2026-05-20T19:35:25Z https://yabu.me blueberik https://yabu.me/npub18w083hnjunl5m5ry0tdgalqes0jn6cpulapqlg68ys4xwzcpqu6s2a7ycy https://mspimages.sfo2.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com/accounts/avatars/000/115/888/original/72b30bccf48f9241.png https://mspimages.sfo2.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com/accounts/avatars/000/115/888/original/72b30bccf48f9241.png https://yabu.me/nevent1qqspgzvdcsg586yja8ezdle5s6k7d62xgs45gfexsh7e4fgd447rhgqzyqaeu7x7wtj07nwsv3ad4rhurxp720tq8nl5yrargujz5ectqyrn2gegmgr In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsxeg5yyq8eugrs5ph5ynwzjqdltmjjj35c60yuevukkzdkyg9xffsvjpd35'>nevent1q…pd35</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Yeah my mom once bought me gluten-free chicken tenders instead of meat-free chicken tenders, because all the &#34;special&#34; food was in the same freezer cabinet in the supermarket. 2026-03-11T08:55:50Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsvd80x386jjvk9ts5rs94a2dzrwt9js6ntpmty7658gmpulcqrxkgzyqaeu7x7wtj07nwsv3ad4rhurxp720tq8nl5yrargujz5ectqyrn2jj59eq As part of a group (visually impaired people) that faces barriers to information access, I&#39;m often met with sighted professionals who never thought about this before and ask &#34;what if we use a QR code?&#34;<br/><br/>Have you ever tried to scan a QR code you couldn&#39;t see? It&#39;s hard enough when you can!<br/><br/>Visually impaired people are also a group disproportionately likely to not have smartphones or to not get them out of our bag/pocket in public.<br/><br/>But also: this one used to work for me; now it&#39;s too degraded.<br/> <img src="https://mspimages.sfo2.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com/media_attachments/files/116/130/186/814/131/534/original/927627f2f6a5e3ca.jpg"> <br/> 2026-02-25T07:53:46Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs2p6m7vtlgezk8z726mzsee3jlt3h0hmreff3dc65l6kr373h8zxgzyqaeu7x7wtj07nwsv3ad4rhurxp720tq8nl5yrargujz5ectqyrn2u7xlwf In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs88aexfulq0vqzqvznyvsy0fav4ccecj0n9fl7je4hr2k7cjruj8cplqx97'>nevent1q…qx97</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I have so many of these it hurts to think about them (because many are lost even to me now) 2026-02-24T12:19:58Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsxwlmkmqwhgwtfvej25lxm5e3rr757re8jzmmepagqdhrrkt3czcczyqaeu7x7wtj07nwsv3ad4rhurxp720tq8nl5yrargujz5ectqyrn2p4vl2e Last night I dreamed that my partner and I were guests at some incredibly posh event at a stately home where we had to dress up fancy and over the course of a few days he rekindle a romance with some teenage crush, I got to watch them kiss (and the other guy was also really cute)...Just before my alarm went off.<br/><br/>Meanwhile, last night my boyfriend dreamed about giving every egg in the world an IPv6 address, printed on the egg as a barcode. 2026-02-13T11:05:03Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs9ylj023806xu9dfwjnynlpd3hzw54h6dsqpxeplqz54rx85w3ntszyqaeu7x7wtj07nwsv3ad4rhurxp720tq8nl5yrargujz5ectqyrn2ues2nc In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsw654dt6znuzhrlyjv0f8t244v2vflkg32pdm6xx0cvcfnncsmlxswvcsay'>nevent1q…csay</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Thank you for telling me about this.<br/><br/>I&#39;m seeing so many people that either are, or are exactly like, the people I grew up with who are going through a process like this. They haven&#39;t all gotten as far as her and they sure as hell haven&#39;t done it in 13 minutes. But versions of this are happening to so many white Minnesotans that I know (of). I never thought I&#39;d see this among all the &#34;nice&#34; racists I grew up with (and as). 2026-01-27T21:39:58Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs9rg8p7alnclrh9z5kxudksfgpvtyf6e84u4vpggxhsdpc6dlvg7gzyqaeu7x7wtj07nwsv3ad4rhurxp720tq8nl5yrargujz5ectqyrn2vlrjqf In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsda9p3uw9g36e7qhmuh7te5hwku0g4u3legasmkts93mhaewty2kg7nwyzw'>nevent1q…wyzw</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>And, since it&#39;s Holocaust Memorial Day, this too:<br/> <img src="https://mspimages.sfo2.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com/media_attachments/files/115/966/990/178/080/239/original/38cb42379eab6a22.png"> <br/> 2026-01-27T12:11:04Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsda9p3uw9g36e7qhmuh7te5hwku0g4u3legasmkts93mhaewty2kgzyqaeu7x7wtj07nwsv3ad4rhurxp720tq8nl5yrargujz5ectqyrn2d46q66 I can only read Margaret Killjoy when I have tears to spare, but so many of them are happy tears.<br/><br/><a href="https://margaretkilljoy.substack.com/p/our-neighbors-in-minneapolis">https://margaretkilljoy.substack.com/p/our-neighbors-in-minneapolis</a><br/><br/>&gt; This style of organizing works because the overwhelming majority of people in the city are very actively opposed to seeing their neighbors kidnapped...<br/><br/>&gt; When I asked where this movement came from, why Minneapolis seemed to be so capable of protecting its people, everyone I spoke to pointed to a different root, though none claimed to be speaking to the only root. 2026-01-27T11:15:13Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs96q5f32s5amdlgwcv8qprrg0wj55chrhy2ku9thh0d0jkwsq45rszyqaeu7x7wtj07nwsv3ad4rhurxp720tq8nl5yrargujz5ectqyrn2pglatc In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs8g5a5u557kwk47urd8wut57czzhutngfvganv852ga4xdnsm6r0q5etxax'>nevent1q…txax</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Your Extremely Online slang probably comes from African American English. To a greater or lesser degree. 2026-01-06T10:42:13Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs8g5a5u557kwk47urd8wut57czzhutngfvganv852ga4xdnsm6r0qzyqaeu7x7wtj07nwsv3ad4rhurxp720tq8nl5yrargujz5ectqyrn2xjen9j Please enjoy that if you enjoy it!<br/> <br/>But the internet is why it&#39;s never been so straightforward to understand trends in informal language use. <br/><br/>In &#34;Because Internet,&#34; Gretchen McCulloch points out that we&#39;ve had better records of formal writing, informal writing, and formal speech, but informal speech has had to be guessed from fiction and diaries and things. But now we write it down! This is great. 2026-01-06T10:39:18Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsg84myumrenpgv4v7rpaa2hq0up5yt8tv685qqm8hk0tngautpa8gzyqaeu7x7wtj07nwsv3ad4rhurxp720tq8nl5yrargujz5ectqyrn2q69kv5 Hey you. This time of year be rough, huh.<br/><br/>If your feelings are uncomfortable or complicated, if you feel lonely, I want you to know that you are worthy of love and attention just as you are. Right now.<br/><br/>And if you need to hear that directly this week you drop me a DM or send me a Signal message (hapax.33); if you don&#39;t know what to say you can just ask for a hug or a listening ear or tell me your current favorite fact or joke.