Hello! Not new to Mastodon, but I wanted to join a smaller instance, so here I am. I do web dev at the day job, and in my spare time I ride gravel bikes and play games. #introduction
uk friends - someone started this petition for a review into the PIP assessment process, which as many of you already know is designed exclusively to exhaust and dehumanise disabled people into giving up on claiming independence benefits. please sign!! https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/620962
I re-re-purposed this mug for a hanging planter after I dropped and broke it then glued it back together. It might not be gold, but I think this is still kintsugi.
215/365 #365Challenge
Ok, I now have permission to talk about this project in full and in public. I'm working with Alan Kay to build six replicas* of a Xerox PARC Alto display for use in a museum exhibit**. Visitors will see a real Alto and then walk over to one of the replicas to futz with Smalltalk '78***.
Here's a nice writeup of a different project that rejuvenated an actual Alto.
https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2016/06/y-combinators-xerox-alto-restoring-the-legendary-1970s-gui-computer/
Talked to a lady who works for the tax authority yesterday. Based on her job experience, her take on the welfare state is something like this:
"Of course there will always be freeloaders. So what?! This is about dignity. Everyone has a right to a good life and to be supported when they're struggling. If you want that, you've got to live with the freeloaders. Leave them be. That's the price you pay for a society where everyone is taken care of. It's not like they're doing any damage in the big picture - I've run those numbers more than once. You'll always get more out of it for society at large when you're incentivising good performance than when you're punishing people."
We are teaming up with the design agency @oakstudios to update our homepage and our brand. Goodbye social media blue, hello vibrant purple!
https://blog.joinmastodon.org/2022/06/mastodon-branding-updates/
I momentarily feel undeserving as Mama tells me how talented I am, my perfectly diced polygonal potatoes tumbling neatly into the waiting bowl. But she’s right. I *am* talented, and my glistening, perfectly-seasoned beef stew is surely delicious. ‘Fantastic!’, Mama enthuses with every fibre of her being, awarding me three gold stars.
Meanwhile, my real life toast sets off the smoke alarm.
Clarus Returns Home
a browser where I can use JavaScript to talk to a user’s USB devices, but can’t lay out nested boxes on a grid, incredible
One day, my subgrid will come #css
So, here comes my new album.
It's a blend of heavily processed live RAV Vast recordings. I'd say it's quite experimental, mostly #ambient, though it flirts with #drone while also having a few rhythmic parts.
I made it for myself, on a sudden impulse, with no other goal than to have fun. And maybe a little introspection. It's a mess, but a mess I'm happy with.
Tech lead pretending I know what I’m doing. Into bicycles and urbanism (I just want some better bike lanes, please!). My brain is approximately 63% Nintendo games by weight. 🏳️🌈
#fedi22 #WebDev #TechLead #Cycling #Gravel #Urbanism #LGBT #Gay