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Just discovered Microsoft has a tool to convert documents (pdf, docx, pttx, xlsx, html, outlook messages...) to markdown as well as transcribe audio and Youtube links! github.com/microsoft/markitdow…

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New Feature: Automatically Remove Music Segments 🎵✂️

Need to cut songs from radio shows or recorded broadcasts due to licensing restrictions?
Auphonic now detects and removes full music segments automatically.

More details in our blog: auphonic.com/blog/2026/02/11/a…

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V časopisu Centra experimentálního divadla vyšel můj long read o sociálních sítích jako společenské infrastruktuře. O toxických algoritmech, výběrovém zkreslení, proměnách sociálních sítí za posledních zhruba 20 let, vepřovém kolenu – a pochopitelně i našem oblíbeném Mastodonu :) Díky moc @sesivany a @tomas za první čtení a užitečné připomínky a @jkl za důvěru a zakázku! Dal jsem si s tím textem fakt práci, tak si ho přečtite :) ced-brno.cz/cs/article/socialn…
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Nevím, jestli jsem to původně neměl nějak víc nadrzo, ale nakonec je tam tohle: „Vlastníci těchto firem navíc sídlí bez výhrady mimo Evropu, nejčastěji ve Spojených státech, což je riziko nejen kvůli výrazně laxnější ochraně osobních dat, ale v poslední době i kvůli postupující autokratizaci a fašizaci americké společnosti.“ Takže dobrý! :)
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If you use Foobar2000 on Windows and are tired of not being able to jump to a specific time in your currently loaded track, this teeny Foobar component I wrote over the weekend will help you out. It gives you a new assignable keyboard shortcut that, when pressed, brings up a dialog asking you to enter a time to jump to. It accepts `H:MM:SS`, `M:SS`, or bare seconds. It also supports decimal fractions (e.g. `1:30.500`). Currently, you have to build it from source and copy the DLL in manually, but in the coming days when I have some free time I hope to make it a proper fb2component. Source code: github.com/trypsynth/foo_jumpt…

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This weekend I discovered two AI related things:
1) GPT voice mode is really worse than text chat. It just tells you something which is not true at all. Same question asked via web really better results with sources. I am currently using gpt pro because thei give e one month of free access.
2) Google gemini can transcribe files. Just open gemini.google.com, throw the file and tell transcribe the file. Not sure how long files can Gemini handle.

I composed this melody long ago on my old Yamaha PSR 225 keyboard. I forgot that it even existed until Andre released this amazing addon.

#NVDAComposer
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My attempt to recreate Bluepeter using #NVDAComposer I think that beeping is most suitable for this song. If you just want to hear it, click here

s.ondrosik.sk/f/81231e2a95084a…

NVDA_COMPOSER_CLIP v1

title: Blue peter

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The iOS and macOS versions of RHVoice are now open source! github.com/louderpages/Apple-R…
#screenReader #openSource

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@pvagner @ZBennoui you can find here the list of languages supported by RHVoice rhvoice.org/languages/
On iOS and MacOS, the list is more limited, it is Luxembourgish, Macedonian, Albanian.
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@Accessibility Luxembourg @Zach Bennoui My thinking goes like this... RHVoice IOS app is now open-source but I can't figure out where the supported languages are listed within its source code so I can make a pull request bundling more voices. Is it controlled within the code that has just been open-sourced or is this controlled somewhere else?
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On my way back from my parents' to Vienna and I was driving through the Czech Republic. In tribute to that fact, have my first NVDA Composer thing - Jozin z Bazin by Ivan Mladek, because we all need some more songs about swamp monsters called Joseph, or something... Could be better but given that it took most of the 4-hour ride to put it together, I don't think it's bad. Haven't found the special Nokia mode with the wav exports yet which could have saved it. Shall we call this #Composituary #NVDAComposer?

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Under normal circumstances, I would be at work this evening broadcasting an interview. But the guests canceled the show, so here I am playing around with NVDA Composer.
First, I created a basic melody in NVDA Composer – it’s a Slovak folk song. Then I imported it into Reaper, added some modern samples from Nexus, and this is the result.
You might ask why I didn’t do it directly in Reaper’s step sequencer. Because that wouldn’t be nearly as much fun. Hmm, seems that for some reason I can not upload mp3 dyrectly to this post, so here it is.
s.ondrosik.sk/f/b0cd4167954446…
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At some point last evening, most of the lights off, I was coming up the stairs, and was meowing at the cat. The cat meowed back, and we were having "a conversation", as you do.

