A still from the TNG episode “Masks” picturing Lt cmdr Data wearing a sunburst mask of Masaka. Text reads “Mariah is Waking”

  • Admiral Patrick
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    171 year ago

    Completely unrelated to the meme, but I love how folks on Lemmy will frequently provide alt/descriptive text for images. When I have to deal with user-provided images for my org’s website, it’s like pulling teeth to get them to provide anything at all.

    • @[email protected]OP
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      141 year ago

      Hey thank you for commenting on this. It lets me do a tiny lil soapboxing here for just one second hehe:

      I wish people did it more often, but I do find the fedi in general good for accessibility (Mastodon community seems especially good at captioning).

      I don’t want to shame anyone, but I have been trying to cook up a series of memes to encourage this community (and others) to alt up their images.

      • teft
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        91 year ago

        We’re pretty welcoming here. If they were star trek themed i’m sure they would be a hit. Hell you could use Hemmer and Geordi since they are differently abled.

        • @HeyThisIsntTheYMCA
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          11 year ago

          Without getting into too long of a tirade, I’d rather be called disabled than differently abled. I don’t get super hearing because my vision sucks.

          • teft
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            31 year ago

            Yes but in their specific cases they are differently abled. Hemmer has his telepathy and Geordi his visor.

      • Admiral Patrick
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        51 year ago

        Same - I don’t shame anyone for not doing it, but I do try to call out/praise when it’s done and/or done exceptionally well. Hopefully that helps.

  • @samus12345
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    1 year ago

    “Oh, boy, we got an ancient mask situation here.”

    “The what now?”

    “This is, like, the third time it’s happened. Stop touching masks!”

  • @HeyThisIsntTheYMCA
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    1 year ago

    🎶Last Christmas
    I gave you my emotional processing unit
    The very next stardate
    You gave it to Lore
    This year
    To save us from fears
    I’m chucking him into a black hole 🎶