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So we JUST finished this panel on meaningful change and measurement for engineering organizations and you can already watch it, I am in awe of these thoughtful colleagues and grateful to have had the chance to share space with Liz and Lizzie and Jennifer! What a cool time.

youtube.com/live/Vwc5M2cDb5E?s…


Driving incremental, meaningful, measurable change to developer experience

Discuss how change theory can be used to drive cyclical interventions that build healthier cultures in software teams. Learn both theory and frameworks for i...
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feld

@matthew It's much improved, but it's always disheartening to see the threads where people continue to make false assumptions about how it works or what is even possible in this ecosystem. A few of the remaining privacy checkboxes that concern people are going to be taken care of soon, and then they'll have to invent new reasons why it's not secure enough

Meanwhile they'll keep telling people they should use Signal which only makes sense if you can actually access Signal in your country. "The best" tool being designed in a way that makes it impossible to use by people who need it most is pretty goddamn stupid

@matthew - retroedge.tech

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Microsoft could potentially be about to give a bunch of people on Windows 10 a free additional year of support, if certain crazy requirements are met, this is crazy what the requirements are. windowslatest.com/2025/06/24/m…

Microsoft gives up, extends Windows 10's support for free if you meet the requirements

Windows 10 support is NOT ending on October 14, 2025, if you’re ready to link your Microsoft account and sync Settings to the cloud. Adding a Microsoft account to Windows 10 will extend support until October 13, 2026.
Mayank Parmar (Windows Latest)
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Kaliah

@fireborn @dhamlinmusic This, and, at least in the apple ecosystem, it's technically possible to set up your device without an apple account, for all the good it'd do. And I don't believe apple's software updates are locked behind an apple ID sign-in, are they? That's my whole issue with Microsoft's thing right now. Security shouldn't be locked behind any conditions or obligations like this to hand over data.
@aaron @D.Hamlin.Music

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Hey folks - for health reasons (mine, not hers!) I may need to soon re-home my amazing cat, Smalltalk! If you live in the SF Bay Area and might be interested, please ping me! She's truly a wonderful sweet creature! (She'd do best as an only pet.)

(Update 6/27: I’ve found a couple wonderful humans and am exploring options w them. Thank you all for your help!)

A small brown and white cat gazes up while laying on a rug behind an Apple Magic Keyboard. She has one white paw on the space bar. She's extremely cute.
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so, today I found out that it's confirmed.
I've got until november to find work.
The accessibility contract that the government had is no longer going to be renewed.
The best part is, they're going to buy the accessibility tool and do all the work in house.
But don't worry, people who have had no training in accessibility, who no nothing about html or wcag should be able to do the work just fine and it'll save a lot of money in the porcess!
So, if anyone knows anyone that's hiring, please feel free to send them my way!
My linkedin is:
linkedin.com/in/krishnajariwal…

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A very legitimate well-done to Canada for being one of the least suckered into AI garbage in the world!

ctvnews.ca/business/article/ca…

"“We’re not seeing that literacy that we would like to see when we compare ourselves to our global peers, and there’s some reluctance around trusting AI and really embedding it in how we perform our day-to-day work and how we work,” said Terril."

Excellent news.

#AI


Canada ranks among least AI literate countries in the world: study

As countries around the world race to leverage artificial intelligence (AI), a recent study found that Canada is falling behind, although it’s not due to a lack of innovation, but growing uncertainty and a gap in public understanding, one expert says…
Joshua Santos (CTVNews)
#AI
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Amelia Bellamy-Royds

Ooof, that's really poor reporting from CTV, blithely accepting the survey's definition of "AI literacy" to include "embracing the use of AI in their daily working lives".

Literacy on "AI" should be defined by understanding what the technologies actually are (large language models, generative image models, etc), how they are dependent on their training data, their limitations in how they can generate plausible but inaccurate information, and their social & environmental impacts.

