Trying very hard to avoid computers, and failing miserably.
A 30-something British-born coconut Indian living in Zürich, Switzerland. I speak English, and enough Hochdeutsch to order a pizza.
Occasional, inadvertent arsehole. If observed, please call me out.
Fascists, racists, Zionists, TERFs, homophobes, and other bigots can fuck right off.
PM me for my Signal or Threema handle.
This profile is searchable.
Admin and sole user of this self-hosted instance.
| pronouns | he/him; they/them |
| location | Zürich, Switzerland |
| blog | https://functional.computer/ |
I made a language detection app for Android. It runs completely locally and offline and I think it does a fairly good job. Google won't let me publish it on their store w/o it getting a lot of testing by many people so I really need some volunteers for this.
DM me with your email address if you want to help me out here. 🙏
Please re-toot for reach.
I’m thinking about Tim Curry shouting, “SPACE!”, so now you have to as well.
Those are the rules, friends.
The Tim Curry SPACE thing is already wild but I have to share this excerpt of the early plans of Red Alert 1.
I’m having the urge to write again.
It’s been a little while. I’m glad it’s back.
RE: https://mastodon.social/@simple_sabotage/116430689382207703
We all have smartphones now, you don’t have to tell us any more.
Der öffentliche Verkehr wird immer teurer. Die Mobilitätsbon-Initiative macht Bus, Tram oder Zug für alle günstiger mit jährlichen ÖV-Gutschriften. Finanziert werden die Gutscheine durch eine neue Flugticketabgabe. Wer mehr fliegt und das Klima stärker belastet, bezahlt auch mehr. So wird der ÖV attraktiver für alle. Verspreche jetzt deine Unterschrift für die Mobilitätsbon-Initiative.
PSA:
If you are in the UK then you have elections coming up on Thursday May 7th.
Register by 23:59h on Monday 20st April 2026 to vote in the following elections:
Local government elections
Scottish Parliament elections
Senedd Cymru elections
Mayoral elections in England
Those of you in #Wales, please check you are registered and your details are correct. Let's not let the fascists in due to inaction!
If you want to have a Postal Vote then request one by 17:00h on Tuesday 21st April.
In short, don't wait. Check and register now, before it's to late! 🙂🖖
https://www.gov.uk/register-to-vote?step-by-step-nav=ff81c31c-3282-49df-85a4-013887130110
RE: https://dair-community.social/@emilymbender/116415758263803823
And it's happened again -- someone replied to one of my posts about mansplaining with a "well, actually ..." joke about mansplaining. You get blocked for this folks, because it is is boundary crossing behavior.
When someone writes about something that is painful or even just unpleasant, responding with: "How but a little more of that, but as a joke?" is not funny, respectful, or appropriate.
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