Reminder to everyone: Mastodon counts all links as 23 characters. Even if you use a link shortener.

If you use a shortener, all you do is obscure the link's destination (and make the link dependent on that shortening service). Many of us will avoid clicking on such obscured links. You're almost certainly *lowering* your engagement, traffic, whatever.

Just link directly. It doesn't cost you any characters.

#ProTip

@mozilla why the f*** do you accept money from Temu? 😮

You should get some basic standards.

#Mozilla #Firefox

Yikes! Other authors, be very careful and make sure you, or your agent, keeps an eye on contracts! Because mine is more experienced, he spotted the below right away, but keep an eye out for the below.

1. Do not give publishers permission to train their AI on your work, even internally. WTF? A publisher tried to sneak this in!

2. Despite what publishers tell you, demand your audiobook should be done by humans and your cover should be done by humans. Publishers love AI despite what they tell you!

3. Do not let publishers dictate giving you a lower advance *because* you don't have a platform. This is bullshit, especially since they have all the PR connections.

4. Do not let them say anything about how many hours you should spend promoting your book. Make this low as possible or even eliminate it altogether. They have all the PR connections. You don't. Make it their fault you don't make back their advance, not you, because they can decline to publish you in the future and you won't have numbers to prove they failed in PR.

5. Don't let publishers tell you virtual book tours don't generate returns on investment and isn't worth having their publicist do. No, fuck that shit! Because my agent is experienced, he said fuck that straight away! If you want your releases to be virtual, say so!

And finally,

6. Do not let them give you a low advance. A lower advance says they don't have to invest in you as much to get back that investment. They should do the bulk of the publishing work, not you, so always ask for higher advances, always! Even if you don't think you'll make back that advance. Go higher. This will force them to do something about their investment in you!

#Publishing

This is an experiment. Please boost.

mastoddosnt.ddns.net/

Here's the idea: This post is going first to my followers, then, if they boost it, to other people. This domain has been registered for only this experiment. I should see in my web server's logs when mastodon instances start crawling the site for info. Then maybe also some curious humans.

I just want to play with my monitoring a bit :)

A really interesting and informative interview with Pat Metheny about the One Quiet Night album and so much more!

50 Years into His Career, Pat Metheny Explores a New Landscape of Sound on the Baritone Guitar | Acoustic Guitar acousticguitar.com/pat-metheny…

50 Years into His Career, Pat Metheny Explores a New Landscape of Sound on the Baritone Guitar | Acoustic Guitar

The groundbreaking guitarist goes deep on his latest solo ventures—and why every one of his 50-plus releases feels like a single album.

^{Acoustic Guitar}

Coming to the end of a rewatch of #Babylon5. As I watch G'kar's closing message to Ta'lon (including his mention of what he was like when he first arrived… oh, memories of the first few episodes!), I suddenly realize:

The two shows are almost completely dissimilar, *but*… his arc reminds me of Eleanor Shellstrop's in #TheGoodPlace. Both have that thing where the person they become by the end has grown *so much*, it's nearly impossible to put into words. It aches.

#B5 #television #tv #growth

@TPGi is looking for a Full-Time, Remote in US Accessibility Engineer. The core responsibility will be to Perform accessibility evaluations of web pages, desktop applications, mobile apps, and other emerging platforms. Interested? Please send your resume to Careers@TPGi.com.

buff.ly/3CwPjRu

#Jobs #A11yJobs #AccessibilityJobs #DigitalAccessibility #Accessibility #A11y

Accessibility Engineer - TPGi

Accessibility Engineer Full-Time  //  Remote in US Primary Function The Accessibility Engineer will advise our clients on how to make their digital offerings conform with the standards of accessibility and...

^TPGi

Für meine Leseratten auch ein kleines Update: 21 frische deutschsprachige #eBooks gehen gerade in Richtung ebooks.qumran.org/ – wenn Ihr dies lest, sind sie bereits verfügbar.

Wie üblich: kein Javascript, keine Kekse, nur eBooks. Viel Spaß beim Stöbern & Schmökern!

