Hi, I'm Geoff (he/him or she/her). I am an old. I was @giltay@mastodon.social for 5 years.
Je suis anglo, je ne parle pas très bien le français, mais je peux suivre une conversation si tu pouettes lentement.
I write #Python for a living for a certain large charity for blind people in Canada.
I recently moved to Owen Sound (Anishinaabe territory), after living my whole life in Toronto.
I take photos. Often photos of cats. https://www.flickr.com/photos/giltay/albums/72157632849901410
image description
Cartoon instruction page for a fridge. It explains that it's OK if the refrigerator makes certain noises, but the noises are described by analogies with other objects. The objects and the fridge appear to be speaking to each other using speech bubbles
Fly: SSSRRR!
Fridge fan: SSSRRR!
Light switch: CLICK!
Fridge thermostat: CLICK!
Steam iron: HISSS!
Fridge coils: HISSS!
Cat: BRRR!
Compressor: BRRR!
Pouring wine: BLUBB!
Coils: BLUBB!
Crispbread: CRACK!
Fridge: CRACK!
Request for input from blind programmers
Saw a tweet saying that tabs work better than spaces when you're using a braille display
Seems logical, but this information doesn't seem to be coming from a blind person, so I thought I'd check
Which form of #Python indentation is more accessible to you?
(sighted people: don't vote, be patient)
3D Printed Cartilage Ushers in Ear-a of Custom Body Parts https://hackaday.com/2022/06/29/3d-printed-ear-transplant-ushers-in-ear-a-of-custom-body-parts/
Original tweet : https://twitter.com/hackaday/status/1542146129311277058
Thread: #OtD 28 Jun 1969 the Stonewall rebellion began in the early hours. The New York Police Department, as part of its policy of closing gay bars, raided the Stonewall Inn, which had a substantial poor and working class LGBT+ clientele.
Please boost for reach. So, anyone that is working on FOSS projects like web apps, sites, Linux apps, desktop environments, or other user interfaces, please let me know if you want them tested for accessibility. I can do both CLI, web, and GUI testing, and app testing on Android. I'm running Debian (on a ChromeBook but that's not too important), so just give me the name of the package, or the URL of the site or app. I can also do Flatpak!
i took this video of a weird…swirly…whirligig mite that simply cries out for the "annihilation" score. firing up kdenlive, stay tuned for updates https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bvn0fbHOL8M #DailyMiteVid
dont open source your program. an AI will steal it. never open source - thats for suckers. microsoft? they'll steal your program i'm afraid. embrace extend extinguish. it was all a trap! never open source. its the only way to be safe. if you disagree im afraid youve been billwashed by brain gates and youre going straight to DLL Hell
Cave pixie. Sufficiently accurate for poetry. There are cats. Call me Geoff.
Lanugages: English, and limited French. Formerly giltay@m.s (2017-03-29 to 2022-05-18).
I'm okay if people want to interact with me, follow me, or boost my toots.
Avatar description: My face (white person with auburn hair, a beard and glasses). I'm wearing a red flower behind my ear.
Header image description: A macro closeup of a gilt steel pen nib with "№ 42" inscribed on it.