The Orbit Media Player is a versatile, user-friendly device designed to enhance accessibility for blind and visually impaired individuals. It features a compact, lightweight design with tactile buttons for easy navigation.Orbit Research
A while ago, I posted about “views”, a new definition we've been working on at AGWG, the group that makes WCAG.
Good news, we resolved on using a specific definition (draft). Updated my post to explain: hidde.blog/views/#heading-5
thanks to all who chimed in, and specifically the efforts of co-chair
@alastc to make this happen
This is the real future of AI: ordering mid chicken at Bojangles through an AI-powered assistant.
"This is how a new technology takes over, what it feels like right before it becomes ubiquitous. One day you wake up and the cameras are everywhere"
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This month I ordered a meal at the Bojangles drive-thru in South Carolina, which is now using AI. This is how AI becomes the background noise of the world.Matthew Gault (404 Media)
The article emphasizes the importance of simplicity in web development, warning against over-engineering and excessive use of ARIA. It highlights that while ARIA can enhance accessibility, improper…Nat Tarnoff
Requiring everyone to upgrade their public rooms in three days will be...painful.
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Matrix, the open protocol for secure decentralised communicationsMatthew Hodgson (matrix.org)
Matrix, the open protocol for secure decentralised communicationsMatthew Hodgson (matrix.org)
Cornell is hiring iOS and android developers to work on the Merlin app:
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Before we could insert images in text, we made emoticons in the 80s with a series of ASCII characters. It looked strange but we got by.Dave Farquhar (The Silicon Underground)
A very simple and effective ruleset to follow
Do When the core functionality of a feature cannot function with only HTML. When the core functionality of a feature can benefit from some JavaScript. Start with only HTML, then progressively enhance it, so it can still work without Jav...Mu-An Chiou
Real progress needs systemic change and active involvement from men in positions of power.Salma Alam-Naylor (whitep4nth3r.com)
#MapComplete can now be downloaded as #Android #app from the official #Fdroid-repositoried!
Download via f-droid.org/packages/org.mapco…
This is a packaged version of the webversion, so features will remain the same between visiting the website and the app. Using the app has the advantage that all assets are already on your device, requiring less network.
Thematic, editable maps based on OpenStreetMapf-droid.org
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@liliacea @lostmonkey @fexplorer Great!
I'm adding those builds to the regular build, so you'll be able to get updated versions too
@lostmonkey @fexplorer
Sweet, thanks a lot, I am very grateful!
So far, everything works well, I could login to OSM, make changes and upload them, including uploading a picture. If I run into any issues, I'll let you know.
(And the app is a big improvent compared to using MapComplete in my mobile browser, which was very slow on my phone.)
Hey @oxidecomputer, here's a possible question for your FAQ Friday series: Why only sell a full rack, and do you have any plans to go smaller? Even a single Oxide sled has a _lot_ of processing power, RAM, and storage.
Prompted by a boost (by @jmc, incidentally an Oxide employee IIUC) of a post about Broadcom consolidating onto fewer VMware private cloud providers: eigenmagic.net/@daedalus/11486… I don't use VMware cloud stuff, but it just got me thinking about this question again.
"Broadcom is reshaping its vision for private compute, whereby VMware Cloud Foundations 9 underpins a small number are[sic] hyperscale private cloud platforms in each region.eigenmagic.net
🚨 Keynote Announcement 🚨 - We are excited to announce our first keynote for the 20th FrOSCon presented by Daniel Stenberg
AI slop attacks on the curl project
Full abstract here programm.froscon.org/froscon20…
Further information at froscon.org
@bagder #floss #opensourcde #ai #aidriven #aislop
Curl is a widely used open source tool and library for transferring data. On today's Day Two DevOps we talk with curl creator Daniel Stenberg. Daniel discusses how AI has complicated curl's bug bounty program.Packet Pushers Interactive LLC
A map for cyclists to find the appropriate infrastructure for their needs, such as bicycle pumps, drinking water, bicycle shops, repair stations or parkingsmapcomplete.org
#OpenStreetMap for #Portland is so extremely outdated that I discovered there used to be a restaurant called Daruma Sushi that closed in 2019 in the same space that is currently hosting Feral. Orange & Blossom was missing entirely. I tried to update both, but since #OrganicMaps didn’t let me log in, I’m not sure if my updates will sit in a queue somewhere…
In any case, #OSM is far from being a reliable #GoogleMaps replacement, unless you somehow already know exactly where you’re going 🙃
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My latest Globe and Mail op-ed notes that TikTok has long presented a thorny challenge for Western governments. The security and privacy concerns resulting from its link to China have pushed some to ban the app altogether.Michael Geist
I am uploading pictures (#PanoramaX), as well of other details, in the bicycle parking theme of #MapComplete. I like to take the pictures and upload several afterwards.As sometimes I didn't remember whether a bicycle parking has already pictures or not I find useful this simple overpass(overpass-turbo.eu/)that shows you which ones in an area lack them.
