chrmaury

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by chrmaury 11y ago
NVAccess.org manages the NVDA screenreader which is free and open source. It's what I rely on to use a computer. It's also stealing massive market share from JAWS.
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by chrmaury 12y ago
Have you published this list yet? I'd be very interested to take a look.
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by chrmaury 12y ago
Very excited to see more people working on accessible applications! How is this different from TextDetective, or other OCR apps for the blind?
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by chrmaury 12y ago
The accessibility community is very small and highly networked. I can introduce you to individual developers if you are interested. I guess HN doesn't allow Private Messages, but you can find me on linkedin linkedin.com/in/ch
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by chrmaury 12y ago
Siri was built--and still relies--on Dragon Mobile Speech Recognition from Nuance
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by chrmaury 12y ago
Does anyone know of a link to download this resource? I'm not confident that it will remain active, especially after all of this attention.
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The professionalization of the Entreprenurial class(chrismaury.com)
1 points by chrmaury 13y ago|0 comments
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NYTimes: The New Encryption Universe (1996)(nytimes.com)
1 points by chrmaury 13y ago|0 comments
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What would happen if there were an anonymous, bitcoin powered Kickstarter?(chrismaury.com)
1 points by chrmaury 13y ago|0 comments
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Is the next shift in computer interaction really gestural? Probably not.(chrismaury.com)
2 points by chrmaury 14y ago|0 comments
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The Current State of Accessibility(chrismaury.com)
2 points by chrmaury 14y ago|1 comments
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Prioritizing accessibility: It's about analytics(chrismaury.com)
1 points by chrmaury 14y ago|0 comments
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by chrmaury 14y ago
You're right. iOS has a feature called screen curtain, which turns your screen off while using Voice Over. Great for battery life (and privacy).
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On the accessibility of Memes - TLDR: They aren't(chrismaury.com)
3 points by chrmaury 14y ago|0 comments
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by chrmaury 14y ago
I would love to see a gameplay video on the iPad. The controls could be very tough...
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Putting Accessibility First(chrismaury.com)
3 points by chrmaury 14y ago|1 comments
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Show HN: Uptoken.org an experiment in real world upvoting(chrismaury.com)
2 points by chrmaury 14y ago|0 comments
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by chrmaury 14y ago
Or Apple's Airplay
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by chrmaury 14y ago
Thank you! This is the point I was trying to make in the article. I don't think I articulated it all that well. The technology exists, it's just branded incorrectly. I regret that I only have one upvote to give.
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It's time to level up headphone tech(chrismaury.com)
129 points by chrmaury 14y ago|45 comments
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by chrmaury 15y ago
I would fully except there to be people with deep pockets paying more often than others, but that's an interesting thought. How much would that affect the content being produced. The pay wall was exactly what I was thinking. It would get us
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by chrmaury 15y ago
The problem is creating a market for content creation. The idea is that if you can generate revenu from quality content, then more quality content will be generated. Think of what Etsy has done for small craft products or what hollywood has
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What if there were a $1 fee to post to HN?(chrismaury.com)
6 points by chrmaury 15y ago|9 comments
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You don’t go to McDonalds for the Chicken Sandwich: Why Yelp needs to innovate(chrismaury.com)
2 points by chrmaury 15y ago|0 comments
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by chrmaury 15y ago
There is a really good talk by Jonathan Zittrain on the dangers of crowd sourcing. I think it speaks to your point. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dw3h-rae3uo
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by chrmaury 15y ago
Yea, broken machines or people getting mugged right after cashing out are both concerns. But the people who would benefit most from something like this would be least likely to have a bank account.
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Mechanical Turk Stations for the Urban Poor(chrismaury.com)
137 points by chrmaury 15y ago|155 comments
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by chrmaury 15y ago
Brilliant! Are you using the Summly API to condense the text? Could be a good solution to @kyle's comment.
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Airbnb + Springstar: A new model for international expansion(chrismaury.com)
3 points by chrmaury 15y ago|0 comments
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by chrmaury 15y ago
The Main Points of the bill as I can tell: 1. Patents are awarded based on first to file not first to invent. 2. More funding to decrease wait times for filers 3. Patent Review process for challenges Why, did I hear about this first from Wa

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