AltText Alex (he/him)
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🧑💻 Neurodivergent tinkerer
♿ Accessibility advocate
🤓 Terminally curious nerd
Fan of: Cosmere, Wheel of Time, Critical Role
You may want to mute #AndorSpoilers or #TLOUSpoilers
I've heard Guido Scorza can protect us from bots
♿ Accessibility advocate
🤓 Terminally curious nerd
Fan of: Cosmere, Wheel of Time, Critical Role
You may want to mute #AndorSpoilers or #TLOUSpoilers
I've heard Guido Scorza can protect us from bots
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#51: Platonic: How the Science of Attachment Can Help You Make–and Keep–Friends
By Marisa G. Franco, PhD
Audiobook narrated by Marisa G. Franco
[November 12 - December 18]
By Marisa G. Franco, PhD
Audiobook narrated by Marisa G. Franco
[November 12 - December 18]
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Headings serve as landmarks for users and help them understand how different pieces of information relate to each other. For example, a section with a level 3 headings probably provides information in support of information provided in the previous level 2 heading, and so on.
December 20, 2025 at 3:24 AM
Headings serve as landmarks for users and help them understand how different pieces of information relate to each other. For example, a section with a level 3 headings probably provides information in support of information provided in the previous level 2 heading, and so on.
Been seeing a bunch of ad spots for a car called "AFEELA". The actors and imagery could be real, but it feels like the ad scripts must be genAI or something because they're pretty… disjointed and nonsensical 🤨
December 20, 2025 at 10:21 PM
Been seeing a bunch of ad spots for a car called "AFEELA". The actors and imagery could be real, but it feels like the ad scripts must be genAI or something because they're pretty… disjointed and nonsensical 🤨
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This is so real lmaoooo
"She booked a solo trip to Iceland while you were composing your <<good morning>> text" 😂😂
"She booked a solo trip to Iceland while you were composing your <<good morning>> text" 😂😂
April 21, 2025 at 6:20 PM
This is so real lmaoooo
"She booked a solo trip to Iceland while you were composing your <<good morning>> text" 😂😂
"She booked a solo trip to Iceland while you were composing your <<good morning>> text" 😂😂
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great thread example about how gen AI can't even be trusted to do very simple and relatively unimportant things, which it fails at with total confidence until a human operator manually catches and corrects it, while it's increasingly being used by people to do complex and seriously important things
I watched a manager try to use Copilot to do a holiday raffle this week live. He gave it a list 100ish members and 50 prizes and said no repeats, and it proceeded to award the same 7 people all prizes.
The number of waffling, stonewalling prompts it took to get that done would get a human fired.
The number of waffling, stonewalling prompts it took to get that done would get a human fired.
December 18, 2025 at 4:33 PM
great thread example about how gen AI can't even be trusted to do very simple and relatively unimportant things, which it fails at with total confidence until a human operator manually catches and corrects it, while it's increasingly being used by people to do complex and seriously important things
There's no glory or honor in winning trivia by cheating
December 18, 2025 at 2:36 AM
There's no glory or honor in winning trivia by cheating
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Hey Devs,
Just a heads up... This is what digital ableism looks like. Don't do this. And if you do, you must add a styled focus indicator to replace the one you hid.
Focus Visible (Level AA)
www.w3.org/WAI/WCAG22/U...
#Accessibility #A11y #WebDev
Just a heads up... This is what digital ableism looks like. Don't do this. And if you do, you must add a styled focus indicator to replace the one you hid.
Focus Visible (Level AA)
www.w3.org/WAI/WCAG22/U...
#Accessibility #A11y #WebDev
December 17, 2025 at 4:32 PM
Hey Devs,
Just a heads up... This is what digital ableism looks like. Don't do this. And if you do, you must add a styled focus indicator to replace the one you hid.
Focus Visible (Level AA)
www.w3.org/WAI/WCAG22/U...
#Accessibility #A11y #WebDev
Just a heads up... This is what digital ableism looks like. Don't do this. And if you do, you must add a styled focus indicator to replace the one you hid.
Focus Visible (Level AA)
www.w3.org/WAI/WCAG22/U...
