Re: what do you fear of?
I have a fear of elevators. I couldn't imagine getting stuck in such a small space, and they do malfunction every now and then. I recently read an article about a guy who was stuck in an elevator for over 40 hours, and I think I died a little inside after reading it.Actu
Re: the touch experience?
Well, I'm certainly going to be in the minority here, but I prefer keyboards.While I can appreciate the fact that touch screens are very popular, there are certain things that you just can't do as efficiently on them. For example, typing extensively. I can't imagine how
Re: the touch experience?
Well, as far as Android accessibility goes, I wouldn't touch that with a 10 foot pole, from what I've heard. I hope though that this topic doesn't degenerate into a battle of the devices...As I said, that kind of stuff just works on my last nerve. People seem to use the
Re: the touch experience?
Well, as far as Android accessibility goes, I wouldn't touch that with a 10 foot pole, from what I've heard. I hope though that this topic doesn't degenerate into a battle of the devices...As I said, that kind of stuff just works on my last nerve. People seem to use the
Re: Why do so many people use Sendspace and what is so great about it?
Well, those download wizards that you're talking about *are* malware. Never download a file that looks sketchy from any site.On many of the newer file sharing sites, there is actually a checkbox that can, and should, be unche
Re: Durable Laptops with little or no junk added by their manufacturer?
Yeah, don't go with Del. They're even worse with the bloatware than HP is, and that's saying something. Plus, I've had really bad luck with their computers breaking, having serious video card issues, etc. Having said that, m
Re: blind harry potter, lets think and imagine
It does seem as though exploring disabilities in general could have been something that would have fit nicely into the series.For example, if Muggle-borns were looked down upon by bigoted purebloods, what would stop those same bigots from looki
Re: blind harry potter, lets think and imagine
I loved the Dark is Rising series. I may actually reread that, now that I'm thinking about it. I remember the first 3 books in pretty good detail, but I don't remember much of what happens past that. It's been years since I read them.
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Re: youtube alternatives
I completely agree with the last post. I also feel this needs to be said, so I'll bite the bullet and do so. I am legitimately concerned at the OP's current state of mind and/or mental health. The complaints they are leveraging are oddly specific and intense, partic
Re: Kaspersky's secure screen became accessible
I mean, antivirus accessibility is an ever-changing landscape. I really would not count on this being a permanent thing. I've seen too many antivirus suites change from day to day to even begin to trust this, particularly when I need to invest
Re: I've never felt so angry!
The fact is, regardless of whether it's been proven that this program contains a virus or not, making a program paid one day and then discontinuing that model the next is not only irresponsible, it's cunning in all the wrong ways. In my opinion, the dev probabl
Re: I Have a Favor to Ask of the Community
It is true that negative people breed negative energy, but you have choices on how you express that. It can be very hard to live with people who are stuck in their ways and unable to do or say much of anything that doesn't involve blaming others fo
Re: Let us search for people on Facebook again
If a thousand people signed this petition, which I find difficult to believe given the fact that these systems can easily be cheated, then they're idiots. That is all. Then again, there are far more than a thousand idiots in this world, so...
Re: I need urgent help understanding why people need urgent help
Nah, that has the opposite effect on me, particularly when I can plainly see from the title that the help they require is not urgent at all. Also, I've seen this kind of thing much more frequently on email lists/forums where t
Re: My New Forum
@16, I'll readily admit that I'll call someone a blindy just as quickly as I'd call someone a bastard or any number of insults if that's what I really think of them. It's a term that can be leveraged at will, and, sadly, a more and more apt one to use these days.I also am f
Re: I have a multiple account
I think @7's theory is the closest to reality.
