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Heute morgen gegen 04:48 war über Brandenburg das Verglühen von Teilen der Raketenstufe einer Falcon 9 zu beobachten. Das Schauspiel konnte man aber auch mit den Ohren wahrnehmen, auch wenn es sich nur wie fernes Donnergrollen angehört hat. Meine Mikrofone haben es aufgezeichnet. Mehr Infos hier ➡️ rbb24.de/panorama/beitrag/2025…


Raketenstufe verglüht spektakulär am Nachthimmel

Leuchtende Punkte, die mit langem Schweif über den Nachthimmel ziehen: Am frühen Mittwochmorgen war über Berlin und Brandenburg zu beobachten, wie ein Objekt in der Atmosphäre verglühte.
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Kvůli práci jsem si pořídil druhou SIM od Vodafone.de, takže teď mám Pixel 8 s GrapheneOS čistě na soukromé věci a Fairphone 5 na práci. GrapheneOS jede jen na FOSS aplikacích a nemám tam žádné Google služby… ale ne, nemám paranoiu! Jen zdravou nedůvěru k velkým korporacím. 😆

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Four years ago I got my first threat of violence for my Open Source work that I ended up reporting to the police. Thick skin and all that, but there are limits...

daniel.haxx.se/blog/2021/02/19…


“I will slaughter you”

You might know that I've posted funny emails I've received on my blog several times in the past. The kind of emails people send me when they experience problems with some device they own (like a car) and they contact me because my email address happe…
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Sebastian Lauwers

the follow up/apology is painful to read. I’ve had to deal with a few people like that, and the similarities are chilling.

I can’t tell if they’re both the same person. It almost feels to me like the second one is more of a writing exercise than the genuine article (repeating every single talking point that was previously brought up overemphasising “I know about all these topics and can add to them”), but that sadly could be as much of a confirmation as a refutation.

My commiserations.

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exciting! will it actually happen? or will it just be another glossy report? tune in tomorrow!

thestar.com/politics/federal/t…


Trudeau government to announce high-speed rail plans from Toronto to Quebec City: sources

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Transport Minister Anita Anand were slated to make an announcement Wednesday which two sources confirmed to the Star will be to build high-speed rail from
The Toronto Star

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#BernieSanders

Thank goodness for #Bernie

Bernie Sanders starting tour to end oligarchy

newsweek.com/bernie-sanders-el…

Add your name. I added mine

berniesanders.com/


Bernie Sanders Launches Tour 'to Fight Oligarchy': Here's Where He's Going

Sanders said in a video message that his tour is against billionaires like Elon Musk, who are using power to gain more money.
Monica Sager (Newsweek)
#berniesanders #bernie
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Now I get to find out if anyone is interested in #Boston to learn about how to use #inkscape to design their homes/physical spaces.

My workshop at the Boston Resource Center just dropped. I'm nervous how a non-physical skill will be received by the community. Will anyone attend? I'll have to find out...

eventbrite.com/e/use-inkscape-…


Use Inkscape to Design Your Space

Create drawings of your spaces from your sketches as you plan for renovations using the open-source tool Inkscape.
Eventbrite
#inkscape #boston

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Happy #BlackHistoryMonth !

Feb 19:

Q: Why is so much Black music about violence and misogyny? I'm not racist, but is Black culture just more violent?

A: Racism. Rap, trap, and drill, are only the most popular genres of Black music listened to *by white people.*

Read the whole linked thread.

hachyderm.io/@mekkaokereke/109…

mekka okereke :verified: (@mekkaokereke@hachyderm.io)

Happy #BlackHistoryMonth ! I will get to Black history. For now, I'm still on white US history. Q: Why is so much Black music about violence and misogyny? I'm not racist, but I think Black culture is just more violent.
Hachyderm.io
#blackhistorymonth

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US Politics

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#Accessibility #civilrights

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If like me, you can't see at all, there's no reason to have your 14 Pro or later pro-model iPhone's always on display turned on, and you might even be able to gain some battery life by turning it off. Just go to Settings > Display & Brightness > Always on display, and toggle the "Always on display" switch off. #TipTuesday applevis.com/podcasts/how-disa…

