Ok, I have an odd quasi mutual aid request:
Are there folks who would like to send me their old corded (not bluetooth) headphones and/or earbuds? Like just mail me kit you don't use.
I don't have any backups any more and my fav headphones need repairs, so want to stock up on other options.
I am in Ontario Canada, fyi for shipping feasibility.
Tagging #actuallyAutistic because ya'll know how important headphones are. 💛
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Looking at my busted pair of bluetooth headphones and I'm increasingly tempted to tear them down for parts because they are so anti-repair it's infuriating
Epoxied wires. Epoxied caps over the screws. Cold-soldered surface-mount headphone jacks. I still don't know what the hell self-destructed with the ANC.
Idk how “alt text trains AI” started as a Thing People Believe but like: no. Training diffusion/vision models requires annotation work that’s way more involved than even the best alt text out there.
This is why I get so annoying about people being at least somewhat aware of how AI bullshit works so they can tell that “alt text trains AI” is just another variant of “AI is super powerful and will rule over humans”. Tech literacy, people.
The best thing an AI company could do with alt text is maybe use their own model, generate an alt text for a given image and compare against the human-made alt text but like… that’s no excuse to not describe your images.
Thinking about Sachi again.
I'm so happy that Squishy has such a cute mascot
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