Sven Slootweg @joepie91@pixie.town

1. Anarchism opposes all forms of hierarchy and domination. That is, all situations in which there is an imbalance in power, such that one person's needs and desires are subordinated or treated as less than equally important to someone else's. Justice is not the application of a rigid set of laws, but the resolution of conflicts in a way that treats everyone's interests as equal, arrived at through direct reconciliation between those in conflict by reasoning together.

#accessibility questions!

1 - Are painting softwares (especially CSP and Krita) able to add alt descriptions into a, say, jpg of your art? Similarly to author data?

2 - Would websites (Twitter tumblr Mastodon Artstation etc) understand and automatically process this description metadata as an alt description?

I want to write the alt desc. into my saved artworks so I don't need to rewrite or copy/paste it as I post. Does this make sense?

#mastoart #clipstudiopaint #artist

also why the fuck are people recommending *snapchat* for private dms instead.... you do realize the deletion is purely cosmetic and the platform has full access to everything

In a way, I kinda like you don’t see the fave numbers when randomly scrolling. Feels so much less “who got the most likes” type of popular contest like this.
Letting the art speak for themselves.

I also like how much more easier it is to discover new artist in here simply by looking into the local timeline.

Recurring theme I'm seeing from .art users who have been here for a few days - sometimes just one day - returning to birdsite and just not being able to stomach it, finding themselves more acutely aware of how toxic the environment is after spending a day in our little nook's coziness.

<3

Is there a hashtag for stuff like donating your own grown food to the community? (Seen @tuatarara just posting about this and want to check the relevant communities can find the post :D)

Looking for a speaker/charity that does intro to LGBTQIA+ talks, focused on trans rights. Got moolah. Does anyone have suggestions?

There have been many waves of exodus from Twitter. When new people arrive they often bring with them their larger-than-life Twitter persona with them. I understand what that's all about, because it's how Twitter trains people to behave if they want to be seen and engage with their audience and so that the timeline algorithm works in their favour.

But here in the fediverse you don't need to put on a big performance. You can be more authentic, and just hang out with friends. Edginess which would be rewarded by the algorithm on Twitter tends to be discouraged here, and might even get you blocked.

good news everyone!! HEALTH CANADA FINALLY DROPPED ITS HOMOPHOBIC POLICY BANNING BLOOD DONATING FROM GAY MEN 😭😭😭 https://www.thestar.com/politics/federal/2022/04/28/health-canada-lifts-ban-on-blood-donations-from-men-who-have-sex-with-men.html

#feditips a non-joke one, using image description is very good and almost everyone here does it, if you're new here you should too, accessibility is very important and if you post an image try to make sure that even people who can't see it (at all or well) can tell what you're posting about

you know how you hate it when the doctor makes unnecessary and snide comments about how your health problems are your own fault or is otherwise gross about your body, or they're basically no help at all? so you avoid going to the doctor to the extent possible?

this is what fossbros are like for computers

Grassy tram track appreciation post

I'm pleased to note that even https://dolphin.town, my Mastodon server where the only letter you are allowed to post is "e", has seen increased activity in the last few days.

Thanks Eeeeelon!

Foxxo spin ​​

Ik heb een birdsite live instance opgezet om mensen te helpen verhuizen naar mastodon. Je vult er een twitter username in en dan krijg je een account die je kan volgen op mastodon met al hun tweets. Probeer het op https://birdsite.frog.fashion

* harassment instances dont exist (i as an allocishet white man know this of course!!)
* you are now allowed to defederate from your harassers thats against the spirit of the fediverse !!
* if you want moderation you should use twitter instead (im a supporter of foss btw)