So today I needed an interface with a few intentional accessibility errors that I wanted to show for a demo. It didn't need to actually work, I just needed to briefly record the effect of a particular issue. So I used #AI to vibe code it for me. It was perfect! Within fifteen minutes I had an inaccessible interface that didn't work right! Exactly what I wanted! No, but on a more serious note, it was impressive that it did manage to build in exactly the flaws I asked it for (and some bonus other flaws), and it was full fledged enough that I could show the issue I wanted to demonstrate without writing any code myself. I do find it somewhat ironic, though, that this is easily going to become the way I most frequently use AI at work, and it's going to save me a ton of time and effort.
I’m starting to study in bed again now that I know I’m not really losing time doing homework on my iPad. This is a terrible habit. I know I should not do this. I’m going to do it anyway.
Honestly, the biggest "life improvement" I've ever gotten, certainly my best value vs. price purchase, was a Bluetooth keyboard and an audio cable from my desk to my bed, so that I can use my laptop there.
A government shutdown looks inevitable. Too bad that doesn't mean that the entire MIC shuts down with a halt in US military action and the wars the US funds, including Israeli genocide in Gaza.
Like we’re seeing in Schleswig-Holstein, Denmark and many other government bodies and organisations, the Austrian military (Bundesheer) has migrated 16,000 PCs from Microsoft Office to LibreOffice.
I know it's complicated and all that, but... it still kind of beggars belief that the government of the most powerful and wealthy country in the world just keeps running out of money every now and again
I have a question for photographers today, more for digital than film.
How do you feel about camera technology over the past decade? It feels to me they're making cameras better and better for video, but are they advancing features for still photography at the same rate?
What new developments in camera tech have been your favourite when it comes to still photography?
A lot have plateaued. The big change is the phasing out of SLR from the two lasting major vendor: Canon and Nikon. But it seems that about 24MPix-ish (my 5D MkII do that) is pretty much standard for full frame or APS-C with the more (40-ish) high-end having more.
Indeed the hybrid photo / video has been probably the biggest evolution. But it's gonna plateau soon.
#allsystemsgo re "A Security Model for systemd" the one little thing that really stood out for me was "WX for filesystems". how did i not think about it that way before? this makes total sense as a policy for secured immutable systems
https://media.ccc.de/v/all-systems-go-2025-354-a-security-model-for-systemdLinux lacks a coherent security model, and by extension we never defined one for t...
Tools I use a lot for my job: regex101.com, CLI scripting, and Python. Perhaps, I should write a blog about it. What tools do other preservation people use? #regex #bash_scripting #python #digipres
Alexa’s survival hinges on you buying more expensive Amazon devices Echo speakers and displays for Alexa+ require more expensive components. arstechnica.com/gadgets/2025/0…
Does anyone know of a way to emulate Enter from a Focus 40 Blue display in NVDA? If Dot 8 is supposed to do it (I’m not even sure about that), it doesn’t work here with NVDA 2025.3. Strange that something this basic isn’t documented in NVDA’s training material or user guide. @NVAccess
How basic and commonly needed a feature it is is probably up for debate (This is the first time in 8 years Basic Training has existed I have seen a complaint that this feature isn't in it - Input Gestures are mentioned though not covered in great detail) - but since you've raised it, I've added it to my list to look at next update!
Thanks, but in the list of 11 emulated system keyboard keys or functions available, there's no mention of emulating the Enter key. Moreover - and even if this work-around eventually operates, I do think the Enter key or function should, by default, have a Braille key stroke equivalent on Braille displays such as the Focus 40 Blue.
No there isn't an existing emulated input gesture for enter, or for shift+f7, or for "d" - but you can add any of those if you have a need.
As for whether it should be there already, I believe we go off the manufacturer's documentation for the unit - but feel free to create an issue if it should be there and we've missed it: github.com/nvaccess/nvda/issue…
Well, what to say? You gain access to a $3500 Braille display, only to find out that it can't press the Enter key by default using your screen reader of choice, and the suggested work-around may or may not work. If this is what the manufacturer has specified, let's RIP that manufacturer. In cases like this, NVAccess should add the most basic functions or emulations IMO.
What do you mean the workaround may or may not work? The steps in that post SHOULD work - if they don't, that is definitely a bug and please let us know.
As for whether NVDA should have a default emulation setup, again, we'll accept a GitHub issue for that. I don't even know whether we wrote the original code or if the manufacturer submitted it. I just had a look through the user guide, and around 2/3 had a way of pressing ENTER, so it's definitely a valid request
I should see my friend who owns this Focus 40 Blue to test the suggested work-around as that person isn't an advanced user to risk going through adding the emulation. Another issue is that if the Braille output is set to Persian Grade 1, in MS Word 2021/2019/ 2024 NVDA adds extra 8 dots to all cells when English text appears on the screen. JAWS doesn't have these issues. I guess I should borrow the Focus 40 Blue to file a few Braille issues more reliably.
Anyone else (Sysadmins, Developers etc) find they have a difficult time thinking about what exactly should be automated? Is putting in a medium to large amount of time to automate something really small actually worth it? I find it difficult to visualise this sometimes.
Folks, need help! I have no sound on my #FireStick in the #DisneyPlus app. Everything else like #Netflix and #YouTube works like a charm. I tried contacting them, chatted with them for about an hour, they made me do stupid things like clearing cache, rebooting the device and such, but of course no result. Any help is hugely appreciated. Thanks.
там перлы от прогрессивных журналистов. «пока палестинское сопротивление размышляет над своими предложениями по плану трампа, израильская военщина продолжает истреблять мирных палестинцев». «мирные палестинцы не согласны сдаваться по плану трампа, потому что это возврат к колониализму»
еще раз. в мире против плана трампа сейчас - террористы - прогрессивная пресса
забанил в гугле гвардиан и вашингтон пост. заебали. ->
премьера италии посетила та же мысль что и меня - грета сейчас обломает всем сделку, поэтому она попросила грету сдать гуманитар ку Израилю и не лезть на рожон.
да щаз. за что бабки хамасом плачены? мама грета может и готова соскочить, но там она не решает а используется.
In latest NYT/Siena poll, 61% of registered voters responded that President Trump's actions pressuring media organizations that cover him unfavorably have gone too far.
In a 161-page ruling, Federal District Court Judge William Young finds that noncitizens in the US have the same First Amendment rights as citizens, and the State and DHS secretaries violated the law by arresting and deporting pro-Palestinian protesters. storage.courtlistener.com/reca…
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hay peoples of the mastoland, I have a little feddy question for yee all. I have noticed that some people have a colon(:) after there name followed by some sort of thing that looks like it is meant to represent something. I am curious as to weather clients are meant to do something with this. I have listed some examples below. Is this just something people are meant to know or is it something that clients are meant to do something with?:
:neofox_flag_nb: :verified: :therian: I no what a therian is, but is the :: syntax a thing for this kind of descriptor?
those are custom emoji. We have a few like The parts in between the colons is the shortcode, or the name of the emoji. clients then usually render it with whatever image is associated with the emoji. For the ones we have, the descriptions are on our about page. As for custom remote emoji, we've been asking for alt text for them forever, but we're not getting it it seems.
One thing I do not enjoy about having #ADHD is when someone proposes a very sensible solution to a problem I am having and I have to explain that unfortunately, there is no way in hell I will be doing that, because my brain won’t let me.
(It is my experience that many neurotypical people will assume this is due to an unwillingness to try. Mate, I am trying every minute of every second of my life just to keep my head above water. It is very tiring, actually.)
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