@smirandafield
I recently wrote a reply to one of George Takei's posts and noted that many would likely appreciate alt-texts (he has 40+ images on here and has added alt-text 4 times – I checked). He also has a 7+ team working on social media for him. But you wouldn't believe the type of pushback I got. 😬 On the other hand... yeah, you probably would.
https://axbom.me/notice/AUD1CDppcGBbiM8kvQ
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@emilymbender I also did a double-take on the use of the phrase ”self proclaimed”. That newsletter was clearly written to discredit and try to save face. It’s quite obnoxious how some of these people got into bed with a movement that denies the severity of the climate crisis (and worse) and are adamant in arguing why finding ”common ground” with them is the best choice.
@Jimijamflimflam Haha, interesting, I actually took that to mean vertically-aligned, which then makes sense when you refer to top and bottom.
@Jimijamflimflam
Magnificent image description. Adding this as an example in my course materials. With your consent of course 😊
@georgetakei
I believe many people would appreciate it if you add image descriptions.
@janellecshane
Haha, thank you his made my day.
@johan_m_o
Great post, thank you for sharing.
I agree about the Fediverse. I feel like there is so much more reflection and consideration here. It's obviously changed a lot over the past year but I do hope the air of reasoned conversation will prevail when the opposite isn't rewarded.
@exchgr
Oh that's sad... and this only feels like beginning 😥
@AasaMariaHedberg Åh vilka bra perpektiv! Kan bara hålla med i allt.
Boken jag läser just nu gör dessa reflektioner kring Computationalism, denna tro på att datorer kan ersätta oss i alla lägen, och har för mig övertygande argument kring hur mycket som försvinner när vi tar bort kroppen ur tänkandet och siffror ska försöka åstadkomma det som vi gör bättre analogt.
Men jag ska absolut skapa en särskild sådan bokmärkeslista som jag kan dela när jag hittar artiklar.
Boken:
https://www.hup.harvard.edu/catalog.php?isbn=9780674032927
@moiety Thank you.
@LeoR1010 Åh vad roligt att du gillade det. Satt en stund innan jag postade. All de här formuleringarna dyker upp i mig hela dagarna men vet inte hur många som är med på vad jag är ute efter. Tack!
@maryellen
Does it have any connections to Sweden? Thinking of ”bak” which can refer to the act of baking but is also a word for butt.
@LeoR1010 Allt urvattnas när kostnaden blir noll för att producera innehåll 😢
@baslow Thank you! Those both look very interesting. I'm happy you interpreted my point so perfectly!
@micahflee
While I appreciate the intent, I can see a potential issue with imposed pressure to disclose your preference publicly. If 50 people wear white and 2 people wear red, those 2 people will also become noticeable in a way that may be the opposite of what they wished.
If you do not read the fine print, you may also miss that you will still be included in large group photos and the official video recordings. In those instances, red will also be easier to notice.
@funnygodmother
I'm not using Mastodon anymore but my solution so all this was to just use the web interface. I just added the web page to my home screen and since it's already a progressive web app that worked quite well.
It's what I'm doing with Akkoma now as well. Really no need to use apps in my mind.
@Beantin Yes, it is essentially five "normal" blog posts...
@ProfT Excellent point, thank you! I really would like to do a complete breakdown of his text, but time is my enemy,
@Beantin Yes, it will certainly be rare that I do these long ones. Max one per month. The raw audio is done and it's at 33 minutes. So right now looking like it will be very close to the Swedish one. There is intro and outro and the Frankenstein clip to add :) Don't know if I'll manage all that today.
The estimated reading time is an interesting one. Obviously it takes longer to read aloud, but I also think that in many cases it's easier to understand when you listen. Irony and sarcasm is more easily communicated with tone of voice, and people don't have to go back an re-read to make sure they got a certain point.
One of those cases where going slower (listening to the audio version) can give a better comprehension result than going faster by reading the text.
@kazarnowicz
I think perhaps my biggest worry in all this is that I am seeing so many people become completely enamored with the tech. Even people I thought would/should know better. Which goes to my point, but also makes me realise how devastatingly this must fail before the world reacts in a more appropriate manner.