Erin
@biscuit.quest
Gay they living in Providence, RI, by way of the South. Former digital librarian now working in civic tech. PVD, bikes, UX, IA, a11y, etc. erinrwhite.com
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Erin
@biscuit.quest
· Feb 21
Malicious compliance gender patterns
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codepen.io
May I present some ways that we might ask for our users' sex/gender on our forms in order to comply with new EOs: codepen.io/buttermilkbi...
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Chuck Schumer Helps Pull Democrats Back From Brink Of Courage
November 10, 2025 at 5:02 AM
Chuck Schumer Helps Pull Democrats Back From Brink Of Courage
A very nice November day for a ride on the East Bay Bike Path. Rhode Island in the fall.
November 8, 2025 at 7:46 PM
A very nice November day for a ride on the East Bay Bike Path. Rhode Island in the fall.
Just thinking about the times my coworkers said, “Nah, I ain’t doing that” in the face of edicts from fascists or folks complying in advance to fascists this year. It gives me so much hope.
November 8, 2025 at 2:18 AM
Just thinking about the times my coworkers said, “Nah, I ain’t doing that” in the face of edicts from fascists or folks complying in advance to fascists this year. It gives me so much hope.
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This week’s newsletter is about getting out of the boiling pot of water and deciding not to climb back in.
buttondown.com/monteiro/arc...
buttondown.com/monteiro/arc...
How to point at fascists and laugh
The last slide from my new talk. It plays a role below. Contribute to my eventual bail fund at $2 a pop. This week’s question comes from me, actually: How...
buttondown.com
November 8, 2025 at 12:20 AM
This week’s newsletter is about getting out of the boiling pot of water and deciding not to climb back in.
buttondown.com/monteiro/arc...
buttondown.com/monteiro/arc...
“Downtown Venus” was one of the first cassette singles I ever bought and I still put on PM Dawn when I need high-quality tunes to this DAY
one of the most quixotic of my many years-long quests is to rehabilitate the standing of 90s hip hop group P.M. Dawn. I am succeeding, one person at a time.
Speaking of which, one of my favorite things I've ever read on the Internet is this piece by @anildash.com:
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October 31, 2025 at 1:15 AM
“Downtown Venus” was one of the first cassette singles I ever bought and I still put on PM Dawn when I need high-quality tunes to this DAY
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The RI Community Food Bank has set up this page. RI food bank and local pantries know best how to serve communities. Give to them what you can and utilize them if needed. (If giving, $$ is always good. If you do give product, make sure it's what they are asking for.) Mutual aid is resistance. 💙
rifoodbak.org
October 30, 2025 at 3:59 PM
The RI Community Food Bank has set up this page. RI food bank and local pantries know best how to serve communities. Give to them what you can and utilize them if needed. (If giving, $$ is always good. If you do give product, make sure it's what they are asking for.) Mutual aid is resistance. 💙
Nice quick lil' settings check for iPhone users: mattlangford.com/basic-iphone...
Basic iPhone Privacy & Security
As part of finding ways to achieve , I wanted to find the easiest solution to maintain proper levels of privacy and security on my personal devices. Yes, I c...
mattlangford.com
October 29, 2025 at 6:49 PM
Nice quick lil' settings check for iPhone users: mattlangford.com/basic-iphone...
And that's why you NEVER reply to a post in a Facebook group even if you think you are providing a neutral, helpful answer to a question
October 28, 2025 at 8:25 PM
And that's why you NEVER reply to a post in a Facebook group even if you think you are providing a neutral, helpful answer to a question
Nice couple I just met: “Come on over Saturday! The party starts at 9.”
Me: “Nine PEE EMM? Ohhhh y’all are in your 20s”
Me: “Nine PEE EMM? Ohhhh y’all are in your 20s”
October 28, 2025 at 12:17 PM
Nice couple I just met: “Come on over Saturday! The party starts at 9.”
Me: “Nine PEE EMM? Ohhhh y’all are in your 20s”
Me: “Nine PEE EMM? Ohhhh y’all are in your 20s”
We held a neighborhood gathering for @davidmoralespvd.bsky.social tonight. David is running for mayor of Providence and, like progressive peers in other cities, his campaign is on a lean budget, going against an incumbent whose supporters have deep pockets. And ya know what? He’s gonna win.
October 28, 2025 at 1:58 AM
We held a neighborhood gathering for @davidmoralespvd.bsky.social tonight. David is running for mayor of Providence and, like progressive peers in other cities, his campaign is on a lean budget, going against an incumbent whose supporters have deep pockets. And ya know what? He’s gonna win.
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It’s hard to convey just how much Chicagoans are mobilizing against ICE. Don’t want to downplay the harm, or make it seem like a fair fight. But in neighborhoods across this city, ICE is getting chased by people blowing whistles and shouting. People are running TOWARD ICE to protect their neighbors.
October 22, 2025 at 12:12 PM
It’s hard to convey just how much Chicagoans are mobilizing against ICE. Don’t want to downplay the harm, or make it seem like a fair fight. But in neighborhoods across this city, ICE is getting chased by people blowing whistles and shouting. People are running TOWARD ICE to protect their neighbors.
