Chel @Chel@computerfairi.es

perceived or real skill in programming does not suddenly give anyone the right to forego basic empathy.

the caustic, casually denigrating culture that infests computer science has got to go. rampant toxicity, in the long run, leads to stagnation in software development, because everyone that isn't steeped in that culture gets pushed out.

when a white person says that they're "color blind" in response to discussion about racism, they think that they're saying "i am a tolerant person."

however, what they're actually saying is "i can't see racism, so i won't acknowledge it", which is a really messed up way to look at the world

closing our eyes and putting our heads in the sand doesn't make something go away. racism is here to stay until it is acknowledged, explicitly called out by name, and strongly addressed in every community.

i need a bed in a temporal vortex so that i can sleep forever and wakeup when i feel like it

an urchin in fallen london: "'Ello. People are wonderin' 'ow they should address you. Let us know, and we'll pass the word around."

one of the options: "Your question is unnecessary."

clarification on that option: If you enjoy people being unsure how to address you, this option will result in you being addressed as 'ah, Si-, er, Mad-, er, yes', regardless of context.

this game rules

Link's Awakening is LITERALLY the best Zelda game don't even try to step to me about this

your daily reminder that the sudden elimination of a capitalist state will not address homophobia, racism, ableism, and other implicit biases

even if the revolution was tomorrow, we would still have work to do to get to an actually equitable world

one of the reasons that white anarchists frustrate me is this belief that if you topple the state, the goodness of people will float up and all that pesky racism stuff will melt away.

this is a dangerous belief. the revolution doesn't end at revolt.

i absolutely get furious every time billionaires are interviewed about a high tax rate. it's like, "billionaires don't want rich people to have their taxes increased! news at 11!" it's ridiculous.

what's even more ridiculous is that a 70 percent tax on incomes is somehow being called far left. no, that's not far left. far left is we seize the assets of the rich entirely. moderate left is a heavy increase in capital gains tax, tax on millionaires, and a partial asset based tax.

Sunless Skies is so good... One of my engineers is an enby. The other is a pack of polyamorous rats.

hot take: tribes ascend was fun for four levels when everyone was using the disc shooter

at level 5 you get put into the next skill level up so matchmaking puts you with the people using the weapons that aren't /technically/ hitscan but are so fast that they might as well be

(that was the case when i played it at least, which was ages ago)