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Sharing some professional news: I've joined Mastodon full-time as Head of Communications! After freelancing with the project since 2023, I'm excited to bring my experience in open source and community to help tell the story of the Fediverse. Read more on my blog.

andypiper.co.uk/2025/04/15/com…

A photo of a hand holding a smartphone, with the title "Communicating changes" overlaid. On the phone screen you see the folder "Fediverse" which includes icons for apps like Lemmy, Loops, Mastodon, PeerTube and Pixelfed – aka open source, ethical social media apps that are alternatives to for-profit commercial social platforms by Meta, X, Reddit and Google

Communicating changes

After freelancing with Mastodon since 2023, I'm excited to announce my new full-time role as Head of Communications. This builds on my experience in Dev Rel, community work, and open source while supporting a project I'm passionate about.
The lost outpost
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I'm trying to get the biggest vendors to sponsor the LVFS. The Linux Foundation is kindly paying for all the hosting costs out of their IT budget, and Red Hat pays for all my time -- but as LVFS grows and grows that's going to be less and less sustainable longer term. I'm trying to find funding to hire a part time "me replacement" so that I can go on holiday for a week without stressing about internet and email.
Dialog showing "Acme has used 600% of their allocated monthly Associate Member quota of 50K monthly downloads."

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What do you do when your lucrative patent expires? In the case of MP3s, the patent owner tried to migrate everyone to another tech that was still under patent. At least that scam didn't work. #RetroComputing dfarq.homeip.net/mp3-is-dead-l…

MP3 is dead, long live MP3. Oh wait, it's just the patent - The Silicon Underground

The last MP3 patent expiring in April 2017 led some to declare the file format dead. But it's been hiding in plain sight ever since.
Dave Farquhar (The Silicon Underground)
#retrocomputing

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Nvidia Ignites a Modern Gold Rush with AI Boom and $500B U.S. Investment Plan

#Nvidia #AIInfrastructure #Semiconductors #NVDA #TechStocks #AIRevolution #JensenHuang #Investing #StockMarket #WallStreet #AITech #BlackwellChips #NvidiaStock

Read Full Article here :-
techi.com/nvidia-stocks-still-…

Nvidia Stocks Still a ‘Top Pick’, Analysts Says  - TECHi

As Trump tariffs brought volatility to the Wall Street charts, Nvidia stocks are still a ‘top pick’ for investors. After plummeting as low as $86.62 last
Naba Fatima (TECHi)
#nvidia #nvda #stockmarket #investing #wallstreet #semiconductors #techstocks #jensenhuang #aiinfrastructure #airevolution #aitech #blackwellchips #nvidiastock
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NV Access

Hi! Is there any chance we can encourage you to trend #NVIDIA when that's the company you mean, please? I know what their NASDAQ handle is, but #NVDA is much more widely known as the name of the screen reader we make and the #NVDA hashtag is very widely used for the screen reader. It will save both our communities polluting each other's feeds. If you'd like to find out more about the screen reader, our website is nvaccess.org/ - Thank you!

NV Access

Empowering lives through non-visual access to technology
NV Access
#nvidia #nvda

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wow! Congrats to the team of @Tutanota for getting rid of Google’s push notification services :biceps:

tuta.com/blog/open-source-emai…

#deGoogling


Tuta Mail is available on F-Droid so you can break free from Big Tech tracking | Tuta

We're here to stop surveillance by corporations like Google and Apple. That's why we replaced Google's FCM with our own notification system and keep Apple Notification Data at a minimum. Learn here why this is important.
Tuta
#degoogling @Tuta

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Nominations Open – International Excellence Awards for Accessible Publishing 2025 inclusivepublishing.org/news-a…

Nominations Open – International Excellence Awards for Accessible Publishing 2025 - Inclusive Publishing

Nominations are now open for the WIPO Accessible Books Consortium International Excellence Awards 2025. As in previous years, there are two categories for the […]
Sarah Hilderley (Inclusive Publishing)

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Aira Tech Tips & Troubleshooting with a Visual Interpreter aira.io/aira-tech-tips/

Aira Tech Tips & Troubleshooting with a Visual Interpreter - Aira

In our 2024 Explorer Survey, people identified three main categories of tasks: describing, reading, and technical assistance. Since 2020, the use of visual interpreting to assist with computer and other technical tasks has surged significantly.
Hannah Griffin (Aira)

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#Segen oder Werkzeug zur #Manipulation? #Hallow bezeichnet sich selbst als »erfolgreichste Gebets-App der Welt«. Unter den Unterstützern und Investoren der vermeintlich christlichen #App finden sich viele #Trump- Unterstützer. #Datenschutz- Lücken könnten für dessen #Wahlkampf genutzt worden sein:

Gebets-App "Hallow": Segen ode...


