Brexit, trans stuff, shitpost but also very real
Seen on birdsite :
A transgender friend has told me the UK should be required to live "as" an independent nation for two years before making the irreversible decision to transition out of the EU
https://mobile.twitter.com/davidallengreen/status/971726317166219264
Lovecraft, filk, old joke
are ye ready kids
AYE AYE CAPTAIN
I can't heeeeer you
ohhhh
who lives in a sepulchre under the sea
GREAT CTHULHU
all rugose and squamous and bloated is he
GREAT CTHULHU
that which is not dead may eternal lie
GREAT CTHULHU
and with strange aeons even death may die
GREAT CTHULHU
GREAT CTHULHU
GREAT CTHULHU
GREAT CUH THUL HOO
*nauseating piping*
Oh my gosh though, related to this, everyone should learn the NATO Phonetic ("radio") alphabet.
Alpha, Bravo, Charlie, etc. It doesn't take too much practice. It's *invaluable* when trying to communicate precise text, especially over the phone. Nobody wants an "m as in mancy" situation.
why organize tech workers?
> why organize? don't you, as a software dev, get paid enough?
1. no, i don't
2. without my knowledge or consent, things i've made have killed people, and my only options were to shrug or quit
3. work should not give you PTSD
4. worker rights and communal welfare is about more than pay. it's about power dynamics, accountability, representation, and taking the craft back from the profiteers who readily dispose of us
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A couple of friends of mine have recently been experimenting with mentioning CALLIGRAPHY PENS a lot around their laptops with browsers open on Facebook.
They don't talk about this otherwise, in any form or medium. Sure enough, they're getting calligraphy related FB adverts now.
There's no way big ad-based companies aren't helping themselves to data from your mic. Your phone and laptop are listening devices. For most of us, this will never have serious ramifications, but still, act accordingly.
I have perfectly serviceable vision and sometimes I zoom in webpages just because doing so makes it easier to read them.
Let your webpages zoom, guys. #InclusiveDesign #a11y
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