Iris

@iris_meredith
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That problematic person who keeps popping up in your feeds. Blogs (or, according to HackerNews "seed[s] extreme left wing ideas into the minds of vulnerable HN members with my demented, violent writing") at https://deadsimpletech.com/blog/posts
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Show threadIris6h ago

@whitequark When is it ever *not*? I'm on there because a lot of the people who read my stuff tend to be on that platform, but it's not a very healthy or well-adjusted one.

Admittedly the Fedi also has its problems, but it certainly seems easier to curate one's experiences over here.

Iris2d ago
Inhabitants of the anglosphere, even when they think the perpetrators of an atrocity are wrong and the victims of it are right, *still* seem to always manage to empathise with the perpetrators.
Iris2d ago
I happen to think that striving so hard to have the right politics that you forget to actually be *good* (as in courageous, temperate, wise, merciful) is a really bad thing and we should avoid it.
Iris3d ago
New Zealanders really need to stop being such fucking busybodies who know what's best for everyone. I think it's our worst national trait.
Iris3d ago

My friend Mira's set up a Patreon! They are a very good technical writer (they write at mirawelner.com) and you should definitely flick them a visit if you like my stuff.

https://www.patreon.com/cw/MiraWelner/home

Show threadIris4d ago
@ludicity @luyin @peritia FWIW, I've still not hit my "I will fucking piledrive you if you talk about AI again" moment, so you're still ahead of me on that point
Show threadIris4d ago
@whitequark True, but trying is an honourable goal, even if you fail. Imagine being a front-end dev for Polymarket...
Show threadIris4d ago

@whitequark In my experience, as awful as it is, it's still better than app development. At least in the DevOps and infra spaces, even if the app is useless, you can at least make sure people don't get their data stolen.

It's a pretty bleak win, but it is a win.

Show threadIris4d ago
@Garonenur People don't share other contact details?
Show threadIris4d ago
#TransDayofvisibility, I suppose. I know not what good tagging myself like this does: the part of me that's competitive doesn't need it and the part of me that's trans feels like it makes me seem a bit pathetic.