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Merci 🇫🇷, obrigado 🇵🇹!

#EUSolidarity means standing together when it matters most.

After Spain activated the #EUCivilProtection Mechanism in response to devastating floods, Portugal and France swiftly stepped in to help.

🤝 Over 150 team members and 60 vehicles joined forces with Spanish authorities, working tirelessly to clear streets of debris, pump out water and mud, remove vehicles, and transport rubble.

When we work together, we are stronger.

A large assembly of rescue teams and emergency responders lined up for a group photo. The teams are wearing uniforms of various colors, representing different organizations and nations. Flags of Spain, Portugal, and the European Union are displayed prominently. Emergency vehicles, including trucks and ambulances, are parked in the background
A civil protection worker in a blue European Union Civil Protection shirt observes a construction vehicle clearing debris. A firefighter operates the muddy excavator, and another person in black attire stands next to the observer, all engaged in post-disaster recovery.
A group of rescuers and volunteers covered in mud during a recovery operation. One man is smiling, holding a shovel, while another has his hands raised in celebration. The uniforms indicate civil security personnel, with visible badges and reflective elements.
A group of rescue workers wearing helmets and reflective uniforms walking through muddy floodwaters. Some carry tools such as shovels, while others carry backpacks or rescue equipment. The water appears deep and turbulent, indicating recent flooding.
#EUsolidarity #eucivilprotection

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Una pregunta que se me ocurre para quien sepa de metodología de encuestas o demografía:

Teniendo en cuenta que sabemos que la opinión política, salvo en el caso de activistas, es mutable y débilmente sostenida (aunque sea extrema) ¿hasta que punto preguntar por un tema en una encuesta le va a dar una saliencia que cambie la posición del encuestado?

Ejemplo práctico: si preguntamos a una población objetivo por los problemas que más les preocupan, y metemos la inmigración en la lista, ¿estamos sólo midiendo, o también induciendo a esa preocupación?

Referencia sobre la mutabilidad de opiniones políticas, incluso extremas: psycnet.apa.org/buy/2018-42340…

APA PsycNet

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Be My Eyes, Hilton Executives Talk ‘World-First’ Partnership In New Interview forbes.com/sites/stevenaquino/…

Be My Eyes, Hilton Executives Talk ‘World-First’ Partnership In New Interview

In mid-October, Be My Eyes announced what it called an “industry-first” venture with hospitality giant Hilton that makes travel accessible to Blind and low vision people.
Steven Aquino (Forbes)

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Can we please retire the myth that there is “no engagement” in the Fediverse?

Exhibit A: this badge from #Ivory showing the activity in my account over the past 22 hours — 344 notifications (likes, boosts, follows, replies).

I was on Twitter 1.0 for 14 years, had 4x as many followers on my personal account and never ever had these many interactions. Why?

The damn Big Tech algorithms penalizing my posts whenever I shared links.

I LOVE the Fediverse and its chronological feeds ❤️

The screenshot of the notification badge from Ivory showing the number 344 in a red bubble
#ivory

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There's an interesting #accessibility webinar next Tuesday by Funka on EN301549 requirements that go beyond WCAG.

Especially relevant for public sector bodies, which must fulfil EN301549 Annex A, some of which is beyond the scope of WCAG.

Free registration: us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regist…

#accessibility #standards #ElectronicAdministration #PublicSector #technology


Welcome! You are invited to join a webinar: IAAP Nordic Webinar: EN301549 requirements that go beyond WCAG - 15.00-16.00 CET - 26 November 2024. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the webinar.

Zoom
#Accessibility #technology #standards #publicsector #electronicadministration

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In 1945, the US War Department realized that its soldiers stationed in Europe fighting the Nazis probably needed a good pamphlet explaining what fascism was, and how it occurs ...

... so they wrote one

and in it, they noted that America was not at all immune to this

So they explained how fascism would come to the US

Heather Cox Richardson writes about it in the latest edition of her newsletter: heathercoxrichardson.substack.…

A screenshot reading: The War Department thought it was important for Americans to understand the tactics fascists would use to take power in the United States. They would try to gain power “under the guise of ‘super-patriotism’ and ‘super-Americanism.” And they would use three techniques: First, they would pit religious, racial, and economic groups against one another to break down national unity. Part of that effort to divide and conquer would be a “well- planned ‘hate campaign’ against minority races, religions, and other groups.” Second, they would deny any need for international cooperation, because that would fly in the face of their insistence that their supporters were better than everyone else. “In place of international cooperation, the fascists seek to substitute a perverted sort of ultra-nationalism which tells their people that they are the only people in the world who count. With this goes hatred and suspicion toward the people of all other nations.” Third, fascists would insist that “the world has but two choices—either fascism or communism, and they label as ‘communists’ everyone who refuses to support them.” It is “vitally important” to learn to spot native fascists, the government said, “even though they adopt names and slogans with popular appeal, drape themselves with the American flag, and attempt to carry out their program in the name of the democracy they are trying to destroy.”

