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Třeba pod heslem Vlasy slezly, Punk zůstal....

Sedám na letadlo a jsem tam za dvě hodiny....

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in reply to Ivan Stloukal

ja mám číro a už má skoro 12 cm! Ibaže mám kučery tak to vyzerá že nemám vôbec dlhé vlasy.


Summarizing the state of the last few months of #accessibility work, slowly but surely getting a full stack with no vision support across all layers from CLI shell to window management to cooperative clients to uncooperative clients.

arcan-fe.com/2024/10/18/access…

in reply to Bjorn Stahl

ahh, interesting, so you want to make your own platform for which accesskit builds an adaptor? I wonder, would that help the current situation with chromium and similar? whoe, you have that much support for esoteric devices like those? linux doesn't have them even now, not as advanced as your thing, awesome! Also, I know the name sounded familiar from somewhere, now I found it, this popped up in my articles list when I was researching something about wayland. Reading some of your building clients with arcan articles, especially the part where you apparently have to clone arcan and build your apps into its source tree somewhere to make them found by the thing, I came to the conclusion that you're using wayland in some very, very weird ways, dk if that's awesome or not. Anyway, this is the article I read back then, but as I had no context, I dismissed it because it sounded weird

arcan-fe.com/2017/12/24/crash-…



The people that think collaboration can't happen remotely are also the ones who only get their ideas implemented by being loudly wrong and basically a bully. They need face to face interaction because how else will they float around, sprinkling their bad ideas, and pushing for features that both no one asked for and don't meet user's needs.


📏 LA PARADOJA DE LA MEDIDA PRECISA 📏

🪵 Encima de una mesa tenemos dos palos de diferente longitud. Los vamos a medir con un instrumento que cada vez que lo usamos comete un error de medida aleatorio, de una cierta magnitud que llamaremos Sigma. El instrumento se equivocará más o se equivocará menos aleatoriamente cada vez que lo usemos (con un error diferente en cada caso), pero el error en la medición siempre será en torno a Sigma unidades. Eso sí, el instrumento está INSESGADO, es decir, el error es aleatorio pero centrado en el valor real; no tiene una desviación sistemática que ocurra siempre.

❗ Podría parecer que la mejor estrategia es medir cada palo individualmente… pero no. Gracias a una investigación desarrollada por Harold Hotelling en 1944 sabemos que hay una manera más eficiente de medir los dos palos sin tener que darle más vueltas de la cuenta y consiguiendo mayor nivel de precisión.

💡 El error de medida aparece en muchos instrumentos de todo tipo que utilizamos en nuestro día a día.

🧑‍💻 Código de la simulación: github.com/picanum/misc/tree/m…

#estadistica #divulgacion #matematicas

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It sounds like an interesting idea, but a bit like the venerable comic book, silent cinema seems beyond me. There's an event in London for those who are interested, though.
[Tactile silent cinema](groups.google.com/g/braillists…)
in reply to Sean Randall

Covid did happen, but the RNIB seemingly haven't touched this sort of research since 2017. I wish they'd move on it. the UK used to lead the way, and now we're so not. NO push for apps to be accessible, no push for live streams to have a feed (that broadcast television already does), and no progress on portable access.
[Audio description apps for people with sight loss | RNIB | RNIB](rnib.org.uk/living-with-sight-…)
in reply to Sean Randall

maybe worth reaching out to RNIB immersive media team who I know have been working in related areas in recent years.
in reply to Sean Randall

Honestly, if the idea is to watch a film with no actual diegetic sound at all and read descriptions? I'd prefer a book.
I hope i'm misunderstanding the idea. Obviously if you have some eyesight, or used to, or have an interest in the medium, you'll be more interested by default.
It souns to me like an interesting idea for a research proposal but an utterly impractical waste of time and energy, especially given people's levels of Braille literacy and reading speed contrasted with the speed of film.


