evilstevie @evilstevie@mastod1.ddns.net

I figured some people here might be interested in knowing that very long range keyboard and braille is possible over the mobile network to a windows computer without much work. I've known this to be possible in itself for some time, but I just found a way to do it without significant work beyond program installation. It was a bit of a headache before, you needed port forwarding, setting up a VPN server, having the VPN server on the same LAN as the PC which was to be controlled and which was to send out braille, having a dynamic DNS/static IP, and so on. That's no longer needed. basically, it can now be done by just installing two programs and paying $50 for one of them. The programs combined are Virtual Here www.virtualhere.com (the $50 program), and Tailscale www.tailscale.com I am using a Raspberry Pi 4, but would be surprised if a 3 wouldn't work. The steps are basically nothing special. Just image the pi with your favourite imager and make sure the unit has a connection to the internet somehow. Install tailscale on the Windows machine and the PI https://tailscale.com/kb/1017/install and then install VirtualHere Server on the PI https://www.virtualhere.com/usb_server_software Finally, run the Virtualhere client on your Windows machine https://www.virtualhere.com/usb_client_software After everything is installed and with both devices connected to the internet, in the VH client, hit shift+f10 and go to "specify usb servers". Hit add, type in your VH server's tailscale IP (the one which starts with 100 and which you can get from the Pi itself or from tailscale on the web), and hit OK. It should see your hub in the treeview. BTW, for some weird reason, both NVDA and Jaws occasionally don't see the contents of the treeview, just alt+tab to another window and alt+tab back and you should be able to see everything. Go down to the name of the server in your client, hit shift+f10, and hit "autouse all on this server. Now, plug your keyboard and braille display into your PI. What should happen is that the device gets detected, drivers installed, and it should generally be like you're plugging directly into the PC. Keyboards you can use right away, of course, but braille displays may need to be looked for/refreshed as you normally would with your reader of choice. I realize that VH allows one USB device free, but you can't install the client as a service and use the free server. You'll probably want to install the client as a service because you'll want your keyboard up and running as soon as you reboot the Windows device. Also, if you're using a keyboard and braille display at the same time, that's seen as two devices. Finally, I haven't tried this on Linux but it should work. It should work on OSX as well, but the VH client is not accessible with VO, the author knows about this and may fix it after the Sequoia release. As I said, the benefit here is easy and continual connectivity over very long ranges.

This is neat

https://ismy.blue/

omg

Because of the Twitter/X ban, many people from Brazil are moving to Mastodon, including Artists, so let's do an Art Share for them only! Let's help them get the boost they need around here!

ARTISTS FROM BRAZIL
- In the comments, introduce yourself and show your art!

PEOPLE NOT FROM BRAZIL
- Boost this post and the ones from brazilian artists in the comments!

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#Brazil #ArtShare #Art

Lookit @b0rk 🫶

#SteveSilberman #RestInPeace

Companies should treat user data as toxic waste rather than as something they want to gather and hoard for business models like targeted advertising. It's not a good thing to have a bunch of sensitive data which could be obtained by adversaries or requested by a government.

@JennyList @trans_rescue I'd buy one if I can get a zero ohm version. Say £20?

finally, an acceptable contact method

every handmade sign has a story behind it

My wife told me to take the spider out instead of killing him.

Went out. Had a few drinks. Nice guy. He's a web designer.

Specialises in debugging.

The new Starbucks CEO, Brian Niccol, is going to commute to the office 3 days a week by private jet.

Don't forget to take your reusable cup to the coffee shop!

#climate #ClimateCollapse #environment #EatTheRich

https://edition.cnn.com/2024/08/23/business/starbucks-ceo-brian-niccol-private-jet/index.html

For those who did not receive the last memo:

THE VOID is for screaming.

THE ABYSS is for staring.

Please do not scream into THE ABYSS. And under no circumstances should you ever stare into THE VOID.

That is all.

The mysteries of life, a story in two parts

I need help with an English word. A story told as a series of individual points of view, like Akira Kurosawa’s, Ran. Or in some wasys the book Dracula, but Dracula is just epistolary. There’s a literary term for this, right?

[edit] Not Ran (which is also a great film) RASHOMON! I composed this post after a long week of 12+ hour days on a tight deadline. I’m mortified! 😂

So no, the term I am looking for is not the Rashomon effect. I think I want there to be a term for this. Maybe I’m delirious.

I mean in some ways being up there is safer than the ground, where Boeing assassins live.

It surely can't be a coincidence that Alexander the Great and Kermit the Frog share the same middle name.

Friend: What do you play games on?
Me: I play games on a switch!

#meme #shitpost #networking #tech #infosec

Huh.

So, just now I learned that you can convert miles to kilometers with the Fibonacci sequence?

A mile is 1.609 kilometers.

The Golden Ratio, the ratio between Fibonacci numbers as they get large, is 1.618.

So, within about 1%. And large doesn't need to be that large, it's actually pretty accurate from about 8 onwards.

1 1 2 3 5 8 13 21 34 55 89 etc etc

5 miles is 8 km.
21 miles is 34 km.
89 miles is 144 km.

etc etc.

Kinda neat IMO.