Re: thinking about leaving the us
Oh lord. Hold onto your underpants, folks. Things are about to get icky...again.
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Re: Tips for lighting cigarette-like things
Thanks, all. Some very good tips here. The 45-degree angle suggestion in particular is helpful. I've burned my fingertip plenty of times trying to figure this stuff out, and kind of knew that the flame went up regardless of how the bic was
Tips for lighting cigarette-like things
So here's another of my "I'm a blind adult but a total n00b at some things" posts. Tomorrow I'm getting a butane-powered dry herb vape pen. Really dislike running out of batteries halfway through a session, and switched to butane a couple years back.
Re: I am affronted by the presence of god
Folks, I really don't know that continuing this thread is a good idea.@66 I'm sorry you're going through what you are. It sounds incredibly rough. I actually had a pretty bad breakdown a few weeks back during the Texas snowstorm, so maybe I can
Re: Big TalkBack changes
What security update do you have? I'm up to February 2021. Not seeing anything new when I check for system updates. Man this rollout is terrible. Google can't even deploy apps correctly.
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Re: Big TalkBack changes
Does *anyone* have multi-finger gestures anymore? The blog post mentions them, and I have a Pixel 4A 5G, but no multi-finger gestures. The blog post mentions they're available on Pixel devices, and last week I was assured that a 4A 5G was a Pixel device (I wasn't
Re: some questions about cooking
@8 How do you want to make them? Scrambled?
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Re: Lets talk about cooking.
Adding a few things here. I really like these kinds of threads as I think they're very positive ways in which this forum makes a difference in people's lives.Camlorn gives you a lot of good information. Like, a *lot*. If you can save what he wrote in a text
Re: some questions about cooking
To be completely honest, I pretty much disregard all the instructions on color. I generally know about how long it takes meats to cook, both by time and by smell, when they won't kill or make me sick to eat. If a thing has meat in it, I wait at least that
Re: Lets talk about cooking.
Cool, congrats! I remember really loving to cook when I was that age too. What's your favorite thing to make? I think mine was hotdogs.You don't have to stop liking it when you get older. I don't always enjoy cooking the meals I eat daily, but I like smoking
Olympus LS-P4 recording tips
Hey everyone,When the pandemic ends and going out becomes a thing again, I'd like to start carrying my Olympus around and making field recordings in the way some sighted folks take pictures. I'm doing a bit of practice around our homes, though, and have a few
Re: Good alternatives to DropBox/Recilio Sync
There are lots of variables to consider here, but FWIW I'm a big fan of https://syncthing.net. There's no iOS app because the way Syncthing does things would be tough to support there. But essentially, it's the closest thing you'll find to
Re: Tips for safely walking on ice?
@24 The state should have done a lot more than that, like not let much of the power grid collapse and stick us with non-drinkable water for a week or more. Granted, it rarely snows here, so I understand the roads not being cleared. But a lot of balls
Re: Big TalkBack changes
Yeah, I should probably be more patient. I've just encountered enough odd little issues with the restored backup, that I'm vaguely paranoid about apps not being correctly associated and not getting updates. I've also been told about another app update last weekend
Re: Big TalkBack changes
Those of you running this on older Android versions, are you just getting it from apkmirror or similar?I'm vaguely concerned as to why my new device isn't getting it, and what that means about other critical updates. I clearly see the new version on the store
Re: Big TalkBack changes
Ugh, what a pain. They say "Pixel devices," but I have a Pixel 4A 5G, which I bought specifically so I'd get accessibility fixes quicker but without spending $1000 for a device that practically screams "Break me." And I'm not seeing the update a day later.Maybe I
Re: Tips for safely walking on ice?
@15 We actually did pretty alright. My apartment lost power but my girlfriend's didn't. She uses a wheelchair and her attendant coverage was a bit spotty, so I stayed over to take care of her and got to use her power and hot water. Back home now, and
Re: Tips for safely walking on ice?
Thanks, folks. Interesting perspectives here. Gonna hold out for another couple days when our ice melts to take out the trash, but I've got a couple required ice traversals in the next couple days and will keep these in mind.
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Re: Tips for safely walking on ice?
Thanks all, definitely appreciate it.Part of my issue is that my right shoulder is hypermobile, meaning it's dislocated so many times that it comes out easily. So a fall isn't just a bruised ego for me, but a real hospital risk. Fortunately I have pretty
Tips for safely walking on ice?
