Paula Babbicola (she/they)
@paula.codes
Software dev, dogs, dog behaviour, AuDHD, grayace, golang stan, hobby orchid keeper, dilettante (minus the money), worker‘s rights fan. Willing to fight for every disadvantaged person, including myself. Your most annoying coworker.
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In Mongolia, learned how The Software Engineer’s Guidebook ended up being translated to Mongolian:
This engineer (Suiribaatar) bought the English version, liked it, and suggested to his company (Nasha Tech) to translate it.
The company did it.
You can just do things.
This engineer (Suiribaatar) bought the English version, liked it, and suggested to his company (Nasha Tech) to translate it.
The company did it.
You can just do things.
June 23, 2025 at 2:52 PM
In Mongolia, learned how The Software Engineer’s Guidebook ended up being translated to Mongolian:
This engineer (Suiribaatar) bought the English version, liked it, and suggested to his company (Nasha Tech) to translate it.
The company did it.
You can just do things.
This engineer (Suiribaatar) bought the English version, liked it, and suggested to his company (Nasha Tech) to translate it.
The company did it.
You can just do things.
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God my absolute heart is with the people of Iran, who’ve fought so steadfastly for their own liberation, and are getting fucked half a dozen ways by a whole pantheon of geriatric war criminals while being told they should be grateful for it
June 22, 2025 at 1:14 AM
God my absolute heart is with the people of Iran, who’ve fought so steadfastly for their own liberation, and are getting fucked half a dozen ways by a whole pantheon of geriatric war criminals while being told they should be grateful for it
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My only working explanatory hypothesis right now is that billionaires and authoritarians *Literally* thrive on human misery; that if people aren't suffering then all their money and power don't actually sustain them, and that cruelty & sheer horror are the only things that flow through their veins.
June 22, 2025 at 12:39 AM
My only working explanatory hypothesis right now is that billionaires and authoritarians *Literally* thrive on human misery; that if people aren't suffering then all their money and power don't actually sustain them, and that cruelty & sheer horror are the only things that flow through their veins.
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They have made the world living hell for no reason whatsoever. People will ask why this happened in a decade and there will be tremendous effort to make it more complicated than “they were evil, stupid, and bored”
June 22, 2025 at 12:18 AM
They have made the world living hell for no reason whatsoever. People will ask why this happened in a decade and there will be tremendous effort to make it more complicated than “they were evil, stupid, and bored”
Filling in standard psychiatric questionnaires at this point in history is absolutely wild.
“Do you ever feel hopeless?” Who doesn’t?
And never in a million years I thought I’d have to list “war”, “genocide”, and “climate change” in my top 5 anxieties.
“Do you ever feel hopeless?” Who doesn’t?
And never in a million years I thought I’d have to list “war”, “genocide”, and “climate change” in my top 5 anxieties.
June 22, 2025 at 1:16 AM
Filling in standard psychiatric questionnaires at this point in history is absolutely wild.
“Do you ever feel hopeless?” Who doesn’t?
And never in a million years I thought I’d have to list “war”, “genocide”, and “climate change” in my top 5 anxieties.
“Do you ever feel hopeless?” Who doesn’t?
And never in a million years I thought I’d have to list “war”, “genocide”, and “climate change” in my top 5 anxieties.
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For the Love of #Golang: How to Contribute, Really
By Arati Rani from @grafana.bsky.social
#gopherconEU
By Arati Rani from @grafana.bsky.social
#gopherconEU
June 18, 2025 at 12:55 PM
For the Love of #Golang: How to Contribute, Really
By Arati Rani from @grafana.bsky.social
#gopherconEU
By Arati Rani from @grafana.bsky.social
#gopherconEU
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Speakers vs. Audience
Where the speakers are asking questions about their #golang talks and the audience has to answer!
#gopherconEU
Where the speakers are asking questions about their #golang talks and the audience has to answer!
#gopherconEU
June 18, 2025 at 1:46 PM
Speakers vs. Audience
Where the speakers are asking questions about their #golang talks and the audience has to answer!
#gopherconEU
Where the speakers are asking questions about their #golang talks and the audience has to answer!
#gopherconEU
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Use Signal. We promise, no AI clutter, and no surveillance ads, whatever the rest of the industry does. <3
June 16, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Use Signal. We promise, no AI clutter, and no surveillance ads, whatever the rest of the industry does. <3
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@gopherconeu.bsky.social teaching us what not to do in Go 😂
June 18, 2025 at 9:08 AM
@gopherconeu.bsky.social teaching us what not to do in Go 😂
People think that they are judging someone on „merit“ or „performance“ but if you aren’t even considering all the contributing factors that may affect your judgement (i.e. everything that is different and everything that is similar between the other person and you), you are not judging on „merit“.
i think it is interesting that the author of this piece wrote "judging people by race instead of merit has to end" in the context of "DEI and affirmative action are bad"
June 7, 2025 at 7:58 PM
People think that they are judging someone on „merit“ or „performance“ but if you aren’t even considering all the contributing factors that may affect your judgement (i.e. everything that is different and everything that is similar between the other person and you), you are not judging on „merit“.
