Re: CRISPR: Human Animal Chimeras
Well, Gorrilla's have learned to communicate with sign language, [Pigeons] are also able to read and comprehend text. Parrots like the [African Grey] can also learn to read, do math, and speak, along with comprehend the language, much like numerous other
Re: CRISPR: Human Animal Chimeras
Thats quite true, animals I think share quite a bit more cognitive ability and experience with us than most might admit. Birds for example have twice the neural density compared to mammals, Crows in particular have 2 different dialects with over 250 unique
Re: CRISPR: Human Animal Chimeras
Thats quite true, animals I think share quite a bit more cognitive ability and experience with us than most might admit. Birds for example have twice the neural density compared to mammals, Crows in particular have 2 different dialects with over 250 unique
Re: CRISPR: Human Animal Chimeras
Thats quite true, animals I think share quite a bit more cognitive ability and experience with us than most might admit. Birds for example have twice the neural density compared to mammals, Crows in particular have 2 different dialects with over 250 unique
Re: SpaceX Starship Update: Mid-September
As reported by [Testlarati]:The current 200m flight test of the StarHopper prototype has been canceled. Given the rapid development of the Mk1 and Mk2 Starship prototypes towards ready status, and which have much higher fidelity, the StarHopper
CRISPR: Human Animal Chimeras
As reported by [wired]:Replacement human organs are hard to come by, generally the only way to land your hands on one is if someone donates them upon death, assuming their not hamburger. To that end, medical scientists have been working hard on things like [3D
CRISPR: Human Animal Chimeras
As reported by [wired]:Replacement human organs are hard to come by, generally the only way to land your hands on one is if someone donates them upon death, assuming their not hamburger. To that end, medical scientists have been working hard on things like [3D
Re: Neurolink: Casual Brain Surgery For All
@19From the description, the Neurolink implant would get power from, and wirelessly communicate with hardware behind the users ear, much like current cochlear implants, and from there it could interface with other devices over bluetooth like your
Re: Neurolink: Casual Brain Surgery For All
@19From the description, the Neurolink implant would get power from, and wirelessly communicate with hardware behind the users ear, much like current cochlear implants, and from there it could interface with other devices over bluetooth like your
Re: Neurolink: Casual Brain Surgery For All
@17Yeah, you look at things like corps locking out devices, DRM, and not even having any control over the medical devices that are inside you, etc. Then again, when it comes to brain surgery how comfortable would you be with unauthorized
Re: Neurolink: Casual Brain Surgery For All
@17Yeah, you look at things like corps locking out devices and requiring them to be serviced by "authorized" repair technicians, DRM, and not even having any control over the medical devices that are inside you, etc. It can become quite the
Re: SpaceX StarHopper Flight Rescheduled: August 19th to 21st
As reported by the [Daily Express]:The FAA has delayed the StarHopper flight test pending additional Hazard Analysis, Elon Musk anouncing the decision after a discussion with the FAA. Some outlets have tentatively put the new
Re: Neurolink: Casual Brain Surgery For All
@12True, but you could also ask why you'd use an MRI if you have an implant that can scan your brain, heh.@14All excellent questions. I'm pretty sure combat and or head trauma won't be good for implants. It may really depend on how their affixed
Re: Neurolink: Casual Brain Surgery For All
@3Interesting, I hadn't heard of their work on implanting a reciever directly to the visual cortex bypassing the optic nerve entirely, I mostly heard of the Argus 2 optic nerve implants.@8Shadowrun is a pretty clear analogy yeah, but its not at
Neurolink: Casual Brain Surgery For All
As reported by [arstechnica]:Elon Musk recently unveiled the work thats been going on at his secretive Neurolink company, which was founded with the purpose of developing neural implants and more advanced Brain Computer Interfaces for humans. Many of
Re: Graphiti Braille Display Now Available?
