boost from birdsite, nitter link, danger and proprietary platforms
boosting https://nitter.net/jasonpjason/status/1305604285426618369
As someone who worked at FB for 8 years, I believe that drastic action is needed to stop FB from accelerating the coming global unrest. Drastic like shutting down link sharing in News Feed and Messenger.
[more in thread]
boost from birdsite, nitter link, open source and Python documentation
boosting https://nitter.net/choldgraf/status/1272633413132943360
We've been working on a Sphinx extension that lets you write Sphinx docs in đŻ markdown (incl. roles and directives).
We call it "MyST Markdown" (for "Markedly Structured Text").
Give it a shot, and please give feedback!
boost from birdsite, nitter link, online meeting tips
boosting https://nitter.net/abbycabs/status/1237001927734542341
Online meeting tips đ»
With more meetings moving online to prepare for #COVID19, I thought I'd share lessons we've learned running @`MozOpenLeaders (online cohort-based training & mentorship) over the years.
A thread đ
boost from birdsite, occasional-sysadmin tips
boosting @`simonw
Tip for running your own server/VPS - after you set it up for the first time, reboot it
If you don't you'll find yourself absolutely terrified to reboot it 12 months later because you won't know if it will come back up in working order or not!
boost from birdsite, nitter link, question about jobseeking experiences
boosting Christie Ghouler
@`christi3k: https://nitter.net/christi3k/status/1313633088023404544#m
Those of you who have taken automated technical assessments as part of hiring: Which platforms have you been asked to use and what was your experience like? I'm particularly interested to hear from neurodivergent / disabled folks.
boost from birdsite, job opportunity
boosting @`mmillions :
The @`OpenSourceOrg
is looking for a part-time sustainability coordinator. Best part? Working with @`baconandcoconut
! https://opensource.org/node/1087
boost from birdsite, melancholy and Christmas songs
boosting Sarah Mackey
@`sarahjanet :
OKAY, 2020 is *bullshit*, I have a CHRISTMAS-RELATED ANNOUNCEMENT.
We are going ALL IN on the MUDDLE THROUGH SOMEHOW version of Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas this year. GTFO with your bullshit highest bough. IF EVER THERE WAS A YEAR FOR MUDDLING. Tell your friends.
boost from birdsite, bike safety
boosting https://twitter.com/VanierDe/status/1315355568870219778
Cyclists:
Retweet if you got hit by a car.
Like if drivers threatened to kill you.
boost from birdsite, psychology and education
boosting @`pbkalra
Phone numbers were such a handy example to use to introduce working memory (span, chunking, rehearsal). But not sure undergrads will find it relevant. What do you use? Or do they still "get it" even though they've never had to rehearse a # while walking from phonebook to phone?
boost from birdsite, starchy food
boosting @`jwbrockman https://twitter.com/jwbrockman/status/1310242710234767362
A place near me makes a spaghetti calzone, in case you need bread on top as well as bread underneath your spaghetti. Tried it once, regrettably pretty good.
boost from birdsite, narcissism assessment
boosting https://twitter.com/jwbrockman/status/1310641525118971905
@`jwbrockman Replying to
@`AITA_reddit :
Really impressive to be able to tell an entire story from your own side, exactly the way you want to frame it, and still everyone can figure out youâre the asshole
boost from birdsite, research and scholarship access
boosting https://twitter.com/pbkalra/status/1320901081539510273
Who has online access to OUP (and wants to help me out)?
boost from birdsite, HCI, music theory, lisp, nitter link to thread
boosting @mala from birdsite
https://nitter.net/mala/status/1320911937106968577#m
do you know lisp and music theory and maybe have a soupçon of weirdo computer-human-interaction chops? i have a question!
