Nostr notes by Mark Wyner Won’t Comply :vm:

The mouse thing… A while back I was teaching Somalian refugees ...

2026-10-23T20:06:34Z

In reply to nevent1q…qh26
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The mouse thing…

A while back I was teaching Somalian refugees how to use the internet. Many of them didn’t know how to use a mouse. That was a whole eye opener for me. It was fun to think about how to teach that part.

Karin! (npub18g8…zgyp)

okay, this is one of the coolest things I’ve heard about in a ...

2026-10-23T07:04:37Z

In reply to nevent1q…nyx7
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okay, this is one of the coolest things I’ve heard about in a while. You’re cool.

Can I steal your idea and do this at our library? What a gift to be able to help folks like this. And it sounds like you’re having quite the experience as well.

I’m with you. I don’t use any of those platforms and wish no ...

2026-10-18T21:30:48Z

In reply to nevent1q…40wp
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I’m with you. I don’t use any of those platforms and wish no one else would. It’s unreal.

What we’re up against in the U.S. during this election. ...

2026-10-18T18:34:50Z

What we’re up against in the U.S. during this election.

Yesterday:

1. Meta closed the No Kings accounts on the day of the protest. Restored them later, saying “our bad.” But did not restore admin privileges.

2. We learned that millions of people had no idea about the protests because Meta suppressed posts about it.

3. Bluesky closed the Democracy Now account for “unusual activity.” (No idea if it has been restored.)

And for months we’ve been watching the fascists do everything in their power to restrict voting rights.

The billionaires know they’re the minority. Not economically (which is obvious) but ethically. Otherwise they wouldn’t be working so hard to stop democracy.

Most Americans are good people. We’re fighting for what’s right. But our enemy has massive resources and control. That what we need to quell.

Keep fighting. Stay vigilant. And for fuck’s sake, vote!

#USPol #Elections #Fascism #Meta #Bluesky #Vote

Imagine if men used their technology skills for something ...

2026-10-14T18:46:52Z

Imagine if men used their technology skills for something meaningful instead of perversion and misogyny. This is why we need more women in STEM. But, of course, so many women want nothing to do with that industry because they’d be surrounded by pieces of shit like this.

https://www.404media.co/theres-nothing-mysterious-or-unusual-about-the-viral-german-sexual-harassment-robot

#Misogyny #Technology #STEM #Robotics

Finally, we can’t celebrate indigenous people without ...

2026-10-12T18:41:48Z

In reply to nevent1q…2665
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Finally, we can’t celebrate indigenous people without retrospection. The first step is to look our history in the eyes, understand how we benefit, and acknowledge it without shame and with empathy.

Learn the phrase “land back,” which refers to reestablishing indigenous sovereignty.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Land_Back

Learn about the epidemic of missing and murdered Indigenous women.

https://www.niwrc.org/mmiwr-awareness

🧵 5/5

#IndigenousPeoplesDay #LandBack #MMIW #NativeAmericans #WhitePrivilege #SystemicRacism #Retrospection

Imilla Skate, an all-female skateboarding group in Bolivia. They ...

2026-10-12T18:41:43Z

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Imilla Skate, an all-female skateboarding group in Bolivia. They not only encourage women to skate, but to do it in skirts and dresses.

https://www.imillaskatefilm.com

“Imilla” means “girl,” and is commonly used by women to describe their daughters. They also refer to themselves as “cholitas,” a term taken back from misogynists, much in the same way the n-word was taken back as a method of resistance and empowerment.

“Cholitas” was used to describe indigenous women in traditional attire that included dresses and skirts. The Imilla Skate women encourage skateboarding in skirts as a matter of reclaiming their ancestry, and disallowing it to be a derogatory term.

They also found a way to build a skate park and support center, teaching young girls to skate. And encourage them to be powerful on route.

🧵 4/5

#IndigenousPeoplesDay #Indigenous #Skateboarding #Skate #Bolivia #Women #Documentary #ImillaSkate #Cholitas

Read this edifying interview with Sherman Alexie. ...

2026-10-12T18:41:31Z

In reply to nevent1q…tjys
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Read this edifying interview with Sherman Alexie.

https://fallsapart.com/faq

He is one of my favorite authors. I don’t read much fiction, but I’ve read most of his library. I’ve also watched “Smoke Signals,” a film based his book of short stories, “The Lone Ranger and Tonto Fistfight in Heaven.”

In the interview, he talks about referring to himself and other Native Americans as Indians. It’s a few minutes of reading that will forever change your perspective about labels for Native Americans.

🧵 3/5

#IndigenousPeoplesDay #ShermanAlexie #Author #Films #SmokeSignals #NativeAmericans #Indians #AmericanIndians

Watch the “Metal from the Dirt” documentary. It’s only 12 ...

2026-10-12T18:41:08Z

In reply to nevent1q…y37q
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Watch the “Metal from the Dirt” documentary. It’s only 12 minutes, and it’s good. Really good.

There’s a huge culture of metal on the reservations. This documentary shares the highlights.

https://www.mikesmartinez.com/metal-from-the-dirt

My band used to play with Native American bands on the Tohono O’Odham reservation. Those were good times. And I learned so much about Native Americans in that time of my life.

🧵 2/5

#IndigenousPeoplesDay #Music #Metal #TohonoOOdham

Today is Indigenous Peoples Day. The Geneva Conference of 1977 ...

2026-10-12T18:40:59Z

Today is Indigenous Peoples Day.

The Geneva Conference of 1977 was a watershed moment for Indigenous peoples of the Americas. It was the very first UN conference with Indigenous delegates, the first direct entry of Native peoples into international affairs, the first time that Native peoples were able to speak for themselves at the UN.

It was also the first declaration of Indigenous Peoples Day. A counter-celebration to Christopher Columbus Day, which celebrates colonization and a fake “discovery” of lands of the Americas.

https://ipdpowwow.org/geneva-conference

Your feeds, today, will show you mainstream content. But I got the good stuff. Three elements of indigenous culture that you probably won’t see. (The third focuses on Indigenous women in Bolivia. Relevant because it honors the shared origin of the holiday.)

But we can’t celebrate this day without retrospection. So I have that for you as well.

🧵 1/5

#IndigenousPeoplesDay #Indigenous #NativeAmericans #Americas #LandBack #MMIW

one of my daughters is named Dahlia. 🥰

2026-10-04T03:18:52Z

In reply to nevent1q…xxce
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one of my daughters is named Dahlia. 🥰

These new gum flavors taste so real it’s uncanny. #Apple #Gum ...

2026-09-27T04:03:31Z

These new gum flavors taste so real it’s uncanny.

#Apple #Gum #AppleGum

Loving my new mug. Also, I’m drinking tea now instead of ...

2026-09-25T18:44:59Z

Loving my new mug.

