2024-05-07 06:22:00
#bitBlog Zero Trust Access with #Hashicorp Boundary https://blog.bitexpert.de/blog/zero_tr
aus der reihe "#openaccess-informationsvermittlung", unterreihe "open access vs. lizenzierte bestände" heute: die institutssekretärin, die geprüft hat, dass sie aus einer liste mit closed-access-artikeln auf alle zugreifen kann und nun meint, die wären dann ja doch open access.
#Microsoft #Teams seemed to have closed the loophole (user-agent spoofer) I was using to access via web on #Linux. Of course, there's no Linux version, so now it's impossible to access on my laptop.
Th…
Arrays in Practice: An Empirical Study of Array Access Patterns on the JVM
Beatrice {\AA}kerblomStockholm University, Sweden, Elias CastegrenUppsala University, Sweden
https://arxiv.org/abs/2403.02416
My niece is adorable and just turned 15; she got a new phone but she needs to set up [[family link]] in it. Is this normal nowadays or over-protective you would think (if you want to share)?
I ask because at late 15-16 I was using icq98 and full internet access (after a period having access only to local IRC) and loving it
I missed this one about my settlement with #AudioEye from early January:
https://sites.harva…
Reminder that alt text should aspire to give the same info as is conveyed by the graphic - as if you were on the phone to a friend, describing the picture or reading out text.
What you're aiming for is that the people who _can't_ see the graphic are then on the same footing as the ones who _did_ see it - able to appreciate the joke firsthand, or participate in the ensuing conversation.
(If there's text, most times that means copying the text.)
#access #inclusion
Canada unveils a CA$2.4B package of measures to boost its AI sector and provide access to computing capabilities and technical infrastructure (Mathieu Dion/Bloomberg)
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-04-0…
Women's Views of Abortion Access and Policies in the Dobbs Era: Insights From the KFF Health Tracking Poll (KFF)
https://www.kff.org/womens-health-policy/poll-finding/womens-views-of-abortion-access-and-policies-in-the-dobbs-era-insights-from-the-kff-health-tracking-poll/
http://www.memeorandum.com/240405/p46#a240405p46
Needed to rename some files based on a FITS header inside the files (FITS is a format for raw astronomical images), on Windows.
The easiest solution was…
… to install a whole other operating system into Windows (Ubuntu Linux) for access to basic UNIX utilities.
The future is weird.
Scalable Network Tomography for Dynamic Spectrum Access
Aadesh Madnaik, N. Cameron Matson, Karthikeyan Sundaresan
https://arxiv.org/abs/2403.03376 https://…
This https://arxiv.org/abs/2201.02401 has been replaced.
link: https://scholar.google.com/scholar?q=a
It's satisfying when you tidy up all your self-hosted instances of some complex package... I've got 5 instances of NextCloud upgraded to the latest point release, 27.1.7, passing all internal configuration checks, and earning a security rating of "A " (using https://scan.nextcloud.com/
Moved remaining websites I manage (for other people) away from Neostrada, which has gone absolutely down the shitter since they got bought by Versio and increased the price 10x.
Moved to mijn(.)host - flat price, SSH access, fast servers. We'll see how it goes.
Other one that was recommended was Cloud86, but no SSH access on hosted packages, and I've got some scripts to run.
Disappointed but not surprised that iOS will use location data to enforce EU alternate app store access. Can California pass its own law please? One with fewer loopholes?
"404 Media has uncovered a wide-spanning scheme in which criminals break into various panels used by doctors, nurses, pharmacists, and even wholesale narcotics providers, and then leverage that access to order controlled substances like oxycodone."
How Hackers Dox Doctors to Order Mountains of Oxy and Adderall
https://www.404media.co/how-hackers-dox-doctors-to-order-mountains-of-oxy-and-adderall/
Light rail access has become a selling point for US universities. As seen from Kansas City, where extension slated to open next year will convert downtown circulator streetcar into a light rail connecting major activity centers. https://www.thepitchkc.com/kansas-city-beg…
Been following the #MkDocs drama for some time. So sad to see a project with so much potential struggle so much. Hope a new maintainer is found soon https://github.com/mkdocs/mkdocs/discu
Project 2025: The Right’s Dystopian Plan to Dismantle Civil Rights and What It Means for Women - Ms. Magazine
With careful planning, conservatives today are working to make their policy priorities permanent—no matter what happens in future elections. https://msmagazine.com/20…
Bob Iger says Disney will add a new ESPN tile by the end of 2024, with "select live games and studio programming" for US subscribers (Loree Seitz/The Wrap)
https://www.thewrap.com/disney-plus-espn-tile-hulu-2024/
The philosophy journal Dialectica has turned to full, independent OpenAccess a few years ago. As part of this process, they developed and put together a series of tools for journal publication using Markdown and Pandoc.
https://github.com/dialoa
Today, deep in the woods, my phone suddenly stopped being able to access the Internet. First, I've noticed that the browser couldn't reach any website — but well, reception was poor and websites these days… Then, my railway timetable app couldn't fetch timetables. Okay, poor reception, or maybe they have server problems again.
