đ¤ Do you know which categories will be presented at #EOSAwards25?
1ď¸âŁWe kick-off with the Open Source Achievement Award!
đThis award is recognises a European #opensource contributor working constantly to transform the technological landscape and boost the open source #community in Europe!
This award will be presented by Omar Mohsine, Open Source Coordinator for United Nations-ODET!
Learn more about the vision of EOSA : europeanopensource.academy/
Wie komme ich ins #FediVerse?
pilgerweg-21.de/wie-komme-ich-âŚ
Falls euch dies hilfreich erscheint, teilt es gern, vor allem auĂerhalb des FediVerse đ
#FediHelp #SocialMedia
Vier Schritte um in das dezentrales Netzwerk verschiedener Dienste zu kommen.JoergSorge
Billionaires have reached their final forms: selling their souls to the worst people alive just to get more.
Itâs sick. They have more money than they could ever spend, more power than entire nations, but itâs never enough. Now they kneel before wannabe dictators, but pretend theyâre visionaries or icons.
In truth - this isnât genius, itâs a sickness. Hoarding wealth beyond reason, chasing power for its own sake, stepping on humanity just to climb higher.
Welcome to the American Oligarchy.
Huge shout out to our newest team member, @shlee for organizing our amazingly successful Kickstarter, and helping us establish a long term vision for our platforms and community!
While we reached our initial goal, we are aiming even higher to accomplish even more this year!
Help us reach $100K đ
AquĂ estĂĄ bien explicado lo de la modificaciĂłn en las jubilaciones *activas* y etc.
Estoy de acuerdo en que no supone un aumento de la edad de jubilaciĂłn *per se*, pero lo de fomentar lo de jubilarse mĂĄs tarde... me rechina.
laboro-spain.blogspot.com/2025âŚ
Se mejoran las posibilidades de jubilaciĂłn parcial, jubilaciĂłn activa y jubilaciĂłn demorada.Laboro. Asesoramiento laboral solo para trabajadores.
It is only a year since we switched all #curl man pages to markdown but wow, what an improvement and "life enhancer"!
daniel.haxx.se/blog/2024/01/23âŚ
I trust you have figured out already that I have the highest ambitions for the curl documentation. I want everything documented in a clear, easy-to-read and easy-to-find manner.daniel.haxx.se
4.352 horas de pĂłdcast en #AntennaPod son 181,33 dĂas, 25,9 semanas o 6 meses escuchando informaciĂłn, historias, humor ...
Muchas gracias al proyecto de software libre por hacĂŠrmelo agradable y respetando mi privacidad.
A todas las personas tras el micro por su tiempo y dedicaciĂłn, ya que el 98% de esos podcast son de gente que lo hace por "amor al arte" (amateur bien entendido) y que aunque aĂşn no estĂŠn la lista oficial de @ultimosfeed para mi son #Feedlipinos
Y a quien como yo disfruta de este medio, haciendo crecer frente a otros mĂĄs virales y algorĂtmicos.
#Podcasts #PodcastsFeedLipinos
@RaccoonForFriendica We finally did it: we got access to the production channel on Google Play! A big and heartfelt "thank you" to all those who participated in the closed test program, without you this would have been impossible! đŚâ¤ď¸
The latest beta has been promoted to the "open testing" track, so that now everyone can become a tester and install the latest beta, which is a preview of the next stable release.
I'll wait until I improve notification support, so probably there is another month or so to wait. Keep an eye on the issue tracker to know what I'm working on, just in case đ
To try the app, you can become a tester using this invitation link.
Your feedback is important, and now you'll have Google Play's reviews as an additional way to express your opinion. Let me know what you think and always #livefasteattrash
#friendica #friendicadev #androidapp #androiddev #fediverseapp #raccoonforfriendica #kotlin #multiplatform #kmp #compose #cmp #opensource #procyonproject
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Da diversi anni ormai Mastodon ha introdotto una interessantissima sezione #notizie o #news.
Si tratta dei link piĂš condivisi o contrassegnati come preferiti dai membri della vostra istanza. Un interessante indicatore quindi delle preferenze di altri utenti come voi.
