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- She/They
- hangs out with people on
- https://cyberia.club
- Gender/orientation
- Demi-femme/Novi gender, demisexual/panromantic/polyamorous
- Hackerspace
- https://layerze.ro
i like kind machines. pro-people-not-dying. anti-nazi. anti-colonizer. pagan, but lazy about it.
I am #HardOfHearing, #nonbinary, polyamourous, into ttrpgs and #tech. Hobbyist #leatherworker, hobbyist scifi author, community builder, and artist.
I like to build #whimsical things that help people to #dream better and form meaningful connections. If you wanna hang out with friendly computer weirdos in Minneapolis, lemme know.
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Joined Jul 2020
Apologies if I'm interrupting, but it seems a bit like the solution you want to see is "use a different tool", even though you might not know why they're using the one they have in the first place.
When you start from a place of "this code does something meaningful for the user and needs to exist somewhere, somehow", does your take change? Or am I misunderstanding?
@aurynn good morning, Aurynn!
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I donated a large stash of computers+gadgets to Free Geek Twin Cities last week and the experience was delightful. A+, would recommend cleaning out your tech closet and handing it over to these folks: https://www.freegeektwincities.org/
Product/ad, warm jeans
There's a local designer that put together an insulated pant design.
I put off ordering a pair for a while because they're a little expensive and I wasn't sure if they'd fit. I ordered a pair about a week ago and they arrived yesterday!
I ordered a pair of women's high rise classic pants in 'midnight'.
First impressions: the black isn't a true black, and the fabric has a sort of a 'tech wear' feel to it. I was expecting something a little thicker, like a flannel lined jean, but these are substantially thinner than that. The fit is perfect and they're pretty comfy.
It doesn't seem like they're selling that much, which makes me kinda sad because the designer was super nice when I had some questions about my order, and they're pretty warm and comfy.
If you've got a little dosh to spare and someone in your life with cold legs, maybe consider picking up a pair. They're made by a local woman of color and she ships.
Hair colouring question
@zoec there's a 'midnight' series from splat that works alright, but it depends some on how dark your hair already is. Most rainbow colors are deposit only dyes and need a lighter, porous hair strand to show up.
Additionally, some dyes can work with a developer. You may want to look up 'high lift' dyes and similar, but their action will be like bleaching, though it's technically not bleach.
Lastly, you could use colored extensions or a weave, though they can introduce their own complications.
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Join us tonight for #CircusInPlace, where I throw one friend in the air while talking with others.
Acrobatics and shenanigans start at 8pm UTC-6, and run through most of the night.
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https://www.discogs.com/release/5611818-No-Artist-RPM-Turntable-Football
https://www.discogs.com/release/6912565-No-Artist-RPM-Turntable-Baseball
These are audio games. When playing these records on a turntable, the stylus enters one of several grooves, with each groove producing a different series of recordings of events in a baseball or football game. The record is played several times for both players to score points.
re: holidays, cancer
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Hi! My internet radio station (mountaintown.fm) is currently being played in several local businesses in Ellijay GA.
We're accepting submissions for music to play on the radio, if you'd like your band to be heard by folks from and traveling to Ellijay, GA, and the handful of folks that listen online, HMU!
We got the first snow of the season last night. This morning was hushed and crisp and otherworldly.
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@tindall Scrolling through the thread I see a lot of people talking about modern interfaces and I partially agree, most forums suck on mobile.
But I also really miss the web design vibe forums have, and I feel like Discourse in its design really misses that old forum vibe.
A project I've been a member of has recently set up Invision as their forum, and while its sadly not FOSS its design has a far better vibe to it in my opinion.
Maybe this is part nostalgia, but it's a very strong feeling I have.
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you're wearing pink striped socks, drinking monster energy, and writing rust code
I'm wearing leather gloves, drinking club mate, and writing c code
we're both equally valid and valuable and I love what ur doing babe
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fuchsiaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa
lord of the rings character GanDILF, which also implies the existence of a GanMILF
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If it's a "volunteer" or "community service" thing, ask yourself:
🍍 Is it exploitation? Are private parties being enriched at the expense of the less powerful in exchange for "exposure," "experience" or vague promises that it will "help your career"?
🍍 Is this a way of giving necessary work that is uncompensated and unrecognized to women, while freeing men to advance their careers?
🍍 Is this an opportunity that is only accessible to those who are already well-off, because it is un-paid?
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call for artists - MN Dept of Transportation
https://smartgrowthamerica.org/program/arts-culture/mndot-air/
"In partnership with MnDOT’s Sustainability and Public Health Division (SPHD), the Fellow will experiment with artistic projects, tools, and strategies to reduce transportation carbon pollution, including reducing personal vehicle miles driven."
- $40,000 for the year-long residency.
- you'll present project concepts and requests for funding in the $10,000-$15,000 range towards project implementation.
Deadline 1 December!
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thinking about the humble four-eared catgirl
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Covid vax, conspiracy shitpost
5G upgrade just dropped. Got some better longevity, improved anti-virus security features. I wish it'd patch some existing sound fidelity issues, but the quality of life still isn't too bad.
I'll be resting up a bit today, letting the immune system apply the patch. Huzzah for boosters!
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I'm releasing an alpha version of my new self-hosting-oriented cloud service called Greenhouse today!
Right now the service is free for early-adopters. Help me make self-hosting "radically easier"!!
@aurynn if it's helpful, you're very welcome to stop by Cyberia's matrix server and get an account from us to poke around. https://cyberia.club/matrix
There's also some cool motion in xmpp and an open source discord alternative that just opened up to alpha, iirc. @j3s might remember that name better than I do.
- Pronouns
- She/They
- hangs out with people on
- https://cyberia.club
- Gender/orientation
- Demi-femme/Novi gender, demisexual/panromantic/polyamorous
- Hackerspace
- https://layerze.ro
i like kind machines. pro-people-not-dying. anti-nazi. anti-colonizer. pagan, but lazy about it.
I am #HardOfHearing, #nonbinary, polyamourous, into ttrpgs and #tech. Hobbyist #leatherworker, hobbyist scifi author, community builder, and artist.
I like to build #whimsical things that help people to #dream better and form meaningful connections. If you wanna hang out with friendly computer weirdos in Minneapolis, lemme know.
Profile image description: a watercolor painting of a person with pale skin and brown and blue hair laughing. They have a side cut and an audio processor is visible behind their ear. The art style is loose and the eyes are squinched into little crescents.
Joined Jul 2020