<br/><br/>You can be known and seen and loved, if that feels good for you. 2025-12-24T17:27:28Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsql384ej2ewmua8mrlue3yawjsk22fx4n2n58zdfwkuzj5sag4f7czyqaeu7x7wtj07nwsv3ad4rhurxp720tq8nl5yrargujz5ectqyrn2jzvuw2 The British Medical Association says trans rights. <br/><br/><a href="https://www.bma.org.uk/advice-and-support/equality-and-diversity-guidance/lgbtplus-equality-in-medicine/policy-position-on-the-rights-of-transgender-and-non-binary-people-in-healthcare-settings">https://www.bma.org.uk/advice-and-support/equality-and-diversity-guidance/lgbtplus-equality-in-medicine/policy-position-on-the-rights-of-transgender-and-non-binary-people-in-healthcare-settings</a> 2025-12-20T12:45:58Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs9q2gyvz0exmllscz2rad2y2l07twgj6qzefsya5937q347vhxz5gzyqaeu7x7wtj07nwsv3ad4rhurxp720tq8nl5yrargujz5ectqyrn2w88mpv What a wonderful statement to leave us with.<br/><br/>Rest in power Alice Wong. <br/><br/>(And if you haven&#39;t, go read Disability Visibility. <a href="https://disabilityvisibilityproject.com/">https://disabilityvisibilityproject.com/</a>)<br/> <img src="https://mspimages.sfo2.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com/media_attachments/files/115/553/273/537/542/094/original/4a7c413c67007270.png"> <br/> 2025-11-15T10:39:58Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsrn4zp76487djj5xmaaawpwxxzct2q5xaf08gpjg6m22q9cgnx94gzyqaeu7x7wtj07nwsv3ad4rhurxp720tq8nl5yrargujz5ectqyrn2uaqu2k If you encounter a girl dressed as a guy “as a joke” this Halloween, offer them transition info and be welcoming. If it&#39;s an exploring trans guy, it will be lifechanging. If it&#39;s a shitty cis woman, she will be furious. win/win 2025-10-30T10:08:41Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsg9lexd2khtadent76khmgwngew2t7xqk6pt88yjmuqzqfmc7fknszyqaeu7x7wtj07nwsv3ad4rhurxp720tq8nl5yrargujz5ectqyrn2g499j6 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqszgy3dh48mcntx6yq5vmga60yh4su9cluthd75lfwckse0kyzt6mc0fylvk'>nevent1q…ylvk</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I&#39;m sure you know it, but for anyone who doesn&#39;t, here&#39;s the Toni Morrison quote on this:<br/> <img src="https://mspimages.sfo2.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com/media_attachments/files/115/399/766/390/358/359/original/0e6e1a991dc53887.png"> <br/> 2025-10-19T07:58:26Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqst2770dt7pj4s9paq2cprtrnu2w7w2nh9lz0s257tt75p3ymeyejszyqaeu7x7wtj07nwsv3ad4rhurxp720tq8nl5yrargujz5ectqyrn2xf0zv7 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsv3qqvtn0vhwety758p3kf3zscy84ll3j9z7d977pq0gmd7dvuk3c20990y'>nevent1q…990y</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>It&#39;s also just so nice to see an article about vaccines that isn&#39;t accompanied by a photo of needles!!! I can share and read this much more comfortably! 2025-10-09T22:50:20Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs23wnyzqccukuq7vn7yg3pyrtwkfk72u4u89j0lqh2ds5fp5xdv6czyqaeu7x7wtj07nwsv3ad4rhurxp720tq8nl5yrargujz5ectqyrn200zqc3 Sometimes the headline is so good that I don&#39;t know if I want to even read the article.<br/> <img src="https://mspimages.sfo2.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com/media_attachments/files/115/004/046/871/266/097/original/4d25506d75c7af67.png"> <br/> 2025-08-10T10:43:28Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsw66e895dwzdqljz0ah0k7k6pgcyxjp4f6tyy3lt2necjatetg0aczyqaeu7x7wtj07nwsv3ad4rhurxp720tq8nl5yrargujz5ectqyrn2vafgcg I&#39;ve spent the afternoon trying to understand a decision that a gatekeeping system for disabled people has made about me. All I have to show for this effort is a huge headache and the fact that I forgot to eat lunch until 4pm.<br/><br/>The UN that has determined that the human rights of disabled people in the UK are not being adhered to by the way our government treats us. And even saying that doesn&#39;t tell you how cowardly and nonsensical and confusing and bizarre the gatekeeping is. 2025-07-14T15:17:47Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsfhyvrr3h3mvt4syhhftnn9dznqwv38f7xhe2vvyj460dmzwad22czyqaeu7x7wtj07nwsv3ad4rhurxp720tq8nl5yrargujz5ectqyrn2mmwdv5 &gt; In one recent case, a client ended up going without a website for three days and having to pay Create Designs nearly $500 over a small line of code that ChatGPT had written for them. The original update would, Warner said, have taken about 15 minutes to implement manually.<br/><br/>&gt; &#34;We often have to charge an investigation fee to find out what has gone wrong, as they don&#39;t want to admit it.&#34;<br/><br/>Companies are now /paying/ just to avoid having to /say/ &#34;we used ChatGPT.&#34; 😆<br/><a href="https://futurism.com/companies-fixing-ai-replacement-mistakes">https://futurism.com/companies-fixing-ai-replacement-mistakes</a> 2025-07-07T12:23:14Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqst2v52fxmgjnv04zys5p53p85geveyu0ea9nqmj6stftl3muya23qzyqaeu7x7wtj07nwsv3ad4rhurxp720tq8nl5yrargujz5ectqyrn2zw4jfv In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsy6mwvlks6ezh5k7mx65yg3w5qh4q6fhxpccyahv3knwrnuwcfgds2tv33f'>nevent1q…v33f</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Last one:<br/><br/>&gt; Disabled people have to find meaning in other aspects of their lives [than employment] and this meaning is threatening to our culture’s value system.<br/><br/>Louder for those at the back.<br/><br/>This is where disability pride comes from. We can be proud of our proximity to this threat to white western cultures, which we present by saying that meaning is derived from things other than wage labor. 2025-07-01T17:33:30Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsy6mwvlks6ezh5k7mx65yg3w5qh4q6fhxpccyahv3knwrnuwcfgdszyqaeu7x7wtj07nwsv3ad4rhurxp720tq8nl5yrargujz5ectqyrn2l477x4 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs9z6gqsgww8jkgm6yr9m3wkekm87m24ggdp204pt8u6cwvdzrpvxs6f205p'>nevent1q…205p</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>&gt; Disabled people have been ignored and in fact shunned by women’s movements, racial movements, gay and lesbian activists, and unions... I think this proves that even the most culturally sensitive of people frequently choose not to look past a medical and charitable view of disability.<br/><br/>&gt; Disabled people epitomize many ways in which our political and social systems need to change. We are often born out of war, financial inequality, and environmental degradation. 2025-07-01T17:28:52Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs9z6gqsgww8jkgm6yr9m3wkekm87m24ggdp204pt8u6cwvdzrpvxszyqaeu7x7wtj07nwsv3ad4rhurxp720tq8nl5yrargujz5ectqyrn2jhw543 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsgfj26mfzjjj0qcfmrt7q92qwnkf9rsvamzwm9zsvvnxmmnf9z5fq09ucns'>nevent1q…ucns</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>&gt; Of the many social movements that became visible during the sixties and seventies (civil rights, women’s liberation, gay rights, and environmental advocacy, among others) disability movements rarely merit a mention. It may seem glib, yet part of this willful ignorance of disability politics may stem from the simple fact that impairment is perceived as neither cool nor sexy.<br/><br/><a href="https://monthlyreview.org/2004/03/01/the-right-not-to-work-power-and-disability/">https://monthlyreview.org/2004/03/01/the-right-not-to-work-power-and-disability/</a> 2025-07-01T16:09:51Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsgfj26mfzjjj0qcfmrt7q92qwnkf9rsvamzwm9zsvvnxmmnf9z5fqzyqaeu7x7wtj07nwsv3ad4rhurxp720tq8nl5yrargujz5ectqyrn2xvjjrc In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs8qqj3stld3gdw2lqttgrlgwxc56a8yngwnkrhtdqv0arnrc8rsscw2656v'>nevent1q…656v</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/><a href="https://accessnow.com/blog/35-years-after-the-capitol-crawl-what-you-know-and-what-you-might-not/">https://accessnow.com/blog/35-years-after-the-capitol-crawl-what-you-know-and-what-you-might-not/</a> 2025-07-01T15:36:37Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs8qqj3stld3gdw2lqttgrlgwxc56a8yngwnkrhtdqv0arnrc8rssczyqaeu7x7wtj07nwsv3ad4rhurxp720tq8nl5yrargujz5ectqyrn29t2589 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsg88v2nuvnmvu9asz2qzdf38zz7gjzphfmxvzcyss7exyx84cm6jg5p4cs2'>nevent1q…4cs2</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>It&#39;s celebrated in July to commemorate the passing of the Americans with Disabilities Act, which only happened in 1990 so I was old enough to remember the disabled march on Washington that ended with people crawling up the Capitol steps to demonstrate the inaccessibility of so much of society.<br/><br/>The photos are really striking. I still get goosebumps just thinking about it.<br/><br/>Police arrested over a hundred people for this, many in their wheelchair. 2025-07-01T15:34:14Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsg88v2nuvnmvu9asz2qzdf38zz7gjzphfmxvzcyss7exyx84cm6jgzyqaeu7x7wtj07nwsv3ad4rhurxp720tq8nl5yrargujz5ectqyrn2262km3 A reminder that pride is not over, it&#39;s Disability Pride month! :disabled_heart: 2025-07-01T15:10:51Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsquxkrq4ckpd0060pqdqtfgdahdzy9trufdpp547y6u9d3w70jjyczyqaeu7x7wtj07nwsv3ad4rhurxp720tq8nl5yrargujz5ectqyrn2jrzd4k In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqstdna3jm6qx5s9vwtn208765t93qguyqkar942s0097drga0uw8nql8d55j'>nevent1q…d55j</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>&gt; For the Lakota, this was just one more violating act of colonization. While these presidents were leaders of the United States, each with notable historical significance, their faces on a sacred mountain was a final act of conquest. Washington and Jefferson owned slaves. Roosevelt coined the phrase: “the only good Indian is a dead Indian.” While Lincoln, on the day after he signed the Emancipation Proclamation, ordered the execution of the Dakota 38+2 at Fort Snelling in Minnesota. 2025-06-22T20:15:58Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqstdna3jm6qx5s9vwtn208765t93qguyqkar942s0097drga0uw8nqzyqaeu7x7wtj07nwsv3ad4rhurxp720tq8nl5yrargujz5ectqyrn2vjunja In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsgu2kwwj3af634x7cksfyfj8j74q5lhe4fddmc7u9h425zp4vgy8ghf4wn3'>nevent1q…4wn3</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>And &#34;Mount Rushmore&#34;:<br/><br/>&gt; The Six Grandfathers (Tȟuŋkášila Šákpe) was named by Lakota medicine man Nicolas Black Elk after a vision. “The vision was of the six sacred directions: west, east, north, south, above, and below. The directions were said to represent kindness and love, full of years and wisdom, like human grandfathers.” The granite bluff that towered above the Hills remained carved only by the wind and the rain until 1927 when Gutzon Borglum began his assault on the mountain. 2025-06-22T20:14:00Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsgu2kwwj3af634x7cksfyfj8j74q5lhe4fddmc7u9h425zp4vgy8gzyqaeu7x7wtj07nwsv3ad4rhurxp720tq8nl5yrargujz5ectqyrn2zu6kea In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs2xerh8yryjdnalkt5qhjedcz8uhqemrxk4d65ga3zsyfvtv270csexc9t5'>nevent1q…c9t5</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Just reading about the proper names for Pikes Peak now.<br/><br/>&gt; The original inhabitants of the area were the Colorado Mountain Ute people, who’ve inhabited the Front Range region since time immemorial. They saw that, due to its height, the peak was the first to be illuminated by the dawn; for that reason they named it Tava, meaning “Sun Mountain.” When they arrived in the early 1800s, the Arapaho people named the mountain Heey-otoyoo, meaning “the Long Mountain.” 2025-06-22T20:08:46Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs2xerh8yryjdnalkt5qhjedcz8uhqemrxk4d65ga3zsyfvtv270cszyqaeu7x7wtj07nwsv3ad4rhurxp720tq8nl5yrargujz5ectqyrn2ngev5j In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsrc52wjxkge3rlv83gcxe74hyx47m9ax068xxxsfuwy6d3wzttl4gl06nfu'>nevent1q…6nfu</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I recently found, when looking for something else, these little pennants I got on various childhood vacations (and one I bought at Target Field, and the other :twins: one I inherited from my dad&#39;s old &#34;office&#34;).<br/><br/>Yes I think Mount Rushmore is a abomination and Pikes Peak has gone by other names for much longer than it was named after some white dude, but for now these remind me of good times with my family.<br/><br/>And they add to the &#34;teenage boy bedroom I never got to have&#34; vibe, heh.<br/> <img src="https://mspimages.sfo2.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com/media_attachments/files/114/728/803/242/633/201/original/e2d4987418663bd7.jpg"> <br/> 2025-06-22T20:06:49Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsfrmjk3cjery5qsdzkrlljsmgmal6lg6skzvds68vs36vyd3rv8lczyqaeu7x7wtj07nwsv3ad4rhurxp720tq8nl5yrargujz5ectqyrn2fcfhfg I assume that when you stare in to THIS void, there&#39;s audio description.<br/> <img src="https://mspimages.sfo2.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com/media_attachments/files/114/727/330/233/907/747/original/e699a796390a3854.png"> <br/> 2025-06-22T13:49:39Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsrc52wjxkge3rlv83gcxe74hyx47m9ax068xxxsfuwy6d3wzttl4gzyqaeu7x7wtj07nwsv3ad4rhurxp720tq8nl5yrargujz5ectqyrn2sllfz8 For numerous reasons too tedious to mention, I&#39;ve had these posters for many years and only just got around to putting them up tonight in the room I&#39;ve lived in for four and a half years.<br/><br/>Feels good. :)<br/> <img src="https://mspimages.sfo2.