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[mordel] in many places. Always in it for the social side. Software and engineering (sometimes at the same time). Bad at games, especially in cardboard. Moikka ja terve. https://hachyderm.io/@mordel
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1. On Friday Night, it became apparent that historic LGBTQ+ clinic Whitman-Walker in DC had erased trans care and resources from it's website. The stated reason is harmful to us all. I make my case against it, and other orgs, erasing us for federal dollars. Subscribe to support my journalism.

I'm so geeked to listen to this, two incredibly great humans!

Why is #SiteReliabilityEngineering its own discipline? What makes #SRE different from other aspects of the software industry? Today I had an example I wanted to share about the thought process that goes into my SRE work.

For weeks I've been looking for a novella or short story I read years ago, and I finally found it on accident. Searches didn't help, LLM conversations didn't help. Where was it? Humble Bundle. A book I bought there in 2014. I'm delighted!

Trans people deserve better than this. They deserve dignity, autonomy, and the same freedom as anyone else to be who they are. We as a culture have failed them, and until Trans folks are free to make their own choices, none of us are.

Was looking through old boxes and found this gem of a deck. 62 cards, 15 lands, no synergy. And red. So clearly it is MY deck. Can anyone from 1999 fix this? #magicthegathering #mtg

Hi you don’t have to post it. And you don’t have to re-post it. And you can think about the fact that Jewish people are gonna be traumatized every single time you make us see it over and over and over and over. You can just not post it.

Folks are mostly missing the forest for the trees re: the recent Meta announcement. Specifically, the focus on the move from fact checking to community notes. There two different changes that are a much bigger deal that have received less focus. 🧵 1/11

A #magicthegathering household: Kid: I have a #mtg card but I don’t think it’s a commander. It’s not legendary. Me: then it’s not a #commander Them: it’s like “Balos”? Me: huh I don’t know that one. *searching* Them: All I remember is it’s also “the Deceiver” Me: NICOL BOLAS YOU ASSHOLE

Over the last month, 206 authors, critics, editors, and diehard readers came together to vote on the best transfeminine literature of 2024. This is the inaugural TFR Reader’s Choice Awards! 🥳