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Does anyone know how to reduce #nvda Remote lag?
#nvda
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Sean Randall
Sean Randall
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the NVRA.IO servers reduce my ping time from the official NVDARemote.com by an average of 92%.
Of course, if you're using it internally you can connect directly to a machine within your local network or VPN. If you need to host your own server you can do so very cheaply, I pay less than $2 USD a month for a small VPS.
The NVRA.IO servers are:
## US
• Los Angeles: ca.nvra.io
• Denver: co.nvra.io
• Miami: fl.nvra.io
• Atlanta: ga.nvra.io
• Chicago: il.nvra.io
• New York City: ny.nvra.io (or just nvra.io)
• Dallas: tx.nvra.io
• Seattle: wa.nvra.io
• Toronto: can.nvra.io
## Rest of the world
• Sydney, Australia: au.nvra.io
• Frankfurt, Germany: de.nvra.io
• Bangalore, India: in.nvra.io
• Tokyo, Japan: jp.nvra.io
• Singapore: sg.nvra.io
• Johannesburg, South Africa: za.nvra.io
• London, United Kingdom: uk.nvra.io
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Simon Jaeger (Procrastodon)
Simon Jaeger (Procrastodon)
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@cachondo Curious where you get your $2 VPS. I could add more locations if I find cheap reliable places to host them.
@Sean Randall

In seriousness:

I'm not sure what the advocacy to "download a menstrual tracking app and put nonsense data in it" is supposed to accomplish, exactly. What's the mental model of how this works?

Spotting _chaos_ in data is relatively easy and filtering out that kind of thing is like an extra few minutes of friction. It's not nothing, but unless you actually know what you are doing I don't see how it is supposed to accomplish much.

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Hrefna (DHC)
Hrefna (DHC)
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It's also worth reflecting what _exactly_ you are trying to protect against.

Because protecting against mass surveillance is different from protecting against individual targeting. Protecting against the federal government is different than protecting against a state government. Dealing with this when you live in Colorado is different than when you live in Alabama.

I know it is hard and people are scared, and also that means some clarity in goals is really, really important.

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Hrefna (DHC)
Hrefna (DHC)
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Like, let's break down a threat model here a few steps.

1. If the government is going after you personally, others doing this won't matter in the slightest even if the data looks legitimate.

2. If the government is going after a broad sweeping scan then they are going to be looking for patterns and are thus likely to have an analyst. That analyst is going to see your "men inserting chaos" and be able to identify those records in 2.3 seconds. Especially if there's something geolocated attached

nice service by @jaller94: find missing #stolpersteine on #osm in your berlin kiez. simply load the gpx file into your favourite osm app (e.g. osmand) and add missing stolpersteine to #openstreetmap.

gpx-files: osm-check.chrpaul.de/report/st…

sourcecode: gitlab.com/jaller94/osm-check-…

#osmberlin #opendata


Christian Paul / OSM Check scripts · GitLab

GitLab.com
GitLab
#openstreetmap #opendata #OSM #stolpersteine #osmberlin @Christian Paul
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Christian Paul
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@pietervdvn The GPX format was chosen because OsmAnd and Locus Map can import them. With the mobile apps we can map while walking around outside.

The data source is stolpersteine-berlin.de/. Because of it having no explicit licence, some typos and inaccurate positions we cannot import it or use it for online editing. MapRoulette and MapComplete don't have IRL mapping editors, right?

Start | Stolpersteine in Berlin

stolpersteine-berlin.de
@Pietervdvn
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Pietervdvn
Pietervdvn
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I call it an 'import', but it would be a slow import where contributors check the data before actually adding this into OSM
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I would like the "I wear a mask when I have symptoms of something" people to know that north of 50% of covid spread comes from asymptomatic carriers

Want to have a play with the new Matrix 2.0 APIs? 🎉

Check out element-docker-demo, a new super-simple way to stand up Element with Synapse, MAS and LiveKit using docker-compose.

element.io/blog/experimenting-…


Experimenting with Matrix 2.0 using element-docker-demo

element-docker-demo gives you a basic Matrix 2.0 implementation. Watch Matthew Hodgson, Element CEO and co-founder of Matrix.org, step through the set up.
Matthew Hodgson (Element Blog)

Apfelschorle. Sparkling Apple nectar which for some reason you can only get in German speaking countries.
A photo of Mehrweg PET bottle and a DB branded glass half full with yellowy liquid.
in reply to Ondřej Caletka

Martin Hoffmann
Martin Hoffmann
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Probably something to do with a German preference for sparkling water. Everyone else just drinks apple juice.

well folks the day has finally come. today's the day i have to learn how to deal with quaternions

Today is #Nokia #N900 15th anniversary.