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com/media_attachments/files/114/712/039/335/109/465/original/83392b17b0c9921d.jpg"> <br/> 2025-06-19T21:02:30Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqszy7vkltv7tczdx8du2xlr5p0pmnn67l69mednpt8lgupzc834mvczyqaeu7x7wtj07nwsv3ad4rhurxp720tq8nl5yrargujz5ectqyrn2mj0qex This image has been appropriated by the Better Image Description Brigade.<br/> <img src="https://mspimages.sfo2.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com/media_attachments/files/114/687/066/873/200/879/original/b8002b4613105b79.png"> <br/> 2025-06-15T11:11:59Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs8pfa8pjr3ra7hf3ljkndj8u65q2ace8lsqlxrlxk065hgx7swswszyqaeu7x7wtj07nwsv3ad4rhurxp720tq8nl5yrargujz5ectqyrn2ctq8ls How is that racist??<br/>- ancient white people proverb 2025-05-30T18:24:31Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsfupnrzayjx9gq6zxhmpvl7hd5tuqc8h6zvrj7e4gmsdql8kz7ynszyqaeu7x7wtj07nwsv3ad4rhurxp720tq8nl5yrargujz5ectqyrn26hn28u The post about using Linux while blind (<a href="https://fireborn.mataroa.blog/blog/i-want-to-love-linux-it-doesnt-love-me-back-post-1-built-for-control-but-not-for-people/">https://fireborn.mataroa.blog/blog/i-want-to-love-linux-it-doesnt-love-me-back-post-1-built-for-control-but-not-for-people/</a>) contains a sentence that really stood out to me as being true in so many aspects of my life.<br/><br/>&#34;We’re not waiting on unknowns.<br/>We’re waiting on maintenance.&#34;<br/><br/>There&#39;s so much interest in &#34;innovation.&#34; Anything can be fixed with apps, AI, wearables. Right? <br/><br/>But when I&#39;ve asked blind people what makes it hard for them to walk in their neighborhoods, it&#39;s broken pavements and overhanging greenery. Councils can&#39;t afford maintenance. 2025-05-10T18:37:05Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs9eedly73xtz6yawdy5qmk73ut727trvcdmaygq335mmn2kd7lqyqzyqaeu7x7wtj07nwsv3ad4rhurxp720tq8nl5yrargujz5ectqyrn2ywltrl We should bring back #MascMonday, I&#39;ve seen a couple of cute masc selfies today and it&#39;s done me some good. 2025-04-25T17:38:16Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsphdt0pt9aln4t00gqjd6qjgacwxd6nsqm2e6g5fsmdz7cxmwsj3szyqaeu7x7wtj07nwsv3ad4rhurxp720tq8nl5yrargujz5ectqyrn2wvwuc6 They target trans folk because they think cishet folk will look away. They&#39;re counting on you not defending those who aren&#39;t like you.<br/><br/>They target Black and Brown folk because they think white folk will look away. They&#39;re counting on us not defending those who aren&#39;t like us. 2025-04-25T11:06:08Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsgzxc865naaaeaymrhf42hfswsa4w2nckncep6jdxdcr7xy7kr3ygzyqaeu7x7wtj07nwsv3ad4rhurxp720tq8nl5yrargujz5ectqyrn2vjl0ck I have done perhaps the most fedi thing ever, which is boost someone&#39;s trans visibility selfie, notice she works on trains, start following her for this reason, spot yesterday that she was talking about sighted guiding as a thing she does at work, thanked her for being so conscientious about it because it&#39;s a thing I rely on, finding out she works at the station I most frequently need assistance at, including this morning, and then get assistance from her!<br/><br/>It&#39;s like #TransOnTrains squared :)<br/> <img src="https://mspimages.sfo2.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com/media_attachments/files/114/295/702/084/161/302/original/b173f7be28b41956.jpg"> <br/> 2025-04-07T08:21:31Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqszpehdf36eqmgf70xuzvyhxuj58h6dr3938l8svmp6ph5h5ntlfhqzyqaeu7x7wtj07nwsv3ad4rhurxp720tq8nl5yrargujz5ectqyrn2jfqcq2 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsxcfxk9plh78hl3j8canmahjh4tffw3zkfkhgna3tmzgn6j0a9ldscfgk3z'>nevent1q…gk3z</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>The subhed there is wild though: &#34;This preferred direction of spin might be due to one of two reasons: either our entire universe exists in a black hole, or astronomers have been measuring the universe’s expansion incorrectly&#34; 2025-04-01T21:24:43Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsxcfxk9plh78hl3j8canmahjh4tffw3zkfkhgna3tmzgn6j0a9ldszyqaeu7x7wtj07nwsv3ad4rhurxp720tq8nl5yrargujz5ectqyrn2g7y9er Maybe we should call it &#34;galaxywise&#34; instead of &#34;clockwise&#34;... <br/><br/>James Webb Space Telescope Reveals That Most Galaxies Rotate Clockwise<br/><a href="https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/james-webb-space-telescope-reveals-that-most-galaxies-rotate-clockwise-180986224/">https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/james-webb-space-telescope-reveals-that-most-galaxies-rotate-clockwise-180986224/</a> 2025-04-01T21:22:25Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsfxcgpuxx4sqmnsa36kcw9caz787y9sjct6drjr5y6x5aw6tgql9szyqaeu7x7wtj07nwsv3ad4rhurxp720tq8nl5yrargujz5ectqyrn2hh43tz There is a toddler on this tram and he&#39;s so excited to be here. He was excited about his ticket (which he held very carefully in his own hand), he was excited to see the tram coming (but stayed behind the tactile paving as his grownup reminded him to), he&#39;s excited now that we&#39;ve gotten to his destination...<br/><br/>Such an ordinary journey for me, makes me smile to think that this is such a big adventure at the same time. 2025-03-29T08:39:37Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs0h33jyjlrgp57x5x2mc0zl3xnhfxkktxnsx7kclecflzxhgh8e9szyqaeu7x7wtj07nwsv3ad4rhurxp720tq8nl5yrargujz5ectqyrn2s8q2rd Watching people say about overt fascism &#34;but that&#39;s illegal!&#34; gives me such strong flashbacks to the billion times that disabled people talking about the patterns of discrimination we face have been met with similar shock and disbelief: surely &#34;they&#34; can&#39;t deny you jobs or an education or information in accessible formats, &#34;that&#39;s illegal!&#34;<br/><br/>The sooner you get past the shock, the sooner you can get to more useful reactions. Listening to your disabled comrades will make you harder to shock. 2025-02-02T10:49:21Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsy7plavx862xfeth5uyzmfa5a0qe9x9xs0vdfggga46ypuvszavtqzyqaeu7x7wtj07nwsv3ad4rhurxp720tq8nl5yrargujz5ectqyrn2rjjd5c In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsy2arqnpzjyquswfgnxk4sw03nv685d4xh3yjnv5r4njfmxw0hxqse9h3fd'>nevent1q…h3fd</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>There are actual refugees and children of refugees on fedi. Just...learn some manners. Be good neighbors.<br/><br/>I just saw one who doesn&#39;t feel safe telling you to use another hashtag because the very same political machinations that made you come over here from insta or tiktok are making them worry about their safety and their continued existence. Have some perspective. Use another hashtag. 2025-01-19T20:15:03Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsd6rcah5rfn5l056fzr6ja88vxc74uac3ltukq5s36fedpfewaurczyqaeu7x7wtj07nwsv3ad4rhurxp720tq8nl5yrargujz5ectqyrn2q2el8a The end-of-year wrap-up for every app (app-up?) is getting out of hand.