🚨I promised I'd say more on the Royal Society and Elon Musk, so here it is. 🚨
I've resigned my position as Associate Editor at Royal Society's journal Open Science in protest at their lack of action over Elon Musk.
My op-ed in the Guardian
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/mar/04/elon-musk-science-royal-society-scientific-integrity
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if i right-click on a pad, i get a menu with three items
- Done
- Oops
- Cancel
what the fuck is "Oops" and why is it bound to an Fn-key
ukpol, "benefits fraud"
it's astounding to me about how every conversation about disability benefits has to include a disclaimer to the effect of "of course there's undoubtedly some fraudsters taking advantage of the system". like: this is no more true of benefits than it is of any other system? statistically benefits fraud is vanishingly low. and yet no one feels compelled to add this admonitory caveat to any discussion of banking, or employment, or business management, or governance, or or or
drawing tablet had a noticeable layer of dust on it so I cleaned it off and attempted a mechagirl. bit too technical for me and i still struggle to get line thickness consistent (I should probably reduce the sensitivity in #krita ?) but a fun 'quick' (two hours!) draw.
@anon_opin Musk turning up the dial marked “electrocute elephant” while looking back to the audience for approval
How much progress have we made on climate change? by Simon Clark
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h1jOqyjcO4g
Trans woman, bisexual, someone's fiancée, forever a programmer, poly, and former total mess