Mastodawn

A new post, and my first in a little while (I've been sick and burnt out). This one's about the contempt for materiality that elites have, and why we need to pay attention to the world we're actually in.

https://deadsimpletech.com/blog/material_girl

Coding in a material world | deadSimpleTech

The common ideological kernel of all of this behaviour is a deeply embedded trope in anglosphere societies: a contempt for materiality, or the idea that the material world that we eat, sleep, drink, fuck and die in is somehow beneath the notice or the care of sufficiently important people.

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Iris 1d ago

@redezem tried to turn my last article into a podcast with AI, and the article broke the model! I'm so proud of myself

Iris 1d ago

Lee Leighton 1d ago

"There are observable facts of existence and facts of reality where ignoring or suppressing them will lead to real, serious consequences. And if we want a better world, we cannot simply pretend that we already inhabit it; we need to do effective things to bring it about, which means observing materiality, understanding it and acting in ways that are effective at changing it."

Well said. Worthy of at least one read. Maybe more. Thanks @iris_meredith

https://deadsimpletech.com/blog/material_girl

Coding in a material world | deadSimpleTech

The common ideological kernel of all of this behaviour is a deeply embedded trope in anglosphere societies: a contempt for materiality, or the idea that the material world that we eat, sleep, drink, fuck and die in is somehow beneath the notice or the care of sufficiently important people.

deadSimpleTech

Iris 1d ago

A new post, and my first in a little while (I've been sick and burnt out). This one's about the contempt for materiality that elites have, and why we need to pay attention to the world we're actually in.

https://deadsimpletech.com/blog/material_girl

Coding in a material world | deadSimpleTech

The common ideological kernel of all of this behaviour is a deeply embedded trope in anglosphere societies: a contempt for materiality, or the idea that the material world that we eat, sleep, drink, fuck and die in is somehow beneath the notice or the care of sufficiently important people.

deadSimpleTech

Iris 1d ago

From the archives: 2025-06-24 at 21:51 PM

Carelessness

https://deadsimpletech.com/blog/carelessness

Carelessness | deadSimpleTech

A meditation of the extent of carelessness in our world and our lives

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Iris 3d ago

... and now somebody's given me access to a tiling window manager on KDE. This may have been a mistake.

Iris 3d ago

Oh Goddess, I've just been introduced to ghostty and zellij, and they're just so much fun to play with. I'm now one of *those* transfems, Fastfetch and all

Iris 4d ago

I have written about 75% of two essays (2250 words each or so), but I can't seem to finish either of them, and it's bugging me.

Iris 4d ago

I sit on the precipice of fire and death
And wonder exactly how
I'm going to pay rent in August

Iris 4d ago

From the archives: 2025-06-21 at 22:46 PM

Technical women and women-in-tech

https://deadsimpletech.com/blog/women_in_tech

Technical women and women-in-tech | deadSimpleTech

About women-in-tech, and how that category differs from women who do technical things

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