Istanbul — it’s where Asia meets Europe, but as we now know, not where Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky will meet Russian President Vladimir Putin.
Coinbase says cyber criminals “bribed and recruited” customer support agents who stole customer data, allowing the attackers to contact and trick users into sending them money.
@bestiaexmachina sadly not as well as I was hoping anymore^^'
Due to library incompatibilies, which we noticed way too late, we had to add another arduino. This in turn pushed our power source to its limit, forcing us to add an additional 9v battery. And now he's too heavy and only makes micro jumps. :.D
I need to make better photos tomorrow but on its back are another 2 powerhungry servos, opening and closing a 3rd "magical" eye/orb. I'm still surprised it works at all. xD
@bestiaexmachina i was lucky to be with 3 more people who were also invested in the concept. University workgroups are always a bit of a gamble but we all had a lot of fun.
"They really do want to sort of establish themselves as being like an entire ecosystem of police surveillance technology," but "there's a huge concern around" whether Fusus could be used to target protesters, EFF’s Beryl Lipton told the Detroit Free Press. freep.com/story/news/local/mic…
You really need to make a much stronger statement on this issue.
First, technofascism is the direct opposite of an ecosystem.
Second, all those "sort of", "like an" and "could be" need to go. I know, you know and everyone knows that police video surveillance networks are the foundation of city-wide digital concentration camps.
Apparently 86% of websites have “Low Contrast Text”, making it the most common #accessibility issue (even more than missing alt text). I’m quite surprised by this, as I thought most websites still have white background with black type. Maybe it’s a font size thing in many cases…Anybody have more info on this issue? accessibility.day/
Thursday, May 15, 2025 marks the 14th Global Accessibility Awareness Day (GAAD). Get everyone talking, thinking and learning about digital access/inclusion and people with different disabilities.
What “more information” do you mean? The page you link points to the WebAIM million, which explains and lets you look up sites: webaim.org/projects/million/
I meant...er, *more information*. The links you provide are helpful, yes, but don't answer my question: why are 86% of pages failing the 'low contrast text' test? Do you know?
Looking at their methodology, a web page fails the check if there is at least one element with low-contrast text in the DOM. That's why they additionally provide the error density as context.
It's not hard to imagine why the percentage is relatively high then. Even if the main text is black on white, headings or menus are often in different colours.
thankfully my website has no text contrast issues. I did discover, however, that there is an alert for "Redundant alternative text", which I didn't even know was a thing. Seems a bit odd to recommend no alt text, but I will bear it in mind going forward. #accessibility
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The human mind functions in mysterious ways. It believes what you want it to believe. Once it’s made up, it will scrape for ideas to support that belief, and it will dismiss every piece of informat…
Interestingly enough, the narrative where I live has shifted from "These lazy Ausländer take all our jobs" to "These damn educated tech folks can afford much nicer homes and are driving up the prices, which WE locals can't afford".
Who would have thought, that education leads to better income? 🤦♂️
But it's not the foreigners that are driving up prices. It's the Germans themselves. It's just that the educated tech folks can still afford paying those (and often have to because they don't have the network to get the cheap homes).
U.S. State Secretary Marco Rubio said that meaningful progress would likely only come through a meeting between U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin.
blossom.primal.net/03366c2e2a3…Europe has forgotten how to nurture free expression. To stop things getting worse, it should start by returning to some old liberal ideas: #Press | #FrontPage
While walking through Times Square, I passed this group of K-pop dancers moving confidently beneath a giant wall of illuminated stars and stripes. The contrast struck me — a symbol of the USA glowing behind a group shaped by Korean pop culture. This moment felt like a celebration of what makes the U.S. unique: a place where influences from around the world collide, remix, and create something new. It’s this multicultural energy that always drew me in — open, evolving, real. Now in 2025 I worry that this openness, this beautiful cultural blend, is under pressure. That what once made this place vibrant is being challenged — by fear, by division, by politics, by facists … I still believe in the potential of diversity — not just as a buzzword, but as a way of living and growing together. And I hope that images like this one continue to be possible in the future, not in spite of difference, but because of it. [Fujifilm XT-3 Tamron 17-70 F/2.8 - 26mm F/4.5 ISO: 160]
The Eurovision Grand Final will hit screens Saturday. The long-adored Song Contest is known for its fun and often ridiculous performances but is often marked by protests, boycotts and controversy. This year's event in the Swiss city of Basel has been no exception. #Eurovision #music #protests #geopolitics
Profitez des vidéos et de la musique que vous aimez, mettez en ligne des contenus originaux, et partagez-les avec vos amis, vos proches et le monde entier.