Also, I’m drinking tea now instead of coffee. Most of the time. No idea why. #ThingsYouDidntNeedToKnow

#Art #Crow #Tea #Coffee #ResistFascism #Antifascism

Who needs cute in their day‽ These are jellyfish larvae in ...

2026-09-23T16:49:31Z

Who needs cute in their day‽

These are jellyfish larvae in droplets of water. Yeah. Baby jellies. And they’re cute af.

They were captured by photomicrographer Benedikt Pleyer. This is his third-place winning entry in Nikon’s 2026 Small World in Motion Competition.

https://www.nikonsmallworld.com/galleries/2026-small-world-in-motion-competition

Don’t miss the button at the bottom of the page to view honorable mentions. There’s a nice collection of videos.

#Jellyfish #Jellies #Ocean #SeaLife #Photomicrography #Videography #Photography

So…this funny thing happened a while back. Which prompted me to ...

2026-09-23T05:26:52Z

So…this funny thing happened a while back. Which prompted me to do something strange. Which worked. At least so far as it matters to me.

https://markwynerplatinumpools.com

Honestly, I don’t even care about SEO. But I care about people encroaching on my space for the sake of capitalism. Plus, it presented me with an opportunity to design something in the vein of Swiss design or Mid-Century Modern. For funsies.

I know. Something’s wrong with me. I’m okay with that.

#Website #SEO #SearchEngine #Design #Capitalism #DontMessWithMarxus

So here’s something y’all may not realize shipped with ...

2026-09-18T20:01:51Z

So here’s something y’all may not realize shipped with v4.6.0. You can now add/edit alt text for your profile avatar and poster image.

So go forth, and add alt text to your profile images!

Lots of folks add this to their bios. That’s better than nothing, but it’s not optimal for the folks who need it most. Use the tool, then remove the descriptions from your bio.

Tip: if you need help writing your alt text, I have a comprehensive guide about it:

https://markwrites.io/alt-text-is-the-ocean-you-thought-was-a-pond

This was a long-overdue accessibility improvement. A critical one. But I don’t recall seeing it announced with any fervor. It quietly dropped into a list of updates.

https://github.com/mastodon/mastodon/releases/tag/v4.6.0

#Accessibility #AltText #Mastodon #FediTips #MastodonFeatures #MastodonRelease

RE: https://eupolicy.social/@hpod16/117286020053320946 It’s ...

2026-09-18T02:59:30Z

RE: https://eupolicy.social/@hpod16/117286020053320946

It’s interesting that people who support age verification have to ask what the problem is. As if it was a big mystery.

Asking people to reveal their personally identification so they can use the internet isn’t a problem that should need to be explained. But since you asked…

1. Our data can not be protected online. Especially by every random person who has the means to buy a domain and pay for hosting.

2. Forcing identification is a barrier for many people. That’s exclusion. And in many cases ableism.

3. Age verification won’t keep kids from using technology. If their parents are that disconnected, they’ll help them through the gates and move on. Restricting access creates a hurdle, not an impasse.

4. Age verification puts the onus on people using the web instead of the people make parts of it horrible. We are victims of nefarious systems. We are not the problem. The systems are. That should be the focus of solutions.

#EUKidsAct #Privacy #Internet #InfoSec #IfYouHaveToAsk

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note1xdy…scng

Get get that the #EUKidsAct is getting a lot of negative chatter from the privacy advocates.
But at the same time to you have to acknowledge there is a serious problem here. I go out in public, I see parents park their kids in front of a tablet to keep them calm, with next to no supervision.
Teenagers are spending on AVERAGE 4-6 hours online per day, instead of going outside and interacting with humans.

So let me ask you, genuinely. What are the concerns here? What needs to be addressed?

In honor of Mexican Independence Day, I’d like to introduce you ...

2026-09-16T23:26:16Z

In honor of Mexican Independence Day, I’d like to introduce you to Frida Kahlo. Her work and life are captivating.

Frida was a painter and an activist, whose presence was nearly unknown to the world. She almost died of Polio at the age of 6, then as an adult she was in a horrible auto accident.

The latter effectively ended her aspiring medical career and was a catalyst for her painting career. Which she began during a year-long recovery.

Her art, which the world almost didn’t have, is an expression of her activism. Her focus being inclusivity, culture, and indigenous rebellion against colonialism.

My favorite quote from her:

“I paint self-portraits because I am so often alone, because I am the person I know best.”

More:
https://www.fridakahlo.org

(Captions reprinted in this thread.)

🧵 1/3

#MexicanIndependenceDay #Mexico #FridaKahlo #Artist #Art #Painter #Activism #Rebellion #Colonialism #Biography #LGBTQ #Gender

This is my Veronica Explains appreciation post… If you want to ...

2026-09-14T18:30:27Z

This is my Veronica Explains appreciation post…

If you want to learn super-cool things about computers and Linux (and how to mix them together), Veronica’s channel is the place.

https://makertube.net/c/veronicaexplains/videos

[@veronica](https://veronicaexplains.net/ )’s channel is probably my favorite on PeerTube. One of her videos even helped me to get Linux running on my old MacBook.

So if you like this kind of thing, I recommend adding her channel to your subscription list. Oh, and if you don’t have a PeerTube account, you can subscribe via RSS or as a podcast feed (PeerTube is rad that way).

#Linux #Computers #VeronicaExplains #PeerTube

Why is Peter Pan always flying? He neverlands. I like this joke ...

2026-09-11T08:07:55Z

Why is Peter Pan always flying?

He neverlands.

I like this joke because it never grows old.

#DadJokes #Puns #NotMyFault

Whoa. @npub1tgg…qwzh unleashes “no AI as a feature” and ...

2026-09-09T07:39:00Z

Whoa. LibreOffice (npub1tgg…qwzh) unleashes “no AI as a feature” and breaks download records.

“In one week, the installer was downloaded more than 1 million times — not counting updates via Linux distribution repositories.”

Great work, LibreOffice team! 👏🏻

https://manualdousuario.net/en/libreoffice-download-record-no-ai

#LibreOffice #FOSS #AI #Software #NoAIAsAFeature

IMPORTANT MASTODON PASSWORD SECURITY/PRIVACY ISSUE… ---- For ...

2026-09-07T18:07:15Z

IMPORTANT MASTODON PASSWORD SECURITY/PRIVACY ISSUE…
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For everyone:

If you are using the same password for Mastodon that you use anywhere else, CHANGE YOUR PASSWORD NOW.

A hacker is stealing accounts using something called “credential stuffing.” This means they use email/password combinations stolen from other sites.

You can check if your email is in a data breach elsewhere:

https://haveibeenpwned.com

Create a new strong password:

1. 12+ characters
2. Capital/lowercase letters
3. At least one special character

For admins:

The hacker is using the same unique user agent.

