Egypt’s Foreign Minister calls new Somali counterpart, reaffirms support https://www.byteseu.com/968093/ #calls #counterpart #Egypt #Egypt’s #Egypt’sForeignMinisterCallsNewSomaliCounterpart #foreign #hiiraan #HiiraanOnline #Minister #new #online #reaffirms #ReaffirmsSupport #Somali #SomaliNews #somalia #SomaliaNews #support
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bne IntelliNews – Egypt, Jordan, France call for immediate ceasefire in Gaza amid trilateral summit in Cairo https://www.byteseu.com/902546/ #Cairo #calls #ceasefire #Egypt #France #Gaza #immediate #Israel #Jordan #summit #trilateral
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Elon Musk’s Ego Sure to Get Massive Blow from Stunning Poll Results:
Here’s just how unpopular Elon Musk is.
https://newrepublic.com/post/191244/elon-musk-popularity-polls
"New polling has found that the #billionaire technocrat has fallen out of favor with, well, everyone (including #Republicans)...
In general, a majority of voters just don’t like the #DOGE czar at all...
Lawmakers said they have been overwhelmed by #calls from constituents across the country concerned about the Musk-Trump takeover."
Robocalls about to get worse
Eleventh Circuit Stops FCC One-to-One Consent Rule
https://natlawreview.com/article/eleventh-circuit-overturns-fccs-one-one-consent-rule
National Law Review · Eleventh Circuit Overturns FCC’s One-to-One Consent Rule
[#TLDR: JUST TELL ME IF YOUR TABLET CAN DO #CALLS!]
#DearVendors of #Android-#Tablets:
Off all the #Functions you can put into a #Specifications Sheet of your Devices there's one you should ALWAYS answer clearly on your #Website:
DOES YOUR TABLET [with #4G / #5G / …) SUPPORT MAKE PHONE CALLS?
Like: IS IT TOO MUCH TO ASK TO HAVE THAT INFO IN THE SPECSHEETS?
You're obviously able to list all the #Codecs natively supported and the user-available storage as well as supported Frequency Bands, WWAN modes, WiFi channel width and the Display Glass vs. Panel dimensions including DPI of the latter and whether or not it has a hall effect sensor to detect your overpriced 1st party tablet covers!
Now some folks may ask: "WHY does this matter?" or outright dismiss this as a problem.
Listen:
Not everyone is able or willing to carry two devices when 1 SHOULD BE ENOUGH and also some places (i.e. #Turkey) have #ImportRestrictions re: #MobileDevices, so having more than 1 #IMEI is already a "NOPE!" by the authorities.
- Also this isn't something one can "fix" post-purchase like installing #VLC to decode some obscure file format in Software: Either the #Baseband and #ROM support #PhoneCalls or they don't!
So why do NONE of the #Tablet manufacturers allow to #search or #filter for that???
- Bonus points if you have lazy fucks like #HMD (aka. #Nokia) who literally copy the #Safety & #Useage information for all #Smartphones and #Tablets and don't even bother to change "Mobile Phone" for "Tablet".
NO, instead one has to download an obscenely huge #PDF just to then read on page 34 that for any "#telephony" function you NEED YET ANOTHER DEVICE FROM THE SAME MANUFACTURER AND HAVE TO SIGNUP WITH AN ACCOUNT and even that level of #abuse WON'T GUARANTEE THAT IT WORKS...
- I mean, come on, this ain't some obscure functionality like #OMAPI to do some "evil sourcery" like managing an #eSIM that is in a #SIM-Card form factor!
Pretty shure A LOT of other folks have the same question and ain't willing to get yet another device & #SIM just to recieve the occasional call because #TechIlliterates can't be assed to send an #eMail or learn #XMPP+#OMEMO to message one...
- Obviously they same manufacturers are able and willing to specify f-stops of the built-in cameras and list EVERY SINGLE #WEARABLE they made and certify as 'compatible' with, as if anyone is gonna take their non-#waterproof #Tablet for a marathon or god forbid triathlon...
We need a "humans" mode in all the apps.
Turn on "humans" in #Thunderbird and #Geary to only display emails from humans.
️ Turn on "humans" in #Calls to only list calls from humans
Tun on "humans" in #Dino or #Chatty to only list conversations with humans
Turn on "humans" in #Tuba to only display posts from humans
"Humans" are defined by your contact list. Bonus: make it global and have a system-wide toggle 
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Daisy the AI granny tackles fraud with endless nattering http://dlvr.it/TGGJRf #AI #artificialintelligence #automation #calls
VibeWire Magazine - Transport, Politics, UFO, Paranormal, Anything · Daisy the AI granny tackles fraud with endless nattering - VibeWire MagazineA new weapon against fraud has been unveiled: an AI granny named Daisy who has been appointed ‘Head of Scammer Relations’. Deployed by Virgin Media O2, Daisy’s primary mission is to engage scammers in long-winded conversations—wasting their time and re...
