Thomas Sobieck 🐘

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I'm a caretaker for my ill wife. I used to be a programmer. Hopefully I'll be doing that again sometime.

I like computer games. Dungeon Crawl Stone Soup, Dwarf Fortress, and Factorio are my favorites. My dog is Gidget and she is the best.

My avatar is a person who doesn't exist. I'm real though.

JobCaregiver - Bad at this
Githubhttps://github.com/Sobieck
CareerComputer Programmer
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Thomas Sobieck 🐘Dec 20, 2022
@NicoleAbuhakmeh @khalidabuhakmeh It did! It has caused a smile multiple times. It is up on the fridge right now so I see it multiple times a day.
Thomas Sobieck 🐘Dec 20, 2022
jessica by the bayDec 19, 2022

This is your year non-trans folks. This is the year

to be the one to call out grandma for misgendering your non-binary cousin,

to point out how fucked up your uncle’s transphobic jokes are, or

to tell your mom that her excuses for deadnaming someone aren’t good enough.

It’s time to make this your problem. How are you going to stand up for trans people this holiday?

Thomas Sobieck 🐘Dec 19, 2022
Jean-Michel ConnardDec 19, 2022
No matter how bad he is, it's important to remember Alex Jones is human. That means he's mortal, and if you take care of yourself and eat well the odds are good you'll get to read his obituary.
Thomas Sobieck 🐘Dec 19, 2022
Show threadGothamGirlBlueDec 19, 2022
The only reason the GOP was ripe for Trump was because people like the Cheneys put power over principle. From Watergate to the Iraq War to fucking birtherism, Cheneys have been happy to undermine democracy if it gets them what they want.
Thomas Sobieck 🐘Dec 19, 2022
Max KennerlyDec 19, 2022

Let's call it "Substack logic," the process by which a pseudointellectual argues "the Floyd protests" caused an increase in gun homicides among children by citing

<drumroll>

two papers that quite firmly lay blame at the feet of *the police* for killing people and then retaliating against the public for complaining about it.

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0047272721001936

https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=3715223

Thomas Sobieck 🐘Dec 19, 2022
@emilygorcenski This person must really have a good grasp on reality if they believe that categorically women cannot do math. I would trust everything they have to say.
Thomas Sobieck 🐘Dec 19, 2022
Show threadMatt BlazeDec 19, 2022
After almost two years, despite having seen most of it many times now, the on-the-ground footage from the January 6th riot has lost none of its impact on me. Watching it is still a gut punch, every time.
Thomas Sobieck 🐘Dec 19, 2022
Show threadKim ZetterDec 19, 2022
@Pwnallthethings It's unfortunate that jurisdictions could have adopted measures that would make this more difficult years ago, but ignored election integrity activists who fought for hand-marked paper ballots and risk-limiting audits. We still don't have widespread adoption of measures that would improve the integrity of elections and the perception of the integrity of elections
Show threadThomas Sobieck 🐘Dec 19, 2022
@ogemakwebrooke @Shane_Burley I'd say you are being a wee bit too modest. The whole group dynamic made the show interesting. But Shane was definitely illuminating.
Show threadThomas Sobieck 🐘Dec 19, 2022
@ogemakwebrooke My pleasure! I absolutely love the show, but that particular episode was just phenomenal.