Posts by brainwane@mastodon.social
(DIR) Post #AFdGevv5MdR6r5uO2q by brainwane@mastodon.social
2020-07-14T15:32:00Z
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boosting Camille FournierIf you're hitting the wall, you aren't alone. So many people in my world (incl me) are hitting the wall right now, due to pandemic, WFH, extreme sadness/despair about racism, all of the above, and more. Seriously, if you can, take a day (or a week!) off. This is a marathon.
(DIR) Post #AFdGexpqF6QinPTE9I by brainwane@mastodon.social
2020-07-14T15:32:09Z
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boosting Camille FournierAnd yes, this includes those of you who are worried you aren't being/haven't been productive enough due to all of this. ESPECIALLY all of you. Pushing through it probably is not the answer.
(DIR) Post #AFdGf0t8tHqwGW2PD6 by brainwane@mastodon.social
2020-07-14T15:33:43Z
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boosting Danny O'Brienhttps://nitter.net/mala/status/1280641146545291264#mLook, I'm a free speech activist: but just because I'm a free speech activist doesn't mean that I don't factor in how what I say is going to land, and with whom.
(DIR) Post #AFdGf31Mxfccsbu0JM by brainwane@mastodon.social
2020-07-14T15:35:20Z
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boosting Melinda ByerlyIDK what women need to hear this, but raise your prices. If you are busy, raise them even more.
(DIR) Post #AFdGf51RWMrx5Px5hg by brainwane@mastodon.social
2020-07-14T17:01:19Z
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boosting the Palante Tech Coop @`palantetechCheck out our updated Zoombombing technical self-defense guide! Zoom has faced increased public pressure and criticism over privacy & security. They've made changes as a result, and so have we!https://palantetech.coop/zoomboming-self-defense/tech-guide
(DIR) Post #AFdGf6nKvmm2aFMqzg by brainwane@mastodon.social
2020-07-15T21:53:09Z
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boosting https://nitter.net/AlexandraErin/status/1274149927900323841#mSo, here's a thread on a them I have spoken about before several times over the years, on other social networking sites as well on as here.It's about scale, community, and the limits of knowledge.
(DIR) Post #AFdGf8tn6l7p6qP2Ke by brainwane@mastodon.social
2020-07-15T21:54:07Z
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boosting https://nitter.net/AlexandraErin/status/1274172971192659968#mIf you want to share something on this site, if you want to spread something far and wide on this site, the three things you absolutely have to do:1. Make sure the subject/title/name is in the thread, not just in a QT or a LRT.2. Thread it.3. RT it and/or bump it at intervals
(DIR) Post #AFdGfAisKJa8lZJLay by brainwane@mastodon.social
2020-07-15T21:56:08Z
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boosting https://nitter.net/amyhoy/status/1235710010681745408#msince everybody (who's responsible) is canceling in-person events & subsequently The Vibe is all about making shit *virtual*i thought i'd talk a little bit about how @`thomasfuchs, @`alexhillman and i ran full- and even MULTI-day live workshops 100% online since 2010THREAD
(DIR) Post #AFdGfCiauKXsxHC9R2 by brainwane@mastodon.social
2020-07-15T21:58:10Z
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boosting https://nitter.net/tressiemcphd/status/1269417002738823170#mHere’s my analog: every semester I ask students how many black people there are in the U. S. They think it’s 50%. If they’re from a small town they’ll go as high as 70%. I think that tracks to political ideology.
(DIR) Post #AFdGfEZS1IQ6hUvsSe by brainwane@mastodon.social
2020-07-15T21:59:17Z
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boosting https://nitter.net/courtneymilan/status/1269673862754471936#mThere is a strong tendency in hierarchical supposedly “merit” driven institutions for those who have managed to hit the “merit” points to believe that the merit points have actual value, simply because to believe otherwise would undercut your own self-worth.
