@starshinedragon.bsky.social
Former academic librarian, current Ruby on Rails developer, mom, voracious reader and lover of RPGs. Passionate about information, empathy, curiosity, and solving problems.
Randomly teaching myself watercolor.
Randomly teaching myself watercolor.
Reading books about revolution hit different these days.
April 30, 2025 at 5:38 PM
Reading books about revolution hit different these days.
It's been a minute since a book has made me so angry I was tempted to throw it across the room.
I might have, if I wasn't afraid of breaking my kindle.
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I might have, if I wasn't afraid of breaking my kindle.
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April 24, 2025 at 3:56 PM
It's been a minute since a book has made me so angry I was tempted to throw it across the room.
I might have, if I wasn't afraid of breaking my kindle.
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I might have, if I wasn't afraid of breaking my kindle.
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Another day, another set of inaccurate API documentation that completely screws weeks of architecture conversations by not marking required fields as required.
Why. Please, WHY?
Why. Please, WHY?
April 24, 2025 at 3:13 PM
Another day, another set of inaccurate API documentation that completely screws weeks of architecture conversations by not marking required fields as required.
Why. Please, WHY?
Why. Please, WHY?
What's the best friends to lovers you've ever read? I'm talking PINING.
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March 2, 2025 at 1:44 AM
What's the best friends to lovers you've ever read? I'm talking PINING.
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The CIA’s 7th floor is home to top leadership.
Some officers are quietly discussing how mass firings and buyouts already offered to staff risk creating a group of disgruntled former employees who might be motivated to take what they know to a foreign intelligence service.
Some officers are quietly discussing how mass firings and buyouts already offered to staff risk creating a group of disgruntled former employees who might be motivated to take what they know to a foreign intelligence service.
How Trump’s government-cutting moves risk exposing the CIA’s secrets | CNN Politics
The CIA is conducting a formal review to assess the potential damage caused by an unclassified email sent to the White House in early February identifying some officers by first name and last initial,...
www.cnn.com
February 24, 2025 at 11:16 AM
The CIA’s 7th floor is home to top leadership.
Some officers are quietly discussing how mass firings and buyouts already offered to staff risk creating a group of disgruntled former employees who might be motivated to take what they know to a foreign intelligence service.
Some officers are quietly discussing how mass firings and buyouts already offered to staff risk creating a group of disgruntled former employees who might be motivated to take what they know to a foreign intelligence service.
I got a raise this year. John Scalzi reminds me that my money can do some good locally.
Time to search out some local organizations doing good DEI work in the very red area I live in.
I can't afford donations his size, but I can afford $25/month to a few places.
Time to search out some local organizations doing good DEI work in the very red area I live in.
I can't afford donations his size, but I can afford $25/month to a few places.
1. Well, let's see, locally, we donate annually to the public library, the food bank, the railroad museum, the local LGBTQ+ organization; over the last couple of years lots of money to various literacy and hunger charities, and to charities that buy up medical debt here in the US, and so on...
February 24, 2025 at 1:24 PM
I got a raise this year. John Scalzi reminds me that my money can do some good locally.
Time to search out some local organizations doing good DEI work in the very red area I live in.
I can't afford donations his size, but I can afford $25/month to a few places.
Time to search out some local organizations doing good DEI work in the very red area I live in.
I can't afford donations his size, but I can afford $25/month to a few places.
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“That is why Trumpists are so focused on “ending DEI” in the federal workforce. They see anti-discrimination and inclusion as a ladder of upward mobility for people they do not believe should have one.”
The Great Resegregation
The Trump administration’s attacks on DEI are aimed at reversing the civil-rights movement.
www.theatlantic.com
February 22, 2025 at 3:49 PM
“That is why Trumpists are so focused on “ending DEI” in the federal workforce. They see anti-discrimination and inclusion as a ladder of upward mobility for people they do not believe should have one.”
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Absolutely
It may not be cool or hip in some circles, but we legitimately do need a massive amount of people to run for office.
Flood the school boards, councils, county seats, state legislatures, Congress, etc.
Big changes at the top happen when the ground shifts at the bottom. And that can start now.
Flood the school boards, councils, county seats, state legislatures, Congress, etc.
