Reminder to US citizens age 18 and above: Don't get cocky! Register to vote. If you are registered (especially in a red state), check that your registration is still valid. Get all your friends and loved ones to do the same.
You can find information on how to register (and check your registration) at vote.gov.
May the vote be with you!
Shell Phone Show Tackling Timers on the BlindShell Classic 2
Show Notes: Shell Phone Show - Episode: Tackling Timers on the BlindShell Classic 2 Introduction In this episode of the Shell Phone Show, Adrian, also known as Driza, demonstrates how to use various timer functions on the BlindShell Classic 2. This includes a walkthrough of the minute timer, interval timer, stopwatch, and setting timers with the Lady A app (Amazon Alexa).
So I ran up the steps from my little studio to the door, to be greeted by a friendly Internet-selling person. Said person then asked me whether anyone was home who used the Internet, obviously concluding that there was no point trying to sell Internet service to the blind guy.
I seized my chance, said we didn’t have that here and didn’t need it, and off they went on their way. Now perhaps there was an educational opportunity here, but hey, it saved me a lot of time so I could get back to my podcast which will be uploaded via the Internet I can’t use.
accessibyebye.org/
NVDA 2024.4 Beta 1 is now available for download and testing. For anyone who is interested in trying out what the next version of NVDA has to offer before it is officially released, we welcome you to download the beta and provide feedback using our issue reporting process.
This release includes a number of improvements in Microsoft Office, braille, and document formatting.
For full information and to download, go to: nvaccess.org/post/nvda-2024-4b…
#NVDA #NVDAsr #ScreenReader #Beta #FOSS #PreRelease
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Unmute Presents Community Unmuted on 27 August
You can tune into this call live every Tuesday. In the Unmute Presents Community Call on August 27, 2024, we focused on technology, accessibility, and upcoming Apple innovations. Participants engaged in a lively discussion about expectations for the Apple keynote, highlighting desired features for accessibility improvements in new devices. Attendees shared hopes for design enhancements and better battery life, while…
We're scheduled for the second hour of the show.
groups.io/g/tech-vi/topic/join…
I'm fine if people do this and provide an alternative to bypass it. But when it's mandatory it's ridiculous.
Respect for distro developers who have to deal with this too often and increasingly.
nOps, which helps companies optimize AWS spend, raised a $30M Series A led by Headlight Partners and says its customer base grew 450% over the past 18 months (Kyle Wiggers/TechCrunch)
techcrunch.com/2024/08/27/nops…
techmeme.com/240827/p12#a24082…
Release notes for the Android 14 downgrade OTA confirm Google delays Android 15 roll out to Pixel devices from September to October, possibly around 15th (Mishaal Rahman/Android Authority)
androidauthority.com/pixel-and…
techmeme.com/240827/p1#a240827…
And added Clean filter now (AANN), and it's now the default too.
Additionally, about dialog shows attribution for filters now (except for nearest/none, as that one is trivial and not based on anything), since the AANN shader is licensed under MIT ^^
Also fixed edges with the smooth filter, it was using the wrong texture wrap mode. Meanwhile Interframe Blending is now Blend Frames instead, and has an explanation in the UI for what it does.
And more filter work: there's a smoothing/upscale shader now, specifically xBRZ - there is a single pass freescale shader, so that was fairly simple to integrate.
This caused some trouble with attribution, as it has a dual license and AdwAboutDialog doesn't handle that very nicely... so I had to resort to a wall of text, oh well.
I also renamed filters to less generic and more technical names - it was honestly getting more confusing than helpful. Is "smooth" bicubic or xBRZ? Well, kinda both... So now it's just:
- Nearest (previously None or Sharp)
- Anti-Aliased (previously Clean)
- Bicubic (Previously Smooth)
- Smooth (Previously HD)
Maybe there are better names, but for now doesn't seem worth it.
In Nodezator's dev branch: changed the magnetic sockets feature to make it closer to what I envisioned originally: the nodes had hands and would help you by grabbing the new connection for you.
The hands are CC0 assets from the excellent
@kenneynl
Final version is very similar, but decided to hide the cursor. Now I use the hand that extends from the 1st socket like a cursor, instead of having it offset behind the cursor as before.
Thank you all for the feedback, specially
mechadense
&
lisa44Yes (handles from X). Feels and looks better. #Python #nodeeditor
Been actually working on other things but had an idea for another variant yesterday and didn't want to waste it (already in Nodezator's dev branch).
This time the cursor is a baseball #Python #nodeeditor
The Python core team has started discussing changes to its governance model. I do think it is time for change, and worth rethinking and tweaking the current model.
As mentioned in my #PyOhio keynote, it is one of the "changelongs" I want to see. I don't know how it should be changed, maybe someone else in the community can figure it out.
I just think we should continue to adjust and evolve the model, so I'm glad to see that the team has started such discussion.
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#accessibility question: how well does thorn (þ) work with screen readers?
I want to start using it on my blog, but I also don't want to give screen readers a stroke
Not a good idea. When using Narrator, or NVDA with the Windows OneCore text-to-speech engine, it acts like the thorn isn't there. When using NVDA with eSpeak NG, it pronounces the thorn as "th", but mispronounces some words, e.g. þeory.
Too lazy to switch to my Mac and check with VoiceOver right now.
On Gendering, Ungendering, and (Mis)Perceiving Trans People." In this long-read, I unpack the phenomenon of so-called #transvestigation, explain why & how it happens, plus explore more mundane (yet nevertheless fucked up) ways in which we perceive and interpret gender and sexual minorities. No-paywall link, please give it lots of "claps" & share widely!
juliaserano.medium.com/why-doe…
#trans #transgender #LGBTQ #lgbtqia #gender #transvestigation
I published a new report that shows how today's cybersecurity and risk profiling systems are turning into employee mass surveillance and predictive policing tools.
Based on log, device and network data,
they let companies monitor almost everything employees do or say.
We need a serious debate about what is necessary and proportionate for what purpose and about safeguards that prevent misuse.
My 76-page report focusing on software from Forcepoint/Everfox and Microsoft:
crackedlabs.org/en/data-work/p…
what are some problems you've run into in the terminal with folders? so far I have:
* accidentally putting 1 million files in a folder, so it's impossible / very slow to list
* you deleted a folder while you're still in it in the terminal, and everything gets weird
* something about symlinks (what?)
what am I missing? (only problems related to folders please!)
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