Just a blind gay guy that mostly posts about tech things with occasional personal stuff sprinkled in. I'm usually willing to help if I can. I sometimes struggle to consistently reach out to other people so trying to change that moving forward.
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Last Notes npub1wa33kntak5gw45j5zxlg4q2mzf4t8rdvz4z4t6w85dtxs84qd8msh2uhtj James Dean @nprofile…lx0q I preordered it on Audible and listened to it in a very short time because it was that good! I've followed her on Youtube for several years now and also listened to her first book. She's such a real person and like she says, there will always be haters, but the people that judge her so harshly because of the way she chooses to live her life as one blind woman saddens me greatly. npub1wa33kntak5gw45j5zxlg4q2mzf4t8rdvz4z4t6w85dtxs84qd8msh2uhtj James Dean @nprofile…kx0x @nprofile…ztmx It wasn't meant to be a gotchya, but to show you that you never know what somebody has been through until you do, so it's a very bad look to be saying things like that. Even though you mentioned you were bullied in that same post, that comment flew in the face of that, making you sound very privlidged. Just pointing out how it looks to somebody just reading over here. npub1wa33kntak5gw45j5zxlg4q2mzf4t8rdvz4z4t6w85dtxs84qd8msh2uhtj James Dean @nprofile…kx0x @nprofile…ztmx I'm sorry that you hold that view, because it is very untrue. He has said publicly that he suffered serious and prolonged sexual abuse during his school days. You never know what someone has gone through and an opinion may or may not reflect that, that's a big not in this case. The issue is that while the use of such words and phrases don't bother a lot of us, that is because we've become desensitized to these phrases that do actually perpetuate the way people react to us. Words do matter and we don't get to pick and choose when. The issue with people that die on this hill like Jonathan is that some of them (I think Jonathan knows better) seem to think that this is the only approach to helping solve the unemployment issue and the way we're viewed in general. That's part of it but a small part. What we really need to do is have some way to introduce ourselves and our skills to major companies, but liability concerns would shoot that down quickly! That would help both with unemployment as well as the general view of us because we would get more exposure over time. npub1wa33kntak5gw45j5zxlg4q2mzf4t8rdvz4z4t6w85dtxs84qd8msh2uhtj James Dean @nprofile…ukrr So you can finance through them? Hmmm. npub1wa33kntak5gw45j5zxlg4q2mzf4t8rdvz4z4t6w85dtxs84qd8msh2uhtj James Dean @nprofile…ukrr You can, but I don't think you get to add it to your monthly bill in payments like the big three allow you to, but I'm not certain of that. npub1wa33kntak5gw45j5zxlg4q2mzf4t8rdvz4z4t6w85dtxs84qd8msh2uhtj James Dean @nprofile…ukrr Well in the case of phones, you don't necessarily have to be rich, just have a phone plan that lets you upgrade every year. Sure a bit more expensive per month than paying for something like Tello, but it's not like they're dropping more than $1000 at once per year. npub1wa33kntak5gw45j5zxlg4q2mzf4t8rdvz4z4t6w85dtxs84qd8msh2uhtj James Dean @nprofile…ukrr Same here. I imagine I would feel let down if I upgraded every year to be fare, though. npub1wa33kntak5gw45j5zxlg4q2mzf4t8rdvz4z4t6w85dtxs84qd8msh2uhtj James Dean @nprofile…ukrr That's idealistic on both your parts. I get it because you're just getting started in adult life but she should really know better. npub1wa33kntak5gw45j5zxlg4q2mzf4t8rdvz4z4t6w85dtxs84qd8msh2uhtj James Dean @nprofile…ukrr So you're mom is really going to kick you out even though she knows you don't currently have a job or anywhere to go? I just don't understand some people's logic. npub1wa33kntak5gw45j5zxlg4q2mzf4t8rdvz4z4t6w85dtxs84qd8msh2uhtj James Dean @nprofile…ukrr That really surprises me, too! Definitely would not expect the sightlings to know about it. npub1wa33kntak5gw45j5zxlg4q2mzf4t8rdvz4z4t6w85dtxs84qd8msh2uhtj James Dean @nprofile…ukrr I find them invaluable to learn about new technology. I do more prefer roundtable style discussions, though. npub1wa33kntak5gw45j5zxlg4q2mzf4t8rdvz4z4t6w85dtxs84qd8msh2uhtj James Dean There's a lot to like regarding the new Envision/Solos product, but I'm wondering even though there are two HD cameras, how optomized for OCR are they really since this is a mainstream glasses manufacturer? Or have they thought of that? I still haven't finished Access On's episode because this pitch effect is really hard to listen to, but it hasn't touched on that yet. npub1wa33kntak5gw45j5zxlg4q2mzf4t8rdvz4z4t6w85dtxs84qd8msh2uhtj James Dean @nprofile…ukrr Yep it popped up here, which is why I updated. NVDA already crashed enough so didn't want to mess with the beta. npub1wa33kntak5gw45j5zxlg4q2mzf4t8rdvz4z4t6w85dtxs84qd8msh2uhtj James Dean Just updated to NVDA 2025.2 and saw this in the What's New document. • A checkbox has been added in the speech settings to allow users to disable WASAPI for SAPI5 Why would one want to do this? Would it help with latency with SAPI5 voices? @NVAccess