Notices by Katy Swain (katyswain@mastodon.social)

@portugeek @Daojoan Something from @pluralistic I'm always quoting:

"Quantitative disciplines – physics, math, and (especially) computer sci­ence – make a pretense of objectivity. They make very precise measure­ments of everything that can be measured precisely, assign deceptively precise measurements to things that can’t be measured precisely, and jet­tison the rest on the grounds that you can’t do mathematical operations on it."

@jaythurbershow Reagan/Clinton deindustrialisation/financialisation is the macro equivalent of stock-pumping mass layoffs that trade long-term viability for short-term profitability.

The current pivot to fascism is a last-ditch appeal to brand loyalty to buy time to pick the bones of the last shreds of value.

@pluralistic

@Natasha_Jay @goatsarah I'm so glad I haven't read the books, because I'm just innocently enjoying this like nobody's business.

@evan Says the person who took fediverse 1.0 to VC funders and turned it into "Enterprise Social Software".

https://web.archive.org/web/20120612121941/http://status.net/

Then the money ran out, as did you.

You could be telling that story over and over again as a cautionary tale, instead of kidding on that you're some kind of flawless elder statesman.

@jackwilliambell @pluralistic I want to get this printed out on a card, go back to the spectacularly anglo and bigoted suburb where I was raised, and stand on the corner handing it out to everyone who passes (or more productively standing in the middle of the road flinging them into every open car window that passes - nobody walks), until I'm lynched:

'Maybe the word that upsets me most is the word “we” — if you use the word “we,” and you’re not talking about eight billion people, fuck you.'

There are times when a non-explanation requires the persistence of a 3-year-old. ("But why?")

"We understand that some audiences prefer to access our content via #RSS feeds. However, as we increasingly require greater control of our content and its distribution, RSS feeds are no longer being updated."

https://help.abc.net.au/hc/en-us/articles/6147104938383-Why-are-RSS-feeds-no-longer-being-updated

Yes, but why? Auntie, why?

#ABC

@Shrigglepuss When I was looking to put together my current desktop I went to a local shop and the kids there honestly thought I was joking when I said I wanted something to last a decade. My last computer did 8 years and I only replaced it because I used to live by the sea, and I was down to my last working USB port due to rust.

Got the current one from a GNU/Linux specialist. Installing Debian was a dream. Didn't need a single non-free driver. How it should be.

https://www.linuxnow.com.au

@tregeagle Not initially, but as nobody would let me move for a while, all I could do was crack jokes. This is a goldmine that will keep me in material until the next stupid thing I do. I'm the comedy gift that keeps on giving.

Well that was a palaver. Went to my improv comedy class this afternoon. Brought it to an early conclusion by losing my balance, banging my head on the wall on my way down and covering myself in blood.

A lot of fuss later, I don't seem to require stitches; just superficial bruising and swelling, a couple of slight nicks, and deep embarrassment.

What are we going to do for an encore?

At least I got my first theatrical review. Well, technically my first incident report.

@BethanyBlack Duly chastened and noted. Unintended, but thoughtless. Sorry.

@BethanyBlack If I'm excited about a social interaction ("event" or "occasion" are terms too grand for anything I'm likely to be involved in), I find myself compulsively gaming it out and rehearsing all the witty banter I'm likely to require.

So when the curtain finally rises I'm struck dumb by sheer exhaustion and the feeling that I'm repeating myself.

(I've never sought a diagnosis of Asperger's or ADHD, because things are bad enough without having to leap to my feet and cry "trans bingo!")