Three years of building no-code software for grassroots political organizations
Three years of building no-code software for grassroots political organizations
What is no-code? No-code is primarily a type of software that allows you to create more software, customized for your needs, starting fro...Conjure Utopia
The promise of Rust
The promise of Rust
The part that makes Rust scary is the part that makes it unique. And it’s also what I miss in other programming languages — let me explain! Rust syntax starts simple. This function prints a number:...fasterthanli.me
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End of 10: Support for Windows 10 ends on October 14, 2025.
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If you bought your computer after 2010, there's most likely no reason to throw it out. By just installing an up-to-date Linux operating system you can keep using it for years to come.I will pin this post till the end of October, due to the importance of this.
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Why “caffè” may not be “caffè”
Every time when I think I finally “got” Unicode, I get kicked in the back by this rabbit hole. 😆 However, IMHO it is important to recognise that when moving data and files between operating systems and programs that you’re better off knowing some of the pitfalls. So I’m sharing something I experienced when I transferred a file to my FreeBSD Play-Around notebook. So let’s assume a little story…
It’s late afternoon and you and some friends sit together playing around with BSD. A friend using another operating system collects coffee orders in a little text file to not forget anyone when going to the barista on the other side of the street. He sends the file to you, so at the next meeting you already know the preferences of your friends. You take a look at who wants a caffè:
armin@freebsd:/tmp $ cat orders2.txtMauro: cappuccinoArmin: caffè doppioAnna: caffè shakeratoStefano: caffèFranz: latte macchiatoFrancesca: cappuccinoCarla: latte macchiato
So you do a quick grep just to be very surprised!
armin@freebsd:/tmp $ grep -i caffè orders2.txtarmin@freebsd:/tmp $
Wait, WAT? Why is there no output? We have more than one line with caffè in the file? Well, you just met one of the many aspects of Unicode. This time it’s called “normalization”. 😎
Many characters can be represented by more than one form. Take the innocent “à” from the example above. There is an accented character in the Unicode characters called LATIN SMALL LETTER A WITH GRAVE. But you could also just use a regular LATIN SMALL LETTER A and combine it with the character COMBINING GRAVE ACCENT from the Unicode characters. Both result in the same character and “look” identical, but aren’t.
Let’s see a line with the word “caffè” as hex dump using the first approach (LATIN SMALL LETTER A WITH GRAVE):
\u0063\u0061\u0066\u0066\u00E8\u000Ac a f f è (LF)
Now let’s do the same for the same line using the second approach:
\u0063\u0061\u0066\u0066\u0065\u0300\u000Ac a f f è (LF)
And there you have it, the latter is a byte longer and the two lines do not match up even if both lines are encoded as UTF-8 and the character looks the same!
So obviously just using UTF-8 is not enough and you might encounter files using the second approach. Just to make matter more complicated there are actually four forms of Unicode normalization out there. 😆
- NFD: canonical decomposition
- NFC: canonical decomposition followed by canonical composition
- NFKD: compatible decomposition
- NFKC: compatible decomposition followed by canonical composition.
For the sake of brevity of this post and your nerves we’ll just deal with the first two and I refer you to this Wikipedia article for the rest.
Normal form C (NFC) is the most widely used normal form and is also defined by the W3C for HTML, XML, and JavaScript. Technically speaking, encoding in Latin1 (or Windows Codepage 1252), for example, is in normal form C, since an “à” or the umlaut “Ö” is a single character and is not composed of combining characters. Windows and the .Net framework also store Unicode strings in Normal Form C. This does not mean that NFD can be ignored. For example, the Mac OSX file system works with a variant of NFD data, as the Unicode standard was only finalized when OSX was designed. When two applications share Unicode data, but normalize them differently, errors and data loss can result.
So how do we get from one form to another in one of the BSD operating systems (also in Linux)? Well, the Unicode Consortium provides a toolset called ICU — International Components for Unicode. The Documentation URL is unicode-org.github.io/icu/ and you can install that in FreeBSD using the command
pkg install icu
After completion of the installation you have a new command line tool called uconv (not to be mismatched with iconv which serves a similar purpose). Using uconv you can transcode the normal forms into each other as well do a lot of other encoding stuff (this tool is a rabbit hole in itself 😎).
