Just learned systemd devs organize over Telegram lol
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BBC World Service launches a temporary emergency lifeline radio program on medium wave and shortwave for Iran in response to the ongoing turmoil in the country and the unprecedented crackdown on protests. bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/2026/bbc…
BBC launches emergency lifeline radio programme for Iran
The programme will air daily for 30 minutes across medium and shortwave frequencieswww.bbc.co.uk
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@ondrosik No fakt sa zdá, že to už funguje. Ale neviem čo som urobil, že to začalo. Ešte dnes ráno som skúšal a bol problém.
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Hello !Friendica Support .
I have noticed I can no longer add attachments into posts on my instance.
I am doing it like this:
- Click new post button
- Don't use Drop files here to upload but click Add attachments instead.
- There is a menu that allows me to switch between photos and files mode. Switching modes is working fine. I can list files uploaded in the past.
- When pressing the Upload button nothing is happening for me.
I am using keyboard to activate the upload button and I am just wondering might this be an accessibility issue that it can only be activated with the mouse?
When looking into my server logs I am not seeing errors related to uploads at all.
I know it used to work a few months ago. I am on the develop branch.
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@Marcus Please, does the file manager file selection show up for you when you activate the button by pressing the enter key when it's focused or do you have to Click the upload button with the mouse?
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Hm, it seems I have to click it with the mouse, and pressing enter doesn't work. But if I have clicked it once and then dismiss it and press enter again, THEN I can open it with Enter, even though I'm pretty sure I have selected it successfully with tab.
Either way that's ideal. I will try to look into it.
#Blind watch wearers, What are you wearing? Would prefer no talking watches. Want something that allows me to tell time tactilely or via braille. Do not want something digital or that connects to my phone. All thoughts welcome.
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I'm currently wearing an Apple Watch (yes, I know that's not what you're looking for) mostly because it's alarm is about the only thing that wakes me up anymore, and it has haptic vibrations for quietly telling time.
I also have two Tissot Silen-T watches, neither of which are currently fully functional, a Bradley timepiece, a Wenger braille watch, and a couple of cheap Seiko braille watches.
If it worked right, and if I didn't use my Apple watch, I'd probably go back to my Tissot. Too bad they're not made anymore, and I don't know where to get them fixed, if you even can anymore.
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@BorrisInABox all good. I appreciate the reply in any case. I have an Apple Watch and have every intention of either selling it or giving it to a family member who wants it. I do everything on my phone, I don’t use the workout functions, i’m sick and tired of having yet another digital thing which nags me every time something inconsequential demands my attention when it shouldn’t, and I can never get haptic time to activate reliably without in setting voiceover off which defeats the whole purpose. I had a Bradley Timepiece and liked it, but unfortunately the magnetic balls would invariably stop magnetizing to whatever was holding them at the correct positions so gave up on that. other than the watch which is now unavailable, did you find any of the others which you listed to be a pleasant wearing experience?
Maybe I'm one of an increasingly small group of AI-assisted coding holdouts by insisting on reviewing most if not all generated code--I don't think I'll ever be complete robot factory about it because I've seen too many dumb mistakes--but it really does get overwhelming. Recently I switched from a plan-based workflow to beads, and it feels like it might be a game-changer.
Beads is like a mini command-line issue tracker built for agents. Instead of writing giant markdown plans that inevitably go off the rails, I instead have it open beads/issues for tasks, each with dependencies and blockers. I can then tell it to pick work from bd ready, which kicks off a full test/develop/review/close cycle complete with review comments, evidence, and verification stages. When done, I'm left with a much more manageable review artifact that the agent has already checked for obvious footguns, rather than a few sections in the middle of a plan that may or may not be done. When that's done, I can just ask for another round of picking something from bd ready and repeat.
Neatly, it also seems to open issues when it finds bugs or things that might be wrong. And none of this pollutes any human-facing issue trackers, so plans can be broken down into very granular tasks. Paired with jj, I even have it retroactively editing linked changes as long as those changes aren't pushed and immutable.
I also appreciate that it seems to do handoff well. I'm working on porting Paperback to Linux. It did a live region implementation, including researching 2 implementation paths and documenting its research in a ticket. When done, it assigned me another ticket to test the flow in Orca, complete with very specific steps on hotkeys to test and expected announcements.
