Emelia
@thisismissem.social
Corruptress of protocols, working on trust & safety tech, open-source contributor. You've probably used tech I've contributed to. 🏳️⚧️ 🏳️🌈 🇩🇪
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Bridged: @thisismissem.hachyderm.io.ap.brid.gy
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@thisismissem.social
· Apr 24
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So a not too well known thing about me: I'm the co-author of the Client ID Metadata Documents internet draft that Bluesky / AT Proto uses for OAuth.
This document came about due to my work on Mastodon's OAuth implementation.
If you'd like to support my work: support.thisismissem.social
This document came about due to my work on Mastodon's OAuth implementation.
If you'd like to support my work: support.thisismissem.social
My tits feel oddly large tonight, and I've no idea why, but I'm here for it!
Breast development is weird af.
Breast development is weird af.
February 20, 2026 at 3:11 AM
My tits feel oddly large tonight, and I've no idea why, but I'm here for it!
Breast development is weird af.
Breast development is weird af.
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Deciduous telling the story of how it built itself notactuallytreyanastasio.github.io/deciduous/st...
How I Built Myself - The Deciduous Story
The complete chronicle of how Deciduous was built. A decision graph tool that documented its own creation through 1,175 decisions over 77 days.
notactuallytreyanastasio.github.io
February 20, 2026 at 2:24 AM
Deciduous telling the story of how it built itself notactuallytreyanastasio.github.io/deciduous/st...
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World Without Exploitation is a coalition of nonprofits, including many “sex trafficking awareness” orgs that are also anti-sex work. The movement to #standwithsurvivors cannot lead to meaningful change without also supporting sex workers’ labor rights. Solidarity is everything. #decrimnow
February 9, 2026 at 1:28 AM
World Without Exploitation is a coalition of nonprofits, including many “sex trafficking awareness” orgs that are also anti-sex work. The movement to #standwithsurvivors cannot lead to meaningful change without also supporting sex workers’ labor rights. Solidarity is everything. #decrimnow
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Full Video:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=cnX5...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=cnX5...
2026 Computer Science Predictions
YouTube video by LaurieWired
www.youtube.com
February 18, 2026 at 6:34 PM
Full Video:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=cnX5...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=cnX5...
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She never lived to see this moment, but it’s worth remembering that none of this would have happened without Virginia Giuffre.
She had the courage to speak out against power and privilege when it was just her word against Andrew’s.
Thanks to her, justice & accountability may finally have its day.
She had the courage to speak out against power and privilege when it was just her word against Andrew’s.
Thanks to her, justice & accountability may finally have its day.
February 19, 2026 at 10:59 AM
She never lived to see this moment, but it’s worth remembering that none of this would have happened without Virginia Giuffre.
She had the courage to speak out against power and privilege when it was just her word against Andrew’s.
Thanks to her, justice & accountability may finally have its day.
She had the courage to speak out against power and privilege when it was just her word against Andrew’s.
Thanks to her, justice & accountability may finally have its day.
Who needs sex though when you could edge and goon and stay denied like a good little ...
Okay, I won't finish that but you get my point
Okay, I won't finish that but you get my point
The Free Press is discovering new levels of Telling On Yourself that scientists previously thought could not exist
February 20, 2026 at 2:16 AM
Who needs sex though when you could edge and goon and stay denied like a good little ...
Okay, I won't finish that but you get my point
Okay, I won't finish that but you get my point
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Ossoff: "If you live in a major democracy, and the nation's spy chief is showing up at raids on sensitive election sites, something has gone wrong."
February 19, 2026 at 2:30 PM
Ossoff: "If you live in a major democracy, and the nation's spy chief is showing up at raids on sensitive election sites, something has gone wrong."
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Almost! You don't need the tags. We should do a call so I can help you speed run this 🏎️
github.com/CondeNast/at...
Especially this path github.com/CondeNast/at... and www.inkandswitch.com/peritext/ (with the important addition, martinkl.notion.site/Block-elemen...) is maybe the required reading? 😅
github.com/CondeNast/at...
Especially this path github.com/CondeNast/at... and www.inkandswitch.com/peritext/ (with the important addition, martinkl.notion.site/Block-elemen...) is maybe the required reading? 😅
February 20, 2026 at 1:12 AM
Almost! You don't need the tags. We should do a call so I can help you speed run this 🏎️
github.com/CondeNast/at...
Especially this path github.com/CondeNast/at... and www.inkandswitch.com/peritext/ (with the important addition, martinkl.notion.site/Block-elemen...) is maybe the required reading? 😅
github.com/CondeNast/at...