If you got to pick a computer model and OS for middle school students what would you pick?

I understand some of the reasons SO many schools choose chromebooks. Low cost, durability..

Drop a macbook it might break. The chromebook works just as well before and after being dropped. Which is to say they work like they have been dropped right out of the box.

Touch pads are unresponsive, touch screen is annoying. I kind of loathe them.

But, designing computers for children isn't glamourous.

in reply to myrmepropagandist

Designing computers for children ought to be glamorous, celebrated, You will shape a generation. It's not fun, or easy at all.

Frankly, even more than the software the poor quality of the touch pad, and the jitteriness and hypersensitivity of the touch screens on most models made for school markets are making a whole generation hate laptops.

And when young people hate laptops they become phone only computer users. It's a dead end.

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in reply to myrmepropagandist

Double this for disabled kids. Teaching blind children the benefits of good keyboarding is hard enough. Of the 45 touch-typing tools I explored, the ones that were usable without eyesight were so boring as to make you cry.
in reply to myrmepropagandist

Say mean things about Apple all you want, their input devices have never caused me to notice them. And that is *success* I have never thought about the touch pad on my laptops ONCE.
in reply to myrmepropagandist

unfortunately in Germany most schools have the kids work with iPads straight off. So many terrible implications…
in reply to Felicitas Macgilchrist

@discoursology

I'm so glad this idea was rejected at our school. They need to type! And those keyboard cases are NOT the same.

But worse, understanding the file system on an iPad is challenging for *me* it's designed to make you not think about it. I know I sound like an old lady but the youths need to know where their files are!

in reply to myrmepropagandist

@discoursology Most mobile devices work a little like this. I have been using Android for years now and the file system seems to be intentionally convoluted in modern devices, with every app creating their own directory tree rooted wherever the hell they want. There is no easy, straightforward way to download a podcast from your aggregator and then playing it with VLC, for instance. I don't know where the hell is anything anymore.
in reply to Molondrongo

@Molondrongo @discoursology I find this even on GrapheneOS, which is generally great. When I open the Files app, there's a sidebar item called "Documents." Is that the "Documents" directory on my phone? Nope! Does it show me all my document-type files in one place? Also nope! How does it decide what should be in there? Nobody knows!


This is Nathan. Nathan is trying to make money by offering overpriced domain names which are otherwise free for registration.

Don't be like Nathan. Get a real job.

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in reply to Ondřej Caletka

if you can register .net for free then ive been paying 12$ to too many people.
in reply to bob.php

@bobmagicii "free for registration" means that you can register it freely not that you don't have to pay for the registration.


🚩Red flags in supply chain security

- "There is a significant amount of unaccounted for mass”
- Hezbollah noticed the battery was draining faster than
expected
- Salesperson who conveyed the offer made a very inexpensive proposition for the pagers, and kept bringing the price down until he was pulled in

reuters.com/graphics/ISRAEL-PA…



Handout: Introduction to MuseScore Studio soundwithoutsight.org/handout-…



Long time no post! Been building a graphical #WASM interpreter!

Very useful when your program is doing funky stuff and you don’t know why… Here’s a sneak peek 👀

#wasm
in reply to Jonas Kruckenberg

would this be able to be run in the browser?

Then it could join the ranks of awesome web based debug tools like the godbolt compiler explorer and rust playground.

in reply to treefit

@treefit Actually the “default” version is in-browser yeah!

Since it’s written in rust ive built the gui using egui, so it can support web+native where native def has better performance but shipping a website is just so much easier so thats the default



Audio Overview on Google’s NotebookLM can now turn your boring lectures into interesting podcasts—with more control mspoweruser.com/audio-overview…


The #38C3 presale is starting soon.

If you have worked 15 hours or more as an angel on #37C3 and checked the "Please send me emails" checkbox in your user settings in the angel system, you should receive a voucher on Tuesday next week (October 22nd).