True, you can shave off quite a bit of the price through streamlined manufacturing, though there can be fixed costs with labour for assembly, shipping, etc. and most of that is typically from chinese manufacturers, with the tradewar its hard to
Bats That Use Leaves As Sound Mirrors
As reported by [arstechnica]:While well known as the acoustic nocturnal hunters that they are, the subtleties of how each kind of bat navigates and hunts their prey is a seemingly endless source of facinating possibilities. For example, the Leaf Nosed
Re: SpaceX StarHopper cleared for Flight: August 16th to 18th
As reported by [space.com]:The FAA has just cleared SpaceX for the 200m flight test of the StarHopper prototype, with a window spanning august 16th to the 18th. Elon Musk was rather hopeful that the test could be conducted
Re: Graphiti Braille Display Now Available?
@20Chinese braille display you say? Care to elaborate? The Orbit Reader's price also seems to be holding at 599$ on [orbits site], though they also seem to have an extended warranty for 85$. [APH] is 699$, and the [RNIB] is 499$ without VAT, and
Re: Graphiti Braille Display Now Available?
@17Hmm... It doesn't seem like its a small run, maybe one of the later prototypes? Why the NDA? If it was production ready you'd think they'd have put out a press release taking pre-orders and be more free wheeling with the API to build up the
Re: 3D wall decoration?
Hm... First place to look could be places like [thingiverse] and various other 3D printing repo's, you could also look into conversion tools like [Trace2SCAD], or my own tool [ASCII-Mesh], if your into ascii art, though all those require access to a 3D printer or
Re: 3D wall decoration?
Hm... First place to look could be places like [thingiverse] and various other 3D printing repo's, you could also look into conversion tools like [Trace2SCAD], or my own tool [ASCII-Mesh], if your into ascii art, though all those require access to a 3D printer or
Re: 3D wall decoration?
Hm... First place to look could be places like [thingiverse] and various other 3D printing repo's, you could also look into conversion tools like [Trace2SCAD], or my own tool [ASCII-Mesh], if your into ascii art, though all those require access to a 3D printer or
Re: 3D wall decoration?
Hm... First place to look could be places like [thingiverse] and various other 3D printing repo's, you could also look into conversion tools like Trace2SCAD], or my own tool [ASCII-Mesh], if your into ascii art. There also seems to be a company called [3D Photo
Re: 3D wall decoration?
Try looking into [Tactile Mapper], [TactileMaps], or [Click And Go TactileMaps], all of which use varying forms of 3D printing. There's some additional information and links [here], and [here].
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Re: SpaceX AMOS-17 Mission: August 6th
With Elon Musk scheduled to make an update on Starship on the 24th, SpaceX is currently set to launch the AMOS-17 Communications Satellite built by Boeing and owned by Spacecon Ltd. of Israel. The Falcon 9 will launch from Space Launch Complex 40 at
Re: Graphiti Braille Display Now Available?
@14Oh? Thats particularly interesting... Checking the APH site they do still seem to sell the [Orbit Reader 20], but its 699$ with 470 in stock. Hmm, there also seems to be a notice though:IMPORTANT NOTE – All new orders for Orbit Reader 20
Domino's Pizza Petitions Supreme Court Over ADA Compliance
As reported by [arstechnica]:Domino's Pizza, facing a lawsuit from a blind customer over the inaccessability of their website and app, have petitioned the supreme court to clarify whether online market places are required to follow
Graphiti Braille Display Now Available?