Go-http-client/1.1

We’re seeing a pattern of IPs, but they’re from varying ISPs. They’re also not changing the account emails.

#Mastodon #Password #InfoSec #OpSec #Security #Privacy #Hacked #Hacker

Obi-Earl Kenobi. #Dogs #DogsOfMastodon #Mastodogs ...

2026-09-02T18:14:57Z

Obi-Earl Kenobi.

#Dogs #DogsOfMastodon #Mastodogs

Happy birthday to Frederick Allen Hampton Sr. ...

2026-08-30T19:52:33Z

Happy birthday to Frederick Allen Hampton Sr.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fred_Hampton

Today he would have celebrated his 78th. Except the U.S. government ended his life at the age of 21. Simply for seeking equality for Black Americans.

Fred founded the Rainbow Coalition. An organization intended to create class solidarity, with a focus on marginalized people. He aimed to unite poor and working-class people across racial lines against shared oppression.

https://www.pbs.org/independentlens/documentaries/the-first-rainbow-coalition

They intentionally murdered him in what is called a “justifiable homocide.” That such a thing exists is an atrocity.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Justifiable_homicide

#FredHampton #BlackPanthers #RainbowCoalition #BlackMastodon #CivilRights #HappyBirthday

Y’all. It’s after 3am and I’m still writing! Over the past ...

2026-08-29T10:20:25Z

Y’all. It’s after 3am and I’m still writing!

Over the past couple of days I’ve been getting reacclimated with my book. I organized my notes, restructured things, and worked on a couple of chapters.

I can’t tell you how hard it is to write a book when your brain works like mine. I’ve been writing it for ages. But I’m ready to get my draft completed.

Someone wisely told me that my book doesn’t do anyone any good if it’s only in my head.

#Writing #BurningTheMidnightOil

Being kind is punk af. Be punk af. #Kindness #Punk

2026-08-28T18:02:20Z

Being kind is punk af. Be punk af.

#Kindness #Punk

Do you wanna be an alt-text rockstar? I got you. I just published ...

2026-08-27T17:33:54Z

Do you wanna be an alt-text rockstar? I got you.

I just published a comprehensive guide on the when, what, and how of image descriptions. There are sections for design/development practitioners and social media posters alike.

So read up, then get your alt-text on.

https://markwrites.io/alt-text-is-the-ocean-you-thought-was-a-pond

#Accessibility #Article #AltText #Guide #HowTo #A11y #Design #Development #Code #SocialMedia

Two ways to write the same headline. Hate propaganda is not ...

2026-08-27T06:57:15Z

Two ways to write the same headline.

Hate propaganda is not “rage bait,” and egregiously sugar coating the definition of a nazi is not a journalism.

Thank you, Frank Landymore and Futurism.

#Journalism #Media #Headlines #Integrity

RE: https://mastodon.social/@blogdiva/117163333233363089 I first ...

2026-08-26T20:14:27Z

RE: https://mastodon.social/@blogdiva/117163333233363089

I first saw this movie when I was 12. It was my introduction to transgender/non-binary everything, and opened my eyes to a world that I didn’t know existed. I’m grateful for that.

As an aside, TIL that this was Tim Curry’s debut role in a film. He had been acting in theater prior to that (including the theater performance of The Rocky Horror Show), but this was his first on the screen.

#TimCurry #RockyHorrorPictureShow #TheRockyHorrorPictureShow #RIP #LGBTQ #Trans

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note1yq7…ek50

RE: https://mastodon.social/@galacticstone/117162640748913869

The Rocky Horror Picture Show at Film Forum will forever be in my heart as the place of resistance for all us #GenX queers and misfits during the genocidal Reagan-Bush years.

when they thought Black & Latine trans women & gay men were the only victims, Bush and Reagan said #AIDS victims deserved to die for being sins.

that’s why TRHPS was so important during that era. Tim rewrote that movie with his defiantly ambisexual performance. TRHPS taught us how to carve spaces of #LGBTQI resistance.
note1fh5…8fvg

R.I.P. Dolly Parton. She was (and remains) a gift to the world. ...

2026-08-25T18:06:41Z

R.I.P. Dolly Parton.

She was (and remains) a gift to the world. Few people have shown so much love for everyone around them, and exhibited such kindness. Yet with a bubbling personality matched by almost no one.

#DollyParton #RIP

Friends on toot.community, your server is shutting down in two ...

2026-08-23T17:00:00Z

Friends on toot.community, your server is shutting down in two months. If you need help or advice, let me know. I’m happy to help anyone who needs it.

Their admin said only 90 accounts out of about 1,500 (active) have migrated. It would be super sad to see folks disappear.

More from the admin:

https://toot.community/@support/116999041733337412

Info on how to move:

https://docs.joinmastodon.org/user/moving

#Mastodon #TootCommunity #MastoHelp #MastodonHelp #Community

oh, wow. I didn’t know about that @npub1hhf…qrnt feature. ...

2026-08-21T23:13:58Z

In reply to nevent1q…4gnu
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oh, wow. I didn’t know about that Buttondown (npub1hhf…qrnt) feature. That’s rad. I’m gonna have to check that out.

And, yeah, I don’t charge for my writing or my products, so it feels painful to pay for email distribution. Even though I respect that some people build things and need a monetary return for their time.

But I also hope folks read what I write, and I have a feeling lots of folks don’t use RSS. Even though…it’s the best!

Should I keep my email list for my newsletter/articles, or toss ...

2026-08-21T22:34:45Z

Should I keep my email list for my newsletter/articles, or toss it and keep my RSS feed only?

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This is because of yesterday…

Newsletter SMTP provider: you’re over your limit.

Me: no way.

Provider: way.

Me: whoa. Hundreds of subscribers with fake emails bouncing away.

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I spent hours building/testing my subscription form to deter bots without compromising accessibility. It has worked perfectly.

What I didn’t know is that my self-hosted Listmonk server has their built-in subscription form live by default. And the spammers found it.

😭

I immediately disabled it and cleaned up my list, but now I’m reconsidering the value of email for Mark Writes. RSS is far superior, but lots of folks don’t know what it is or how to use it.

#Newsletter #RSS #Email #Spam #SpamBots #WhyDoSpammersRuinEverything

Doctor: your body has run out of magnesium. Me: 0mg #DadJokes ...

2026-08-21T07:22:52Z

Doctor: your body has run out of magnesium.

Me: 0mg

#DadJokes #Puns #NotMyFault

This unknown Californian is my new favorite. This was at a recent ...

2026-08-20T17:28:19Z

This unknown Californian is my new favorite. This was at a recent San Diego City Counsel meeting.

#DarthVader #Surveillance #Flock #CityCounsel #UnsungHeroes #Privacy #OpSec

Today was a good day. A really good day. It’s been a while ...

2026-08-13T07:40:37Z

Today was a good day. A really good day. It’s been a while since I’ve had one of those.

