• lmmarsano@lemmynsfw.comEnglish
    26·
    9 days ago
    Needs text alternative.

    Images of text break much that text alternatives do not. Losses due to image of text lacking alternative such as link:

    • usability
      • we can’t quote the text without pointless bullshit like retyping it or OCR
      • text search is unavailable
      • the system can’t
        • reflow text to varied screen sizes
        • vary presentation (size, contrast)
        • vary modality (audio, braille)
    • accessibility
      • lacks semantic structure (tags for titles, heading levels, sections, paragraphs, lists, emphasis, code, links, accessibility features, etc)
      • some users can’t read this due to lack of 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
    • web connectivity
      • we have to do failure-prone bullshit to find the original source
      • we can’t explore wider context of the original message
    • authenticity: we don’t know the image hasn’t been tampered
    • searchability: the “text” isn’t indexable by search engine in a meaningful way
    • fault tolerance: no text fallback if
      • image breaks
      • image host is geoblocked due to insane regulations.

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

    Nowhere in that discussion did the commenter deny being female or eligible gender, so shame on OP for jumping to conclusions.
    meme: bitches dont know bout my other genders

      • lmmarsano@lemmynsfw.comEnglish
        23·
        11 days ago

        Nope, any possibility makes sense. The unnecessary prelude doesn’t imply anything: anyone of any gender including non-binary could write it.

        Isn’t gender a social construct based on self-identification (rather than your physical body) that can be fluid & vary from day to day? Isn’t a woman anyone who claims to be?

        Some activists even say there is no such thing as a “male body”

        A penis is not a male body part. It’s just an unusual body part for a woman.

        OP definitely jumped to conclusions. Unwise.