AI
- Videogames
- Pizza
- Skydiving
- Attending Taylor Swift concerts
- Rollercoasters.
- Broccoli
- The legend of Saint George
- Extremely inebriated humans
- Strict schedules.
- Human children and human parenting techniques
- Camping
- Fairytales.
- Thunderstorms
- Scary stories/movies
- Loud sounds like fire alarms and rock concerts.
- Painting
- Meditation
- Camping
- Listening
- Surprises
- Public speaking
- Dating
- Going to the doctor
- Scary stories/movies
- Getting his picture taken, but he can be a trooper when he needs to be.
- Libraries
- Making lists
- organizing spreadsheets
- Scary movies/stories.
- Messy work areas and file cabinets
- Meeting friends without first having established a planned friend activity
- Dealing with strong feelings or emotions
- Watching her other friends have hard times.
- Wrestling and other types of fighting for sport
- Videogames
- Roller coasters
- Scary movies/stories
- Attending Taylor Swift concerts.
- Bullies
- Mandatory anger management sessions and/or talking about feelings in any other way
- Sitting still
- When Sarah, Evan, or Brittany are upset.
Meet the Accessibility, #A11y Dragons
Premise
Each of these dragons failed to completely fit the Dragon Realm somehow. They came here to foster the development of an accessible and inclusive world. Each of them has attributes needed for the job, and they won’t go home until it’s finished.
Taylor
Taylor (they/them) is the most playful and relaxed of the dragons. Their difficulty staying attentive to tasks and seeing jobs through to completion often made them fit out in the Dragon Realm. Their relaxed and playful nature helps keep the team’s morale up, even when the team is working to clean up one of Taylor’s partially completed projects.
Interests
Dislikes
Brittany
Brittany (she/her) is the nurturer of the group. As part of her final research project in the Dragon Realm, Brittany decided to do a study of human nursery rhymes and children’s songs to determine the overall lessons humans were teaching their young. The project ended, but Brittany’s fascination with the research topic continued. She eventually left dragon Realm after being arrested for nurturing young dragons that had been released in the wild and were struggling. Brittany uses her nurturing and playful inclinations to help the team feel like a family.
Interests
Dislikes
Evan
Evan (he/him) is the thoughtful member of the group. His hesitancy to try new things without being completely sure about them made Evan an object of scorn in Dragon Realm, and his tormentors would gang up on him causing Evan to not be able to articulate his reasons for being so thorough and analytical about new things—even old things, sometimes.. He finds he is less likely to have an upset stomach for no reason here, or that his body aches and he often feels like he is throwing punches under water just to get through his day. The team gives him the time he needs to do his research, and he gives them thoughtful solutions to team challenges. He is often the calmest one in the group.
Interests
Dislikes
Sarah
Sarah (she/her) was the first to leave dragon Realm. She has always been able to perceive an order to the worlds and the things within them, she feels not quite right when things are out of their order and so she has dedicated her life to preserving it. Naturally, this clashed with the chaos of Dragon Realm. She is the most steady team member in any fast-paced, chaotic situation, usually caused or complicated by Taylor or Skyler.
Interests
Dislikes
Skyler
Skyler (they/them) proved too fierce, even for Dragon Realm. They were a professional wrestler called The Muzzler for their signature take-down move in which they would pin and muzzle their opponent to keep them from roaring. they were forced to flee the realm after killing three other wrestlers in self-defense when they ambushed them and attempted to hurt him such that Skyler could never wrestle again. They now use their passion to be the driving force behind the group’s mission. They are also the groups’ heavy for when any of the #A11y dragons is mistreated by humans and/or other dragons.
Interests
Dislikes
Together
Together, these five dragons promote the idea that accessibility is for everyone, no matter who you are. Their mission, to guide Destiny toward a more inclusive tomorrow. Nay sayers beware!
Monsters Described Promo with Description
Here’s the Monsters described video from yesterday with an #AI generated description.
The video shows a black cat sitting in the middle of a group of other cats. The background is dark, but there are streaks of light coming from the top, suggesting a spotlight. The cats all have a very distinct, almost demonic, appearance. Their eyes are piercing and intense, and they have pointed ears and long, sharp teeth. The cat in the middle, however, looks calm and collected, as if it is the leader of the pack. The whole image is designed to give off a sense of mystery and danger.
Did you know Starship Changeling has a new feature called Monsters Described? I, a totally blind horror fan, get Perplexity.ai to generate descriptions of horror movie monsters and post them for other blind horror fans. Just follow #MonstersDescribed from your Fediverse account, or subscribe to the category feed on the Starship changeling site.
I know what my next big tech purchase is, and it’s not from Apple, Amazon, Google or Microsoft. It’ll be the new guide robot from @glidance.io. Had a demo of the device on Wednesday and it’s been decided.
My newest creation.
Description: Two cats float in an inner tube on a river. In the top left of the image is printed River cats.
If there were a contest awarding a prize for the best graphic demonstrating the importance of accessibility for all, what would you submit? Text only descriptions of the graphics are perfectly fine.
BPI Fall Social
I’ve been playing with canva and exploring its accessibility and whether or not alt text transfers out. in case it doesn’t, here’s a description of the imbedded design: The image is a promotional poster for an event called the “BPI Fall Social” happening in September 2024. The text “Join the fun at bpi.gay” is written at the top. The central part of the image features a colorful, fantastical dragon with vibrant scales in shades of blue, green, purple, and red. The dragon is perched on a bridge over a river, with a city skyline in the background. The sky is filled with dramatic, colorful clouds, suggesting either sunrise or sunset. The text “BPI Fall Social” is overlaid on the image of the dragon.
BPI Fall Social by Randy Reed (Changeling)My latest entertainment is generating an Eleven Labs voice, then using that voice to create the following clip that plays whenever I push a wrong key.
I’ve been playing with typing different things into Eleven Labs and seeing what comes out. Here is my latest creation. Listen at your own risk.
One Thing I’ve gotten from Eleven Labs: If you’re not a singer, it won’t make you one. Lol
What We Worry About: A Repost of someone who is exercising their right to be disgusted
I don’t necessarily agree with the tone of this post, but I do the sentiment. Also, this is my way of reminding you living blind is not a case of God bless us, and we don’t all sit around eagerly awaiting some afterlife where we get back what we never had. This is what we worry about. Sit with that on your next long commute that takes significantly longer by bus, why don’t you. You should.
📗 Yes And
📗 Yes And
Definition
Pronunciation: Yes. AND!
Derived from the shorthand of the first rule of improv.
No questions. Always respond with Yes and… Before adding more detail to said improv.
Simplification for expression of the often complex state in which two conclusions are true at one time and are technically thought of and are not necessarily exclusively separate from each other, meaning these two conclusions can always be true at the same time, but many people cannot function in a way that allows for true validity of both conclusions, usually for reason of bias, inexperience, or yes and. Depending on the situation, there can be more than two valid conclusions. Bias, inexperience, pride, self-preservation, yes and.
Being able to function in a state of yes and is an indicator of emotional maturity if not good or gradually improving mental health.
Other examples not given as many yes and situations involve socially polarized statements and ideas typically found allover the place.
📅 It’s time for Google IO2024!!! 🎰
The actual event doesn’t start until 13:00 Eastern for me, but watch this post as I’ll be replying to it with my impressions. You can also interact in real time if you’re registered on the Fediverse.