Thailand is the first country in South-East Asia to legalise same-sex marriage.Lauren Day (ABC News)
"People can get up in arms and call it absurd but I can’t say that bothers me.”WLBT Staff (WLBT)
I've compiled a list with English and Spanish language Public Health Information resources outside the US. Please share.
Short Link: mar.mela.de/cdcgagorder
Tiny Apocalyptic Time Tip 🌐✨
If you too feel uneasy about
the state of the world,
and you too worry about losing access to one of the greatest knowledge treasure of the internet,
Know that you can download an
offline copy of Wikipedia!
Here's how 📚👇
1. Download the free and open source software Kiwix (this will be your reader): kiwix.org/en/applications/
2. If you want smaller versions of Wikipedia, you can download them within Kiwix.
Within the app, go to "Categories" in the menu on the left, then browse to a topic/version you want. Scroll to the bottom for Wikipedia mini, for example. Click on it then click "Download" on the right 
3. Once you have downloaded a database, click on "Opened" on the left > database you want to search > "Open Main Page" on the right.
4. You can use the Search field on the upper-right to find topics like on online Wikipedia! 🔍
5. If you want the full English version of Wikipedia (110GB), you might want to download it from the torrent file instead. Install a torrent client of your choice (I use Transmission).
Then, go to this page, click on "Download - 109.89 GB" blue button on the first result (size may vary overtime), then select "Torrent file": library.kiwix.org/#lang=eng&ca…
6. Once you have the torrent file, open it with your torrent client to start the download. This is BIG! Be patient! 📦
7. Once the download is completed, open your Wikipedia `.zim` file with Kiwix!
8. Magic! 📖✨
Extra Tip: You can download many other awesome knowledge files from the Kiwix Library! Personally, I also got the iFixit knowledge base! ⚒️ 
#Wikipedia #Kiwix #Offline #KnowledgeIsPower
Discover Kiwix applications that enable offline access to knowledge on different platforms. Explore the convenience of accessing information without an internet connectionKiwix
“Failure to report this information within 10 days may result in adverse consequences.”…Eric Berger (Ars Technica)
American far-right plutocrats are now targeting Wikipedia because it's a platform they don't control.
The Wikimedia Foundation is an invaluable non-profit organisation that is not for sale. Please help keeping it that way by making a donation - big or small:
donate.wikimedia.org
Donate to the Wikimedia Foundation, the nonprofit that hosts Wikipedia and other crucial free knowledge projects. Each year, the generosity of the 2% of readers who donate allows us to expand the reach of Wikipedia and its sister projects.donate.wikimedia.org
An aspect of President Trump ending DEI programs that I haven’t seen getting much coverage: he’s not calling it DEI anymore. Now it’s DEIA. The a stands for–you guessed it–accessibility!
Disabled people are next.
whitehouse.gov/presidential-ac…
The Director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), assisted by the Attorney General and the Director of the Office of Personnel Management (OPM), shall coordinate the termination of all discriminatory programs, including illegal DEI and “diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility” (DEIA) mandates, policies, programs, preferences, and activities in the Federal Government, under whatever name they appear.
By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, it is hereby ordered: Section 1.The White House
I want to be as clear as possible.
The intent of the order is to rescind E.O 14035: Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility in the Federal Workforce. This was signed into law by President Biden in June 2021.
What the order actually says, though, is that any “DEIA programs, mandates or policies” are terminated. It doesn’t specify that this only apply to initiatives started in 2021, it says “or by any other name.” They are choosing to use the most expansive definition possible. And the implementation guidance from OPM takes the same view. In fact they have a hotline specifically for ratting out any secret DEIA colleagues secretly working on the DEIA in secret. What does this mean? I have no idea, and neither do they. But it’s pretty clear the intent is to chill anyone out of doing anything that helps any minority, including us. And they will get what they want.
Holy shit it’s even worse than I thought.
According to this reddit post, the person you rat people out to isn’t even a government employee. She works for Elon Musk.
Nor are the memos coming from government employees. Someone plugged in an on-sight email server to make it seem like emails are coming from OPM.
This is, like, bad. Very very bad. dailykos.com/stories/2025/1/27…
From an anon OPM employee on Reddit. OPM employee here, we are not the bad guysHR (self.fednews) submitted 3 hours ago by Throwaway918284 I'm a current employee at the Office of Personnel Management (OPM). This is a throwaway account for obvious...Daily Kos
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Kickstarter Goal Reached in Just 13 Hours - Thank You!
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The company, which hosted Joe Rogan, Ben Shapiro, and others, called the event “business as usual”Matthew Strauss (Pitchfork)
Pixelfed and 
Loops and it already received over €13k!
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. 🤔
Very good point. I look at the test more from an entertainment point of view. Rather than something real.
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…
Attached: 1 image https://zinebakery.com/homemade-zines/bakeshop-2-diywebarchiving by @quinnanya@mstdn.social, @Literature_Geek@hcommons.social et al. See also: https://archivebox.io/ (thanks @jessienab@wetdry.world!) 💜✊FeDiHum
Django Chat #174: Beyond Golden Pathways - Teaching Django with Sheena O’Connell
Sheena is a long-time Django developer and teacher currently focused on Prelude Tech, small workshops focused on topics like Django, HTMX, and Git.
New accessibility features are rolling out for select Android devices, such as LE Audio hearing aid support and support for HID Braille displays.Mishaal Rahman (Android Faithful)
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…
Wow this struck a chord, it seems I was not the only one who was not aware of this story! Some additional info: @teclista@mas.to shared that the protagonists are on the fedi as well (of course they are!): https://mas.post.lurk.org
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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.
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…
New accessibility features are rolling out for select Android devices, such as LE Audio hearing aid support and support for HID Braille displays.Mishaal Rahman (Android Faithful)
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…
Everything you need to know about the Samsung Galaxy S25 series: Hardware, software, features, and pricing.Mishaal Rahman (Android Faithful)
Advanced Data Protection for iCloud offers our highest level of cloud data security and protects the majority of your iCloud data using end-to-end encryption.Apple Support
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@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.
Progressive enhancement in Django with htmx
valentinog.com/blog/django-pro…
Progressive enhancement in Django with htmx might be easier than you think.Valentino Gagliardi's Blog
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…
OTAs now install automatically in the backgroundMishaal Rahman (Android Police)
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
Everything in a nutshell about Matrix Fringe Event 2025 on // foss.events - The most comprehensive collection of FOSS events in Europe (and online)foss.events
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…
Online retail giant Amazon is pulling out of Quebec, a spokesperson confirmed to CTV News. The company says it will cease operations over the next two months in various centres and facilities.Rachel Lau (CTVNews)
Hey Ottawa people 🇨🇦 - the City of Ottawa is asking for feedback on their communications: "Tell us how you like to hear from us".
I just filled out the survey to ask them to support ActivityPub/Mastodon.
engage.ottawa.ca/communication…
Please boost for reach!
victor tsaran
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