besides the rest that has probably been said, there is the fact that if we allowed you, or anyone... to share cracked programs on the list we could get closed out for it, and it would be a bad problem to rebuild what we have here, eh?
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To: <programmingblind@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Tuesday, June 16, 2009 5:56 PM Subject: Re: Advice for a programmer losing vision?
I'm sorry. is just that I like to share. I won't do it again. -------------------------------------------------- From: "Tyler Littlefield" <tyler@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Tuesday, June 16, 2009 9:33 AM To: <programmingblind@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Subject: Re: Advice for a programmer losing vision?that made my head hurt. Thanks, Tyler Littlefield Web: tysdomain.com email: tyler@xxxxxxxxxxxxx My programs don't have bugs, they're called randomly added features.----- Original Message ----- From: "doctor love" <minimack_19@xxxxxxxxxxx>To: <programmingblind@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Tuesday, June 16, 2009 5:19 AM Subject: Re: Advice for a programmer losing vision?I don't wana make a fuss of everything. well, it's all rite. cuz, I was just trying to be nice to help out someone. he bought the program yes. he gave us a coppy because he can get anything from us. I told him it's to help out a person who's now becoming blind and he needs a screan-reader. If I'm not to be on the list, please let me know. I'm not a guy who likes to make a fuss. I'm not going to take someone's program and call it mine. no no no. that's not me. I was just trying to be helpful. you said that I'll not be welcome on the list. if this is true, I'll unsubscribe. that's just my way. I like to help others. I'm a kind and generous person and like to share. I'm not vex that you say that. I just want to understand. you see, from small, I never had any friends. now I'm older and I like to help others to make friends. by helping, we can become friends. I consider all of you guys who are also blind a family. I'm just trying to learn and maby someday I can do something with my knowledge. sorry if I made you upset. if you're the owner of the list, if I'm not welcome as a person, I'll unsubscribe.-------------------------------------------------- From: "Tyler Littlefield" <tyler@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Tuesday, June 16, 2009 12:20 AM To: <programmingblind@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Subject: Re: Advice for a programmer losing vision?And I'm sure that sharing music is going to help others, how exactly? Giving away free coppies of a $1200 program isn't going to make the money saving experience much easier for those who actually paid for the program, or for those who aren't stupid enough to advertize cracks on lists full of professional programmers, in the hopes that he'll be welcomed as a "nice person."Thanks, Tyler Littlefield Web: tysdomain.com email: tyler@xxxxxxxxxxxxx My programs don't have bugs, they're called randomly added features.----- Original Message ----- From: "doctor love" <minimack_19@xxxxxxxxxxx>To: <programmingblind@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Monday, June 15, 2009 10:13 PM Subject: Re: Advice for a programmer losing vision?it saves us on money lol. if you guys wish, I won't shear programs on this list. but, I'd like to cuz I'm a nice person . how ever I'd like to share everything I have. from music to software. and I just like helping others.-------------------------------------------------- From: "Tyler Littlefield" <tyler@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Tuesday, June 16, 2009 12:06 AM To: <programmingblind@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Subject: Re: Advice for a programmer losing vision?Sighs, I really have to wonder why people don't use common sense before they just offer a $1200 program up for free, which is clearly protected by copyright in the middle of public.Thanks, Tyler Littlefield Web: tysdomain.com email: tyler@xxxxxxxxxxxxx My programs don't have bugs, they're called randomly added features.----- Original Message ----- From: "doctor love" <minimack_19@xxxxxxxxxxx>To: <programmingblind@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Monday, June 15, 2009 10:04 PM Subject: Re: Advice for a programmer losing vision?hae bill, you can contact me on skype. I have a version of jaws if you want a coppy. my friend buys jaws every year and then gives us a coppy. I've talked it over with him and he said I can give you a coppy. but, I've download a coppy of jaws from torrents and it's good as well. how ever, I'll give you a coppy of jaws which I got from my friend. If you'd like to contact me, you can on msn atmackrishi@xxxxxxxxor you can contact me on skype. my skype name is zmackrishi. by the way, I'd like a little help from you also. I'm now learning programing. I've just started. or you can say that I haven't started cuz, I haven't started one. I need to know what I have to learn, and what I have to get. I have vissual basic rite now. and I really want to do this. I heard that this list is the best.From: Bill Cox Sent: Monday, June 15, 2009 2:46 PM To: programmingblind@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: Re: Advice for a programmer losing vision? Thanks, Jackie, and everyone for the replies.I have to say, it's a load off my shoulders knowing that many other programmers succeed with visual impairment. I'm more adaptable than most, and am pretty sure I'll do OK. The emacspeak project looks most promising to me in my situation (long-time emacs hacker, with peripheral vision that should work long-term). I'll be able to use apps I'm familiar with with magnification sometimes (like skype). I'm having trouble installing any speech synthesizer it works with on my Kubuntu 9.04 x64 system, though. I'll post to the emacspeak list, and if I have to, I'll write some support for other speech synthesis back-ends.Not that it's critical now, but if I'm going to bother writing a back-end for emacspeak to support another speech synthesizer, which synthesizer would you recommend? I've installed both festival and espeak. I've also listened to demos of Cepstral, which sound much better to me.Thanks, BillOn Mon, Jun 15, 2009 at 2:12 PM, Jackie McBride <abletec@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:Hi, Bill: 1st, I