I know people hate AI for many reasons, and I do get it...
But... I'm trying to write a blog post where I share images with album covers, titles and other info, and I have to say...

The way the AI made the elaborate alt texts for the images, it saved me loads of spoons and energy and time and frustration...
If I had better hands, better concentration, less distraction, more spoons..

Sure, I would have tried to create the lists myself. But this... It helped me so much.

I'm not lazy, I have some (invincible) disabilities. But I will want my blogs to be inclusive/accessible to all... So, lately, I've been trying to make my posts "better" by adding more alt texts with my images.

And even though the AI helps a lot, it's still quite some work to get the text to the images and all that.... But, because the alt texts take less spoons, I can work on my blog better. So that's a win.

And hey, I still write my own blog texts 😉 although my usage of the English language, I guess I may seem as silly as a ChatGPT text at times. 😂

I know there are many downsides to AI. I don't need to discuss them... Hey I don't have the spoons for that! But I try to live economical, and I do know my footprint increases with AI. But when your disability is made less restricted when AI can help with complicated alt texts...

Please don't think badly of me for using it. I want my posts to be accessible to all that may be interested in them. And I hope that, by trying my best this way, that my posts become more open for everyone to enjoy (or to quickly skip, my topics won't be enjoyable by everyone I guess 😉).

Fankoos 🫶🏻 for not judging me. And I'll keep doing my best to make my images more inclusive to everyone.

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I'll share one of the images that I am using in my new blog, and I'll add the elaborate alt text AI made for me here, as it's too big for the text box with the image itself:

A screenshot of a music streaming application displaying the "Top aller tijden" (Top of all time) albums in the "Albums" category. The interface is dark-themed with a grid of album covers, their ranking, number of streams, and an average rating.

Top Albums List:

Room Service – 3,297 streams, 11.5 rating

Cover: Roxette's "Room Service" album featuring Marie Fredriksson and Per Gessle in a red-toned design.

Have A Nice Day – 1,344 streams, 4.8 rating

Cover: Roxette's "Have A Nice Day" album, featuring a bright yellow and pink aesthetic with Marie smiling.

Mind Control – 1,319 streams, 4.4 rating

Cover: Mono Mind’s "Mind Control" with a futuristic band aesthetic.

Joyride 30th Anniversary – 1,167 streams, 4.34 rating

Cover: Roxette's "Joyride" album with Marie and Per in a retro aesthetic.

The Dark Delight – 1,089 streams, 4.3 rating

Cover: Dynazty's "The Dark Delight," featuring a dark and mystical theme.

Pearls of Passion – 1,293 streams

Cover: Roxette's debut album in black and white.

PG Roxette - Pop-Up Dynamo! – 1,181 streams, 3.92 rating

Cover: A minimalistic black-and-white design.

Charm School – 1,046 streams, 3.4 rating

Cover: A collage-style design for Roxette’s "Charm School."

Travelling – 947 streams, 3.27 rating

Cover: A red plane flying on Roxette’s "Travelling" album.

Good Karma – 959 streams, 2.98 rating

Cover: A colorful butterfly on Roxette's "Good Karma" album.

Crash! Boom! Bang! – 710 streams, 2.76 rating

Cover: A fiery design from Roxette's classic album.

Tourism 30th Anniversary – 711 streams, 2.75 rating

Cover: A tribute to Roxette’s iconic "Tourism" album.

PG Roxette - Pop-Up Dynamo! (Duplicate) – 785 streams, 2.67 rating

Cover: Same as entry #7.

Look Sharp! – 727 streams, 2.51 rating

Cover: Roxette’s famous newspaper-style album art.

Rarities – 562 streams, 2.19 rating

Cover: Roxette’s compilation album.

Firesign – 523 streams, 2.11 rating

Cover: A fiery-themed album.

The Catalyst – 667 streams, 2.08 rating

Cover: Amaranthe’s futuristic, blue-toned album.

