Dave Gibson

Crossing the uncanny valley of conversational voice At Sesame, our goal is to achieve “voice presence”—the magical quality that makes spoken interactions feel real, understood, and valued.

I just tried this conversational companion AI by Sesame and it is pretty darn crazy good. The most natural I've heard yet.

Combining Direct grants and revenue from Corp of Pub Broadcasting only makes up less than 10%, right?

Zuck has simply joined the cult and revealed just how low he's willing to go to appease his master

Benchtop of maple, cherry and epoxy. My first dabble in epoxy flow tops.

Overlay Fact Sheet An open letter about accessibility overlays.

#a11y peeps, @karlgroves.bsky.social is looking to reach 1000 signatures. Now at 918 accessibility peeps opposing overlay plugins/widgets that falsely claim to deliver actual accessibility or WCAG compliance.

#webaccessibility #accessibility

YouTube video by TheAIGRID Googles New AI Glasses Are The Future Of AI (Android XR Explained)

I am getting quite stoked for wearable AI. Seems the Google ecosystem is becoming super strong. Apple seems to only be able to raise the gates of their gated community to keep members from leaving... instead of actually innovating and making Siri not stupid.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=a1Z1...

Juggling a few projects but this is the one I'm most stoked on. What is it? Time will tell.

Let's Go Bruins.

Billionaire Oligarchy Protection … of tender thin skin. Buttercup.

Facial gesture control. Brilliant. Practical application of AI that helps people with disabilities and seniors. #a11y #google #accessibleai #ai

Cause Ron DeSanctimonious, Ron DeSanctus, Meatball Ron, Tiny D, Ron DisHonest is just the right guy to run the most powerful military on the planet.

How AI Smart Home Tech Will Improve Lives for Seniors and People With DisabilitiesAccessibility Works logoPropeller Media Works logo

Where are we with AI and smart home tech? (I think we're just about there) Thoughts on how this will simplify our homes and make them more healthy and safe for everyone - seniors and people with disabilities especially.

Sky Follower Bridge - Chrome Web Store Instantly find and follow the same users from your Twitter follows on Bluesky.

Handy tool for reconnecting with Twitter peeps on Bluesky
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How Bluesky rose out of Twitter's ashes to challenge X and Threads Bluesky could be on the verge of a turning point if it continues rapidly attracting users and finds a way to monetize without scaring them off.

It looks like Bluesky is at an inflection point.

A butterfly Phoenix of open source.

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Standard Accessibility Reporting - Creating standards to rate the accessibility of everyday products. We’ve developed a rating score that’s easy to understand and lets a consumer know the accessibility rating of a product instantly.

SAR Standard Accessibility Reporting is developing #accessibility reporting standards for consumer goods (like Consumer Reports). Many don't realize just how unusable so many common appliances are impossible for seniors and people with disabilities to use.

Please donate
#ally #usability

Epoxilipse. Was attempting my first go at an epoxy fill between two boards for a bench seat. Oh man #epoxy #fail

A fair bit of assurance that Trimpers likely won’t wreck #a11y - pretty much just because they have so many other targets for destruction.

Basic common sense from a DOJ insider is mostly comforting.

Adirondack Park may become more accessible for people with disabilities A new proposal could improve accessibility in Adirondack Park for people with disabilities.

Adirondack Park may become more accessible for people with disabilities https://buff.ly/4eCCPoD #a11y

SO SO overjoyed to join a social community not run by self-serving billionaires that feed us misinformation while stealing our data. Enough of that. Down with the Empire. Eat it Elon.

Bonus for accessibility - universal access!