Similar to iconv you can specify a “from” and a “to” encoding for input. But you can also specify so-called “transliterations” that will be applied to the input. In its simplest form such a transliteration is something in the form SOURCE-TARGET that specifies the operation. The "any" stands for any input character. This is the way I got the hexdump from above by using the transliteration 'any-hex':
armin@freebsd:/tmp$ echo caffè | uconv -x 'any-hex'\u0063\u0061\u0066\u0066\u00E8\u000A
Instead of hex codes you can also output the Unicode code point names to see the difference between the two forms:
armin@freebsd:/tmp$ echo Caffè | uconv -f utf-8 -t utf-8 -x 'any-nfd' | uconv -f utf-8 -x 'any-name' \N{LATIN CAPITAL LETTER C}\N{LATIN SMALL LETTER A}\N{LATIN SMALL LETTER F}\N{LATIN SMALL LETTER F}\N{LATIN SMALL LETTER E}\N{COMBINING GRAVE ACCENT}\N{<control-000A>}
Now let’s try this for the NFC form:
armin@freebsd:/tmp$ echo Caffè | uconv -f utf-8 -t utf-8 -x 'any-nfc' | uconv -f utf-8 -x 'any-name'\N{LATIN CAPITAL LETTER C}\N{LATIN SMALL LETTER A}\N{LATIN SMALL LETTER F}\N{LATIN SMALL LETTER F}\N{LATIN SMALL LETTER E WITH GRAVE}\N{<control-000A>}
You can also convert from one normal form to another by using a transliteration like 'any-nfd' to convert the input to the normal form D (for decomposed, e.g. LATIN SMALL CHARACTER A + COMBINING GRAVE ACCENT) or 'any-nfc' for the normal form C.
If you want to learn about building your own transliterations, there’s a tutorial at unicode-org.github.io/icu/user… that shows the enormous capabilities of uconv.
Using the 'name' transliteration you can easily discern the various Sigmas here (I’m using sed to split the output into multiple lines):
armin@freebsd:/tmp $ echo '∑𝛴Σ' | uconv -x 'any-name' | sed -e 's/\\N/\n/g'{N-ARY SUMMATION}{MATHEMATICAL ITALIC CAPITAL SIGMA}{GREEK CAPITAL LETTER SIGMA}{<control-000A>}
If you want to get the Unicode character from the name, there are several ways depending on the programming language you prefer. Here is an example using python that shows the German umlaut "Ö":
python -c 'import unicodedata; print(unicodedata.lookup(u"LATIN CAPITAL LETTER O WITH DIAERESIS"))'
The uconv utility is a very mighty thing and every modern programming language (see the Python example above) also has libraries and modules to support handling Unicode data. The world gets connected, but not in ASCII. 😎
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US poll finds 60 percent of Gen Z voters back Hamas over Israel in Gaza war
US poll finds 60 percent of Gen Z voters back Hamas over Israel in Gaza war
A new survey has revealed a sharp generational split in United States attitudes towards Israel’s war on Gaza, with younger voters showing unprecedented support for Hamas as Israel carries out a genocide.MEE staff (Middle East Eye)
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Chatbots can be manipulated through flattery and peer pressure
Researchers convinced ChatGPT to do things it normally wouldn’t with basic psychology.
Chatbots can be manipulated through flattery and peer pressure
Researchers were able to manipulate ChatGPT into breaking its own rules through peer pressure and flattery.Terrence O'Brien (The Verge)
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Traffic to government domains often crosses national borders, or flows through risky bottlenecks
Sites at yourcountry.gov may also not bother with HTTPs
Traffic to government domains often crosses national borders, or flows through risky bottlenecks
: Sites at yourcountry.gov may also not bother with HTTPsSimon Sharwood (The Register)
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Chrome increases its overwhelming market share, now over 70%
No matter how hard other browsers try, people stubbornly do not want to leave Chrome, and its market share is now above 70%.
https://www.neowin.net/news/chrome-increases-its-overwhelming-market-share-now-over-70/
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US reportedly suspends visa approvals for nearly all Palestinian passport holders
Restrictions to prevent travel for healthcare and college and come after denying visas to Palestinian Authority leaders
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Flotilla with Greta Thunberg on board sets sail for Gaza
Hundreds of activists are aboard the Global Sumud Flotilla with the intention to bring humanitarian aid to Gaza.
