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Post by Doxin »

wilgertvelinga wrote: post #322
zippergz wrote: post #288

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Is there any particular type or brand of earplugs you recommend, that are comfortable enough to wear for multiple hours and don't make the music sound too muffled (while still reducing the volume to safe levels)?

If you're in Europe, these are amazing: https://www.alpine.nl/products/partyplug

From what I hear a lot of audio techs wear Alpine MusicSafe Pros, so if anything wearing ear plugs will make the music sound better since you're matching what you're hearing to what the audio tech is hearing.

I got myself a pair and if nothing else they are decently comfortable to wear.

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Post by jnovek »

jstarfish wrote: post #512
jnovek wrote: post #295

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A bit of a tangent. My experience suggests that the transactional nature of modern medicine is part of what makes these types of investigations so hard. A doctor will be booked solid all day without time to reflect or investigate and that really only works with one-off problems. A chronic condition is not transactional, it's narrative. Someone needs to manage that narrative and mine it for insights. The only way the…

> My experience suggests that the transactional nature of modern medicine is part of what makes these types of investigations so hard. A doctor will be booked solid all day without time to reflect or investigate and that really only works with one-off problems. I'd argue that has more to do with the sheer number of variables and our limited understanding of how they interact. Patient resilience is also a factor. Few…

> chronic migraines as an example, that shit is a response to something

Sort of. I think the _chronic_ aspect of chronic migraine often ends up being a response to something, but migraine itself is considered a primary condition.

In my case, I respond to many stimuli that are out of my control or hard to control all the time — weather, seasonal allergies and stress to name a few. I also have stimuli that I can control, and by controlling those I reduce the impact to those things I can’t control.

FWIW, I’m not shitting on doctors, here. I actually think that there is some evolution of our medical system that takes the narrative into account, perhaps by process or an intermediary that helps a patient manage their “case”.

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Post by dgellow »

dirtyid wrote: post #515
dgellow wrote: post #240

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That makes me think, how does one learn to use a screen reader? (Or alternatives for other handicaps) It seems fairly technical and challenging to learn, but I feel it would make sense for abled engineers to practice using those. I personally wouldn’t even know where to start, I only enabled the screen reader a few times by mistakes and have no idea how I could learn to be effective with it if I need to at some point…

I've been learning screen readers in my spare time because it seems like a nice screen off way to browse content in bed. It's servicable and maybe even viable way to work if more of the web was tailored for it.

Surprised it isn’t more common, I would expect nerdy abled people to show off to their friends their cool screen reading skills, just because it’s such a niche, technical, and weird thing to do.

I may try out during the weekend.

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Post by nathias »

satvikpendem wrote: post #45
nathias wrote: post #41

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I wouldn't trust anything on reddit...

I would. For example, /r/AskHistorians is extremely high quality. Don't mistake a forum for all of its users as one monolith.

do you have a phd in history to judge that? I said I wouldn't trust, I'm sure there is some good resources but they are mixed with bad ones, I just know that r/philosophy is a terrible resource for anyone studying philosophy

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Post by oalders »

gertlex wrote: post #511
oalders wrote: post #487

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From using regular ear plugs, my experience is that you really need to get them in there quite far. Also, I find that the disposable ones are really basically single use. After they've compressed and expanded I find they don't seem to work as well on subsequent uses. So, taking them out and putting them back in is something I would try to minimize. Maybe they've improved in the meantime? The molded plugs to me do fee…

Cool, thanks for the extra insights! With (high power) hearing aids, it's reasonably easy to know if you have a gap in the mold: I'll get a feedback loop (annoying noise, naturally) if one is loose or a poor fit. Interestingly, for the past few molds (a 4-6 year life per pair these days) the left ear definitely has more of a problem with feedback loops when my jaw is opened wide (i.e. eating) - the shape evidently va…

The feedback loop sounds rough!

FWIW, I believe these are the filters that I use: https://www.warnertechcare.com/dec-filter-dm-ocean-attenuati...

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Post by pacaro »

cxr wrote: post #505
pacaro wrote: post #479

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Only if you use a proleptic calendar. If you are entering dates from historic documents, you need to know which calendar the author of the document was using

Did you read my comment in the parenthetical?

Did you ever try `cal 9 1752`

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Post by stemlord »

johnnyworker wrote: post #369
sideproject wrote: post #30

I once sat on a zoom call with a vision impaired user to do some accessibility testing on our site. First, it was enlightening for me to see how she navigated through our site using her screen reader. Second when she landed on our booking page we got so embarrassed because she couldn’t use our date picker. A basic HTML version would have done the job. But a few weeks back we had debated over which fancy jquery date p…

Here is an idea: The devs of a site (or an application) are in a video call, with screen sharing or whatever is useful, with a user who has accessibility needs and is using their site/program. A bunch of other devs sit in on it, muted, just learning. Then the devs throw some money in the pot and the user who did the testing gets paid for their time. Everybody wins. Oh, and if all participants agree, the stream is mad…

You just described what is known as "user testing". They can happen in person, like a focus group, or remotely. Companies reach out to the public for "random" users that fit the given criteria and are paid for their time. You can also use a 3rd party service who will pair you with random testers, for example https://www.usertesting.com/

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monero-xmr wrote: post #296
the_gipsy wrote: post #267

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Private and well-compensated medical workers still don't offer a sci-fi "healing tubes". Private healthcare is maybe marginally better for 1% of the population, but far more expensive.

Medical tourism into the US is extremely common. I own a rental unit near a major hospital and rent to many foreigners who travel in for treatment, particularly Canadians. Everything has trade offs.

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Post by nashashmi »

bryanrasmussen wrote: post #94

In terms of web UX, one disability that hardly anyone considers is intellectual disability - but really many people who work in development (design, project management, programming) are outliers in terms of intellectual ability (albeit probably not as much as they think they are) But we're all just temporarily smart as well, many people are not that bright before that first cup of coffee or if they are going through…

We take it for granted. But intellectual decline is a real thing. My memory was superior before. And my work processes revolved around superior memory. Then I got sick for 19 days with severe headaches. And I was not the same after.

I deserved it too. I was too proud and demeaning others for not being able (like me) to remember things.

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