In-Process is out, featuring news on:
- NVDA 2024.4.1 which has recently been released
- NVDA Contributor Documentation Survey
- We head out and about with NV Access
- NV Access board member Emma a Change Making Finalist!
- And a deep dive into the Add-on Compatibility Process
All this and more, now available: nvaccess.org/post/in-process-1…
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In-Process 15th November 2024
Welcome to a jam packed In-Process. We have a release, a survey, several expos, an award finalist and more add-on info. Let’s dive in: NVDA 2024.4.1 Released NVDA Contributor Documentation Su…NV Access
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Then I noticed that other apps - including the clock app! - have the same issue.
I'm absolutely convinced that the engineers working on Android are all using iPhones. I mean how does one not notice issues like that?
I like how I can press alt+1 to read the last message in slack. But sometimes the latest message isn't visually obvious, i.e. someone replies to a thread.
so then you end up with,
Me: Do you have an example of that?
my boss: perhaps next year.
her reply was to a question that isn't even visible on my screen.
#BlindMusings.
It's #JukeboxFridayNight in the Southern Hemisphere, with a theme of #BendBreakBurn
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Zeal & Ardor - Church Burns / Götterdämmerung (Live in Budapest)
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Ich würde es gut finden, wenn in den Beiträgen neben dem Hashtag auch der Text stehen würde, der aktuell sichtbar ist, wenn man mit der Maus drüber fährt.
Dies würde schneller ersichtlich machen, warum ich diesen Beitrag erhalte.
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Gondolom, ez valami gugli-fordítós csoda lesz. ⬇️
Egy netes bútoráruház egyik oldalán olvasható, egy tárolós ülőbútorral kapcsolatban:
"Szállítási terjedelem: 1 x ülés mellkas"
"Megjegyzés: Ne helyezzen túl nagy tárgyakat az ülés mellkasába."
#AI #Blind #AssistiveTech #AccessibilityTools
sure. I also remember the first time it could identify a face by name. pointing my phone camera at the door of my office meant I knew who walked in without them speaking (or even me hearing them), thanks to a Braille display. it was all done without today's interpretation of AI.
I'm not trying to rain on the usefulness of it, just keep perspective.
#Blind #AIForGood #InclusionMatters
it is none of those things.
AI is not consistent. Share an image and you'll get a different interpretation every time.
AI is not unbiased. The type of responses are based on data and that data is often Human and loaded with bias. More worrying is the self-imposed bias brought in to try and either keep things safe, "sorry, I can't read you that card number for security", or to cater to other agendas than the asker, "I can't comment on people's visual appearance as it would be insensetive" or "I can't name or identify a real world figure from this image" etc.
And finally AI is far from scalable at present, the gigantic amount of electricity and water being used is going to be a big problem.
Happily, all of these things are addressable. I am blind, of course, and the benefits of AI have been making themselves felt in my own life for months now.
Just wanted to address your specific points earlier up the thread.
But it's also very confidently wrong about so many things that consistent isn't a term I'm comfortable applying yet.
I think it has already had a tremendous impact and will have an even bigger one yet. It's not in the hands of the technofobe, and those are potentially the thousands of people who could really use it.
But if just 1 of those 10 questions is medically significant or physically dangerous, we risk pushing technology that could give advice that hurt people. Not accidentally, like a GPS system not being updated to reflect the real world, but with full consciousness and awareness of the fact that the system fabricates things.
LLM's are brilliant, I use them daily. But I also know their limits.
i've seen firsthand what happens when you upsell.
I've literally watched a sales pitch for a Braille notetaker to a desperate and bereaved parent, now expecting that this one box will give their newly blinded child full access to the modern web.
And that's total nonsense, as even the salespeople know.
Let's not be those pedalers.
Let's be prudent in our language, careful in our promises. Hopeful with our expectations, but cautious because of reality.
Mastodon is full of people who see the problems cause dby big tech, and the current appeetite for both water and electricity make AI a big target
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By IRONY in Kingston Upon Thames, UK for The Royal Borough Of Street Art.
43 Purrfect Street Art Pieces: A Tribute to Our Cats: streetartutopia.com/2024/08/10…
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Feline Inspired Street Art: A Global Phenomenon The world of street art is a vibrant, ever-evolving canvas that reflects the thoughts, ideas, and aesthetics of diverse cultures around the globe.streetartutopia.com
🇵🇱🤔🇺🇦 Ukrainians have a "short memory", because during the first months of the invasion, Poland transferred equipment and humanitarian aid, and Zelensky is trying to "draw other countries into direct participation in the conflict" against Russia, - Polish MoD
❗️He added that Zelensky's words "sounded a note that Poland is not doing everything it can. Poland has done and continues to do everything possible. But there is a line that I will never cross, it is a question of Poland's security."
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HER salary is 13% less than HIS.
On #EqualPayDay, we symbolically mark the date when women stop earning compared to men. For every €1 a man earns, a woman earns only €0.87.
So, from today until 31 December, it is as if women in the EU effectively work for free.
Our message is clear: Equal work deserves equal pay.
