The op-ed makes totally baseless accusations about remote work being less accountable, less productive, dysfunctional, blah blah blah blah. It even tries to blame remote work as "surely a contributing factor" in the recent audit-uncovered contracting problems in DCHS. Citation needed. My […]

We're working remotely primarily to save taxpayer dollars. By giving up our downtown office space, my department alone saves over $4 million each year (in 2020 dollars; no idea what our rent would be now). In total, King County has been able to mothball an old, inefficient, and […]

One of our King County councilmembers (for our most conservative district) is trying to vilify county employees doing remote work. (yes, he's up for re-election...) I don't appreciate being besmirched so unfairly and un-factually. While ranting against taxes, he notes we're still getting paid […]

@jonobie perhaps more #hammer ?

As some will point out, of course it would be amazing if we could all rally like this behind other important causes. Still, it is great to see people stand up together. Next time, corporations will hopefully think a bit harder before giving in to authoritarian demands […]

Really happy Kaiser got onboard with giving everyone a Covid and flu shot this season. Just got both jabs in my right arm. I was promptly rewarded an hour later with what looked like the beginning of a migraine aura (squashed with sumatriptan!). Am now pretty tired and a little achy, but hopeful […]

Just yesterday, a partner of mine was remarking that with electric cars, soon the skill of driving a manual car would be lost. Today the supervisor at the oil shop was like, "We need you to drive the car out because none of my coworkers can drive stick," and proceeded to tell me how her manual […]

Friend of mine just got setup on #bookwyrm . If you don't know Bookwyrm, it's a #fedi powered alternative to #goodreads Go check her out @JessicaAlter !

Hey Fedi, What would be a good peertube instance for harp videos, that also has good moderation? :boost_ok:

Adding “check out cards” (bookmark sized) to books for the #weefreecommunitylibrary. I wanted to share how much I loved it, so has the first checkout and rating filled in already. :)

Me at Meow Wolf Denver.

Specifically over the next six months I will spend $500 on "better media" I will focus on individuals and give more to those with the least reach. I have $500 because I stopped using amazon and canceled all my streaming services. It's my entertainment budget (not counting books, we will NOT […]

Limiting whose boosts I see is one of the biggest things that improves my Mastodon experience. Individuals post varied and interesting content, but many people primarily boost outrage and fear. Which is nonstop outrage and fear in my feed when it’s multiplied by all the people I follow. There […]

CSE Cooney’s “Twice Drowned Saint“ is a fascinating world, full of the same sort of richness and surprise that Saint Death’s Daughter had. I think it has a bit of a #solarpunk fantasy flavor (“mutual aid makes everyone more powerful”) and it plays with names in a similar way that SDD does. It […]

not one of your #antifascist faves could ever be like la Grande Dame Josephine Baker. in November of 2021 Emmanuel Macron inducted Madame Baker into France’s mausoleum of heroes, the Pantheon ❝ Josephine Baker is inducted into the French Pantheon : NPR - […] [Original post on mastodon.social]

Given that the app store seems kaput on my old iphone 6s device (OS 15.8.5), seems like a reasonable time to jailbreak. Never done one before, it looks like https://palera.in/ is a good option, with using Sileo as a package manager. Masto friends, y'all got any caveats or suggestions on this plan?

New rule: Dentist Xray machines shall not play creepy merry-go-round music as they circle my locked in head. Shame on whoever greenlit that feature.

Given that the app store seems kaput on my old iphone 6s device (OS 15.8.5), seems like a reasonable time to jailbreak. Never done one before, it looks like https://palera.in/ is a good option, with using Sileo as a package manager. Masto friends, y'all got any caveats or suggestions on this plan?

We’re taking another step in building a sustainable financial base as a non-profit. Today, we’re announcing new hosting and support offerings, tailored for larger organisations and public institutions. These enable organisations to own their social identities, on their own infrastructure […]

Something that bothers me a lot is when people conflate "having compassion and understanding for people who hate you" with "letting people who hate you do whatever they want to you". It's possible to have firm boundaries and to take urgent, protective action while also believing that everyone […]

I can vouch. I sent registered letters to Target during pandemic to demand they enforce in-store COVID rules. It worked. Via Bsky randos: Address: Disney-ABC Home Entertainment & Television Distribution 500 S. Buena Vista St. Burbank, CA 91521-3515 response to this: "Been a soc media mgr […]

Looking at my old iPhone 6s, and pondering what to do with it. Right now thoughts are trying to put @postmarketOS on it and do ... something? 🙃 Or possibly jailbreak it and see what that lets me do. 🤔 It's not connected to a phone network anymore, but it feels like I should figure out SOMETHING […]

I’m going to try to re-frame yesterday’s hive mind request. I’m sure there are US-based journalists (independent or otherwise) or even credible blogger or newsletter writer types who cover environmental and conservation issues from a Hispanic/Latino perspective. Can you help me find them? Many […]

The investigative newsroom I work for, @ProPublica, is raising money right now. This is the last few days of our pledge drive. We report on abuses of power in the public interest. We reported on who works for DOGE and revealed Clarence Thomas’s conflicts of interest. It was the first outlet to […]

Psst. LinkedIn is updating their terms of use for GenAI. If you have a LinkedIn account and you're in Canada, HK, you can legally object to GenAI using your personal data here. (I presume EU has a form too but unsure if it's the same form.) https://www.linkedin.com/help/linkedin/answer/a8059228 […]

Ok, just yesterday I saw a post about an OS (linux based) that's designed for old phones and other devices. WHAT WAS IT? My search fu is totally failing me. (Or the search machines are failing me, one.)

