ALTAnlp, to Futurology
@ALTAnlp@sigmoid.social avatar

In the lead up to #ALTA2024, we're highlighting #research papers from previous #workshops.

Here, Yu-Kai Lee, Chia-Hui Chang from #NationalCentralUniversity in #Taiwan 🇹🇼 develop a #dialogue module for story co-telling for #ESL students using open domain information extraction techniques and the construction of a #KnowledgeGraph.

Interesting for anyone working in #LanguageAcquisition or #ComputerAidedLanguageLearning #CALL #NLP

🔗 Paper: https://aclanthology.org/2023.alta-1.2/

Jeremiah, to random
@Jeremiah@alpaca.gold avatar

US Congress is attempting to slip the Kids Online Safety Act into the must-pass FAA reauthorization package. The bill claims to make kids safer, but it’s really a dangerous censorship bill that will give the US government unprecedented control over the Internet.

US Americans: call your representatives NOW to oppose KOSA. This website gives you the phone numbers and script:

https://www.stopkosa.com/#call

#KOSA #USPol

blog, to android
@blog@shkspr.mobi avatar

Software I Miss from Earlier Versions of Android
https://shkspr.mobi/blog/2024/04/software-i-miss-from-earlier-versions-of-android/

My love of Android waxes and wanes according to how much the software feels like it is fighting me. On a good day, I can flash the OS and install whatever apps I want. On a bad day, I can't remove bloatware and I'm forbidden from changing the internals.

I started using the latest Google version of Android on their Pixel 8 Pro. I say "their" because it never really felt like the device was mine. Google kept popping up and asking me to do things which were clearly in their interest; not mine. There was very little way to remove Google's features. I was beholden to them. Forget that noise! I flashed GrapheneOS and regained some control.

But there are still some things missing from the modern Android experience. Things which I'm sure used to exist on earlier versions, but have since been scrapped or severely restricted.

Here's what they stole from us.

Customised Fonts

I can't remember which version of Android I first had which let me change the font to Comic Sans. But that ability doesn't exist any more - not without rooting your phone and severely monkeying with its internals.

Google's Noto font is, sadly, abandonware. Aside from new Emoji, Google show no interest in putting a modern font stack into Android. So we're left with a fairly dull and incomplete corporate font.

Button Swapping

Android originally had the back button on the right of the screen. Then, in Google's infinite wisdom, it was swapped to the left. Why? Fuck your muscle-memory, I guess?

Nevertheless, Android used to let you swap the order of the on-screen keys. This is not a particularly challenging software requirement - yet seems beyond modern Android.

Call Recording

Google is indecisive on whether call recording should be allowed. It is legal in most parts of the world, and used to be well supported by Android.

Nowadays you have to flash a ROM to get this basic functionality back.

SIP Built-in.

You used to be able to add VoIP / SIP calls to Android for free! But the latest version doesn't let you do that any more.

Custom Ringtones and Vibration Patterns

I'm sure that I used to be able to set a different vibration pattern for different sorts of alerts. But I can't find that functionality anywhere these days. Same for different alert tones for different people.

Task switcher clear-all button

If I want to close all my open apps, I have to go to task switcher then scroll all the way across. It was handy when there was a "close all" button at the bottom of the screen.

Data SIM switcher

I have multiple SIMs. They can both receive calls and texts, but only one can be used for data. There used to be a button I could press to flip between the two. Now I have to go into the settings, and fiddle with a bunch of options. Annoying!

And the rest

What software do you miss the most from old versions of Android?

https://shkspr.mobi/blog/2024/04/software-i-miss-from-earlier-versions-of-android/

poemproducer, to random
@poemproducer@systerserver.town avatar

REVEIL 24+1 BROADCAST 2024
https://soundtent.org/stream/

Over the first weekend in May, Reveil will make a 24+1 hour loop of the earth, travelling on live feeds from streamers around the world at daybreak. Each stream adds to the detail and diversity of the mix.
We welcome your streams for the 10th edition of Reveil!

taylormccue, to random

Getting into IDFA was a life-changing experience for me.

Right now IDFA is currently open for entries by game developers. You can get funding for prototypes as well as submit finished games to participate in the festival itself.

More info here:

https://professionals.idfa.nl/program/festival-entries/faq-interactive-immersive-project-entries/

Deadlines:
Prototypes: April 25th
All other stuff: July 2nd

Form:

https://professionals.idfa.nl/new-media/#call-for-festival-entries-interactive-immersive-projects-and-performances

FAQ:

https://professionals.idfa.nl/en/program/festival-entries/faq-interactive-immersive-project-entries/

Susan_Larson_TN, to linguistics
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Susan_Larson_TN,
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GetMisch, to nyc
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banned_tweets_of_john_cusack, to art
nono2357, to cs
dvpw, to dvpw German
@dvpw@polsci.social avatar

Der Vorstand hat getagt und wir haben eine Reihe neuer - und laufender - Ausschreibungen:

(1) PVS-Redaktionsstelle #Literatur (18.2.24)
(2) Lehrpreis PoWi 2024 (15.4.24)
(3) DVPW-Dissertationspreis 2024 (31.1.24)
(4) DVPW-Lebenswerkpreis (31.1.24)

👇 #CfA #Calls #PoWi #Politikwissenschaft #reminder @dvpw

dvpw,
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dvpw,
@dvpw@polsci.social avatar

(4) Der #Call für den neuen DVPW-#Lebenswerkpreis läuft ebenfalls noch bis Ende Januar:

👉 https://www.dvpw.de/informationen/infos/details/news/dvpw-lebenswerkpreis-2024

Nominierungen bis 31.1.24 an buero@dvpw.de

#Politikwissenschaft #PoWi #Lebenswerk
@dvpw

FOSSBackstage, to random

Less than one week is remaining in our for FOSS Backstage 2024! Submit your proposal and join us on stage next year on stage in Berlin! https://24.foss-backstage.de/#call-for-papers

hywan, to InitialD
@hywan@fosstodon.org avatar

Element X; now with embedded VoIP!, https://element.io/blog/element-x-now-with-embedded-voip/.

> that’s at-scale, decentralized and end-to-end encrypted VoIP as a core function of Element X

> Group voice and video calls support way more than 100 people simultaneously, while still being fully end-to-end encrypted.

Decentralized. Encrypted. How cool is that :-)?

Element X now also supports voice messages, screen lock & biometrics, and at-mentions.

pgjones, to random
@pgjones@fosstodon.org avatar

If you want receivers to be called in the order they were registered Blinker 1.7.0 now makes this possible. Just released. https://blinker.readthedocs.io/en/stable/#call-receivers-in-order-of-registration

nebula42, to 196 in any of yall wanna organize a clan for tnnt?
@nebula42@lemmy.world avatar

HUGE SPOILER:

spoilerStart by getting rid of the enemies in the first room. If there are no doors, start searching the walls, you can repeatedly search the walls by typing out 20s. most corpses are safe to eat within 15 turns or so, afterwards they’ll give you food poisoning. A good rule of thumb is whatever your pet eats is safe to eat, but never eat kobold corpses, they give you food poisoning. Let your pet walk over armor to determine whether or not it’s cursed, if it says your pet reluctantly steps over a piece of armor or a weapon, then it’s cursed, use to mark it as such if desired. This should get you past at least the first floor of the dungeon. Good luck!

FOSSBackstage, to opensource

The Call for Papers of FOSS Backstage 2024 is open: Send in your session proposals now!
Learn more: https://24.foss-backstage.de/#call-for-papers

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