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dyani

@dyani@social.coop

AuDHD, curator of information, optimist at my core, lover of all souls, leftist, hobby switcher, graphic designer, UX and accessibility learner, artist.

Trying to embody the inclusivity, deep acceptance, and safety I believe we all deserve.

I share things that make me happy, things that make me think, things that are helpful to know for me & for others. Lots of leftist, neurodiversity, cats, and digital art fall into those categories.

Interact w me periodically, then ask for a follow back!

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dyani, to random
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Help!

How can I explain to someone that making their webpage harder to skim, in order to force people to read it thoroughly, will have the opposite effect?

edit: trying to resist reactively replying to this person with OMG that is so ableist, please just no

edit 2: i'll reply to this with what i actually sent them

edit 3: i am now trying to find ways to make their page MORE skimmable 😈 as retaliation lol

dyani,
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what i sent them, combined from a few suggestions (thank yoouuuuu! 💖)

Modern users have many demands on their attention. If they can’t quickly find what they need, we’re liable to lose their interest and leave them frustrated, which breaks their trust in us (important as state gov). Keeping the design clean and text skimmable means the content is brief and accessible to everyone, no matter their cognitive ability.

dyani,
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@MsHearthWitch yes!! literally every human brain works this way. i am willing to bet my whole bank account that this person has had that experience online on some other website in their personal life. so idk why they think it's a good idea here. ugggh!

dyani, to random
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Maybe I would like to be the kind of person who wakes up early and does puzzmo puzzles at the kitchen table for a half hour while drinking tea 🫖

dyani,
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@masukomi i have never liked black tea but i also have only ever tried horrible quality old teabags that you find at hotels lol

dyani,
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@masukomi i should just look for a small sampler from a company or country that actually does it right

dyani, to random
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Problem: cats walk all over my skeleton when I'm in bed

Solution: put heating pad next to me as a cat attractant, cats lay on that instead

EDIT: this also rhymes! how neat

dyani, to actuallyautistic
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Any other autistic kin struggle with speech and articulation when they were little?

I'm recording an instructional voice-over today and my mom just told me I used to have a lisp when I was little. That's news to me!

I definitely notice sludgy articulation around L and S sound as an adult. Outside of voice over recording, I could not care less about my articulation. But it is interesting!

@actuallyautistic

dyani,
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@skinnylatte @actuallyautistic I've heard of that with other autistic people! That's pretty cool honestly.

dyani,
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@brooke @actuallyautistic i do that too!! i wouldn't mind taking a few vocal coaching lessons just about that specific issue, if i had disposable income!

dyani,
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@benjamincox @dave @actuallyautistic NTs definitely think about the photo thing, because being on camera is such a frequent thing in today's life! And yeah that's how I speak too. My hypothesis is my body is trying to conserve energy so it always defaults to least muscle movement & energy consumption as possible

dyani,
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@Mux

ah that's reassuring and good to know!

@benjamincox @dave @actuallyautistic

dyani, to random
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Save me! My attention-hoarding cuddly cat has developed a new annoying routine because i reinforced it only 3 different times 😩

The routine: extreme snuggling and purring and hugging at my desk for 15 minutes straight every morning when I sit down to work.

dyani, to random
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At the park today I saw another girl sitting having a snack and drink while reading on her own. But she didn't have any earbuds or headphones. And there were TWO DUELING ICE CREAM TRUCKS driving around the park. How was she coping??? 🫡

dyani,
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also she was sitting in the middle of the park, whereas I went way deep into the ornamental garden and sat behind a flower bed with bushes at my back so i could see the enemy coming 😶‍🌫️

dyani, to random
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I am feeling stronger as a person, from this whole divorce thing.

But it's because I have lifted a very heavy weight of grief and pain, and I'm still lifting it.

It's a very weird feeling to feel strong and sad at the same time.

dyani,
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@MsHearthWitch yeah! I think that's why I have been angry. Because he caused a harmful situation in which I had to become this way, with no choice. 🤷🏻‍♀️

dyani, to random
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Is there a website where I can see which shows are streaming in which countries on which platforms?! So I can know what to switch my VPN to?

dyani, to random
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In light of covid, I wish my city (or any city really) had outdoor event spaces for medium-big sized cons. With built-in shade, pre-planned layouts with trash cans, maybe some counter tops, maybe half walls to create rows, drinking fountains, bathrooms, electrical outlets, etc.

Not just a big park where they shove a bunch of tents!

dyani, to macos
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Best free screenshot and annotation tool for mac?? I need text, shapes, drawing, arrows, etc.

It's time for an upgrade or at least a jailbreak from this shitty old paid Snaggit software I'm using.

#macOS

dyani,
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@snaptophobic ohh thank you! i never dive into preview. this might work. it's missing the ability to set style defaults for all the tools, at first glance. 🤔 i'll keep playing with it

ashleyspencer, to random
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My fish aquarium is complete!

Time to add water and start cycling the tank!

Lucky little Betta fish will get a big pretty 20 gallon home.

And 6 different kinds of food to choose from with shrimp, fish, insects, and bloodworms.

Shall be a very spoiled betta living a lavish lifestyle lol

dyani,
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@pathfinder @ashleyspencer you could also just sit on the counter top! That's pretty safe.

dyani, to random
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Having a rough body pain day.

I realized in a moment of crisis that I have no ice packs. So now... I am holding a tube of frozen meat to my neck. This is my life now.

dyani,
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@MsHearthWitch thank you! i wish i could live in the water so gravity would stop destroying my skeleton!

dyani,
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@MsHearthWitch my dream is to someday have a big enough bathtub for that!!

dyani,
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@MsHearthWitch OHHH that's even better!! i am upgrading my dream to that!

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