Marcos Miranda's SCIENCE Blog

Memories!: My Former Digital Graphics Artist Skill

Hello World! Prior to my blindness, I was a successful digital graphics artist! I really miss those artistic skills I once had.

Revised Abacus Encoder Project in the C Programming Language

Hello World! Today’s date in abacus format is “(🍌🍎🍎🍏🍏)(🍌🍎🍎🍏🍏)(🍍🍎🍏🍏🍏 )(🍌🍎🍎🍏🍏)(🍌🍏🍏🍏🍏)(🍌🍎🍎🍏🍏)(🍌🍎🍎🍏🍏)”. ☺️

Successful Envision AI’s Document Scanning Function of Newsprint-Quality Paperback Book!

Hello World! Today, I performed my initial document scan of a recently-purchased paperback book, and my computer vision science project is a PASS! ☺️

My BLIND Life as a former Embedded Systems Developer of Digital Electronics

Hello World! When I became totally BLIND, 4+ years ago, my ongoing research into assistive & adaptive technologies forces me to reminisce my embedded systems developer lifestyle before I became BLIND! Often depressing, as well!

My NEW iPhone 12 mini + My Bose QC35 II Headphones + Voice Dream Reader = HAPPINESS! ☺️

My 15.7 week-old noise-cancelling BOSE QuietComfort 35 Series II headphones allows me to read my audio books FASTER on my NEW 1.6 week-old Apple iPhone 12 mini smartphone without hearing noise pollution outside my peaceful home. ☺️

Computer Vision: Supersense on My iPhone and Envision on My Android

Hello World! As a totally BLIND user of competing smart-scanner, computer vision products, one would wonder about where my loyalties are… ☺️

Computer Science: Why I Prefer Computer Vision over Remote Assistance

Hello World! Though I have been totally BLIND for just over four years, many would think I would be satisfied with remote assistance technology… But, not my preference! ☺️

Supersense AI + My NEW iPhone 12 mini = Computer Vision SATISFACTION! ☺️

Hello World! Since I became totally BLIND more than four years ago, I have been searching for a solution that offers an excellent computer vision tool backed by FRIENDLY humans… Now, I’ve found the solution I have been looking for! ☺️

I’m Now Enjoying Vegetarian/Vegan Food Products!

Hello World! Since 1977, when I was seven years old in the USA, Burger King has been my most favorite beef-burger restaurant! However, my choice of food began drastically changing within the past year! ☺️

Computer Vision: Audio Recording of My Live Demo of Supersense AI on My New iPhone 12 mini

Hello World! As an active annual subscriber of Supersense AI for iPhone, I decided to do an audio recording of my first test demo on my new iPhone! ☺️

My NEW Noise-Cancelling Hearing Protectors Allows Me to SLEEP during LOUD Barking Noises! ☺️

Hello World! The other day, while I was at the shopping mall, I had my wife visit Ace Hardware and purchase a new set of hearing protectors due to endless dog barking noises at home.

Speech Synthesis: I’ve Downloaded My Preferred Voiceover and Purchased Voice Dream VOICES into My New iPhone 12 mini!

My NEW Apple iPhone 12 mini is now 3 days old, yet was released in the Philippines 1.15 years ago. It was freshly-updated to iOS 15.3.1 1 days ago. It originally had iOS 14.1, yet I had it updated to iOS 15.3 3 days ago, prior to restoring from iCloud 2 days ago. My iPhone 12 mini replaces my iPhone 6S Plus. ☺️

Unsalted, Dry Roasted PEANUTS are Extremely RARE in The Philippines.

Hello World! One of the things in life I miss enjoying from the USA, is Hoody’s Peanuts in blue packaging, which no identical product exists in The Philippines today!

Computer Vision: Audio Recording of Envision AI for Android

Hello World! For this blog post, I recorded the audio of my Xiaomi Redmi 9T Android smartphone running Envision AI by Envision Technologies.

My Foreign-Language Speech Synthesis Development Life: FATALITY at 30+ Years!

Hello World! I’m just a totally BLIND user of Apple VoiceOver, Google TalkBack & Amazon VoiceView screen-readers… But, the world forgot who I was before I became BLIND!

Android: My Xiaomi Smartphone is MUCH BETTER than Google Glass!

Hello World! Though my Xiaomi Redmi 9T smartphone is much better than Google Glass Enterprise Edition 2, one would wonder why I’m still wishing for Envision Glasses. ☺️

My Life in The Philippines Proudly-SEPARATES me from Mexican STEREOTYPES! ☺️

Hello World! As an Asian-American, or more specifically, a Filipino-American that was born & raised in the USA, I was frequently mistreated as a Mexican, Hispanic or Latino person. That all changed when I migrated to the Philippines! ☺️

Audio Recording of My Disrespectful Neighbor’s Barking Dogs: RECORDED!

Hello World! Successfully, I have recorded the noises from my disrespectful neighbor’s neglected pet dogs, and am now making it available for everyone to hear!

Acoustical Therapy: 432Hz Quartz Crystal Standing Bell Audio Demonstration.

My 432Hz Sound Therapy Science Project consists of a 23 week-old white frosted quartz singing bowl and a 17 week-old aluminum tuning fork.

I am a PROUD C Computer Programmer despite I am totally BLIND! ☺️

Today, I’m celebrating 33.22 years of Computer Programming in the C Programming Language! Currently, I have been programming in C on my iPhone for 2.69 years now using my 3.53 year-old Bluetooth QWERTY keyboard!

Why I Chose WordPress to HOST My SCIENCE Blog

Hello World! After noticing a few WordPress developers had followed me in Twitter, I just had to write up this blog post! ☺️

How My Blindness of Today may have been Predetermined by My Computer Use of the 1980s

Hello World! Back in Christmas 1978, when my now-late father bought me the Atari 2600 “Video Computer System” as a Christmas gift, adults, much older adults began warning me that being too close to TV screens will eventually make me BLIND. I was almost nine years old at that time.

Blindness PLUS Osteoarthritis over 50 years old: Cognition Reduction IDENTIFIED

Hello World! A few days ago, I had remembered my medical diagnosis of osteoarthritis conducted at my local medical insurance clinic a few years before I became totally BLIND, and am now noticing how my cognition skills are being affected in a negative way.

I’m PROUDLY Enjoying My Entire Apple Music Library on My Android Smartphone with My Bose Headphones! ☺️

Hello World! Since Apple Music has been added to the Google Play Store, I have been taking advantage of the storage space available on my Android smartphone, which is much cheaper than buying a new iPhone! ☺️