To those who say I overdid it with my MacBook Pro on the specs, how do you know? With vibe coding, who knows what I will do with it?

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/topic/1ceb8d3f-82a6-4a33-8e21-3951bd9e553f/to-those-who-say-i-overdid-it-with-my-macbook-pro-on-the-specs-how-do-you-knowRSS for NodeFri, 15 May 2026 08:05:32 GMTThu, 14 May 2026 00:56:22 GMT60@amy0223 @Lynn @NightDrake @technocounselor Why is it even necessary to discuss how much or little of a thing you do or don't have. Do what works, it is going to be different from what works for the person sitting next to you. I see this discussion brought up over and over again... Why is this such a thing? I think I need to go touch grass now...

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://beige.party/users/pawpower/statuses/116572758563577453https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://beige.party/users/pawpower/statuses/116572758563577453Thu, 14 May 2026 11:45:33 GMT@stevenscott Lol. The weather has been super weird here too, not really warm like it should be. Yeah I want to give codex a try, but I just canceled my ChatGPT pro subscription because I’m already paying for Claude and Gemini. I will bring it back and cancel out something else if it makes me more productive though.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://caneandable.social/users/technocounselor/statuses/116572729248885818https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://caneandable.social/users/technocounselor/statuses/116572729248885818Thu, 14 May 2026 11:38:06 GMT@technocounselor Oh that is so frustrating. Although sometimes the real joy is in the waiting. Fun times await! I bet you're running local models and spawning apps all over the place in a few weeks. I cannot believe how productive I am become thanks to Claude - although some are telling me to try Codex because it apparently produces better accessible code - so that may be another project. In the meantime, I really need to leave the house and get some actual sunshine (or warm rain since its Scottish weather!)

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://tweesecake.social/users/stevenscott/statuses/116572644390505214https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://tweesecake.social/users/stevenscott/statuses/116572644390505214Thu, 14 May 2026 11:16:31 GMT@technocounselor @FreakyFwoof I wish Linux was up to the level of usability for it to be used more by blind folks, but its not, and the developer support for key apps is still not there yet, and if you wanted to run Windows apps there's the whole setup with Wine, yeah no, people need to understand that for a lot of us Linux is not feasible.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://vee.seedy.cc/users/alexchapman/statuses/116572549799578291https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://vee.seedy.cc/users/alexchapman/statuses/116572549799578291Thu, 14 May 2026 10:52:27 GMT@technocounselor Good on you if anybody can do it you can.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://tweesecake.social/users/DerryLawlor/statuses/116572549107060636https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://tweesecake.social/users/DerryLawlor/statuses/116572549107060636Thu, 14 May 2026 10:52:17 GMT@technocounselor @frog67 @FreakyFwoof I think the message, while perhaps well-meaning and not without merit for various reasons, is far too evangelical and doesn't take sufficient account of the cognitive load people would have to embrace learning a new operating system, the accessibility barriers there might be or the lack of perceived return on that investment of effort.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/JustinMac84/statuses/116572470265919428https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/JustinMac84/statuses/116572470265919428Thu, 14 May 2026 10:32:14 GMT@frog67 @FreakyFwoof Exactly. I tried it a very little bit and found it didn’t suit my needs, and that’s OK.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://caneandable.social/users/technocounselor/statuses/116572451435937220https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://caneandable.social/users/technocounselor/statuses/116572451435937220Thu, 14 May 2026 10:27:26 GMT@amy0223 @baxaphobia @NightDrake @Lynn Oh yeah, my first generation stream was everything. It got me through grad school. I remember saving to pre-order it and being so excited when it got to the house. It was the first of its kind.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://caneandable.social/users/technocounselor/statuses/116572429959524800https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://caneandable.social/users/technocounselor/statuses/116572429959524800Thu, 14 May 2026 10:21:59 GMT@stevenscott @Bruce Yeah, the only reason I didn’t do that is because it was going to add $1800 to my already skyrocketing price. I have enough cloud storage that I should be OK.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://caneandable.social/users/technocounselor/statuses/116572403302737860https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://caneandable.social/users/technocounselor/statuses/116572403302737860Thu, 14 May 2026 10:15:12 GMT@stevenscott I knew you would understand. Yeah I’ll be able to make anything. I can’t wait, but unfortunately it looks like I’m going to have to because it’s still saying May 26 to June 2. I need an apple prime subscription. Lol.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://caneandable.social/users/technocounselor/statuses/116572399254116532https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://caneandable.social/users/technocounselor/statuses/116572399254116532Thu, 14 May 2026 10:14:10 GMT@technocounselor @FreakyFwoof If we're not real computer users, we can be proud of that, as far as I'm concerned: I've never used Linux, and I have no plans even to try it. One thing everyone should do is use what suits them best.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://tweesecake.social/users/frog67/statuses/116572397740233115https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://tweesecake.social/users/frog67/statuses/116572397740233115Thu, 14 May 2026 10:13:47 GMT@mhussain @FreakyFwoof I feel like it should be used what you want when you want for what you want to do, regardless of what the operating system ends up being.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://caneandable.social/users/technocounselor/statuses/116572388748886555https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://caneandable.social/users/technocounselor/statuses/116572388748886555Thu, 14 May 2026 10:11:30 GMT@FreakyFwoof Oh God yeah, and I wouldn’t care if they just loved it and used it and talked about it for themselves, but they just go on and on about how everybody has to use Lennox or they’re not a real computer user. It’s exhausting.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://caneandable.social/users/technocounselor/statuses/116572381378480967https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://caneandable.social/users/technocounselor/statuses/116572381378480967Thu, 14 May 2026 10:09:37 GMT@quanin @Bruce Lol

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://caneandable.social/users/technocounselor/statuses/116572358454940686https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://caneandable.social/users/technocounselor/statuses/116572358454940686Thu, 14 May 2026 10:03:48 GMT@JamiePauls @Bruce Awesome!

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://caneandable.social/users/technocounselor/statuses/116572350155942094https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://caneandable.social/users/technocounselor/statuses/116572350155942094Thu, 14 May 2026 10:01:41 GMT@amy0223 @NightDrake @technocounselor What then would you call mastodon instances primarily composed of people who are blind and/or visually impaired, where most of the topics discussed have to do with blindness and/or disability related issues? Like it or not, we are a group/community. We have a commonality. And we have diverse thoughts, perspectives and ways of doing things as we live our lives, just as any group or community has.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.stickbear.me/users/Lynn/statuses/116572058430833623https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.stickbear.me/users/Lynn/statuses/116572058430833623Thu, 14 May 2026 08:47:30 GMT@amy0223 @technocounselor @NightDrake No topic is ever totally objective. Why? because we each have connotations or ideologies and perhaps different points of view connected with almost any topic. That can't be helped. I have never felt someone who may want a lot of technology or things is a better or worse person than me. To think otherwise would be ludicrous and judgmental on my part. If people feel this subject shouldn't be discussed, by all means, they shouldn't feel compelled to discuss it. The same goes for politics or religion or any other subject. As I said, I feel tech minimalism is a subject missing within the blindness community, and I'd like to see that changed, because I don't feel I'm the only person in this community who chooses to use minimal technology. If the blindness community feels it can't be discussed, then that attitude is limiting and non-inclusive. I think we already have enough war on diverse thought and ideas in this world. I'm hoping we're not adding tech minimalism to the already long casualty list. I also ask myself if this subject is something equally not discussed outside of the blindness culture? I tend to think it isn't a taboo subject elsewhere, judging by the number of books written about digital minimalism and its various aspects. I will make an effort to look into this in greater detail, out of curiosity. Just to clarify, this is not about accessibility or the lack thereof. What I am talking about is a deliberate choice, not accessibility.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.stickbear.me/users/Lynn/statuses/116571984048790336https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.stickbear.me/users/Lynn/statuses/116571984048790336Thu, 14 May 2026 08:28:35 GMT@Lynn @NightDrake @technocounselor But there’s not a blind community. That’s problem number one.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mindly.social/users/amy0223/statuses/116571872229988437https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mindly.social/users/amy0223/statuses/116571872229988437Thu, 14 May 2026 08:00:08 GMT@quanin @technocounselor @Bruce True story! This is the very thing that will continue to prevent me from owning anything Mac because I know the nonsense that already makes me want to throw my over priced but necessary iPhone out the window and curse all things Apple, because voiceover already often makes me want to pull my hair out on iOS. If I’m spending four times as much for a product because it has a cute little apple on it, then it had better work better in that regard not run with the same intentionally flawed screen reader technology. But that’s me. There are lots who don’t mind apple’s brand of torture. I’m not one of them. Android and google have their own special breed too but I stick with iOS because it is the devil I’m most acquainted with and I don’t have a desire to play in Android full-time as I’m not a fan of that either. Lol. Tech is often about what you’re willing to put up with.