Elfi, known bug enjoyer @elfi@pixie.town

Some unionized tech workers could use your support this week, as we start the Labor Day weekend. 🧵

#1u #TechUnions #unions

First, the workers at Grindr United announced their intention to unionize; in response, their management announced a company-wide return to office policy, requiring staff to relocate to distant cities or be fired. (Workers had two weeks to choose.)

Now, the workers are asking people to petition Grindr’s CEO, and demand he recognize the union. https://actionnetwork.org/petitions/show-your-support-from-grindr-united-workers

#1u #TechUnions #unions

Next, there’s the fine folks at @cfaworkers. Yesterday, Code for America’s leadership announced they’d be laying off 35 employees. Financial reasons were cited as a reason for the layoffs, but the leadership admitted they’re actively hiring to expand the C-suite. https://cfaworkersunited.com/stories/2023/08/31/code-for-america-lays-off-35-colleagues.html

The union has set up a mutual aid fund to support the affected workers; you can donate here: https://venmo.com/u/CfAWorkersSolidarity

#1u #TechUnions #unions

Stop pressing backspace until you feel safe: Ctrl+U clears the password prompt on the terminal so you can start again.

Today I'm going to show you how I turned a cheap USB numeric keypad into a pad that I use for my digital painting shortcuts under GNU/Linux.
→ Tutorial: https://www.davidrevoy.com/article989/how-to-customise-a-usb-numeric-keypad-under-gnulinux

#Keypad #Linux #NailPolish
#diy #Krita #MastoArt

Bunch of PNGtuber sprites commissioned by @MyrTheMoth ! owo

#furry #commission #moth #vtuber #pngtuber

The Secret World of Arrietty (2010), a magical world hidden in plain sight, brought to life by the beautiful background arts of Yoshida Noboru.

❇️🌷🌸🌹🌺🌼

Yoshida notably worked on the detailed interiors of the Borrowers home in The Secret World of Arrietty. He's also made numerous contributions to the Ghibli Museum.

🧚🏻

Director: Hiromasa Yonebayashi

#ghibli #studioghibli #スタジオジブリ #thesecretworldofarrietty #arrietty #anime #background #wallpaper #mastoart #YoshidaNoboru

Itch.io is having to switch hosting providers sometime in the next three months, and that's going to act like clearing your browser storage: you'll lose your current saves.

So if you're playing long-form #InteractiveFiction or other web games that save to the browser, here's a little thing that should let you download your data and restore it after the switchover... https://crocmiam.itch.io/itch-localstorage-export-import

(Itch's post on the subject is here: https://itch.io/t/3099694/notice-for-html-game-devs-upcoming-change-to-cdn-domain)

#GameDev

(Edit: to be clear, this isn't mine; I'd like to think I would have seen it eventually but Florian Cargoët spotted the possibility and implemented it almost immediately)