mlang79

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by mlang79 4y ago
Yes, lidar is probably a game changer for (indoor) navigation apps for blind people. However, I have yet to see a prototype which surpasses my own hearing. We shouldnt be too intusiastic about technologies coming up, and forgetting the ski
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by mlang79 4y ago
Blind man here. "for a few days"??? Seriously? This is like saying "If I only would wear a bra for a week, I could give birth to a child!" I know blind people who wish their echolocation skills were better. What I am
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by mlang79 4y ago
Amazing case of newspeak. To call involuntary detainment at home "caring".
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by mlang79 4y ago
The irony is that vegans seem to care about the wellbeing of animals, but seem to forget to care about their fellow humans. Thats all. I can see how you feel this is a cheap shot. However, you are not the one who has been hurt by a fello
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by mlang79 4y ago
No worries, if they knew what you are planning for them, cats would also be scared of you... Listening to (yours) cars mews is typically enough to read the message. Mine was pretty good at sounding anoyed and/or sugar sweet and/
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by mlang79 4y ago
The biggest difference from otther obstacles is that bikes can fall over, and typically do so while landing on your foot or Achilles Tendon. It can also hurt mightily if you happen to ramm a handlebar into your stomache.
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by mlang79 4y ago
As a blind pedastian, I disagree violently. I typically hurt myself once a week because a careless cyclist put their bicycle in an inappropriate place. In front of a shop, because they are just going in for a minute, for example. Cyclist
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by mlang79 4y ago
Hmm, "The Circle" comes to mind. I wonder how many years we are away from this book becoming the reality. Quit Google Now. Remember that you were always a bit stupid to choose Gmail and bite the bullet and get rid of it. If you
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by mlang79 4y ago
But she is right. After some time, the old has to make way for the new. There is no way around this. The pandemic has taught this lesson to many people while they were forced to sit alone at home.
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by mlang79 4y ago
Complaining about being downvoted on a related topic are not productive either.
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by mlang79 4y ago
The new wave of feminism apparently doesn't want to remember this phrase anymore: https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2019/12/the-brilli...
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by mlang79 4y ago
I wonder how much CO2 impact the CI revolution in open source really has. While I see how this is convenient, I sometimes wonder if we really need to spin up a 30min build for every PR/commit. I have never heard the community reflect