Wobbly Saeeda @wobblysaeeda@mastodon.art

just read an apartment therapy before/after article about a kitchen renovation and the person said they got rid of their dishwasher because they don't have many dishes to clean (fine) and that it seems like a water waster (completely wrong!!!) and I screamed internally. hand washing uses much more water!!!

Hello people! You may have noticed that @apconf is now online, and *some* of the videos have started to appear!

So far:
- @mlemweb's introduction to the conference https://conf.tube/videos/watch/ff347f97-eac2-41fa-90fa-74098fcd7029
- My keynote:
"ActivityPub: past, present, future" https://conf.tube/videos/watch/2b9a985b-ccdd-49ce-a81b-ed00d2b47c85
- Mark Miller's keynote: “Architectures of Robust Openness” https://conf.tube/videos/watch/7a772faf-9a32-4692-b5cd-4dbabfdd9797

More are coming... the server is working away at making them available :)

Today I will be giving a brief talk about Datashards to the CCG. Dial in info here: https://w3c-ccg.github.io/
Slides: https://dustycloud.org/misc/talks/datashards.pdf

More on Datashards: https://datashards.net/ (AWESOME new logo thanks to @mray!)

Connections and ties on today’s page of O Human Star.
http://ohumanstar.com/comic/chapter-7-page-57/
Read from the beginning here.
http://ohumanstar.com/comic/chapter-1-title-page/

Added section on Accountability to OcapPub. https://gitlab.com/spritely/ocappub/blob/master/README.org

BTW, feedback most welcome on this doc... I'm still writing tho

When I lived in Washingon, DC, there were occassionally TV commercials clearly aimed at Congress.

This week's epiode of @librelounge is about the work @cwebber and I are doing re: Fediverse spam and abuse and while it's interesting to everyone, I'm especially hoping that AP implementers listen, especially @Gargron (since this work got fast forwarded due to a pull request)

Back up and writing again. Wrote "Extending the car key metaphor" section https://gitlab.com/spritely/ocappub/blob/master/README.org

https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2019/07/23/2019-15710/designating-aliens-for-expedited-removal

As of today, the feds can detain anyone who can't prove their residency. Due to actions the state took against me under the last administration, I cannot prove my residency.

I've been arrested, detained, and SWATted all before. I'm not worried about it happening again. What I'm worry about is this time, so many people are being detained that I won't have as easy a time getting out. 1/n

Okay, I've tried everything else, let's see what happens here. I'm a 56yo IT professional currently facing age discrimination in the job market. My skills are proven and broad. I can do operations, project management, service delivery; am versed in multiple OSs, monitoring systems, ticketing platforms. I'm a technical writer and published author. I'm willing to relocate pretty much anywhere for a job that pays enough to cover my mortgage. I need employment by Sept 30. CV on request. #job #dayjob

If 20% of a group are harassers (evenly across genders), & the group has more men than women… then each woman gets 16x more bad experiences than each man.

The Petrie Multiplier: in a group where x% are bullies/harassers, the minority will feel it (x/100)^2 more.

This blog post has stuck with me through the years. I like the maths in it, & I like the conclusion that attacking sexism/racism etc doesn't have to be an attack on the majority.

From @turingfan@twitter.com

http://blog.ian.gent/2013/10/the-petrie-multiplier-why-attack-on.html

@GwenfarsGarden @InvaderXan @maloki @sashakovich

Today in an unrelated exploration I rediscovered another interesting example I'd read about and then forgotten: Manchurian wild rice:

"The swollen crisp white stems of Manchurian wild rice are grown as a vegetable, popular in East and Southeast Asia. The swelling occurs because of infection with the smut fungus Ustilago esculenta. The fungus prevents the plant from flowering, so the crop is propagated asexually, the infection being passed from mother plant to daughter plant."

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wild_rice#Use_as_food

I'm finally...normal...

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