If you want to know where Microsoft’s head is at,

they’ve added Copilot usage into their Connect (yearly performance review),

told sales people their performance is only being based on how much Copilot they sell,

and added Copilot usage to Viva Insight so companies can see how much Copilot usage there is in the org and how it compares to industry peers

Basically, only KPI that matters for orgs now: how much you feed the Copilot god.

pivot-to-ai.com/2025/10/13/mic…

Microsoft tracks your Copilot AI usage in its workplace spyware

Microsoft Viva Insights “helps people and businesses thrive with data-driven, privacy-protected insights.” It’s workplace spyware for your boss. [Microsoft; Microsoft] Viva Insights now has an exci…

^{Pivot to AI}

I found the solution to global warming.

If we just turned everyone into the Incredible Hulk we don’t need cars to travel and people can carry cargo vast distances at enormous weight.

That will dramatically reduce carbon.

From My Blog:
30 Days With Dolphin Screen Reader:
Day 0; Introduction

davidgoldfield.wordpress.com/2…

30 Days With Dolphin Screen Reader: Day 0; Introduction

A few weeks ago, I learned that Dolphin Computer Access is offering a 50% discount on their Supernova products for users who have a JAWS, Zoomtext or Fusion license who are willing to switch from t…

^{Thoughts from David Goldfield}

Every time I try to use an LLM, it always gets things terribly wrong. Nvlist binary format is undocumented. Ask an LLM for it and of course it gets confused with OpenZFS similarly named nvpair, and talks about that (don't know if it's correct or not, but probably isn't from what I briefly saw).

I really don't understand how anyone uses this stuff for work.

Do I know any people who know #rust pretty well? Do you dare speak up?

Why do I get the numbers I get here?

github.com/Spindel/tokio-timeo…

GitHub - Spindel/tokio-timeout-compare: Comparing tokio's timeout vs. other solutions

Comparing tokio's timeout vs. other solutions. Contribute to Spindel/tokio-timeout-compare development by creating an account on GitHub.

^GitHub

More metro Phoenix home sellers have grown tired of demands from buyers and have given up.

The number of canceled home listings is on the rise in the Valley as buyers continue to insist on lower prices, expensive remodel projects and interest-rate buydowns.
Trevor Halpern of Halpern Residential at eXp Reality said 35% to 40% of his sellers are pulling their listings if buyers won't give them the price they want.

During the past few months, about 30% of Phoenix-area homes listed for sale were called off by homeowners, according to the Cromford Report.

hahahahaha good

A colleague is asking how many #Neuroscientists are here on Mastodon / Fedi. If you are one, could you make yourself known in this poll? Also, more specific comments about your field welcome! 🧠

please boost around if you don't mind
#Neuroscience #Academia #AcademicChatter

• I am an experimental Neuroscientist (1%, 20 votes)
• I am a computational Neuroscientist (1%, 22 votes)
• I am another kind of Neuroscientist (1%, 25 votes)
• I am a non-neuro scientist or academic (30%, 554 votes)
• I am not a scientist or academic (66%, 1204 votes)

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Het fascisme is terug. Vind je dat overdreven? Dat is precies hoe het werkt.

Deze uitlegvideo van De Correspondent, van minder dan 10 minuten, wens ik een groot bereik toe. Met name onder mensen die mochten denken dat het 'allemaal wel meevalt'.

Beter en krachtiger dan deze korte en toegankelijke video valt het niet uit te leggen. Dat we even goed weten waar we staan.

#fascisme #decorrespondent

youtube.com/watch?v=RVpE7gR46s…

Het fascisme is terug. Zo herken je het

Ja, het fascisme is terug. Vind je dat overdreven? Dat is precies hoe het werkt. Fascisme maakt extremisme normaal, waardoor waarschuwingen alarmistisch klin...

^YouTube

« Il y a deux ans, Dominique Bernard était assassiné devant son lycée, victime du terrorisme islamiste.

Assassiné pour sa vocation : enseigner, transmettre, éveiller les consciences.
Assassiné parce qu'il défendait son école, le savoir, ses élèves.
Assassiné parce qu'il incarnait tout ce que la haine, l'obscurantisme, l'islamisme détestent.

Jamais je n'oublierai ce 13 octobre et les jours qui ont suivi. Le choc face à l'attentat. La dignité des collègues de Dominique Bernard, le courage des élèves, la grandeur de la famille et de ses proches.

Nous rendons hommage à ce serviteur de l’École, à son courage, à sa passion de transmettre.
Nous pensons à son épouse, à sa famille, à ses collègues et à tous les professeurs qui, tous les jours, font vivre la République dans chaque salle de classe. »
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Renaissance

Il y a deux ans, Dominique Bernard était assassiné devant son lycée, victime du terrorisme islamiste. Assassiné pour sa vocation : enseigner, transmettre, éveiller les consciences. Assassiné parce qu'il défendait son école, le savoir, ses élèves.

^Telegram

I've been waiting for the new #Witcher book for many years. And today it's finally in my ebook reader. 😍
(I know it was released already last year, but the Czech translation was published just a few days ago.)
app.thestorygraph.com/books/dd…

#TheWitcher #books #Booktodon #book #kniha

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

Unistroke Keyboard: Unistroke Handwriting Input Method, like Graffitty was on the Palm Pilot. This app is a fork of the seemingly no longer maintained original app going by the same name.

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

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}

These things are all fluff and no substance.

You want to know how little we actually trust these post-quantum algorithms? So little that we're concerned that the NSA wants to formalize quantum-only crypto instead of hybrid crypto where we use current algorithms AND pq algorithms.

If we actually trusted this stuff worked, we wouldn't be afraid. But we are. Why is that?

blog.cr.yp.to/20251004-weakene…
RT: mastodon.social/users/arstechn…

Ars Technica (@arstechnica@mastodon.social)

Attached: 1 image Why Signal’s post-quantum makeover is an amazing engineering achievement New design sets a high standard for post-quantum readiness. https://arstechnica.

^{Ars Technica (Mastodon)}

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#GX680III #pyrocat-hd #mediumformat #6x8 #120film #analog #analogphotography #filmphotography #analogovafotografie #česky #czech #praha #prague #černobílá #cernobila #bw #filmisnotdead

Hi fedi ​​ I'm Lillie and I've recently started a discord server for South African Trans folks 🇿🇦🏳️‍⚧️ We're currently just under 30 members strong!

Trans Space, is aimed at allowing SA trans folks to connect and find community! Even though our focus is on the SA trans community, we welcome all, if this sounds like something you might be interested in feel free to DM me!

Boosts appreciated to reach more folks ​​

Hold on. Didn't they just let go a bunch of their employees in the braille department? Learn Braille. Change Lives.
CNIB Beyond Print. is currently seeking volunteers to aid them with Braille services.

Only a small fraction of published material exists in braille. You can help change that — and make a real difference in people’s lives. As a Braille Volunteer,
you’ll:
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• Learn to transcribe print into Unified English Braille (UEB)
• Help people who are blind or partially sighted access education, pursue employment, and enjoy greater independence
• Join a supportive community dedicated to literacy and inclusion
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They offer:
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• Free, 8-month training program (~15 hrs/week)
• Formal certification in Unified English Braille
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Who we’re looking for:
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• Strong English skills (French an asset)
• Comfortable with computers (Windows PC required)
• Passion for literacy, accessibility, and long-term volunteer commitment (minimum 3 years including a weekly shift at CNIB’s HQ in Toronto
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Apply Now! Send a short note about who you are and why you want to become a braille volunteer:
BrailleCertification@cnib.ca