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Or take the free market questions - a free market can only exist if there are no mono/oligopolies. If there are only a few big players that own everything there is no competition anymore and prices go up while quality goes down. government's task should be to even out the playing field when this happens.

Say, I could be for government intervention to ensure competition, while also being against the big government owning everything or controlling everything. If that makes sense. 🤔

Love this! A 22-page DIY web archiving zine that "shows you why everyone should participate in preserving the things on the web they care about, and how anyone can do so (no special expertise required!)".

zinebakery.com/homemade-zines/…

#internet #TheWeb #archiving #WebArchiving

Made by @quinnanya, @Literature_Geek, and bunch of other awesome folks, found via @lavaeolus fedihum.org/@lavaeolus/1138737…

in reply to jrb

This release features significantly faster autofill solver. That's been a challenge for a couple years now, and a new contributor showed up with a better algorithm for filling grids. There's still more room for optimization, but it already is a dramatic increase in the utility of the editor.

TalkBack 15 on Galaxy S25 phones is compatible with Braille displays that use HID, thus saving users from additional set-up steps. TalkBack on the new devices will also use Gemini models for more detailed image descriptions. Not sure when these features will extend to older Samsung devices - hopefully soon: androidfaithful.com/android-ac…
#Accessibility #Android #Samsung

In light of US tech oligarchy setting its sights on Wikimedia Foundation, a historical detail I did not know before: #Wikipedia became the non-profit it is today partly as the result of a labour strike of Spanish Wikipedia editors who disagreed with the proposed inclusion of advertisements. Initially, it was not clear what revenue model Wikipedia would get, and Wales moved towards a for-profit model already a year after launch. However, rather than working for free, so Jimmy Wales could profit from their labour via advertising, Spanish contributors forked Spanish Wikipedia as the Encyclopedia Libre Universal. Under the threat of losing the editorial community of such a large language, Wales conceded and set up the non-profit.

That is to say, however imperfect they are, all the digital commons we have are the result of ongoing struggle and hard work to keep them as commons.

Via Las Redes Son Nuestras (consonni.org/es/publicaciones/…) by @teclista

Update with more info:
post.lurk.org/@rra/11387361150…

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1. Open a Linux terminal.

2. Type the following command:
watch -d -n 1 sensors

3. This command displays CPU, GPU, Wi-Fi, NVMe SSD, and HDD temperature data in real time. The -d option highlights the differences between updates, and the -n 1 option sets the interval to 1 second, running the sensors command every second. See cyberciti.biz/faq/howto-linux-… for more info.

#Linux #opensource

Google rolls out new accessibility features for Android, starting with Samsung's Galaxy S25

The S25 and Pixel 9 are getting support for LE Audio hearing aids, among other features.

Details 👇

androidfaithful.com/android-ac…

Samsung just unveiled the Galaxy S25 series at Galaxy Unpacked!

Here’s EVERYTHING you need to know about them. They’re tougher, faster, and packed full of new AI features from Google and Samsung.

Click here for all the details 👇

androidfaithful.com/samsung-ga…

By default, some categories of iCloud data, like login credentials and health information, are end-to-end encrypted, while others, like backups, photos, and iCloud Drive files, aren't. To encrypt all iCloud data except mail, contacts, and calendars end-to-end, turn on Advanced Data Protection in Settings (System Settings on macOS) > [your name] > iCloud > Advanced Data Protection. #TipTuesday support.apple.com/en-us/108756

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in reply to Jiří Eischmann

@sesivany Já a mluvit před kamerou pro lidi? :-) Hele uvidíme. Minimálně lokálně s tím zatím dost bojuju. Nevím jestli to je HW nebo tou implementací speech-to-text, ale poslechne mě to tak jednou za 10 pokusů.

Co musím vyzdvihnout je instalace. Stačí k tomu standardní HA appka, přes bluetooth si to řekne o přístup k WiFi a HA už si to pak najde. Běží v tom standardní ESPHome a dá se nad tím převzít i kontrola a programovat si to sám.

@stepan @tasartir

With the January #BTSpeak update, when you enter the file browser by typing O-chord followed by F, you will now be pointing to the title of the currently open file. This will make it
easier and much faster if you want to perform a task with the open file, such as protecting, renaming or deleting it. Instead of having to navigate through
the file list to find the file’s title, in most cases you’ll be pointing to it as soon as you open the file browser.
• When you enter the file browser by typing O-chord followed by F, you will now be pointing to the title of the currently open file. This will make it
easier and much faster if you want to perform a task with the open file, such as protecting, renaming or deleting it. Instead of having to navigate through
the file list to find the file’s title, in most cases you’ll be pointing to it as soon as you open the file browser.
blazietech.com/january-22nd-20…
DG

Rejoice: The Samsung Galaxy S25 supports seamless updates!

