Chris Wiegman @chris@mastodon.chriswiegman.com

#introduction

Hello from yet another new instance as I look for a personal place I can archive my content.

I'm a software engineer working on WordPress with an emphasis on #privacy, #ethics, #OpenSource and the #openweb.

Historically I've been a pilot, musician, teacher and about 1,000 other things.

If any of this interests you, let's chat!

Zoom is looking more and more like one of the worst options out there. TL;DR: Don't use their private chat feature as it is anything but.
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RT @HJHaldanePhD@twitter.activitypub.actor
FYI: if you're having a committee meeting via Zoom and you use the chat function to privately write to someone, your colleagues may not see it in real time, but it shows up when the chat is downloaded and put in the minutes folder...
https://twitter.com/HJHaldanePhD/status/1244302917206708233

I'm watching Tom and Jerry and the Wizard of Oz.

Now I really have seen everything.

One thing I've fallen very much behind on these past two weeks is my efforts towards improving my physical health, namely diet and exercise. Here's to not beating myself up about it and simply working to get back on course this week.

For the folks in the back...

Apple still doesn't give a fuck about your privacy. It just hasn't been able to fully monetize all its data. Yet.

https://www.zdnet.com/article/apple-inserts-a-laughable-trick-into-its-new-privacy-policy/

This seems like a logical response to protect future generations </sarcasm> https://futurism.com/the-byte/trump-admin-suspending-enforcement-environmental-laws

I turned off all analytics on my site in January as, frankly, I don't need those numbers anyway. It's a little weird not seeing visitors but doing so adds absolutely nothing for me. I think I'll keep it the way it is.

I posted something about this the other day and figured we would see more of it. Here's a full story about an employer stealing any assistance their people get during the shutdown. https://www.kxan.com/news/austin-company-looking-to-dock-paychecks-for-those-receiving-stimulus-checks/

I've been working remotely for nearly my entire career in software. Here are some of the most important things I had to learn to be successful at it. https://chriswiegman.com/2020/03/remote-work-tips-from-a-career-of-remote-experience/

Giving Homebrew another try on Linux after talking to @bmo_tv@twitter.com and a few others. This looks much more useful these days! Thanks for the tip!

I've been experimenting with dark-mode on Linux and Mac as of late. Why are all dark themes SO BAD?? Contrast is either blinding or unreadable, the constant jumping back and forth between bright and dark is worse than all bright, etc. It's pretty much infuriating.

Well, at least I got one use out of the $90 pressure washer. Back to renting them.

I'm honestly not sure which federal response has been more incompetent, the US or the UK.
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RT @StillDelvingH@twitter.activitypub.actor
When the NHS seeks help from "The only online store 100% dedicated to Medical Fetish, Kink and Roleplay", it may be a hint the UK govt is nowhere near doing what it should. https://twitter.com/MedFet_UK/status/1243590308878848002
https://twitter.com/StillDelvingH/status/1243668392961335296

Health coverage is a right.
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RT @AnandWrites@twitter.activitypub.actor
If we could come out of this crisis with a single widely shared belief, if some once-controversial idea could become a new consensus, what do you hope it would be?
https://twitter.com/AnandWrites/status/1243548136758333441

My Spotify daily mix has The Imperial March and it's perfect.