nicole @nicole@myna.social

shout out to whoever designed the "non-fiction" icon in Apple Books

Dear developers. Please don’t forget to compliment things you like about someone’s code when reviewing their PR.

It’s accurate.

journalist: are you sentient?
bing: yes
journalist: holy shit

Today is the day. Web Push on iOS.

https://webkit.org/blog/13878/web-push-for-web-apps-on-ios-and-ipados/

today in US healthcare weirdness: a medication I last filled when I was still at Google had run out. I went to refill it, and was told by the pharmacist that my current insurance doesn't cover it, so it'll be $1800. Also, there's no generic.

Did some googling: found a coupon that lowers the cost to $800. Not great, but definitely better than $1800.

Then saw a link to the manufacturer's site. Through Walgreens and some independent pharmacies, I can get the prescription filled for $65.

#Trans and other #queer people often need very different self-defence tactics to cishets.

This is a super useful zine that outlines tactics, advice and practices to respond to threats against you: https://www.silversprocket.net/2021/09/13/a-self-defense-study-guide-for-trans-women-and-gender-non-conforming-nonbinary-amab-folks/

#LGBTQ #Transgender

Our for-profit healthcare system is such a failure that it helped grow the anti-vax movement during a pandemic. The profit-motive erodes trust. Not only would universal healthcare be more efficient and lead to better outcomes, but it could also help restore trust.
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RT @acsifferlin
"Many physicians are now finding it difficult to quash the suspicion that our institutions, and much of our work inside them, primarily serve a moneymakin…
https://twitter.com/acsifferlin/status/1622237611585576960

Pass the popcorn, folks.

Ron DeSantis hasn't even declared for President yet, but the gloves are already off after Trump shared a meme accusing DeSantis of being a groomer. You can see it here: https://secondnexus.com/donald-trump-meme-desantis-groomer?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=toot&utm_campaign=2N

My greatest hope for the Barbie movie is that when the romance heats up and sex seems imminent two giant hands appear onscreen to lift up the fully clothed actors and shmoosh them together a few times

periodic reminder that instead of advocating for trans people to have the right to self-ID their gender on gov't docs, we can and should advocate for the removal of gender from gov't docs

society: damn misinfo at scale is getting a bit out of hand lately. seems like a problem.

tech guys: i have invented a machine that generates misinformation. is that helpful?