Shokz OpenFit Pro review: Reducing distractions while keeping your ears open
Finally, a set of open earbuds that actually sound good and provide noticeable ambient noise reduction.Billy Steele (Engadget)
Vanadium version 144.0.7559.109.0 released
Changes in version 144.0.7559.109.0:
- update to Chromium 144.0.7559.109
- activate Nordic EasyList for Danish, Finnish, Icelandic and Swedish rather than only Norwegian (both variants) and Greenlandic (this change has been included since Vanadium Config version 150)
- add EasyList Adblock Warning Removal List (this change has been included since Vanadium Config version 151)
- extend rebranding of Chrome/Chromium to Vanadium
A full list of changes from the previous release (version 144.0.7559.90.0) is available through the Git commit log between the releases.
This update is available to GrapheneOS users via our app repository and will also be bundled into the next OS release. Vanadium isn't yet officially available for users outside GrapheneOS, although we plan to do that eventually. It won't be able to provide the WebView outside GrapheneOS and will have missing hardening and other features.
Comparing 144.0.7559.90.0...144.0.7559.109.0 · GrapheneOS/Vanadium
Privacy and security enhanced releases of Chromium for GrapheneOS. Vanadium provides the WebView and standard user-facing browser on GrapheneOS. It depends on hardening in other GrapheneOS reposito...GitHub
I didn’t realise just how US centric all of package management was until I made these tables 😅
The Dependency Layer in Digital Sovereignty: nesbitt.io/2026/01/28/the-depe…
The Dependency Layer in Digital Sovereignty
Where package management fits in the digital sovereignty discussion.Andrew Nesbitt
for forges, you might wish to add @Codeberg (Germany, EU). Not sure where Sourcehut sits (is it NL, @sir ?)
So there ARE alternatives. And as already pointed out in another comment by @jens , Forgejo/Gitea can be self-hosted as well. And at least for Forgejo, Federation is upcoming IIRC, to take another hurdle (separate registrations) from self-hosted installs.
But yeah, that list reads horrible, re "sovereignty" 😢
Ich brauche eine Empfehlung für einen Rechtsanwalt für NRW-Schulrecht.
Lage oder Örtlichkeit ist ist egal, wenn es telefonische Beratung gibt.
Ich bitte um persönliche Erfahrungswerte, gerne auch per DN.
Danke!
It was interesting to read up on the AI assisted code review at lesswrong.com/posts/7aJwgbMEiK…
For context: I'm personally responsible for at least 29 curl CVEs. Out of the recent 6 CVEs mentioned in the blog post I found two. This gives me some perspective, I think.
I do not utilise AI tools in my vulnerability research. I am also fiercely critical of harmful proliferation of AI. This is due to the unsustainable way it is currently pushed, and use of as marketing ploy and gimmick rather than producing measurable benefit to users. This leads to negative impacts on economy, education & learning, not to mention impacts to nature due to wasteful use of energy.
This doesn't mean I am against AI. I have written by own AI tooling (fully local RAG with support for arbitrary number of models running on local nodes, implemented in python). I found the usefulness of such tool to be limited at best. It is somewhat useful in mass analysis of large document bases, but the level of analysis is superficial at best. These AI models are after all just language models, and do not have any true understanding or intelligence.
And here is the gist of it: The current tools are not intelligent. Understanding this limitation is the key of successful deployment and utilisation of AI tools. The tools can be useful in certain tasks, but they do not replace true intelligence.
The AI tooling AISLE are developing certainly is one of the better uses of AI, and definitely surpasses all my personal dabbling around it. It is clear that the tool does find vulnerabilities. The key question is how much hallucinations and false positives it produces: If the tool generates thousands of FPs and the true findings are hidden among them this limits the value and usefulness of the tool (of course it doesn't entirely negate it, many tools produce false positives). In short: The quality of the findings is key, and poor signal-to-noise ratio is highly undesirable.
Either way, I think there is a future for AI tools and they definitely will be helpful in vulnerability research.
I personally will keep exercising my wetware for this work, however.
#cybersecurity #infosec #vulnerabilityresearch #thoughtoftheday
Also tuned words like "pool" and "tool" to sound less Mid-Atlantic. Some of you were telling me Speech Player sounds a bit like Stewie from Family guy, and you know, I can see it.
Based on this deranged slop flood out of @mozilla : stateof.mozilla.org/
1) I'm happier about my decision to stop using Firefox.
2) I'm going to stop using @thunderbird .
Which is a shame, because Thunderbird is still the best mail client, and Firefox brought us hope in the IE days.
Thanks for making everything worse @mozilla .
Ktoré potraviny riedia krv a chránia pred trombózou?
▪️Kelp - Prírodné antikoagulanty. Môže znižovať viskozitu krvi.
▪️Cesnak - Obsahuje fytoncídy. Nielenže znižuje viskozitu krvi, ale pomáha aj neutralizovať širokú škálu toxínov. Podporuje kardiovaskulárne zdravie.
▪️Kurkuma - Riedi a čistí krv.