npub1wa33kntak5gw45j5zxlg4q2mzf4t8rdvz4z4t6w85dtxs84qd8msh2uhtj James Dean Ooo! Look what Lyft did! Let me make a round trip without complaining that the pickup and destination are too close! Huge thanks to whoever fixed this! npub1wa33kntak5gw45j5zxlg4q2mzf4t8rdvz4z4t6w85dtxs84qd8msh2uhtj James Dean @nprofile…ukrr If it is in easy mode, go into the App and get the regular firmware update. It apparently can't be changed with a key command. npub1wa33kntak5gw45j5zxlg4q2mzf4t8rdvz4z4t6w85dtxs84qd8msh2uhtj James Dean @nprofile…ukrr Ah I see. Just remember that contract positions are not stable, so even if you get that, keep looking. npub1wa33kntak5gw45j5zxlg4q2mzf4t8rdvz4z4t6w85dtxs84qd8msh2uhtj James Dean @nprofile…ukrr What happened with the local grocery store job? npub1wa33kntak5gw45j5zxlg4q2mzf4t8rdvz4z4t6w85dtxs84qd8msh2uhtj James Dean @nprofile…ukrr Sadly, no. I turned off the reading progress settings because instead of seeing the page text, it would just say, learning reading speed... but still no text and no Screen Reader settings in the Reader Settings for the Web App. Reading has never been this hard LOL. npub1wa33kntak5gw45j5zxlg4q2mzf4t8rdvz4z4t6w85dtxs84qd8msh2uhtj James Dean @nprofile…ukrr It's probably because it's the Kindle App. I should try Kindle for Web, actually. Yeah, going to do that. npub1wa33kntak5gw45j5zxlg4q2mzf4t8rdvz4z4t6w85dtxs84qd8msh2uhtj James Dean Tried using Picture Smart and it's telling me "the current controll is not a picture!" Can't win! npub1wa33kntak5gw45j5zxlg4q2mzf4t8rdvz4z4t6w85dtxs84qd8msh2uhtj James Dean I'm using NVDA's AI Content Describer Add-On to get descriptions of pages from a diary, but it only gave me the exact text once, instead summarizing the rest of them I've tried so far. So I modified the prompt and still no go. Repeated tries of the same images produce the same results, so yay for consistancy I guess, but it seems to be ignoring the prompt which is very annoying! npub1wa33kntak5gw45j5zxlg4q2mzf4t8rdvz4z4t6w85dtxs84qd8msh2uhtj James Dean @nprofile…ukrr Yeah, it's pretty nice, I don't use BSI often because I have a smaller phone so have trouble with hitting the right keys but I did mess with the new stuff when they first changed BSI in 18. npub1wa33kntak5gw45j5zxlg4q2mzf4t8rdvz4z4t6w85dtxs84qd8msh2uhtj James Dean @nprofile…ukrr Yep, go into VoiceOver>Braille>Braille Screen Input, hit the "Start automatically when editing text" switch. npub1wa33kntak5gw45j5zxlg4q2mzf4t8rdvz4z4t6w85dtxs84qd8msh2uhtj James Dean @nprofile…ukrr You don't have to pay for mint anually like that if you don't want to. You can pay for as little as three months of service. My partner has it. npub1wa33kntak5gw45j5zxlg4q2mzf4t8rdvz4z4t6w85dtxs84qd8msh2uhtj James Dean It really annoys me that no TV or Set Top box with Screen Reader functionallity that I've ever used or heard about has a way to stop speech. It could be simply one press of the back button while speaking stops, twice goes back but if the speech isn't active, one press goes back as normal. I could also imagine this being glitchy because AI coeded it LOL! Only have kidding... npub1wa33kntak5gw45j5zxlg4q2mzf4t8rdvz4z4t6w85dtxs84qd8msh2uhtj James Dean There's a Youtube Downloader Add-on? Wow, what does NVDA not have for Add-ons? LOL. Wait, what about a universal Spellchecker? npub1wa33kntak5gw45j5zxlg4q2mzf4t8rdvz4z4t6w85dtxs84qd8msh2uhtj James Dean So tired of this crap...Blind people, you've got speech and left/right arrows. Plese fucking use them to learn how to spell and right propperly, as that's honestly the *only* way we're going to get anywhere. Those of you that are just like...I'm blind and I use dictation so you should just accept it...stop it! You're not helping any of us by perpetuating the myth that we can't do *anything* without the sighted people's help. Please learn on your own or ask for help. Trust me, you're being judged for just continuing as you were rather than asking for help, which means advancement in what you're trying to do. npub1wa33kntak5gw45j5zxlg4q2mzf4t8rdvz4z4t6w85dtxs84qd8msh2uhtj James Dean @nprofile…pye9 You're talking about writing something that will be able to be viewed by many, thus, a post. If I tell someone I made a post somewhere, they'll understand, but if I tell them I made a Toot, I then have to explain that it's Mastodon's word for a post, then probably have to explain what Mastodon is...Much simpler to call it post. npub1wa33kntak5gw45j5zxlg4q2mzf4t8rdvz4z4t6w85dtxs84qd8msh2uhtj James Dean @nprofile…pye9 I'm glad it's post. Toot is stupid and more importantly, doesn't make sense in this context. npub1wa33kntak5gw45j5zxlg4q2mzf4t8rdvz4z4t6w85dtxs84qd8msh2uhtj James Dean Yo, people! Elon may be rich, but he's just another one of us humans, not God! Stop it! Just stop! it! npub1wa33kntak5gw45j5zxlg4q2mzf4t8rdvz4z4t6w85dtxs84qd8msh2uhtj James Dean Tried to look at a rewards program for a Dispensary here and apparently the link in the EMail is broken. Text from the page: "Dispensary 404 npub1wa33kntak5gw45j5zxlg4q2mzf4t8rdvz4z4t6w85dtxs84qd8msh2uhtj James Dean @npub1m5z…q9ct I OCR'd an image earlier with NVDA, and it turned "Internet" into "intimate.