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"I just want to know how long this has been going on..."
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Thank goodness for #Caturday 🐱 The day we can all escape the madness in the world and celebrate cats and the people and friends who love them 🥰😺
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yes, few things help as much as seeing for example the super-floof Knold living with @jesper_linnet
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Pub Owner Adopts Dog After it Dashed into Bar When Owner Died in Car Crash–Now He’s a Local Favorite
An adorable 2-year-old Shih Tzu was adopted by a pub manager after the pooch dashed into The Leaping Wolf when its owner died in a car crash.Good News Network
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Dancer Performs Amazingly Intricate Finger and Toe Tutting Routines
Hittesh Patel performs finger and toe tutting routines that are so intricate and precise that his limbs appear to be robotic.Lori Dorn (Laughing Squid)
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if you love photography, go follow @chrisnelsonsdog.
They specialize in photographing nature and food, but other interesting scenes pop up as well depending on what’s going on in their life.
Their timeline is peaceful and gorgeous!
#Fanuary #Nature #NaturePhotography #Photography #FoodPhotography #Food
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Burns Night is celebrated here at Folklore, Food & Fairytales. Important first step, catch your haggis: #haggis #RobertBurns
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Ah. I'm back on my computer. Thank goodness!
Okay. This is much easier! At least I found a good way to use the site while away from Windows.
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This is ridiculous. I can't even find where I am with a phone using Pachli. It's absolutely nothing like TweeseCake. I can read posts and respond to them, but I have to keep scrolling and can't immediately go to the top or bottom of a list. So if I haven't used this since October 2024, I have to arrow to the posts from the present, which means literally thousands upon thousands of keystrokes. Even when I go to notifications, I'm not sure if I'm reading current things or older ones. I'm sure Tusky is the same, since Pachli is based on it. I can try racoon, but I'm guessing it won't have great keyboard support either. Not everyone wants to use a touchscreen! Fortunately, from what I know, the makers of Pachli really do care about accessibility, so perhaps, something can be done to increas the number of keyboard shortcuts.
#accessibility #Android #blind #Pachli #Talkback #TweeseCake #Windows
@Pachli I sincerely thank you for such a prompt response! But can this be done from the keyboard? If so, how?
I haven't tried it, but if your device supports Talkback then support.google.com/accessibili… lists the keyboard shortcuts for navigating around the screen.
I have just tried with Talkback gesture navigation and that lets me navigate to the menu, open it, and choose "Load newest posts", so I expect the keyboard shortcuts to do the same thing should work.
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Accessible Youtube Downloader Pro stopped working properly a few days ago. Can anyone recommend anything that works with NVDA? I would prefer a client, but I have also used various youtube to mp3 sites in the past. I would prefer something that lets me set the bitrate to 128kbps or that defaults to it.
#accessibility #blind #NVDA #programs #screenreaders #technology #Windows #Youtube
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In my experience there are two good tools:
1. Terminal application yt-dlp. Can be hard to install but, after that you just run "yt-dlp -x <your_URL>" to download audio
Very reliable, but latest version is recommended
2. NewPipe - unofficial YouTube app for Android. Supports audio only download, but I'm not sure about screen reader support
Mostly reliable, but also latest version should be used
I've mentioned yt-dlp with Windows in mind. That's why I've mentioned it can be hard to install, while on Linux it's not 😀
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I found a very good site. I'm still seeking a client, but for now, this works. It is also free of ads, so I don't have to worry about viruses and such.
Accessible Youtube Downloader Pro stopped working properly a few days ago. Can anyone recommend anything that works with NVDA? I would prefer a client, but I have also used various youtube to mp3 sites in the past.
#accessibility #blind #NVDA #programs #screenreaders #technology #Windows #Youtube
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Revolutionizing Robotics with Johnny-Five: The JavaScript Framework for IoT Enthusiasts
Johnny-Five is transforming the landscape of robotics programming with its open-source framework that leverages JavaScript for a wide range of hardware platforms. This article dives into how developer...
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#news #tech #IoT #JohnnyFive #NodeBots
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The #French winemaker whose wines are illegal in his home country
Maxime Chapoutier makes wines that combine French and Australian grapes, a strict no-no in the EU.
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Firefox 134: A New Era of User Experience and Developer Enhancements
The latest Firefox update brings a revamped New Tab layout and a host of new features aimed at improving user experience and developer tools. With significant changes to the WebExtensions framework an...
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#bishop #mathewshephard #lgbt #lgbtq #gay #hate #hatecrime #homophobia
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I just liked a few of my boosted posts. I hope the likes are connected to the boosted posts to show my appreciation. I'm just writing this in case they are displayed on my originals. I have absolutely no problem with self-confidence, but even a dandy lover has to draw the line somewhere! haha
“Under the theme Literature, Landscape and Legacy, visitors can look forward to an Austen-inspired twist on Chawton House’s traditional programming, including spring flowers, outdoor theatre, Gothic month and Christmas festivities.”
