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When not dabbling in undusting the venerable Email system we play with rewiring the Web to free it from the possibility of billionaire platforms. With a nod to @pluralistic 's "Ulysses Pact" we just published "Replacing billionairish platforms with ZIP files" highlighting a bunch of new #webxdc features and community developments. The challenge is on who wants to join in de-platforming Venture-Capital-backed web apps that try to mediate our private communications delta.chat/en/2025-01-23-webxd…

Delta Chat: Replacing billionairish platforms with ZIP files

How can we evolve and deploy web apps without allowing developers or operators to become a “billionaire in the middle”? There are many ways to try to address this challenge and some involve the tec...
delta.chat
#Webxdc @Cory Doctorow
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Also, because we might really need this right now, I thought I might try to post more unique accessibility practice examples from all around the world. Can't promise this being a regular thing as I don't have nearly as many examples at hand but as long as I've got the ideas, I'll try to post one every day. Here's one. While researching something else, I came across the "Plan an accessible journey" guide of the Transport of London where I have learnt that it is possible to order live updates on bus arrivals by text message. Not sure how practical this is or how many people use it but I love examples of accessibility being implemented in times where it wasn't just a matter of adopting an app according to common guidelines and you had to be creative to find a way of accommodating your customers. tfl.gov.uk/transport-accessibi… #Blind #Accessibility

Plan an accessible journey

How to use our accessibility services and travel tools to plan your journey and find maps, wayfinding and realtime audio/visual information when you're on the move.
Transport for London
#Accessibility #blind

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My first contribution to #NoonScrolling: the 200th birthday of Louis Braille is being celebrated this year. On that occasion, the Braille working group of the European Blind Union hosts a year-long project, where each day a Braille-related piece is featured. Want to learn about a German man who's learnt 400 poems by heart by reading them in Braille first? They've got you covered! Looking for that Spanish summer hit of 2018 with millions of Youtube displays that references Braille? OK, that one is a bit far-fetched but still meets the filter so right you are. I love the advent calendar style of this, there is one new story to discover every day. I don't think they would say no to your contribution if you had one still: livingbraille.eu/ #Braille #Blind #Accessibility

livingbraille.eu – Share your Braille experience

livingbraille.eu
#Accessibility #blind #braille #noonscrolling

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The whole "Roman salute" thing needs some clarification. There's no such thing as a "Roman salute". It was made up by fascists in Italy and then copied by the nazi regime. Only fascists use it. End of story.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roman_sa…

A screenshot of the Wikipedia entry on the "Roman salute", it says: The Roman salute, also known as the Fascist salute, is a gesture in which the right arm is fully extended, facing forward, with palm down and fingers touching. In some versions, the arm is raised upward at an angle; in others, it is held out parallel to the ground. In contemporary times, the former is commonly considered a symbol of fascism. According to an apocryphal legend, the fascist gesture was based on a customary greeting which was allegedly used in ancient Rome. However, no Roman text describes such a gesture, and the Roman works of art that display salutational gestures bear little resemblance to the modern so-called "Roman" salute.

gesture used as salute attributed to the Roman Empire

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Serge Matveenko ♻️☮️ ⩜⃝

Well, maybe solving this allowing to use a custom project's policy is a way for a smooth transition for something better.
AFAIU end users (like vulnerability scanners) rely on LOW/HIGH/CRITICAL/... scale anyway. So, this number is just an intermediate most of the time between curl's scale and scanner's scale that use the same system.

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Remember the pretty-looking Windows 3.1 "high resolution" mode possible with Viaduct now? Well, as it turns out, the boot logo is displayed by a different piece of code, so despite the new driver it was still in 640x200, and thus, very ugly. 🤮

This isn't part of the DDK at all, so I had to disassemble the CGA and Hercules editions of the logo display code from Windows 3.1 binaries, then bodge one together, that can display the EGA monochrome logo in 640x400. 🤪 👍

#msdos #retrocomputing #amiga

Windows 3.1 booting in an Amiga Workbench window with the old logo display code. It shows the "before" state of affairs - a not very pleasant looking boot logo in 640x200 monochrome CGA resolution.
Windows 3.1 booting in an Amiga Workbench window with the old logo display code. It shows the "after" state of affairs - a much better looking boot logo in 640x400 monochrome "high" resolution.
#retrocomputing #Amiga #msdos

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🤔 Do you know which categories will be presented at #EOSAwards25?

1️⃣We kick-off with the Open Source Achievement Award!

🏆This 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/

| European Open Source Academy

europeanopensource.academy
#opensource #community #eosawards25

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Billionaires have reached their final forms: selling their souls to the worst people alive just to get more.

It’s sick. They have more money than they could ever spend, more power than entire nations, but it’s never enough. Now they kneel before wannabe dictators, but pretend they’re visionaries or icons.

In truth - this isn’t genius, it’s a sickness. Hoarding wealth beyond reason, chasing power for its own sake, stepping on humanity just to climb higher.

Welcome to the American Oligarchy.

A group of billionaires stand together at a formal event.

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Aquí está bien explicado lo de la modificación en las jubilaciones *activas* y etc.
Estoy de acuerdo en que no supone un aumento de la edad de jubilación *per se*, pero lo de fomentar lo de jubilarse más tarde... me rechina.

#DerechoLaboral

laboro-spain.blogspot.com/2025…


Mejoras en la jubilación que entrarán en vigor el 1 de abril.

Se mejoran las posibilidades de jubilación parcial, jubilación activa y jubilación demorada.
Laboro. Asesoramiento laboral solo para trabajadores.
#derecholaboral

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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/2024/01/23…


curl docs format evolution

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
#curl

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4.352 horas de pódcast en #AntennaPod son 181,33 días, 25,9 semanas o 6 meses escuchando información, historias, humor ...

