Kampong Glam, Singapore
Kampong Glam, Singapore
Thanks to #AltText, I *have* written many pictures.
Today's #MothOfTheDay is the beautifully monochromatic
BLACK ARCHES
Lymantria monacha
Well distributed in southern England, larvae feed on oak, birch and elm.
These are two different moths but both visited last night
@sinituulia
The #AltText is to die for
Right! IMO, I don't think #GeorgeTaKei has a good excuse for continually disrespecting part of his fanbase by not using #AltText .
#altText
A social media post from a user "Harmony?"
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I've spent over 30 years managing large government operations. One lesson I carry with me comes from the retirement years ago of an employee most would have considered "obscure." He was a quiet man arriving each morning with his sandwich, working steadily, and leaving without much fanfare. To many, he seemed part of the furniture. It was only when he left that we truly realized his value. Over the years, he had accumulated deep, almost invisible knowledge. He had taken on countless menial but essential tasks simply because he had the experience to do them well. He was, in many ways, the oil in the machine. His departure forced us to scramble. We suddenly saw how many small, critical pieces he had been holding together, pieces no job description had captured, and no system had tracked. Since then, I've often thought of him when I see organizations subjected to blind cuts. The true cost of such decisions is rarely visible on a balance sheet: it's in the loss of quiet expertise, institutional memory, and the small acts of continuity that keep complex systems running.
#alt4me ist eine Bitte an andere, einen #altText für den betreffenden Beitrag zu verfassen. Er wird von Menschen genutzt, die gerade nicht in der Lage dazu sind, zb gesundheitlich.
Wer dem Hashtag #alt4me folgt kann helfen.
#alt4you hingegen wird für nachgelieferte Bildbeschreibungen genutzt, wenn in Media-Beiträgen der AltText fehlt, sei es auf eine Bitte hin oder nicht. #feditip #inclusion #blind #visuallyImpaired
Post from Angry Staffer:
I’m not a doctor. Medical folks, thoughts on these ankles and hands?
I assume we’ll have to wait on the best selling book to find out what’s happening here
[Photo of Trump’s hand with foundation makeup on the back of the hand; photo of Trump’s feet where he appears to have swollen ankles.]
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¡¡¡ #ProTip: Please add #AltText so that people with visual impairments can get this important information!!!
Snug as a bug in a rose mallow bud!
Bit cold this July morning. Found this (likely) 2-spotted longhorn bee a bit sleepy/groggy in the rose mallow where it decided to bed down.
How 'bout that black and pink though?!
@marcsitkin #AltText it's a photo of a white-ish garage door that says in large all caps letters "Welcome to the end of the world" with an red-orange-ish apple depicted next to the text
Underneath in smaller letters it says: "2060hostels.com"
Rant Fedi-Ignoranz
The Chinese Hospital, 東華醫院
#GoodMorningWorlds
Mastodon seems to be behaving a bit better this morning.
I can see photos and videos, and notifications.
We are off to the community workshop this morning, then packing for a wedding in Winchester.
We will be setting off as soon as I have finished work for the day, so we will miss #MakersHour later, but I hope you all have a good one.
Spoke too soon, all the 'Unexpected Error' bars are appearing.
I doubt I will be online much until we get home on Monday evening.
Edit: I wonder if anyone's read all the #AltText?
So many in the moth box last night. But today's #MothOfTheDay is a little crackerjack of golden #sunshine. One of the leaf mimic 'thorn' moths, this is:
CANARY-SHOULDERED THORN
Ennomos alniaria
Common across the UK
Larvae feed on deciduous trees
@Saltssaltgirl have a double sided rainbow <3 #AltText
Just muted Jay Kuo’s account because he NEVER adds #AltText to images. He’s been on here long enough to know. Apparently he thinks he’s too important or famous to make his posts accessible. Add to the long list of “liberals who don’t give a shit about the disabled.”
Stevie Wonder not blind??? No, stop, don't talk like that about my musical hero! #AltText: Photo of Stevie Wonder at a microphone, wearing a black beret and dark glasses.
https://metro.co.uk/2025/07/15/stevie-wonder-clears-bizarre-rumour-not-really-blind-23671558/