Hey #techhub,

I have updated the https://hub.techhub.social page, we are now fully financed (donations > costs) at current costs #finance.
I have removed the #donation link, for now, but as costs rise I will eventually put it back.
Techhub is not a business and I do not want to make money out of it. Everyone involved is doing it on a #volunteer basis.

That brings me to the second update on the page, I have added a "Help wanted" section. We need moderators (focusing on diversity), a webmaster and a graphic artist. I added a google form to submit your application.
#helpwanted

This post will also be linked in the announcements.

Thank you,

The idea of drinking 8 glasses of water a day is entirely arbitrary. Your individual water needs are based on a variety of factors including your weight, fitness level and the weather.

And yes – there is definitely such a thing as being too hydrated.

https://theconversation.com/do-you-really-need-to-drink-8-glasses-of-water-a-day-an-exercise-scientist-explains-why-your-kidneys-say-no-159020

#News #Health #Fitness #Hydration

… we are reinstituting @UMassBoston’s indoor mask requirement, effective Monday, January 9.

@CDCgov advises indoor masking amid rising COVID rates

Can you all just pretend I said something witty here and just go ahead and favorite and boost this?

It'll save me a lot of work.

Thanks. 😉

@vts On one hand you are right. We will keep doing our work no matter how many people read or hear what we say. This is our mission of preserving memory.

On the other hand we do need to reach as many people as possible. This is our mission of education. That is why we will keep asking for your support.

10 Image #CaptionTips from a transcriptionist:

1. Any words are better than nothing.
2. You don't need to say it's "a picture of…" screen readers will already say it's an image.
3. Start with the framing or format (i.e. close up, landscape, meme, text).
4. Think about the reason you're posting the pic and describe that first, add background details if you have time.
5. Pretend you're talking to someone on the phone and want to tell them about this cool thing you're looking at.
6. Transcribe any and all text in the image, even if it's the only thing you do.
7. If you've described the image in your post, you don't need to copy and paste it again in the caption. But again, don't leave it blank, just put something like "as described."
8. You can add small subjective notes, but don't give too much interpretation of the image in your own opinion.
9. Caption jokes are fun, as long as they still describe the image objectively.
10. Use punctuation, and capitalize words properly. A lot of us have interacted with this tech when calling customer service or talking to Siri, so keep in mind that you're writing for a computer to read, and it needs all the help it can get.