Posts by afewbugs@social.coop
(DIR) Post #B2RcYYN6iEIEK2MuVk by afewbugs@social.coop
2026-01-19T09:42:13Z
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@xtaldave I really wish Brexit had taught the rest of the world that if some idiot in power threatens to do something monumentally stupid it can actually happen. People seem to keep expecting some actual adults to step in and say "Oh but obviously that can't really happen, we'll sort it out" and they don't. People like this are surrounded by sycophantic grifters who have no interest in the common good or the long term, they'll facilitate anything that helps them suck up#UKpol #Politics
(DIR) Post #B2UurthY0xj0ctBOFc by afewbugs@social.coop
2026-01-20T13:19:27Z
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Is there a way to set recurring tasks (daily, every Wednesday etc) in #NextCloud tasks?#AskFedi
(DIR) Post #B2UurvKvw0p9hKcMHQ by afewbugs@social.coop
2026-01-20T13:22:25Z
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Because if there isn't I am developing a very strong suspicion that NextCloud developers aren't the ones who do the housework in their households
(DIR) Post #B2Uus3btAr8lMEc0oq by afewbugs@social.coop
2026-01-20T13:55:50Z
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If any @nextcloud developers happen to be reading this and want a feminist perspective, actually especially if they're reading and don't want a feminist perspective: there are two types of tasks, one off achievement tasks like build a website, write an article, paint a room where once it's done it's done, and recurring maintenance tasks: do the laundry, change the sheets, water the plants.
(DIR) Post #B2UusCZNrXU594VdfE by afewbugs@social.coop
2026-01-20T13:59:36Z
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The first type is the one that tends to get celebrated, awarded and rewarded, the second type are necessary for everyone to stay healthy and everything to keep ticking over, to create an environment in which the first type that impresses everyone can happen. At home we call these housework or care work, in a professional context we call them routine maintenance or "glue"
(DIR) Post #B2UusL5aBhzfZFdSxk by afewbugs@social.coop
2026-01-20T14:03:02Z
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Guess which one usually gets handed to which gender. Men tend to get the one off high profile, highly regarded tasks (build the shed or the kitchen or the database), women tend to get the recurring tasks (clean the house, make sure the invoices are paid on time) that don't get the respect the one off tasks get but without which the big one off projects couldn't happen.
(DIR) Post #B2UusSn5YLxBSD2oFM by afewbugs@social.coop
2026-01-20T14:06:21Z
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If you build a task manager without the facility to do recurring tasks that tells me a) you're not the one doing the recurring maintenance tasks and b) you either don't recognise the importance of maintenance tasks or you haven't even noticed that they're being done around you to allow you to do the big one off production of a European open source task manager, say.Come on, it's 2026. Do better men. And it is mostly men.
(DIR) Post #B2UusaxJCEskmDt5Hs by afewbugs@social.coop
2026-01-20T14:18:51Z
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Oh and before anyone says "Oh but women are good at recurring maintenance tasks because they're naturally good at multitasking": 1) saying this will earn you a block. 2) No, we're not, we had to learn to be. That's why I need a task manager to tell me to keep on top of things like that. If you're willing to put in your share of the work to maintain a healthy, functional environment both at home and at work you can learn too
(DIR) Post #B2UusjR1fdPH4hqvia by afewbugs@social.coop
2026-01-20T15:51:54Z
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See also: "But women naturally notice mess and dirt in a way men don't." No, women learn to notice because we're shamed for not noticing and keeping on top of things in a way men aren't. https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/0049124119852395
(DIR) Post #B2UusrneZOGB1CV768 by afewbugs@social.coop
2026-01-20T16:08:29Z
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So we've strayed a very long way from Nextcloud's task manager, but the older I get the more I see "Who does the dishes after the revolution?" as one of the first questions that should be asked in any progressive space. I've seen at permaculture camps where the men wander off to form a drumming circle while the women set up the cooking rotas and compost station. I've seen it at the meetings where the men stand up and give inspiring speeches while the women organise drinks and take the minutes
(DIR) Post #B2Uuszr8cJni0KC0dk by afewbugs@social.coop
2026-01-20T16:11:10Z
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Hell I even see it in queer spaces where the women, femmes and enbies are the ones organising booking the venue and bringing home made cake after checking everyone's dietary requirements in advance. The first step towards dividing the tasks that bring the glory and the tasks that just have to be done up fairly is just noticing how they're divided now
(DIR) Post #B2Xbo1EElrwZ9sn1xw by afewbugs@social.coop
2026-01-22T10:54:39Z
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@ScottishGreens have called for stricter rules to prevent the misuse (AI) after an AI-generated mural design was approved by Glasgow City Council."The design shows a rail workers alongside a tower which resembles the Wallace Monument, Highland cows, and, inexplicably, American bald eagles."https://www.thenational.scot/news/25785987.calls-stricter-ai-misuse-rules-glasgow-mural-row/
(DIR) Post #B2cHCFHt1eAiSq0Vyy by afewbugs@social.coop
2026-01-21T09:56:51Z
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Hello new followers, I hope you're not too disappointed if you came here for the feminist analysis and mostly get boosts and bad jokes instead. I realised it's about time I did a new introduction post so hi, I'm Jules, I live in Devon with my wife, 5 cats and 3 giant African land snails and grow plants for science for a living. I'm doing my best to make the world a better place, mostly by composting, cycle campaigning and trying to live as sustainably as possible and practical.