Four of our family of seven went to the Oregon coast. We ventured over a bay to a peninsula, where we’ve never been. And it was the best choice we could have made.

We visited three beaches and a scenic loop. It was SO beautiful. We brought good food with us, and ate it while looking out over the vast ocean.

Oh, and that’s about as close as I’ve been to a family of deer. There were three of them, foraging on the side of the road.

Good times.

#GoodDay #Oregon #Ocean #OregonCoast #Beach #PNW #Family #RoadTrip #Nature #Deer

Discovered while doing ethnographic research for a public library ...

2026-08-12T06:41:05Z

Discovered while doing ethnographic research for a public library district. I was touring one of their branches when this caught my attention.

It’s genius. Smartest solution I’ve seen for this common problem.

Librarians could save the world if we’d let them. 😉

#DIY #Libraries #Library #Ethnography

Hey, fedi. What smaller non-profits do you recommend for ...

2026-08-04T09:12:31Z

Hey, fedi. What smaller non-profits do you recommend for donations?

Some beautiful people have been tipping me for my articles and my accessibility app. That gives me the warm fuzzies.

But I’m going to donate those tips, because other folks need them more. And I’m going to replace my tips links with non-profit donation links.

My current list:

1. Sogorea Te’ Land Trust
2. Audre Lorde Project
3. Equal Justice Initiative
4. STEM Like a Girl

Who are your faves?

#AskFedi #Donations #NonProfits #LGBTQ #STEM #GenderEquality #BlackMastodon #Equity #NativeAmerican

Here’s something that will blow your mind. Most U.S. water ...

2026-08-02T06:30:48Z

Here’s something that will blow your mind. Most U.S. water systems have internet-based logic controllers. And a large number of them use NO PASSWORDS OR DEFAULT PASSWORDS.

Yeah. Public water systems ready for the hacking. Which came to light because there are signs of attacks. Enough of them that CISA had to issue a warning to all water facilities, recommending they disconnect them or actually use a fucking password.

CNN cites about 30 water systems were attacked this week, with six other states having reported related cyber incidents. A security expert in the water sector said “the scale and coordination of the recent cyberattacks targeting Minnesota water suppliers is unprecedented.”

https://www.cnn.com/2026/07/31/politics/sweeping-cyberattack-us-water-systems

#Water #Utilities #Hackers #WaterSystems #WaterFacilities #InfoSec #Passwords

In April, NASA turned off one of the few remaining functional ...

2026-07-31T19:24:50Z

In April, NASA turned off one of the few remaining functional instruments. They have been slowly disabling them since 1998, because of limited power/use at various ranges.

Think about that for a moment…

It launched almost 50 years ago, in 1977. And we are STILL able to communicate with it. Expectedly until 2036. And this with our technology knowledge at the time.

Unless it collides with something or is retrieved, it will reach the Oort Cloud in about 300 years. It will take about 30k years to pass through it.

All of this blows my mind.

https://science.nasa.gov/mission/voyager

#Voyager #Space #NASA #Interstellar #Universe #Technology

there are no lies here. When I abandoned Adobe products maybe 15 ...

2026-07-29T20:31:32Z

In reply to nevent1q…clz7
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there are no lies here. When I abandoned Adobe products maybe 15 years ago, it was definitely bliss.

It was hard watching them fall from grace. When I began my career they were one of two viable options for professional design software. Then they made a bee line for monopolistic bullying with an exorbitant pricing model that continued to bloat over time.

I don’t even know any modern designers who are still using Photoshop. Except those forced to because of their jobs. But that’s even rare. They went from tools for professionals to tools for executives.

RE: https://mastodon.social/@BenRiceM/116980424345560765 This ...

2026-07-25T17:57:12Z

RE: https://mastodon.social/@BenRiceM/116980424345560765

This thread is, well, you’ll just have to read it. I didn’t know anything about the Ulm 5. It’s tragic.

In short, five brave human being destroyed some Israeli weapon equipment. No harm to any humans. Just equipment. And they’re being treated like mass serial killers. Certainly with violations of human rights. All in the name of helping Palestinians (and beyond).

If you do read through, you’ll probably want to research more. I will be doing that today.

As an aside, there’s a fund raiser link at the close of the thread. I’m donating today and hope others will do the same.

#Ulm #Ulm5 #Palestine #Gaza #Israel #Germany #PoliticalPrisoners #HumanRights

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note1d6a…7hpt

I’m just back from a trip to Germany to visit one of my closest friends, Daniel, who’s been held in solitary confinement 23h a day for the past ten months in a 2 × 5m cell.

They get one hour of visitation per month.

🚨 U.S. folks. There is one day left to comment on the FCC ...

2026-07-24T20:14:26Z

🚨 U.S. folks. There is one day left to comment on the FCC proposed rule to eradicate anonymity on all phone lines!

If they pass this rule government ID, physical address, and alternative phone number will be required for every new phone line. Anonymous phone lines and burner phones will cease to exist. That means no connected privacy via cellular at protests.

** Please add your comment! **

For the first field (proceedings) use these two:

17-59 and 02-278

https://www.fcc.gov/ecfs/filings/express

#Privacy #InfoSec #OpSec #FCC #Anonymity #Phones #Protest

RE: https://mastodon.social/@blogdiva/116967431648569274 Facts. ...

2026-07-23T19:58:36Z

RE: https://mastodon.social/@blogdiva/116967431648569274

Facts.

Correctly phrased:

They sexually abused a child.
They are guilty of sexual abuse of a child.

I would also like folks to adopt the term CSAM (child sexual abuse material) because that’s what it is. It is not “kiddie porn” or “child pornography.”

quoting
note1qxw…emgn

POINTED REMINDER

adults don't “have sex with kids”. adults sexually abuse and rape kids.

and, yes, “kids” includes teenagers.

and, yes, “adults” includes women.

words matter.

use them.

Today, Mullvad and their fascist co-owner Daniel Berntsson each ...

2026-07-21T10:00:56Z

Today, Mullvad and their fascist co-owner Daniel Berntsson each published an excuse essay. Excuses for why supporting fascists is okay.

I wrote about how they failed, with receipts for how their sorry-not-sorry essays align with Nazi Germany.

https://markwrites.io/mullvad-and-daniel-berntssons-failed-cleanup/

#Mullvad #DanielBerntsson #Fascism #Nazis #ZeroTolerance

RE: https://mastodon.nz/@grantpetersen/116950409358040742 Love to ...

2026-07-20T05:28:04Z

RE: https://mastodon.nz/@grantpetersen/116950409358040742

Love to see this. Pretty much no one should create a new account on .social. That server comprises far too much of the Mastodon account share, making Mastodon more centralized than it should be.

Great choice to move, Grant Petersen (npub18ez…tc43).

