💾 viv 💽 @viv@cybre.space

"If you’re not represented by the heroes and the civilians, that leaves two choices: accept that people like you don’t exist in that world, or lay claim to the creatures the status quo fears. [...]

"It doesn’t all boil down to power and menace. There’s a subversion in taking something unknown and feared and making it gentle and protective. In taking that which is labeled monstrous and naming it lovable."

https://www.autostraddle.com/nessie-is-my-girlfriend-what-is-it-with-queer-people-and-cryptids-420335/

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USA Today made a version of their site for EU visitors that's compliant with the GDPR

https://eu.usatoday.com

Without:
- ads
- tracking
- personalization
- javascript

It seriously makes me want to check that site from time to time for news. If their point was "see how bad it would be if we didn't do all this stuff?" it's doing the opposite of what it wants because yes, I love this website, that's how I want it and every other one to be like

debatable

This is too much power

baby beans

I wrote something about Mastodon's governance.

https://discourse.joinmastodon.org/t/mastodon-project-governance/215/21

I AM A COMPUTER — ICONS OF BEIGE by docubyte.com

*to the tune of the Sonic Heroes theme*

Suuubway Tooooteeer (Suuubway Tooooteeerrrr)
Send toot, befriend you, where we federate

thank you for your standing ovation.

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how masto federation works dot bmp

It’s been many years since high school

I’m still haunted

Zero wing updated to be GDPR compliant.

ATTN EVERYONE FOLLOWING ME: i have come to a horrifying conclusion. when i type things into this text box it actually shows up on y'all's computers. i had no idea. i'm so fucking sorry

when i woke up i was busy installing a motherboard into a computer case but it, nor the CPU or any of the components, wouldn't fit, because i had accidentally bought a "little-endian motherboard" where literally everything on the board was mirrored

Wholesomeness break: my old cat never really liked being held, and loathed having his paws held, but because he was a Very Good Boy he would just sigh dramatically and try to ooze away rather than fight it.

One time I was having a breakdown about how hard my uni work was and he hopped into my arms, shoved both paws in my hand and purred hard enough to vibrate my bones until I stopped crying because he knew I liked holding him even if he found it unappealing.