Hey y'all! I seem to have lost my old #introduction Toot so here goes:
I'm an Engineering Manager for a managed WordPress host and have been working with WordPress since finishing my grad degree in 2012. Before that I made a living a pilot and even, for a little while, as a musician, teacher and other things.
I spend my free time reading and searching for more ethical tech to get my own work done and share with those who are likeminded both here and through regular blogging.
uspol, school shooting, police mention
The way people in school security talk about school shooting security measures is absolutely haunting and surreal.
"In the society that we are living in today, it's no longer [just] law enforcement; everyone plays a key part in this."
"I always tell them, 'I need more time than an hour.' I need to be able to teach these teachers how can you barricade yourself in a room if you have to." https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/uvalde-shooting-puts-school-security-in-the-spotlight/ar-AAXOGbs
What the fuck. What the fuck. This is the talk of someone living in a war zone. And they just... accept that?? The way they talk about this like it's something to take in stride creeps me out. They do know it's not normal, right? Or are they so deceived about the state of the world (I'm reminded of USians confidently asserting that countries with "socialized healthcare" are utter hellholes) that they think this is just how things work everywhere? The amount of cruelty and violence these people have learned to accept is mind-numbing. I can't help but compare them to indoctrinated North Koreans, except many North Koreans aren't this naive and know better things are possible.
I just read a post elsewhere from a US engineering manager joining a US healthcare startup to “bring affordable healthcare to every person on earth”
That’s one hell of a bubble to live in to say something so thoroughly ridiculous with a concept that has no intention of expanding beyond wealthy countries all with more affordable systems than the US.
Then again, most US folks I know in healthcare want to see the US model replicated throughout the world as they hope to cash in on the misery so…
One overlooked #mastodon feature I enjoy is knowing that reading a toot or opening an image isn't contributing to some advertising algorithm's dataset on me and my purchasing preferences.
Is redirecting all Go-related traffic through a proxy, presumably with the added benefit of being able to inspect it, Go-ogling?
https://drewdevault.com/2022/05/25/Google-has-been-DDoSing-sourcehut.html
I’ve been looking at the Framework (https://frame.work) laptop lately, even though I bought a new Mac in Nov. Looks amazing but then I realize I would need to open another personal Google account if I went back to that I simply work with too many people on too many things.
Hi fediverse! Boosts appreciated on this one.
I’m part of a co-op building a platform for artists to sell art without getting exploited. I’ve been working on it for a while but there’s a lot of work to do and I could use some help. A ton of the main features are in place, but there’s still some big gaps and a lot of polish left before it can launch.
The platform is fully open source and developed in the open. It’s built on Phoenix/Elixir and Tailwindcss. Our co-op is already incorporated and established and it’s open to members that want to actually commit but you don’t need to be a member to contribute or help.
Does this sound interesting? I’d love some help! I’m also happy to answer questions. And no, you don’t need to know Elixir already. It’s pretty easy to learn for the things you’d be using it for. Even some design help would be welcome. Feel free to reply here or DM me!
Hey folks working on #Fediverse projects like #Mastodon, #PixelFed, #WriteAs: I'm a writer who's spent 20 years writing blog posts, documentation, product copy, social media, and a little UX writing for a variety of orgs large and small.
Recent work involves the Bear notes app, previously: 1Password.
I can't contribute as a dev, but I can definitely help write, edit, or just polish your user-facing comms.
Can anyone help get this in front of relevant folks? Or point out how I can reach them?
I can’t say I knew most of his roles but I definitely remember him in Field of Dreams. RIP https://www.cnn.com/2022/05/26/entertainment/ray-liotta-dead/index.html
Engineering manager, teacher, aspiring writer and ex-pilot currently focused on #WordPress, #DevEx and #Humane and #Sustainable technology.