Dan Jones shared 9 months ago
I post a lot about politics, and the ugly things in this world, but I am often reminded that there are kind and loving people too. I read this story on Tumblr, and had to share:
A while back my pharmacist saw my deadname on my profile and accidentially called it out, he corrected and deleted my deadname from the system so only my preferred name shows up now. There was a crowd of people behind me, so as he hands over the pills he apologized, in equal tone and volume as when he called my deadname and lied saying it's been a long day and he didn't mean to call out -his own- name. I quietly told him it was fine and he didn't need to do that for my sake.
His response: "No, it's my name now."
I went to the pharmacist yesterday, his nametag is my deadname. He informed me he's immigrating and in the process he's changed his first name to my deadname to have an English sounding name. That's why he's now able to get a reprint of his nametag to be my deadname. And repeated, with the intense seriousness of someone who is going to die on this hill: "It's mine now. Not yours. I'm taking." His tone indicated that decision is final.
Bro literally deadnamed me once, and has committed to flat out stealing my deadname. It's his now. Legally. Officially. I over heard his co-workers call him by the name.
-talisidekick
Dan Jones shared 9 months ago
Aurora Borealis -- Bat-Signal edition 🦇 !
#aurora #AuroraBorealis #astrophotography #Space #AstroDon #astronomy #NorthernLights #BatSignal
📷 :https://www.reddit.com/r/space/comments/1fh6rj0/the_aurora_30_minutes_ago_above_my_house_in_north/
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Photograph from source in toot showing bright green aurora in the night sky. There is a bat-like shaped area of the aurora.
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/scientific-american-endorses-joe-biden1/
Just a reminder: four years ago Scientific American endorsed a presidential candidate for the first time in its 175-year history.
At the time, they endorsed Joe Biden because Trump's anti-science rhetoric and policies resulted in the needless death of millions from the pandemic.
Trump has not improved on the last four years. He continues to spread disinformation on countless topics, making life worse for others. His latest nonsense lies about Haitian immigrants is just one of countless examples.
Dan Jones shared 9 months ago
True self-care is not bath salts and chocolate cake, it’s making the choice to build a life you don’t need to escape from. ~ Brianna Wiest
Dan Jones shared 9 months ago
For my fellow Chicago Peeps 😹
No ketchup!
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A photo of The Wieners Circle sign in Chicago. The top is a Vienna Beef hot dog with a yellow background. The bottom says: "IMMIGRANTS EAT OUR DOGS"
Dan Jones shared 9 months ago
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Pinky and the Brain where Pinky asks "what are we going to do tonight Brain?" and Brain responds "Create a concept of a plan to take over the world!"
Dan Jones shared 9 months ago
I am looking for a new job opportunity as developer and/or linux administrator:
* location flexible
* 10+ years professional experience
* languages: DE, EN
FOSS references in my GH profile.
CV on request via mail.
Boosts welcome :)
Dan Jones shared 9 months ago
Illegal aliens are eating your pets.
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Alien ALF with a cat sandwich.
Dan Jones shared 9 months ago
To be fair to Trump, I also think it should be illegal for people to make fun of me or tell me I'm wrong
Dan Jones shared 9 months ago
Scientists have begin studying the effects of marijuana on sea birds
So far they’ve left no tern unstoned.
Dan Jones shared 9 months ago
Harris right now, killing a baby in his 78th year. 😅
I started working at my current job three weeks ago. That was after three months of being laid off.
It was not my first choice, but it was the first company to offer me a job. And it paid more than my previous job. But the benefits are not great, and the work is not exactly what I wanted to be doing. I'm certainly capable of doing it (been doing it for years), and it's not going to make me miserable. But I wanted to expand my experience a bit more, and this job won't give me that.
Well, last week, another company that I'd interviewed at offered me a job.
It's for more pay, and better benefits, and the work is more in line with what I was hoping for.
I certainly didn't want to quit my new job after just one month, but it seems like I'm going to. This is an opportunity I can't really pass up, and it's really going to help me better provide for my family.
But I really like my new boss here, and I'm not sure how I'm going to tell them that I'm leaving. I did tell the new job that I wouldn't be able to start until the end of this month, so that gives me some time. It even gives me some time to back out if I really feel like I have to.
It's quite the conundrum, and I'm not looking forward to giving notice. I've never liked giving notice before, but this time feels especially bad.
Dan Jones shared 9 months ago
Here's a pretty thing: Defrag, the Game. #gaming #oldschool https://defrag-game.com/
Dan Jones shared 9 months ago
Friend 1: what are your plans on Saturday?
Friend 2: my wife and I are gonna shop for some new glasses.
Friend 1: and what about afterward?
Friend 2: we’ll see.
Dan Jones shared 9 months ago
Computer Chronicles - PDAs (1998)
https://archive.org/details/CC1638PDAS
My sons (ages 7 and 9) share a room, and have been difficult going to bed lately. They're often up well after we send them to bed, making a lot of noise and keeping everyone else awake.
They're a little old to be reading kids' bedtime stories to them, so I tried a different approach tonight.
I read them The Raven by Edgar Allen Poe, with as much pathos as I could muster.
It seemed to work. They are quiet now, and I expect will be fully asleep soon.
Dan Jones shared 9 months 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 9 months ago
Kill it with kindness. And if that fails, kill it with sharp sticks or knives.
Welcome... to Night Vale.