Notices by CartyBoston (cartyboston@mastodon.roundpond.net)

Europeans going off on Americans like they choose where they live.

I was a VP, Eng in some Boston startups, the VCs cared about what I did but we did not hang.

Personalitywise they were just like JD Vance.

Yeah, it's not good.

@JessTheUnstill yes! Employers used to bend over backwards to insist that positions had been eliminated and layoffs were *not* based on performance because they were worried about being sued for circumventing reasonable performance management practice.

"Cruel" is a strong word and it's appropriate here.

Jesus, #Google sucks, what a bunch of snivelling cowards.

I can't remember to shave but I can send an email using telnet.

Today's Shitty Person One blames today's Shitty Person Two while we watch, chained in our seats.

My take on H1Bs? They don't matter, they never mattered, they will never matter.

Stay tuned for more of my spicy takes on what you choose to get upset about.

@aral

Yes, for me the bros coming to prominence in our industry was a profound loss.

I came of age in a tech culture, that while not very diverse, was open, welcoming, and supportive.

"Tech" today is a sewer, a huge part of the larger problems we face.

Oh, except for here 😜 .

@randahl the American right kissing up to Putin is one of the most unusual things that has happened in my lifetime.

*All* they care about is their money, it's revolting.

Learning Javascript is hard and it's stupid.

Learning to make pastry - even a simple pie crust - is hard and it's glorious.

Choose carefully.

@rysiek People think they work for "managers", but by definition they work for investors.

#Spotify is not a "music streaming service" you sweet summer child.

Spotify is a "give your money to Joe Rogan while fucking artists" service.

@_elena @stefan On my instance by far the largest space consumer is cached media files attached to posts.

If you reduce the time media is cached and someone needs it, it's simply refetched.

If you do one thing that should be it, the posts themselves are tiny.

@mekkaokereke @bumblebeedc

Remember *both* Clintons and "superpredators"? I do.

@philip_cardella @mekkaokereke @bumblebeedc

It landed on me as a critique of Joe Biden in particular. It sounds to me like the three of us are already fighting (and agreeing about) a larger battle.

@philip_cardella @mekkaokereke @bumblebeedc

Yes, he hurt people, and he was part of a much larger movement that still exists and includes may seated Democrats and all Republicans, let's focus.

@philip_cardella @mekkaokereke @bumblebeedc

Sure. But no other pretend Democratic President (name them, it's fun: Hillary Clinton? Kamala Harris? Pete Buttigieg?) would pardon them either.

It's not just Biden, it's the (my) party.

@philip_cardella @mekkaokereke @bumblebeedc

"I'm talking about commuting 40 death sentences to life in prison, not pardoning"

That's an important point, thanks. I still fear (more than I am confident) I am right.

@mekkaokereke @bumblebeedc

"there is no modern politician on planet earth more responsible for mass incarceration than Joe Biden"

I don't give a flying fuck about Joe Biden and I think I can see your point maybe, but that's a patently ridiculous troll.

How were his positions different from e.g. Bill Clinton?

I grew up in a world with no search engines and no targeted advertising, you are just going to have to trust me it was fucking *fine*.