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  • Open source android keyboard that works like iOS

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  • Open source android keyboard that works like iOS

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  • Just a heads up, glide typing requires loading a closed source library in Heliboard. Instructions are in the readme and it's pretty straightforward, but it's something to be aware of.

  • Open source android keyboard that works like iOS

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  • HeliBoard let's you move the cursor by swiping on the space bar. Is that what iOS does?

  • Netflix quietly drops support for casting to most TVs

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  • God forbid you don't squeeze every drop out of your customers

  • Leak confirms OpenAI is preparing ads on ChatGPT for public roll out

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  • Every time

  • [Android] How is Florisboard not popular?

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  • Word suggestions/spell checking are not included in the current releases and are a major goal for the v0.6 milestone.

    I've been watching Florisboard since before that text read "v0.5". It's a good keyboard but can't be a daily driver for me without that.

  • Anti-zionism v antisemitism. Bondi Beach "F*** Israel" t-shirt man in court battle for freedom of speech - Michael West

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  • Heck there have been people arrested for posting Trump or Charlie Kirk comments unedited.

    In Australia?

  • Matter 1.5 update brings support for smart home cameras

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  • I had to make that technology decision recently and decided on Zigbee. I don't see any real advantage to Matter other than future support, and current support is much much lower than Zigbee.

    The "seamless internet/cloud connection" is a massive turnoff. Products proudly advertising Matter and then hiding Thread vs WiFi is a pain. And frankly only IKEA really seems to be offering anything Matter with AU plugs and they're super coy about it so I'm never confident about what I'm getting.

  • PSA syncthing-fork has changed owners

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  • Check what version of Syncthing-fork you're running. IIRC there was a major breaking change between 1.x and 2.x, so they published a new app to make sure people only upgraded deliberately.

    AFAICT F-droid hasn't built the new app (yet?). The redirect is on GitHub's end. You can also install older versions through F-Droid if you prefer (but not 1.x, I don't believe those are published anymore)

  • Passion fruit, like gagh, is slimy and best eaten fresh

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  • Aged?

  • Passion fruit, like gagh, is slimy and best eaten fresh

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  • I'm pretty sure passionfruit flowers cribbed off trek here. You can't convince me that tripod started as an organic design.

  • What are “rusted-on” Labor voters thinking ?

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  • The ETS was widely considered to be worse than doing nothing for climate issues. Rudd's government refused to talk to third parties over the ETS, and exclusively negotiated with the coalition. A year later the Gillard government actually talked to the cross bench and much, much better policy was passed.

    The HAFF was passed, but only after the cross bench managed to eke out amendments to make it actually commit to doing something.

    Both of those policies started as pure virtue signaling, and ended up doing material good only in spite of Labor.

    (I don't know anything about the logging ban)

  • What you need to know about why house prices aren't coming down

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  • Unfortunately, it matters less what people want than what these people want

    Of the 227 sitting MPs and senators, only 12 declared no property ownership.

    Several senators are on the list, although we cannot be sure this provides an exhaustive picture because the property holdings of senators’ spouses are not published.

    Some in this group declared a financial interest in trusts but were not required to disclose any property held in those trusts.

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  • It was a deer

    (Because a moose is a deer)

  • 99% of Windows usability issues would be fixed if Windows had the guts to add this button

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  • I literally cannot understand how Outlook is so awful and unpleasant to use. Constant pauses, regular freezes and a search that will show a document I sent to myself five years ago regardless of search terms but won't surface the perfect match I received yesterday, in the world's most prominent email client.

    The only worse software I have to interact with on a daily basis is Adobe's PDF reader, which gives me five popups within one minute of opening it and takes over a minute to do a text search in a five page document.

  • I can't find any calendar that is offline and cross-plat across Win+Android+Linux (goal: leave Google Cal) Edit: Server-less

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  • Ah, fair point. When someone says "org-mode" I think of the file format usually, but I guess that's probably not what colournoun was saying.

    But also, apparently Emacs is on android

  • I can't find any calendar that is offline and cross-plat across Win+Android+Linux (goal: leave Google Cal) Edit: Server-less

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  • There are at least two org-mode apps on f-droid

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  • We found “strong evidence” for pain experiences in adults of two orders, Diptera (flies and mosquitoes) and Blattodea (cockroaches and termites). There was also “substantial evidence” in adult Hymenoptera (bees, wasps, ants, and sawflies), Orthoptera (crickets and grasshoppers), and Lepidoptera (butterflies and moths) [...]

    https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0065280622000170

  • Were you on Facebook 10 years ago? You may be able to claim part of this $50 million payout