Especially this path github.com/CondeNast/at... and www.inkandswitch.com/peritext/ (with the important addition, martinkl.notion.site/Block-elemen...) is maybe the required reading? 😅
Shit, I really want to attend AtmosphereConf, but damn, it's so so hard to want to spend €1400 on it, especially after my last conference travel attempt to FOSDEM which lost me like €600 because my body happened to collapse on me the week-of
I wish there was a way I could attend without that stress
I wish there was a way I could attend without that stress
February 19, 2026 at 10:57 PM
Shit, I really want to attend AtmosphereConf, but damn, it's so so hard to want to spend €1400 on it, especially after my last conference travel attempt to FOSDEM which lost me like €600 because my body happened to collapse on me the week-of
I wish there was a way I could attend without that stress
I wish there was a way I could attend without that stress
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Also shout out the fake ticket, which was very much a (angel/devil on my shoulders) "come on, you don't have time for this"/"yes, but when has that ever stopped you?".
I kept myself from trying to make it look like that same ticket itself "snags" on the header, so be proud of my restraint.
I kept myself from trying to make it look like that same ticket itself "snags" on the header, so be proud of my restraint.
February 19, 2026 at 10:37 PM
Also shout out the fake ticket, which was very much a (angel/devil on my shoulders) "come on, you don't have time for this"/"yes, but when has that ever stopped you?".
I kept myself from trying to make it look like that same ticket itself "snags" on the header, so be proud of my restraint.
I kept myself from trying to make it look like that same ticket itself "snags" on the header, so be proud of my restraint.
Finished writing something pretty significant for work, and I'm really pleased with it. Like, sometimes when I write down ideas I'm like "eeeh, I don't know if this communicates well enough" and spend ages um-ing and ah-ing about it.
February 19, 2026 at 10:20 PM
Finished writing something pretty significant for work, and I'm really pleased with it. Like, sometimes when I write down ideas I'm like "eeeh, I don't know if this communicates well enough" and spend ages um-ing and ah-ing about it.
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oh ok, glad that's settled
February 19, 2026 at 10:14 PM
oh ok, glad that's settled
@matthieu.bsky.team this might be of interest: github.com/forwardemail...
GitHub - forwardemail/tangerine: Node.js DNS over HTTPS - Tangerine is the best drop-in replacement for dns.promises.Resolver using DNS over HTTPS ("DoH") via undici with built-in retries, timeouts, s...
Node.js DNS over HTTPS - :tangerine: Tangerine is the best drop-in replacement for dns.promises.Resolver using DNS over HTTPS ("DoH") via undici with built-in retries, timeouts, smart ser...
github.com
February 19, 2026 at 8:29 PM
@matthieu.bsky.team this might be of interest: github.com/forwardemail...
Ooooh, new SQLite like database just dropped: stoolap.io/blog/2026/02...
Introducing @stoolap/node: A Native Node.js Driver That’s Surprisingly Fast
I’ve been working on Stoolap for a while now, an embedded SQL database written in pure Rust. It started as a Go project, grew into something much bigger, and recently hit a point where I thought: okay...
stoolap.io
February 19, 2026 at 8:21 PM
Ooooh, new SQLite like database just dropped: stoolap.io/blog/2026/02...
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“We have received numerous credible reports of torture, killing, and inhumane treatment of detained individuals at the Camp East Montana migrant detention facility.” presswatchers.org/2026/02/the-...
The inhumane treatment of immigration detainees requires more coverage | Press Watch
The glimpses we’ve gotten justify a lot more reporting
presswatchers.org
February 19, 2026 at 3:35 PM
“We have received numerous credible reports of torture, killing, and inhumane treatment of detained individuals at the Camp East Montana migrant detention facility.” presswatchers.org/2026/02/the-...
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Another #govDesign job klaxon 🔔
At @digitalservice.bund.de, we are looking for a mid-level #contentDesign er and a working-student #userResearch er to join us.
It’s been a while since we opened these roles, so I am really excited about listing these:
verwaltungsgestaltung.de#positionen
At @digitalservice.bund.de, we are looking for a mid-level #contentDesign er and a working-student #userResearch er to join us.
It’s been a while since we opened these roles, so I am really excited about listing these:
verwaltungsgestaltung.de#positionen
February 19, 2026 at 3:11 PM
Another #govDesign job klaxon 🔔
At @digitalservice.bund.de, we are looking for a mid-level #contentDesign er and a working-student #userResearch er to join us.
It’s been a while since we opened these roles, so I am really excited about listing these:
verwaltungsgestaltung.de#positionen
At @digitalservice.bund.de, we are looking for a mid-level #contentDesign er and a working-student #userResearch er to join us.
It’s been a while since we opened these roles, so I am really excited about listing these:
verwaltungsgestaltung.de#positionen
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“Omg look at this boy in a maid outfit 😍”
That maid outfit looks like Amazon Halloween costume dogshit and he looks unbathed, unmoisturized, and dehydrated have better standards for your femboys FUCK
That maid outfit looks like Amazon Halloween costume dogshit and he looks unbathed, unmoisturized, and dehydrated have better standards for your femboys FUCK
February 19, 2026 at 2:32 PM
“Omg look at this boy in a maid outfit 😍”
That maid outfit looks like Amazon Halloween costume dogshit and he looks unbathed, unmoisturized, and dehydrated have better standards for your femboys FUCK
That maid outfit looks like Amazon Halloween costume dogshit and he looks unbathed, unmoisturized, and dehydrated have better standards for your femboys FUCK
Itty Bitty by Ashnikko never fails to make me blush slightly whenever I hear it. (explicit sexual themes)
February 19, 2026 at 3:35 PM
Itty Bitty by Ashnikko never fails to make me blush slightly whenever I hear it. (explicit sexual themes)
@cjfulton.bsky.social getting a 500 error when reviewing a track on an album, "Failed to mark as experienced" but the review still posts.