▪️Olivový olej - Vďaka svojim antioxidačným vlastnostiam znižuje aktivitu krvných doštičiek.
▪️Harmanček - Potláča aktivitu krvných doštičiek a zabraňuje zrážaniu krvi.
▪️Horčica - Omega 3 a vitamín B6 znižujú viskozitu krvi, čistia obehový systém a posilňujú cievy.
▪️Mastné ryby - vďaka Omega 3 zlepšujú medzibunkový metabolizmus, čím zabraňujú trombóze.
▪️Zázvor - normalizuje krvný obeh. Znižuje krvný tlak a podporuje normálny prietok krvi. Obsahuje salicylát, prírodný analóg aspirínu.
'Ralph Wiggum' loop prompts Claude to vibe-clone commercial software for $10 an hour
theregister.com/2026/01/27/ral…
'Ralph Wiggum' loop prompts Claude to vibe-clone commercial software for $10 an hour
Feature: Developer behind it is sick with worry he might have changed software development in nasty waysSimon Sharwood (The Register)
Read a book review on my timeline that didn't mention the title or author.
Went to reply in confusion because the book sounded interesting, and realised the details were in the content warning and I have those completely disabled in my client.
Please don't use content warnings like email subject lines.
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France is rolling out Visio, a homegrown secure videoconferencing platform, to all government employees by 2027.
The move aims to replace American tools like Teams, Zoom and Webex that currently fragment public administration communications and create security vulnerabilities.
The platform already has 40,000 regular users and is being deployed to 200,000 agents. Major institutions like CNRS are switching over this quarter, with CNRS replacing Zoom for its 34,000 staff and 120,000 affiliated researchers by late March.
Visio runs on French sovereign cloud infrastructure certified by ANSSI, uses AI transcription technology from French startup Pyannote, and will add real-time subtitling from French AI lab Kyutai by summer 2026. Beyond security and digital sovereignty, the switch generates real savings of about 1 million euros per year for every 100,000 users leaving paid license solutions.
Minister David Amiel frames this as essential to protecting sensitive government data and scientific exchanges from exposure to non-European actors while supporting French tech companies.
numerique.gouv.fr/sinformer/es… #France #Greenland #MAGA #DonaldTrump #tarrifs #France #Google #MicrosofTeams
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THE PROVEN TRACK RECORD:
France isn't experimenting—they've been doing this successfully for 20 years. The French Gendarmerie (national police, 100,000+ employees) pioneered this approach:
TIMELINE:
• 2005: Migrated from MS Office to OpenOffice
• 2008: Started Ubuntu desktop deployment (GendBuntu)
• 2014: Majority migration complete
• 2024: 97% of workstations running Linux (103,164 computers!)
FINANCIAL IMPACT:
• €2 million/year in licensing cost savings
• Additional savings from eliminating 4,500 servers
• Total 2004-2008: ~€50 million saved
STRATEGIC INVESTMENT:
In October 2025, France became the FIRST national government to officially partner with the Matrix Foundation—not just using it, but funding its development and participating in strategic decisions. This ensures the protocol evolves to meet European government needs.
So when we say France is "building bundles," they're really packaging, hardening, and supporting mature upstream FOSS (Linux, PostgreSQL, Matrix, etc.) with French hosting, governance, and integration—not reinventing everything from scratch.
GendBuntu: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GendBunt…
Gendarmerie case study: canonical.com/blog/la-gendarme…
#Matrix
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HOW EASY IS IT TO MOVE FROM MICROSOFT?
TECHNICALLY: Very feasible. Strong FOSS alternatives exist for everything:
Windows → Linux (Ubuntu, Debian, Fedora)
Office → OnlyOffice, LibreOffice
Exchange/Teams → Matrix/Element, Nextcloud
SQL Server → PostgreSQL, MariaDB
Benefits: No per-seat licenses, data sovereignty, transparent security, longer hardware life, no forced obsolescence.
THE REAL CHALLENGE: Organizational, not technical
Legacy Windows-only apps & VBA macros (need rewriting or VMs)
User retraining & change management (people lose muscle memory)
Political will & leadership commitment (critical!)
External partner expectations (.docx, Outlook, Teams)
SUCCESS FACTORS (proven by Lyon & Gendarmerie):
• Strong political backing at highest levels
• Adequate budget & realistic timeline
• Comprehensive training programs
• Willingness to maintain hybrid systems during transition
• Local/regional procurement (Lyon: 100% French contractors)
CURRENT MOMENTUM:
Denmark, Germany (Schleswig-Holstein), Netherlands, Italy, and Slovenia are all pursuing similar digital sovereignty initiatives through FOSS
Bottom line: #France proves that digital sovereignty through open source works at massive scale (103K+ workstations). They're not reinventing wheels—they're making smart use of mature, proven technology with European hosting and governance.
Lyon Register article: theregister.com/2025/06/26/lyo…
#OpenSource #DigitalSovereignty #Linux #FOSS #France #Lyon #PublicSector #Ubuntu #Matrix #GendBuntu #Europe #Microsoft
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French city of Lyon ditching Microsoft for open source office and collab tools
: Ingredients of future software salade Lyonnaise will include Linux, PostgreSQL, and OnlyOfficeSimon Sharwood (The Register)
Another reason why I wish more appliances still had physical buttons and knobs, aside from the obvious tactile one, is that it's an easy way for you to have a personal default setting.
