David Edmiston
@edmistond.bsky.social
Dad, husband, software dev (C#, JS, general language polyglot). Deaf. Occasionally posts dad jokes.
Transplant to the Cleveland area, by way of small town NW Ohio.
Transplant to the Cleveland area, by way of small town NW Ohio.
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Deaf Kids Code is coming to Cleveland!!
My friend Destiny O'Connor has set up a Cleveland branch of Deaf Kids Code. If you're interested (for yourself or your organization) fill out the form below learn more and set up sessions.
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
My friend Destiny O'Connor has set up a Cleveland branch of Deaf Kids Code. If you're interested (for yourself or your organization) fill out the form below learn more and set up sessions.
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
June 20, 2025 at 6:31 PM
Deaf Kids Code is coming to Cleveland!!
My friend Destiny O'Connor has set up a Cleveland branch of Deaf Kids Code. If you're interested (for yourself or your organization) fill out the form below learn more and set up sessions.
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
My friend Destiny O'Connor has set up a Cleveland branch of Deaf Kids Code. If you're interested (for yourself or your organization) fill out the form below learn more and set up sessions.
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
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May 13, 2025 at 12:28 PM
Blogged - My review of Windows Live Captions as part of the Auto Captions Project: davidedmiston.com/post/2025/wi...
#livecaptioning #autocaptioning #autocaptionsproject
#livecaptioning #autocaptioning #autocaptionsproject
https://davidedmiston.com/post/2025/wi…
March 20, 2025 at 12:59 AM
Blogged - My review of Windows Live Captions as part of the Auto Captions Project: davidedmiston.com/post/2025/wi...
#livecaptioning #autocaptioning #autocaptionsproject
#livecaptioning #autocaptioning #autocaptionsproject
Blogged: The Auto-Captions Project returns with a review of Be My Ears for the Mac: davidedmiston.com/post/2025/be...
Be My Ears: February 2025 Review
davidedmiston.com
February 27, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Blogged: The Auto-Captions Project returns with a review of Be My Ears for the Mac: davidedmiston.com/post/2025/be...
"I'm in this photo and I don't like it."
December 7, 2024 at 6:05 PM
"I'm in this photo and I don't like it."
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Strong opinion Saturday:
Instagram and TikTok have both led the enshittification of video captions on online platforms. I actually made a on Tiktok last year talking about some of the issues I've come across.
M
Instagram and TikTok have both led the enshittification of video captions on online platforms. I actually made a on Tiktok last year talking about some of the issues I've come across.
M
Tiktok Caption Accessibility
YouTube video by Crystal Preston-Watson
youtube.com
December 7, 2024 at 4:32 PM
Strong opinion Saturday:
Instagram and TikTok have both led the enshittification of video captions on online platforms. I actually made a on Tiktok last year talking about some of the issues I've come across.
M
Instagram and TikTok have both led the enshittification of video captions on online platforms. I actually made a on Tiktok last year talking about some of the issues I've come across.
M
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We ran a lovely feature about the experience of getting hearing aids last month: slate.com/technology/2...
November 27, 2024 at 11:52 PM
We ran a lovely feature about the experience of getting hearing aids last month: slate.com/technology/2...
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Optimist: the cup is half full
Pessimist: the cup is half empty
Tolkien: but they were all deceived, for another cup was made.
Pessimist: the cup is half empty
Tolkien: but they were all deceived, for another cup was made.
Optimist: the cup is half full
Pessimist: the cup is half empty
Charles Dickens: It was the best of cups, it was the worst of cups, it was the cup of wisdom, it was the cup of foolishness, it was the mug of Light, it was the beer stein of Darkness
Pessimist: the cup is half empty
Charles Dickens: It was the best of cups, it was the worst of cups, it was the cup of wisdom, it was the cup of foolishness, it was the mug of Light, it was the beer stein of Darkness
Optimist: The cup is half full
Pessimist: The cup is half empty
Science Fiction Writer: The cup is a crystalline super computer and the liquid is hyperintelligent, they want to know why humanity should be allowed to exist, you have 30 minutes to respond and the answer must be danced by a cat
Pessimist: The cup is half empty
Science Fiction Writer: The cup is a crystalline super computer and the liquid is hyperintelligent, they want to know why humanity should be allowed to exist, you have 30 minutes to respond and the answer must be danced by a cat
November 24, 2024 at 2:57 AM
Optimist: the cup is half full
Pessimist: the cup is half empty
Tolkien: but they were all deceived, for another cup was made.
Pessimist: the cup is half empty
Tolkien: but they were all deceived, for another cup was made.
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Hello all: It is with a heavy heart that I remove my Starter Pack of "Trustworthy Mesopotamian Copper Ingot Merchants Within the City-State of Ur."
I have been informed about some pretty unfortunate oversights on my part and ultimately platformed some creators who should not have been platformed.
I have been informed about some pretty unfortunate oversights on my part and ultimately platformed some creators who should not have been platformed.
November 13, 2024 at 3:25 AM
Hello all: It is with a heavy heart that I remove my Starter Pack of "Trustworthy Mesopotamian Copper Ingot Merchants Within the City-State of Ur."
