alttext
Retro project.
First shot at making a small wooden box, this for a 4-CD blues/gospel mix I intend to give as a gift to someone who still enjoys the format.
Joints are mitred and pinned as can be seen if you look closely.
CD working title: 'Blues & Pews'
(See replies for further developments & stay tuned; I'll post the playlist on completion. After that: a series on my fave 'fuck corporate waste' project'.)
Kuulin huhuja, että @MonaApp tuo uusimmassa päivityksessään automaattisen alttekstin luomisen kuvaan. Toistaiseksi vain englanninkielellä mikä on vähän harmi, mutta tyhjääkin parempi. Odotan mielenkiinnolla sen käytön testaamista.
Interesting series of blog posts by @dries :
- "Comparing local large language models for alt-text generation" https://dri.es/comparing-local-llms-for-alt-text-generation - both GPT-4o & Claude 3.5 Sonnet = Grade A
- "Automating alt-text generation with AI" https://dri.es/automating-alt-text-generation-ai - uses @simon llm tool
- "Trusting AI with my images wasn't easy" https://dri.es/trusting-ai-with-my-images-was-not-easy
Keep your alt text short, but don't be afraid to add a little whimsy. Describe colors. And more tips!
https://stefanbohacek.com/blog/polls-about-alt-text-on-social-media/
🚀 The Future is Federated - issue no.12 👩🚀
"Beyond technical features: why we need to talk about the values of the Fediverse (part 2)"
mentioning: @alttexthalloffame @Gargron @FediTips @ivory @IceCubesApp @Tusky @Simx72 @phanpy @jon @mathi_gwithyas @rysiek
#TheFutureIsFederated #tech #Fediverse #BigTech #SocialMedia #FOSS #blog #accessibility #AltText #CW #ContentWarnings #Phanpy #Ivory #Tusky #Mastodon #IceCubes
As someone who is totally blind, the Fediverse is the only place where I have ever been able to follow people such as photographers, artists, or even those who post pictures of their cats or the food they ate. The reason is that most of them use alt text. They take the time to describe the images that my screen reader can't recognise. Some write the descriptions themselves, and others use tools such as altbot. Some worry that their descriptions aren't good enough, especially when they are new at this. Let me assure you, not only are they good enough, they are extremely appreciated! If the rest of the world thought as you did, it would be a much better place. Don't hesitate to ask if you're unsure of something, but never think that we don't notice your effort.
#appreciation #accessibility #altbot #alttext #blind #blindness #fediverse #gratitude #images #inclusivity #peoplewhocare #pictures #technology
I never did get around to writing an #introduction over here, did I? Not sure there's much point anymore, but here goes:
I'm rainey and I'm a shy weirdo who needs encouragement to let my freak flag fly. When I'm not being ooky, I'm shamelessly appreciating cute kittens and the like. (Here I pause and reach out to pet @netkitty ) Gen X, child-free, married, and an abject failure at adulting. The sunflower in my display name is the "invisible disability" symbol.
This is my third Mastodon account and second "definitely probably not a cult" experience (the first being pretty much the only reason I'm still on reddit). 
My first Masto account is @raineyday [MSTDN.games] where I talk about #GenshinImpact a lot, and my second is @raineyday@neurodifferent.me [NeuroDifferent.me] because I'm not autistic but I do have #ADHD and #Tourette, although I don't post to the second one very often and when I do, it tends to be boosts, memes, and information-seeking.
Anyhow, if you can't tell from my avatars, I'm a fan of the #AddamsFamily and #DoctorWho. I also despise #spoilers with the blazing heat of a trillion trillion suns, so always ask "How caught up are you with XYZ?" before discussing with me (and ponder for a moment why "Have you gotten to the part where they--?" is a terrible horrible no-good very bad way to ask).
I created this account on a Wednesday the 13th (naturally), but the timestamp on my account page got messed up and fails to reflect this. It's goth erasure, I'm tellin' ya! 🦇
I write blog-like toots on Wednesdays (of course) under the hashtag #raineyWednesday and tag @weirdfolks
I do my best to write good #AltText for my images. Even when I have low spoons, I strive for a bare minimum of "acceptable". I have similar standards for what I will boost. If there is no alt-text or it is insufficient, I will either leave it or I will "steal" the image to post myself with better alt-text. This applies to all of my accounts, of course.
I come to Mastodon for virtual human interaction and fun times, and while it's nice to take a break from politics and the news, please don't mistake that for me being so-called "apolitical". I am quite progressive-left and often wonder how it came to be that I had to trade in the label of "liberal" for that. Perhaps a combination of I moved forward a little bit and they moved backwards a lot? But that's enough of that topic. This is just background info, not my desired focus.
Oh nice, Mastodon is getting an alt text reminder.
PSA: #AltText is a great #Accessibility tool.
It isn’t just essential for people who rely on screen readers.
It triggers applicable filters, making this platform a lot easier to stomach for many people.
Consider writing at least a short phrase for filters.
#Alt4Me if you do not have the time or energy in the moment.
I might #Alt4You unprompted (on popular posts), this is not a complaint, but meant as a helpful gesture.
I will not boost toots without alt text.
🇬🇧 simply scan the text
🇫🇷 scannez simplement le texte
🇮🇹 scansionare semplicemente il testo
🇪🇸 simplemente escanee el texto
🇩🇪 einfach den text einscannen
CR of the cartoon image template: SCHULZ
Si vous pouettez des images sans mettre de #AltText les gens risquent de ne pas la repouetter.
C'est dommage, hein ?
Si au contraire vous mettez un alt-text de qualité, vous n'aurez que plus de succès !
Me he encontrado este texto sobre el Alt Text en inglés y me he tomado la molestia de traducirlo porque me parece acertado:
Alt text para las personas con problemas de visión
Alt text para los usuarios con conexiones precarias
Alt text para las conexiones inestables de Internet
Alt text para las desconexiones digitales y los enlaces rotos
Alt text para los navegadores de texto
Alt text para explicar detalles relevantes que erróneamente se asumen como obvios para cualquiera
Alt text para explicar las bromas a la gente que no tiene las mismas experiencias o cultura que tú
Alt text para les 10.000 que aprenden algo que "todos saben" por primera vez hoy
Alt text para mejorar tus habilidades de escritore
Alt text para todes
I included these pieces in the exhibition that opened Sunday. The middle piece features the crackled, fragmented surface I wrote about a few weeks back. The two pieces on either end were formed with clay collected from a construction site in Sarasota County and are unglazed. Up close, you can see the grainy sediment including small, black fossil fragments. The Earth is its own document, leaving a record for us to decipher. #WildClay #alttext
I’m trying to figure out what works better for alt text accessibility in practice — please reply ONLY if you ever actually use text-to-speech, braille interfaces, or anything similar for accessing the alt text of images. (Boosts welcome.)
If I post a picture of writing in another language — say, Chinese — is it more frustrating to receive an imprecise general alt text like “a picture of Chinese calligraphy”, or for the actual unicode Chinese characters to be present in the alt text and shoved through your TTS? Does that just blast you with a bunch of numbers? Does it silently skip over non-western characters?
My intuition is that the unicode Chinese characters would not be very helpful in this use case unless the user’s computer is already set up for Chinese TTS specifically because they speak a Chinese language, but I figured I should check.