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Cis gay web admin at a state university. FOSS enthusiast. Tabletop RPG fan. Occasional video game player. Pacifist. Taoist. Vegetarian. Anti-capitalist. Believer in social justice.
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Was reading about the "Chorus Creator Incubator Program" via wired last night. It seems like it is an attempt to both promote democrat online influencers; but also use that money to control how far left they lean. Which is depressing as fuck. #uspol www.wired.com/story/dark-m...
So sweaty after this morning's exercise; interacting with my smartwatch to finish logging things, was a challenge. 🥵
Wanted to try this new low-carb pizza crust recipe ahead of making pizza for other people next weekend. Ended up cutting a few veggie dogs as topping. Hot-dog pizza, feels like a very adult lunch. #food
Really feels as if Trump was dead JD Vance wouldnt be able to contain his glee at inheritting the crown. Dude is chomping at the bit. Ergo im not paying attention to the internet rumor machine on the matter. #uspol
It didnt really go well this time and it kinda slid into her doomsday prepping with her refusing to admit that shit isnt it's own anxiety spiral. (sigh). #family #mentalHealth [2/2]
My mother started recycling left wing conspiracy theories again; born of Trump/MAGA/fascism amxiety. So I tried to have an honest talk with her again about trying to currate her news more and trying to focus on things she can control. [1/2]
My first attempt at a "mud slide pie". Basically a brownie batter-ish pie. Reduced carbs and sugar free. #food #vegetarian
Is it just me, or can wmctrl not be used to minimize windows w/ kwin on wayland? Anyone have a fix for that? #linux #wayland #kde
Replaced all the posts in our cat Olive's favorite cat-tree slash sleepy spot. I have the impression, she is horrified at all of the progress she has lost destroying the thing. #catsOfMastodon
Baked these for a friends birthday. ( They are apparently her favorite. ) Low carb #vegetarian sausage and pimento cheese balls, with jalapenos. #food .
Ordered replacement keys for my mechanical keyboard. As mine are starting to fade. Just got a message from DHL. $25 dollars import duty. For $33 dollars worth of replacement keys. (sigh)
The spacer worlds were kind of isolated experiments in this premise, in many of these novels. I've been mulling on how the #fascism of the present has built into it, a kind of worship of the past. A kind of religion of stagnation. #uspol [2/2]
Stop saying: Moore's Law is slowing. AND start saying: Moore's Law was always bullshit.
In my experience, it really means they want something disproportionately image heavy and less legible. (sigh) #work [2/2]
Shit "The Knightling" dropped on steam? I wanted to play that! #videogames
WELP. I've enjoyed openSUSE for a bit. BUT I think it's time to shop around again. Probably done with rolling releases for a while. #linux
Letting it link against it's preferred libboost at compile time, mostly works until I get to weird DOXYGEN errors that are not marked as optional for some reason... even though I dont need documentation. Git repo contains binary blobs. This whole thing is a mess. [2/2]
Literally cannot be compiled against the current version of libboost in openSUSE. AppImage and Flatpak both wont do video capture with wayland... [1/2]
Actual footage of me trying to get a current build of sunshine game streaming to work on openSUSE+Wayland, and getting increasingly more upset. Video: https://tech.lgbt/@trashheap/115096404005621876
Someone should make a #PlayDate game, about the mole women from #UnbreakableKimmySchmidt turning the crank to keep the electricity on, if they haven't already. #Videogames
It was really broken a number of years ago. My extended family still uses group SMS a lot, which lead to me bouncing off it hard. #Smartphone #SailfishOS #linuxphone [2/2]
Snoop's ignorance reminds me of this dynamite passage from Bill Russell's book "Second Wind." He wrote this in 1979 and it still applies today: People use children to express their bigotry and narrow-mindedness.
Or menstration tracking. Games never have political messages either. Nope no reasons android developers might want anonymity. [2/2]
#Google is going to require your identity and scans of government ID to develop apps on #android . Even if you dont use their app store. Good thing there are no political implications to android apps. Nope none at all. Nothing political about secure messaging. lgbtq+ hookup apps. [1/2]
Ive been drooling over retro computers and retro coding from afar for a long ass time now.