I hear so many stats on how developers are XX% less effective with AI than they believe they are. I'd be interested in how those stats translate to folks with disabilities. Even with all the workflow ceremony I've created that basically mimics a ticket implement/review cycle, I feel like I'm working far faster than I could before, and after my review feedback, my work is of comparable or better quality. Maybe it'd be different if I could just skim a syntax-highlighted screen of code for errors, or quickly research dbus APIs and libraries. But I can't, so here we are.
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Microsoft is Giving the FBI BitLocker Keys
Microsoft gives the FBI the ability to decrypt BitLocker in response to court orders: about twenty times per year.... schneier.com/blog/archives/202…
#full-diskencryption #Uncategorized #Microsoft #privacy #Windows #FBI
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Stara znama mantra hovori - kto ma pristup k encryption key, ten ma aj data. Myslite na to, ked prepadnete pohodliu a ulozite BitLocker kluce k Microsoftu, tak ako vam radia.
- Iste, je to pohodlne.
- Iste, z pohladu dostupnosti, je to prakticke, ked sa nieco pokazi.
- ALE - (vid clanok ;) )ak vam ide (naj)viac o confidentiality vasich dat, nebodaj pred uradmi, tak to asi nie je az taky dobry napad.
Totiz, ak nejaka obchodna spolocnost realne ma pristup k nejakym datam (v tomto pripade BitLocker kluc), musi spolupracovat s OCTK v jurisdikcii pod ktoru spada. Nema na vyber - musi.
The iOS and macOS versions of RHVoice are now open source! github.com/louderpages/Apple-R…
#screenReader #openSource
#screenReader #openSource
GitHub - louderpages/Apple-RHVoice: Run-time RHVoice Apps for iOS/iPadOS/macOS
Run-time RHVoice Apps for iOS/iPadOS/macOS. Contribute to louderpages/Apple-RHVoice development by creating an account on GitHub.GitHub
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@AlainVagner Just checked this. That's what I proposed. i have read on Reddit and other platforms: users have problems with this ssh thing.
@asael Feel free to check if this helps github.com/louderpages/Apple-R…
change the git url type for the RHVoice submodule by AlainVagner · Pull Request #1 · louderpages/Apple-RHVoice
Some users have problems recursively cloning this project. I propose to switch the URL of the submodule from "git:" to "https:"GitHub
Mike Lawler, a friend and former coworker from the GW Micro days, is looking for people to try out an updated TripleTalk USB driver he's written for #VNDA: github.com/nvaccess/nvda/discu…
TripleTalk USB synthesizer driver · nvaccess nvda · Discussion #19547
I've created a TripleTalk USB synthesizer driver and am wondering if anyone would find it useful. Currently I haven't created an installer for it because I don't know how yet and it requires update...GitHub
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For those who have asked about where to buy the TripleTalk now that Access Solutions are no longer in business, it looks like Blind Mice Mega Mall might still have some in stock: blindmicemegamall.com/bmm/shop…
oh that's crazy. It's tempting to pick onee of these up if just to make a neural TTS of its voice, hmm.
@Tamasg I wish RC Systems would make a software version. I asked a few years ago, and got this short, clipped, annoyed one-sentence reply.
I was so excited about the new feature the Polish government added to our government app recently, the ability to sign documents using a "qualified digital signature", *for free*.
For the non-Europeans in the audience, a qualified signature is the European equivalent of DocuSign, except far less intuitive, far more expensive, and, by extension, not accepted anywhere near as widely. By regulation, it's the only kind that has the same power as a classic paper signature.
This feature requires an electronic ID card, and as my old ID was soon to expire, I recently got one of these anyway.
I tried doing this with two different providers, and it turns out that both of them just return a very helpful "Server error, without even an explanation of what's wrong."
As they say, disappointed but entirely not surprised.
