There is a certain irony that I have to create a Medium account to read this post on how to disable LLM / genAI scraping in Microsoft Word. tldr.nettime.org/@remixtures/1…
"Microsoft Office, like many companies in recent months, has slyly turned on an “opt-out” feature that scrapes your Word and Excel documents to train its internal AI systems.
I've setup the Kover plugin to calculate the test coverage, generate a report at each build and upload it to Codecov to monitor how I'm progressing with unit testing (the value is still low but I'm going to work to improve it);
I received a contribution yesterday night on accessibility, which I had been working on in a recent PR, and this is definitely an area where the app will be improved in the near future.
Mathew Duggan has a brilliant post called "Self-Hosting Isn't a Solution; It's A Patch". In it, he (correctly and convincingly) argues that compelling people to run their own computer services is a complex and distracting crutch for the current problems we face.
It's expensive to self-host, there are moderation problems, and the difficulty level is too high for most people.
The ability to "Self Host" doesn't just mean "run this on a Raspberry Pi in your cupboard and be responsible for constant maintenance". Yes, you can do that if you're a masochist, but it isn't restricted to that.
To me, "Self-Hosting" means "I am in control of where I host something". I currently pay a company to host this blog. It has previously been hosted on Blogger, WordPress, my own VPS, and a variety of other services. Tomorrow I could decide to host it with a big company, or I could run it from my phone. I get to choose. That's what "Self-Hosting" is - a choice in where to host.
Similarly, Mastodon allows me self-host my account. I can have my content on one of the big servers and let them do moderation, storage, and maintenance for me - or I can move my account anywhere I choose. To a server in my cupboard and back again.
Email is similar. I know people who've gone from CompuServe, to HoTMaiL, to Gmail, to their own domain, then to OutLook. Their address-book moves with them. Forwarding rules ensure incoming email is routed correctly. They can choose to actively moderate spam, or outsource it. They can pay a company to host, keep backups in their basement, or watch adverts in return for services.
I agree with nearly everything Mathew says in his post. It is absurdly privileged to think that running your own services is something normal people want to do and are capable of doing. Strong regulation helps everyone, people want simplicity, and ecosystems can be fragile.
But witness all the people moving over from Twitter to new networks. Do they care where their data is hosted and how it is maintained? No! But they want to move their social graph with them. And when BlueSky and Mastodon collapse, people will want to move again.
In the UK, I have the ability to move my phone number between hundreds of providers. If I'm particularly techy, I can even run my own infrastructure and route the number there. People love the fact that they can leave crappy service providers and move somewhere cheaper or with with better customer service or whatever it is they value. I think that's a form of self-hosting; I get to choose who provides my services.
Similarly, I believe people have a desire for "self-hosting" which is difficult for them to articulate. They want to move their data around - be it old photos, a social graph, or a username. Most of them don't really care about the underlying technology (and why should they?) but they do care about continuity of service and being able to escape crappy service providers.
So, that's my reckons. Self-Hosting means you can choose where to host, and I think most people can find value in that.
Howard Henderson and Ben Yisrael argue that far from being a radical movement, 'defund the police" is a well-researched, evidence-based policy proven to save lives and reduce a reliance on law-and-order policing.
I think that's a perceptive view (if you can self-host you can also other-host) so in a sense self-hosting is the existence proof that something is really open and possible to deploy autonomously.
However I'm more of an optimist about these things. I don't see why people can't self-host. I'm nobody special and I self-host. I don't want to say if I can do it anyone can do it but... It's not like there's some impenetrable magic involved here. It's all simple mechanism.
A frustrated man becomes hypnotized by a meditation infomercial and engages in a surreal battle for control of his mind. S T A R R I N GJake BradyDante Berna...
Merch: skycorphomevideo.com/Starring Kevin Nelson: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BnabvH8Nuow&t=5sFeaturing the voice of Sage Smith: https://www.youtube.com...
Strafverfolgungsbehörden haben angeblich Schwierigkeiten, unbemerkt in Autos von Verdächtigen zu gelangen. Die Justizministerin von Baden-Württemberg fordert deswegen, dass Autohersteller einen Zweitschlüssel herausgeben müssen.
