@henkheijmans
#AltText A man is carrying a large object, possibly meat, while entering a bus. The bus has a vintage design, presumably from Eastern Europe. Several people can be seen inside the bus. The image is in black and white.
@rbreich alt-text
The Count from Sesame Street with large, colorful numbers 1, 2, 3 and 4 behind him
Below him in small text it says" "1, 2. 3. 4 trillion dollars in tax cuts for the rich. O dollars for public broadcasting so kids won't understand how insane that number is."
Here's some early pics of my new zinnia mix, "blueberry cream". I would have called it "blueberry yogurt" but I'm weird that way. Still trying to get a good shot of the white ones. Just haven't caught the right lighting yet to do them justice.
A new moon is the time for introspection and intention setting. The soil is dark, rich, and fertile. It's perfect for planting seeds to manifest during a future full moon. Where in the vast field do you choose to sow your seeds? Good locations are free of most weeds, have soil that's been decompacted and furrowed. With the right tool(s) you can make any location work if the energies are right. You want to make sure your desired location harmonizes with what you are intending to cultivate. Knowing which patches have brought you joy and success previously is a good place to start. Whether or not it's the right place to finish is an exercise left to the reader.
You find yourself lower to the ground than usual. While you process whether you've shrunk or are simply on your knees, you notice a familiar tattoo. A morning glory with a bumblebee butt inside it, possibly stuck, while a second bumblebee investigates. The knee is bent and the gleaming taut skin expertly contains the soft muscle tone underneath.
... Continued in the #AltText
— h3mmy 
#NSFW #AccessibilityIsHotAF #Shibari #RopeBondage #AltAfterDark #FaeSnare #Tattooed
Update: Audio version courtesy of Monsieur B posted here https://masto.thefword.club/@AltAfterDark/114920621407329802
An entity who would currently like to be known as "Monsieur B" has generously contributed his voice for various posts including those on #AltAfterDark I'm personally excited about it and looking forward to more collaborations! I'll tag these with #AuralAltAfterDark
If any of you have Steamy High Quality AltText you'd like to contribute for reading, tag us and let us know! Maybe use #HotAural4Me
Following is a previous post read by Monsieur B for your hearballs!
You'll still have to click into the original post for the image. It wouldn't let me post audio and a picture together this time.
— h3mmy 
Quoting https://masto.thefword.club/@AltAfterDark/114893262003201215
> The gay agenda... We know where it came from, but we don't know where it went. It was consumed by the assortment of queer peeps that were thirsting for agenda and some that felt it made for a good snack. If this all seems nonsensical, it might be. But you, dear reader, are sensible, and hence you do things that make sense.
>
> Embarking on your quest to do sensible stuff, you may end up following a stream of bubbles seemingly floating out of nowhere. A hidden door? A portal? Who knows? Maybe it lands you at the edge of this bed, as you consider whether this is part of the gay agenda or if it's simply that time of month where the moon wanes, allowing more darkness to fall.
>
> The weight of your pending decision is clearly warping the edge of this mattress. The curve of the hips are centered at this warp, and the curve of the foot arch flanks it to one side. The leg facing you is bound with the classic wide-band futomomo in UV yellow-green rope. It's glowing with unseen power, no doubt to ensure this entity cannot escape. Even when they can't wriggle out, they can still snare their meal.
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> ...Continued in the #AltText
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> — h3mmy 
>
> #NSFW #AccessibilityIsHotAF #Shibari #RopeArt #NomBinary
@rbreich alt-text
editorial cartoon, looks like artist is Adam Zygus
a huge belipsticked pig labled "$4 trillion deficit" with some Republican applying the lipstick while saying "This is about eliminating gov't waste ..." while shoving PBS, specifically Sesame Street and Oscar the Grouch, and NPR into a trash can
This is one of the first #NSFW pictures I used for #AccessibilityIsHotAF and I felt the #AltText could use an upgrade #AltAfterDark style. You know how sometimes you look back at your old writing and think "Did I even proofread this?"... Yeah
Anyway here is a classic #Pentagram harness with a small tweak adding the hitches at the horizontal band forming the points near the armpits. It keeps the diagonals from digging into the titty roots near the armpit when moving around. I don't use this harness often because I like my more yoinkable version but this makes for excellent fashion #Shibari because of how simple it is.
— h3mmy
Update: For a hot second the media wasn't marked as sensitive. I fixed it very quickly so hopefully it should be okay 
Update 2: For good measure, I did a delete and re-draft because of how federation can get weird
Bluebird leaning into a cold January morning.
@fff Textkachel:
"Umweltminister im ntv Frühstart
Merz-Aussagen zu Klimazielen sind "ein wenig verunglückt" Während Deutschland mit Extremwetter kämpft, sorgt Bundeskanzler Merz mit Aussagen zur Klimapolitik für Irritationen. Seine Formulierung zu den Klimazielen sei "ein wenig verunglückt", sagt Umweltminister Carsten Schneider im ntv Frühstart und erklärt, an welchen Stellen Deutschland in den Umweltschutz investiert."
Macht #Alttext oder gebt die Quelle an!
Would be nice to have a way to automatically save the text one takes a screenshot of into the metadata of the screenshot.
First I thought of running it trough Frog or some other OCR – but then I remembered that the text is right there… It should just be copied in some way, right?
Is there an alt text metadata field in png, btw, that can be accessed by websites asking for alt text?
When choosing clothes and accessories for travel always keep in mind that black goes with everything...
@gamesthatwerent suggestion for the video #altText:
"Gameplay video showcasing the shadow effect. As the person walks around and hops onto bridges and walks upto walls, and kills enemies, their shadows follow the terrain; i.e. the shadow will move from being spread out along the ground, to being cast up against the wall."
Spooky action at a distance.
Can someone help me with a dumb question I have about alt text?
If a poster describes their image or video in the post itself, is it still helpful and/or necessary to add alt text? Thanks.
it's really messed up that a number of large/popular mastodon profiles don't bother with alt text, especially after being called out on it constantly..
so much for their stand on inclusivity..
What's not to 
about zinnias? They never fail to please. I added a new mix this yr called "blueberry cream". Just started blooming.
This
from last yr. Have to say "cherry queen" is still my favorite but don't tell the other zinnias, please.
Alice honed their twitch reflexes playing Smash. A skill that still comes in handy.
