Louis Ingenthron @LouisIngenthron@qoto.org
Software engineering contractor/consultant in Florida specializing in .NET C# #WebDev, plus #Indie #GameDev in #MonoGame, #Stride, and #Godot.
I like complex simulations and enjoy writing procedural generation algorithms for fun.
#Pilot in training. Burgeoning fan of #Aviation in general.
Fan of #1A jurisprudence and the kind of #FreeSpeech that applies to everyone equally.
Pro-Democracy. Pro-Rights. Pro-Freedom. In that order.
Politically moderate, but a registered Democrat since January 7th 2021.
He/Him 🏳🌈
High risk of rants, especially with the lack of character limit.
Joined Nov 2022
Arrived at a specialist doctors appointment and their waiting room looks like a DMV. This does not bode well...
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“It’s no surprise that Republicans are refusing to make it easier for women to prevent unintended pregnancies, at the same time as they are making it harder for women to end unintended pregnancies. It is proof that the right-wing opposition to abortion is not about saving lives or protecting women. It’s all about making women’s lives smaller and making all of us less free.”
https://www.cnn.com/2023/11/01/opinions/over-the-counter-birth-control-gop-filipovic?cid=ios_app
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Local DA candidate left a list of "law enforcement endorsements" on my door. Almost all were retired cops, sheriff's deputies and prison guards. None of them sounded like they were POC.
Friends, I ran out to vote for that dude's opponent so fast that I may have forgotten to lock the door.
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Just in case you didn't realize it before - there are 3 major religions in this world that all follow the same God but have different interpretations of wtf happened after they split from the original texts. Their God didn't change, they just did.
The first one decided that they're right, and no other prophets came along after their prophets.
The second one said, "we accept most of your religion but this guy showed up and he's the son of God"
The third one said, "Look, we're all brothers, that guy was cool but he wasn't the son of God. We have a new prophet and we got an updated rulebook from God and we're gonna follow that."
Now all 3 of them (plus the 4 versions of the first one, the 6 versions of the second one and 7 versions of the 3rd one) all argue about who's right - and have spent centuries letting political leaders use their faith to inspire each other to kill one another for their faith.
And there is no end in sight for this bullshit.
Oh my god people on mastodon have the dorkiest Halloween costumes.
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Two things are true:
There's been an explosion of really vile #antisemitism, some coming from pro-Palestinian protesters. It's terrifying.
Calls for a ceasefire and condemnation of Palestinian civilian deaths are being labeled antisemitism, even when they come from Jews. It's slanderous.
These things feed into each other.
It's a terrible time to be a pro-Palestinian, anti-occupation Jew. We're really getting hit from all sides right now.
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This is hilarious! “I saved my company half a million dollars in about five minutes. This is more money than I've made for my employers over the course of my entire career because this industry is a sham. I clicked about five buttons.” https://ludic.mataroa.blog/blog/i-accidentally-saved-half-a-million-dollars/
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“cruise ship season” my ass we should be allowed to hunt cruise ships all year round. they’re a blight.
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Every job post now:
Looking to hire an LLM intern, requires ten years experience with GPT4, unpaid.
Good. Witness intimidation is not free speech.
I can't be the only experienced #SoftwareEngineer who thinks #git blows, right?
Source control peaked with #SVN.
Discussion of causes of mass shootings
Another story of correlation and causation.
During this same period, we also saw the rise of the 24 hour news cycle that started putting every mass shooter's name and picture on national TV as a reward for killing people.
Personally, I think that was a little more responsible than the ban that only applied to manufacturers, not owners.
@Strandjunker@mstdn.social
Bill Clinton banned assault weapons in 1994; mass shootings dropped by 43%. George W. Bush and the GOP let the assault weapons ban expire in 2004;...
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I've always heard how good The Sopranos is, so I'm finally giving it a proper shot. While it definitely has some good moments, it also has a lot of really boring side storylines (did anyone really GAF about that whole writing/acting arc for Chris in S2?). Ultimately, the pacing just feels way too slow and the show feels like it's alternating between Goodfellas and a shitty soap opera.
Discussion of response to mass shootings
The whole "[city name] strong" thing that happens after every mass shooting pisses me off.
I get that it's supposed to be a symbol of solidarity, but its mad-lib nature and commanding tone just sound more like a crass and hollow demand for people to shut up and cope.
The fact that every city just slaps their name onto the same brand formula just reinforces that notion.
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An objectively pro-terror party.
“State rep. pays tribute to men acquitted in governor kidnap plot”
https://www.woodtv.com/news/allegan-county/state-rep-pays-tribute-to-men-acquitted-in-governor-kidnap-plot/
#fascism #gop
Threads was supposed to federate, right? Did that ever happen? Can we follow folks on Threads from here yet?
Ugh. #Thunderbird just released an update that made the text smaller, more cramped, and lower contrast. In other words, less usable.
Software engineering contractor/consultant in Florida specializing in .NET C# #WebDev, plus #Indie #GameDev in #MonoGame, #Stride, and #Godot.
I like complex simulations and enjoy writing procedural generation algorithms for fun.
#Pilot in training. Burgeoning fan of #Aviation in general.
Fan of #1A jurisprudence and the kind of #FreeSpeech that applies to everyone equally.
Pro-Democracy. Pro-Rights. Pro-Freedom. In that order.
Politically moderate, but a registered Democrat since January 7th 2021.
He/Him 🏳🌈
High risk of rants, especially with the lack of character limit.
Joined Nov 2022