<br/><br/>I just got a notification from my bank app that says &#34;2024 mobile wrap up. Here&#39;s how we have improved the app this year and what we&#39;re working on in 202...&#34;<br/> <img src="https://mspimages.sfo2.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com/media_attachments/files/113/680/406/895/598/883/original/5eb8370cf614b954.jpg"> <br/> 2024-12-19T16:23:31Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsv4y7ywayajd4l3fyql7cm36wtk2q3hfsuy4l79nukd9xrh8cw0uqzyqaeu7x7wtj07nwsv3ad4rhurxp720tq8nl5yrargujz5ectqyrn2t69g8r <img src="https://mspimages.sfo2.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com/media_attachments/files/113/652/634/787/712/547/original/ad30dfb4460e88b1.jpg"> <br/> 2024-12-14T18:43:43Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsgh3gzp7y0r0j0q38qeruql4gzpedpuhddvun9j6q72scusprue3gzyqaeu7x7wtj07nwsv3ad4rhurxp720tq8nl5yrargujz5ectqyrn23lvryg In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsvs4aqdfky8jnvg84g0al3j2q6nxs8lmttndmjrqwzl6wlrwzpenqc4n3z3'>nevent1q…n3z3</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Whoever wants a #TeamGary sticker, please DM me the name and address you&#39;d like to appear on the envelope<br/> <img src="https://mspimages.sfo2.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com/media_attachments/files/113/556/768/264/844/292/original/ebb9beb696ae6389.jpg"> <br/> 2024-11-27T20:20:24Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsvs4aqdfky8jnvg84g0al3j2q6nxs8lmttndmjrqwzl6wlrwzpenqzyqaeu7x7wtj07nwsv3ad4rhurxp720tq8nl5yrargujz5ectqyrn2eu5nny In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs06wlcly2w7jy5gyvkt9yh0z69yhxmftnw9mj3mrqt3jnmp54kzgspug490'>nevent1q…g490</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Here&#39;s some good Wolfenoot news: #TeamGary stickers are here!<br/><br/>Same design (below), text wouldn&#39;t fit so you&#39;ll have to tell everyone yourself whose team you&#39;re on. :)<br/><br/><a href="https://rage.love/@hag/113396958216495097">https://rage.love/@hag/113396958216495097</a> 2024-11-23T15:56:13Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsq3937m8wf4sv7t73wvx48ljcprvhnzf7drml2ctd3rppqsge8trqzyqaeu7x7wtj07nwsv3ad4rhurxp720tq8nl5yrargujz5ectqyrn24zq2ym Seeing documentedly racist white trans people on here make a big deal of TDOR as if it&#39;s one-dimensionally about being trans, as if fascist treatment is as new to all trans people as it feels to some white USian ones just now...<br/><br/>Leads me to this reminder that the murders of trans people are overwhelmingly women of color from the global south.<br/><br/>Some of us have immense privilege in comparison to that and can do more than recite names and talk the talk about fighting. 2024-11-20T14:37:00Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs0yanr9z45wxhfr977ewgfh0zdkeqld55g7xv2tp23qjdzwfwkd0czyqaeu7x7wtj07nwsv3ad4rhurxp720tq8nl5yrargujz5ectqyrn254kdhy In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsr6q08jqf9k753uqvj8rrnd7whzpu9q36ry5kugehwc7pnn4hcxrgknxe3j'>nevent1q…xe3j</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Buses have to carry their own batteries which are heavy and much more fragile than wiring built in to the infrastructure. 2024-11-13T08:08:54Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsgdvwvw43m0gczuafkdljjexxk42l8zq9p62vc4pycgdduwlcsxvqzyqaeu7x7wtj07nwsv3ad4rhurxp720tq8nl5yrargujz5ectqyrn2cy4tp7 Gary normally hates feeling trapped in any way, which includes having a blanket on him (he loves blankets, but not on top of him).<br/><br/>We have to wrap him in a blanket to pick him up (on account of all the sharp and bitey bits) though, and when you put him back down the first thing he does is shake the blanket off.<br/><br/>So when I turned away for a minute and came back to see this...it feels like such a mood. I don&#39;t want to be awake and up this Monday morning either, Gary.<br/> <img src="https://mspimages.sfo2.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com/media_attachments/files/113/463/536/145/697/005/original/3a1d6146d4729a5f.jpg"> <br/> 2024-11-11T09:11:07Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqstytxyv9xfl9ggzmr8dg697tnyt2vxx2ud404qaqa6mqs29psywgczyqaeu7x7wtj07nwsv3ad4rhurxp720tq8nl5yrargujz5ectqyrn2htzl5e In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsp7l4xvlj2ljm0w5m0yyw8w9kmen8jhwcaxyn92a0dnpn6822rslg6adsdr'>nevent1q…dsdr</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>this is a lovely image description, thank you for it 2024-11-09T16:04:48Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs06wlcly2w7jy5gyvkt9yh0z69yhxmftnw9mj3mrqt3jnmp54kzgszyqaeu7x7wtj07nwsv3ad4rhurxp720tq8nl5yrargujz5ectqyrn2x2ugj7 Official #TeamGary t-shirts! <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1z5j2t4exqsul75nxagkwaclast9h78vz2w8nh68ss0tc0hmdzvaqkvurpk" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>Viscacha Coded.</span> (<span class="italic">npub1z5j…urpk</span>)</a></span> drew the picture of Gary for this, and they did a great job.<br/> <img src="https://mspimages.sfo2.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com/media_attachments/files/113/442/172/246/662/637/original/38d8d0293878c249.jpg"> <br/> 2024-11-07T14:38:26Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqstkwfea4klevncythzjckxfyz90mpzs309plwf3mfxjy5enwvzq6qzyqaeu7x7wtj07nwsv3ad4rhurxp720tq8nl5yrargujz5ectqyrn2c23xx8 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs2xzc23lw9yqf9d5c0zwvz234pu9rpfvega0zltvmzxzn3c2962hgakgl2d'>nevent1q…gl2d</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>&#34;Find the helpers&#34; was advice for Mr. Rogers&#39; audience: young children.<br/><br/>We&#39;re grownups now. We ARE the helpers. 2024-11-06T14:01:00Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs8jnhn3yl2yztgvjckg5le8a33dc9zeq0k9f4npmzcwh6eydhwtqqzyqaeu7x7wtj07nwsv3ad4rhurxp720tq8nl5yrargujz5ectqyrn2hsvjxp In better news, the first paper book I&#39;ve bought myself in years, the first book I&#39;ve pre-ordered in quite a while (these two things are related) arrived today.<br/><br/>It arrived while I was in a meeting, so <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1z5j2t4exqsul75nxagkwaclast9h78vz2w8nh68ss0tc0hmdzvaqkvurpk" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>Viscacha Coded.</span> (<span class="italic">npub1z5j…urpk</span>)</a></span> answered the door, and when they handed me the box I tore it open, got the book out, held it up so they could see what it is, and they did a little silent happy dance.<br/><br/>A warm welcome for <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1076f5cws08h2va4c7s479xfzrvtd70f5xcvtehz6mguzuje7er8qq78750" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>Gareth Dennis</span> (<span class="italic">npub1076…8750</span>)</a></span>&#39;s book, and I&#39;m glad we&#39;re not the only ones so excited about it. :)<br/> <img src="https://mspimages.sfo2.