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@Zvonimir Stanecic @André Polykanine @miki Here in slovakia web based interface for correspondence mailbox and related services like filling in forms is accessible. There is a 3rd party mobile app for signing that is also accessible. QT app for signing in and checking the EID card is technically accessible but it's not that nice to use. Fortunately there is so called mobile identity what allows generating ordinary pass keys for logging into state services. And I can store that pass key in a traditional password vault like bitwarden. On linux signing online forms and related agenda is nightmare. For signing documents I can use various 3rd party tools and it works.
As it came up in a few conversations during "FOSDEM week", here's a link to the OpenSSF blog post about why the idea of "attestation for open source projects" is, in my opinion, and others, a bad idea:
openssf.org/blog/2026/01/21/pr…
Yes, FOSS foundations and projects need ways of getting funding, that is very important, but thinking that "attestation is how we will get that money!" might not be such a good idea given the risks involved, and the past experience for those that have attempted it.
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Are you interested in testing your USB cables? Then I have a blog post for you:
blog.literarily-starved.com/20…
Be aware: You might discover that your cable is fooling your PC
Technology: The (nearly) perfect USB cable tester does exist
Your USB cables may lie to your PC. Let me show you how to catch those.Literarily Starved
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Videos prove, the Russian army stays online in Ukraine using network equipment from American company Ubiquiti.
Worried customers have been discussing this in Ubiquiti’s online forums, but threads have been shut down for “violating community guidelines”.
Many companies see their products sold to Russia, but Ubiquiti products are actually online, which means Ubiquiti could trace the illegal use and intervene — so why don’t they?
Ubiquiti: The U.S. Tech Enabling Russia's Drone War - HUNTERBROOK
Based on Hunterbrook Media’s reporting, Hunterbrook Capital is short $UI and long a basket of comparable securities at the time of publication. Positions may change at any time. See full disclosures below.Jenny Ahn (Hunterbrook Media)
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Under normal circumstances, I would be at work this evening broadcasting an interview. But the guests canceled the show, so here I am playing around with NVDA Composer.
First, I created a basic melody in NVDA Composer – it’s a Slovak folk song. Then I imported it into Reaper, added some modern samples from Nexus, and this is the result.
You might ask why I didn’t do it directly in Reaper’s step sequencer. Because that wouldn’t be nearly as much fun. Hmm, seems that for some reason I can not upload mp3 dyrectly to this post, so here it is.
s.ondrosik.sk/f/b0cd4167954446…
#NVDAComposer #Composituary
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@ondrosik Damn, nice #composituary, playing melodies as well as playing with the words. I can totally enjoy using this as a ring tone on my phone. #ringtonuary
I’m absolutely fascinated by old telephone recordings.
I’ve listened to quite a bit of Evan doorbells recordings from the states in the 1970s and I recently found a tape from australia made by blind phone phreak Tom Dekker.
I would love to find more especially from outside the states.
I’ve listened to quite a bit of Evan doorbells recordings from the states in the 1970s and I recently found a tape from australia made by blind phone phreak Tom Dekker.
I would love to find more especially from outside the states.
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@jaybird110127 I love the tom decker tape! Especially because it not only has phone recordings, but radio tuning, as well! In the sydney area, I believe. December 1989.
Moltbook, the AI social network, exposed human credentials due to vibe-coded security flaw engadget.com/ai/moltbook-the-a…
Moltbook, the AI social network, exposed human credentials due to vibe-coded security flaw
Cybersecurity firm Wiz found that Moltbook exposed the credentials for thousands of its human users and undermined the AI social network's core premise.Anna Washenko (Engadget)
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Random thought that crossed my mind, so I'm curious...
Let's say you start using a given software/app, purely based out of recommendations or random search, and you like it (doesn't matter how much, you just like it).
After some time you find an issue, or you want to request/suggest a feature, so you go to the project's source code (wherever that is). While browsing the source, the project page or the issues/bugs you find out that it was mostly (if not totally) written using AI/vibe code.
Do you stop using it?
- Right away! No doubt! (45%, 44 votes)
- Maybe, depends how much I like it... (36%, 35 votes)
- That doesn't make any difference to me, so no. (11%, 11 votes)
- Something else (comment). (7%, 7 votes)
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foobar2000 looks odd, but it outperforms every music player
xda-developers.com/foobar2000-…
foobar2000 looks odd, but it outperforms every music player
Experience the raw power and flexibility of a music player designed for the true audiophile.Dhruv Bhutani (XDA)
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🙂Update - thank you everyone that boosted this!