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mindly.social/users/amy0223/statuses/116571856065465191https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mindly.social/users/amy0223/statuses/116571856065465191Thu, 14 May 2026 07:56:02 GMT@baxaphobia @NightDrake @Lynn @technocounselor I loved my stream when I had one. Do they still look like a Walkman? This at least is what the one I owned back in 2009 reminded me of anyway.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mindly.social/users/amy0223/statuses/116571816150602122https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mindly.social/users/amy0223/statuses/116571816150602122Thu, 14 May 2026 07:45:53 GMT@NightDrake @Lynn @technocounselor I agree. I’m not married, but I still talk about stuff like that with my partner; just no one else. Lol. The one in my house is the only one whose opinion truly matters when it comes to tech purchases or any large purchase for that matter. :). And if I’m interested in spending money on any kind of assistive tech, I’ll reach out to people directly that I trust who use the things I’m looking at daily because the other thing I’m noticing is that the majority of people who feel the need to judge comment aren’t often even using the thing.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mindly.social/users/amy0223/statuses/116571808978195194https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mindly.social/users/amy0223/statuses/116571808978195194Thu, 14 May 2026 07:44:03 GMT@Lynn @NightDrake @technocounselor See personally I wouldn’t want this, because regardless of intent it comes off badly in writing and looks more like bragging or trying to say someone is better than someone else because they’re a tech minimalist, or a stuff minimalist, whatever. It always comes off as shaming in writing. I feel the same way about clean eating or discussing food choices. There’s just certain topics that do not work in writing, especially if being voiced by a synthetic speech engine. There’s just no way around it. That tone becomes implied and there’s no way changing that.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mindly.social/users/amy0223/statuses/116571782593190241https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mindly.social/users/amy0223/statuses/116571782593190241Thu, 14 May 2026 07:37:21 GMT@technocounselor We buy what we can afford, whether that’s a $6k computer or a $20k blindy device. It’s your money, credit, whatever. It isn’t anyone’s business. Heck even if you were broke but had the credit and decided to go into debt for purchases it’s nobody’s business. Yet one more reason why I might share tech purchases with people, but never with the masses. Opinions are like assholes: everybody’s got em and online, virtually everyone is one. :). Enjoy your new toy beast!

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mindly.social/users/amy0223/statuses/116571753485388431https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mindly.social/users/amy0223/statuses/116571753485388431Thu, 14 May 2026 07:29:57 GMT@technocounselor @Bruce That’s the spec to get. The hard drive prices are so high but if I could I’d go for 8tb. I’d much rather have the most storage. A boy can dream

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://tweesecake.social/users/stevenscott/statuses/116571441582386510https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://tweesecake.social/users/stevenscott/statuses/116571441582386510Thu, 14 May 2026 06:10:37 GMT