#Mastodon #DotSocial #Decentralization

quoting
note178d…2d6g

I've moved mastodon servers to a more local one. No reason to do it now other then a bit of spare time. mastodon.social was great. I joined in 2018 but I read it's good to share the load and spread accounts around servers so here I am. Ta da.

Awe. How lovely to see this, Mike. I’m glad we connected here, ...

2026-07-18T23:31:13Z

In reply to nevent1q…ksj8
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Awe. How lovely to see this, Mike. I’m glad we connected here, too.

Hi, Evan! 👋🏻 I’m not an asshole. At least I think I’m not. I’ve been following you for a while.

Evan Prodromou 🇨🇦🇺🇸🇬🇷🇵🇸 (npub1764…nuj0) Kev (npub1tvk…7exh) @tatertot @matthartley Adam (npub1zyj…25vl) @rl_dane Chad McCullough (npub1ycl…n2g4) @haubles Gina (npub1z3w…c039) joel (npub1swm…245h) @Greylinux

Y’all. I got my biopsy back today. I’m cancer free. It’s a ...

2026-07-15T07:35:05Z

Y’all. I got my biopsy back today. I’m cancer free. It’s a win and I’ll take it.

#Cancer #CancerFree #Phew

J.K. Rowling is actively and aggressively using her wealth to ...

2026-07-14T21:27:43Z

J.K. Rowling is actively and aggressively using her wealth to attack Amnesty International. Specifically, she is trying to bankrupt them because they criticized anti-trans organizations.

Let that sink in.

1. She’s not just anti-trans. She’s pro-violence against trans folks. Because, yes, anti-trans organizations invoke violence against trans folks.

2. She’s so committed to this that she's trying to bankrupt the largest human-rights organization on the planet.

That’s nazi behavior. She’s a nazi.

https://web.archive.org/web/20260714160005/https://www.erininthemorning.com/p/terf-activist-jk-rowling-threatens

#JKRowling #AmnestyInternational #Trans #LGBTQ

Dinner. Japanese noodles with tofu and scallions. #Vegan #Tofu ...

2026-07-12T07:00:46Z

Dinner. Japanese noodles with tofu and scallions.

#Vegan #Tofu #Noodles #Noms #Yum

Today I went for my annual cancer scan and I didn’t get a ...

2026-07-11T04:18:15Z

Today I went for my annual cancer scan and I didn’t get a thumbs up because they had to take part of me for a biopsy and I don’t like it so here’s a photo of a flower that I took in 2013.

#BloomScrolling #Cancer

Thanks, Aral. I edited my post to include them. I wasn’t even ...

2026-07-10T20:53:00Z

In reply to nevent1q…q7nz
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Thanks, Aral. I edited my post to include them. I wasn’t even aware. Hello, friends! Thanks for the work you’re doing!

casey (npub1fm2…u496) A S E E L (npub1q65…ykwz) AYA🤍 (npub1hgt…m2x9)

Friends. A note on supporting folks in Gaza/Palestine… First, ...

2026-07-10T20:01:25Z

Friends. A note on supporting folks in Gaza/Palestine…

First, do. If you can. Sure, it’s overwhelming and we can’t help everyone. But we can at least help someone.

Second, be careful with your donation. Getting scammed hurts you AND takes money from Palestinians who need the help.

Aral Balkan (npub1p09…m5vl), casey (npub1fm2…u496), A S E E L (npub1q65…ykwz), and AYA🤍 (npub1hgt…m2x9) are working hard to verify accounts of folks in need:

https://gaza-verified.org

But don’t blindly look at a Gaza Verified link and assume it’s correct. Check the verified account against the actual account name of the account you’re trying to support. Make sure they match.

Free Palestine. Fuck genocide.

#Palestine #Gaza #GazaVerified #MutualAid

Some folks may have heard about 31-year-old Kelsey Pfendler’s ...

2026-07-09T20:55:33Z

Some folks may have heard about 31-year-old Kelsey Pfendler’s mastery of the sea. What I find most impressive is that she shattered the records she broke.

She rowed a boat from California to Hawaii ALONE. Her 2,400-mile journey took 44 days. In doing so she was the:

1. Youngest woman
2. First American woman
3. Fastest woman
4. Fastest human

She cut the previous women’s record (86 days) in half. She beat the previous men’s record (52 days) by just over a week.

What a beast. Go ahead and tell me men are physically superior to women. Kelsey straight up said “anything you can do, I can do better.”

Here’s a summary of a video diary she kept on route:
https://www.kcra.com/article/kelsey-pfendler-record-breaking-row-california-hawaii-top-moments/71819753

#KelseyPfendler #WomenInSports #WorldRecords #GenderEquality #AnythingYouCanDoICanDoBetter

RE: https://mastodon.social/@no_adesivigrazie/116597977953126218 ...

2026-07-08T23:32:48Z

RE: https://mastodon.social/@no_adesivigrazie/116597977953126218

More of this, please. Let’s celebrate and offer warm welcomes to everyone who moves their shop from big tech to Mastodon.

Welcome, friend! 👋🏻

#Introduction #Mastodon #Meta #Stickers
nostr:note1rm8dhckwpvpm5j77vmpegcrn8mfy9q7yau7pdtdre32awpf5u90sskawq4

This t-shirt is for all of you cat fans out there. My wife ...

2026-07-05T19:39:34Z

This t-shirt is for all of you cat fans out there. My wife sometimes wears it to her knitters against fascism protests.

Edit: some folks asked where you can buy it:

https://yarnmerch.com/products/vintage-knitting-cat-t-shirt

#Cats #CatsOfMastodon #Catstodon #Knitting

Independence Day. Scaring dogs and veterans since 1776. ...

2026-07-05T04:38:53Z

Independence Day. Scaring dogs and veterans since 1776.

🐶😭🧨

#IndependenceDay #July4th #Dogs #DogsOfMastodon #Mastodogs

TIL some interesting things about the metric system… 1. Over ...

2026-07-03T06:45:29Z

TIL some interesting things about the metric system…

1. Over centuries there were multiple attempts at standardizing a measurements system. France pulled it off during the French Revolution. Two chemists (husband and wife) devised it.

2. The base units were built to be realisable. Meaning based on and provable with nature.

3. The meter was realisable as one ten-millionth of the distance between the North Pole and the equator. Later is was converted to 1/299,792,458 of light speed per second.

Bonus: Marie-Anne Paulze Lavoisier is one of the two aforementioned chemists. She was instrumental in the standardization of the scientific method.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metric_system

#MetricSystem #Science #History #TIL #ScientificMethod

What a super-fun day I had. Volunteering at Pride in the Park in ...

2026-06-29T07:30:20Z

What a super-fun day I had. Volunteering at Pride in the Park in was so rewarding. It felt good knowing it was one small way I could contribute to the fight against bigotry. My role was helping performers.

