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Timothy Wynn @twynn@mas.to · Jul 31, 2026

Replying to @Tamasg@mindly.social

@Tamasg@mindly.social @Jage@mas.to @TheQuinbox@dragonscave.space In case anyone wants a direct source for this change:

Insert dashes with new keyboard shortcuts. You can quickly insert an en dash (–) or em dash (—) while typing. Press Windows logo key + Minus (-) to insert an en dash, and Windows logo key + Shift + Minus (-) to insert an em dash.

Source: https://blogs.windows.com/windowsexperience/2025/10/16/new-experiences-currently-rolling-out-for-windows-11/

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Timothy Wynn @twynn@mas.to · Jul 28, 2026

Replying to @serrebi@serrebiradio.com

@serrebi@serrebiradio.com @mcourcel@allovertheplace.ca Now that I have an add-on for the Microsoft Neural Voices from nvda.ru and Southern Vietnamese voice data, I don't think I'll willingly use Google TTS, but I'm glad people have options for use with their screen reader of choice though.

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Timothy Wynn @twynn@mas.to · Jul 28, 2026

Replying to @twynn@mas.to

@serrebi@serrebiradio.com @mcourcel@allovertheplace.ca I did too, and it's still flagged, so I guess the definitions are poisoned eventually from the ML-based definitions?

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Timothy Wynn @twynn@mas.to · Jul 28, 2026

Replying to @serrebi@serrebiradio.com

@serrebi@serrebiradio.com @mcourcel@allovertheplace.ca Interesting, as unzipping the add-on and scanning is perfectly fine. I also have cloud protection disabled because gross ML definitions, but it also was flagged in add-on form. I don't know about coding or the like, but your theory of false positive does hold more weight.

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Timothy Wynn @twynn@mas.to · Jul 28, 2026

Replying to @serrebi@serrebiradio.com

@serrebi@serrebiradio.com @mcourcel@allovertheplace.ca I don't use the add-on, but good to know.

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Timothy Wynn @twynn@mas.to · Jul 28, 2026

Replying to @mcourcel@allovertheplace.ca

@mcourcel@allovertheplace.ca Uh... please don't use that link. I don't think it will work for long, if not gone already. Try editing your post and pasting an URL like: https://github.com/nguyenanhduc09/Google-TTS-For-NVDA/releases/download/v0.5/googleTtsForNvda-0.5.nvda-addon

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Timothy Wynn @twynn@mas.to · May 16, 2026

Replying to @oceane@gotosocial.social

@oceane@gotosocial.social @ChristineMalec@mstdn.ca I don't work in the accessibility field and don't know where you got the 80-character limit datapoint from, but I don't think that's the case for anyone. While braille displays may average 20, 40, or 80 cells in size, each one has the ability to pan, i.e., read the next X characters in the line as needed.

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Timothy Wynn @twynn@mas.to · May 09, 2026

Replying to @jscholes@dragonscave.space

@jscholes@dragonscave.space @simon@procrastodon.net You've been hiding your birth name and age quite well then. 🤣 The problem with me is that I don't know how to take good pictures never having had vision before.

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Timothy Wynn @twynn@mas.to · May 09, 2026

Replying to @simon@procrastodon.net

@simon@procrastodon.net For sure. Another thought is to use Aira's Access AI and get it verified by an agent.

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Timothy Wynn @twynn@mas.to · May 09, 2026

Replying to @simon@procrastodon.net

@simon@procrastodon.net Would something like a Be My Eyes volunteer be helpful if you can't get OCR to work? LLMs usually do okay, but I suspect it's not as useful for these cases though you never know.

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Timothy Wynn @twynn@mas.to · May 01, 2026

Replying to @aaronareed@mastodon.gamedev.place

@aaronareed@mastodon.gamedev.place Thank you so much for taking the time to answer. I hope to reread one day, but I'm not able to handle sad at this point in time. I would love to purchase an idealistic ebook version if that's ever possible. @KaraLG84@dragonscave.space

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Timothy Wynn @twynn@mas.to · May 01, 2026

Replying to @KaraLG84@dragonscave.space

@KaraLG84@dragonscave.space Not sure how to interpret the FAQ, but part of the differences question's answer says that "each chapter has essentially the same beats: there's no branching paths or radically alternate endings. You might think of each version as a different draft of the same book." Source; https://subcutanean.textories.com/faq.html @aaronareed@mastodon.gamedev.place

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Timothy Wynn @twynn@mas.to · Apr 25, 2026

Replying to @JamminJerry@mastodon.stickbear.me

@JamminJerry @jscholes To be fair, I think the trend nowadays is to say something annoying when done. Notification on the app I use reminds me to clean, so I don't think it's specifically because of infantilizing PWD. Now if the volume of the voice prompts can't go down to a decently quiet level, then there's a big issue for sure. Also, if you tell it to turn off, how do you turn it back on? Unplug and replug?

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Timothy Wynn @twynn@mas.to · Apr 15, 2026

Replying to @doskel@masto.doskel.net

@doskel Whoof, I just went down a rabbit hole, and it's amazing that it's still available for download on the Internet Archive's Wayback Machine: Direct link: https://web.archive.org/web/20150407122158if_/http://podcast.thisamericanlife.org/special/opus_number_one.mp3 Source: https://web.archive.org/web/20150406221217/http://www.thisamericanlife.org/radio-archives/episode/553/stuck-in-the-middle-2015

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Timothy Wynn @twynn@mas.to · Apr 13, 2026

Replying to @micr0@wetdry.world

@micr0 While I haven't used altbot, I just became a sponsored. Not much, but hopefully it will help collectively.

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