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How I built an audio book reader for my nearly blind grandfather

#How I built an audio book reader for my nearly blind grandfather

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Last year, when visiting my family back home in Holland, I also stopped by my grand-parents. My grand-father, now 93 years old, had always been a very active man. However, during the presceding couple of months, he'd gone almost completely blind and now spent his days sitting in a chair. Trying to think of something for him to do, I suggested he try out audio books. After finally convincing him -- he said audio books were for sad old people -- that listening to a well performed recording is actually a wonderful experience, I realized the problem of this idea.

####The problem with audio devices and the newly blind. After my first impulse to jump up and go buy him an

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Cards Against Humanity playing cards

Cards Against Humanity

Below are the white and black card sets published by Cards Against Humanity. Take them and come back with a bot. You have 48 hours, starting from an arbitrary time that I forget.

Black cards with 2 blanks are pick 2. Black cards with 3 blanks are pick 3, draw 2.

The rules are on the official web site.

These cards are taken from this PDF.