Just wanted to send a quick thanks to the blind hive mind for help with the apple watch. We got it paired, and, even though it decided during the restore process to unpair itself and we had to re-pair, I think we're finally off to the races. For anyone else who needs it, tripple click the crown as soon as the watch turns on, and pair manually. VoiceOver will read everything once that's done.

Just wanted to send a quick thanks to the blind hive mind for help with the apple watch. We got it paired, and, even though it decided during the restore process to unpair itself and we had to re-pair, I think we're finally off to the races. For anyone else who needs it, tripple click the crown as soon as the watch turns on, and pair manually. VoiceOver will read everything once that's done.

Hey blind hive mind. Does anyone have any tips and tricks for pairing an apple watch while blind? I've tried holding the watch to the camera with no luck and when I try to use Seeing AI to get the 6-digit code after choosing the watch name, which I can get, I'm having no luck before the process times out. Reasonable light, but not ideal Not sure if that's part of the problem. Pairing with iPhone SE 2022, iOS 17 latest build. Thanks in advance.

Toot

@calispera Yes it is morally complex, and I don't mean to suggest that it's simple by what I've posted It's more like I'm not going to slam Israel for its response from the sidelines and I have very little patience at this point with the people doing that because they've suddenly become internet polymaths in the last three months. 👁

Toot

@serge @calispera Yes. As tragic and absolutely heartbreaking as civilian deaths are, and they definitely are I wish none of this were happening, war is ugly and horrible and the more modern it is the more ugly and horrible which is why it should be avoided whenever possible. "Possible" does not include countries/peoples just tolerating it when someone else comes in and abducts/tortures/rapes/murders civilians. And these kids screaming "Genicide!" at the top of their entitled lungs doesn't change one bit of this. 👁

Toot

@calispera I think these things are discussable. But I don't think it's unreasonable for Israel to take the position that if they have to choose, fewer military deaths is preferable. Especially when it's Gazan terrorists, put in power by Gazan adults, that started this war. If the rest of the world wants this to be different, then it can send troops in to clean out Gaza and prevent October 7 from happening again. The world is unwilling to do that. So as far as I'm concerned it can shut the hell up until it's willing to put some skin in this game. I might wish for things like the security barrier not having gone up, but there's a reason that happened and it's not just because Bibi's an asshole. 👁