srwild
@srwild.bsky.social
frontend web developer• design engineer • maker of things and stuff • typography nerd • motorcycle adventurer • owned by two cats
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In other words, alt text and the alt attribute predate the slog of A.I. technology. Alt text predates every single social media platform. Alt text has been a standard and best practice for quite a while. Insinuating alt text is just a tool for A.I. scraping is ignorant of history and accessibility.
Some are suggesting you deliberately write inaccurate or confusing alt text, because they say this confuses AI scrapers that are analyzing images.
The purpose of alt text is to help people who cannot see the image. Deliberately misrepresenting the image is a gross misuse of alt text. Don't do it.
The purpose of alt text is to help people who cannot see the image. Deliberately misrepresenting the image is a gross misuse of alt text. Don't do it.
November 26, 2025 at 10:24 PM
In other words, alt text and the alt attribute predate the slog of A.I. technology. Alt text predates every single social media platform. Alt text has been a standard and best practice for quite a while. Insinuating alt text is just a tool for A.I. scraping is ignorant of history and accessibility.
Making letters go boing. www.srwild.com/glyphart/
October 18, 2025 at 8:39 PM
Making letters go boing. www.srwild.com/glyphart/
AI isn’t going to take my job; it’s going to make it less enjoyable. I need to consider another career change. Something that involves using my hands.
July 26, 2025 at 2:28 AM
AI isn’t going to take my job; it’s going to make it less enjoyable. I need to consider another career change. Something that involves using my hands.
Cool. @github.com is removing a feature I actually use. Probably so they can enshitify it with more AI. github.blog/changelog/20...
Upcoming deprecation of GitHub Command Palette feature preview - GitHub Changelog
Starting August 6, 2025, the command palette feature preview will be deprecated and will no longer be available on GitHub. If you currently use the command palette, make sure to…
github.blog
July 17, 2025 at 4:39 PM
Cool. @github.com is removing a feature I actually use. Probably so they can enshitify it with more AI. github.blog/changelog/20...
My patience and bladder can’t handle a meeting that’s more than 45 minutes.
July 16, 2025 at 3:53 PM
My patience and bladder can’t handle a meeting that’s more than 45 minutes.
First day back from an 8-day vacation. 489 unread Slack messages, 33 unread emails, numerous tickets I would rather not count, and… I watch my cat sleep on my desk for 30 minutes.
July 14, 2025 at 3:23 PM
First day back from an 8-day vacation. 489 unread Slack messages, 33 unread emails, numerous tickets I would rather not count, and… I watch my cat sleep on my desk for 30 minutes.
I made a super janky light box… er, tube from LED strips and scrap paper for taking portraits. Not fancy but it works.
July 12, 2025 at 10:42 PM
I made a super janky light box… er, tube from LED strips and scrap paper for taking portraits. Not fancy but it works.
To companies and organizations thinking about doing a design contest, just don’t. Hire a designer. If you’re a nonprofit with absolutely no budget, find someone to volunteer their time.
July 8, 2025 at 10:32 PM
To companies and organizations thinking about doing a design contest, just don’t. Hire a designer. If you’re a nonprofit with absolutely no budget, find someone to volunteer their time.
I don’t need a new brush, but Winsor & Newton have a Series 666 line of brushes.
July 7, 2025 at 7:46 PM
I don’t need a new brush, but Winsor & Newton have a Series 666 line of brushes.
I love looking at carburetors. They’re simple, but complex. A fella I know got a new snowblower. He missed the old one, but he couldn’t get it running. With a bit of work, I got it running again. The carburetor was clogged and corroded.
July 6, 2025 at 10:47 PM
I love looking at carburetors. They’re simple, but complex. A fella I know got a new snowblower. He missed the old one, but he couldn’t get it running. With a bit of work, I got it running again. The carburetor was clogged and corroded.
Somehow, I need to combine my interests in web development, typography, and small engine repair into a career.
July 6, 2025 at 5:29 PM
Somehow, I need to combine my interests in web development, typography, and small engine repair into a career.
Playing the classic summertime game, “is that smell cat pee or is it me?”
July 3, 2025 at 2:00 AM
Playing the classic summertime game, “is that smell cat pee or is it me?”
I was mocking something up for a client, and accidentally typed “shart”. I am very professional.
June 26, 2025 at 4:21 PM
I was mocking something up for a client, and accidentally typed “shart”. I am very professional.
The only thing I miss about working in an office is the air conditioning.
June 23, 2025 at 7:46 PM
The only thing I miss about working in an office is the air conditioning.
I want to be as happy as a cat with a new box.
June 11, 2025 at 8:03 PM
I want to be as happy as a cat with a new box.
The joys of owning motorcycles in a country that is not on the metric system: I spent hours going to multiple hardware stores to find a bolt. I ended up special ordering one. If only the US had followed through switching 50 years ago.
June 9, 2025 at 10:05 PM
The joys of owning motorcycles in a country that is not on the metric system: I spent hours going to multiple hardware stores to find a bolt. I ended up special ordering one. If only the US had followed through switching 50 years ago.
I convinced everyone at work to launch a new site on Friday the 13th.
June 3, 2025 at 5:27 PM
I convinced everyone at work to launch a new site on Friday the 13th.
If you had a file extension, what would it be? Mine would be .css.
May 30, 2025 at 3:53 PM
If you had a file extension, what would it be? Mine would be .css.
This sums up my experience with AI.
May 22, 2025 at 10:13 PM
This sums up my experience with AI.
Dear developers. A " is not a “, ”, or ″. A ' is not a ‘, ’, or ′. A - is not a – or —. And, ... should be …
May 19, 2025 at 5:42 PM
Dear developers. A " is not a “, ”, or ″. A ' is not a ‘, ’, or ′. A - is not a – or —. And, ... should be …
If I put the same effort into my career that I do to avoid talking to my neighbors, I'd be hugely successful.
May 18, 2025 at 7:40 PM
If I put the same effort into my career that I do to avoid talking to my neighbors, I'd be hugely successful.
I’m writing documentation for a project…
“If you can’t resolve an issue, ask someone first, not AI. Let’s talk to and learn from each other.”
“If you can’t resolve an issue, ask someone first, not AI. Let’s talk to and learn from each other.”
May 18, 2025 at 6:04 PM
I’m writing documentation for a project…
“If you can’t resolve an issue, ask someone first, not AI. Let’s talk to and learn from each other.”
“If you can’t resolve an issue, ask someone first, not AI. Let’s talk to and learn from each other.”
On this day, May 13th in the year 2025, I successfully made a meeting an email.
May 13, 2025 at 4:09 PM
On this day, May 13th in the year 2025, I successfully made a meeting an email.