Dan Jones 
shared 14 days ago
It has been more than a month since my last job-beg post trying to #GetFediHired so here goes again.
I am looking for roles in UX/Technical Writing, and/or Community Management. I am also open to other things if they fit my skills.
I have been involved in user-facing technical support, various aspects of administering community/social platforms, and concocting community-engagement initiatives, for somewhere around twenty years. This includes meat-space (conferences, expo booths), real-time chat platforms, and stuff like this here mastodonk instance.
Throughout these decades, I've done a lot of writing of various kinds. I enjoy doing this so much I have done a LOT of it on a volunteer basis. I am the person people turn to when they want a wordsmith, be that UX/UI text, technical/user guides, public relations, negotiations, or community policies. I can even augment this stuff with pretty pictures, diagrams, illustrations, and animations.
What I don't know about a tool or platform, I learn extremely quickly through use. When I know a tool, I find ways to commit crimes against it to push that tool to its limits, and often either extend it myself or engage upstream if it is open. I'm very familiar with bug/issue trackers in general and will make use of them.
My formal education is approximately equivalent to an AS in IT/Web Dev from outside the US. With that I got my start as a developer for CMS and then eLearning stuff and even did release management and security disclosure processes for the latter.
I have made and contributed to stuff in HTML/CSS/JS/Template frameworks, PHP, python, perl, C#, C, C++, and more that I'm forgetting right now.
My website is in my bio. I appreciate direct contacts from verifiable company representatives (and yes I will check) or links to listings on actual company sites.
I'm nice. Please #FediHire me <3
Dan Jones shared 14 days ago
Kill it with kindness. And if that fails, kill it with sharp sticks or knives.
Welcome... to Night Vale.
Dan Jones shared 14 days ago
What do you mean, sir?
Dan Jones shared 15 days ago
A bash script to query Art Institute of Chicago API for public domain artworks and render them as ASCII art
Dan Jones shared 15 days agoYou're not in pain?
Dan Jones shared 16 days agoWho compels me to this?
Dan Jones shared 16 days ago
It's only cancel culture if it comes from the cancél region of the internet, otherwise it's just sparkling consequences of your own actions.
I played a bit with federation with Threads. Here's what I've found:
- You can't reply to Fediverse comments from Threads yet (this is noted in the Threads UI)
- You can like Fediverse comments from Threads
- Most plaint-text comments from Mastodon seem to federate to Threads without any problem.
- Comments from other Fediverse apps aren't always as successful (none of my comments from this account, on microwords, show up on Threads at all)
- Comments with any emojis (whether standard Unicode emojis, or custom emojis) don't seem to federate, even from Mastodon
- Only public comments federate (so unlisted, follower-only, and DMs don't show up there)
- If a threads replies to their own post, that reply will federate.
- Other replies don't seem to.
- Fediverse replies are on a separate tab in Threads from Threads replies, in other words, more second-class status.
- I haven't yet tested attachments, but I'd be surprised if they federate, since emojis don't even federate.
For reference, here is my post on threads, where you can see a single Fediverse comment, and here you can see the same post on Fosstodon where you'll be able to see replies that didn't federate.
Dan Jones shared 17 days ago
Do you like #TimeTravel stories? Then consider "The Accidental Time Travelers Collective, Vol 2"! Why? Twelve tales by twelve authors, and it's free on Amazon Kindle to the end of August. (Full disclosure, I am a contributor.) https://www.amazon.com/Accidental-Time-Travelers-Collective-ebook/dp/B0CNWWK2MP
Ooh, you could even pick up Vol 1 (at cost) while you're at it, no time travel required. Boost if you think someone may be interested? #TimeTravelAuthors
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An image of the cover for The Accidental Time Travelers Collective, vol 2, featuring a silhouette walking through a glowing doorway on what seems to be the roof of a cityscape. Around the image are these remarks in various fonts: -Free! -Multiverse-hopping aliens! -Race-the-clock (literally)! -Temporal tech gone wrong! -Free! -Romantic adventures in time! -Changing the past to save the future! -Time traveling heroes & villains! At the bottom: Free Aug 27-31 at Amazon.
Dan Jones shared 17 days ago
Here's a thought I had. When Taylor Swift was dating Connor Kennedy, Bobby Jr's son, did he ever show her his dad's whale head?
Dan Jones shared 22 days ago
A manifesto for ⁂ as a symbol for the fediverse
https://symbol.fediverse.info/
Dan Jones shared 22 days ago
👀 BrowserPub: A browser for exploring #ActivityPub and the ⁂fediverse
Dan Jones shared 22 days ago
Leather is rated by texture.
Cows reared with plenty of water yield soft hides which are rated A
Cows raised in dry climates are generally D hide rated
Dan Jones shared 22 days ago
Hello, I am looking for senior software engineer and tech lead positions. Remote or in person in Minneapolis. I have 10 years software engineering experience. Primary languages are C#, Python, and Javascript. I have experience working with gitops, k8s, terraform, and atlantis.
Dan Jones shared 22 days ago
they call it printf even though it prints all of the other letters too
Dan Jones shared 23 days ago
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Kate Mulgrew @TheKateMulgrew Follow Thank you @AOC for the shout-out last night on @StephenAtHome @colbertlateshow.I take great pride in my legacy as Janeway, especially inspiring the next generation of leaders. I wholeheartedly endorse @KamalaHarris & @Tim_Walz - time for another #BlueWave2024 & _ #KamalaHarris OnlyTheJaneway @OnlyTheJaneway •2h "I watched a lot of #StarTrek with my dad. He wanted me to see an example of a woman in leadership. When I was a kid, the only example of that (#Janeway) was in SciFi. It's not SciFi anymore. We will have the first woman president of the United States" - @AOC #StarTrekVoyager
Dan Jones shared 23 days ago
I am going to try this again. If anyone needs a graphics programmer I am in desperate need of a job. AAA game dev experience. Driver experience. C and C++ mostly. Dm for resume.