Hi!

While I really enjoy seeing many of my fellow man being accommodating to people with disabilities. I find manually transcribing every image I post to be very tiring.

I thought that I could at least use some sort of AI to help with image transcripts, tho, that could probably be better used by the actual person with the disability.

So thats the question, should I skip the transcribing of an image or let an AI do it?

@asklemmy is a laptop whose display is working no more still of any use ?

According to a report from German media group RND, federal Health Minister Nina Warken has prepared a draft bill that would have adults without children pay a higher percentage of taxes towards publicly-funded elder care.

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FRANKFURT/BRUSSELS, May 25 (Reuters) - The European Union is planning to ​fine Alphabet's Google a high triple-digit million euro amount ‌as part of an antitrust investigation, Germany's Handelsblatt newspaper reported on Monday, citing commission sources.

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• How can iodéOS (Lineage fork) be installed on phones with bootloaders locked?
• Why would phones like the Samsung Galaxy A7 (2017) and Note 9 appear on their list of phone that it can be installed on when it has "no" across the board on this list?
• On phones with the bootloader locked, does it just sit on top of the existing android OS?

Sorry for all of the questions, but I am looking at as many options as possible available with a decent phone and camera long term to move away from Android and Google completely. I have done in the past, but looking for semi long term for when Android becomes locked down.

I just don't understand how they can create an installer that works with bootloader locked phones, and then the OS remain completely secure.

TIA

The paper tiger that's flying off the hardware shelves.

cross-posted from: https://sh.itjust.works/post/60812439

Hey everyone! Just wanted to ask if anyone has any game controller recommendations.

I’m looking for a controller that has open source software. The hardware doesn’t have to be open source, but if it needs software on PC - that software should be open-source.

Does anyone know of anything good out there? Would really appreciate your suggestions! Thanks in advance!

Translation Note: The following is a machine translation and may have errors.

日本語 (Japanese): 皆様へ、ゲームコントローラーの推薦について何か知っていますか？オープンソースソフトウェアを持つコントローラーを探しています。ハードウェア自体はオープンソースである必要はありませんが、PC でソフトウェアが必要であればそのソフトウェアはオープンソースであるべきです。良いものがあるかどうか、誰かが知っているでしょうか？あなたの提案を本当に感謝します！先にありがとう！

한국어 (Korean): 모두 여러분께, 게임 컨트롤러 추천에 대해 알고 계신가요? 오픈소스 소프트웨어를 갖춘 컨트롤러를 찾고 있습니다. 하드웨어 자체는 오픈 소스가 아니어도 되지만, PC 에서 소프트웨어가 필요하면 그 소프트웨어는 오픈소스여야 합니다. 좋은 것이 있는지 누군가 아시나요? 당신의 제안은 정말 감사입니다! 미리 감사합니다!

中文 (Chinese): 大家好！想问下大家有没有什么游戏手柄推荐啊。我需要一个带有开源软件的控制器。硬件本身不需要是开源的，但如果在 PC 上需要软件的话，那个软件应该是开源的。谁知道有什么好的吗？真的很感谢你的建议！提前谢谢！

Deutsch (German): Hallo an alle! Ich wollte nur fragen, ob jemand Empfehlungen für Game-Controller hat. Ich suche einen Controller mit Open-Source-Software. Das Hardware muss nicht Open Source sein, aber wenn Software auf PC benötigt wird - diese sollte Open Source sein. Weiß jemand etwas Gutes daraus? Würde ich Ihre Vorschläge wirklich schätzen! Danke im Voraus!

Français (French): Bonjour à tous ! Je voulais juste demander si quelqu'un a des recommandations pour des contrôleurs de jeu. Je cherche un contrôleur avec du logiciel open source. Le matériel n'a pas besoin d'être open source, mais si le logiciel est nécessaire sur PC - ce logiciel devrait être open-source. Saviez-vous quelque chose de bon ? J'apprécierai vraiment vos suggestions ! Merci à l'avance !

