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@Orko I've never heard of a crossing with an actual announcement. All of the ones I've seen over here either have a bleeper and/or a rotary, that is like a small knob on the bottom of the box with the button that starts when it's safe to cross. They're good
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We do have intersections with pedestrian crossings, but as far as I know, they don't have any special designation other than being a pedestrian crossing.Now I've heard there are pedestrian crossings that have a speaker next to the button you push to signal you
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@DarkPardon my ignorance, but what are pelican crossings? I've never heard of them before, maybe it's a UK thing.Oh Aira wouldn't have any issues reading signs for you, but they'd leave what to do with the information up to you.Not to disparage your parents
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@Orko I do see the point on mobility, though in my case crossing major roads with pelican crossings has been a must, albeit I probably wouldn't try without and frequently work out routes that take in said pelican crossings. Luckily where we are now is an even
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@Mirage, really sorry to hear things are so difficult at the moment and people you know are going through these sorts of circumstances. Having been there myself I do appreciate the problem. hope your own life gets better soon since it sounds like everything
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@Mirage, really sorry to hear things are so difficult at the moment and people you know are going through these sorts of circumstances. Having been there myself I do appreciate the problem. hope your own life gets better soon since it sounds like everything
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Unfortunately, as part of signing up I had to go through their terms and conditions, and one of those was that Aira was not to be used as a substitute for your own mobility skills. They might be willing to guide you to a particular store in a shopping mall
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I'm posting twice in a row, because this update is difficult, and it didn't seem appropriate to put it in with a happy topic.I told you all about losing my job.Then about losing a friend to suicide.Two days after that, my cousin suffered a stroke. He
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Aira sounds amazing!I wonder if it could be used reliably for mobility or navigation.I am really weak in that area, and I wonder if I could wear the glasses and walk somewhereWould the camera be good enough to help the assistant see enough to tell me where
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Hey, we're only human. I tend to try not to use these anglo saxon words online either, but let's face it, it happens when you do't think or feel like garbage or just simply angry at something or maybe even someone, and when that happens, your fingers slip
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Did I speak too soon?Somewhere I think I said that I had not had a cold or flu for about ten years.I woke up yesterday with a scratchy throat that made me cough frequently, and today I woke up with the throat plus something that feels like chest congestion
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IT's about 5:18am here in Texas, cald as balls, and I'm not doing much of anything. NOt feeling good, but I still just keep doing what I do. *Shrugs*
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Hi and a good sunday morning to you all.it's around 6 AM in the morning and due to the fact that I can't sleep anymore, I decided to surf the web a bit and see what would come up.So, what's new around these parts. The trail ride we started in the beginning
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True enough, if you always have sighted family members around who are willing to help, then you probably don't need Aira. But in my case, I live alone in a one bedroom apartment 40 miles or a one hour road trip away from the nearest family members I trust
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This sounds cool, but at this price point, very few people will be able to make use of the service. Maybe f you get a job with a fortune 500 company or something of that nature.
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I heard of Be My Eyes. Interesting concept. The concept is pretty neat though for sure. Right now though, I s see no need for it, since I don't do a whole lot other than work on my music and browse the internet and well, if i go anywhere, I have friends
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That depends on you. While you are connected to the service, your assistant sees what the camera sees, and talks to you through the connection on your phone. It's like having a sighted person at your side to describe to you what's around or what's going
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Hmm, this has me curious... So if you don't mind me picking your brain about it, what all can it describe? Is it anything like audio description in a film, or is it a bit more or less detailed?
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The cost for the equipment is part of your subscription so there is nothing to buy. The glasses and hotspot only provide the video connection so the assistant can see what you are looking at. The smart phone app is used to connect to the service and provides
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Orko wrote:Hmm, Dark, you have a good point there about the glasses. All I can say is that apparently Aira is targeted at people who's vision is so poor that glasses wouldn't do them any good. In my case, before I lost my vision, I did wear a pair of very
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I love those cables
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That device sounds awesome. I would love to get my hands on something like that, but I'm sure it'd cost me an arm, leg, and a nut sack. All seriousness though, I do hope that they work out for you. If you ever need longer micro-USB cables that will charge
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Hmmm, I wonder what happens if you actually wear glasses due to eye condition? do they have a head piece or something? Well the rotten cold continues to be rotten, though we did go for an amazing meal with my parents and my brother and hiis now
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Hmm, Dark, you have a good point there about the glasses. All I can say is that apparently Aira is targeted at people who's vision is so poor that glasses wouldn't do them any good. In my case, before I lost my vision, I did wear a pair of very strong
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Hmmm, I wonder what happens if you actually wear glasses due to eye condition? do they have a head piece or someting? Well the rotten cold continues to be rotten, though we did for an amazing meal with my parents and my brother and hiis now fiance
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I got my Aira glasses today and spent some time with an Aira representative learning how to use them and the service.During the first month they recommend you use the service in a variety of situations even if you don't need it to familiarize yourself
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Dark, check your private messages.