La sezione news è raggiungibile a questo link:
ma a seconda della vostra distanza, potete raggiungerla digitando il link https://NOMEDELLAVOSTRAISTANZA/explore/links
Non tutte le istanze l'hanno attivata, perchĂŠ potrebbe sembrare una eccessiva resa di fronte al potere degli algoritmi, Ma a differenza dei social commerciali, gli algoritmi di mastodon sono aperti e possono essere valutati da chiunque sia in grado di leggere la relativa documentazione.
Se la sezione risulta scarna è solo perchĂŠ gli utenti dell'istanza sono un po' avari di ricondivisioni e stelline... đ
@news
Poliversity è una comunità dedicata alla ricerca scientifica e al giornalismo, all'università e all'istruzione ed è nata per promuovere il diritto alla conoscenza e la corretta informazioneMastodon hosted on poliversity.it
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El Gobierno federal de #EEUUđşđ¸ ordena a todos los empleados pĂşblicos a denunciar a todo aquĂŠl que considere que ha sido contratado o ascendido para aumentar la diversidad del sector pĂşblico. Indica que no habrĂĄ consecuencias para quien lo haga pero advierte que quien NO lo haga en 10 dĂas puede ser castigado.
La principal herramienta del fascismo, ayer y hoy, son los pequeĂąos resentimientos. Contra eso, solo hay un arma: la decencia militante.
chcoc.gov/sites/default/files/âŚ
For those migrating to the #fediverse from #Facebook, the experience can be a bit overwhelming.
Choosing an instance/server can be daunting, not to mention trying to match basic need with feature set. One thing I can recommend when inviting folks to the fedi is to gently get across that it's not exactly what they're used to. They have to be a bit more hands-on, since there is, for the most part, no algorithm.
From working in tech support for about 13 years, I learned that when introducing something new to the user, it's best to take one aspect and focus on teaching that to them. Get them a foundation, help them get comfortable, then move on to the next aspect. Education = empowerment.
Here's a list of the protocols I use/have used and my experience with them. I've done a little footwork, and made a list of servers by protocol for users to peruse. Courtesy of FediDB! I recommend going to each instance's about page and reading up on such info as character limit, location, instance focus, blocklists, and who they federate with.
One thing I can say for sure: My interactions in the fediverse - with a couple of exceptions - have been pleasant and rewarding. Fedi is truly a breath of fresh air when compared to the mainstream platforms.
Mastodon fedidb.org/software/mastodonOf course, the most widely known of the protocols. I've had more experience on it than any other. Mastodon instances usually have a 500 character limit. If one is particularly verbose, it may not be ideal, as you have to create a thread in order to have a longer post. There are other mastodon instances with larger character limits. Again, best to look at an instance's about page to get the lowdown.
Sharkey fedidb.org/software/sharkeyProbably my favorite thus far. Sharkey is a fork of the MisKey protocol, and has a rich feature set. It has a selection of reaction emojis, so you can do more than just "like" a post. If you're versed in MFM formatting language, Sharkey also has you covered. Character limits are usually higher. Sharkey.world (the instance I'm on) has a 5000 character limit.
Friendica fedidb.org/software/friendicaFor a more Facebook-like experience, and a practically unlimited character limit, Friendica offers a bit more familiarity to a fediverse newcomer's experience. It has events, calendars, and you can create groups, though you actually create a new page to act as a group. In all honesty, I find Friendica a bit clunky, but that's just personal opinion.
And that's my offering. I hope this is useful, and as always, if what I presented needs correction anywhere, please feel free to let me know, just be constructive.
#Facebook #Mastodon #Sharkey #Friendica
FediDB is a cutting-edge service providing detailed statistics and insights into the Fediverse network.fedidb.org
Hi there,
testing around with the software #castopod, developed by @Castopod :podcasting2: .
In general terms federation with #friendica works, even integration into public forum pages and reshare by those when the castopod profile is followed by the forum page in the first place, as tested with the forum page @podCasts. As of now following from castopod profiles apparently isn't implemented. Also as of now we didn't manage to get the cron job to work at that new instalation on a shared hosting.
What is strange is that a podcast episode publication doesn't embeed the audio player so it can't be reproduced inside the post shown over here on friendica. On mastodon this works, the post displayes a video like screen and reproduces the audio file.
Not sure if this is a specific issue of this friendica instance as it is stil 2023.05 or if this is something the latest versions experience to.
The uploaded audio file was in the format m4a.