The call for testers is now closed.
Hi Folks,
I am looking for screen reader users to test a site taking approximately one hour. This is a paid gig - $50 via a gift card. Please ping me for more details.
Please boost for reach.
Thanks!
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Hi, happy to help out. I have access to Mac OS as well as iOS, and have used VoiceOver for over 15 years.
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Today at #fosdem26 we listen to @benjaminbellamy the father of @Castopod presenting the project #podilibre to bring freedom and control at every step of the process when producing a podcast.
Check it out at podlibre.org/
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Notepad++ have released a new version to fix the auto update process being hijacked notepad-plus-plus.org/news/v88…
I reported the vulnerability, it is being hijacked by threat actors in China. doublepulsar.com/small-numbers…
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I consulted the official #GAYINT threat actor mapping chart and made this diagram for Notepad++ hack attribution
Notepad++ have today confirmed their auto process was compromised by Chinese nation state threat actors, in a supply chain hack: notepad-plus-plus.org/news/hij…
This backs up my blog from late last year, with #GAYINT threat actor mapping to Funky Stamen.
The infrastructure and update mechanisms have since been tightened. For what it’s worth - entry was to telcos and financial services with interests aligned to China. Notepad++ dev did a great job treating issue seriously.
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#NVDAComposer Butter Building, from Kirby's Adventure.
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@FreakyFwoof Thanks, I'm having a lot of fun! My musical knowledge is quite basic but I used to create tones when I was a child, so everything in the composer clicked really fast.
That makes me very happy to hear. I did the same with Nokia 3210/3310 and really wanted to capture that input style, but with enhancements.
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OK. Lets kick off #Movuary for this year. #ableton Move is a groovebox which can do a lot. @BorrisInABox came up with an idea to post a track made with Ableton Move every day in february and call it #Movuary. So, me @FreakyFwoof and others joined in and here we are, second year round. January is a cold dark and in general bad month so I kick it off with a darker tune.a
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hmm, don't think i'm finding it, i hit the move link on the site and it says it's a stand alone device
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Time for #Movuary day 2, The Niffnaffs. I mean, well, sending whatsapp messages to me is dangerous, because you may end up in a beat. Thats what happened with @FreakyFwoof a few days ago.
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I would like the @fosdem community to embrace #accessibility
In effort of that goal I've started by recording some problems and possible solutions for the website:
github.com/FOSDEM/website/issu…
This is a lot of work that together, as a community, we need to address. #FOSDEM needs to be more inclusive for people with disabilities.
25% of the population has disabilities & the are part of our community.
We need to make FOSDEM more accessible
25% of the population has a disability. 100% of the population has temporary or situational barriers which needlessly stop them from accessing information on the web. The FOSDEM community isn't doi...mgifford (GitHub)
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🎥 FOSDEM 2026 - Den 2 live!
Sledujte finální den konference přes náš PeerTube:
📺 vhsky.cz
3 paralelní místnosti běží:
- Janson (hlavní sál) ✅
- K1105 (La Fontaine) ✅
- H2215 (/dev/random) ✅
Neděle 1.2. | 9:00-18:00
vhsky.cz/c/fosdem/videos
#FOSDEM #FOSDEM2026 #PeerTube #LiveStream #OpenSource
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UnifiedPush - Push notifications. Decentralized and Open Source (FOSDEM26)
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To understand how we can replace Google push notifications (FCM) with something open source and decentralized, we need to understand how they work and why they are needed in the first place. This talk explains the mechanics of push notifications and why, despite their potentially bad reputation, they are a more elegant solution than having every app maintain its own persistent server connection.
While open-source tools like microG can remove proprietary Google software from your Android phone, the actual notifications are still sent via Google's servers (Firebase Cloud Messaging).
UnifiedPush is a framework that allows push notifications to be delivered in a decentralized manner or through self-hosted servers. Numerous open-source Android apps already support UnifiedPush, including Tusky, Ltt.rs, Fedilab, DAVx⁵, Fennec, Element, and many more.