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com/media_attachments/files/113/409/437/802/308/475/original/147b8c63e5be1a5a.png"> <br/> 2024-11-01T19:53:44Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsys9sfekxyg92u86kpltrf3f92u3uywsktlwamzk0a66r0suqd6nszyqaeu7x7wtj07nwsv3ad4rhurxp720tq8nl5yrargujz5ectqyrn2kn9v8z There&#39;s not actually much contradiction between preppers talking about how they&#39;d live in a bunker and eat canned beans for years while they&#39;re also refusing to wear masks.<br/><br/>Prepping is a fantasy of individualism, of not being &#34;dependent&#34; on anything, even infrastructure or supply chains.<br/><br/>Refusing to acknowledge the ongoing global pandemic is the same deceit: &#34;I feel fine.&#34; &#34;Masks are an individual choice.&#34;<br/><br/>Both are fundamentally selfish and deny the interdependent world we actually live in. 2024-10-20T18:24:53Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqswrf0c44kpanxjvkm3fdx6p7lu9dajmcx0u0evzfpexrjg5lqwkrqzyqaeu7x7wtj07nwsv3ad4rhurxp720tq8nl5yrargujz5ectqyrn2yuj82j Transphobia as we know it couldn&#39;t exist without white supremacy and colonialism.<br/><br/>The imposition of the gender binary reduced a global kaleidoscope of genders to two and made them immutable.<br/><br/>White trans people should be anti-racist and, if that being the right thing to do isn&#39;t reason enough, our own self-interest should be.<br/><br/>I&#39;m telling my fellow white trans people to care about bigotries that don&#39;t apply to them but really is that even true?<br/><br/>There&#39;s no transmisogyny without transmisogynoir. 2024-09-21T20:22:21Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsfpak7c3qzsavn8w9eqnsvpuxnw5fm9lnn76tff2at8csvefjdqkczyqaeu7x7wtj07nwsv3ad4rhurxp720tq8nl5yrargujz5ectqyrn2k8xwmf In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsgcw9fv5umwjhn8ssj5r25cqxez7ucmr3zxtj6f6kqw38l22f57ncusasjg'>nevent1q…asjg</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>It seems fitting that this feels like the first link I&#39;ve opened in a long time that I haven&#39;t immediately had to put in Reader Mode to accommodate my access needs. Plain HTML is accessible in so many ways. 2024-09-17T10:23:57Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsqfncgrffght5s4syuvfx6nzzpuhpgyaqh6cyxw4l5knra2gser2gzyqaeu7x7wtj07nwsv3ad4rhurxp720tq8nl5yrargujz5ectqyrn2g3ajcx In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsfssgyldgp9z9f34y00tqguddm8r2mny40f69uzmjskvfsp2ex46cw70fuj'>nevent1q…0fuj</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/> <img src="https://mspimages.sfo2.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com/media_attachments/files/113/080/423/381/023/736/original/a1b2f54f1fca7ca1.png"> <br/> 2024-09-04T17:18:54Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsgqcjfgf3e2g3qk5ygfkz0grh66uma0ynzw844v7jahvnw9fmmg6czyqaeu7x7wtj07nwsv3ad4rhurxp720tq8nl5yrargujz5ectqyrn2ws2gv2 My hot take is that banning masks prohibits disabled, immunocompromised and covid-conscious people from public life.<br/><br/>It should be resisted as vociferously as trans bathroom bills, which are also intended to ban a category of people from public life.<br/><br/>We know why that&#39;s bad. We should understand mask bans the same way. 2024-08-21T20:21:52Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs2x46ge9at24ds4jvy5nxyehxhxx2qvlufjpgdx29hsjuugem29wszyqaeu7x7wtj07nwsv3ad4rhurxp720tq8nl5yrargujz5ectqyrn2vf6sp8 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsv32rgct3m2kdwf06wcwmw2a2kg40s3z3f70dm3jfkx5hearspvvs7vl0sh'>nevent1q…l0sh</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I hate the jokey icons so much.<br/><br/>They are really bad for accessibility too. When I&#39;m in charge, public toilets will have standardized, lit-up, good color contrast signs. The way exits do. I feel very strongly about this. :) You can add whatever you want to the standard sign, but that has to be there. 2024-08-20T19:42:17Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsv4uumx4xxekezfptxut455rhzeuuq5jw2qmjrn4v9jge7pcdvcdqzyqaeu7x7wtj07nwsv3ad4rhurxp720tq8nl5yrargujz5ectqyrn20zgqgg <img src="https://mspimages.sfo2.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com/media_attachments/files/112/966/014/545/281/028/original/f0352feb81b9eba2.jpg"> <br/> 2024-08-15T12:25:06Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsr2mqrnxxa2efyz097j236wh3z2ltn24vqjnquwp88dqmgfhzcd0czyqaeu7x7wtj07nwsv3ad4rhurxp720tq8nl5yrargujz5ectqyrn2j0llg3 Oh wow. I did not realize to what extent the &#34;call them weird&#34; strategy started with Walz! <br/><br/><a href="https://www.axios.com/2024/08/06/tim-walz-vice-president-weird-trump">https://www.axios.com/2024/08/06/tim-walz-vice-president-weird-trump</a><br/><br/>This makes it SO much funnier because if this kind of white rural Minnesotan calls something weird like this, it&#39;s such a sick burn.<br/><br/>So it&#39;s lovely to see that being understood in the spirit in which he will have intended it! 2024-08-06T19:15:19Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqswgfq3hzkrpf8280jj57hdx6kr4cs8pp7u46lxqfjl9g9dma8j9lqzyqaeu7x7wtj07nwsv3ad4rhurxp720tq8nl5yrargujz5ectqyrn2jnwgeh Of course the TERFs don&#39;t think a Muslim boxer can be a woman.<br/><br/>White supremacy is integral to their concept of &#34;womanhood.&#34;<br/><br/>Anyone who doesn&#39;t fit that (so, not just ALL non-white women but white disabled women, white butch women, anyone who transgresses the boundaries of constant-gardener eugenics-friendly &#34;womanhood&#34;) is a threat to it and must be challenged.<br/><br/>Because it&#39;s not natural at all. Gender is so much more than white supremacy can contain so they have to work hard at policing it. 2024-08-02T08:54:56Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsfmq7g8vww6nt5cezz56n7mhrkykuqzkdreyekpgka37604nkm4jszyqaeu7x7wtj07nwsv3ad4rhurxp720tq8nl5yrargujz5ectqyrn22fuf8v In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsw9jg6v00hck6cd42lfn6g3c9hxgh97tj70agw6qlrdtt3xtrm92srldd94'>nevent1q…dd94</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I mean, it is definitely possible for people to be assholes in how they go about reminding others about image descriptions.<br/><br/>But it&#39;s so annoying for him to take their side. 2024-02-13T20:38:05Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsw9jg6v00hck6cd42lfn6g3c9hxgh97tj70agw6qlrdtt3xtrm92szyqaeu7x7wtj07nwsv3ad4rhurxp720tq8nl5yrargujz5ectqyrn2y38yc9 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsqa28g84sherpvuq5k486c9nr8mrcuuq5thz66jmnpwee8588c60qyjn9qg'>nevent1q…n9qg</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>(I wouldn&#39;t recommend reading this link, it&#39;s full of super annoying stuff. <a href="https://www.platformer.news/mastodon-interview-eugen-rochko-meta-bluesky-threads-federation/">https://www.platformer.news/mastodon-interview-eugen-rochko-meta-bluesky-threads-federation/</a>)<br/><br/>&lt;sarcasm&gt; I mean, wanting things to be accessible can go overboard!