How to Disable Always on Display on Your Pro-model iPhone | AppleVis

With Always On Display, your iPhone 14 Pro or later pro-model iPhone will dim the Lock Screen while still showing information, such as the time, widgets and wallpaper, all while using new technologies that make the display power efficient.
www.applevis.com
#tiptuesday

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Fellow comrades in #academia - there’s a very cool project launching called Science Homecoming, that allows you to find local papers from your hometown and encourages you to pitch them an opinion piece about the current attacks on #science and #highered.

I pitched a piece to my hometown paper and they got back to me in about 10 minutes saying they definitely wanted to see it. So think this is a simple thing to do with high impact potential

More info here 👇
sciencehomecoming.com/

Science Homecoming

sciencehomecoming.com
#science #academia #highered

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Typically Linux distros have a live system to run an installer that installs a second system. What if instead, we booted from the ISO into the installed system and saved it to disk in the background while already using the system. I call it prêt-à-booter image, and I have made a demo for GNOME OS.
youtube.com/watch?v=3gG96DwtUg…

GNOME OS prêt-à-booter image

This demo shows what could be the future of GNOME installer. Instead of having a live image that can install another instance of the system, what boots into ...
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Deb 🥱 ☕

Yo!

I have been building a universal fedi client called #DhaagaApp

It supports all 3 biggest decentralized protocols (#mastoapi, #bluesky and #misskey)

It has pretty timelines, unique client-side features and a modern, aesthetic design.

It's available on Play Store and #IzzyonDroid

Do have a look, and share with your friends if you like it. ^^

I also post frequent devlogs and am always excited to receive feedback.

suvam.io/dhaaga
github.com/suvam0451/dhaaga


GitHub - suvam0451/dhaaga: Dhaaga - An indie SNS app that blends sleek design 💅, useful features ✨ and fun ways to discover and connect 🎉

Dhaaga - An indie SNS app that blends sleek design 💅, useful features ✨ and fun ways to discover and connect 🎉 - suvam0451/dhaaga
GitHub
#misskey #bluesky #izzyondroid #dhaagaapp #mastoapi

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Hey #GIS #GISChat people, @gvwilson from Toronto wants to commission some GIS data manipulation work, any takers?

mastodon.social/@gvwilson/1140…

Greg Wilson (@gvwilson@mastodon.social)

Looking for someone (very) familiar with the TopoJSON data format to do some (paid) extraction and reformatting work. Feels like one of those "straightforward if you know what you're doing, hellride if you don't" kinds of jobs.
Mastodon
#gis #gischat @Greg Wilson

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Hello all. As many of you know, I've been writing BLOOD IN THE MACHINE: The Newsletter for months, but I've been on the fence about going all-in. Recent events have made the call easier.

Elon Musk, the Silicon Valley oligarchs and their AI are taking over. I want to do all I can to push back. I hope you'll join me, and I'm asking for your support.

bloodinthemachine.com/p/the-te…


The tech oligarchs and their AI are taking over. Let's fight back.

Alright, I’m really doing this thing. Support Blood in the Machine and fearless independent tech journalism.
Brian Merchant (Blood in the Machine)
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“DEI bad. Affirmative action bad. We should only care about technical merit”

Well this kind of thing is what happens when you have products that aren’t made by diverse teams. In this specific case, diverse just means from parts of the world with different weather. Now magnify that by a language or cultural difference or a disability and your product probably accidentally excludes a whole lot of people
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BasicAppleGuy

2025-02-18 15:39:52

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"-2..."
UI like this makes me certain that no one on the iOS development team has ever lived through a real winter. ❄️

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Para toda aquella persona que quiera dedicarse a la arqueología de software, reciclaje de software, cobranza y recuperación de software o remache de software; aquí les dejo un bundle de todo el conocimiento base que necesitan para iniciar humblebundle.com/books/linux-f…

Humble Tech Book Bundle: Linux from Beginner to Professional by O'Reilly

Learn Linux with ease using this library of coding and programming courses by O’Reilly. Pay what you want & support Code For America.
Humble Bundle

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♻️ Are you an experienced engineer with C++ and .net experience? Located in, or interested in relocating to, the Copenhagen or Berlin areas (with work visa sponsorship)?

