@hbons one time I encountered a credit card payment form that insisted adamantly the ZIP code was mandatory
After a bit of searching I found out there's a "magic" ZIP code that means "elsewhere not in the US" that they're supposed to accept (it might be 99999).
@hub they USED to not have a PIN. As mentioned else thread, in recent years the CC circuits have started a "forced" upgrade campaign: in case of fraud (and it's extremely easy with mag band and no PIN) the retailer is not covered by insurance and is responsible out of pocket.
This is making a lot of them upgrade.
But of course there's a giant inertia (and backlog).
@hub @renatoram my bank offered me the option of setting a PIN for my new credit cards. But with 1 exception, I've never used it.
Cards don't just get a PIN code, they also have a priority which can be "use PIN always" / "use PIN only in unattended POS" / various. The bank set mine to "Unattended" which means I can use it to buy things at automated kiosks (like for a train ticket). But if I go to a checkout counter with a clerk, the PIN *cannot* be used, and a signature is required instead.
Jedes mal wenn ich im Wald war und die Ruhe, das rauschen der Blätter, die Geräusche der Tiere und den Frieden dort erlebt habe frage ich mich, warum uns der Schutz unserer Natur und Umwelt nicht sooooo viel mehr wert ist. #oneLeahADay
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Earpiece mode is a function in the Jieshuo screen reader that transfers the screen reader speech and sounds to the phone's earpiece or the internal speaker
@Dennislong82 If you're referring to on-screen braille keyboards, it supports the Advanced Braille Keyboard. Additionally, it also supports using with a physical keyboard. You can check out our article on using a physical keyboard for more details.
no I'm referring to braille displays / braille keyboards. Do you have a link to that article. Does it have actions like voiceover does? Does it have a spell checker? Do third party apps adopt them more widely.
@Dennislong82 No Braille display support. You can use third-party braille keyboards. Yes, actions are supported and it is up to the apps' devs to include them, although there are actions that are only reachable via Jieshuo like in WhatsApp, and there are others that Jieshuo cannot recognize like the actions in the notification shade. And here's the article: accessibleandroid.com/the-phys…
From the very first day I purchased my Samsung S9 FE tablet and Logitech K380 Bluetooth keyboard, I planned to write this article. I finally decided to take
@Dennislong82 You can email the developer. The email is provided in the Jieshuo Settings window. And it's assumed that Orbit Writer should work, because it is a keyboard not a Braille display. Action support is also up to app developers, and more apps with actions are released or updated.
After the dinner, at 6:00 PM (KST) (09:00 UTC) don't forget to attend the performance Poetry Attack 01 and to participate at the traditional Cheese and Wine party in CEO https://debconf24.debconf.
Zatímco v Česku se o zálohování PET lahví intenzivně diskutuje, v Nizozemsku je to realitou pro velké lahve už od roku 2001. Lahve menší než litr se přidaly v roce 2021 a od dubna 2023 platí záloha i pro plechovky. Právě zálohování plechovek, kterých se…
New Certified Open Source Hardware! Metabraille from @oskar_mbr has the UID AT000009.
Metabraille is: Metabraille is a mobile hardware keyboard that enables the input of Braille. Metabraille can be used like a smartphone without a fixed base while standing or walking.
Last slot before the Dinner, at 4:30 PM (KST) (07:30 UTC): Gnuk 2.2 and Gnuk Next, in Bada, l10n and i18n Bof in Pado and Go team BoF (not streamed) https://debconf24.debconf.org/schedule/?block=9 . #debian #debconf24 #busan #korea #debiankorea
Did you catch the #Blog last week? We had an article on the new (to NVDA 2024.2) command to jump between text paragraphs. We had some great feedback and gave the article a good update, so do check it out if you haven't already, be sure to try the feature, and let us know how you find it!
After encouraging you to catch up on last week's blog post... I completely forgot to attach the link (which I had copied to include)! Here it is: nvaccess.org/post/in-process-1…
(#NVDA has commands for jumping between text paragraph, but it doesn't have a command to prompt me to include the link I copied before I post - something for a future update!)
We’re getting closer to the release of NVDA 2024.3 with a new beta out this week. The table of contents in recent editions of the blog has been popular so far, so let’s start with that: 2024.3 Beta…
At 3:30 PM (KST) (06:30 UTC) please join us for, 'Fixing CVEs on Debian: Everything you probably know already' in the Bada Venue, 'Running Cuttlefish on Debian on Rockpi4 board' in the Somin Venue, and the 'Debian Med BoF ' in the Pado Venue. #debian #debconf24 #busan #korea #debiankoreamicronews.debian.org/2024/1722… #debian
Some years ago Fracture Sounds made a library called 'Box Factory' in which they abused a great deal of boxes of all shapes and sizes, and it's very fun. I made a silly track using said library called 'A Bunch Of boxes' and this is what it does. #FractureSounds
Yeah, I keep forgetting to check out Damage 2. I set the bar pretty high for what libraries I purchase because otherwise I'd just purchase so many of them and I make no money whatsoever from music, haha.