PG Roxette - Pop-Up Dynamo! (Another Duplicate) – 620 streams, 2.08 rating

Cover: Repeating album from previous rankings.

The World According to Gessle – 562 streams, 2.05 rating

Cover: Per Gessle’s solo work.

Crash! Boom! Bang! (Duplicate) – 580 streams, 2.04 rating

Cover: Same as entry #11.

Joyride (Original 2001 Edition) – 369 streams, 1.39 rating

Cover: Roxette’s original "Joyride" artwork.

Universum – 315 streams, 1.35 rating

Cover: A sci-fi-themed album.

Divisive – 366 streams, 1.34 rating

Cover: Disturbed's intense, fiery album.

Look Sharp! (Duplicate) – 336 streams, 1.32 rating

Cover: Same as entry #14.

Don't Bore Us - Get to the Chorus! – 289 streams, 1.32 rating

Cover: Roxette’s greatest hits compilation.

The green highlight under "Albums" indicates that this tab is selected. The layout is structured, and the user interface includes options for sorting by "Nummers" (Songs), "Artiesten" (Artists), and "Genres." The share icon is visible in the top right corner.

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I had my first-ever server crash of my-place.social. This is in syslog:

2024-11-18T21:34:49.022603-05:00 my-place php: PHP Fatal error: Uncaught mysqli_sql_exception: Too many connections in /var/www/html/src/Database/Database.php:201
2024-11-18T21:34:49.022822-05:00 my-place php: Stack trace:
2024-11-18T21:34:49.022855-05:00 my-place php: #0 /var/www/html/src/Database/Database.php(201): mysqli->__construct()
2024-11-18T21:34:49.022885-05:00 my-place php: #1 /var/www/html/src/Database/Database.php(106): Friendica\Database\Database->connect()
2024-11-18T21:34:49.022911-05:00 my-place php: #2 [internal function]: Friendica\Database\Database->__construct()
2024-11-18T21:34:49.022933-05:00 my-place php: #3 /var/www/html/vendor/level-2/dice/Dice.php(132): ReflectionMethod->invokeArgs()
2024-11-18T21:34:49.022958-05:00 my-place php: #4 /var/www/html/vendor/level-2/dice/Dice.php(96): Dice\Dice->Dice\{closure}()
2024-11-18T21:34:49.022985-05:00 my-place php: #5 /var/www/html/vendor/level-2/dice/Dice.php(247): Dice\Dice->create()
2024-11-18T21:34:49.023014-05:00 my-place php: #6 /var/www/html/vendor/level-2/dice/Dice.php(132): Dice\Dice->Dice\{closure}()
2024-11-18T21:34:49.023049-05:00 my-place php: #7 /var/www/html/vendor/level-2/dice/Dice.php(96): Dice\Dice->Dice\{closure}()
2024-11-18T21:34:49.023074-05:00 my-place php: #8 /var/www/html/vendor/level-2/dice/Dice.php(247): Dice\Dice->create()
2024-11-18T21:34:49.023100-05:00 my-place php: #9 /var/www/html/vendor/level-2/dice/Dice.php(132): Dice\Dice->Dice\{closure}()
2024-11-18T21:34:49.023125-05:00 my-place php: #10 /var/www/html/vendor/level-2/dice/Dice.php(96): Dice\Dice->Dice\{closure}()
2024-11-18T21:34:49.023147-05:00 my-place php: #11 /var/www/html/index.php(34): Dice\Dice->create()
2024-11-18T21:34:49.023172-05:00 my-place php: #12 {main}
2024-11-18T21:34:49.023208-05:00 my-place php: thrown in /var/www/html/src/Database/Database.php on line 201

show variables like 'max_connections'; shows 151 max_connections.

I did: SET GLOBAL max_connections = 200;

I also edited /etc/mysql/mariadb.conf.d/50-server.cnf and set max_connections = 200

Is this too high? Too low? Did I do this the correct way?

Thank you!

Thanks!