We are committed to tackling pay inequality with legislation on:
🔹 pay transparency
🔹 gender balance on boards
🔹 minimum wages
🔹 work-life balance
More → europa.eu/!TBqJj8
Statement by Vice-President Jourová and Commissioners Schmit and Dalli on the occasion of the European Equal Pay Day
On the 2024 European Equal Pay Day, we reaffirm our commitment to build a Europe where women and girls can thrive and where their contributions to the labour market are fully valued.European Commission - European Commission
Time for my yearly Desert Bus 2024 art thread!
To start out with, some work I did for @DB_VST ! From left to right, paintings for call-ins, a representation of ORB and string-worms, and a new Beer O'Clock icon!
Illustrations in watercolour, text in ink, on 160gsm wood-pulp watercolour paper.
(Note: The bottom text is digitally composited from 2 attempts, because I messed up the first time =V )
@desertbus #desertbus #DB2024 #calligraphy #watercolor #watercolour #aquarelle #art
Desert Bus 2024, Day 5. Carrie cares about the lives of tabs, and so do I. Twinsies?
Italic script. India ink and watercolour on wood paper.
#DB2024 #DesertBus #calligraphy #ItalicScript #art #watercolour #watercolor #aquarelle #poetry #poem #PlayFrame
Desert Bus 2024, Day 7. (Yes, I did skip Day 6.)
A Night Watch Art Challenge for their Beyblades slogan, "If you love something, let it rip!"
In Japanese, the Beyblades anime uses "Go shoot!", so I translated this as「何かを好きならGO SHOOT」.
Sumi ink, watercolour, Japanese calligraphy brushes, watercolour brushes, Western broad nib pens, cold-press watercolour paper.
#db2024 #desertbus #art #calligraphy #japanesecalligraphy #書道 #ItalicScript #watercolour #watercolor #wordArt #slogan
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4 reasons you shouldn't use an SSD for long-term backups
Here's why you shouldn't consider using SSDs for long-term storageRich Edmonds (XDA)
When a website is technically accessible, but in reality, the login menu item reads as follows:
banner landmark Top Header navigation landmark Header Menu Right Navigation menu menu item subMenu My Freedom
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It was the best of #DoctorWho, or it was the worst of Doctor Who - but can a story be both things simultaneously? Find out as we discuss The Web Planet:
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Strangers in Space: Who Review Extra 40: The Web Planet
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Question:
'On a scale of 1 to 10, how likely are you to recommend this to a friend or colleague in your industry?'
The radio buttons go from 0 to 9... Well that's not 1 to 10 is it you fools!
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A sort of introduction type thingy.
Who am I, why am I here, what is this all about, ETC?Haily Merry (I Missed Again)
paid a bill. Commented on a ticket. Raised a ticket. Closed a ticket. recorded a video. Rerecorded the video with the screen curtain off. Rerecorded the intro to the video with the light on. Screamed when the number of audio tracks in the rerecorded intro was different to the video's main content. Regreted not having made coffee, but the machine is loud. Raised a ticket. Attached the video. Attached screenshots from the video to save people having to watch it. Explained the screenshots to save people having to look at them. paid an invoice. Drank a bottle of water.
it's now 6:00AM.
#FirstHourOfMyDay.
@CallumStoneman headache totally knocked me, so I felt bad and had a very productive hour! Not really a health plan i can recommend.
How are you doing?
The First Virtual Meeting Was in 1916
The amazing feat linked up 5,100 engineers from Atlanta to San FranciscoAllison Marsh (IEEE Spectrum)
IRL: I slammed my dick in a car door
fedi: [ph-] ughghghghgh I slammed my dick in a car door AGAIN :neocar_woozy:
twitter: 💞 dics in car bio 💞
GNU mailing list: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Car door dependency in systemdick? - unacceptable, this car door uses a binary blob.
Reddit: I[F31] slammed my dick in a car door[Ford, 2014], AITA?
tiktok: [AI voice over Minecraft footage] Oh man, chat, I just unalived my eggplant by slimming it in a dart door
Linkedin: proud to announce that my team has boosted sales by 200% and DEMOLISHED all goals by using AI-powered car doors to CRUSH the competition (and my dick)
BlueSky: why car-door slamming is dangerous to the dick community. a thread 🧵
NextDoor: NOTICE - a car door was seen in the neighborhood, slamming people's unmentionables. If you are the owner of this car, know that the police have been called
Warning: Online shopping threats to avoid this Black Friday and Cyber Monday | Malwarebytes
Where there’s a gift to be bought, there’s also a scammer out to make money. Here's how to stay safe this shopping season.Anna Brading (Malwarebytes)
Thomas E. Kurtz, an American mathematician, computer scientist, and co-inventor of the BASIC programming language with John Kemeny, died at 96 on November 12 (Dag Spicer/CHM)
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In Memoriam: Thomas E. Kurtz, 1928–2024 - CHM
CHM remembers the remarkable career and contributions of 2023 Fellow Thomas E. Kurtz, who passed away on November 12, 2024.hhackford (Computer History Museum)
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Amazon S3 now supports up to 1 million buckets per AWS account - AWS
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Jan: An Open Source ChatGPT-Alternative That Runs 100% Offline | Linux Today
In this article we discuss about the privacy and data security issues that arise when using cloud-based services like ChatGPT.LinuxToday
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