This is an expecially good time to be around #XMPP
#profanity and #poezio were recently updated, while #gajim (and soon #converse.js) got a new major release. These are all #XMPP clients, if you're not familiar with those names: first 2 are console-based, while gajim is a desktop client and converse.js is a web client.
Even #Movim (web client) will have another big release soon, supporting #audio #video #calls and #screensharing.. Want to give it a go? 
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Très déçue par la fin de #Calls. Quelqu'un a compris ? Ça me semble 100% pas cohérent. 
Trump calls for scrapping of Biden’s $52bn signature CHIPS Act https://www.byteseu.com/801535/ #$52bn #act #Biden's #calls #chips #scrapping #signature #SouthKorea #trump
So.. erm... is this what you think a #lynx was gonna sound like??
Link for my first impressions in the 
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Also... the first comment on this lynx-call video: "Setting this as my ringtone"
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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."
[#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 MAKING 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...
"Dann lass' uns doch mal einen regelmäßigen Jour Fixe zu dem neuen Projekt machen!": Wie und warum die ewige tägliche Litanei an #Microsoft #Teams und anderen virtuellen #Calls Büroangestellte überstrapaziert, beschreibt heise in einem aktuellen Artikel ganz treffend:
"48 Prozent der Büroangestellten erleben mindestens einmal wöchentlich digitalen #Stress. Knapp jeder Zehnte ist täglich davon betroffen. Das geht aus einer Studie hervor."
https://www.heise.de/news/Belastung-im-Buero-Jeder-Zweite-erlebt-Stress-durch-Microsoft-Teams-Co-10241436.html
heise online · Belastung im Büro: Jeder Zweite erlebt Stress durch Microsoft Teams & Co.
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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@SherBeareth generally the #Enshittifucation of #PublicPhone|s / #PayPhine|s is real!
- #WhatsMissing: #Privacy-#PhoneBooth with secure, #E2EE #calls between locations.
#enshittification idea, #ads in #voice and #video #calls. You're in the middle of a sentence, and the #messenger or #whatsapp from #Facebook #meta "and now a short word from our #sponsors". Same idea for video calls, but with video ads. Skippable only for premium subscribers #surveillance #capitalism
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#Fascist #Florida #Governor #RonDeSantis Snubs #VicePresident #KamalaHarris’s #HurricaneRelief #Calls for the #Dumbest #Reason.
DeSantis is dodging the Harris' calls to #coordinate #HurricaneRelief after #HurricaneHelene and ahead of #HurricaneMilton’s impending landfall. His #avoidance seems aimed at creating a #weapon for #Republicans to use in the 2024 #Election #Campaign. Essentially, DeSantis is #PlayingPolitics with people's lives.
https://newrepublic.com/post/186878/ron-desantis-kamala-harris-hurricane-relief-calls
The New Republic · Ron DeSantis Snubs Harris’s Hurricane Relief Calls for Dumbest ReasonRon DeSantis has been dodging Kamala Harris’s calls in the wake of Hurricane Helene.
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
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A #rabbi, a #pastor and a #president walk into a #convention: #Scenes from the #DNC’s first night.
#Calls to bring the #hostages #home, a #song by a #Jewish #librettist and #Biden’s #rabbi learns to use a #teleprompter.
— While I support Harris, #Democrats and #US #Government must #stop #enabling #Israel's #Genocide against #civilians in #Gaza. WIth that said, under Trump it would be even worse.
https://forward.com/news/645459/dnc-biden-rabbi-israel-hostages-speech/
The Forward · A rabbi, a pastor and a president walk into a convention: Scenes from the DNC's first nightCalls to bring the hostages home, a song by a Jewish librettist and Biden's rabbi learns to use a teleprompter.