Alex Martin

Us:
💜 every purchase supports indie bookstores
💰 pays local taxes
🎉 raised more than $39 million for bookstores
🌎 certified B-Corp

Them:
❌ does not pay their fair share of taxes
❌ does not care about putting indie bookstores out of business
❌ harmful to the environment

Hate it 'cause I really felt like I was getting good stuff out of all that networking, but after 500 "got 15 minutes to connect?"s I recognized I was just busy, not productive. Much more useful with intentionality but also less profitabke for LI, so I don't expect it to last.

I tried the LION thing for a while and was inundated by automated spam and outright begging. Switched it up in early 2025 and now reject most requests & block any variant of BDR title (+ disconnect mutuals for repeat offenders). LI is calm and usable again. Until they make me pay to block. 🙃

Looking forward to the latest round of self-serving justifications from folks on why, despite this, they simply can't give up Twitter.

Akabanga all the things!

I bet we can ask Monica. Or Erica. Maybe Rita?

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I follow a lot of people on here who post poetry or programming images without alt text and it quietly reduces your impact in ways you might not be aware of, since many people have a preference for interacting with accessible content even if they don’t “need” it.

🌌🧠: Send your reps a video of themselves telling themselves to vote against this bill. I guarantee there will be an AI ban in 24 hours. 😅

Ooooh nooo Cam we have to fly to Medellín for a weekend. I'm crushed. 😈

I recently ordered a few gifts from @pigeonpost.cafe and y'all their packaging was an unexpected gift in itself. 💜 Highly recommend @alextomlinson.com's crafty creations if you've got a feather-obsessed friend in your life!

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@vueconf.us If you're gonna have an Alex as a volunteer, it should totally be @alexcurtisslep.bsky.social! He's a thoughtful, helpful human and your conference experience will be better for his attendance.

"You vs the guy she tells you not to worry about meme", featuring rapper DJ Khaled (who infamously abandoned his episode early and in disgrace) on the left as "you" and champion comedian Will Forte (who set a new standard for hot wings performance) on the right as "the guy" in the right. Khaled looks uncomfortable. Will is taking a third bite of Da Bomb.

Paul Rudd & Will Forte sitting around just noshing on fresh Jolokia like they're Cheetos. 🤷‍♂️🔥

Diversity didn’t crash the stock market.

Equity didn’t crash the stock market.

Inclusion didn’t crash the stock market.

Immigrants didn’t crash the stock market.

Trans people didn’t crash the stock market.

Chappell Roan has built a whole career out of this Venn diagram. 😅

friends, I have a bit of a scheduling emergency & I need your help:

we’re filming Web Dev Challenge on Mar 25 in Salt Lake City & had a team drop out — need to book a new team FAST

I need:
- 2 devs (combined skills covering full stack dev/UX)
- comfortable on camera
- available Mar 23–26 in SLC

Buddy it's not even 80 down here today. Locals are all in jeans, long sleeves, light jackets, and warm socks until next month.

We can upload 3 minute videos now.

YOU KNOW THE RULE

Antivaxxers are far more dangerous to society than trans people will ever be.

Always buy Inspired Native, not Native Inspired! A good place to start would be business like
Eighth Generation - www.eighthgeneration.com
Beyond Buckskin - www.beyondbuckskin.com

Tribes have online gift shops:
Otoe-Missouria
www.wokuwosa.com/shop-1
Choctaw
www.choctawstore.com/collection/?...

"That's not a Forester. THIS is a Forester."

Please sign, and share widely.

A graphic showcasing items for our moving sale shop update. Items pictured include assorted keychains, enamel pins, stickers, and mystery bags. In the center is our chubby brown cat mascot Chip winking with a heart over his head. His paws are resting on the words “MOVING SALE!” - underneath it reads “special offers valid through 3/5 or while supplies last”

Our moving sale shop update is LIVE! ⭐️🏡

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[ #cuteart #artshop #merch ]

I try every now and then & have the same experience. Just gonna stay in my little noncompetitive all-roles lane, spamming Junkrat and buying skins.

Every time!

Thank you for sharing this! I am fully ashamed to admit that I have not hunted down this glorious source - I've got some weekend reading to do & am updating all our lectures now. 🏃

Infographic featuring stick figures modeling various disabilities, classified by the impaired sense and nature of impairment (for example, "Blindness" features a character in dark glasses with a dog & cane, and is on the chart as impairing sight and permanent vs. "Distracted Driver", which impairs sight situationally).

One of my favorite graphics to use when teaching new devs about the importance of accessibility nails this:

Unfortunately, yes. Registrars of TLDs hold all the strings here, and it's only through collaboration and goodwill that we haven't seen more outrageous goldrushes by them en masse. You can shop around hosts a bit and maybe find someone offering discounts to hold your business, but it'll go up later.