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Drew Mochak

to answer your question, it adds screenreader access and keyboard support. It is supposed to work for VO as the game is available on mac, but I don't have a mac to test with, so no clue if it actually works. Same for Linux. It does work with NVDA/JAWS/SAPI speech, Narrator does not work at present. Also you have to press enter to skip the intro scene as it's not working yet. It's just a comic and then some cosmetic options for your character, they're purely visual so you don't miss much.
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NVSpeech Player with phoneme editor and NVDA Addon, Speech Dispatcher module version 1.9
This release focuses on improving voice quality, clarity when reading single words or letters, and making voice customization easier and more flexible.
New language-level settings improve how isolated words and letters are spoken (for example during character echo or word-by-word navigation). These changes prevent abrupt cut-offs at the end of single words, avoid unintended rising “comma-like” intonation, and make items like R, **are**, and "you" sound complete and natural. Languages can opt into this behavior selectively, so normal sentence reading and UI phrases remain unchanged.
The phoneme editor has been updated to support voicing tone parameters and to apply them directly to custom voice profiles. This makes voice shaping possible through the editor, without touching low-level DSP code.
handling was refined for languages such as Hungarian and Finnish. Minor tuning was also applied to Spanish trills and palatal sounds.
The NVDA Driver got many bugs fixed, including quicker unloading.
The DSP was updated to detect burstyness more aggressively, which is an improvement noticed below 44100.
github.com/tgeczy/NVSpeechPlay…
github.com/tgeczy/NVSpeechPlay…
github.com/tgeczy/NVSpeechPlay…

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DJ Roxtar - #namyhoprezidentanesahej [explicit]

S laskavým svolením přesdílený hudební protest DJ Roxtara vůči útoku MZV Macinky na prezidenta Pavla

#macinka #turek #namyhoprezidentanesahej

djroxtar.com/
booking@djroxtar.com
youtube.com/@DJROXTAR/

DJ ROXTAR

🐬Home of Adolfeen DJ Roxtar is currently one of the best performance DJ in Czech Republic and this is his channel!
YouTube
#Politika #hudba #turek #Macinka #protestsong
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FOSDEM 2026 on PeerTube


Dear #Fediverse,

we managed to prepare our #VHSky #PeerTube instance channel for 3 #FOSDEM rooms, so feel free to subscribe them or use #federation feature if you are instance admin.

fosdem@makertube.net
fosdem@vhsky.cz

If any other instance admin would like to join our effort, feel free to contact me, there are still quite a few rooms left for sharing 😀

Fingers crossed hoping that everything goes well

Unified playlists here:
vhsky.cz/w/p/ixCUdbv6dmPVgeWLc…
makertube.net/w/p/tH91FM3JdSe7…

Thank you for your attention to this matter 😁
(and boost if you feel like)
vhsky.cz/c/fosdem/videos

#fediverse #peertube #federation #fosdem #vhsky

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There will be live video streams of FOSDEM 2026 via PeerTube, you can find out more details via @schmaker at:

➡️ schmaker.eu/display/c83e3896-2…

There are playlists for the event streams on PeerTube at these links:

➡️ makertube.net/w/p/tH91FM3JdSe7…
➡️ vhsky.cz/w/p/ixCUdbv6dmPVgeWLc…

You can follow these channels to see the streams pop up in your timeline on Mastodon etc:

➡️ @fosdem@makertube.net
➡️ @fosdem@vhsky.cz

(PeerTube admins wanting to federate these, you need to federate these specific channels.)

#FOSDEM #FOSDEM2026 #PeerTube

Schmaker

2026-01-18 21:42:31

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FOSDEM 2026 on PeerTube


Dear #Fediverse,

we managed to prepare our #VHSky #PeerTube instance channel for 3 #FOSDEM rooms, so feel free to subscribe them or use #federation feature if you are instance admin.

fosdem@makertube.net
fosdem@vhsky.cz

If any other instance admin would like to join our effort, feel free to contact me, there are still quite a few rooms left for sharing 😀

Fingers crossed hoping that everything goes well

Unified playlists here:
vhsky.cz/w/p/ixCUdbv6dmPVgeWLc…
makertube.net/w/p/tH91FM3JdSe7…

Thank you for your attention to this matter 😁
(and boost if you feel like)
vhsky.cz/c/fosdem/videos


#peertube #fosdem #fosdem2026 @Schmaker @fosdem@makertube.net @fosdem@vhsky.cz
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It feels like the alt text advice “describe what you see” being replaced with the alt text advice “don’t describe why you see” coincides a little too neatly with the rise of machine-generated alt text.

I’m always interested to hear from people who rely on this, though, and the common point being raised—AI just describing an image doesn’t tell the non-sighted reader what’s important or how it’s relevant to the post—is well-taken.

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Cuando era profe intentaba contar un chiste malo nuevo cada semana, voy a hacer un hilo recopilatorio de los que consiga recordar. Se aceptan sugerencias.

"Entra Jesucristo en un bar y todo el mundo empieza a reírse, ¿por qué?
— Es la gracia del señor."

