Elise Braun

While US "tech bros" were busy competing in displays of "masculine energy" and various clearly not-n4zi "salutes," Chinese companies quietly released Deepseek, shaking up market stocks.

To me, it feels like the Achaeans of the Trojan War era before the Hittites arrived.

Sometimes I want to scream about how everything goes brr here and there, but it’s illegal here and could lead to a prison sentence.So instead, I’m just a money-earning machine, with a single goal: buying safety somewhere else. Yes, it’s nearly impossible, but I just refuse to give up.

From other countries: Thailand finally recognizes same-sex marriage. Hundreds of couples are getting married today. Let’s wish them happiness!

Media from my country: Tons of tourists are catching bird flu in Thailand, and local medicine is only making it worse. Run for your lives, fools!
#blindspot

While researching Thailand’s digital nomad visa, I came across two news stories side by side—and it’s absolutely hilarious:

Deadline date passed, my work still in progress. No rest for the wicked, I guess.

#softwaredevelopment

According to Rosstat, the price of potatoes—the most consumed vegetable in my country—has nearly doubled (+91.9%) from December 2023 to December 2024.

I love potatoes; I can cook half a hundred meals with them. And now, I’m paying double compared to last year.

And I wonder why ;-)

#inflation

A comic-stylized image of a blonde woman with a cup of coffee

Hey, it's me, rusty princess of backend development.

#DigitalArt

Credits: boosty.to/owlmouse

I’m running my first large-scale database dump/recovery (~10GB) in a controlled lab environment to ensure everything works smoothly in production. #PostgreSQL is tricky :)

Yes, I’m starting to doubt if I’m a real person, three raccoons in a trench coat, or just a complex number.

But why not point to the exact reason or post that caused it? And how am I supposed to fix the problem if they didn’t even tell me what the problem is?

My Threads account has been banned from posting with no clear explanation of what I’m doing wrong.

They’ve required me to go through a verification process (captcha, email, phone, and even camera) to prove I’m a real person.

Fun fact: #SQL is older than me.

I was born the same year it became an ISO standard.

Yet mastering this language still puts food on my table.

The job market where I’m from never had #DEI programs.

Do we have meritocracy?
Skill-based recruiting?

Nope. Good old networking remains the most valuable asset if you want to get hired. Btw, skills are still matters, but it's secondary.

Another day, another portion of SQL.
Still pretending to be excited.
No weekends until the release date.
#overwork

Hi friends, I'm Elise, backend software developer and now #metarefugee

I stand for #empathy, #humanrights and #selfcare. Do not tolerate biggots.

Stuck in Siberia now, still trying to find a legal way to move somewhere safe.

Wanna find new #friends around the world.

My page is safe for #lgbtqia