Elfi @elfi@pixie.town

I can finally reveal some research I've been involved with over the past year or so.

We (@redford, @mrtick and I) have reverse engineered the PLC code of NEWAG Impuls EMUs. These trains were locking up for arbitrary reasons after being serviced at third-party workshops. The manufacturer argued that this was because of malpractice by these workshops, and that they should be serviced by them instead of third parties.

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tyson tan designing the #kde mascot be like:

let's talk about racism and how it shows up in everyday instances ...

when i first got to the states as a resident back in 2008, the then-fiancee (now husband) asked me to drive his car into the dealership for an appointment he made to get the brakes worked on.

when i got there, they told me they had no record of a service call for me or the car and that they were not going to work on it that day...

hubster calls "do you have an appointment on the books for me?"
them: "oh yes - we're ready and waiting for you when you show up"
him: "er ... my wife is there and she says you turned her away"
them: "oh .. heh .. didn't realise that was your wife. ok - but it might take a while to get you done"

no slurs, no outright "we don't want black people here", just this toxic undercurrent of "you are not welcome" here.

this is what racism looks like today. it's not obvious, it's not something you can even call out because the way they do it is to give them maximum deniability "no that's not what we SAID" ... "oh no that's not what we meant" ... and when asked to explain, the goal posts move ...

in this instance, it wasn't that they couldn't or wouldn't work on his car, even after telling him they were waiting on him to start work, now it was that they're suddenly too busy to do what they were contracted (via appointment) to do.

when you want to know what racism looks like, ask the victim what their experience is ... don't, for the love of all that is good in this world, depend on what your reading of a situation is because your (white) experience is ALWAYS tempered for deniability.

The first fairy looked at the baby princess. "I give the gift of beauty."

The second fairy rolled their eyes. "This is my gift: you will always have the power you need."

"Damnit," the third fairy said. "I was going to give her a good voice, but now I must give her compassion."
#MicroFiction #TootFic #SmallStories

This one isn't for me. Carol has been a friend of mine for nearly 15 years.

If you can help, I would appreciate it. If not, I understand.

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(yes i did this gag on twitter a few years back but it feels like time to revive it, with an illustration this time!)