Phillip Winn @pwinn@social.cleverlibre.org
- Pronouns
- he/him
- Pronounce
- like "Quinn"
Love conquers fear
#nerdery #books #puzzles #ttrpg #anime #Christian #feminist #antiracist #photography #sudoku #golang #python #OpenWeb #AIart #GenshinImpact #tfr
Joined Nov 2022
Phillip Winn
boosted
Tea and salad
Midjourney 4 AI Art
#stablediffusion #dalle2 #dalle #aiart #nightcafe #midjourney
Phillip Winn
boosted
This made the rounds when I said it on Twitter but it bears repeating:
The people who need to hear pacifist opinions on violence are the powerful, not the powerless.
The phrase is "speak truth to power," not "lecture people who've lived under state violence for centuries."
Phillip Winn
boosted
Another #PixelArt daily done! :) Desolate beauty.
You can grab the full-quality versions (for free) here: https://ko-fi.com/i/IJ3J7I86O1
My commissions are always open, so feel free to send me a message :)
ENJOY!
#mastoArt #digitalArt #fediArt #art #landscape #wallpaper #creativeToots #gameDev
Phillip Winn
boosted
Any visitor to Berlin must be struck by the frank and painful public reminders, large and small, of the most shameful episodes in Germany’s history. And struck, by contrast, at how we Americans bury ours. https://mstdn.social/@DidiQ/109761708440056795
@imklg @stux I guess what I worry about is that blaming the algorithm let’s us all off the hook. I’ve seen bad behavior here on mastodon, too, where there is no algorithm and no advertising. Those things may have made that site exceptionally execrable, but they’re not necessary for people to behave horribly toward others, unfortunately.
For this to be a good place, we all have to occasionally choose to swallow the first witty reply that leaps to mind. All of us. We have to choose to be kind.
Phillip Winn
boosted
“Actions speak louder than words” ok then the action I’d like you to take is to speak better words
@imklg @stux I am not sure the algorithm is the problem. Online interaction seems to so often involve “forgetting” that the other person is a person. Apparently it’s easy to hate a group when you don’t remember that every group is made up of individual people.
It’s heart-breaking, but I don’t think it’s just the algorithm.
@jaredwhite @palafo @aelman @davew @davidtoddmccarty @overcastfm
What is the current alternative, especially given that Apple's podcast market share is apparently under 50%? A quick search turned up https://podcastindex.org/ which seemed promising, and an attempt to use DNS for a distributed https://openpodcastdirectory.org/ but it seems like the routine is still to go around and submit new feeds to all the different sites, including Apple's?
Phillip Winn
boosted
For the most part, US police don't do what TV shows and the news tell you they do.
They don't run in schools to save children from gunmen.
They don't recover stolen goods.
They don't protect you from domestic violence before it happens.
They don't solve sexual assault cases.
What they do with all those billions of dollars is beat up poor Black folk and extract money from them through fines, tickets, court fees, unpaid prison labor, and theft.
That's the job. And it doesn't keep you safer.
I have finally found a sauce I prefer to the traditional Huy Fong "Cock Sauce" Sriracha. Diamondback Texafied Sriracha is better. It's just better.
Huy Fong is still excellent for when I'm out and about at restaurants, and I've still got a big bottle in my fridge, plus those packets, but more and more I'm reaching for the Diamondback.
That's one good thing about H-E-B opening stores in the Dallas area. I would never have learned about Diamondback otherwise.
https://www.heb.com/product-detail/diamondback-sriracha-hot-chile-sauce/1978313
Phillip Winn
boosted
With all the recent tech layoffs, I am reminded of this idea:
Workers feel they have no need to organize in prosperous times when work is abundant and wages are fair.
Workers feel they have no Ability to organize in lean times, when layoffs are abundant and wages are contracting.
In both cases, we are wrong. The best time to start organizing was years ago, but the next best time is now.
I don't care what industry you're in, or how comfortable your job is.
The people, united, will never be defeated.
Phillip Winn
boosted
A great write up from The Verge:
"When I asked him about the similarities in the company statements, his answer was succinct: the tech companies are copying each other. “I think Peter Drucker [who is widely known as a father of management thinking] was quoted as saying something to the effect of ... thinking is hard work, which is why most managers don’t do it,” Pfeffer told me."
https://www.theverge.com/2023/1/26/23571659/tech-layoffs-facebook-google-amazon
Phillip Winn
boosted
Important story.
‘Thousands of Men Have Come Home Because of Him’ https://politi.co/3HeyZ6I via @politico
Phillip Winn
boosted
Do you have any understanding of how awesome you are?
Just think of all the things that you’ve dealt with in your life. All of the things that you’ve gone through, around, past, under, over.
You’ve dealt with so many things. Both large and small. You probably are dealing with things right now. And there’s no reason to believe that you won’t or can’t deal with those too.
Never forget how strong you really are.
Phillip Winn
boosted
“I’ve been trying to reach you about your car’s extended warranty. Have you not gotten my messages?”
Phillip Winn
boosted
Phillip Winn
boosted
Happy #BlackFriday y'all!
Let's talk about a black guitar player that is criminally underrated: Ernie Isley.
The man is absolutely one of the greatest to ever pick up a guitar. His solo on the Isley Brothers cover of Summer Breeze gives me chills every time I hear it.
#GiveHimHisFlowers #AltBlackGirl #BlackFriday #BlackMastodon #BlackJoy #GuitarSolo #GuitarHistory #GuitarLegends #RockandRoll #RnB #Soul #SoulMusic
Phillip Winn
boosted
I'm staying oldskool this #BlackFriday with more Donny Hathaway and his stirring #BlackLove song "She Is My Lady"
This 1971 jam is how you do this soulful, gospel love song thing.
#BlackMastodon #soul #music #BlackMusic @blackmastodon@a.gup.pe @BlackMastodon@chirp.social
@pschiller Next task for us as a community is to help with how to provide image descriptions for all images so people can boost your posts with accessibility in mind!
Phillip Winn
boosted
1. History is not there for you to like or dislike.
2. History is there for you to learn from it.
3. History offends you? Even better. Then you are less likely to repeat it.
Read this out loud, then read it again. Then teach it to your children and grandchildren.
- Pronouns
- he/him
- Pronounce
- like "Quinn"
Love conquers fear
#nerdery #books #puzzles #ttrpg #anime #Christian #feminist #antiracist #photography #sudoku #golang #python #OpenWeb #AIart #GenshinImpact #tfr
Joined Nov 2022