It's the small things: If you've been bothered with #calls and #chatty seemingly starting up slowly in #phosh (while most other apps startup fast): I've posted MRs to fix this in chatty and calls (which then also prompted a small fix in phosh). Here's a quick demo of calls before and after the change:
I upgraded #GNOME #Calls to #gtk4 + #libadwaita for fun. It's now released in v47.0! Should be available soon in your #LinuxMobile distribution of choice 
Massive thanks to @devrtz, @agx, @brainblasted, and Maximiliano for putting up with my beginner-level GTK skills!
I released #GNOME #Calls 47.0 yesterday \o/
This is the first release running #gtk4 and #libadwaita
Thanks a lot to everyone who contributed code, translations and bug reports!
Find the release notes at https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/calls/-/releases/v47.0
And of course, it has already been uploaded to 
GitLabCalls 47.0 · GNOME / Calls · GitLab Calls 47.0 This is the first stable release of the GTK4 version. Requires at least GTK 4.12 and libadwaita 1.5
Anybody using Jami?
https://jami.net
It's a #FOSS audio/video/chat communication program that's end-to-end encrypted and available on ALL platforms. It seems like it could be a great equalizer!
I have an account, but nobody to use it with :D
JamiJamiJami facilitates share, freely and privately.
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As long as your iPhone is running iOS 16, then you have a feature that you were not aware of... The Secret Apple iOS Hack That Will Make Your iPhone Calls Clearer - CNET https://www.cnet.com/tech/services-and-software/the-secret-apple-ios-hack-that-will-make-your-iphone-calls-clearer/#ftag=CAD590a51e. #iPhone #Tip #Clear #Calls #iOS
CNETThe Secret Apple iOS Hack That Will Make Your iPhone Calls ClearerGive your phone call quality a boost in just four easy steps.
I love this Rusty system tool! 
**tracexec**: A small utility for tracing execve{,at}
Figure out what and how programs get executed.
Written in Rust & have a TUI built using @ratatui_rs
GitHub: https://github.com/kxxt/tracexec
If your carrier has an outage, or if you're heading somewhere with a sparse signal, you can likely still make calls or text using wi-fi calling over the internet.
CNETHow You Can Use Wi-Fi Calling When There's Not Enough Cellular SignalIf your carrier has an outage, or if you're heading somewhere with a sparse signal, you can likely still make calls or text using the internet.
Federal agents have located a person of interest in over 100 #swatting #calls, which included calls targeting Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro #Mayorkas, Cybersecurity, Infrastructure and Security Agency Director Jen #Easterly and other senior Biden administration officials, according to law enforcement officials.
Officials say the person of interest lives in #Serbia; charges have not yet been filed, but sources say they could be filed soon.
The person of interest is alleged to have made phone calls targeting officials over the Christmas holidays, according to the sources.
Swatting is a dangerous and illegal scheme in which people try to harass or menace others by making false emergency calls in an attempt to prompt police to dispatch SWAT teams to the homes of public figures, celebrities or personal enemies.
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/swatting-suspect-mayorkas-secret-service-justice-dept/?linkId=361063468&ftag=CNM-00-10aab7e
A #Japanese #court says #denying #samesexmarriage is #unconstitutional and #calls for urgent #change
#Plaintiffs and the #LGBTQ+ #community in #Japan #cheered it as giving them #hope for change toward #equality.
#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #Asia #Japan #SameSexMarriage #MarriageEquality
https://www.wftv.com/news/world/japanese-court-says/JCZMFFXF5GENLNW6PKCSPT3EDY/
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#Calls for a wealth tax to finance the green transition are picking up in Europe"
In 2023, a study "found that a European tax on the 0.5% richest households would bring in 213 billion euros a year, anything but insignificant."
There is now a European Citizens’ Initiative on the wealth tax (link in next post). In many countries, including Germany, public opinion seems to be in favour of such a measure.
https://theconversation.com/calls-grow-in-europe-for-wealth-tax-to-finance-the-green-transition-216212
The ConversationCalls grow in Europe for wealth tax to finance the green transitionWhile the return of a wealth tax in France and Germany seems unlikely, the reality is different at EU level, where supporters play up the climate argument.