#Accessibility #A11y #WebDev
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If you care about the health of the ebook ecosystem, a move that lets customers keep your kindle books on their personal computers or side-load them onto other ereaders is pretty much all upsides.
Enough so that I'm not 100% sure why Amazon is doing it? That is my biggest hesitation, tbh.
Enough so that I'm not 100% sure why Amazon is doing it? That is my biggest hesitation, tbh.
December 17, 2025 at 5:34 PM
If you care about the health of the ebook ecosystem, a move that lets customers keep your kindle books on their personal computers or side-load them onto other ereaders is pretty much all upsides.
Enough so that I'm not 100% sure why Amazon is doing it? That is my biggest hesitation, tbh.
Enough so that I'm not 100% sure why Amazon is doing it? That is my biggest hesitation, tbh.
Just reminded myself why I quit watching any anime that was the least bit obscure 15ish years ago… 😅
December 17, 2025 at 5:12 AM
Just reminded myself why I quit watching any anime that was the least bit obscure 15ish years ago… 😅
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An icon button with a visible label doesn't need an aria-label on the icon. The icon should be treated as a decorative image using aria-hidden.
Both the aria-label on the icon and the visible lable would both be announced which is redundant and possibly confusing.
#A11y #FrontEnd
Both the aria-label on the icon and the visible lable would both be announced which is redundant and possibly confusing.
#A11y #FrontEnd
December 14, 2025 at 10:55 PM
Admittedly I don't have a ton of TTRPG experience, but it seems… odd to me that you wouldn't consider the GM part of the group.
They're part of the collaboration, and they're not *your* enemy just because they happen to control your characters' enemies
They're part of the collaboration, and they're not *your* enemy just because they happen to control your characters' enemies
December 13, 2025 at 5:27 AM
Admittedly I don't have a ton of TTRPG experience, but it seems… odd to me that you wouldn't consider the GM part of the group.
They're part of the collaboration, and they're not *your* enemy just because they happen to control your characters' enemies
They're part of the collaboration, and they're not *your* enemy just because they happen to control your characters' enemies
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If you are over 45 and drew the Cool S in school, please let us know.
Also any historians want to weigh in? Did Henry VIII draw the cool S to woo women?
Also any historians want to weigh in? Did Henry VIII draw the cool S to woo women?
Wait the Cool S isn't like. Timeless??? Like legit I thought it always existed.
December 12, 2025 at 11:10 PM
If you are over 45 and drew the Cool S in school, please let us know.
Also any historians want to weigh in? Did Henry VIII draw the cool S to woo women?
Also any historians want to weigh in? Did Henry VIII draw the cool S to woo women?
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Don't miss the #WotIdolHoliday Extravaganza!
This Saturday, December 13th @ 2pm ET hosted by The Way of the Leaf 🌿
www.youtube.com/live/qCXiudK...
Spread the word! 📣
#TheWheelOfTime #SaveWOT #WotSkies
This Saturday, December 13th @ 2pm ET hosted by The Way of the Leaf 🌿
www.youtube.com/live/qCXiudK...
Spread the word! 📣
#TheWheelOfTime #SaveWOT #WotSkies
The WoT Idol Holiday Extravaganza Live Stream!!!
YouTube video by The Way Of The Leaf
www.youtube.com
December 11, 2025 at 10:20 AM
Don't miss the #WotIdolHoliday Extravaganza!
This Saturday, December 13th @ 2pm ET hosted by The Way of the Leaf 🌿
www.youtube.com/live/qCXiudK...
Spread the word! 📣
#TheWheelOfTime #SaveWOT #WotSkies
This Saturday, December 13th @ 2pm ET hosted by The Way of the Leaf 🌿
www.youtube.com/live/qCXiudK...
Spread the word! 📣
#TheWheelOfTime #SaveWOT #WotSkies
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At least, that’s the plan.
The gods are silent. Rivellon bleeds. New powers stir.
Built by the team who brought you Baldur's Gate 3, Larian Studios unchains its ambitions to bring you an RPG with greater breadth & depth than ever before.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vxzy...
Built by the team who brought you Baldur's Gate 3, Larian Studios unchains its ambitions to bring you an RPG with greater breadth & depth than ever before.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vxzy...