Gebets-App "Hallow": Segen oder Manipulations-Werkzeug?

Die katholische App Hallow bezeichnet sich selbst als "erfolgreichste Gebets-App der Welt". Unter den Unterstützern und Investoren der App finden sich viele Trump-Unterstützer – und Datenschutzlücken könnten für dessen Wahlkampf genutzt worden sein.
Veronika Wawatschek (BR24)
#app #Trump #datenschutz #manipulation #Segen #Hallow #Wahlkampf
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Thomas Wystrach

Wo Gwen #Stefani zum täglichen Beten einlädt: #Hallow ist eine Art individualisierte Content-Plattform für römisch-katholisches Leben. In die #App haben laut @businessinsider.com Peter #Thiel und JD #Vance investiert. Ein #Medienethik​er sieht die App als Vehikel für die post-liberalen #USA:

Hallow: US-App, auf der Gwen S...


Hallow: US-App, auf der Gwen Stefani zum täglichen Gebet einlädt

„Hallow“ ist eine Art individualisierte Content-Plattform für katholisches Leben. Ein Experte sieht die App als Vehikel für das post-liberale Amerika.
Deutschlandfunk
#app #USA #Hallow #Stefani #Thiel #Vance #Medienethik @businessinsider.com

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Is your teenager on Instagram? 🙈 And are they using a Meta Teen's account? 🤔

If so, you should read this 👉 tuta.com/blog/instagram-teen-a…

#Meta #MetaTeens #InstagramTeens #DataPrivacy

All contact’s names, cellphone numbers, & email addresses if contacts are uploaded or import Device signals such as GPS, Bluetooth, close Wi-Fi access points, beacons, and cell towers Information the user chooses to share with Meta. For example, location & photos
Sign up information: name, email address, phone number, age Clicks, likes, any content created, posts, photos, messages sent Interactions with content, including the ads viewed or engaged with All friends and followers, & what they do on Meta products
App, browser, & device information Meta collects IP addresses to estimate location What’s done off Meta’s products: websites visited, apps used, & games played How often Meta products are used & the time spent on each platform

Are Instagram Teen Accounts really protected - even from Meta? | Tuta

Instagram Teen Accounts may help protect from online threats, but that doesn’t mean they’re protected from Meta’s data collection.
Tuta
#meta #dataprivacy #metateens #instagramteens

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The Document Foundation is the non-profit entity that coordinates the @libreoffice project and community. Here's what we did last year: blog.documentfoundation.org/bl… #foss #opensource #freesoftware
Picture of globe with "Annual Report 2024" text on top

Annual Report 2024: The Document Foundation's activities - The Document Foundation Blog

The Document Foundation is the non-profit entity that coordinates the LibreOffice project and community.
Mike Saunders (The Document Foundation)
#FreeSoftware #foss #opensource @LibreOffice

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Bug report:
NVDA behaves erratically in the Start menu with recent Windows 11 24H2 updates, and might even freeze: github.com/nvaccess/nvda/issue…
@NVAccess

NVDA behaves erratically in the start menu · Issue #17951 · nvaccess/nvda

Steps to reproduce: Use NVDA to go to the start menu, try searching for something, and make sure you are on Windows 11, 24H2, and have the latest updates installed. Actual behavior: NVDA usually wo...
GitHub
@NV Access

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With Trump reportedly planning to end the IRS Direct File program, there's no better time to remember how TurboTax owner Intuit spent two decades fighting to prevent Americans from filing their taxes online for free.

(Published 2019)
propublica.org/article/inside-…

#Trump #Tax #IRS #News


Inside TurboTax’s 20-Year Fight to Stop Americans From Filing Their Taxes for Free

Using lobbying, the revolving door and “dark pattern” customer tricks, Intuit fended off the government’s attempts to make tax filing free and easy, and created its multi-billion-dollar franchise.
ProPublica
#Trump #News #tax #irs

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Certain models of Lenovo laptops now ship with Fedora and Ubuntu Linux. This is done to keep costs low and cater to developers or IT professionals who heavily rely on Linux. Another reason could be the increased unpopularity of Windows 11 in recent times due unwanted features like "AI" or "Recall", but that is just my own wild guess ;) LOL. Would you buy it?

