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Watching people call out tech nerd culture is uplifting.

Watching tech nerd culture cancel itself is embarrassing.

Waiting for tech nerd culture to actually be fucking finally cancelled so we can move the fuck on is exhausting.

And I’m a fuckin’ white beardy dude saying this.

Fired for #Unionizing at #Kickstarter

https://twitter.com/taylordotbiz/status/1172257828473573377

#unions

The thing is that playing games with narratives around trauma (sexual or otherwise) can be really powerful tools for processing said trauma and feeling less alone.

And if creators with lived experience with trauma are silenced because the media focuses on them as victims rather than creators, or treats it like a courtroom drama, we're not going to have those games, because it just isn't safe to even implicitly disclose.

Bad Reactions to Other People’s Sexual Assaults

1. Blame them for what happened.
2. Be judgmental.
3. Press for details they don’t want to give.
4. Repeat their story (including retweeting) without consent.
5. Badmouth the perpetrator without consent.

Good Reactions to Other People’s Sexual Assaults:

1. Be empathetic and kind.
2. Offer to help (ride to doctor, crash space).
3. Refer them to crisis resources (RAINN in the US).
4. If you're a mandated reporter, disclose this ASAP.

Old Addams Family on in the background as I fold laundry.

Gomez: "You'll have to challenge him to a duel."

Fester: "I'd rather shoot him in the back."

As a pale bald guy who wears a lot of black: I'm proud of my people.

if he would have said something back, he would've been fired. if he would have done anything besides smile and treat the customer like god's gift to fucking earth he would have been fired.

when you work in fast food, customer support, literally any service job, you are less than human shit to these people , and if you don't know your place, you're out of a job

i have a friend with a bit of a belly that works in geek squad. the other day some old motherfucker came in complaining because he had to set up an appointment (spoiler alert: everyone does) to get his laptop fixed. he says to my friend "they got you working hard, you look tired" friend goes yeah, boomer says "did they give you a lunch break yet?" "no" "good, doesn't really look like you've ever missed a meal"

i seriously don't know how to articulate to people who have never worked in service industry that it's literally a modern day serf class

Something awful dot com still produces great image macros (or me mes as the kids call them)

The sunk cost fallacy applies to Netflix tv show binge watches, too.

having watched that unfold on twitter, facebook, tumblr, and now here

i can't help but think that white disabled people really need to think about how they wield ableism as a concept and lived experience

Magit is probably the second-best killer app for Emacs.

Tony Hawk's Pro Vaper 2

A "California Philly" consisting of chicken, American cheese, avocado and tomatoes is an act of base slander on #Philadelphia and #California alike.