@jcsteh I think that Damage must appear in every other film, and/or every other Netflix drama, it's a right of passage or something. I literally cannot turn around for hearing it. lol
Yeah, that's one reason I'm very conflicted about my repeated use of it. It's just so over-used and easy to over-use. But also, I decided I don't really care as long as I think it sounds good. I used to get very tied up in all that stuff: trying to be different, trying to not over-use something because it's over-used everywhere else, etc. I eventually decided that I'm better off being true to what I think sounds good, and if people don't like it, that's unfortunate, but such is life.
@jcsteh You're quite right. Do you have one of the Ultimate versions of Komplete? If so, go back through Evolve, Evolve R2 and Evolve Mutations 2. Same company, tons of very hidden gems if you haven't spent time with them, you'll find new ways of making stuff sound fantastic. Lots of people don't use those.
Thanks for the tip. The friend I write music with recently suggested the same thing, so definitely going to take a dive when I get some time. I have Komplete 13 Collectors. Action Strikes is another library we tend to over-use.
@jcsteh I love love love the Evolve R2 library. …and Box of Tricks from SonicCouture. The perks in both are just so cool! :) Among other things, of course. I used some of the perks here: music.apple.com/us/album/dista…
@jcsteh Damage is Heavyocity, not Native Instruments. Just to credit where credit is due :). It however made its way into Komplete, which is kinda great, because Damage and Damage 2 are awesome products indeed.
hehe I tend to shuffle the entire folder and flick through until something catches my ear, to go with whatever theme i'm looking for. It's quite possibly I've heard it and it didn't suit what I wanted.
@cachondo It might be worth organising by date modified and playing the first 5-10 seconds of new to old, see if there's stuff in there what might be catchin your ear.
Welcome back to DebConf24, talks start at 2:30 PM (KST) (05:30 UTC) with 'Leveraging Deterministic Updates to Improve the Customer Experience on Debian' in Venue Bada, 'Beyond Yocto: Exploring Debian for Embedded Linux Development' in Venue Somin, 'Python BoF' in Venue Pado. 2 non-streamed sessions are also planned, 'Translating in Debian' in Venue CEO, and 'FAIme web service DIY workshop' in Venue Hyorim. #debian #debconf24 #busan #korea #debiankoreamicronews.debian.org/2024/1722… #debian
Welcome back to DebConf24, talks start at 2:30 PM (KST) (05:30 UTC) with 'Leveraging Deterministic Updates to Improve the Customer Experience on Debian' in Venue Bada, 'Beyond Yocto: Exploring Debian for Embedded Linux Development' in Venue Somin, 'P…
Dear David Goodwin, I wanted to be one of the many I’m sure, to write publicly, and thank you for your service to your community. To say that Apple Vis has impacted my life would only be touch…
Join us at 11:00 M (KST) (02:00 UTC) for Reproducible Builds: The First Eleven Years in Venue 4: Bada, perf in Action: Real-World Applications in Venue 5: Somin, Local Groups BoF in Venue 6: Pado. Stick around at 11:30 AM (KST) (02:30 UTC) for Debian on Chromebooks: What's New and What's Next? also held in Venue 5: Somin.#debian #debconf24 #busan #korea #debiankoreamicronews.debian.org/2024/1722… #debian
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just to clarify. FIrefox isn't a supported browser. And don't tell me "it's beta". Because you'll sound like a Googler, and I don't mean this as a compliment.
there is probably some API Firefox is missing, and the tiny user share makes it impractical to support, been there myself. At some point you have to own the browser choices you make.
I tried Firefox and Chrome on my Android phone and basically every browser on my Linux desktop. (Firefox, Chromium, Chrome, Edge, and even GNOME Web.) Nothing is supported.
Apple is total clown shoes. They must be restricting by user agent string. There's no reason it shouldn't work on Linux, especially in GNOME Web / Epiphany.
