fact: the use of 3pp (third perspective pronouns) has been a thing since the first children were diagnosed with autism. this one is just one member of a long tradition.

(source: Steve Silberman, NeuroTribes, 2015. ISBN 978-1-101-63964-1)

yinglets are…

Linux should really have a standardized way to figure out where the config files are for something

like imagine if I installed plocate and then I just typed wheres-the-conf plocate and it said:

The system-wide config file for plocate can be found at:

/etc/proc/systemd/opt/usr/whatever/

Your user config file for plocate is at:

~/.local/bin/usr/opt/whatever/

The documentation for these config files can be found at:

https://www.plocatedocs.org/config-files.html

when I’m using WSL I basically just don’t configure anything because it’s so much trouble hunting around for where to find anything - and even after I’ve found it I then also have to search for the docs on what options are available and what they mean and that’s just so inconvenient idk

Many struggle with writing alt text for charts and other other data visualizations. Amy Cesal's "Writing Alt Text for Data Visualization" hammers home the importance of explaining the chart type, the type of data, and the reason for the chart.

https://medium.com/nightingale/writing-alt-text-for-data-visualization-2a218ef43f81

I'm currently working on a digital piece with the following goal: "Put some creatures from the Metroid games, into the world of Horizon Zero Dawn".

Ngl, a really fun challenge!

#wip #krita #game #metroid #horizon #creature

Muting people whose posts annoy you is free.

You don't have to justify it to them or to anyone else.

Reminder for myself and for anyone else who needs it.

I wonder what percentage of art is eventually shared publicly on the internet

on one hand I could believe that most of it is. simply because whatever mysterious force compels folks to make art also compels them to share it with as many others as they can

but on the other hand, sharing vulnerable and authentic art (which is the art that I think most artists are most driven to create) is incredibly difficult. in my experience it’s actually more difficult than opening up to someone about your childhood. and sharing art of any kind leaves you extremely vulnerable to attack - which a lot of folks on the internet love to do in response to authenticity or vulnerability. and honestly if one is driven to share their art with others, why not share it with only those closest to them? that would be much safer and more comfortable

so I feel like the answer to the question of “how much art is ever shared publicly?” could be anywhere from “almost all of it” to “a very small percentage”. and I don’t think that either option is necessarily better or worse than the other

LOOK AT ME I FUCKING DID IT

YouTube you could not have picked a worse person to advertise this to

stumbling on inconsequential internet drama with no context is so strangely calming

like I found this cute lewd-coded song about being seduced by a faerie and the comments are all like “I knew Elita before I even knew who Melanie was!! stop talking about Melanie this isn’t even her song!! 😡😡😡”

I get angry about a lot of inconsequential things but moments like this remind me that there is an infinite amount of inconsequential stuff to get angry about

and I get this feeling, almost like watching a thunderstorm rage outside my window: chaos and strife has struck close to my life but I’m warm and protected. and the reminder of how I could feel if I had just stepped outside makes me feel even cozier

quick reminder that if someone is blasting out boosts that are entirely devoid of CWs but you still want to see their posts, you can just disable their boosts~

edit: example - https://fedi.miawgogo.me/notes/ai4ury00nka107ty

#Fedi #Mastodon

I wonder if computers are so bad at everything because we’re just perpetually pushing software too far too fast. like maybe if the human race slowed down a bit we could have computers that work sometimes

I’m starting to look at buying an ereader, does anyone have specific suggestions/opinions?

• I’m only really planning to use this for actually reading
• I’m primarily interested in a device that can plausibly held in one hand
• I’m okay with a system that needs some effort/configuration to get it to work well (as long as I can get it there)

huge respect to MandaloreGaming for reviewing Rogue. as in, the one that roguelikes are like

Rogue Review