Made in America: Purism’s Liberty Phone and the Vision of Security, Privacy, and Independence

Why "Made in America" Matters Now More Than Ever
In a world where adversarial nations increasingly shape the technology we rely on, the importance of homegrown, secure, and ethical tech cannot be overstated.

At Purism, we're unapologetically committed to designing and manufacturing devices that are Made in America.

Learn More: puri.sm/products/liberty-phone…

I'll be at the OpenInfra Forum tomorrow in Stockholm city and blab. About #curl. I'll bring stickers.

meetup.com/openinfra-user-grou…

OpenInfra Forum #19! 10 year anniversary! 139/150 currently attending.

**Update: För att kunna leverera mat och dryck så är registreringen nu tyvärr stängd. Varmt välkomna alla ni 139 som registrerat er och ser fram emot att s

^Meetup

If you want an lol - Microsoft have implemented Copilot on its own GitHub repos and it’s a clusterfuck, you can see MS engineers publicly begging Copilot to work.

reddit.com/r/ExperiencedDevs/c…

#fdroid just successfully built #TinyWeatherForecastGermany version 0.62.9 .

This is a #floss #weather #forecast #app for #android devices based on #opendata from the German federal weather service "Deutscher Wetterdienst", the #dwd .

This app has no trackers included, does not need any proprietary services on your devices and has been developed to work well on de-g***led devices running #lineageos.

It also supports #tindie_wearables via the #gadgetbridge app.

You can get it at #fdroid, #izzyondroid and you can visit the project homepage at #codeberg

codeberg.org/Starfish/TinyWeat…

TinyWeatherForecastGermany

^Codeberg.org

Does anybody happen to know what legislation this press release refers to? I searched for "H.R. 3417" but this leads me to a different bill. I also searched for the title, mentioned in the press release, but it also takes me to some legislation from 2022 / 2023. What am I missing?

nfb.org/about-us/press-room/di…

#accessibility #legislation

Disability Advocates Commend the Introduction of the Websites and Software Applications Accessibility Act | National Federation of the Blind

May 20, 2025—Baltimore, MD: The National Federation of the Blind, the American Council of the Blind, American Foundation for the Blind, and the National Disability Rights Network applaud the introduction of the Websites and Software Applications Acce…

^nfb.org

Ukrainan euroviisu soi koko ajan päässää-äää-äää!

youtube.com/watch?v=OJ1x2aiL7k…

EDIT: Euroviisuissa oli kuudet (6) #sisarukset, joista nämä Ukrainan laulaja ja kitaristi ovat kaksosia. Sen lisäksi sisaruksia oli Irlannilla, Islannilla, Latvialla, Portugalilla ja Saksalla. #Aikamoista!

#korvamato #earworm #musiikki #music #Ukraina #Ukraine #ESC #Eurovision #Euroviisut #ESC

Ziferblat - Bird of Pray | Ukraine 🇺🇦 | Official Music Video | #Eurovision2025

Subscribe and 🔔 to Eurovision 👉 https://www.youtube.com/user/eurovision?sub_confirmation=1 ​Ziferblat will represent Ukraine at the Eurovision Song Contest...

^YouTube

For my latest at Curb Cuts, I wrote about how artificial intelligence can make writing code more accessible—plus a bit about how @gruber and Markdown makes my web writing more accessible too.

curbcuts.co/blog/2025-5-21-how…

Long read, short summary: AI is really bad for the planet.

technologyreview.com/2025/05/2…

#OpenTalk habe ich bereits erfolgreich für Aufnahmen und Konferenzen mit blinden Menschen eingesetzt.

Jetzt wurde nach eigener Aussage die Nutzung mit #ScreenReader weiter verbessert.

opentalk.eu/de/news/opentalk-u…
@OpenTalkMeeting@social.opentalk.eu #a11y #Inklusion #digitaleTeilhabe #blind #Video #VideoKonferenz

OpenTalk Update: Verbesserte Sicherheit & Benutzerfreundlichkeit

Die digitale Kommunikation entwickelt sich stetig weiter – und mit ihr auch OpenTalk. Das Update unserer Videokonferenzlösung auf die Version 25.1.3 bringt wesentliche Verbesserungen.

^OpenTalk

Québec has had a carbon tax since 2007... almost a full decade before the federal government implemented its carbon tax.

Suddenly, Quebecers want it to end?

FYI It amounts to 10 cents/litre.

Gas companies will simply increase the price by 10 cents/litre that the government of Québec doesn't want and pocket it.

