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01:30 schestowitz; > Hi Roy
01:30 schestowitz; > I hope you are doing fine.
01:30 schestowitz; >
01:30 schestowitz; > I was trying to add one article, but got this error. Looks like some
01:30 schestowitz; > configuration or installation issue of Tiny module.
01:30 schestowitz; > Here's the log. Please check. Thanks.
01:30 schestowitz; Hi,
01:30 schestowitz; There was a missing module. Please retry now.
01:33 schestowitz; > Hi all,
01:33 schestowitz; >
01:33 schestowitz; > Maybe phrase that bridges the gap is "unfairly excluded".
01:33 schestowitz; >
01:33 schestowitz; > We are all excluded from one thing or another. I can't join the
01:33 schestowitz; > Women's Olympic Gymnastics Team, or get a table to dine in the Paris
01:33 schestowitz; > Guy Savoy.
01:33 schestowitz; >
01:33 schestowitz; > But there are some things I should reasonably expect to be included
01:33 schestowitz; > in, like access to government, education, voting, food and basic
01:33 schestowitz; > healthcare (although I realise that in the US, the latter is
01:33 schestowitz; > controversial).
01:33 schestowitz; >
01:33 schestowitz; > Proprietary software creates many exclusions.
01:33 schestowitz; >
01:33 schestowitz; > Exclusion, incidentally via controlling technologies, whether
01:33 schestowitz; > proprietary or state imposed, is an injustice.
01:33 schestowitz; >
01:33 schestowitz; > There are different reasons someone may not be able to use a given
01:33 schestowitz; > technology;
01:33 schestowitz; >
01:33 schestowitz; > It's too hard. Beyond my cognitive or physical ability due to
01:33 schestowitz; > age/frailty/immaturity. These may include real disabilities, like
01:33 schestowitz; > memory, eyesight, dyspraxia, ME, attention disorders etc.
01:33 schestowitz; >
01:33 schestowitz; > It's too expensive. I cannot afford the hardware, software or training
01:34 schestowitz; > to make use of it. Today these include monthly subscriptions or
01:34 schestowitz; > running costs.
01:34 schestowitz; >
01:34 schestowitz; > It's against ones ethical, religious, professional or family needs.
01:34 schestowitz; > This is the most interesting category and includes many cases
01:34 schestowitz; > that deserve some thought:
01:34 schestowitz; >
01:34 schestowitz; > It can range from non-interoperability with existing work-flows,
01:34 schestowitz; > belongings and knowledge, to issues of trust and affiliation. People
01:34 schestowitz; > with enhanced security needs, including prominent public figures,
01:34 schestowitz; > victims or those on witness protection, or being a guardian of a
01:34 schestowitz; > vulnerable person are the exceptions that highlight what should be a
01:34 schestowitz; > general rule for all. It also includes straight-up political
01:34 schestowitz; > choices. We are not forced to vote for a certain political party, so
01:34 schestowitz; > why is being forced to directly support a criminal mega-corporation
01:34 schestowitz; > any different?
01:34 schestowitz; >
01:34 schestowitz; > The first two categories relating to physical and financial capacity
01:34 schestowitz; > are generally recognised under the banner of "accessibility".
01:34 schestowitz; >
01:34 schestowitz; > The last category, which is far larger in any society that believes
01:34 schestowitz; > itself "free" and open to choice, is not really "recognised" because
01:34 schestowitz; > we live in a society were technological imposition under the guise of
01:34 schestowitz; > what is "necessary" or "inevitable" grows daily.
01:34 schestowitz; >
01:34 schestowitz; > My position is that, if we're going to have technology - much of which
01:34 schestowitz; > makes life objectively worse - forced down our throats, then it may as
01:34 schestowitz; > well be Free/Libre technology.
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11:57 schestowitz;
11:57 schestowitz; Multi-function device displays PC data and news
11:57 schestowitz;
11:57 -TechBytesBot/#techbytes-blog.arduino.cc | Multi-function device displays PC data and news | Arduino Blog
11:57 schestowitz; While the typical computer user doesnt need to worry about it, those of us who overclock our computers or run them hard like to know how theyre performing. If, for example, you overclock your CPU, then you probably want to keep an eye on its temperature to ensure that it doesnt exceed a safe level. This multi-function device, designed by Mirko Pavleski, displays all kinds of PC data and even
11:57 schestowitz; current news.
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11:58 schestowitz;
11:58 schestowitz; What We All Want
=> What">↺ https://puri.sm/posts/what-we-all-want/">What
11:58 -TechBytesBot/#techbytes-puri.sm | What We All Want Purism
11:58 schestowitz;
11:58 schestowitz; What we all want is pretty simple:
11:58 schestowitz; We want individual freedom.
11:58 schestowitz; We want peace of mind that we are safe.
11:58 schestowitz; We want to control our own digital lives.
11:58 schestowitz; a We want to be free.
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11:59 schestowitz;
11:59 schestowitz; The Arduino Launch Control System is a model rocket enthusiasts dream
11:59 -TechBytesBot/#techbytes-blog.arduino.cc | The Arduino Launch Control System is a model rocket enthusiasts dream | Arduino Blog
11:59 schestowitz;
11:59 schestowitz; This robust launch controller provides environmental data and a great deal of safety. Its built-in sensors provides three key data points: temperature, humidity, and barometric pressure. That information can convey valuable insight when evaluating the performance of a rocket. On the safety side, this launch controller forces several layers of redundancy and checks. To launch a rocket, the user must connect
11:59 schestowitz; two power supplies, insert and turn a key, push the safety and fire buttons at the same time, and hold those buttons for the entire countdown. That focus on safety makes this launch controller perfect for younger hobbyists.
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12:03 schestowitz; Nokia X10, Android 13 - Lots of improvements, broken QR codes
=> Nokia">↺ https://www.dedoimedo.com/computers/nokia-x10-android-13.html">Nokia
12:03 -TechBytesBot/#techbytes-www.dedoimedo.com | Nokia X10, Android 13 - Lots of improvements, broken QR codes
12:03 schestowitz;
12:03 schestowitz; No matter how hard I try to be a cynic today, I'm failing. Android 13 is a pretty decent update overall. I do hate the loss of QR code functionality, but hopefully, this is something that will be fixed soonish. Other than that, the crayony interface is less crayony, the speed is speedier, the battery is batterier. You get more performance and juice, better looks, untouched privacy, and only a small
12:03 schestowitz; efficiency penalty in the UI settings. I can live with that.
12:03 schestowitz; Now, one could argue, well, why make UI changes to have them undone a release later? No idea. I guess the cycle of money and productivity (used in the loosest of terms) must go on, and thus, we shall forever be seeing changes come and go, as randomly as gamma emissions from atom nuclei. That said, I'm pleased that the X10 keeps getting updates (and fairly quickly, too), and I like this new Android 13. It
12:03 schestowitz; ain't the best, but it's a big step in the right direction. Android has improved a lot, and it's still plodding along quite nicely. The end.
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12:05 schestowitz;
12:05 schestowitz; A brave new world: building glibc with LLVM
12:05 schestowitz;
12:05 -TechBytesBot/#techbytes-www.collabora.com | A brave new world: building glibc with LLVM
12:05 schestowitz; Common wisdom argues against putting all eggs in one basket, and this type of diversification is also important in software. Just like how programming languages ideally have multiple independent compiler implementations, a software project written in a specific language should ideally have multiple independent toolchains capable of building the project.
12:05 schestowitz; Considering how many C language implementations and toolchains have been developed in the past 45+ years (yes, it's been that long!), it is surprising that such a critical, central, and long-lived component of our modern systems, such as glibc, is still only buildable with a single toolchain, the venerable old GNU/GCC, despite LLVM becoming the clear dominant alternative.
12:05 schestowitz; There are more technical and non-technical reasons for choosing GNU or LLVM, and it is up to each project and developer to decide. To be able to decide, however, a choice must be possible in the first place. This is what is changing and we believe that having this choice is worthwhile.
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12:31 schestowitz;
12:31 schestowitz; PDF, text and fonts, a design by The Devil & Associates
=> PDF,">↺ https://nibblestew.blogspot.com/2023/01/pdf-text-and-fonts-design-by-devil.html">PDF,
12:31 -TechBytesBot/#techbytes-nibblestew.blogspot.com | Nibble Stew: PDF, text and fonts, a design by The Devil & Associates
12:31 schestowitz;
12:31 schestowitz; It may be comforting to know that nothing has changed since 1993. Dealing with fonts and text in PDF is still very much a case of voodoo incantations and guesswork. It does not really help that phrases containing words like "PDF", "text", and "fonts" are completely ungoogleable because they find a million hits on people trying to create PDF files with existing tools as opposed how font generation works under the
12:31 schestowitz; hood.
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