God I feel like such a n00b asking this.Texas is having like a once-in-a-generation winter storm. We have patches of ice around, and I'm terrified to even take out my trash for fear of stepping on one of these, falling, and dislocating a shoulder. Strange,
Re: Anyone have experience with growing marijuana autoflowers?
Cutting is one possibility. But there are also these things marketed as "synthetic marijuana" that just aren't. As in, we had a cluster of folks dying downtown a few years back because of this stuff. Could be that "weed" was a
Re: Anybody Know of Any Good Mixing Cups
I've had pretty good luck with this:https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B06X9 … =1The search keywords you likely want are "blender bottle". This does a great job of mixing powders with liquids if you'd rather not mess around with a hand blender for
Re: Has anyone used Quickbooks Online?
Aww, bummer. I was hoping it'd be better. Ah well, guess it's back to keeping my books in ledger-cli and finding an accountant who can take a CSV plus whatever text reports I can spit out--unless anyone knows of any other accessible business
Re: Has anyone used Quickbooks Online?
It's pretty shitty IME. I ran my consulting business, single-member LLC taxed as an S corp, off of it. The journal is some horrible ARIA table where they didn't properly use attributes, so columns and rows were misreported. Every time I log in to do
Re: Inappropriate alt texts on images
@10 Sure, go ahead.
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Re: Inappropriate alt texts on images
Yeah, mention it for sure. I think there's a lot of subtlety and, in the case of your article, not so subtlety, about creating alt text. Don't be a dick while writing it is at one end of the clue spectrum. Don't describe any old image just because it's
Re: Inappropriate alt texts on images
FWIW, another data point, but I've not seen inappropriate alt text either. Sorry to hear that you have.I mean, the absolute worst alt text I've seen was something on, maybe the BBC website, and it was something like "separational line". I just don't
Re: what should we do if the forum, Whent down with out any warning?
Did a bit of thinking, research, and soul-searching over the last day or so, and have decided to walk back my offer to help build a next generation of this community.Put as diplomatically as possible, the kind of
Re: what should we do if the forum, Whent down with out any warning?
@56 Ah, gotcha, must have missed that one.
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Re: Of vaults and audio.
@13 Sorry, to be clear, I wasn't saying you were shit-stirring. @1 seems to want to thank folks who likely won't see it, so in other words a no-op, while acting vaguely scandalous that he's kinda sorta saying audiovault but not really. Maybe I'm wrong and AV folks
Re: Of vaults and audio.
What an odd post. Seems vaguely shit-stiry, though maybe I'm misreading. You want to thank the creators of AudioVault, who probably aren't even here, but then there's this "neener neener, I said a naughty word" undercurrent? Feels a bit disingenuous.FWIW, the
Re: what should we do if the forum, Whent down with out any warning?
@53 I'm confused. Are you calling something like Doscourse a custom platform that no one uses? Or are you claiming that individual forums, mailing lists, etc. as used by just about every project I rely on for my work are
Re: what should we do if the forum, Whent down with out any warning?
A few thoughts:1. Definitely agree that we still need a long-form, slower platform like a forum. Chat would be nice for some things as well. Managing them under the same umbrella may or may not be a good thing--I'm not
Re: android phones ideas.
Yeah, I did a lot of research into the budget line before picking the 4A 5G. It was all strange international brands (I'll leave it to you to guess the country) with sketchy track records for upgrading and software quality, or name brands with slightly older
Re: deep fried or air fried
Just to pull the thread in a slightly brighter direction:I live in an apartment co-op. If you're familiar with housing co-ops, where everyone chips in and does X hours of chores or building management per week, it's like that but scaled up to a small apartment
Re: android phones ideas.
Not sure what your definition of "budget" is, but if $350 is budget, then definitely consider the Pixel 4A. It's Google-branded, meaning fast access to updates and Google premium features. I went with the slightly more expensive 4A 5G variant recently in large
Any approachable UEB Braille character lists?
Been using the Braille input on Android recently,, and I haven't actively read Braille since UEB became a thing. I'm slowly correcting myself from typing things like N instead of ation, but I keep having to switch back to the QWERTY because I
Re: deep fried or air fried
Damn, this thread went dark quickly.
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Re: deep fried or air fried
I don't tend to make a lot of pre-breaded things in mine. I have some on-hand for when I get hungry and don't want a full meal, but if I fry something, it's usually hand-breaded in breadcrums with egg and other batter, or different oils, usually avocado.