I became aware that the cat was in front of me, but the meowing was coming from further up the stairs.

That's when I realized the cat wasn't saying anything, but my wife and I were meowing at each other, each of us thinking the other was the cat.

Meanwhile, the cat was sitting between us, wondering what these two idiots were talking about.

#cat #cats

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Our In-Process blog is back for 2026! And we've got a bumper issue to start with:

We highlight the "Switching from Jaws to NVDA" guide, we have tips for running NVDA on a Mac and creating a new NVDA Shortcut.
We hear from a user on their achievements in 2025, and we want to hear yours! And finally, a quick tipe from @JenMsft here on Mastodon on Using Clip with the command line!

All available now at: nvaccess.org/post/in-process-2…

#NVDA #NVDAsr #ScreenReader #Accessibility #Blog #News

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Greetings. I would like to submit a request regarding future NVDA updates.

Currently, there is an issue where keyboard shortcuts remain in the gestures.ini file even after an add-on has been uninstalled. This often leads to input conflicts with other add-ons installed later.

Could you please implement a mechanism to ensure that all associated shortcut entries are automatically removed from the gestures.ini file during the uninstallation process?

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@kingoffire That seems a straightforward request to understand. I wonder if there would be technical challenges to overcome to implement it, but it would certainly be worth an issue on our GitHub page if you'd like to create one please: github.com/nvaccess/nvda/issue…

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Interesting that something like this existed. Love that sort of ideas.


Does anyone have a copy of the Minute Marker tape produced by Brayton and Sons Productions in the early 90's? It was a twenty-minute timer on a tape. There were different drum sounds for fifteen, thirty, and forty-five seconds past each minute, then each minute had claps counting the minutes. One side had a tick every second along with all the other sounds, the other side omitted the ticks. I never had or even saw a copy of the tape, all I ever heard was a promo for it he put in Playback Magazine, audio attached.

I work as an audiobook quality controller. My employer uses ClickUp to manage tasks. Unfortunately, the web interface is unintuitive and inaccessible. It contains unnamed elements, menus that expand in all kinds of ways, and similar issues. I wrote to their developers, but even after years nothing has been fixed. Fortunately, ClickUp has an open API. So I used vibecoding and now I have my own minimalist HTML application that displays my tasks, start and end dates, comments, and attachments, and allows me to post comments. I still can’t change task statuses yet—we’ll see if I manage to solve that with the help of GPT. Of course, this is not how a blind person should function in an ideal world, but it is still a way we can help ourselves. That said, I still need a server where my PHP scripts run; it could probably be done with Python as well, but PHP seemed simpler to me since it’s already running on my server. BTW it would be ideal if Clickup api documentation is one simple document which I can throw to gpt but it seems that chatgpt already know how to use it.

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If you want a bunch of random noise and chaos in your life, there's a silly thing I put together, called FX Radio.

It's a box running Liquidsoap that mixes several audio players going through a huge library of sound effects, production libraries, and other odd things.

Don't expect anything to make sense. If it does, it's purely coincidental.

stream.borris.me:8888/fx

This is running on the same machine that hosts @NoiseBox, which throws a random sound at the fediverse once an hour, at a random minute each hour.

Fun fact:
This is running on a shelf under my mom's desk. While she knows the box is there, she doesn't know what it does. So, it's fun just for that reason.

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I put my mouse in the microwave !!

Seriously. I have a bluetooth mouse that wouldn't enter pairing mode. It was connecting to *something*... maybe a smart switch or whatever. This cheap mouse has no way to enter pairing mode if it's connected to something.

So anyway, a microwave oven is a faraday cage. I turned the mouse on, tossed it in, shut the door and waited. It entered pairing mode quickly, and boom, connected to my tablet.

A+++ life hack by yours truly. Just don't start the nuker or magic smoke will come out 😆

#lifehack #bluetooth

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There is something wrong with Trump.

