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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 …

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,…

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…

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 NVD…

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 th…

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 instan…

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…

> 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 ar…

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 engi…

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…

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…

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 …

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. (…

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 si…