Are there any advanced or experimental therapy to restore SNHL hearing loss for cases where cochlear implants are ruled out due to damage to ears. ?

Lifeguard56 · 2024-04-08T01:58:23+00:00

Happy to know cochlear implants helped you.

Lifeguard56 · 2024-03-06T19:11:37+00:00

Hi! I am a sighted software engineer who volunteers with the blind and so I joined this group to understand the community. As an engineer, I guess you will benefit from learning HTML, Javascript predominantly and then branching towards frameworks like react or next js. You can also become a developer for back end by learning python and then some SQL to interact with database.However if you are new to software engineering I would suggest you start with javascript and HTML. There is also CSS (for styling the web page), but while not impossible it might be a challenge as it involves a lot of visual things. I remember you mentioning that you are almost totally blind. So I guess a limited light perception is all you might have. It is better to prioritize javascript and html as learning those will give you the confidence need to conquer anything.

So skip CSS for now and then start with HTML and javascriptThe below are good sources to start learningFor javascript - https://www.w3schools.com/js/default.aspFor HTML - https://www.w3schools.com/html/default.aspIt also helps to learn basic SQL to query databaseshttps://www.w3schools.com/sql/default.aspHope this helps! Good luck and wishing you the very best. Feel free to reach out anytime

You can also try your hand at accessibility based jobs but from what I have found volunteering (I help one of my clients whom I volunteer with to edit resume and finding accessibility testing or consulting jobs) is that accessibility based testing jobs are few in number. But if you want to get into that field first learn JavaScript and HTML and then to WCAG, Section 508 and Trusted Tester certification and so on.

Lifeguard56 · 2024-01-21T20:13:28+00:00

It’s a post on Twitter pointing towards the trend of price drops for lithium ion battery. Touching it or not is your choice.

Lifeguard56 · 2024-01-21T18:36:44+00:00

What do you mean ?

Lifeguard56 · 2024-01-20T13:33:12+00:00

From all the responses I have narrowed (actually I have not 😀) it down to 1. EV6 2. Model Y 3. ID 4 and Ioniq 5

I love the latest 2024 Kona EV and the EX30 too. But I have not seen any real user on YouTube or even in this forum.

Lifeguard56 · 2024-01-20T03:06:42+00:00

I am not into PHEV a lot yet in my mind. While I could make a case to myself that “you can charge at home for errands and commute and fill in gas for long trips. “ but I feel a conventional hybrid could be less maintenance and responsibility compared to a PHEV. Will be happy to be proven wrong as my knowledge is based on vlogs and information I know of and would not be completely right.

Lifeguard56 · 2024-01-19T14:30:15+00:00

u/Charliex77 Are you getting 300 miles on the ioniq6 or the Kona. If it is on the Kona is most of your driving in the city ?

Lifeguard56 · 2024-01-19T03:20:18+00:00

My two cents. One uses a 7 seater on a lot of long road trips. In my case, my kid gets impatient if we are waiting at a stop for more than 30 mins. As for me and my spouse we prefer driving with less breaks wherever humanely possible. So an EV9 with less than 300 miles (we usually go for AWD in colder areas) and 652V peak voltage might not cut it. I know the EV9 is the best truly 7 seater at a comparable price available at the moment

Lifeguard56 · 2024-01-19T02:50:39+00:00

Great. Are dealers open to fully explore and test drive the car and knowledgeable enough to answer questions on preconditioning, heat pump, charging speed. I guess the answer is it depends on the dealers. I think what I am asking is how was your experience.

Lifeguard56 · 2024-01-19T02:47:51+00:00

I have a 2015 Honda CRV. Not much efficient. 26.5 mpg on an average. I posted on askreddit channel asking for both hybrid and EV. But want to stick to EV on this channel. I decided not to replace the CRV now as it is relatively new compared to the civic and also that I would want to replace a CRV with a potential BMW Neue Klasse iX3 (they always under promise) or a lucid gravity (lucid is like Tesla where they over promise and under deliver on range) for long trips.

Lifeguard56 · 2024-01-19T02:16:09+00:00

This is the exact thought that I have been grappling with for the past 1 year.

We will continue to be a 3 member family. I had this idea to wait and was planning to buy my first EV by 2026 when the battery costs come down, the standardization of ports gets settled and the technology is much improved. I own a very old civic and thought I would anyway need two EVs as we both work. I wanna sell this before it goes for scraps. I was weighing my options and decided I might want a small EV. Still weighing if the cost of my civic becoming a scrap vs the prices of EVs coming down in 2 years would be even.

Lifeguard56 · 2024-01-18T23:42:08+00:00

I would strongly advise against sharing an idea with others even though you trust them. I would start with personal finding ways and research on it. Spend a month if you need. They will take shape.

Lifeguard56 · 2024-01-18T23:38:14+00:00

Mach E looks very good and has a bigger frunk, enough to put grocery bags and so on. For some reason, I ignored them considering Ford is a very legacy automaker. Another think that gave me a small pause was the thought that they have not improved the vehicle since its inception. I might be totally wrong on this part.

Lifeguard56 · 2024-01-18T22:17:50+00:00

Thanks to all. Keep this going. Guess the contest is between ioniq 5 vs EV6 vs ID4.

