The thing is, in terms of different approaches, on the one hand, we have on the one side, all political science, and every successful campaign, where the aim is, to quote Tebbit, 'to finish on the ground where [they] were weak and we were strong' versus...well, what we have now:
Al Palazzo delle Esposizioni la mostra ‘Paradiso perduto’ delle opere di Paolo Pelosini
Nell’anno dell’ottantesimo compleanno dell'artista una selezione dei lavori di pittura e scultura degli ultimi anni
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Zelensky holds Staff meeting, discussing missile program, drones
President Volodymyr Zelensky held a Staff meeting, with Ukraine’s missile program being one of the key topics discussed. — Ukrinform.Ukrinform
Md. woman who allegedly drove through festival to get to work will remain jailed
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Fierce fighting in Donetsk region, Kursk area: Zelensky receives report from CinC Syrskyi
President Volodymyr Zelensky has received a report from Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, Oleksandr Syrskyi, on the situation at the front. — Ukrinform.Ukrinform
Newark city officials were back in front of Delaney Hall on Monday morning to serve the owners of the immigrant detention center with violation notices, a few days after Mayor Ras Baraka was arrested outside the facility in a dramatic scene with federal officials.
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ICE detention facility served again with violations by N.J. city after mayor’s arrest
The mayor was charged with criminal trespassing, a charge he intends to dispute.Steve Strunsky | NJ Advance Media for NJ.com (nj)
Improvements in 'reasoning' AI models may slow down soon, analysis finds | TechCrunch
An analysis by Epoch AI, a nonprofit AI research institute, suggests that the AI industry may not be able to eke massive gains out of 'reasoning' AI models for much longer.Kyle Wiggers (TechCrunch)
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World still waiting for Russia’s answer to ceasefire proposals – Zelensky
Russia, in any case, will have to end the war it launched against Ukraine. It would be better to do so sooner rather than later. — Ukrinform.Ukrinform
改めて、私たちの思うことを書いてみました。
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プライバシーを妥協しないってどういうこと？- Vivaldi はこう思う | Vivaldi Browser
こんにちは、Vivaldi です。 最近また、ブラウザ業界のニュースを目にする機会が増えてます。kaori (Vivaldi Technologies)
iOS 18.5: Revolutionizing Connectivity with Carrier-Based Satellite Support
Apple's latest iOS update, 18.5, introduces groundbreaking satellite connectivity for iPhone 13 users, allowing them to send messages even without traditional network access. This innovation marks a s...
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US-China Trade Truce Set to Bolster Asian Stocks: Markets Wrap
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-05-12/stock-market-today-dow-s-p-live-updates?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub
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Putin asked for talks — now he must show up, says French FM
French Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs, Jean-Noël Barrot, believes that Vladimir Putin must travel to Istanbul and meet there with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. — Ukrinform.Ukrinform
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Ukraine ready to present reform roadmaps to EU member states, European Commission – Stefanishyna
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Justice of Ukraine Olha Stefanishyna stated that Ukraine is ready to present its reform roadmaps to representatives of European Union member states and the European Commission. — Ukrinform.Ukrinform
Leon Panetta on Hamas Releasing Last Living American Hostage
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FOX: Do you think it would've made a difference here if the president hasn't said anything about the Qatari plane? Meaning if it just came in, the jet got flown to the Pentagon, and then we heard about it when we heard about it?
BRET BAIER: I don't think this president cares that much
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@slyka So far, my results show neither heat nor UV damage to the agar coating when no sensitizer is present. I did one further sensitized contact print at 45 minutes exposure and had some blistering in the most well developed shadows and some emulsion lift on an edge during rinsing. I skipped the build plate drying step and did get a qualified success. The blisters dried into emulsion lumps. You can’t see the lumps in this photo, only from the side.
More tests coming.
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Vita dura per i truffatori. Funziona l’alleanza tra nipoti e carabinieri
Successo per “Nonno di aiuto io“ promosso dalla Compagnia di Castelnuovo. I militari dell’Arma hanno spiegato i trucchi per non cadere nelle trappole web.
Agricultores podrían recibir subsidio para asegurar sus cosechas
Un proyecto de ley busca subsidiar las primas de los seguros agropecuarios para garantizar a los agricultores una mayor protección ante los riesgos climáticos, evitando así que sufran grandes pérdidas ante fenómenos como las inundaciones, que en algunas zonas suelen arrasar con los cultivos en épocas lluviosas. La iniciativa contempla la creación de un Fondo […]
“Never before in my life have I called for mass disruption. But I am now. These Republicans cannot know a moment of peace,” Democratic Illinois Governor JB Pritzker said.
This did not sit well in Trumpworld.