Nokia N900 was released on November 11th, 2009 and is one of the few last mobile Linux devices.

It is also the last device to be shipped with the Maemo operating system.

#mobilelinux #maemo

A picture of the Nokia N900 with the Sketch app running, the drawing on the screen says "HAPPY (15th) ANNIVERSARY"
#MobileLinux #nokia #maemo #n900

oh no the end is nigh, it's nearly time to upgrade my work pc to windows 11
in reply to Josh Simmons

Matt Campbell
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Fair enough. Perhaps I'm more deeply invested in Windows than most; I'm attached to my Windows screen readers, and I've developed for the platform for decades now. So I guess I'm content to be a boiling frog as long as things only heat up slowly.
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Matt Campbell
Matt Campbell
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And some things *are* worse in 11. Maybe this is somehow specific to my system, my use of screen readers, etc., but explorer.exe is fairly crashy. It automatically restarts when it crashes, but that still disrupts keyboard input and reshuffles the alt-tab order.

Sweet puberty yall, we did it! forum.audiogames.net/topic/549…

Keynote gold software sinthesizer is successfully cracked! (Page 1) — Off-topic room — AudioGames.net Forum

Keynote gold software sinthesizer is successfully cracked! (Page 1) — Off-topic room — AudioGames.net Forum — Discuss audio games!
forum.audiogames.net

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Stu
Stu
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@cachondo Of course. It's seemingly fried my Win 3.1 install, though it works in Win98. Now we play the waiting game. 15 minutes starts now.
@Sean Randall
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Sean Randall
Sean Randall
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I don't know how much of the speech generation is 16 bit versus the UI and other executive function.
I've seen demo apps for softvoice that won't run because they're 16 bit and some that will, for instance. SO by that logic the speech synthesizer itself works across 16 and 32 bit platforms, just not its interface, if you see what I mean

Don’t interrupt someone working intently on a puzzle. Chances are, you’ll hear some crosswords.

my poor pc, as much as i have been testing stardew stuff with mods and things, i hope it doesnt hate me too much. morning mastodon. :)

All the energy used, all the carbon emitted, all the e-waste created and still every chatbot has the "anything this thing says might be false, you still need to check" label all over it.
I cannot believe the resources we are spending on this bullshit instead of doing literally anything else.
mastodon.social/@dw_innovation…

DW Innovation (@dw_innovation@mastodon.social)

Generative AI not only consumes a lot of energy, it's also likely to produce a lot of electronic trash. According to researchers, the total amount of global e-waste could grow by the alarming factor of 1.000 in only 5 years.
Mastodon

Žiť potrebujú moje pľúca kurva.

We need some help: we are using hosted Weblate for the translations under a Libre plan; but they only support up to 160K strings for free. With some new languages added, we are now exceeding this limit.

What are some alternatives to do this?

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Vint Prox
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You'll have far more control over triggers and levers, as an added bonus! I find it often stiffling when hosted instances impose some set of rules that make translations look incomplete despite the fact they're not (but you can discuss it with admin, of course).
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ICYMI: a few weeks ago, I put together a comprehensive guide for #blind #RetroTech people on getting a fully working Windows 3.1 installation fired up, screen reader and all. fuge.seediffusion.cc/emu-guide…

The accessible Windows 3.1 setup guide

fuge.seediffusion.cc
#blind #retrotech
in reply to Sean Randall

Stu
Stu
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@cachondo I think I'll do Windows 98 SE next, since it's generally the more stable of the 9x series.
@Sean Randall
in reply to Stu

Sean Randall
Sean Randall
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was that the one with all the sound schemes? Or did that come later.
in reply to Sean Randall