REALLY kinda want the #Commodore64Ultimate , but I also am totally afraid it would just collect dust if I put up the cash for it . https://www.commodore.net/
"Tyranny requires constant effort. It breaks, it leaks. Authority is brittle. Oppression is the mask of fear." -- Nemik's Manifesto Read "DOT repaints Pulse crosswalk for a second time. FHP and OPD watching site:" www.sun-sentinel.com/2025/08/24/d...
How has no one struck a merchandise licensing deal to do Uhura's TOS era ear-piece as bluetooth earbuds? #StarTrek https://memory-alpha.fandom.com/wiki/Earpiece?file=Nyota_Uhura%2C_2266_(command).jpg
HUSBAND: YEAH, one group was like. "We believe the sinners ought to be burned." and the other went, "No, we believe the sinners ought to be drowned." ( We both chuckled ) ME: It's sadly kinda accurate. [2/2]
( We pass two churches within spitting distance of each other. One is the "Church of the Burning Bush" the other is the "Church of the Living Well." ) HUSBAND: I bet they used to be the same church. ME: You think they had a schism? [1/2]
The next Democrat to take the Oval Office needs to take all that gaudy ass gold down, and melt it down into a Jan 6 plaque to be hung by the next Democratic controlled House in the Capitol.
It's time to look in the mirror, America: We chose catastrophe — there's no one else to blame.
Meeting a couple of former coworkers, from my previous workplace today for lunch. Our semi-regular shared trauma bonding nastalgia tour.
Needed to check the time in another timezone so, I went to my usual resource time.gov. As it loaded, I felt myself hold my breath; wondering if the Trump admin had defunded it yet.
The best part of Silk Song actually materializing, is that folks will finally stop talking about their anticipation of it. ( I kid the Hollow Knight fansdom. ) #videogames
I might have to back this open source FPGA #gameboy . #videogames https://www.crowdsupply.com/second-bedroom/game-bub
Ive been telling the Trekkies in my life, that we're the Mirror Mirror universe.
Work has been kicking my ass this week.
I mean, I guess that's what EA Play and Ubisoft's portal launcher thing is KINDA doing. BUT their also kind of gross and unnecessarily emulating the "platform" model. #videogames
Like in the ttrpg industry, lots of studios offer digital versions of their products directly through their own websites. If you don't feel like enriching DriveThruRPG to get a Chaosium PDF, you can go to Chaosium's website to buy it. No third party takes a cut. #videogames [2/2]
Reading a political commentator this morning talk about #Democrats potentially backing off trans rights & embrace workers rights, to win back voters. This is a false dichotomy. They ought to support both. These are not mutually exclusive value systems. Hell they are complimentary. #uspol #lgbtq
Like in principle I believe the Democrats ought to fight fire with fire more often. BUT, not necessarily like this. Or with this kind of bigot. #uspol #Democrats #GavinNewsom
It's a bit depressing and weird to read about Newsom's social media strategy of being like Trump, just screaming back at Trump working with the public. #uspol #Democrats #GavinNewsom
Every single museum in America needs to print out "Actually, slavery WAS that bad" and post it on their front door today.
Doing some late evening baking. Had some friends lose a pet kind of tragically and suddenly; want to bring them some baked goods tomorrow. Because I don't really know what else to do for them.
That's not the dynamic of their relationship. The brainworm is in charge.
I got so caught up, on kicking ass with html this morning at work; I forgot about breakfast. :blobcatsweatflips:
Normalize "you capitalist" as derogatory.
