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meta, subtoot 

I would very much like for the "concerned citizens" in question to start recognizing this pattern among themselves, and ask themselves why that is

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meta, subtoot 

Every single time someone is like "hey uh this is going quite far, can we not tone it down a bit" in response to community safety measures (like throwing out Facebook), *every single time*, it always seems to be a white dude

sort of negative, rimworld 

I think I've figured out why I don't like to play Rimworld in the way you're "supposed" to play it (where a disaster is just another story element) - because my actual communities in my actual life already constantly get destroyed by others, and I would for once like to build something and have it actually remain a nice place to live and exist

Argh. Was listening to a recording of a liveset, and fuck whoever it was in the audience that was constantly blowing a whistle...

xz (sort of) meta, hierarchy 

I find it very interesting to observe who describes Andres Freund as a "Microsoft engineer", vs. who describes them as a "PostgreSQL developer".

I feel like it tells you a lot about what someone values more - what someone actually does in society, vs. what their assigned role is in the hierarchy.

sort of negative, rimworld 

I think I've figured out why I don't like to play Rimworld in the way you're "supposed" to play it (where a disaster is just another story element) - because my actual communities in my actual life already constantly get destroyed by others, and I would for once like to build something and have it actually remain a nice place to live and exist

someone: you've violated the prime directive

every star trek captain: the code is more what you'd call "guidelines" than actual rules

Ah yes, spring has started, and so everyone has naturally decided that this is the perfect time to start using powertools outside all day so that it is impossible to sit outside and listen to the birds and insects

I have yet to actually work with it, so I may run into some unexpected roadblock once I do that, but... yeah

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I often see people talking about how Vulkan is more low-level than OpenGL and not suitable for direct use, but honestly every time I look at it, it seems *so much* simpler to reason about and work with than OpenGL?

The abusive behavior that was being used to manipulate Lasse Collin into bringing on more maintainers for #xz went unnoticed because abusive behavior in Open Source communities is so pervasive. In context, we can clearly see it was part of an orchestrated operation. Out of context, it looks like just another asshole complaining about stuff they have no right to complain about. robmensching.com/blog/posts/20

Thirty spokes
meet in the hub.
Where the wheel isn’t
is where it’s useful.

Hollowed out,
clay makes a pot.
Where the pot’s not
is where it’s useful.

Cut doors and windows
to make a room.
Where the room isn’t,
there’s room for you.

So the profit in what is
is in the use of what isn’t.

(Dào Dé Jīng 11, translated by Ursula K. Le Guin)

"What if an AI got hyper-focused on making paperclips and destroyed us all?" asked the insufferable nerd, as corporations whose only directive is "make stock price go up" utterly destroyed the conditions favourable for human life

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Can anyone suggest me some linkable sources that explain specifically how non-obvious bigotry works, and how to identify it as a moderator? Things like "just asking questions", misuse of statistics, and other forms that seem superficially legitimate if you're unfamiliar with their bigoted background.

(This is not for me; it's to have an all-in-one resource to link people to. So only sources that explain this in its entirety are useful, 'bits and pieces' are not helpful here, however well-intended)

if you keep mathematicians, make sure to place enough enrichment in their enclosure

speculation, mention of trauma, re: Subtoot, CCC 

@toni@chaos.social @scy@chaos.social That article was definitely in the back of my mind while writing this, though I think it manifests in more aggressively problematic ways than the article describes

capitalist bullshit 

@Amelia@transfem.social I have bad news for you... some manufacturers of juices in NL are starting to add dairy to their juices to sidestep a 'sugar tax', because dairy drinks are exempt from it :/

speculation, mention of trauma, re: Subtoot, CCC 

@scy@chaos.social I often can't shake the feeling that this sort of "we cannot actively exclude anyone without very good reason" rhetoric in nerd circles, is just a manifestation of a sort of collective trauma around getting bullied, and having internalized the idea that excluding people makes you the bad person (regardless of circumstances)...

That then only gets applied to *active* exclusion and the implicit exclusion resulting from "not dealing with abusive people" is overlooked in the process

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