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I'm using Paperback more and more these days. Unlike QRead, which I still need for Bookshare DAISY files, Paperback removes all the unnecessary blank lines between paragraphs and pages, and you can't imagine how nice that feels! It also loads books incredibly fast, no matter how large your EPUB or PDF files are. Huge kudos to the developer, and here's hoping DAISY support gets added soon so I can fully switch over.
github.com/trypsynth/paperback
@TheQuinbox

GitHub - trypsynth/paperback: An accessible, light-weight, cross-platform ebook and document reader.

An accessible, light-weight, cross-platform ebook and document reader. - trypsynth/paperback
GitHub
@Quin

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Over 400 arrests of protesters in London thanks to the government’s refusal to admit that their decision to proscribe Palestine Action as a terrorist group has been a disaster The Labour gov has so far arrested well over 1,000 people for holding up signs www.theguardian.com/world/2025/o...

Police make more than 440 arre...


Police make almost 500 arrests at Palestine Action protest in London

Officers arrest activists at silent vigil in support of banned organisation, as demos go ahead despite PM’s pleas
Robyn Vinter (The Guardian)

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this story goes into the many wild and different forms anti-trans discrimination comes in

including what happened with Amazon and my book Begin Transmission: The Trans Allegories of the Matrix

please read and learn about some of what we’re up against

we’re just trying to live our lives

transnews.network/p/the-discri…


The Discrimination We All Live With

Four stories reveal just some the discrimination trans people deal with every single day of our lives
Mira Lazine (Trans News Network)

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One first step people should do to respond to this is start using the “report a speed trap” function in Apple Maps to report where ICE is operating. Make Apple party to the attempt to protect people. theverge.com/news/791533/googl…

Google removes ICE-spotting app following Apple’s ICEBlock crackdown

Google has removed Red Dot, an app people could use to report ICE sightings from Google Play, one day after Apple removed similar apps, including Red Dot and ICEBlock.
Emma Roth (The Verge)

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#AndroidAppRain at apt.izzysoft.de/fdroid/?radd=1… today brings you 16 updated, 3 added, & 3 removed apps:

+ Melotune: a music streaming app 🛡️
+ DSub2000: client for Subsonic & Funkwhale 🛡️
+ ArchiveTune: a Material 3 YouTube Music client 🛡️
- DSub: no longer maintained, replaced by its fork DSub2000
- Tsumugi: no longer working
- NextPass: archived 2024, development stopped ~2021

RB Status: 723 apps (55.8%)

Enjoy your #free #Android #apps with the #IzzyOnDroid repo :awesome:


IzzyOnDroid F-Droid Repository

This is a repository of apps to be used with your F-Droid client. Applications in this repository are official binaries built by the original application developers, taken from their resp. repositories (mostly Github, GitLab, Codeberg).
IzzyOnDroid App Repo
#android #free #apps #AndroidAppRain #izzyondroid

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New instance for me, so I'll try to introduce myself, because why not. I am 45/straight/cis (well, I might be ace somehow, but Idk) and live in Austin, TX, USA. In general, I tend to think about patterns that occur in society and how best to look at situations. I think a lot about the political situation in the US but feel like I don't know the solution. I am totally blind and am involved with Linux accessibility (I currently work for SUSE), so sometimes I post about that. I also find land use and transit to be interesting, since they are related, and both impact me as a pedestrian. I'd consider myself spiritual, and I've gone to the local UU church off and on, although lately I've been finding it harder to motivate myself to go out and do things. Other than that, in no particular order, I like swimming, podcasts, puns, coffee shops, music, reading and writing. I also have mikegorse.substack.com, but, alas, I haven't written there in a while--I need to get into the habit of blogging again.