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Microsoft makes Windows 10's extended security updates free for an extra year for users who sync PC settings via a Microsoft Account and the Windows Backup app (Zac Bowden/Windows Central)

windowscentral.com/software-ap…
techmeme.com/250624/p27#a25062…


Microsoft makes Windows 10 security updates FREE for an extra year — but there's a catch, and you might not like it

Windows 10 users will have the option to continue receiving security updates for free beyond October 2025, so long as they sync their PC settings data with the cloud via a Microsoft Account.
Zac Bowden (Windows Central)

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I had a great conversation with @baratunde on Life with Machines about the millions of data workers worldwide who produce the data that fuels AI. We dug into the scale of this labor, its deeply human costs, and the possibilities for something better.

Watch it here youtu.be/4NSWFy11E8Q?feature=s…

The Shadow Workforce Powering AI | Advocate Milagros Miceli (Ep. 26)

AI may look like magic, but behind the scenes, it’s propped up by a vast human labor force. In this season finale of Life With Machines, Baratunde sits down ...
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@Baratunde

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You’ve probably met Torx, the star-shaped screw that has become common in our phones, consoles, and cars. But have you met Torx Plus? It's the high-tech upgrade nobody told you about: straighter walls, zero cam-out, and way more torque transfer. Sounds great, until you try to open your gadget and realize your trusty T5 doesn’t fit anymore.

We explain the difference between Torx and Torx Plus on our blog: ifixit.com/News/110702/torx-pl…
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#iFixit #repair

X-ray image showing a side-by-side comparison of Torx and Torx Plus screw heads. The Torx head has pointier points than the Torx Plus, which has almost flat points. Image by Lumafield.

Torx Plus: The High-Tech Screw Hiding in Our Gadgets

What the %#@$ even is Torx Plus? It solves a lot of the problems of earlier screw designs, but we’re skeptical of wide adoption. Here’s why.
Carsten Frauenheim (iFixit)
#repair #ifixit
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Trust me, if it happened in Ontario, it happened here in Québec, and across Canada! Corporate lobbyists and apologists for corporate landlords and investors are trying to say they're not to blame for the housing crisis.

If you're a landlord renting out a property for 3x-5x what it would've rented for ~5 years ago, you're the problem, too.

And you should be ashamed of yourself.

Your tenant shouldn't pay all your bills w/ the rent they pay...

rabble.ca/economy/conservative… #cdnpoli #polMTL #polQC


Conservatives empowered corporate landlords to raise rents - rabble.ca

Conservative policies have not led to more homes being built, but they have led to higher housing prices.
Paul Kahnert (rabble)
#cdnpoli #polqc #polmtl

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ElevenLabs' new AI voice assistant can automate your favorite tasks - and you can try it for free
https://www.zdnet.com/article/elevenlabs-new-ai-voice-assistant-can-take-action-for-you-and-you-can-try-it-for-free/?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub

Posted into Artificial intelligence @artificial-intelligence-ZDNet


ElevenLabs' new AI voice assistant can automate your favorite tasks - and you can try it for free

MCP integration means ElevenLabs' 11ai can connect to your Slack, Google Calendar, Perplexity, and more to take action for you.
Radhika Rajkumar (ZDNET)
@artificial-intelligence-ZDNet

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China installs more solar in 1 month than the total energy the US uses

China installed its highest solar power capacity for a single month in May.

back-of-the-envelope calculations, 71 GW is more power than the entire US uses (on average). This is why our electricity is, on average, 2.5-3 times more expensive. This will lead to advantages in AI, production, etc. Cheap energy = cheap everything else.

#AI #Solar #energy #renewables
oilprice.com/Latest-Energy-New…


China Smashes Solar Installation Record

China set a global record by installing 93 GW of solar capacity in May, surpassing any other country's full-year total, though growth is expected to slow due to new regulatory changes.
Charles Kennedy (OilPrice.com)
#AI #energy #renewables #solar

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American public approval used to surge after something like this to show either some real or fake patriotic support, then ebb when reality (and US deaths) roll in.