@kubikpixel 40 Jahre alt und leider noch immer topaktuell oder eher aktueller denn je. 😟
Edit: Ergänzung
Daher gibt es ja auch den Spruchh/die T-Shirts "1984 war NIE als Anleitung gedacht!!"
@domasla "dasselbe wie an Verschlüsselung rumsägen." – Hey, hier geht es um Schlüssel im wörtlichen Sinne, zum Aufmachen von physischen Türen. Da ist eigentlich schon fast DAS HIER das Original…
@domasla Ja ja, irgendwie schon absurd, wenn "die da oben" einem mit der Auto-Tür ins Haus fallen wollen… Auf dem Innen-Dingsda scheint ein seltsamer Fluch zu liegen. Warum muss ich da jetzt an Asterix denken? Egal wer da reinkommt – nach einem Jahr ist die Person genau so irre…
Innenministerin Faeser (SPD) will noch vor der Bundestagswahl das umstrittene anlasslose Protokollieren von IP-Adressen mithilfe der CDU gesetzlich verankern.
Okay, this is a big one and ongoing effort. So definitely not doable in a single PR.
Let's find accessiblity issues on flohmarkt:
* not keyboard navigateable
* not properly labeled for screenreaders
* mediocre color contrast
* more?
Můžeme si hrát na ekology a stavět rodinný domky s dokonale vzduchotěsnou obálkou, obalený 20 cm izolace, s tepelným čerpadlem a solárníma panelama, ale stejnak vždycky nejlíp vyjde bytovka.
Navrhuju, aby se tepelný ztráty přepočítávaly na počet obyvatel, protože by to zmírnilo požadavky na zateplení bytovek. Krom toho, že by to výstavu zlevnilo, otevřelo by se víc možností jak fasády řešit esteticky. Teď většinou končíme u polystyrenu/vaty přetažený omítkou a konstrukcí obludně obalenejch.
Hey all. I'm aware there's a million of these converters out there, but I had started this project a bit ago and decided to release it; take it or leave it. It's a minimalistic, simple audio and video converter that uses ffmpeg on the backend. Even absolute newbies to computers can use this UI. Originally for personal use, so it could be better named I know. github.com/Orinks/Media-Conver…
Media Converter v1.0.0
An accessible media conversion application with full screen reader support and keyboard navigation.
Features
Accessibility First
Full screen reader compatibility
Complete ...
@Orinks This is a great idea. I was dreaming of fully accessible converter like this all the time. Feature I'm missing within other multimedia converters is ability to setup streams to include or exclude e.g. when extracting audio track from video file Handling files with multiple audio tracks such as the main audio and audio description track. I have to check this out.
Hledal jsem, na co koukat na Maxu, když mi dali tu slevu a když už mám všechno dobré dokoukané. Nakonec jsem s přemáháním pustil seriál Rome (2005).
To zas bude znásilňování dějin, říkal jsem si. Po stránce historicity jsem ale nejpozitivněji překvapen: hlavní linie příběhu +/- sedí, herci odpovídají věku postav, dvě hlavní postavy (dva muži z lidu – vojáci) mají alespoň jména odpovídající reálným postavám. Dokonce jsem se i něco doučil (Brutova matka Servilia byla Caesarovou milenkou; Caesar nebyl prcek jako Napoleon, Stalin nebo Goebbles, ale byl opravdu vyšší postavy než tehdejší průměr) a mnohé připomněl (sebevražda Catona Mladšího a Metella Scipiona).
Ocenil jsem satirické prvky (Caesar nebyl biologickým otcem syna, kterého měl s Kleopatrou VII 😁).
Neocenil jsem rétorické výkony senátorů, které jsou redukovány na jednu dvě vzletné věty. Jako chápu, že by na to nikdo nevydržel koukat, ale nechat toho Cicerona mluvit aspoň 5 až 10 minut teda mohli. 😀
I've been occasionally using one of the first #Kindle models from a pre-touchscreen era for about 15 years. At some point I want to upgrade to a model with background light... but not until the old one stops working.
Microsoft Connected Experiences means they collect your Word and Excel files for AI training. Why not call it AI training? Why use such words? This is an unethical practice followed by a trillion-dollar corporation. How is this even legal? I am so glad that I don’t have Windows OS or MS office.
In 1988, Microsoft General Manager of Western US Sales, Dave Jaworski, explained the company’s stance on Windows: “[Windows] is a short-term product. [...] OS/2 is built for the 286 [processor] platform & beyond, & it really is the operating system & a platform for the future.”
From the NFB Center of Excellence in Nonvisual Accessibility: How to Train Friends and Family on a Screen Reader: Tuesday, November 26 2:00 PM Eastern Time nfb.org/programs-services/cent…
@JonathanMosen For those of us who work, will this be archived/posted somewhere? Not trying to come across as snarky or something. But I literally can't be there for it... But am interested, hence the question.
@remixman @JonathanMosen The URL in my original post has a link to an archive of previous sessions. While this is no guarantee that this upcoming session will be recorded, it's a good indicator that it likely will be.
@remixman @JonathanMosen I now see that the CENA archive has descriptions of previous sessions but I'm unable too locate links to either play or download them.
‘Tis the season for in-person gatherings. Be kind this holiday season by hosting Covid-safer events. Here’s some guidelines and checklists to help you plan your events with Covid precautions.
I am not old and grumpy and I love the War Games and aything that helps bring more people discover it is a good thing. I am not old and grumpy... #DoctorWho #DoctorWhoDay
Seeing as how I'm in 60s #DoctorWho in my #DoctorWhoRewatch (currently struggling to understand what's going on in the remaining #TheDaleksMasterplan eps), I thought my #DoctorWhoDay should see me rewatch Josh Snares' missing episodes series. I heartedly recommend.
Today we discuss Marco Polo, The Reign of Terror and The Crusade. Also, we discuss John Cura and his tele-snap process to take images of episodes on broadcas...
Wireguard is an open-source VPN protocol alternative to IPSec, IKEv2, and OpenVPN. This guide will show you how to install Wireguard VPN on the Debian...
Het Microsoft (MS) Services Agreement zegt: "om de producten en diensten van MS te verbeteren, verleent u MS een wereldwijde en royaltyvrije intellectuele eigendomslicentie voor het gebruik van Uw Inhoud". microsoft.com/nl-nl/servicesag…
En laten we het nou eens heel, heel expliciet zeggen: NIEMAND zou software moeten gebruiken met dergelijke gênante voorwaarden. Helemaal niemand.
Alsof de huisbaas in je spullen komt snuffelen "voor verbetering van onze huisvesting". (boost s.v.p.) 1/2
Came across this elsewhere, and it seems a good reminder of how the Civil Rights fight was actually won.
Successfully fighting for civil rights requires multiple parallel strategies, *and those "lanes" can't overlap*. Someone who's protecting people, for instance, needs to be squeaky clean, legally, so the baddies don't have a pretext to come after them and the people they're protecting--which means they can't be showing up to disruptive protests in person.
🚀 Phanpy byl aktualizován! 🎉 Právě jsme aktualizovali novou verzi Phanpy! 📢 Verze 2024.11.22.8f048af 💬 Máte návrhy nebo jste našli chyby v překladu? Lokalizace ještě není kompletní, takže uvítáme jakékoliv návrhy na zlepšení a pomoc s překladem. phanpy.cz #Phanpy #Mastodon #Update #Localization #OpenSource
New data from the Highway Transportation and Safety Administration shows that people are twice as likely to die in fatal accidents involving Teslas than any other car brand (5.6 deaths per billion miles driven versus the average of 2.8 deaths per billion miles driven).
This debunks the idea that Tesla’s technology features make their cars safer. They are actually the unsafest cars on road. sherwood.news/business/tesla-h…
A new analysis of National Highway Transportation and Safety Administration auto crash data shows that Tesla has the highest rate of fatal accidents among all car brands in the US.
Is there an existing issue for this? I have searched the existing issues Description While Gyroflow is available as an AppImage, the statement ".AppImage should work everywhere" is sadly a wish: $ ...
highly appreciated!
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