Sven Slootweg @joepie91@pixie.town

segregation in sports is unjustified by all metrics. it's unjustified by physical parameters — all people have different ones, and there are men, women (both trans and not) and others who can be both strong and heavy or more agile and light. it's unjustified by psychological parameters — there's no gender-specific differences in brain function. the only reason why sports are gender segregated is because men feel humiliated when they see other genders win

If anyone can point me to someone unbiased and on the ground reporting on this, I’d appreciate it.

As in not the BBC or any other mainstream media.

An independent journalist who has a history of reporting on the alt right in the UK.

New family friendly horror story: All of our pets become lawyers and sue us for all the things we posted them "saying" on social media

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

something that i like about the fediverse culturally is that it's... instances going offline is not something we love but it's something we are used to, it's something that is Known by everyone, and i think that's important.

one of my strongest philosophical stances is that we should look at the ends of things with unafraid eyes

You will never advocate politely enough about social justice to please someone whose lifestyle depends on social injustice.

Wanted to look up where the word "critter" comes from so I just absent-mindedly typed in etymology.com into my address bar and apparently that website is just an emoji of an orange and nothing else.

Two years ago, I experienced Sudden Sensorineural Hearing Loss (SSNHL), and am now almost completely deaf in one ear. This year, one of my colleagues had the same thing. Now I see there's a study out showing a strong correlation between COVID and SSNHL.
I guess that explains a lot. But, shit.
BTW If you find you suddenly lose hearing in one ear, get yourself to a specialist *immediately*. You have a 24-36 hour window to save your hearing before it becomes permanent.
https://www.thelancet.com/journals/eclinm/article/PIIS2589-5370(24)00338-9/fulltext

hey dont tell people "holy shit your phone is old you should get a new one, the security issues!!!!"

do you really think i am happy that my phone that ive only had for six years doesnt get security updates despite working fine?

do you think i can afford to replace it?

"well then you should get a dumb phone and use your laptop for other things"

are you fucking kidding me? really? 1) my laptop is even older, it's 17", and takes like 5 minutes to start up, im not carrying that everywhere and 2) MOST THINGS DONT HAVE FUNCTIONAL WEBSITES ANYMORE

and really, do you think i should have to afford to replace it?

there is no reason my Pixel 3, which runs apps PERFECTLY FINE, should be abandoned to the ages. it's also one of the few Pixel models that cant even be given a new OS, since no one has worked out all the model-specific issues with it.

there is no reason i shouldnt still be getting updates, and no reason i shouldnt be able to easily switch to GrapheneOS or something else.

stop calling me a bad user for being 1) poor and 2) unwilling to give in to manipulative capitalist planned obsolesence. yell at the people making these decisions. my phone is intact after six years. im proud of that and i will use this until it goes spicy pillow.

PS give us back battery replacing, SD cards, and headphone jacks

Wie bij alleen al het idee van duurdere brandstof naar zijn gele hesje grijpt, doet er goed aan zich te verdiepen in de Canada Carbon Rebate. Het geld dat de Canadezen hieraan kwijt zijn wordt op de eenvoudigst mogelijke manier teruggegeven aan de bevolking. https://www.groene.nl/artikel/klimaatbonus?utm_campaign=website&utm_medium=owned_social&utm_source=mastodon

The task of a healthy publicly owned rail company is this:

To run as many trains as possible, within the financial constraints under which it operates

Note trains. It’s not “transport as many passengers as possible on the fewest number of trains”

That 5am train with a dozen building workers on it, or the last train home in the evening *matter for the trust and reliability of the system*, even if those individual trains make heavy losses and are largely empty

I’m sorry but you shouldn’t be expected to go back to work after vacation, it’s cruel