Divinity - Cinematic Announcement Trailer
YouTube video by Larian Studios
www.youtube.com
December 12, 2025 at 3:48 AM
At least, that’s the plan.
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The Game Accessibility Guidelines have been put together by game studios, specialists and academics. While they are not an official set of standards or documents, they are a collection of tips and techniques to help developers make games more inclusive.
gameaccessibilityguidelines.com
gameaccessibilityguidelines.com
Game Accessibility Guidelines – A straightforward reference for inclusive game design
gameaccessibilityguidelines.com
December 10, 2025 at 2:55 PM
The Game Accessibility Guidelines have been put together by game studios, specialists and academics. While they are not an official set of standards or documents, they are a collection of tips and techniques to help developers make games more inclusive.
gameaccessibilityguidelines.com
gameaccessibilityguidelines.com
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Plotweaver™ is a new RPG system and setting from Brotherwise Games that invites players to explore the Tapestry, a universe where every story is true.
Characters might focus on the tale of a single world, or travel the threads of reality to explore endless worlds of sci-fi, fantasy, and more.
Characters might focus on the tale of a single world, or travel the threads of reality to explore endless worlds of sci-fi, fantasy, and more.
December 10, 2025 at 7:49 PM
Plotweaver™ is a new RPG system and setting from Brotherwise Games that invites players to explore the Tapestry, a universe where every story is true.
Characters might focus on the tale of a single world, or travel the threads of reality to explore endless worlds of sci-fi, fantasy, and more.
Characters might focus on the tale of a single world, or travel the threads of reality to explore endless worlds of sci-fi, fantasy, and more.
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Make sure that interactive elements that can be accessed by using a mouse, pen, trackpad or touch are at least 24 by 24 CSS pixels. This helps people with low vision and/or limited motor control select the intended element without accidentally selecting nearby elements.
December 10, 2025 at 2:07 AM
Make sure that interactive elements that can be accessed by using a mouse, pen, trackpad or touch are at least 24 by 24 CSS pixels. This helps people with low vision and/or limited motor control select the intended element without accidentally selecting nearby elements.
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tune in and theres a crisp ₡2,000 in it for ya
🔊 TONIGHT! A new episode of Make Some Noise launches on Dropout at 7PM ET / 4PM PT!
Starring host Sam Reich, and guests:
📢 Caitlin Reilly
📢 Nick Mandernach
📢 Geoff Ross
Starring host Sam Reich, and guests:
📢 Caitlin Reilly
📢 Nick Mandernach
📢 Geoff Ross
December 8, 2025 at 7:36 PM
tune in and theres a crisp ₡2,000 in it for ya
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when anyone says they worked hard on AI output you gotta hear it in the same way as a boss who says they worked really hard on something by which they mean they just kept telling other people who know how to make the actual work to do it better and redo it because it's not what they meant to ask for
something I'm surprised gen AI discourse didn't hit yet is the attitude "I asked for it to be done, so I made it" has always been how rich people view using workers who have trained skills and do the technical side. they see themselves as creators for having an idea, we were just a means to that end
December 8, 2025 at 10:15 PM
when anyone says they worked hard on AI output you gotta hear it in the same way as a boss who says they worked really hard on something by which they mean they just kept telling other people who know how to make the actual work to do it better and redo it because it's not what they meant to ask for
I'd honestly care a whole lot more about my "year in review" from all these apps if the notification landed in the *last* week of December rather than the *first* week of December. Or the first week of January even
December 8, 2025 at 10:27 PM
I'd honestly care a whole lot more about my "year in review" from all these apps if the notification landed in the *last* week of December rather than the *first* week of December. Or the first week of January even
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If a word has some letters replaced with asterisks, this could confuse people. This includes people with cognitive and reading disabilities, and those learning the language. Screen reader users won't necessarily know what the word is meant to be, as it could sound like gibberish.
December 8, 2025 at 8:39 PM
If a word has some letters replaced with asterisks, this could confuse people. This includes people with cognitive and reading disabilities, and those learning the language. Screen reader users won't necessarily know what the word is meant to be, as it could sound like gibberish.
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I will cheerfully have this argument with the ND folks who want to draw a line between themselves and conditions that include psychosis. I don't support it. The tent is big enough and we are not so different. Unfollow me if you need your neurodivergent label to exclude madness.
