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Finished my book.

They all died.

It's Russian history, whaddya want?

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scope creep is the little-death that brings total obliteration. i will face my desire to replace my if-else block with an event system. i will permit it to pass over me and through me

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Cute trans girls telling other cute trans girls that they’re cute but not believing that they are too

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#GenderEuphoria 

Every morning, I roll out of bed, and look in the mirror.

Increasingly, I see a middle-aged woman looking back at me.

I couldn’t be happier about that if I tried. 🥰

Miss Puffy Eyes with Your Brow Furrows, Smile Lines, and Hair in Total Disarray, … I‘m so happy to see you today. Let’s crack some eggs and make some coffee. 😘

My hobby is going to expensive restaurants, ordering their popovers, and leaving them leaving a note with the bill, just to let them know that if they warm the milk before they mix in the rest of the ingredients, it might actually work.

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Confession time:

I was a free speeches absolutist teen. I think many young people latch on to this, but I couldn't conceive of anyone doing anything that would protect me-- had a lot of experience being shut down & told to be quiet.

That's kind of where my heart has always been. Even on twitter I hardly ever blocked anyone. Ever. But, part of growing up is recognizing it's just not practical or reasonable.

I'm a reluctant fan of moderation and I came here kicking and screaming. 🧵

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@JamesGleick ChatGPT has absolutely no concept of objective reality, and without that, there is no truth. That is to say, it's not capable of actively creating truth or lies, it's just stringing words together based on a very large dataset it has been fed. That dataset is almost certainly full of stuff that many / most would consider 'not true', so I'm inclined to go with 'inevitable'. (For what it's worth, I'm pretty firmly in the 'parlor trick' camp when it comes to my impression of ChatGPT.)
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Wednesday, a deer walked into a store in Colorado. The shop owner gave her some cookies. After leaving the store, she returned after half an hour with her entire family.

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anytime someone says anything in trochaic trimeter (STRONG-weak STRONG-weak STRONG-weak) i can't help following it up with "I MADE IT OUT OF CLAY"

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There's a housing crisis in many cities. But cars can park free. Why not claim public street-space for those who need it? If you disguise your shelter as a polluting, duly-licensed private vehicle, like artist Michael Rakowitz did...
...the authorities should be fine with it.

More on this thought-provoking art project here:

michaelrakowitz.com/plot-propo

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So, I have attention problems (coding is actually the only thing I’ve ever been able to focus on for more than 5-10 minutes at a time without chemical assistance), so you’d think I’d be happy switching contexts frequently.

🐖 And usually I am! 🐽

But when there’s as much comms🏓 ping pong going on as there has been at work this week, I can actually get worked up to the point where I physically start shaking, and need to step away. 😵‍💫

Doing that right now. This is that message.

Writing is totally a self-soothing technique for me.

😊 I feel much better now 😁

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You know the planets are lined up when falls on .

I'm Pauline (she/her). I spent my youth getting kiln-fired in , , now in the ; used to be an academic in the humanities, now write code during the day and fiction in the off hours, also some songwriting and home recording with guitars, but there's this whole ongoing struggle to get my singing voice repitched.

My most remarkable life stories all involve other people, and one of the most amazing is that my oldest and dearest friend is also a trans woman. It's been something to figure this all out alongside her as an other half to her Gemini.

Fig.1: restaurant washroom selfie, Fig 2: some hot gender-bent flirtation from Twelfth Night (Viola dressed as Cesario is supposed to be a proxy for the Duke; Olivia has other ideas).

Appreciation to all!

Hi!! Happy !!

I’m Nicole (she/her). I manage mobile engineering for the Pocket products at Mozilla. My previous incarnations were as an iOS developer, an attorney, a CGI enthusiast, and an aspiring horror makeup artist (I never wanted to be an astronaut).

I originally hail from , , but reside in the these days.

I think it’s really interesting that my oldest, dearest childhood friend is also . Coming out to each other was super special.

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Hey friends - I am in Antarctica with extremely slow and limited internet and I have a book coming out this year that I'd normally be posting more about because pre-orders are *critical* to a book's success.

Help me get the word out?

OUT THERE: THE SCIENCE BEHIND SCI-FI FILM AND TV

From black holes to space elevators and extraterrestrial civilizations, this is a rich and beautifully illustrated book for your coffee table. And astronaut Mae Jemison wrote the Foreword!

amzn.to/3GA2HUz

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Promo Codes for Rube Works: The Official Rube Goldberg Invention Game

We published this game in 2013 using Unity 4.6. Apple updated MacOS and the game no longer worked. We have a new version that works on recent MacOS versions, but doesn't work on older versions/Macs.

I could use some help finding out exactly which versions of Macs and MacOS's are compatible. Any takers? DM me with your Mac info, and I can send you a promo code.

Just need to know if it runs. apps.apple.com/us/app/rube-wor

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In 2023, don't tell me that your tech is doing good.

Show me a team that reflects society.
Show me a team with women.
Show me a team that is safe for trans people.
Show me Indigenous inclusion.
Show me a team that welcomes and RETAINS Black people.
Show me management that accommodates disability without intrusive questions and a legal fight.
Show me neurodiversity.

Show me management that doesn't use people like emotional support animals. Show me fewer meetings, with agendas & notes.

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I'm not legally a girl yet, so... I'm currently illegally a girl!

I am cyberpunk as fuck :blobcat_uwu:

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Project A-Ko 1986 ‘プロジェクトA子’
Directed by Katsuhiko Nishijima

If you miss the #80s then here you go! Earth. The not too distant future. A city is miraculously reborn just sixteen years after being completely destroyed by a giant meteor. A love triangle of three school girls, confrontations with Aliens, Giant Robots and complete destruction ... #Anime #Animation #Japanuary #Japan #Cinema #Nowwatching #Nw #Asiancinema

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Basic models of flocking behavior are controlled by three simple rules: 1) separation: avoid crowding neighbours (short range repulsion); 2) alignment: steer towards average heading of neighbors; 3) cohesion: steer towards average position of neighbors (long range attraction). With these three simple rules, the flock moves in an extremely realistic way.