Today, on Transgender Day of Remembrance, we honor and remember the trans lives lost to transphobic violence. Holding space in silence and solidarity. Tonight at 6:30pm, Councilmember Alexis Mercedes Rinck will issue a proclamation in the Seattle Municipal Tower at 700 5th Ave, Room 3408, if you're able to attend. #TDOR#TransRightsAreHumanRights
The #cat finished eating breakfast, went into the living room, walked to the couch, put his face right up to it, and meowed into the fabric. Sir… are you trying to talk to the couch? Should I be worried who answers back? #CatsOfMastodon
Seattle's LGBTQ Commission has been shaping policy since 1985 🌈 From influencing nondiscrimination laws to championing trans health equity, the Commission has helped shape some of Seattle's most progressive policies. Want to help shape Seattle's future? Apply: https://www.seattle.gov/boards-and-commissions#2SLGBTQIA#LGBTQ#LGBTQIA
Imagine a world where every user controls their computer - not the other way around. That's what @fsf works for. Support the future of freedom in tech by helping them reach $400,000 by January 1: https://fsf.org/donate#FreeSoftware#SoftwareFreedom
On this day 35 years ago (Nov 12, 1990), Tim Berners-Lee published the formal proposal for the World Wide Web. But 8 years ago, on July 7, 2017, Tim Berners-Lee approved the Encrypted Media Extensions (EME) specification, bringing DRM into the web standard. #OnThisDay#DRM
On this day November 11 1982: Space Shuttle Columbia was launched from Kennedy Space Center, marking the first operational mission of the Space Shuttle program. The successful mission showed the world what the Space Shuttle fleet could accomplish and laid the groundwork for decades of human spaceflight achievements and helped usher in a new era of routine orbital missions, satellite deployment, and scientific experimentation. #SpaceHistory#NASA#SpaceShuttle#OnThisDay
The overhead PA on the city bus dings and the automated voice announces: "NE Campus Parkway and Brooklyn Avenue NE. University of Washington." It must be day 2 of #SeaGL. 🚍
One of the greatest mysteries of our time is how folks trust a random corporation's code they can't see, yet recoil when I whisper, 'Let's share the source'. #FreeSoftware#SoftwareFreedom
Daylight Saving Time is government's way of proving it can literally steal an hour and give it back later with no interest. Next up: Monday Lending Program - return your weekend in 4-6 business days.
If you know, you know. "This product includes software developed by the University of California, Berkeley and its contributors." #FreeSoftware#SoftwareFreedom
Advocating for #FreeSoftware as an ethical imperative. Lover of #Cats. #InteractiveFiction enthusiast and #StarTrek fan. #Gay and proud! #Tech enthusiast. Commissioner on the #Seattle #LGBTQ Commission but posts are my own. 🌈 🌍🐈Posts are CC-BY-SA either version 4.0 of the License, or (at your option) any later version. See https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/#fedi22 #freeculture #gnu #gnulinux