Good morning, insomnia, (-)
Good morning mastodon. Last night was one of those nights where I don't know if I actually slept or not so I could either be to tired to hate myself or hating myself was caused by me being tired.
tech snark
@scarlett b gets it shipped faster and managements likes that
@citlali Hey congrats! I just started seeing a psych myself. I'm hoping I can start reading again soon.
uspol, guns
True but the NRA is gonna fight tooth and nail over it because "spirit of the law" or some bullshit
"Software Disenchantment" by Nikita Prokopov http://tonsky.me/blog/disenchantment/
Somewhat ranty but interesting piece on how "good enough" seems to dominate in the software industry. I can definitely share some of the frustration with how bloated and inefficient everything tends to be.
"Sony Finally Admits It Doesnβt Own Bach and It Only Took a Bunch of Public Pressure "
#1yrago Florida Power and Light lobbyists made it illegal to use solar during outages https://boingboing.net/2017/09/18/rep-ray-rodrigues.html
Code of conduct
For quite a few years, I was a member of a hackerspace in DC.
In 2012 or 2013, we voted to institute a code of conduct. It passed handily, 2/3 to 1/3.
That last third pitched a fit in the meeting, resigned, threw their keys on the table, and walked out. That was maybe 30 people
The rest of us threw a party after the door slammed.
Difference between being actually supportive and pretend supportive:
My friend @ulvra: "I know you and I don't fit in the working world, so I think of how we could make it work still."
My parents: "We want you to get a job. We don't care if you even like it or it ruins your life forever. Just get a job, because we want the best for you"
@scarlett I'd like to fix software and I have the spoons but I don't have the skills and submitting PRs scares me. :<
society meta / profession levels (-)
The notion that you have to have a certain level of profession at a certain age is extremely toxic and just fosters a culture that never goes developing beyond a puberty stage.
If you learn new things, you are of course bad at them.
If you pick up painting with 30, you're not picasso at 30
You need to learn and train to become better, but if you're expected to be a pixasso at 30, there is no room for that.
Hi! Iβm a bat that likes software and mathematics! Gay as fuck. Lover of cute. She/her