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MAGA Melts Down Over Democrat’s Rousing Call to Fight Trump
The right is freaking out after JB Pritzker demanded mass protests against Trump.The New Republic
Improvements in ‘reasoning’ AI models may slow down soon, analysis finds
https://techcrunch.com/2025/05/12/improvements-in-reasoning-ai-models-may-slow-down-soon-analysis-finds/?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub
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Improvements in 'reasoning' AI models may slow down soon, analysis finds | TechCrunch
An analysis by Epoch AI, a nonprofit AI research institute, suggests that the AI industry may not be able to eke massive gains out of 'reasoning' AI models for much longer.Kyle Wiggers (TechCrunch)
One of my favorite canyon country hikes. It includes hiking across that rimrock fin on the right to the island like knob on the end.
#Canyon #Desert #Geology #Rock #Photography
Mark Zuckerberg baut neuen #Überwachungsstaat
#Metas KI-Brillen, die eine Kamera, ein Mikrofon, eine KI-Schnittstelle und einen Internetzugang umfassen, alles diskret in den Brillen eingebettet.
Bald werden Millionen Menschen mit ihnen herumlaufen, ein Science-Fiction-Alptraum der #Massenüberwachung und Überschreitung der Persönlichkeitsrechte. Sie sind in der Lage, Gesichter zu erkennen, Sprache zu interpretieren, Informationen in Echtzeit zu überlagern und riesige Datenmengen zu sammeln, während ihre Besitzer einfach die Straße entlang gehen.
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Mark Zuckerberg is building a new surveillance state
Meta’s new AI glasses, which are capable of recognizing faces, interpreting language, overlaying information, and collecting vast swaths of data, will create a world of layered realities, wit…John Mac Ghlionn, opinion contributor (The Hill)
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Cryptanalysis and the Nuclear Bombs
The nuclear bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki makes more sense once Japan's internal communications were revealed after 50 years of official Allied secrecy.Bob's Pages of Travel, Linux, Cybersecurity, and More
The ants are on a mission. I know a lot of people complain about the mutualism between ants and peonies, but I love watching them do their thing. While the colors of the peonies are so pretty, something about the black and white just enhances that texture
#peony #flower #photography #floral #blackandwhite
Phillips 66 Holders Should Vote for Four Elliott Nominees, ISS Says
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Trump’s Qatari plane might just be a Trojan horse.
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Trump’s Qatari Plane Might Just Be a Trojan Horse
The violation of ethical norms isn’t the only jaw-dropping part of this deal.Fred Kaplan (Slate)
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Sierra Nevada Gold share price
Sierra Nevada Gold (ASX:SNX) is an asset listed on the ASX, and part of the Materials sector. Grafa’s asset page shows Sierra Nevada Gold’s share price, chart, trading volume, earnings per share, dividends per share and P/E ratio.Sierra Nevada Gold
RFK Jr. Swims in Sewage-Tainted Creek with Grandchildren Despite National Park Service’s Bacteria Warning
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Snow lake in the cascade mountains.
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Events for May 12th - 17th, 2025
Details confirmed as of May 12th
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MAY 6-12, LAST DAY (many continue all year) – AMAZON BLACKOUT: Boycott includes Whole Foods, Audible, Prime, Zappos, Ring, & Twitch: thepeoplesunionusa.com/boycott…
MAY 12, Mon 6:15-7:45PM – #BelfastME
Belfast Free Library, 106 High St
Community Conversations ME: Free Monthly Discussion/Support Group for anyone concerned about the threat to democracy/republic in the US based upon results of 2024 election. Led by Elliot Benjamin, Ph.D.
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MAY 13, Tues 12noon (& every Tue) – #CherryfieldMe
Rt 1 Bridge: Meet on the lower bridge
Peaceful Rally in Support of Constitution & American Way of Life For Concerned Citizens and Patriots of all Parties
MAY 13, Tue 12-1:00PM (& every Tue) – #LewistonME
Across Susan Collins' office: Dufresne Plaza, 72 Lisbon St
#RESIST Central Maine, Call To Action – Bring signs! Street parking & parking garages nearby. mobilize.us/indivisible/event/…
MAY 13, Tues 12-1:00PM (& every Tues) – #WatervilleME
#Tesla Charging Station, Elm Plaza, 334 Main St
STAND AT TESLA – bring signs opposing #Musk and the damage he and trump are doing: mobilize.us/mobilize/event/762…
MAY 13, Tues 5:30-7:00PM – #PortsmouthNH
Join us for Pub night at a local brewery.