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its all about perspective ❤
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Visited YushaKobo in Akihabara today
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Thanks to a clerk I spoke with, and his suggestions, I've bought (not there, though) a wonderful ErgoDash I'm very happy with.
Se soltanto fossimo a Fordlandia, dove i soldi crescono sugli alberi e la gomma scorre come il vino - Il blog di Jacopo Ranieri
Se soltanto fossimo a Fordlandia, dove i soldi crescono sugli alberi e la gomma scorre come il vino - Il blog di Jacopo Ranieri
Vi sono prove pratiche del fatto che il superamento delle aspettative sia la fondamentale aspirazione del perfetto uomo d’affari, universalmente dedito al raggiungimento di uno stato di eccellenza, vicendevolmente favorevole a se stesso e la contempo…Jacopo (Il blog di Jacopo Ranieri)
QAA Podcast with Cory Doctorow as guest
QAA Podcast: Cory Doctorow DESTROYS Enshitification (E338)
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Cory Doctorow DESTROYS Enshitification (E338)
The man who coined the word “enshitification” graces the podcast to share his views on conspiracy theories, algorithmic management, AI, and reading the saucy passages in Leviticus at barmitzvahs. CorySoundCloud
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Gaza, economia sotto assedio: tra embargo, ricostruzione e il business della guerra
Gaza, economia sotto assedio: tra embargo, ricostruzione e il business della guerra
La Striscia di Gaza è oggi il teatro di una crisi umanitaria e sociale senza precedenti. Mentre il conflitto israelo-palestinese continua a...Antonio Marano (Blogger)
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Rudy Giuliani injured in New Hampshire car crash, his spokesperson says
Rudy Giuliani is recovering from a fractured vertebra and other injuries following a car crash in New Hampshire, a spokesperson for the former New York City mayor said Sunday.
Giuliani’s vehicle was struck from behind while traveling on a highway Saturday evening, according to a statement posted on X by Michael Ragusa, Giuliani’s head of security. “He sustained injuries but is in good spirits and recovering tremendously,” Ragusa said, adding: “This was not a targeted attack.”
Giuliani, 81, was taken to a nearby trauma center and was being treated for injuries including “a fractured thoracic vertebrae, multiple lacerations and contusions, as well as injuries to his left arm and lower leg,” according to Ragusa.
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Dragon & elephant must come together: Xi-Modi bilateral at SCO Tianjin aimed at upholding multipolar world, highlights Chinese media
Dragon & elephant must come together: Xi-Modi bilateral at SCO Tianjin aimed at upholding multipolar world, highlights Chinese media - The Tribune
According to Chinese state-run media outlet Xinhua, Xi noted the importance of viewing bilateral ties from a long-term perspective.ANI (The Tribune)
U.S. suspends visas for Palestinian passport holders, officials say.
August 31, 2025 ~4:20pm
The Trump administration has enacted a sweeping suspension of approvals of almost all types of visitor visas for Palestinian passport holders, according to American officials.The new policy goes beyond the restrictions announced by U.S. officials recently on visitor visas for Palestinians from Gaza. Last week, the State Department also said it would not issue visas to Palestinian officials to attend the annual U.N. General Assembly in New York next month.
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/31/world/middleeast/us-palestinian-visa-suspensions.html
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U.S. suspends visas for Palestinian passport holders, officials say.
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August 31, 2025 ~4:20pm
The Trump administration has enacted a sweeping suspension of approvals of almost all types of visitor visas for Palestinian passport holders, according to American officials.The new policy goes beyond the restrictions announced by U.S. officials recently on visitor visas for Palestinians from Gaza. Last week, the State Department also said it would not issue visas to Palestinian officials to attend the annual U.N. General Assembly in New York next month.
