Erika @ErikaDesign@qoto.org
- Website
- Www.Erikadesign.com
- Studio
- http://www.twentysevenb.com/
Dutch living in U.K. Full time multi discipline artist, botanophile, prefer individuals over people, like languages, cat mother, houseplant hoarder
Joined Jan 2020
@azzurite haha very definately not going to act on that fever dream. For starters it’s too cold for that 🤣🤣
Uh oh, got a little exhibition up. Why do I always feel like accidentally teach a class naked 🙈 😬😬 I don’t think I’ll ever get used to it. (The Snowgoose Bar in Macclesfield U.K.)
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Under the worst-case, high-emissions scenario, almost 90 per cent of 25,000 marine species globally would face high or critical risks, with species vulnerable across the majority (85 per cent) of their native distributions (meaning there would be nowhere for these species to seek refuge from the heat or other detrimental effects of climate change)
2-degree warming limit: climate risks would drop almost universally (98.2 per cent)
https://www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/article-climate-change-oceans-fishing/
@alexwild I saw this one in Thailand in June.. could it be the same species🧐 ofcourse “mine” has wings… I’m not very knowledgable but very curious
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Proposal to stop referring to covid in the past tense and climate change in the future tense.
@davidchow funny; I jinxed it by interacting with you. Been floaty and dizzy for days now, keep having to lean against walls. I’m suspecting gunky sinuses at the moment though and not the bppv 🙈
@SanjeevBhaskar oh sorry, Im not the quickest in picking up written jokes 🙈 Just read back and it was quite obvious in hindsight 😆
I’m also still trying to get the hang of this masto world
@SanjeevBhaskar it’s just pronounced as in “loch ness” in Scotland . Just repeat the last ch sound in the beginning as well 😁
@davidchow oh that’s good to hear👍🏼 hope you’re able to get to the bottom of the cause 😊
@mvzaanen yeah I think you are right . Just a last name I suppose would work, but then there are too many to choose from usually 🤣 and that only works if they don’t have weird handles like “sparkly.unicorn.1982” or something like that 🤣🤣🤣
@davidchow very many different causes for vertigo, but there is one that I have much experience with. You have my compassion! Nasal spray to clear the tubes is a simple first try. But Always good to speak to doctors first ofcourse.
The one that causes my vertigo is BPPV. The funny thing is; the instant solution (even if temporary) is also diagnostic for this vertigo. It’s a series of movements, that bring me instant relief, and that way I know it’s that definitely. You need a second person to help though. Look up “the epley manouvre” Many YouTube tutorials. It’s got something to do with the crystals floating in the gel in your inner ear. Takes 5 minutes and honestly gives me instant relief. It’s worth a try and you can’t do damage with it.
@bisonrimant very cute runner duck 😍
It’s been doing this with everything I do even after closing and opening app. Anyone know what’s going on? #mastohelp #TooManyRequests
And on that note, pretty sure I caused the issue by searching, what is the best way to search for specific people? 🧐
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long post on accessibility advice from a blind screen reader user
OK #Mastodon. I've seen several toots on #accessibility for #screenreader users, however, I've not seen one from a screenreader user (as far as I know). I've used ZoomText, Outspoken, JAWS (AKA JFW), Supernova, NVDA (Windows), and VoiceOver (both on Macs and iPhone). I don't have experience with Windows Narrator or TalkBack. I would like to rectify and clarify a few small things.
First off, any awareness of accessibility issues, and endeavours to make things more accessible is great. Keep going!
But…
Blind/low-vision people have been using the internet as long as everyone else. We had to become used to the way people share things, and find workarounds or tell developers what we needed; this latter one has been the main drive to get us here and now. Over the past decade, screen readers have improved dramatically, including more tools, languages, and customisability. However, the basics were already firmly in place around 2000. Sadly, screen readers cost a lot of money at that time. Now, many are free; truly the biggest triumph for accessibility IMHO.
So, what you can do to help screen readers help their users is three simple things.
1. Write well: use punctuation, and avoid things like random capitalisation or * halfway through words.
2. Image description: screen readers with image recognition built-in will only provide a very short description, like: a plant, a painting, a person wearing a hat, etc. It can also deal with text included in the image, as long as the text isn't too creatively presented. So, by all means, go absolutely nuts with detail.
3. Hashtags: this is the most commonly boosted topic I've seen here, so #ThisIsWhatAnAccessibleHashtagLooksLike. The capitalisation ensures it's read correctly, and for some long hashtags without caps, I've known screen readers to give up and just start spelling the whole damn thing out, which is slow and painful.
That's really all. Thanks for reading! 😘
So… I always find teeth, don’t know why- they catch my eye somehow. I have many more of these, but most are “just” rabbits, foxes, mice. There is also a complete minute weasel skull somewhere in a box and I have some bird skulls and a variety of vertebrae….harmless collection, honest. I find bones and teeth aesthetically pleasing. Sometimes they end up in sculptures, sometimes they are just in a box as treasure.
#teeth #tooth #molar #kies #tanden
#mudlarking #beachcombing #treasures #collection #mastoartist
@pixelsapoppin@mastodon.social @robotwig@mastodon.online @john oh wow thank you *blush*
- Website
- Www.Erikadesign.com
- Studio
- http://www.twentysevenb.com/
Dutch living in U.K. Full time multi discipline artist, botanophile, prefer individuals over people, like languages, cat mother, houseplant hoarder
Joined Jan 2020
