Just a guess, but if you’re using something like uBlock, you have something in place that blocks newer top level domains (.info in this case). That doesn’t mean the site is a problem, just that its TLD has a higher percentage of untrustworthy sites.
Here’s the first article that popped up about the font: https://www.sciencealert.com/new-font-aims-to-help-people-understand-what-it-s-like-to-have-dyslexia
Yeah, I noticed that; the author should really have changed that by now. 😠
I am dyslexic, and I much prefer Atkinson Hyperlegible.
To be fait, dyslexia is quite variable, and mine is somewhat mild, but I like how readable yet elegant Atkinson is!
Sci-Fi is an extremely broad genre, and I was mostly trying to keep things vague and spoiler-free; but
this series did two main things that I’ve never seen at this level: creating a real sense of someplace “alien”, something that is so far from human comprehension that the characters AND the viewer are both totally at a loss; and I adored the way it recreated the visual style of classic Sci-Fi visual artists (mostly Bande Dessinée, including the likes of Moebius, Jodorowski, and the Métal Hurlant crowd).
Here’s a short selection of series that really stood out for me over the past few years.
All are there for different reasons, but they were all quite amazing IMHO. (also, I’ve included spoiler-free summaries 😉)
Devs
A software engineer investigates the secretive quantum computing division of her cutting-edge tech company after her boyfriend goes missing.
This felt like some of the best early Black Mirror episodes, stretched out over the length of a well-paced short TV series. In a way, it’s also similar to Severance, in the best of ways.
Our Flag Means Death
An 18th-century aristocrat abandons his life of luxury to become a pirate.
Funny, touching, extremely intelligent… if you like the work of Taika Waititi and his friends (What we do in the Shadows), this is a must-watch.
Scavengers Reign
When a deep-space freighter crashes on a beautiful but profoundly perilous alien planet, the scattered surviving crew must navigate a surreal, violently interconnected ecosystem in a desperate bid for rescue.
The best Sci-Fi series I’ve ever seen. This may be the first tv series I’ve seen that actually translates the vibe of some of the best Sci-Fi/space-opera writing I’ve read.
Killing Eve
A bored MI5 security officer and a glamorous, unpredictable assassin become locked in a deadly, globe-trotting game of cat-and-mouse.
Amazing actresses playing terrible people. It is so we’ll made I think everyone needs to watch this one.
Utopia (UK)
A group of online forum members unearths a bizarre graphic novel rumored to predict global disasters, suddenly finding themselves hunted by a ruthless, shadowy organization.
This show is SO unique. The way it looks, the vibe, the story… everything hits SO hard! Just the intro sequence had me HOOKED! (Note: it was never finished; but it does have a pretty good ending regardless).
Ah, so that’s what they did to the “president”!
I would recommend watching:
And What We Do In The Shadows, as others pointed out.
Yeah, the game mode is currently disabled because I’m working on updates, and it’s broken for the most part.
I’m planning on getting it up and running and starting to draw the pixel art assets soon, once I have finished writing the content for the site.
I edited the post to make this clearer.
As for my personal details; I’m OK with that stuff being online since it already is if you look hard enough; and have done some trickery to obfuscated it from most bots and scrapers, which is enough IMHO.
My issue with this illustration vs “the dress” is that in the dress, the background is bright, not a darker blue.
In theory, this illustration just serves to show that nobody should be seeing “the dress” as white and gold. Thy do, and that breaks my brain, but I still feel that there is no logical way for that to be justified (and yes, I read all the research).
Shrugs in Waterfox.
Approves in waterfox.
You can look up URL parameter structure online, but the short version is that you use ? if it is the first parameter (no other ? in the URL), or & otherwise.
So you can use:
https://google.com/?udm=14 and then search for something.https://google.com/?q=question&udm=14 by adding it with an & after an existing searchI recommend adding a custom search engine to your browser with this baked in. It’s incredibly easy in Firefox and it’s derivatives, with a ton of tutorials online.
Yep. There’s TONS of nerd tricks for this sort of stuff that would make people’s lives way easier, but are somehow reserved for geeks and nerds (like how you can actually make Windows decent by saying you’re in the EU and using O&O ShutUp10++, Power toys and that kind of stuff).
It’s a URL parameter that forces Google to only show search results, like it used to do. No AI crap, no “widgets”, no bullsh*t.
You can configure most browsers to include this in searches by default, effectively making Google decent again.
?udm=14
Spread the word.
I went with a stack pattern and priorities.
Within a priority the last “layer” to activate is the only one to receive inputs. The priority system just means that if a layer from a lower priority gets activated, it doesn’t take over until the upper layer is empty.
It’s a bit stricter (only one layer active at all times), but you can always subscribe to inputs from multiple layers to achieve what you were describing.
The main advantage here was that you can safely rely on enabling/disabling layers without ever getting a conflict… If some popup comes in over your menu, the popup is in charge until it’s closed. No need for them to communicate, and you reliably know that inputs will eventually return to the menu properly, even if something else gets interposed.
And since it’s tacked onto the existing system, you can always have parts of the code that ignore the layer system entirely if necessary (like a mute button that has to work across all systems/menus for example).
Not sure if I’ll ever get around to adapting the concept to Godot, but I’d be happy if anyone comes around and takes the core logic that’s there and adapts it ;)
Thanks!!
TBH, I’m probably going to switch over to Godot at some point myself as well.
I’m not an expert, but based on anecdotal evidence as well as what I was told by a specialist as a kid, Dyslexia technically is just the symptom of having difficulties with reading and/or writing. People will often have multiple “dys” conditions (not sure of the names in English, but difficulties speaking, with math/numbers, with orientation, with one’s understanding of their position in space, etc.).
I forget why, but we often bunch all that together and put it under the dyslexia for ease of use when it concerns language/learning. And it’s a clearly identified condition at that stage; that can be transmitted genetically (mostly by the father IIRC).
On one extreme, I’ve met people who could barely read at all, and were totally unable to write with a pen because of dyslexia; but I also know people who technically have common issues linked to it (slow reading, confusing similar letters, etc.) but would not qualify for a proper diagnosis because it is too mild to affect their life in an adverse way. So yeah, it’s one of these things that falls on a spectrum.
As for OpenDyslexic, I find it too “wonky” and lopsided. It almost feels like the letters aren’t sticking to their line. To be fair, that’s how I write, but it doesn’t mean I want to read wobbly text.
Atkinson Hyperlegible, on the other hand, helps a lot with things like l,p,q,i,j,I all having clear distinctions that help make words easier to understand.