🌶️ spicy take, software correctness
The common ways that software developers try to solve software correctness reminds me of broader societal issues...
Automated tests: don't try to solve the systemic problem, just institute enough procedures for specific cases and hope you've covered enough of it
Static type checking: don't try to solve the systemic problem, just treat everything and everybody as untrustworthy, you cannot trust anything that isn't verified by a computer
(Please do not reply with 'counterarguments' until you *really* understand where the analogies are coming from here)
respirator rec? 😷👺🛫
hello! i am going to be on an intl flight next month and would like to not get murderized or sick! what masks/respirators would you rec?
- i'm willing to spend for my health (espc if it's reusable)
- it'd be great if the respirators were reusable
(other safety practices are welcome too! previously i'd use reddit but nope :P)
@gwenprime there's cuddles in They/Them Hills!
on walt whitman's 64th birthday, he wrote a letter to a dear friend of his:
"the principal object of my life seems to have been accomplish’d - I have the most devoted and ardent of friends, and affectionate relatives - and of enemies I really make no account."
walt was not a celebrated poet at the time - he confronted life and find meaning for himself through his friends and relatives
it moves me to tears & inspires me
when walt died, 1,000 people went to his funeral
listening to [dog watch 220509](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fw29uDiKlGo)
mental health exercise, follow along, questions @ u
> I was in a psych ed group recently and they had a class about social support. There was a short perceived social support questionnaire that listed categories like: "Acceptance" "Encouragement" "Companionship" "Partner for activities" "New Ideas" "Help with tasks" "Guidance" and stuff like that. Then a space to name the person in your life who you go to for each, and a space to note if you're satisfied in that category or need more support, etc.
make a little table, fill it out, maybe try to not go over like 70 characters per list . i did it on the computer.
it's interesting, many gaps - are they gaps you want to fill? can you find new creatures to fill some of your gaps? are you reliant on just a few people? are you looking forward to seeing how new friends will behave?
WARNING: warranty for this mei& expired 2004-01-10T14:37:04Z. please contact [EXPUNGED] for extensions and out-of-warranty servicing.
I gave my map away, but it's time to push and pull, change and ~~kill your past~~. Oh... To know the catharsis of loving again reminds us of how much we bled. This heart wasn't made for loving anyone, but now I know where I am. I make my own path.
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if i unfollowed you and you're at least vaguely queer please feel free to ask why. the follower management UI is bad and it might've been accidental!
if you're under 18 please don't open any posts CW'd as lewd.