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My week in some words => lists.haxx.se/pipermail/daniel…
security, AI, rc2, trurl, non-ascii, oniux, debugging TV, complexity, podcast, CRA stream
if you're an EU citizen please vote for the petition to ban conversion therapy in the EU eci.ec.europa.eu/043/public/
its very close (19,000 left) despite looking like it was never gonna make it and its down to the wire. if you use the form method all you gotta do is put in your name and address. takes 2 minutes (maybe 4 cause the site is slow atm)
please 🙏
edit: the info required changes depending on what country you're from but if you're dutch like me the form method is super quick and easy
It’s a shame this year’s contest is bogged down in anti-Israel controversy, says Clair Woodward – the frivolous get-together should be all about the performances, not the real worldClair Woodward (The Independent)
This you didn't see on telly.
You did see Erika Vikman's expression but not, what caused it.
Just think about it - you'd be 7 meters high, and all in a sudden there'd be an explosion next to you.
And you would be singing a long note on a tv show watched by 200 millions people.
Gosh, what a professional she is!
Video from X via Nitter:
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#ErikaVikman #Vikman #Eurovision #ESC #Eurovision2025 #ESC25 #Eurovision25 #ESC2025 #music #artistry #professionalism #artist
2/2 The explotion wasn't meant to happen, that is. There was something wrong with the pyros, they are mentioning it in this article in English.
#ErikaVikman #Vikman #Eurovision #ESC #Eurovision2025 #ESC25 #Eurovision25 #ESC2025 #music #artistry #professionalism #artist
No longer a song contest underdog, this year the Nordic country has two acts to root for.Mark B. Odom (Yle News)
Capcom Fighting Collection 2 gathers together cult classics like SNK vs. Capcom and Project Justice on the PS4, Switch, Steam, and Xbox.Andrew Webster (The Verge)
Google hat mit der Verteilung von Version 16 der Android-Tools für Barrierefreiheit begonnen. Das Update bringt Verbesserungen bei der…DroidBlind
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An introduction to the Open Document Format The documents we create today, whether reports, spreadsheets or presentations, are essential for communicating, sharing and storing knowledge.Italo Vignoli (The Document Foundation)
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Retain Your Control and Customize Everything with Modular Software from Purism
The Librem 5 & Liberty Phone aren’t just modular in hardware—they’re modular in software.
From keyboards to the entire OS, YOU decide what runs on your device.
No rooting. No jailbreaking. Just freedom.
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Purism makes premium phones, laptops, mini PCs and servers running free software on PureOS. Purism products respect people's privacy and freedom while protecting their security.Purism SPC
Please, everyone who wants to check if we have reached the threshhold of 1 million signatures (Update: we have :) on the "ban conversion therapy" initiative, use this link:
eci.ec.europa.eu/043/public/ap…
It's ugly, but it gives you the number you are looking for without putting extra load on the servers by avoiding all the pretty UI etc from being downloaded. Leave the full page to those who want to sign! Deal? :)
This PR removes some guards around IDN which were causing punycode encoded domains starting with www (or anything other than xn-- to fail the conversion. Removing the if statement allows libcurl to...GitHub
If the web has really reduced to the state where people are actively trying to persuade you from running services yourself, we really have utterly fucked it all up.
Yes, run your own mail server (go get @mwl 's book on it). Yes run your own DNS, stop leaking all your look ups to clownfair or Google). Yes control your software supply chain.
And definitely host your own git repo (with forjo or similar)
Stop centralisation of the decentralised web and internet.
dev.to/code42cate/5-things-tha…
I love self hosting. I run a Docker hosting platform that empowers everybody to self-host. I think...Jonas Scholz (DEV Community)
Guy runs a hosting startup, so I'm not surprised. This sort of 'advice' has been going around in startup circles for a very, very long time, unfortunately...
The people giving this advice also invariably have extremely limited (and often no) experience with self-hosting things, and systematically overestimate the difficulty of Linux administration tasks, and *underestimate* the difficulty of interacting with SaaS/PaaS APIs and dashboards.
It's like the people arguing "AWS makes hosting so much simpler than running your own servers" and then hiring specialized "AWS engineers", ie. sysadmins who can only work with vendor-specific systems...
Email is critical infrastructure in today's digitalized world. Relying on foreign hosting is not a good idea for anybody at risk of political interference because of their profession.
Hosting email locally is still very much possible, even if it gets more involved year over year. Email is the one federated protocol that we have for direct communication. Even with all of its deficiencies in security and privacy, it is the common denominator that connects people. Don't give up control over your own, most basic digital communication channel. Use local hosting companies that you can still call in an emergency, ideally within your own (maybe extended, like EU level) jurisdiction.
Context: eupolicy.social/@bert_hubert/1…
Update: As pointed out by @ilumium, depending on your threat model, using an explicitly foreign email service provider can be beneficial if your *local* government is the main threat actor. However, if the local government can physically get you or your client devices, then don't assume too much protection through the email service.
Microsoft is ending its search API in favor of a LLM-fueled "replacement," which they claim "better meets market demand for having AI solutions."
Nobody is asking for AI instead of search. Corpos who profit from the compute involved are asking us to accept it.
Remember kids: demand doesn't matter when you can control the supply of alternatives!