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@Orko I've sent you a pm.Well everyone seems to be having quite a time of it today, hope people's family situations improve (my lady is currently having her own shenanigans, and that from the other side of the atlantic).Quite aside from the unpleasantness
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Family issues, you can pick your friends but you can't pick your family.I have an older step brother who sexually abused me when we were kids, a younger sister with emotional problems who's basically disowned the family and will hnot have anything to do
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Well I got a hell of a christmas gift, my remaining balance on my last student loan of $1,730 or so, my dad and his wife decided to pay it off. That's a $90 a month bill I no longer have, which is nice.I've been lucky to avoid family issues mostly. My only
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@Mirage, really sorry to hear about your friend and the trouble with your job. As someone who hopes to work in writing at some point myself (aside from what I do on this site), I do appreciate the problem. @G-rad, the bbc over here do try to put something
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Sheesh! You can't trust anybody these days. A couple of weeks ago a motion activated surveillance camera caught a UPS driver returning to a home where he left a package to steal it. And then a couple of days ago an Amazon driver was caught stealing a package
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I was having a great start to 2018 until Wednesday evening.First, I learned that my freelance writing job is going away.Then yesterday, I learned that a friend from junior high was killed in a murder suicide. He was such a sweet guy, I'm just in shock
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The news is depressing, it's like they intentionally suck the life out of you or something knowing it's what gets rating, yet, a lot of people keep going back. I figured if they can at least balance out the positives with the negatives, it'd be much more
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Dark, I'm not too surprised you haven't heard of the Aira service. At present I believe that it's only available in the US.Even at age 60 I don't mind adjusting my schedule to fit my folks needs to get their help, but they also live 40 miles north, so it's
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By the way, Thank you, Dark, for that reminder about fidget spinners. I've been hearing about them and how they are this year's hot toy for the past month or so and kept telling myself to find out what the buzz was all about. Thanks to your remark about you
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Dark, I'm not too surprised you haven't heard of the Aira service. At present I believe that it's only available in the US.Even at age 60 I don't mind adjusting my schedule to fit my folks needs to get their help, but they also live 40 miles north, so it's
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And that, is why I almost never check the news anymore. Depressing shit like that.
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@Aaron, by depressing news I didn't mean anything specific, however listening to the news today My lady and I both noted that it was pretty much universally grim, fires, floods, political unrest, more people killed etc, of course we also have had one or two
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@aaronYeah, I'd been watching them for a while and was keen on signing up with them, but only after they developed their own glasses instead of using the really expensive video glasses like Google Glass which has those fideo screens in front of your eyes which
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@Orko: I'm sorry to hear about your brother, that's sad news and unfair on you.I gotta admit, Aira sounds quite interesting, I think it may be getting tested in the UK but I'm not sure if that's happening yet.
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First of all, a glorious happy new year to everyone!And now, something I just have to get off my chest.Man! Some people really do make you wonder.I won't go into details, but suffice it to say that my brother is a convicted felon with multiple felony
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I like the new years. Cold weather, no annoying insects to deal with, and we start off fresh every time. I'm not sure about the rest of you, but for me it's really boring to have the same year number for 365 days, and it's really satisfying to see
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Well, happy new year for everyone.
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Happy new year. By the way Dark, unless it's personal, what's the depressing news? What have I missed? Again, if it's too personal then I'm sorry and you don't have to answer the question.As for me, A Hero's Call got released. Turns out, a sghted friend
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A new year, a new month, a new monthly chat topic. Though given how depressing the news managed to be yesterday that is probably enough news I think , indeed since last night we went to see the Last Jedi the supposedly "new" starwars film,
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