tuukkao

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by tuukkao 8mo ago
Can you elaborate how an user interface based on conversation is even remotely as efficient as a keyboard-operated screen reader? With a screen reader I can get information out of a web page much quicker than the time it takes me to think h
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The state of modern AI text to speech systems for screen reader users(stuff.interfree.ca)
102 points by tuukkao 8mo ago|47 comments
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by tuukkao 11mo ago
Beets is what got me into MusicBrainz. It's an incredible resource. To be fair it's not the easiest of things to get started with and the usability could be better (release drafts, anyone?) but it's efficient once you get the
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by tuukkao 11mo ago
If you're using Navidrome or similar to stream your music then check out beets-alternatives [0]. It lets you sync (and optionally convert) your library or a subset of it to another location, in my case my music storage mounted with Rcl
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by tuukkao 1y ago
WSL 2 is one of the biggest reasons I'm able to be productive as a blind software developer. With it I'm able to enjoy the best desktop screen reader accessibility (Windows and NVDA) as well as the best developer tools (Linux). I
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by tuukkao 6y ago
I stand corrected. I'd still rather have my own personal handle that I could point to any given Mastodon account (kind of like how email aliases work) but it's absolutely better than nothing.
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by tuukkao 6y ago
That is true, yes. But then there's the fact that my identity is tied to that instance. All of my followers would have to go through the trouble of refollowing me on another instance, and that is only if I'm able to tell them that
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by tuukkao 6y ago
That looks nice. Let's get back to this once any of those services has reached the kind of maturity that a non-techie is willing to sign up and start building their network. I have no idea what needs to happen for that to become the re
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by tuukkao 6y ago
> Regular social media platforms like Facebook have a single point of failure. If their servers go down, your content goes down with it. While I agree with the principle of this argument, I think it's far more likely that any of the
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by tuukkao 6y ago
Blind since birth full stack software developer here. I might not be able to relate to your situation completely but here are some of my experiences: >Are there blind frontend engineers? I don't think so. It's not that you can&
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Experiences from a Blind Developer Who Works Alongside a Sighted Team(freecodecamp.org)
2 points by tuukkao 7y ago|0 comments
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by tuukkao 7y ago
Two points, neither of which is a disagreement to the OP's comments: 1. Listening to speech at 450 WPM is a totally attainable skill for the sighted. It is not some kind of magical superpower that only the blind are blessed with. It&#x
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by tuukkao 7y ago
It does, yes, but with Braille I suppose the effect could become similar eventually. Actually, I find myself ignoring certain speech patterns in a similar way. For example the word "blank" which is what my screen reader says whene
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by tuukkao 7y ago
Which language is "nicest" probably comes down to experience and personal preference. For me Lisp's feel a little dense, and I find that I have to concentrate more than usual when working with e.g. Clojure. But this may not h
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by tuukkao 7y ago
No, I haven't really tried it. I know that it exists and that there are people who like it, but making everything work under Windows is a hassle I haven't bothered going through. (Basically I would have to write an Emacspeak-compa
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by tuukkao 7y ago
I am the author of "Software development 450 words per minute". As it's been 2 and a half years since I wrote this post, I thought I'd give a little update as to the tools I use since my preferences have changed slightly