I have been informed about some pretty unfortunate oversights on my part and ultimately platformed some creators who should not have been platformed.
I have been informed about some pretty unfortunate oversights on my part and ultimately platformed some creators who should not have been platformed.
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Also, new folks, please know that when it comes to trolls, jerks, chuds and other undesirables here in the sky, we subscribe to the idea of “Don’t Engage, Just Block.” The block function is superpowered and expunges them entirely from your timeline. They hate it! Block with wild abandon! Don’t wait!
November 7, 2024 at 10:54 PM
Also, new folks, please know that when it comes to trolls, jerks, chuds and other undesirables here in the sky, we subscribe to the idea of “Don’t Engage, Just Block.” The block function is superpowered and expunges them entirely from your timeline. They hate it! Block with wild abandon! Don’t wait!
I have fond memories of going with my mom as a kid when she voted; back when they still used the cool mechnical voting machines with the curtain, the levers you'd flip to make your selections, and then the big lever you'd pull to record the ballot.
... voted 1st time on those same machines in '96.
... voted 1st time on those same machines in '96.
After turning 18 two decades ago, my mother marched me to the polling place to cast a midterm election vote, and I have missed one election since.
Vote by example.
Vote by example.
Parents often bring their kids to the polls, and my favorite thing is when they let their kids push the big paper ballots into the vote readers — which of course they are always very excited to do. A love of democracy is something that needs to be passed down through the generations!
November 5, 2024 at 4:28 PM
I have fond memories of going with my mom as a kid when she voted; back when they still used the cool mechnical voting machines with the curtain, the levers you'd flip to make your selections, and then the big lever you'd pull to record the ballot.
... voted 1st time on those same machines in '96.
... voted 1st time on those same machines in '96.
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TIL: rice cookers know when rice is done because water boils at a constant temperature, so an increase in temp means the rice is done.
This will be my contribution to all small talk this week; better than talking about the weather :-)
(Feel free to share a better-than-small-talk fact in return)
This will be my contribution to all small talk this week; better than talking about the weather :-)
(Feel free to share a better-than-small-talk fact in return)
October 29, 2024 at 12:09 AM
TIL: rice cookers know when rice is done because water boils at a constant temperature, so an increase in temp means the rice is done.
This will be my contribution to all small talk this week; better than talking about the weather :-)
(Feel free to share a better-than-small-talk fact in return)
This will be my contribution to all small talk this week; better than talking about the weather :-)
(Feel free to share a better-than-small-talk fact in return)
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when JD Vance whines about being called weird this is what he thinks is normal
July 29, 2024 at 1:02 PM
when JD Vance whines about being called weird this is what he thinks is normal
I was just remembering that whole M&M kerfuffle the other day - I don't even know what brought it to mind - and was thinking "you know, that was pretty weird."
republicans have been the party of normalcy my entire life, like when they spent days mad because the green m&m stopped wearing heels
July 29, 2024 at 2:51 PM
I was just remembering that whole M&M kerfuffle the other day - I don't even know what brought it to mind - and was thinking "you know, that was pretty weird."
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Ohio folks: Today's the day! Don't forget to disappoint the conservative politicians who want to take away your rights and scheduled a vote on a traditionally low-participation date to sneak it by you! In other words:
August 8, 2023 at 2:01 PM
Ohio folks: Today's the day! Don't forget to disappoint the conservative politicians who want to take away your rights and scheduled a vote on a traditionally low-participation date to sneak it by you! In other words:
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we can win this:
“The number of companies that require employees to be in the office full time has actually declined to 42%, from 49% three months ago”
https://archive.is/RbIXh
“The number of companies that require employees to be in the office full time has actually declined to 42%, from 49% three months ago”
https://archive.is/RbIXh
The Return to the Office Has Stalled - WSJ
archived 16 May 2023 09:43:59 UTC
archive.is
May 16, 2023 at 4:39 PM
we can win this:
“The number of companies that require employees to be in the office full time has actually declined to 42%, from 49% three months ago”
https://archive.is/RbIXh
“The number of companies that require employees to be in the office full time has actually declined to 42%, from 49% three months ago”
https://archive.is/RbIXh
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A group of crows is called a murder, but only if there is probable caws
May 22, 2023 at 3:47 PM
A group of crows is called a murder, but only if there is probable caws
So this whole Bluesky thing is interesting, I’m surprised how quickly I was able to rebuild a substantial chunk of my network here.
Not sure about this “skeets” thing though, I feel like calling them skytales would’ve been cooler and still could be abbreviated as “skeets” 😂
Not sure about this “skeets” thing though, I feel like calling them skytales would’ve been cooler and still could be abbreviated as “skeets” 😂
April 29, 2023 at 1:06 AM
So this whole Bluesky thing is interesting, I’m surprised how quickly I was able to rebuild a substantial chunk of my network here.
Not sure about this “skeets” thing though, I feel like calling them skytales would’ve been cooler and still could be abbreviated as “skeets” 😂
Not sure about this “skeets” thing though, I feel like calling them skytales would’ve been cooler and still could be abbreviated as “skeets” 😂