samir, computer wielder

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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.

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Admin and sole user of this self-hosted instance.

pronounshe/him; they/them
locationZürich, Switzerland
bloghttps://functional.computer/
samir, computer wielderJun 12
This colour-coding of an NPS survey, pushing you to vote more highly, is a great example of how when a metric becomes a target, it ceases to become a useful measure.
samir, computer wielderJun 8
Very proud of @vaibhavsagar for nailing his first keynote at ZuriHac, on why people and companies stop using Haskell.
samir, computer wielderMay 25

@jimmyhmiller @spiralganglion You asked, so: I listen to podcasts sped up because North Americans talk too slow. I play British podcasts at 1–1.2x. (And German podcasts at 0.8x or so because my German is shit.)

FoC is at 1.5x, but it is a compromise, because ideally Jimmy would be at 2x, Ivy at 1.5x, and Lu at 1.2x.

(Also, congratulations Ivy!)

samir, computer wielderMay 19

Hmmm, is this book talking about how (little humans) develop control, or about (how little) humans develop control, over their impulses, emotions, and behaviours?

It’s explicitly the former, but I get the feeling it’s implicitly the latter!

I really hope the author did this on purpose.

samir, computer wielderMay 14
This is an incredible interview with Joseph Weizenbaum, and I would like everyone to read it please. @meena https://cathode.church/@meena/116568192357693414
Show threadsamir, computer wielderMay 12
Very normal, no questions here.
samir, computer wielderMay 9

Which one of you fuckers is trying to break into my DeviantArt account?

(I was not aware I had a DeviantArt account. Username [redacted] checks out though, it’s definitely mine.)

samir, computer wielderMay 6
A good day.
samir, computer wielderMay 1
samir, computer wielderApr 21

I got my new stickers from @rradczewski!

If you want one, hunt me down.