(DIR) Post #B2cHCOt5KiH6EoTqiG by afewbugs@social.coop
2026-01-21T09:57:45Z
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I teach heritage crafts like basketry and net making and sometime make a desultory attempt to promote my courses on here, but honestly am not very good at that bit.
(DIR) Post #B2cHCWhgGzuETlCr32 by afewbugs@social.coop
2026-01-21T10:01:07Z
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I studied insect chemical ecology for a while, then dropped out of a PhD after something happened that gave me PTSD and a breakdown, then worked as a junior database admin for a bit and trained as a bushcraft instructor before going back into science. This is a pretty odd career path in the wider world, but probably not so much for Mastodon.
(DIR) Post #B2cHCeoM83zzcmOIYy by afewbugs@social.coop
2026-01-21T12:48:32Z
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Anyway I can't really say I have 5 cats without introducing them, so to avoid allegations of favouritism I shall do so in decreasing order of shoutiness.Cleo. Tiny goblin princess. Spends most of her time curled up in a tiny ball of cuteness to lull us into a false sense of security then does things like disappearing into the fabric of the house through a hole behind the washing machine we didn't even know existed. 5/5 for shouting, a cat of strong opinions.
(DIR) Post #B2cHCnEsnJyHlMrb1M by afewbugs@social.coop
2026-01-21T12:51:44Z
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Maxi. Distinguished elderly gentleman, likes to supervise to ensure all household tasks are done to a suitable standard. Pedigree Turkish Van, was a stud cat but was put up for adoption "because he wasn't very good at it". 4/5, enjoys singing the song of his people.
(DIR) Post #B2cHCvVU3U0JPAgy0W by afewbugs@social.coop
2026-01-21T12:57:44Z
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Bella. Machiavellian genius. If she devoted her considerable intelligence toanything other than stealing food she would have taken over the world by now. Briefly nicknamed Little Miss Piss after peeing in a bag of apples left on the kitchen floor until we realised that sounded like a pornstar name. 3/5 for shoutiness, has a meow that sounds like she smokes three packets of fags a day.
(DIR) Post #B2cHD3L8voUBhPup04 by afewbugs@social.coop
2026-01-21T13:02:43Z
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The boys, Salem (AKA Black pudding) and Ciel (AKA The Tuxedo Torpedo). Brothers who share custody of a single braincell. Found in a wrecked car in a scrapyard as feral kittens, currently the least feral cats you will ever meet. Hobbies include being on top of humans and trying to be on top of humans when said humans should have left for work 5 minutes ago. 1/5 look like they should be loud but actually peep instead of meowing.
(DIR) Post #B2hftrRU82BlG6Alf6 by afewbugs@social.coop
2026-01-27T07:39:11Z
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@futurebird @ai6yr @camless @ShaulaEvans when I was doing my PhD the insectary was in the basement (coincidentally it's also in the basement at the university I'm currently at, presumably they design things this way to keep the weirdos away from the normal people). I used to take a shortcut through the maintenance bit to get there.