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Re: last boost (mastodon.stickbear.me/@evilcoo…), first a little context especially for my sighted followers: As I understand it, that post is particularly about apps that, while technically accessible to blind people, aren't as pleasant to use with a screen reader as they could be. Yes, it's often necessary to deal with such apps to some degree. But, especially within the blind community, we shouldn't criticize each other for having limited tolerance for such things and choosing accordingly.
I'm just going to put this out there because I know I'm going to have more than one person. Ask. When you ask me why I don't use such and such app, and I tell you it's because it's messy, that's perfectly valid. I shouldn't have to swipe through seven controls just to get from post to post. Also, please don't tell me it's not a big deal. When I'm frustrated with something that doesn't work and you come back with. It's not a big deal, that makes me feel invalid. I don't like it. What might not be a big deal for you? Might piss me off to no end. Don't do that. It's not cool.
Absolutely right. It is particularly painful reading posts from apologists of apps like Discord and Steam because they're quote "better than they used to be" unquote (which in the case of Steam was unusable).
When legitimate accessibility work has gone into improving a thing, it should be acknowledged and supported while not equating progress with perfection. Accepting accessibility scraps is not a positive thing.
six #curl security reports received within the last eight hours
I'm not getting the sense that things are improving.
I don't use apps like whatsapp or skype because they sell my data and don't trust them.
I was hoping for a foss alternative to talk to my parents, regular folk who need something easy to set up on their android devices, ideally through fdroid.
I don't want to reveal a real phone number because I don't want ads from nobody.
I don't need to see my parent's faces, I just need to talk to them and maybe send files and lines of text.
"In the budget speech this year, commission president Ursula von der Leyen made a bold statement that AI is expected to approach human reasoning by next year."
Die Nächste, nach (bzw. vor) Wildberger.
"Surprised by this statement, I asked the commission to provide me with documents .."
"The commission’s response was not filled with references to the scientific literature. Instead, the Commission referred to the essays and books by tech CEOs."
Unglaublich.
euobserver.com/digital/ar68689…
Ursula von der Leyen and the EU Commission are fueling the AI hype, claiming AI could reach human-level reasoning next year.EUobserver
If you need to troubleshoot your UnifiedPush setup on Linux, there is now a small app for this on Flathub.
You can check whether your push service is correctly visible, whether you can interact with it correctly, and whether it is receiving push notifications.
Might provide a link? Can't find it if I'm searching for "Unified Push"
⚖️📚 The #EUCommission has secretly set in motion a potentially massive reform of the #GDPR. If internal drafts become reality, this would have significant impact on people's fundamental right to #privacy and data protection.
👀 Read more here 👉 noyb.eu/en/eu-commission-about…
The EU Commission has secretly set in motion a potentially massive reform of the GDPR. noybs first overview of the proposed changes.noyb.eu
You: vibe coding with LLMs is like a gambling addict with a slot machine
Me: repeatedly pressing up arrow to access your shell history is like a gambling addict with a slot machine
we are not the same
📂FIle Manager <- NEW!!!!
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From a presentation of an AI tool:
"It can perform LDAP queries for you!"
"Can I trust the results?"
"Well, not really. It's like asking a human; you should always verify the results yourself to be 100% sure."
Okay, instead of running the query myself, I'll wait for the AI tool to run it and then run it myself to make sure it's correct.
Next week, we should receive a survey asking how much time it saves us. I wonder what everyone's answer will be. 🤔
Canada loses its measles elimination status — thanks to anti--vaxxers.
cbc.ca/news/health/livestory/c… #morons #idiots #Cdnpoli #polcan #healthcanada
I would like a 5.1 channel surround system I can easily plug into my laptop's USB/HDMI hub so I can listen to podcasts and music on something that isn't a headset. Used to be you could get that in a sub-$150 form factor with 3 analogue 1/8-inch connectors. Now, though, my only connectivity option looks to be HDMI. Everything I'm finding is a sound bar which, if past experience is any guide, means a complicated ecosystem where I'll need an app and an account and likely sighted help, because you can't just plug the damn thing in and get sound, you have to make sure you're not in bluetooth mode, or otherwise mash button combinations so your speakers actually do the thing.
Surely I'm not the last weirdo left who wants his computer to sound good without a headset? What are my options? There don't seem to be either plain speakers or non-sound-bar options--maybe a mini receiver that can handle the HDMI input, with enough physical buttons so I can press one to switch to HDMI? IME sound bars have like 3 buttons, and each does a dozen things which you only distinguish by seeing which light is lit or similar. Then there's my last sound bar, which at one point crashed so hard that I started actually seeing the 403s from what was apparently its onboard Nginx server. I really hate technology somedays.
Qwen taught me something useful today after I questioned something it wrote.
There is such thing as an transmission "erasure" vs a transmission "error"
- Errors: Unknown corruption of data bits during transmission (e.g., a 0 becomes a 1 or vice versa)
- Erasures: Complete loss of data packets/bits, where we know which specific positions are missing (the locations of missing data are known)
huh. I never knew.
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