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Microblog Memes

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A place to share screenshots of Microblog posts, whether from Mastodon, tumblr, ~~Twitter~~ X, KBin, Threads or elsewhere.

Created as an evolution of White People Twitter and other tweet-capture subreddits.

Rules:

  1. Please put at least one word relevant to the post in the post title.
  2. Be nice.
  3. No advertising, brand promotion or guerilla marketing.
  4. Posters are encouraged to link to the toot or tweet etc in the description of posts.

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[–] abbiistabbii@lemmy.blahaj.zone 5 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Cheney was an absolute cunt, but he had one saving grace: he supported gay marriage.

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[–] drspawndisaster@sh.itjust.works 5 points 2 weeks ago

Soulless person.

[–] lmmarsano@lemmynsfw.com 4 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (1 children)

Lack of link to (archived) source (per rule 4) creates a usability issue: we can't quote the text without pointless bullshit like retyping it or OCR.

Other issues when image lacks text alternative such as link

  • authenticability: we can't verify the authenticity of the reproduction unless we go on a fishing expedition for the source
  • usability: can't reflow text to varied screen sizes or vary presentation (size, contrast) or modality (audio, braille), we can't find by text content
  • accessibility: some users can't read this due to misleading alt text, users can't adapt the text for dyslexia or vision impairments, systems can't read the text to them or send it to braille devices
  • searchability: the "text" isn't indexable by search engine in a meaningful way
  • fault tolerance: no text fallback if image breaks.

Contrary to age & humble appearance, text is an advanced technology that provides all these capabilities absent from images.

A link to a text-based source is useful.

Edit: thanks! 👍

[–] PhilipTheBucket@quokk.au 4 points 2 weeks ago

Sounds good. I just edited to add a link to the source.

[–] nucleative@lemmy.world 4 points 2 weeks ago (6 children)

This is a wild thread. Kamala understands decorum and professionalism.

Politics without is just a fuckin' schoolyard fistfight, and we've had too much of that.

Democracy is about being able to have differences in opinion but still be neighbors.

[–] technocrit@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (2 children)

Democracy is about being able to have differences in opinion but still be neighbors.

Most privileged lib take.

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[–] Sam_Bass@lemmy.world 3 points 2 weeks ago (4 children)

Its just a formulaic posting to display knowledge of the death, not that she feels that way. Its what politicians do

[–] Socialism_Everyday@reddthat.com 5 points 2 weeks ago

You are lying. Obama on Gaddafi's murder:

"Today, the government of Libya announced the death of Muammar Qaddafi. This marks the end of a long and painful chapter for the people of Libya, who now have the opportunity to determine their own destiny in a new and democratic Libya.

For four decades, the Qaddafi regime ruled the Libyan people with an iron fist. Basic human rights were denied. Innocent civilians were detained, beaten and killed. And Libya’s wealth was squandered. The enormous potential of the Libyan people was held back, and terror was used as a political weapon."

Kamala is not being formulaic, it's a willful endorsement of the war criminal that Cheney was.

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[–] melsaskca@lemmy.ca 3 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

What the hell is wrong with sending condolences to a colleagues family? Looks like the bots won if people are posting heinous bullshit like this and getting all stirred up. Well done little bots!

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[–] gibmiser@lemmy.world 3 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)
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