I’m gonna summarize it into 3 good things:

1. My new friend, Poison Waters (a Portland drag-queen hero). She was funny and clever and had lots of great things to say. What a gift she is to the world. She had me laughing so many times. And her MC skills were on point.

2. Cuddles stood out among the array of cute pups on display. Her owners were two gay men who were identically dressed from head-to-toe (also cute). They clearly loved her and loved showing her off. And her temperament was a testament to this.

3. Getting to be Saint Syndrome’s personal stage hand. They were nervous and alone. I was happy that I got to calm their nerves with my service.

Y’all. Volunteer. It’s rad.

#Pride #PrideMonth #LGBTQ #Event #Beaverton #Portland #PDX #Drag #3GoodThings #ThreeGoodThings

This was a heart breaker, to be sure. More their company response ...

2026-06-28T17:41:06Z

In reply to nevent1q…2m6r
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This was a heart breaker, to be sure. More their company response than the action of the individual, even.

https://markwrites.io/if-your-company-funnels-money-to-fascists-youre-a-fascist-company

Mullvad VPN (npub1xh7…v9hj)

My take on the Mullvad mayhem from today: ...

2026-06-28T08:26:57Z

My take on the Mullvad mayhem from today:

https://markwrites.io/unity-is-majoritys-utopian-dream

–
But hate speech isn’t free speech. It demands violence against marginalized people. There is no “both sides” to it. It’s not okay to “fundamentally disagree” on it. If you are a company who earns income, and that income is funneled to a fascist political party, it is absolutely part of your mission. Even if it’s turning a blind eye to a teammate with whom you disagree.
–

It saddens me to have to walk away from Mullvad VPN (npub1xh7…v9hj), but I have a zero tolerance policy for fascism.

I hope they learn from this and reconsider their position.

#Privacy #Mullvad #VPN #DanielBerntsson #OrebroParty #Antifascism #Capitalism #Sweden

I’ve been deeply reflecting on the Prairieland sentencing since ...

2026-06-24T18:33:44Z

I’ve been deeply reflecting on the Prairieland sentencing since it was announced yesterday. It’s weighing heavy on my heart. 💔

Imagine spending 30 years in prison for moving a box of zines. Literally. Meanwhile, Jan 6 *actual* domestic terrorists are all pardoned.

This whole idea of antifa being an “organization” or a “cell” is the epitome of fascist totalitarianism propaganda.

In his sentencing statement, Song said “what kind of people are not against fascism?” That’s the question we need to keep pushing. We need to force fascists who pretend they are otherwise to answer that question out in the open. Relentlessly.

Song’s mother said “he’s accepted full responsibility for what actually happened. But he will never accept responsibility for a lie — a government lie made to prosecute innocent people in order to get political persecutions.”

Fuck ICE. Fuck fascism. Fuck dictators. And fuck billionaires.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/texas/2026/06/24/555395/prairieland-shooter-gets-100-years-others-30-70-in-ice-detention-center-antifa-protest/

#Prairieland #Propaganda #Totalitarianism

Y’all. I almost died right now. I was sitting here peacefully, ...

2026-06-21T07:03:55Z

Y’all. I almost died right now.

I was sitting here peacefully, writing code and listening to Bolt Thrower. Things were calm and enjoyable. Then I noticed a gigantic (like the size of Mothra) spider walking across the armrest. I freaked and went to brush it off, so it would be gone, but then it launched into my lap because it had latched onto me with a web. My chair has a foot rest that’s electronic, so I couldn’t get out of the chair. I almost threw my computer across the room trying to escape.

I was trying to save my computer and escape all at once and now I don’t know where it is and it’s probably in the cracks of the chair waiting for me to feel secure before it crawls out and wraps me up in a cocoon and drains my blood and east me for a snack later tonight when all I wanted to do was chill holy shit WTF.

#Spiders #Arachnophobia #NearDeathExperience

How much to hire a church singing group? You mean a choir? Fine, ...

2026-06-16T08:41:25Z

How much to hire a church singing group?

You mean a choir?

Fine, how much to acquire a church singing group?

#DadJokes #Puns #NotMyFault

you were the best person for the project.

2026-06-14T18:25:07Z

In reply to nevent1q…za8j
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you were the best person for the project.

As a tribute to Sherman, who left us a few months ago, I ...

2026-06-14T18:03:07Z

As a tribute to Sherman, who left us a few months ago, I commissioned a portrait from the great kat donegan (she/her) 🇵🇸✊ (npub1trg…v6kh). Sherman was mostly my wife’s dog, so this was a Mother’s Day gift.

It’s hanging in our kitchen, and is a nice reminder of this little dude.

Kat did an amazing job with this.

#Dogs #DogsOfMastodon #Mastodogs #Art #RIP

TIL about Atlantic Bluefin Tuna: 1. Can swim up to 43 mph (69 ...

2026-06-13T17:14:30Z

TIL about Atlantic Bluefin Tuna:

1. Can swim up to 43 mph (69 km/h). Their wide fins retract and their eyes are flush with their bodies.
2. They are blue on top and white on bottom to be camouflaged from above and below.
3. Grow up to 6.5 ft (2m) and 550 lbs (249kg).
4. The etymology of “tuna” is Greek, meaning “to rush,” in relevance to their speed.

https://oceanconservancy.org/wildlife-library/bluefin-tuna/

#TIL #Science #Oceanography #MarineBiology #Fish #Tuna #MarineLife

Y’all. I have a curated list of things that bring me joy plus ...

2026-06-08T07:11:18Z

Y’all. I have a curated list of things that bring me joy plus bytes on design, code, accessibility, privacy, useful tools, and antifascism:

https://markwrites.io/nano-bytes-05

You can subscribe via RSS or email. Either to articles or the periodic bytes or both.

Some people like it. Others want to punch me in the face. But not because I’m a nazi. Maybe you’ll fit into the former group. Then we can like each other.

#RSS #Newsletter #Design #Code #Accessibility #Privacy #Tools #BeingHuman #HumanExperience #MarkWrites

Mike Monteiro on designers having AI shoved down their throats. ...

2026-06-07T08:25:20Z

Mike Monteiro on designers having AI shoved down their throats.

Tell ’em.

(P.S. If you don’t know Mike, he’s a super-smart dude. And he’s cussy like me. And we’ve shared a stage twice. So I like him.)

https://buttondown.com/monteiro/archive/how-to-use-no-as-a-complete-sentence/

#AI #Design #No #MikeMonteiro

Dad, can you tell me what a solar eclipse is? No sun. #DadJokes ...

2026-06-05T15:14:17Z

Dad, can you tell me what a solar eclipse is?

No sun.

#DadJokes #Puns #NotMyFault

RE: https://hachyderm.io/@skinnylatte/116693202315649987 This. ...

