Kevin R Jones

@kevinrj
479 Followers
523 Following
38.4K Posts
👨🏽‍🦯 Totally blind since birth, I was a Rotary exchange student to Brazil in high school.
After Edgewood College, I worked as a programmer as well as in IT. Now I help to advance computer accessibility for the blind community.
I've also played piano since age 4, and concentrate in the area of the late 18th century, period instruments, as well as the music.
I have also been fortunate enough to work with the BrainPort artificial vision device, which has changed how I think of objects in my mind.
Kevin R Jones14h ago
Show threadJakob Rosin2d ago
I've just added a few updates to my #Artemis live tracker. It now has a section showing the current, past and upcoming space weather. The live data is now actually live, now that tnasa as sorted its issues with public telemetry. The live data has explainers on different data points, and also includes information on how much of artemis is in sunlight when viewed from earth. The mission timeline has more granularity with detailed explanations. The audio radar calculates the real position of Orion in space, between earth and moon. And a few more things. https://artemis-tracker.netlify.app/ #space #spaceflight #Nasa
Artemis II Mission Tracker

Track NASA's Artemis II crewed mission around the Moon in real time. Live telemetry, mission timeline, crew bios, and spacecraft data.

Kevin R Jones14h ago
Jakob Rosin3d ago
I wanted to view the #Artemis mission data at a glance in an accessible way. So I created myself a dashboard. Including, among other things, a sonified live flight path. Vibecoded this within 2 hours so its likely full of bugs, also a lot of the live data from Nasa is not live yet. If you want, you can check it out here. Artemis II Mission Tracker https://artemis-tracker.netlify.app/
Artemis II Mission Tracker

Track NASA's Artemis II crewed mission around the Moon in real time. Live telemetry, mission timeline, crew bios, and spacecraft data.

Kevin R Jones14h ago
Show threadJakob Rosin2d ago
Now includes description of the side the crew can see of earth, as well as how big earth and moon appear from the spacecraft. I am having way too much fun with this here. https://artemis-tracker.netlify.app/
Artemis II Mission Tracker

Track NASA's Artemis II crewed mission around the Moon in real time. Live telemetry, mission timeline, crew bios, and spacecraft data.

Kevin R Jones14h ago
OmniOutliner2d ago

OmniOutliner 6.1, available today, introduces a powerful collection of new Shortcuts actions for automating workflows, building integrations, and more!

https://www.omnigroup.com/blog/omnioutliner-6.1-now-available

OmniOutliner 6.1 Now Available - The Omni Group

OmniOutliner 6.1, available today, introduces a powerful collection of new Shortcuts actions for automating workflows, building integrations, and more!

The Omni Group
Kevin R Jones14h ago
The New Republic2d ago
In his remarks at an Easter lunch closed to the press, Trump fantasizes about being a king, admits there’s no money left for health care or childcare because of the war he started, and daydreams about seizing all of Iran’s oil. https://trib.al/p3SupaG
Kevin R Jones14h ago
Sammi2d ago

I feel I need to say something about Artemis as a former NASA employee, Space scientist and engineer.

I hope more than anything that the astronauts get back safely. But let us not be fooled by what this is.

Is it spectacular, yes. Is it a feat of engineering, yes. Does it make any advance in science, no. Does it help mankind explore the universe, dubious at best.

Why exactly are we sending humans to the moon? With our technology we will never send humans much further than Mars. The only way humans can possibly go further is through a scientific breakthrough. Good luck with that when Trump is gutting science.

Human exploration needs money spent on long-term advances - not using the same technology to do what we did before, however, glamorous it is.

So why do this and why do it now? Political theatre, a win for a Trump led NASA if it succeeds.

So I hope all works well and all return safely. But let us be clear what this is and why it is being done.

This is my opinion, I do not represent anyone.

Kevin R Jones14h ago
Associated Press2d ago

Pope Leo XIV revives the Holy Thursday foot-washing of priests after Francis's inclusive tradition
https://apnews.com/article/pope-holy-thursday-washing-feet-leo-261952cb4d9eb65c6d171263cdc10d64?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub

Posted into International News @international-news-AssociatedPress

Pope Leo XIV washes the feet of priests for Holy Thursday

Pope Leo XIV has restored the traditional Holy Thursday foot-washing ritual by washing the feet of 12 priests. This move returns to a practice his predecessor, Pope Francis, had changed by including laypeople and non-Christians. The ceremony took place inside the Basilica of St. John Lateran. Leo described the act as a "gratuitous and humble gesture" that purifies the image of God and humanity. The decision reflects Leo's effort to encourage Catholic clergy and appreciate their service. He has also spoken about the need to protect priests' rights and support those in crisis.

AP News
Kevin R Jones14h ago
bert hubert 🇺🇦🇪🇺🇺🇦2d ago
I truly struggle to get excited by the #artemis2 moon mission, but it may be good to know that once in space, the European Service Module provides air, water and propulsion for the mission. So this is a European project as well. Not too many people (even in Europe) have noticed this though. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/European_Service_Module
European Service Module - Wikipedia

Kevin R Jones14h ago
Schneier on Security RSS2d ago

US Bans All Foreign-Made Consumer Routers

This is for new routers; you don’t have to throw away your existing ones:
The Executive Branch determination noted that foreign-produced routers (1) in... https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2026/04/us-bans-all-foreign-made-consumer-routers.html

#nationalsecuritypolicy #Uncategorized #cyberattack #hardware #China

US Bans All Foreign-Made Consumer Routers - Schneier on Security

This is for new routers; you don’t have to throw away your existing ones: The Executive Branch determination noted that foreign-produced routers (1) introduce “a supply chain vulnerability that could disrupt the U.S. economy, critical infrastructure, and national defense” and (2) pose “a severe cybersecurity risk that could be leveraged to immediately and severely disrupt U.S. critical infrastructure and directly harm U.S. persons.” More information: Any new router made outside the US will now need to be approved by the FCC before it can be imported, marketed, or sold in the country...

Schneier on Security
Kevin R Jones14h ago
geekystevenNov 21, 2022

After seeing the Earth from the moon, Neil Armstrong said it changed his perception of humanity. Before there were arbitrary divisions and strife, but afterwards he only saw one people, all losers who hadn't been on the moon ever.

#NASA #NeilArmstrong #Space #Apollo11 #LunarExploration #TheMoon