Gordon Anthony

blind author. writing historical fiction & supporting sight loss charities.

[Gordon Anthony @BlindGordon]

As someone who frequently drops food because I can’t see what I’m doing, this comes as bad news.
#Hygiene
Is it true that … you have five seconds’ grace after dropping food on the floor? https://t.co/qzggqnIZia

[Steven Scott @BlindGuyTech]

67% of the world uses Android. Now Soundscape does too. Proud to back this amazing project. @ScotTechArmy @MSFTEnable https://t.co/s4C8RxHQUs

[Gordon Anthony @BlindGordon]

Good.

#FIFA #WorldCup #Football #RipOff
Campaign to deliver ‘biggest complaint Fifa has ever received’ launches before World Cup https://t.co/J6800wcPdB

[Gordon Anthony @BlindGordon]

Is your new EV spying on you? According to this article, it almost certainly is.
And some manufacturers are selling the data even though the law forbids it.
Your new car is spying on you https://t.co/5HKQN4S4cB

[Gordon Anthony @BlindGordon]

@dundeeunitedfc Great news.

[Gordon Anthony @BlindGordon]

@DUSF2017 @IFKGoteborg I was there. Such a mix of disappointment & pride. So close.

[Gordon Anthony @BlindGordon]

OK, I’m wrong. It seems that’s usual practice but not strictly required.
Still, Slavia vs Sparta Prague game showed a very different interpretation & enforcement of the laws of the game.

[Gordon Anthony @BlindGordon]

@TEnglishhSport Football question. Don’t the laws require that a kick off must be taken after a goal is scored, no matter how little time remains? Did that happen on Saturday? If not, doesn’t that imply that the match was abandoned rather than finished?
See recent Prague derby.

[Gordon Anthony @BlindGordon]

I must admit that I’m quite excited about the new accessibility features being promised by Apple, especially the Voiceover and on-device surroundings scanning features. I hope they live up to the hype.
#A11y #Accessibility

[Gordon Anthony @BlindGordon]

As a blind person, I love using the Oorion app with my Meta glasses. Hearing info on what is around you is amazing. It’s not perfect, but the mark of how good it is that I really miss the feedback when the app glitches as it does from time to time.

[Gordon Anthony @BlindGordon]

@dodefoxpodcast That’s good to know. Ma lugs were sair on Saturday.

[Gordon Anthony @BlindGordon]

I heard some commentators say that Harry Kane is the first English player to score 50 goals in a single season.
I don’t think that’s right. I’m pretty sure Dixie Dean scored 60 league goals for Everton in the 1920s.

[Gordon Anthony @BlindGordon]

AIRA is now available on Meta AI glasses. Once paired, calls to AIRA automatically use the glasses’ camera when making a call. Hands free AIRA is terrific.
Brief testing suggests you shouldn’t lock your iPhone mid-call, and don’t remove or turn off glasses mid-call either.

[Gordon Anthony @BlindGordon]

This is an unusual way to use Be My Eyes, but I think it’s great.
Blind artist to run marathon using AI glasses and app https://t.co/5qVNv9bnOs

[Gordon Anthony @BlindGordon]

Has the real life D’artagnan been found? Fascinating discovery of a long-buried skeleton.
Skeleton of Three Musketeers hero d’Artagnan may have been found https://t.co/Blf1nLNjZ9

[Gordon Anthony @BlindGordon]

A reinterpretation of 1066 and all that, suggesting that Harold’s famous forced marches didn’t happen after all.
‘A fascinating discovery’: research challenges Battle of Hastings narrative https://t.co/Sm6SyR5xdi

[Gordon Anthony @BlindGordon]

A few hours after the game ended & I’m still raging over how United managed to throw away another winning lead. 2-0 up with 90 seconds to play and we snatch a draw. It’s happened far too often this season.
#DUFC

[Gordon Anthony @BlindGordon]

Embrace the boring. How to cut down on sweet food and doomscrolling on your phone. This is an interesting article on how being unable to resist is not necessarily a sign of weakness.
How to calm down an overstimulated brain, according to science https://t.co/GBCiD73FRz

[Gordon Anthony @BlindGordon]

In case you missed it, my latest novel is out now on Amazon in p/back & Kindle formats.
Decline and Fall is the concluding book in my Sempronius Scipio series in which the hero continues his struggles against intrigue & rebellion in 3rd Century Rome.