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There's a fork of the Nuked SC-55 emulator that includes a command line utility to render MIDIs to Wavs. github.com/jcmoyer/Nuked-SC55 Anyway, I just had it render a MIDI of Rush E, and it did what I'd call a decent job. Even with sixteen! emulators, some notes got cut, but what do you expect with a MIDI like this! Sorry about the volume changes in the attached audio, I used a dynamic audio normalizer since this song really needs one! @MutedTrampet @datajake1999 @arfy @FreakyFwoof @cordova5029


GitHub - jcmoyer/Nuked-SC55: Roland SC-55 series emulation

Roland SC-55 series emulation. Contribute to jcmoyer/Nuked-SC55 development by creating an account on GitHub.
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So how does this relate to MIDI music? I wrote a Python script which takes any file and turns it into a MIDI. Since bytes can be from 0 through 255 and MIDI notes only go up to 127, it subtracts 128 from bytes greater than 127. Anyway I ran the binary of this Bach fugues music program through my script, and the MIDI output is actually interesting. First you hear the machine code responsible for playing the music. For coding nerds out there, the program is designed to load and run at the memory address $0800 hex, and expects the music data to start at $0900. The code goes up through $08A5, so there's some unused bytes from $08A6 through $08FF, and you can actually hear when these occur. Then the music data starts at $0900, three bytes for each note. What's even more interesting is that you can tell based on the produced MIDI notes when the data corruption occurs near the end, and in my opinion that portion is the most musical segment of the whole thing. So here goes! @matt @MutedTrampet @datajake1999 @arfy @FreakyFwoof @cordova5029 @mcourcel @BorrisInABox @KaraLG84 @spacepup @reillypascal @rooktallon

@Matt Campbell @Mohamed Al-Hajamy 💾 @Jake Gross @Xantastic @rooktallon @Andre Louis @Kara Goldfinch @Arfy @Reilly Spitzfaden (they/them) @Borris @Martin
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Jayson Smith

Here's yet another in my sort of series involving data sonification, etc. Years ago I wrote an Applesoft BASIC program which takes the values 0 through 255, and pokes sixty-four of each value (each possible byte) into memory. When the result of this program is written out to cassette, it produces an interesting sort of melody, since the way Apple II's store data on cassettes involves 1 bits being twice as long as 0 bits. @matt @MutedTrampet @datajake1999 @arfy @FreakyFwoof @cordova5029 @mcourcel @BorrisInABox @KaraLG84 @spacepup @reillypascal @rooktallon

@Matt Campbell @Mohamed Al-Hajamy 💾 @Jake Gross @Xantastic @rooktallon @Andre Louis @Kara Goldfinch @Arfy @Reilly Spitzfaden (they/them) @Borris @Martin

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The Liberty Phone delivers uncompromising security for government communications- No Surveillance.

puri.sm/products/liberty-phone…

#LibertyPhone #SecureGovMobile #MadeInUSA #SupplyChainSecurity #OpenSource #PureOS #EndToEndEncryption #HardwareSecurity #GOTSSolution #CyberSecurity

Purism– Liberty Phone

Introducing the – Liberty Phone by Purism
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There’s a lot of talk about the ‘trans agenda’, but what is it that trans people actually want? We’ve partnered with Lush and My Genderation to let people know about the issues that impact us every single day, and what needs to change.

Read about our dream (and our reality) at transactual.org.uk/the-dream-v…

#Trans #Transgender #Nonbinary #TransRights #Liberation #DreamVsReality

1. trans health. 2. Informed consent. 3. Ban conversion therapy. 4. End the blocker ban. 5. gender self-ID. 6. Clean up the EHRC. 7. inquiry into historical abuse. 8. End trans torture in prisons. 9. inclusive data standards. 10. Treat LGBTQ+ asylum seekers with respect. 11. Protect the Equality Act

The Dream vs Reality – TransActual

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Speaking at a school board meeting, a fourth-grader rebukes RFK Jr about his retrograde & false views of people with autism. “I have autism and I’m not broken, and I hope that nobody in Princeton Public Schools believes RFK Jr’s lies.” 🔥 kottke.org/25/05/4th-grader-to…

4th Grader to RFK Jr: “I Have Autism and I’m Not Broken”

At a recent Princeton Public Schools’ Board of Education meeting, Teddy, a fourth-grader from one of the district’s
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So apparently nearly all students cheat with AI chatbots now and basically aren't learning anything nymag.com/intelligencer/articl…

I'm grateful I got my education before these tools were available.

