ceoln @ceoln@social.cleverlibre.org

Happy conjunction and alignment at sunset in #Seattle

I'm hearing Chris Bouzy has a new corporate social network site he is trying to start up, Spoutible.

My history with Bouzy is I know him to be the face of Bot Sentinel, a service that purports to automatically detect problematic Twitter accounts.

It does not work.

Bouzy claims it works because he defines his metrics of success as 'whatever Bot Sentinel says is problematic is problematic', which, cool tautology generator you built there. More criticism from me:

https://www.wired.com/story/bot-hunting-is-all-about-the-vibes/

#Socialism #Meme #Politics

This is totally insane. They are essentially burning plastic and calling it a “biofuel.” It’s just fuel in another form. 1 out of 4 people who breathe in this poison will get cancer.

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/feb/23/climate-friendly-us-program-plastics-fuel-cancer

For our community of artists, writers, entertainers, and performers, there are a host of Fediverse connected tools like

pixelfed.org/
writefreely.org/
funkwhale.audio/
joinpeertube.org/ and
owncast.online/

- all free open-source software where users from other instances in the Fediverse can view and interact when you share.

Builders and Creators in SL/OS, did you know how you build matters when it comes to accessibility? Did you know some users with visual, cognitive, and motor challenges use a viewer named Radegast? The Radegast viewer has an option to "read" the object name field of every object and its parts to the user.

The number of disabled users in Virtual Worlds is a much higher percentage than in the offline global population. When a build is not accessible, it is painfully obvious and unusable for many.

When creating content for SL/OS, please make your builds accessible by:

1) Properly naming all parts (so Radegast does not blabber on meaningless information like primitive, primitive, primitive... or object, object, object...). Not properly naming parts disables others who need them described for them.

Review your existing builds. TIP: If you have a linkset with many parts that take a long time to rename, you can right click the linkset to edit, select edit linked parts, then give them all (parts not used by scripts) the same name.

2) When building and scripting your scenes, people who cannot hear well need visual cues and people who cannot see well need aural cues.

Providing aural cues for visual events and visual cues for aural events in your builds via scripting is practicing accessibility by design and makes them more immersive for everyone!

It is probably a good idea to install and test it yourself if you can radegast.life/

#SL #opensim #SecondLife #Gaming #Builders #Creators #accessibiity

I'm pretty sure some of the endless series I get Facebook ads for are already written by #AI. Even if they're not, the ad copy sure reads like it.

On a post by @SandyDiersing, I suggested the prompt, "#ChatGPT, write me a post-apocalypse urban fantasy about a reincarnated wizard Navy SEAL barbarian in the style of Clive Cussler." And then having said it, I had to know what would happen ...

> The world had ended, but not in the way anyone had expected. The Great Cataclysm had not come in the form of nuclear war, climate disaster, or a zombie apocalypse, but instead, it was the result of an arcane experiment gone wrong.

> The wizard known as Nathan had been the one responsible for the catastrophe, his quest for power leading him to tamper with forces beyond his control. The resulting explosion had destroyed entire cities and wiped out most of humanity, leaving behind a barren wasteland where magic had replaced technology as the dominant force.

> But Nathan's story did not end there. Somehow, he had survived the blast, his body ripped apart and scattered across the desolate landscape. However, his soul remained intact, and it was drawn to a new host, one that would allow him to continue his quest for power in a world that had been forever changed.

> The new host was a Navy SEAL named Jack, a skilled warrior who had survived the cataclysm through sheer force of will. But he was not the same man anymore, as Nathan's soul had fused with his, granting him access to the wizard's powers and knowledge.

> Jack was now a reincarnated wizard Navy SEAL barbarian, a force to be reckoned with in the new world. He roamed the wasteland, using his magic and combat skills to survive and protect those who needed his help.

> One day, Jack came across a small town that was being terrorized by a group of bandits. The town's people were desperate for help, and Jack knew he couldn't turn a blind eye to their plight.

> He set out to confront the bandits, his wizard powers enabling him to move through the shadows undetected. He struck from the shadows, his sword and magic cutting down the bandits with ease.

> But one of the bandits was different. He was a mage, a former student of Nathan's who had survived the Cataclysm by hiding in a bunker. He had come to the town to claim the powerful artifact that he knew was hidden there, and he was not about to let Jack stand in his way.

> The two wizards clashed in a fierce battle, their magic tearing apart the town around them. But in the end, it was Jack who emerged victorious, his Navy SEAL training and barbarian instincts giving him the edge over his opponent.

> As he stood among the ruins of the town, Jack knew that his quest was far from over. There were more like the mage out there, seeking power and control in a world that was ripe for the taking.

> But Jack was not afraid. He was a reincarnated wizard Navy SEAL barbarian, and he was ready for whatever the wasteland had in store for him.

Yep. I wasn't wrong.

Thank you for Ordinals for, if nothing else, inspiring a Bitcoin Core dev to tweet this.

The economy of every major city in the US is built around a bunch of office workers driving to expensive office buildings, eating expensive lunches and having expensive drinks & dinners after work.

They won’t go out quietly.

https://www.businessinsider.com/eric-adams-work-from-home-pajamas-quote-nyc-mayor-office-2022-2?utm_source=reddit.com

#today
Morning over Gulab Sagar in Jodhpur
(just 2 days left in India...)

Thanks a lot, CANADA.

https://www.popularmechanics.com/science/animals/a43010514/super-pig-invasion/

New instance, new #introduction, hopefully for the last time.

I'm Chelsea, a 30s #lesbian #writer of #poetry somewhere on the #asexual spectrum, sharing my house with 3 #cats and a roommate named Elijah. I'm totally blind and use a screen reader, so image descriptions are mandatory for me to follow you.

I have a soft spot for #FolkMusic and #podcasts, I'm a huge fan of #FairyTales and #folklore, and I want to learn #knitting and #baking and #rollerskating. I'm an aspiring #library worker of some kind.

I post about #books, #horror, bad #gardening, and occasional #disability things and #leftist politics. I also boost a lot of #nature #photography, but I don't post much myself since taking photos is hard with no vision.

Cis but a supporter of trans rights, white but a supporter of BLM. This is not a space for TERFs or nazis or any other alt right/conservative/fascist types.

Trying to follow all the #wlw #sapphic #queer women.

Happy to be in such a welcoming space for both my queerness and my disability and looking forward to connecting with even more new friends.

Today is #ShropshireDay and If you're interested in all things Shropshire #Folklore you can find the links to all of my work, including podcast appearances by following the link below- I'd love to hear about what you think!

https://withkoji.com/@AmyNearlyKnowledgeable

#Writer #Folklorist #History #Folklore #Blogger #Folktales #localhistory #Ghosts #Podcasts #Spooky #paranormal

The silhouette of a Great Grey owl with its back against the sunset in Norway. Photo by Steinar Bråten.
#OwlsOfMastodon

I KNOW WHAT A NOVEL IS.

Bless those who build bridges(of all types)
#photography

DeSantis, Florida GOP introduce bill to give Supreme Court opportunity to reconsider press freedom https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2023/2/22/2154240/-DeSantis-wants-it-to-be-easier-to-sue-and-censor-media?pm_campaign=blog&pm_medium=rss&pm_source=Joan%20McCarter