Red
@redcognito.bsky.social
A liberal, lefty fraggle with no time for sexists, homophobes, transphobes, racists or other bigots. British. He/him. Trans. Queer. ADHD. Fibro. Diabetic. Crafter. Gamer. Reader. Cat slave.
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· Dec 23
Hi, wondering how to write good image descriptions and #AltText? Here's a detailed breakdown for you 🧵
[I am not claiming to be an expert, this advice is based on my personal experience as a visually impaired person.]
[I am not claiming to be an expert, this advice is based on my personal experience as a visually impaired person.]
Please, use alt text when you post images. Don't exclude people with visual impairments.
Is there a way to get Amazon to stop 'arrives before father's day' messaging?
June 11, 2025 at 9:53 AM
Is there a way to get Amazon to stop 'arrives before father's day' messaging?
Atrocious behaviour The Daily Mash, *especially* during Pride month. This is viciously biphobic, bi women have to put up with this crap all the time, especially those in relationships with men, they don't need it from you. If you have a shred of decency, you'll apologise and delete this.
Straight woman is bi for Pride month buff.ly/aA2bEaR
June 9, 2025 at 12:03 PM
Atrocious behaviour The Daily Mash, *especially* during Pride month. This is viciously biphobic, bi women have to put up with this crap all the time, especially those in relationships with men, they don't need it from you. If you have a shred of decency, you'll apologise and delete this.
I do not approve of dust. Nasty stuff.
June 3, 2025 at 4:33 PM
I do not approve of dust. Nasty stuff.
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All the Pride Lemons (I think??) that I drew a couple of years ago, because I realized I’d never posted them here. Happy Pride Month! 🔪
June 1, 2025 at 7:47 PM
All the Pride Lemons (I think??) that I drew a couple of years ago, because I realized I’d never posted them here. Happy Pride Month! 🔪
May the bastard who gave me this lurgy spend the day treading on lego.
June 2, 2025 at 9:26 AM
May the bastard who gave me this lurgy spend the day treading on lego.
I'm doing okay, desperately sad, but I don't feel like I'm being physically torn apart anymore. Overwhelmed by many things, but I have Mara, John and Myrtle. We're getting there.
May 28, 2025 at 10:53 PM
I'm doing okay, desperately sad, but I don't feel like I'm being physically torn apart anymore. Overwhelmed by many things, but I have Mara, John and Myrtle. We're getting there.
Myrtle has decided my room is now hers, and she'll graciously share her bed with me.
May 28, 2025 at 10:48 PM
Myrtle has decided my room is now hers, and she'll graciously share her bed with me.
My dad, the absolute centre of my world, suffered a stroke on Tuesday evening, killing his brain stem. Essentially, he's not there anymore, but basic functions continue. We're waiting for his body to pass, but don't know how long that will take. Wherever he is, I hope he found mum again.
May 23, 2025 at 1:37 PM
My dad, the absolute centre of my world, suffered a stroke on Tuesday evening, killing his brain stem. Essentially, he's not there anymore, but basic functions continue. We're waiting for his body to pass, but don't know how long that will take. Wherever he is, I hope he found mum again.
BLASPHEMY! Leave Astarion's perfect buns alone.
May 19, 2025 at 11:22 PM
BLASPHEMY! Leave Astarion's perfect buns alone.
Cancer wasn't even on the radar for mum. It came up in bloodwork for something else. We never expected it, and less than two months later, she was gone.
Cancer is insidious, it's so easy to miss or dismiss until it's too late.
Cancer is insidious, it's so easy to miss or dismiss until it's too late.
the path from “oh this is uncomfortable” to “oh it’s actually terminal cancer” can be a very short one
that’s what happened to my grandfather
Biden shouldn’t have run again but I don’t think he was covering this up
that’s what happened to my grandfather
Biden shouldn’t have run again but I don’t think he was covering this up
May 19, 2025 at 9:52 PM
Cancer wasn't even on the radar for mum. It came up in bloodwork for something else. We never expected it, and less than two months later, she was gone.
Cancer is insidious, it's so easy to miss or dismiss until it's too late.
Cancer is insidious, it's so easy to miss or dismiss until it's too late.
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Always loved Calvin and Hobbes but the day I realised that it wasn't just talking tiger & kid but Calvin's stuffed toy he lives in this alternate reality with while navigating the everyday world was when I understood this is one of the greatest works of literature in history of the English language
May 19, 2025 at 2:57 PM
Always loved Calvin and Hobbes but the day I realised that it wasn't just talking tiger & kid but Calvin's stuffed toy he lives in this alternate reality with while navigating the everyday world was when I understood this is one of the greatest works of literature in history of the English language
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This is Deku. He's approximately three stories tall. Shedding season is a public health concern. 14/10
May 19, 2025 at 4:27 PM
This is Deku. He's approximately three stories tall. Shedding season is a public health concern. 14/10
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This is good news. And no, poor families do NOT have to have Netflix to access Sesame Street. Netflix will release episodes to PBS the *same day* they drop on Netflix, which is significantly better than the prior deal with HBO, which delayed episodes for 9 MONTHS before porting them over to PBS.
