Jules @afewbugs@librem.one

Me: (Lives a life of reasonable dignity and safety, accomplishing goals that correspond to my values)

Conservatives: This is very offensive, to me; can we make a law against this?

Ok, so there is much discussion about the alt text on pictures. My mom is legally blind. As she has gotten older her sight is almost gone. She LIVES on the computer and to say she gets excited when special attention is paid for the blind is a great understatement. Please use alt text and describe the pictures you post. Describe it as if you had your eyes closed and the only link to the outside world is what a kind soul took an extra 5 minutes to type. Come on, do it, make someone’s day.#AltText

Today’s poem is about saying goodbye.

The Onion is on a roll. https://www.theonion.com/evangelical-leaders-announce-j-k-rowling-finally-bigot-1850129128

if you recall like six library books, and the same person has all of them, i think you should be able to meet in person so you can either get married or fight to the death

If you post about any obsolete technology on Mastodon, within 5 minutes someone will tell you that they still use it daily.

There is big conservation news coming out of Scotland today.

The government has adopted new planning rules, known as National Planning Framework 4, which will ensure that *NO* development will be supported if it impacts ancient woodland & ancient & veteran trees across the country.

The new rules have come into force with immediate effect.

These habitats are irreplaceable, so it's a landmark step in the fight against climate & nature emergencies.

#woodland #trees #photomonday #forest #art

I love reading the alt text on photos cause it tells me what the poster finds beautiful or most salient in the image. It’s like a little peek through their eyes at the world

"Aye, the sirens," says the lighthouse keeper, picking a bit of tobacco from his beard. "Some nights, when the wind is just so, I swear I can hear 'em singing." "What do they sing?" I prod him. A faraway look in his eyes, he says in a voice barely above a whisper, "Tubthumping."

There is still time to plant bare-root fruit #trees. Bumblebees, solitary bees & other #pollinators such as butterflies and hoverflies love #fruit tree blossom and can often be found collecting pollen and nectar from the flowers in spring. Bare-root trees are much cheaper & better for the environment, there are also lots of trees on smaller root-stocks, especially apples, suitable for small gardens. I planted a new plum tree at the weekend, plum 'Opal', apparently it has very tasty fruit.

Nazis are literally banned in Germany so I'd been wondering how Twitter 2.0's strategy of unbanning the Nazis as a growth hack would play there.

It turns out it doesn't and the company just got hit with its first lawsuit for not enforcing German laws.
https://techcrunch.com/2023/01/25/elon-musk-twitter-antisemitic-hate-speech-lawsuit-germany/

the more I think about it, the more it seems that as long as they're controlled by an unethical industry that views humans as something to extract wealth from, machine learning technologies (including LLMs like chatGPT and art things like dall-e) will be harmful regardless of what they can or cannot do.

#AIHype

Summer's not far off, and every summer millions of people come and holiday in Devon - and for good reason!
Bring your bike, as Devon has plenty of stunning traffic-free cycle routes.
Don't believe me? Have a look:
https://www.willcycle.com/category/devon/
#Cycling #FamilyCycling #TrafficFree #Devon #WillCycle

SAVE THE DATE! 🚲❣️👠👗💃💫🚲
2023 Fancy Women Bike Ride will be on September 17.
Rendezvous point & route suggestions welcome!
Eventbrite invitation pending.
FB Event invitation here: https://m.facebook.com/events/654869306438676?view=permalink&id=654869323105341&sfnsn=mo&mibextid=MjTp8q

Please boost!🚴‍♂️

#FWBR2023

Mastodon fam, I could use your help! I'm looking for uplifting/inspiring books for trans youth that I could give my son. Fiction would be great too, anything fun to read that a 14 year old would enjoy and where he can see himself represented. Would appreciate boosts to get more suggestions!

#books #LGBTQ+ #bookstodon #reading