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(they/them) ๐Ÿณ๏ธโ€๐ŸŒˆ๐Ÿณ๏ธโ€โšง๏ธ gender is a scam. Trans/leaning-femme engineer for the wumpus by day ๐Ÿ‘พ spicy โ™๏ธ by night - former astronomer ๐Ÿ”ญ drawn into ๐Ÿ”ฎ by queerness. โ›ต๏ธ๐Ÿฐ๐Ÿฆฎ๐Ÿ”๏ธ๐Ÿ“ธ๐Ÿฆ…๐Ÿฆ†

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A plush purple slipper in the shape of a square headed creature known for his loneliness in a chat app, standing on a deck.

A plush purple slipper in the shape of a square headed creature known for his loneliness in a chat app, standing on a deck.

Yes I am wearing slippers in the shape of the wumpus head and itโ€™s 11:42am. How did you know I work from home?

07.10.2025 18:44 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Some days I wake up and am like โ€œI would like more E today, can I just have some extra as a treat?โ€ But Iโ€™m too much of a rule follower to actually do that.

07.10.2025 16:54 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

In software specifically, I see folks talking about how AI is better at writing go - a language that eschews abstraction because itโ€™s easy for google to hire people who can just deal with it.

19.06.2025 00:18 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Itโ€™s not about solving hard problems, itโ€™s about noticing the patterns we couldnโ€™t be bothered to solve because capitalism made it cheaper to just pay people to wade through the menial bullshit.

19.06.2025 00:17 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

This applies to art and writing too. Why is AI great at arguing with scammers or getting insurance to pay you? Those are both menial, BS tasks.

19.06.2025 00:16 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

AI pushes our systems towards bullshit jobs and menial crud. That it works so well for so many software problems is an indicator that most of our abstractions for software suck and require a lot of menial glue to get held together.

19.06.2025 00:15 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
A large grey rabbit is flopped on his tummy on some beige carpet, one back leg extended behind him and one drawn slightly toward his body. He is extremely handsome and cute and a good boy.

A large grey rabbit is flopped on his tummy on some beige carpet, one back leg extended behind him and one drawn slightly toward his body. He is extremely handsome and cute and a good boy.

the wisest member of our household says itโ€™s time to flop for a good rest ๐Ÿ’–

20.04.2025 20:23 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 52    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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โ€œMy detention at Guantanamo changed me. The isolation, the deprivationโ€ฆ it broke us down.โ€

A Venezuelan man who entered the US for a CBP One appointment on Jan. 19, 2025โ€”and violated no lawsโ€”describes the horrors of Guantanamo detention aka imprisonment.

ccrjustice.org/sites/defaul...

06.04.2025 16:09 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2007    ๐Ÿ” 970    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 31    ๐Ÿ“Œ 72

Yup.

Did y'all know that the Kindle Fire, iPhone, iPad, Palm Pilot, Android, Walkman, Discman, iPod, and GoPro,were all designed in the USA within about 20 miles of deAnza Boulevard in San Mateo?๐Ÿคฏ

The US is over 3.8 million square miles! But the entire world's HW talent is overly concentrated here

06.04.2025 17:15 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 239    ๐Ÿ” 51    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 8    ๐Ÿ“Œ 12
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What If We Made Advertising Illegal? What if we banned all advertising? Not regulate itโ€”abolish it. This proposal would transform manipulation machines, and maybe save democracy itself. A thought experiment worth considering.

Hereโ€™s one step I hadnโ€™t considered before, but imagine the communities we could make if community were how we moved information, not ads: simone.org/advertising/

06.04.2025 21:25 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Today Iโ€™m going to try imagining a better world. Tomorrow Iโ€™ll return to thinking about how to make this one a little less bad. As @prisonculture.bsky.social says, โ€œHope is a disciplineโ€. ๐ŸŒบ

06.04.2025 21:23 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Josh Hawley's Podcast Episode ยท If Books Could Kill ยท 03/31/2025โ€„ยทโ€„Bonusโ€„ยทโ€„Subscribers Only ยท 1h 21m

Nothing like listening to @michaelhobbes.bsky.social and @notalawyer.bsky.social dunk on Josh Hawley on @ifbookspod.bsky.social to remind myself that I have so little desire for Masculinity. How the hell did I ever think that made sense for me. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/i...

05.04.2025 17:11 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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GoFundMe, Mandy Moore and the unfairness of disaster relief: โ€˜If you were poor before, you should stay poorโ€™ Aid was historically seen as a way to โ€˜restore the status quoโ€™. Now the actorโ€™s bid for help amid the LA fires raises a question: who deserves to crowdfund?

I wrote about the LA wildfires, the GoFundMes of rich people, and the long history of disaster relief reproducing inequality.

