I've been refining the word list code for the #Crossword Editor and recently added definition support (from Wiktionary). Paired with @alice 's excellent AdwWrapBox work, I was finally able to land some changes I've wanted for a long time. This is a big improvement on the old aids for cryptic hints, though it still has a long way to go. I'd love any feedback from #crossword authors out there.
I am happy to announce the Codex Mutabilis, aka the Change Log. This is a new microjournal that will function to allow quick, valid changes to the ICZN code.
It doesn't have an ISSN yet, but it should soon. This is pretty exciting, weird work.
The author of What If We Get It Right?: Visions of Climate Futures explores how we can tackle the worst effects of climate change, without resorting to nihilism.
"what could a world that hasn’t just taken the climate crisis seriously but also risen to the challenge look like"
Is this supposed to be a happy thought? Because I ruminate on it all the time and know of nothing more sad and depressing and now we're pretty fucked while still not taking it seriously.
Please tell me what do you do and where do you go musically after all of this? youtube.com/watch?v=ERvd5QjupS… I can sense the signs of repetition and definition by the end of the movie, but isn't this incredible?
From the original video aired on BBC1 at 10:40pm UK time the 02/05/2022 : https://bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/m001717f/imagine-2022-jacob-collier-in-the-room-w...
He's unbelievable. Djesse volume 3 made me feel every emotion under the sun. Sometimes I think about going to see him live but I don't think I could stand it.
Pete Hegseth, President-elect Trump's embattled pick for secretary of defense, received a six-figure severance payment and signed an NDA when he exited the organization Concerned Veterans of America. cbsnews.com/news/pete-hegseth-…
Pete Hegseth, President-elect Trump's pick for secretary of defense, received a six-figure sum after he left Concerned Veterans for America amid allegations of financial mismanagement, intoxication and sexual impropriety, all of which he denies.
Did not finish AOC today because I ran into this problem with #Rust : users.rust-lang.org/t/borrow-c… An explanation what's happening would be highly appreciated. Looks like I'm missing something fundamental!?
I try to solve https://adventofcode.com/ using Rust to reactivate and improve my skills. Today I ran into an issue with the borrow checker which I did not understand.
Great discussion between Ryan Androsoff & Public Digital's Anna Hirschfeld & Alexandra MacEachern. I sadly missed #FWD50 this year, but it was great to hear about the work to bring the leadership behind #ARadicalHow to Canada.
Canada has fallen from 3rd in the 2010 UN e-gov rankings to 47 in 2024. We’re stuck when it comes to modernizing government for the digital era. But o...
@RyanAndrosoff I was thinking of writing something recently about the missed opportunity with open source and #ArriveCan and then this episode rolled up in my podcasts. Perfectly timed.
@RyanAndrosoff whoa there was a LOT going on in the background of ArriveCa and constant changes in the rules. And people without phones and parents doing it for kids and elders and lots of logic rules. Not saying it was designed well (so much hardcoding 🤪) but let’s not go down the build it Ina weekend path a weekend path.
@RyanAndrosoff You mean Covid Alert was simpler? Because yes Covid Alert did seem much simpler and was built on a detection code base produced by others.
@lisafast @RyanAndrosoff i don't know what the requirements actually were, but ArriveCan was ultimately a mobile app with local storage and some forms. So was the covid alert app, but it also needed to connect to two types of networks to detect and communicate. ArriveCan sure seems simpler.
ArriveCan chose not to build on an existing, tested, open siurce code base.
@lisafast @RyanAndrosoff sure. That makes sense. Still you build for the simple conditions first. Test with users. Iterate. Much like the covid alert app did. Learning along the way.
@RyanAndrosoff So much to say that I won’t. But simple it was not. There were two massive organizations involved and btw the rule changes that had to be implemented were top secret until announced - no testing with users when only a few people can even know what massive change to the functionality is coming…
But ya, sometimes bureaucracy shoots itself in the foot from just starting in the wrong place.
But even the starting from an open source solution would have given them more flexibility.
If that kind of flexibility were actually needed, the developers could have spent their time developing for 3-4 different possible requirements , rather than rebuilding the wheel.
OpenAI's much-anticipated "12 Days of OpenAI" event, running from December 5, 2024, promises to unveil a groundbreaking product or model each weekday over two
'Take Me When You Go’ - Available Now!iTunes: http://smarturl.it/TakeMeWhenYouGo?IQid=ytAmazon: http://smarturl.it/TakeMeWhenYouGoAM?IQid=ytBetty Who on Spot...
