Mastodawn

I remember when buying new clothes meant removing one or two tags and calling it a day. But today? I’m wearing some new gear I picked up yesterday, and y’all… I swear I had to rip off 77 tags from the shirt, 98 from the pants, and the shoes? Don’t get me started. They were laced together like a hostage situation—secured with a zip tie, two elastic bands, and I’m pretty sure four padlocks that required a retinal scan.

But hey, I made it. No locksmith required. Just me, a pair of scissors, and sheer determination. Happy day, y’all! #Funny #truth

Joe G 1d ago

Sharonda G.1d ago

Extra extra!! I am officially certified in UEB! Glory to God! Now on to the Braille Proofreading course!

Joe G 1d ago

Sharonda G.1d ago

Hey yall! Quite a long time no write, but I'm here!

Joe G 2d ago

aaron 2d ago

Day 3 of running Windows XP in 2025 is up.
I opened Enafore to check my Mastodon replies. It worked—for a few seconds. Then the notifications started. And they didn’t stop. Ping. Ping. Ping. I couldn’t reply. I could barely move the cursor. I watched the system buckle in real time.
So I tore XP apart.
I disabled over thirty services, deleted Windows File Protection, nuked the prefetch cache, rewrote shutdown behavior, and killed every background process that wasn’t strictly mine. If it touched the network, tried to log something, or ran without permission, it’s dead.
And you know what? Enafore runs fine now. JAWS doesn’t read new posts live, but I don’t care. I can read. I can reply. XP obeys.
Discord, though? Wouldn’t even load in the browser. Just a blank page. So tomorrow, I’m pulling in what channels I can through IRC. It’s not over.
Read the full post:
https://fireborn.mataroa.blog/blog/dead-os-walking-30-days-on-windows-xp-in-2025-day-3-i-dont-patch-i-burn/
#WindowsXP #Retrocomputing #BlindComputing #Accessibility #IRC #Mastodon #DeadOSWalking

Dead OS Walking: 30 Days on Windows XP in 2025 Day 3 – I Don’t Patch. I Burn. — fireborn

Joe G 2d ago

Andre Louis 2d ago

I caught this loop on E4 at a very silly time of the morning when I couldn't sleep, really liked it so thought I'd record it.

Joe G 2d ago

Amazon Prime Day 2025: The best early deals available right now, dates and everything else you need to know https://www.engadget.com/deals/amazon-prime-day-2025-the-best-early-deals-available-right-now-dates-and-everything-else-you-need-to-know-120028879.html?src=rss

Amazon Prime Day 2025: The best early deals available right now, dates and everything else you need to know

Prime Day is coming back (again) this year; here's what we know so far, plus early deals.

Engadget

Joe G 2d ago

iPhone 17 Base Model Rumored to Feature Larger Display https://www.macrumors.com/2025/06/27/iphone-17-base-model-larger-display-rumor/

iPhone 17 Base Model Rumored to Feature Larger Display

The upcoming iPhone 17 base model will feature a larger display than the iPhone 16 base model, according to the latest rumor out of China. In a...

MacRumors

Joe G 3d ago

NationalFederationOfTheBlind 3d ago

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