This is the link to the original post:
cast.tupambae.com/@bitPickup/pâŚ
Link to a mastodon instance where the post can be seen:
troet.cafe/@bitpickup/11387501âŚ
Link to this site here where the audio is not displayed but only a link:
tupambae.org/display/db58d9ad-âŚ
@utopiArte @Castopod :podcasting2:
The post from castopod is encoded as a "Note" ActivityStream object:
{
"@context": "https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams",
"attributedTo": "https://cast.tupambae.com/@bitPickup",
"cc": [
"https://cast.tupambae.com/@bitPickup/followers"
],
"content": "<a href=\"https://cast.tupambae.com/@bitPickup/episodes/cc0-nc\">CC0-NC</a><br/>Moin, moin.\r<br />\r<br />Hier ein erster Vorgeschmack.",
"id": "https://cast.tupambae.com/@bitPickup/posts/d88b27ab-c8c2-461d-9ec6-ac684af2908f",
"published": "2025-01-22T04:00:01+00:00",
"replies": "https://cast.tupambae.com/@bitPickup/posts/d88b27ab-c8c2-461d-9ec6-ac684af2908f/replies",
"to": [
"https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams#Public"
],
"type": "Note"
}The point is: there is nothing in that Note object which says "it's a podcast". It's just a note that an episode is published, with a link to it. The fact that mastodon show the player is unrelated from the fact that the note links to a podcast. I'm sure the fact the link is the first thing in the note is a deliberated choice by castopod devs, to take advantage of Mastodon's behavior
I had expected that this would be some kind of activityPub convention of transmitting information about if a video or audio format is part of the content.
Yes there is: attachment property. But then Friendica will shows attachments as icons at the end of the post. Still without a player.
Castopod devs chose to create their ActivityStream object of type 'PodcastEpisode', which you can get requesting the AS version of the episode page
$ curl -s -H Accept:application/activity+json https://cast.tupambae.com/@bitPickup/episodes/cc0-nc | jq .
{
"@context": "https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams",
"id": "https://cast.tupambae.com/@bitPickup/episodes/cc0-nc",
"type": "PodcastEpisode",
"published": "2025-01-22T04:00:01+00:00",
"to": [
"https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams#Public"
],
"cc": [
"https://cast.tupambae.com/@bitPickup/followers"
],
"attributedTo": "https://cast.tupambae.com/@bitPickup",
"comments": "https://cast.tupambae.com/@bitPickup/episodes/cc0-nc/comments",
"description": {
"type": "Note",
"mediaType": "text/markdown",
"content": "The basics",
"contentMap": {
"en": "<p>The basics</p>\n<footer><p><a href=\"https://troet.cafe/@bitpickup\">bitPickup contact</a> in the fediVerse</p>\n</footer>"
}
},
"image": {
"type": "Image",
"mediaType": "image/png",
"url": "https://cast.tupambae.com/media/podcasts/bitPickup/cover_feed.png"
},
"audio": {
"id": "https://cast.tupambae.com/audio/@bitPickup/cc0-nc.m4a",
"type": "Audio",
"name": "CC0-NC",
"size": 161445,
"duration": 7.808,
"url": {
"href": "https://cast.tupambae.com/audio/@bitPickup/cc0-nc.m4a",
"type": "Link",
"mediaType": "audio/mp4"
}
}
}A note with a link is a reasonable way to post something understandable by everyone.
@Castopod :podcasting2: @utopiArte Mh, quick correction. if the link to the audio file is in an "attachment" property, friendica will show the player. Just as in this post
But from a semantic prospective (acting like I know what it means), the audio file is not attached to the note, but to the episode.
