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Austin, TX
Joined April 2022
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2 months of performance work on @ladybirdbrowser 📈 we're gonna get this thing flying, one fix at a time!
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Grayjay Desktop v19 is out! Get it now at grayjay.app/desktop/ Added: - Newly supported plugins (Soundcloud, Crunchyroll, NicoNico TedTalks, CuriosityStream, Mixcloud, RadioBrowser, RedbullTv, FOSDEM, NASA+ and InternetArchive) Improvements: - Implement native UMP ([#963](github.com/futo-org/Grayjay.…), [985](github.com/futo-org/Grayjay.…), [#890](github.com/futo-org/Grayjay.…)) - Implemented Widevine support - Add channel playlists support ([#581](github.com/futo-org/Grayjay.…)) - Improve live chat implementation ([#779](github.com/futo-org/Grayjay.…), [#464](github.com/futo-org/Grayjay.…)) - Added linux sandbox support ([#416](github.com/futo-org/Grayjay.…)) - Added support for FCast protocol version 4 - Expanded browser shims - Bumped Chromium version - Improved download recovery for interrupted streams ([#613](github.com/futo-org/Grayjay.…)) - Improved official plugin dialog to make it more responsive - Open the captcha window when a video or post needs a captcha - Offer every primary language in the player settings - Submit a text input once when Enter is pressed - Hide settings tabs that only have advanced fields while Advanced is off - Make the official plugins dialog responsive and keep the install button visible - Play DASH manifest sources with quality and audio track menus Fixes: - Fix missing details date when there is no views - Fixed direct audio/video URL source casting by passing local IP to the proxy - Show content duration only when it's positive value - Prefer hls.js over native playback for HLS sources - Fix playing a public playlist from Youtube ([#1001](github.com/futo-org/Grayjay.…)) - Fix permanent loading spinner after adding a video to a playlist from the playlist page ([#980](github.com/futo-org/Grayjay.…)) - Thank you **@wilsonbirch** - Fix download queue getting stuck after canceling an item ([#981](github.com/futo-org/Grayjay.…)) - Fix playlist export reporting success without exporting files ([#967](github.com/futo-org/Grayjay.…)) - Fix flatpak crashing when pressing `Ctrl+T` or using a middle mouse button ([#808](github.com/futo-org/Grayjay.…)) - Twitch livestreams gradually dropping stream quality ([#395](github.com/futo-org/Grayjay.…)) - Minor zoom fixes and scroll fixes - Fixed MacOS illibidin2 issue - Fixed downloaded content sometimes not playing as expected - Fixed app icon in window titlebar showing Wayland logo ([#32](github.com/flathub/app.grayj…)) - Fixed Chromium client-side decorations ([#39](github.com/flathub/app.grayj…)) - Fixed exporting with subtitles - Fixed casting device state becoming invalid - Fixed casting with subtitles on some sources - Fix player progress and volume handles rendering above modal dialogs - Fix download HLS qualities when non-downloadable sources come first - Fix playlist shuffle order and skip duplicates when adding to queue - Fix post card thumbnails rendering above modal dialogs - Fix more HLS downloads
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Vision Weekend @foresightinst 40th Speaker Sneak Peek Secure, Sovereign & Resilient AI +@woj_zaremba, OpenAI Foundation +@ilblackdragon, NEAR Protocol +@sebkrier , Google DeepMind + Jenny Read, ARIA +@NicoleOzer, Electronic Frontier Foundation Neuro AI & AI for Neuro +@SumnerLN, Merge + Matthew MacDougall, Neuralink +@maxhodak_ , Science Corporation +@JoanneZPeng, Amaranth Foundation +@AdamMarblestone, Convergent Research +@Matt_R_Angle, Paradromics Life Unlimited: Biotech & Biosecurity +@thekaransinghal, OpenAI +@mattkrisiloff, Conception Bio + @hannu, Red Queen Bio +@velychko_s, Harvard University Nano, Energy & Space + Ralph Merkle, Institute for Molecular Manufacturing +Ivan Jayapurna, ARIA +@schingler, Planet Labs +@erika_alden_d, Pioneer Labs + @ltelkins, UC Berkeley Space Sciences Lab For Profit Funding Paradigms +@v_maini, Mythos +@zweinberg, Ex Ante +@_mattmandel, Cosmos Ventures Nonprofit Funding Paradigms +@nanransohoff, Frontier Climate +@rohan_subramani, Coefficient Giving +@seemaychou, Astera Institute, Navigation Fund +@tkalil2050, RenPhil Existential Hope+ + @mattbotvinick, Anthropic +@RosieCampbell, Eleos AI Research +@PracheeAC, Astera Institute +@robinhanson, George Mason University +@gladstein, Human Rights Foundation + Anti debate with @Liv_Boeree + Office hours with our favorite orgs, @AsimovPress, @BuckInstitute, @BlueDotImpact, @activatefellows, @farairesearch, @collect_intel, @Spec__Tech, @JoinEdgeCity, @LBF_org, @PrincInt, @TheIHS, and more. + Sci-fi book swap, unconference, pitch competition, tech demos, anniversary festivities, tea social, and more. + Speaker & Sponsor Gatherings like pre-party aboard the USS Hornet aircraft carrier, lab tours at @E11BIO, @LongshotSpace, CalWave,@ScienceCorp_, Dolphin Labs, plus a Foresight 40th Anniversary Soiree. It's hard to overstate how excited I am for this weekend celebrating futures of Existential Hope unlocked by science and technology. Thanks to our partners for making this event possible @protocollabs, @paradromics, @RetroBio_, @eigenlabs, @FUTO_Tech, @d_model_ai Event page & tickets: foresight.org/events/vision-…
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You’ve likely heard "open-source" or "right to repair," but do you know why they matter? The MIF believes freedom of movement is a human right, so we design products to empower you. 👇️ Read more below. #ThePowerToMove #MobilityFreedom #OpenSource #Diginity #HumanRespect
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🤖 Made with AI
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oh well now I'll have to actually make the presentation
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A grassroots live tour by YouTuber Louis Rossmann highlights growing resistance to companies that keep people from controlling their devices. wired.com/story/people-are-p…
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🙏 Thankful Thursday 🙏 A huge thank you to everyone who volunteered for us at the Abilities Expo Phoenix this past weekend. The event was an awesome success! #ThePowerToMove #MobilityFreedom #OpenSource #Diginity #HumanRespect
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Happy Labor Day from all of us at The MIF! 🎉
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⚙️🛠️ Tech Tuesday! 🛠️⚙️ Today, the RozRover is showcased, highlighting its wooden chassis prototype for testing. It will soon be replaced with a durable metal version featuring a complete suspension system! #ThePowerToMove #MobilityFreedom #OpenSource #Diginity #HumanRespect
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Money flowing into open source software is a good thing, actually.
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This is definitely not cool @elonmusk. Everyone who posts here wants their thoughts distributed as widely as possible. Ideally you would not even be capable of interfering with their connection to their audience. Nitter is doing nothing wrong and I hope they fight back.
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Hey #defcon attendees, today's the last day you can use the url phreeli.com/defcon34 to get 34% off of your privacy by design wireless service. Come by the booth in the vendor room to say hi, bye, or sign up using cash, card, or crypto. We love meeting you all!
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Giving a talk about @FreenetOrg tomorrow at @FUTO_Tech 's Friday lunch 1:00 PM (talk starts 1:30PM) 2410 San Antonio Street, Austin, TX.
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Sneak preview our new app:
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Requiring your email address and full name to pair with and setup a dashcam is insane
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A few weeks ago, we gathered in Austin to celebrate the progress of PALLADIUM and raise support for the work ahead. Thank you to all of our lovely friends and supporters for another hit, and a special thanks to @FUTO_Tech for sponsoring this event!
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lIIIIlllllIIIIIIIIIIIlllllIIIIIIIIIlllllll Who thought this was a good idea? Why do we keep building it into all of our UI? Designers can you defend this?
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