Later, the reception was better for a while, but things still didn't work. Reception quickly jumped back down, so I blamed it again. And again. Finally, I've figured out this is going for far too long.
I've opened #RethinkDNS and it said "No Internet". I've disabled it temporarily, and everything suddenly started working again. Enabled again, everything's broken. WTF?!
I've dug deeper, and it turned out RethinkDNS apparently lost DNS-over-HTTPS connection… and it never figured out to reconnect on its own, or even give me a meaningful diagnostic. I had to figure out to enter DNS settings, and tap the server tile to make it reconnect.
In the end, it was DNS… but also terrible UX in this program.
A mixed bag, but not too shabby: 20 G$ to non-profits for #ClimateChange work.
MAGA Republicans block access to IVF: Mapping the women and IVF clinics devastated
https://thedemlabs.org/2024/03/02/maga-republicans-block-ivf-access-map-of-devastated-women-and-clinics/
Most voters oppose candidates who campaign against #transgender people: Poll | The Hill
https://thehill.com/homenews/lgbtq/4516762-voters-transgender-…
Access to human-mobility data is essential for building a sustainable future
https://www.cell.com/cell-reports-sustainability/fulltext/S2949-7906(24)00105-8
#TeacherAppreciationWeek - Get A #FREE #TCEA Membership:
Environmental Insights: Democratizing Access to Ambient Air Pollution Data and Predictive Analytics with an Open-Source Python Package
Liam J Berrisford, Ronaldo Menezes
https://arxiv.org/abs/2403.03664
#StormKathleen is rattling the rafters here. This is what the pattern of electrical outages looks like, scraped from the ESB Networks site: https://powercheck.esbnetworks.ie/
I really want #Nextcloud to work, and it is so close, but the 2023 rpi4B version just doesn't when I need it. Third strike, again I share a link, not everyone on the LAN can access it, and if they turn off their wifi they can see the link resolve to a download button, but the download doesn't go 🫤
Play #OfLifeAndLand - just released village sim from Swiss designer Marco Burri, in Early Access for Windows & Linux #GodotEngine #indiegames
I've been pretty upset about the FMA being bought out, and so much stuff becoming locked away, requiring users to sign up to access The Free Music Archive. I feel as though I cannot trust Peertube or Funkwhale to distribute exclusively free cultural works the same way the FMA did. I want to ensure I can do the same.
I also think I want to avoid scientific works, as they're already easy to access and widely distributed.
This https://arxiv.org/abs/2305.05822 has been replaced.
initial toot: https://mastoxiv.page/@arXiv_eco…
Side affect of AWS' way on public IPv4 is that ssh access evolves to using Instance Connect with private sub nets.
https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/compute/new-using-amazon-ec2-instance-connect-for-ssh-access-to-your…
From Translink
Newly upgraded Phibbs Exchange opens for customers
Overhauled exchange provides better safety, capacity, and convenience
A newly upgraded Phibbs Exchange opens today for customers – providing more space, improved lighting, and better shelter for North Shore transit customers. The overhaul modernizes the space, improves access to and from the exchange, expands capacity, and improves safety.
🧵1/4
#AI-generated: "Do blind people have visual Near Death Experiences?" https://typeset.io/questions/do-blind-people-have-visual-near-death-experiences-3…
This https://arxiv.org/abs/2309.07877 has been replaced.
initial toot: https://mastoxiv.page/@arXiv_mat…
1894448 - Access blocked by fastly captcha
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1894448
Very annoying.
[1/2]
Google Maps emailed me with early access to its automated venue suggestions (branded ‘AI’).
So I asked for wheelchair accessible restaurants within a mile.
It offered four options with the nearest ~3 miles away, the fourth ~18 miles away. I know at least one of them is wrong about wheelchair access. Each is a regional / national chain.
While Google Maps supposedly tracks wheelchair access as reported by users, it seemed to go off user reviews. And it did so poor…
I spent ~hour yesterday fighting an issue with my C code, only to later figure out it's a possible GCC bug, because Clang accepts the same code.
