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So the wife ran over the power cable of the vacuum earlier this week.
She had a bit of a shock when winding in the exposed cable, but luckily no harm done.

I sent the image off for a repair quote and of course to a few people.

the interesting thing was, when I read their responses (my brother, for example, said " Hahaha she done a proper job on that!") I naturally heard it in his voice. Ditto for the other few people I showed it to.

Then the response from the LLM comes in, of course,
"The damage visible across these images suggests that the electrical cord of the vacuum cleaner has been compromised, likely due to accidental contact with the vacuum's rotating brush or similar mechanical damage. This cord should not be used in its current state, as it constitutes a significant fire and safety hazard. It is essential to either repair or replace the cord before using the vacuum cleaner again to avoid any potential for harm."

And I hear it in Data's voice from The Next Generation. I don't know why.

a close-up view of a damaged black cable on a textured carpet. The black outer insulation of the cable is split open, exposing the inner wires. Several colored wires can be seen encased in their own thin insulation. and filler fibers that look frayed around the exposed wires are visible. The damage to the cable appears to be concentrated in one area, with the rest of the cable intact on either side of the split. The carpet has a brownish hue with a loop pile texture.

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Day 6 - #adventOfIOSAccessibility. With regular buttons from UIKit or SwiftUI, you are all set. With complex views, headings, or table/collection view cells that, when selected, bring the user somewhere else in the app or perform an action, you'll have to add the button accessibility trait yourself to convey users that it is an interactive component.

#365DaysIOSAccessibility

Calendar of Advent of iOS Accessibility. Day 6. Missing button accessibility trait. Four examples of not-so-obvious elements that require the button trait to be added by developers. First example, the collection view cells representing shortcuts in the Shortcuts app. Runs the shortcut when selected. Second example, the table view cell with a post in the Mastodon app. It opens the detail view and thread when selected. Third example, the What to Watch header in the Apple TV+ app. It can be selected and it will open the What to Watch screen. Fourth example, a view that is more complex than a regular button like a notification in Notification Centre that opens the notification.
#365DaysIOSAccessibility #adventofiosaccessibility

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A Japanese #translation is now available for #FeatherWiki thanks to the marvelous BALLOON | FU-SEN (github.com/fu-sen)! Thanks so much!

Find the download on the Downloads page:
feather.wiki/?page=downloads

If you want to get your language added to Feather Wiki, you can also contribute a translation! Instructions can be found at feather.wiki/?page=translation


fu-sen - Overview

ふうせん🎈 FU-SEN. fu-sen has 31 repositories available. Follow their code on GitHub.
GitHub
#translation #FeatherWiki

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#Marklab, una raccolta di 10 applicazioni che usano il linguaggio di marcatura #Markdown create da @eyssette e pubblicate sulla Forge des Communs Numériques Éducatifs
marklab.forge.apps.education.f… @scuola @maupao @informapirata @lealternative @mauriziocarnago
@simonezanella #softwarelibero
Marklab : du Markdown pour tout faire ! Une série d'applications qui utilisent le Markdown pour produire des cartes mentales, des quiz …

Marklab

Une série d'applications, développée par Cédric Eyssette, qui utilisent le Markdown pour produire des cartes mentales, des quiz,
marklab.forge.apps.education.fr
#markdown #marklab #softwarelibero @maupao @Maurizio Carnago @informapirata ⁂ @Le Alternative @Cédric Eyssette @scuola group

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“Amelia… was recently looking at the famous triptych painting The Garden of Earthly Delights by Hieronymus Bosch with a friend when they noticed a man on the right-hand panel with musical notes written on his butt. Highly amused, Amelia then transcribed these notes into modern notation and created a little sound clip that has been colloquially called “The Butt Song From Hell” — which is available for listen on her Tumblr.”

tumblr.com/chaoscontrolled123/…


chaoscontrolled123

Hieronymus Bosch - The Music Written on This Dude's Butt Luke and I were looking at Hieronymus Bosch's painting The Garden of Earthly Delights and discovered, much to our amusement, music written up…
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Jane

@anantagd I love it! As a mischievous artist myself, I learned that you can get away with a lot by wearing a construction vest or carrying a toolbox. Wow, that sounds so frustrating; reminds me of a similar trend where people were using math symbol letters for "fancy" usernames. Do those still break screen readers? Like this: 𝓘𝓼 𝓽𝓱𝓲𝓼 𝓵𝓮𝓰𝓲𝓫𝓵𝓮?
@#BlindAltBot

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"Researchers at Google said on Friday that they have discovered the first vulnerability using a large language model. "

*the first*. As in singular. And they figured they would do a media splash about it.

therecord.media/google-llm-sql…


Google uses large language model to discover real-world vulnerability

In a blog post on Friday, Google said it believes the bug is the first public example of an AI tool finding a previously unknown exploitable memory-safety issue in widely used real-world software.
therecord.media

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Question for those that have connected with me on Fedi: if you have a moment and wouldn't mind loading up my blog to see if it loads fine, I'd much appreciate it. I moved it to another VPS and just want to make sure it's still working fine.
It'll likely load a bit slower depending on your geographical location as I've temporarily moved it to my Seoul-based VPS, but as long as it's not terribly slow or completely unresponsive, hopefully it'll be fine.
Thank you! 🙏
davejansen.com/

Dave Jansen

Collection of somewhat random technical bits, howtos and oopsies.
Dave Jansen

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#MutualAid
#MutualAidRequest

Please boost for reach.