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Re: Kaspersky's secure screen became accessible
I fully agree, and perhaps I should reach out to them as well. I've gotten so disillusioned with antivirus suites changing their interfaces seemingly on a whim that I eventually just said fuck it and succumbed to using Windows Defender. It's a
Re: I have a multiple account
Jack, I agree with the thrust of what you're saying, but I do think recommending young kids to use social media as a way to gauge norms is a bad idea. By young kids, I mean teenagers, by the way. It's a habit I've formed over the years since my parents will som
Re: I have a multiple account
Yeah, Jack, you and I are more or less on the same page. It's unfortunate that so many blind people are sheltered to the point where things like the OP need to be a thing in the first place. It's a shitshow for sure, and makes one think. Who was better off, pre
Re: I have a multiple account
I had crappy experiences in both mainstream and blind schools, but I realize I'm in the minority. Had I gone to a decent mainstream school, as in, one where the teachers would do more than just the bare minimum to follow the letter of the law, and not make it p
Re: A question for those with no usable vision at all
I don't qualify to answer the question which was originally asked, since I have light and shadow perception, but I want to comment on the dreams thing. Does anyone else experience smell and taste in dreams? I do on occasion, usually duri
Re: A question for those with no usable vision at all
I don't qualify to answer the question which was originally asked, since I have light and shadow perception, but I want to comment on the dreams thing. Does anyone else experience smell and taste in dreams? I do on occasion, usually duri
Re: A question for those with no usable vision at all
I don't qualify to answer the question which was originally asked, since I have light and shadow perception, but I want to comment on the dreams thing. Does anyone else experience smell and taste in dreams? I do on occasion, usually duri
Re: My problem with the Blindy handbook
Yes, Team Talk is primarily used by the blind these days, but I significantly doubt, accessibility mode or no accessibility mode, that it was written for the blind specifically. Same with VAC. It's gotten a pretty undeserved bad rep because of people
Re: My problem with the Blindy handbook
I actually do think the idea of a multipurpose installer is a good one. It's a shame that the two that I know of which were made by other blind people, this one, which unfortunately has the baggage of the handbook attached to it, and, if I remember co
Re: My problem with the Blindy handbook
Oh come on, it really is not that hard to share it through other means. This is like the argument about audio described content all over again.I agree that most of it is pretty stupid though. The majority of people who read the thing will be sorely di
Re: Setting aside development of my projects temporarily for now
Yeah, your health comes first. It was refreshing to see some projects which were started by a new dev that weren't clones, and were unique, but I'm sure this setback will only be temporary. Who knows, maybe you'll come up with
Re: Teens Are Not too Young for Depression
It used to make me fucking sick when my sister and her now ex-partner would shove an IPad into my niece's hands whenever they didn't know what else to do with her, or when they wanted to step outside for smoke breaks. I'd love to say he's more guil
Re: Teens Are Not too Young for Depression
Here's the thing though, you can't avoid the fact that your kid is going to be plugged into less than savory content. When they're young enough that you can actually control it, i.e. their social outings consist of supervised play dates and things
Re: Teens Are Not too Young for Depression
Oh, the public education system is a dumpsterfire, but homeschooling isn't without its pitfalls. I don't buy into the stereotype of homeschooled kids being completely incapable of socializing and all that, but I do think it presents some unique iss
Re: Teens Are Not too Young for Depression
Oh, the public education system is a dumpsterfire, but homeschooling isn't without its pitfalls. I don't buy into the stereotype of homeschooled kids being completely incapable of socializing and all that, but I do think it presents some unique iss
Re: Teens Are Not too Young for Depression
@66, the only thing I'll say about your post is that trying to armchair diagnose someone's mental health probably isn't a smart idea, particularly on the internet where everyone can read it. You may have been angry, and I get that even if I'm not f
Re: Teens Are Not too Young for Depression
@66, the only thing I'll say about your post is that trying to armchair diagnose someone's mental health probably isn't a smart idea, particularly on the internet where everyone can read it. You may have been angry, and I get that even if I'm not f
Re: Teens Are Not too Young for Depression
As far as I can tell, you're trying to do the right thing, so I wouldn't classify you as deliberately trying to spread misinformation. I called you out because this is a subject I have strong feelings about, and you've always seemed fairly reasonab
Re: Teens Are Not too Young for Depression
As far as I can tell, you're trying to do the right thing, so I wouldn't classify you as deliberately trying to spread misinformation. I called you out because this is a subject I have strong feelings about, and you've always seemed fairly reasonab
Re: What are you guys using as PC protection these days?
It is, and trust me, you do not want to do what I did and end up having to format your computer because you were unable to enter the password you'd set, making it impossible to work with the antivirus at all or even uninstall it. That
Re: Network Utilities Version 1.0 is here
This is actually a really nifty little program. While it's possible, and relatively easy, to run a speed test from the command line if you know how to do it, this is an easier way to do so if someone doesn't want to bother messing around with the te
Re: Clearing my emails?
I've never had any significant issues with Thunderbird. The only thing that can happen sometimes is that if you fail to compact your folders on a regular basis, it will slow to a snail crawl and become pretty much unusable, but I imagine that has to be the case with
Re: the most annoying song you can link to
And this, folks, is a prime example of why thread necromancy shouldn't be frowned upon as heavily as it is among certain very vocal individuals. This thread is as relevant as it was 9 months ago when it was created. I love topics like this.
