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Sonos smart speaker controller API and CLI written in Rust(github.com)
200 points by mlang23 7y ago|106 comments
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by mlang23 7y ago
To sum up most of the comments here: Google is the new Microsoft. Fascinating, how a company can go from "we will not do evil" to "fuck you all" in just 5 years.
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by mlang23 7y ago
For me, standing next to a running car is already sort of noise polution, especially if the car could be turned off as well. Last time I heard a drone fly overhead, I definitely felt anoyed. People tend to overlook the impact their toys ha
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by mlang23 7y ago
Oh yes! "We monitored a few phones for a few minutes and are now so convinced that we write an article telling everyone to relax" While I am not a fan of conspiracy theories, such half-assed pseudo-proofs actually make me believe
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by mlang23 7y ago
I am blind, but I am not a primary speech synthesis user, I prefer tactile braille. However, I know a number of people which are using their speech synthesizers at rates similar to what you described above. My theory/experience with t
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by mlang23 7y ago
Maybe people should watch more old movies from the 20th century. This reads like satire, but its true!
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by mlang23 7y ago
Well, since education puts people deeply into debt in the USA, I am actually not very surprised.
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by mlang23 7y ago
I dont believe your point at all. Do you know how high the psychopath rate amongst managers is? You would be shocked. I really dont believe that someone having fought their way up to a job that pays a 7 figure number per year actually car
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by mlang23 7y ago
Anyone surprised that an U.S. company was actively trying to bypass regulations to boost commercial success? If money is all you are aiming for, putting people at risk is suddenly not a problem at all.
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by mlang23 7y ago
Why should it? AIUI, suicidal people actually want their suffering to end. Going through a VR suicide is totally useless to achieve their actual goal. I think you mistake the motivation. Most people dont kill themselves because they are
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by mlang23 7y ago
> But this was crazy. And rude. And selfish. And utterly, disgustingly, narcissistic. That pretty much sums up 2/3 of our society. Dealing with stupidity of the masses will be one of the bigger challenges of the future.
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by mlang23 7y ago
Are you actually a user of accessibility? To me, it doesn't feel like you are. If I am right, please refrain from patronizing people who actually do. In my book, you have no idea how horrible the situation has become over the last 5
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by mlang23 7y ago
However, a significant portion of HTML mail I receive happily violates "accessibility laws" and omit to provide a text-only part. I know that, since I actually rely on accessibility to do my daily work.
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by mlang23 7y ago
This belongs in my ~/.signature
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by mlang23 7y ago
Indeed, a job for "git annex addurl" in a loop.
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by mlang23 7y ago
I felt the same way when I quoted a particularily strange passage. Got downvoted. Go figure.
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by mlang23 7y ago
No, that is not realistic. With all the fucked up security nonsense and checkin times, and the time you need to get to the airport(s), its likely more like 5 or 6 hours vs 8. And considering the environmental footprint of a flight, I woul
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by mlang23 7y ago
"eroding the next generation's pool of women" What a way to phrase things. I really wonder how this article is relevant to HN?
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by mlang23 7y ago
Wow, I really like this list. Did I overlook it, or is there any work to export this to a YT playlist?
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by mlang23 7y ago
This idea has already been used in a movie 24 years ago. Check out "Strange Days" (1995)
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NVDA: The free software empowering blind people world wide(youtube.com)
2 points by mlang23 7y ago|0 comments
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by mlang23 7y ago
Yes, listeing to stuff while screen is locked seems to be one of the motivations for teople to pay for a youtube subscription (apart from getting rid of Ads of course). As a VoiceOver user, I dont care so much. Tripple-tapping with three f
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by mlang23 7y ago
I read a lot of audiobooks on YouTube recently. Fascinating how a service so public can be so full of copyright violations. I guess I know now why upload filters are the new big thing.
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by mlang23 7y ago
I agree. This article reads as if asshole != narcissistic supply
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by mlang23 7y ago
The next tracking technology that completely fails on me. Tracking mouse movements is already totally helpless when it comes to blind users. But tracking my eye pupils is even more useless. I just hope nobody will ever impelment CAPTCHA
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by mlang23 7y ago
This would solve an issue I have regularily. Sighted people tend to invert left/right almost more then 50% of the time when telling directions to a blind person, especially if they are not looking in the same direction. In fact, the e
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by mlang23 7y ago
I was actually wondering how expensive such a butchered ending might be these days. Turning a story around like this just smells of manipulation. I guess Google/FB weren't really happy with how the book ends...
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by mlang23 7y ago
Neuromancer and Snowcrash. For some reason, I always think of both at the same time. The story is kind of similar after all.
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by mlang23 7y ago
I just read "A hat full of stars" yesterday evening. I can recommend all discworld books. But this one was especially moving. Now that I know that Terry was a advocate for assisted dying, I finally understand the alegory at t
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by mlang23 7y ago
I just recently stumbled across the "The Wichter" series and found it interesting. I haven't read all of them yet though. They sort of remind me of "Wheel of time" but with a sort of different twist.

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