I love fedi because there are so many of a very specific few types of guy and I enjoy interacting with all of them
In particular, you’ve got:
software engineer in their fifties or sixties who spearheaded development on a crucial open source project that can be found credited in the notices on nearly every modern device, and is still maintaining it, xkcd [REDACTED]
developer whose last seven toots read to the effect of “mrrp mew meow ow.” They are the world’s leading expert on parser combinators.
that one person who is all in on their passion project and is more productive on it in their spare time than you are at your job
privacy enthusiast that takes other people’s viewing preferences on this site (CWs, filtering) just as seriously as their ability to keep self custody of their data online
seasoned nonprofit advocate who hates the state of the tech industry and is not afraid to be snarky about it
writer that makes explaining tech look easy (jealous, but I’m here for it)
'Great news': Ecuador #river is granted the right to not be polluted
In an unusual ruling, a court in #Ecuador ruled on Sunday that #pollution has violated the rights of a river that runs through the capital, #Quito.
The city government appealed the ruling, which is based on an article of Ecuador’s Constitution that recognises the rights of natural features like the #MachángaraRiver.
Activists who filed the complaint said Sunday the decision is “historic”.
Content warning: just childhood transphobia, minor
When I was 4, my parents sat me down and explained (in graphic detail) male and female sex organs and explained that I couldn't play with dolls or local girls because I was a boy, and it was wrong.
When I was 7, they tossed out "Super Mario Bros. 2" because I only played Princess Peach.
The last time I saw my father at 12, he showed me Jerry Springer, and (I'm censoring this for appropriateness) - told me he wanted me to know that there were people like that in the world, sick people, who got surgeries and slept with men. I never saw him again.
I had no desire for surgeries or men.
I didn't hear of HRT until 37. I vaguely had heard of Blanchard because I found him as a teen (he came up first in search results) when trying to see if it was possible to be a girl, and found it was an illness I was vulnerable to.
If I had heard about HRT, even once, or seen us as people, my life would have been different.
Eh, I spend years not-quite-finishing the scripts I'm writing by being slow and careful and deliberate. Sometimes it would be nice to actually complete a project.
We desperately need to start a Slow Software movement. High quality, intentionally designed, low defect software done at a quarter of the pace for the same price. Because we've been destroying the mental health of developers for the last quarter century, and what do we have to show for it but a giant mess?
We desperately need to start a Slow Software movement. High quality, intentionally designed, low defect software done at a quarter of the pace for the same price. Because we've been destroying the mental health of developers for the last quarter century, and what do we have to show for it but a giant mess?
Interviewing Employer: Where do you see yourself in five years?
Me: In a hermit's hovel in the woods near the mountains, as far away from humanity as I can possibly get. Birdsong will be my alarm, and the chirping of crickets will be my bedtime lullaby. While completely nude I will bathe in crisp spring lakes and hunt with the wolves, dance with the fireflies and run free with the wind at my back.
Interviewing Employer: ...
Me: ...
Interviewing Employer: ... Are you hiring?
🏔️🌲🏞️
(I hope this brought you a smile! If you're looking for a job currently, good luck!! I'm cheering for you!!)
If i could be any animal, I'd love to be a Sloth or a monkey. Yes, I'm looking for a job. I'd love to live in a nice forest where I could know I had friends who'd want to hang with me.
sounds a bit like my job as night manager of the lower realms of the cooler side of hell:
A cave at the side of a very active volcano, the sweet sound of crows and ravens, bathing in acidic hot water from deep underground. Playing with all the fluffy bats and running with all the fiery (literally) wolves.
“I wish it need not have happened in my time," said Frodo. "So do I," said Gandalf, "and so do all who live to see such times. But that is not for them to decide. All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given to us."
Content warning: A European's perspective on US gun violence
Why is a shooting in the USA even noteworthy these days? It's a daily occurrence. People even get killed by "ambient bullets" - NDs and other stray shots. It's just part of everyday life, like obesity and punitively-expensive healthcare.
Remember how the Brexit referendum was won days after a politician on the remain side was assassinated by someone supporting leave, and the whole thing was apparently just forgotten about?
Here is a little blast from the past for all you synthesizer fans out there. Mark Isham - Never Cry Wolf. Fantastic movie with an amazing soundtrack, which often reminds a little of blade runner.
Soundtrack from the 1983 Carroll Ballard film "Never Cry Wolf," with Charles Martin Smith, Brian Dennehy, Zachary Ittimangnaq, Samson Jorah, Martha Ittimangn...
That was very pretty. The youtube video had some great visuals from the movie, which was great because I've never seen it and now I want to! Thank you for the cool recommendation! :3 💙💙💙💙
@Violet 's monitor got damaged on the way to the Black Valley @demoparty_no party, so in a life-giving-you-lemons exercise, I decided to make it into a one-of-a-kind custom demo platform using the remaining pixels. One soundtrack from @vurpo later and we were in business...
RaccoonViolet's monitor got damaged on the way to the Black Valley demoparty in Norway, so we did the obvious thing and made it into a one-of-a-kind demo pla...
A guy on Facebook reported one of my #COVID19 posts as misinformation, saying that masks have been proven to be ineffective at preventing infections. If you are laboring under the same delusion:
Masks are, if correctly and consistently worn, effective in reducing transmission of respiratory diseases and show a dose-response effect. - Recent research study https://journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/cmr.00124-23
Making #penplotter progress. I had to stop it while it was making the title text because it was doing this weird thing where it kept lifting and dropping the pen making the curves, but all the other line work and text came out great!
'Great news': Ecuador #river is granted the right to not be polluted
In an unusual ruling, a court in #Ecuador ruled on Sunday that #pollution has violated the rights of a river that runs through the capital, #Quito.
The city government appealed the ruling, which is based on an article of Ecuador’s Constitution that recognises the rights of natural features like the #MachángaraRiver.
Activists who filed the complaint said Sunday the decision is “historic”.
https://www.euronews.com/green/2024/07/08/great-news-ecuador-river-is-granted-the-right-to-not-be-polluted-in-historic-court-case
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'Great news': Ecuador river is granted the right to not be polluted in historic court case
Angela Symons (Euronews.com)