Accessibility is not a loud, one-time event; it's a quiet revolution. It's also isn't about quick fixes or public shaming.
it's about the power of ongoing action like watering a plant – splash it once, and you'll make a mess; nurture it daily, and you'll watch it thrive.
#Disability #HumanRights #a11y #Accessibility #SDGs #Poverty #Technology
“If the bees disappear off the surface of the globe then man would only have four years of life left. No more bees, no more pollination, no more plants, no more animals, no more man.”
#SaveTheBees #ActOnClimate #HumanRights #Technology #ClimateEmergency #Climate #nature #GreenDisability #biodiversity
Paperless-ngx is an open-source document management system that transforms your physical documents into a searchable online archive
You can either scan or upload various document formats into Paperless-ngx.
It will organise and index your scanned documents with tags, correspondents, types, and more. Your data is stored locally on your server and is never transmitted or shared ...continues
65% of vision impaired people are over 50 years of age, despite making up only 20% of the world's population.
Accessible technology benefits everyone. As we age vision impairment becomes more likely. NVDA's free and open-source technology ensures no one is unfairly disadvantaged because of their vision.
You can support NV Access providing accessible technology by donating:
nvaccess.org/support-us/#donat….
#Donate #NVDA #Support #Blindness #Accessibility #Technology #FOSS #SupportUs
New instance, new introduction. Hello, I am Adam from Ottawa Canada. I am a totally blind man, identifying as he/him.
My primary interests are technology and music. I was a former professional drummer, playing the bar stages of Ottawa and the ocasional out-of-town show.
I've always been rhythmical, annoying the heck out of my parents at the tendor age of four on up banging on pots, pans, spoons, and whatever else I could get my grubby little hands on.
I got my first drum kit when I was 12, back in 1999. I got a couple of upgrades over the years, and then switched to electronic kits in 2007 when I managed to save and purchase a Roland TD-12 kit with my own money. That was like buying a car for me, LOL.
I was professionally active from 2007 until 2019.
Some hearing issues with extended loudness causing anxiety and unease started my issues with playing live shows, and then COVID19 really finished that career.
I've been interested in technology from a young age as well, receiving my first electronic note taker for the blind, a Blazie Engineering Braille Lite in 1996 at the age of 9.
I then got my first computer in the summer of 1998, learned DOS, then eventually Windows 3.1, 95, and on up.
I've had many, many, many computers and other technological devices since those days, and I have done any serious compute work in Linux, where in I am mostly referring to running servers, hosting things, and distributed compute projects.
Professionally, I am currently a systems/server administrator, backend web developer, database administrator, and infrastructure administrator.
Other interests include animals, documentaries, listening to most kinds of music, having deep intellectual conversations, and pondering the meaning of life.
#Mastodon #Introduction #Ottawa #Canada #Blind #Music #Technology
🦋 If you struggle with ADHD or have your focus constantly ruined by a whirlwind of thoughts, then you probably use productivity tools that can help crush those distractions and give you some peace of mind.
Find out how you can say goodbye to those scattered thoughts by customizing the Vivaldi browser to work for your needs and preferences 👇🏻
vivaldi.com/blog/kill-distract…
#adhd #Productivity #tech #Technology #browser #vivaldi #tips #hacks
If you’re brimming with creativity but struggling with ADHD, productivity tools can help you focus. Here are some useful tools on our browser.Devina Agarwal (Vivaldi Technologies)
Who controls the tech stack❓
When choosing a secure solution for your data, this one of the most important questions❗
Here's why: ➡️ tuta.com/blog/what-is-a-tech-s…
#security #technology #opensource #foss
Open Source audited technologies and self-built solutions give the Tuta team full control over their tech stack - an important factor when it comes to security.Tutanota
Top Tech Tidbits for Thursday, May 2, 2024 - Volume 961
toptechtidbits.com/tidbits2024…
The Week's News in Access Technology
A Mind Vault Solutions, Ltd. Publication
#news #technology #accessibility #a11y #disability #blind #deaf #deafblind #toptechtidbits
Top Tech Tidbits. The world's #1 online resource for current news and trends in access technology.
Subscribers: 17,060 Opt-In Subscribers were sent this issue via email. 170 Premium Subscribers were sent this issue via email.
The Top Tech Tidbits newsletter. The world's #1 online resource for current news and trends in access technology.Top Tech Tidbits - A Mind Vault Solutions, Ltd. Publication
All of a sudden it starts raining handmaids in handcuffs:
erosblog.com/2024/04/06/its-ra…
#Facism #Handmaids #HandmaidsTale #Privacy #ReproductiveRights #BurnThePatriarchy #Technology #Patriarchy #Christofacism #Christianity #Ovulation #OvulationTracker #Ovia #Tech #Danger #ReproductiveFreedom
You've all heard the "joke" about the programmer/engineer who keeps a loaded gun by his printer in case it makes an unexpected noise and he needs to shoot... Tagged: sex blogging, handmaids, ovulation tracker, patriarchyBacchus (ErosBlog: The Sex Blog)
Read all your favorite online content in one place. Import your subscriptions in one click, find your friends, and start sharing.The Old Reader
Freedom in technology must include freedom from technology.