The presentation ends with a short demo on how to use UnifiedPush on Android.
Talk given at FOSDEM 2026 fosdem.org/2026/schedule/event…
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#Meshcore seems to really work as a countrywide network. Today, I chatted with people from Liberec and Krkonoše, which are hundreds of kilometers away, and their messages went through just fine. All of this was possible with cheap, community-built devices.
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It could be cool to use it to send a command from Prague to start heating in a cotage that we have in Krkonoše. 🤔
@stepan Definitely it has integration with MQTT or there is an integration into Home Assistant. The question is if there is coverage. If there is, all you need is a small companion, if there isn't you'll have to install a repeater in some good location to cover the area for yourself and others. Urban areas such as Prague, Brno and Ostrava are well covered. Countryside, you still have to be lucky. You can check the current map of the network here:
mapa.meshcore.cz/
You can use the Propagation function to see what coverage you would get from a spot you pick on the map.
mapa.meshcore.cz/
You can use the Propagation function to see what coverage you would get from a spot you pick on the map.
There will be live video streams of FOSDEM 2026 via PeerTube, you can find out more details via @schmaker at:
➡️ schmaker.eu/display/c83e3896-2…
There are playlists for the event streams on PeerTube at these links:
➡️ makertube.net/w/p/tH91FM3JdSe7…
➡️ vhsky.cz/w/p/ixCUdbv6dmPVgeWLc…
You can follow these channels to see the streams pop up in your timeline on Mastodon etc:
➡️ @fosdem@makertube.net
➡️ @fosdem@vhsky.cz
(PeerTube admins wanting to federate these, you need to federate these specific channels.)
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NVSpeech Player with phoneme editor and NVDA Addon, Speech Dispatcher module version 1.9
This release focuses on improving voice quality, clarity when reading single words or letters, and making voice customization easier and more flexible.
New language-level settings improve how isolated words and letters are spoken (for example during character echo or word-by-word navigation). These changes prevent abrupt cut-offs at the end of single words, avoid unintended rising “comma-like” intonation, and make items like R, **are**, and "you" sound complete and natural. Languages can opt into this behavior selectively, so normal sentence reading and UI phrases remain unchanged.
The phoneme editor has been updated to support voicing tone parameters and to apply them directly to custom voice profiles. This makes voice shaping possible through the editor, without touching low-level DSP code.
handling was refined for languages such as Hungarian and Finnish. Minor tuning was also applied to Spanish trills and palatal sounds.
The NVDA Driver got many bugs fixed, including quicker unloading.
The DSP was updated to detect burstyness more aggressively, which is an improvement noticed below 44100.
github.com/tgeczy/NVSpeechPlay…
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This release focuses on improving voice quality, clarity when reading single words or letters, and making voice customization easier and more flexible.
New language-level settings improve how isolated words and letters are spoken (for example during character echo or word-by-word navigation). These changes prevent abrupt cut-offs at the end of single words, avoid unintended rising “comma-like” intonation, and make items like R, **are**, and "you" sound complete and natural. Languages can opt into this behavior selectively, so normal sentence reading and UI phrases remain unchanged.
The phoneme editor has been updated to support voicing tone parameters and to apply them directly to custom voice profiles. This makes voice shaping possible through the editor, without touching low-level DSP code.
handling was refined for languages such as Hungarian and Finnish. Minor tuning was also applied to Spanish trills and palatal sounds.
The NVDA Driver got many bugs fixed, including quicker unloading.
The DSP was updated to detect burstyness more aggressively, which is an improvement noticed below 44100.
github.com/tgeczy/NVSpeechPlay…
github.com/tgeczy/NVSpeechPlay…
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Me and a friend were talking last night, and she had some good ideas for AccessiWeather, including ISS tracking and the like. I thought, that's a bit out of scope for a weather app, so...
Hey everyone,
Just published AccessiSky, a companion app to AccessiWeather on GitHub.
"Stay connected to what's above."
While AccessiWeather handles weather forecasts and alerts, AccessiSky tracks what's happening in the sky:
- ISS (international space station) pass predictions for your location
- Moon phases and rise/set times
- Sunrise, sunset, and twilight times
- Meteor shower calendar
- Planet visibility — which planets are up tonight
- Eclipse calendar through 2030
- Aurora forecasts and space weather
- Tonight's Summary — a quick overview of everything happening tonight
Same accessibility focus as AccessiWeather, full screen reader support. Uses free APIs, no accounts needed.
GitHub - Orinks/AccessiSky: Stay connected to what's above — accessible sky tracking for everyone
Stay connected to what's above — accessible sky tracking for everyone - Orinks/AccessiSkyGitHub
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The Prize for Excellence in Open Source … goes to…
Greg Kroah-Hartman, Fellow at the The #Linux Foundation!
We could think of no one more deserving of this Award than Greg - who has ensured through maintaining of different kernel subsystems and the Linux kernel stable releases that thousands of devices function seamlessly and securely.
The Prize for Excellence was presented by the European Open Source Academy, @bagder
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We've built our own text-to-speech system with an initial English language model we trained ourselves with fully open source data. It will be added to our App Store soon and then included in GrapheneOS as a default enabled TTS backend once some more improvements are made to it.
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For those who do not have neither GitHub accounts or crypto, do y’all have plans to set up funding channels through the likes of LiberaPay, OpenCollective, etc?
@moshimotsu We have a bunch of donations options including local bank transfers with very low fees via Wise or sending money via Wise itself which has no fee if it's a matching currency. We already have a lot of options and adding more results in higher costs for managing it and handling accounting. We have to spend a huge amount of money on accounting and also auditing. The more complex the finances, the more money we'll need to spend on that. Why not use bank transfers or Wise?
@moshimotsu GitHub Sponsors provides credit card donations with 0% fees for donations from individuals which isn't something we can get elsewhere. The fees elsewhere are often over 5% when currency conversion is taken into account. We don't want to move more of the donations to high fee platforms. We have PayPal as a donation method but our donate page tries to make sure people understand the high fees and that it's better to donate another way such as GitHub Sponsors, Wise or bank transfers.
Truth be told, I’ve never heard of Wise until this very moment, and I wouldn’t be surprised if many others haven’t either. But really the reason I ask is because, for many, these are very recognizable channels through which supporting a project “just makes sense.” When onboarding friction is lower, more people usually donate because they can just use a familiar system. I only asked because I felt having those might lead to more donos, rather than personal need!
@moshimotsu LiberaPay isn't used much based on en.liberapay.com/explore/recip…. GrapheneOS likely receives more monthly donations than the total amount going through LiberaPay based on past numbers they've given on the total going through it. We were setting up Open Collective at one point prior to having our non-profit but ended up just using our own non-profit instead of needing a fiscal host to handle it. We're on Benevity already because some people can only donate through that but we prefer Wise.
I discovered LogicMagician thanks to @ky0les and now I'm having entirely, entirely too much fun. logic.band
The Blind Logic Pro | LogicBand | Substack
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I haven’t played with this because I’m turned off of it since I don’t have keyboard maestro. Is it better than the keyboard commands file that they provide? Or does it work in tandem with that?
🎉 First WIN of 2026: the Austrian DPA has ordered Microsoft to stop tracking school children
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noyb win: Microsoft ordered to stop tracking school children
The DSB decided that Microsoft unlawfully placed tracking cookies on the devices of a pupilnoyb.eu
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Annoyed by Whatsapp Web? Well I tried to make it more like WhatsApp + NVDA used to be.
Based on the most excellent work from @jcsteh's script for Greasemonkey/Tamper Monkey, I added:
Copy message: CTRL+C.
Space on an audio message: play.
Go to first unread (untested and potentially not reliable): Alt+3.
All credit goes to Jamie though, I just had ChatGPT make the changes I wanted, I don't know the first thing about JS.
Download: onj.me/whatsapp.user.js
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Is this working well enough that you'd want it submitted to Jamie's AxsHammer repo? Can help with that if needed. I don't know whether you're familiar with GitHub there so figured I'd offer.
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@Scott I was waiting for Jamie to wake up, look at it, tell me 'you're stupid, stay in your lane' and then see what happened from there. It works great for me, but that's not enough data to know for sure.