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#AmReading #AmWriting @bookstodon #books #Bookstodon
#WritingCommunity #ReadingCommunity #Regency #Georgian #JaneAusten @romancelandia
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AAFCO Approves Regulatory Animal Food Ingredients Pathway diningandcooking.com/1854199/a… #food
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Massive Data Breach Exposes Personal Information of Millions in Education Sector
A significant data breach at PowerSchool has compromised the personal information of millions of students and educators across North America. With sensitive data including Social Security numbers and ...
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Sewage leaks and ops delayed - life at hospitals awaiting rebuild
A host of hospital building projects have been put back to the 2030s. How will they cope?
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High winds continue as Storm Éowyn leaves nearly a million without power
It could take days to restore power in some places, officials say, as warnings for high winds remain.
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Planet Plus One in Osaka, Japan
Visit a speakeasy-like indie cinema specializing in 16mm and 35mm films.#hidden #film #cinema #section-Atlas
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I don't know friend I a as client but usually there are a lot of filter settings that prevent your time line being overcrowded with stuff you are not interested in. My personsl feed contains only massages/posts from people or institutions I follow. I'm using Tusky for Android.
Unfortunately or fortunately I never used FB and I don't know how exactly they organized their feed.
Unfortunately or fortunately I never used FB and I don't know how exactly they organized their feed.
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@junglecat_rant 🏳️🌈🇺🇦 I'm using TweeseCake. There are different timelines, but the problems still persist. Granted, I can narrow things a bit by not reading the Federated Timeline and reading Home and Notifications, but it's still scattered and I still see various conversations. I know Friendica has circles, but I've never really delved into those. As for Facebook, I use the Basic Mobile site (not app), which was very accessible and uncluttered. Their main page is a mess, and since they shut down the Basic Mobile version, I haven't really posted there.
I am starting to accept some people as subscribers rather than full friends. This means that they can see my posts but I can't see theirs. Today, for example, I had someone request to follow me. I went to his profile and immediately saw obscenities and radical politics. I don't mind if people follow me, but I have no interest in seeing any of that in my feeds, especially since I spent several hours cleaning them last night!
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DeepSeek's R1 Model Disrupts OpenAI's AI Dominance with Minimal Investment
The recent emergence of DeepSeek's R1 model has shaken the foundations of AI development, demonstrating that market giants like OpenAI may no longer hold the upper hand. With a fraction of the investm...
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Madagascan locals pull together to save thousands of endangered tortoises newsfeed.facilit8.network/THYv… #Madagascar #EndangeredSpecies #TortoiseConservation #Biodiversity #CycloneDikeledi
Madagascan locals pull together to save thousands of endangered tortoises | Africanews
The reptiles were swept away from their sanctuary and left swimming for their lives in floods caused by tropical cyclone Dikeledi earlier this month.Africanews
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The Alces alces andersoni or Western Moose is native to the woods and protected areas of Northern and Western Canada, the Northern United States, and they were even introduced to the Fiordland National Park in New Zealand, but might not still be there. Described by Roy L. Peterson in 1952, they are the second largest species of moose in the world! They stand 1.9 to 2.0 meters or 5.11 to 6.6ft at the shoulder, with antlers spanning 1.5 to 1.7 meters or 4.9 to 5.6ft, and weigh 600 to 1,590 pounds.
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@rothko That was my fault for not doing more research first, and not checking for new comments. Anywho, I realized how the post was worded, and edited it. That species of moose was transported from Canada to South Island, New Zealand in 1900, because whoever was in charge of the government wanted them in the park. The moose didn’t survive, but for some reason, they tried again with more moose. That time, they did better, but no one knows if they are still there. No one has seen them.
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Wintergreen berries in snow 😊
(Gaultheria procumbens)
Edible berries, flavoring is used for toothpaste amongst other products. 💚🌱
#NativePlants #gardening #plants #fruit #rewilding #snow #nature
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@weirdmustard @i I think that it’s the oil that is mildly toxic (but is also used medicinally). The oil is made from the leaves of the plant not the berries.
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One particularly strange myth is that a colony of whales live in Utah's Great Salt Lake. Apparently, a British scientist introduced two whales into the lake - which he'd captured near Australia - with the intention of starting a whale oil industry. He had the creatures transported by rail from San Francisco in special tanks filled with sea water. The whales, however, broke free from their enclosure and travelled into deeper parts of the lake, where they were later seen spouting and playing with their offspring. They were also said to have grown significantly, reaching 60 feet in length. This legend seems to have been spread by sensationalist newspaper articles. It's unlikely that whales could survive in water of such high salinity and the relatively shallow depth of the lake would be unsuitable for large marine mammals. #folklore #weird #history #whales #cryptozoology #Utah
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@Moss Wow. I have lived in Utah my whole life (finally about to change that!) and I've never heard that myth!
