evilstevie @evilstevie@mastod1.ddns.net

Seems freshly pained.

#Art #StreetArt #Paris

Hey everyone,

I'm micr0, the creator of @altbot, the open-source bot that helps generate alt-text for images on the Fediverse to make content more accessible.

I have some exciting news to share - Altbot no longer uses Google's services! Many of you expressed concerns about privacy when I first launched Altbot using Google Gemini, worried about your images being processed on their servers and potentially used for training.

I promised to fix this, and I'm thrilled to announce that Altbot 2.0 is now running entirely on my own hardware using the Ovis2:8B model. Your images are processed locally with absolutely zero data retention - your content never leaves my server and isn't used to train any models.

The new system is fully GDPR compliant, and descriptions are even better across all 11 supported languages. What's also cool is that the setup is significantly more energy efficient, with 36% of power coming from clean sources. Altbot now even shows you how much energy was used for each request!

The only things Altbot 2.0 records are that a request happened, how long it took, and what language was used. No images, no content, no personal data - nothing that could identify you.

Building this upgrade was more expensive than planned - I needed a more powerful server with an A5500 GPU, which exceeded my budget by about $900 that I covered out of pocket. If you appreciate this commitment to privacy and accessibility, any support through my Ko-fi page would help recover these costs and keep Altbot free for everyone: https://ko-fi.com/micr0byte/goal?g=18

Thanks so much for your support! I built Altbot because I believe accessibility shouldn't compromise privacy, and now that vision is reality.

Feel free to boost or reach out with any questions! For press inquiries: inquiries@micr0.dev

#Styscraper just hit 100,000 views!
Going to put a traffic cone on my head to celebrate

every damn time

#libraries

#silentSunday #photography #alps

If you tell your friends about Mastodon, you’re technically an ambassador of the federation.

There should be two types of car: ones with all the digital touchscreen 'smart-tech' bullshit, and ones with proper buttons, dials and knobs.

There is something a bit weird going on. Been sorting through my photos from the last week & LOADS of clouds are forming with open mouths. This is not normal. You'd get one every now and then but honestly, they're EVERYWHERE.

I, of course, welcome our new Chompy Cloud Overlords but still... it's a bit odd. There is, I suppose, a slight chance that I have just spent too long looking at clouds.

It's a mystery 🧐

#sillyScribbles #cloudCreatures #Scotland

It has been a dreich winter, and seeing blue skies & fluffy clouds this week has been a treat but now my phone is full of cloud photos because they were just too splendid not to snap. Case in point 😁

#sillyScribbles #cloudCreatures #Scotland

You're not in the sudoers file. I'm telling mom.

@aldroid 😁

#AI #search engines cite incorrect sources at an alarming 60% rate, study says - https://arstechnica.com/ai/2025/03/ai-search-engines-give-incorrect-answers-at-an-alarming-60-rate-study-says/ yes, they really are getting worse...

Burn the entire industry down. Every server, every laptop, every backup, every bar napkin. Then jail the actual thieves for once
https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2025/03/openai-urges-trump-either-settle-ai-copyright-debate-or-lose-ai-race-to-china/

@Spacecom
🚀

(I'll be building on this image as this sham of a presidency unfolds, adding elements to reflect the no doubt innumerable corrupt developments.)

Freitagshumor.

True story

Interesting fact, a modem does not contain any more memory than is strictly required to process the data passing through it. It has no memory of past experience. That means that every time you connect to a BBS, it's thinking "what is this weird noise? Is it supposed to mean something? Oh god I think I'm going to KRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRSSSSSSSSSHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHTT"