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For those at the back of the class, let me say this once more. Fuck! Facebook! #LGBTQ #Transgender #nonbinary #TransRightsAreHumanRights 404media.co/meta-deletes-trans…

Meta Deletes Trans and Nonbinary Messenger Themes

Amid a series of changes that allows users to target LGBTQ+ people, Meta has deleted product features it initially championed.
Jason Koebler (404 Media)
#transgender #LGBTQ #nonbinary #transrightsarehumanrights

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Have you had that "Upcoming price change for your Microsoft 365 subscription" email yet? They want to charge you an extra 50%ish for AI features, and they do *not* make it easy to find the way to turn it off. It took me minutes of searching - this is a particularly evil dark pattern.

"Switch plan" just lets you pick between annual and monthly billing. You want "Turn off recurring billing" and then "Current subscription without AI".

You're welcome. Please boost for others.

Screenshot from the Microsoft 365 subscription page, showing the "Turn off recurring billing" item as highlighted.
A screenshot from the Microsoft 365 subscription website, highlighting a "Current subscription without AI" option, which is A$109/year, instead of the $159/year option with Copilot and AI nonsense.
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Donald J. Trump is a Convicted Felon!

Trump Sentenced to ‘Unconditional Discharge,’ Will Enter Office as Felon

Judge Juan Merchan gave the president-elect a penalty-free sentence for his hush-money crimes

Solely because of the election results, Trump escaped justice for his 34 felony convictions!

A black eye for justice in America!
#AureFreePress #News #press #headline #GOP #Politics #uspolitics #uspol #Trump #BreakingNews #Breaking

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Donald Trump - our balding, convicted felon in the White House

Trump Sentenced to 'Unconditional Discharge' in Hush Money Case

Donald Trump was sentenced an "unconditional discharge" by Judge Juan Merchan on Friday in his hush money case, and will enter office as a felon.
Nikki McCann Ramirez (Rolling Stone)
#Trump #politics #News #uspol #breaking #breakingnews #GOP #uspolitics #press #aurefreepress #headline

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The Quest to Create the Most Accessible Museum in the World -- The refreshed museum of the American Printing House for the Blind in Louisville, Kentucky, is slated to open in 2026 with a novel invitation to visitors: please touch. groups.io/g/tech-vi/message/84…

The Quest to Create the Most Accessible Museum in the World -- The refreshed museum of the American Printing House for the Blind in Louisville, Kentucky, is slated to open in 2026 with a novel invitation to visitors: please touch.

groups.io

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Happy to have some of my work on #accessibility featured in this #GovTech article govtech.com/network/whats-new-…

Was a real pleasure to work on the #WebAlmanac this year.


What’s New in Digital Equity: Feds Fund Digital Upskilling

Plus, the BEAD Progress Dashboard gets updated this week, a comprehensive report examines website accessibility across government, and one Georgia county gets to work on digital inclusion.
Julia Edinger (GovTech)
#Accessibility #govtech #WebAlmanac

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Ich habe heute an @thunderbird gespendet #freetheinbox. Macht mit und unterstützt Datenschutz für die Online-Kommunikation. thunderbird.net/donate über @thunderbird
updates.thunderbird.net/de/thu…

Helfen Sie mit, Thunderbird am Leben zu erhalten!

Thunderbird ist eine freie E-Mail-Anwendung, die sich leicht einrichten und anpassen lässt – und wir haben viele tolle Funktionen hineingepackt!
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#freetheinbox @Thunderbird: Free Your Inbox

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APCA is no longer part of WCAG3. You can still use it, but for conformance (legal, policy, etc.) reasons you will still need to follow WCAG2. It’s possible to satisfy both in most cases.

mastodon.social/@marcedwards/1…


Marc Edwards (@marcedwards@mastodon.social)

Attached: 1 image 2025 should be the year you stop using WCAG 2 colour contrast testing, and switch to APCA. This article is a few years old, and covers everything well. https://blog.datawrapper.de/color-contrast-check-data-vis-wcag-apca/
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This is it, installing Windows 11 enterprise IoT LTSC. After HP Display Control service reinstalled for the 4th time in 2 weeks, I'm done. Don't even know what scheduled task or app is causing it to reinstall as all other HP programs are off my system and I'm not motivated to dig through scheduled tasks to see if one is sneaking in to silent install it.
These builds can be found on MAS: massgrave.dev/windows_ltsc_lin…
Verified SHA1 of ISO against official MSFT released ones to ensure no-tamporing.