You just know you're doing something right when #Meta 's data protection officer talks about your ‘power’ and how she wants the #EU to ban you from doing your work.🤡
Want to help us become even more ‘powerful‘? Click here to find out how: noyb.eu/en/support-us
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Original Art: pixiv.net/en/artworks/55975367
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I have freelance questions blog posts scheduled for the next 5-6 weeks, but if there's anything you would like to ask about freelancing in general (or my business specifically), please reply here or send me an email and I'll write the answer up as a post:
The most important presentation of #RIPE90 is going to start soon: RIPE 90 Technical Report.
ripe90.ripe.net/programme/meet…
A RIPE Meeting is a five-day event where Internet Service Providers (ISPs), network operators and other interested parties from all over the world gather.ripe90.ripe.net
Google has started rolling out version 16.0 of the TalkBack screen reader. This release introduces new image description features powered by Gemini AI and newEditorial Staff (Accessible Android)
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We’re thrilled to welcome Steven Deobald as the new Executive Director of the GNOME Foundation! 🎉
Learn more about Steven’s background and vision:
blogs.gnome.org/steven/2025/05…
Huge thanks to Richard Littauer for his fantastic work and leadership 🙏
Der @nielso@digitalcourage.social hat ja die #GaragentorChallenge ausgerufen 😃
Auch wir haben uns verg. Jahr vom #Einheitsgrau verabschiedet.
Auch der Dachkasten wurde von der braunen Einheitslasur befreit und, wie in den 60igern hier noch üblich, neu mit #Naturfarbe der regionalen Manufaktur in fröhlichem Oker gestrichen.
Now that #Skype has officially shut, It's time for an upgrade. 🙌
Discover secure, privacy-first alternatives to Microsoft Skype for your video calls.
👉 Read more: tuta.com/blog/microsoft-skype-…
#PrivacyMatters #SkypeAlternatives #SecureCommunication #Tuta
Looking for a Skype replacement? We’ve got you covered with this review of the best private video call platforms.Tuta
Today, Stack overflow has almost as few questions asked per month, as when it launched back in 2009. A recap of its slow, then rapid, downfall.Gergely Orosz (The Pragmatic Engineer)
On the completely impossible situation of blocking the Tor .onion TLD to avoid leaks, but at the same time not block it to make users able to do what they want.
So we’re half-way through the Month of LibreOffice, May 2025. And already, 216 contributors have won cool LibreOffice sticker packs! Details on how to claim them will be provided at the end of the month, but if you don’t see your name (or username) o…Mike Saunders (The Document Foundation)
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🚀 NEW on We ❤️ Open Source 🚀
Why do developers keep choosing LibreOffice after 40 years? 🛠️
Jim Hall interviews co-founder Italo Vignoli on tech, transparency, and freedom.
allthingsopen.org/articles/40-…
#WeLoveOpenSource #LibreOffice #OpenSource #FOSS #ODF #DigitalSovereignty
Co-founder Italo Vignoli shares insights on the tech, the community, and what’s next for LibreOffice. LibreOffice is a powerful open source office suite that supports all platforms: Windows, Mac, and... Read MoreAll Things Open
Dear #Letsencrypt, you helped secure millions and millions of servers, not just web servers. But your announcement at letsencrypt.org/2025/05/14/end… about ending Ending TLS Client Authentication Certificate Support in 2026 because Google changes their requirements would result in your certificates becoming a possible risk for ensuring SMTP traffic. Please think again. Please.
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Let’s Encrypt will no longer include the “TLS Client Authentication” Extended Key Usage (EKU) in our certificates beginning in 2026. Most users who use Let’s Encrypt to secure websites won’t be affected and won’t need to take any action.letsencrypt.org
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Incredible (but predictable) : #Microsoft has blocked the International Criminal Court's access (#ICC) to its services on the orders of the #Trump mafia.
Read that carefully : an international organisation that has no presence in the United States and no US legal rights has had its work tools blocked simply because it disagrees with the Trump administration. 🚩
Get the hell out of it right now.
Detecting malicious Unicode in #curl
daniel.haxx.se/blog/2025/05/16…
In a recent educational trick, curl contributor James Fuller submitted a pull-request to the project in which he suggested a larger cleanup of a set of scripts.daniel.haxx.se
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That's great. I guess we're at the point where we need non-ascii detection in our clipboards.
When I suggested to my colleague to press backspace and press the minus key he was dumbstruck that git detected a file change.
The truth is out there ->
Scientists Blasted Human Cells With 5G to See What Would Happen | Gizmodo
gizmodo.com/scientists-blasted…
To settle lingering health fears, scientists blasted human skin cells with intense 5G signals to see if the radiation does any damage.Margherita Bassi (Gizmodo)
Today, Maxine Williams, Meta’s VP of Accessibility and Engagement, is recognizing Global Accessibility Awareness Day by showcasing our efforts to advance accessibility and building products that serve everyone.Meta Newsroom (Meta)
How AI became am indispensable ally in my daily workflow.Scott Vinkle
New from 404 Media: Flock, the license plate reader company that has cameras all across the U.S., is now building a massive people lookup tool using hacked data. The plan is to "jump from LPR to person." Won't require a warrant. This is according to leak we obtained.
404media.co/license-plate-read…
Flock, which has license plate readers (LPRs) all around the country, wants police to be able to “jump from LPR to person,” according to leaked audio obtained by 404 Media.Joseph Cox (404 Media)
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In this week's omnibus episode of the Echo Tips Podcast, host David Ward provides an in-depth, yet constructively critical, review of the Library of Congress's "My Talking Books" Alexa skill for individuals with print disabilities.Spotify for Creators
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in reply to 🇨🇦Samuel Proulx🇨🇦 • • •Dickson Tan
in reply to 🇨🇦Samuel Proulx🇨🇦 • • •I've tried Obsidian, Silverbullet and Trilium Next, all of which had very significant accessibility issues I discovered within the first minute that made them not viable.
#Joplin was such a delight in comparison. There are minor bugs I've noticed, but nothing that prevents me from being productive. Thanks (@joplinapp for the amazing work.
The main thing I'm trying to figure out is setting up a build pipeline to export my public notes to .md and publishing it as a static site.
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in reply to Dickson Tan • • •Joplin Plugin: Export To SSG
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