2026-06-05T01:31:30Z

RE: https://hachyderm.io/@skinnylatte/116693202315649987

This. 100%.

It’s all intersectional. Every single injustice that’s happening to every single marginalized group is bound to the rest. To suggest that one is more important than the others is subjective and self-serving.

It’s okay to champion a single cause. Even give it most of your energy. But please avoid telling anyone else how to be an activist or where they should commit their own energy. That dilutes all of our efforts.

We’re in this together. In solidarity.

#Activism #Resistance #Solidarity #LGBTQ

Especially now. More than ever. This is the way. #LGBTQ #Pride ...

2026-06-04T07:35:00Z

Especially now. More than ever. This is the way.

#LGBTQ #Pride #PrideMonth #DontLetFolksRollAlone

RE: https://mastodon.social/@climatenewsnow/116688186377550000 ...

2026-06-03T23:29:56Z

RE: https://mastodon.social/@climatenewsnow/116688186377550000

I’m beginning to wonder if these fascists are actually nihilists. I mean, who but a nihilist would repeatedly take actions that will kill all humans?

They’re either nihilists or they’re the dumbest human beings ever to exist.

And don’t come at me with how they can protect themselves with billionaire stockpiles. You can’t hide from our planet’s fury, no matter how much money you have. The only difference is that you’ll maybe have a more comfotable commute to the end of the human race.

#Climate #ClimateChange #Fascism #Nihilism #Science

quoting
note1u7n…w6pv

Scientists lose critical climate record as ocean observatory will go dark under Trump funding cuts. #ClimateChange #GlobalWarming

https://apnews.com/article/climate-oceans-data-trump-science-a9539443dfaa32b3a67468a25f8b2674

Not that anyone asked. Well, actually everyone asked. But no one ...

2026-06-03T01:11:27Z

Not that anyone asked. Well, actually everyone asked. But no one asked me. Still, I have the answer.

It’s pronounced:
for-jay-oh

https://forgejo.org/faq/#where-does-the-name-come-from

#Code #Development #Dev #GIT #Forgejo #Codeberg

yeah. I actually began putting together my talk using IA ...

2026-05-29T20:03:21Z

In reply to nevent1q…pgk4
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yeah. I actually began putting together my talk using IA Presenter. That has some great export options that can be made accessible.

But in order to get what I wanted, there would have been a lot of customization involved.

It’s worth the effort. And I absolutely will do this for my next talk. But time did not allow me to go down that path this time.

Friends. Does anyone know how to export an accessible Keynote ...

2026-05-29T19:38:29Z

Friends. Does anyone know how to export an accessible Keynote deck?

I’ve searched but can’t find any info about it. Their HTML export is horrible. And PDFs aren’t much better.

Technically I can export all of the images and write some basic javascript to click through them. But I was hoping someone may have already solved this with an export script.

#Accessibility #A11y #Keynote #macOS

True? False? Come find out tomorrow night, when I’ll be giving ...

2026-05-26T18:12:21Z

True? False?

Come find out tomorrow night, when I’ll be giving a talk on alt-text accessibility. I call it “Alt Text is the Ocean You Thought Was a Pond.” Hosted by our one and only PDX Accessibility & UX Meetup (npub19ql…u50x).

https://pdxa11yux.org/events/2026/05/27/alt-text-is-the-ocean-you-thought-was-a-pond.html

Bonus: it’s in a library. Libraries are rad. My talk might be, too.

#Accessibility #A11y #Portland #PDX #Presentation #Talk #Meetup #UX #Design #FrontEnd

you’re on point. I’m deep in the tech and am not happy with ...

2026-05-24T23:59:49Z

In reply to nevent1q…0wem
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you’re on point. I’m deep in the tech and am not happy with what I’m seeing.

I also began giving this lecture back in 2012 on AI ethics, our relationships with machines, and the ramifications of AI in the job space. When I gave it as a keynote in Krakow to a bunch of engineers and computer scientists, it was voted the best of the conference. Not because I’m amazing or something, but because they were all knew this was coming.

https://vid.northbound.online/w/5VZnJx6rnCt5VFmfN9r6jr

Right in front of the Portland ICE detention center. It’s my ...

2026-05-21T04:55:19Z

Right in front of the Portland ICE detention center. It’s my wife’s scooter. She’s there every Thursday from 9:30 to Noon with Knitters Against Fascism.

They’re a group of knitters who sit on the sidewalk with their signs. And flip the bird when necessary.

#Portland #PDX #ICE #ICEOut #Protest #Resist #Knitting

A city council in TX voted 3–2 to terminate their Flock ...

2026-05-20T18:04:28Z

A city council in TX voted 3–2 to terminate their Flock contract.

One of the Flock fanboys went on a rant about cries of fascism being rhetoric.

He then proposed a “total ban on all cellular and GPS-capable devices for all operations within city limits” so they can “take Bandera back to 1880 properly.” 👀

https://www.banderabulletin.com/article/3093,council-votes-to-terminate-flock-safety-contract

(Hat tip: 404 Media (npub1psa…j5uh))

#Irony #Flock #FlockCameras #Fascism #Bandera #Texas

Sneak peek of a slide from the talk on accessibility that I’m ...

2026-05-19T07:33:38Z

Sneak peek of a slide from the talk on accessibility that I’m giving next week.

Please join us as PDX Accessibility & UX Meetup (npub19ql…u50x) hosts me at a local library here in Portland. I’ll do my best to educate and entertain you. And if they let your dog in with you, I’ll pet it.

https://pdxa11yux.org/events/2026/05/27/alt-text-is-the-ocean-you-thought-was-a-pond.html

#Accessibility #A11y #Lecture #Talk #Design #UI #UX #FrontEnd #Portland #PDX #Meetup

OMFG I’m dying. 😍 Is this grooming or a medical task? Or ...

2026-05-18T17:24:16Z

In reply to nevent1q…la9k
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OMFG I’m dying. 😍 Is this grooming or a medical task? Or just some lovin’?

well, if you have some left and feel like mailing one all the way ...

2026-05-09T06:24:51Z

In reply to nevent1q…dnyj
_________________________

well, if you have some left and feel like mailing one all the way across the pond, please let me know and I’ll send you some money to do just that.

heck yeah! I’m def gonna get me a sheet. Where can I get them?

2026-05-09T06:12:46Z

In reply to nevent1q…9rvh
_________________________

heck yeah! I’m def gonna get me a sheet. Where can I get them?

What’s happening in Tennessee is the epitome of systemic racism ...

2026-05-08T19:56:18Z

What’s happening in Tennessee is the epitome of systemic racism and the fall of democracy in America.

