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I am a 50-year-old African-American male that is in two sports including the NBA, NFL and MLB. I am also into technology with the iPhone, android, Mac and Windows. I am totally blind. I am also into radio, And work with my wife on theater projects.
The Grid FM "The Little Radio Station that Could!" https://thegridfm.org/join me tonight at 6 PM Pacific 9 PM Eastern as I take you on a journey of some of the greatest R&B love songs of all time on after dark with joe
Hello everyone, I have a quick question. I have DJ pro for the Mac and I just purchased a DJ controller. Does anyone have or can point me to a podcast to get an idea of how to use it?

Did you know #Project2025 calls for “the entirety of the CISA #Cybersecurity Advisory Committee should be dismissed on Day One.” (page 155).

If you like being able to use computers (or do anything with organizations that use computers, including have your vote counted in elections) that’s a very bad idea.

#infosec #security #USpol #politics #political

Apple “deliberately” pays women less than men, lawsuit says

Apple could owe thousands in back pay to 12,000 female employees.

https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2024/06/apple-deliberately-pays-women-less-than-men-lawsuit-says/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

Apple punishes women for same behaviors that get men promoted, lawsuit says

Apple could owe thousands in back pay to 12,000 female employees.

Ars Technica
Google’s making it easier for people with low vision to find objects using their phone - The Verge https://apple.news/A1GD_2TtuSJetK0RCTwFEUA
Google’s making it easier for people with low vision to find objects using their phone — The Verge

Among other new accessibility features, Android’s Lookout app can now detect seven total categories of objects.

Question for all of you who is totally blind and broadcasting on Mixcloud. How do you broadcast live on there? I have both a Mac and windows which is better? Is there any tutorials that I can check to see how to do it?

After years of working closely with DRA and DRC on accessible voting, ACB affiliate California Council of the Blind is leading a coalition of disability organizations in filing a motion for a preliminary injunction requiring the California Secretary of State to implement accessible electronic mechanisms for voters with print disabilities to return their vote-by-mail ballots privately and independently by the November election.

Read the press release: https://nfb.org/about-us/press-room/coalition-disability-groups-demand-immediate-action-ensure-accessible-ballot

Blind People Can Hear and Feel 2024's Total Solar Eclipse With New Technology - TIME https://apple.news/A4LklMr3DRtGOaTSfBQQ9Qg
Blind People Can Hear and Feel 2024's Total Solar Eclipse With New Technology — TIME

While eclipse watchers look to the skies, people who are blind or visually impaired will be able to hear and feel the celestial event. Sound and touch devices will be available at public gatherings on April 8, when a total solar eclipse crosses North America, the moon blotting out the sun for a few minutes. “Eclipses are very beautiful things, and everyone should be able to experience it once in their lifetime,” said Yuki Hatch, a high school senior in Austin, Texas. Hatch is a visually impaired

The words "under God" were added to the US Pledge of Allegiance in 1954, during the Cold War, under the Eisenhower administration, to mark a distinction between the USA and so-called 'godless' communism of the Soviet Union and the People's Republic of China.

When people today quote "one nation, under God" as evidence that the founders of this country created a Christian Nationalist country, they are repeating historical inaccuracies. You are welcome to correct them.

Wonder how much it cost him to file said stupid lawsuit?
Today I learned, TIL a lawsuit was filed in Austin, Texas by a man seeking $17.31 in damages from his date who had been texting during a movie. He argued that his date's behavior was a threat to civilized society and the money sought was to reimburse him for the cost of the movie ticket.

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-39966675
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1b1s437/til_a_lawsuit_was_filed_in_austin_texas_by_a_man/

Texas man sues woman for texting in date

He says the woman's behaviour was "a threat to civilised society"; she calls the lawsuit "crazy".

BBC News