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A lot of phone companies liked to upgrade their old polyphonic ringtones into audio. Here’s one example. Flashback. A sort of romantic, orchestral-style ringtone. It first appeared as an MMF on several LG phones in 2005, such as the SV900 and SB120. Then, in 2007, it got renamed from “Flashback” to “Like a Movie,” and was lengthened and upgraded quite considerably. Downloads:
Flashback (original MMF): http://onj3.andrelouis.com/phonetones/unzipped/LG/SB120/lovesong/Flashback.mmf
Like a Movie (original MP3): http://onj3.andrelouis.com/phonetones/unzipped/LG/GD900-Crystal/33%20Like%20A%20Movie.mp3

—@MutedTrampet

Classical music played by a model train. The train has hammers attached to it and passes glasses of water, tuned to the appropriate pitch. As far as I am aware off, they set a world record with this. https://youtu.be/aBNHmUT3GPg

—@tschapajew

@weirdwriter hello! I’ve worked as a content writer and I’ve written alt text before. I’d be happy to help out with alt text for anyone who needs it.

—@beemboibeemboi

Open-mindedness is measured by how often one’s mind is changed, not by one’s willingness to debate.

—@maxleibman

“To raise awareness of her native language, 16-year-old Emma Stevens sang a version of The Beatles’ 1968 classic “Blackbird” in the Mi’kmaq language, an Eastern Algonquian language spoken by nearly 11,000 in Canada and the United States.”

https://www.openculture.com/2023/07/hear-the-beatles-blackbird-sung-in-the-indigenous-mikmaq-language.html

—@roannaflowers

July 17 is #AltTextCoverDay, we all know how important alt text is here, but did you know most book covers, including audiobook covers, never have alt text? Next monday, July 17, post the alt text of your books / your favorite book covers!

Reply to this post if blind and low vision folks can DM you for help getting alt text of their fave book covers to post.

#AltTextCoverDay #DisabilityPrideMonth #Books #bookstodon #AmWriting

—@JessMahler

All I have to say is, the alt-text on #SilentSunday pics are a thing of beauty all on their own. Many of you describe beautifully. That’s so freakin sexy.

—@ThisPlaceAgain

Citing someone’s “philanthropy” as a mitigating factor when they’ve committed horrible crimes is just another way of saying the law doesn’t apply to rich people

—@bootstheory

I went on the Digital Accessibility Podcast and we talked about burnout in the #a11y industry.

It’s on all major platforms, and YouTube: https://youtu.be/lChvjtGlg5E

It was interesting to record. Almost like therapy! If anything discussed resonates with you, my DM’s are open!

—@craigabbott

Okay, y’all. I’ve taken what I’ve learned while using #RSS over the last 23+ years and made a 4,000 word, information-packed, free, ad-free article:

– What is RSS?
– Finding and Using Site-Based RSS Feeds
– Finding and Using Keyword-Based RSS Feeds
– RSS Feed Readers
– RSS Feed Tools

If you’re looking for ways you can continue monitoring news and the web in a post-Twitter world, I think this will help.

Like this article? Please consider boosting it. Thank you.

https://researchbuzz.me/2023/07/06/rss-2/

—@researchbuzz