Chronicles from an unstable era | Mike Gorse | Substack

It's a time of change. I sometimes write about politics, or disability, or the way we think about things, or the ways these things intersect. Click to read Chronicles from an unstable era, by Mike Gorse, a Substack publication. Launched 2 years ago.
Chronicles from an unstable era

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They already were though

eff.org/deeplinks/2025/10/floc…


Flock’s Gunshot Detection Microphones Will Start Listening for Human Voices

Flock Safety, the police technology company most notable for their extensive network of automated license plate readers spread throughout the United States, is rolling out a new and troubling product that may create headaches for the cities that adop…
Electronic Frontier Foundation

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I took a stab at converting eloquence to work with the 64-bit #NVDA alphas. Unfortunately, it's a bit laggy, and pitch doesn't come back down after a capital letter. Does anyone know what I've messed up? share.interfree.ca/api/v2/open/share/5GvHXPCRd2o-5iEwCHmxHBN-Sc64A9wtps1-e6yzfabRwV3/file/3ewj7im7W4t-AQKhhGYmydH-1KhDfBeb1YN-inxCAb3LFb8#python#grpc#screenreader#accessibility#a11y
#a11y #Accessibility #screenreader #python #nvda #grpc

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🇩🇪Letzte-Minute-Alarm: CSU-Innenministerium drängt mit Fake-Änderung auf Koalitions-Ja zur #Chatkontrolle am Dienstag – Augenwischerei: patrick-breyer.de/beitraege/ch…

🗳️Deutschlands Stimme ist entscheidend.
🔥Protestiert JETZT! Lasst die Tasten glühen ⌨️
👉fightchatcontrol.de


Chatkontrolle

🇫🇷 Französisch: Traduction du dossier Chat Control 2.0 🇸🇪 Schwedisch: Chat Control 2.0🇳🇱 Niederländisch: Chatcontrole Inhalt der Seite: Die Abschaffung des Digitalen Briefgeheimnisses Hilf jetzt mit die Chatkontrolle zu stoppen…
Patrick Breyer
#Chatkontrolle
in reply to Patrick Breyer

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Patrick Breyer

🇪🇺Germany's Interior Ministry is pushing a sham amendment to bully the 🇩🇪 coalition into approving #ChatControl on Tuesday - securing a Council majority. Total trick: patrick-breyer.de/en/posts/cha…

Act NOW and ramp up the heat on YOUR government: fightchatcontrol.eu


Chat Control: The EU's CSAM scanner proposal

🇫🇷 French: Traduction du dossier Chat Control 2.0, stopchatcontrol.fr🇸🇪 Swedish: Chat Control 2.0🇩🇰 Danish: chatcontrol.
Patrick Breyer
#chatcontrol
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Die Wiedervereinigung lief so schnell ab, dass die deutschen Eisenbahnen erst 8 Monate danach ein gemeinsames Kursbuch herausbringen konnten. Das bisherige Einzelkursbuch der Deutschen Reichsbahn gab es daneben noch weiter, als Teilausgabe für die "neuen Bundesländer".

Gleichzeitig half die ex-DDR-Reichsbahn mit bei ihr überzählig gewordenen Lokomotiven und Personenwagen der Deutschen Bundesbahn aus, die unter starkem Fahrzeugmangel litt. So konnte man bald "volkseigene" Elektroloks der DR-Baureihe 243 als DB-143er vor S-Bahnen im Ruhrgebiet antreffen...

#TagDerDeutschenEinheit #Bahn #Eisenbahn

Vier Kursbücher nebeneinander. Von links nach rechts: Deutsche Reichsbahn, Binnenverkehr, 28.5.1989 - 26.5.1999; Deutsche Reichsbahn, 27.5.1990 - 1.6.1991; Deutsche Reichsbahn, Winter 1990/91, 30.9.1990 - 1.6.1991; Deutsche Reichsbahn und Deutsche Bundesbahn, 2.6.1991-30.5.1992
Vier Kursbücher nebeneinander. Von links nach rechts: Deutsche Reichsbahn, Binnenverkehr, 28.5.1989 - 26.5.1999; Deutsche Reichsbahn, 27.5.1990 - 1.6.1991; Deutsche Reichsbahn, Winter 1990/91, 30.9.1990 - 1.6.1991; Deutsche Reichsbahn, "Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Berlin/Brandenburg, Sachsen, Sachsen-Anhalt, Thüringen", 2.6.1991-30.5.1992
#bahn #tagderdeutscheneinheit #Eisenbahn

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It was inevitable that we would need this

cloudflare.com/en-au/press/pre…


Cloudflare Introduces NET Dollar to Support a New Business Model for the AI-Driven Internet | Cloudflare

Cloudflare, Inc. (NYSE: NET), the leading connectivity cloud company, today announced plans to introduce NET Dollar, a new U.S. dollar-backed stablecoin that will enable instant, secure transactions for the agentic web.
www.cloudflare.com

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My latest: Discord said late on Friday that hackers stole users' government-issued IDs (passports and driver's licenses) from one of its customer support databases.