(DIR) Post #AFdGfGjRz5bhP5ctKC by brainwane@mastodon.social
2020-07-15T22:00:38Z
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boosting https://nitter.net/EWDurbin/status/1271033800387149824#m can y'all do me a small favor?check in on your folks with history of addictioni'm 3+ years free of drugs and stronger every day, but my mind has wandered toward escape a thousand times since februaryseeing my friend fall made me deeply realize how bad it must be for others
(DIR) Post #AFdGfIRnbgfyivNp5c by brainwane@mastodon.social
2020-07-15T22:02:19Z
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boosting https://nitter.net/xasymptote/status/1271420223435018249#mI keep thinking about those tweets that went around a few weeks ago. The ones stating incredulity that fans of stories where plucky rebels beat oppressive regimes - Star Wars, Harry Potter, Hunger Games etc - could fail to support real life rebels like BLM.I have a thread.
(DIR) Post #AFdGfKHambhSPqchSS by brainwane@mastodon.social
2020-07-15T22:05:14Z
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boosting https://nitter.net/DavidBindel/status/1271573532468748291#mBut I want to focus not on police violence, but on academic life in CS and applied mathematics, the areas where I am most concentrated. In particular, I want to focus on PhD students (current and prospective) at Cornell.
(DIR) Post #AHdwiz1FRLS3qiRNIW by brainwane@mastodon.social
2022-03-21T14:36:14Z
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"There is a kind of love called maintenance,Which stores the WD40 and knows when to use it" https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/atlas-3zpv8pqvv (poem: "Atlas" by UA Fanthorpe)found via https://merveilles.town/@neauoire/107838198560531965
(DIR) Post #AHstbKqK6tx88IQ7fc by brainwane@mastodon.social
2022-03-28T21:22:24Z
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@aaronpk I am so surprised that you are still testing positive on an antigen test when your PCRs are coming back negative! That goes against the way I understand how those tests work. Doesn't an antigen test generally help you understand whether you are contagious right now?
(DIR) Post #AIgDvpG6lMduUGmSsy by brainwane@mastodon.social
2022-04-21T15:56:23Z
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I'm interested in moving from mastodon.social to an instance where I am a paying customer; it would be especially awesome if the vendor also provided other hosted libre tools for paying customers, such as an Owncloud/Nextcloud or Jitsi/BigBlueButton instance. I welcome your recommendations & I welcome boosts.
(DIR) Post #AIgNrIrkFx9uPCrpqa by brainwane@mastodon.social
2022-04-20T12:27:28Z
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https://www.geekwire.com/2022/why-this-seattle-startup-had-to-mess-with-texas-over-healthcare/"Glowforge, like any respectable company, promises its employees healthcare with their jobs. Now, some states have outlawed providing that healthcare on their soil"Updated their policies to get remote workers the healthcare they need. "copy our homework"
(DIR) Post #AIgiP3gfC9fYG63bH6 by brainwane@mastodon.social
2022-04-21T22:35:58Z
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@Hyolobrika I like being a paying customer for a few reasons. I like it when customer support is responsible to respond to me, I like it when the vendor can depend on my continuing payments because I won't get the service otherwise, and I like it when the vendor has clearly set themselves up for sustainability by charging for the service they're providing. @kgerloff
(DIR) Post #AIvkgPtbHAhnaxcwQC by brainwane@mastodon.social
2022-04-28T22:07:46Z
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@matrixsasuke Thank you, but I only confidently read English and the server rules are in German; I would be concerned about missing something or accidentally breaking a rule or guideline.
(DIR) Post #AIwSsTFT24hdS3Pgg4 by brainwane@mastodon.social
2022-04-29T12:57:17Z
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@stux Thank you very much! I'm most interested in instances where ONLY paid customers can be users, because I predict those instances will have the most reliability and have less vulnerability to, e.g., floods of newcomers overwhelming the system, reducing performance, etc. and because I'll be more assured of user support if I need it. But it's very good to know about your offerings!