Tootfinder

In four hours the webcast #PSLV-C62 - a return to flight for this rocket after a launch failure a while ago - carrying EOS-N1 and 15 co-passenger satellites into Sun Synchronous Orbit from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre in India should begin: see https://www.isro.gov.in/media_isro/pdf/PSLVC62/PSLV_C62_Brochure090125.pdf and https://www.isro.gov.in/Mission_PSLV_C62.html for details.

ChatGPT pretty well captures (understands?) how spoken AI live view description acts as a semantic complement to noninvasive "raw" vision for the blind using The vOICe visual-to-auditory sensory substitution (VASS) https://chatgpt.com/share/698c2c4f-1da4-8004-a161-a30d41e8…

ChatGPT - AI for Live Visual Descriptions
Shared via ChatGPT

Satya Nadella says the industry needs to move past slop-vs-sophistication arguments and view AI as a cognitive amplifier, not a human substitute (Satya Nadella/sn scratchpad)
https://snscratchpad.com/posts/looking-ahead-2026/

Looking Ahead to 2026
As I reflect on the past year and look toward the one ahead, there’s no question 2026 will be a pivotal year for AI. Yes, another one. But this moment feels different in a few notable ways.

Evaluating OCR performance for assistive technology: effects of walking speed, camera placement, and camera type https://arxiv.org/html/2602.02223v1 Note that The vOICe for Android includes talking OCR to complement general sensory substitution

Four fast, weird songs on this EP from 2025 via Buffalo's synth punk freaks HAVANA SYNDROME. Love the guy's voice, he sounds totally unhinged. I love singers that sound unhinged. 😂
https://swimmingfaithrecords.bandcamp.com/album/kill-your-brain

I was considering switching from ChatGPT to Claude AI, but thus far find Claude too dumb by using Elon Musk's claims as a source of comparisons https://claude.ai/share/dca0e965-7ddd-4325-a63b-7daa431b4590 Visual resolution of Neuralink Blindsight like Atari Graphics? BS…

Very proud and excited to vote in the NDP leadership race today!!
This is not the first time I've voted in a Federal leadership race... more on that later but first, my choices! I considered only voting for two people, but I ended up filling in all 5 choices.
#1: Tanille Johnston @…
#2: Avi Lewis @…
#3: Heather McPherson
#4: Tony McQuail
#5: Rob Ashton
Why?
You might ask why I would publicize my choices. I don’t expect others to of course. It is a privilege and a right in Canada to exercise your democratic choice freely and privately, but I also think there is value in knowing how others voted.
#1 why Tanille? #electoralReform and proportional representation myself, I didn't just want to pick my top two. I wanted to make a statement on each of these candidates an influence each one.
To be blunt, Heather is #3 because she is the middle-of-the-road candidate. She is an excellent representative as MP and has gathered the support of other MPs including my own, but while I would be OK with her leadership, I would see her as a continuation of the status quo, and that is not what the NDP needs as a party, nor is it what Canada needs as a country.
We desperately need a vigorous and clear alternative to the Centre-but-mostly-Right Liberals, and the MAGA-wannabe Conservatives. The only way to do that is to catch the attention of Canadians and inspire them. I am not sure that Heather has the ability to do that, and if we continue with the same leadership crew in the NDP, I am not confident that the policy choices will be strong enough to inspire and attract Canadians.
That is why Tanille and Avi are far better options.
#4 Why Tony:

Tony is the real deal. Honestly, I would have loved to rank him higher. He represents the true life blood of rural, socially progressive, environmentally aware, Canadians. You should go check out his platform. I am so glad that he was able to participate fully in the race and we need his voice in the NDP.
#5 Why not Rob?
I have been an active member in my Union for more than 10 years. Unionism is The Way. Rob is representing a division within the union movement that claims that working people can't have jobs if the environment is put first. This is a lie.
We need union leaders that look to the future and speak honestly to people. We need union leaders who are genuinely progressive, not ready to do the bidding of corporate masters to the benefit of a few.
Working people need honesty, and when an industry is on decline, a clear path to new, excellent, union, jobs!
#CanPoli #CdnPoli #Liberal #CPC #Canada #Democracy #NDP

Unlike all electrode-based brain implants for restoring vision that can at best only convey a couple of rough edges at a time, The vOICe sensory substitution can also convey smooth shading and textures, completely noninvasively https://www.artificialvision.com/neuralink.htm