Pub Night with the Portsmouth Dems – NH Democratic Party – for casual gathering to meet like-minded friends and talk about current events. Non-alcoholic drinks avail.
mobilize.us/mobilize/event/774…
MAY 14, Wed 10-11AM (& every Wed) – #BridgtonME
U.S. 302 & Maine 117
Lake Region #Indivisible Peaceful, Solidarity Protest
Join us every Wednesday in solidarity for this peaceful protest.
mobilize.us/mobilize/event/778…
May 14, Wed 11-12noon (& every Wed) - #DamariscottaME
Damariscotta-Newcastle Bridge, US Bus Rt 1, Main St. By the Community, For the Community Rally – started by four women with the courage to stand up, this inspiring rally grows in size every week.
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Community Conversations ME
A free monthly discussion/support group for anyone concerned about the threat to democracy/republic in the United States based upon the results of the 2024 presidential election, led by Union volunteer Elliot Benjamin, Ph.D.Mobilize
They've never previously published the sources for Developer Preview and Beta releases.
The changes are only being made to the AOSP main branch which was never the main place Android development was done. They did most development in an internal main branch previously too. Only certain sub-projects were developed in AOSP main and none of those were the most relevant ones for porting to new major releases.
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... der war halt gerade noch übrig, auch der Vatikan muss sparen, hört man....
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Elon Musk Pushes Child Aside On Way To Escape Pods As Starbase Collapses
STARBASE, TX—Screaming in terror as he rushed through the raging flames consuming his promised tech utopia, billionaire Elon Musk reportedly pushed aside a 9-year-old child Friday on his way to the escape pods as Starbase collapsed behind him.The Onion Staff (The Onion)
FCC commissioner writes op-ed titled, “It’s time for Trump to DOGE the FCC“
FCC commissioner writes op-ed titled, “It’s time for Trump to DOGE the FCC“
“The FCC is a prime candidate for DOGE-style reform,” Nathan Simington writes.Jon Brodkin (Ars Technica)
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An accessibility update
I recently saw somebody ask
Is Fedora accessible now ?
To which I want to say: yes! But this question does not really have a simple yes-or-no answer. There is lots of nuance to it. A better question would be:
Is this system usable for *me* ?
Accessibility is about making our software usable (and, ideally, pleasant to use) for as many people as we can.
It has been a year since we last gave an update on accessibility (a11y) in and around GTK. Time to look at what has happened in this space since then. On the surface, it might seem that the answer is: not much. But lets look a bit closer.
A new backend
We merged the AccessKit a11y backend in GTK 4.18. This is pretty big news for GTK on platforms other than Linux. For the very first time, GTK applications can be accessible on Windows and macOS. This is also the first rust dependency in GTK.
If you want to try it out, build GTK with the -Daccesskit=enabled build option, and set
GTK_A11Y=accesskit
in the environment. The AccessKit backend works on Linux as well, but we are still defaulting to at-spi here. If you are ever uncertain which a11y backend GTK is using, you can find this information in the inspector.
The new backend was created by Matt Campbell as part the STF initiative.
Keyboard shortcuts in orca
One of the remaining gaps in the Wayland a11y support was the lack of support for the special keyboard shortcuts that are traditionally provided by the orca screen reader.
Another result of the STF initiative was a prototype for a new a11y protocol, including support for these shortcuts, but it was not complete and unmerged.
Thankfully, Lukáš Tyrychtr and Carlos Garnacho cooperated on extracting the relevant parts and completed the shortcuts support. This closes one of the biggest remaining “Wayland accessibility” gaps in GNOME 48.
An accessible web browser
Georges Basile Stavracas Neto put a lot of effort into making webkitgtk accessible, in particular when it is used in a flatpak sandbox. You can watch his GUADEC talk from last year to learn all about the complexities of this task. But he succeeded, so GNOME Web is now a fully accessible, fully sandboxed web browser.
This was work was also supported by the STF initiative.
A new accessibility tool
Elevado is a new tool to let you browse and explore what apps expose on the a11y bus. The existing tool for this, accerciser, has not been in active development for a long time, so it is good to have an alternative.
The new tool just got ported to rust, so its cool. And it just saw its first release. Try it out!
Elevado was started by Georges to help with his work on a11y in webkitgtk.
The long tail
Beyond these big headline features, there have been many smaller improvements to a11y in GTK and related libraries:
- A number of missing accessible labels, tooltips and key bindings have been added in the file chooser
- List boxes now provide information to make orca say the right thing
- The a11y overlay in the GTK inspector will now show you when your buttons are too small as click targets
- ATs can receive notification about platform state (such as focus) changes, and custom accessible implementations can emit such notifications
- We now provide information about shortcuts and mnemonics for actions in the form that orca expects
- Reporting of text attributes has been improved (a contribution from the LibreOffice team)
- libadwaita toast notifications are now announced to AT
- The accessible representation of many libadwaita action row widgets has been improved
Summary
Accessibility in GNOME is continuously improving, thanks to the contributions of many people. Thanks to everybody who helps! ❤️
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