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  • Australian Politics @aussie.zone
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    ABS decision to reuse biased, coercive Census religion question puts human rights in the spotlight

    johnmenadue.com /post/2025/08/abs-decision-to-reuse-biased-coercive-census-religion-question-puts-human-rights-in-the-spotlight/
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    'No doubt the media are going to make fun of that': Bruce Lehrmann finds new ways to suffer in court

    www.crikey.com.au /2025/08/22/bruce-lehrmann-court-appeal-lowlights/
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    Marles insists Australia ‘not supplying weapons to Israel’ but critics argue ‘parts of weapons are weapons’

    www.theguardian.com /australia-news/2025/aug/10/marles-insists-australia-not-supplying-weapons-to-israel-but-critics-argue-parts-of-weapons-are-weapons
  • Technology @beehaw.org
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    Amazon Ring Cashes in on Techno-Authoritarianism and Mass Surveillance

    www.eff.org /deeplinks/2025/07/amazon-ring-cashes-techno-authoritarianism-and-mass-surveillance
  • Australian News @aussie.zone
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    See the leaked teen social media ban tech trial report that has experts worried

    www.crikey.com.au /2025/07/09/teen-social-media-ban-tech-trial-draft-report-leaked/
  • Adelaide @aussie.zone
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    The motel time forgot. How the housing crisis hits our most vulnerable - Michael West

    michaelwest.com.au /the-motel-time-forgot-how-the-housing-crisis-hits-our-most-vulnerable/
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    The motel time forgot. How the housing crisis hits our most vulnerable - Michael West

    michaelwest.com.au /the-motel-time-forgot-how-the-housing-crisis-hits-our-most-vulnerable/
  • Australia @aussie.zone
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    Australia’s superannuation regulator is worried about your fund’s spending. Should you be?

    theconversation.com /australias-superannuation-regulator-is-worried-about-your-funds-spending-should-you-be-259881
  • Australia @aussie.zone
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    Australians will soon need their age checked to log into online search tools – here’s why

    theconversation.com /australians-will-soon-need-their-age-checked-to-log-into-online-search-tools-heres-why-260199
  • Australia @aussie.zone
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    Opinion

    Australia condemns LA Police for rubber bullets after quietly arming our own

    independentaustralia.net /politics/politics-display/australia-condemns-la-police-for-rubber-bullets-after-quietly-arming-our-own,19832
  • Australia @aussie.zone
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    Could this be the death of Australia's nightmarish welfare system?

    www.crikey.com.au /2025/06/12/australia-welfare-jobseeker-payments-mutual-obligations-investigation-ombudsman/
  • Australian News @aussie.zone
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    Federal watchdog finds ‘no corruption’ in $2.4m settlement to Brittany Higgins after alleged rape

    www.theguardian.com /australia-news/2025/jun/12/federal-watchdog-finds-no-corruption-in-24m-settlement-to-brittany-higgins-following-alleged-assault-ntwnfb
  • Australia @aussie.zone
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    Deafening silence at flawed process. NACC and the Robodebt investigation. - Michael West

    michaelwest.com.au /deafening-silence-at-flawed-process-nacc-and-the-robodebt-investigation/
  • Adelaide @aussie.zone
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    ‘It’s a shock’: if you think Adelaide housing is affordable, think again

    www.theguardian.com /australia-news/2025/may/31/adelaide-housing-market-affordable-renting
  • Australia @aussie.zone
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    Opinion

    A shameful death after a supermarket scuffle shines a light on Australia’s unfinished business | Julianne Schultz

    www.theguardian.com /commentisfree/2025/jun/01/a-shameful-death-after-a-supermarket-scuffle-shines-a-light-on-australias-unfinished-business-ntwnfb
  • Australia @aussie.zone
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    Hero Richard Boyle pleads guilty to being a whistleblower. - Michael West

    michaelwest.com.au /superhero-richard-boyle-pleads-guilty-to-being-a-whistleblower/
  • Australian Politics @aussie.zone
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    Transparency. Is Labor's large majority a threat to truth in government? - Michael West

    michaelwest.com.au /is-labors-large-majority-a-threat-to-truth-in-government/
  • Technology @beehaw.org
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    Apple will soon support encrypted RCS messaging with Android users

    www.theverge.com /news/629620/apple-iphone-e2ee-encryption-rcs-messaging-android
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    Meta tells court it won’t sue over Facebook feed-killing tool—yet

    arstechnica.com /tech-policy/2024/07/meta-asks-court-to-toss-half-baked-suit-over-facebook-feed-killing-tool/
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    Best printer 2024, best printer for home use, office use, printing labels, printer for school, homework printer you are a printer we are all printers

    www.theverge.com /2024/4/2/24117976/best-printer-2024-home-use-office-use-labels-school-homework