Mastodawn

Hey 👋 We (Overleaf) are looking for a Senior Data Analyst. I don't know if this is a plus or a no-go, but you would be working indirectly with me. We very much appreciate applications from women and members of the LGBTQIA+ community. And we are already (in several dimensions) a pretty diverse team!
https://digitalscience.pinpointhq.com/en/postings/6f636ff2-ddc5-442b-864e-4da9c4751043
#FediHire #fediJobs

Senior Data Analyst

Job Opening: Senior Data Analyst at Digital Science in Europe, Remote.

Mar Hicks Apr 15

N95Bias Ⓥ🏴‍☠️Apr 15

"It is bizarre. I think a lot of people know covid is bad, at least on some level.

But there is immense social pressure to ignore that. There are material and social rewards for not masking all the time.

I think some people feel hopeless to avoid it and choose the path of least resistance.

I mean, our path is one of explicit resistance in a lot of ways. A lot of us have given up some things & been pretty brave.

I think more people would take precautions if more people took precautions... 🙃" - @StrawbraryLiberry@reddit.com

Mar Hicks Mar 16

gonna make my feed here a whole lot queerer since nobody’s watching

Mar Hicks Mar 16

Heidi Li Feldman Mar 16

I keep up with the news even when the Republican Fascist actions are making me sick. What makes me feel stronger are the scenes of protest, hearing about plans for protest, reading court documents explaining the total unlawfulness of what Trump and his junta are doing. It is important to pay attention to every last person fighting back. We can draw strength from our comrades in opposition.

Mar Hicks Mar 9

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Jonathan Jul 27, 2023

"About a decade ago, Tesla rigged the dashboard readouts in its electric cars to provide “rosy” projections of how far owners can drive before needing to recharge, a source told Reuters. The automaker last year became so inundated with driving-range complaints that it created a special team to cancel owners’ service appointments."

https://www.reuters.com/investigates/special-report/tesla-batteries-range/

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#tesla #fraud

Tesla’s secret team to suppress thousands of driving range complaints

About a decade ago, Tesla rigged the dashboard readouts in its electric cars to provide “rosy” projections of how far owners can drive before needing to recharge, a source told Reuters.

Reuters

Mar Hicks Mar 8

Cassian [main]Mar 5

Some great litanies from Tumblr:

❧ if it sucks hit da bricks <- litany against sunk cost

❧ take it easy but take it <- litany against burnout/apathy cycle

❧ fuck it we ball <- litany against perfectionism

❧ now say something beautiful and true <- litany against irony poisoning

❧ bigger idiots than you have done it <- litany against imposter syndrome

❧ holy shit two cakes <- litany against self-deprecation

❧ not [a] or [b] but a secret third thing <- litany against false dichotomies

Source: https://elanorpam.tumblr.com/post/767119863534764032/amp

This isn't even my final form

if it sucks hit da bricks <- litany against sunk cost take it easy but take it <- litany against burnout/apathy cycle fuck it we ball <- litany against perfectionism now say something beautiful and...

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Mar Hicks Mar 5

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Alessandra Sierra Mar 5

Amy Paris worked for the Department of Health and Human Services, and formerly worked for the U.S. Digital Service. She helped make the federal government more efficient and responsive to the needs of its citizens.

In her words, “They’re trying to actually not make the government more efficient, but disrupt the government and disrupt citizen services that the American people need in order to conduct their daily lives. They are trying to sow discord and disrupt confidence in the workings of the federal government.”

https://19thnews.org/2025/02/amy-paris-fired-trump-administration/

There are thousands of government employees who have worked for years to make our lives easier and safer.

https://www.wethebuilders.org/

#TransRights #LGBTQ #USDS

Mar Hicks Mar 5

blueberik Mar 5

Very cool to have a new friend who lives someplace where I have to walk through this park to get to their house.

I can hear lots of birds tweeting and people are playing cricket in the park.

Mar Hicks Feb 19

Joseph Kohlmann Feb 8

I swear: books! What do you mean there’s a mountain of carefully calibrated prose I could be reading instead of whatever drivel comes frothing out of the Nazis’ mouths?

Thanks to @histoftech for recommending Cyberlibertarianism by the late David Golumbia. Nodding with the intro so far.

Mar Hicks Feb 19

Kathy Reid Feb 15

Lovely piece from #UVA Data Science where @histoftech talks about early computer dating apps.

Super interesting to learn about their cultural and social place at a time when match-making - whether by humans or algorithms - was stigmatised.

https://datascience.virginia.edu/news/ibm-hinge-professor-mar-hicks-history-computer-dating

From IBM to Hinge: Professor Mar Hicks on the History of Computer Dating — School of Data Science

Prof. Mar Hicks, author of "Computer Love: Replicating Social Order Through Early Computer Dating Systems," discusses the history of computerized matchmaking.

School of Data Science

website	https://www.marhicks.com
twitter	https://fedified.com/@histoftech
insta	https://www.instagram.com/invites/contact/?i=6ad4bv0avmvy&utm_content=nj0c80l
books	https://mitpress.mit.edu/9780262535182/programmed-inequality/