I wrote a few words about the risks of age verification laws, and why collecting people's government IDs is bad for security and privacy.

this.weekinsecurity.com/discor…


Discord says users' government IDs used for age checks stolen by hackers

Thanks to age verification laws, expect more data breaches of users' government-issued passports and driver's licenses.
Zack Whittaker (~this week in security~)

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I can’t help but feel vindicated for my ultimate decision to not touch #Bluesky even though my reason was different than this; I couldn’t get past the captcha to even get an account created. So oftentimes if someone posts something here from there I never see it. I’m just glad I’m here and not there. social.chinwag.org/@FediThing/…

FediThing 🏳️‍🌈 (@FediThing@chinwag.org)

If anyone's confused by what the heck is going on with latest Bluesky drama, I've tried to summarise it in one toot here: https://social.chinwag.
Chinwag Social
#bluesky
in reply to Kevin LaRose, Antifa Member

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Mike Gorse

I'm a little surprised. I thought that Bluesky was supposed to be what Twitter isn't. I also had trouble with the CAPTCHA a while back (in theory, the one they use should be accessible, but, unless things have changed recently, their accessibility cookie has not been tested in a while and does not work on modern browsers, at least not out of the box). (Yeah, I could just ask a sighted person to help me with it, but, still, it's a road block and can be demotivating).

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To those with rooted devices and XPosed: are you using the "Fuck Location" module?

apt.izzysoft.de/packages/fuck.…

It had its last release in 2022, and the source code archived in 2024 – while still being marked "alpha" and "not sure if it works", but we still see around 20 installs (aka downloads by F-Droid clients) per month.

Your feedback is needed here to decide whether we should keep or remove it, so thanks in advance!

:boost_love:

#serviceToot #FollowerPower #IzzyOnDroid

„Fuck Location“ – IzzyOnDroid F-Droid Repository

simple xposed module that helps you fully control your location
IzzyOnDroid Repo Browser
#followerpower #serviceToot #izzyondroid

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Counting down to book release day for my memoir, Past the Gray Curtain. If you read on kindle, preorder: amzn.to/4mNijpo

Amazon.com: Past the Gray Curtain: My Road to Full Life with Disabilities eBook : Blake LaRose, Sarah: Kindle Store

Past the Gray Curtain: My Road to Full Life with Disabilities - Kindle edition by Blake LaRose, Sarah. Download it once and read it on your Kindle device, PC, phones or tablets.
amzn.to

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Why this "AV" (Age Verification) requiring the upload of documents poses risks which are IMHO not justified by the reason:

discord.com/press-releases/upd…

What got out? Well, just "… Name, Discord username, email and other contact details … billing information … IP addresses … government‑ID images (e.g., driver’s license, passport) from users who had appealed an age determination"

Well, happy identity thefting then… Remember: what's not there, cannot be stolen 🤷‍♂️

#security #ageVerification


Update on a Security Incident Involving Third-Party Customer Service | Discord

At Discord, protecting the privacy and security of our users is a top priority. That’s why it’s important to us that we’re transparent with them about events that impact their personal information.
discord.com
#security #ageverification
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Thomas Svensson 🖖

Watched it and yes, DOT delivered another good introduction to a useful DX tool. I know it will make me use #cURL exponentially more.

It also made me install #xh as a complement. Both because I like how colors make it easier to analyse, and for it providing a less complex command for basic stuff.