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Re: Daniel Zingaro now a Computer Science Professor
That is seriously cool. I'm glad for him.
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Re: Has anyone here ever met Molly Burke?
Lol wow, what a shitshow. Also, why wouldn't a straight man accuse a straight woman of having a crush if she displayed the same behavior? If we're talking stereotypes, girls are often known for being more flighty when it comes to their behavior arou
Re: Has anyone here ever met Molly Burke?
Having never watched her videos, I decided to see what all the fuss might be about. In my opinion, anyway, there really shouldn't be any. I couldn't get past the first minute of the video I clicked on. I cringed so hard, not because of any blindness
Re: Has anyone here ever met Molly Burke?
Ok. To be fair, I'm only pointing out my distaste because her voice is the type that just grates on my nerves. I can't stand it. Second, I can see how someone would think that you meant you bought her a book on Audible, based on how the original pos
Re: Has anyone here ever met Molly Burke?
I used to hate that term, and I can't say I've ever used it. I also used to hate blindies, but I find myself using that one quite a lot these days. I think the reason I say blindy a lot more than I did, and relaxed a lot more about those two terms b
Re: Good RSS reader for keeping up with this forum.
While I haven't used it in awhile, I have Lire on my phone. It's not a free app, but it displays feeds nicely. The free apps I remember trying when I first got my phone weren't as intuitive, or maybe they had ads, I honestly don't remember
Re: The best auto backup solution!
The only reason that I, personally, have never invested in something like Backblaze, though I know they do have a great reputation, is the sheer amount of stuff I have. I have an 8TB drive where I store my music. About 5 and a halfTB of that drive is being
Re: Has anyone here ever met Molly Burke?
I fail to see the logic in that myself. If I really stretch, and trust me, I'm only doing this because I'm bored as shit and have nothing better to do at the moment, I suppose that you could say that since she's a high-profile Youtuber, or at least,
Re: Has anyone here ever met Molly Burke?
Go ahead and post your comments, nobody's stopping you. If you really feel that strongly, then have at it. I don't see why you need the approval of random strangers to post whatever you want. I do agree, however, that posting a link to this topic wo
Re: Recording podcasts
Yeah, that, and the volume levels are an absolute bitch to get right. The level for your mic especially is extremely low by default, and in my experience, it's almost impossible to get both levels to stay consistent.
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Re: Has anyone here ever met Molly Burke?
Wait, you find her to be so inspirational that you would go so far as to make a topic asking for someone's personal experience with her, but you don't know what kind of content she produces?
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Re: Is this OCD I have?
I wonder whether that really would be an effective strategy, though. If you copy the files to multiple locations, you still know exactly where they are. Wouldn't it be delaying the inevitable? A personal example for me was when I created a filter for someone's emails
Re: what hapened mason's forum?
There is one already though, right? I don't think anyone posts in it though. As for creating another forum, I've said this time and time again, and will continue to do so even though I know I'm wasting my time. Having a secondary forum is not a bad thing in a
Re: Free captcha solving chrome extension
I'm not sure how many of you guys follow the main email lists for screen readers, but I thought I'd post in here since no one else has.Several days ago, the author of this add-on posted something on several lists to the effect that, given the fact t
Re: questions about dating and atraction
Of course blind people can have standards when it comes to physical attraction. It's not talked about, but then again, it seems taboo to talk about what traits you find physically attractive these days in general, lest you be accused of fat shaming o
Re: questions about dating and atraction
Uh, why would dick pics be such a pervasive problem otherwise? Surely you don't send those if you're not happy with what you've got? I can't say I've ever heard people overtly bragging about breast size, either, not unless it's a preference they have
Re: what hapened mason's forum?
I actually don't see the humor at all. people in this community are so resistant to the idea of there being a secondary forum that any failures are magnified a hundredfold.
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Re: can't delete a file on my computer
yes, Unlocker should do what you're looking for. It's never failed me when trying to get rid of stubborn files.
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Re: what hapened mason's forum?
Yeah, you guys are right. I wasn't in the greatest of moods yesterday, and I should have expanded on the point I was trying to make. My problem is that immature people making forums is actually a lot worse than there being no secondary forum at all, because n
Re: who's using what to store and generate passwords?