I share it JIC anybody find it useful:
[out:json];
node["amenity"="bicycle_parking"][!"panoramax"]({{bbox}});
out;
#OpenStreetMap
A web based data mining tool for OpenStreetMap which runs any kind of Overpass API query and shows the results on an interactive map.overpass-turbo.eu
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Matrix, the open protocol for secure decentralised communicationsMatthew Hodgson (matrix.org)
Hyrum's Law: With a sufficient number of users of an API, it does not matter what you promise in the contract; all observable behaviors of your system will be depended on by somebody.
This means:
- Users depend on bugs
- Implementation details suddenly are the spec
- Breaking changes are always breaking for someone
- Documentation is a suggestion of intent rather than reality
Also, relevant XKCD: xkcd.com/1172/
Wednesday, time to switch coffee places for diversity's sake.
lokjo.com -> just type 'coffee' and select 'coffee break' and it'll show you all places, at once, except corporations, or advertising, or 'suggestions', and without taking your data, or anything.
It just shows you all coffee places, like a fair map should do. 😊
edit: explained a bit more clear
#lokjo #fair #coffee #positivenews #EU
Ah yes, low amount of places happens sometimeswith OSM, it might be a reason for some people to help out, if they have time of course.
They are sorted byplaces who are noted as coffee-places or those who noted down they serve coffee, like some bakeries, newspaper stands etc.
If you know some places you can add them through @MapComplete or through osm.org.
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“All of the knowledge to generate the exploit already exists on the internet. AI could even build it for you,” the researcher told 404 Media.Matthew Gault (404 Media)
Poland has this too, and it's not really considered a vuln here. It's just how our "radio stop" system works. It's mandated by law even if I remember correctly.
You need physical access to exploit it, and it's not much different from just pulling on the emergency brake, setting fire to a depo or something of that sort.
Via Rail proudly announce an upgrade to the awful, awful Halifax - Montreal line.
They are going to modernise it by using carriages built in 1954.
1954.
When I lived in the UK, there was a heritage steam train line with carriages newer than that.
Mind you, the village of Corfe Castle (pop 1,355) has more rail passengers in Nov and Dec each year than Halifax (pop 530,167) has in a year. #CanadaFail
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Valve gets pressured by payment processors with a new rule for game devs and various adult games removed gamingonlinux.com/2025/07/valv…
#Steam #Valve #Gaming #PCGaming
Valve have added a new rule to the Onboarding guide for game developers, noting that payment processors get a say in what stays on Steam.Liam Dawe (GamingOnLinux)
NVDA 2025.2 Beta 3 is now available for testing: nvaccess.org/post/nvda-2025-2b…
Changes introduced in Beta 3:
- Added a WASAPI toggle to SAPI5.
- Added a confirmation dialog to update root certificates when downloading add-ons.
- When using NVDA Remote Access, speech from User Account Control screens on the remote computer now works reliably.
- Updates to translations.
#NVDA #NVDAsr #Beta #PreRelease #News #Update #Software #FLOSS #FOSS
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A while ago I received an email with this question. I've been subscribed to your weekly newsletter for a while now, receiving your weekly updates every Friday. I'm writing because I admire your consistency, focus, and perseverance.daniel.haxx.se
Seit gestern ist der TI-Messenger auch für Versicherte (zumindest bei manchen Krankenkassen) verfügbar
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An sich ist das ein etabliertes Protokoll (Matrix), dass zur Kommunikation genutzt wird.
Bemerkenswert ist die Koppelung mit der ePA-App.
Müsste das so sein? Nein.
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#curl creator mulls nixing bug bounty awards to stop AI slop
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: Maintainers struggle to handle growing flow of low-quality bug reports written by botsThomas Claburn (The Register)
in order to claim a bug bounty post slop, you must provide a modest yet significant escrow, your missile coordinates, selfie, true name and of course steps to reproduce without sacrificing a chicken.
Most of the former are to discourage sloppers with poverty and suffering, or at least attempt it.
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#curl 8.15.0
Daniel walks through the changes done in 8.15.0, a whole bunch of his "favorite" bugfixes and then some of the upcoming new things that might be merged and i...YouTube
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