Still, part of this might be that education might be best if it's not actually based around grading, but working with students to actually be excited about learning

But there's no way such a worldview will be rolled out in time to survive this

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André Polykanine

I don't know about other countries, but I learned in ex-USSR, and I'm jealous to modern students for having AI tools. I won't lie if I say I was one of the best students of my year (if not the one), but writing any work was the most daunting, exhausting, depressing part of my studies, because you need to pour tons of water (if you haven't seen the discussion about this Russian expression here on Mastodon, it means that you have to provide lots of common chit-chatty data about how important is your work, ten pages of explanation of what you're doing and why and how and in what Moon phase, and so on, and so forth). I wish I could just say F** it, let's go ChatGPT, so I could concentrate on the core part of my research.

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I see #Figma has decided to reincarnate FrontPage, but worse:
figma.com/blog/introducing-fig…

Sample 1, with 269 axe issues:
config.new/

Sample 2, with only 184 axe issues:
practice-type.com/

No mention of #accessibility in the announcement, so I guess none expected?

Anyway, get ahead of this, folks. We’re going back to 1999!

#a11y


Config 2025 Highlights

Catch up on all the new products and features we announced at Config 2025.
www.config.new
#a11y #Accessibility #figma

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Adrian Roselli, pH0

@vick21 It’s not mentioned in the video, the announcement, any of the sites, nor any other Figma content I could find.

The demo sites are nowhere near accessible (per WCAG):
adrianroselli.com/2025/05/do-n…


Do Not Publish Your Designs on the Web with Figma Sites…

…Unless you want to fail all the WCAGs, create litigation risk, close off opportunities in Europe, engage in reputational harm, and oh yeah, throw up barriers to your customers and users.
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#AndroidAppRain at apt.izzysoft.de/fdroid today brings you 13 updated and 1 added apps:

* Lumolight: configurable flashlight app that can perform both front and back flash

7 #Magisk modules have been updated at apt.izzysoft.de/magisk

Enjoy your #free #Android #apps with the #IzzyOnDroid repo :awesome:


IzzyOnDroid F-Droid Repository

This is a repository of apps to be used with your F-Droid client. Applications in this repository are official binaries built by the original application developers, taken from their resp. repositories (mostly Github, GitLab, Codeberg).
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#android #free #apps #AndroidAppRain #magisk #izzyondroid

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Open source project curl is sick of users submitting “AI slop” vulnerabilities arstechni.ca/LAhpm #vulnerabilities #bugreports #hackerone #security #Tech #curl #AI

Open source project curl is sick of users submitting “AI slop” vulnerabilities

“One way you can tell is it’s always such a nice report,” founder tells Ars.
Kevin Purdy (Ars Technica)
#security #AI #tech #curl #hackerone #vulnerabilities #bugreports

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I am looking forward to attending the e-Governance Conference in Estonia at the end of the month -2025.egovconference.ee

I'll also be attending the Creative Bureaucracy Festival in the first week of June - creativebureaucracy.org/festiv…

Is anyone in my network planning to be at either of these conferences?

#OpenSource #GovTech


#egov2025 - The e-Governance Conference

In 2025, we will explore how digital transformation is driving economic growth and fostering innovation in public sector—sustainably.
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#opensource #govtech
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Peter Milley 🇨🇦

Yep! In fact, if you exclude energy imports the US actually has a trade _surplus_ with Canada, despite Canada having one tenth your population, because you flood our markets and buy out domestic companies before stripping them for parts! And then your leaders claim they're the victims!

Elbows up, mf-ers!
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I've heard from multiple mothers who were thrilled to finally understand why their baby said "dada" before "mama": it's because of the way the babies' sound-making develops. Oral sounds like “d” and “b” appear more frequently in early babble than nasal sounds like “m.”

Valerie Fridland has lot of other great insights too about "mama" and "dada" in this week's podcast. Check it out!

Read: grammar-girl.simplecast.com/ep…

Watch: youtu.be/Gg38QD6QzIw

Listen: pod.link/173429229

#GrammarGirl

Graphic with the word ‘MAMA’ repeated in a wavy vertical pattern. Below, a banner reads, ‘Why mama is nearly universal. Underneath, it reads, ‘1079 Grammar Girl Podcast’ followed by a strip listing podcast platforms: ‘Apple Podcasts. Spotify. TuneIn. Overcast. Castbox.’