There will also be community vouchers again and the open presale starts on November 12th.

All further details can be found on the event blog: events.ccc.de/2024/10/17/38c3-…

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“This website runs on a Raspberry Pi powered by a solar panel and a battery located on our roof deck.” solar.dri.es/


You put both hands in,
Both hands out,
In, out, in, out,
Shake them all about.

Instructions for a hand dryer.




Found this in a discussion about Strava but applicable to all tech companies

#AI

#AI

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Some people took the challenge of colonizing Mars very seriously.

But they are very keen and too focused on optimizing travel time.

Hence instead of going to Mars, they are turning Earth into Mars.



NEW

How the Chagos sovereignty deal shows the UK’s legal and diplomatic weaknesses.

The agreement suits the United States and Mauritius, but does little for the displaced Chagos islanders.

By me, at Prospect

prospectmagazine.co.uk/ideas/l…



Latest update from @brewsterkahle (Oct 17, 5:58pm): blog.archive.org/2024/10/18/in…


Whether you need to save, find, or access your sensitive data across your devices, 1Password makes it seamless, simple, and secure.

We’ve heard your feedback and we’re excited to share new and updated 1Password features that you’ve been requesting! 🎁

Each of these enhancements helps streamline the many ways you use 1Password, making it easier than ever to manage your digital life. blog.1password.com/product-upd…



If you use the StationPlaylist tools, you will definitely want to make sure your support subscription for them is up-to-date.
There is a lot to like in this upcoming version.
We've been running the new version for about three weeks, all day every day.

Last year, the big feature was the modified version of the Insert Tracks dialog resulting in faster retrieval of items.
This year, there are many new improvements. I've been very proactive this year in ensuring that the developers have included functionality which is directly exposed to JAWS I can latch onto.

I'm glad to see there is a new feature I requested to support an American FM station I've been doing work for.
For users of voice-tracking, there is a huge, huge feature. I think it's huge anyway, but then, I am very particular about the way my VT's sound.
But there's a tonne of stuff in there. They will probably release in November based upon past form.



We're all back from the #LibreOffice Conference 2024, and will start uploading videos of the talks soon! In the meantime, here's a report of September activities in the QA and development projects: qa.blog.documentfoundation.org…


This is what Be My Eyes was foreshadowing at #NFB24. Microsoft recruits accessibility app to make its AI more useful to blind and low-vision users engadget.com/ai/microsoft-recr…


#StardewValley yesterday I bought animals and I didn't leave the animaldoors open, but they went out anyway. that seems so weird as I thought they'd stay inside if the animaldoors are shot. How to get them back in as a #blind Person using #StardewAccess Mod?
in reply to Erion

@erion Yeah I think so, I play it in German so often don't know the english Names for things.


People who confuse entomology and etymology bug me in ways I can't put into words.


one of my real pain points with the iPhone is composing emails using the built-in mail app with #voiceover. It’s got slightly better with iOS 18, but the Misspelt Words option in the rotor still does not work. This might not be an issue for some, but for me I cannot send emails on the phone with confidence that it is written accurately and looks professional. I know there's the option of writing it in the Notes app, reviewing it and then pasting it into Mail, but come on! That's such a clunky workaround.

Is Mail any better on the iPad at all? I would quite like something that is an in between device to a laptop and a phone that I could use to quickly write emails, make additions to documents, write quick notes etc, and in that sense the iPad could be a nice fit, but if iPadOS has the same issues as the iOS versions then meh, it might not add much for me. Any thoughts?

#Blind #BlindMastodon #accessibility #a11y #Apple #iPad #iPhone #Productivity

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in reply to Callum Stoneman

if you suspect you've got a word wrong, a quick left then right flick (effectively deleting then re-inserting the space after your word) will trigger a misspelled announcement if the word is incorrect. 90% of the time a single flick down will choose the one I meant after that.