(I'm especially looking at folks for whom your home country has suddenly become unsafe)

Get #fedihired at a nonprofit doing research and modeling for water conservation and to combat the climate catastrophe

dhi.career.emply.com/ad/senior…

dhi.career.emply.com/ad/softwa…

(disclaimer: I do not work here, I just know someone who does)

DHI Senior Software Developer and Architect

We are looking for a proactive Senior Software Developer with a strong interest and experience in software system architecture to contribute to implementation, coordinate development efforts, and enha
dhi.career.emply.com
#fedihired

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If anyone uses Android with TalkBack and the onscreen Braille keyboard, please try to reproduce and report this issue:

In Talkback, if onscreen keyboard echo is set to words, and a word with punctuation after it is typed, TalkBack does not read the word when Space is typed. Similarly, if an emoticon is typed, like ":)" nothing is spoken when Space is typed.

Steps to reproduce:

• Turn on TalkBack, and open TalkBack settings by tapping once with three fingers. Set up the TalkBack Braille keyboard under the Braille section.
• Go to Verbosity settings, then the keyboard echo option for onscreen keyboards, and set it to "words."
Now, open a text box, turn on the TalkBack Braille Keyboard, and type something like "this is a test." Note the period after test. Then, swipe right with one finger to enter a space.

Expected results:

TalkBack should read "this" "is" "a" "test period."

Actual results:

TalkBack reads "this" "is" "a" and is silent after test is written.

I also put it up on Google's issue tracker if anyone wants to start it.

issuetracker.google.com/issues…

#accessibility #android #blind #TalkBack #Braille

Google Issue Tracker

issuetracker.google.com
#Accessibility #android #blind #talkback #braille
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#toulouse #handicap #loisirsadaptés #montagne #umen #handisport #Éducateursportif

Hey Mastodon !
Sur Toulouse, existe une magnifique association qui facilite l'accès pour les personnes handicapées à la montagne et aux loisirs de pleine nature: UMEN ( Univers Montagne, Esprit Nature). Pour remplacer Tiphaine, une offre d'emploi est lancée. La voici ci-dessous.
Boosts bienvenus.

#toulouse #handicap #loisirsadaptes #montagne #umen #handisport #educateursportif

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If anyone is looking for a good notes app to sync between iOS and windows, check out Joplin. They have really been working on their accessibility with screen readers for a while now. I can say I am quite impressed with the Windows and iOS apps accessibility.
@joplinapp is their mastodon profile.
Here is a link to the forum post to learn where to download the app as well as report accessibility problems.
discourse.joplinapp.org/t/call…

Calling visually impaired users: help us improve accessibility!

Over the past months, we’ve been improving the accessibility of both our desktop and mobile apps, in particular to better support visually impaired users.
Joplin Forum
@Joplin

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Wir alle hinterlassen online Fingerabdrücke doch Google ist extrem was es sammelt – lest den Artikel:

»Digitaler Fingerabdruck – Google hat eine neue Ära des Trackings eingeleitet, die schlimmer ist als Cookie-Banner:
Da Google Ihnen die Möglichkeit gibt, das Cookie-Tracking abzulehnen, beginnt es stillschweigend, Ihre Online-Gewohnheiten mit Fingerabdrücken zu erfassen.«
– von @Tutanota

🕵️ tuta.com/de/blog/digital-finge…

#google #fingerprinting #privatsphare #datenschutz #daten #spionage #tracking


Digitaler Fingerabdruck: Google hat eine neue Ära des Trackings eingeleitet, die schlimmer ist als Cookie-Banner | Tuta

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#google #datenschutz #tracking #daten #privatsphare #spionage #fingerprinting @Tuta
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