Grammar Girl Quick and Dirty Tips for Better Writing

Five-time winner of Best Education Podcast in the Podcast Awards. Grammar Girl provides short, friendly tips to improve your writing and feed your love of the English language.
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#grammargirl

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📺 New Video: WTF is prefers reduced motion!?! youtube.com/watch?v=Kws6l0Rp1Y… #WebDev #FrontEndDeveloper #100DaysOfCode #CodeNewbie

WTF is prefers reduced motion!?!

Today's Sponsor: https://configcat.com/gomakethingsSponsor Discount Code: GO25Source code: https://gist.github.com/cferdinandi/41af2c9391809df6d0ebed34ae5569...
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Blind Users’ Negative Attitudes Towards Paid Apps: Mindsets and the Struggles of Sustainable Development accessibleandroid.com/blind-us…

Blind Users' Negative Attitudes Towards Paid Apps: Mindsets and the Struggles of Sustainable

Sunday, the 27th of April 2025 marked a major turning point for Tech-Freedom, one of the blind-specific apps on Android, which includes features like a
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The Keynote Will NOT Go Forward

libregraphicsmeeting.org/2025/…

Due to concerns from the LGM community, the planned keynote with Dr. Richard Stallman is cancelled.

The announcement made many people angry and upset, and anger and division are not what LGM is about. Public debate was one of the factors that led to this decision. The discussion can be read here: post.lurk.org/@lgm/11446210104…

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[EDIT/NOTE] The following sentence mentioning our Code of Conduct in this announcement could be interpreted as suggesting we believe Richard Stallman’s presence would make the event less safe. That interpretation is not our intention; we don’t think that way. We don’t all think that Stallman’s talk would have been a problem. Some of us wanted to hear him. The context of the discussion linked above is important to correctly interpret this announcement and the reasons that led to it. Some people voiced general discomfort about the LGM in the debate; we take these concerns seriously.

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LGM is committed to being an inclusive and safe venue for members of the Libre Graphics community, and we stand by the commitments to safety outlined
by our Code of Conduct. libregraphicsmeeting.org/2025/…

Personal Note of the Organizer:

I’ll be welcoming everyone seeking a conversation with me about the topic.

– Lasse

Code of Conduct - Libre Graphics Meeting 2025 – RE:imagination, Nuremberg, Germany

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Libre Graphics Meeting

2025-05-06 17:37:35

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Keynote Announcement: Dr. Richard Stallman

libregraphicsmeeting.org/2025/…

On Wednesday, May 28th at 19:30, Dr. Richard Stallman will deliver a keynote on Free/Libre Software and Freedom in the Digital Society at Libre Graphics Meeting.

See the details in the linked announcement regarding admission to the talk.

I also included a personal note on the decision, as I received mixed feedback.

--Lasse

#LibreGraphicsMeeting #LGM25NBG


Keynote Announcement: Dr. Richard Stallman - Libre Graphics Meeting 2025 – RE:imagination, Nuremberg, Germany

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For 17 years, I have been using Skype weekly. Where others phone their loved ones to talk, I use Skype.

#deaf #accessibility

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The Demise of Skype an Accessibility Tragedy / Darice de Cuba

Since day one that I lost the rest of my hearing, I have been using Skype to video call my mom, who lives in Aruba. I am fortunate that I can lipread our native language, Papiamento, well enough to…
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I'm glad I created the "1. Performance" label globally in #GNOME's GitLab instance two years ago, and encouraged maintainers to use it. Its now much easier to identify & manage performance issues at scale, and to have numbers to show for it.

We can see hundreds (a thousand?) of performance issues were solved: =1.+Performance]https://gitlab.gnome.org/groups/GNOME/-/issues/?state=closed&label_name[]=1.+Performance

…same if looking only at MRs (when people actually label them), 500+ performance MRs: =1.+Performance]https://gitlab.gnome.org/groups/GNOME/-/merge_requests/?state=merged&label_name[]=1.+Performance

It's paying off.