I've been using KeePass for a few years now. Bit Warden is something I've honestly never heard of before. If you've used both that and KeePass, how do they differ, and how accessible is Bit Warden? I most likely wouldn't switch, but I'm
Re: questions about dating and atraction
Yes, dating in the modern age does seem to be more trouble than it's worth, from my perspective at least. I could never just swipe right for a good time, or wade through hundreds of one-word messages on a dating site just to go out with someone, have
Re: Neurolink: Casual Brain Surgery For All
This sounds like some Black Mirror shit to me.
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Re: Free captcha solving chrome extension
You have to contact him, I believe his email address is somewhere in this thread.
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Re: a radio program/app for windows 10
I honestly think there should be a rule against posting unidentified links with no descriptions. Luckily, it doesn't happen enough to be a real problem, but it angers me on the occasions I do see it.As for the topic, you should probably be able to stil
Re: a radio program/app for windows 10
Is Tapin Radio a paid program now? I remember hearing that that might be the case, but I'm still able to use the free version on the occasions that I've actually opened it. I really don't these days, since I have very little interest in listening to th
Re: a radio program/app for windows 10
Oh, that's interesting that Tapin Radio became a paid program. These days, if I want to listen to the radio, I just ask my Google Home to play a station.
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Re: I need a new media player.
How do you set up the keyboard shortcuts for Foobar? I've never had any luck with it. I can get into the window where you add new ones, but I can't seem to get it to actually create anything. I get it to a point where it says something about an unassigned shor
Re: things I can do with my dad
I strongly disagree with post 2 about teenage years being the best of your life. Even if you had a relatively good high school experience, which I certainly did not, pretty much everyone is awkward or insecure about something at that age. You don't have the l
Re: I need a new media player.
Ah, ok, I got it now. Thanks. That sure was a pain in the ass, I hope I never have to do that again. I'm assuming there's a config file I can back up?
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Re: I need a new media player.
One more quick question about Foobar, then I'll RTFM, I promise. Where is the option located to open a link, say, a live stream? And, does it remember a list of recent URL's like VLC does? I have to say that feature is convenient, and I'd miss it if I do decid
Re: Need a netflix account? I'll be happy to split the payment!
It does seem rather odd to me that someone would put such an offer on a public forum. First of all, what would you have done if 30 people responded to your "helpful" suggestion? Surely there's a cutoff point in these family pl
Re: Need a netflix account? I'll be happy to split the payment!
I mean, yeah, I get the theory too, but it's still really strange to offer it to a bunch of random people you don't know. I could see that being a thing among a few close friends, but come on.
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Re: Need a netflix account? I'll be happy to split the payment!
I may have possibly been slightly out of line by insinuating that there's some other reason that you'd offer such a service, but it's still super weird to me. Now more than ever, it makes sense to guard all your accounts as cl
Re: What things you do that are odd for a visually impaired person?
@15, I assume you meant darts? I enjoy that too. I play with my parents sometimes. I know there are audio dartboards, but I never learned to play with any audio cues. It helps that I have enough vision to more or less see t
Re: my thoughts on the uses of Braille
I agree with Jade for the most part. It's very important for a blind student to learn Braille at the same time their sighted peers are learning to write print, assuming, of course, that the person didn't lose their vision later in life. I completely un
Re: questions about the blind community and a couple of other things
I don't think that people expecting to be praised for every tiny thing they do is related to blindness at all. With social media these days, everybody tweets all the minute details of their lives, regardless of whether any
Re: Monthly chat September 2019
I haven't posted in one of these for awhile, so here goes.Things have actually been going extremely well for me lately, which still feels weird to say, given the fact that I was more or less in a constant slump for the past 3 years or so. A lot of that had to
Re: Monthly chat September 2019
I haven't posted in one of these for awhile, so here goes.Things have actually been going extremely well for me lately, which still feels weird to say, given the fact that I was more or less in a constant slump for the past 3 years or so. A lot of that had to
Re: my thoughts on the uses of Braille
I've always seen Braille capitalized, and I assumed it was because it's because it was named after its creator, not necessarily because it's a language. Either way, though, since languages are capitalized, and Braille qualifies as one, to a degree, I'l
Re: my thoughts on the uses of Braille
No, it definitely isn't, especially since most people have crappy habits when it comes to their posture when sitting in front of a computer. Also, that's interesting that some people consider Braille as a language and others don't. I never gave it much
Re: taking care of technology
I don't think you have to have sight to care about cosmetic damage. I'm almost sure that it would bother me, because I don't like things being out of place or too different than how they were originally. As an example, I had a really crappy case on my phone. I
Re: my thoughts on the uses of Braille
Yeah, you mostly hear about sighted people listening to audio books only when driving, or performing another task where they need to concentrate on something else. However, the dramatic rise in popularity of podcasts has put more focus on different typ
Re: question regarding android for PC with talkback enabled
I was actually just thinking about this yesterday. Just out of curiosity, why is it so hard to create a VM that contains Talkback already? Is it something to do with the Android OS in general, or are there other technical reasons w
Re: questions about the blind community and a couple of other things
I would agree with your assessment of the community in general. While I never got involved in tons of drama, minus the unfortunate and well-publicized incident of a few years ago, I always heard about it from the few peopl
Re: Corona Virus: is it the beginning of the end?