Long ago I crocheted bright orange yarn around our luggage handles and it's such a cheap way to make our own luggage stand out.

I need #coffee

It occurs to me that there's probably a whole body of moral philosophy discussion about the ethics of political violence. I don't have enough brain to search or try to understand their arguments, since academic papers are generally pretty dense, but it'd be interesting to know expert's opinions […]

I liked 'The Starving Years' by Jordan Castillo Price. MMM. If you get the audiobook you're in for a treat, Gomez Pugh has the sexiest voice ever. Imho.

"If your friend texts you a question and the answer is on your phone, shouldn't your phone just... Answer?"* Absolutely (and I cannot stress this enough) not. *Actual quote from a current advertisement for Google's latest phone.

Being prone to altitude sickness positively sucks when visiting friends in Denver. My sleep was so bad that my watch thought I had a “zone minute” (ie was working out) during it.

Airport game: When you hear an announcement, think about whether it’s making a systemic problem an individual problem. “Prepare for security this way; don’t be ‘that’ person” <- OR we could do away with the majority of our security theater. “Folks, we need 10 more people to check bags. It will […]

[US politics - current events] This feels like a good day to mention that The Pocket Guide for Facing Down a Civil War book exists, is well-written, short, understandable, relevant for our time, and FREE: https://www.johnpaullederach.com/2024/07/pocket-guide/

Today, we’re ready to show you the upcoming quote posts feature in more detail. We’ve put together a blog post with examples of how quote posts will work on Mastodon, ahead of early access on our own servers next week 💬 Full launch to come, in Mastodon v4.5 […]

Brains are So. Fucking. Weird. All morning, my brain: "I'm overwhelmed, I'm overwhelmed, I'm overwhelmed!" Finishes one LITERALLY 5 minute task of completing half-done notes from an earlier session. Brain: "OH! We're fine. NOW I'M BORED." Wtf brain. Really?

I’ll keep posting this until I find a great person to come be my manager: the Monterey bay aquarium is looking for its next VP of Technology! […]

Goddamnit the baseball game played Golden and now it’s stuck in my head AGAIN. (I’m not that sad about this.)

There’s a guy for the Mariners who wears completely sparkly shoes that would be totally at home at my friend’s sparkle party. I’m calling him twinkle toes in every conversation I’m having with people around me and it’s amusing me WAY too much to see their reactions.

In case anyone needs reminding, the #murderbot #book bundle is available for two more days, and you can adjust how much of the money goes to the charity. https://www.humblebundle.com/books/martha-wells-murderbot-and-more-tor-books @bookstodon

Are you part of an open source project with a community of users, contributors, and/or third party developers? I want to interview people about their projects with particular attention to how codebases, documentation, project management tooling, and community spaces are constructed. On these […]

Mastodon non-monogamous folk, I have a question for y'all! What books do you know that have positive representations of triads and throuples in them? Looking for ones with a varieties of genders involved and also specifically MMM representations. Please share your treasures (boosts appreciated […]

Sat down to practice narrating the process of doing a zentangle-type drawing, so I could potentially teach a client to do it in session. ...Realized that's a pretty solid pre-session practice to center myself, too.

Two lists I keep in #obsidian that punch way above their weight in saving me headspace and/or money ⁃ Things to Try Sometime: the kind of thing I used to keep open in a tab because I totally want to do them but not today (and yes, I do back and try some of them later!) ⁃ Things I HAVE Tried […]

Some days, you ride a white rabbit and others a dark horse #burning

Did you know your MacBook has a sensor that knows the exact angle of the screen hinge? It’s not exposed as a public API, but I figured out a way to read it and make it sound like an old wooden door. Source code and a downloadable app to try it yourself […] [Original post on hachyderm.io]

Who are my e-ink tablet people? I want a large backlit tablet on which I can read Kindle and Kobo books. Have there been any great developments since I fell down this rabbit hole last November? I got a Supernote in December (and I love it) but the lack of a backlight is more of a hinderance […]

I think the thing about Babylon 5 that I like so much is the Shakespearean Level Melodrama (TM). G'Kar especially has some serious King Lear vibes in his big monologues. But all the characters evolve and by season 3 feel larger than life in that very specific vein. DS9 tried to copy it and […]

Loveage is a really interesting (and perhaps polarizing herb). It's got a really strong flavor, apparently grows like a weed, and isn't generally available. I'm thinking I might try this, although I don't know if homemade mayo can be frozen without it going weird? But this looks suuper tasty […]

Just finished The Relentless Moon and put The Martian Contingency on hold. I started very "meh" on The Relentless Moon (initially felt too similar to the first in the series), but it grew on me. I also found the racism and sexism in the first book to be *almost* too much (not wrong, just too […]