#linux #fedora #ubuntu #opensource

This screenshot shows certain models of Lenovo laptops now ship with Fedora and Ubuntu Linux. You can still chose Win11 if you want.
#linux #opensource #ubuntu #fedora
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#StateTerror
A brief guide for Americans

by #TimothySnyder

Yesterday the president defied a #SCOTUS ruling to return a man who was mistakenly sent to a gulag in another country, celebrated the suffering of this innocent person, & spoke of sending Americans to foreign #ConcentrationCamps.

This is the beginning of an American policy of state terror, & it has to be identified as such to be stopped.

#law #Trump #tyranny #authoritarianism #autocracy #dictatorship
snyder.substack.com/p/state-te…


State Terror

Timothy Snyder (Thinking about...)
#Trump #law #authoritarianism #autocracy #SCOTUS #tyranny #timothysnyder #dictatorship #stateterror #concentrationcamps

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“If you don’t see all of this as one of the darkest days in American history, in which the President is openly embracing disappearing people without due process in the name of “liberty,” you are a part of the problem. Fascism has risen in America, and it is being aided by a foreign dictator whom Trump admires.”

techdirt.com/2025/04/14/trump-…


Trump & Bukele Plot US Citizen Detention In Salvadoran Torture Camps, While Defying Supreme Court Via Gibberish Responses To Reporters

In a stunning White House appearance that should alarm anyone who cares about constitutional rights, democracy, the rule of law or anything of the sort, Donald Trump and Salvadoran dictator Nayib B…
Techdirt

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Here everyone, enjoy what @cordova5029 sounds like being the voice of my windows pc which is plugged into a doubletalk board which is then piped to a mac using a soundblaster omni to an rvc'd . Enjoy! I promised ya I'd tell you when I do fun or interesting things with your voice, pal. You're the voice of my doubletalk. I also tried it with Zacky B's voice too, which is @bender and he almost sounds like the doubletalk without trying, he can form his mouth really eloquently and articulitly when doing doubletalk.

@Xantastic @bender
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Jérôme

yeah but with this plan a lot of those are set to be redeveloped or at least changed. I'm guessing they dont want to invest thousands of dollars into a charging station that might disappear or need to be relocated.

ctvnews.ca/montreal/article/ci…

Anyway, i'm just offering a theory.


City of Montreal unveils redesign plan for Mount-Royal Park

The City of Montreal announced its redesign plan for Mont-Royal on Wednesday that would drastically limit vehicle access and dramatically increase green space.
Daniel J. Rowe (CTVNews)

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Very cool descriptions from this year's Csun of the new advancements in multi-line and active #Braille. awesome read! helenkeller.org/csun-2025-a-de…

CSUN 2025: A DeafBlind Take on Progress, Priorities, and the Road Ahead

Technology expert Scott Davert from Helen Keller National Center reports on the latest assistive technologies showcased at CSUN 2025, offering insights on innovations for blind and DeafBlind users.
Helen Keller Services
#braille

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44 Years Ago Today: Buck Rogers in the 25th Century Signed Off NBC in 1981, Leaving a Sci-Fi Legacy cordcuttersnews.com/44-years-a…

44 Years Ago Today: Buck Rogers in the 25th Century Signed Off NBC in 1981, Leaving a Sci-Fi Legacy | Cord Cutters News

Today marks the 44th anniversary of the final episode of Buck Rogers in the 25th Century, which aired on April 16, 1981, concluding its two-season run on NBC.
Luke Bouma (Cord Cutters News)

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CSUN 2025: A DeafBlind Take on Progress, Priorities, and the Road Ahead helenkeller.org/csun-2025-a-de…

CSUN 2025: A DeafBlind Take on Progress, Priorities, and the Road Ahead

Technology expert Scott Davert from Helen Keller National Center reports on the latest assistive technologies showcased at CSUN 2025, offering insights on innovations for blind and DeafBlind users.
Helen Keller Services
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🇨🇦Samuel Proulx🇨🇦

@neurrone Stat blocks start getting better in the third book. She keeps steamrolling over everything; the conflict in the book comes from the danger to her friendlies, and her struggles to develop emotionally and find a purpose in freedom. And her character does develop. But the primary tension is if she'll do the "right" thing or the "logical" thing, rather than if she'll win in combat.
@Dickson Tan
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