The issue is that GCC does not permit a constrained type parameter in a template template parameter of an aliased template. See the simplified code with the issue.
A cursory search of GCC Bugzilla does not readily show any related bug. I'll look carefully but lemme know if this is a known bug (probably is). 🙏🏽
Mobility Access Australia
Great Australian Pods Podcast Directory: #GreatAusPods
Google unveils Pixel 8a with the Tensor G3 chip, a 6.1" 120Hz OLED with up to 2K nits brightness, and Gemini Nano access, shipping May 14 for $499 (Julian Chokkattu/Wired)
https://www.wired.com/story/google-pixel-8a/
The user seeks advice about geoblocking practice and asks for suggestions for lists used to justify blocking certain countries due to a lack of proper conditional access setup. https://reddit.com/r/cybersecurity/comments/1bxvfkg/
Parliament to restore limited access for journalists to plenary sessions: https://benborges.xyz/2024/05/01/parliament-to-restore.html
Microsoft’s AI Access Principles: Our commitments to promote innovation and competition in the new AI economy - Microsoft On the Issues
https://blogs.microsoft.com/on-the-issues/2024/02/26/microsoft-ai-access-principles-respo…
Bulgarian project develops integrated biometric AI access control system for mass events [Advocacy Lab Content]
https://poliverso.org/display/0477a01e-eddb9d88-d2cd8e591f4aa459
Bulgarian project develops integrated biometric AI access control system…
I am probably a PITA for some people. Doing security work and had to move accounts as person transferred. Not a problem and access levels updated as per the SOP. The part that they hate is I force a password change. They shouldn't share accounts, but SOP is when you move, a password reset is required.
This is why in EU funded (#HorizoneEurope) projects, the commission demands that a copy of every publications is *ALSO* archived in a repository like #Zenodo - and they have full guidelines as to preserving open access to science via their
CACM Is Now Open Access – Communications of the ACM
<https://cacm.acm.org/news/cacm-is-now-open-access-2/>
More than six decades of CACM’s renowned research articles, seminal papers, technical reports, commentaries, real-world practice, and news article…
"Access & use of #publicsector documents & political speeches are key to a thriving #democracy and civil society as they ensure transparency and accountability. Copyright & paywalls, however, can render access to these materials difficult or expensive.
Today we are proposing EU …
Dynamic Gaussian Graph Operator: Learning parametric partial differential equations in arbitrary discrete mechanics problems
Chu Wang, Jinhong Wu, Yanzhi Wang, Zhijian Zha, Qi Zhou
https://arxiv.org/abs/2403.02810
This https://arxiv.org/abs/2211.11940 has been replaced.
link: https://scholar.google.com/scholar?q=a
Project 2025: The Right’s Dystopian Plan to Dismantle Civil Rights and What It Means for Women - Ms. Magazine
With careful planning, conservatives today are working to make their policy priorities permanent—no matter what happens in future elections. https://msmagazine.com/20…
Genealogy tracker MyHeritage launches OldNews.com, offering access to newspapers, small-town journals, and gazettes mainly from the 1800s and 1900s for $99/year (Aisha Malik/TechCrunch)
https://techcrunch.com/2024/03/01/myhe
This https://arxiv.org/abs/2402.11319 has been replaced.
initial toot: https://mastoxiv.page/@arXiv_csRO_…
Government, Social Media and obligations under Access to Information laws
I did a thing As sometimes happens, I submitted a letter to a government official/agency today. What now you ask? Well, it has to do with something that has long interested me. Access to Information. Particularly when it comes to government institutions and their reluctance to access to the reams of information they generate out of sight of the public.
This https://arxiv.org/abs/2404.03295 has been replaced.
initial toot: https://mastoxiv.page/@arXiv_qu…
This seemingly innocuous article - https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/business/497363/new-zealand-wins-trade-dispute-with-canada-over-dairy-access - about 'NZ' prevailing in an international trade dispute with Canada, un…
Wealthier, urban Americans have access to more local news – while roughly half of US counties have only one outlet or less https://theconversation.com/wealthier-urban-americans-hav…
I think about this thread by @… almost every day of my life.
https://kolektiva.social/@HeavenlyPossum/110559936031725794
MAGA Republicans block access to IVF: Mapping the women and IVF clinics devastated
https://thedemlabs.org/2024/03/02/maga-republicans-block-ivf-access-map-of-devastated-women-and-clinics/
CW possible suicide 3/n
It's sort of fascinating to me. How can someone get help when their own behaviour is so self-defeating? I want him treated fairly and I want him to have access to support, but I wouldn't pick him as a friend. What does society owe him, what's my responsibility.
