Sam's Stream

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Links to things I share without comment: tools, articles, whatever else I find interesting. My blog with actual writing is at [Sam's Stuff](https://stuff.interfree.ca)

2025-05-06

366.

Building a more accessible GitHub CLI

github.blog/engineering/user-experience/building-a-more-accessible-github-cli

367.

AI is getting “creepy good” at geo-guessing

www.malwarebytes.com/blog/news/2025/04/ai-is-getting-creepy-good-at-geo-guessing

368.

Minty biscuit

youtube.com/watch?v=MDzVnkh_-EY&si=xHCxyqVTS0oonohG

369.

Google’s iOS app will use AI to simplify jargon | The Verge

www.theverge.com/news/661695/google-simplify-ai-gemini-feature-ios-app

370.

Able Player: Receiving the Torch - Joe Dolson Web Accessibility

www.joedolson.com/2025/05/able-player-receiving-the-torch

371.

Outage hits Microsoft 365 services again as Teams, Outlook, and more go down

www.neowin.net/news/outage-hits-microsoft-365-services-again-as-teams-outlook-and-more-go-down

372.

Brain-inspired neuromorphic computer SpiNNaker overheats

www.theregister.com/2025/05/06/spinnaker_overheat

373.

It wasn't your fault — Windows 7 took longer to boot up because of a simple programming mistake by Microsoft

www.windowscentral.com/software-apps/windows-7-would-boot-much-slower-if-you-used-specific-wallpapers

374.

“Real Live Flesh and Blood Man” Still Subject to Australian Law

www.loweringthebar.net/2025/05/real-live-flesh-and-blood-man-still-subject-to-australian-law.html

375.

This startup wants to optimize your entire life with its new 'proactive' AI

www.fastcompany.com/91327228/twinmind-ai-iphone-app-proactive-optimize-life

376.

The War On Internet Phone Calls

www.techdirt.com/2025/05/05/the-war-on-internet-phone-calls

377.

Expanding on what we missed with sycophancy

openai.com/index/expanding-on-sycophancy

378.

Meta’s AI app is a nightmarish social feed

www.theverge.com/meta/660543/meta-ai-app-social-feed

379.

High school kids messed up a mainframe

www.theregister.com/2025/05/05/who_me

380.

AI doesn't need to think. We do!

craigabbott.co.uk/blog/ai-doesnt-need-to-think-we-do

381.

Can't believe we have to say this but, don't use your work email for adult content - Hypertext

htxt.co.za/2025/05/cant-believe-we-have-to-say-this-but-dont-use-your-work-email-for-adult-content

382.

The Curse of Knowing How, or; Fixing Everything | Blog

notashelf.dev/posts/curse-of-knowing

383.

Markdown and the Slow Fade of the Formatting Fetish

ia.net/topics/markdown-and-the-slow-fade-of-the-formatting-fetish

384.

App v1 is out! | JoinPeerTube

joinpeertube.org/news/app-v1

385.

AI Dungeon

aidungeon.com/saga

386.

Amazon.com: First Contracts: (Summoned by Monster Girls Book 1) eBook : Tress, M.: Kindle Store

www.amazon.com/First-Contracts-Summoned-Monster-Girls-ebook/dp/B0F6V9VSVB

387.

SiriusXM and FOX Nation Announce New Streaming Bundle

investor.siriusxm.com/news-events/press-releases/detail/2171/siriusxm-and-fox-nation-announce-new-streaming-bundle

388.

GitHub - TheBigRoomXXL/tinyfeed: Generate a static HTML page from a collection of feeds wtih a simple CLI tool

github.com/TheBigRoomXXL/tinyfeed

389.

Dos and don’ts when sunsetting open source projects

github.blog/open-source/maintainers/dos-and-donts-when-sunsetting-open-source-projects

390.

The Hobbit (1982)

bluerenga.blog/2025/05/05/the-hobbit-1982

391.

Are 'CSS Carousels' accessible?

www.sarasoueidan.com/blog/css-carousels-accessibility

392.

Generate Alt Text for Images with TheBlue.social

theblue.social/generate-image-alt-text

2025-05-05

5.

Chronicles Of The Moorwakker by Chronicles of the Moorwakker

kenam-moorwak.itch.io/cotm

9.

ironcross32/QuickOutput-for-Mudlet

github.com/ironcross32/QuickOutput-for-Mudlet

10.

ironcross32/ChannelHistory: Virtual buffering for screen reader users of Mudlet

github.com/ironcross32/ChannelHistory

14.

Hands on with Ghost's New ActivityPub Beta - We Distribute

wedistribute.org/2025/03/ghost-activitypub-beta

15.

Over Extended Methods

thedailywtf.com/articles/over-extended-methods

16.

Game companies will standardize accessibility labels on storefronts and product pages

www.engadget.com/gaming/game-companies-will-standardize-accessibility-labels-on-storefronts-and-product-pages-211335539.html

17.

Engineer with little tech experience asked to fix mainframe

www.theregister.com/2025/03/21/on_call

18.

Why UI Automation is Insufficient as an Accessibility API for the Web | Jantrid

www.jantrid.net/2025/03/19/why-uia-insufficient-web

19.

My Scammer Girlfriend: Baiting A Romance Fraudster

www.bentasker.co.uk/posts/blog/security/seducing-a-romance-scammer.html

20.

Free, Open-source Anonymous Email Forwarding | addy.io

addy.io

21.

