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The #AltText and broader #Accessibility community has stepped up in a big way, and we've reached a good place to start on next steps for alt-text.org

We're still looking to connect with folks who might want to help in the future, especially those who can help us test the accessibility and usability of the project for those who rely on alt text.

Everyone can help by boosting, and following to get updates.

#Disability #Disabled

Them: What are you supposed to be?
Me: A harp.
Them: Your costume is too small to be a harp.
Me: Are you calling me a lyre?

Een groep boeren op Schiermonnikoog die met succes de uitstoot van stikstof heeft verminderd, is bang om het eigen succesverhaal naar buiten te brengen.

Veel van deze boeren wordt door boeren op het vasteland verraad verweten. Dat zegt Jan Willem Erisman. bnr.nl/nieuws/binnenland/10490

@kiwa speaking of retro installers, I wasn't ready for ultra wide install shield blue gradient

Something we ALL need more practice with…saying “thank you but I don’t want to”

No searching for “excuses”

No overthinking

No anxiety

No guilt

Just a simple “thank you but I don’t want to”

i've been looking at single board computers and it's kinda disappointing how many of them have ~AI accelerators~ now tbh. i don't need 8 teraflops of numberwang, i'd rather have some SATA ports

Several times people at this conference have expressed gratitude that COVID is "over" or "past", yet talks keep getting cancelled because presenters "aren't feeling well" 🤷

I'll keep my mask on, thanks

ChatGPT self-"corrections" 

We all know that AI text is suspect, but in case you thought you could trust when it corrects itself, I asked it to name fictional drugs from Star Trek, a hobby of mine

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It gave me "Veridium Six" and told me it came from "Tinker, Tenor, Doctor, Spy," a Voyager episode

The drug actually appears in a TNG episode, and it's not a drug, it's a Klingon poison

I get the AI to correct itself, but it corrects the wrong part, and then flip-flops on it

Something I've always found fascinating is that niche business software often gets marketed heavily on features that are trivial to implement; like how medical appointment software will dedicate an entire marketing section to "sends a [single] reminder e-mail before the appointment, this increases show rate by XX%"

And I feel like it's a really obvious example of the difference between what constitutes "valuable code" to a developer, vs. to an end user

Downloading my google takeout like a usenet warez post [17/52]

Bring back computer monitors with massive bezels around the edge.
I have nowhere to put stickers lol

bluesky hot take 

I don't think bluesky is ever gonna do their federation thing. If they were, they would've done it already, so they can massively scale up infra and user count while their main server is still restricting signups.

Just a reminder that you typically find #bugs and #spiders in your sink because they fall in and can't get out, not because they want to live there (though the water source is probably welcome). Not all small creatures can climb smooth surfaces.

If this is a frequent issue, you can make a little escape ladder by putting a bit of string or toilet paper down so any critters at the bottom can climb out.

David Tennant, of Dr Who fame, apparently said some pro trans things and now the TERFs are going after him on Twitter. His response is that he isn't worried because, and I quote, "I'll be fine, Terfs can't climb stairs"

I want that on a T-shirt. No, I NEED that on a T-shirt!

ETA: Apparently it was a parody account that said the stairs line. I still want it on a T-shirt.

Is there a website where I could find information on travelling with “mismatching” genitals and gender marker?

Specifically interested in airports/countries where this might be an issue.

Positive stories also welcome!

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I'm sure this has been said before, but why aren't servers in the #Fediverse simply called "communities?"

"Join a community" or "start a community" feels both accurate and clear, not to mention welcoming. People who want to understand the infrastructure would have no trouble finding the information.

"Bauen wir da einen Straßenbahnabzweig oder Wasserfontänen hin?"

(Jake Elwood-Stimme) - "Wie wäre es mit einem Straßenbahnabzweig UND Wasserfontänen?' #Norgekommission

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