This is a weird request, but I figure the worst I can get for it is silence. I'm totally #blind and have very bad hearing. To set up a device through its inaccessible software, I'm in need of a sighted person for about an hour and a half to two hours who can access a computer remotely, speaks and reads English, and can describe images and graphs. The person needs to be quite patient with follow-up questions, needs to be willing to repeat if needed, as well as be able to click on items and describe what happens on the screen. The person needs to be fairly detail oriented because some of the images appear to have arrows and other ways to expand them, according to the manual. Though I'm happy to be reasonable, I have no clue how much to offer as payment, this is my first request of this kind. I'm posting it because I know we have some blind people here who may be able to point me towards someone who has done this before and may be willing to do it for such a short period. Boosts welcome, indeed, they're appreciated. #hearingimpaired#software#A11Y#accessibility#remote
I have run out of severance and now I'm running out of savings. It's do or die now, folks. Job offers, job leads, job hunting advice...please send them all my way, and/or boost for reach. Freelancing is on the table, too. Details about me and what I'm looking for, to follow.
A helpful reminder for all #softwareDevelopers in 2024 – remember to hold down both the record and play buttons simultaneously to save your program to cassette often as you are coding.
TIL Buggy computer software in the UK resulted in 230 post office workers being imprisoned for fraud between 1999 and 2015. Details are just coming to light.
"Faulty computer software resulted in some 230 post office workers being imprisoned on false charges of theft and fraud. Thousands of others were accused of similar misdeeds." #software#buggy
I so much wish the goals for software were performance first, then features.
It's so hard to understand that apps are over ~100.000.000 bytes heavy when my first hard drive was ~20.000.000 bytes (where I had a hundred programs, including drawing and animation apps) and my first computer had 3.583 bytes of RAM free.
Slack is 289 million bytes. Mostly to share a sentence of text. I just can't
Filing your taxes could be free starting this year. The IRS is running a direct-file pilot program. The goal is to make companies like TurboTax obsolete through a system where your taxes are filled out for you. But tax prep companies are spending millions to block them....
Anyone who thinks the route to a just resolution to the #HorizonIT crisis lies with a massive fine & compensation paid by #Fujitsu is letting the UK's political class & legal system off the hook.
Certainly, making Fujitsu pay is a necessary element to a just resolution but it is hardly sufficient.
The political class' scramble for cover will be masked if we focus primarily on the #software itself.
There were/are plenty of people who need to be held to account & only a minority are IT folk!
Honestly, I had no idea DuckDuckGo had its own web browser lol. This article reminded me to try out DuckDuckGo's search engine again, and compare its search results with those of Google Search. I was actually surprised to find out that DuckDuckGo churned out way better search results. I'm definitely gonna use it instead of Google from now on.
Hi friends. I haven't posted about it here much but I've been job searching for a few months now! I have about 5 years of experience as an accessibility engineer, performing QA, development, and consultation work primarily on the web with a smattering of native iOS. I'm seeking full-time or contract opportunities, either remote or in the #Austin area. My resume is available upon request. Boosts appreciated! 🙂 #FediHire#accessibility#a11y#javascript#web#NativeMobile#frontend#software#web
You are new to CP/M and don't know where to find documentation and software?
Then this toot may be of value for you, 'coz here's three important links on the topic. Please boost so CP/M newbies will notice this important information.
Humongous CP/M Archives (tons of software etc. - go here first!):
While Jitsi is open-source, most people use the platform they provide, meet.jit.si [http://meet.jit.si], for immediate conference calls. They have now introduced a “Know Your Customer” policy and require at least one of the attendees to log in with a Facebook, Github (Microsoft), or Google account. If you prefer not to...
SbD should not incentivize lip service or #security theater. It should not be at odds with business goals.
So, @rpetrich and I wrote what SbD should be and not be.
We hope mastonerds especially appreciate our recommendations in Section 1.2.1 for how #software teams can start investing in SbD while supporting velocity, dev productivity, & reliability.
[Analysis] This Is How We Finally Kill Turbotax (www.youtube.com)
Filing your taxes could be free starting this year. The IRS is running a direct-file pilot program. The goal is to make companies like TurboTax obsolete through a system where your taxes are filled out for you. But tax prep companies are spending millions to block them....
Jitsi, the open-source video conferencing platform, now requires a Google, Microsoft, or Facebook account for their online service. - Beehaw (beehaw.org)
While Jitsi is open-source, most people use the platform they provide, meet.jit.si [http://meet.jit.si], for immediate conference calls. They have now introduced a “Know Your Customer” policy and require at least one of the attendees to log in with a Facebook, Github (Microsoft), or Google account. If you prefer not to...
"Where have all the hackers gone?" + a way to discuss programming languages (morepablo.com)
A way to talk about programming languages, and a plea to Think Different™