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Re: deep fried or air fried
I don't think I've ever had anything air-fried that I'd consider more than lightly battered. Definitely doesn't have the same crunch.That said, it usually hits the "I want something crunchy" spot in my brain well enough to be worth the easier clean-up. I made
Re: kodi guide
Not entirely sure, but looking at the error: Error Type: Error Contents: 'ascii' codec can't encode character u'\u0161' in position 13: ordinal not in range(128)It's not at position 13,
Re: Best ways to keep a ledger?
@14 If you tell them you're paying rent, that's r e n t BTW, and you aren't, that's pretty easy to figure out. They'll ask how much, then match that up with bank statements and if there aren't outgoing payments, that's fraud. Seriously, bro, don't fuck with
Re: Best ways to keep a ledger?
@7 Unless something has changed in the last few years, the SSA doesn't actively poll your bank account. They'll actively request records every few years and, if you don't provide them, they'll likely proactively request them from your bank. They also have
Re: Best ways to keep a ledger?
If you don't mind learning the easy-to-learn text format, and also learning a bit about personal finances/accounting, there's https://ledger-cli.org. As the URL implies, it's a CLI program. The manual has a pretty good intro to accounting concepts if you
Re: I have the orbit reader 20 plus and don't think I like it much.
Minionslayer wrote:What you get is what you're stuck with.In OP's case, apparently quite literally.
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Re: Olympus LS-P4 accessibility review/guide?
Got it, thanks. I had an older Olympus, so I was able to navigate their non-intuitive file delete interface OK.Now, is it possible to adjust the volume of the voice guide? I could see that being at a good/bad level based on what's going on
Re: Olympus LS-P4 accessibility review/guide?
Thanks, sorry, should have been clearer. I have it powered up and accidentally made a recording, so I got that far. Thanks for the layout description, that should help when reading the manual.2 more questions. How do I delete recordings? And
Olympus LS-P4 accessibility review/guide?
Just got one of these for Christmas, and am wondering if anyone knows a good accessibility review/guide for this thing? I don't need hand-holding--a button guide might be all I need--but some accessibility tips would be nice too. I'll have my
Re: experiences with the Sennheiser Ambeo smart headset?
Is there anything like this for non-iOS devices?Thinking of something that captures audio, maybe does the smart processing in an intermediate box, then passes the result down the wire to something like an Olympus LS-P4. I want to
Re: Simple Reaper video editing, getting no audio
Oh, I get what's happening here. I'm in beat/bar rather than time mode, so when left/right arrow speaks a percentage, it's how far through the bar it is. I was wondering why the zoom level was so huge, and why starting playback 20% through
Re: Simple Reaper video editing, getting no audio
Promise I won't make this my Reaper questions dumping ground, but I seem to recall there being some no-brainer Reaper suggestions for improving accessibility? Settings to tweak, for instance?Right now my biggest issue is that it doesn't
Re: Simple Reaper video editing, getting no audio
OK, figured it out. Reaper and VLC need to both be 64-bit, and VLC kindly buried the lead. I downloaded the 32-bit version, and the only way to get the 64-bit build was to expand some sort of popup menu. Now we're good.
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Re: Simple Reaper video editing, getting no audio
So after finding a codec info button and clicking that, I see:Available decoder information:== VLC ==VLC install path not found, install VLC 2.1.x-3.0.xSearch paths:C:\Program Files\REAPER (x64)\VLCWTF is it looking for a
Re: Simple Reaper video editing, getting no audio
OK, so I installed VLC, used Insert media file to add the video track, and playback still doesn't work. Checked the wiki, and it isn't apparent that I'm doing anything wrong. I've confirmed that the video plays in VLC. Is there something
Simple Reaper video editing, getting no audio
Hey folks,Trying to polish off and release Onslaught, and my Itch page needs gameplay videos. I managed to capture a tutorial run in OBS, but of course there's a bit before and after where I launch the game from the console, then exit back, and
Re: Self-managed/hosted Remote Desktop Solutions
I thought it had hosting support. I know it requires you to sign in, but thought that was just for signaling so your clients can find the host machine without having to manage an IP or DNS entry. Is that inaccurate? Was hoping to run this on
Re: Self-managed/hosted Remote Desktop Solutions
Maybe give Parsec a shot? Given that it's for gaming, I'd guess they've got reasonable low-latency audio streaming. I won't have a use for this soon, but if it works and is accessible then please let us know. Would be nice to stream Windows
Re: Windows app to output continuous low-volume audio?
Oh, duh. Didn't even think to look in the folder--figured it was generating its own audio.I replaced the wave with my own, and now it works.
