Local moth fairy loves lämp, more at 11 @elfi@pixie.town

'tis the season for spooks and ghouls

Okay, story time. I was asked for the tale of my laser eye injury, so here you go. I'm fine. Customers were fine. No children were harmed. The only victims were me and Bob's career. https://www.funraniumlabs.com/2024/07/how-i-got-my-laser-eye-injury/

Just remembered that this is the last day of July 🤯

First a summary, jump to the bottom for action steps

In recent days, folks such as @ErickaSimone, @KimCrayton1, @timnitGebru (lmk if you want to be untagged from this post) and many, MANY more have been speaking out about how toxic fedi culture is for Black folks and how the tools we have access to just aren't enough.

In response, we've been seeing an outpouring of antiblack harassment directed towards them and others from a wide range of instances on the fediverse. This is nothing new, although it has meant a lot of extra work for mod teams who are trying to keep their users safe from this harassment.

This always happens when Black folks, particularly Black women and Black queers, speak up about their experience on the fediverse and Mastodon specifically. They get met with straight up denial, minimization, victim blaming, you name it.

After @are0h spoke up about how the team at Mastodon does not prioritize safety and someone offered to contribute $10k per year and fundraise more specifically for safety features, here was a response from one of the official team members at Mastodon:

https://oisaur.com/@renchap/112879553557675787

It's clear what their priorities ARE and ARE NOT. They know what it's like for Black folks on here, and it's just not that big of a problem for them. Suggestions and offers for assistance are ignored and urgency is met with admonishments for patience. Clearly, us going to them ain't making a difference, so I won't advise we dogpile them about it (not because it would be "wrong" necessarily but obvs it won't work).

So, what can you do about it?

At this point, I am joining a growing chorus of Black folks on this platform who are seeking a better alternative. A project that takes safety seriously and builds infrastructure with the needs of oppressed folks CENTERED rather than MARGINALIZED.

We need a hard fork. And it just so happens that some folks are already hard at work cooking one up, but they can't do it alone. Along with general support, they need funding.

You can see @are0h's March blog post about it here:

https://h-i.works/2024/04/a-case-for-community.html

Or, if you prefer a simple donation link, you can go here:

https://www.gofundme.com/f/a-new-way-to-social-media

We're getting tired of playing whack-a-mole with white supremacists on the fediverse. We need something better. We need your help.

If what you've been seeing upsets you, if you are anywhere near as fed up as I am, if you want to be part of the solution rather than part of the problem, here is something simple and concrete you can do.

Thanks for reading.

I fucked up my repo so bad

I'm once again jobless and even more completely broke than before, which is really getting in the way of getting my medical issues sorted.

So if anyone has a few extra dollars they can donate to help me, that'd be very appreciated.

https://ko-fi.com/fooneturing

***GOAL REACHED! Thank you all so much!***

(460/460) Thank you! So close now, anyone spare a few more dollars?

Edit: Sticker shock, see: https://queer.party/@squirrellilly/112883512057745657

I want to be able to re-up all of my meds this month so there's no close calls or days without. This is gonna be around $460 at costco (and literally over $1000 anywhere else, so...), I believe. Due to a generous soul extending their hand, we are not fundraising for anything else in August, just the medicine.

So if you want to put your money forward to help someone in need, here's your chance.

http://paypal.me/squirrellilly

http://patreon.com/squirrellilly

#MutualAid #MastodonForHarris #Mastodon4Harris #MastodonForKamala #TransCrowdFund #DisabilityCrowdFund
@mutualaid @mastodonforharris

Elon Musk was kicked out of the Bay Area Babyfur community.

Much respect to the furries for recognizing how much of a toxic piece of shit Elon is, and giving him no quarter. Even if this may have led to him acquiring twitter so that he could avoid being kicked out, it really shows the power of furry communities to maintain a healthy environment.

https://x.com/denimneverdies/status/1817441645236772931

https://x.com/HYENAFREQUENCY/status/1816661175037268201

https://old.reddit.com/r/EnoughMuskSpam/comments/1ecshvh/elon_tried_to_enter_the_babyfur_community/

IKEA trip results :3

Kitsune Tails is OUT NOW!! Run, jump, and dash across a land inspired by Japanese mythology and untangle the love triangle between three young women on a journey of self discovery. Explore the complicated relationships between kitsune and humans through classic platforming action.

get it now on steam https://store.steampowered.com/app/1325260 or itch https://eniko.itch.io/kitsunetails

we're a small underfunded team with a majority queer developers, and while we're punching way above our weight class we need the support of our community if this game is going to be a success. please boost this post, and if you can afford it buy it on steam and leave a positive review on the first day (the text doesn't matter, only the thumbs up, so "i like gay fops" is totally valid as a review)

i also want to prove fedi is powerful enough to make an indie game succeed, so even if you're not personally that into the game, please boost this post? 🙏

#KitsuneTails #QueerGames #GameDev #PixelArt

#fediblock https://soc0.outrnat.nl.

Another instance with 6 people, one of whom reported a Black woman for describing how many times she was called the N word.

#fediblock yuga.surf.

An instance with 8 users, and one of them reported a Black woman complaining about being called the N word for using a slur.

Help Merlin pay for basic supplies and move to Belize for a lecturer position!

https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-me-move-to-belize

#MutualAid #Mastodon4Harris #MastodonForHarris #BlackMutualalAid #DisabilityMutualAid #DisabilityCrowdFund #TransMutualAid #MutualAidRequest #Queer #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA

Edit: yay, goal exceeded!! :)

Are there any good options for simple Python-based GUIs, targeting Windows?

The GUI I need will be very simple: some text boxes, file dialogs, and some progress bar. The kind of thing you can mock up in Visual Basic in 5 minutes.

New firefox thing to disable

https://kitsunes.club/notes/9wbyqywt28

go to about:config
search for browser.shopping.experience2023.active and browser.shopping.experience2023.survey.enabled and set both to false

Now crowdfunding for Space Dragons: Luxorian's Crew!

Dragons pull spaceships at faster-than-light speeds in my new space fantasy novella.

It's Pay-What-You-Want and the book is fully written and edited. Please help me fund it!

https://ko-fi.com/post/Crowdfunding-Space-Dragons-Luxorians-Crew-A-cos-Q5Q0YG3UU

#vkofi