Secondo il ministro della giustizia è responsabilità di noi donne trovare un luogo sicuro come una chiesa o una farmacia in cui rifugiarci quando chi abbiamo denunciato viene ad ammazzarci. E lo dice come se fosse ineluttabile e non si potesse fare niente a riguardo. Guardate il video ma non i commenti perché ci sono uomini che gli danno ragione. instagram.com/reel/DJr04OZIPzi…
2,099 likes, 775 comments - larepubblica on May 15, 2025: ""Il funzionamento del braccialetto elettronico è molto spesso incompatibile con i mezzi di trasporto delle persone", ha detto il ministro della Giustizia, Carlo Nordio, al question time al Se…
@neurob perché per loro è così. Hanno aumentato le pene e introdotto altri reati, non conoscono il concetto di "prevenzione", ma solo quello di "dissuasione". E per dire, vista l'età di Nordio già cara grazia che dica qualcosa sul tema e che non faccia passare le violenze stesse come normali e giustificabili.
Robert F. Kennedy Jr’s comments about autism are part of a long legacy of right-wing politicians deciding which people’s lives are and are not worth living.
TL;DR: The Trump FCC is set to investigate Dish Network's 5G plans, a move that may disproportionately benefit Elon Musk amidst ongoing controversies from the previous administration's approval of the T-Mobile and Sprint merger. techdirt.com/2025/05/15/trump-… #law #tech #legaltech ⚖️ 🤖 #autosum
You might recall that the first Trump DOJ and FCC cobbled together a dumb plan to cover up the problems created by their rubber stamping of the competition-eroding T-Mobile and Sprint merger: …
I read the quote to mean that they were deciding to absolutely trust Tesla autopilot due to Elon Musk's politics. The article makes it clear that they are in fact getting rid of their Tesla cars.
Accise sui carburanti: variazioni e impatto sul trasporto @motori 🚗 🚗 🚗 Accise carburanti: benzina -1,50 cent/litro, gasolio +1,50 cent/litro. Risorse destinate al trasporto pubblico locale, verso la sostenibilità motori.it/accise-sui-carburant… #motori #auto
> Salvo braves a ravaged Buenos Aires to reach Elena and Clara's apartment, discovering that human survival instincts can be as deadly as the toxic snow.
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"If Ontario’s colleges and universities sector was looking for a lifeline from the province to help stabilize its financial state, the 2025 Ontario budget doesn’t contain one." — @john_michael_mcgrath
Federal data suggests the decrease in fatal overdoses is linked to changes in the drug supply and the way people use powerful synthetics like #fentanyl, along with increased funding and support for frontline harm reduction groups and health care clinics providing lifesaving services where people live. truthout.org/articles/experts-…
Azzosecondo: unità di misura del tempo, sottomultiplo del secondo, indica il tempo necessario tra l'accorgersi di avere fatto una cosa che non va bene e il bloccare il dito che sta per premere INVIO.
Did you know that there is comparison chart for - #linux distributions - #browser - #android distributions - linux desktop environments - #messenger - #mail providers
Il bisogno indotto della guerra pressenza.com/it/2025/05/il-bi… Analizzare i modi attraverso cui l’industria automobilistica, e in Italia dire auto nel XX secolo è dire FIAT, si è imposta a partire dagli inizi del ‘900 è emblematico rispetto alle modalità di affermazione del sistema capitalista. Il paesaggio modellato… Giuseppe Paschetto
"Finance Minister Peter Bethlenfalvy presented a budget Thursday that delays once again Ontario’s path to a balanced budget until at least 2027." — @john_michael_mcgrath
Le truc qu'on vous demande de signer ces jours-ci pour interdire les thérapies de conversion dans l'Union Européenne, c'est pas une énième fucking pétition, c'est une initiative citoyenne européenne, c'est beaucoup plus utile et intéressant.