I think I'll look into those cotton masks, it makes sense that they would be more breathable and probably a bit more comfortable. I, too, wear ones that are a heavier material, and they can get rather annoying at times.I agree with the thrus
Re: Your choice? Would you restore your vision?
I'm with others who say that if the procedure was safe and effective, I'd be willing to try it. But I'm also wary, because I don't know what it would be like to open my eyes after a surgical procedure and suddenly be confronted by all this inf
Re: Your choice? Would you restore your vision?
I, too, have leber's, and that's why I'm not really hell bent on wishing for a cure. I definitely think that if the new gene therapies ever get to a point where they're effective, that's wonderful for future generations. In my case, I have lig
Re: Is this really what sighted people think of us?
Wow @20, I hope you weren't serious about that bit of advice at the end of your post. Also, I don't know if it's the city I'm currently working in, or the fact I've managed to encounter people who are less grabby, for lack of a better word
Re: Accessible free online college websites for the blind
You and everybody else can't afford a mountain of student loans...I don't think there is such a thing as a full online college degree for free, why would there be? But you could try apps like Coursera and EdX if you just want some cl
Re: Corona Virus: is it the beginning of the end?
The electoral college and its power is the reason I flat out refuse to vote. people give me shit about it sometimes, but I'm not going to check a box when it doesn't matter what my opinion is.Re: worrying about a significant other becoming i
Re: Your choice? Would you restore your vision?
Lol, preach from the book of the NFB? And people wonder why I despise them. No organization should have such a tight grip on your thoughts and emotions that you feel compelled to apply force to convert others to your way of thinking. You talk
Re: Monthly Chat - August, 2020
@11, nah, I know of at least one blind person who had it.Generally, things are going ok for me. My job, while not particularly mentally engaging, keeps me away from doing a lot of leisure things because I'm often tired when I return home. It's not even the wo
Re: Corona Virus: is it the beginning of the end?
Jayde, I haven't been actively reading the forum for a few days, but I'll respond to your post about voting now, though the discussion has wandered pretty far from that. Partially, I want to explain my thoughts, and partially, I want to do a
Re: What do You Guys Want to See in an Independence Training Center
I wonder if there are any podcasts, Youtube videos, even explainers that break this stuff down in an idiot-proof manner? I remember that NBP used to carry a book series, it was called something like, "The Real You Guides".
Re: people touching blind people
I'm in full agreement with Dark, and to be honest, the letting someone use me to fill their good deed quota for the day excuse doesn't fly with me. If you kicked four puppies today, and then you stroll up to me and grab me and assume that I must need help ju
Re: What do You Guys Want to See in an Independence Training Center
Yeah, the speeches are pretty over the top. In my favorite one of all, note the sarcasm, one person tries to lay out in a neat little package the stages a blind person goes through in order to become truly independent.https
Re: Accessibility of online therapy apps?
I have a bit of an update, although I'm afraid it's not good news.Since the response from Talkspace I received last week, I haven't heard anything back from them.I was also hopeful after finding a lead on a blind psychologist. I contacted this perso
Re: Why I like old music discussion
I have a huge collection of music of all varieties, but I definitely find older music to be more comforting. When I was growing up, my parents, my mom, who's more into classic rock and pop, and my dad, who's mostly into classic country played music aroun
Re: people touching blind people
It depends on what exactly people are doing, though. If someone is asking me invasive questions, I feel that it's quite within my rights to tell them firmly that if they wouldn't ask such a question of a sighted person, i.e. how do you have sex, or how to yo
Re: IPhone and notifications problem
Airplane mode wouldn't happen to be on, would it?
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Re: people touching blind people
I didn't mean to imply that any specific person in this thread said anything bad, I just meant you as in general you when directing my comments, since it's such a common sentiment. The whole thing about representing the blind community as a whole has merit,
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