TIL Emacs has support for morse code. You can select the text and run M-x morse-region or M-x unmorse-region
https://www.emacswiki.org/emacs/MorseCode
#Emacs #MorseCode
Tech: importance of self-hosting email/using other providers, "mail is hard" myth, health of fediverse
An interesting, well-reasoned counter to the myth that "mail is hard", including the importance of #SelfHosting for the health of #email (if you're technical enough to run services), just like a large network of ActivityPub servers (Mastodon, Pleroma, etc) help strengthen the #fediverse:
https://poolp.org/posts/2019-08-30/you-should-not-run-your-mail-server-because-mail-is-hard/
The short version is in the disclaimer and end:
> Self-hosting mail is not HARD but requires WORK, which are two different things. Setting up a mail infrastructures requires a lot of initial work, then basic long term maintenance.
> We need to reclaim mail. I’m not saying people shouldn’t be hosted at Big Mailer Corps, but these should not become the Pavlovian reaction to “where do I get an e-mail address ?”.
Question for anybody who uses a screenreader or other accessibility software on GNU/Linux, or knows anything about them: What DE/WM should I recommend to someone who wants to try using one?
I have a friend who's blind and deaf, and his main system runs Debian with no gui installed. He uses BRLTTY to read his TTY with a mechanical braille display.
He also has two windows systems that he uses for some things, with NVDA and JAWS set to output to his braille display.
He emailed me recently saying that he's fed up with a lot of the things Microsoft is doing with Windows 10, and he wants to try using a GUI on his Debian system so he can browse websites that won't work from a terminal browser, and do other things that he's using the windows computers for right now.
Has anyone tried using a few DEs with a screenreader? I think anything that works well with a screenreader should work with his braille device. boosts appreciated
Jasmine is a delightful fragrance, but unfortunately it makes plants feel uncomfortable.
Jasmonates are a class of chemicals which contribute to the scent of jasmine. They're also commonly pheromones which plants use to warn each other of danger, particularly when herbivores are around. Plants detect these molecules and start putting up defences.
(Jasmonates also act as plant hormones which help regulate growth, reproductive development, and photosynthesis)
I love #emacs, #gnu, and #freesoftware
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I'm an intactivist, all children have the right to be protected from genital cutting before they can consent, regardless of their genitalia. A consenting adult has the right to do what they want with their own body. #intactivism #i2 #autonomy