@Sklent@pagan.plus avatar

Sklent

@Sklent@pagan.plus

Discovering magic and Paganism. Not new to Mastodon. I live far from the vast and baffling land of Normativia. Queer, 30s, polyam, and carrying other nonstandard lived experiences. I have a scalebaby and a pet screen reader. Happily anti-ocularcentric. Wordnerdy and weird.
Image: Nighttime photo of a Douglas Iris with slender, green leaves growing out of foliage-strewn soil bordered by a wooden beam. One leaf reaches toward and lays against a white wall. The plant’s name is Iambic Pentameter.

This profile is from a federated server and may be incomplete. Browse more on the original instance.

MsHearthWitch, to technology
@MsHearthWitch@wandering.shop avatar

I loathe current-AI in basically all its forms. It's unethical, absolutely divorced from anything that resembles consent.

But you know what I would want AI for?

Smarter driving instructions. A GPS in my car that learns how I like to drive - no lefts on busy streets for example. That when I ask about things like a coffee shop or takeout food en route gives me the option to specify if it has a drive thru and is it on the right side of the road?

AI that serves me, not replaces me.

Sklent,
@Sklent@pagan.plus avatar

@MsHearthWitch Yup. I feel this. I can say that there are applications of it that have directly benefited me due to closing accessibility gaps in regards to visual information. For instance, I can now snap a pic of my less accessible oven with my phone and have an AI tool tell me that it is in fact set to 400F as I intended.
That said, the tools are nowhere near as perfect as advertised, and experiences like mine are sold to Jonny Public as sappy inspiration sensationalism justifying AI wholesale, which grosses me out. A tool can be useful in the right hands, but in the hands of, say, a 4-year-old, it can be dangerous and destructive. This is where we are with AI. 99% of it is just tech companies thinking they’re building houses when, in fact, it’s a bunch of toddlers running around with hammers. Except scarier. Long story short, yup. I feel this!

Sklent,
@Sklent@pagan.plus avatar

@MsHearthWitch Tech companies definitely need more rules and more naps.

SavahRellcast, to Rabbits
@SavahRellcast@pagan.plus avatar

Mozart turns 1 today! My gorgeous familiar has made one whole trip around the sun! When I say familiar I mean my soulmate.
I bought him several gifts and our vet told me to give them to him slowly so he got one on Monday two on Tuesday and the other two today. He's very happy.

So here we see a close up of Mozart my Belgian hare. Again belgians are this gorgeous breed of rabbit they do come in many colors but unfortunately in America the most common color is Rufus it's very rare to get different color variations in the states. So he has like a ruddy red brown fur long ears with black tips which is standard for his breed. He is chewing on a loofah covered in flowers that I bought from Binky Bunny and he's sitting on his new seagrass mat also bought from Binky Bunny. He's sitting in his bay window the background is kind of foggy looking but it's green cuz all my trees and grass are coming in. He also has a rolled up tube of cardboard next to him he occasionally likes to chew on that rabbits love cardboard and I'd rather heat you that than the window sills.
Here we see Mozart lounging in his other bay window he has two bay windows that are designated just for him. Again Mozart is a gorgeous Belgian hare. They are an extremely silky soft breed he is a Rufus color which is a reddish brown. Belgian's commonly have a light tan around their eyes down their chin down their stomach but when you get to their tail which is a rather long tail for a rabbit their tail is actually White underneath that is. So he's relaxing in his window and behind him is a stuffed bunny and next to him is a stuffed bunny and in front of him is an old camping pan that we don't use for camping anymore which usually has like hey and choosing it you know sometimes he chills in it. In front of him is a grass ball it's a ball that was woven out of grass it's great for chewing on it's got some sort of like Timothy Hay and seagrass I believe. In the background you can see my garage and one of my cars because it is a bay window that he's relaxing in. His ears are down.
Here you can see a picture of me sleeping in bed with Mozart my husband took this photo of us snuggled up asleep in bed together. Again Mozart is a Belgian hare it is one of the most gorgeous breeds of rabbit on the planet. He is super silky soft light brown and red like a reddish brown color with super long ears that have black tips on the end very indicative of his breed. I am covered in a black comforter I'm wearing a white T-shirt my hair is green and blue in the background you can see a giant stuffed dragon and some pillows. This is very common for me and Mozart he always sleeps with me in the morning usually jumps into bed around 5:00 a.m. and we sleep together for about 2 hours sometimes two and a half hours. He also likes to jump in bed and snuggle with me before I fall asleep but he never stays very long.

Sklent,
@Sklent@pagan.plus avatar

@SavahRellcast These are adorable, and your alt text is very, very good. If it makes it any easier, you technically don't have to repeat the full pet description in subsequent alt text entries because the first in the set already puts that image in the mind of the viewer/reader. This is not a critique. This is just less work for you hopefully? But yes these are excellent and super cute!

Cat_LeFey, to random
@Cat_LeFey@pagan.plus avatar

A promise to those following my account:

Each post is written with screen
readers in mind.

Every image I post or boost has decent alt text.

I will never post or boost AI art.

Any political posts will have a content wrapper.

Sklent,
@Sklent@pagan.plus avatar

@Cat_LeFey Thank. You.

Sklent, to random
@Sklent@pagan.plus avatar

In other news, I’m curious if there’s a solidly recommended spellbook for strengthening unions.
Ahem. It’s a labor union.
And I’m only like 15% joking.

Sklent, to tarot
@Sklent@pagan.plus avatar

I found a VoiceOver accessible tarot app! You can get readings and also learn the meanings in the card reference library. Now I can get to know the cards with no informational access barriers.

Tarot Simple: by Cathy Checora: https://apps.apple.com/gb/app/tarot-simple-cards-
readings/id1546692464

  • All
  • Subscribed
  • Moderated
  • Favorites
  • •
  • JUstTest
  • everett
  • InstantRegret
  • thenastyranch
  • magazineikmin
  • khanakhh
  • rosin
  • Youngstown
  • slotface
  • mdbf
  • cubers
  • kavyap
  • ethstaker
  • DreamBathrooms
  • provamag3
  • ngwrru68w68
  • Durango
  • osvaldo12
  • tacticalgear
  • cisconetworking
  • tester
  • normalnudes
  • anitta
  • GTA5RPClips
  • modclub
  • Leos
  • megavids
  • lostlight
  • All magazines
    •