We must not create societies where the price of admission is owning a device controlled by one of two trillion-dollar US corporations.
We must safeguard people’s access to public services and the everyday necessities of life via alternate methods.
Technology should always be a progressive enhancement.
Do not let Silicon Valley privatise your access to modern life.
mastodon.ar.al/@lrvick@mastodo…
#technology #society #access #humanRights
With the launch of our new post-quantum #encryption your data will now be safe from "Harvest Now, Decrypt Later" tactics. 👨🌾🔓
Find out all the ways the #NSA can get at your data and how Tuta Mail protects you! 👉 tuta.com/blog/post-quantum-cry…
This approach is often taken by government agencies like the NSA or #FBI in order to decrypt encrypted messages once the #technology is available. 🕵️
Quantum-resistant or post-quantum cryptography is our best bet against attacks from upcoming quantum computers to increase security and privacy.Tutanota
AI-Weekly for Tuesday, February 27, 2024 - Volume 101
ai-weekly.ai/newsletter-02-27-…
The Week's News in Artificial Intelligence
A Mind Vault Solutions, Ltd. Publication
#ai #news #ainews #artificialintelligence #aiweekly #technology #tech #technews #techtrends #machinelearning #robotics #datascience #airesearch #futuretech
AI-Weekly. The world's #1 online resource for current news and trends in artificial intelligence.
Subscribers: 14,444 Opt-In Subscribers were sent this issue via email.
The world’s #1 online resource for current news and trends in artificial intelligence.AI-Weekly
If you have a problem with maintainers getting paid then you have a problem with me and I suggest you let that one marinate.jacobian.org
NEW: WhatsApp will soon make it possible to chat with people who use other messaging apps. It's revealed some more details on how that will work.
— Apps will need to sign an agreement with Meta, then connect to its servers.
— Meta wants people to use the Signal Protocol, but also says other encryption protocols can be used if they can meet WhatsApp's standards
— WhatsApp has been testing with Matrix in recent months, although nothing is agreed yet. Swiss app Threema says it won't become interoperable
wired.com/story/whatsapp-inter… #tech #whatsapp #dma #infosec #news #technology
New EU rules mean WhatsApp and Messenger must be interoperable with other chat apps. Here’s how that will work.Matt Burgess (WIRED)
📱 Facebook is 20. Author Jamie Bartlett investigates the new digital elite and the power of the vast platforms they control.
Gatekeepers, a new podcast on BBC Sounds bbc.in/4boLlHB
#Facebook #SocialMedia #PlatformEconomy #JamieBartlett #podcast #technology
Listen to the latest episodes of The Gatekeepers on BBC SoundsBBC
Of course AI is a bubble. It has all the hallmarks of a classic tech bubble. Pick up a rental car at SFO and drive in either direction on the 101 – north to San Francisco, south to Palo Alto – and …Locus Online
#XMPP Community
Join the upcoming XMPP #Vision & Strategic #Workshop to discuss and understand our #community better, but also ask for your input on different topics around our federated network and #technology.
Date: Tue, 14th November 2023
Time: 6:00 - 9:00 pm UTC
Online & in English (details will follow)
Questions: xmpp.org/chat?xsf
Everyone welcome - spread the word!
#jabber #chat #rtc #standards #interoperability #standards
#federation #decentralization #OpenSource
Let’s strengthen the Open Source ecosystem together! The Sovereign Tech Fund is looking for developers who use open source and want to contribute back to it.sovereigntechfund.de
Is #Gmail killing independent email?
"Is it okay that Gmail has the power to decide whether a business is sending spam or not?"
Gmail has rigged the email game imo. It makes running a self-hosted email server hard, even after properly configuring DKIM, DMARC, and SPF.
#cybersecurity #privacy #technology
tutanota.com/blog/posts/gmail-…
People report that self-hosted emails always end up in Gmail spam. Is there anything Google can do about it?Tutanota
30 years ago, one decision altered the course of our connected world
On April 30, 1993, the World Wide Web was released into the public domain. It revolutionized the internet and allowed users to create websites filled with graphics, audio and hyperlinks.
🔗 npr.org/2023/04/30/1172276538/…
#technology #npr #news #press #media #independent #usa
So Google is now preventing people from removing location data from photos taken with Pixel phones.
Remember when Google's corporate motto was "don't be evil?"
Obviously, accurate location data on photos is more useful to a data mining operation like Google.
From Google: "Important: You can only update or remove estimated locations. If the location of a photo or video was automatically added by your camera, you can't edit or remove the location."