boost from birdsite, alternatives to Slack
boosting https://twitter.com/jna_sh/status/1326514552251568130
Hey if youâre defaulting to creating a new community on slack in 2020, I, a person who makes their living doing community consulting, will give you an entirely free consultation to weigh up the pros and cons and possibly find a better option for what youâre after
boost from birdsite, speculative fiction, crowdfunding
boosting Announcing Mermaids Monthly! by @`omgjulia
boost from birdsite, speculative fiction, giveaway
boosting Candlemark & Gleam
@`CandlemarkGleam
Giveaway: Leonard Richardson's Situation Normal, Nov 16 to Dec 13, w/ linked companion story Four Kinds of Cargo! https://candlemarkandgleam.com/2020/11/15/giveaway-situation-normal-by-leonard-richardson/
A satirical yet deeply poignant mil space opera, SN got high praise from @doctorow@quitter.no & @`ALA_Booklist
. Launches Dec 14! #sciencefiction @leonardr
boost from birdsite, covid, digital literacy, sad
boosting thread https://nitter.net/grumpwitch/status/1328667603947167746
I got pulled up by my direct manager yesterday for contravening some of our COVID safety rules. I fully admit that I did do that and will probably continue to do it every now and again because the specific rule is, quite frankly, inhumane.
boost from birdsite, covid, help, NYC
boosting Mark D. Levine
@`MarkLevineNYC
An incredibly important tool in our fight against covid that too few NYers know about:
==> NYC will provide a free hotel room for those who test positive and need to isolate safely from other members of their household. Food, Rx, etc provided.
Details: https://www1.nyc.gov/site/helpnownyc/get-help/covid-19-hotel-program.page
boost from birdsite, covid, sad
Content note: COVID, heartbreaking.
boosting:
It's looking like we've turned the corner at my house, so I'm going to tell you a story about love and a pandemic. It starts two weeks ago Monday. I taught class that morning, but by lunch I knew something was up. By afternoon, I knew I was sick.
boost from birdsite, Signal
boosting https://twitter.com/signalapp/status/1321151490753466368
We don't know much about you (by design!), so UX research is essential to improve Signal for everyone. Learn more about our first user survey here:
boost from birdsite, tech hiring
boosting Luis Villa from Tidelift saying https://nitter.net/luis_in_brief/status/1324814569601081344
Iâm hiring at @`tidelift! My team, Lifter Engagement and Success, has two fun roles open.
The first is devrel, with a twistâtalk to devs about how they can get paid to work on the FOSS theyâre already writing: https://tidelift.com/about/careers/current?gh_jid=4207207003
boost from birdsite, US jurisprudence
boosting https://nitter.net/SamFromInternet/status/1316353878804303872
i think in some ways the purported goal of what originalism and textualism are *trying* to do makes sense. but the fundamental problem with both as actually practiced is that they ask judges to be amateur historians and linguists without any training in either discipline.
boost from birdsite, covid & "normalcy"
boosting @`JuliaLMarcus in the conversation https://twitter.com/JuliaLMarcus/status/1311742847570370571
To me, "normal" feels like a code word for joy, pleasure, ease, social connection. We should be helping people find those things now, not telling them they'll never have them again.
boost from birdsite, I was on a podcast
boosting @`realpython
The Real Python Podcast (Episode 29) â Resolving Package Dependencies With the New Version of Pip
This week on the show, we have @`georgiamoon and @`brainwane, who have been working on the recent releases of pip.
boost from birdsite, I was on a podcast
boosting @`timothep
Listen to #DevJourney Episode #120 with @brainwane. Sumana told us about her parents, computer- & social-sciences, the "no big deal theory", luck, OSS, studies, & the very unique and fascinating story of how her consulting business came to be! Listen here
boost from birdsite, upcoming pip release
boosting @`di_codes
My favorite thing about this video isn't that it's a reminder that pip is changing in the next release.
(although that's super important too! test your systems!)
