• aeiou@piefed.social
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    6 hours ago

    memes are weird

    It’s funny that so many have memorized an advert for a game they may not have even played

  • NigelFrobisher@aussie.zone
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    I’ve got a pair of leaf scoops that you wear on your wrists and it’s the closest thing to using the Aliens power-loader I’ve experienced.

  • trxxruraxvr@lemmy.world
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    Just let me upload my consciousness to a machine and I’ll have every body part replaced as soon as I can afford it.

  • lmmarsano@lemmynsfw.com
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    This post more than others needs accessibility: low contrast, difficult to read even without impairment.

    Images of text break much that text alternatives do not. Losses due to image of text lacking alternative:

    • usability
      • we can’t quote the text without pointless bullshit like retyping it or OCR
      • text search is unavailable
      • the system can’t
        • reflow text to varied screen sizes
        • vary presentation (size, contrast)
        • vary modality (audio, braille)
    • accessibility
      • lacks semantic structure (tags for titles, heading levels, sections, paragraphs, lists, emphasis, code, links, accessibility features, etc)
      • some users can’t read the image due to lack of alt text
      • users can’t adapt the text for dyslexia or vision impairments
      • systems can’t read the text to them or send it to braille devices
    • searchability: the “text” isn’t indexable by search engine in a meaningful way
    • fault tolerance: no text fallback if
      • image breaks
      • image host is geoblocked due to insane regulations.

    Contrary to age & humble appearance, text is an advanced technology that provides all these capabilities absent from images.

    • thebestaquaman@lemmy.world
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      18 hours ago

      What if I want to make a low-effort shitpost without spending energy worrying about whether anyone actually can, or even wants, to read it?