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I break things and write detailed reports. Rapid Prototyper. Maker. Apprentice Knifemaker. Sometimes I try to help explain social situations to dudes.
Trans rights are human rights and Black lives matter.
I love you.
Trans rights are human rights and Black lives matter.
I love you.
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I see the “technically it’s ephebophelia” crowd is out today, so just a reminder that A) this is NOT a case where technically correct is the best kind of correct and B) the minute you say this, the gods dump you in the “irredeemable creeper” basket and wash their hands thoroughly after touching you.
November 13, 2025 at 6:57 PM
I see the “technically it’s ephebophelia” crowd is out today, so just a reminder that A) this is NOT a case where technically correct is the best kind of correct and B) the minute you say this, the gods dump you in the “irredeemable creeper” basket and wash their hands thoroughly after touching you.
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November 13, 2025 at 6:13 PM
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Hopefully people are remembering that sexual assault victims can read what they’re saying
November 13, 2025 at 12:25 PM
Hopefully people are remembering that sexual assault victims can read what they’re saying
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The International Criminal Court is ditching Microsoft Office, saying it’s too dependent on US tech, in favor of Open Desk, a German open source alternative.
The move comes after Microsoft revoked ICC head Karim Khan’s email access when he was sanctioned by the US for the warrant against Netanyahu.
The move comes after Microsoft revoked ICC head Karim Khan’s email access when he was sanctioned by the US for the warrant against Netanyahu.
International Criminal Court to ditch Microsoft Office for European open source alternative | Euractiv
The court will move its internal work environment to Open Desk, a German-developed open source software
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November 13, 2025 at 12:36 PM
The International Criminal Court is ditching Microsoft Office, saying it’s too dependent on US tech, in favor of Open Desk, a German open source alternative.
The move comes after Microsoft revoked ICC head Karim Khan’s email access when he was sanctioned by the US for the warrant against Netanyahu.
The move comes after Microsoft revoked ICC head Karim Khan’s email access when he was sanctioned by the US for the warrant against Netanyahu.
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Rough day to be any sort of survivor of sexual violence. Solidarity to all of you, please be kind to yourselves
November 13, 2025 at 3:19 AM
Rough day to be any sort of survivor of sexual violence. Solidarity to all of you, please be kind to yourselves
My teenage son is on the cover of the Los Angeles 2028 Olympics Competition Schedule for Sport Climbing. Just 985 days to go!
November 13, 2025 at 3:59 AM
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My friend Kara, the one currently incarcerated at Carswell, has had her hormones cut yet again.
They haven't done labs or anything on her in weeks.
They've now reduced her to 3 mg a week for her HRT.
We are still desperately searching for legal counsel who will advocate for her. Please help.
They haven't done labs or anything on her in weeks.
They've now reduced her to 3 mg a week for her HRT.
We are still desperately searching for legal counsel who will advocate for her. Please help.
November 12, 2025 at 7:43 PM
My friend Kara, the one currently incarcerated at Carswell, has had her hormones cut yet again.
They haven't done labs or anything on her in weeks.
They've now reduced her to 3 mg a week for her HRT.
We are still desperately searching for legal counsel who will advocate for her. Please help.
They haven't done labs or anything on her in weeks.
They've now reduced her to 3 mg a week for her HRT.
We are still desperately searching for legal counsel who will advocate for her. Please help.
Oh my:
November 12, 2025 at 6:43 PM
Oh my:
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Reading was an escape from an abusive home life and an abusive school experience; I read voraciously and I wish I still had the time to read as much as I used to.
Too many books impacted me to try and list them all here.
Too many books impacted me to try and list them all here.
performative reading, lack of reading skills, nobody's reading anymore -- NO!
tell me about a book that changed you
for me? the *extremely* ahistorical novel, THE AGONY AND THE ECSTASY which I read at 13 and was like, "Oh, art can be *everything* to a maker, for good and bad"
tell me about a book that changed you
for me? the *extremely* ahistorical novel, THE AGONY AND THE ECSTASY which I read at 13 and was like, "Oh, art can be *everything* to a maker, for good and bad"
November 12, 2025 at 3:22 PM
Reading was an escape from an abusive home life and an abusive school experience; I read voraciously and I wish I still had the time to read as much as I used to.
Too many books impacted me to try and list them all here.
Too many books impacted me to try and list them all here.
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Friendly reminder that dishwashers made after 1995 or so are so water and energy efficient that even if you ran them twice fully loaded it would still use less water than handwashing the same load.
So many "green" things feel like sacrifices. Dishwashers are not one of them.
So many "green" things feel like sacrifices. Dishwashers are not one of them.
November 12, 2025 at 5:03 AM
Friendly reminder that dishwashers made after 1995 or so are so water and energy efficient that even if you ran them twice fully loaded it would still use less water than handwashing the same load.
So many "green" things feel like sacrifices. Dishwashers are not one of them.
So many "green" things feel like sacrifices. Dishwashers are not one of them.
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PSA: tips to protect yourself from scams on Signal.
Every major comms platform has to contend w phishing, impersonation, & scams. Sadly.
Signal is major, and as we've grown we've heard about more of these attacks--scammy people pretending to be something or someone to trick and abuse others. 1/
Every major comms platform has to contend w phishing, impersonation, & scams. Sadly.
Signal is major, and as we've grown we've heard about more of these attacks--scammy people pretending to be something or someone to trick and abuse others. 1/
November 11, 2025 at 6:13 PM
PSA: tips to protect yourself from scams on Signal.
Every major comms platform has to contend w phishing, impersonation, & scams. Sadly.