February 19, 2026 at 3:06 PM
@cjfulton.bsky.social getting a 500 error when reviewing a track on an album, "Failed to mark as experienced" but the review still posts.
⭐ Matriarchy - Matriarchy (2023) ★★★★★
More on my tour of sapphic artists, GIRLI and her song Matriarchy, which damn those lyrics! 🔥
I've actually known about GIRLI since 2014 when I went to one of her early shows ...
View full review on @popfeed.social
More on my tour of sapphic artists, GIRLI and her song Matriarchy, which damn those lyrics! 🔥
I've actually known about GIRLI since 2014 when I went to one of her early shows ...
View full review on @popfeed.social
A ★★★★★ review of Matriarchy - Matriarchy (2023)
More on my tour of sapphic artists, GIRLI and her song Matriarchy, which damn those lyrics! 🔥
I've
popfeed.social
February 19, 2026 at 3:03 PM
⭐ Matriarchy - Matriarchy (2023) ★★★★★
More on my tour of sapphic artists, GIRLI and her song Matriarchy, which damn those lyrics! 🔥
I've actually known about GIRLI since 2014 when I went to one of her early shows ...
View full review on @popfeed.social
More on my tour of sapphic artists, GIRLI and her song Matriarchy, which damn those lyrics! 🔥
I've actually known about GIRLI since 2014 when I went to one of her early shows ...
View full review on @popfeed.social
"a standard is only real if people use it" well said!
I also strongly believe that protocols are what we make of them. As I said to a friend recently, "a standard is only *real* if people *use* it. Otherwise, it's just some effectively worthless opinions that some technologists with control issues wrote down in an officious-sounding way."
February 19, 2026 at 2:11 PM
"a standard is only real if people use it" well said!
🎵 Evil Angel (2020) ★★★★½
Good gosh, this album is my current obsession, it hits so hard. It's a pop album sure, but it's explicitly sapphic, it's a little rock too at times. Think a younger solo-act like The Veronic...
View full review on @popfeed.social
Good gosh, this album is my current obsession, it hits so hard. It's a pop album sure, but it's explicitly sapphic, it's a little rock too at times. Think a younger solo-act like The Veronic...
View full review on @popfeed.social
A ★★★★½ review of Evil Angel (2020)
Good gosh, this album is my current obsession, it hits so hard. It's a pop album sure, but it's expl
popfeed.social
February 19, 2026 at 2:09 PM
🎵 Evil Angel (2020) ★★★★½
Good gosh, this album is my current obsession, it hits so hard. It's a pop album sure, but it's explicitly sapphic, it's a little rock too at times. Think a younger solo-act like The Veronic...
View full review on @popfeed.social
Good gosh, this album is my current obsession, it hits so hard. It's a pop album sure, but it's explicitly sapphic, it's a little rock too at times. Think a younger solo-act like The Veronic...
View full review on @popfeed.social
If I do two `com.atproto.repo.createRecord`s with the exact same collection & rkey, that should fail with an error right? The XRPC HTTP API guide implies only a subset of HTTP Status Codes are used, and 409 Conflict is not on that list.
February 19, 2026 at 2:04 PM
If I do two `com.atproto.repo.createRecord`s with the exact same collection & rkey, that should fail with an error right? The XRPC HTTP API guide implies only a subset of HTTP Status Codes are used, and 409 Conflict is not on that list.
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The conversation about bad PRs in FOSS projects needs to move away from "is it AI or not" to: does the contributor care or not? That's a different dimension. You can make good PRs with AI; you can make bad PRs without AI. Assuming a perfect overlap is disingenuous at best.
February 19, 2026 at 12:00 PM
The conversation about bad PRs in FOSS projects needs to move away from "is it AI or not" to: does the contributor care or not? That's a different dimension. You can make good PRs with AI; you can make bad PRs without AI. Assuming a perfect overlap is disingenuous at best.
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Discovering I was trans was the greatest blessing of my life. A simple explanation for a sense of wrongness I'd felt so long I thought that wrongness was me.
I credit the trans community for bringing society to the point where I could understand what was wrong and get help.
I credit the trans community for bringing society to the point where I could understand what was wrong and get help.
The calls for trans people to be quieter as we're wiped out are only going to increase, and you owe it to your sisters and brothers to get louder and louder.
February 19, 2026 at 3:09 AM
Discovering I was trans was the greatest blessing of my life. A simple explanation for a sense of wrongness I'd felt so long I thought that wrongness was me.
I credit the trans community for bringing society to the point where I could understand what was wrong and get help.
I credit the trans community for bringing society to the point where I could understand what was wrong and get help.