jesterswilde

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by jesterswilde 3y ago
I feel I'm a mediocre blind developer and it does suck, mostly just the blind part though. I do my best not to let my coworkers know I'm blind (I work remotely.) Mostly to avoid either 'cripple porn' or being disregard
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by jesterswilde 3y ago
Oh snap, I forgot about Tom. Good to see he's still 30 and hanging out in Santa Monica.
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by jesterswilde 4y ago
I am highly suspicious of new tech coming in the guise of 'accessibility'. As someone goin blind, a lot of things toted as good for me are cumbersome and bad. Maybe this will be different, and that'd be neat. Though I just th
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by jesterswilde 4y ago
I've been seeing a steady parade of research talking about restoring sight. Gene therapy, electrical signals on the optic nerve, various chemical treatments. Some of these even get mildly positive results in human clinical trials. But
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by jesterswilde 4y ago
On the other side of it, I recently decided to let go of the idea of structure. I spent a large portion of my life trying to be one of those structured productive people with habits and such. I have a wide array of skills and none of them w
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by jesterswilde 4y ago
Fantastic. You may not be the Chosen One, but you're what we've got. And that's enough. (This made my day.)
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by jesterswilde 4y ago
The problem I see with this implementation is that it only gives. How will it also receive input? Do I need a watcher who transcribes it? I would like to see an added device that I can write chess moves into in a similar fashion to how I&#
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by jesterswilde 5y ago
I am also a developer going blind. Mine is more of a slow descent than what it sounds like your friend is going through (Legally blind, will probably lose the rest in the next couple years.) Anyways, just wanted throw out my appreciation to
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by jesterswilde 5y ago
RFC 1149 is old, I'd suggest RFC 2549 (an updated version to 1149). The updated quality controls are worthwhile if you're going this route. Though this method is only viable if you're ok with high latency.
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by jesterswilde 5y ago
I'm blind (not fully, but definitely well past the legal definition.) Obviously not the same as deaf, but it's a broken input nonetheless. One guy on here went with,"Why did cripple guy not understand the world as I would, I
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by jesterswilde 6y ago
I've found that behavior varies and almost seems independent of me informing them I'm blind. -They will park far away or across the street and wait for me to come to them. But I have a hard time understanding that they are there
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by jesterswilde 6y ago
For me, definitely. Things that work off my input alone (blind stick, public transit, apps with no other person involved) really help me feel independent and I'm much more likely to use it. I am glad that this (and ride share) are work
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by jesterswilde 6y ago
There are some useful one off things here for sure. Personally, I always feel awkward asking for help from strangers, even if I have my stick out. For me, these sorts of things have never delivered on the hope. Rideshare apps are quite the