I recalled coming across this a few days ago when talking with an associate, it appears the Graphiti Braille Display has quietly been released by Orbit Research, as indicated [here] with a big "AVAILABLE NOW!" line on their website. The device itself
Re: Blind Misspelling Issue
I think the other competitor to the Orbit Reader 20 was called the Braille Me for 515$. There are a few other ways to get a cheap braille display for around 104$ Euros if you don't mind a little DIY, same with a relatively cheap braille embosser, though i'm not
Re: Blind Misspelling Issue
I think the other competitor to the Orbit Reader 20 was called the Braille Me for 515$. There are a few other ways to get a cheap braille display for around 104$ Euros if you don't mind a little DIY, same with a relatively cheap braille embosser, though i'm not
Re: Blind Misspelling Issue
I think the other competitor to the Orbit Reader 20 was called the Braille Me for 515$. There are a few other ways to get a cheap braille display for around 104$ Euros if you don't mind a little DIY, same with a relatively cheap braille embosser, though i'm not
Re: Blind Misspelling Issue
Morse Code enthusiasts, er, extremists? Like drone racers, kind of have their own little niche community tucked away, mostly using Ham Radio recievers with PCs, and yes, this is done purely with audio. There are actually audio decoding competitions such as the
Re: Blind Misspelling Issue
Well pulse rates can usually be adjusted for haptic or audio feedback, and experienced telegraphers can read up to 80 words per minute, so "slow" and "tedious" may be a bit subjective. But yeah, if Braille or TTS are available it would be a lot better to go with
Re: Blind Misspelling Issue
@6Mmm, not necessarily. Another option besides TTS or Braille might be Morse Code, which can translate through audio or haptics. Recently Google implemented a Morse Code accessibility function with Gboard that works on Android and iOS [here], though i'm not sure
Re: SpaceX StarHopper Takes First Flight
Hmm, well there are a few really interesting pieces of tech in development that could have us easily booting around the solar system at least. The first being the [VASIMR] Engine, or Variable Specific Impulse Magnetoplasma Rocket. What it does is it
SpaceX StarHopper Takes First Flight
As reported by [arstechnica]:After spending months hammering together sheets of metal in a grassy Texas field, SpaceX's Star Hopper prototype has conducted its first launch test thursday evening, ascending untethered on its Raptor engines approximately
SpaceX StarHopper Takes First Flight
As reported by [arstechnica]:After spending months hammering together sheets of metal in a field in a Texas grassy field, SpaceX's Star Hopper prototype has conducted its first launch test thursday evening, ascending untethered on its Raptor engines
Re: SpaceX CRS-18 Mission: July 24th
Its that time again, yet another Crew Resupply Services mission is scheduled to launch from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, and attempt a landing at Landing Zone 1 back at Cape Canaveral. The window is set to open between 6:24 pm EDT, with a backup
Re: Canute Braille Display Development With Russell Couper
It is a bit on the pricy side, due to exchange rates being a bit more expensive than the likes of the Orbit Reader 20 and Braille Me, though arguably has amuch greater value add. In some ways, its fantastic, especially the open
Re: Canute Braille Display Development With Russell Couper
It is a bit on the pricy side, perhaps on par with your average braille display costs, though the value add is arguably much greater by comparison. In some ways, its marvelous, especially the open source nature of it, but in others
Re: Dot watch.
Hm, if your looking for alternative places to get one you could try Amazon, there's two listings and only one that has any available [here]. The large is for 358.90$ US, there's also a refurbished small one for 289.90$, both seem like they will ship to Slovenia. There's also
Canute Braille Display Development With Russell Couper
With the Canute Braille Display inching its way closer to a commercial release, I got to digging into how it actually works. This led me around to a 36 minute presentation by Russell Couper from 2016, one of its developers [here] where
Re: What job could I hope to get with out a degree as a blind person
@8Thats an interesting point, theres actually a few accessible carpentry and woodworking courses and guides around. There's also electrical engineering, repairing equipment, etc. There's been increasing friction between
Re: What job could I hope to get with out a degree as a blind person
Software Programmer. A lot of the innovation and fields out there for software and technology are vast and change quickly, so the value of a degree is diminished to some extent, though there is also updated certifications
Re: What job could I hope to get with out a degree as a blind person
Software Programmer. A lot of the innovation and fields out there for software and technology are too big and change too quickly for degree's to hold much value outside of a few regulated areas, though there is also
Re: a small but embarrassing rant
I'm sorry... I don't mean to pry. I've seen families torn appart for a variety of reasons over the years, and I know what that can be like. Its the sort of thing that has a tendency to ripple through a childs life, surfacing and expressing itself in rather
Re: a small but embarrassing rant
Without knowing more specifics of the individuals and circumstances involved, I can only speculate. It is likely that the out bursts of your older sister have little to do with the seemingly arbitrary small triggers setting her off, and is an indication of
Re: New Raspberry Pi 4 Announced
Per the article:Two "CC" pins on a USB-C port are supposed to each get their own 5.1K ohms resistor, but Raspberry Pi came up with its own circuit design that allows them to share a single resistor. This is not a compliant design and breaks compatibility
Re: New Raspberry Pi 4 Announced
Uh oh, best hold your orders of the new Raspberry Pi 4 for a bit, in an article just posted on [arstechnica] the developers admit that the Pi 4 models currently have a faulty USB-C design. They hope to roll out a new board revision in the "next few months".
