IndieWeb post types

This content type is full of IndieWeb post types, which are all content types which allow me to take greater ownership of my own data. These are likely unrelated to my blog posts. You can find a better breakdown by actual post kind below:

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Liked Juliet Merida (she/they) 🚝🏳️‍⚧️🏹🎯 (@julie)
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Remember how my previous employer denied my WFH request so that I could flee the state of Ohio to take care of my trans kid while still working for a company I loved? I just heard they did it to someone else today. When you insist people come in to an office a few days a week because you want a "hybrid culture" not a "remote culture" and then tell them to just fuck off when all they want to do is get their kid somewhere safe that makes you an absolutely shitty person. I'm done hiding who it was. The company is #OverDrive, based in Cleveland. They make ebook lending software for your local library called #Libby. They say they care about their LGBTQIA+ employees and families but that is clearly a lie. Ohio lawmakers are turning my home state into absolute garbage and companies like this one are playing along. Tell your local library to #DropLibby [Edit, since this is doing numbers: The reason my request was denied a little over a year ago, despite me explaining in detail why, was because they "want a hybrid culture, not a remote culture." (a quote from a senior leader to my face) In both 2020 and 2021 while the whole company was working remotely I won two annual employee excellence awards for my work on their Security team, while the company had record growth. Meanwhile, one of my teammates moved out of state to be closer to family and continued to work remotely.] #Trans #TransRights #Ebooks #Libraries #Bookstodon

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Listened to Android's Unlikely Success - CoRecursive Podcast by Adam Gordon Bell 
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What could you accomplish if your teammates were all excited and determined to hit some project timelines? What is it like for a group of people to give it all they have? That's what today is about. Chet Haase from the Android team is here to share the story of the early days of Android, the mobile operating system that... […]

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Liked jacky (@jalcine@todon.eu)
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Getting rejections months later (like 2+) makes me scratch my hair. I've been looking for work for ~100 days now (according to my pinned post) and at this point, I truly forgot about y'all. I'd name the company but that's not worth it

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Liked zzzzzzzz (@james@strangeobject.space)
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Yesterday some guy made a post in the Baldurs Gate 3 subreddit asking "How can I buy this game?" Obviously the answer is "steam, xbox etc" so I clicked on it like "huh" Turns out the guy (who I presume is a teenager) has been saving for this game for 2 (!) years and thinks he finally has enough funds to buy the game. But, he lives in Egypt. Valve does not support purchases through EGP (Egyptian Pounds). So he has to buy it in USD. But, in Oct 2023 his and other banks in Egypt, disallowed debit cards from making purchases in foreign currency. So he can't buy the game, what does he do? He really wants to own his first game, and he really wants it to be BG3. Suggestions were "use PayPal" "I can't, they're charging in USD too" and "use crypto" (not sure if that was an avenue open to him, but that's an arse ache and rife for scams if you don't know what you're doing).

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Listened to How to Pass your Theory Test | Nobody Panic
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Listen to How to Pass your Theory Test from Nobody Panic. Stevie recently passed and has many thoughts. Tessa passed a couple of decades ago before there was an app. If you’ve been putting off booking your theory test because you’re worried about failing, or have it looming in a few weeks, this is the episode for you.Subscribe to the Nobody Panic Patreon at patreon.com/nobodypanicWant to support Nobody Panic? You can make a one-off donation at https://supporter.acast.com/nobodypanicRecorded and edited by Aniya Das for Plosive.Photos by Marco Vittur, jingle by David Dobson.

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Liked Charlie Stross (@cstross@wandering.shop)
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Attached: 1 image "Microsoft Edge runs on the same technology as Chrome, with the added trust of Microsoft." They forgot to continue: "… the warmth and humanity of the Emperor Dalek, Donald Trump's humility, Elon Musk's quiet egalitarianism, and ChatGPT's searing truthfulness and insight."

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Huge congrats! I'm eagerly awaiting being able to do the same at some point in the future 🤓

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Reposted Outreachy Internships (@outreachy@hachyderm.io)
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Attached: 1 image Are you passionate about empowering people in tech? Are you looking for ways to give back to the FOSS communities? Apply to join our pool of amazing mentors! Join via our past communities, or work with your community to join as a mentoring community. Mentors have until February 23, 2024, at 4 p.m. UTC to submit project descriptions for the May 2024 internship. Read more and apply here: https://www.outreachy.org/blog/2024-01-08/may-2024-call-for-mentoring-organizations/

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Reposted Molly White (@molly0xfff@hachyderm.io)
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it's impossible for me to be a multimillionaire without robbing a bank, therefore i should be allowed to rob banks (headline: "‘Impossible’ to create AI tools like ChatGPT without copyrighted material, OpenAI says") https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2024/jan/08/ai-tools-chatgpt-copyrighted-material-openai

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Listened to Zack Koppert - Open sourcing GitHub’s OSPO - Why, What, and the road ahead by Schalk Neethling 
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In this episode of the Mechanical Ink podcast, Schalk Neethling chats with Zack Koppert from GitHub about open sourcing GitHub's open-source program office (OSPO) process, policies, and guidance. They cover a range of topics, including what an open source program office is, how it can be a vehicle for change, and key metrics to demonstrate the value and impact of an OSPO. They also touch on the use of a contributor license agreements (CLAs) and how to archive a project responsibly.