guess I'll post my own #introduction, even tho I've been on-and-off of the fediverse since 2016.
I'm Amy Star, aka AmyZenunim, aka Alice D., aka StarWitch.
I'm an esoteric-anarchist witch with too many hobbies, including: embedded electronics, cosplay, music composing, gamedev, and motorcycling. I'm also an incorrigible Touhou Project fan. #touhou
my programming language of choice is C. I am also (begrudgingly) a Golang developer.
Did Coca-Cola create Santa Claus?
https://www.coca-colacompany.com/faqs/did-coca-cola-invent-santa
I love the randomness of the #federated #timeline. It’s the pure #chronologicaltimeline I’ve always wanted from a social media tool. Right now it’s just a #worldwide #celebration of #christmas shared between total strangers. No #celebrities, no #influencers, just #people.
Any #artists out there with #recommendations for #magnifying lamps for #drawing?
Today I present you the MAGESTIC Taiwan Blue Magpie!
While beautiful, they are not afraid of people and they have strong nest defense behavior. According to locals, it is not uncommon for them to swoop down onto humans from trees and peck their heads!
📷 Danny Khoo Photography, 2018
#birds #bird #photography #photos #photo #nature #amazing #taiwan #bluemagpie #headpeckers!
Also some helpful notes, and never forget that trans men and some nonbinary people may need abortion access too. It’s not just a “women’s issue”. It’s a reproductive health issue. https://twitter.com/ncjw/status/1521640752983511059
"Say not,
“I have found the truth,”
but rather,
“I have found a truth.”
Say not,
“I have found the path of the soul.”
Say rather,
“I have met the soul
walking upon my path.”
For the soul walks upon all paths.
The soul walks not upon a line,
neither does it grow like a reed.
The soul unfolds itself,
like a lotus of countless petals..."
I do not mind having a 1x/1080p/non-retina monitor, but sometimes when I'm taking screenshots I wish I could temporarily get the computer to *pretend* it was rendering at 2x. It seems like this at minimum shouldn't be hard when taking screenshots of web pages. I wonder if there's a Chrome plugin for it already.
Before i pop a Xanax and get ready for Christmas Eve with my family, here’s a gentle PSA:
There is no wrong way to Mastodon. This isn’t the Blue Bird of Hostility app. Being kind to new users helps further the community. Starting out with telling people what they should and shouldn’t do is tacky and rude. Welcome people into the fold. Help them out. Be kind-we’ve all started over at one point or another.
Merry Christmas ya filthy animals.
Xoxo
Jenn
I know I'm like 16 years late to this party, but I could never get into the text version of #DwarfFortress. The game itself sounds fascinating, but I couldn't ever get enough time to invest in understanding the interface.
But now, as of earlier this month, the developers have released a graphical version of the game. I spent entirely too much time yesterday playing it. It's amazing: the detail, the depth, the seemingly endless world of possibility.
A consciousness somehow associated with matter.
Posting about culture, philosophy, politics, AI Art Tools, NaNoWriMo, Software Development occasionally, the relationship of consciousness to matter.
Degrees in Philosophy and Computer Science, once had a US TS/SCI(redacted) clearance, radical-for-the-US politics, ex-Libertarian, zen-buddhist-pantheist-atheist.
Google employee, but I do not speak for Google in any way.
If your profile tells me nothing about you, it's less likely I'll follow you (back).
Header: abstract smoky patterns
pfp: Adorable weird piglet / delirium cultist... thing. In a hoodie.