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Re: Windows app to output continuous low-volume audio?
OK, found another source that doesn't trigger a virus warning, and based on my experiences and what I read of this app, it isn't working. According to https://mosen.org/soundsfrustrating/, this outputs silence and solves a slightly
Re: Windows app to output continuous low-volume audio?
Firefox claims silenz_io_1.0-setup.exe, or whatever the filename linked in @2 is, contains a virus or malware.Insights?
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Re: Windows app to output continuous low-volume audio?
Yeah, can confirm that the addon isn't working here. Thanks, I'll give something else a try.
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Re: Windows app to output continuous low-volume audio?
Of course Windows has half a dozen solutions to this. Thanks, folks.
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Windows app to output continuous low-volume audio?
Kind of a long shot but figured I'd ask. I use an HDMI sound bar on my desktop. It seems to have an annoying anti-feature of shutting off whenever it doesn't get audio for 10-15 seconds. It powers up quickly, but usually drops the first
Re: Discussion of the 2020 American Federal Election
@330 Maybe my words are wasted, but I'd suggest researching right to work laws. Unless you're unionized, you can in fact be discriminated against for any damned reason an employer chooses, barring the narrow cases of protected class. But
Re: Discussion of the 2020 American Federal Election
@295 https://www.google.com/search?client=fi … troversial Some of us have explained this to death already, even on this very forum.
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Re: Discussion of the 2020 American Federal Election
I think I'm just going to ban politics, religion, and a few other hot-button issues from discussion in any communities I'm responsible for in the future. The only good to come of this is now I know a few people's true colors, and while
Re: Wondering what's wrong with me.
That's certainly not what I intended in @15. I meant that you can get your motivation back if you're intentional about the fact that you're struggling with something right now and work on addressing that, which at this point likely means seeking help. I
Re: Wondering what's wrong with me.
You can almost certainly get your motivation back. You just need to be a bit more intentional about getting there. Emotional health is a lot like physical health. You won't build muscle and lose weight by just sitting on the couch wanting that. Also, and
Re: your opinion
My opinion is that this topic will be a dumpster fire by the end of the week. *drops mic*
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Re: Wondering what's wrong with me.
I don't think there are any right answers. I also don't necessarily think that a situation being done means talking can't help. Sometimes effects linger after a situation is directly resolved, and sometimes those effects make sense to be dealt with
Re: Wondering what's wrong with me.
Also, sorry for the double post, but thought this was important enough to warrant a second post and not an edit:Nothing's wrong with you. You're just human, like everyone else. Don't think of it as anything being wrong. It just is.
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Re: Wondering what's wrong with me.
Definitely sounds like depression.Not sure what you meant by talking being out of the question because you've already tried it, but I'd caution against dismissing *anything* unless you absolutely know that it will have a detrimental effect. The right
Re: Good Windows image-based backup?
Oh, man, this thing is complicated. I think I enabled the accessible checkboxes, but I don't know for sure as the accessible checkbox state isn't read. What are these "&" characters at random places in the checkbox labels? I *thought* they might be
Re: Olympus LS P4 questions
I also think that Olympus may use proprietary AAAs of some sort. At least, if you want USB charging it might. I put a couple in an older unit that were charged, the thing worked, then it stopped and wouldn't charge over USB again. I had to put the batteries in a
Re: Good Windows image-based backup?
Thanks, an accessibility mode already puts it light years ahead of the competition, particularly if it works. I'll keep an eye on this thread for other recommendations, but the price doesn't look too bad either.
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Good Windows image-based backup?
Hey folks, looking for a good image-based backup tool for Windows and am having some trouble.Part of my challenge is that I'm using RClone to mount my Google One storage as a drive, and some image-based backup tools flat out refuse to work with this. In
Re: Continuous read in iOS with braille and no speech
Interesting, been all through those -mands and haven't seen one to auto-advance. I'll look through them again. Thanks for the pointer.
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Continuous read in iOS with braille and no speech
Hey folks,Started using my Orbit Reader on iOS and had one significant issue I hoped to get some help with. I wanted to start reading braille rather than using speech, but if speech is muted and I activate read-all, it scrolls rapidly. As
Re: Wow
Oh wow, screen reader accessibility is at the bottom of a very long list of checkboxes under Advanced. Thanks for telling me about it, I'd never have found it otherwise.
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Re: Wow
@2 What is this KeePass screen reader option of which you speak? Seems pretty accessible already out of the box, but if there's an option to make it more so then I'm all ears.