Issues · GNOME · GitLab

Projects tracked as part of official or extra GNOME release sets and releases
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I tend to do this thing where I pick a few songs to listen to over and over and over again for a few weeks, and this is currently one of them. Virtual Riot is so incredibly talented, this is so pretty! youtube.com/watch?v=Drl20N8q6p…

New Energy

Provided to YouTube by Monstercat, Inc.New Energy · Virtual RiotStealing Fire℗ 2024 MonstercatReleased on: 2024-10-18Producer: Virtual RiotMusic Publisher: ...
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Tissman

@x0 NGL, the latest production from VR feels a bit all over the place for me. It still has its magic, but all the surrounding elements are kind of blurring the main idea of the song, at least that’s how it feels to me. But lately, I generally find myself leaning toward simpler / punchier mixes and production. New Skrillex albums, Eliminate, Habstrakt, and Wink. Actually, if I can recommend one artist it would be Wink:
youtube.com/watch?v=Nrf1JjNfzD…

WINK - aloneee (Official Audio)

WINK - aloneee Out Now | https://ffm.to/aloneee​@winksounds Instagram | https://www.instagram.com/winksoundsTwitter | https://twitter.com/winksoundsFacebook ...
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:ablobthinkingeyes: If you use Jami on your phone, you’ve probably noticed how reliable it stays, even when the app is closed or your IP address changes. That stability isn’t magic. It comes from a piece of clever infrastructure working behind the scenes: proxy servers.

👀 Curious to learn more about proxy servers ? Read our article: jami.net/fr/jami-and-proxys/

A woman in a white traditional dress and black headscarf is speaking on a smartphone while standing outdoors in a colorful, bohemian-style setting with hanging decorations and a waterfront in the background. Overlaid text reads: 'How does Jami work on mobile without a server?' with a 'Discovery' label and the Jami logo in the top-right corner.

How does Jami work on mobile without a server?

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🗣️ New interview !

@ThibaultMartin of @matrix.org sat down with @NGICommons to discuss the role Matrix plays in building a privacy-respecting, sustainable digital communication infrastructure.

Read more on our website: commons.ngi.eu/2025/05/07/matr…

#Matrix #DigitalCommons #foss #OpenSource #Decentralisation #Privacy #Sustainability #Fediverse

@OpenForumEurope
@openfuture
@martelinnovate
@cnrs
@linuxfoundation
@ngi

Join the Digital Commons Community Platform over on Matrix

Matrix.org and the Fight to Build Sustainable Digital Commons - NGI Commons

The Matrix.org Foundation and Element are a pair of sister organisations which help steward the ecosystem for the Matrix protocol.
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#foss #matrix #opensource #privacy #fediverse #sustainability #decentralisation #digitalcommons @OpenForum Europe @Open Future Foundation @The Linux Foundation @CNRS 🌍 @NGI Commons @Martel Innovate @The Matrix.org Foundation @NGI Outreach Office

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I bought the Rabbit R1 — even though it’s not for me
As a blind tech user, I knew the R1 wouldn’t be accessible.
But I bought it anyway. Why?
Because if we aren’t testing and speaking up, accessibility won’t improve. Inclusion starts with showing up.
In my latest blog post, I explain why blind voices are essential in AI—and what I hope comes from this.
📖 Read:
open.substack.com/pub/taylorar…
#RabbitR1 #Accessibility #BlindTech #AI #Inclusion #FediTech #DisabilityJustice

Why I Bought the Rabbit R1 (Even Though It's Not Accessible)?

When the Rabbit R1 was first announced, it generated a lot of buzz—this tiny, stylish device promised to reinvent personal computing with the help of artificial intelligence.
Taylor Arndt (Taylor’s Substack)
#Accessibility #AI #DisabilityJustice #inclusion #blindtech #rabbitr1 #feditech
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Tuta

@cch We offer 15 email alias addresses. You can read more about them here: tuta.com/blog/secure-email-ali…

Email aliases: What is an alias and how does it improve online security? | Tuta

Learn how additional email addresses can increase your security, protect your identity, and significantly reduce spam issues. Plus: Get multiple aliases with Tuta Mail today!
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Seirdy

The BlueSky post had the original untranslated alt-text of the poem. Pasting it below:

Title: Yesterday

Yesterday,
All those backups seemed a waste of pay.
Now my database has gone away.
Oh I believe in yesterday.
Suddenly,
There's not half the files there used to be, And there's a milestone hanging over me The system crashed so suddenly.
I pushed something wrong
What it was I could not say.
Now all my data's gone and Ilong for yesterday-ay-ay-ay.
Yesterday,
The need for back-ups seemed so far away.
I knew my data was all here to stay, Now I believe in yesterday.

Credit: Geza Giedke

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