vera grey :verifiedplural:

she/her // 36 // from texas with love // "strong sleepy GF energy" // squad.town admin

autistic, disabled, trans, lesbian, polyamorous, oh god why are there so many keywords and it’s still not a unique identifier

unreasonably invested in Markdown and developer documentation

former maintainer of rustdoc and docs.rs (2017-2020)

currently employed at Apple supporting Swift-DocC and documentation tooling

see also [@echo](https://kind.social/@echo )

website: https://quietmisdreavus.net/about
pronouns: she/her
location: Denver, CO, USA
timezone: US-Mountain (UTC-6/-7)

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2026-09-01 02:43:43 UTC

RE: https://squad.town/@debugsteven/117193382295921873
small request: could i get some of y’all to boost my partner’s post? they’re trying to get connected with the scientific community w/r/t opioid harm reduction and such, and the fact that they’re on my five-active-user server is a real barrier to them seeing stuff from other people in that space
#note1ykp…hra9

2026-07-30 22:19:34 UTC

ModRetro is back in the retro-game spotlight with a new gadget, so it bears repeating: “Do not buy the war crime N64” https://aftermath.site/war-crime-n64-palmer-luckey-m64-modretro/

2026-07-12 20:13:25 UTC

my previous job (which was also my last job pre-transition but that’s just a coincidence) involved writing maintenance and diagnostic scripts for a series of medical laboratory analyzers that had been in the market for like 15 years by that point. if you’re in the business you’ll recognize the company name but it’s not important here.
what was important was that as a result of working on these machines, the office had several literal clinical-chemistry labs with several of them set up to do QA and such. i didn’t have to go into the lab very often, but because i did, i had to take all the trainings on how to properly use the lab space. things like proper use of PPE, how to handle a sample, various types of hazards, etc.
one of the most useful ones mentioned the Hierarchy of Hazard Controls: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hierarchy_of_hazard_controls
basically, there are tiers of approaches to accommodating a hazard and ensuring the safety of the humans who need to work around them. from most- to least-effective, they are:
- physically removing the hazard to render it impossible
- substituting a hazardous situation with an equivalent, less-hazardous one
- creating a physical separation between the worker and the hazard, like a fume hood or a guard rail
- implementing a procedure or a ruleset to manage the hazard, like requiring training
- providing Personal Protective Equipment for the workers to mitigate the hazard, like hearing protection or respirators
the early items are considered better than the later ones because they rely less on the attentiveness of the workers to ensure safety. the more you can render a hazard moot, the better work you can perform without having to worry about accommodating a hazardous situation.

2026-04-26 18:19:48 UTC

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(for those unaware about ModRetro, it was founded by Palmer Luckey, who also founded the military contractor Anduril. there was even an Anduril special edition of the Chromatic console advertised to be made from the same alloy as its drones)
(as for Microsoft, Xbox is specifically called out by the BDS movement due to Microsoft's involvement with Israel https://bdsmovement.net/news/boycott-microsofts-xbox)

2026-04-26 18:09:54 UTC

between SNK and ModRetro, there seems to be a lot of blood in retro gaming https://readonlymemo.com/if-youre-going-to-hype-up-the-neo-geo-at-least-admit-you-know-about-all-the-blood/
(not to even mention the blood in modern gaming c/o Microsoft, plus i'm probably forgetting/unaware of other examples)
i hate that the audience of gaming enthusiasts is predisposed to ignore this backdrop of ownership and "what people do with the money”

2025-11-08 05:14:24 UTC

wow, fuck all the way off
they sent me an email telling me they decided to lock down my account because i don't have a payment method or a birthday set on this account
the account i use for YouTube, which i fucking pay for
https://squad.town/system/media_attachments/files/115/512/368/269/034/576/original/860bd87d00fe744e.png

2025-09-06 02:15:27 UTC

girl achievement unlocked: i finally dropped my phone into the toilet

2025-06-04 15:25:32 UTC

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wait, shit, fuck, i just realized that the “midnight” release won’t actually be midnight in my time zone, but a far more reasonable 10pm
shit, i actually kinda want to pick it up tonight, even if i don’t unbox it until tomorrow

2025-06-04 14:44:54 UTC

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i’m like kinda hyped? i think this is the first time i’ve ever got a console on launch, so it’ll be cool to actually participate in the hype cycle for once lol

2025-06-04 14:44:00 UTC

switch 2morrow

2025-04-02 16:03:58 UTC

i need AirPods “conversation awareness” toggle to know when i’m talking to myself so it doesn’t duck my music volume while i’m debugging shit

2024-10-24 15:37:35 UTC

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i want to build a culture of documentation in the Swift community, and that starts with making the underlying tooling seamless and fun
plus you can work with some of the coolest and kindest people i know https://jobs.apple.com/en-gb/details/200574888/swe-senior-compiler-engineer-developer-publications?team=MLAI

2024-10-24 15:34:23 UTC

oh heck this is my department, come work with my team to make Swift-DocC better with the Clang and Swift compilers
https://pleroma.al45tair.net/objects/85bb39da-6a54-464a-be0a-2a2ed23b6895