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Re: Is the Soda Stream accessible?
This post inspired me to look into this myself. I don't have a huge soda habit but want to try reducing the sweetness by using less syrup, adding in different ingredients to change the flavor profile, etc.One question I have is about the syrup. I can't
Re: Current, or recently releaced, accessible audio recorders?
Neat, thanks, I'll check one of these out. Wanted to take up field recording while traveling as a photo alternative, plus capturing ambience for games where it makes sense. Thanks for helping me sort through the pile of
Re: Current, or recently releaced, accessible audio recorders?
Thanks. Does the 4 charge over micro USB? One disadvantage of what I have right now is that it is literally the only gadget I own that charges over mini. I think I have a mini USB cable in some junk box at the back of some
Re: Current, or recently releaced, accessible audio recorders?
Related: does anyone know a resource that breaks down the differences between all the various Olympus recorders? There are so many, and I don't know what distinguishes them.I'm particularly interested because I know the older
Re: accessibility for the oculus quest 2
To add a bit to my last post:It looks like the question of VR accessibility is getting some thought. This came across one of my mailing lists last night:https://www.w3.org/TR/xaur/So that's where we are. Specs, and not a lot else. Granted, it's a
Re: accessibility for the oculus quest 2
FWIW, I kind of get where Camlorn is coming from here. Let me explain.I'd love to see audio games, and accessible games in general, on all sorts of new form factors. But even if a game is amazing and playable by blind folks, it doesn't do anyone any
Re: Password managers, iOS, and accessible autofill
Thanks, folks, figured it out. Apparently, autofill doesn't work on iPads with the split keyboard enabled. Or rather, when I disabled the split keyboard, I saw a Passwords button and everything works like I'd expect. Ugh, not the first
Password managers, iOS, and accessible autofill
Hey folks,Grabbed an app called Strongbox for my iPad which claims Keepass compatibility. I opened my database correctly, enabled autofill in settings, and checked Strongbox. I can't, however, find any way to autofill passwords using
Re: This site is draining me so I'm leaving.
What the actual fuck? I'm with @4 at this point. Ban him.
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Re: NVDA addon for automatically reading the clipboard?
Thanks, that works.
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NVDA addon for automatically reading the clipboard?
I know some folks have an addon for this, but I can't find it. I've found something called Clipspeak, but it doesn't seem compatible with modern NVDA.Any pointers welcome. Thanks.
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Re: Taming the beast that is FooBar2000
@6 Cool, thanks for pointing all that out. That at least sands off the roughest edges so I can figure out the rest. I was pasting in podcast links by hand because I couldn't find OPML import, and the one long list made the whole process so much less
Re: Taming the beast that is FooBar2000
Cool, thanks folks. I somehow missed the quick setup, but it looks like the configuration screen lets me revisit it. I've done so, and now I actually have my music behaving how I'd like. I'll disable the classic UI, which I only went with as per a
Taming the beast that is FooBar2000
I've actually tried FooBar2000 in the past and didn't like it much, but since enough of you have recommended it, I wanted to know how you've tamed it? In particular:I'm told to switch to the classic UI. I install the addon, but whereas before my podcasts
Re: Looking for good Windows music player/podcatcher
Thank you all. I'll give FooBar and VLC a look.
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Re: Corsair Void Pro headset, Windows, and accessibility
I spoke too soon. I did seem to enable surround sound. Not sure why the exact same thing did nothing earlier, but it does switch between presets. I seem to have 5 profiles with maybe increasing amounts of bass, but I'm not entirely
Re: Corsair Void Pro headset, Windows, and accessibility
Thanks, there must be something I need to do in the software itself. I get the voice notifications, but only for the mic. The buttons do nothing unless the connection isn't established..I'll hammer it with OCR or find someone whose
Re: Corsair Void Pro headset, Windows, and accessibility
Interesting, didn't even know that button went in. Should I get any feedback that surround sound is on? I press the button in, both briefly and held for a few seconds, and hear nothing.
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Corsair Void Pro headset, Windows, and accessibility
Bought one of these a while back and have used it under Linux, but would now like to use its surround sound capabilities under Windows. Does anyone else have one of these, and if so, how do I use it accessibly?I installed the IQ app, but
Looking for good Windows music player/podcatcher
Hey folks,Switching back to Windows for a bit, and am looking for app suggestions. Please recommend a good music player and potcatcher.I'm trying to avoid platform lock-in, so please don't suggest something like Spotify. I have an OPML file
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