"We assumed that all fertile females are XX. However, we now have proof that fertile XY females exist -- and we have no idea how rare or common it is, because it's not something we usually test for." https://twitter.com/FierceMum/status/1019750137361559554
@Jacel oh hon. *holding you in my thoughts with gentle hugs and pets*
Iguana photo, eye contact
@hummingrain soft-focus glam shot! :D
@kobold I know that feeling so, so well. it is scary, and strange. I hope you can find something to distract yourself with at least part of the time. I'll be thinking of you and him with kind thoughts today. *sends much caring gentle hugthoughts*
@kobold no worries, hon. I know how it goes. I hope the week goes reasonably well for both of you. *sends many well-wishing hugthoughts*
We're seeking visually impaired or blind people with coding experience who want to help ensure solid screen reader behavior in a new iteration of the CodeMirror in-browser code editor. Accessibility in the previous iteration is terrible, and I want to do better this time around.
If you're prepared to answer questions about coding while blind, or to test-drive the current prototype of the editor, please get in touch here or via marijn@haverbeke.nl
@thephooka aigh, I usually hold off until Monday morning so I have something to look forward to, but I had to go read it and eeeeee! everything, the cat, the pride flag, Vlad... eeeeeeeee!!
mood
@zebratron2084 yeah... that feel, I know it. *headbump*
Trans actress Nicole Maines will be playing TV's first transgender superhero, Nia Nal, on the next season of "#Supergirl": https://www.nytimes.com/2018/07/22/arts/television/transgender-superhero-supergirl.html
twitter is not easy to use
twitter et al are « easy to use » now because we have been using them for years and years.
have you ever seen someone use twitter or facebook for the very first time? it’s fucking confounding.
« what am i supposed to do »
« following? why would i do that? »
« why can’t i get to your uncle’s photos »
usability isn’t a secret UX sauce. it’s years of acclimation and the formation of communities that can bootstrap that acclimation for each other.
hearing something rustling in another room and looking up just in time to see a flash of butt and crooked tail streaking around the corner #kittenthings
yet another surprisingly work-safe Oglaf (assuming your workplace is okay with a little gore and a lot of dark humor)
https://www.oglaf.com/safety-signs-hell/
@Jssra yay welcome home! :D
PokemonGo/bird nerding
oh sorry should have ended that with (2/2) but now there's this one so it's (3/3) and done!
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pronouns: they/them
location: Seattle
phenotype: dracosaur
alignment: chaotic well-intentioned
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aka Sprackraptor, Rasha, elynne, Yahvahzensil, & etc.
40-something ace/aro
an identity under construction in a badly-fitting human suit.
~follows welcome; followbacks not guaranteed~