Re: applying in universities as a student with a disability?
Did you have a particular province or university in mind? A particular field of study? There's the [University of British Columbia], [University of Alberta], [University of Manitoba], [University of Toronto], [University of
Re: applying in universities as a student with a disability?
Did you have a particular province or university in mind? A particular field of study? There's the [University of British Columbia], [University of Alberta], [University of Manitoba], [University of Toronto], [University of
Re: Canute 360 Braille Display Field Testers Wanted
Oh wait a minute, its July... Curse you calender!
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Canute 360 Braille Display Field Testers Wanted
As found on [APH News]:American Printing House for the Blind is conducting field tests for the [Canute 360], a stand alone desktop multiline braille e-reader. Units are limited, and testing begins in late June over the course of a few hours.
Re: Lighting Fireworks Independently
Model rockets actually use such firing mechanisms, but from what I understand tampering with fireworks fusing can be a highly regulated thing, partly because of the dangers of, well, exploding. There are a number of remote firing systems available
Re: In Factories Of The Future, The Walls Have Ears
Well, when it comes to monitoring the workforce it may depend on [what company your working for]...
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In Factories Of The Future, The Walls Have Ears
As reported by [arstechnica]:The term "Industry 4.0" is thrown around quite a bit lately in some circles, with IoT and machine learning being used on assembly lines and factories to improve efficiency and crunch data to mitigate problems and
Making Protein Structures With Sound
As reported by [arstechnica]:Making music with materials is interesting, but finding ways to represent those materials nature and structure directly in an accessible audio format is even more interesting. Seven years ago MIT scientists mapped the
Protein Structure Data Represented As Music
As reported by [arstechnica]:Making music with materials is interesting, but finding ways to represent those materials nature and structure directly in an accessible audio format is even more interesting. Seven years ago MIT scientists mapped the
Protein Structure Data Represented As Music
As reported by [arstechnica]:Making music with materials is interesting, but finding ways to represent those materials nature and structure directly in an accessible audio format is even more interesting. Seven years ago MIT scientists mapped the
Protein Structure Data Represented As Music
As reported by [arstechnica]:Making music with materials is interesting, but finding ways to represent those materials nature and structure directly into an accessible audio format is even more interesting. Seven years ago MIT scientists mapped
Re: The Raspberry Pi
I have a few raspberry pi's on hand, a 3B+ and a zero, mostly for hardware projects. The 3B+ is currently running my own version of an [After-Sight] portable sonifier, currently running standard raspbian which you get off [raspberrypi.org]. I'm also using a 24000 mah
Re: Raspberry pie?
Could try firefox esr, you can probably find it in the package manager, or you can try on the command prompt:sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install firefox-esr
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Re: Raspberry pie?
Why not try firefo esr? You can try with the package manager or on the command prompt:sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install firefox-esr
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Re: New Raspberry Pi 4 Announced
I believe its available right now. When I say it will be in production until 2026, I think they meant they'll be manufacturing and supporting them until 2026. There's a Buy Now option available [here] on the announcement page that shows licensed resellers,
New Raspberry Pi 4 Model B Announced
As reported by [arstechnica]:The Raspberry Pi foundation has announced the release of the next version of Raspberry Pi Micro-computer, promising desktop level performance comparable to entry level x86 systems. Its built around a Broadcom BCM2711 SoC
Re: SpaceX Falcon Heavy STP-2 Mission: June 24th
SpaceX is set to launch another Falcon Heavy rocket carrying the STP-2 Mission, which is set to deploy a cluster of 24 satellites for the US Air Force. One of those satellites will be the Planetary Society's Light Sail 2 spacecraft, a
Re: Witch antivirus to use?