The first talks for today begin streaming at 10:00 AM KST (01:00 UTC). What happens if I delete setup.py?: a live demo of upgrading to PEP-518 Python packaging in Venue 5: Somin, Debian Brasil BoF in Venue 6: Pado. There are 2 non-streamed sessions planned: Introduction to LibreOffice Korean Translations (Wiki & UI Translations) in Venu7: CEO, and DebConf bursary team BoF in Venue 8: Hyorim. #debian #debconf24 #busan #korea #debiankoreamicronews.debian.org/2024/1722… #debian
During an endorsement ceremony, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei urged Pezeshkian to prioritize neighbors, African and Asian nations as well as countries that have 'supported and helped' Iran in Tehran's foreign relations policies
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If anyone out there is really, really board, the BBC did a technology and visual impairment retrospective, talking about how tech has changed the lives of blind folk. I feature, talking about the law and AI, at about the 17 minute mark: bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m0021j0v
How podcasting is turning into an industry of megastars with huge deals and the biggest audiences; Edison: the top 25 podcasts reach ~50% of US weekly listeners (Anne Steele/Wall Street Journal)
Welcome back to the 2nd day of the 24th Debian Developers Conference, held this year in Busan, Korea. Live streaming for most talks is available via your web browser. Our full schedule and links to viewing is updated each day: https://debconf24.
One of Amazon’s most aggressive projects right now is its internet service. Amazon has started to open up about its plans for its home internet service, currently code-named Project Kuiper.
Nachdem ich Oktober 2022 die Verkehrspolitik in Paris aus nächster Nähe erlebt habe und nun London mit seiner Ultra Low Emission Zone ULEZ und seiner Citymaut, die zu messbaren und erlebbaren Verbesserungen führt (kaum Autos in der City), finde ich das Gewese ums Auto in Deutschland verblüffend bis peinlich. Wichtig: Die ruralen Gebiete von F und GB hängen nach wie vor sehr stark am Auto. Aber auch dort ist der Zuwachs an E-Autos deutlich. Zu ULEZ siehe u.a. mastodonapp.uk/@joaocosta/1128… 1/x
New report out today has found that the ULEZ has already reduced toxic air #pollution by over 20% in outer London, meaning that 5 million more #Londoners are now breathing cleaner #air
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"Pour info j’ai vu des polémiques apparaître sur une soi disant moquerie hier lors de la cérémonie des JO. Renseignement pris la référence n'est pas du tout la Cène de Léonard de Vinci.
C'est le Festin des Dieux de Jan Harmensz van Biljert, peint vers 1635 et conservée au Musée Magnin à Dijon.
Les dieux de l'Olympe célèbrent le mariage de Thétis et Pélée ; au centre de la table, ce n'est pas le Christ, mais Apollon couronné. Bacchus-Dionysos est allongé au premier plan."
Les ouvriers décédés sur les chantiers des #JeuxOlympiques
- João Baptista Fernandes Miranda, 61 ans - Amara Dioumassy, 51 ans - Seydou Fofana, 21 ans - Franck Michel, 58 ans - Abdoulaye Soumahoro, 41 ans - Maxime Wagner, 37 ans - Jérémy Wasson, 21 ans
ich bin soeben auf meine bislang längste Fahrradreise aufgebrochen. Ich werde in den nächsten Monaten von Freiburg, über die Alpen, durch den Balkan, die Türkei & den Kaukasus bis ans Kaspische Meer nach Baku fahren, um dort 100 Tage und über 5000 km später im November von der nächsten Weltklimakonferenz, zu berichten & für das Fahrrad als “Zukunftstechnologie”, im Kampf gegen den Klimawandel, zu werben. Ich werde mich immer mal wieder von der Reise melden❤️
This is exactly the sort of thing AI opponents would claim isn't important enough for blind people to know. It's also a perfect example of why this technology can be so empowering, because it gives you insights into aspects of the world you simply would not have known existed otherwise.
@jscholes Or, more charitably, I guess the AI opponents might think that we should be asking, and possibly paying, other humans to describe these things for us.
@matt @jscholes I'm traveling with my sighted sibling. They just took a picture of it and sent it to me to put through Be My AI lmao. As much as I'm against LLM's becoming as common as the common cold, that doesn't mean I don't realize the versatility. Vision is where the research should go IMO.
@miki @matt I have less experience with this aspect of LLMs, but I've heard colleagues whose primary language isn't English express similar sentiments. It's often underestimated, but being able to write cogent, well formed sentences in any language is a skill and a privilege.
@jscholes @matt Exactly. ANd you could make LLMs do software translation a lot better, cheaper and faster than humans. IMO 99% of accessibility issues in society don't come from mislabeled buttons or bad contrast, but missing translations.
The racism behind chatGPT we are not talking about....
This year, I learned that students use chatGPT because they believe it helps them sound more respectable. And I learned that it absolutely does not work. A thread.
