Ars staffers take aim at some of the web’s worst predatory practices.

Techie complains as biz ignores contractual working hours

Malicious microcode vulnerability discovered, fixes rolling out for Epycs at least

A beloved community radio station featuring only music by Fediverse artists has closed its doors. This is its legacy.

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Harry feels no one deserves to be insulted for not having friends, having been bullied by his cousin all his life. So he takes no time in approaching Hermione after he overhears Parvati telling Lavender that she’s crying in a girls’ bathroom after Ron insults her for not having any friends.
This is the first part of a long series of works (FULL EDITZ) that I’m constructing.
Pure Harmony + other couples blossoming with time.

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How are financial institutions faring in this often-overlooked component of the digital banking experience?

The refreshed museum of the American Printing House for the Blind in Louisville, Kentucky, is slated to open in 2026 with a novel invitation to visitors: please touch.

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The organization appears to be in the process of renaming the tool they use to score hundreds of companies' on disability inclusion.

With its brand new design, PeerTube's new interface isn't just prettier (although it is). It is also simpler, easier to use and understand and more accessible. Welcome to a new era of this software that empowers creators to get, control and connect their own video platforms. 🎈Framasoft is 20 years old🎈 : Contribute to finance...

On Call: Shabby admin invented 'transparent tape' – a terrible storage medium but a magic tool for unlocking IT budgets

A new accessibility program based on an app for deaf and hard of hearing users is being tested on the...

When your state machines are vulnerable, all bets are off

Who, Me?: That's not even the worst part of this story, which features a flood, broken promises, and plenty of panic

Brent Devloo hopes to inspire kids who become blind to not only continue their schooling but to return to their passions as soon as they can.

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Snape decides to save Lily's son.
The measures are a touch drastic, but Harry isn't minding the results.

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His ex-wife will therefore not be required to support him in that endeavor (or any others).

Screen readers are great, and they deserve a lot of love. But let me give you a better option to start testing with.

What if you were given another chance? Another life? What would you do with it?
Meet Joe. When Joe died, he did not expect a screen to appear inviting him to join the world of Illuminaria. By accepting, he joins a fantasy RPG-like world, with stats, skills, monsters, and quests.
While this is a progression LitRPG tale, it focuses far more on plot (...)

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I was completely confused...
After waking up I looked around and had the feeling that I was in my room, but at the same time I was sure that I wasn't in (...)

Beta Read for upcoming LitRPG now available on Patreon for free.
What happens when we forget humanity's past?
When Kai discovered a spaceship from an unknown place called Earth, he didn't know his life was about to get on a new course.
Reformed by a strange liquid substance, Kai set out to uncover the biggest mystery in human history...
What to Expect: (...)

Stranded in space and time, the few survivors of the colony ship Dolya struggle to build a home amongst the stars.
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Awakening in a derelict space craft that overshot their intended destination by 70,000 years, third engineer Elisa Woodward is thrust into command of a rag-tag band of space colonists and their ship AI ARI. After surviving the initial (...)

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Follow Brakar and Thadan as they try to go from piss-poor adventurers to Jeff Bezos-level moguls in the bustling city of Ironweave. How? By selling the most ingenious invention the world has (...)

Story and epilogue are now complete!
Lady Regina Sheridan can see the future. Unfortunately, the future says that she will be executed as a villainess unless she can keep her new fiancé, Prince Artem Alpin, alive.
The future also tells her someone is hunting Artem… and that he has the survival instincts of a goldfish.
Please universe, The Villainess (...)

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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 ...

Baltimore, Maryland (February 15, 2025): The National Federation of the Blind strongly condemns the inappropriate and harmful stereotyping of blind people that has been highlighted in the response to a recent Co

Ableton Move's screen reader support is still getting rave reviews from blind and low-vision users, even though it's not officially documented. Here's more about how it works and more about what's left to do - and an appeal to the entire industry to add more accessibility features.

As users flee from Twitter/X, two visions of social media's future compete: Mastodon's community-controlled network versus Bluesky's venture-backed promises. The difference isn't just technical—it's about whether we'll finally break free from the profit-driven cycle that has degraded every major social platform.

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In recent years, an alarming trend has emerged in the legal landscape: the filing of mass lawsuits alleging violations of the Americans with…

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The Braille Institute has just launched their Atkinson Hyperlegible Next, now with enhanced characters, upgraded with seven weights, and a bonus variable version for all you professional hyperlegible-ites out there. It has improved legibility and readability for individuals with low vision. They have also released Hyperlegible Mono, a brand-new monospaced typeface inspired by the original

I was glad to learn that a lawsuit was filed in federal court challenging two Executive Orders published shortly after trump became president. These sweeping (and unlawful) executive orders attack diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility (DEIA) from many angles.

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Who, Me?: 'If I wasn't already taking blood pressure meds, I'm sure I would not have survived'

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

This is still considered bad form in the UK, apparently.

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Very loosely based on the Reptilia28 Don't Fear the Reaper Death Challenge, whereby Harry gets to relive his life. As do a couple of other people. What effect does this have on Harry's life and the Voldemort Blood wars? Not a Discworld crossover, but some guest appearances by Death's granddaughter. Some character bashing. No Cursed Child or Fantastic Beasts. COMPLETE.

Being the recipient of the Order of Merlin and also having his picture on the Chocolate Frog Cards was not a big feat for Healer Tom Riddle. As Head Healer at St. Mungo's Hospital for Magical Maladies and Injuries, nothing much surprised him. Little did he know, his life was about to be turned upside down by the arrival of a bespectacled boy with messy hair through the Veil.

What do you get when the Saviour of the Wizarding World becomes dangerously bored, especially when the death of his godfather has already hit him seriously hard, and left to his own devices? Well, Draco Malfoy, the Death Eaters and Lord Voldemort are unfortunately going to find out soon enough!

“Your robes are…red,” Hermione finally said, strangely accusing.
“Burgundy!” Severus protested. Red was tacky. Burgundy, however, had class.
“And what did you do to your hair?” she asked in horrified fascination.
Snape’s hand rose to his scalp.
“Nothing! What is wrong with you? I just washed it and blow-dried it like every morning…”
“Ah, I see.” She nodded and stepped back. “Alternate dimension. It must be.”

Now AU sixth year.Hermione's quest for a quiet place to read leads to the discovery of a remarkable portrait. CHAPTER 18:The Order of Merlin. The living are celebrated, the dead remembered, and it is a new day for the wizarding world. Multifaceted Nominee

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Romance fraud has been growing as an issue for years. It's not uncommon to see news stories with bewildered victims explaining just how deeply they'd been sucked in. After receiving a number of opener