🇨🇦Samuel Proulx🇨🇦
@fastfinge.interfree.ca
Blind computer geek, lover of #litrpg and #sciencefiction. aspe:keyoxide.org:PFAQDLXSBNO7MZRNPUMWWKQ7TQ
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I think darts might be my sport because their training regimes, according to the announcers, include “eating fewer crisps” and “working a bit in the garden”
July 23, 2025 at 2:35 AM
I think darts might be my sport because their training regimes, according to the announcers, include “eating fewer crisps” and “working a bit in the garden”
An aborted journey into accessible flight simulation:
It's been quiet here for a couple of weeks because a project I was hoping to begin fell through.
stuff.interfree.ca/2025/06/22/f...
#gaming
#games
#audiogames
#fsx
#simulation
#flight
#accessible
#screenreader
#accessibility
#blind
It's been quiet here for a couple of weeks because a project I was hoping to begin fell through.
stuff.interfree.ca/2025/06/22/f...
#gaming
#games
#audiogames
#fsx
#simulation
#flight
#accessible
#screenreader
#accessibility
#blind
Sam's Stuff - An aborted journey into accessible flight simulation
stuff.interfree.ca
June 22, 2025 at 1:17 PM
An aborted journey into accessible flight simulation:
It's been quiet here for a couple of weeks because a project I was hoping to begin fell through.
stuff.interfree.ca/2025/06/22/f...
#gaming
#games
#audiogames
#fsx
#simulation
#flight
#accessible
#screenreader
#accessibility
#blind
It's been quiet here for a couple of weeks because a project I was hoping to begin fell through.
stuff.interfree.ca/2025/06/22/f...
#gaming
#games
#audiogames
#fsx
#simulation
#flight
#accessible
#screenreader
#accessibility
#blind
Android Days Five and Six: let's get appy!
Probably the final entry in this particular series.
stuff.interfree.ca/2025/06/01/a...
Probably the final entry in this particular series.
stuff.interfree.ca/2025/06/01/a...
Sam's Stuff - Android Days Five and Six: let's get appy!
stuff.interfree.ca
June 1, 2025 at 5:16 PM
Android Days Five and Six: let's get appy!
Probably the final entry in this particular series.
stuff.interfree.ca/2025/06/01/a...
Probably the final entry in this particular series.
stuff.interfree.ca/2025/06/01/a...
Reposted by 🇨🇦Samuel Proulx🇨🇦
five year old asked me "What are the rest of the lyrics to 'sweet dreams are made of beans'?" so I asked them which they knew and they whipped out an Annie Lennox voice and sang "Sweet dreams are made of beans/Shadow and I are commissary"
a woman with red hair is wearing a suit and tie in front of a wall of plaques
Alt: Annie Lennox with short short orange hair, wearing a suit and tie and black gloves standing in front of a bunch of golden records asking "who am I to disagree?"
media.tenor.com
May 31, 2025 at 8:53 PM
five year old asked me "What are the rest of the lyrics to 'sweet dreams are made of beans'?" so I asked them which they knew and they whipped out an Annie Lennox voice and sang "Sweet dreams are made of beans/Shadow and I are commissary"
Android day Four: Equality Achieved
I complete Android customizations bringing me what feels like equality with IOS, at least for the base system.
stuff.interfree.ca/2025/05/28/a...
I complete Android customizations bringing me what feels like equality with IOS, at least for the base system.
stuff.interfree.ca/2025/05/28/a...
Sam's Stuff - Android day Four: Equality Achieved
stuff.interfree.ca
May 29, 2025 at 1:15 AM
Android day Four: Equality Achieved
I complete Android customizations bringing me what feels like equality with IOS, at least for the base system.
stuff.interfree.ca/2025/05/28/a...
I complete Android customizations bringing me what feels like equality with IOS, at least for the base system.
stuff.interfree.ca/2025/05/28/a...
