Planet

Doctor Who was only twelve stories old when they decided to mount a production as ambitious as The Web Planet, but was that a mistake or was it a decision justified by the enormous audiences The Web Planet achieved? Our thoughts on Schrödinger's Doct…
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Thomas E. Kurtz, an American mathematician, computer scientist, and co-inventor of the BASIC programming language with John Kemeny, died at 96 on November 12 (Dag Spicer/CHM)

computerhistory.org/blog/in-me…
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In Memoriam: Thomas E. Kurtz, 1928–2024 - CHM

CHM remembers the remarkable career and contributions of 2023 Fellow Thomas E. Kurtz, who passed away on November 12, 2024.
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🕛Z #NowPlaying at the top of the hour, 2 hours of relaxing #NewAge, #ambient, and #meditationmusic on Northern Lights: The New Age Show, #live with Kelly Sapergia. More information is at ksapergia.net/northernlights/. Tune in either by visiting theglobalvoice.info and clicking on the Listen Live link, or go directly to theglobalvoice.info:8443/broad… #TGVRadio #audio #radio 📺🗣️📻🎶🎙️🌌🌈🫣🫰🩵🪬🫶

Welcome to The Global Voice - The Global Voice

The Global Voice brings together an international team of broadcasters, producers and radio journalists to present for you a wide range of entertaining and informative programs.
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#audio #radio #nowplaying #ambient #live #newage #meditationmusic #tgvradio

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Added some post embeds for bluesky and mastodon to the sidebars of my articles, built with web components!

Example! heather-buchel.com/blog/2024/0…

Highly recommend taking a look at @DavidDarnes blog posts for implementation. I started with that as a base then chopped it up a bit since I can hardcode a bit of it.

Links: darn.es/mastodon-post-web-comp… & darn.es/bluesky-post-web-compo…


bluesky-post Web Component

The bluesky-post Web Component allows you to turn a regular link to a Bluesky post into an embeddable post quote including metadata such as reply count, repost count, likes and more.
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New update from @brewsterkahle on how the Internet Archive is learning from recent cyberattacks.

🔗 blog.archive.org/2024/11/14/le…


Book Talk: The Line: AI and the Future of Personhood

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 […]\n
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Your guide to AWS Analytics at AWS re:Invent 2024
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Your guide to AWS Analytics at AWS re:Invent 2024 | Amazon Web Services

It’s AWS re:Invent time, where you turn your ideas into reality. Get a front row seat to hear real stories from AWS customers, experts and leaders about navigating pressing topics like generative AI and data analytics.
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