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Two of our teams just gave talks at the @passthesaltcon 2025 conference in Lille:

@Xeniax tells the story of "federated messaging" waves and her usable security research, emphasizing "availability" as a key issue
passthesalt.ubicast.tv/videos/… --

@hpk starts off with prioritizing usable security and walks through #chatmail transport layer security goals and #deltachat end-point security status, upcoming releases and prospective work on improving metadata and other goals
passthesalt.ubicast.tv/videos/…

screenshot of talk on "Usable end-to-end security with Delta Chat and Chatmail". Slides are at https://merlinux.eu/x/pts25/slides.html
Screenshot of Ksenia starting her "Always more secure talk"

Always more secure? Analyzing user migrations to federated e2ee messaging apps

With the current massive user migration from X and Meta to decentralized social media such as Mastodon, the interest in federated communication infrastructures is gaining traction.
Pass the SALT Archives
#deltachat #chatmail @holga @xeniax ⏚ @Pass the SALT Conference
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Sean Randall

@davetaylor2112 it's an option I'm glad to have. Some of the sounds last year were a bit much, but the critical thing for me was having the noises showing how close the ball was to the lines. That really helped impart a sense of speed to the match.
Radio commentary was very good as always, of course.
I'm glad that they're still using FM around the grounds, it's the best choice for zero latency.
@Dave Taylor

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Want to join the SWAM public beta? They're looking for testers, and yes they do specifically mention accessibility too.

docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAI…


SWAM Public Beta Registration Form

Thank you for your interest in the SWAM Public Beta! You’re about to join a passionate community of musicians, creators, and explorers who believe — like we do — that the future of music is something we play, not something we passively receive.
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Amiyah is a new PC user who really likes NVDA Remote Access! "It helps when I don’t know how to download stuff on my computer. or when I’m stuck on something, my friends can connect and help me out. I like that it’s free and also it helps other blind people so once again thank you.”

Thank you Amiyah! Have you tried NVDA Remote Access yet? It's new in NVDA 2025.1! nvaccess.org/post/nvda-2025-1-…

#NVDA #NVDAsr #ScreenReader #Testimonial #UserStory #MakingADifference

Text in purple on white with Sunburst logo above and turquoise outline. Text: “I would just like to say thank you guys for NVDA. I am a totally blind girl who just recently started using a laptop. Once I downloaded NVDA it has been great. I have a few other friends that are blind and they also use NVDA too and also I really like the NVDA remote. It helps when I don’t know how to download stuff on my computer. or when I’m stuck on something, my friends can connect and help me out. I like that it’s free and also it helps other blind people so once again thank you. I really like the NVDA screen reader a lot.” – Amiyah Daniels, United States

NV Access | NVDA 2025.1.2 Released

www.nvaccess.org
#screenreader #nvdasr #nvda #testimonial #makingadifference #userstory

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Whether you're heading to #ACB2025, #nfB2025, a holiday family vacation, or nowhere at all, enjoy some free #RemoteIncidentManager on us! From now until the 18th, experience a first of its kind independence that is fully accessible remote desktop, free of charge! Experience just how satisfying being able to provide assistance to any computer - even ones without a screen-reader installed - can be! Download RIM to your Windows or Mac today!
getrim.app
#accessibility #inclusivity

Welcome - Remote Incident Manager

getrim.app
#Accessibility #inclusivity #remoteincidentmanager #acb2025 #nfb2025

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Started a discussion around adding "notifications" to the libcurl API. If you own a libcurl application, you might want to chime in.

github.com/curl/curl/discussio…


multi notifications · curl curl · Discussion #17817

I'd like to revive the idea around having more events related to transfer processing, especially state changes. This is right now mostly transparent to a libcurl application (which is good), but al...
GitHub

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GOP Budget Bill Includes Massive Spectrum Handout To Large Wireless Carriers, Hurting WiFi Speeds | Techdirt
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GOP Budget Bill Includes Massive Spectrum Handout To Large Wireless Carriers, Hurting WiFi Speeds

From the massive handout to already-wealthy Americans to the likely fatal cuts to Medicaid, there’s plenty to be disgusted by in the GOP Budget bill approved by Congress today. But there̵…
Techdirt

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Welcome Piotr Nakraszewicz as #curl commit author 1388: github.com/curl/curl/pull/1780…

openssl: fix pkcs11 provider available check by piotr-nakraszewicz-red · Pull Request #17804 · curl/curl

Commit f2ce6c4 among other things added the use of own library context instead of the default context. Default context has access to OpenSSL configuration file, own context doesn't have it. The...
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#curl

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Zase vzali světu tu nesprávnou. :((

irozhlas.cz/zpravy-svet/ve-vek…


Ve věku 46 let zemřela horolezkyně Klára Kolouchová. Pokoušela se zdolat pákistánskou horu Nanga Parbat

„Horolezkyně spadla z výšky mezi táborem I a táborem II,“ citoval Pamir Times místní úřady s tím, že smrt Češky později potvrdili její kolegové po dosažení základního tábora.
ČTK (iROZHLAS.cz)