Québec's environment programs are funded by that 10 cents/litre.

Gas companies would line their own pockets.

globalnews.ca/news/11187938/qu…

#cdnpoli #polQC #QCpoli #assnat

Majority of Quebecers want the province to end carbon pricing, survey says

Quebec has had some of the highest gas prices in the country since Prime Minister Mark Carney scrapped the federal consumer price on carbon in April. 

^{globalnewsdigital (Global News)}

Watching Microsoft’s robots telling Microsoft’s other robots that they need to agree to Microsoft CLAs in between Microsoft’s developers begging Microsoft’s robots to actually understand the problems they’re trying to fix in Microsoft's platform code on Microsoft's version-control website is kind of amazing.

This is definitely the future Terry Gilliam promised us.

FFS: What an absolute bellend: "Duolingo CEO says AI is a better teacher than humans—but schools will still exist ‘because you still need childcare’"

Were I still using that POS Duolingo, this would have made me stop.

fortune.com/2025/05/20/duoling…

#ArtificialIntelligence #AI #Duolingo

Duolingo CEO says AI is a better teacher than humans—but schools will still exist ‘because you still need childcare’

Duolingo replaced its contract workers with AI, and it has its eye set on schools.

^{Irina Ivanova (Fortune)}

So y’all, let’s talk about how a 166 year old remnant of human suffering was finally razed to the ground by an electrical fire. I speak of course, of the largest antebellum plantation in the country. A plantation that never mentioned slavery in its marketing to bridezillas with the lack of soul it would take to dance on the graves of the slaves that built the building. Seriously, having your event at #Nottoway White Castle is literally holding a ceremony under trees where men, women and children were lynched.

So, I leave you with my favorite picture of Nottoway, and pray that the fire and destruction released any spirit who was trapped by the weight of history. Be at peace and finally at rest.

Do you have access to a Microsoft-hosted Exchange account? Exchange support is now available in Thunderbird Daily for testing, and we could use your help making sure it's ready for all our users in a few months. See our post on the Developers' mailing list to learn how to help:

#Thunderbird #Exchange

thunderbird.topicbox.com/group…

Have access to a Microsoft-hosted Exchange account? Exchange support is available in Thunderbird Daily for testing, and we could use your help making sure it's ready for users in a few months. See the Developers' mailing list to learn how to help:

#Thunderbird #Exchange

thunderbird.topicbox.com/group…

We've been talking a lot about roadmaps for the last four State of the Thunders, and this volume is all about priorities. How do we set them and decide on timing for certain items? How do we make mid-development adjustments? And how do we make sure our priorities are in line with what our users need?

We're also updating you on Thunderbird Sync (Yes, Sync!), Thundermail and the Pro suite, as well as our mobile development. Watch on TILvids:

#Thunderbird #OpenSource

tilvids.com/w/sT7C8GRpiH2AY5UP…

This State of the Thunder is about priorities. How do we set them, line them up with user needs, and adjust as needed? Also, updates on Thunderbird Sync, Thundermail and the Pro suite, and mobile development. Watch the entire discussion on TILvids:

#Thunderbird #OpenSource

tilvids.com/w/sT7C8GRpiH2AY5UP…

I'm sure @bagder is thrilled to learn about the PRs Microsoft's Copilot agent is creating in the dotnet runtime repository and is strongly considering the same for cURL 😅 (Also: poor Stephen Toub!) #AISlop

old.reddit.com/r/ExperiencedDe…

1. Generate a link with [File Pizza](file.pizza) on the remote side.
2. copy the link and push clipboard from the remote side to the local side.
3. Use the link to download file on the local side.

I hope NVDA 2025.1's built-in remote feature has file transfer.

FilePizza • Your files, delivered.

Peer-to-peer file transfers in your web browser.

^file.pizza

Last week was heavy — celebrating Global Accessibility Awareness Day while saying goodbye to talented colleagues, including people on our accessibility teams.

I’ve shared more thoughts and how you can help/support in my full post on LinkedIn: linkedin.com/posts/cariefisher…

Last week was heavy. As we celebrated Global Accessibility Awareness Day… | Carie Fisher, MS, CPWA

Last week was heavy. As we celebrated Global Accessibility Awareness Day (GAAD) — a moment to recognize inclusion, equity, and the power of technology — it also coincided with something much harder: saying goodbye to talented colleagues across Micro…

^{Carie Fisher, MS, CPWA (www.linkedin.com)}