“Sesame Street” has found itself a new home.
Netflix announced that the decades-old public educational television program will premiere its 56th season on the global streaming giant, along with 90 hours of previous episodes.
Netflix announced that the decades-old public educational television program will premiere its 56th season on the global streaming giant, along with 90 hours of previous episodes.
‘Sesame Street’ is coming to Netflix with new streaming deal
“Sesame Street” will release episodes on both PBS Kids and Netflix later this year.
www.washingtonpost.com
May 19, 2025 at 3:45 PM
This is good news. And no, poor families do NOT have to have Netflix to access Sesame Street. Netflix will release episodes to PBS the *same day* they drop on Netflix, which is significantly better than the prior deal with HBO, which delayed episodes for 9 MONTHS before porting them over to PBS.
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They're talking about "water based" cooking now. Cooking things in water instead of oils. It's soup. They're making soup.
May 19, 2025 at 6:22 PM
They're talking about "water based" cooking now. Cooking things in water instead of oils. It's soup. They're making soup.
Thank you Philippa. 💜
I'm watching the Parliamentary debate about the self-ID e-petition and my JAW IS ON THE FLOOR.
The MPs speaking are hitting ALL the key pro-trans talking points:
- transphobic bias in EHRC
- nightmare of SC ruling
- toilet bans are awful
- must hear trans voices
- IGLA rainbow map
1/
The MPs speaking are hitting ALL the key pro-trans talking points:
- transphobic bias in EHRC
- nightmare of SC ruling
- toilet bans are awful
- must hear trans voices
- IGLA rainbow map
1/
May 19, 2025 at 7:26 PM
Thank you Philippa. 💜
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Apple Books has ALL of the audiobooks in the Murderbot series by @MarthaWells.com on sale.
⭐️Murderbot is a snarky, ace, agender, autistic, badass who just wants to be left alone so that it can watch it’s favorite videos all day 🌈📚🚀
The audiobooks’ narration by Kevin R. Free is also excellent.
⭐️Murderbot is a snarky, ace, agender, autistic, badass who just wants to be left alone so that it can watch it’s favorite videos all day 🌈📚🚀
The audiobooks’ narration by Kevin R. Free is also excellent.
May 17, 2025 at 1:13 PM
Apple Books has ALL of the audiobooks in the Murderbot series by @MarthaWells.com on sale.
⭐️Murderbot is a snarky, ace, agender, autistic, badass who just wants to be left alone so that it can watch it’s favorite videos all day 🌈📚🚀
The audiobooks’ narration by Kevin R. Free is also excellent.
⭐️Murderbot is a snarky, ace, agender, autistic, badass who just wants to be left alone so that it can watch it’s favorite videos all day 🌈📚🚀
The audiobooks’ narration by Kevin R. Free is also excellent.
Now work out why their brain cells are so much lighter. That's the REAL mystery of ginger cats.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Decades-long mystery of ginger cats revealed - BBC News
Researchers in Japan and US have unlocked the 60-year mystery of what gives cats their orange colour.
www.bbc.com
May 17, 2025 at 3:21 PM
Now work out why their brain cells are so much lighter. That's the REAL mystery of ginger cats.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
www.bbc.com/news/article...
In the ultimate tribute to the Murderbot TV show premiering today, I am going to consume media on Company time.
May 16, 2025 at 1:35 PM
In the ultimate tribute to the Murderbot TV show premiering today, I am going to consume media on Company time.
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@redcognito.bsky.social@bsky.brid.gy "Santa Claus, North Pole" would be traditional, I think.
May 13, 2025 at 7:23 PM
@redcognito.bsky.social@bsky.brid.gy "Santa Claus, North Pole" would be traditional, I think.
My poor brain.
Surely writing a letter is in itself adulting, which means you can't resign by doing adulting in itself?
Recursion!
Recursion!
May 13, 2025 at 6:22 PM
My poor brain.
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I think to the nearest cat, however it's REALLY hard to get the cat to accept the letter.
May 13, 2025 at 5:05 PM
I think to the nearest cat, however it's REALLY hard to get the cat to accept the letter.
I would like to resign from adulting. To whom do I address the letter?
May 13, 2025 at 3:50 PM
I would like to resign from adulting. To whom do I address the letter?
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May 8, 2025 at 9:00 PM