The Prefect's Portrait Chapter 1: The Reading Room, a harry potter fanfic | FanFiction

www.fanfiction.net/s/1875189/1/The-Prefect-s-Portrait

22.

Stages of Hope - Chapter 1 - Kayly Silverstorm (Kayly_Silverstorm) - Harry Potter - J. K. Rowling [Archive of Our Own]

archiveofourown.org/works/457151/chapters/786691

23.

Delivery for the Death Eaters Chapter 1, a harry potter fanfic | FanFiction

www.fanfiction.net/s/14071561/1/Delivery-for-the-Death-Eaters

24.

A Riddled Universe Chapter 1, a harry potter fanfic | FanFiction

www.fanfiction.net/s/8678567/1/A-Riddled-Universe

25.

Reboot Chapter 1: Death - Again!, a harry potter fanfic | FanFiction

www.fanfiction.net/s/9552519/1/Reboot

26.

solst-ice/chirp: Send data with sound

github.com/solst-ice/chirp

27.

TP-Link Deco BE33000 Quad-Band WiFi 7 Mesh System (Deco BE95) - Coverage up to 7800 Sq.Ft, AI-Driven Smart Antennas, 10G Multi-Gig Ethernet ports, Replaces Router and Extender 2-Pack : Amazon.ca: Electronics

www.amazon.ca/TP-Link-Deco-BE33000-Quad-Band-BE95/dp/B0BRD7YGR6

28.

Mox: modern, secure, all-in-one mail server

29.

Party Frowns on Members Punching Constituents

www.loweringthebar.net/2025/02/party-frowns-on-members-punching-constituents.html

30.

Has anyone actually opened that 90 GB fanfic archive by aaronmelzak? Because GODDAMN??? : r/HPfanfiction

www.reddit.com/r/HPfanfiction/comments/1iz4dyn/has_anyone_actually_opened_that_90_gb_fanfic

fanfic,hp

31.

janvarev/OneRingTranslator: One local API for multiple translators. Plugins. Automatic calculate BLEU/COMET metrics of translation quality.

github.com/janvarev/OneRingTranslator

32.

Untrained techie botched big sale by breaking client's ERP

www.theregister.com/2025/02/24/who_me

33.

How to Download and Convert Your Kindle Library Using ViolentMonkey and Calibre

cool-as-heck.blog/how-to-download-and-convert-your-kindle-library-using-violentmonkey-and-calibre

34.

Lawsuit filed to Block trump DEIA Executive Orders

www.lflegal.com/2025/02/deia-lawsuit-challenge

35.

The Braille Institute Launches New Font for e-readers - Good e-Reader

goodereader.com/blog/electronic-readers/the-braille-institute-launches-new-font-for-e-readers

36.

Ducky One X Wireless Inductive Keyboard: Tri-Mode, Rapid Trigger, Linear Inductive Switches, Gasket-Mount Quack Mechanics+ 7-Layer Dampening, High-Density PBT Doubleshot Keycaps, US, White : Amazon.ca: Video Games

www.amazon.ca/Ducky-One-Wireless-Inductive-Keyboard/dp/B0DHS2C17H

37.

Keychron Q1 Max QMK/VIA Wireless Custom Mechanical Keyboard (US ANSI L

keychron.ca/products/keychron-q1-max-qmk-via-wireless-custom-mechanical-keyboard

38.

The Proliferation of Frivolous ADA Website Compliance Lawsuits: A Defense Perspective

www.lexology.com/library/detail.aspx?g=9386b099-3fc5-4033-9d18-60abfd776aac

39.

zaidmukaddam/scira: Scira (Formerly MiniPerplx) is a minimalistic AI-powered search engine that helps you find information on the internet and cites it too. Powered by Vercel AI SDK! Search with models like xAI's Grok 3.

github.com/zaidmukaddam/scira

40.

The Social Network That Can't Sell Out: Understanding Mastodon vs. Bluesky - phillipjreese.com

phillipjreese.com/the-social-network-that-cant-sell-out-understanding-mastodon-vs-bluesky

41.

Ableton Move is a hit for blind and low vision users; more like this, please - CDM Create Digital Music

cdm.link/ableton-move-is-a-hit-for-blind-and-low-vision-users

42.

Statement from the National Federation of the Blind on the Harmful Stereotyping of Blind People in Political Discourse | National Federation of the Blind

nfb.org/about-us/press-room/statement-national-federation-blind-harmful-stereotyping-blind-people-political

43.

Zyphra/Zonos: Zonos-v0.1 is a leading open-weight text-to-speech model trained on more than 200k hours of varied multilingual speech, delivering expressiveness and quality on par with—or even surpassing—top TTS providers.

github.com/Zyphra/Zonos

44.

Goldziher/kreuzberg: A text extraction library supporting PDFs, images, office documents and more

github.com/Goldziher/kreuzberg

45.

The Villainess Wants Her Prince to Live! | Royal Road

www.royalroad.com/fiction/87587/the-villainess-wants-her-prince-to-live

46.

Mimic & Co. [An Enterprise-Building Progression Fantasy Novel] | Royal Road

www.royalroad.com/fiction/105384/mimic-co-an-enterprise-building-progression-fantasy

47.

Amongst the Stars of Cygnus [Hard Sci-fi Survival] | Royal Road

www.royalroad.com/fiction/97647/amongst-the-stars-of-cygnus-hard-sci-fi-survival

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