But also for its "--curl" option ;)

#curl #xh

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Anyone using the Tsumugi web radio app?

apt.izzysoft.de/packages/fr.fo…

It saw its last release in 2019, its repo lies dormant since 2022 with issues ignored – but we still see about 10 downloads per month via F-Droid clients (so app installs). So shall we keep it as "still useful" – or remove it as "It's dead, Jim!"?

EDIT: Thanks for boosts & feedback! App will be removed with the next sync.

#serviceToot #FollowerPower #IzzyOnDroid

„Tsumugi“ – IzzyOnDroid F-Droid Repository

Webradio, alarm clock, sleep, and much more
IzzyOnDroid Repo Browser
#followerpower #serviceToot #izzyondroid
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Pietervdvn

Allright, I needed some time to finalize things.

The data is now shown directly in the production version. You can link using e.g.:

mapcomplete.org/benches?z=14.4…

-> Make sure z is >= 14
-> The lat and lon should also be approximately correct. There is no code to automatically zoom to the selected openbench-object, so it should be in view to be loaded
-> The hash has the openbenches-id; it'll open the popup once the openbenches data is loaded from MapRoulette


Benches

A map of benches
mapcomplete.org

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Od P. Zandla:
"Jestli vás víkendové volby zajímají a chcete si aktuální výsledky pustit na mobilu nebo dokonce doma či v hospodě na obrazovce, tak jsme pro vás v Institut π připravili webovou službu Pirátské volby - volby.institutpi.cz
Web bere data s minutovou aktualizací přímo z volby.cz a dělá z nich grafy a přehledy včetně kalkulace možných povolebních koalic."

Pirátské volby 2025 - Sledování volebních výsledků PS ČR

Sledování volebních výsledků Poslanecké sněmovny ČR 2025 v reálném čase. Výsledky Pirátů, Demoblok vs Temnoblok.
Pirátské volby 2025

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If you're anywhere near Prague this weekend, meet the #LibreOffice community at LinuxDays 2025! More info: linuxdays.cz/2025/ #foss #OpenSource #freesoftware
LibreOffice merchandise
LibreOffice flyers, in Czech
LibreOffice printed guidebooks, Czech translation

LinuxDays: linuxové dny od lidí pro lidi | LinuxDays

Konference o Linuxu, open-source a vším, co s tím souvisí. Koná se každoročně v pražských Dejvicíc na půdě FIT ČVUT v Praze.
www.linuxdays.cz
#FreeSoftware #foss #opensource #libreoffice

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For residents of the U.S., health insurance open enrollment is beginning.

Good time for a reminder that, if you have the option of enrolling in a high deductible health plan, those policies come with Health Savings Accounts (HSA).

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/High-ded…
"HSA contributions, unlike other tax-advantaged investment vehicles, offer a triple tax benefit – tax-deductible contributions, tax-free growth, and tax-free withdrawals for qualified medical expenses."

#USPol #insurance #HealthInsurance

health insurance plan with lower premiums and higher deductibles than a traditional health plan

Contributors to Wikimedia projects (Wikimedia Foundation, Inc.)
#uspol #insurance #healthinsurance

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TT-RSS is going away. It was the first feed reader I hosted and used in a regular basis and it was great. Sad to see it go, but I understand the reasons. community.tt-rss.org/t/the-end… #selfhosting #selfhosted

The end of tt-rss.org

On November 1st 2025 I’m going to dismantle the entirety of infrastructure that powers tt-rss.org, cgit, this forum, and other related sites.
Tiny Tiny RSS: Community
#selfhosting #selfhosted

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"Lo aquí planteado busca ayudar a entender la situación poniendo énfasis en la construcción de masculinidades crueles, bajo la idea de que no es un suceso aislado, sino que responde a un contexto y una dinámica social en donde crecen grupos como los autodenominados incels, fratría masculinista con fuerte base en redes sociales que reproduce discursos misóginos y enaltece comportamientos violentos."

revistacomun.com/blog/violenci…

#México #CDMX


Incel y machósfera: claves para entender el atentado en el CCH Sur

Análisis del caso de Lex Ashton, desde las masculinidades crueles, la cultura incel y la violencia de género en México.
Revista Común
#méxico #cdmx
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