Windows LTSC Download | MAS

All download links lead to genuine files only.
massgrave.dev
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❤️ Privacy matters - so does doing good. We donate Tuta to #opensource projects! ❤️

Ready to turn on #privacy?

👉 tuta.com/blog/tutanota-for-ope…

#foss #givingback #encryption #security

Tuta Team celebrating Free Software Day

Tuta for Open Source Projects | Tuta

Open Source is at the heart of our products since we first launched Tutanota. Now we are giving back to open source teams with free Tuta accounts.
Tuta
#foss #opensource #privacy #encryption #security #givingback

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🎉 Celebrating A Decade of Innovation and Access: Aira Turns 10! 🎉

This year, we celebrate 10 incredible years of connection, innovation, and accessibility. It’s more than a milestone—it’s a reflection of the Explorers, employees, and leaders who’ve shaped our journey. Join us in honoring the stories and achievements that define Aira.

🗓️ January 22nd, 5-6 PM PST – Aira Year in Review Explorer Call
- A year-in-review of Aira’s milestones.
- Launch of the feedback survey to shape our future.
- Sneak peeks of 10th Birthday activities, including the mascot initiative!

🎂 January 29th, 2–4 PM PST – 10th Birthday Celebration
- Aira’s history and special messages from community leaders.
- Trivia games, storytelling, and the mascot reveal.
- Prizes, giveaways, and recognition of key contributors!

Both events can be joined in-app (More | Events) or via Zoom (link to be posted).

We want to hear from you! Share your favorite Aira stories in the comments below—they may be featured during the celebration! 🎊

A collage of Aira team members and events, featuring smiling individuals engaging with the community. The text reads, “10 YEARS IN THE MAKING” and invites people to “Connect, reflect, and celebrate…on January 29th, Aira’s 10th birthday!” Highlights include special messages, storytelling, prizes, and team recognition.

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Ah okay, this week, Matt Mullenweg also shut down WordPress'es sustainability team, that was going to implement the W3C's Web Sustainability Guidelines. 🙁 therepository.email/mullenweg-…

Mullenweg Shuts Down WordPress Sustainability Team, Igniting Backlash - The Repository

Members of the fledgling WordPress Sustainability Team have been left reeling after WordPress co-founder Matt Mullenweg abruptly dissolved the team this week—an action prominent tech journalist Kara Swisher has described as "bizarrely heinous behavio…
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VLC users don’t want major accessibility improvements just because they’re labeled ‘AI’? That’s ableist as fuck.
RT: mastodon.social/users/nixCraft…

nixCraft 🐧 (@nixCraft@mastodon.social)

What do you think of an open-source app like VLC adding AI to auto-generate subtitles? This is not what VLC users and fans want. Many users don't want anything to do with AI in any form on their system, which again creates privacy issues.
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"In less than a week and a half, the consumption habits of an individual from this monied elite had already caused, on average, 2.1 tonnes of carbon dioxide emissions, according to analysis by Oxfam GB. It would take someone from the poorest 50% of humanity three years to create the same amount of pollution."

Never, ever trust the eco-fash scum pushing the overpopulation agenda, it's all about the rich and their obscene consumption.

theguardian.com/environment/20…


World’s richest use up their fair share of 2025 carbon budget in 10 days

Emissions caused by wealthiest 1% so far this year would take someone from poorest 50% three years to create
Damien Gayle (The Guardian)

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I've been finding @everydoor to be a brilliant app for editing #OpenStreetMap while out and about (or in a warm café with view of shops across the road).

This is my first video about it youtu.be/zWrDM1fZEnU?si=2W-XhI…


Using Every Door to improve OpenStreetMap

I've been speeding up my #OpenStreetMap contributions with this app, and hopefully keeping more things up to date.https://every-door.app/This is a little int...
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#openstreetmap @Every Door OSM Editor
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IzzyOnDroid ✅

Thanks for sharing this, Greg! I'm using @everydoor regularly, it's my primary mapping app (next to StreetComplete which I then use when visiting the same "tracks" again, to fill in the other details). Nice vid! Though using Every Door for quite a long time now, I totally missed the filter function 🙈 Nice to see that in action 😃
@Every Door OSM Editor
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