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Problem with the GDPR isn't with the intent, but with its implementation. Which is the issue with regulations: the unintended consequences.

US/Chinese companies grow in the US/China without complying with GDPR, all the while their EU competition is getting mauled by regulation. Then those companies will sell their GDPR-incompatible products & services to Europeans anyway, and of course we'll buy everything they offer, as there are no choices left.

Note: “human right” is only what we agree on.

Raphael Albert (@r_alb@mastodon.social)

Them: "Consider what having to comply with the GDPR means for small and mid-sized businesses!" Me: "Consider what having small and mid-sized businnesses not complying with the GDPR means for all of us!" I'm so tired of discussing digital privacy pr…
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Prüfet alles und behaltet das #Gute.

Die sog. #Jahreslosung der christlichen Kirchen aus der #Bibel (1. Thess. 5,21) für 2025.

Gefunden als #Postkarte in einer #Kirche 😎
Für mich persönlich gibt's da eine Verbindung zu
@pruef_de@mastodon.social
#pruef#FediKirche #ZurFeierDesSonntags

Auf einer Holztreppe liegen Postkarten. Eine Lupe ist darauf abgebildet, die den Satz vergrößert: Prüfet alles und behaltet das Gute.
#fedikirche #kirche #bibel #zurfeierdessonntags #gute #jahreslosung #postkarte #pruef @PRÜF

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Proton screen reader accessibility update:
So far it's decent. I can navigate around by headings and landmarks. Each message is a landmark with a level 2 heading. This is functional and very reasonable, but it makes navigating the message list clunky. I've also yet to figure out how to view any message except the latest in a conversation.
Message content is in a frame, so they're easy to find. If I want to get back to the inbox, I navigate back by landmarks til I find the back button.
Navigating the inbox in focus mode sucks. Most of the keyboard shortcuts don't play nice with NVDA, and the only info reported is the message subject. No info on the sender, the data, and whether it's read or unread, making it near useless. opening the context menu does at least correctly move focus to said context menu, so that's good. So, so, so many web apps with custom context menus just don't do this and stick the menu aaaaaaaaall the way at the end of the DOM. Web apps that do it correctly always win brownie points with me.
The Windows desktop app is nice, but for some reason, NVDA can't see anything until I click with the mouse somewhere in the window. Then it works just fine.

Overall, it's pretty good. Not perfect, but more than adequate for checking mail. message navigation could be improved though

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RE: infosec.exchange/@mttaggart/11…

A lot of folks are taking this as an argument to ditch Firefox. It isn't—at least not now. Use the tool that works for you, until it doesn't. This is a warning that the AI nonsense won't stop and long-term viability is doubtful. Prepare accordingly.

Taggart

2025-11-21 21:17:00

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Mozilla's new strategy document makes it clear: it's an AI company, and the organization you trusted to protect the open web is dead.

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The Mozilla Cycle, Part III: Mozilla Dies in Ignominy

Mozilla's new strategy document confirms their position, and the end of their stewardship of the open web.
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I just came across a post that referred to a Roguelite, and I'd never heard of that game genre before, although they have apparently existed for at least a few years. thegamer.com/roguelike-rogueli…

Uh Oh, Everyone Is Mixing Up Roguelikes And Roguelites Again

Roguelikes and roguelites are different enough to the people that engage with these genres that you really ought not to confuse the two.
Eric Switzer (TheGamer)

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Pope Leo and priest Padre Guilherme, widely known as the "DJ priest," surprise worshippers with an electronic rave party to mark the 75th birthday of Archbishop Bernard Bober at the St. Elisabeth Cathedral in Košice, Slovakia on 8 November.
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Pope Leo and priest Guilherme surprise worshippers with electronic rave party

In an unprecedented blend of spirituality and modernity, Pope Leo appeared at an electronic music rave to mark the 75th birthday of Archbishop Bernard Bober....
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Heads up for those who, like me, worry about giving or receiving COVID-19 and flu: The new version of the Aptitude molecular test (for both COVID and flu) is now available at retail. It requires a re-usable reader and somewhat pricy single-use test, but is more sensitive than the rapid tests (comparable to a PCR lab test).

shop.aptitudemedical.com/

I've been using the COVID version for a couple years. Expensive, but useful when I'm feeling under the weather or going to visit vulnerable friends.


Aptitude Medical Systems

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If you'd like to hear about what @ChanceyFleet and I have been up to in the world of #TactileGraphics, our backstories, tactile drawing and art exploration, how #BlindSVG came to be, and where we hope to take all of this, check out our interview on the #ATBanter podcast! atbanter.com/2025/11/19/at-ban…

AT Banter Episode 444 – Getting a Feel For Art with BlindSVG

Ready to get your hands on some art? In this episode of AT Banter, we’re joined by tactile graphics gurus Chancey Fleet and Marco Salsiccia, who are on a mission to prove that “drawing in the dark”…
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#atbanter #tactilegraphics #blindsvg @ChanceyFleet

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48% of all people in ICE custody (incl. CBP and ICE arrests) have no criminal history. Another 26% only have a criminal charge (no conviction ), and 26% have a criminal conviction (although many of these are low level).

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BREAKING: ICE Detention Crosses Record 65,000, October Arrests Top Record 40,000, Biggest Growth Among People with No Criminal History

After over two months of no data, ICE's new detention numbers show a record 65,135 people in detention, biggest growth among immigrants with no criminal histories. GPS ankle monitors also grow to 35k.
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Just for the heck of it, a few weeks ago I requested all my data from Amazon. This morning the files finally arrived. The vast majority of it (13.23 gigabytes to be exact) is Alexa audio recordings. Apparently I've spoken to Alexa, either asking it something or giving it a response, exactly 143,880 times, because that's how many wav files there are in the archive, as of whenever the data request actually happened. Anyway here's one particular recording which totally sounds like me. I do not know where I was when I asked this, what device I was using, when it was, or how she responded, but this totally sounds like me. Warning: contains Alexa wake word.

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#AndroidAppRain had 15 updated apps at our Android repo. Some RBs which failed with previous releases have been fixed, so RB status now: 753 apps (59.2%)

Our #Magisk repo got 2 modules updated and 1 added a minute ago:

* HyperUnlocked: Unlock high-end xiaomi features on all of your xiaomi devices

Status there now: 138 modules online.

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

#android #free #apps #AndroidAppRain #magisk #izzyondroid

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Thanks so much Jonathan for that intro and I absolutely love the name of this group, it is very clever indeed. I was pleasantly inundated with new messages in my inbox today. I'm new to all of this so forgive me if I don't explicitly reply to something but I'll do my best. One of the reasons why I never joined social media is that I have extremely limited free time. I also have very sore wrists and elbows from so much typing over the years so I try and limit it but Glen suggested I join and Jonathan also seconded it so here I am. I certainly recognize a few names from the past 3 decades, so hi to you all.
Actually, someone just posted about the architecture of door knobs and quite frankly I was just feeling the pain of that this morning as I had to twist rather than push down on a lever to open my door and was thinking how I need to change all the handles to save my wrists.
Have a great day and as I said, forgive me if I don't post as often as others.
Thanks for the welcome.
Joe

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