Sven Slootweg @joepie91@pixie.town
- Website
- http://cryto.net/~joepie91/
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- @joepie91:pixie.town
- Pronouns
- they/them, he/him, whatever, it's not like I have any idea either 🙃
Technical debt collector and general hype-hater. Early 30s, non-binary, ND, poly, relationship anarchist, generally queer.
- No alt text (request) = no boost.
- Boosts OK for all boostable posts.
- DMs are open.
- Flirting welcome, but be explicit if you want something out of it!
- The devil doesn't need an advocate; no combative arguing in my mentions.
Sometimes horny on main (behind CW), very much into kink (bondage, freeuse, CNC, and other stuff), and believe it or not, very much a submissive bottom :p
My spoons are limited, so I may not always have the energy to respond to messages.
Strong views about abolishing oppression, hierarchy, agency, and self-governance - but I also trust people by default and give them room to grow, unless they give me reason not to. That all also applies to technology and how it's built.
Joined Aug 2019
(The current idea bouncing around in my head is some sort of scavenger hunt involving finding coins)
I don't think it'll work with plastic coins though, so I may need to find a source for metal non-money coins somewhere
I have acquired a programmable coin acceptor! Turns out they're pretty cheap... hoping to make a fun project out of this for the next hacker camp
(Obviously this only works with people who disclose that information in their profile. There are usually enough of them.)
The easiest way to see 'privilege in #FOSS' with your own eyes, is probably to observe how the people arguing for sketchy sponsors, legalistic moderation procedures, "neutrality" in moderation and government involvement, are virtually always white dudes - and those opposing them are everyone else (and, often, a small subset of white dudes).
Like, you don't actually need to believe me on this. Just keep an eye on who is saying what for a couple months. You'll see the patterns.
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Assume you have a bed. Then you can make a new bed by putting sheets, blankets and a pillow on that bed.
No idea how you get the first bed, that isn't defined. Beds probably form a causal loop or something; you can just make beds forever.
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By the way, has anyone checked if Automattic's selling out of WordPress and Tumblr data for 'AI’ training also involves all those images you all uploaded to Gravatar, Automattic's cross-site tracking tool? 🤔
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Gentle reminder that, compared to the phrase " #DarkPatterns ", #DeceptivePatterns is:
- more accurate
- less laden with unnecessary racist & colonial baggage from the Enlightenment
- already established within #UX conversations by the website https://www.deceptive.design/about-us , who prudently changed their name due to this whole set of concerns.
Thanks everyone for considering this small-but-important wording improvement.
Now back to doing whatever awesomeness you were doing!
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NixOS, governance 
If you care about the future of #NixOS, its governance, and its policies, right about now would be a good moment to get involved.
Some of the issues currently on the table:
- NixCon sponsorship by an arms dealer (Anduril)
- Moderation issues in the community, safety threats to marginalized folks
- What acceptable forms of participation are for the formal RFCs
A lot of things feel like they are coming to a head right about now, with the community growing rapidly, and I suspect that the decisions made are going to have long-term effects.
So if you've been waiting for a moment to get involved, that moment is probably now.
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There are actually multiple types of estimates:
* I have all necessary tools and information and I'm able to get to hyper focus -> I'm already working on it and you'll get it EOB
* I have all necessary tools and information and the task is completely boring and unimportant -> it may never get done, but with multiple deadlines, body doubling and other mind tricks, we can slowly get there in a few months
* I have all necessary tools and information and it's interesting, but I can't focus much -> well, it will be done before the deadline, but like in a four hour long rush in the middle of the night and still be better than if a neurotypical person would dedicate 40 hours into it.
* I don't have tools nor information, I need a lot of other people and preparations and the communication is slow, things are broken beyond simple fixes, people don't understand -> it'll never get done.
* I have a body doubling work partner who is mostly neurotypical, is able to close things properly, do regular meeting minutes etc. -> we can build a rocket from trash and put a mouse astronaut in orbit.
And many variations in between.
@julialuna
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New blogpost! “Subtitles, Closed Captions, and Open Captions: What's the Difference?”
If you've ever wondered whether "closed captions" imply the existence of "open captions," or why video players seem to distinguish between captions and subtitles, this post is for you!
Come for a somewhat goofy 1950s horror film trailer; stay for the takeaways about an important #accessibility tool.
https://benmyers.dev/blog/captions-and-subtitles/
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Are there any 
zines explicitly talking about/linking stop cop city and Palestine struggles? #anarquery
I expect that the full conversation will be published eventually. So far, my paraphrasing/interpretation would be that they are trying to do the "inclusive of literally everyone" thing, and are not cognizant of this being impossible.
Whether that is deliberate or not, I can't really judge. But it doesn't really matter much for the end result, if they stick with this approach.
My ongoing discussion with an unnamed #NixOS moderator is not encouraging so far, as to the safety of marginalized folks.
(I assume it will take a bit before the signature appears)
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friendly reminder that you didn't see any shoplifting
I have signed https://nixos-users-against-mic-sponsorship.github.io/. to oppose advertising by eg. defense contractors in the #NixOS community.
I personally think it doesn't go far enough, but I also recognize that the scope of this particular statement is intentionally limited. This, to me, is only a small step, but one I do encourage people to take.
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This is nerve wracking, and I dread finding out the notifications number.
https://nixos-users-against-mic-sponsorship.github.io/
I recommend reposting/boosting/whatever your local brand of it is. If you can and want to, that is.
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Freedom in technology must include freedom from technology.
We must not create societies where the price of admission is owning a device controlled by one of two trillion-dollar US corporations.
We must safeguard people’s access to public services and the everyday necessities of life via alternate methods.
Technology should always be a progressive enhancement.
Do not let Silicon Valley privatise your access to modern life.
https://mastodon.ar.al/@lrvick@mastodon.social/112079059430275102
- Website
- http://cryto.net/~joepie91/
- Matrix
- @joepie91:pixie.town
- Pronouns
- they/them, he/him, whatever, it's not like I have any idea either 🙃
Technical debt collector and general hype-hater. Early 30s, non-binary, ND, poly, relationship anarchist, generally queer.
- No alt text (request) = no boost.
- Boosts OK for all boostable posts.
- DMs are open.
- Flirting welcome, but be explicit if you want something out of it!
- The devil doesn't need an advocate; no combative arguing in my mentions.
Sometimes horny on main (behind CW), very much into kink (bondage, freeuse, CNC, and other stuff), and believe it or not, very much a submissive bottom :p
My spoons are limited, so I may not always have the energy to respond to messages.
Strong views about abolishing oppression, hierarchy, agency, and self-governance - but I also trust people by default and give them room to grow, unless they give me reason not to. That all also applies to technology and how it's built.
Joined Aug 2019
