Ok, well, I thought this is a lovely idea, until I realized that AI was involved. It's still a fairy tale / sci fi type of idea you'd find in a story and I give it props for that.
I wonder if it could be turned on it's head a bit and instead of creating new poetry, use AI to analyze the image and find existing public domain poetry that best describes it.
One thing people are missing on the discussion of link previews for Mastodon is they aren't always an image + title. oEmbed scripts are also downloaded to Mastodon, not just the image and title.
3rd party apps mostly ignore these embeds which is a shame in my opinion. If you use the official Mastodon app or web UI, you will see them. Here's an example of a fun one (View this post on the official Mastodon App or website to see it)
I really like these support tables on the FunFedi website. Seeing the support grid and example responses is very helpful.
I know a lot of devs are jumping from chat room to chat room, looking for someone to reply back in their timelines, etc. to get help when a specific platform isn't working quite right.
I'm gay/cis and in some situations, passing for whatever straight means if you don't look too close at my sparkles.
But not when I visit my rural hometown.
I know what it is to be bullied. To be dismissed by loved ones. That sinking feeling you get in your stomach when you realize you don't feel safe somewhere.
I also know that is nothing in comparison to what others continue to battle.
Safe spaces are precious things and even I forget that sometimes.
Tonight I implemented something "just because" on my version of @Edent ActivityPub educational server. Some platforms will pick up a profile background image and display it along with your banner and avatar.
In your webfinger record, add this little bit at the root of the file and wallah. Akkoma is picking it up, at least! It's fun to play around.
My brain decided to bring up this memory for no reason today. Cereal box records. Back in the day, kid cereals would add cardboard records on the back of their boxes. You could cut them out and play them on any normal record player. The grooves were made with thin plastic and songs were pretty short.
@box464 Thanks for reminding me. This was an epic marketing ploy by the cereal makers.
And those "records" probably caused a lot of people to buy new needles for their record players!
I've got some thoughts about how the tech world ignores the needs of users with cognitive disabilities like dementia. Hit me hard this week.
There are degrees of dementia. Some people live with mild or moderate forms for years and deserve respect, dignity and as much freedom as we can offer them. That includes access to the internet.
Don't preach to me about Facebook - it's an important social interaction that allows them to connect with family and friends - I'm not taking that away.
There needs to be a caretaker role that can be applied to an account. And other safeguards in place as well that right now I have to do manually.
Social media sites offer plenty of parental supervision firewalls for safeguarding children, but to protect a parent that needs the same, you have to lie about their age (which makes birthday announcements on Facebook quite interesting).
I'm not sure I can even do that much longer because at some point my parent will have been on that site for a total number of years over what is considered a "child".