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Re:Ask HN: I'm a software engineer going blind, how should I... by zeveb on Monday April 20, 2020 @08:40AM (#22923327)
The one edge case is that the bells work for all blind folks, not just those who understand the language spoken by and announcement. Of course, a blond person in that case could just count announcements …
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Re:Ask HN: I'm a software engineer going blind, how should I... by jaywalk on Monday April 20, 2020 @09:02AM (#22923452)
Hey, let's leave hair color out of this.
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Re:Ask HN: I'm a software engineer going blind, how should I... by zeveb on Monday April 20, 2020 @01:27PM (#22926097)
Argh, wish I'd got your comment in time. I meant, of course, a blind person!
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Re:Ask HN: I'm a software engineer going blind, how should I... by WalterBright on Monday April 20, 2020 @02:53PM (#22927062)
> Of course, a blond person in that case could just count announcements …

Exactly, he's not worse off.

Besides, I've traveled in foreign countries where I literally do not know a single word in that language. You start picking up words by association almost immediately.

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Re:Ask HN: I'm a software engineer going blind, how should I... by patmorgan23 on Monday April 20, 2020 @07:42PM (#22930192)
The elevators in my building only make one announcement per stop.
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