My countertop dishwasher for example has only touch buttons. They are a pain to trigger, especially with wet hands, and it always starts at the energy- and water-saving programme, so helpfully named "1", which takes about 2 hours. Whereas I prefer the short programme, which takes only 30 minutes, since it's the only programme that doesn't include a drying cycle, and it usually cleans well-enough. I usually prefer to just open the door afterwards, pull the rack out on top of it, and let it air-dry while its contents are still hot. It's programme 3 though, so I'll have to press that programme-select button twice. every... single... time...
Whereas if the programme-select was just a physical knob, I could just leave it on programme 3. I also like to always have it start with a 5-minute steam, which could also just be a physical switch, instead of a non-tactile area I have to press every time. Hell, make it a knob that sets the duration of the steam session.
Even better; instead of mildly different predefined programmes, give me a whole bunch of knobs for pre-wash temperature and duration, main programme temperature and duration, rinse cycle. Put a nice, user-replaceable, LED above each of them that indicates which cycle it's currently in, and one shared countdown timer display, and I'm a happy camper.
#FiXatoRants #appliances #accessibility #a11y #kitchenAppliances #kitchen #DearDesigner #knobhead
Oppo returns to Germany with Find X9 and other phones now on sale
After years of absence, Oppo has finally returned to Germany with several of its latest smartphones, including the Find X9...Ben Schoon (9to5Google)
So I intend to break all my links. (I'll update them to the new files in my places on posts.)
SpeechPlayer-2025-V3 will become the "defacto" version, with multilingual support removed. It will be renamed to just SpeechPlayer-2025 after.
This will keep distinction between the two flavors and avoid people from thinking the one I'm forking is like the official NVAccess one.
Name ideas so far that sound not bad:
Pulse Player, Sonant Player, Voxera Player
@nick Branding trumps time. If it was under an NV Access banner, people would expect NV Access involvement, endorsement, and polish. Not worth the pressure on yourself or on them.
Forking is a standard open source practice and seems fully appropriate in this case, although I'm not convinced you really need to rename the project.
If you do not want to use software from a US tech industry that supports Donald Trump, this is the website you have been looking for:
European Alternatives
We help you find European alternatives for digital service and products, like cloud services and SaaS products.European Alternatives
Ich habe erstaunlicherweise recht viel Zeit mit der Recherche zur #epa verbracht und kann die Apotheken Umschau als aktuellste Quelle zu dem Thema empfehlen.
apotheken-umschau.de/gesundhei…
Elektronische Patientenakte speichert Gesundheitsdaten – was Patienten zur ePA wissen müssen
Die elektronische Patientenakte ist Pflicht für Praxen und Klinken. Welche Daten in der ePA gespeichert werden und wie man dem widersprechen kann.Stephanie Schersch (Apotheken Umschau)
So one of the reasons the Loops iOS was rejected was because we had a "Delete Account" button in settings...
But it opened a webview and required you to login.
Apparently, Apple requires frictionless deletion (something that Google does not)
So I added new Deletion and also Deactivation screens to handle that without leaving the app.
While annoying, kudos to Apple for putting users first ✨
github.com/joinloops/loops-exp…
Add in-app Account Deactivation and Deletion · joinloops/loops-expo@7d6cb83
The federated short video sharing platform app. Contribute to joinloops/loops-expo development by creating an account on GitHub.GitHub
html5accessibility.com/stuff/2…
by @SteveFaulkner
#wcag #a11y #testing
Nichts wirklich ABSOLUT NICHTS ist lächerlicher als Konservative, die sich über vom Schneewetter völlig überforderten ÖPNV und Bahnausfälle beschweren.
IHR habt dieses Land so lange regiert wie keine andere Partei. IHR habt den Staat absichtlich heruntergewirtschaftet, ihm die Mittel entzogen seinen Aufgaben nachzukommen. IHR habt das Privatisierungsdesaster der Bahn maßgeblich angestoßen.
Das was IHR da draußen seht ist nichts anderes als die Früchte eurer "Arbeit".
Danke für nichts.
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Ranskan kansalliskokous hyväksyi nuorten somekiellon: hs.fi/maailma/art-200001177528…
"Lakiesitystä on kritisoitu siitä, että se on liian yksinkertaistettu vastaus teknologian kielteisiin vaikutuksiin. Esimerkiksi maanantaina yhdeksän lastensuojelujärjestöä kehotti kansanedustajia asettamaan alustat vastuuseen, ei kieltämään lapsia sosiaalisesta mediasta."
#some #lapsetJaNuoret #somekielto
Ranskan kansalliskokous hyväksyi nuorten somekiellon
Tavoitteena on, että kielto tulisi voimaan syyskuun alusta. Lakiesitys vaatii vielä senaatin hyväksynnän.Vilma Aholuoto HS (Helsingin Sanomat)
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