@matt @miki I understand, but there are many contextual variables involved. Personal confidence, objective and subjective levels of language proficiency across different domains, the purpose and audience of the writing, the quality of the model being utilised, and the list goes on. Of course I would agree that in many areas of life, people should not be penalised because their language skills are not seen as perfect (for some definition of that word). But as someone who's never felt the need to use tools like Grammarly, let alone the current cohort of AI tools for writing, i'd struggle to articulate advice for these students that went beyond "get over it, you're good enough". That's not something i'd feel comfortable saying to anyone without understanding their circumstances more.
Link at end, but As an AI opponent myself, this position is simplifying our objections. But, moreover, it is not objective because tech design isn't objective, especially in an LLM. It needs to be trained by someone/something which has bias you and or I know nothing about. That being said, my thoughts are in the linked post at the end. But as to the piffy one liner about asking people to do it instead of an LLM. I mean, I have a multitude of neighbors, US based, and community based, and international friends within multiple countries that are not bothered by my blindness so don't get upset when I require more detail from an image, but, really, there are people out here that actually volunteer for services like Be My Eyes, so they do have a vested interest in helping/answering repeated questions about an image. But that's very, very, very, small potatoes. If more services were to pop up, tech will just exploit the global south like it currently does with LLM's but you'll still get a free/low cost service. But my larger point is at robertkingett.com/posts/6593/ @jscholes @matt @miki
@weirdwriter About technoableism, aren't you just describing what assistive technology has always been about? How do we decide where to draw the line? After all, there are ethical issues with computers themselves, e.g. the working conditions for miners and factory workers. If I'm honest, it seems to me that the only consistent position is to just not care, keep using all available tools that help us, and help others get the most out of these tools.
@matt If they know of a service from which I can purchase time with a live, non-judgemental, human audio describer, by all means they should send me the details.
Wait... Is that displaying on a screen near your gate? How has that system still not recovered from CrowdStrike? That message is due to CrowdStrike issues.
I've worked on Mac apps like Growl and Adium, did QA and integration on Apple's Foundation framework, and developed custom analysis tools for Field Team 6. I've also done a wide variety of my own tools, mostly in Python, C, or Objective-C.
For the first time, the fully mechanical heart made by BiVACOR, which uses the same technology as high-speed rail lines, has been implanted inside a human being. The feat marks a major step in keeping people alive as they wait for heart transplants.
hey @bruce_toews@tweesecake.social, remember this? I used this all the time back in the day, and I think you were the one that turned me onto it. winworldpc.com/product/automen…
Automenu is a sophisticated commercial menuing system that lets you control your computer using custom menus, rather than using DOS commands. It features small, compact memory usage and built in help.
Wow, that sounded cool. The first version of Openbook as actually called EasyScan and it was just a bunch of sophisticated batch files written by Noel Runnion.
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Hylke Bons 🥜
in reply to René Fouquet • • •Veronica Olsen
in reply to Hylke Bons 🥜 • • •Hubert Figuière
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in reply to Hubert Figuière • • •Renato Ramonda
in reply to Hylke Bons 🥜 • • •@hbons one time I encountered a credit card payment form that insisted adamantly the ZIP code was mandatory
After a bit of searching I found out there's a "magic" ZIP code that means "elsewhere not in the US" that they're supposed to accept (it might be 99999).
Still extra silly though.
Hubert Figuière
in reply to Renato Ramonda • • •Renato Ramonda
in reply to Hubert Figuière • • •Hubert Figuière
in reply to Renato Ramonda • • •US cards don't use PIN. The US banking industry declared their customers too stupid to remember a PIN.
Note that last time I encountered this was in 2018 as I haven't driven south of the wall since.
Renato Ramonda
in reply to Hubert Figuière • • •@hub they USED to not have a PIN. As mentioned else thread, in recent years the CC circuits have started a "forced" upgrade campaign: in case of fraud (and it's extremely easy with mag band and no PIN) the retailer is not covered by insurance and is responsible out of pocket.
This is making a lot of them upgrade.
But of course there's a giant inertia (and backlog).
Hubert Figuière
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in reply to Hubert Figuière • • •Howard Chu @ Symas
in reply to Hubert Figuière • • •@hub @renatoram my bank offered me the option of setting a PIN for my new credit cards. But with 1 exception, I've never used it.
Cards don't just get a PIN code, they also have a priority which can be "use PIN always" / "use PIN only in unattended POS" / various. The bank set mine to "Unattended" which means I can use it to buy things at automated kiosks (like for a train ticket). But if I go to a checkout counter with a clerk, the PIN *cannot* be used, and a signature is required instead.