Reposted by 🇨🇦Samuel Proulx🇨🇦
“We gotta work fast we can’t make it accessible” in 2025 this says so much more about how little you know about doing your job tbh
May 27, 2025 at 4:15 PM
“We gotta work fast we can’t make it accessible” in 2025 this says so much more about how little you know about doing your job tbh
Android Days two and three: There has to be a way to make this better. Where I become frustrated with the out of the box experience and try to improve things: stuff.interfree.ca/2025/05/27/a...
🇨🇦Samuel Proulx🇨🇦 (@fastfinge)
Android Days two and three: There has to be a way to make this better. Where I become frustrated with the out of the box experience and try to improve things: https://stuff.interfree.ca/2025/05/27/and...
fed.interfree.ca
May 27, 2025 at 2:37 PM
Android Days two and three: There has to be a way to make this better. Where I become frustrated with the out of the box experience and try to improve things: stuff.interfree.ca/2025/05/27/a...
Android Day One: How do I go home?
The phone arrives, and I unbox and turn it on. stuff.interfree.ca/2025/05/24/a...
The phone arrives, and I unbox and turn it on. stuff.interfree.ca/2025/05/24/a...
Sam's Stuff - Android Day One: How do I go home?
stuff.interfree.ca
May 25, 2025 at 1:17 AM
Android Day One: How do I go home?
The phone arrives, and I unbox and turn it on. stuff.interfree.ca/2025/05/24/a...
The phone arrives, and I unbox and turn it on. stuff.interfree.ca/2025/05/24/a...
Day Zero On My Android Journey: Wherein I talk about what I tried to buy, and why I don't have it yet. stuff.interfree.ca/2025/05/22/a...
Sam's Stuff - Day Zero On My Android Journey
stuff.interfree.ca
May 22, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Day Zero On My Android Journey: Wherein I talk about what I tried to buy, and why I don't have it yet. stuff.interfree.ca/2025/05/22/a...
Jami could be a skype replacement if only accessibility was cross-platform: Jami is a fully peer to peer chat application that supports text and video, but is only #accessible on mobile: stuff.interfree.ca/2025/05/08/j...
🇨🇦Samuel Proulx🇨🇦 (@fastfinge)
Jami could be a skype replacement if only accessibility was cross-platform: Jami is a fully peer to peer chat application that supports text and video, but is only #accessible on mobile: https://stuff...
fed.interfree.ca
May 8, 2025 at 2:12 PM
Jami could be a skype replacement if only accessibility was cross-platform: Jami is a fully peer to peer chat application that supports text and video, but is only #accessible on mobile: stuff.interfree.ca/2025/05/08/j...
My #Accessible Cordcutting Solution: I haven't paid for a cable subscription for years. This is what works for me as a #blind #TV watcher: stuff.interfree.ca/2025/05/07/a...
Sam's Stuff - My Accessible Cordcutting Solution
stuff.interfree.ca
May 7, 2025 at 4:39 PM
My #Accessible Cordcutting Solution: I haven't paid for a cable subscription for years. This is what works for me as a #blind #TV watcher: stuff.interfree.ca/2025/05/07/a...
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So much code out there is a duct-taped house of cards and the longer I work in this industry, the more I think that the longevity of your career is wholly dependent upon how little that fact bothers you.
May 5, 2025 at 8:44 PM
So much code out there is a duct-taped house of cards and the longer I work in this industry, the more I think that the longevity of your career is wholly dependent upon how little that fact bothers you.
Reposted by 🇨🇦Samuel Proulx🇨🇦
Everyone in the past was neurotypical, which is how we got things like this single-author, eight-volume encyclopedia of ferns
May 6, 2025 at 1:20 PM
Everyone in the past was neurotypical, which is how we got things like this single-author, eight-volume encyclopedia of ferns
Innosearch is good because of the humans, not the AI: InnosearchAI is an #accessible shopping solution, powered by #AI. But it's the human support that makes it worthwhile. My review: stuff.interfree.ca/2025/05/03/i...