At a meeting with oil industry CEO’s he suddenly interrupts his introductory remarks, gets up and looks out the window and starts talking about his ballroom. Trump then realizes his mistake and says “unusual time to look”, and sits back down to continue.

How many oil companies will invest in a Venezuelan oil project initiated by a man who loses track of the situation he is in?

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Seeking recommendations for a reliable, accessible platform to host a support/discussion email list/listserv/snapshot of the 90's with around 1000 members. We're with GroupsIO right now but I'm tired of their in-browser inaccessibility. Cheap would be brilliant as my group doesn't directly make money, can pay something for solid service, accessibility and responsive support though.

I probably don't fancy self-hosting this much traffic.

Boosts appreciated.

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For everyone who enjoys discovering new music, I have a set of tools that can help. Shaq-GUI consists of three applications, each serving a different purpose:
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shaqgui.exe – a simple application that listens to a selected input or output of your computer and saves whatever it recognizes to a file.
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shaqfilegui.exe – do you have old radio shows archived somewhere and want to know which songs were played in them? This app will definitely help.
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shaqcast.exe – something for radio broadcasters who play music from CDs, vinyl, etc., and want to send the titles of the tracks they’re playing to a server. For now it supports Shoutcast; if needed, I can add support for Icecast as well.
Everything is accessible with screen readers:
github.com/michaldziwisz/shaq-…
You can download the programs here:
gitrls.com/michaldziwisz/shaq-…
Feel like you could add something, improve it, or help with development? I’m open to pull requests.

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I have been notified about this #accessible text editor written in rust with a lot of interesting features.

github.com/Ambro86/Novapad/

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Let's start with what my 24/7 outside Mics, the Clippy EM 272, attached to my window have captured. I sadly didn't have the time to setup better quallity thann opus with meh settings which where already in place, but I'll post some of the stuff I captured with the Zoom H1E as well. this are 5 minutes which give an overviewe quite well, no processing or anything. This was right 5 minutes after midnight, so 12:05 to 12:10.

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I don't know what you mean by loopholes, but, I am thinking on it now. I already downloaded it, before I realised it's for windows. LOL. There would need to be additional things added to it, like apple's broken speech API, unless accessible output solves that, but I don't think so, or maybe it does, but it'd be fun on mac. Not sure how to compile it, but if you want, we can try. I am not a bad tardis, I follow instructions. Grins. Haha.
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Windows User: My computer froze again. I have to restart it for the third time today

Linux User: That’s rough. My system has been running for 3 years straight without a single crash

Windows User: Wow! What have you been doing with all that uptime?

Linux User: Trying to get my usb ink printer to work 😅

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Important Acronyms in IT Technology

IPv4: Internet Problem, Version 4
IPv6: same, but 6 times more Problems
DHCP: Desktop Hardware Cleaning Protocol
DNS: Destroying Network Protocol
VPN: Very Problematic Network
EthO: Eternity, low Level
Eth1: same, but stoned
SDA: Software Defined Anger
CPU: Core Problem Unit
RAM: Random Access Mismatch
HD: Historical Device
SDD: Self Destroying Device
TCP: Total Complex Protocol
UDP: Undefined User Paranoia
USB: United Shit Bracket
GW: Genuine Witchcraft
ROM: Rusty Old Malware
GPU: Great Picture Utensil
C#: Chaos
C++: same, but much more
CAT0...n: Number of Cats lying on keyboard, what else?

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Gemini came to my Google Home devices today, and now everything is better! It's all so much better! I don't know how anyone could think it is anything but better! Listen for yourself! #Tech #AI #Gemini #Google

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This holiday season I'd like to make someone I think is very important a bit of joy, however I need your help with it.

National bank of slovakia is issuing so called commemorative and collector euro 2 coins to celebrate historic memories, anniversaries and other special events. A friend of mine is collecting these coins with her dad whenever it's possible.

I have found out this is not specific to our country as european central bank has standardised this process and all the countries that have accepted euro can issue such commemorative coins.

Now the part I'd need some help with.

Can you please check with the national bank where you live if you can acquire some of the commemorative euro 2 coins, make me an offer and send these to me through ordinary post / mail service please?

Thanks for your understanding and possible help you can provide. #fediHelp #fediPower #boostsWelcome

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