wow apparently Naughty Dog made a lot of their games in #Lisp, and only switched away from it because of pressure from Sony

https://franz.com/success/customer_apps/animation_graphics/naughtydog.lhtml

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Game_Oriented_Assembly_Lisp

i don't see enough people with one of the best tool improvements i've ever made for reverse engineering, so i had to write a blog post about it!

https://simonomi.dev/blog/color-code-your-bytes/

The job market is pretty brutal right now by all accounts

A couple of Old Timer Tips from someone who has survived more than a few recessions & difficult hiring times...

1) Treat your job search as a full-time, work from home job.

Sit down at your desk in the morning, go though your routine of applying, spend the rest of the time building up your network & being helpful to others. 6 hours a day.

2) Treat your job search as a full-time job - take the nights and weekends off to rest your brain & remember there's more out there

3) "This, too, will pass" - Confucius

#getFediHired

I’m tired of asking for help and donations…
Today, I’m asking for a job opportunity, not charity.

I’m willing to do any honest work to provide for myself and my children with dignity.
If there’s any opportunity—even a small one—that could help me stand on my own feet, I would be truly grateful.

My dignity means everything to me. All I need is a chance. 🤍
@aral @fabio
@Geri @gvenema
@simon_brooke

TapType is out. It's a keyboard for blind Android users.
There are no visible keys. You tap where QWERTY keys would be from muscle memory, and a spatial prediction algorithm figures out what you meant. It scores nearby keys using a Gaussian proximity model and runs a beam search against an 80,000 word dictionary. You don't need to be precise. That's the whole point.
Swipe right to commit a word. Swipe down or up to cycle through suggestions. Swipe left to delete. It learns what words you use most and ranks them higher over time, and you can add your own words to a personal dictionary.
Every letter has its own unique sound, from Andre Louis's keyboard sound recordings, so you can learn to identify keys by ear without relying on speech. Each swipe direction has a distinct sound too. TTS is there when you want it, adjustable speed, and you can turn it off entirely if you prefer sounds only.
It has emoji search with skin tone selection and favourites, a number pad mode, an upper case mode, and full punctuation support with a customizable quick list. Two-finger gestures handle things like send, close keyboard, switch keyboard, and voice input.
Everything works with TalkBack. I built this because FlickType was a fantastic keyboard for blind iOS users and then it was gone. Nothing like it existed on Android, so I made one.
It's free, no ads, no tracking, no metrics. I'm not evil.

Edit: Now on 2.0 with multiple languages supported.

If you find TapType useful, consider supporting its development:
https://paypal.me/aaronhewitt
https://github.com/sponsors/aaron-gh
https://liberapay.com/fireborn/

Download: https://github.com/aaron-gh/taptype-releases/releases/latest
#TapType #Accessibility #A11y #Android #Blind #VisuallyImpaired #TalkBack #Keyboard #AssistiveTech