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Talk to people irl, even smart people, and you'll quickly find that the vast majority do not know that AI makes things up, or plagiarizes, or destroys the environment. Knowing the things about AI we take as given here is like knowing internet memes; people who aren't Very Online tend to have no clue
I was in a doctor's office and the doctor looked something up to show me. I was stunned: He read the AI result. I told him I tend to scroll past and avoid the AI result Google shows first as it is not always accurate.
June 7, 2025 at 1:04 PM
Talk to people irl, even smart people, and you'll quickly find that the vast majority do not know that AI makes things up, or plagiarizes, or destroys the environment. Knowing the things about AI we take as given here is like knowing internet memes; people who aren't Very Online tend to have no clue
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Silence
Is
Complicity
Straighten your spine
Speak & live your truth
Is
Complicity
Straighten your spine
Speak & live your truth
June 7, 2025 at 2:43 PM
Silence
Is
Complicity
Straighten your spine
Speak & live your truth
Is
Complicity
Straighten your spine
Speak & live your truth
Tempted to get one of those “clean beauty” apps, just to find out which products _do_ have parabens.
June 7, 2025 at 7:39 PM
Tempted to get one of those “clean beauty” apps, just to find out which products _do_ have parabens.
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Last call!
Do you want to work with me? Do you want to work in #Go (#golang), creating performant services? Do you want to work with some of the best engineers I know?
#Ecosia is #hiring #backend #developer (mid level, but we'll also take advanced juniors, shhhh).
jobs.ashbyhq.com/ecosia.org/b...
Do you want to work with me? Do you want to work in #Go (#golang), creating performant services? Do you want to work with some of the best engineers I know?
#Ecosia is #hiring #backend #developer (mid level, but we'll also take advanced juniors, shhhh).
jobs.ashbyhq.com/ecosia.org/b...
May 14, 2025 at 2:54 PM
Last call!
Do you want to work with me? Do you want to work in #Go (#golang), creating performant services? Do you want to work with some of the best engineers I know?
#Ecosia is #hiring #backend #developer (mid level, but we'll also take advanced juniors, shhhh).
jobs.ashbyhq.com/ecosia.org/b...
Do you want to work with me? Do you want to work in #Go (#golang), creating performant services? Do you want to work with some of the best engineers I know?
#Ecosia is #hiring #backend #developer (mid level, but we'll also take advanced juniors, shhhh).
jobs.ashbyhq.com/ecosia.org/b...
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I've cossed more international borders than most, been through checkpoints and searches and have trained human rights activists, journalists and others in staying safe in repressive regimes. In the past few days I've provided some friends with travel advice for no particular reason; here's a thread:
March 21, 2025 at 11:02 AM
I've cossed more international borders than most, been through checkpoints and searches and have trained human rights activists, journalists and others in staying safe in repressive regimes. In the past few days I've provided some friends with travel advice for no particular reason; here's a thread:
Finally one good piece on news coming from the USA.
The Los Angeles City Council on Tuesday approved a ban on evictions for unauthorized occupants if those extra residents were displaced by the Palisades, Eaton or other January fires.
L.A. to bar landlords from evicting tenants for welcoming fire refugees into their homes
The Los Angeles City Council on Tuesday approved a ban on evictions for unauthorized occupants if those extra residents were displaced by the Palisades, Eaton or other January fires.
www.latimes.com
February 5, 2025 at 12:35 AM
Finally one good piece on news coming from the USA.
I had a dream I was dating Lt. Cmdr. Data. I’ve fully caught the Trek brain rot and I’m not apologising 😭❤️.
February 5, 2025 at 12:32 AM
I had a dream I was dating Lt. Cmdr. Data. I’ve fully caught the Trek brain rot and I’m not apologising 😭❤️.
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Ollie petting simulator fall 2024 update is out
September 24, 2024 at 1:50 PM
Ollie petting simulator fall 2024 update is out
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2024 and every useful website is pivoting to this
April 20, 2024 at 5:35 PM
2024 and every useful website is pivoting to this
I saw someone doing a final on TV and it gave major anxiety. 10/10 I do not have any trauma from university /s
April 20, 2024 at 9:18 PM
I saw someone doing a final on TV and it gave major anxiety. 10/10 I do not have any trauma from university /s
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bodies requiring maintenance is such bullshit
April 2, 2024 at 2:49 PM
bodies requiring maintenance is such bullshit