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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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I recently played through Deus Ex: Human Revolution and Mankind Divided again, and more than ever it seems to be eerily accurate about some of the things that have happened and the future we are heading into.
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Show HN: Airweave – Let agents search any app
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GitHub - airweave-ai/airweave: Airweave lets agents search any app
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Didn't Zelensky impose a ban on talks with Putin? Not really
President Volodymyr Zelensky's willingness to hold direct talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin this week in Istanbul sparked a question over whether such a move contradicts his earlier decree.The Kyiv Independent
A Major Thaw In the US-China Trade War
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'We are ready for direct negotiations with Putin,' Zelensky says following phone call with Erdogan
"I am grateful for the support and the readiness at the highest level to promote diplomacy," President Volodymyr Zelensky said of the phone conservation with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. "We share the same view on the need for a ceasefire.The Kyiv Independent
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“Matthew Perry: The Man Who Opened Japan” by Andy Reven is a breathtaking exploration of a pivotal moment in history, woven together with rich narrative, detailed research, and an engaging prose style that captivates the reader from the very first page.
At the heart of this excellent book lies the figure of Matthew Perry, a naval officer whose vision and determination transcended the boundaries of his time. Reven skillfully paints Perry as a complex…ANDY REVEN (Medium)
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6 Bulgarian nationals sentenced in the UK for spying for Russia
The convictions mark a significant development in Britain's efforts to counter Russian intelligence operations amid heightened tensions stemming from Moscow's war against Ukraine and repeated Kremlin threats toward Kyiv's allies.The Kyiv Independent
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Russia faces record 2.6 million worker shortage amid war recruitment
The deepening labor shortage reflects growing strain on Russia's workforce as the Kremlin aggressively recruits men for its war against Ukraine.The Kyiv Independent
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'Clock is ticking' — Germany gives Russia until midnight to implement ceasefire, threatens sanctions
"The clock is ticking — we still have twelve hours until the end of this day," German government spokesperson Stefan Kornelius reportedly said.The Kyiv Independent
Do Not Support Draft Tax Bill: Rep. Mike Lawler
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The Episcopalians say fuck no to resettling White South African exiles!
Episcopal Church ends decades-long agreement with US over 'illegal' Trump policy
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Episcopal Church ends decades-long agreement with US over 'illegal' Trump policy
One of President Donald Trump's latest policies has prompted one of the largest Christian denominations in the United States to walk away entirely from a 40 year-long partnership with the government.Carl Gibson (Alternet.org)
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Ukraine finalizes ratification of US minerals deal, paving way for joint investment fund
According to the Verkhovna Rada's website, Ukraine completed the ratification of the U.S.-Ukraine minerals agreement on May 12. President Volodymyr Zelensky signed the deal.The Kyiv Independent
# Bigoulin e la Porta della Nebbia
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Bigoulin e la Porta della Nebbia
(Il primo passaggio tra i mondi)
Amici miei,
se davvero volete sapere quando tutto è cominciato, devo portarvi indietro — non solo nel tempo, ma anche nel sogno. Avevo dieci anni, come sempre, e quel giorno il bosco sembrava diverso. Non c’era un lupo da salvare, né una strega da ingannare. C’era solo una strana nebbia che non avevo mai visto prima.
Camminavo lungo il sentiero che scende verso il ruscello delle trote parlanti — sì, quelle che ti raccontano i segreti dell’acqua, ma solo se porti loro delle briciole di pane. Quel giorno, però, non parlava nessuno. Il bosco taceva. La nebbia era ovunque, densa e argentea come la pelliccia di un gatto invisibile.
Istintivamente, feci quello che faccio sempre: andai avanti. E dopo qualche passo… il mondo cambiò.
Fu come entrare in un sogno che non avevo ancora fatto. La luce era diversa, più calda e gialla, come l’alba che si posa sulle colline. Gli alberi erano più alti, più silenziosi. Gli uccelli… non parlavano. Questo mi sorprese più di ogni altra cosa. Perché ogni creatura del mio mondo ha voce, anche le rocce se sai ascoltarle.