<br/><br/>What if things were...too accessible? <br/><br/>You wouldn&#39;t want to offend the people who take offense at being reminded to add an image description!<br/><br/>What if you&#39;re trying to make a point? Can&#39;t do an image description then, that won&#39;t help! Maybe you&#39;re out and about somewhere? Everyone knows image descriptions start at home! 2024-02-13T20:29:11Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsqa28g84sherpvuq5k486c9nr8mrcuuq5thz66jmnpwee8588c60qzyqaeu7x7wtj07nwsv3ad4rhurxp720tq8nl5yrargujz5ectqyrn2utca8u In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs2hnmh3v33fftsw6t62785v57rjfazkf0g7s3pgd0w9gzv4r3us7s484qs7'>nevent1q…4qs7</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Oh thanks garg<br/> <img src="https://mspimages.sfo2.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com/media_attachments/files/111/926/036/930/232/065/original/5729215b2b2fe1f5.png"> <br/> 2024-02-13T20:27:06Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs2hnmh3v33fftsw6t62785v57rjfazkf0g7s3pgd0w9gzv4r3us7szyqaeu7x7wtj07nwsv3ad4rhurxp720tq8nl5yrargujz5ectqyrn2c6djyg In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqswypzkjy7ma4aa9vxldk7vj7skg5rea84l4t7tantn3uuga0zpgfc5c5nxc'>nevent1q…5nxc</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>EDIT: Oh interesting. The toot has been edited now to include a proper image description. I hope I&#39;m not just slating someone here who copy-pasted the wrong thing accidentally (we&#39;ve all been there!)<br/><br/>However this kind of thing does happen even if it isn&#39;t what happened here. A friend just mentioned to me earlier today about people making these deliberately useless image descriptions (to get around people who won&#39;t boost without it??)<br/><br/>Well, this sucks.<br/> <img src="https://mspimages.sfo2.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com/media_attachments/files/111/920/485/664/900/296/original/e33522222882e9be.png"> <br/> 2024-02-12T20:54:29Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqswypzkjy7ma4aa9vxldk7vj7skg5rea84l4t7tantn3uuga0zpgfczyqaeu7x7wtj07nwsv3ad4rhurxp720tq8nl5yrargujz5ectqyrn2szmlq9 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsqvq2n7w6xlxd4zy3wpvvld0u7wgrlmmeeal3vp832mrlh58dm5tgek07y7'>nevent1q…07y7</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Here&#39;s another one I found a while ago, when I was in a hospital waiting room. But then I got called in for the xray before I could post it and then I forgot about it.<br/><br/>This account was all reposted images, no credit given. All had hashtags instead of image descriptions.<br/><br/>I did reply to this saying I wanted to boost it but wouldn&#39;t while the image description didn&#39;t describe the image. Didn&#39;t expect a reply, didn&#39;t get one (that I could see).<br/> <img src="https://mspimages.sfo2.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com/media_attachments/files/111/784/781/976/293/384/original/63e701b4c7a5c7f6.png"> <br/> 2024-01-19T21:44:57Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsqvq2n7w6xlxd4zy3wpvvld0u7wgrlmmeeal3vp832mrlh58dm5tgzyqaeu7x7wtj07nwsv3ad4rhurxp720tq8nl5yrargujz5ectqyrn22rf4vp In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsrxsw4pvxenmes568hvdsdftphngw0384jqqj396qf33se9dwtnncaq40lk'>nevent1q…40lk</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>This isn&#39;t an image description, this sounds like the bird&#39;s name and address!<br/><br/>This is how you send a letter to the waxwing.<br/> <img src="https://mspimages.sfo2.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com/media_attachments/files/111/784/750/237/608/124/original/0018fc673a9ef459.png"> <br/> 2024-01-19T21:35:42Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsrxsw4pvxenmes568hvdsdftphngw0384jqqj396qf33se9dwtnnczyqaeu7x7wtj07nwsv3ad4rhurxp720tq8nl5yrargujz5ectqyrn2uc467j In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsdlj8st3jkl5w4vmxc7k8xu60qaxklhqceqj99utaf288fc0ctzwgmzsddx'>nevent1q…sddx</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>The text of this toot just says &#34;Terry Pratchett is wise&#34;. A sentiment with which I agree, I just wish I didn&#39;t have to take this person&#39;s word for it!<br/><br/>People even asked what book it is in the replies because &#34;clip from a book&#34; isn&#39;t all that helpful to sighted people either!<br/> <img src="https://mspimages.sfo2.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com/media_attachments/files/111/477/137/152/353/939/original/e2cbaca96b5b46c4.png"> <br/> 2023-11-26T13:43:19Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsdlj8st3jkl5w4vmxc7k8xu60qaxklhqceqj99utaf288fc0ctzwgzyqaeu7x7wtj07nwsv3ad4rhurxp720tq8nl5yrargujz5ectqyrn25qwvsm In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsrc29z4cvjs79jre8z4fuar50putzee6fjfs2anvqa555k0avduxs3kxvsx'>nevent1q…xvsx</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Is it too mean to start a collection of these?<br/><br/>I really don&#39;t want to make anyone feel individually criticized because this kind of inadequate image description is something I&#39;m seeing SO much very recently, after not seeing it much at all in my previous six years on fedi. Has something changed, culture-wise?<br/><br/>I&#39;m seeing this in boosts, not accounts I follow, but not all boosts by the same people (and I assume they&#39;re seeing the &#34;alt&#34; is there and not checking it, which is valid!).<br/> <img src="https://mspimages.sfo2.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com/media_attachments/files/111/437/083/394/847/445/original/215f72fa575ed871.png"> <br/> 2023-11-19T12:00:10Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsrc29z4cvjs79jre8z4fuar50putzee6fjfs2anvqa555k0avduxszyqaeu7x7wtj07nwsv3ad4rhurxp720tq8nl5yrargujz5ectqyrn2rnr589 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsy0r9vazwnm3a9fqesynmects0qalwcpaga0y5dwdlhxwaww0zzkckp4ay4'>nevent1q…4ay4</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Look!<br/> <img src="https://mspimages.sfo2.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com/media_attachments/files/111/427/431/723/288/039/original/af601fd24a6d10fa.jpg"> <br/> 2023-11-17T19:05:29Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsy0r9vazwnm3a9fqesynmects0qalwcpaga0y5dwdlhxwaww0zzkczyqaeu7x7wtj07nwsv3ad4rhurxp720tq8nl5yrargujz5ectqyrn2myzfgg In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqspdcld0p9apmg46nr334jp4h67c45s028y9pm09zy5gl3twd2p9lgcsmskc'>nevent1q…mskc</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>To share an image of the cover of the Blue Valentine album, with Tom Waits&#39; arms and the angle of his head and his expression and the colors and the light! and all of that striking, sexy stuff and then to just give it the image description &#34;Album Cover&#34;...hurts. It hurts me in my soul! 2023-11-17T18:59:44Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqspdcld0p9apmg46nr334jp4h67c45s028y9pm09zy5gl3twd2p9lgzyqaeu7x7wtj07nwsv3ad4rhurxp720tq8nl5yrargujz5ectqyrn2sq7jfc You know what else is a bad image description?