A dance organization I help run recently surveyed our community on what covid precautions they would like to see. Results: https://blog.bidadance.org/2022/11/covid-survey-results.html
The most surprising things to me was how pro-masking the respondents are, and also how uncontroversial requiring bivalent boosters is.
A beautiful story of merfolk, magic, and family
https://mermaidsmonthly.com/2021/11/28/how-to-give-your-toddler-a-tail/
there's this one tumblr i follow that seems to simultaneously embrace and mock basic bro gamer culture
he'll post stuff about loving mountain dew and PC building and Fortnite plot developments and how he thinks the first 151 Pokémon are the only valid ones, but then every tenth post will be about, like, trans rights, or crunch culture, or how it's not political for POC to exist in a game and y'all are just racist, etc.
very occasionally he posts personal stuff, and i think i've put together that he's a gamer bro who's engaged to a trans woman from a different cultural background, and he's picking up values from her.
good for them tbh
@SnakeEyesEliza
LGBT = Linux, GNU, BSD and TempleOS
my own imperfect advice for interacting w homeless people, as sum1 who has been homeless and is surrounded by homeless ppl:
always acknowledge them if they talk to you, make every effort to understand them if there is a commumication barrier
if you see them repeatedly, get to know them by name, greet them when you pass, ask if theres anything they need, ask about their day. Be a good neighbour.
have boundaries and know what you are capable and willing to give.
fact: taste is subjective. You may or may not like pickles, and your personal preference is valid
fact: pickles have a strong flavor and it is detectable even in minute qualities
fact: pickles imply pickle juice, which soaks into all of the food.
therefore: if you don't like pickles, any food which has ever been in contact with pickles is ruined for you
Therefore pickles objectively suck
@toffee imagine looking at a cat sitting comfortably on a field of grass. Flowers shifting gently in the wind. You go outside and pet the cat.
This has nothing to do with 3D graphics but I hope it helps
@newt maybe you shouldn't be questioning the abolishment of copyright on the grounds that it's a necessary means for people to make a living, and instead question why people need copyright to _make a living_. Why is the human needs for food and shelter contingent on having a viable business model? Should we infringe upon the individual rights to share information for the sake of making that business model more viable - or should we maybe make sure that people's basic meets are met, period?
So yes, don’t automate your voting systems. You’re trading a little extra work for a loss of accountability, security, and confidence in the democratic process. Plus it might not even work.
A programmer working in the service of the future of humanity.