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πββοΈ Very cool to see #PhanpySocial mentioned around 58:00 mark here https://flossweekly.libsyn.com/episode-805-mastodon-bring-your-own-algorithm
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5TH4uKfE0bA&t=3480s
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Interesting, there's experimental *local* alt text generation in Firefox Nightly https://hacks.mozilla.org/2024/05/experimenting-with-local-alt-text-generation-in-firefox-nightly/ In short: DistilGPT-2 model in Transformers.js, trained on updated Flickr30k dataset with supervised learning. The copy used is also interesting: "Alt text (alternative text) helps when people can't see the image or when it doesn't load." Spent too much time on this. I would call this a media-first UI experience (IG, Pixelfed). Only on my local #PhanpySocialDev Screenshots for before and after.
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 Current progress: Pixelfed web vs Phanpy. Most photos/images look really good on Pixelfed, so following pixelart hashtag could be an edge case, possibly unfair comparison, as some images can be smaller. The carousel UI is probably useless too since all of the images can fit in, but oh well π€·ββοΈ On Phanpy, some existing features are preserved for this media-first UI including followed hashtag indicator and 'ALT' badge. #PhanpySocialDev (still local dev)
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  @cheeaun I tried Phanpy- really nice interface! I like the grouped boosts. I would love to try the grid view- letting me scroll through and see more posts faster is nice for catching up on days that I don't happen to open social media After 3 months, @phanpy is now listed on https://joinmastodon.org/apps ππ₯³ Related PR: https://github.com/mastodon/joinmastodon/pull/339#event-9764620825
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So, some folks are getting inactive on Mastodon, stayed on Twitter, hyped/saddened about popular figures migrating to BlueSky. Designers went to read.cv's Posts. Long-form content creators seem to be excited about Substack Notes. Younger generations (in Asia?) are all over TikTok. Content creators cross-post to YouTube Shorts & Reels for reach. Older folks are passively posting on Facebook. Career-driven folks are actively self-promoting on LinkedIn. Isn't this literally "decentralised"? π€ Hidden feature #protip ! For those banners that don't fit into the ratio, it'll have Phanpy's usual "scroll-image" effect when hovered. Press-holding it, will "unmask" the banner and even the avatar π¦ΈββοΈ This is on Safari, so the cursor somehow tries to select the text in the image π I use so much CSS shadows/filters/masks that it causes rendering quirks π Profile shown is @sarajw |