Dylan McCall

@[email protected]
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Software developer at @EndlessOS. Fan of #tea, #running, and the #web. Bad at elevators. He/him.

#vancouver #canada #gnome #linux #foss #canada #running #hiking #camping #games #gamedev #cooking

LocationVancouver, Canada
Websitehttps://dylanmc.ca//-/
Githubhttps://github.com/dylanmccall
Twitterhttps://twitter.com/dylanmccall
Dylan McCallApr 12, 2023
Shriram KrishnamurthiApr 9, 2023
YOU WON'T BELIEVE what it looks like to have an IDE for the TABLOID programming language!
https://github.com/otherjoel/tabloid
To be clear: the author is @joeld
GitHub - otherjoel/tabloid: 📰😱‼️ A Racket implementation of Tabloid, the clickbait programming language!

📰😱‼️ A Racket implementation of Tabloid, the clickbait programming language! - GitHub - otherjoel/tabloid: 📰😱‼️ A Racket implementation of Tabloid, the clickbait programming language!

GitHub
Dylan McCallMar 24, 2023
One weird detail of living in a North American city is feeling completely out of place at furniture and appliance stores, all of which sell products that are comically oversized for anyone who lives there. And I find myself staring at the enormous machines wondering who these people are that want their tiny apartment to be a laundromat, before it hits me that *of course* this store is for the suburbs - it’s just located in the city because there’s a highway through it and nothing makes sense.
Dylan McCallMar 22, 2023
GNOMEMar 22, 2023

We're excited to announce the release of GNOME 44!
Thanks to the hard work of our community of contributors, #GNOME44 brings major improvements to the Settings app, a streamlined Software app, lots of improvements and fixes, and more! https://youtu.be/N7SGe1MiqNA

#GNOME #ReleaseDay

Introducing GNOME 44

YouTube
Dylan McCallJan 27, 2023
Tobias BernardJan 20, 2023

Some friends and I were discussing why we do free software even though it often means doing tons of work for little or no money.

I think for me some major factors are the personal agency you have over the work (independent from employers/investors) and the potential for longevity that comes with having your work be part of the commons (projects can't be acquired and killed).

That kind of unalienated relationship to your creative output is very rare outside of maybe fine arts or entertainment.

Dylan McCallJan 26, 2023
GNOMEJan 25, 2023

We're excited to share that #GUADEC2023 will take place between July 26-31 in Riga, Latvia!
https://foundation.gnome.org/2023/01/25/guadec-2023-in-riga-latvia/

Details on the CfP and Registration, coming soon!
#GUADEC #GNOME #opensource #events

GUADEC 2023 will be held in Riga, Latvia. – The GNOME Foundation

Dylan McCallJan 24, 2023
Alyssa Miller 🛩️​   ​Jan 24, 2023
Doh!
Dylan McCallJan 21, 2023
Sindarina, Edge Case DetectiveJan 20, 2023

I am annoyed at how much coverage of these recurring "Big Gorilla lays off around 10.000 people" is basically just a rehash of the company press release, with not a single journalist asking how it's possible that all of these big tech companies made the same exact mistake of hiring too many people, while simultaneously showing record profits.

Like, if a 'rigorous review' finds 12.000 redundancies, why does nobody question leadership about how this was allowed to happen?

Not one critical note.

Dylan McCallJan 13, 2023
Show thread★ Amy Star ★Jan 11, 2023

oh, I guess some of you here might not be aware

Wizards of the Coast (a subsidiary of Hasbro), the owners of D&D, are about to announce a new "Open Gaming License" which completely invalidates the downright "copyleft" license released in the year 2000, with a new one that gives them a financial cut (25%!) of ANY original content you create for their new system, RETROACTIVELY, among many, many other restrictions.

and it seems that Critical Role, etc. are all getting special treatment from WotC.

Dylan McCallDec 27, 2022
Matt ParkerDec 24, 2022
Yes it's me. As proof: here is a photo of me being upset at a sign.
Dylan McCallDec 25, 2022
Show threadChris TrottierDec 25, 2022

So here's the problem with certain journalists demanding quote boosts:

1. They already exist on the Fediverse
2. If you want them, you can have them
3. If you demand them from vanilla Mastodon, pay @Gargron
4. If you can't pay @Gargron, fundraise for him
5. With whatever happens, be kind to all Fediverse devs

If I seem salty, it's because you all need to understand that the Fediverse is not Meta or Twitter.

It's a bunch of devs working on their passion projects.

Again, be kind!