Robin Riley

I lost the original source, but a historian on Bluesky pointed out that, over time, cities are more real and durable than countries.

That's been rattling around my head for weeks. Not sure what to do with it yet -- abandoning folks who live elsewhere certainly ain't it -- but it feels significant.

Welp, it's official.

I had to let go of a client today because they are *all-in* on the slop machines…Claude to be precise. They intend for it to be integral to all code going forward.

I told them I can't do it. I won't do it!

Which leaves me in a real bind because the one major client I have […]

4 weeks till my name change is official and I can tackle the next mountain of paperwork.

Not that I'm counting or anything 😅

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A pox on the first marketer who let the internal jargon that is "activation" creep into public communications.

Still glowing from feedback I got after chairing last week's Petaluma Library Advisory Board meeting.

A member of 40(!) years said she really liked how I was running things ("very thorough"), and my Vice Chair eagerly ran for re-election, saying that things were becoming more fun and interesting!

The Monterey Bay Aquarium (where I work) offers stim toys and noise-reducing headphones for folks who may be over-stimulated

This would have been great for me the very first time I went.

Here's how to use this service […]

Pico, a tuxedo cat, loafs next to sweet alyssum, a leggy little plant with clusters of tiny white flowers.

There's no plant Pico-cat loves more than cat nip, but he does seem to be drawn to the sweet alyssum and it's very cute.

#Caturday #CatsOfFediverse

Who's got two thumbs and her first WPATH letter of support? This gal! 🎉

People are starting to accidentally put my chosen (not yet legal) name on docs that really need my legal name.

So, uh, I've finally got the paperwork ready. Tomorrow I submit my petition to make it real :sparkles_transgender:

Gavin Newsom is an opportunist, and sometimes there's utility in electing opportunists.

That time is not now. We need to elect people with a moral backbone and the sense of history to know why we should never fold on _any_ vulnerable group.

I voted for him before, but I won't for him again – […]

A group selfie with Chris and Robin at a Bay FC match.

Wishing my dearest @chrisjrn a happy birthday and 10 year date-a-versary :blobcat_hearts:

Please join me in showering this fabulous human with compliments and well wishes -- Christopher always puts a smile on my face and pours his heart into the many communities he volunteers in.

A selfie of Robin in her colorful high vis biking gear throwing a peace sign, with the trees and pond at Petaluma's Lucchesi Park in the background in black and white.

A black and white photo of Robin on a hot afternoon at a music festival. Her hair is appropriately messy and she's holding a coffee up for the camera that reads: "I M Robin."

A selfie of Robin layered up on a chilly late spring evening, looking down into the camera with the sky filling the background. She's rocking a bright blue knit beanie, blue and brown gaiter, and a black vest over a brown shirt.

Happy Nonbinary Day! 💛🤍💜🖤

I'm still learning, but I don't connect with either end of the binary – I just know I'm more comfortable on one side of it than the other. You can call me Robin, or Riley, or refer to me with neutral or femme pronouns ✨

Just learned about this development through Safe Streets Petaluma. California needs to follow suit!

The Washington state legislation "gives cities the legal authority to create Shared Streets, defined by two key principles:

- A speed limit of 10 mph, and
- Pedestrians have the legal right to […]

A title slide that says: Y'all means all. Open Source and Pride with Robin Riley. @robin@riley.pub @robin.riley.pub robin@riley.pub

Got to spend part of my morning talking about how to build better communities :blobcat_hearts:

Thank you @larsmb and the rest of the folks at SUSE for the opportunity to talk about how FOSS communities have evolved, the barriers that underrepresented and […]

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A photo of Pico, a fluffy tuxedo cat, in the middle of jumping down from a planter full of cat nip.

A photo of Pico curled up on a blue chair cushion in the backyard.

Having an idyllic #Caturday 😻

My sister-in-law is the best. She's already got my lil nephew calling me Auntie Robin 🥰

A photo of an upside down angel food cake, an extremely light and fluffy, unadorned circular cake with a hole in the middle.

Ok so I photographed the wrong side, there'll be more! Baked my first angel food cake of the season 😋

I don't know how we make it through ICE becoming the best funded and least accountable enforcement agency in the country's history. I don't know how my family survives the cuts to Medicaid, Medicare, and SNAP.

We will find a way, because tyranny never lasts, but it's going to be difficult and […]

Seeing the latest news that Meta is now asking users for permission to mine their unpublished photos, I'm re-upping on this: are you still on Instagram, Facebook, or WhatsApp?

I've had friends say that me leaving FB made their feeds noticeably less interesting, and they were spending less time […]

A photo of Robin's nails against a backdrop of a healthy pineapple sage plant. Her nails are painted Robin's egg blue and feature a paper airplane on the thumbnail, with a swirly dashed line behind it that goes from thumb to pinky suggestive of it flying across the finger nails.

Shout-out to @haubles for inspiring my latest set of nails. Idk if I can afford to keep this habit up regularly but it's so fun!

Thanks as always to Jess Scott Designs at Front Row Salon ✨

Wow! It looks like the German IT Planning Council decided yesterday to consolidate a bunch of disparate communication tools with a unified system based on Matrix and MLS.

Here's the record of their decision and the other options they considered, including email protocols and XMPP […]

A map of the United States showing which states are covered by which federal court districts.

Thinking about the CASA ruling, it seems like being aware of the federal judicial district one lives in or is traveling through is about to become a lot more important: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_federal_judicial_district

#SCOTUS #USPol #CivilRights

The solstice marked 6 months since I began my social transition, and I'm pleased to say:

Even with the extra expenses, paperwork, painful procedures, health complications, abuse, and civil rights issues, I've never been happier and more confident in myself. I am clearly doing the right thing […]

A photo from a plaza inside the United Nations Headquarters, with the iconic line of flags set against a backdrop of towers on a sunny summer day in New York. In the foreground on the right is one of the bronze sculptures designed by the artist.

The artist behind this sculpture, and others like it, just passed away: "Shiny, smooth bronze globes with clawed out interiors that Pomodoro has said referred to the superficial perfection of exteriors and the troubled complexity of interiors."

RIP Arnaldo […]

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Happy solstice, my dears. May this season be one of bold dreams, deep love, joyful disruption, and sustained fights for the better world we know is possible 🌱

A group selfie of Robin and ee throwing peace signs in the UN Trusteeship Council chambers.

So many of my favorite people here at UN Open Source Week, including @EWDurbin 🎉

#UNOpenSourceWeek #OSPOSForGood

A photo of an American Robin perched on a lamp post, with skyscrapers rising into the fog in the background.

A photo of the United Nations Trusteeship Council Chamber, with Robin's laptop and water bottle on the desk in the foreground.

Delighted to be greeted by the song of an American Robin as I arrived at the United Nations for UN Open Source Week to represent @matrix!

Please do come say hi if you're here.

#OpenSource #FOSS #UNOpenSourceWeek #OSPOSForGood

I got ma'am'd by the check-in agent AND there's someone with a cat in our row. Auspicious beginning to this flight 🛫

That's the 4th interaction where someone initially clocked me as femme. I'm not even at 6 months HRT, but that and the style changes are definitely adding up! 🎉

Not like l'm […]