It’s a Friday night so lemme just text and wish my high school girlfriend a happy 40th birthday real quick before I put on this unicorn costume and go on a huge group bike ride
October 24, 2025 at 10:24 PM
It’s a Friday night so lemme just text and wish my high school girlfriend a happy 40th birthday real quick before I put on this unicorn costume and go on a huge group bike ride
GPS brain: this completely unhinged route to your destination will shave 4.5 seconds off your trip time
October 23, 2025 at 9:57 PM
GPS brain: this completely unhinged route to your destination will shave 4.5 seconds off your trip time
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Hundreds of people protesting ICE in downtown manhattan right now. Reads and Broadway. NYPD cops in riot gear on scene.
October 21, 2025 at 11:29 PM
Hundreds of people protesting ICE in downtown manhattan right now. Reads and Broadway. NYPD cops in riot gear on scene.
My first high school band almost exclusively covered nu metal bands including Korn, Deftones, Limp Bizkit and (deep cut!) TrustCompany. I was 15 and it was fun as SHIT
What’s the closest you ever got to a “Nu metal phase”?
October 21, 2025 at 8:30 PM
My first high school band almost exclusively covered nu metal bands including Korn, Deftones, Limp Bizkit and (deep cut!) TrustCompany. I was 15 and it was fun as SHIT
Wonder what this one will be…
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October 21, 2025 at 12:07 PM
Wonder what this one will be…
Feels like old times and not in a good way: I am 1 of 3 non-men who are speaking at this 23-speaker tech conference
October 20, 2025 at 3:52 PM
Feels like old times and not in a good way: I am 1 of 3 non-men who are speaking at this 23-speaker tech conference
1000% this. Sure, there are some helpful uses of AI just like any other technology is useful. I have a problem when organizations buy into AI hype, dismiss valid critique, force employees to use AI, and then use AI as a forcing function for layoffs www.anildash.com//2025/10/17/...
The Majority AI View - Anil Dash
A blog about making culture. Since 1999.
www.anildash.com
October 20, 2025 at 3:44 PM
1000% this. Sure, there are some helpful uses of AI just like any other technology is useful. I have a problem when organizations buy into AI hype, dismiss valid critique, force employees to use AI, and then use AI as a forcing function for layoffs www.anildash.com//2025/10/17/...
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Between 8000 and 10,000 people at the Rhode Island “No Kings” protest. Similar events happened/happening across the state. The only previous rally this big was the BLM protest a few years ago.
October 18, 2025 at 6:17 PM
Between 8000 and 10,000 people at the Rhode Island “No Kings” protest. Similar events happened/happening across the state. The only previous rally this big was the BLM protest a few years ago.
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A protestor holds a sign saying "Trump is the worst president since Trump" at a "No Kings" protest in Montgomery, Alabama on Oct. 18, 2025. The demonstration drew more than 600 people. (Ralph Chapoco/Alabama Reflector)
October 18, 2025 at 6:33 PM
A protestor holds a sign saying "Trump is the worst president since Trump" at a "No Kings" protest in Montgomery, Alabama on Oct. 18, 2025. The demonstration drew more than 600 people. (Ralph Chapoco/Alabama Reflector)
This captures my approach to technology in our house. No TV with a microphone or a camera in it, no remote control with a microphone or a camera in it, no smart home devices, and absolutely no camera doorbells. Nothing connecting to the internet unless I say it needs to.
like basically everyone who works in software I embody this tweet and do not under any circumstances want to talk to my computer
October 16, 2025 at 9:11 PM
This captures my approach to technology in our house. No TV with a microphone or a camera in it, no remote control with a microphone or a camera in it, no smart home devices, and absolutely no camera doorbells. Nothing connecting to the internet unless I say it needs to.
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I am beyond excited (and nervous!) to announce that my first book, "The House Archives Built and Other Thoughts on Black Archival Possibilities" is available for sale!
This series of essay includes reworked talks, new reflections, and a lot of my heart
weherespace.myshopify.com/products/the...
This series of essay includes reworked talks, new reflections, and a lot of my heart
weherespace.myshopify.com/products/the...
October 16, 2025 at 6:04 PM
I am beyond excited (and nervous!) to announce that my first book, "The House Archives Built and Other Thoughts on Black Archival Possibilities" is available for sale!
This series of essay includes reworked talks, new reflections, and a lot of my heart
weherespace.myshopify.com/products/the...
This series of essay includes reworked talks, new reflections, and a lot of my heart
weherespace.myshopify.com/products/the...
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Love talking with my friends and comrades about making things in this current fascist era. I wasn't feeling well so hope I made some sense, lol. Thanks for having us Kelly.
I talked with @prisonculture.bsky.social and Red Schulte about the importance of zines under fascism, political education that builds power, finding collective courage, and the mistakes we’ll make along the way. Audio + transcript:
Making Things Together: Zines, Strategy, and Survival
“We’re going to need a lot more in-person opportunities for us to expand our humanity,” says organizer Mariame Kaba.
truthout.org
October 16, 2025 at 2:31 PM
Love talking with my friends and comrades about making things in this current fascist era. I wasn't feeling well so hope I made some sense, lol. Thanks for having us Kelly.
Happy X-Files day to all who celebrate! x-files.fandom.com/wiki/1013
1013
October 13 is the birthday of X-Files creator Chris Carter. October 13 and the number 1013 both occur frequently in the X-Files universe, as well as in other aspects of The X-Files (such as release da...
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October 14, 2025 at 12:04 AM
Happy X-Files day to all who celebrate! x-files.fandom.com/wiki/1013