LoriHC @lorihc@social.cleverlibre.org

People post because they want to vent, to share their frustration, to make others laugh or shake heads. If ppl post to get advice, they usually explicitly ask.

So: You want to give advice?

Has the person asked for it? No? Then don't.

But you really, really want to give advice! Still: no!

But your advice is really relevant! Still: no.

But you also know the person well (you follow them & they you & you interacted): ask if they want advice. If they don't explicitly say yes - it's still a no.

The #accessibility team at Apple has two new full time software engineering positions available: one for systems engineering and one focusing on Apple Vision Pro. Feel free to introduce yourself via DM with a CV if interested!

note: These roles are in Cupertino, CA.

https://jobs.apple.com/en-us/details/200509489/accessibility-engineer-apple-vision-pro?team=SFTWR

https://jobs.apple.com/en-us/details/200509344/apple-accessibility-systems-engineer?team=SFTWR

Hellooooo again social media!

We just opened up Apple Vision Pro developer labs in NYC and Sydney :D I'll be there for some of the New York labs! Weeeeee

https://developer.apple.com/visionos/labs/?cid=c00089-M00183-EN

@williampietri
It's cars. It's always cars.

Both Monkeybrains and the preschool feel entitled to free parking on a plot of land that neither owns.

It's almost like every problem in every city ends up being because of cars. I'm starting to think that maybe cars are bad.

Cars make people DERANGED.

Has Rudy Rucker assaulted anyone over parking lately?

You have no idea how brutal this campaign has been… They put everything they had into this, all their power, state institutions, state media, all their hate, lies, piles of money. And they still lost.

They pissed off people so much that there was a record turnout, so many young people went to vote.

No one expected it would look like this, polling stations weren't prepared. Some people voted at 2-3am, 6 hours after the deadline (!), after waiting in queues for hours in the cold…

As Halloween approaches, it’s time for the annual public health reminder:
1. Drugs in candy is remarkably rare, and lethal items in candy even moreso.
2. What does kill kids on Halloween is cars (and the drivers of said cars).

Be careful driving, give little kids light-up or reflective stuff for their costumes, and if you’re gonna have booze, take an Uber or walk. None of us working on Halloween want to see dead Kermit or flat Elsa.

Pedestrians, it should be our right to be distracted. It should be our right to walk and listen to music / look at the sky / cute dogs / snowflakes and not worry about getting killed. Nothing about that is dangerous except for CARS. Don't let them make you believe you are the problem.

Our #health #software team at #apple is hiring! This is an awesome position for someone to begin (or re-begin) a technical career. Please note the role is NOT remote - but can be in the SF Bay Area or San Diego.
#FediHire
https://jobs.apple.com/en-us/details/200503704/health-software-screener?team=SFTWR

Lucy (left) and Nicholas (right)
#dogsofmastodon
#catsofmastodon

The way I love putting it is "The best way to be a 10x engineer is to make 10 other people twice as productive. And it's the only way you'll ever be a 1000x engineer."

My team is hiring;

https://jobs.apple.com/en-us/details/200503910/photos-apps-and-user-experience-software-engineer

Not disclosed in the job description: you might have to work with me which might or might not be considered as a benefit. 🙂

Another entry for the “Falsehoods Programmers Believe About Names” list, this time from Iberia

Not all heroes wear capes. https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2023/10/22-year-old-firefox-tooltip-bug-fixed-in-a-few-lines-offering-hope-to-us-all/

Just a reminder that we don’t have to argue with people on the Internet when they’re wrong.

I hate drivers that creep up to crosswalks so much. It’s so easy for a driver to slip their foot from the brake (or clutch) and hit a pedestrian. Just stop. You can wait a few seconds.

Read this one:

How not to cover Trump's 2024 campaign

“Even if the press is not interviewing Trump or another politician — such as Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, who is too afraid to face reporters one on one — this strategy of having hard evidence ready and using it well has become essential to reporting on their statements and campaigns. Again, we are now annotators.”
https://www.latimes.com/opinion/story/2023-10-07/donald-trump-2024-campaign-president-media-press-ron-desantis-primary-election

"You're doing protesting wrong. Here's how to do a protest..."

You're doing protest critique wrong. Here's how to do protest critique: do the ideal protest your damn self or shut the fuck up