that is to say, people on the internet have a startling lack of compassion. partly because of the disconnect, partly because they're asshole in digital or meatspace.
now is as good a time as any to remind yourself that a) not everyone is an asshat b) it's perfectly okay to disconnect if you need to. taking care of yourself > staying up to date on the news.
I looked at the Discourse, Egan...
I'm just gonna toss this out here, but what if, WHAT IF, we had a board of directors that were focused on implementing anti-harassment tools and WCAG usability instead of what would make the service more like the features suggested by other social media options that cause them to continue to hemorrhage users by ignoring their needs?
Anyways, the next #ForkOffTogether meeting is tomorrow. :D
Streaming, Freeplay Fridays, Snailiad
Good morning folks! I'm going live with Snailiad today, it's a metroidvania, where you play as a snail that can grab onto walls. I'm sure other abilities will be unlocked as I play through. Come and join me at https://www.twitch.tv/cookiemom
For those interested, the game can be found at http://www.snailiad.com/ or https://armorgames.com/play/11957/snailiad
Twitch streaming for Charity
Every year my friend Malfunct plays Minecraft for 24 hours and raises money for Child's Play Charity. So he's streaming now at https://www.twitch.tv/malfunct
Boosts and hosts appreciated!
mention of violence but, like, the good kind
"Lions fatally maul rhino poachers"
you're doing great sweetie!!!!!
https://nypost.com/2018/07/05/lions-fatally-maul-poachers-who-broke-into-reserve-to-hunt-rhinos/?utm_source=twitter_sitebuttons&utm_medium=site%20buttons&utm_campaign=site%20buttons
lukewarm take, Dethklok, Baby Metal
In the first Ep of Metalocalypse, Nathan Explosion says the goal of Dethklok is to male everything metal. Coffee, door to door sales, college graduation ceremonies, all metal.
Along those lines, Baby Metal is taking Japanese Idol Pop and making it metal, and I can't understand why people would give them a hard time.
Then I remember that the internet is 90% assholes and yeah, it all makes sense now.
Streaming La Mulana
Good morning folks! Going live with more of La Mulana today, hope to see you there! https://www.twitch.tv/cookiemom
doing the right thing, family
@PaulFerence It's not unique to my Mom, I've never seen either parent take a morale stand on something that doesn't affect them. It's just disappointing.
rape mention, doing the right thing, family
One of the core staff members for the Minnesota Ren Faire was charged with rape. As that issue has been investigated, there's been a lot of gross negligence and super gross harrassment that's been revealed because of it. That's caused all of my friend group that loved the faire to quit working there.
When I informed my Mom why I wouldn't have free tickets for her this year, she said it was fine and she can get 2 for 1s through the local paper.
Twitter thread on accessibility
“Can we limit emoji in names to 2 or 3 at most?
“I'm >this close< to sending people a recording of what my screen reader says every time it sees them
“If your name takes longer to say than your tweet, there's a problem”
(The thread includes an audio clip of a screen reader going through a Twitter discussion.)
Streaming some more Wolf Gang game dev today! Come say hi http://twitch.tv/lyonbeckers
Streaming Undertale
Good morning folks! Going live with more Undertale today! I am now in uncharted territory since I have made friends with Papyrus! Looking forward to new experiences and repeatedly sending Sans to the word fort! https://www.twitch.tv/cookiemom
Cookie Brigade organizer, game mechanic developer, PAX South Omeganaut 18/19.
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