Van egy 600 URL-ből álló listám (blog postok). Ezen URL-ek tartalmát le kellene mentenem kereshető formában. Hajlok a PDF felé, mert ha később kell a tartalom, elegánsabb abban az oldal designjával kiküldeni.

Van erre valakinek egy jó megoldása, vagy jobban össze kell barátkoznom a Puppeteerrel?



I decided to record the forest in autumn during one of my regular walks a couple of days ago. The weather was nice. A few birds, wind, the gravel under my feet. When I got home I recorded some piano, pads, bells, and put it all together.

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in reply to Talon

This is beautiful. Beautifully imagined, beautifully created.


I'm tired of following my dreams. I'm just going to ask them where they are going and meet up with them later.


One more arrived.

In my folder with "funny" emails, I now count at least *19* emails that have been sent to me regarding Cisco Anyconnect VPN related problems.

Nineteen. Because they use #curl and the license is in there somewhere with my email address.

By all means, keep them coming. I'll keep counting!

#curl
in reply to daniel:// stenberg://

you should team up with a consulting provider offering simple explanations for humongous amounts of money to this audience. You got the leads, now it's up to you how to convert them 🤣

#curl

#curl
in reply to daniel:// stenberg://

Im having some problems with my VPN, i mostly run Linux with OpenConnect and my connection gets disconnected about 5 minutes after the connection. Can you help? #jk
#jk


Zadní světlo s radarem na kole chcete. Garmin Varia RTL515 je teď v druhé nejlepší akci historie.
Jedno z nejlepších zařízení od Garminu.
m.mobilmania.zive.cz/clanky/ne…
in reply to Archos

Asi ne.

Spíš na jaře nechám vyměnit zadní světlo ze něco, co jede z dynama a nemusí se nabíjet.

Radar se mi líbí, ale na moje použití to je overkill.

in reply to Věroš 🦥 K.

@verosk
Já mám silničku, většinou jezdím kde jezdí i auta, tak to se radar vyplatí, ale jasný pro tebe to moc nebude.
in reply to Archos

@verosk Taky jsem jezdil, ale to je tak 25 let. Poslední roky máme všichni doma treky a spíš nás baví poznávací courání. Když teda zrovna nestavím. 🤭
in reply to Archos

No, já už českým obchodům nevěřím. Jak tento radar (za 2990) tak i boty na turistiku, kupuji ve slevách na Amazonu.
Ale i v Čechách to jde, ale musíte mít známé, třeba hodinky Garmin 265 pod 9k.
Ono na tom je vidět, jak si chudáci prodejci mastí kapsu.


In other #curl stat-counting news, Mr. @icing has now climbed to committer number eight by commit count (501 commits), in less than three years since his first. Ranked number four if we go by number of added lines (88K lines added).

Viktor @vsz is at position five by commit count (920) after a recent intense period of activity in which he has been the "committer of the month" in the project several months recently.

in reply to daniel:// stenberg://

It’s the “ new bugs committed every X lines of code “ stat I wanna see 🙂
in reply to ronin3510 🛰️

@ronin3510 I don't think we can extract those numbers. The bugfixes we count and track are for everyting, including docs, tests, etc.
in reply to daniel:// stenberg://

Who wins in the most important development statistics, number of lines removed?


Welcome zjyhjqs as #curl commit author 1308: github.com/curl/curl/pull/1528…
#curl


188 out of 191 CI jobs completed (and green) in less than twenty minutes.

A developer's dream come true. #curl

#curl
in reply to daniel:// stenberg://

Liking it a lot.

But would also like to have less jobs. Someone* is doing combinatorical explosion…😌



Blind friends. A friend of mine is having a screen reader issue where he cannot use his numpad and it work. They say it works with screen reader off. Anyone know how to fix this possibly?



I’d like to have a word with the person who decided that the best way to notify people about a low smoke alarm battery was to have it start chirping at any time day or night. Like 3 a.m.