#AudioMo Day 12: A short clip in which Jake and I go around the electronic store Curries, which is a chain that sells all sorts of things such as computers, TV's, bluetooth speakers, keyboards, phones etc.
I just clipped this specific bit out because it's fully of music and ambience.
in reply to Andre Louis

I love electronic stores, and sumtimes, my family take me. However, it was a much more enjoyable endever back in the day, when technology was new, and mobile phones were just taking off. I used to especially love going, from the years 2007, all the way up to 2012, when it was clear, that the formfacter of phones was permanant, and it got to busy, as i got older, and did more outdoors activities like day camp in the summer, and cheer leader practice during the main school year. After 2013, i especially began to focus on not just my outdoors activities, but schooling, learning piano, and supporting the community around me.
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My biggest memory from the days of those type of phone was the huuuge array of models, and loads of plastic versions of the phones so you could see and feel them.
I never understood why Braille Display and assistive technology manufacturers didn't produce similar plastic models of their devices, so the blind could get a real feel for them without having to buy and return models.
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@fireborn Honestly, i loved the phone carier stores the most! The nice workers, and the phones i got to touch! Because i had a disability, they would let me feel the new phones, taught me how to eject and incert simcards, and let me operate the sellabrite, when that was a way you transfered the data from one phone to another.

Always remember

- Age verification is deanonymization
- Deanonymization is censorship

There is no nuance on this

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Niesłyszący Tomasz, opiekujący się samodzielnie najukochańszą 90-letnią Babcią – szuka pracy zdalnej (IT Helpdesk, administracja, social media).

Prosił o rozpowszechnienie tego posta (z LinkedIn) – podbijcie, może ktoś coś...

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Create colour wheels in #LibreOffice Calc, to make "doughnut" charts for representing data: blog.documentfoundation.org/bl… #foss #OpenSource

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Spraying the ICE agents with paint using a repurposed fire extinguisher appears to be a turning point in this confrontation in Tucson today. A similar tactic worked well against around thirty cops at a Montreal protest in November 2024, blinding at least one and forcing their whole unit to retreat down an alley.

For no reason at all, we want to share this how-to guide for filling fire extinguishers with paint. Only open on Tor Browser! While the guide uses a large model, we understand there are methods for smaller, more portable extinguishers too.

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The Amber Trust launches new Music Teacher Directory soundwithoutsight.org/the-ambe…

Disney & NBCUniversal Sue AI Startup Midjourney for Copyright Infringement cordcuttersnews.com/disney-nbc…

Case for Vision: The Next Leap Forward in Hands-Free Accessibility — Now on Kickstarter Through July 10, 2025 drkirkadams.com/case-for-visio…

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Soon, you'll be able to buy music on the Fediverse.

Bandwagon, the music-sharing platform built on Emissary, has seen a lot of success over the past few months. The site has grown to a catalogue of over 300 different musicians, spanning a wide range of different sounds and genres. After refining search and discovery features, project lead Ben Pate has decided to focus on introducing a payment system for music sales.

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#fediverse #music

In-Process is out, featuring the latest on NVDA 2025.1, the recent NV Access strategy session, and Should you use Screen Layout? (H/T to @jscholes for your recent poll)

Check it all out here: nvaccess.org/post/in-process-1…

#NVDA #NVDAsr #ScreenReader #Blog #News #newsletter #Software #PreRelease #FOSS #OpenSource

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@BTyson it can certainly impact speed of browsing. if you're using something like a neural voice, for example, sending a massive string with a single line of 20 horizontal links has a significant speech output delay when compared with browse mode off.
No worse than reading a whole paragraph further down the page, of course, but perhaps more common, depending on the sorts of sites one browses.

We have a new update for Victor Reader Stream three.
Here is Mathieu's mesage from the Stream List.
Hello everyone!

I am really happy to announce today the release of version 1.5 of the Stream 3 software.

With the help of our wonderful development team here at HumanWare and our great beta testers, we have today a release that has both new and returning features,
as well as bugfixes, that will please you.

I've attached the full release notes for the version to this message, but here are the highlights:

Ability to rename notes
Upped the limit to 24 hours on recorded notes in mp3 and flac format - wav remains 8h due to file size
Bookshare API 2.0 support (reading list support and human narrated books)
Bookmark alerts are back
Audio/text switching for books that have both
Browse beyond the first 100 results in Internet Radio searches (ooTunes)
Volume warning happens less often (every 20 hours of use, suspended on shutdown or suspend)
Bluetooth volume controls now enabled (play/pause will NOT work for now)

Rachel and myself will be hosting a webinar tomorrow (Thursday June 12th at 11am Eastern) to discuss and demonstrate some of the new features. Join us
by registering at:
humanware.zoom.us/webinar/regi…

Our website will be updated with the release notes, updated user guide and links to manually download the version later today.

Thank you all, looking forward to hearing your feedback!

Mathieu Paquette
Product Manager
HumanWare

#STM strike leads to record numbers on Montréal's bike paths... ctvnews.ca/montreal/article/mo… #veloMTL #MTLpoli #polMTL

🪫Yikes: Google will soon nerf the Pixel 6a’s battery due to an overheating issue

The 6a's battery capacity & charging performance will soon be reduced due to a "potential overheating issue."

Right after the Pixel 4a battery fiasco...more info 👇

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But, they were evil. Even if you happen to be descended from them. They did a definitively evil thing, and it was a defining choice of their lives. Everyone knew that the war was about continuing and entrenching slavery. More than any modern war, it was feasible for conscripts to escape service, either by paying or by running west.

I guarantee that every person reading this has some evil ancestor.

Get over yourself, JD.

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it's just deliberate rewriting of history to ignore that so many in the south refused to join the Confederacy

"In fact, one quarter of the entire U.S. Army during the Civil War was made up of Unionist southerners and those from the border states. Forty percent of West Pointers from Virginia stuck to their oaths. Unionists dominated the mountainous areas of the South, sending soldiers north, helping escapees from Confederate prisons, and raiding Confederate supply lines. One entire section of Virginia remained loyal – we know this today as the state of West Virginia."

Very important news from #Wordpress: “Our goal for this year is to finalize the full ActivityPub experience — so that WordPress can be used as a first-class citizen of the Fediverse. This means enabling not only publishing to the network, but also following, reading, interacting, and moderating — all in a seamless way that feels natural for WordPress users.” activitypub.blog/2025/06/11/ou…

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