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[burgold]

Not as much as the black. And the black jersey is easily the sharpest of the three (setting aside the ‘those are Redskins colors’ objections). The numbers don’t lie.

Plus... you don't expect me to be consistent, do you?

 

[Boone]

You exceed expectations burgie

 

[Chris]

The alt captioning Bluesky comes up with is hilarious. I'm going to have to start paying attention and fixing them.

Where does that come from and why is it there at all?

 

[Discobob]

Not as much as the black . And the black jersey is easily the sharpest of the three (setting aside the ‘those are Redskins colors’ objections). The numbers don’t lie.

If we just switched the other two jersey's back to look as close to the old Redskins jerseys as possible, most people would be fine with the black ones. If those had been alternates during the Redskins years, I think they would have gone over well.

 

[burgold]

Not as much as the black . And the black jersey is easily the sharpest of the three (setting aside the ‘those are Redskins colors’ objections). The numbers don’t lie.

At the risk of causing mischief, the all black uniforms could be cool if we considered them the "special ops uniform" of the commanders, but that would require a real rebranding. Aack... wrong thread. Run away. Run away fast.

 

[Spearfeather]

Here is a look at the list of top sellers ( 2024 - 2025 ) that Patrick Mahomes, Jalen Hurts, Micah Parsons and Tyreek Hill round up the top five:

Christian McCaffrey, San Francisco 49ers
Patrick Mahomes, Kansas City Chiefs
Jalen Hurts, Philadelphia Eagles
Tyreek Hill, Miami Dolphins
C.J. Stroud, Houston Texans
Lamar Jackson, Baltimore Ravens
Justin Jefferson, Minnesota Vikings
T.J. Watt, Pittsburgh Steelers
Brock Purdy, San Francisco 49ers

 

[burgold]

Where does that come from and why is it there at all?

One thing Bluesky incorporates (and it's a feature I like) is the ability to provide captioning for your graphics for low vision or disabled readers. Unfortunately, if you choose not to add the alt caption yourself their AI inputs something to describe what's in the picture.

 

[Chris]

Well, ok. How do low vision or disabled readers, well, read the posts?

 

[Boone]

If we just switched the other two jersey's back to look as close to the old Redskins jerseys as possible, most people would be fine with the black ones. If those had been alternates during the Redskins years, I think they would have gone over well.

I think that’s a great point and likely true.

 

[burgold]

Doesn't quite answer your question, but here's what the American Foundation for the Blind has to say... https://www.afb.org/blog/entry/writing-alternative-text-images

It also apparently is very helpful in terms of SEO.

 

[Chris]

So you could put Washington Head Coach Dan Quinn in a suit and tie?

 

[burgold]

So you could put Washington Head Coach Dan Quinn in a suit and tie?

Yep. Honestly, it would take seconds. It's just that I keep forgetting to do it after I cut and paste a pic or gif.

(Sorry to all reading this thread who are bored by the tech talk)

 

[Chris]

 

[Enforcer]

Well, ok. How do low vision or disabled readers, well, read the posts?

So, my wife lost her vision gradually over time several years ago, sadly. Anyways, her phone has settings/apps that when she is scrolling social media for example, when it comes across an image, the phone will will read outloud a description of the image. If there is a better description, the better picture the low vision/blind person can get in their mind.

 

[Chris]

So, my wife lost her vision gradually over time several years ago, sadly. Anyways, her phone has settings/apps that when she is scrolling social media for example, when it comes across an image, the phone will will read outloud a description of the image. If there is a better description, the better picture the low vision/blind person can get in their mind.

So when scrolling though text info do the settings/apps also audibly confer that content?

 

[Enforcer]

So when scrolling though text info do the settings/apps also audibly confer that content?

Yep, if it is just text, it will read the text of the post.

 

[Chris]

Yep, if it is just text, it will read the text of the post.

That’s awesome. Something I didn’t know. 👊

 

[burgold]

I believe you can use Alt text on Twitter too. It takes a bit more effort though.

 

[DixieFlatline]

 

[Enforcer]