#chistes #chistesmalos

#chistesmalos #chistes
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All bags are packed, ready for take-off: Meet us this weekend at #FOSDEM – our stand is UD2-02 (where you can grab stickers, flyers, & more)! And make sure you don't miss the lightning talk (10 min) on our download statistics, by the fantastic Cat Ima @SylvieLorxu (14:00 at UB4.132). And if you're bored, be also welcome to my half-hour-long about Reproducible Builds for Android Apps (12:30 at UB4.132; that's the FOSS on Mobile devroom).

Looking forward to meet you! 🤗

#IzzyOnDroid #FOSDEM2026

#fosdem #izzyondroid #fosdem2026 @Sylvia

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Statement from the Acting Commissioner of Competition on appeal court's ruling in Cineplex deceptive marketing case

canada.ca/en/competition-burea…

Sometime the Government catches on the oligarchs and their scams. Here, the "online booking fee" from Cineplex.


Statement from the Acting Commissioner of Competition on appeal court's ruling in Cineplex deceptive market...

Jeanne Pratt, Acting Commissioner of Competition, issued a statement following the Federal Court of Appeal’s decision to uphold a September 2024 ruling by the Competition Tribunal in a deceptive marketing case involving Cineplex.
Competition Bureau Canada (Government of Canada)

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Today was definitely a #Thursday.

I went to a dentist, and, as a result, I'll be getting a root canal on Monday... maybe... because we're supposed to be getting snow over the weekend, so what are the odds the office will be open?

I slipped and fell on the ice getting out of the car, got two items that were damaged in shipping, and you can't make this stuff up.

Also completely scrapped a project I was working on, because everything was just going completely wrong.

#thursday
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singleWordFinalHoldMs: 45
Adds a bit of sustain to the last voiced segment (helps “R/are/you” feel complete).
singleWordFinalFadeMs: 18
Adds a proper fade-to-silence frame (prevents the hard cut).
singleWordClauseTypeOverride: "." and singleWordClauseTypeOverrideCommaOnly: true
If NVDA passes comma clauseType for isolated words, it won’t rise anymore.

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Are you really digitally independent? ⛓️‍💥

In his guide “Getting off US tech”, tech writer and podcaster @parismarx breaks down why #DigitalSovereignty matters, and how to get there step by step.

Discover practical, user-friendly alternatives! Full list of apps 👇 disconnect.blog/getting-off-us…


Getting off US tech: a guide - by Paris Marx - Disconnect

I’m in the process of dropping US tech services. Here’s how I did it, and options you should consider.
Paris Marx (Disconnect)
#digitalsovereignty @Paris Marx

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My fellow Canadians, if you want to be part of the USA, you can move there freely on your own. I encourage you to do so.

"To go to a foreign country and to ask for assistance in breaking up Canada, there's an old-fashioned word for that, and that word is treason," said Eby ahead of the meeting.

#Canada #CanPoli #CdnPoli #USA #USPoli #Alberta #Separatism #Fascism #FarRight #ABPoli #BCPoli
cbc.ca/news/politics/eby-alber…

#USA #canada #canpoli #cdnpoli #fascism #abpoli #Alberta #bcpoli #uspoli #farright #separatism

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I'm crowd sourcing once again. So as most of you know I lost my job back in February and have had no luck in obtaining another one. Previously, I taught assistive technology in a school setting. I'm interested in teaching assistive technology at a rehab center for blind adults, or anything I can do remotely, such as tech support or cold calling. Yes, I really will do cold calling at this point. If you have any leads to anything I can use, please make me aware of them. I've re-applied for SSI, but it could take up to 300 days for them to reach a decision on my claim. My resume will be available upon request. Thanks in advance for your help.

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NEW, by me: A security and privacy feature rolled out to select models of the latest iPhones and iPads this week will make it more difficult for law enforcement, spies, and malicious hackers to obtain a person's precise location data from their phone provider.

techcrunch.com/2026/01/29/appl…


Apple's new iPhone and iPad security feature limits cell networks from collecting precise location data | TechCrunch

The new security feature makes it more difficult for police and malicious hackers to obtain a person's precise location data from a cell phone company.
Zack Whittaker (TechCrunch)
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Scott

I contend that when the apocalypse comes and the world is reduced to a swamp of putrefaction, when a deathly silence has befallen and all hope is lost, a nerdy gang of zombies will get boozed up and go looking for some entertainment. They'll find Audio Games Net, they'll consider taking it down, but even then they'll be like, "Nah, fuck it, not worth worrying about."

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Tamas G

@Scott ahahahaha well at least that was very funny to picture, definitely thanks for that. LOL! I really think Cloudflare is the only thing protecting them from all the spam topics, and even then you'll see them come through every once in awhile, but yeah, with all the trolling / lots of ambivalence against developers, I just arely if ever visit there or post. Usually it's why I find more entertainment in the off-topic room then the game threads themselves which is ironic, but even then very specific topics too. LOL.
@Scott
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