Brian P. @bpugh@mastodon.social

The addition of Trends is a good time to play another round of #Introduction:

I'm @bpugh (he/him/they). I was born to parents who followed the #GratefulDead and raised surrounded by literal and figurative #clowns. While my day job is #software, I'm mostly interested in how that's used for #communication and supporting #FreeExpression.

#Introduction pt. 2:

I try to support: #EFF, #ACLU, #NetNeutrality, #POC, #intersectionality, #LGBTQIA

I am interested in: #MeshNetworks / #MeshNet, #AmateurRadio, #SelfHosted, #p2p / #PeerToPeer, and #FederatedServices, #Accessibility, #A11Y, #Photography, #Podcasts #TheAdventureZone / #ZoneCast, #CriticalRole, #Splatoon / #Splatoon2, #PokemonGo / #PoGo, #Comics / #ComicBooks

I am learning: #ASL, #Empathy, #Support, #SelfCare

Who decided to call it toast instead of reduced-moisture bread? Then we could graduate it

“I’d like a 2% bread please”
“Oh, my stomach can’t handle that. I’ll do an order of skim-bread, thanks”

I felt a bit of #fomo leaving the #xoxofest opening party a bit early, but now Friday's social calendar is set and I’m going to get most of a full night’s sleep. Looking forward to seeing everyone again in just a few hours!

Bay Area cafe conversation: “There’s this new documentary on Netflix about Cambridge Analytica and how Facebook is destroying democracy”

New York cafe conversation: “There’s this new documentary on Netflix about Cambridge Analytica and how users should be able to monetize their data themselves.”

🙍‍♂️🤦‍♂️

Trying to help today slowly ramp down into the weekend, and #LusciousJackson plays an intengral part of this for me today:

#NowPlaying #FediPlay #MastoRadio #FeverInFeverOut by #LusciousJackson

https://song.link/album/us/i/724058279

Speaking of kind messages, I think adding "fortune | ponysay" to my .profile has improved my workday immensely.

https://github.com/erkin/ponysay

#unix #fortune #kindness

Also, I freaking love the #Splatoon & #Splatoon2 community.

Transcription of handwritten text: "I'm sorry the weight of the world is a little too heavy to hold right now... Just know things CAN and WILL get better... but for now, keep doing your best. Your best is always enough"

Possibly my proudest & luckiest #SalmonRun moment in #Splatoon2 happened this evening.

Back from trips and trawling through my photos for #pixelfed worthy uploads. I pre-apologize for the flood of posts to @bpugh later tonight.

And the earth looked at me and said "wasn't that fun?"
And I replied "I'm sorry if I hurt anyone"
And without even thinking cast me into space
But before she did that she wiped off my own face
She said better luck next time don't worry so much
Without ears I couldn't hear I could just feel the touch
As I fell asleep softly at the edge of a cave
But I should have gone deeper but I'm not so brave

#NowPlaying #NP #FediPlay #DanDeacon

https://song.link/i/943081044

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