I no longer have a trial account in order to test this (or see if the videos have alt text as an option) but Vista Social added video. RE:

Bluesky Social

Vista Social (@vistasocial.com)

Bluesky video scheduling is here! 🎉 ✅ Schedule videos up to 60 seconds long ✅ Up to 50mb in size ✅ mp4, mov, webm file types ✅ Cross-po...

So it's probably time to set up an alt to do a self-hosted PDS test. But maybe not today because something here seems ... slow? Also an alt account because I have a bad feeling a self-hosted acct is going to break the SMM tools. AND I might mess things up. 🤷‍♀️

I hope none of you follow all of my bridged accounts. Crossposting and bridges look unhinged in the OpenVibe app. I just watched one message across 4 platforms turn into ~7 posts?

Why am I awake so early when I was up til 3am working??

Not helping with my stress levels y'all. ★ I respect what everyone I know needs to do to be safe & sane (or safer / saner.) I need to do the same (saner / safer.) Staying here but I'm almost always on multiple platforms listed on my website too. That does sometimes shift.

I DO know that there are people within the WordPress community actively trying to fix things. I don’t think WP is a lost cause. Yet. This open letter doesn’t change my weekend research plans but I really do appreciate it & the clarity for changes that are needed. Worth reading: RE:

Bluesky Social

The Repository (@therepository.email)

WordPress Contributors and Community Leaders Call for Governance Reform in Rare Open Letter https://www.therepository.email/wordpress-contributors...

I expect another rug pull in 4 days. And that's part of the problem. I expect that now. If I'm on Bluesky less I may actually be off testing more CMSs so I can diversify, survive & not be so stressed. RE:

Bluesky Social

WordPress (@wordpress.org)

The moment is drawing near! In 4 days, State of the Word 2024 unfolds. Mark your calendars to hear insights into the upcoming WordPress journey. Tu...

I need to explore my options for disposable email addresses … thinking Proton has something. I think there are a few others too but some of them are more obfuscating your email address than being something you trash after a week because you never want their marketing.

There are a LOT of things I don't say "out loud" because I know that mentioning them are more likely to bring them into existence or it's more likely to happen faster. I think out loud a lot but I try not to on the things that will increase stress.

Can anyone do a short summary on how the Discover feed currently functions from either the user or technical perspective? Or both. I don’t live in that feed & now I’m suddenly curious because it is one of the default feeds. Discover feed pulls from content most engaged with by who you follow?