U.S. suspends visas for Palestinian passport holders, officials say.
August 31, 2025 ~4:20pmThe Trump administration has enacted a sweeping suspension of approvals of almost all types of visitor visas for Palestinian passport holders, according to American officials.The new policy goes beyond the restrictions announced by U.S. officials recently on visitor visas for Palestinians from Gaza. Last week, the State Department also said it would not issue visas to Palestinian officials to attend the annual U.N. General Assembly in New York next month.
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/31/world/middleeast/us-palestinian-visa-suspensions.html
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What is a "Slug" on Add Community Wiki Page? [Solved]
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A slug is like an article abstract that journos use to summarize shit in production basically. In my newspaper days its what the journalists would use to sound cool when asking each other what they were doing and what about.
Edit: as for context in a Wiki I don't know its intent or if it publishes or not. Wikipedia just has me on gastropods now.
Global Sumud Flotilla: empatia sincera o esibizionismo morale?
Samsung's Taylor Facility Is Back on Track as the Korean Giant Resumes Investments to Build Cutting-Edge 2nm Production Lines
Samsung’s Taylor Facility Is Back on Track as the Korean Giant Resumes Investments to Build Cuttin…
Samsung is pushing the pedal for manufacturing in America, as the Korean giant resumes investments into its Taylor facility.Wccftech
Is Fennec nonfunctional for anyone else?
I woke up one day and Fennec wouldn't browse any web page. Like, if I do a search, which goes to DuckDuckGo, I get a loading bar that never goes anywhere. (See screenshot).
If I disable all of my extensions, it'll work again. Then, if I enable them one by one to try to find the culprit that was making Fennec not work, it doesn't break! Until it does, randomly. I basically can't easily reproduce it working or not working.
I switched to IronFox, and installed all the same extensions, and have had no problems for two days.
Extensions:
- JShelter
- UBlock Origin
- Decentraleyes
- Cookie AutoDelete
- Absolute Enable Right Click & Copy
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Single Point Of Slowness | F-Droid - Free and Open Source Android App Repository
This Week in F-DroidTWIF curated on Thursday, 28 Aug 2025, Week 35F-Droid coreF-Droid’s push for decentralization means not only having multiple repos, but a...f-droid.org
The Sunday Debate: Is the federal government's purhcase of a 10 percent stake in Intel a socialist move?
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Noem says LA 'would have burned down' without Trump's National Guard deployment
https://www.politico.com/news/2025/08/31/kristi-noem-los-angeles-burned-down-00538617
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many of those magazines are bedaubed with felt-tip where I marked my progress whiling away hours typing in those programs.
I got into computers in the mid 70s with the advent of the Altair. Reading your comment was like a flashback. I remember you'd finally get through, meticulously typing in all the pages of code. So your cross your fingers and ran it and got an error. But I was hooked. I still have my Altair, Timex/Sinclair, Ti 99 & 994a. I had/have everything imaginable for the Ti. You needed a kitchen table to spread all that out on.
Later on, as you say, demos became a big thing, I loved the demos. I would write just about anyone giving away a demo of something. Game demos would at least let you play one or two levels.
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So your cross your fingers and ran it and got an error.
And eventually we learned to understand the programs we were typing in, knowing what those errors meant and how to fix them without looking back at the listing. Magical.
Chart: The retiring coal power plants Trump could revive | The Energy Department keeps ordering expensive, polluting plants to keep running at the eleventh hour. Here’s what’s on the line
Chart: The retiring coal power plants Trump could revive
The Energy Department keeps ordering expensive, polluting plants to keep running at the eleventh hour. Here’s what’s on the line through the end of…Canary Media
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in reply to Saleh • • •Although this question is framed in the shittiest way possible, I would still support Hamas over the IDF because only one of these organizations are guilty of genocide.
Easiest call I've ever made.
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in reply to Whostosay • • •geneva_convenience
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