@mcourcel @EdenLinnea Awesome, hope to take you up on it, I would like to make it up to the headquarters one day. Renewed my passport already. Just waiting for them to say come on up there. I hear Drummondville is very cold though this time of year. Lol

Forza Motorsport isn’t getting new content anymore. https://www.theverge.com/news/846521/forza-motorsport-isnt-getting-new-content-anymore

Gemini Didn’t Make My Old-Ass Smart Speaker Feel Any Less Dumb https://gizmodo.com/gemini-didnt-make-my-old-ass-smart-speaker-feel-any-less-dumb-2000700763

A 92-Year-Old Just Won A Tekken 8 Tournament https://www.gamespot.com/articles/a-92-year-old-just-won-a-tekken-8-tournament/1100-6537056/

@mcourcel @EdenLinnea I know it seems that way. But there are a few out there who worked in more places. I'm just following along the lines of Vinny Rappa, Dave Wilkinson and of course the great Wisconsin giant cheesehead himself, Greg Stilson. Who knew interviewing all those people would lay a path in front of me. So many different podcast, so many different opportunities.

@EdenLinnea It has a neural processor, so it's gonna be great for doing AI. The ultra chip isn't like the core I seven. And it'll be less heat. Totally different architecture. More threads, more efficient. Think of it like a mini PC with a braille display attached.

@EdenLinnea @Tamasg Since July 2024 I've been with the company and launched two products. Monarch and Prodigi for Windows. I love showing off the Monarch. Evolve is gonna be that much fun plus a barrel of cats! So many things to put it through its paces. Looking forward to going out on the road with it in 2026. Qwerty model comes in the second half of next year. Stay tuned…

@EdenLinnea @Tamasg I started with the company July of last year. A friend of mine in the business asked if I wanted to come back to the playground. And it's been fun. My driver is my friend from college. He used to work with me back when I was at the division for blind services in Texas. So, he knows assistive technology already. Sometimes he can tear down the booth before I can turn around to do it myself. Lol

@EdenLinnea @Tamasg I'm the HumanWare rep for the Carolinas.

@certdoctor Fun fact, if you were already on the old version of premium with assistant, and you move to Gemini… It can be a an interesting thing in that if you were doing the annual plan, you have to keep doing the annual plan. I was under a promotion last year for Google Home premium at 40 bucks. So I missed the rate increase to 100. You can't get a trial if you did this. It's a one-way ticket. And they won all $200 upfront. I couldn't downgrade 2 a 30 day plan. So I canceled it. On December 21, I'll let you know if they want me back. As there was no retention whatsoever. You gotta pay for that AI my friend.

https://youtu.be/q8ZC6_PytHA?si=fKbVEWL9vCmDWfoa

‘The Muppet Show’ Returns for One Night Only Next February https://gizmodo.com/muppet-show-50th-anniversary-trailer-release-date-2000700757

21 years ago, at Wizard world Texas, space ghost introduced me to buck Rogers in front of the crypt keeper and Darla from Buffy the Vampire Slayer. If my friend from college wasn't there, I'd have no one else to vouch for me on this. But the most memorable thing about this Chance meeting, Gil's shirt buttons were open all the way down to his naval. I was told by many of the celebrities along that row that this was a common thing.

Gil Gerard, Star of ‘Buck Rogers in the 25th Century,’ Dies at 82 https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/gil-gerard-dead-buck-rogers-25th-century-1236452804/

@Tamasg One of us on staff has a quote that I use often when I'm in the field. Apple moves at the speed of… Apple. .1 releases generally tend to illuminate much. Whole numbers usually do better. It has been this way since the dawn of iOS time. Look how long it took to get a calculator in there.

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Audio Describe Amazon Video about Newest Fire TV Accessibility Features https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V-ce7kZqDJc

As an Aussie I'm thrilled that Non Visual Desktop Access (NVDA) will be the default screen reader for speech/Braille output on the Braille Note Evolve. Great to see that such a an excellent screen reader is being recognised in this way from the great land down under.

All oppression shall cease through the @ricky_enger holiday wake up song https://youtu.be/5ndG4iyJpCs?si=vWkmfrAoIiHAI4qS

Warning: Apple’s iOS 26.2 Update Is Quietly Altering A Key iPhone Feature https://www.forbes.com/sites/davidphelan/2025/12/16/warning-apples-ios-262-update-is-quietly-changing-a-key-iphone-feature-for-some-users/