“Dove sono?” pensai.
Mi guardai le mani. Erano sempre le mie, ma mi parevano più… pesanti. Il cuore batteva più forte. Avevo freddo e caldo insieme. E poi — questo non lo dimenticherò mai — vidi un uomo. Un vero uomo. Uno che non mi sembrava parte di nessuna fiaba.
Era seduto su una pietra, con uno zaino e una mappa. Parlava da solo, o forse registrava la sua voce su un piccolo aggeggio che mai avevo visto prima. Diceva cose strane: “Foresta del Vallone, escursione del 15 maggio. Sentiero poco visibile, nebbia in aumento. Strane forme tra gli alberi.” E poi, si voltò. E mi vide.
Restammo fermi, a guardarci. Io, un personaggio nato dal racconto di una nonna. Lui, un uomo vero, di quelli che hanno bollette da pagare e scarponi sporchi di fango.
“Chi sei?” mi chiese.
“Io sono Bigoulin,” risposi, come se fosse la cosa più normale del mondo.
E lui, anziché ridere o spaventarsi, sgranò gli occhi. “Sei… sei il personaggio della storia che mi raccontava mia nonna quando ero piccolo.” Lo disse con una voce tremante, come se avesse appena visto un ricordo prendere vita.
Capite, amici? In quel momento, tutto si fece chiaro. Io non ero solo un personaggio di fantasia. Io vivevo nei cuori di chi mi aveva immaginato. E quando la fantasia è abbastanza forte, quando qualcuno crede davvero, allora il confine tra i mondi si dissolve. Come quella nebbia.
Dopo pochi istanti, tutto svanì. L’uomo, la luce dorata, il peso strano del corpo. Ero di nuovo nel mio bosco, con le trote che si lamentavano perché il pane era finito.
Da allora, ho imparato a cercare quella nebbia. A volte appare tra le pagine di un libro dimenticato, altre volte nell’ombra sotto un letto, quando un bambino spera che io venga a salvarlo dai mostri. Ma ora so chi sono. E so che il mio viaggio non ha fine.
E voi… tenete gli occhi aperti, perché quando la nebbia arriva, Bigoulin potrebbe essere vicino.
Tutto il mio mondo on line...
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Apple Releases tvOS 18.5
Apple today released tvOS 18.5, the latest version of the tvOS operating system. tvOS 18.5 comes a little over a month after the launch of tvOS 18.4,...Juli Clover (MacRumors.com)
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South Jersey Assembly candidate selling photos of her feet as online adult content - New Jersey Globe
A Democratic candidate for State Assembly is selling photos of her feet on an adult content website that caters to people with foot fetishes, promising toNew Jersey Globe
Is Russia co-opting US far-right groups to attack western democracies? | Far right (US) | The Guardian
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Is Russia co-opting US far-right groups to attack western democracies?
Startling allegations that the Base’s leader is a Russian spy lead to suggestions that the Kremlin is playing the ‘long game’Ben Makuch (The Guardian)
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8 heróis que podem se unir aos Vingadores em Avengers: Doomsday
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Israel’s open calls for genocide must be met with global outrage and immediate action
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Israel’s open calls for genocide must be met with global outrage and immediate action - DiEM25 Communications
DiEM25 condemns the latest statements by Israel’s finance minister openly advocating for the ethnic cleansing and complete destruction of GazaDiEM25 Communications (DiEM25)
Li Ka-shing’s China Clash Unnerves Rich Investors in Hong Kong
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Hasan Piker Detained By CBP While Reentering The U.S. From France
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Hasan Piker Detained By CBP While Reentering The U.S. From France
The popular progressive political streamer said he was asked leading questions about Donald Trump and Hamas, among other topics.Ryan Grenoble (HuffPost)
Pour la première fois, nous avons pu rencontrons durant ce voyage scolaire un député européen 🙂 et c était vraiment interessant.
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