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This Saturday 5 July 🐧 Linux install parties in #Germany and #France (all times local)! 🚀

* Repair-Café Kahlgrund, Niedersteinbach (#Bayern), 10h30-16h

* ComputerCafe Stuttgart Kaltental, #Stuttgart, 13h-17h30

* Premier Samedi du Libre, #Paris, 14h-18h

For details and more events worldwide: endof10.org/events/

#EndOf10 #FreeSoftware #OpenSource #FOSS #Linux #GNULinux #Windows #Windows10 #Windows11

Flyer for the End Of 10 campaign. The background colors are a mix of blue and purple, with blobs of green on the edges. Top left: End Of 10 logo of four boxes falling over. Under a QR code is the website URL https://endof10.org. Top right: The title "End Of 10: FOSS Instead Of Toss". The text on the flyer reads: """ Support for Windows 10 ends on October 14, 2025. Microsoft wants you to buy a new computer. But what if you make your existing one fast and secure again? If you bought your computer after 2010, there's likely no reason to throw it out. By installing an up-to-date Linux operating system, you can keep using it for years to come! Installing an operating system may sound hard, but you don't have to do it alone. There may be some people in your area who have volunteers to help! Scan the QR code or visit the URL above to find someone to help upgrade your system to Linux. Five Reasons To Upgrade To Linux: 1. No new hardware or licensing costs 2. Enhanced Security 3. Good for the planet 4. Community and Pro Support 5. Better user Control """"

Upcoming Events

Here is a list of events where you can get help with Linux. You can also look for places that provide help more regularly. Please note that the information here is submitted by the organizers themselves and is not evaluated by the campaign.
Upcoming Events | End of 10
#FreeSoftware #linux #foss #opensource #Windows #Windows11 #Germany #paris #france #Bayern #windows10 #gnulinux #endof10 #stuttgart

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I am going to have a nervous breakdown any minute now. A full-on panic attack. They are coming to kill us, people. It's not some hypothetical far-off thing. It has already started in a trickle, a long time ago, with a continual building of callous "accidental" deaths in the immigrant holding camps. They will begin doing it intentionally in the coming months. It seems this time around, they might not even hide it, like the Nazis did.

techhub.social/@hosford42/1147…

If we do not act, we will die. We need to march NOW. We need to march EVERY DAMN DAY. We need to make plans and carry them out to stop this. Be careful. Be clever. Be effective. Be whatever you need to be, to do your part to stop this.

#DeathCamps


Aaron (@hosford42@techhub.social)

Attached: 1 image @fightfascism@a.gup.pe They are now publicly boasting of their plans to EXTERMINATE at least 65 million people in this country. https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://bsky.
TechHub
#deathcamps
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Zach Bennoui

I just signed up for this event, I think it's with the same people who did No Kings, but this one isn't a protest, they're building up prolonged resistance. No idea how effective it'll be, but I'm done being scared and ready to take action. It's time. mobilize.us/s/20dyMy

One Million Rising: Strategic Non-Cooperation to Fight Authoritarianism

Across the country, authoritarian forces are getting bolder and more dangerous. Trump and his allies are not hiding their agenda: mass deportations, rollbacks of civil rights, weaponized courts, and full-scale attacks on our democracy.
Mobilize

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I love this so much. It's pretty much a GUI for #tampermonkey, offering an easier way for #blind folks to find elements on a webpage and do things to them. Yes, you could do the same things directly by just writing JavaScript yourself. But this is much, much faster, and requires a bit less knowledge. It took me less than 30 seconds to turn all the story titles on fanfiction.net into headings. Labeling a button, or making other small changes would be just as fast. The typos and slightly incorrect English put me off at first; especially the word "blinds" for blind people felt weird and derogatory. apparently the author is from #Cameroon, though, so maybe that's standard there. stsolution2.org/WebAccessibilizer/#a11y#accessibility#screenreader

WebAccessibilizer- A web javascript to help blind to make html web pages more accessible

stsolution2.org
#a11y #Accessibility #blind #screenreader #tampermonkey #cameroon

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For people who are scared of what's happening, I just signed up for One Million Rising, a series of online events taking place over the summer to help train people to create a mass movement against Trump and the republicans trying to destroy this country. I've never done one of these before, but it's time. Please join me. mobilize.us/s/20dyMy

One Million Rising: Strategic Non-Cooperation to Fight Authoritarianism

Across the country, authoritarian forces are getting bolder and more dangerous. Trump and his allies are not hiding their agenda: mass deportations, rollbacks of civil rights, weaponized courts, and full-scale attacks on our democracy.
Mobilize

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AOC wrote on BlueSky, a good summary of the Trump budget bill adopted in Congress.

