If there's one article you read today, it should be this one about the Darien gap.
We are so unprepared for the future.
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Introduction to Learning Blind Tech with Desiree Renae groups.io/g/tech-vi/message/75…
New in Firefox 129: Accessibility Improvements groups.io/g/tech-vi/message/75…
Accessibility of Job Search: Screener Survey for Remote Interviews groups.io/g/tech-vi/message/75…
From Adrian Roselli: AT Is More Than Screen Readers groups.io/g/tech-vi/message/75…
From Brian Vogel: Understanding Desktop Syncing and HotKey Creation in the age of OneDrive (& M365, for many) groups.io/g/tech-vi/message/75…
Automated Accessibility Testing is Not a Silver Bullet groups.io/g/tech-vi/message/75…
From Brian Vogel: Using Microsoft Outlook Message Templates the Easy Way groups.io/g/tech-vi/message/75…
From Kyle Buzzard, Co-Founder of Glidance: Glidance - Special Update From The Product Team! groups.io/g/tech-vi/message/75…
Recording Available From Low Vision Now: Listen to a way for people with low or no vision to read real time music scores groups.io/g/tech-vi/message/75…
Maximizing Job Search Success for People with Disabilities through Networking, Skill Building, and Assistive Technologies groups.io/g/tech-vi/message/75…
AccessWorld -- An AFB Podcast on Digital Inclusion and Accessibility: AccessWorld #11 -- All Things Apple with Janet Ingber groups.io/g/tech-vi/message/75…
How to Create and Customize Headings in MS word groups.io/g/tech-vi/message/75…
From the Andrew Heiskell Braille and Talking Book Library: Exploring AI for Accessibility: Thursday, August 8, 7:00 PM groups.io/g/tech-vi/message/75…
a New App Directory From iAccessibility.net: a Potential Replacement to the Directory From AppleVis groups.io/g/tech-vi/message/75…
From Brian Vogel: Possible Mistake and Confusion regarding Microsoft Outlook groups.io/g/tech-vi/message/75…
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Stop Running Google Chrome Immediately #Linux #YouTube youtu.be/1vuJ05k5FxM
Stop Running Google Chrome Immediately
I warned you when the Manifest v3 rollout was announced, I warned you just before it's started, this is your very final warning to stop running Google Chrome...YouTube
Have you tried our new forums yet? Register at iaccessibility.net, and then head over to the forums either in the menu, or by going to forums.iaccessibility.net. Let us know what you think, and we hope you enjoy them.
iAccessibility Community
The community forums for the iAccessibility website.iAccessibility Community
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iACast - What’s new with iAccessibility player.captivate.fm/episode/b5…
What's new with iAccessibility
Today's conversation features Taylor Arndt and Michael Babcock, where we dive into the world of AI capabilities, particularly focusing on the potential of utilizing GPT 4.0 for content creation...iACast
More HDR Preparations Merged In Time For GNOME 47
Following the recent Mutter 47 beta release that also marks the feature freze point for GNOME 47, there still are some High Dynamic Range (HDR) display preparations being merged ahead of this next stable desktop release due out in September...
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Why did Mozart kill all his chickens?
Because when he asked them who the best composer was, they'd all say "Bach bach bach!"
Because when he asked them who the best composer was, they'd all say "Bach bach bach!"
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TIL Philadelphia Cream Cheese is produced in New York, and always has been since it was invented by William Lawrence in 1872. He named his company Philadelphia to market off of the city's reputation for high quality dairy products.
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#til #todayilearned
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Great. Now tons of native Philadelphians are no doubt feeling a huge amount of disappointment. Speaking as someone who was born and raised in Philly, I offer my regrets ...
Just posted on Six Colors: Apple’s permissions features are out of balance
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Apple’s permissions features are out of balance
In an attempt to protect Mac users from getting themselves into trouble, Apple introduced numerous permissions pop-ups into macOS Catalina. In the years since, the company has accelerated its appro…Six Colors
Y'know, for a project that really likes to dogpile on bloggers for not citing them, LuaJIT's docs are incredibly sparse.
I say this as a person trying to learn about its internals.
