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Matrix spaces aren't anything new, but Cyberia had been holding off on making one 'till they were out of beta.

By popular demand, though (and to make onboarding new folks easier), I'd like to let folks know that you can find our typical newbie-suggested channels in the #cyberia-starter-pack:cyberia.club space! https://matrix.to/#/#cyberia-starter-pack:cyberia.club

Here you have great hits like #vibes, #help-me-learn and #happenings, all under one roof! Plus, we just re-did our SSL, so uh, wanna help us test federation? 😅

@vortex_egg would you like advice?

The Barbie Glamtastic Texter is now sold out on the main, $3/pair listing.

What have we done.

In the last few weeks, we went from 2 in 10,000 cases in my county to 8 in 10,000. And that data is a lagging indicator. I spent a good chunk of my weekend working through adjusting group plans as a result. In almost every case, it was bittersweet (Cyberians are wonderful 💙), but not too bad. In one, however, it was exhausting.

I can't believe how many times I heard "If it's a bad idea to have an event, then they'd make it illegal." from leftists who should know a hell of a lot more about politics than that.

It made me think that this is one of those weird times where hanging out with right-wing folks as a teenager was actually helpful: sometimes, it's up to you, and just you, to do the right thing. You cannot fall back on authority or legality to supply morality in changing times, you simply cannot.

We are not helpless on the winds of politics; we're allowed to adapt and respond however we think is best. Sometimes that might mean saying "I'm sorry, but we cannot in good conscience ask people to join us right now."

It's not rocket science and it's not fear; it's simple compassion for at-risk folks and a hope for a healthy community.

Bleh. Send ice cream. </vent>

@m455 thanks, you seem very cool, too. I don't post about programming on mastodon very often, but I occasionally do. I like to write things primarily in python, but work with C++ on a daily basis, so there's occasionally some bleed through.

You might enjoy hanging out in Cyberia, if you're on matrix. We have a pretty good help channel, but mostly, we're nice on the internet. :) Https://matrix.cyberia.club

@m455 I'm so glad. I think some of the folks who helped you are on instances that pixie town doesn't federate with, so I didn't notice.

Thrilled it's resolved! 💙

@m455 also, it looks like you may have intended there to be a closing bracket on your else statement before the last print statement.

@m455 I'd start by confirming that it's not something weird about the make process. If you delete the file and then run the program, do you get a segfault?

@t54r4n1 I hope it helps! I find I get this around convention season (in other times) a lot, too.

Ok. Be kind to yourself and your friends, help each other explore, and try not to stress each other out or push them to drive themselves too hard.

If you've got any other tips you'd like to share, happy to hear 'em! :)

To wrap up, I often think of this time as my 'bonus executive function' time and try to set up systems to fall back on for days/weeks I'm really low on spoons. Even though you have energy, if you're not resting much, your brain likely isn't nearly as good at learning, so it's very important for me to write things down for later use.

I try to focus on preparing/planning/executive function things, and take very good notes, since I'm rarely able to remember small details a few months later. Once I settle down again and mellow, I'll quietly poke away at the projects.

5. Make the use of some of your extra go-gettedness to try to spend a little more time taking care of yourself or experimenting with new things. Maybe cook something new from scratch, gather ingredients to make a project, or outline a new idea. It's a good time for growth and planning, but try to avoid deadlines.

Remember: just because you might be able to do something in a day today doesn't mean you'll be able to be as efficient in a few days. Not getting adequate rest can have substantial longer term impacts, so as soon as you feel like you can settle down again, please please please try to let yourself.

4. If you can't sleep, spend at least 4 hours in bed with your eyes closed every night. I like to listen to an audiobook track, but make sure it's under thirty minutes or so. The goal is to be too tired to want to play the next one, not to have something you hear if you wake up in the middle of the night.