L'initiative citoyenne, c'est un mécanisme prévu par la constitution européenne qui permet aux citoyens de proposer une loi ou une modification de la loi existante à la commission européenne et au parlement européen.
Concrètement, ça veut dire que si l'initiative aboutit, la proposition législative sera examinée par la commission et présentée devant le parlement par le comité à l'origine de l'initiative.
Le dispositif de l'initiative citoyenne européenne existe depuis 2012. C'est pas un dispositif très utilisé, notamment parce qu'il est assez lourd : le comité qui propose l'initiative doit être composé de citoyen-nes d'au moins 7 états-membres, l'initiative ne doit pas être contraire aux valeurs de l'union Européenne, etc. Depuis 2012, seules quelques dizaines d'initiatives citoyennes européennes ont été lancées, et seules 7 ont obtenu le nombre de signatures nécessaires. Si l'initiative pour interdire les thérapies de conversion aboutit, ce sera la huitième ! 🥳
Et après, qu'est-ce qui se passe ? Eh bien honnêtement, la commission européenne peut tout à fait décider de répondre "Vu et s'en tape". C'est ce qui s'est passé par exemple en 2014 lorsqu'une initiative anti-avortement, l'initiative "un de nous", a obtenu les signatures nécessaires (la honte), et que la commission et le parlement ont poliment répondu qu'iels n'allaient pas donner suite.
Mais les mêmes peuvent également décider après examen qu'en effet, le problème soulevé par l'initiative justifie une modification de la législation. Par exemple, les propositions d'une initiative contre la souffrance animale qui a aboutit en 2018 sont en train d'être intégrées au droit européen.
L'ICE c'est un mécanisme qui n'est pas sans défaut, mais qui permet aux citoyens européens d'apporter des propositions devant les législateurs, et donc de faire évoluer la loi.
Bref, si vous êtes citoyen-ne de n'importe quel pays de l'UE, signez l'initiative ! 🙏
The text you are being asked to sign these days about banning conversion therapies in the European Union is not just one more petition: it is a European Citizens' Initiative, which is far more potent and relevant.
A European Citizens' Initiative is an instrument defined in the European Constitution, allowing citizens to submit a law or amendment to an existing law to the European Commission and the European Parliament.
Concretely, this means that if the Initiative succeeds, the legislative proposal will be examined by the Commission and submitted to the Parliament by the committee that launched it.
The European Citizens' Initiative system has existed since 2012. It is a relatively rarely used system, notably because it is rather demanding: the committee that authors the Initiative must comprise citizens from at least 7 Member-States, the Initiative must not infringe on the values of the European Union, etc. Since 2012, only a few dozen European Citizens' Initiatives have been attempted, and only 7 of these have succeeded in gathering the required number of signatures. Should the Initiative banning conversion therapies succeed, it would be the eighth to do so.
And after that, what next? Quite honestly, the European Commission could very well decided to answer "thank you, we don't care". This happened in 2014 after an anti-abortion Initiative, the "One of Us" Initiative, managed to gather the required signatures (shame!), and both the Commission and the Parliament politely declined to follow suit.
But the very same institutions can decide upon examination that, indeed, the question of the Initiative warrants modifying the law. For instance, the proposals from an Initiative against animal suffering, which succeeded in 2018, are currently being integrated into European law.
The European Citizens' Initiative is not without its weaknesses, but allows European citizens to bring proposals to their lawmakers, and thus to improve the law.
Anyhow, if you're a citizen of any country in the EU, do sign the Initiative!
🇷🇺 Kremlin to state media: "Prepare the audience for failure." Ahead of Istanbul talks, pro-Kremlin outlets were told to downplay expectations, blame sanctions, and avoid discussing Putin’s absence or Russia’s negotiation stance.
Marco Rubio says timing for a Trump-Putin meeting likely won't be decided until after Trump returns from his overseas trip: "We'll wait to see what happens tomorrow... then those decisions will be made."
Trump’s Greenland fixation—and his love of the glories of the nineteenth century—has something important to tell us about Trump’s brain, and possibly about the direction of the United States.
Filing: Anthropic apologizes after one of its expert witnesses cited a fake article hallucinated by Claude in the company's legal battle with music publishers (Maxwell Zeff/TechCrunch)
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