leinir @leinir@computerfairi.es
weirdo free/libre open source software person, member of the KDE community since forever, who loves squeaky, slinky and fuzzy things - they/them
Joined Sep 2018
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This seems like a pretty decent description of fedi, tbh
https://www.wired.com/story/god-did-us-a-favor-by-destroying-twitter/
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The excitement is building at Luma Falls as we await the arrival of #FuralityLumaFestival attendees!
Join us now for this 30-hour mini-event in #VRChat starting tonight.
Don't miss out, register now at https://furality.org/register
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Never forget that when Seoul, Korea removed the #Cheonggyecheon expressway in 2003, and replaced it with a restored stream and 1000 acre park in the city’s centre, not only did it transform the city’s public life and economic success, but the vehicle traffic got better.
The traffic got BETTER.
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If you're looking for ways to show love and support for trans/LGBTQI+ creators, the "Trans Witches are Witches" itch.io bundle is a great option:
"A bundle of witchcraft and wizardry without the transphobia, antisemitism, and alt-right grifters. Reject Hogwarts Legacy's bigotry and support independent LGBTQ+ creators."
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Next I'll work on text-in-shape and white space fixes. After the next item is to work on the text tool itself.
If you have any strong (or even luke-warm) opinions about that, I've made a krita-artists thread for it: https://krita-artists.org/t/text-tool-thread/57973
I'd love to hear what people think is especially important as I myself have seen one text-tool too many by now.
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Some says that Microsoft changed and that they now like and even support Linux but instead they continue pushing their old Embrace, Extend, Extinghish mentra and are have now made it possible to have linux programs able to use native D3D12 programs on Linux but only inside WSL. 😩 #windows #wsl https://devblogs.microsoft.com/directx/directx-heart-linux/ https://devblogs.microsoft.com/commandline/d3d12-gpu-video-acceleration-in-the-windows-subsystem-for-linux-now-available/
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Regular reminder: "bioplastics" are NOT better for the environment, and "biodegradable" plastics don't biodegrade unless they're in an industrial composter. The focus needs to be on reducing unnecessary plastic use, and closing the loop on everything else. Making plastic out of corn/bamboo instead really doesn't help. #Ocean #Pollution #Bioplastics See here for more:
https://hakaimagazine.com/news/dont-overestimate-bioplastics-benefits/?omhide=true&utm_source=Hakai+Magazine+Weekly&utm_campaign=18b87df7a5-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2017_09_06_COPY_03&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_0fc1967411-18b87df7a5-121628661
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....Speaking of furries and content.... I do want to try putting it out there again that I'm a #furry that enjoys #WebDesign. While I still leave graphic work to the professionals, I enjoy helping people build a site/space for thier content....and help them feel like the space belongs to them.
While hosting costs (and online store function) can be costly, I will always feel it's a good idea to have your content displayed on something you can control. ....
@carlschwan @givemefoxes @ariadne The owner is Andrew Shoben, and there's a handy presentation from a couple of years ago at akademy with him and i, where he shows more details on what he does, and i talk a bit about the kde connection. He's not a fur, per se, but a cosplayer and big supporter of us fuffy lot :) https://youtu.be/VeNJAXCFPXo
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“To a homophobe, even the most chaste kiss on the cheek between gay people is exactly as disgusting and degenerate as a hardcore BDSM orgy hosted in the town square, so you may as well ally with the BDSM orgy enthusiasts to throw bricks at the cops who are going try and arrest all of you together anyway.”
@qdot @buttplugio but yeah, maybe it just outright doesn't let you scan in the background like that... would seem a little odd, but maybe it's a "because user safety" type decision, like to stop people... wardriving bluetooth devices or something?
@qdot @buttplugio hmmmm... that's foreground service stuff.. maybe you need to throw up the "i'm still alive" notification to let it remain awake, i think it gets paused otherwise (not actually sure for scanning, but it'd make sense...i only know i have to do that for the tail service to keep doing things while the display is off)
@buttplugio For android 12 and up, bluetooth_scan (and bluetooth_connect), for below you need access_fine_location, and bluetooth_admin... i think, have been spending some time with that the last few days - it's in Crumpet's manifest if you want a look (think you're in the chat?)
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"From zero to 1 billion" -- Spotti IRl last weekend accepting a lifetime achievement physics award. If you're curious where the green light heartrate sensor or fitness wearables came from, or what Spotti does. I highlight fursuiting at work (20min).
Link: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1O9QSn9h1TZ_BkYjFPwvDOgeRD7Ek1fCy/view?usp=share_link
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Warning for furries: A production company is sending a deceptive casting call for a film that appears to be a furry documentary but is actually a hateful smear film.
It's the same deceptive tactic Matt Walsh used to trick trans people into appearing in "What is a Woman". They want to do the same for furries.
Please be careful and warn others!
https://mobile.twitter.com/PleasantPicnic/status/1618898371133210625
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The tragedy here is that I would "flip burgers" for free. I love cooking! I'd be like a machine in a post-revolution community kitchen! Under capitalism, you either cook in the scraps of time left after a full work day, or you work as a cook, pulling insane hours under horrific conditions for less than a living wage. For this reason, my love of cooking only benefits a small number of people. Ironically, #capitalism disincentivizes important labor. #anarchism #communism
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I studied capitalism in college because it was a particular interest of mine. I hated it. I also wanted to understand it, so that I could know why it rubbed me the wrong way and live intentionally to push against it.
There was this moment when I was in a grad course and the professor was talking about self-optimizing markets. That's when it hit me. I literally stood up in the class, interrupted everything and went like "wait, the math isn't optimizing for income inequality". It was kind of funny watching more than 100 little economists in training suddenly start tearing apart the equation at once. You could literally hear the sound of frantic spreadsheeting and charting.
In the end, the professor himself said that it was true, you could achieve a fully "optimized" economy with literally everything being owned by a handful of people. Made me think.
How is a system supposed to be beneficial for us all when the mathematics at its core don't actually consider societal benefit?
If an economy is fully "optimized" but everyone is sick, sad, and angry - is it actually optimal?
A mathematical model can make sense without being sensible. This is why I have an implicit distrust of algorithms and other systems of optimization. It's also why I'm an socialist.
Thank you for coming to my TED talk.
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Shout out to everyone else who was "just interested in being supportive of queer people", who "didn't really have a reason" but started researching neurodiversity to "understand others better", or who "just really wished people were kinder to trauma survivors" without being sure why...
For everyone who has had the moment when you realize that the unheard, marginalized voice you've been trying to amplify for so long is actually your own.
Love y'all. In case nobody else has said it yet, welcome home.
@FibreKitty More hugs and cuddles is more better, fluffy, shiny, or whatnot :)
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The petition to remove #LGBT content from the uk curriculum now has 190,671 signatures, sigh. It only needed 100k to force a debate in parliament, so that will be scheduled by #Uk Gov.
The counter petition is rapidly gaining ground, being newer. It now has 33,030 signatures, but we need more!
Pls sign if uk, boost otherwise! 👇
Link to official petition to UK Gov & Parliament: Do not remove LGBT content from the Relationships Education curriculum
https://t.co/IIHgvhpB2O
weirdo free/libre open source software person, member of the KDE community since forever, who loves squeaky, slinky and fuzzy things - they/them
Joined Sep 2018