It's that it puts a face to so many folks that build the tools you use on a daily basis
â€ïž
boost from birdsite, emacs survey
boosting @`kfogel
Oh, hey, thereâs an Emacs User Survey happening! I just filled it out. If you use Emacs, please consider taking ten minutes to help developers better understand how people use Emacs:
boost from birdsite, user experience, Discourse
Boosting thread https://nitter.net/mairin/status/1327469967713972226
At least I'm not crazy, but I am also so sad https://discuss.python.org/t/disappointed-and-overwhelmed-by-discourse/982/78
Like.... Discourse has a fatal flaw that Hyperkitty was explicitly designed to avoid. Yet somehow it's getting unleashed on people and causing alienation all over the place.
It caters to new users at the cost of the ones who are already there....
boost from birdsite, apprenticeship job opportunity
bsting @`fureigh This is an *excellent* opportunity to get started in #civicTech.
Attn people "who are starting their careers or transitioning to new careers, in software engineering or frontend designâ
@`NavaPBC
We are excited to announce the kick-off of our engineering and frontend design apprenticeship program! Apply for a full-time, 4-month program w/ training, salary, and a clear path towards full-time employment. https://blog.navapbc.com/announcing-the-2021-nava-apprenticeship-program-for-engineers-and-designers-354ab22f228f
boost from birdsite, seeking contacts in US
boosting https://twitter.com/ConnieRourke/status/1308832695565324288
I donât have many followers, so if you see this, please boost. I am looking to talk to people who have either sued or considered suing their elementary/middle/high school district over abuse & neglect. If this is you, please DM me. Especially New York State cases. Thanks!
boost from birdsite, NYC
boosting Queens Community Board 3
@`communityboard3
Do you prefer working from home?
Maybe you'd prefer a flexible schedule that allows you to mix remote and office work?
@`NYCComptroller
@`scottmstringer
wants to help NYC prepare for the future: https://comptroller.nyc.gov/2020-work-and-family-survey/
boost from birdsite, worker exploitation
boosting @`ElizabethN
Not only is it not a paid position, students paid *them* for the "opportunity"
@`Austen
This may be the most important thing we've ever done at Lambda School: Introducing Lambda School Fellows.
Bring an engineer onto your team for four weeks *at no cost to your company.*
We onboard them quickly and show you how much (and fast) they ship. https://lambdaschool.com/lambda-fellows
boost from birdsite, job in free and open source software
boosting @`OpenSourceOrg
OSI is hiring an Executive Director who will work with the board to build a bridge to a stronger future for OSI and the open source ecosystem. Please share widely!
https://opensource.org/executive_director
boost from birdsite, speculative fiction book
boosting Candlemark & Gleam
@`CandlemarkGleam
Pre-order active: Leonard Richardson's Situation Normal, satirical yet deeply poignant mil space opera. Paperback & ebook at Amazon, B&N, Kobo. Ongoing giveaway, https://candlemarkandgleam.com/2020/11/15/giveaway-situation-normal-by-leonard-richardson/
. SN got high praise from @doctorow@quitter.no & @`ALA_Booklist
. Launches Dec 14! #sciencefiction @leonardr
boost from birdsite, Python, packaging
boosting @`ThePyPA
Using the new pip 20.3 https://pyfound.blogspot.com/2020/11/pip-20-3-new-resolver.html
and find it's taking a lot longer?
* read our guide to reducing backtracking https://pip.pypa.io/en/latest/user_guide/#dependency-resolution-backtracking
* report it to us at
https://github.com/pypa/pip/issues/9187
* temp switch to old resolver behavior: use flag `--use-deprecated=legacy-resolver`
boost from birdsite, crowdfunding, speculative fiction, comedy
boosting Julia Rios
https://nitter.net/MermaidsMonthly/status/1337121383596355586 This says âpoetry readingâ and we WILL have award-winning undersea poetry performed by a professional audiobook narrator, but thereâs SO MUCH MORE!!! You may know @brainwane
as the host of the Otherwise auction at WisCon. Sheâs going to do some comedy for us!
boost from birdsite, crowdfunding, speculative fiction, comedy
"As of right now, there are 5 people who have backed at levels that include this partyâplenty of room for more! Weâre capping it at 40, though, so no matter what youâll have a great chance at those giveaways!"