October 26, 2024

Beginning in 1943, the War Department published a series of pamphlets for U.S.
Heather Cox Richardson (Letters from an American)

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TapeBlocks are the accessible, affordable, versatile and creative circuit making activity and there is a version of TapeBlocks that is accessible so that anyone can explore circuits for themselves. They challenge people understanding of how to make circuits and who can make them. TapeBlocks combine technology with creativity to encourage everyone to play and explore.
tapeblock.com

TapeBlock: Creative Circuit Making for All

TapeBlock Creative Circuits, Accessible for all, Including People Living with a Disability. Play Explore and Discover with TapeBlocks Innovative Activity Design. Make your own Light-up Characters.
TapeBlock

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Updates On Optima Braille Laptop & SevaVision Offers Augmented Reality Glasses For Low Vision doubletaponair.com/updates-on-…

Updates On Optima Braille Laptop & SevaVision Offers Augmented Reality Glasses For Low Vision - Double Tap

Today on the show, Steven Scott and Shaun Preece discuss the innovative SevaVision glasses, which aim to utilize remaining vision in those with visual impairments, and we also find out more about the development of the Optima Braille Laptop.
Steven Scott (Double Tap)

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Earlier this year, we noticed our inventory was a bit short—like 2,000 Playdates short 🤔

Take a ride with us in Magnum P.I.’s cool car! LISTEN NOW to find out what happened (kinda!!) AND learn the true name of Circle K’s signature icy beverage: podcast.play.date/episodes/s01…

Episode 31: True Crime Edition - Playdate Podcast

A Circle K, a family crime ring, and $400,000 worth of missing Playdates.
podcast.play.date

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Nvidia ( $NVDA ) is set to present earnings after markets close on Wednesday, with all of Wall Street eager to see if the AI bull market continues. Founder Jensen Huang is expected to set the tone for the industry, as Nvidia supplies roughly nine out of ten AI training chips to data centers.

Will Nvidia's results reaffirm investor confidence in the AI boom?

#Nvidia #NVDA #EarningsReport #AI #TechStocks #StockMarket #Investing #DataCenters #WallStreet #MarketTrends

#AI #nvidia #nvda #stockmarket #investing #wallstreet #earningsreport #techstocks #datacenters #markettrends
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NV Access

Is there any chance we can encourage you to trend #NVIDIA when that's the company you mean, please? I know what their NASDAQ handle is, but #NVDA is much more widely known as the name of the screen reader we make and the #NVDA hashtag is very widely used for the screen reader. It will save both our communities polluting each other's feeds. If you'd like to find out more about the screen reader, our website is nvaccess.org/ - Thank you!

NV Access

Empowering lives through non-visual access to technology
NV Access
#nvidia #nvda

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Thanks to our supporters, speakers, guest hosts, and team members from our last event inclusivedesign24.org/2024/ we've been able to once again make a little donation to @NVAccess on behalf of Inclusive Design 24 #id24 #a11y #accessibility

Inclusive Design 24 (#id24)

A free 24-hour online community event on accessibility and inclusion
Inclusive Design 24 (#id24)
#a11y #Accessibility #id24 @NV Access

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Android Accessibility Progress Report: What’s Changed (and What Hasn’t) Since Spring 2024 accessibleandroid.com/android-…

Android Accessibility Progress Report: What’s Changed (and What Hasn’t) Since Spring 2024 - Accessible Android

Back in March 2024, I penned an ambitious “Blueprint for Google” to revolutionize Android accessibility in ten areas that, let’s be honest, were desperately
Amir Soleimani (Accessible Android)

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GNOME 48 will include a new feature that allows users to limit battery charging. This will help preserve battery capacity on laptops and smartphones!

gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gnome-c…

#GNOME


power: Add support for battery charge limiting (!2176) · Merge requests · GNOME / Settings · GitLab

UPower supports setting the charge limit of a battery to reduce the battery wear by constantly trickle charging. The charge start/end thresholds are configured by hwdb, a user...
GitLab
#gnome

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#WildlifeWednesday

While waiting for the ferry, I spotted this gull eating a starfish, looked like chocking at first…

🎁 FREE Ground SHIPPING in the U.S. on ANY item in my Gallery. Offer ends at midnight EST, 11.24.
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#Wildlife #Birds #BirdsOfMastodon #Nature #Photography #Washington #PNW #Seattle #Artprints #WallArt #HomeDecor #Lifestyle #Puzzle #GreetingCards #Gifts #FediGiftShop #Giftideas #Christmas #Holiday #Thanksgiving #WomensArt #MastoArt #FediArt

Closeup capture of a Gull while eating a yellow starfish. The pink tongue of the gull is hanging out and saliva dripping. Portrait shot.

EZ Lorenz - Official Website

This is the website of EZ Lorenz. Shop for canvas prints, framed prints, posters, greeting cards, and more.
EZ Lorenz - Official Website
#photography #mastoart #wildlife #nature #birds #fediart #christmas #thanksgiving #holiday #fedigiftshop #seattle #pnw #birdsofmastodon #washington #lifestyle #gifts #giftideas #WallArt #puzzle #artprints #wildlifewednesday #homedecor #greetingcards #womensart
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