“The map aims to give the GOP a clean sweep of the state’s nine congressional districts by fracturing Black-majority Memphis between three districts.”

https://tennesseelookout.com/2026/05/08/tennessee-redistricting-debate-marked-by-fiery-oratory-about-black-struggles-for-voting-rights/

https://www.politico.com/news/2026/05/07/tennessee-republicans-redistricting-voting-rights-act-midterms-00910430

#Tennessee #JustinPearson #VotingRights #VRA #SystemicRacism #Fascism

RE: https://mas.to/@markwyner/116360220302747675 My offer stands. ...

2026-05-07T17:47:22Z

RE: https://mas.to/@markwyner/116360220302747675

My offer stands. If anyone needs a hand finding work, let me know. I’ve already reviewed 9 websites and 4 CVs. Which, by the way, were rad.

I keep seeing those layoffs and it makes me sad. Capitalism is punching down right now. Forcefully. Maybe I can help someone survive it. Hit me up if that’s you.

#FediHire #FediHired #OpenToWork #JobSearch #Design #Development #Community

quoting
note1tlu…4mr5

Are you looking for work? How can I help? If you want feedback on a portfolio, résumé, or whatever…you can call on me. Pro bono.

Lots of folks are trying to find work. It can be a lonely and exhausting process. If I can do anything to make that process easier or more productive and help get you hired, it I’d be honored.

My DMs are open. I got you.

🧵1/2

#FediHire #FediHired #OpenToWork #JobSearch #Design #Development #Community

One of my favorite Mastodon accounts is @npub1c8j…wng2. The ...

2026-05-05T07:00:13Z

One of my favorite Mastodon accounts is Inspirational Skeletor💀 (npub1c8j…wng2).

The person behind the account brings me joy. Especially on a day like today which was exhausting on my mental health.

This meme in particular is one of my faves. It’s literally how I spend my time amid the insufferable grip of fascism. I design, code, and write for most of my day.

Thank you, mystery Skeletor human being. You make things nice, and you get all of my 3 good things for today.

#MentalHealth #3GoodThings #Skeletor

Just a reminder that every developer who disables paste on a web ...

2026-05-03T00:38:57Z

Just a reminder that every developer who disables paste on a web form can die a horrible painful death. ESPECIALLY on every field on a form with many inputs. That is all.

#Development #Code #WebForms

Churún Merú falls, Bolívar, Venezuela. It’s just south of ...

2026-05-02T18:13:11Z

Churún Merú falls, Bolívar, Venezuela.

It’s just south of Salto Ángel, which is the world’s tallest uninterrupted waterfall. So it’s often overlooked. But it’s absolutely stunning.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Angel_Falls

#Photography #Nature #Waterfall #Venezuela

A reminder on how gerrymandering works. #Gerrymandering ...

2026-04-29T20:17:56Z

In reply to nevent1q…rxm7
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A reminder on how gerrymandering works.

#Gerrymandering

This is for all the folks in the back of the room who still think ...

2026-04-29T20:07:27Z

This is for all the folks in the back of the room who still think we can vote our way out of this.

I’m not saying we shouldn’t vote. We absolutely should. I’m saying voting alone has never and will not help us survive this fascist regime.

https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2026/04/scotus-voting-rights-section-two-ruling-history-worst-century.html

#SCOTUS #VotingRights #VotingRightsAct #LouisianaVCallais #Resist #Antifascism

Whelp. It finally happened. No one in my family will play ...

2026-04-26T04:13:22Z

Whelp. It finally happened.

No one in my family will play Scrabble with me. They all tapped out. So I play online. My win streak was snapped at 219. By ONE point.

This person wanted a rematch. I avenged my loss with a 543 to 302 win. But my streak is gone.

#Scrabble #Games #ImALoserBaby

Google is sleeping with ICE. And they have your data. So, yeah, ...

2026-04-22T18:51:05Z

Google is sleeping with ICE. And they have your data. So, yeah, maybe detach from their services.

https://www.eff.org/press/releases/eff-state-ags-investigate-googles-broken-promise-users-targeted-government

#Google #ICE #Fascism #Privacy #InfoSec #OpSec

RE: https://fosstodon.org/@fosstodon/116426844488528606 If you ...

2026-04-19T01:44:22Z

RE: https://fosstodon.org/@fosstodon/116426844488528606

If you are on mastodon.cloud and want an invite to our server, let me know. I’ll vet your account, and if you’re an ethical human being I will make sure you can migrate here.

Fosstodon isn’t the first and won’t be the last. Lots of moderators and admins have been toeing this line. Which sucks for the good people with accounts there.

The main reason for all of this is that their admin doesn’t moderate CSAM content. Or much of anything.

#SaveTheGhostShip #MastodonCloud
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E2EE is coming to Mastodon. And it’s long overdue. Not until ...

2026-04-15T18:22:25Z

E2EE is coming to Mastodon. And it’s long overdue. Not until next year, but at least it’s on the horizon.

On one hand, it’s a little scary seeing Mastodon features receiving large sums of money for features and improvements. On the other, it’s meaningful to see Mastodon maturing.

https://www.privacyguides.org/news/2026/04/15/mastodon-to-get-e2ee-for-private-messages-thanks-to-sovereign-tech-fund/

#Privacy #Mastodon #InfoSec #E2EE #Encryption #PrivateMessaging #DM

If you follow @npub1jjw…2z5l, you’ll have seen his ...

2026-04-11T00:46:01Z

If you follow Hyde 📷 🖋 :debian: (npub1jjw…2z5l), you’ll have seen his “over/under” interview series.

This latest one with Naty S (npub1xhj…hq9k) is my favorite so far.

https://lazybea.rs/ovr-060/

Smart people inspire me. Naty, Hyde, and many others.

(I had fun doing one of these a while back: https://lazybea.rs/ovr-038/)

#Technology #IndieWeb #Terminal

LOLsob

2026-04-10T06:02:09Z

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One day I’m walking up to my studio, looking at a bare tree. ...

2026-04-10T03:47:36Z

One day I’m walking up to my studio, looking at a bare tree. Next morning, this. Our cherries are gonna be bangin’ this year. 🍒🌸

#Portland #PNW #Flowers #BloomScrolling #CherryTree

They made it. Love to see it. This is the first crewed mission ...

2026-04-07T01:17:04Z

They made it. Love to see it. This is the first crewed mission beyond low Earth orbit since Apollo 17 in December 1972. This is good news. And good news is a gem right now.

#NASA #Artemis #Artemis2 #GoodNews

Are you looking for work? How can I help? If you want feedback on ...

2026-04-06T22:54:16Z

Are you looking for work? How can I help? If you want feedback on a portfolio, résumé, or whatever…you can call on me. Pro bono.

Lots of folks are trying to find work. It can be a lonely and exhausting process. If I can do anything to make that process easier or more productive and help get you hired, it I’d be honored.

My DMs are open. I got you.

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#FediHire #FediHired #OpenToWork #JobSearch #Design #Development #Community