in reply to victor tsaran

Yeah, it's been there for a while. I noticed it once when I paused before hitting the back button and heard the hint that a double tap and hold would bring up the history. Once in a great while I remember to listen for the hint to see if I can pick up something new.

I think VoiceOver does a good job with hints. For example, I like how when I'm using the braille screen input command mode.

One of the themes which came through from the NVDA Satisfaction Survey earlier this year, was to improve Braille support. To help us target the most needed improvements, we have created a short survey. If you use NVDA with braille at least some of the time, please consider completing this survey.

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Please also share with anyone else who may be interested.
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Sam Altman believes #AI is using a trivial amount of energy.

"The energy use of AI, I think relative to the value it's creating, is quite tiny today. I don't want to minimize it too much, because it's going to go up — like we will use gigawatts over time, out of, you know, terawatts on Earth."

I guess this depends on if the energy use of small countries is trivial and if you believe Earth can sustain producing terawatts of energy indefinitely.

axios.com/2024/09/24/sam-altma…
scientificamerican.com/article…

#AI

I called EMS once and police showed up before paramedics (paramedics were busy).

The first thing they said? “You don’t look sick.”

They waited for paramedics who took me to hospital - but that initial response stuck with me.

It’s why mask bans are dangerous. Police aren’t trained to make medical decisions. They shouldn’t be the ones deciding who can and can’t legally wear a mask.

Many illnesses are invisible - you wouldn’t KNOW we’re disabled to look at us.

Most of us have experienced gaslighting from friends, family and even doctors - people are quick to judge and decide you’re “not that sick.”

So are we really expected to risk criminal charges by wearing a respirator & just HOPE police will believe we truly “need it”?

Not to mention that medical exemptions leave behind anyone who wants to mask to protect and preserve their health - as well as caregivers and family of disabled people.

We rely on them to keep us safe - we NEED them masking in public.

I sincerely hope more people join the fight against mask bans soon - because if we don’t fight against them - more cities and states will pass them and more people will suffer.

A good respirator is excellent protection against covid & other illnesses.

We shouldn’t be further excluding disabled and high risk people from public - but that’s exactly what these ugly laws do.

Call your elected officials - tell them medical masks can not and should not be banned.

Don’t embrace escalating fascism and eugenics just because you don’t think it will impact you.

Don’t celebrate it because you hold a grudge about mask mandates.

It won’t stop with disabled people. Help us now & your future self will thank you.

My full article on mask bans, medical exemptions and how we’re witnessing (and even welcoming) escalating eugenics and fascism: disabledginger.com/p/we-are-wi…

#CovidIsAirborne #CovidCautious #CovidIsNotOver #CleanAir #WearaMask #Disability #LongCovid #Ableism #Denial #CleanAir #Pandemic #PublicHealth #InfectionControl #Eugenics #SafeHealthcare #N95 #Respirators #MasksWork #MaskUp #Spoonie #Discrimination #Dysautonomia #mecfs #pots #mcas #communitycare #wearamask #chronicillness #keepmasksinhealthcare #MaskBans #NoMaskBans #bullying #CleanAirClassrooms #UglyLaws

"In seinem Neujahrswort 1990 spricht der Thüringer Landesbischof Werner Leich davon, dass der lange "Weg in die Freiheit nur in Versöhnung und Gewaltlosigkeit" gelingen könne. Dafür hatten viele keine Geduld. Der schnellen deutschen Einheit folgte die sehr feste geschwisterliche Umarmung. Der gerade erst so hoffnungsvoll begonnene breite Dialog, die Kernforderung des Neuen Forums, war zu Ende, bevor er begonnen hatte. Damals mahnten Stimmen die Aufarbeitung der gemeinsamen Geschichte an, vor allem der vor 1945. Doch das Gespräch zwischen Ost und West gestaltete sich schwierig. Gesellschaft und Kirchenvolk im Osten hatten das Gefühl, bei der Gestaltung der Einheit von Staat und Kirche nicht auf Augenhöhe mitreden zu können."

Das kommentiert Dietlind Steinhöfel treffend in der aktuellen
meine-kirchenzeitung.de/
#DDR #BRD #Kirche #Osten #Dialog #Augenhöhe #Wende #deutscheEinheit #FediKirche

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October 6: who is lying to me? The app that says a Tram 14 will come in two minutes or the electronic announcer saying no departure for the next half hour?
I decided not to risk it and take the bus. Said bus took a wrong route, forcing me to run 500m in two minutes to catch my train. And *that* train is full due to reduced service, meaning I'll stand for the next 40 minutes next to a lady playing loud Schlager for all of us whether we want it or not.
Public transport is the *true* Köln Marathon.