Sam's Stuff - Innosearch is good because of the humans, not the AI
stuff.interfree.ca
May 3, 2025 at 5:33 PM
Innosearch is good because of the humans, not the AI: InnosearchAI is an #accessible shopping solution, powered by #AI. But it's the human support that makes it worthwhile. My review: stuff.interfree.ca/2025/05/03/i...
Some Pseudoscientific #Sleep Solutions: These are some of the weapons that are working for me as a #blind person in my on-going battle against #insomnia. stuff.interfree.ca/2025/05/02/s...
Sam's Stuff - Some Pseudoscientific Sleep Solutions
stuff.interfree.ca
May 2, 2025 at 2:44 PM
Some Pseudoscientific #Sleep Solutions: These are some of the weapons that are working for me as a #blind person in my on-going battle against #insomnia. stuff.interfree.ca/2025/05/02/s...
Moved The Blog to Static: My adventures in continuing to fiddle with my blog. stuff.interfree.ca/2025/05/01/m...
Samuel Proulx's Blog - Moved The Blog to Static
stuff.interfree.ca
May 1, 2025 at 4:17 PM
Moved The Blog to Static: My adventures in continuing to fiddle with my blog. stuff.interfree.ca/2025/05/01/m...
Call of Fate: A Tour De Force in culturally accepted tropes: https://stuff.interfree.ca/2025/04/30/call-of-fate-a-tour.html
Call of Fate is a Chinese audiogame released on Android and IOS by Prudence Interactive, intended to be accessible to both blind and sighted players. These are my thoughts ...
Call of Fate is a Chinese audiogame released on Android and IOS by Prudence Interactive, intended to be accessible to both blind and sighted players. These are my thoughts ...
Call of Fate - Accessible Game for Visually Impaired Users
Call of Fate is an accessible mobile game for visually impaired users, offering an immersive experience with audio cues and voice navigation.
www.appshubforvisuallyimpaired.com
April 30, 2025 at 5:23 PM
Call of Fate: A Tour De Force in culturally accepted tropes: https://stuff.interfree.ca/2025/04/30/call-of-fate-a-tour.html
Call of Fate is a Chinese audiogame released on Android and IOS by Prudence Interactive, intended to be accessible to both blind and sighted players. These are my thoughts ...
Call of Fate is a Chinese audiogame released on Android and IOS by Prudence Interactive, intended to be accessible to both blind and sighted players. These are my thoughts ...
Review: The New Dawn by Icalos: https://stuff.interfree.ca/2025/04/24/review-the-new-dawn-by.html
readers who enjoyed the other four books in this series will find this is a satisfying conclusion, offering closure, and ending the journey nicely.
readers who enjoyed the other four books in this series will find this is a satisfying conclusion, offering closure, and ending the journey nicely.
The New Dawn: A Humorous Isekai LitRPG (Terminate the O…
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April 24, 2025 at 5:54 PM
Review: The New Dawn by Icalos: https://stuff.interfree.ca/2025/04/24/review-the-new-dawn-by.html
readers who enjoyed the other four books in this series will find this is a satisfying conclusion, offering closure, and ending the journey nicely.
readers who enjoyed the other four books in this series will find this is a satisfying conclusion, offering closure, and ending the journey nicely.
They’re not joking: Long lines at polling stations as Canadians turn up for advance voting | CBC News. I arrived at 8:55 AM, five minutes before voting even opened, and the line was already out the door. It moved fairly quick... https://stuff.interfree.ca/2025/04/19/theyre-not-joking-long-lines.html
Long lines at polling stations as Canadians turn up for advance voting | CBC News
Canadians reported long lines as polling stations opened for advance voting on Friday. Advance polls will be open again 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. nationwide Saturday through Monday.
www.cbc.ca
April 19, 2025 at 2:47 PM
They’re not joking: Long lines at polling stations as Canadians turn up for advance voting | CBC News. I arrived at 8:55 AM, five minutes before voting even opened, and the line was already out the door. It moved fairly quick... https://stuff.interfree.ca/2025/04/19/theyre-not-joking-long-lines.html
Review: The Bee-ginning: A Dungeon-Core LitRPG by Icalos: https://stuff.interfree.ca/2025/04/16/review-the-beeginning-a-dungeoncore.html
A positive review, recommending it to readers who enjoy litRPG or dungeon core especially.
