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@bigblind.me

Amusement park enthousiast, web developer, low vision but high spirits.

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Glad to hear the folks at Serengeti Park in Germany have found a solution for the problem that was stopping Gozimba from opening. After even the ride's manufacturer threw in the towel. Excited to ride it some day either tis or next year.

11.03.2026 14:58 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Als ze het aan niet super-techy mensen vragen, en er niet bij zeggen of/dat google telt, denk ik dat die Google niet mee rekeknen.

10.03.2026 14:32 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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What's My JND? Find your Just Noticeable Difference in colour perception. How small a colour difference can you actually see?

I'm visually impaired, so I used macos's zoom efature to zoom in on the line once I had some idea where it was. Take that to judge my result any way you like.

What's My JND? 0.0098
Can you beat it? www.keithcirkel.co.uk/whats-my-jnd...

10.03.2026 13:50 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

When walking around the city by myself, I usually listen to some kind of audio. This morning, I was walking in a local park/small forest, and turned off the podcast. The next hour, I didn't feel any urge to turn it back on, and just listened to the birds. I think I should go for more morning walks.

03.03.2026 12:39 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Junction box styling 2024 Information on the project junction box styling of Stromnetz Berlin for 2024.

If it's such an eyesore, just get some art students to turn them into something nice! But appreciating art is probably also too woke for them. www.stromnetz.berlin/en/for-berli...

12.02.2026 12:44 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I feel like it's time for Apple to start decoupling Safari versions from OS versions, so that users can keep using older OS versions, but still get newer web features.

11.02.2026 11:19 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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11.02.2026 00:36 ๐Ÿ‘ 585 ๐Ÿ” 109 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 18 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I feel like gen alpha has ruined me. I can't hear someone casually say 6-7 minutes without some voice in my brain going "six seeeveen"

08.02.2026 17:27 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Airlines: "make sure to arrive 3 hours before your flight!!" ๐Ÿ˜ก

Me, still in pajamas, 90 minutes before my flight: "I guess I'll start slowly heading out" ๐Ÿ˜ด

04.02.2026 14:01 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 1 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Must be serious railing if it's a one-way trip.

06.02.2026 18:04 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

For me, the biggest issue is when the result of an interaction happens completely outside the currently visible region, so you get no feedback that your interaction act(ually did anything. This especially applies to "toast" UIs that disappear before I have the chance to move the magnifier to them.

04.02.2026 09:42 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

The section about tunnel vision also applies to users who use a screen magnifier. We only see a part of the screen, and have to consciously move that region around to get the full content.

04.02.2026 09:42 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Bijzonder wel, Epstein had een enorm netwerk van miljardairs, toppolitici en invloedrijke topondernemers die zich vergrepen aan jonge meisjes en toch worden we bang gemaakt voor de enge griezel uit een AZC die een uitzondering is en worden rijke en invloedrijke types verafgood in deze samenleving.

04.02.2026 08:00 ๐Ÿ‘ 357 ๐Ÿ” 96 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 22 ๐Ÿ“Œ 3

pun
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31.01.2026 17:53 ๐Ÿ‘ 4 ๐Ÿ” 3 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Update: CSS grid is a godsent. Fewer divs as flexbox containers, same great layout.

29.01.2026 19:00 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

CSS is melting my brain today

29.01.2026 16:50 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Europe: Ride to Happiness
Asia: Falcon's Flight
Oceania: Leviathon
Africa: Tower of Terror
North America: Iron Gwazi

28.01.2026 12:03 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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The Scenic Railway at Dreamland Margate closed for good The Scenic Railway is taking

Sad news: Scenic Railway at Dreamland Margate, the oldest wooden roller coaster in the UK, is shutting down. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Wish I could've ridden this when I was there in '24

27.01.2026 17:42 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

This song always brings me back to listening to Graceland in the car with my parents. Still love that bass solo.

27.01.2026 11:51 ๐Ÿ‘ 3 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Took a nice afternoon walk

25.01.2026 19:18 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 1 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

@colepowered.bsky.social Hey, I was recently reminded of Concrete Jungle, but apparently Steam only has a 32-bit build for macos, which is no longer supported. Would you ever consider creating an updated build for newer macOS versions (I wouldn't expect any other updates, just for it to run :))

25.01.2026 01:09 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Minute Cryptic Solve a clue with a hidden meaning

Loved today's challenge

Minute Cryptic - 23 January, 2026
"_ < 20?" (10)
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๐Ÿ† 0 hints โ€“ 2 under the community par (25,695 solvers so far).
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23.01.2026 08:49 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

We switched from using Yarn to PNPM for our main repo at work, and it is SO MUCH NICER!. I was fully expecting to just wait 10+ minutes after running `pnpm install` in the root of our workspace, but it was blazing fast.

21.01.2026 14:51 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

When people hear I'm visually impaired, they always ask about boring stuff like "how do you find your way around", and "how do you use a computer". Nobody realizes the real struggles, like keeping a clothing tag unfolded with 1 hand, so you can use the other to zoom in on it with a phone camera.

14.01.2026 16:37 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Until TypeScript, all Script was handwritten

14.01.2026 07:10 ๐Ÿ‘ 56 ๐Ÿ” 3 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2 ๐Ÿ“Œ 1

Until VisualBasic, all programming was auditory.

14.01.2026 12:13 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Minute Cryptic Solve a clue with a hidden meaning

loved today's Minute Cryptic:

Minute Cryptic - 11 January, 2026
"Oceanographer's 9 to 5 is noble?" (5)
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๐Ÿ† 0 hints โ€“ 1 under the community par (26.868 solvers so far).
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11.01.2026 01:35 ๐Ÿ‘ 3 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Woah, the hotel where the conf is already fully booked for those days

08.01.2026 20:09 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Hmm yeah, looks like Tusenfryd is the only major park in Norway. It's still on my bucket list to visit some day, especially because of Speed Monster, their hydraulic launch coaster, since these are a dying breed; I won't bore you with more coaster nerdery :p.

29.12.2025 13:05 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Amusement parks. If you're lucky enough to live close to one and have the means to do so, getting a season pass can be really worth it. This really feels like one of the biggest perks to my current place.

29.12.2025 12:57 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0