That Trump has this level of disapproval now is a bad sign for him and a great one for sanity, because regardless of how you feel about the countries involved, he possesses no sanity or demonstrated ability to handle a complex situation.

Warning for Trump as Surprise Poll Offers Harsh Verdict on Iran Strike:
newrepublic.com/article/197159…


Warning for Trump as Surprise Poll Offers Harsh Verdict on Iran Strike

Are you surprised Trump moved so quickly to try to force a ceasefire? Read this striking new survey data, and you won’t be. Americans don’t trust him to wage a long war.
The New Republic

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#Firefox Progressive Web Apps sind ne praktische Sache.

Allerdings finde ich die #Installation auf #ubuntu etwas unübersichtlich. Deshalb diese Notiz an meiner Pinnwand mit dem #Workflow, der sich für mich bewährt hat. Vielleicht hilft's auch anderen:

docsify-this.net/?basePath=raw…
#PWA #OpenSource #Web


Docsify-This

Instantly turn online Markdown files into standalone Web pages.
docsify-this.net
#firefox #opensource #web #ubuntu #installation #pwa #workflow

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Amazon says it plans to bring same-day and next-day delivery to "tens of millions" of people who live in "more than 4,000" smaller US towns by the end of 2026 (Andrew J. Hawkins/The Verge)

theverge.com/news/691877/amazo…
techmeme.com/250624/p18#a25062…


Amazon bringing same-day delivery to ‘millions’ of rural customers

Amazon announced that it was bringing same-day and next-day delivery to 4,000 small towns and rural communities by the end of 2026.
Andrew J. Hawkins (The Verge)

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heise+ | Delta Chat in Russland vor Gericht: Urteil gegen deutsches Entwicklerteam

Russland geht gegen den Messenger Delta Chat vor und nimmt eine Freiburger Firma ins Visier. Die wehrt sich und warnt zugleich die EU.

heise.de/news/Delta-Chat-in-Ru…

#Apps #Datenschutz #IT #Security #news


Delta Chat in Russland vor Gericht: Urteil gegen deutsches Entwicklerteam

Keywan Tonekaboni (heise online)
#apps #datenschutz #security #News #IT

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Was wäre, wenn die Faire PC-Maus von einem ganzen Netzwerk getragen würde? Viele Schultern, weniger Last pro Person.

Online-Treffe für alle, denen faire IT am Herzen liegt:
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#csx #gemeinscgaftsgetrafeb #commons #FairIT #hardware #myzelium

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Was? Köpfe zur Zukunft von NagerIT mit Interessierten zusammenstecken, solidarisches Geschäftsmodell durchspielen und nichts Geringes, als die Zukunft unserer süßen, fairen Computermaus retten.
MYZELIUM eV
#commons #hardware #csx #gemeinscgaftsgetrafeb #fairit #myzelium

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Considering how GNOME Color Manager's support for calibrating scanners (and printers?) has been broken for many years, and how it seems like the remaining code might get ripped out entirely from GNOME Control Center as a result, I have filed a new #GNOME app idea, in the wild hope that someone might find this interesting enough to create a standalone utility app for creating ICC color profiles for your photo scanners and printers: gitlab.gnome.org/bertob/app-id…

#ColorManagement #Linux #photography


Color management: a printers and flatbed scanner calibration tool to generate ICC colour profiles (for accurate scanning & printing) (#293) · Issues · Tobias Bernard / App Ideas · GitLab

I searched far and wide for standalone calibration tools and they are either nonexistent or extremely hard to use (and typically commandline stuff requiring obscure arcane knowledge). Even...
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#linux #gnome #photography #colormanagement
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Jeff Fortin T. (風の庭園のNekohayo)

@hub Hmm I don't think I mentioned display calibration in this app idea ticket, but I sure do wonder on a regular basis how DisplayCAL will fit in the new Wayland color management system, and about its general state of development/maintenance. I haven't kept a close watch on it in recent times, as I presume there's a lot of dust up in the air until the new Wayland color management middleware fully lands?
@Hubert Figuière
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