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/mermaidsmonthly/mermaids-monthly
boost from birdsite, calming social videocall practices
boosting
@`keepcalmlogon
Holiday family video calls without "Zoom burnout": my "pandacam" solution
https://www.keepcalmlogon.com/pub/video-calls-without-burnout-pandacam-solution/release/1
boost from birdsite, calming social videocall practices
boosting @`omgjulia
32 hours left to back Mermaids Monthly! The Pin and Poetry level gets you a ticket to our FABULOUS zoom party with performances by @brainwane , @`csecooney , and @`gaileyfrey PLUS two attendees will win handmade bracelets by @`LionessElise and @`debragoelz !
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/mermaidsmonthly/mermaids-monthly
boost from birdsite, memoir, tech and policy
boosting Andy Oram @`praxagora
Andy Oram
@praxagora
My years as policy activist, writer, editor, organizer, community developer, and journalist in the digital age - take a look and let me know what you think https://praxagora.com/backtraces/
boost from birdsite, witticism, diversity
boosting @`braveenk
If weâre calling people âdiversity hiresâ then I would like to also coin the term âhomogeneity hireâ:
A person who is hired, not because they were the best, but because they were the same.
Used in a sentence: âMike hired another Mike - heâs probably a homogeneity hire [emoji of Face with hand over mouth]â
boost from birdsite, mental health
boosting https://nitter.net/TheRaDR/status/1331373964426440704
Doing ok/Not doing ok is not a binary. Know when itâs time to ask for help.
Infographic from these folks: https://cohcwcovidsupport.org
boost from birdsite, friend's name change announcement
Boosting an announcement from my friend Ee W. Durbin III
https://nitter.net/EWDurbin/status/1337939281835384834
"a small, but important ask for all of you.
iâd like you to call me Ee, pronounced like the english letter.
take your time, iâll remind you when itâs past time."
boost from birdsite, academia, curriculum
boosting https://nitter.net/pbkalra/status/1339967345691930626
Hello, academic twitter! I would like to hear from teachers, curriculum developers, C&I researchers about whether/how you interact with:
a) Standards (such as Common Core standards)
and/or
b) Research/research findings
when you make lesson plans.
I am ignorant. Please enlighten.
boost from birdsite, spamfighting
boosting Spamhaus/CBL
@`Spamhaus_CBL
After almost 20 years of operation, changes are being made at the CBL that may affect those using the CBL for filtering. Changes are minor, but administrators will eventually need to make some small changes. See the following for further information: https://abuseat.org/cutover.html
boost from birdsite, human rights, homophobia
boosting https://nitter.net/stenoknight/status/1338894609431326720
Being a non-biological parent means helping to make your kid with your own hands, spending a year, a home study, and thousands of dollars adopting him, and still never losing the fear that your parental rights might be stripped from you.
[link to news story on Hungarian news about banning adoption by same-sex couples]
boost from birdsite, speculative fiction
boosting @`carlbrandon
We are pleased to announce the winners of the Carl Brandon Awards: Akwaeke Emezi has won the Carl Brandon Parallax Award for their novel Pet. Michele Tracy Berger has won the Carl Brandon Kindred Award for her story âDoll Seed.â Full details:
boost from birdsite, nitter link to thread, new Google workers' union
boosting my friend Jed @`elysdir , short thread starting https://nitter.net/elysdir/status/1346221612685688833#m
Alphabet/Google workers have formed a union.
I will probably be joining soon.
Op-Ed by the executive chair and vice-chair of the new union: https://nytimes.com/2021/01/04/opinion/google-union.html
Website for the new union: https://alphabetworkersunion.org
For a long time, I didnât think we needed unions in the software industry. ...
boost from birdsite, calming social videocall practices
@brainwane oh this is very similar to what we did for thanksgiving! We callout ours an open house though
boost from birdsite, international shipping and shopping
boosting Tobie Langel
@`tobie
I feel like I ask this every 6 months, but what's an alternative to http://bookshop.org that would actually ship to Switzerland?