<br/><br/>On a screenshot of text &#34;There&#39;s a character limit for media descriptions and this wouldn&#39;t fit.&#34;<br/><br/>So they just didn&#39;t do anything! Didn&#39;t put it in a reply or post the image twice to get the text to fit in, or even summarize it which I hate but which is very popular for screenshots of text around here. 2023-11-09T18:50:14Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsq2dq4t5w6y93t6sw7jaknq54zfvav4cwq050gw6v9hkes6tx6xkgzyqaeu7x7wtj07nwsv3ad4rhurxp720tq8nl5yrargujz5ectqyrn265efp3 We&#39;ve got about half an hour until #ReverseWhamageddon starts!<br/> <img src="https://mspimages.sfo2.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com/media_attachments/files/109/435/353/297/721/069/original/6ed640546f49f172.jpg"> <br/> 2022-11-30T23:31:04Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsy2arqnpzjyquswfgnxk4sw03nv685d4xh3yjnv5r4njfmxw0hxqszyqaeu7x7wtj07nwsv3ad4rhurxp720tq8nl5yrargujz5ectqyrn24gfn0x If you&#39;ve been calling yourself a refugee because you&#39;ve moved from one social media platform to another, please stop, and please donate and sign up to the newsletter of a refugee or asylum seeker charity that&#39;s close to you.<br/><br/>If you don&#39;t know any, feel free to borrow mine.<br/>These Walls Must Fall <a href="https://wallsmustfall.org/">https://wallsmustfall.org/</a><br/>Women Asylum Seekers Together (WAST) <a href="https://www.wastmanchester.com/">https://www.wastmanchester.com/</a> 2022-11-26T11:00:58Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsgj9szty32zqkfxz7afcnxkvqpl627s6apcdq6s52fkwzwv3h0syczyqaeu7x7wtj07nwsv3ad4rhurxp720tq8nl5yrargujz5ectqyrn2nqqwel In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsfczwv4csgz85lnj9xr5puz3tc23v0l7xq924hd4z9wrhyexgngzgga5lu9'>nevent1q…5lu9</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>People also said descriptions are helpful<br/><br/>* if images are loading slowly or not at all for them<br/>* for transcribing images of text<br/>* if wanting to boost the toot (a lot of people here won&#39;t boost undescribed images)<br/>* to see how other people describe a picture - several said they got better at image descriptions by seeing good ones<br/><br/>That last one made me especially happy. Image descriptions can feel daunting when you&#39;re new to them, but there&#39;s plenty around to learn from! 2022-11-02T15:05:55Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsfczwv4csgz85lnj9xr5puz3tc23v0l7xq924hd4z9wrhyexgngzgzyqaeu7x7wtj07nwsv3ad4rhurxp720tq8nl5yrargujz5ectqyrn2qfh37l In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsq64q94vmnyflcxmkzj6grwpvqf0smvtmquukmmzmrpzp6j8xsleg8w0f7l'>nevent1q…0f7l</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>There are so many reasons for this: people cited neurodivergence a lot, and other disabilities/chronic illness symptoms that made images more difficult to cope with than words.<br/><br/>Sometimes people were unfamiliar with the references due to being from a different culture/age range/background than the one, or few, where most of the memes and references come from. So it&#39;s good for that kind of inclusivity too. 2022-11-02T15:00:31Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsq64q94vmnyflcxmkzj6grwpvqf0smvtmquukmmzmrpzp6j8xslegzyqaeu7x7wtj07nwsv3ad4rhurxp720tq8nl5yrargujz5ectqyrn2k7v595 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsr55mt7cy24tekrd0drsfwh4wdgy7nz5rlj6nx7zt7jw3tnhe822cwx4h5z'>nevent1q…4h5z</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>The reasons sighted people benefit from image descriptions overwhelmingly fell into a big category of &#34;help understanding an image if you&#39;re not sure what&#39;s being depicted.&#34; This includes<br/><br/>* The person is missing context<br/>* They&#39;re hoping for extra information<br/>* They need an explanation of a joke/meme/pop culture reference<br/> * Help knowing what to focus on &#34;when I&#39;m not sure what to notice or look at&#34;; sometimes the image is crowded or complex 2022-11-02T14:57:35Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsr55mt7cy24tekrd0drsfwh4wdgy7nz5rlj6nx7zt7jw3tnhe822czyqaeu7x7wtj07nwsv3ad4rhurxp720tq8nl5yrargujz5ectqyrn236e4g8 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqswpf9a34plw74ktfpvphxeje08g0rzgtcj4q2vrpceylf0x9de0fcw4gaw7'>nevent1q…gaw7</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>This isn&#39;t a huge sample size, and radiating out from me as it does it surely won&#39;t be representative either, but I am really surprised that 82% of these people said yes image descriptions are for them, and including people who say &#34;it depends&#34; takes that up to 93%.<br/><br/>I guess the alt-text box shouldn&#39;t prompt us with &#34;Please describe for the visually impaired,&#34; it should just say &#34;please describe.&#34; :D 2022-11-02T14:54:02Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqswpf9a34plw74ktfpvphxeje08g0rzgtcj4q2vrpceylf0x9de0fczyqaeu7x7wtj07nwsv3ad4rhurxp720tq8nl5yrargujz5ectqyrn24zpm2u In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsxzlrcruntt7zntpfejxrzz5wsmkfxqjw5ftkcf627dx8umkv6uzqsxvdaf'>nevent1q…vdaf</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I thought the responses to this were really interesting and wanted to come back to them at the time but I ran out of spoons.<br/><br/>I&#39;m thinking of it again now because an old reply of mine got spotted and boosted somehow (probably the thing it&#39;s a reply to got boosted) about explaining jokes and memes.<br/><br/>I&#39;m also thinking of a recent post I saw boosted a lot from someone who asked if their toots reached any screenreader users. I think they were asking the wrong question there. 2022-11-02T14:49:59Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsxzlrcruntt7zntpfejxrzz5wsmkfxqjw5ftkcf627dx8umkv6uzqzyqaeu7x7wtj07nwsv3ad4rhurxp720tq8nl5yrargujz5ectqyrn2yennnu Do sighted people (or people who otherwise don&#39;t feel that image descriptions are for them) look at image descriptions here?<br/><br/>Generally I mean, not necessarily &#34;always&#34; or &#34;never.&#34; 2022-07-13T18:07:26Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs23rz7zxw8gxssxr5fmd3tlfxwgffnwhu67ym7evctul3e97nns3czyqaeu7x7wtj07nwsv3ad4rhurxp720tq8nl5yrargujz5ectqyrn2vrfz23 Damn I love this angle on it. I&#39;d never connected all these dots before.<br/> <img src="https://mspimages.sfo2.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com/media_attachments/files/002/730/167/original/0a04ba082764e3bd.jpg"> <br/> 2020-12-30T06:48:23Z