Physicists at Cornell University figured out how to chop onions without crying and the results are FASCINATING.
tl;dr chopping quickly with a blunt knife releases larger onion juice droplets at higher velocities resulting in more contact with your eyes and thus, more tears. Slower slicing with a sharp knife = less tears.
The FBI issued an alert stating that government employees are being targeted with AI-faked voices.Michael Crider (PCWorld)
E-Waste -Ew
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: Extending all the dumped devices' lives by 12 months? Like taking 2M cars off the road each yearLindsay Clark (The Register)
At Microsoft, our journey with accessibility started in 1995, and our commitment continues today as we work to engrain accessibility into our culture, design of products, and skilling.srodemeyer (Microsoft Accessibility Blog)
Ooooh my tell-all interview about the creation of Ferris the Rustacean has been posted 😆
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Today marks 10 years since the first stable release of the Rust programming language! To commemorate this special anniversary, the Rust Foundation recently commissioned a celebratory graphic from Karen Rustad Tölva: the original graphic designer of t…The Rust Foundation
In a seismic shift for the U.S. cable industry, Charter Communications and Cox Communications, two of the nation’s largest cable providers, announced a merger agreement on Friday, valuing Cox at $34.5 billion on an enterprise basis.Luke Bouma (Cord Cutters News)
Microsoft has confirmed that some Windows 10 and Windows 10 Enterprise LTSC 2021 systems will boot into BitLocker recovery after installing the May 2025 security updates.
I meant to re-post this for #GAAD!
This article by @dadederk is a great reminder of many truths about doing #accessibility work: focus on systems, not short term goals, be persistent and resilient, and work w/ a network/community however you can!
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While there’s no definitive playbook for building an accessibility culture, Dani shares lessons from his experience in shaping it through habits rather than mandates.Smashing Magazine
The Federal Communications Commission has approved Verizon’s $20 billion acquisition of fiber internet provider Frontier.Emma Roth (The Verge)
Yesterday I complained that “someone put math in my programming” when this slide came up at #ElixirConfEU
@federicomena replied: “Esa diapositiva no tiene el estilo de LaTeX beamer? No puede ser buena señal 🤣🤣🤣”
Which means: “doesn’t that slide have LaTeX Beamer styling? That can’t be a good sign”
To which I replied: “Oye chico! Las mías también son de Beamer!” ie “hey dude, mine are also from Beamer”
Federico: 🤐 😇
From: @simondassow
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While I do like #LaTeX now, this thread still is hilarious: https://infosec.exchange/@pixelnull/114390944046438612Mastodon
Microsoft claims that 30% of the code is already generated by AI. Why isn't it 100%.
So I tried it.
I "created" an application whose code is 100% generated by AI. I didn't write a single line of code.
The goal was not to create some large or complex application. Simply just a test.
If you are interested, the app is available on Google Play (currently not for iOS, maybe later).
I may publish the source codes later, but for now only here: play.google.com/store/apps/det…
#AI #android #androiddev
This guide will teach you the extreme basics of using the Mac including turning it on. Locating keys on the built in keyboard including a description of what's Touch ID.www.applevis.com
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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.
Export a collection of notes to static site generator project.joplinapp.org
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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https://www.facebook.com/thevelvetofficialhttps://www.instagram.com/the_velvet_luxembourg/Recorded at Unison studiosMixed and masters at studio evolujciaYouTube
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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.
Learn More: puri.sm/posts/retain-your-cont…
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.
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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.
The chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court has lost access to his (Microsoft) email and bank accounts. Prosecutions are faltering now. This all due to US sanctions. 'Microsoft did not respond to a request for comments'. Yet European governments are collectively moving their email and files to Microsoft, risking similar problems if they ever upset the US administration. apnews.com/article/icc-trump-s…
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)
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