Stu
Stu
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@cachondo Those sound schemes came from Microsoft Plus! For Windows 95, though 98 and its respective Plus pack added a lot more.
@Sean Randall
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Sean Randall
Sean Randall
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ah I presume it's the increase I'm thinking of.
It's interesting how the use of audio has changed over the years
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Pitermach
Pitermach
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@cachondo The first version of Windows to really lean into Theming including sound schemes was 95, specifically with the Microsoft Plus! pack which was sold separately, though the base installation did include a few sound schemes on its own like Utopia, Musika, Jungle and Robots. Windows 98 had its own version of plus, which included a unique set of themes different from the 95 ones, but the base installation also included the sound schemes I listed above.
@Sean Randall
in reply to Pitermach

Sean Randall
Sean Randall
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@pitermach I think I was still using a hardware speech synthesizer with 95. I don't actually recall having speakers on my desktop, and of course the PC speaker did its beeps without them anyway. Amazing to think that the entire audio side of things was just missing in my experience.
@Pitermach

Idete do kaviarne kde nikto nie je ani tam nikoho nečakáte "a nikto tam nie je" a aj tam prídete a nik tam nie je, barmanka takmer spí v kresle ale keď sa tam dojebete Vy, zrazu všetci ožijú.
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Novináři můžou psát až jsou mourovatí o tom, jaké chyby udělala umírněná Harrisová. Fakt je, že voliči chtěli a převážně hlasovali pro fašistu. Mají ho.

Anyone have suggestions on where to try to promote the Games for Blind gamers gam jam? We got 110 sign ups last year, and hoping to get more sign ups this year!

itch.io/jam/games-for-blind-ga…

#GameJam #gamedev #indiedev #accessibility


Games for Blind Gamers 4

A game jam from 2025-02-01 to 2025-03-10 hosted by NightBlade. Welcome, Blind and Sighted Game Developers! Welcome to the fourth annual Games for Blind Gamers jam! The goal of this jam is to build awareness of bli...
itch.io
#Accessibility #gamedev #indiedev #gamejam

I remember David Graeber's insight into #voting being a big 'Aha' moment for me:

"Majoritarian democracy was, in its origins, essentially a military institution. . . .

"It is of obvious relevance that Ancient Greece was one of the most competitive societies known to history. It was a society that tended to make everything into a public contest . . . So it might not seem entirely surprising that they made political decision-making into a public contest as well. Even more crucial though was the fact that decisions were made by a populace in arms. . . . [I]f a man is armed, then one pretty much has to take his opinions into account. . . . [E]ven if the vote was 60/40, everyone could see the balance of forces and what would happen if things actually came to blows. Every vote was, in a real sense, a conquest." #history #politics #democracy

- Fragments of an Anarchist Anthropology theanarchistlibrary.org/librar…


Fragments of an Anarchist Anthropology

David Graeber Fragments of an Anarchist Anthropology 2004
The Anarchist Library
#politics #history #voting #democracy
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Welcome to the RB family, Beans 🥳

apt.izzysoft.de/packages/net.h…

Beans is a scratchmap of the world that lets you keep track of your discovery of the world on a colorful visual map.

Joint efforts with its developer succeeded in making this app reproducible :awesome:

#reproducibleBuilds #IzzyOnDroid


„Beans“ – IzzyOnDroid F-Droid Repository

A virtual scratchmap of the world
IzzyOnDroid App Repo
#reproduciblebuilds #izzyondroid

#LibreOffice not working very well with #NVDA today. I have a form that has been filled by someone else and can't read any of the text it contains. Select all, copy, doesn't copy it. I had to ask a sighted person if the form contained any data at all. This is not a reasonable way to work and makes maintaining my own professionalism difficult.
#libreoffice #nvda
in reply to modulux

NV Access
NV Access
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Are you able to send it to us at info@nvaccess.org so we can investigate please? Also which version of NVDA and LibreOffice are you using? (And if you just updated, eg to NVDA 2024.4.1 which came out yesterday) - Have you restarted the computer? And did that make a difference?

🎅🐼 Save the date 🐼🎅

We're having a release event for the new @p2panda stack, and a hackfest to start working on a new native GTK local-first collaborative text editor!