Post of the audio MP3 URL link in BBCode audio brakets[audio][/audio]
PS contributor Tiffany Nieslanik writes about having a trans child in a blue state, and how allies can fight for LGBTQ+ rights in the Trump era.Tiffany Nieslanik (POPSUGAR)
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A smart oven is one of the best small appliances to add to your kitchen.Molly Price (CNET)
How I use Padlet accessibility features with low vision, and tips for configuring Padlet designs so they are easier to read for students with visual impairmentsVeronica Lewis (Veroniiiica)
I have low vision and trouble with taking notes from slides, so hereâs how I convert PowerPoint slides with the free Microsoft Sway web application.Veronica Lewis (Veroniiiica)
Samsung debuted the Galaxy S25, S25+, and S25 Ultra at its Galaxy Unpacked conference, though we still have yet to see its AR glasses.Kyle Barr (Gizmodo)
So-called "computer use agents" are expected to be a major leap in AI that will allow bots to actually complete tasks on your behalf.Thomas Maxwell (Gizmodo)
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I do really like the @humanetech.bsky.social work, especially the #YourUndividedAttention #podcast. This week the Laughing at Power Episode is wonderful.
your-undivided-attention.simplâŚ
Liked learning about:
tactics4change.org
Also, loved the mention to the @theyesmen. I've been a fan of their work for decades.
The Tactics4Change interactive website provides free access to information about more than 400 hundred cases of nonviolent dilemma actions, from all continents, and more than 100 countries.www.tactics4change.org
On the Your Undivided Attention #podcast I heard about Tactics4Change tactics4change.org/ , a case guide to nonviolent dilemma actions and how to do activism with humor. This could be the year when activism is needed more than ever.
Podcast link podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/âŚ
Podcast Episode ¡ Your Undivided Attention ¡ 01/16/2025 ¡ 46mApple Podcasts
Discover more about what's new at AWS with Amazon Connect now provides daily headcount projections in capacity plan downloadsAmazon Web Services, Inc.
Wednesday Tease time! Here are the first lines from each of this week's batch of Other People's Music. As always, you can read the full versions here:
That's all for this week! Remember, these are just the *first line* of each blurb; there's a lot more to read about each one in the full post. You can read it all here:
Listening to these tracks is a great way to support these artists! If you find something you like, and can afford it, consider supporting these artists even more, by buying some of their work.
Similarly, you can support me and my efforts to share great music with the world by reading and sharing my posts, and if you appreciate these writeups and can afford it, you can consider supporting my work with a one time or recurring payment via Ko-FI:
Support Ether Diver On Ko-fi. Ko-fi lets you support the people and causes you love with small donationsKo-fi
Zoom is the leader in modern enterprise video communications, with an easy, reliable cloud platform for video and audio conferencing, chat, and webinars across mobile, desktop, and room systems.Zoom Video
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 canât say that bothers me.âWLBT 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 đâ¨
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 đđ
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! đ
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&caâŚ
6. Once you have the torrent file, open it with your torrent client to start the download. This is BIG! Be patient! đŚ
7. Once the download is completed, open your Wikipedia `.zim` file with Kiwix!
8. Magic! đâ¨
Extra Tip: You can download many other awesome knowledge files from the Kiwix Library! Personally, I also got the iFixit knowledge base! âď¸ 
#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
âFailure to report this information within 10 days may result in adverse consequences.ââŚEric 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 havenât seen getting much coverage: heâs not calling it DEI anymore. Now itâs DEIA. The a stands forâyou guessed itâaccessibility!
Disabled people are next.
whitehouse.gov/presidential-acâŚ
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 âdiversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibilityâ (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.ÂThe 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 âDEIA programs, mandates or policiesâ are terminated. It doesnât specify that this only apply to initiatives started in 2021, it says âor by any other name.â 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 itâs 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 itâs even worse than I thought.
According to this reddit post, the person you rat people out to isnât 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/2025/1/27âŚ
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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in reply to Roquette â • • •De acuerdo en todo. La prĂłrroga no deberĂa de ser automĂĄtica sino requerir por lo menos un mĂnimo de verificaciĂłn de que la persona estĂĄ en condiciones. De hecho yo sĂŠ de alguna que se ha denegado, sobre todo por problemas de absentismo que ponen de manifiesto que la persona no estĂĄ para trabajar a esa edad.
Y lo del paro juvenil tambiĂŠn es verdad, aunque ahora estĂŠ bajando bastante aĂşn estĂĄ ahĂ.
RamĂłn Corominas
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in reply to RamĂłn Corominas • • •ÂżY si a los 65 te queda una pensiĂłn mĂĄs bien justita o menos, incluso insuficiente y te aumentan un 5 o 10% cada aĂąo de mĂĄs trabajado hasta los 72?
Y no, no digamos que eso no puede ocurrir, que el futuro se presenta muy oscuro y muy capitalista.
modulux
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