Big changes at the top happen when the ground shifts at the bottom. And that can start now.
February 23, 2025 at 2:39 AM
Absolutely
Introducing my daughter to the wonder that is the 1980s Anne of Green Gables. I knew she'd love and relate to Anne because they share an amazing imagination and sense of drama.
After the first 10 minutes I realized that Anne is so clearly ADHD that there are medical articles about it.
After the first 10 minutes I realized that Anne is so clearly ADHD that there are medical articles about it.
February 22, 2025 at 2:03 AM
Introducing my daughter to the wonder that is the 1980s Anne of Green Gables. I knew she'd love and relate to Anne because they share an amazing imagination and sense of drama.
After the first 10 minutes I realized that Anne is so clearly ADHD that there are medical articles about it.
After the first 10 minutes I realized that Anne is so clearly ADHD that there are medical articles about it.
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Yesterday I took 15 minutes of my Archives and Collective Memory course to explain the firing of AOTUS and the resignation of Deputy AOTUS. I’m not one who wades into politics in class lightly, but it was very important fo be honest about this from the standpoint of the profession.
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February 19, 2025 at 10:19 AM
Yesterday I took 15 minutes of my Archives and Collective Memory course to explain the firing of AOTUS and the resignation of Deputy AOTUS. I’m not one who wades into politics in class lightly, but it was very important fo be honest about this from the standpoint of the profession.
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I can chop wood and tell you how much of it you need to last a winter, butcher a cow, and grow a half decent garden. I can sew. Plus I know a whole lot of people who did the whole homestead thing before it was cool.
Also I'm real good at finding useful info in books.
Also I'm real good at finding useful info in books.
Repost with your apocalypse skills.
Pretty handy with most needles. Grow vegetables. Own a copy of “Herbal Medicine” guide. Sneaky by nature and spend my time plotting evil stuff for my villains to do so will be 1 step ahead of local evil overlord.
Pretty handy with most needles. Grow vegetables. Own a copy of “Herbal Medicine” guide. Sneaky by nature and spend my time plotting evil stuff for my villains to do so will be 1 step ahead of local evil overlord.
Repost with your apocalypse skills
Archery, edged weapons, growing food, basic knowledge of all ancient & medieval technology, hates people (yet loves humanity). Will kill you to feed my family.
Archery, edged weapons, growing food, basic knowledge of all ancient & medieval technology, hates people (yet loves humanity). Will kill you to feed my family.
February 12, 2025 at 1:39 AM
I can chop wood and tell you how much of it you need to last a winter, butcher a cow, and grow a half decent garden. I can sew. Plus I know a whole lot of people who did the whole homestead thing before it was cool.
Also I'm real good at finding useful info in books.
Also I'm real good at finding useful info in books.
Some nights just really call for cheesecake to follow the yoga.
February 12, 2025 at 1:34 AM
Some nights just really call for cheesecake to follow the yoga.
Oh no, I accidentally started the first book in a duology while still having 6 weeks on my hold for the second one.
Nooooooo.
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Nooooooo.
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February 11, 2025 at 2:12 PM
Oh no, I accidentally started the first book in a duology while still having 6 weeks on my hold for the second one.
Nooooooo.
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Nooooooo.
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I stumbled into the Merciful Crow duology this weekend and adored it. The end is particularly satisfying to the mood of the moment.
It's got romantasy vibes, but is heavier on the world and plot than romance, and has one of the coolest magic systems. Reminds me of Mistborn and One Dark Window.
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It's got romantasy vibes, but is heavier on the world and plot than romance, and has one of the coolest magic systems. Reminds me of Mistborn and One Dark Window.
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February 10, 2025 at 2:22 PM
I stumbled into the Merciful Crow duology this weekend and adored it. The end is particularly satisfying to the mood of the moment.
It's got romantasy vibes, but is heavier on the world and plot than romance, and has one of the coolest magic systems. Reminds me of Mistborn and One Dark Window.
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It's got romantasy vibes, but is heavier on the world and plot than romance, and has one of the coolest magic systems. Reminds me of Mistborn and One Dark Window.
