KestrelAlex

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[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 day ago

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

[–] [email protected] 11 points 1 day 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 :)

[–] [email protected] 3 points 3 days 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.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 weeks 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.

[–] [email protected] 27 points 1 month ago

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

[–] [email protected] 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.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 month 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.

[–] [email protected] 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.

[–] [email protected] 0 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.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 3 months ago

The first wedding I ever attended was my own...and I was 35. I somehow had friends & family who didn't get or were already married my entire life.

Still never been to a birth or a funeral.

[–] [email protected] 21 points 3 months ago

It really depends on what I'm doing to elicit the comment - I'm often doing silly things, getting enthusiastic about stuff, exploring my environment and other things vaguely "childish" and so would consider cute to be a compliment.

Coming with no context it's neutral, way better than being called sexy but generally my appearance doesnt need comment.

If I'm upset, or being professional, or an authority than being called cute is 100% and insult.

[–] [email protected] 15 points 3 months ago

Yes, a line graph showing residents vs visitors by month would tell a much more meaningful story.

 

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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