As soon as I read the first line of the post I realized it is impossible, because I knew the lake is significantly saltier than the ocean and that whales could never thrive in water that shallow. But, I'm not surprised that this myth exists.
🐁 All mice prefer the company of females until they sense imminent danger
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All mice prefer the company of females until they sense imminent danger
A study has uncovered the neural mechanisms that cause these rodents to shift their preference from females to males when sensing the presence of a predatorDaniel Mediavilla (Ediciones EL PAÍS S.L.)
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Even in the most remote locations, wildlife like penguins are impacted by plastic pollution. 🐧
On #PenguinAwarenessDay, learn about the impact of marine litter on migratory species. ⬇️
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Green turtles in remote Azores feeding grounds are ingesting plastic, reveals new study
Issue 591: Analysing two decades of data on stranded turtles in the North East Atlantic, researchers have found that 14% of turtles were entangled in litter and 86% of those examined after death had ingested plastic.Environment
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DATE: January 24, 2025 at 02:00PM
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TITLE: Indian Governor Offers $1 Million to Anyone Who Can Decipher This 5,300-year-old Writing System
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An Indian state governor has offered a $1 million reward to anyone who can prove definitively they’ve deciphered the script of the Indus Valley Civilization. One of the oldest urban societies in history, the Indus Valley, or Harappan people began building settlements in the Indus River Valley in Pakistan/India 5,500 years ago. They left behind […]
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Indian Governor Offers $1 Million to Anyone Who Can Decipher This 5,300-year-old Writing System
The total research base is around 4,000 inscribed or stamped artifacts of pottery, sandstone, and copper, consisting of around 68 symbols.Andy Corbley (Good News Network)
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One person is dead and hundreds of thousands are without power as the United Kingdom and Ireland are hit by the unprecedentedly strong Storm Éowyn. Read more from @BBCNews
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Storm Éowyn: One dead and more than a million without power
A man died when a tree fell on his car in County Donegal, as record-breaking wind gusts hit Ireland.David Mercer and Adam Durbin (BBC News)
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UK to dispose of radioactive plutonium stockpile
The government says it will dispose of its 140 tonnes of radioactive plutonium - currently stored at Sellafield.
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The Ursus thibetanus or Asiatic Black Bear, also known as the Moon Bear or White-Chested Bear, due to their white, V-shaped chest patches, is found in Iran, Afghanistan, Pakistan, the Himalayas, Myanmar, most of Maritime Southeast Asia, the Koreas, and Japan. In 1823, they were described by French naturalist and zoologist, Jean Léopold Nicolas Frédéric, baron Cuvier. They are one of the world’s largest bears, at 120 to 190 centimeters or 47 to 75 inches in length, and weigh 88 to 440 pounds.
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Scientists Calculated The Ultimate Lifespan of Earth’s Biosphere : ScienceAlert…
As the #Sun brightens with age, it will inevitably interfere with our planet's finicky #carboncycle, triggering a depletion of atmospheric carbon dioxide to the point where plants will starve... continue reading at Science Alert #biosphere #plants #CO2 #climate #earthscience #anthropocene
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Scientists Calculated The Ultimate Lifespan of Earth’s Biosphere : ScienceAlert…
As the #Sun brightens with age, it will inevitably interfere with our planet’s finicky #carboncycle, triggering a depletion of atmospheric carbon dioxide to the point where plants will starve…for much deliberation
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Scarlet-throated Tanager
Large tanager that resembles an icterid. Males are glossy black with a bright red throat, which is absent on females. An inhabitant of dry scrubby forest (caatinga), gallery woodland, and open areas, usually near water. Seen in pairs or small groups. Song also recalls icterids: a loud “chirt” repeated for long periods. Best distinguished from icterids by its blunter, more curved bill.
Link: ebird.org/species/scttan1
Photo Location: Brazil
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#QuizOfTheDay: The South Pole, also known as the Geographic South Pole, is located in which Continent?
A. Arctic
B. Antarctica
C. North America
D. South America
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"Companionship" Robot That Its Creator Says Is Definitely Not a Sex Robot Looks Around With a Dazed Expression
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"Companionship" Robot That Its Creator Says Is Definitely Not a Sex Robot Looks Around With a Dazed Expression
Robotics company Realbotix claims its robots are designed to "tackle the staggering loneliness epidemic" but somehow aren't sex robots.Victor Tangermann (Futurism)
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