📣 Attention all custom ROM users and advocates for digital rights! 📣
Google's Play Integrity is limiting access to certain functionalities and applications for those using custom operating systems. This is a direct attack on the open-source community and a step towards further consolidating Google's monopoly in the mobile ecosystem.
The European Commission is aware of the situation, but has deemed it a low priority: europarl.europa.eu/doceo/docum…
It's time for us to take action and show Google and the EU how much we care about this issue! 💥
Sign the petition now to stop Google from limiting access to custom ROMs: change.org/p/stop-google-from-…
#StopGoogleMonopoly #CustomROMs #DigitalRights #OpenSource #PlayIntegrity #Google #deGoogle #privacy #right2repair #rightorepair #r2r #EU
Let's unite and fight for our right to use and develop custom operating systems! 💪
House passes bill allowing Trump admin to declare nonprofits supporters of terrorism
This time, only 15 Democrats voted for it.Mother Jones
1/N Starting to write an outline of article about how open source maintainers (especially of data science and scientific computing libraries) can reduce carbon emissions, and realized I might get to talk about my favorite ACM Computing Survey paper, "Systems Approaches to Tackling Configuration Errors: A Survey" (tianyin.github.io/pub/csur.pdf) and related research by Tianyin Xu and collaborators.
This is just one point out of many, but it's maybe the most surprising—
Had to explain to another user why asking a volunteer project to fix an issue is inappropriate.
And I get that's it's a really subtle point here between saying "I also have this problem" (fine) and "Please fix this issue" (not ok)
i.e. You can only ask people you have a relationship with to do work for you. You can NOT ask strangers to labour for you for free, even if you think it's important, or appropriate.
#FreeSoftware #OpenSource #PayForFreeSoftware
I cannot describe my disbelief and annoyance that this Airbnb in Paris has no corkscrew.
Here I am with two (presumably) fabulous bottles of French wine I can’t open ranting about the demise of the Fifth French Republic.
Introducing Voice Message Transcripts
Sending a voice message makes connecting with friends and family even more personal. There’s something special about hearing your loved one’s voice even when you’re far away.WhatsApp.com
AppleInsider (@appleinsider@mastodon.social)
If you need a cheap, portable Mac, then check out this 13-inch MacBook Air with M3, offered at $255 off the retail price with Amazon's latest Black Friday markdown. https://appleinsider.Mastodon
VCL weld: create LibreOffice GUI from design files - LibreOffice Development Blog
Here I discuss how to use UI files designed with Glade to create LibreOffice user interfaces with VCL weld mechanism.Hossein Nourikhah (LibreOffice Development Blog)
THREAD: By now most of you have heard the news of the ICC's belated issuing of an arrest warrant for Netanyahu. But what are the consequences for countries who refuse to arrest the Israeli Prime Minister? Africans are best placed to provide answers for this hilariously😁
Short answer: nothing.
But this was merely a symbolic measure.
Among the African masses...there is the perception (accurate to be frank) that the body lacks objectivity and is politically aligned.
African observers of global political affairs are all aware of how the ICC completely sidestepped Iraq and Afghanistan. The swiftness of arrest warrants for Putin, compared to the dillydallying on warrants for Netanyahu and Yoav Gallant...well it's hardly even subtle is it?
svetovka.cz/2024/10/07-2024/
Judge rules SiriusXM’s annoying cancellation process is illegal
A New York judge has ruled that SiriusXM’s “long and burdensome” cancellation process violates federal law.Emma Roth (The Verge)
We might not have Spotify, but we have a TARDIS. What a week in Matrix?!
matrix.org/blog/2024/11/22/thi…
This Week in Matrix 2024-11-22
Matrix, the open protocol for secure decentralised communicationsThib (matrix.org)
Uh-oh, my builder wants me to enjoy some special nights:
1001 packages, 965 reproducible
fed.brid.gy/r/snarfed.org/2024…
https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://snarfed.org/2024-11-21_54148
Bridgy Fed fediverse => Bluesky bridging is currently paused. The Bluesky team has been working on their relay to handle all their new growth, and they’ve temporarily stopped ingesting dat…snarfed.org
Radomír Žemlička (@Razemix@mamutovo.cz)
Co se stane, když se centrální relay rozhodne ignorovat/zabanovat váš PDS? Jste v prdeli. 🙂 A asi si umíte představit, že provozovat alternativní relay, kterej bude agregovat data z celý sítě, nebude úplně levný.Mamutovo
The latest update to the NPR app has made it accessible and usable. The app used to be almost impossible to navigate, and both TalkBack and Jieshuo would freeze while attempting to move around its news articles or program segments. However, the latest release has effectively resolved the glitch.
play.google.com/store/apps/det…
#NPR #Android #Accessibility
NPR - Apps on Google Play
Your home for news, podcasts and much more from NPR and local public radio.play.google.com
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#AndroidAppRain at apt.izzysoft.de/fdroid today brings you 8 updated and 1 added apps:
Polar Alert: When your BPM goes out limit BPM, you get sound alert. 🛡️
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
Llevo varios días bicheando en esto del #fediverso y ando bastante asombrada de no haber sabido antes de su existencia.