Actually thats a good point, add blockers are all but mandatory at this point. uBlock Origin is another good one, along with noScript, though as defender mentioned you may need to similarly whitelist some things with noScript for some sites to function properly.
Re: Witch antivirus to use?
If your running windows 10, your fine with Windows Defender. I've mentioned before that there are a few compelling reasons not to go with third party anti-virus software as mentioned [here], not the least of which is that they can increase your attack surface,
Quantum Radio
As reported by [arstechnica]:Scientists at the National Institute for Standards and Technology in Gaithersburg, Maryland have developed a new form of atom based reciever which they've used to create a stereo recording of music streamed into the lab, an endeavour that took
Re: Where to buy a pi 0wh in the US?
Hm, specifically the Zero w h? There's a few listings found on [adafruit], [buy a pi], [the pi hut], [pimoroni], and [amazon].Alternatively you could try getting a regular Pi zero w and order some [hammer headers], no soldering required, just some
Re: Where to buy a pi 0wh in the US?
Hm, specifically the Zero w h? There's a few listings found on [adafruit], [buy a pi], [the pi hut], [pimoroni], and [amazon].Alternatively you could try getting a regular Pi zero w and order some [hammer headers], no soldering required, just some
Robo Nostrils
As reported by [wired]:Like the subtle complexities of sound and sight, the sense of smell is equally complex with a power all its own. Rats have been trained to detect the faint molecules found in explosives to find landmines, and dogs have been trained to detect specific
Re: Blind Myth Hypnosis
Hypnosis has a long history outside Psychology, where its more of a niche specialization. Flipping through some hypnosis association memberships i've come across all sorts of people who practice it, Hawaiian Witch Doctors, Past Life Regressionists, New Age Health
Re: Blind Myth Hypnosis
Hypnosis has a long history outside Psychology, where its more of a niche specialization. Flipping through hypnotist association memberships i've come across all sorts of people who practice it, Hawaiian Witch Doctors, Past Life Regressionists, New Age Health types
Re: Blind Myth Hypnosis
Hypnosis has a long history outside Psychology, where its more of a niche specialization. Flipping through psychology association memberships i've come across all sorts of people who practice it, Hawaiian Witch Doctors, Past Life Regressionists, New Age Health types
Re: Pi 0w does not appear to stay on wifi
The first question that comes to mind is if the problem is consistent across other wifi routers, if so then the problem could be with the board or the software. The software side is a bit easier to troubleshoot, you can follow [this] guide and
Re: Touchscreen coffee machine, my mortal enemy
If its a standing coffee vending machine, a make or model number could give an indication of the general panel layout, although machine owners can customize available drink options and selections. A photo or video taken of the machine would
Re: Touchscreen coffee machine, my mortal enemy
Hmm... What make and model of coffee machine are we talking about here? I think most such appliances beep when an option on the touch screen is pressed, so maybe we could come up with a menu guide on what parts of the screen to touch and in
Re: Raspberry pie?
With the Orca setup, console audio will come out of the analog audio jack, but speech on the graphical desktop uses an external audio dongle. No dongle, no desktop speech. You can find a few [here] and [here] for about 5 ish dollars, shipping not included.As for the
Re: Raspberry pie?
With the Orca setup, console audio will come out of the analog audio jack, but speech on the graphical desktop uses an external audio dongle. No dongle, no desktop speech. You can find a few [here] and [here] for about 5 ish dollars, shipping not included.As for the
Re: Raspberry pie?
With the Orca setup, console audio will come out of the analog audio jack, but speech on the graphical desktop uses an external audio dongle. No dongle, no desktop speech. You can find a few [here] and [here] for about 5 ish dollars, shipping not included.As for the
Re: SpaceX Radarsat Constellation Launch: June 12th
SpaceX is set to launch another batch with Canada's new generation of Earth observation satellites from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California. The Falcon 9 is set to make a return trip back to Landing Zone 4 at the Air Force Base to
Re: Raspberry pie?