We have 2 days to gather $567.83 or else the sole working vehicle for two families will be repossessed. This will make it impossible for my son in law to work and support the new baby that will be arriving this month, and will limit me to relatively scarce remote-only positions for my job hunt. Please help us if you can. Thank you in advance for any assistance you can give, even if it's just a boost.

paypal.me/AaronHosford
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#MutualAid
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Zaplaťte uživateli Aaron Hosford pomocí služby PayPal.Me

Přejděte na adresu paypal.me/AaronHosford a zadejte částku. Protože jde o PayPal, je to jednoduché a bezpečné. Nemáte účet PayPal? Nevadí.
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#MutualAid #MutualAidRequest

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Funny how only the anglophone CEGEPs are being investigated, eh. Because no one at the francophone CEGEPs care about the conflict in the Middle East eh? montreal.ctvnews.ca/quebec-to-… #assnat #polQC #QCpoli #cdnpoli #polcan

Quebec to investigate two colleges over safety complaints around Middle East conflict

The Quebec government is launching an investigation of two English-language junior colleges in Montreal over complaints that the conflict in the Middle East has created an unsafe climate on campus.
Montreal
#cdnpoli #assnat #polqc #qcpoli #polcan

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Santa Reads Braille is back! Sign your child up to receive a braille or large print letter from Santa. brailleworks.com/santa-reads-b…

#BrailleWorks #SantaReadsBraille #Braille


Santa Reads Braille - Braille Letters from Santa - Braille Works

Santa Reads Braille - Parents & teachers can reach out to receive a letter from Santa in braille & large print for their child.
Braille Works
#braille #brailleworks #santareadsbraille

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At last, the USB portal originally authored by @refi64 in 2021, later continued by Georges Stavracas in 2023, and finalized by @hub, has been merged!

The USB portal allows sandboxed formats like Flatpak to access USB devices without poking holes in the sandbox. This is great for security, as accessing USB devices will now need to be explicitly granted by the user.

Now we just need to wait for implementers to implement them in their respective portal implementations, starting with GNOME: gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/xdg-des…

The documentation for the USB portal is available on the xdg-desktop-portal website: flatpak.github.io/xdg-desktop-…

#Flatpak #Security #GNOME


Usb

Description: Portal for USB device access This interface lets sandboxed applications monitor and request access to connected USB devices. Applications should prefer specialized portals for specific...
XDG Desktop Portal
#security #gnome #Flatpak @re:fi.64 @Hubert Figuière
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One of my all-time favorite spots, the trolley graveyard was a privately owned collection of streetcars on 19 acres of track stretching back into the woods. The owner, my good friend Ed Metka, passed away earlier this year and the cars are being scrapped.

abandonedamerica.us/the-trolle…

Green and white Boston streetcars peek out from the leaves on the right. On the left an overgrown track stretches into the woods with a yellow and white car visible in the distance

The Abandoned Trolley Graveyard: Deus ex Machina

This trolley graveyard may look like a wreck if you don't know any better but it is in fact one man's personal collection.
www.abandonedamerica.us

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Nejpsychedeličtější díl temného psychedelického seriálu #BabylonBerlin. Mám náladu podívat se na to znova. Berlín, třicátá léta 20. stol. To se to tancovalo! Krize kolem nás, válka před námi, bojůvky NSDAP v ulicích. "Was kümmern mich Bilanzen, lass uns tanzen!"

BABYLON BERLIN - Ein Tag wie Gold (Meret Becker & MEUTE) [Official O.S.T.]

Official music video for "Ein Tag wie Gold", performed by Meret Becker & @MEUTE, title track from season four of hit series Babylon Berlin. Available now: ht...
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#BabylonBerlin
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Tsunami-Warnung nach Seebeben mit Stärke 7,0 vor Kalifornien

US-Behörden haben vor der Gefahr eines Tsunamis gewarnt, der auf die Pazifikküste treffen könnte. Anwohner berichteten von spürbaren Erschütterungen. Die Gefahr einer Riesenwelle scheint jedoch gebannt.

➡️ tagesschau.de/ausland/erdbeben…

#Tsunami #Kalifornien


Tsunami-Warnung nach Seebeben mit Stärke 7,0 vor Kalifornien

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#tsunami #kalifornien

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Nevím, jestli je to od poslední verze, ale uvítací e-mail na Mastodonu je skvěle propracovaný! 🎉 Nově registrovaným uživatelům nabízí:

Přehled prvních kroků (přizpůsobení profilu, sledování uživatelů, první příspěvek).
Doporučení, koho sledovat na základě aktivity na instance.
Populární hashtagy, které mohou být inspirací.
Odkazy na oficiální aplikace pro Android a iOS.

Musím říct, že to vůbec není špatný nápad – pomáhá to nováčkům rychle se zorientovat a zapojit do komunity.
#tip_mastodon #mastodon

Uvítací email, po registraci na mastodon.arch-linux.cz
#Mastodon #tip_mastodon
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