Join us December 7-8 in Berlin (location and details TBA)

#p2panda #p2p #localfirst #gnome #gtk #berlin

Sharepic with a bubbly pink wallpaper background. The text reads: Save the date. The new p2panda, and our local-first future. Boiling The Ocean 2: Reasons to be Peerful. December 7-8, Berlin, Location TBA. X-Mas Special
#gnome #gtk #p2p #Berlin #localfirst #p2panda @p2panda

📣 Do-It-Blind (DIB) online Besprechung am Montag, 11. November, um 19:00 Uhr. Du bist eingeladen! bbb.metalab.at/rooms/joh-szv-o… Wöchentlich am Montag um 19:00 besprechen wir neue Formen der digitalen und inklusiven Zusammenarbeit. Mach mit! 🛠️ #make #blind #inklusion
Mobile Braille-Tastatur Metabraille mit 8 Tasten. Das Gehäuse ist rot und die Tasten sind weiß. Das Gehäuse ist ungefähr fünfeckig. Ein Rechteck wird an der Breitseite durch ein Trapez erweitert. Die Form ähnelt einem Haus mit Fenstern in der Mitte.

Do-It-Blind (DIB) Besprechung

Learn using BigBlueButton, the trusted open-source web conferencing solution that enables seamless virtual collaboration and online learning experiences.
bbb.metalab.at
#blind #inklusion #make

I don't see any reason that #SesameStreet can't be in the same universe as #DoctorWho.

bleedingcool.com/tv/doctor-who…


Doctor Who Had a Secret Spinoff All Along – It's Sesame Street!

We're celebrating the anniversary of Sesame Street, which is as much an institution to Americans as Doctor Who is to the British, and guess what? The two series are linked in ways we – or their creators – never realized.
Adi Tantimedh (Bleeding Cool News)
#doctorwho #sesamestreet
in reply to Mike McCaffrey

David Goldfield
David Goldfield
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For years, I always imagined Oscar the Grouch to be a time lord due to everything he supposedly was able to fit in that trash can. #DoctorWho
#doctorwho

Breaking News: New BlindShell Classic 3 has been launched. Full details with the team from BlindShell on today's #DoubleTap. Read more here: blindshell.com/?gad_source=1&g…
#doubletap

Windows 95 Turned 29 This Year: What One Of The Best Operating Systems Taught Us howtogeek.com/windows-95-turn-…

Windows 95 Turned 29 This Year: What One Of The Best Operating Systems Taught Us

It might be ancient by the standards of computers, but it gave us so much.
Jason Dookeran (How-To Geek)

8 Microsoft Word Features I Wish I Knew About Sooner howtogeek.com/microsoft-word-f…

8 Microsoft Word Features I Wish I Knew About Sooner

Don't miss out on these features!
Shan Abdul (How-To Geek)

Microsoft PowerToys Update Adds Advanced Paste and OCR howtogeek.com/microsoft-powert…

Microsoft PowerToys Update Adds Advanced Paste and OCR

Manage your Windows PC clipboard like a pro.
Faisal Rasool (How-To Geek)

Měli jsme koláčky.
Manželka snědla jeden a pět jich nechala v krabičce, s tím že ji moc nechutnají. Tak jsem je sežral.

Po půlhodině manželka jódluje, že jsem snad nesnědl všechny, že to měla na snídani. Tak jsem se omluvil a ona říká , že ji teda musím ukojit chleba.

- Říkám, neřekla jsi kouzelné slovíčko.

- Kurva tak ukrojíš mi ten chleba když jsi mi sežral koláčky?

- To nebylo to slovíčko!

Myslím, že dnes spím na gauči

Normálne mám z tej doktorky lepšiu náladu.