do know what you're going thru. It bites. U asked a question about whether u should use magnification orscreenreader. generally speaking, the conventional wisdom has it thatonce you're at 5x magnification or above, productivity decreases to such a level that screenreading software should be employed. This is not to say that being able to zoom in on a particular spot might not be helpful, but that it takes so much time to navigate the screenusing magnification that productivity suffers. It should also be notedthat eyestrain using magnification software can result in headache &fatigue. Often, if system requirements permit, screenreading software& magnification can function together to create a more powerful solution than either technology alone. Regarding learning braille, there are a variety of factors toconsider, including tactile sensitivity & desire to learn. I recommendit for those who can, but, for example, many w/diabeticretinopathy/neuropathy find it to be more frustrating than it's worth.I really suggest that u not only avail yourself of the resources on this list, which are considerable, but also contact your statevocational rehabilitation department/commission for the blind, as the case may be. They should surely be able to assist u, especially as itrelates to learning braille. Also, Hadley School for the blind in Winnetka, IL, has braille courses, though I think u probably have to be legally blind in order to access those. Please let me know if u think I may be of further assistance. On 6/15/09, Haden Pike <haden.pike@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > The orca screen reader, part of gnome, supports magnification. > > Haden Pike > Email: haden.pike@xxxxxxxxx > > -------------------------------------------------- > From: "Holdsworth, Lynn" <Lynn.Holdsworth@xxxxxxxxxxx> > Sent: Monday, June 15, 2009 11:16 AM > To: <programmingblind@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Subject: RE: Advice for a programmer losing vision? > >> And there must surely be a plethora of free and cheap screen>> magnification solutions for Linux. Anybody know anything about those?>> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: programmingblind-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >> [mailto:programmingblind-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Tyler >> Littlefield >> Sent: 15 June 2009 16:09 >> To: programmingblind@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >> Subject: Re: Advice for a programmer losing vision? >> >> Bill, >> Something you might check out is the speakup project found at: >> http://linux-speakup.org >> They have a mailling list, and a good community.>> Basically speakup is the community for one of the linux screen readers>> that is out, that uses espeak,flite,or festival. >> HTH, >> >> Thanks, >> Tyler Littlefield >> Web: tysdomain.com >> email: tyler@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>> My programs don't have bugs, they're called randomly added features.>> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "Bill Cox" <waywardgeek@xxxxxxxxx> >> To: <programmingblind@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> >> Sent: Monday, June 15, 2009 9:03 AM >> Subject: Re: Advice for a programmer losing vision? >> >> >>> Thanks, Jim. >>>>>> It makes me feel a lot better to hear you say that. I've been here>>> before,>>> with the typing problem, and there wasn't much of any community at the>> >>> time>>> to help. Yes, I will most likely stay in the linux world, though I>> would>>> not rule out controlling linux boxes through cygwin bash shells and>> emacs>>> like I did before. I also hope to help with development of some of>> the >>> tools being used. >>> >>> Bill >>> >>> On Mon, Jun 15, 2009 at 10:47 AM, Homme, James >>> <james.homme@xxxxxxxxxxxx>wrote: >>> >>>> Hi Bill, >>>>>>>> You can definitely be productive as a programmer in your situation. >>>> According to me, you have come to the right place to ask these kinds>> of>>>> things. We have a lot of great people on this list. Do you want to>> stay >>>> in >>>> the Linux world? >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> Thanks. >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> Jim >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> ---------- >>>> >>>> Jim Homme, Usability Engineering. >>>> >>>> 412-544-1810. >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> Note: I will reply to email and voice mail within four hours. >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> "Nothing in this world can take the place of persistence. >>>> >>>> >>>>>>>> "Talent will not; nothing is more common than unsuccessful people>> with >>>> talent. >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> "Genius will not; unrewarded genius is almost a proverb. >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> "Education will not; the world is full of educated derelicts. >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> "Persistence and determination alone are omnipotent." >>>> >>>> - Calvin Coolidge (1872-1933) >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> *From:* programmingblind-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto: >>>> programmingblind-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] *On Behalf Of *Bill Cox >>>> *Sent:* Monday, June 15, 2009 10:32 AM >>>> *To:* programmingblind@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >>>> *Subject:* Advice for a programmer losing vision? >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> Hi. >>>>>>>> Sorry if you get a lot of first-time dumb posts, like this. I've got>> a>>>> rare genetic defect that's causing me to lose my central vision.>> It's a >>>> lot>>>> like macular degeneration, but I'm only 45 years old. I've been a >>>> programmer all my life, and have succeeded in dealing with disability >>>> before. I could not type for three years. I mostly program in C on>>>> Linux. >>>>>>>> What tools should I learn, what forums should I join, and what skills >>>> should I develop to stay a productive programmer? I'm very good at>>>> building>>>> custom environments, which I did when I couldn't type. For example,>>>> should>>>> I bother with Braille, and which screen readers are best for mail,>> web>>>> browsing (and which browser?), and controlling shells and emacs? I>>>> expect>>>> to have peripheral vision for a long time. 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