ok youtube just said “fuck you if youre deaf or hard of hearing or just want to watch a video in a different language”
https://twitter.com/LiamODellUK/status/1288869766980042752
and you know what the fucking bullshit is they’re replacing it with a ~6 months free of a subscription to a third party captions provider~ which of course you’d have to pay for after those 6 months are up and you KNOW random youtuber #9039 isn’t going to bother to keep paying for that either because they won’t have the money or they just won’t care. and youtube’s going to act like that’s a perfectly fine alternative that won’t result in the majority of the site suddenly going from “more or less accessible” to “Fuck You If You’re Disabled”
“citing low usage” are you fucking kidding me nearly every worthwhile video i watch uses community captions. sometimes they’re kind of janky cuz they were made by some 14 year old who thought it’d be funny to put their own irrelevant jokes and commentary in there but that wasn’t a reason to ditch the feature entirely when its so useful and important
i’m not even hard of hearing and i rely on them to watch videos in other languages…this is literally how people have been making english subs for japanese songs and the like for years and it was great because you didn’t have to reupload the videos yourself and take away views from the original creators. many creators don’t allow reprints of their work whatsoever so if they go through with this (which unfortunately they seem pretty deadset on because lololol moneyyyyyy) it’s entirely likely that there just won’t be a way to watch that content with captions
there’s a petition to keep community captions…i don’t know if it’ll really do anything since they’re already going ~oh but we have Paid Alternatives!~ but don’t just let this pass by this should be a huge deal but i’ve barely seen anyone talking about it (not that i expect people to talk about things of any particular importance on tumblr but it’s not even getting attention on twitter beyond that one thread and like 2 other posts)
so like. sign this and shit don’t let youtube just actively get rid of accessibility features without anyone caring (though i’d say probably use twitter if you want to actually get their attention i don’t think they’d look here) http://chng.it/LN9HRNmnkg
if you’ve ever wondered what it’s like to live in the midwest, this is it.
So I found this app called Scan Halal where you scan the bar code of your food and it tells you if its halal or not. It’s a free app too. Pass this on so others can see and worry a little less about their food/snack choices
Even in death you cannot respect a woman enough to use her name. How disgusting.
talk about yemen. talk about the 63,000 yemeni children that died of preventable causes. talk about how the UN dubbed it “ the world’s largest humanitarian crisis ”. talk about US’ major role in backing Saudi Arabia’s bombing. talk! talk! talk! this needs to get the deserved and much needed attention.
//Hello there, traveler. I couldn’t help but overhear your need for… ambient mixes. I have some here that I think you might enjoy.
Who can’t resist a thunderstorm and a crackling fire? Perhaps you can even pair it with the ticking of a grandfather clock.
Or perhaps you would like to find yourself in a coffee shop as rain pours outside?
Relaxing by the harbor, even?
Might you perhaps find yourself back in the Victorian era?
Maybe you’d prefer to hang out in a bar, listening to music and chatter?
Are you interested in listening to the ambiance of a lonely gas station instead?
How about the sounds of a cozy campfire on the beach?
Who can resist the sounds of a writer’s library from the 1930s?
I can’t resist the sounds of a fountain in a courtyard garden. Perhaps you’re the same in that regard?
Would you like to spend your morning in a meadow?
How about some birdsong in a forest?
Or a carriage ride through a forest?
A creaky pirate ship on the ocean seas during a storm?
A swamp at night?
Or even a seaside market?
Potion shop sounds, anyone?
Would you like some ocean waves?
And who can resist a campfire by the river at night?
How about a room under water?
Can you resist time spent at a mountain lake?
How about a spaceship?
Or piano from another room?
Every now and then, I don’t mind the sounds of a busy kitchen. How about it?
Maybe I can interest you in a night spent in a greenhouse?
How about a cozy street in Spain?
Or an Italian cafe at night?
I would not be surprised to find you back in an old library, of course.
Who can resist a nice winter cabin?
Or early morning ambiance?
I’m sure the wizard won’t mind if you stay here for a little bit.
A winter campfire with owls in the distance? Don’t mind if I do.
How about a train ride in the rain?
Or a car ride in the rain?
Have at it, traveler. Perhaps one day you’ll come back and I’ll have more to offer you.
Here you go!
I’m trying to find that XKCD comic with the two geologists who are like “we have to remember the average layperson only knows formulas for three or four basic schists and quartzes” and I cannot.
Anyone have it where you can lay hands on it?