The most annoying part of being a moderator, GameMaster, Community Manager, Customer Support, is seeing a wall of text. 😅 You have to read it carefully to determine if it's legit or spam. 🙃
(Super) #Typhoon#Usagi (locally: #Ofel / #OfelPH) is yet to make landfall, and there's already a new one after it.
November is not the typhoon season in the #Philippines, it used to be during August and September. And we rarely get 3 typhoons lining up. But it's different today. 😧
@n_dimension Thank you for sharing! 🙇🏽 Definitely something to be aware of, especially the third one. 😁
🤔 If a foreigner use any of those, is there a curious or negative reaction? I mean, regardless if the foreigner is a tourist or already living in Australia.
A short public announcement from yours truly, a concerned citizen. There's a foreigner who identified himself as #Thai, roaming around Washington Sycip Park & immediate area in #Makati#Philippines , asking for a fare to #Tagaytay .
He's suspicious because after I gently apologized that I can't help & I was about to suggest to go to the #Thailand embassy, he quickly left. I already reported it to the security in the area.
If there are foreigners stranded for whatever reason, direct them to their embassy or the local authorities. Don't give them money, & don't go with them if they keep on walking. Also look around you.
It's fine to assist foreigners, but don't forget your own safety & security. Not because we're in our own land does it mean we have the advantage.
Bittersweet endings hold a quiet, yet powerful beauty. They’re different from pure sadness, which settles in your heart like a weight. In stories like «Uncontrollably Fond» («함부로 애틋하게») and «Mr. Plankton» («Mr. 플랑크톤»), we know early on that joy and pain will entwine, but still, we cling to a fragile hope—that somehow love will rewrite destiny.
Mr. Plankton doesn’t just remind us of love’s power, but of life’s fragility. It nudges us to forgive, not just others but ourselves, and to embrace every moment. It teaches us to live meaningfully, without regrets, and to leave behind memories that will inspire others to live fully too. There’s a humbling reminder in these stories: at the end of our journey, the legacy we leave is a reflection of the love and peace we nurtured within ourselves.
@zoltandulac It's understandable if version a platform or app is using is not that great. But to lump all tools as poor and campaign how those are bad for alt texts, is overboard. I mean, it's just a tool, and a tool can be improved. In addition, those who can read can check and adjust if necessary. If they're not, then it's a user problem not a tool problem.
I'm not defending these tools, but they can help, we just need to learn how to use them. Again, like in Spoutible, they're doing just fine with it.
I don't know, it's just odd to see there's a growing(?) voice against the use of these tools for alt texts. It seems like people just want to be anti-AI or something because it's the trend. *sigh*
@zoltandulac @Lottie This is the second time I saw this topic in less than a week (the first was in Bluesky). I can't believe it's an issue. I for one find "AI" generated alt text useful. If I'm not mistaken, the #Spoutible community implemeted it in 1Q of 2024, including creating a summary for threaded posts.
And as mentioned, it's a good first pass.
Now I'm curious, how did this anti-AI alt text started? Who complained about it? What was it they're whining about?
Simply hating technology just because "AI" without understanding how it is used or can be useful, in this case #a11y , is just whining and noise. "Alt text" text don't even qualify under Copyright laws anywhere, so I can't understand why there are people complaining about it being used for alt text.
@TheManilaTimes While I prefer a death penalty in this particular case, and unfortunately it was abolished years ago, I think handing down life sentences or seven times 70-year sentences, is actually better.
Most inmates won't give them an easy life. Even in the criminal world, there are things you should never ever cross, and this is one. The inmates will punish them for the rest of their lives, they'll want a death penalty instead.
If we give them a death penalty, assuming it was not abolished, we're only giving these evil people an easy escape, they'll probably welcome it with wide opened arms. Much better that they suffer for the rest of their lives.