And also within neurodivergence, which originated to describe the autism spectrum but expanded, there's a hierarchy. The rest of them don't wanna be us & will slur us & slam us. They said I'm NEURODIVERGENT, what you thought I'm insane like you?
December 8, 2025 at 6:38 PM
I will cheerfully have this argument with the ND folks who want to draw a line between themselves and conditions that include psychosis. I don't support it. The tent is big enough and we are not so different. Unfollow me if you need your neurodivergent label to exclude madness.
If autocorrect isn't going to pay attention to the part of speech it's trying to fill in, it should just not touch "its"/"it's". I should just get what I typed 😤
December 8, 2025 at 7:14 PM
If autocorrect isn't going to pay attention to the part of speech it's trying to fill in, it should just not touch "its"/"it's". I should just get what I typed 😤
I think I just saw a stork* fly down off a roof, squawking in alarm with a dead squirrel-sized thing in its beak as a it fled a chasing eagle**… 😅
December 8, 2025 at 6:51 PM
I think I just saw a stork* fly down off a roof, squawking in alarm with a dead squirrel-sized thing in its beak as a it fled a chasing eagle**… 😅
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I have been perfectly happy since the switch to Tidal, the playlist transfer was pretty seamless and my literal only problem is remembering which icon to use on my phone to get to the music since I can't find the green circle anymore
Spotify is garbage on every count: Its treatment of artists, its ICE advertising, the CEO's investment in military AI, its leading role in the commodification and AI slopification of music, its terrible audio quality—you name it.
So I quit, and put together a complete guide to getting off Spotify:
So I quit, and put together a complete guide to getting off Spotify:
How to quit Spotify
This Black Friday, here's a guide to finding the best Spotify alternative
www.bloodinthemachine.com
December 8, 2025 at 3:07 AM
I have been perfectly happy since the switch to Tidal, the playlist transfer was pretty seamless and my literal only problem is remembering which icon to use on my phone to get to the music since I can't find the green circle anymore
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hey #WotSkies, I’m going to be live tomorrow during 3 of these slots for #WotAHoliday
-at 12pm with the TVAD crew
-at 5pm for Unhinged Ships
And you’ll see me at 4pm for…
The Truth… behind the Lies.
from Coplin to Congar, I’ll be blowing every single case WIDE open
You can’t be ready for it
🔗👇
-at 12pm with the TVAD crew
-at 5pm for Unhinged Ships
And you’ll see me at 4pm for…
The Truth… behind the Lies.
from Coplin to Congar, I’ll be blowing every single case WIDE open
You can’t be ready for it
🔗👇
Stream Three Link: www.youtube.com/live/uAJZh_K...
Stream Three Guests
Dec 7th at 12pm ET - Tar Valon After Dark
1pm - Wheel & Chill
2pm - Soundscape of Time
3pm - Black Tower Podcast
4pm - Kevin Angus
5pm - Sulin | Unhinged Ships
6pm - tWoTcast
7pm - Dragonmount
8pm - Closing Ceremonies.
Stream Three Guests
Dec 7th at 12pm ET - Tar Valon After Dark
1pm - Wheel & Chill
2pm - Soundscape of Time
3pm - Black Tower Podcast
4pm - Kevin Angus
5pm - Sulin | Unhinged Ships
6pm - tWoTcast
7pm - Dragonmount
8pm - Closing Ceremonies.
WoTaHoliday 2025 - STREAM THREE
YouTube video by Malkier Talks
www.youtube.com
December 7, 2025 at 2:18 AM
hey #WotSkies, I’m going to be live tomorrow during 3 of these slots for #WotAHoliday
-at 12pm with the TVAD crew
-at 5pm for Unhinged Ships
And you’ll see me at 4pm for…
The Truth… behind the Lies.
from Coplin to Congar, I’ll be blowing every single case WIDE open
You can’t be ready for it
🔗👇
-at 12pm with the TVAD crew
-at 5pm for Unhinged Ships
And you’ll see me at 4pm for…
The Truth… behind the Lies.
from Coplin to Congar, I’ll be blowing every single case WIDE open
You can’t be ready for it
🔗👇