Signal is major, and as we've grown we've heard about more of these attacks--scammy people pretending to be something or someone to trick and abuse others. 1/
Every major comms platform has to contend w phishing, impersonation, & scams. Sadly.
Signal is major, and as we've grown we've heard about more of these attacks--scammy people pretending to be something or someone to trick and abuse others. 1/
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On this day, 50 years ago, the Edmund Fitzgerald left a mill near Duluth destined for Detroit. The "gales of November" thought otherwise and stopped her trip near Whitefish Bay. The bells will ring 30 times tomorrow at the Maritime Museum in Detroit
youtu.be/FuzTkGyxkYI?...
youtu.be/FuzTkGyxkYI?...
Gordon Lightfoot - Wreck Of The Edmund Fitzgerald (Official Audio)
YouTube video by Gordon Lightfoot
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November 11, 2025 at 7:19 PM
On this day, 50 years ago, the Edmund Fitzgerald left a mill near Duluth destined for Detroit. The "gales of November" thought otherwise and stopped her trip near Whitefish Bay. The bells will ring 30 times tomorrow at the Maritime Museum in Detroit
youtu.be/FuzTkGyxkYI?...
youtu.be/FuzTkGyxkYI?...
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Hey #KubeCon, be extra kind to the staff today. One of them I chatted with yesterday whispered to me that people were giving them a hard time today
November 11, 2025 at 3:38 PM
Hey #KubeCon, be extra kind to the staff today. One of them I chatted with yesterday whispered to me that people were giving them a hard time today
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Join the Purrvolution 🐾Please open thread and scroll through, if you’d like to read the comic 🐈⬛
November 11, 2025 at 3:46 PM
Join the Purrvolution 🐾Please open thread and scroll through, if you’d like to read the comic 🐈⬛
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A togglable "I'm an adult with kids and a job" feature that assumes you only get to play once a week, and dumps a summary of what you were last doing/your current objectives in a corner tooltip on loading a save.
November 11, 2025 at 12:47 AM
A togglable "I'm an adult with kids and a job" feature that assumes you only get to play once a week, and dumps a summary of what you were last doing/your current objectives in a corner tooltip on loading a save.
I grew up intensely bullied and learned not to care what others thought about me early on.
Learning to be myself took a while and the more I have the better the people I associate are.
Life is better when you care about the right people's opinions and ignore everyone else. Learning how is worth it
Learning to be myself took a while and the more I have the better the people I associate are.
Life is better when you care about the right people's opinions and ignore everyone else. Learning how is worth it
I don’t have a whole lot of advice for people younger than me but the earlier in life you stop worrying about what other people will think and just wholeheartedly enjoy the stuff you like the happier you’ll be
One thing people kind of tell you, but not really, about middle age:
One day you'll be like "oh [thing] looks fun but people will think I'm a loser" about a thing
And then you'll say. Wait a second.
Fuck 'em
One day you'll be like "oh [thing] looks fun but people will think I'm a loser" about a thing
And then you'll say. Wait a second.
Fuck 'em
November 11, 2025 at 4:16 PM
I grew up intensely bullied and learned not to care what others thought about me early on.
Learning to be myself took a while and the more I have the better the people I associate are.
Life is better when you care about the right people's opinions and ignore everyone else. Learning how is worth it
Learning to be myself took a while and the more I have the better the people I associate are.
Life is better when you care about the right people's opinions and ignore everyone else. Learning how is worth it
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This is my Chinese cave gecko. It caves less than the Democrats.
November 11, 2025 at 3:41 AM
This is my Chinese cave gecko. It caves less than the Democrats.
A coworker and I used to listen to this song on repeat for literally hours and I imagine we drove our coworkers nuts but we absolutely got a ton of work done and bonded over this song:
Help me convince @offline.mountainherder.xyz to let me put a bumper sticker on our car, specifically this one
November 11, 2025 at 2:24 PM
A coworker and I used to listen to this song on repeat for literally hours and I imagine we drove our coworkers nuts but we absolutely got a ton of work done and bonded over this song:
This is an important point; when working on your inclusivity outreach I highly recommend talking to the trans/non-binary community as part of your efforts and listening to how they want to be invited.
The folks you're after are much more likely to support your mission if you do so.
The folks you're after are much more likely to support your mission if you do so.
If you want to have a gathering for women, call it a gathering for women. If you want to have a gathering for women & non-binary people, call it a gathering for women & non-binary people. If you want to make non-binary people sad, call it the Women’s Community Gathering and put us in the fine print
November 11, 2025 at 2:19 PM
This is an important point; when working on your inclusivity outreach I highly recommend talking to the trans/non-binary community as part of your efforts and listening to how they want to be invited.
The folks you're after are much more likely to support your mission if you do so.
The folks you're after are much more likely to support your mission if you do so.
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Also, define your acronyms!!! I've spent entire cybersecurity talks frantically googling acronyms.
November 10, 2025 at 7:17 PM
Also, define your acronyms!!! I've spent entire cybersecurity talks frantically googling acronyms.
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![Comic. Someone is claiming to predict the exact date of a future earthquake. Should you listen? [flowchart: start] → NO (There are big earthquakes constantly, so if anyone ever *does* figure this out, it will be immediately obvious that their method works and then the world’s seismologists will not shut up about it. You won’t need this flowchart.)](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:cz73r7iyiqn26upot4jtjdhk/bafkreic7wdqg4w6qfevbqzzq4esd6237pojsnpwsrbb7gaxsxobqaiwazm@jpeg)
November 10, 2025 at 8:55 PM