dwagenk @dwagenk@fosstodon.org

Apropos of nothing: regular reminder, especially for people in IT/Eng: you don't make it anywhere by working 80 hours a week and being available 24/7.

Your org will thank you for your dedication, expect it from everyone else on your team, and call it "normal" from then on, not reward you. Not in any real tangible way anyway. I've seen it a dozen times in my so many years in the industry.

Overworking like this leads to the org expecting your co-workers do the same, and masks understaffing issues that lead to not having proof you need to demand additional hires to shoulder the load. You're doing yourself no favor and harming everyone else.

If you can't get your workload done in a normal work week that is a management problem. Make it a management problem as much as you can.

You are entitled to, and absolutely should, unplug when you go home for the day. If your org discourages this, that is a problem.

Demand security of your own personal time. If your job requires on-call, demand a clear on-call procedure and clear escalation policy that outlines WHEN and WHY you can be contacted off-hours. Push back on its necessity if you can and finally enforce it if it's comfortable.

If your org uses Slack or similar, set your quiet hours. If you have a separate work device or software, shut it off off the clock.

I can't stress any of this enough.

PS: Unionize, damnit!

I slept like a normal human being for the first time in weeks and damn does it feel good. 🥳

#insomnia #victory

apparently github doesn't like my advent account

periodic reminder not to use github for anything important

Got myself an htop T-shirt. :) #htop

Geschäftsmodelle, die auf Tracking von BürgerInnen basieren, sind KEINE digitale Innovation, sondern sollten für die Digitalpolitik ein No-Go sein. Eine freiheitliche digitale Gesellschaft braucht die Unbeobachtetheit von Kommunikation und Informationsgewinnung #ausGründen

Rustfest workshop idea: how to unionise your workplace

This small cat picture represents a huge step forward for Spectrum (https://spectrum-os.org).

It is a window of a graphical application running inside an unprivileged VM, seamlessly drawn on the host system’s window manager just like any other window.

This is done using virtio-wayland, a technology invented for Chrome OS. I think it has huge potential, but to my knowledge, this is the first time it has been used outside Chrome OS (it was a real pain to port).

Thanks @puckipedia for the help!

#ourStreets

Tired: FAANG
Wired: APOCALYPSE -- Apple, Pinterest, Oracle, Cisco, Alphabet, LinkedIn, Yahoo, Pixar, Salesforce, Ebay

I think the three R's (Reduce, Reuse, Recycle) are missing a critical fourth R. (Reduce, Reuse, Repair, Recycle)

Because whenever you look at any book or site to choose a given name from, it's usually divided in half: names for boys, and names for girls. They might have a section for gender neutral names, but it will only have a dozen names in it. Like it's only an afterthought. This gives the impression that that's all there is to choose from. It gives the message that virtually everyone must fit into a clearly-defined box of masculine or feminine.

Because some nonbinary people prefer to choose names that seem neither masculine nor feminine. We need to know that our options are more than to either choose from only a dozen neutral names, or use a name that makes our gender expression seem to align with a masculinity or femininity that may not suit us.

Because women notice just a bit less gender-based job discrimination when they apply for jobs under a gender neutral name, and in other professional communications. This can help narrow the gap in male-dominated fields.

Because transgender people have to deal with just a bit less risk and difficulty during their transition if they were given gender neutral names when they were born. Then they can take their time choosing a feminine or masculine name, if they prefer to do so.

Because I think parents will be more likely to give their children gender neutral names if they can easily find enough such names to choose from. I think that could help parents feel accepting of children who turn out gender nonconforming or transgender.

Because it matters to break up the gender binary in society. Given names are one of the places where we can see assumptions about the gender binary engrained in society and in personal presentation.

@kattascha Ich bin mal gespannt, ob die SPD wieder sozial und demokratisch wird.

@uint8_t @Alex83 total deaths are a bit hard to calculate given the unsolved issue of nuclear waste. As long as there is no solution for that we are gambling with the health and safety of generations to come.

@corbin

I like the simple mobile tools

https://www.simplemobiletools.com/

Hey all, I'm writing a post about the best open-source alternatives to Google's Android apps. I already have a lot of the big ones (Firefox, ProtonMail, K-9 Mail, Signal, etc.), any more suggestions?

#android #oss

github button that allows you to select a generic male name and avatar to send PRs as in order to avoid dumb bikesheddy mansplainy comments

Jemand hat mich ohne meine Einwilligung auf eine Newsletter-Liste gesetzt. Ich sage mal so: Ganz, ganz, ganz schlechte Idee. 🤓

Die „Meinungsfreiheit“-Fraktion im Einsatz gegen kritischen Journalismus.

RT @MatthiasMeisner@twitter.com

Der #AfD-Politiker #Chrupalla habe den Kreisverband #Görlitz wie eine Sekte geführt, Kritiker seien mundtot gemacht worden - das wollte @Frontal21@twitter.com gestern Abend dokumentieren. Doch nach einer Intervention des Kandidaten für die Gauland-Nachfolge kippte das @ZDF@twitter.com den Beitrag

🐦🔗: https://twitter.com/MatthiasMeisner/status/1199578979386175488

Sind Polizisten die besseren Zeugen?
Ein Forscher ist der Frage nachgegangen.
https://www.lto.de/recht/justiz/j/polizeibeamte-zeugen-strafverfahren-aussagen-besonders-zuverlaessig/