PS: aktueller Stand: 12.937 Bücher – also kurz vor der 13k-Marke…

Izzy's freie Bibliothek

Katalog mit freien eBooks (Public Domain, Creative Commons): kostenlos und ohne Anmeldung stöbern und herunterladen!

^{ebooks.qumran.org}

Yesterday added to the #IzzyOnDroid repo – today made RB: welcome to the RB family, TubeSync! 🥳

apt.izzysoft.de/packages/tubes…

TubeSync lets you sync YouTube playlists offline. After we figured the Flutter version used "upstream", we could successfully prove the app as one of the #reproducibleBuilds

„TubeSync“ – IzzyOnDroid F-Droid Repository

Sync YouTube playlists offline. Because YT Music is too costly

^{IzzyOnDroid App Repo}

is there a bash (or even another shell, but I mostly use bash) feature that defers creation of new files so that this would work:

$ bibtool -s main.bib > main.bib

instead of what I actually have to type:

$ bibtool -s main.bib > bla
$ mv bla main.bib

EDIT: @atax1a says:

install the moreutils package and use

bibtool -s main.bib | sponge main.bib

This is a US supplied 2,000 pound bomb milliseconds before it exploded in a residential neighborhood of Beirut Lebanon a day or two ago.

There have been so many strikes on medical workers and residential buildings in Lebanon the past week I just can't keep up.

#USPol #JoeBiden #Beirut #Lebanon #Israel #FreePalestine #FreeLebanon

The Magic of “Multisolving”

ssir.org/articles/entry/the_ma…

3 Principles
- Everyone matters; everyone is needed
- We can succeed by addressing tough problems in an integrated fashion
- Large solutions start small; growth results from learning & connecting

3 Practices: Welcoming, Learning & Storytelling

The Magic of “Multisolving” (SSIR)

Six principles and practices to unlock cross-sectoral collaboration.

^ssir.org

Hey, it's vaguely around my birthday time! give me a present and learn that :

Bluesky wants to eat you...

Threads wants to eat you...

Facebook/Instagram wants to eat you...

the list goes on and on.

Stop being a product.

Also, boost this.

There is no AI, just other people's data.

#robot #comic #ai #data #people #noai

Nine years ago I found out a #windows malware downloaded #curl from the curl website in order to spread itself...

daniel.haxx.se/blog/2015/11/16…

The most popular curl download – by a malware

During October 2015 the curl web site sent out 1127 gigabytes of data. This was the first time we crossed the terabyte limit within a single month.

^{daniel.haxx.se}

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#AndroidAppRain at apt.izzysoft.de/fdroid today brings you 16 updated and 1 added apps:

* TubeSync: Sync YouTube playlists offline.

RB Status: 339 apps (28%)
Egg Status: 3.57 🐣

The #Magisk repo at apt.izzysoft.de/magisk had 3 modules updated today.

Enjoy your #free #Android #apps with the #IzzyOnDroid repo

IzzyOnDroid F-Droid Repository

This is a repository of apps to be used with your F-Droid client. Applications in this repository are official binaries built by the original application developers, taken from their resp. repositories (mostly Github, GitLab, Codeberg).

^{IzzyOnDroid App Repo}

Free and Open Source Software is a (partly-) political stance

#foss #opensource #floss

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I'm excited that I am now on Medium. My first post, entitled "An Introduction," is now live. I speak a little bit about my journey and some of the things for which I am really passionate, like accessibility and technology.

If you'd like to receive updates , you can find me on Medium.
Please follow me to get the latest.
medium.com/@tayarndt/an-introd…

An Introduction - Taylor Arndt - Medium

My name is Taylor Arndt, and my journey has been shaped by resilience, adaptability, and a mission to make the world more accessible for everyone. Born blind, I grew up as the middle child in a small…

^{Taylor Arndt (Medium)}

T-Mobile confirms it was hacked in the wave of recently reported telecom breaches conducted by Chinese threat actors to gain access to private communications, call records, and law enforcement information requests.

bleepingcomputer.com/news/secu…