,,Human-caused #ClimateChange is already affecting many weather and climate extremes in every region across the globe."
"👉The frequency and intensity of heavy #precipitation events have increased since the 1950s over most land areas for which observational data are sufficient for trend analysis👈 (high confidence)."
"Hundreds of scientists from around the world have worked for 8 years on...
Here's why we need #AltText for profile pictures on the #fediverse!
"AI" alt text is notoriously unreliable and can't give context, so even when it isn't wrong, it's still not helpful: "Appears to be: Taika Waititi" makes no sense when my name is Laura and you don't know who Taika is or that my picture is from a TV show. If fedi had let *me* describe the pic, this wouldn't have been an issue, but as it is, @fastfinge was understandably confused!
#AltText Cartoon panel of Lucy holding the ball for Charlie Brown to kick. She says: “If you cut taxes on the rich, they'll invest that money and create jobs for everyone”
To promote the importance of accessibility on social media, I'd like to propose a community action: When you see an image posted on your feed without alt text, instead of boosting it, or asking the person who posted it to add it, consider replying with your own description, together with the hashtag "Alt4You".
Trouble writing alt text for your own images? Tag your post with "Alt4Me", and someone will help you out!
![Bluesky now owned by crypto-grifters My "we will not hyperfinancialize the social experience through tokens, crypto trading or NFTs" t-shirt has people A asking a lot of questions already answered by my t-shirt. No not that crypto-grifter. These are different crypto- l- grifters: N A We're excited to announce that we've raised a $15 v million Series A financing led by Blockchain Capital [...] This does not change the fact that the Bluesky app and the AT Protocol do not use blockchains or cryptocurrency, and we will not hyperfinancialize the social experience (through tokens, crypto trading, NFTs, etc.). To ensure we and our users benefit fully from this expertise, partner Kinjal Shah will join our board. If you are hitching your wagon to Blew Sky, you are a god damned idiot who has learned nothing. Nothing.](https://friendica.hellquist.eu/photo/preview/640/3316365 "Bluesky now owned by crypto-grifters My \"we will not hyperfinancialize the social experience through tokens, crypto trading or NFTs\" t-shirt has people A asking a lot of questions already answered by my t-shirt. No not that crypto-grifter. These are different crypto- l- grifters: N A We're excited to announce that we've raised a $15 v million Series A financing led by Blockchain Capital [...] This does not change the fact that the Bluesky app and the AT Protocol do not use blockchains or cryptocurrency, and we will not hyperfinancialize the social experience (through tokens, crypto trading, NFTs, etc.). To ensure we and our users benefit fully from this expertise, partner Kinjal Shah will join our board. If you are hitching your wagon to Blew Sky, you are a god damned idiot who has learned nothing. Nothing.")
