Posts by leigh@ottawa.place
(DIR) Post #AS19H6C1Vq7ySXwKlE by leigh@ottawa.place
2023-01-25T22:55:03Z
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I also really appreciated the ways that throughout the book, Staley introspects on the ways that his experiences were informed by privilege. He spends a lot of words reflecting on the mistakes he made and things he could have done better as an activist and as a person. It's a profoundly thoughtful book, while also being funny, entertaining, and more than a little raunchy :)
(DIR) Post #AS19OmpVO8XYiq4aO0 by leigh@ottawa.place
2023-01-26T00:01:36Z
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@brosandprose omg I SHRIEKED at the chapter about the script of Dallas Buyers Club and I think you will appreciate how much of a fucking TRIP that was!!! Had you heard about that part previously?
(DIR) Post #AS3RaMpI56Jz2XZ2Qq by leigh@ottawa.place
2023-01-26T04:21:59Z
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A thing that just clicked for me is that a lot of folks on here engaging in Discourse about search, federation rules, QTs etc are conflating abuse-resistant design with security by obscurity as if they are the same thing. Which they are not, and conflating the two makes conversations about them impossible.Shout out to @0xabad1dea for this post and subthread which helped me articulate this https://infosec.exchange/@0xabad1dea/109750422799949462#meta #fediverse #antiabuse #contentmoderation
(DIR) Post #AS3RaNXFRfU1Es88wq by leigh@ottawa.place
2023-01-26T04:48:45Z
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I have a whole other post for a later date when I’ve had more sleep about how the concept of “conflicting accommodations” from #disability discourse can be useful as a lense in these conversations.Eg my #ADHD brain is a sieve memory-wise and searching the twitter timeline - both my own tweets, and the main unified TL - has been a major memory aid over the years.Even just being able to search the portion of the fediverse constituting “everything I’ve _personally_ seen” would be a huge usability boon for me. But I also get that forgetability is a feature others want. Conflicting accommodations!
(DIR) Post #AS3RaO8TDHG16JXrxw by leigh@ottawa.place
2023-01-26T20:52:44Z
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I didn't make this, but it cracked me up so imma share it with permission from the friend who did 😜(said friend, like me, is in fact a fan of GDPR! but not a fan of wishcasting over its effects)
(DIR) Post #ASLgTlhjBE0xLDTOIy by leigh@ottawa.place
2023-02-04T21:46:25Z
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@stux @craignewmark might have some good ideas for this if you’re not already connected 🙏
(DIR) Post #ASgvRZCgOfoxkgPTRg by leigh@ottawa.place
2023-02-15T03:30:15Z
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Even when Twitter’s T&S infrastructure was at its most functional – which I’d say was 2021-mid 2022 – I sometimes saw appeals on content decisions, suspensions, etc. take 2-3 months unless I escalated to personal contacts at the company.I keep seeing folks expect #moderation and community management decisions on volunteer-run fedi instances to happen in hours – not even days – and jumping to defederation when they don’t get immediate responses. It’s going to burn out so many admins, and makes me sad and worried about the sustainability and scalability of our communities.#fediverse #fediadmin #contentmoderation #communitymanagement #mastoadmin #mastodon
(DIR) Post #ATiafjdsIhfpbcm9ce by leigh@ottawa.place
2023-03-17T15:37:55Z
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We've been getting lots of questions about Twitter's imminent SMS 2FA changes at @tallpoppy, so we broke it down for you 📲🔐💕 https://www.tallpoppy.com/blog/much-ado-about-twitter-whats-going-on-with-2fa
(DIR) Post #ATxOMQ3XTdXEOTedqy by leigh@ottawa.place
2023-03-25T00:14:32Z
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@stux this is a very good catte
(DIR) Post #AU3HKxaOJERV4i8aTg by leigh@ottawa.place
2023-03-27T18:29:39Z