@Scott Messaging info dialog? Where/what?
I really want to make it remove numbers like WhatsApp + did but I spent 7 hours with this thing today, so I had to do something else.
I really want to make it remove numbers like WhatsApp + did but I spent 7 hours with this thing today, so I had to do something else.
No. I only have 107 groups with unread shit I'm supposed to have done in them, give me a chance. @FreakyFwoof
Early testing (clearing some unread shit that I'm never going to do) seems hopeful. NVDA often prepends the word separator and sometimes prepends other details about the message depending on how much focus has needed to move, but focus does seem to land on the righ thing here. @FreakyFwoof
@Scott I'm intrigued to look at the code when I get a chance. I honestly don't know how the AI would have pulled it off without using English strings, which means it won't work in other languages. Language independent options would involvh understanding the document structure of the app, which you can't really do without inspecting the tree and and it seems unlikely that there'd be info about the structure of the WhatsApp DOM floating about on the internet. But as I say, intrigued.
@Scott It sometimes puts the cursor on the section marker yes, but I can't definitively say it's focused on 'unread.'
I was going to hand the script back to you since most people know that's where it came from, so if you want to either mirror it, disavow all association with my changes or whatever you like, I totally understand.
I was going to hand the script back to you since most people know that's where it came from, so if you want to either mirror it, disavow all association with my changes or whatever you like, I totally understand.
Thanks, Mozilla accessibility folks! This article explains Pyax for inspecting and testing #accessibility on Mac OS in more detail: blog.monotonous.org/2026/01/12…
MacOS Accessibility with pyax | monotonous.org
In our work on Firefox MacOS accessibility we routinely run into highly nuanced bugs in our accessibility platform API. The tree structure, an object attribu...blog.monotonous.org
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Just thinking... Would it be possible to vibecode alternative less cluttered more accessible Crowdin interface? Not sure what their api allows...
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I just added 13 more instrumental tracks to my collection. If you need some music for your upcoming project (game, podcast, video...), Look at ondrosik.sk/music #cc0 #music
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Today's crazy idea:
I've always wanted to play Elite, the old procedurally-generated spaceflight sim for the BBC Micro. It, of course, is not and will never be accessible.
However the source code is available, very small, and highly annotated. There's a whole nerdy website with bunches and bunches of details, right down to guesses on and commentaries about the relative sizes of celestial objects, ships, etc.
Tempted to hand all of that to an LLM and have it try modernizing the game in Godot, adding audio cues, speech feedback, and whatever else would be needed to make it accessible.
May not be fully faithful to the original, least of all because of 3-D audio, but I almost don't care if it captures the feel.
We'll see if I actually do this, but now the bug is lodged in my brain.
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Quite a milestone for Czech #Meshcore: Bohemia and Moravia functioned as two islands, because crossing the Bohemian-Moravian Highlands is not exactly easy. But today, the connection has been established. The two islands are beginning to function as a single network.
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Why didn't you choose Meshtastic? It's much more widespread and fundamentally better for off-grid mesh communication.
@miroslavbucek because everyone around me is switching from MT to MC. I have no experience with MT, but from what I read and heard from others MT doesn't scale. I'm not really interested in keeping contact with friends in the same area, I could get a simple walkie talkie for that. What interests me is building a larger, country-wide mesh network. Hardly possible with MT, quite doable with MC. I can already chat with someone in Pilsen over MC. Good luck achieving that with MT. In practice MT can do 7 hops max, I've already received messages with 14 hops on MC, theoretically it can do 64.
@miroslavbucek IMHO MC community will be bigger than MT in Czechia this year if it already isn't. And it basically started here just last year. The shift is strong and quick.
I have a different use case: we often go into forests with the kids where there’s no cell signal. We have walkie-talkies, but their range is limited. For these purposes, Meshtastic is a better choice. The mesh can be formed by any node.
@miroslavbucek Yes, it's exactly the use case where MT is better than MC: ad hoc communication in one location. MC can do direct communication between clients, too, so in most cases it would work just fine, but e.g. in the scenario where you have three clients: A, B, C. A can reach B and B can reach C, but A cannot reach C. MT would work for communication between A and C and MC wouldn't.
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