Notices by Robert Kingett (weirdwriter@caneandable.social)

My theory is they don't read. I can't stand their comment writing even, I'd hate to actually speak to one of them! Christ! @ShadowJonathan @soatok

The one thing I wish #Mastodon and the #Fediverse understood about places like Facebook is the fact the social network itself isn't liked, nor popular, But people *love, love, love, love* private, and let me repeat this, private, groups like the below.

Disability Support and Self-advocacy in HUD, Section 8 & Low-Income Housing
Private group

Not everyone wants to talk to the whole internet. This is something the Fediverse needs to understand if they want to help bring folks over here.

One of my beta readers thinks I have invented a new romance trope, but I can assure you I did not. In my book, a partner clips the protagonist toenails with such care and tenderness that it is an act of love and non-sexual intimacy. She wants to call it body care but i’m pretty sure there’s an official, industry standard, name for this existing trope. Does anyone know what this is? I can assure you I did not invent this trope. #Romance #RomanceLandia

My Refrigerator Thinks I'm in a Cult https://weirdwritings.pinecast.co/episode/635a3d6c/my-refrigerator-thinks-i-m-in-a-cult #Audio #Podcast #Podcasts

If you read Why "Happy Ever After" is Radical Restorative Justice and liked it, my newsletter is here and also has RSS https://buttondown.com/weirdwriter #Newsletter #MailingList

The KIDS Act Would Require Age Checks To Get Online https://www.techdirt.com/2026/06/26/the-kids-act-would-require-age-checks-to-get-online/ #Privacy

I was at my local Social Security office applying for survivors benefits and, out of nowhere, Karen just had to yell in the back about how my account needed extra scrutiny because I was a sneaky person.

I guess she's still holding a grudge over my fax outsmarting?

But she interrupted the lengthy interview to interrogate me about my mailing address. My mailing address is a snail mail to email system, because the American Social Security administration isn't fully accessible and still, still, sends documents via paper, or on antiquated CDs with document files on the CDs. I don't like CDs lying around my house, so I don't have that option. I don't know enough Braille, yet, to read the Braille notices, but her condescension was sucking the air out of the room.

A 20 minute back and forth ensued, wherein she railed about how I was not allowed to have a mailing address that's different from my physical address. My calm but annoyed rebukes were proof, in her eyes, that I should not be treated with kindness.

She loved making me feel small, in front of all her workers.

But it is true. Fellow minorities stick up for each other, sometimes.

Luckily, other workers saw through her bullshit and clapped when she ranted about how I was the reason the fax machine hasn’t been working as it once did because of my malicious compliance.

Still, I was no badass, in person, I'm afraid. I was tired. I was worn down. I didn't have the publications on hand so had to recall them from memory. This isn't easy to do when one is tired. I think the minority workers knew what she was doing because many came over to assist the new girl, I suspect, speed up the applications.

I was grateful they didn't ask to detail the family abuse, they just asked me how long I’d been separated from my mother and how long has it been since I initiated no contact.

I was more grateful for that grace than they could ever know.

Background. https://sightlessscribbles.com/posts/the-paperwork-flood/

#Disability #SocialSecurity

If you liked The Conversation of a Kiss follow the podcast via https://weirdwritings.pinecast.co #RSS #Podcast #Podcasts

AI is so unwanted that AI narrated audiobooks are less popular than J. K. Rowling the transphobe. Even on piracy websites. #AI #LLM

@Gargron Does this feature allow others to add me to a collection if I am on servers with older mastodon instances? Like mine? Or does it work across servers that aren't mastodon social, like how can someone add me to a collection if they are not on mastodon social or is it more universal?

Please, use a link! https://idiallo.com/blog/use-a-link-please #WebDev #Internet

I am Not in the EU, but even so, I think you and others should see https://blog.elenarossini.com/w-social-public-institutions-and-the-theater-of-european-digital-sovereignty/ @EUCommission

You cannot have our user's data https://sourcehut.org/blog/2025-04-15-you-cannot-have-our-users-data/ #Privacy #AI #LLM

Liked A Humble Welcome Note Without Cookies? I run my blog entirely on donations so give me money if you liked it! It helps pay for offline and online bills. https://sightlessscribbles.com/support/ #Donate #Help

While reading this, I thought, oh, he must be in the #Fediverse because this kind of thinking is extremely prominent over here. Nobody comprehend the difference between capitalism and commerce . What really made me laugh out loud was that all of these donation requests are optional that he is talking about. Nothing is behind a hard paywall in the examples . No, I Won't Buy You A Coffee https://hakkerman.eu/blog/i-wont-buy-you-a-coffee/ #Blogging #Blogs

We're obsessed with the idea that poor people might take more than they need,

but we never question why rich people are never satisfied with what they already have.

Remind me why you all trust this Proton Mail CEO with your encryption and privacy again? Aside from reports by others that their #Accessibility support is poor at best, here is their response to the talks of them sponsoring the videos of French far-right / fascist YouTuber Vincent Lapierre. https://old.reddit.com/r/ProtonMail/comments/1u05xs2/can_someone_from_protonmail_clarify_this_matter/oqgihvq/ #Privacy #Proton #ProtonMail

If you read The Acoustic Signature of Weather and liked it, my newsletter is here and also has RSS https://buttondown.com/weirdwriter #Newsletter #MailingList

Liked The Acoustic Signature of Weather? I run my blog entirely on donations so give me money if you liked it! It helps pay for offline and online bills. https://sightlessscribbles.com/support/ #Donate #Help

#Mamdani job description? Pressing that "do not funnel money to billionares" button.