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Of the folks I interacted with on the bird site, I'm noticing these migration patterns:* #security peeps have mostly moved over here, primarily to infosec.exchange and a few to hachyderm or self-hosting* dev & #FOSS folks have migrated en masse, primarily to hachyderm and self-hosting* science fiction friends have mostly made the jump* journalists are a mix - lots of folks cross-posting and lots still posting "write-only" over there, but lots still engaging too* my #LGBTQ peeps are active in both places* disability advocacy friends are still over there; a few #ADHD peeps are over here* DEI type folks have depressingly mostly not moved here, but to LinkedIn* founders & VCs have almost entirely _not_ moved* housing/urbanist types mostly haven't moved, especially CanadiansCurious how that lines up with what others are seeing, especially among groups I haven't listed (those happen to be the groups I personally interact with – curious about your personal equivalents!)#twittermigration #fediverse
(DIR) Post #AUGMAyWMYG5d8KEyOm by leigh@ottawa.place
2023-04-02T19:55:00Z
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Vaguely offended that Canadian Tire does not have jugs for bagged milk?? Mods??? How am I supposed to assemble my New Canadian starter pack in one stop now 😤(The other components are: milk crate, maple syrup, and Robertson screwdriver bits 🇨🇦❤️)
(DIR) Post #AUGMAzdqNvfUbokShM by leigh@ottawa.place
2023-04-03T01:15:19Z
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Pleased to report that the New Canadian starter pack was a hit :) we had Lebanese-style pizza from Colonnade for the full Ottawa experience, too 🍕
(DIR) Post #AUHbKroQ2genh0oxaC by leigh@ottawa.place
2023-04-03T16:04:19Z
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Hoping the fediverse can help out: I'm in touch with a Ukranian family in #Toronto who are trying to get their cat (named Milana, in photo) from #Kraków, #Poland to Toronto this spring. They can cover some transport costs but are trying to connect with someone already making the trip. Email milana at hypatia.ca if you can help. Please boost!#Ukraine #CatsOfMastodon #Canada
(DIR) Post #AWlpWEzgYdWB5LHlce by leigh@ottawa.place
2023-06-16T22:05:06Z
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I think we can all agree that if Reddit’s recent bullshit ends up meaning people go back to running old school forums it’ll be the absolute funniest possible outcome
(DIR) Post #AZAJjGIVrUfjnZyrDM by leigh@ottawa.place
2023-08-25T03:34:40Z
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Happy Vyvanse US patent expiry day to those who celebrate 🤣
(DIR) Post #AbLaikz72aWCA7O4Qq by leigh@ottawa.place
2023-10-31T23:56:23Z
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Come work with me at @tallpoppy! Excited to be hiring an Operations Manager in Ottawa 🇨🇦 😺 https://infosec.exchange/@tallpoppy/111332319929985609
(DIR) Post #AdNdSNPmIvq9rheySu by leigh@ottawa.place
2023-12-31T19:40:02Z
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Folks who use Reddit - with the new year there’s always an uptick in weight loss ads, so I wanted to share something I just learned: you can disable “sensitive advertising categories” in your Reddit account/app settings - in the app, here’s how to do it:* go to your profile in the upper right hand corner* tap your username under the heading “account settings”* scroll down til you see the below options, and then disable whichever ones you don’t want to seeWishing everyone health and happiness in the new year - whatever that means to you, personally ❤️
(DIR) Post #Ak5la4cswtzr9waQxk by leigh@ottawa.place
2024-07-19T12:32:40Z
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Any sufficiently bad software update is indistinguishable from a cyberattack…
(DIR) Post #Am7i7EO5l6rP5gAnJo by leigh@ottawa.place
2022-12-03T00:51:02Z
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Making up for all the times I’ve brought him a cat whisker or toenail and told him to make a wish, @andrew asked if I wanted to see a cursed USB cable and showed me this abomination
(DIR) Post #Am7i7FiKpKeBCkeTVg by leigh@ottawa.place
2022-12-03T01:20:30Z
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@andrew the replies to this are all