Qwyrdo @Qwyrdo@witches.town

The Wakeful Hoodie Kickstarter launches tomorrow at 5 pm (CET). :) http://wakefulhoodie.com #wakefulhoodie

The disturbing thing about targeted predictive algorithms is you only notice them when they don't quite work. It's like the uncanny valley of automated manipulation.

"A federal judge has ruled that Idaho must provide birth certificate changes to transgender people reflecting their gender identity. The decision recognizes that transgender people are entitled to heightened protection under the law because of their history of discrimination." https://thinkprogress.org/idaho-transgender-birth-certificates-2a15fa9ad51d/

If you liked the old Livejournal concept, but hate what the Russian owners have done with the place, I recommend trying out Dreamwidth.

It's based on a fork of the original LJ code, but continually developed since then for a much better experience. The people who run the place care about community and they're definitely LGBT+ friendly.

#livejournal #dreamwidth #blogging

@Qwyrdo idk about latin, but "bi gèidh, dèan eucoirean" is the scots gaelic :)

in class the topic of Doxxing came up and how little most people know about it

Just your full legal name and zipcode is enough to find out your phone number, address, AND the phone number and address of all of your relatives and roommates

Like just go to whitepages.com and test it out. See how info on you and your family just shows up

It's possible to opt-out of these sites so I recommend doing that (plz dont ask me how) & also just be careful with what about yourself you share online

Interesting factoid of the day:
You choose if internet archive will archive your site or not using a file called robots.txt

This file comes from a 1990s era agreement between libraries when they thought lots of people would be archiving websites

Today the only place you can find a copy of that agreement is internet archive as no one but them actually went through with plans to archive websites.

a deal has been reached this morning within the senate to deliver the full 5% pay raise to teachers, school personnel, and ALL other public state employees, but has not been finalized in any formal way
national news is jumping the gun AGAIN to say this will end the strike, some saying its the governors words that it will
still no word on PEIA which is what will most certainly keep the teachers out if unaddressed, as reported LOUDLY from the ground

The Jerk Face Landlord, who has been pounding on my door and yelling, has declared today Eviction Day.

I need about $2,000 to meet my current financial needs.
$1,000 in back rent, $1,000 in lawyer fees.

I need these by 0930 on Wednesday, otherwise I have to manage the entire legal case for my housing myself, and I'm running very, very low on spoons as it is.

If you can help, please, *please* help now.
https://www.gofundme.com/tessa-survival