Español (Spanish): ¡Hola a todos! Solo quería preguntar si alguien tiene recomendaciones para controladores de juego. Estoy buscando un controlador con software de código abierto. El hardware no tiene que ser código abierto, pero si se necesita software en PC - ese software debería ser de código abierto. ¿Alguien sabe algo bueno? Realmente agradeceré sus sugerencias! ¡Gracias de antemano!

Русский (Russian): Всем привет! Хотел спросить, есть ли у кого-то рекомендации по геймконтроллерам. Ищу контроллер с открытым исходным кодом. Само оборудование не обязательно должно быть open source, но если для ПК требуется программное обеспечение - оно должно быть с открытым исходным кодом. Знаете ли вы что-нибудь хорошее? Буду очень признателен за ваши предложения! Спасибо заранее!

Português (Portuguese): Olá a todos! Só queria perguntar se alguém tem recomendações de controladores de jogo. Estou procurando um controle com software open source. O hardware não precisa ser código aberto, mas se for necessário software no PC - esse software deveria ser open-source. Alguém sabe algo bom? Realmente agradecería suas sugestões! Obrigado desde já!

Italiano (Italian): Ciao a tutti! Solo volevo chiedere se qualcuno ha raccomandazioni per i controller di gioco. Sto cercando un controller con software open source. Il hardware non deve essere codice aperto, ma se è necessario il software su PC - questo software dovrebbe essere open-source. Sapevi qualcosa di buono? Apprezzerò davvero le tue suggerenze! Grazie in anticipo!

العربية (Arabic): أهلاً بكم جميعاً! أردت فقط السؤال عما إذا كان هناك أي شخص لديه توصيات للتحكم في الألعاب. أبحث عن جهاز تحكم يحتوي على برمجيات مفتوحة المصدر. لا يحتاج الجهاز إلى أن يكون برمجياً مفتوح المصدر، ولكن إذا كان هناك حاجة لبرمجيات على الكمبيوتر الشخصي - يجب أن تكون البرمجيات مفتوحة المصدر. هل تعرف شيئاً جيداً؟ سأقدر بالتأكيد اقتراحاتك! شكراً مقدماً!

हिन्दी (Hindi): नमस्ते सबको! मैं जानना चाहता था कि क्या कोई भी व्यक्ति को गेम कंट्रोलर की शिकायत में मदद कर सकता है। मैं एक ऐसे नियंत्रण खोज रहा हूँ जिसमें खुले स्रोत का सॉफ़्टवेयर हो। हार्डवेयर खुला स्रोत नहीं होना चाहिए, लेकिन अगर पीसी पर सॉफ़्टवेयर की आवश्यकता होती है - तो वह सॉफ़्टवेयर खुला स्रोत होना चाहिए। क्या कोई अच्छी चीज़ जानते हैं? मैं आपकी सुझावों को वास्तव में आभारी हूँ! कृपया आगे धन्यवाद!

Türkçe (Turkish): Merhaba herkes! Oyun kontrolörü önerileri var mı diye sormak istedim. Açık kaynaklı yazılıma sahip bir kontrolör arıyorum. Donanım açık kaynak olmasına gerek yok, ancak PC'de yazılım gerekirse - o yazılımın açık kaynak olması gerekir. İyi bir şey var mı? Önerilerinizi gerçekten takdir edeceğim! Önceden teşekkürler!

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cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ml/post/47857819

May 25, 2026

Trump suggested that Iran could also normalize relations with Israel by signing the Abraham Accords and said that “it would be an Honor to have them also be part of this unparalleled World Coalition.”

However, Baghaei threw cold water on Trump’s optimism, stressing Monday that “the focus of the negotiations is on ending the war on all fronts, including Lebanon,” and that this critical point is “one of the core elements of understanding in any agreement.”

What negotiators aren’t discussing at this time, according to both sides, is ending Iran’s nuclear development.

