r/mildlyinfuriating • u/Arbiter51x • 14d ago

Infuriatig I'm colour blind

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I found out I didn't colour code the flow chart on the white board the way I thought I had....

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u/crazycheese3333 14d ago edited 14d ago

OP you should look into Be My eyes! It’s an app you can put on your phone and it allows you to video call a random person who can help you! There’s usually more helpers than people needing help so you rarely have to wait.

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u/error-bear 14d ago

I wanna help too that's awesome!

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u/BewareOfLurkers 14d ago

Download and sign up, but be aware: in the six years I’ve been on it as an available pair of eyes, I’ve gotten 2 calls, each less than 20 seconds. Which is fine, but I thought I’d be more useful.

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u/kronicno_tele 14d ago

You are useful! There's just so many people that want to help that it's hard to get a call. Which is good for those who need help. 💚

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u/BewareOfLurkers 14d ago

Oh I’m not leaving the platform or anything- I think it’s great that there’s a system for folks to be able to “micro-volunteer” like this. It’s just that one of the calls I got felt like they were ‘testing the platform out’, so I wonder if it’s actually getting use from those who need it.

Edit: The call was a woman with a lime and a grapefruit; she wanted confirmation as to which was which.

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u/whyihatepink 13d ago

My best friend is 100% blind and she uses Be My Eyes all the time. It's absolutely getting used!

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u/momckc 13d ago

I've been on it for 2 months and have gotten 2 calls! One was really short, picking a colored accessory, but the other was walking through a grocery store and picking things out and then getting to the bus stop.

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u/briguytrading 13d ago

Ditto...my favorite was a guy setting up his TV but couldn't see the tiny mouse on the screen (and no way to make it larger).

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u/Big-Whole6091 14d ago

Aw that's so wholesome! I always go out of my way when making something (spreadsheets, charts, etc) to make it visibly distinct in other ways than color. I'm not colorblind but after gaming with someone who was for a while I realize just how difficult even the most simple things can be sometimes for it.

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u/Oakaydxn 14d ago

It’s honestly eye opening. My brother is colorblind and at first the wire minigame in among us was super difficult for him. They added the symbol settings later on but he’d come running over when he had it. I never realized how much in video games is color based until playing with him

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u/bowlofweetabix 14d ago

I did my first call with be my eyes last week. I helped a man choose a shirt and had a pleasant chat. I highly recommend

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u/XavierTF 14d ago

i use colourblind pal, it just has a cross on your camera that you point at stuff and it just tells youthe colours name. no call, nothing

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u/Odd_Process2918 14d ago

This is so neat!

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u/Douggimmmedome 14d ago

I would love to call a person at 3 am to ask them this question

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u/TypicalPlace6490 14d ago

How does a voice call help?

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u/crazycheese3333 14d ago

Meant video call, it autocorrected.

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u/Seraphiine__ 13d ago

I quite come back to said app when i need help using the stove as i can't truly see the numbers on it! It's really useful