Sven Slootweg (🔜 WHY2025) @joepie91@pixie.town
- 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
uspol, NL media
"De verharding van de Amerikaanse samenleving" is toch wel een bijzondere woordkeus om "de opmars van fascisme" te omschrijven, NOS.
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Sorry to bring you the finest of 2012 tumblr, but I think we could all use some system maintenance this weekend.
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CW-boost: palestine, radboud university
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Is there any “Introduction to Endocrinology for Trans-Feminine People”?
I wanna learn more about hormones and how it all fits together. Sex hormones & HRT are so important for us trans people. I don't wanna have to rely on my endo alone!
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"Hij was niet bereikbaar voor commentaar."
Niet gevonden dus? 
RE: https://social.overheid.nl/users/RWSverkeersinfo/statuses/114324536454089020
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I’m looking into #Faircamp and I’m quite impressed so far. It’s simple to set up, pretty and straightforward, definitely on par with Bandcamp. Possibly even better. I didn’t know it took care of so many boring tasks by generating audio files in various formats.
I still have some tests and tweaks to make, but I think I’ll use it for my current music project, it would make perfect sense, especially with the new podcast features.
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“tech isn’t the future it’s just capitalism faster | by Bianca Wylie | Feb, 2025 | Medium”
https://biancawylie.medium.com/tech-isnt-the-future-it-s-just-capitalism-faster-3f4502748243
Always link to posts that cite Ursula Franklin.
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politiek, brabant, positief
"Met (handels)oorlogen, verschuivende geopolitieke verhoudingen en een kabinet dat iedere maand opnieuw dreigt te vallen, leven we in onzekere tijden. De provincie wil graag 'koersvast' blijven en houdt vast aan haar uitgestippelde beleid. Want in deze 'buitengewoon spannende tijden' heb je een helder pad nodig, klonk het vrijdag van het provinciebestuur tijdens het debat over de Perspectiefnota. In die nota blikt de provincie ieder jaar vooruit op de (nabije) toekomst."
He he, er zijn toch nog mensen die het wel snappen, gelukkig.
Pet peeve: episode descriptions that are either so generic as to be useless ("James encounters an unwelcome surprise.") or so detailed that they contain major spoilers
politiek, brabant, positief
"Met (handels)oorlogen, verschuivende geopolitieke verhoudingen en een kabinet dat iedere maand opnieuw dreigt te vallen, leven we in onzekere tijden. De provincie wil graag 'koersvast' blijven en houdt vast aan haar uitgestippelde beleid. Want in deze 'buitengewoon spannende tijden' heb je een helder pad nodig, klonk het vrijdag van het provinciebestuur tijdens het debat over de Perspectiefnota. In die nota blikt de provincie ieder jaar vooruit op de (nabije) toekomst."
He he, er zijn toch nog mensen die het wel snappen, gelukkig.
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the “short” URL domain for Teams links is `urlshortener.teams.cloud.microsoft`. never change, Microsoft
Checked in on my Spaces access control MSC for Matrix. The one that I was told "looks good", and for which an issue was created on Synapse to "implement a prototype" because "it looks compelling".
The issue was created in 2021 and has received zero comments since.
In case you were wondering what the experience is of actually trying to contribute a spec change to #Matrix.
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"We constrain our imaginations when we subordinate our creations to names owned by fascist tycoons. Imagine the author of a book telling people to "read my Amazon". A great director trying to promote their film by saying "click on my Max". That's how much they've pickled your brain when you refer to your own work and your own voice within the context of their walled garden. There is no such thing as "my Substack", there is only your writing, and a forever fight against the world of pure enshittification."
– Anil Dash, "Don't call it a Substack"
https://www.anildash.com//2024/11/19/dont-call-it-a-substack/
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"But the reason Substack wants you to call your creative work by their brand name is because they control your audience and distribution, and they want to own your content and voice, too. You may not think you care about that today, but you will when you see what they want to do with it.
I know you think you have control over your subscribers on Substack. But understand this: every single new feature Substack releases, from their social sharing to their mobile apps, is proprietary and locks you into their network. They don't let your writing live on your own website or domain under your control unless you pay them for the privilege. And it'd be a shame if something happened to those subscription dollars you're counting on, wouldn't it? Even when you say "but my readership is growing!" know that most new subscribers come from other writers referring their readers to you. Somehow... Substack wants credit for those writers making that choice? Even though it was your writing that inspired it? That's not some magical network effect thanks to Substack! That's just the internet, working as it was supposed to."
– Anil Dash, "Don't call it a Substack"
https://www.anildash.com//2024/11/19/dont-call-it-a-substack/
CW-boost: palestine, radboud university
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Them: "UBlock Origin: this extension was turned off. Chromium recommends that you remove it."
Me: OK, I guess I trust google to give me good advice:
$ sudo apt remove chromium
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question to (presumably?) neurotypicals, please Boost <3
OK, so I'm thinking about one of those "I never experienced the world any other way than I do, so I never really thought about my experience" things.
When neurotypical people say they ignore something (like a noise or whatever), what do you mean by that?
Let me specify.
I always thought it meant fully absorbing the sensation but deciding not to show any outward signs of acknowledgment, because that's what the word CAN mean e.g. in social contexts.
But now I wonder. Do some of you mean you can actually stop perceiving a stimulus?
Like, if someone is talking. Can you stop hearing and understanding the words as they are being spoken? Can you actually not listen?
Because it has never occurred to me before, but I'm starting to think maybe people can do that?
...is that why people would always tell me to ignore things that upset me? Were they actually giving what would've been actionable advice for someone like them?
I can't imagine consciously "tuning out" anything. Is that an actual thing and not a metaphor?
Like, when I'm at a social gathering or something and there are two conversations within earshot, it's not my choice which I listen to. My brain switches more or less at random between listening to either. It's a big part of the reason I don't like bigger social gatherings. I can't participate in a conversation because it is impossible to follow all of it.
Do some people NOT experience that?
- 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