Thing Im wrestling with: We had a responsibility to not let the political present happen. We were warned about the drift to the right. We were warned about Christian Nationalism. For decades. All our institutions let it happen anyway; & will likely let it happen again if we ever recover. #uspol
If Ive been overly paranoid or anxious on this subject lately so has hillary clinton; and she hasnt been exactly been known for being prone to flights of fancy. #lgbtq #uspol https://www.advocate.com/politics/hillary-clinton-scotus-marriage-equality
Anytime, I kinda want to disagree with a critique of the #Democrats . When I look at the evidence, the only thing separating them from what their critics believe them to be is good intentions, at the best times; AND it feels like they're paving the road to hell right now. #uspol
AND the national Democratic Party has just sat on it's laurels about it as the state party has slowly withered on the vine now for the past 17 years ? #uspol #ncpol #Democrats [2/2]
I wish the critics were wrong; but they're not. The Democrats have been "meaning" to get to election reform, & ending gerrymandering, since Obama's second electoral win. Atleast. They've proven it is not a priority. #uspol
Reading talk about how Democrats are as unlikely as Republicans to reign in gerrymandering when the current political moment is over. #uspol
I wish you were wrong; but you're not. The Democrats have been kinda sort of meaning to get to election reform, and ending gerrymandering since Obama. AND they somehow never do it.
Democrats, the way to deal with everything "being a distraction," is to focus solely on pursuing and promoting the things that shouldn't change regardless of whatever "distraction" is going on in this minute's media-cycle: Your core values and goals. You DO have those, right...?
Always feel a touch down when a long running #ttrpg campaign comes to an end. Same sort of feeling as missing a good book when its over.
Game day. This is either our final or penultimate session of the #ThoseWhoWanderRPG . It has been a blast. I think I have a very atmospheric finale in store for the players. #ttrpg #ThoseWhoWander #NotDnD but kinda #DungeonsAndDragons
Reading more of "Sporting Gender" by Joanna Harper. Got past the "Caster Semenya" era in it's history of trans and intersex athletes. Thinking I might need to read Caster Semenya's book after this. #lgbtq
Talking about #enshitification with a friend and im Imagining BIC putting out a physical color switching ballpoint pen w/NFC, that gates the premium colors behind a smart app paywall. #capitalism
Watching folks trade about:config settings to deshitfy #firefox makes me relieved I switched to a firefox fork. #waterfox #mozilla
I wish ill to all transphobes. J K Rowling included. To do otherwise is some paradox of tolerence bullshit. #lgbtq https://bsky.app/profile/fiofirefox.com/post/3lwiszke4bk2x
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Reading a NPR report on Trymp and Putin's canceled lunch. Article claims it was to be a "simple" affair of filet mignon, halibut olympia and crème brûlée for desert. At a time where most Americans are really feeling the crunch on their grocery bills. #uspol
Most of my family has been working their way to getting passports "just in case". Booked my mother an appointment at the passport office, to help her along. OF the folks willing to get their passports, she will be the last one.
Im not fond of leftist accelerationist thinking; but I can kinda see why folks think that might be the easiest way out of our collective hell.
ME: WHAT the hell has gone wrong with the dishwasher; that's a terrible, worrying sound!? REALITY: [train stopping on nearby tracks]
Youtube is requiring my IP address to login to play videos now... Havent been logged into youtube for a few years now. [le sigh]
Transphobic men who happen to be gay are still in fact still terrible people. ( Reading about the John Boyne stuff this morning. )
My head cannon is that Disco McCoy is the era of McCoy that hooked up with Dax.
It strikes me as odd that Akiva Goldsman wants to essentially redo TOS with Year One when there is technically an entire 2nd 5-year-mission offscreen between TMP & WoK. Not sure I’d want that either but I’d be MORE interested. The uniforms alone! And if they did it, the should def call it Phase II.
Reading more mid-90s #DCComics #Shazam / #CaptainMarvel . Just got to the point in this lighthearted all-ages comics, where Captain Marvel's good undercover cop friend gets burned alive… What the hell?
Stop scrolling and post two characters who bring you joy and happiness #DCComics #Comics bsky.app/profile/newt...
Stop introducing Sam Altman in news articles as "OpenAI cofounder", and start introducing him as "the known confidence trickster, whose OpenAI corporation has yet to turn a profit".
If your headline quotes someone who is running a business, on their opinion. When they stand to benefit financially from people believing said opinion. I beg you. Start thinking critically before you run it. This isn't hard. This is journalism, not advertising.