Below, the closest thing to docs or papers I can find on their site. Yes, it's instructing you to google basic compiler terminology, plus a 2009 mailing list post.
The amount of interpretive labor this asks of its reader is huge. I'm good, I'll read about other JITs.
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If you haven't already seen these, you might find Andy Wingo's blog (wingolog.org/) and his talks (wingolog.org/talks/) interesting. He has written quite a bit about his work on Guile and a couple of the major JS engines.
Apple Voice Control solves a huge accessibility problem in iOS 18 and macOS 15 9to5mac.com/2024/08/07/apple-v…
Apple Voice Control solves a huge accessibility problem in iOS 18
A disability campaigner has highlighted what he says is a huge accessibility breakthrough with Voice Control in the latest iPhone...Ben Lovejoy (9to5Mac)
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Spelling is a known thing that LLMs are bad at, and it doesn't reflect on their performance on other problems.
LLMs don't see language like we do, all input is first tokenized (AKA turned into subwords) before passed into an LLM.
Most common words are just one token, long and unusual words are two or three. Common combinations of letters, like "ing", "able", "anti" etc also form tokens, so a word like "antiwiral" might be passed as ["anti", "wir", "al"].
LLMs have never really seen letters, you can imagine them as extremely intellectually sophisticated people who enjoy all content through audiobooks and have never actually seen written text.
@miki I'm aware, yet I feel the public discourse fAIls at explaining their limits and constraints at most tasks, while overhyping their capabilities and applications. That's the direction I was heading for.
What’s It Like To Freeze Your Credit Report? I Had To Find Out cnet.com/how-to/i-froze-my-cre…
What’s It Like To Freeze Your Credit Report? I Had To Find Out - CNET Money
Freezing my credit will make applying for new credit accounts a bit more inconvenient. But it's worth it.Danni Santana (CNET)
The conspiracy theorists who think Biden has been replaced by AI
Anything you dislike can now be called an "AI fake."
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Xfinity Internet Review: Plans, Pricing, Speeds and Availability Compared cnet.com/home/internet/xfinity…
🎉 The #NLnet Libervia-AV project is officially complete! 🎉
I've successfully implemented one-to-one calls, desktop sharing, group calls & more, plus ported #Galène #SFU to #XMPP.
Huge thanks to everyone who supported this project!
I'll probably post a blog about the work done around the end of the summer.
Now it's time for some vacations 😎.
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That’s pretty cool! sustainability.google/operatin….
Restoring Ecosystems through Water Stewardship - Google Sustainability
Google aims to be water positive by 2030. See how we're improving water sustainability and raising our standard of water stewardship.Sustainability
A fire department is warning users to keep their pets away from lithium-ion batteries after a dog accidentally started a fire by chewing through a mobile power bank. pcmag.com/news/dog-starts-fire…
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SafeBreach security researcher Alon Leviev discovered a Windows Update downgrade attack that can "unpatch" fully-updated Windows 10, Windows 11, and Windows Server systems to reintroduce old vulnerabilities
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Woo! Airfoil, Audio Hijack, Farrago, Fission, Loopback, and Piezo are all ready for Sequoia. Update now.
A Sequoia-compatible SoundSource is coming soon. Watch our Status page and consider turning on test releases.
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Current Software Status
Rogue Amoeba is home to fantastic MacOS audio products for consumers and professionals alike. Rogue Amoeba - Strange Name. Great Software.rogueamoeba.com
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Utah is basically burning books now. “State has ordered books by 13 authors, 12 of them women, to be removed from every public school, classroom and library.” Includes books by Margaret Atwood, Judy Blume, and Rupi Kaur. theguardian.com/books/article/…
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I've proposed a merge request to GNOME's likely new Video Player app codenamed Showtime. The feature? Toggling between video duration and time remaining by clicking the end timestamp. :)
It's the little things!
I think this might be my first contribution to a GNOME Python app. It was a bit of a trip coming from Vala and JavaScript land, but I _think_ I did okay for a first pass.
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#GNOME #OpenSource #Linux
window: Toggle end timestamp between duration and time remaining (!13) · Merge requests · GNOME / Incubator / Showtime · GitLab
Addresses one part of #70, specifically...GitLab
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