The S25 is the first Samsung flagship to support seamless updates, letting them take OTA updates in the background.

More details on what this means can be found 👇

androidpolice.com/galaxy-s25-s…

We've released a new update for the BT Speak. It includes many new features, including controls for increasing and decreasing the speed of media playback, adding and navigating by markdown headings, stopping speech on the last spoken line when performing a continuous read, improved file transfers from your BT Speak to your computer using the SMB protocol and more. Learn all about what we've added from our Web site.
blazietech.com/january-22nd-20…

#BTSpeak
DG

New on // foss.events: Matrix Fringe Event by Matrix.org Foundation & Matrix Events Working Group on 31 January 2025 in HSBXL in #Brussels, #Belgium

Find out more on foss.events/2025/01-31-matrix-…

Official account: @matrix
Official hashtag(s): #matrixFringe

#foss #floss #freesoftware #opensource #events #europe

Anti-union, anti-labour law, anti-employee safety...

#Amazon is ceasing operations in Québec, moving back to ‘third party’ delivery... ctvnews.ca/montreal/article/am…

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Emmanuele Bassi

@maco it's the infamous rant he posted on Google Plus (back when it existed) and was meant to be shared within Google, but the UX for limiting the audience was still such a mess that he ended up making it public. Somebody saved it for posterity, especially after G+ died: gist.github.com/chitchcock/128…
@maco

"...despite legislation, standards and a growing general understanding of the concept, only a tiny fraction of products and services are accessible to everyone."
stiftelsenfunka.org/about-us/c…

🚀 Heinlein Gruppe gründet OpenCloud GmbH zur Stärkung des Open Source-Ökosystems in Deutschland 🇩🇪. @OpenCloud bietet sicheres, DSGVO-konformes File-Management und -Sharing und stärkt damit Europas digitale Souveränität.

Peer Heinlein betont: „Das digitale Ökosystem ist kritische Infrastruktur.“

🔗 Pressemitteilung: opencloud.eu/de/news/heinlein-…

#OpenSource #Cloud #OpenCloud #HeinleinGruppe #DigitaleSouveränität

This effort isn't restricted to government employees…

“Mr. Trump is also directing the attorney general to create a plan to deter the private sector from adopting or continuing DEI programs.”
cbsnews.com/miami/news/trump-o…

The CNN piece Matt links references accessibility programs.

mstdn.social/@mattmay/11386996…


"Employees in any (US federal) Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Accessibility offices will be placed on paid administrative leave 'effective immediately.'"

Tomorrow at 5pm is their last day. Agencies have to make a plan for firing them all by next Friday.

They're salting the earth.

cnn.com/politics/live-news/tru…


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✉️✨ Nail Your Email Sign-Offs! ✨✉️

Learn how to close your emails like a pro and leave the perfect impression. ✅

👉 Check out our latest blog post for tips and examples: tuta.com/blog/how-to-end-an-em…

#EmailTips #ProfessionalCommunication #EmailEtiquette #WritingSkills

I like this #FunkaFoundation post. Imagine how much less clear our writing would be without spell & grammar checking tools. The same goes for publishing to the web, but with accessibility. These tools exist, and they just need to be enabled by default.

stiftelsenfunka.org/about-us/c…

The simplest way for government & similar organizations to do this is to just enable Accessibility Insights by default on every browser.

accessibilityinsights.io/

Then authors can see & report problems that they see.

Today's Web Design Update: groups.google.com/a/d.umn.edu/…

Subscribe info: d.umn.edu/itss/training/online…

Featuring @a11ytalks, @mgifford, @aardrian, @SteveFaulkner, @codepo8, @cferdinandi, @adactio, @rem, @cloudfour, @theadamsilver, and more.

#Accessibility #A11y #WebDesign

Exigimos al Gobierno de Canarias anular la expulsión de dos profesoras con discapacidad visual y auditiva.

El sistema educativo debe garantizar la participación plena de todas las personas con discapacidad, tanto en el alumnado como en el profesorado.

iunida.org/ldczz

I submitted an idea for Thunderbird: suppressing the notification about remote content on emails, keeping it all blocked: connect.mozilla.org/t5/ideas/s…