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Something no sprint planning can ever really account for:
That day when you go to lunch with your local working just fine and come back to find it crashed with errors that take the rest of the day to solve.
That day when you go to lunch with your local working just fine and come back to find it crashed with errors that take the rest of the day to solve.
February 10, 2025 at 1:30 PM
Something no sprint planning can ever really account for:
That day when you go to lunch with your local working just fine and come back to find it crashed with errors that take the rest of the day to solve.
That day when you go to lunch with your local working just fine and come back to find it crashed with errors that take the rest of the day to solve.
Out of everything I've read in the past two weeks, this gave me the deepest sense of absolute fear and dread:
February 6, 2025 at 7:28 PM
Out of everything I've read in the past two weeks, this gave me the deepest sense of absolute fear and dread:
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We are in Hell and Hell pushes directly to prod.
"The changes that have been made all seem to relate to creating new paths to block payments and possibly leave less visibility into what has been blocked. I want to emphasize that the described changes are not being tested in a dev environment...but have already been pushed into production."
February 4, 2025 at 7:15 PM
We are in Hell and Hell pushes directly to prod.
In case you ever wonder how much librarians are paid, this month, after 2.5 years as a Jr software dev, I have officially doubled the salary I was making after 15 years in academic librarianship.
February 5, 2025 at 1:14 PM
In case you ever wonder how much librarians are paid, this month, after 2.5 years as a Jr software dev, I have officially doubled the salary I was making after 15 years in academic librarianship.
I'm also 'oh, that's awesome!'
Taught a research skills/information literacy class this AM. When I showed them that adding “-ai” to their Google search muted that crap, they all - without exception - were, “oh that’s awesome.”
#fuckai
#fuckai
February 2, 2025 at 3:25 PM
I'm also 'oh, that's awesome!'
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1. Programming gives you the joy of hacking.
2. Testing raises confidence in its correctness.
3. Documenting helps users understand it all.
In the case of public software, like OSS, to me, a complete programmer commits to the three of them.
2. Testing raises confidence in its correctness.
3. Documenting helps users understand it all.
In the case of public software, like OSS, to me, a complete programmer commits to the three of them.
January 31, 2025 at 11:00 AM
1. Programming gives you the joy of hacking.
2. Testing raises confidence in its correctness.
3. Documenting helps users understand it all.
In the case of public software, like OSS, to me, a complete programmer commits to the three of them.
2. Testing raises confidence in its correctness.
3. Documenting helps users understand it all.
In the case of public software, like OSS, to me, a complete programmer commits to the three of them.
This thread about companies that focus on 'technical' workers to the exclusion of others is great, but this one struck me.
I've seen engineers say they could get more done with fewer meetings, and then end up flailing because no one understood the context of anything.
GOOD conversation is vital.
I've seen engineers say they could get more done with fewer meetings, and then end up flailing because no one understood the context of anything.
GOOD conversation is vital.
It's not a dirty word, it's not verboten, it's not something you're too good for.
Engineering is a naturally collaborative activity, so increasing cognizance and decreasing chaos is an extremely productive endeavor.
That means docs, meetings, whiteboards, and talking.
Engineering is a naturally collaborative activity, so increasing cognizance and decreasing chaos is an extremely productive endeavor.
That means docs, meetings, whiteboards, and talking.
February 2, 2025 at 2:00 PM
This thread about companies that focus on 'technical' workers to the exclusion of others is great, but this one struck me.
I've seen engineers say they could get more done with fewer meetings, and then end up flailing because no one understood the context of anything.
GOOD conversation is vital.
I've seen engineers say they could get more done with fewer meetings, and then end up flailing because no one understood the context of anything.
GOOD conversation is vital.
What's it called when they do both at once?
“We would do well to keep in mind that there are two ways in which the spirit of a culture may be degraded. In the first - the Orwellian - culture becomes a prison. In the second - the Huxleyan - culture becomes a burlesque.” — Neil Postman
February 2, 2025 at 1:50 PM
What's it called when they do both at once?
You know, I used to read dystopian stories for FUN.
January 31, 2025 at 1:33 PM
You know, I used to read dystopian stories for FUN.
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Trending: comfort food.
January 30, 2025 at 10:27 PM
Trending: comfort food.