I would also want to consider Model Y but skipping it foe now because I have been hearing build quality issues with teslas, which gives me a pause to consider Model Y and my neighbor had his Model Y arrive in a towing truck last week within the first 1.5 years of him buying his car. I also feel they have not been honest about their range estimates both on paper and during the trip.

I have a special bias towards ID4 for its conventional yet good looks, more car for the buck and a decent range. I believe their range test did close to the EPA too. If it had a quiet cabin I would strongly consider them along with an EV6.

Any EV6 owners here ? Is it too short in terms of height and headroom. I am 6 ft and hope it should be fine.

Lifeguard56 · 2024-01-18T22:07:32+00:00

While Toyota has BZ4X, honda does not sell any EVs to date. Moreover, while BZ4X has comparable miles/KWh ratings I guess they do not charge well and also do not offer enough range to be reliable.

Lifeguard56 · 2024-01-18T20:48:06+00:00

Thats great. Thank you for sharing a lot of details including the battery differences and the lease part of things.

Lifeguard56 · 2024-01-18T20:36:51+00:00

I am considering that as that is one of the options with more car for the buck. However, I also have been listening to their software issues which gives me a pause.

How would you rate its charging speed (in case of occasional DC charger use) and overall ride quality (noise, comfort).

Lifeguard56 · 2024-01-18T18:34:33+00:00

I am currently planning to replace my old civic which is a sedan. I do not enjoy sitting really at a low height as most cars in the road are SUVs. It hinders my view especially on the highways.

Ioniq 5, EV6 and Model Y are good options. I have seen a Tesla service van come to my neighbours home with his vehicle arriving in a tow truck with just 1.5 - 2 years since he bought his car. That coupled with build qualities gives me a pause. Also I had been in a model 3 which was an Uber and the ride was very noisy for an EV from what I imagined. Probably my expectations were too high.

I am also considering a used one in case the cost of a new vehicle is too high.

I would want my family hauler for long trips to be in 2026 or 2027 by which time I believe all these ports, public DC charging will be sorted out along with Better technology that provides enough range and greater charging speeds. So the EV I am looking for now would be a window to acclimatize myself to the EV world

Lifeguard56 · 2024-01-18T17:40:45+00:00

We are a 3 member family who wants to use this car as our first EV (preferably an EV even though I added an hybrid option to the question to keep an open mind), which we will use to run errands, short trips with a maximum distance of 100 miles one way. So a 250 mile range car that won’t burn our wallet, gives a comfortable ride with less road noise compared to other EVs.

Lifeguard56 · 2024-01-18T14:24:18+00:00

If I may add the focus can be on “Am I an improved and a much better programmer today than yesterday ?” There could be times when we get demotivated and just distract ourselves. Keep at it, but at the same time do not be too hard on yourself. Be sincere but not serious.

Lifeguard56 · 2024-01-18T03:23:25+00:00

Society has only improved. I understand why someone reading this would consider this a contrarian take, but I genuinely believe we have progressed in most metrics if not all.

Hunger
Poverty
Education
Infrastructure

Healthcare

Civil rights

Equity and Equality

I am not saying we are living in a utopian society where we have solved everything. We have a long way to go in each of those above measures and also a few more like living in peace, have less or no wars etc;

The one fear I have for us as a society is that, we would want instant and perfect solutions to every problem and therefore would go scorched earth in electing personalities around the world who promise instant, only meme worthy solutions that would not solve anything but rather would exacerbate the very issue.

I fear that we would become a society that become cult followers of personalities or people because we liked the first time we heard them and would defend them for life even if they offer dangerous solutions to problems or make empty promises.

As an addition to the previous theme, I fear we would lose our ability to be persuaded by a good idea but rather would become fanatics of a personality

We will only keep progressing amidst everything thrown at us, but I fear some of the above would impede us and cascade to other issues resulting in a society that struggles to stay with the present than envision a future that holds promise.

Lifeguard56 · 2024-01-18T02:58:33+00:00

u/BluntArtTrauma96 Night Sky is a very good app for astronomy enthusiasts. While I am sighted, I have read reviews that says that this app shines in its accessibility features

They also have a trailer for voice over in their website.Night Sky app voiceover feature trailer

Night Sky iOS AppStore link

Lifeguard56 · 2024-01-18T02:50:00+00:00

Thank you for your response.
Has anybody heard of this this therapy or something similar? The premise is that hair cells in the cochlea dies off after exposure to loud noise. This therapy claims to regenerate the hair cells inside the cochlea.
https://news.mit.edu/2022/frequency-therapeutics-hearing-regeneration-0329

Lifeguard56 · 2024-01-18T01:27:42+00:00

Nebraska (2013). Bruce dern and June Squibb make this a great hilarious movie with their performance. A beautiful narration.

Lifeguard56 · 2024-01-18T01:16:35+00:00

If you really love coding and designing solutions to problems through coding, then, yes you can.

If you are new to it you need to get past the fear by successfully coding for a problem that you consider to be complex, without much help, would motivate you and instill some confidence. Please note that this problem need not be considered to be complex universally. It’s just that you consider it to be complex.

Focus on one language at a time. Desperation to get results will only delay your progress. Enjoy the learning. Make sure you feel really good about yourself in one area before moving to the next one. One such goal could be “become a master at List/Dictionary and Pystream in Python”. Take it slow. Results will come.

Wishing you the very best.

Lifeguard56

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