It's enshitification in action.
Source: support.google.com/photos/answ…
#technology #tech @technology #business #enshitification #Android #Google @pluralistic #infosec
I normally post these on Twitter, but it just occurred to me I could try doing so here: MIT Technology Review has an open call for pitches, for our upcoming issue on ⚖️ethics⚖️. We're looking for *big* swings: features, investigations, profiles, and sharp essays at the intersection of #ethics and #technology. Rates: $1-2/word.
Pitch deadline is tomorrow: April 20. Short notice, I know! If you have an idea, but need a day or two to write up a pitch, send me an e-mail (see technologyreview.com/how-to-pi…)
MIT Technology Review welcomes pitches from freelance writers across a broad range of topics. We encourage writers of all skill levels, and from all backgrounds, to pitch us.MIT Technology Review
I know there is a lot going on at Twitter right now, but here's one more thing. Twitter is ignoring #GDPR requests from people to delete their DMs.
At the moment, when you press delete on a Twitter DM (an individual message or conversation) the DM isn't actually deleted from Twitter's servers, just your inbox view.
So people in Europe have been making requests for Twitter to blitz all their messages. It hasn't properly answered them. And now regulators are looking at it
Full story here: wired.com/story/delete-twitter…
#Twitter #gdpr #infosec #technology #news #wired
People in Europe are making GDPR requests to have their private messages erased, but Elon’s team is ignoring them.Matt Burgess (WIRED)
Bloatware pushes the Galaxy S23 Android OS to an incredible 60GB: 4x bigger than Google’s—twice the size of Windows 11 gadgeteer.co.za/bloatware-push…
#bloatware #samsung #technology
The reasons are interesting as it is not just 3rd party bloatware eg. Facebook or Spotify paying to have theirs stuff added by default, but also the fact thatDanie (GadgeteerZA)
OpenAI's newly unveiled ChatGPT bot is making waves when it comes to all the amazing things it can do—from writing music to coding to generating vulnerability exploits, and what not.Ax Sharma (BleepingComputer)
From precisely spotting security vulnerabilities in your code, to writing an entire block of functional code on a whim, to opening portals to another dimension, OpenAI's newly launched ChatGPT is a game changer with its possibilities seeming lim…Ax Sharma (BleepingComputer)
4 years using and championing the #fediverse full time and I've never written a #introductions toot. Well, or I have and can't find it.
I'm a #blind guy from 🇬🇧 with a passion for #technology and #programming, particularly #lowLevel #systemsProgramming in #C, #C++, #Rust, etc.
I've been a huge #freeSoftware / #openSource advocate for the majority of my life. I run #Linux and I love open, #decentralised technologies like #ActivityPub, #Matrix, #bitTorrent etc.
In my view, technology is built to make our lives easier, and in many ways, it isn't these days. It is truly my opinion that the only way #tech can be sustainable is if it's built using #FOSS, and does not give ultimate control to any 1 entity, individual or corporate. If technology is to help the people, it must be built *for* the people.
Currently working on odilia.app, various projects with the rest of the Lower Elements gang at lowerelements.club, and a Computing Science BSC at the #University of #stirling
Welcome to Odilia! Odilia is a new screen reader for the Linux desktop. It’s written in Rust, for maximum performance and stability.odilia.app
One of the things I do for a living is reviewing gadgets. Right now I've reviewed the Xiaomi Notebook Pro 120G, which is a powerful compact laptop with a pro-grade screen and a couple of suprises up its sleeve. Do have a look in case you're in the market for a laptop. And I'd be grateful if you could Boost for reach!
#MastIndia #Technology #Review #Windows #Intel
newslaundry.com/2022/11/29/xia…
Xiaomi continues its push to offer quality premium laptops, but the battery life is a bit of a downer.Vinay Aravind (Newslaundry)
Keyoxide is a privacy-friendly open source tool to create and verify decentralized online identities using a cryptography-based approach to bidirectional linking gadgeteer.co.za/keyoxide-is-a-…
#identity #keyoxide #opensource #technology
Just like passports for real life identities, Keyoxide can be used to verify the online identity of people to make sure one is interacting with whom they areDanie (GadgeteerZA)
WhatsApp data breach sees nearly 500 million user records up for sale
If you use WhatsApp, your details could well be up for sale
#news #tech #technology @WhatsApp #security #privacy #databreach
Tune in to our new episode! @katherined, @dsearls, @shawnp0wers, and @kyle discuss the ups, downs, and how-tos of using Mastodon amid Twitter's recent instability.
Visit the following link for full episode - reality2cast.com/132
#Mastodon #socialMedia #Technology #Privacy #Podcast #newEpisode
Doc Searls, Katherine Druckman, Shawn Powers, and Kyle Rankin discuss the ups, downs, and how-tos of using Mastodon amid Twitter's recent instability.Reality 2.0