Like the mid 90s "Power of Shazam" run, is the weirdest mix of retro lighthearted superhero camp and super serious child trauma. #Shazam #CaptainMarvel #DCComics
Ive been reading some mid 90s #CaptainMarvel / #Shazam and its been a wild ride so far. All the protagonists are 10-14 years old w/ Bruce Wayne style family trauma. Captain Marvel Jr here, was made paraplegic by Captain Nazi, and now can't walk when depowered. #comics #dccomics
SAM ALTMAN: “I can imagine a future where a lot of people really trust ChatGPT’s advice for their most important decisions. Although that could be great, it makes me uneasy…” ME: A little late to have a pang of conscience NOW Sam.
Honestly, what the fuck does moral look like for the FBI, and National Guard right now? AND god, I hope those 120 FBI agents, were not pulled from domestic terrorism cases. #uspol
Actual footage of Trump w/ Federal Agents securing the Smithsonian. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yjD9X2mPIXY
#Google potentially selling off #Chrome to a bullshit AI company is some I-get-what-you-are-after-but-you-wished-on-a-monkeys-paw bullshit. #web https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2025/08/perplexity-offers-more-than-twice-its-total-valuation-to-buy-chrome-from-google/
Hard to shake the feeling that the fascists are eventually going to get a stab at bringing back sodomy laws in this country. #lgbtq #uspol
Last night my husband's TikTok feed lied to him, and he seriously thought the Supreme Court had already agreed to hear the Kim Davis petition. I was relieved that it wasn't yet true. Deeply bothered that it was so believable. #lgbtq #uspol
About a third of the way through "Sporting Gender" by Joanna Harper. It's been on my to read list for a bit. It is on the history and science of trans and intersex folks in sports. Written by a trans author. Too little of this discussion looks at the real science honestly. #lgbtq
Ive really enjoyed this deck. Includes audio pronunciations, and the sitelen glyphs. ankiweb.net/shared/info/...
I've been more or less doing a OK job focusing on that last bit lately. BUT I have moments where I struggle with the sheer hopelessness of that view still. AND I feel very lost and disoriented when someone tells me they really think we can turn this all around at mid-terms; or in 2028.
AND that the best thing I can do, is try to stay grounded and be there for my family, friends and self. AND try to find happiness and comfort in that. I
I've really become increasingly convinced that America is a failed project; and that progress on nearly every aspect of human life may have plateaued or worse for the remainder of my lifetime.
I did something similar recently. It's pretty satisfying and fun project, once finished.
It seemed to go well. (The aforementioned talk). Time will tell, I guess.
Sat a family member down, to talk about doom-scrolling & how youtube's algorithm was weaponizing their attention to send them conspiracy theories. I shared the idea my therapist had recommended to me; about setting time limits on how much of one's attention should be given over to this crap.
Im not as big into horror as my husband or mother. BUT ive seen a lot of excellent horror movies this past year. I was reading the other day, someone say they think horror as a genre is feeling a bit more free to experiment and innovate in Hollywood. AND I think there might be something to that.
My husband and I got my mother out of the house to see #Weapons yesterday, and grab frozen yogurt afterward. It was a real great time. AND I think we've had some really excellent horror movies land this past year.
There's not enough money to be made in using tech for the things for which they are most suited and efficient, and there are both too many people hoping to be billionaires, and too many people not smart enough to know when they're being sold hype.
Excuse me... #CalyxOS is effectively frozen without security updates, for 4-6 MONTHS. That is a hell of a thing, for something people are actually daily driving, and buying phones pre-installed with. https://lwn.net/Articles/1033042/
Dicking around a little bit with #SamsungDex . KINDA wild in some ways, people are willing to try this kind of thing as a replacement for their laptop, but a (traditional) #linux desktop remains unthinkable for many, despite being far more capable.
MAN, the number of people lusting for a Xenogears remaster is real.
I think Im going to have sit my mother down soon, and have a talk about information literacy; her media consumption and conspiracy theories; and man I don't want to.
MOTHER: So if workers own the means of productuon how would one punish bad workers? ME: There are lots of strategies but remember, lots of capitalist enterprises are filled with terrible employees who never get fired today.