@13It seems as though OpenSSH is used through windows powershell, so it likely would be as accessible as powershell is, though I can't confirm anything. From the Raspberry VI starters section under Host Software [here], Tera-Term is listed as a another ssh client that
Re: Raspberry pie?
@9the Orca setup is a bit of a hack and requires a USB Audio Dongle, but you can find it [here] under the Mate Desktop guide. For SSH, the Raspi Foundation seems to recommend [Putty], though you could also try installing [OpenSSH].As for tips and tricks, well there are
Re: Raspberry pie?
@9the Orca setup is a bit of a hack and requires a USB Audio Dongle, but you can find it [here] under the Mate Desktop guide. For SSH, the Raspi Foundation seems to recommend [Putty], though you could also try installing [OpenSSH].@10Look into the [Odroid], its 60$ but
Re: Raspberry pie?
How you can connect to it from your computer largely depends on the model of raspberry pi. For most of them use can use an Ethernet cable or Wifi to tunnel in over SSH from your computer, but with the Raspberry Pi Zero W version you'll have to rely on wifi as it doesn't
Re: Raspberry pie?
How you can connect to it from your computer largely depends on the model of raspberry pi. For most of them use can use an Ethernet cable or Wifi to tunnel in over SSH from your computer, but with the Raspberry Pi Zero W version you'll have to rely on wifi as it doesn't
Re: Some help please
If your interested, there's also a thread over in the developer section [here] specifically for listing places to find free sounds and music samples.
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Tactile Street Maps
A fellow tipped me off to a site that allows users to generate accessible 3D tactile maps, called [Tactile Mapper]. Its ostensibly designed for the visually impaired, you enter an address, click to generate a top down view of the area, then print it yourself using an
Echolocation AI
As reported by [wired]:Researchers from China's Wuhan University of Technology have developed an ultrasound device combined with Machine Learning techniques to develop an AI that can detect people and poses via Echolocation, like bats. How it works is it breaks down the
Echolocation AI
As reported by [wired]:Researchers from China's Wuhan University of Technology have developed an ultrasound device combined with Machine Learning techniques to develop an AI that can detect people and poses via Echolocation, like bats. How it works is it breaks down the
Re: computer science major and information technology major help needed
I'm not sure what curriculum your referring too, as different universities may offer different materials. There is a reddit thread [here] that offers a number of resources for "self taught computer scientists", though
Re: SpaceX Starlink 1 Launch: May 23rd
The Starlink launch of the first 60 internet sattelites last week was sadly a double scrub, but the new launch window has now been announced. Its set for May 23rd, 10:30pm EDT, to May 24th, 12:00am EDT, with a backup window on Friday at the same times
Re: computer science major and information technology major help needed
Jaws, the 3Doodler Start, and TactileView are the only ones that cost money, well and 3D printers, everything else is free. For convience here's links to all the other resources:[Pronsole], its a part of the
Re: computer science major and information technology major help needed
There's a variety of resources scattered about that may be of use, a few options include:-3D Pens like the [3Doodler Start], which is 50$ US and certified accessible by the RNIB. It has accessible audio instructions
MS-Paint's Gone Blind Accessible
As reported by [Arstechnica]:Oh my... Microsoft has apparently decided to keep the humble MS Paint alive, and whats more they've upgraded it so it can now be controlled exclusively with the keyboard, and work better with screen readers. Its not quite known
MS-Paint's Gone Accessible
As reported by [Arstechnica]:Oh my... Microsoft has apparently decided to keep the humble MS Paint alive, and whats more they've upgraded it so it can now be controlled exclusively with the keyboard, and work better with screen readers. Its not quite known yet
MS-Paint's Gone Blind Accessible
As reported by [Arstechnica]:Oh my... Microsoft has apparently decided to keep the humble MS Paint alive, and whats more they've upgraded it so it can now be controlled exclusively with the keyboard, and work better with screen readers. It joins the growing
MS-Paint's Gone Blind Accessible
As reported by [Arstechnica]Oh my... Microsoft has apparently decided to keep the humble MS Paint alive, and whats more they've upgraded it so it can now be controlled exclusively with the mouse, and work better with screen readers. It joins the growing
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