17.01.2025 14:59 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 504    ๐Ÿ” 227    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 28    ๐Ÿ“Œ 32

Iโ€™m gonna let my fellow white people in on something: if some shit goes down and the people going โ€˜I thought everything was fineโ€™ are mostly white and the people going โ€˜that sure was some shitโ€™ are not white, a little sensor should go off in your head that maybe your perspective is limited here

16.01.2025 00:40 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 32    ๐Ÿ” 5    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

There are so many folks in need right now and I'm very moved by the support my friend has already received, and -- this is my friend, Jenn, and her partner, Sam, who have lost everything in the Eaton Fire. They are such kind people. If you have a little to give, their GFM is here:

11.01.2025 02:52 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 9    ๐Ÿ” 7    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Today I got confirmation from a friend that their house burned to the ground in the fires in LA. Chaparral wants to burn, and these fires have been in some of the most difficult conditions for firefighting. My heart aches for all those impacted.

09.01.2025 22:43 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

as a disabled & depressed person, Iโ€™ve developed a lot of skills in finding & communicating with health professionals. Iโ€™ve helped multiple people close to me (in different states!) find doctors, therapists, etc. if I offered consulting services around this would that be of interest to folks?

21.12.2024 01:33 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 16    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 3    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

More #travelingwhiletrans I used to visit the restroom before my flight. Now Iโ€™m waiting to board - at least airplane bathrooms are unisex.

16.12.2024 19:42 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I love all the papers coming out showing that RTO mandates were a dumb idea. And I notice all the data-driven CEOs are not rapidly issuing retractions. Itโ€™s not about โ€œcollaborationโ€ itโ€™s about control.

16.12.2024 16:09 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 6    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Please continue to submit oneshot ideas, panel proposals, giveaway prizes, etc. to #Games4Gaza! I am THRILLED with what has come in so far, and we still have room for many more proposals. Pitch your stuff here! โฌ‡๏ธ #ttrpg

forms.gle/LLCvqB3RqqZE...

15.12.2024 23:49 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 42    ๐Ÿ” 41    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Today Iโ€™m travelling while trans. My hair looks different from left and right (my head is shaved down the middle) and Iโ€™m counting the times I get multiple pronouns from the same person.

16.12.2024 16:06 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Red text and images of red watermelon slices appear on a black background. The red text reads: Games For Gaza: Mutual Aid Edition. 

In a green text box below, the following words appear: 

January 3-5, 2025 Directly benefitting Palestinians in Gaza 
- Pitch a oneshot or panel
- Offer production services 
- Donate giveaway prizes 
Direct questions to: anuminousproduction@gmail.com 

Below the text box is the hashtag #Games4Gaza

Red text and images of red watermelon slices appear on a black background. The red text reads: Games For Gaza: Mutual Aid Edition. In a green text box below, the following words appear: January 3-5, 2025 Directly benefitting Palestinians in Gaza - Pitch a oneshot or panel - Offer production services - Donate giveaway prizes Direct questions to: anuminousproduction@gmail.com Below the text box is the hashtag #Games4Gaza

Announcement time! I'm bringing back #Games4Gaza, this time as an event from Jan 3-5 that will invite people to donate directly to the fundraising drives of several families in Gaza. Pitch your oneshots, panels, giveaway items, and volunteer services using this form โฌ‡๏ธ

forms.gle/LLCvqB3RqqZE...

13.12.2024 18:13 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 193    ๐Ÿ” 215    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 6    ๐Ÿ“Œ 3

If anyone speaks crow, Iโ€™d like to say โ€œum, actually the neighborhood cats have been a much larger contributor to your mortality rate than the birdsโ€ but I donโ€™t speak crow or reply-guy. Please help.

28.11.2024 18:40 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Once again the crows have radicalized against the hawks and bald eagles (neither of whom give a shit about crows other than to think they are annoying). They try to dive bomb the big birds, and the big birds just look at them like โ€œbuzz offโ€

28.11.2024 18:40 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
28.11.2024 04:59 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 12485    ๐Ÿ” 2581    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 236    ๐Ÿ“Œ 56
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Dreams on a Pillow announced - a game based on the 1948 Palestinian Nakba.

From the dev behind Liyla & The Shadows of War - the 2016 game about a girl living under the war in Gaza.

Expression and stories like this are important - back it if you can.

(LaunchGood page)

28.11.2024 17:16 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 45    ๐Ÿ” 23    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Pie chart:
74% hydrogen
25% helium
1% other (in tiny font)

Pie chart: 74% hydrogen 25% helium 1% other (in tiny font)

Atoms are binary. They are either intended to be hydrogen or helium. We can't just scrap this worldview just because of a handful of exceptions

28.11.2024 13:02 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 9053    ๐Ÿ” 2525    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 119    ๐Ÿ“Œ 133

Opened tumblr for the memes, got an ad immediately for the Wall Street Journal. Iโ€™m not in the overlap in that Venn diagram. Iโ€™m not even sure that overlap can support life.

28.11.2024 18:16 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

lefty shit posters: the harris campaign is chasing Good Republicans, and this is not going to work

harris campaign vets: we chased Good Republicans, this is the only possible strategy, there are no others, and it failed because trans people exist

27.11.2024 18:07 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 534    ๐Ÿ” 125    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 13    ๐Ÿ“Œ 3

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