ken burns style letters about WFH, threats of violence to an imaginary cameraperson
My Dearest Dorothy,
Today is the ninth day of working from home. I have forgotten the taste of of the snacks in the cabinet at the office. They say that we are fighting bravely, but truth be told I have not seen the enemy yet. Though we are well-stocked with toilet paper thanks to Providence, our other supplies are running low. I fear we will run out of chocolate-covered almonds completely the next time I get the munchies. Time plays funny tricks and seems to take forever to pass compared to the office, which I sorely miss. It seems now I must take my leave, as it is my turn to beat the cameraperson. They are panning repeatedly across sepia-toned photos, zooming in and out without rhyme nor reason, and we are told that we must belabor them about the head and shoulders with something large and heavy whenever they do this. I shall use my company laptop.
Yours in these Trying Times,
Soreth
COVID-19: Government Financial Assistance for Washington Residents
The Washington State Department of Financial Institutions has developed a list of financial resources for Washington residents impacted by the Coronavirus, which will be updated as more resources come online.
https://dfi.wa.gov/coronavirus-financial-resources
Present list includes:
• Unemployment Help
• Credit Card payment advice
• Rent/mortgage payment advice
• Student Loan Deferment
• Emergency Loan advice
• Utilities
• Insurance
• Education resources
US Pol, Simple action needed, Mass surveillance and encryption,
Congress is using this opportune distraction to try to push for outlawing encryption. Please fill out this simple form through the EFF to prevent this from happening.
https://act.eff.org/action/protect-our-speech-and-security-online-reject-the-graham-blumenthal-bill
i have been thinking
i have seen other people do this, but i have a lot of followers for a fediverse account so i am going to do it too. i hope you do not mind
if you're a person who is making less money due to the virus going around, pls reply to this post! i have heard that a lot of people are having a hard time with money right now.
if you have money to spare, pls have a snif around in the replies. in tough times like this it's important for us all to help each other
💕 thank mew
Irreverent guide to USB connectors.
USB-A: The original rectangular one that you always have to turn over twice to fit into the slot. There's one on nearly every USB cable that isn't USB-C.
USB-B: The kinda square one used for every cheap long-abandoned printer ever so there are always a bunch of them in the way whenever another type is desired.
Mini-B: The one with the highest ratio of "confused for Micro-B" to "useful for anything other than last-gen videogame controllers".
Micro-B: Where did all my Micro cables go? Everyone borrows them, nobody returns them!
USB-C: They finally got it right! And with any luck, the cable's the right type and won't fry what it's connected to. The future is bright!
Seattle Area: COVID-19 Grocery/Supply Mutual Aid! [1/2]
For those in our Seattle & greater Seattle-adjacent communities who need some extra help weathering this pandemic for any reason, a group currently going by the name of "COVID-19 Mutual Aid" is rapidly forming to help match requests for aid with volunteer efforts.
The following message is copied in full (with some modification) from the "COVID-19 Mutual Aid - Seattle" Facebook group. The original is available here:
https://www.facebook.com/covid19mutualaid/posts/113866103559079
COVID-19 to read. Important article
There are lots of facts here and very VERY sensible advice.
https://medium.com/@tomaspueyo/coronavirus-act-today-or-people-will-die-f4d3d9cd99ca
Please do feel free to boost. Those of us who are healthy can help.
Petition to save a man from death row (boost plz, it's a matter of hours!)
Relaying this reddit post:
"The state of Alabama is poised to execute Nathaniel "Nate" Woods at 6PM local time tonight for the shooting death of three cops that all witness including the convicted gunman say he didn't have anything to do with. You can find the information on the petition website here:
https://www.change.org/p/it-s-not-too-late-to-save-nate-governorkayivey-savenate-readthefacts
But I'm asking you, especially comrades in Alabama, to make phone calls to the governor's office too. I have extreme anxiety over making these kinds of phone calls for some reason and am trying to work up the courage to do it but I'd feel really good if I could get some other people to call too. You can call governor Kay Ivey's office at (334-242-7100). She seems set to murder this man, but maybe we can put the pressure on to help prevent this. Let's show our solidarity with this man, whose life is being threatened by the State."
Rare coastal dragoness, often found by sunny sea cliffs. Nonbinary but fairly femme-leaning. If you're under 18 don't follow.