The #CRTC is holding a public hearing in June, and soliciting public comments until Feb. 20, on whether it should put in place rules to make it easier to compare ISPs, including standard labels like nutrition labels on foods crtc.gc.ca/eng/archive/2024/20…
if you're wondering why someone might have it out for #unitedhealthcare, here is a source on what they've been up to: "The reason you can't buy a car is the same reason that your health insurer let hackers dox you" pluralistic.net/2024/06/28/dea… by @pluralistic
I think I might have a decent-ish implementation of pkpass support. Anyone wanna help me test? I had to turn like, half the app upside-down to make it work, so having some more eyes on this would be nice: github.com/CatimaLoyalty/Andro… :)
"When asked if CBC would stop its employees from using tools such as ChatGPT as a result of the lawsuit, a spokesperson for the Crown corporation declined to answer and referred to the statement from the journalistic outlets."
Heute wurde die nationale Kreislaufwirtschaftsstrategie beschlossen und #OpenSource bzw #OpenHardware sind als die Kreislauffähigkeit förderliche Maßnahmen von Elektrogeräten aufgenommen worden. Dafür hatten wir uns mit der @openhardware Allianz eingesetzt 💪 bmuv.de/download/nationale-kre…
Die Strategie enthält ein ganzes Bündel von Maßnahmen, von Gesetzesinitiativen, dem Einsatz digitaler Technologien über öffentliche Beschaffung bis zu Förderprogrammen, Forschung, Qualifizierung, und Wissenstransfer.
Wir wurden als Major German Brand ausgezeichnet. Ab sofort findet man uns neben anderen großen Unternehmen im Buch „The Major German Brands“! Das freut uns riesig! Wir sind dankbar für diese Anerkennung und dass uns zwei Seiten in dem wunderschönen Markenbuch mit dem Titel "pushing circular design" gewidmet wurden.🙂
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🔊2024 was a year of growth, global engagement, and amplified impact for OFE: From our first UN event with OSPOs for Good 2024 and OFE joining the Digital Public Goods Alliance to welcoming new supporters and participating in the European OSAwards initiative.
Our 2024 Year In Review reflects on this year’s achievements and highlights the unprecedented number of activities we have been working on to realise OFE’s potential and to expand the depth and breadth of our impact.
We thank you for your continuous support and we are looking forward to working with you in 2025 in these important times to define the EU’s digital future. The EU Open Source Policy Summit 2025 will be the first opportunity in the early stages of the new EU legislative cycle to discuss what open source can do for Europe.
Happy to have a piece of this #FNN article on the #USA #government accessibility and the Accessibility chapter of the @httparchive.org's Web Almanac. #Accessibility is important to citizens & can do better in making their sites usable for everyone.
GSA has said that limited staffing and resources are key drivers of agencies’ ongoing challenges with digital accessibility and Section 508 conformance.
I wanted to keep you posted on #PixelOver migration to Godot 4. It was a lot of work, but the basic functionalities are now working (of course, there are still many fixes to make). First alpha version should come soon!
Accessibility Unlocked is a #free 6 day newsletter curated by the team at @TetraLogical@indieweb.social, and you can sign-up here: tetralogical.com/newsletters/a…
Repeat offenders drive bulk of tech support scams via #Google #Ads
"Search engines, and Google’s in particular, are our gateway to the web. Yet, that door sometimes opens up to unsavory places thanks to sponsored search results, AKA ads."
This is part of the reason I recommend using an #adblocker (whether in browser, on device, or network-based.)
Under Elon Musk’s leadership, X has throttled traffic to links, brought back racist accounts, scared advertisers, shared falsehoods often and discredited journalists by sharing dozens of posts against them every month. -Reuters Institute reutersinstitute.politics.ox.a…
Apple now has a dedicated iCloud Passwords add-on designed for the Firefox browser, which means Firefox users can access passwords and logins stored...
Whoa. NYT reports the CEO of UnitedHealthcare was fatally shot in Midtown Manhattan in what appears to be a targeted attack: nytimes.com/live/2024/12/04/ny…
The executive, Brian Thompson, was shot and killed in what people briefed on the investigations said appeared to be a targeted attack. The police will provide an update on the search for his killer.
Wow, the comments here somewhat mirror those on Youtube videos about the shooting (e.g "good!" "hero!" "give that person a reward!" etc). It's a safe bet that other CEOs (and potentially other would-be "heroes") are taking note.
Findmnt is a free and open source utility usually included in the core packages of all the major Linux distributions. It is able to list all mounted filesystems…
Europol was in touch with The Reg overnight to ensure no one imagined the "Matrix" app had any connection to the open protocol for secure decentralized comms of the same name, saying: "The Matrix protocol ( @matrix ) is by no means connected to the Matrix secured communication service that was targeted in OTF Continental."
josh buermann
in reply to Mike Gifford, CPWA • • •"what could a world that hasn’t just taken the climate crisis seriously but also risen to the challenge look like"
Is this supposed to be a happy thought? Because I ruminate on it all the time and know of nothing more sad and depressing and now we're pretty fucked while still not taking it seriously.
Mike Gifford, CPWA
in reply to josh buermann • • •josh buermann
in reply to Mike Gifford, CPWA • • •