KestrelAlex

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[–] KestrelAlex 5 points 1 week ago

If anybody knows of something similar I'm happy to be pointed as well. Searching "keyboard accessible keyboard" is understandably nonsense.

[–] KestrelAlex 11 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Yes! I am an assistive technology specialist - helping people with all kinds of disabilities access computers - and I have a laundry list of little challenges I haven't found the right tool for.

An example to start is needing something kind of like the windows on screen keyboard but that selects letters/keys using arrows and space/enter (a lot like typing using a remote).

The osk has some special feature to not steal focus from where you're typing, but this could instead let you do all your typing and then when you select done run a sendkeys to type in the text (could have clipboard option but this doesn't work everywhere). This also makes correcting errors easier. Bonus if it works with text prediction same as the osk :)

[–] KestrelAlex 3 points 1 week ago

Almost 40, comfortably established with no kids, so life is overall pretty easy.

I got into audiobooks on Libby and have gotten through about 400 in the last 4 years. I listen while I'm driving and sometimes while doing chores, but mostly I listen while hiking or paddling - on a weekend backpacking trip I can get through 3-5 books.

My books are almost all what I would call "human adjacent non-fiction" - science and information related to people and the planet, but I don't find deep science like quantum physics relatable enough to be interesting.

I love to read and learn and wish more people wanted to talk about books, but book people and outdoor people don't overlap that much.

[–] KestrelAlex 1 points 1 month ago

My thought is that the huge decrease in screening during the pandemic is leading to more cases being caught now that things have resumed normal.

Its kind of nice to see a "by race" article showing that race is really not showing to be a factor in this study, every line looks the same.

[–] KestrelAlex 27 points 1 month ago

This is just to avoid becoming the dumping ground for previous gen tech.

[–] KestrelAlex 1 points 1 month ago (1 children)

If sunrise and sunset is your thing then the website suncalc.net works great to find what places will have the best views for different times of year.

I go watch the sunset as part of my solstice and equinox adventures so finding new places with nice views is fun.

[–] KestrelAlex 1 points 2 months ago (3 children)

I use the AR tool for sun positions every time I'm finding a tent spot or to watch a sunrise/set, and the bubble level is perfect for finding a tent spot that isn't tilted 2 degrees towards your head so you wake up with a headache.

[–] KestrelAlex 3 points 2 months ago (3 children)

I have a huge number of content filters, basically stopping just short of blocking the words "left" and "right" but trying to block everything else political.

What I wish I could find a way to do is pick by post language - I have nothing against a user/community, I just don't speak (usually) German.

[–] KestrelAlex 44 points 2 months ago

Now...is this legal to show in public or not?

[–] KestrelAlex 1 points 3 months ago

I had a 3 day paddling adventure planned but a partner with the sniffles and way more rain than called for had other ideas. Now it's VR, sewing, make soup and a shorter day trip when it clears up on Sunday.

[–] KestrelAlex 5 points 3 months ago

Do they count audiobooks? Is it about consuming the content of the book or the delivery system?

[–] KestrelAlex 5 points 3 months ago (3 children)

None of these policies address that life is too expensive and difficult for people now for them to think about having kids....telling struggling people things will only get half as worse once they have children isn't motivating anybody.

 

Some personality problems, like abandonment issues or low IQ, I think of as due to genetics or adverse childhood events not the fault of the person...other traits like being a person who litters or being greedy I think of as personal failings - my questions is where would you put attention seeking behaviors like being super entitled about your wedding or lying about traumatic events?

Are these caused by social problems, and if so what might they be? Or are they just people wanting attention because it feels good and they feel entitled to do whatever they have to to get it? I have cognitive dissonance on this and am curious to hear other people's take and why.

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