Dont Take the Bait on These Phishing Scams howtogeek.com/dont-take-the-ba…

Don’t Take the Bait on These Phishing Scams

Scammers want you to take the bait, but you’re smarter than that!
Debbie Gluzband (How-To Geek)

Did you catch up on our last In-Process blog at the end of October? If you haven't yet read it (or even if you have) you'll be pleased to know I've now FIXED the table of contents links so you can easily get to:
- the 2024.4 release info
- Info about add-ons
- Emphasising stability
- Benefits for users and developers in our add-on approach
- And all about reporting font attributes

nvaccess.org/post/in-process-3…

#NVDA #NVDAsr #ScreenReader #News #Blog #Info

Image of Document Formatting settings with Font Attributes drop-down open

In-Process 31st October 2024

It’s that spooky time of year for all those who celebrate Halloween. And it’s also Diwali for our Indian friends. Whether you participate in either of these or not, there is something we defi…
NV Access
#blog #screenreader #nvdasr #News #nvda #info
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NV Access
NV Access
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And as previously posted today, updated since that post, NVDA 2024.4.1 is now out, which includes everything from NVDA 2024.4, as well as one key bug fix. More on that update here: nvaccess.org/post/nvda-2024-4-…

NVDA 2024.4.1 Released

NV Access is pleased to announce that version 2024.4.1 of NVDA, the free screen reader for Microsoft Windows, is now available for download. We encourage all users to upgrade to this version. Highl…
NV Access
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NV Access
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For those on the Beta / RC branch, we have also pushed a Release Candidate build of 2024.4.1 for you - note this is identical to the 2024.4.1 from yesterday, but will keep you on that path so you'll be the first to get NVDA 2025.1 Beta 1 when it comes out in time.

If you want to be on the beta / RC branch, download from: nvaccess.org/post/nvda-2024-4-…

If you want to be on the stable branch, download from: nvaccess.org/post/nvda-2024-4-…

Apologies for any confusion caused!


NVDA 2024.4.1 Released

NV Access is pleased to announce that version 2024.4.1 of NVDA, the free screen reader for Microsoft Windows, is now available for download. We encourage all users to upgrade to this version. Highl…
NV Access

BlindShell Classic 3 — BlindShell blindshell.com/us/eshop/blinds…

@Tutanota

Ich nutze euren Kalender, um zu dokumentieren, wann ich mein Akutmedikament nehmen muss und was da gewesen ist. Wenn ich das dann meiner Ärztin zeige, möchte ich aber natürlich nicht, dass sie meine sonstigen Termine sieht! Da wäre es wichtig, die Ansicht filtern zu können!

Kalender können sehr viel mehr sein, als nur Terminplaner für Geschäftsleute!

Broaden your mind!

@Tuta
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Foxle
Foxle
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Danke!
Das war wirklich nicht eindeutig, bzw. für mich nicht intuitiv. Deshalb bin ich auch nicht auf diese Idee gekommen. Im Dreipunktemenü rechts habe ich geschaut. Da habe ich die Funktion erwartet.
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Tuta
Tuta
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Freut mich, dass ich helfen konnte! :) Bewerte uns gern: trustpilot.com/review/tuta.com

Tuta Reviews

Do you agree with Tuta's 4-star rating? Check out what 54 people have written so far, and share your own experience.
Tuta

NV Access | NVDA 2024.4.1 Released nvaccess.org/post/nvda-2024-4-…

NVDA 2024.4.1 Released

NV Access is pleased to announce that version 2024.4.1 of NVDA, the free screen reader for Microsoft Windows, is now available for download. We encourage all users to upgrade to this version. Highl…
NV Access

Ya know, Earlier, I was asking myself, “How can I still love someone who did the things they did and said what they said? What’s wrong with me.” Upon thinking on it furter, what came to me was that if I stopped loving them despite their flaws and wrong doings, that would mean that my love had conditions, and it stopped me in my tracks. Love is such a powerful thing, it’s a gift, and it shouldn’t be taken for granted.
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Winter blue tardis🇧🇬🇭🇺
Winter blue tardis🇧🇬🇭🇺
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Yes, love is love when it is unconditional. When it has conditions, it turns into conditional, and you start wondering about the conditions instead of appreciating love for love itself. Conditions break love, every kind of love.

Creating a Music Video as a totally blind producer drewsound.com/2024/11/10/creat…

Creating a Music Video as a totally blind producer

I have always been totally blind, but Visuals, have always interested me. I signed up for a class at work a month ago to better understand visual graphs and charts from an annalyst prospective, as …
Drews Sound

BlindShell Classic 3 tairatech.com/products/blindsh…

BlindShell Classic 3 - Taira Technology

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