I was just let go from my job and Iβm looking for a new place to land. If anyone knows of an open role for a Senior QA with 9 years of experience, please let me know. I have extensive skills in Agile, SDLC, Jira, Confluence, Smoke and regression testing, Postman, documentation and more.
Even if you donβt have a role but see this post, PLEASE BOOST IT so someone else may see it. Thank you.
E. Jean Carroll says she may sue Trump for defamation again after CNN town hall https://www.rawstory.com/e-jean-carrol-says-she-may-sue-trump-for-defamation-again-after-cnn-town-hall/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon
I've built a new website to consolidate & signpost all my projects & stuff. There's more work to do to get all my creative work & writing off 2 advert-riddled Wordpress sites. But here's the skeleton http://bridgetmckenzie.uk/
Home ownership is the American dream: not only do you get a place to live, free from the high-handed dictates of a landlord, but you also get an asset that appreciates, building intergenerational wealth while you sleep - literally.
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If you'd like an essay-formatted version of this thread to read or share, here's a link to it on pluralistic.net, my surveillance-free, ad-free, tracker-free blog:
https://pluralistic.net/2023/05/11/ugly-houses-ugly-truth/#homevestor
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no-one: whatcha doing?
me: oh, you-know, just comparing generic drugs my insurance company is forcing me to choose between instead of the non-generic drug my dr prescribed. they're not the same thing at all, but they're approved for #ADHD too and much cheaper, and saving the insurance company money is what's really important here.
Woke up this morning to find a crew working on the trees around our apartment complex. Thereβs a ton of loud machinery (saws, wood chipper, etc.) and I didnβt know this was scheduled for today. Itβs been going on for hours. In the past, I would have been very hard on myself for not being able to tolerate the noise better. Now, I understand that my noise sensitivity is just a part of me, and I am taking steps to accommodate myself rather than berate myself. Itβs a small but profound shift. #ActuallyAutistic #LateDiagnosed
Repeat after me:
Being an ally entitles you to exactly nothing.
It does not give you access to our bodies or the spaces those bodies inhabit. It does not give you a say in how we choose to protest or resist our oppression. It does not give you the right to police our actions, our customs, or our language.
If your allyship is conditional on any form of preferential treatment, it's not allyship.
"Dangling MAGA" gets 15 months in prison.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2023/05/10/senate-balcony-sentence-jan6/
For non born English spoken users lets try to define Unhinged when referring to #Rapisttrump
#Nuts
Grief, loss of pet
This is Charlie.
He has been suffering from a variety of health problems for a few months now, and this morning it seemed clear to me that he's in pain and not going to get better. In a couple of hours we're going to the vet for humane euthanasia. I want to write down a few of my memories from our life together.
I didnβt not watch the bullsh!t #CNN giving trump a televised rally filled with only his supporters and allowing him to lie for a solid hourβ¦ but Iβve seen some clips.
For anyone whoβs seen more of this shitshow than I did, I get the impression #KaitlinCollins was A) thrown to the wolves with this assignment and B) in way over her head and C) very likely was told not to push back much.
Anyone else have a take on it?
Oh, and I will say again: Iβm done with CNN for good.
What does a neuro-affirming shopping experience look like to you?
Do my #ActuallyAutistic comrades often accidentally bite their tongue (physically, not figuratively)? If so, you arenβt alone.
With the current escalation of violence in Israel & Palestine, my thoughts go out to all of my #ActuallyAutistic comrades in both Gaza and Israel who need to live thru the constant sirens, the overstimulation, the fear of missiles and rockets, the overall dysregulation.
Moin, Moin aus dem hohen Norden,
mein Name ist Oliver, Musikliebhaber, IT-Admin, Hobby-Zeichner, DatenschΓΌtzer, Hobby-Gitarrist aus dem Raum Hamburg und ich bin #neuhier, deshalb meine kurze #Vorstellung.
Ich bin gespannt, was ich hier zu meinen Themen wie Musik, Zeichnen, Datenschutz, IT-Sicherheit und Co beim HerumstΓΆbern finde und was mich hier erwartet.
So... me. Work in aerospace, more space, not as much aero. Can fix my own car, choose not to. Can fix the random appliance of your choice. Hardcore introvert in person, which is why I love online. Lifelong science fiction fan. Read constantly. Scalzi is my favorite author, because he mixes exactly the right amount of snark into his writing. Together with a guy 30+ years, married since it was legal. Own a home in CA and don't plan to leave unless I immigrate to another country.