He did have quite a good income from his plagiarism-supported career, and I suspect he still has enough money to pay for therapy, but I don't feel sure that's a path he actually would take.
#JamesSomerton
Women’s Rights Are Essential to Democracy. Why Do Philanthropists Treat Investments in Women as a Special Interest? - Ms. Magazine
https://msmagazine.com/2024/05/06/philanthropy-grants-womens-rights-abortion-reproductive…
Sources: the US presses the Netherlands, Germany, South Korea, and Japan, and other allies to tighten China chip rules, a controversial move drawing resistance (Bloomberg)
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-0…
Biden Extends Obamacare Access to 'Dreamers' Lacking Health Care (Josh Wingrove/Bloomberg)
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-05-03/daca-recipients-to-get-obamacare-access-through-biden-action
http://www.memeorandum.com/240503/p2#a240503p2
Mobility Access Australia
Great Australian Pods Podcast Directory: #GreatAusPods
Some good news, it’s 6 months to the election and in our rural-suburban interface area in Arizona there’s not a single Trump flag on any of the hundreds of houses I can see (we’re on a hill).
And yes, I can check because I'm a creeper with access to several telescopes.
A WordPress ‘Firehose’ Allows AI Companies to Buy Access to a Million Posts a Day
https://www.404media.co/wordpress-firehose-allows-ai-companies-to-buy-access-to-a-million-posts-a-day/
Spectrum Occupancy Detection Supported by Federated Learning
{\L}ukasz Ku{\l}acz
https://arxiv.org/abs/2403.03617 https://arxiv.org/p…
India approves a ~$1.25B investment in AI projects over five years, including for optimizing compute infrastructure, LLM development, and education in AI (The Economic Times)
https://economictimes.indiati…
Disconnected Democracy: Mapping internet access, poverty and voter suppression
https://thedemlabs.org/2024/04/30/affordable-internet-access-mapped-with-poverty-voter-suppression/
Deep-Learned Compression for Radio-Frequency Signal Classification
Armani Rodriguez, Yagna Kaasaragadda, Silvija Kokalj-Filipovic
https://arxiv.org/abs/2403.03150
This https://arxiv.org/abs/2307.08424 has been replaced.
link: https://scholar.google.com/scholar?q=a
#CJEU:
«a harmonised standard, adopted on the basis of a directive [...] forms part of EU law»
«the rule of law, which requires free access to EU law for all natural or legal persons of the European Union»
«there is an overriding public interest [...] justifying the disclosure of the requested harmonised standards»
«As is apparent [...] the Commission should have acknowledged [...]…
LinkShare: EduChat AI App: https://tceajmg.micro.blog/2024/05/05/linkshare-educhat-ai.html
At least we’re not last! ☹️
https://mastodon.tucsonsentinel.com/@TucsonSentinel/112367604814378720
Automatic Retrieval-augmented Generation of 6G Network Specifications for Use Cases
Yun Tang, Weisi Guo
https://arxiv.org/abs/2405.03122 https://
Cis people get gender-affirming healthcare over the counter. Why can’t #trans folk have the same?
https://www.thepinknews.com/2021/11/19/gender-affirm…
Before you head out for the weekend, check out today's Metacurity for the top infosec developments you should know, including
--China is increasingly using AI to target voters With disinformation
--Czech minister says Russia is trying to sabotage European railways,
--Japanese lens maker Hoya halts production after unauthorized access,
--Chinese-made devices on US corporate networks continue to grow,
--Winnti evades detection with UNAPIMON malware,
--German state ditches Microsoft Office,
--much more
https://www.metacurity.com/p/china-increasingly-using-ai-target-voters-disinformation
A group of top journalists, including from CNN, BBC, and CBS, sign an open letter asking Israel and Egypt to provide foreign media "unfettered access" to Gaza (Jake Kanter/Deadline)
https://deadline.com/2024/02/cnn-bbc-journalists-…
Facebook, Instagram, and Threads are all suffering an outage, which seemed to start around 10am ET (Emma Roth/The Verge)
https://www.theverge.com/2024/3/5/24091207/meta-outage-facebook-instagram-threads-down-signed-out
Facebook, Instagram, and Threads are all suffering an outage, which seemed to start around 10am ET (Emma Roth/The Verge)
https://www.theverge.com/2024/3/5/24091207/meta-outage-facebook-instagram-threads-down-signed-out