2024-10-18 22:30:24 UTC

this homebrew NES game with a custom mapper chip looks amazing https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/something-nerdy/former-dawn
#RetroGaming

2024-09-20 14:15:58 UTC

i was exposed to “Cruel Angel’s Thesis in the Mario 64 soundfont” this morning and now i’m making it your problem https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lmSt4wUQeCE

2024-09-11 03:46:44 UTC

i’m replaying Kingdom Hearts 1 (after impulse-purchasing the Steam remasters on sale) and i feel like i’m touching long-dormant memories
i 100%’d the original as a kid but i haven’t replayed it past the intro since then

2024-08-24 03:45:48 UTC

thinking about the DS and how best to play those games
i have an old DS flash cart but it's one of the old ones that only accepts a 2GB SD card >_> i could get a new one but then i have to get a new SD card, and then i have to make sure that the flash card i get is actually decent quality and works with an unlocked kernel so it won't hit a timebomb after a year
i could load roms onto my 3DS, but that's actually *really* slow to deal with, because of the number of 3DS games i've downloaded plus the delay of opening TwilightMenu. it actually makes using my 3DS kind of chore and makes me not want to use it most of the time
there's emulation but then i'm dealing with the form factor - if i'm not playing on my Steam Deck or my phone, i need to do something weird to deal with the touchscreen. other handhelds need an alternate input mode to operate emulated touch, and a PC/Mac will need to deal with a mouse to do it.
Delta is pretty good with DS emulation, but i still feel Really Weird about running any game with more time investment than sudoku on my phone tbh. i have a really hard time getting into anything that way
so those are my options. juggle files, spend $30, deal with slowness, or deal with weirdness. and thinking about how to do it "best" makes me avoid actually *playing video games* 🫠

2024-07-01 20:01:25 UTC

reposting:
hello friends! i'm currently doing a Commerce, selling some enamel pins with the Plural Rings emblem :plurality: on them. this batch is $6 USD each plus shipping. i'd love to ship these out to any pluralfolk or friends who can have them! https://www.etsy.com/listing/1124220580/plural-pride-enamel-pin
#plurality
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2024-05-21 04:23:03 UTC

just as a general note (and as something i can pin): i have a personal rule to not boost images without descriptions. i also tend to double-check the descriptions to make sure they're actually useful before boosting, as well.

2023-11-27 02:25:01 UTC

apparently the person who made SponsorBlock also made an extension to "de-clickbait” YouTube thumbnails/titles, and it's really weird to scroll my recommendations with this on https://dearrow.ajay.app/

2023-03-21 22:05:19 UTC

redoing my introduction since it's been a minute and i've increased the post length limit since then, lol
hi! 👋 i'm a quiet misdreavus. if you work with me or we're friends, you can call me victoria.
(if you don't know what a misdreavus is, it's a kind of pokémon! https://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/Misdreavus_(Pokémon) )
in a past life i put a lot of time and energy into maintaining rustdoc and docs.rs for Rust. i don't write any rust nowadays, but i still have a lot of friends in the Rust world. #rustlang
right now i work at That One Computer Company helping maintain Swift-DocC, a documentation tool for Swift. i do a lot of stuff in the Swift compiler and with Markdown for that. #swift #SwiftDocC
i'm trans, autistic, and plural (with a DID diagnosis), and those things color my experience of the world. #ActuallyAutistic #PluralGang
#introduction #introductions

2023-03-09 21:53:05 UTC

i'm forgetful. sometimes it can seem like something you told me an hour ago is already out of my head. if something's not written down where i can reference it as needed, there's a decent chance i won't remember it when it counts.
sometimes i will forget what i'm saying in the middle of saying it! if i'm addressing a group and you know what i'm talking about and you see me start to struggle, it can get the conversation moving faster if you can finish my sentence. no guarantee i'll appreciate it in the moment, but it'll probably be for the best.
i may appear skilled at different things at different times, to the exclusion of each other. i may be better at coding in the morning, presentations in the afternoon, project planning on Mondays, architecture design on Fridays, et cetera. it doesn't even necessarily follow a rigid schedule, either - often it's chaotic depending on meds, caffeine level, sleep quality, general mood, life stuff, or just random whims.
i may appear to get things done slower than a singlet (non-plural person). due to the scattered nature of my attention and skill level, i may not be able to work on things as consistently as my neurotypical peers.
however:
over the course of my career, i've learned to counteract these potential negatives by playing to my strengths. my disparate focuses allow me to gain a greater breadth of knowledge than if i had one consistent specialty. the rotating nature of these focuses drives me to treasure each one and hone them to a great depth. the fickle nature of my memory leads me to call for detailed documentation of processes and architecture, for the benefit of myself and others.
i do not consider my plurality a curse. rather, it is a blessing. and the nature of the work i do uses this blessing to great benefit. i'm grateful that we can use our talents to the effect that we can.

2022-11-23 04:29:58 UTC

infrequent reminder that i technically have a redbubble shop where most of the products are software logos (specifically ones where i know i wouldn't violate trademark) with pride flags shopped in https://www.redbubble.com/people/QuietMisdreavus/explore?page=1&sortOrder=top%20selling
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