A modo de #presentación decir que suelo usar las redes en modo "voyeur": busco información interesante (o simplemente pasar el rato y dejarme sorprender) y no suelo postear mucho; así que no esperéis demasiado contenido por mi parte, pero si algun que otro like (se dice así por aquí?).
Estoy empezando a aprender cositas de #python #git #pandas #sql y #data en general. Cuanto más aprendo más veo que no tengo ni idea de nada, pero me gusta leer tips&tricks y artículos (nivel principiante).
Me gusta #cocinar, pero me gusta aún más comer así que si tienes #recetas o recomendaciones de #restaurantes en #Madrid (o cualquier otra ciudad) serán más que bienvenidas.
Un saludo!
Embrace the Future With These Nifty Meta Ray-Ban Smart Glasses at New Low Prices for Black Friday
Black Friday deals on smart tech from Meta don't come around too often, but now you can pick up these smart glasses for as low as $239.Matt Poskitt (CNET)
I Won't Get on a Flight Without This Backpack, and It's $29 on Amazon Right Now
I take more than 50 flights a year and I won't board a plane without this travel bag.Pamela Vachon (CNET)
Honest question: Why do YOU think people want Mastodon's user base to get bigger? You may even be one of those people, and if so, why do YOU want Mastodon's user base to grow?
Full disclosure: I don't really want or care for Mastodon to get bigger. But I also get why some people may want larger audiences for their art, or their observations about a topic, or any number of reasons.
I'm simply curious why larger social network platform size is viewed so broadly as being good or desirable.
Because the world is an interesting place and it is often good to leave room for surprise. I don't know what I'm missing if there are people and views I can't come across because they're not here to state them.
At the same time, realistically, my TL is barely possible for me to catch up with; so it wouldn't make a very real and immediate difference to me.
I have two identical configured channels with 2 accounts on different nodes. They don't look the same. On my node f.e. i can see shared posts, on the old node only new posts and comments are shown. The base circle for both channels is "New - activity".
What additional options are there to define channels? What am i missing?
So questions for #Blind #Edgucaters, #teachers, #school staff and anyone in the #education field as a whole.
I am a university student who originally planned to double major in computer science and elementary education, but I’ve recently faced some concerns that I’d like to address.
I’ve been told that pursuing a teaching certification might not be advisable because schools may be reluctant to hire a teacher with low vision, who is mostly blind, to manage a classroom of thirty or more students. This has been quite upsetting.
My dream was to work with elementary students, focusing on #STEM subjects and teaching technology-related topics like understanding tech, its role in the world, and the basics of programming. Now, I find myself uncertain about what path to take.
Working with kids, especially those in elementary school, is my biggest passion, even more than tech or music. It’s something that would truly fulfill me. Since I can’t have kids myself, guiding and teaching young learners is the next best thing. It’s a career I’m committed to and want to excel in.
Being advised not to pursue a teaching certification and to focus solely on computer science has been quite discouraging. I’ve been told to study elementary education as a secondary focus and combine it with my computer science studies. This might involve developing educational systems for kids, but it would likely mean limited direct interaction, possibly just during product testing, which isn’t enough for me.
So, I have a few questions:
1. Are there any educators with #Blindness or #LowVision challenges working with elementary students? If so, in what capacity do you work with them?
2. How has your disability affected your effectiveness in the field?
3. What challenges did you face in getting certified and qualified, and how did you overcome them?
4. What obstacles have you encountered in the classroom and with colleagues, and how have you addressed them?
If these questions don’t apply, what advice can you offer me in pursuing my goal of working with children? While tech is a focus, I’m open to being flexible, as long as it’s an area I’m confident in.
Finally, if teaching isn’t possible for me, what other career paths would you suggest that align with my goals?
I’d really appreciate any support
and engagement in this discussion.
Boosts welcomed and appreciated.
#BlindEducators #Teachers #Education #AskMastodon #VocationalAdvice #University #TeacherLife #OvercomingAbleism
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This week @thibaultamartin received @kevinaboos, author of Robrix and contributor to many components of the Robius project. His secret agenda? Let you (re)write entire apps in Rust, of course
youtube.com/watch?v=O_bChwDHE3…
Matrix Live S10E05 — A multi-platform client fully in Rust
Writing a Matrix client entirely in Rust, that runs on iOS, Android, and the 3 major desktop OSes? That's what Kevin is doing.Robius:🌐 https://github.com/pr...YouTube
Hubert Figuière
in reply to Andy McKay • • •and how they gaslit everyone about how much increase that was....
(they are still taxed lower than employment income. So basically lazy income is rewarded)