A positive review, recommending it to readers who enjoy litRPG or dungeon core especially.
The Bee-ginning: A Dungeon-Core LitRPG (The Bee Dungeon…
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April 16, 2025 at 11:21 PM
Review: The Bee-ginning: A Dungeon-Core LitRPG by Icalos: https://stuff.interfree.ca/2025/04/16/review-the-beeginning-a-dungeoncore.html
A positive review, recommending it to readers who enjoy litRPG or dungeon core especially.
A positive review, recommending it to readers who enjoy litRPG or dungeon core especially.
Can AI help me read scans of golden-age science fiction magazines?: https://stuff.interfree.ca/2025/04/15/can-ai-help-me-read.html
I try multiple AI tools to attempt to get an accurately transcribed and formatted version of the Astounding Magazine of Science Fiction and Fantasy from 1955. This s...
I try multiple AI tools to attempt to get an accurately transcribed and formatted version of the Astounding Magazine of Science Fiction and Fantasy from 1955. This s...
Astounding Science Fiction 1955-03: Vol 55 Iss 1 : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive
Astounding Science Fiction 1955-03: Volume 55, Issue 1.Digitized from IA1533722-02.Previous issue: sim_astounding-science-fiction_1955-02_54_6.Next issue:...
archive.org
April 16, 2025 at 12:32 AM
Can AI help me read scans of golden-age science fiction magazines?: https://stuff.interfree.ca/2025/04/15/can-ai-help-me-read.html
I try multiple AI tools to attempt to get an accurately transcribed and formatted version of the Astounding Magazine of Science Fiction and Fantasy from 1955. This s...
I try multiple AI tools to attempt to get an accurately transcribed and formatted version of the Astounding Magazine of Science Fiction and Fantasy from 1955. This s...
Reposted by 🇨🇦Samuel Proulx🇨🇦
NVDA 2025.1 beta 1 is now available! Includes NVDA Remote, OneCore, SAPI 4 & 5, OCR, Office & Add-on store improvements, Braille updates, new tables + more! Download from: nvaccess.org/post/nvda-20...
To read "What's new" please run the installer & open what's new from the NVDA menu.
#NVDA #NVDAsr
To read "What's new" please run the installer & open what's new from the NVDA menu.
#NVDA #NVDAsr
NVDA 2025.1beta1 available for testing
Beta1 of NVDA 2025.1 is now available for download and testing. For anyone who is interested in trying out what the next version of NVDA has to offer before it is officially released, we welcome yo…
www.nvaccess.org
April 15, 2025 at 6:55 AM
NVDA 2025.1 beta 1 is now available! Includes NVDA Remote, OneCore, SAPI 4 & 5, OCR, Office & Add-on store improvements, Braille updates, new tables + more! Download from: nvaccess.org/post/nvda-20...
To read "What's new" please run the installer & open what's new from the NVDA menu.
#NVDA #NVDAsr
To read "What's new" please run the installer & open what's new from the NVDA menu.
#NVDA #NVDAsr
Reposted by 🇨🇦Samuel Proulx🇨🇦
Someone once said NextDoor is the social network for dogs if they could type. It’s always “what’s that noise?” and “who’s that stranger?” which is exactly what I imagine my dogs would text other neighborhood dogs.
April 15, 2025 at 1:03 AM
Someone once said NextDoor is the social network for dogs if they could type. It’s always “what’s that noise?” and “who’s that stranger?” which is exactly what I imagine my dogs would text other neighborhood dogs.