"I don’t think anyone is prepared for what they just did w/ ICE.
This is not a simple budget increase. It is an explosion - making ICE bigger than the FBI, US Bureau of Prisons, DEA,& others combined.
It is setting up to make what’s happening now look like child’s play. And people are disappearing."
#usa #budgetbill #aoc #fascism #geopolitics #ICE #trump @geopolitics

bsky.app/profile/aoc.bsky.soci…

#Trump #USA #aoc #fascism #ice #geopolitics #budgetbill @geopolitics group
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The latest volume of State of the Thunder is out! We're keeping you updated on our roadmap progress as we look towards Q3, sharing our advice on using Thunderbird developer tools, and giving you a deeper look into the hows and whys of our fundraising model.

#Thunderbird #OpenSource

tilvids.com/w/huV2VHBZzqYKqVZg…

#opensource #thunderbird

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My talk at the #joyofcoding conference the other day is now on YouTube. "Accidental world domination for fun"

youtu.be/hbfeQqmxFKU?si=dfFbM5…


Daniel Stenberg - Accidental world domination for fun

cURL is a ubiquitous Internet transfer engine. An Open Source client-side library for doing internet transfers specified as URLs. Daniel has taken the curl p...
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#joyofcoding

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At last year's ACB Convention in Jacksonville, one of my highlites was a spontaneous jam session with Marcus Roberts and Jason Castonguay. I captured video as best as I could, but combined with another visual perspective and a binaural setup, with Robins help, here is a video of some of the highlights. Although I'm sad that I didn't make it to ACB this year, heres hoping those who are attending can capture some cool moments. youtu.be/DcKjQSPRt9Y

"Keys & Camaraderie: Jazzing It Up with Marcus Roberts & Jason Castonguay

Last year's American Council of the Blind (ACB) Convention took place in Jacksonville, Florida, marking their 63rd Annual National Conference & Convention.Al...
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Kristi Noem, while governor of South Dakota, supplemented her roughly $130,000 salary by secretly accepting $80,000 donated to a political nonprofit she was affiliated with, records show.

She never disclosed this income on federal ethics forms.

propublica.org/article/kristi-…

#News #KristiNoem #DHS #Ethics #USPolitics #Government #Nonprofit


Kristi Noem Secretly Took Personal Cut of Political Donations

A dark money group paid $80,000 to Noem’s personal company when she was governor of South Dakota. She did not include this income on her federal disclosure forms, a likely violation of ethics requirements, experts say.
ProPublica
#News #ethics #nonprofit #government #dhs #uspolitics #kristinoem

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W3C tech: "PNG has been updated for the first time in 22 years — new spec supports HDR and animation"

"According to ProgramMax, the U.S. Library of Congress, Library and Archives Canada, and the National Archives of Australia recommend PNG for archiving digital images, likely because of its lossless compression. With this amount of trust placed on the file format, it must keep up with the times and ensure that it will continue to help preserve our visual history."

tech.yahoo.com/computing/artic…

wood blogs with letters "P N G"

Yahoo is part of the Yahoo family of brands.

tech.yahoo.com

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CDPQ participates in the ‘economy of genocide': UN report

ctvnews.ca/montreal/article/qu…


Quebec pension giant participates in the ‘economy of genocide,’ UN report says

Quebec’s largest public pension fund manager, The Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec (CDPQ), has been accused of participating in the “economy of genocide” in Gaza, according to a United Nations (UN) report.
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victor tsaran

@ZBennoui Played with Mac OS 26 a bit, got to talk to the built-in LLM via a shortcut. It works... Now need to install Xcode beta etc and play some more. Unfortunately, the model seems to be about text only, no image reco or generation Seems like this is done by other frameworks. But, having an offline LLM is cool, even if it's only 3B parameters! :) .
@Zach Bennoui

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Further to my recent post, promoting KDE, I have observed that they have the following ongoing campaign:

endof10.org/

This capitalises on the opportunity presented by Microsoft discontinuing Windows 10, coupled with Windows 11's unreasonable new hardware requirements, forcing new PC purchases;

The "end of 10" campaign by KDE, encourages people to install *Linux* instead; it has a handy map of where you can go in your country to get help installing it.

Their mastodon is @Endof10


End of 10

Windows 10 ends in 2025. Don’t buy a new PC — revive yours with Linux. It's fast, secure, and help is available to get you started.
End of 10
@End Of 10 Campaign
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Ozzelot

Huh, there's one Prague space on the map, nice :) Might want to join them to provide the required technical, moral and philosophical assistance to those who need it. (Unsurprisingly, most of my irl friends are already Linux users; and if I add acquaintances from the musical community, they usually have age-old Windows/Mac specific workflows, depending on various proprietary and DRMd software (yep, fuck iLOK sideways), that would be quite tough to transfer over to Linux.)
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Leah Rowe ( #39c3 ☎️FORK☎️ )

I've used Linux exclusively since 2009 (occasionally BSD), and before that, Linux was my primary operating system, which I first tried out in 2005.

I dual-booted Arch Linux and Windows in college (2008/2009) but I mostly used Arch Linux.

Linux and BSD are burned into my brain, and I no longer know how to use modern Windows versions.

I wish there was a campaign like this in 2005! I was a goofy middle schooler, on my hand-me-down PC; a campaign like @Endof10 would have saved me many headaches.

@End Of 10 Campaign
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