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The US and Israel are "actively working" to strip Jordan of its historic custodianship of Jerusalem's Al-Aqsa Mosque complex, and are pursuing a new arrangement that would see the management of the revered Muslim site closely align with Israeli interests, multiple sources have told Middle East Eye.

US, Jordanian and Palestinian officials, as well as western and Gulf Arab sources, told MEE that under the plan, championed by President Donald Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner, who has no official role in the administration, and the US ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee, the authority of the Jordanian-backed Islamic Waqf would abruptly end and a new body created by the Israeli government would declare the Al-Aqsa Mosque a "multi-faith centre".

According to the officials, all of whom requested anonymity to discuss sensitive matters, the "new arrangement" would grant Jews "equal access" to the Muslim site and formally allow large-group Jewish prayer.

cross-posted from: https://scribe.disroot.org/post/9156148

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Here is the full study: China's mercantilist squeeze on developing countries (pdf)

• The "China Squeeze" affects low- and middle-income countries through three major channels: intense competition in global export markets, rising Chinese import competition in their own domestic markets, and limited access to China’s own consumer market for low-skill-intensive exports from developing countries.
• The scale of the squeeze is historically unprecedented and may represent hundreds of billions of dollars in lost exports and forgone jobs in labor-intensive manufacturing in developing countries.
• Macro indicators on wages, productivity, and exchange rate policy suggest that distortions, especially an undervalued renminbi, may have played a role. Regardless of the cause, China’s dominance may be closing off the traditional manufacturing-led development path for low- and middle-income countries.

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China’s resurgent trade surplus has revived concern in the United States and Europe, but consequences for low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) remain underappreciated.

This paper documents a “China Squeeze”: China’s compression of the industrialization space poorer economies need in labor-intensive manufacturing.

Using historical benchmarks and labor-endowment comparisons, we show that China, despite becoming richer and moving up the technology ladder, still commands a historically unusual share of global low-skilled manufacturing export markets. We estimate that this squeeze costs LMICs hundreds of billions of dollars in forgone exports.

It also operates through rising Chinese import competition in LMIC markets and China’s limited absorption of low-skilled imports from poorer countries. Macro evidence suggests that policy distortions, including exchange rate undervaluation, may have amplified the squeeze.

The central concern is developmental: China’s export strength may close off pathways to industrialization for poorer economies.

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cross-posted from: https://hexbear.net/post/8607436

China is home to some of the most brutal deserts on earth, stretching across 2.6 million square kilometers of land so dry, so scorching, and so hostile that billions of tons of sand swallow entire farms and villages every single year. For decades, the desert kept winning, advancing into productive land, burying roads within hours, and sending massive dust storms across East Asia every spring. For a country with 1.4 billion people to feed, losing farmland to sand wasn't just an environmental problem. It was a threat to the entire nation.

But what China did next is one of the most extraordinary stories of the 21st century. Starting with nothing more than dry straw pushed into shifting sand, China launched the largest land reclamation project in human history, planting 66 billion trees, investing over 50 billion dollars, and engineering an entirely new kind of farming system in the middle of the world's most unforgiving terrain. Today those same dead deserts produce 30 million tons of food every year, power hundreds of thousands of homes with solar energy, and even raise fish in a place with almost no water. This is the full story of how they did it.

In an age of AI, Pope looks for “artisans of hope.”

In sounding this call to both disarm and to build, Leo turns to “twentieth-century Catholic author” JRR Tolkien. Though he can’t quite bring himself to say that he’s quoting Gandalf from Lord of the Rings, that’s exactly what’s happening.

(The encyclical says only that the quote comes from “the words of a protagonist in one of [Tolkien’s] novels.” Though Pope Francis previously spoke of Tolkien’s work, this appears to be the first time that Tolkien has ever been quoted in the highest levels of the church’s official doctrinal publications.)

It is not our part to master all the tides of the world, but to do what is in us for the succour of those years wherein we are set, uprooting the evil in the fields that we know, so that those who live after may have clean earth to till.

The link is just a context to start a light hearted discussion on what is Europe's expectations from lndia in particular, and from Asia in general !