Muchas gracias al proyecto de software libre por hacérmelo agradable y respetando mi privacidad.

A todas las personas tras el micro por su tiempo y dedicación, ya que el 98% de esos podcast son de gente que lo hace por "amor al arte" (amateur bien entendido) y que aunque aún no estén la lista oficial de @ultimosfeed para mi son #Feedlipinos

Y a quien como yo disfruta de este medio, haciendo crecer frente a otros más virales y algorítmicos.

#Podcasts #PodcastsFeedLipinos

Captura de AntennaPod donde aparece un pop-up con el texto: Desde 7 mayo de 2019, has reproducido 4352 horas de pódcast. AntennaPod se desarrolla gracias a voluntarios en su tiempo libre. Puede apreciar su trabajo dejando una buena valoración. Boton: Valorar AntennaPod (que lleva a Google Play) ¿Quieres unirte? Puedes traducir, dar soporte, diseñar o programar. ¡Estaremos encantados de tenerte! Botón: Descubre formas de contribuir (que lleva a su web) Después No mostrar de nuevo
#antennapod #Podcasts #feedlipinos #podcastsfeedlipinos @Los últimos de FEEDlipinas

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@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! 🦝❤️

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 😉

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

#friendica #opensource #kotlin #androiddev #Compose #raccoonforfriendica #androidapp #multiplatform #friendicadev #CMP #kmp #FediverseApp #livefasteattrash #procyonproject @RaccoonForFriendica

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Ma voi la guardate mai la sezione notizie di Mastodon?


Da diversi anni ormai Mastodon ha introdotto una interessantissima sezione #notizie o #news.

Si tratta dei link più 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:

poliversity.it/explore/links

ma a seconda della vostra distanza, potete raggiungerla digitando il link https://NOMEDELLAVOSTRAISTANZA/explore/links

Non tutte le istanze l'hanno attivata, perché 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 perché gli utenti dell'istanza sono un po' avari di ricondivisioni e stelline... 😅

@news


Poliversity

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 informazione
Mastodon hosted on poliversity.it
#News #notizie @Notizie dall'Italia e dal mondo

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El Gobierno federal de #EEUU🇺🇸 ordena a todos los empleados públicos a denunciar a todo aquél que considere que ha sido contratado o ascendido para aumentar la diversidad del sector público. Indica que no habrá consecuencias para quien lo haga pero advierte que quien NO lo haga en 10 días puede ser castigado.

La principal herramienta del fascismo, ayer y hoy, son los pequeños resentimientos. Contra eso, solo hay un arma: la decencia militante.
chcoc.gov/sites/default/files/…

#eeuu
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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, Fediverse Network Statistics

FediDB is a cutting-edge service providing detailed statistics and insights into the Fediverse network.
fedidb.org
#friendica #fediverse #facebook #Mastodon #sharkey

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@Friendica Support

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/p…

Link to a mastodon instance where the post can be seen:
troet.cafe/@bitpickup/11387501…

Link to this site here where the audio is not displayed but only a link:
tupambae.org/display/db58d9ad-…

#friendica #CastoPod @Castopod @Friendica Support @podCasts
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Fabio

@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"
}

there is no indication of something that should be played, there is only the link in the text content.
Now, mastodon get the first link it find in post and try tho show a preview, I think using OpenGraph.
Friendica sometimes does it also, I don't know the details and I don't know why it doesn't show a preview for this. I'm pretty sure that it will not show a player anyway.

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"
    }
  }
}

But this is not a standard object, and Friendica (and I think many other services) does not know how to display it, failing back to render the "content", losing the link to the audio file.

A note with a link is a reasonable way to post something understandable by everyone.

@Castopod @utopiArte
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Fabio

@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.

utopiArte

2025-01-23 18:50:49

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Post of the audio MP3 URL link in BBCode audio brakets [audio][/audio]

@Castopod @utopiArte

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Anti-trans laws and the blueprint of Project 2025 are meant to divide and conquer. Because it's big and scary, it can drive people to a sense of powerlessness, but the entirety of political power doesn't exist only in Washington. There are thousands of elected officials across the country with power, too. And they can push back against the federal government. popsugar.com/identity/blue-sta…

How Blue States Can Help LGBTQ+ Rights Under Trump

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.
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@ZBennoui Also, US does have an anti-government culture, for better or worse. It's a big country and you can't just rule it by executive order alone. In fact, I think many of Trump's supporters would get touchy the minute their freedoms are obsconded with, take abbortion as an example. It's not that many people in red states support it, but it's the fact that someone was telling you what to do and what not to do that pissed off a lot of people. (1/2)
@Zach Bennoui

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Will be very interesting to see what this means for Accessibility. OpenAI Reportedly Launching ‘Operator’ That Can Control Your Computer This Week gizmodo.com/openai-reportedly-…

OpenAI Reportedly Launching 'Operator' That Can Control Your Computer This Week

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.simpl…

Liked learning about:
tactics4change.org

Also, loved the mention to the @theyesmen. I've been a fan of their work for decades.

Tactic4Change

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
#podcast #yourundividedattention @The Yes Men

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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/…


Laughing at Power: A Troublemaker’s Guide to Changing Tech

Podcast Episode · Your Undivided Attention · 01/16/2025 · 46m
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#podcast
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Reminder: our BT Speak webinar takes place in a little less than an hour from now at 8 PM Eastern. Meet the Blazies: Deane Blazie, Chief Technology Officer
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