Kat

@mindspillage
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Lawyer who tries to wield the light side of the Force; classical/new music bassoonist/violist/choral singer; powerlifter; fan of terrible jokes. Somewhere north of SF.
workGeneral Counsel @ creative commons
pronounsshe/her (or they/them)
birdsitemindspillage
email[email protected]
KatNov 9, 2022
Benjamin Mako HillNov 9, 2022

My research group will be presenting 4 papers at #CSCW2022 conference that will be happening virtually over the next several weeks.

We put together this blog post with details for anybody attending who might want to see our talks! https://blog.communitydata.science/join-the-cdsc-at-cscw-2022/

Join the CDSC at CSCW 2022!

If you’re attending ACM-CSCW this year, you are warmly invited to join CDSC members during our talks and other scheduled events. CSCW is not only virtual but spread across multiple weeks and …

Community Data Science Collective
KatNov 9, 2022
Wilhelm FitzpatrickNov 8, 2022
I love that while “toot” started as a joke, and Eugen is desperate to disavow it, you will have pry that bit of terminology from our cold, dead hands 🐘💨
KatNov 9, 2022
Natania BarronNov 7, 2022

I feel, as part of my initiation into this space, I must talk about my love of #Medieval elephants.

Yes, you heard me. You see, though bestiaries were very common in Western Europe, elephants were not.

So things like this happen.

"SO... lion body... got it, cloven hooves, okay, big ears and dead bird eyes... long snake face... PERFECTION."

KatNov 7, 2022
If ghost-story monsters ever decide to come after me they're going to be really disappointed by my lack of reaction, because I just assume that anything going thump in the night is these loud assholes.
KatNov 7, 2022

If you're going to be in the SF Bay Area next week, come help Creative Commons celebrate its 20th anniversary! https://creativecommons.org/2022/10/05/join-us-to-celebrate-20-years-of-creative-commons/

(And if you're not, join us at the virtual event the week after!)

Join Us to Celebrate 20 Years of Creative Commons - Creative Commons

During 2021–2022, CC has been celebrating the 20th anniversary of our founding in 2001 and the first release of the CC licenses in 2002, successfully concluding an ambitious fundraising campaign to support programs like Open Culture, Open Climate, and Open Education, and to help ensure CC’s ongoing sustainability. In November 2022, CC will bring the … Read More "Join Us to Celebrate 20 Years of Creative Commons"

Creative Commons
KatNov 7, 2022
IMO, *because* CWs are so widely used here, most people who aren't trying to avoid that particular type of content don't just scroll past, they do click (or have them all set to autoexpand). So if you might hesitate to post something on Twitter because you know some of your followers are averse to a particular type of material it is much easier to simply post it here with a CW and let people choose for themselves whether to see it.
KatNov 7, 2022
Dan moved, see pinned tootNov 6, 2022

#feditip for newbies, especially the ones who post a lot of politics stuff: use the CW or "Content Warning" feature if you want people to boost your posts.

For example, if you're posting about American politics, you might CW with the subject line "American politics" or "USPol" for short.

Using CWs has been part of the established culture here for years, and people generally don't boost unCW'd politics posts. If you think something's important and want to give it visibility, use a CW.

KatNov 7, 2022
Daniel SchumanNov 5, 2022

Hey everyone, I'm building a list of congressional offices on Mastodon -- members of the House and Senate, committees, leadership offices, and non-partisan offices.

If you know of a member of congress that is on mastodon, please add them to the list, here: bit.ly/CongMastoForm

If you want to see who we have found so far, check out https://bit.ly/MastoCong

Thank you! Please help amplify to crowdsource the list.

KatNov 6, 2022
Jorts the Cat (and Jean)Nov 5, 2022
If you are looking for me, I made this account but I am very confused
KatNov 6, 2022
Self-promotion: "Ccollanan María" by Gabriela Lena Frank, performed by Sacred & Profane, on which I'm singing the alto part in the solo quartet: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7ZUkoba8to8