The teenage boy in me is begging me to ask an AI to knock this off for a joke.
Funny how capitalism and sociopathy correlate.
I had an opportunity to do some networking and get some great business contacts not too long ago... but then they cracked a joke about how anyone who buys bud light gets a free skirt with it. At that point, I held up my bud light and decided I needed business partners with less money and more morals.
I can't believe there are people who still refuse to drink Bud Light only because they had one #transgender spokesperson.
That's right up there with "grown men afraid to wear pink" level insecurity.
“Don’t write your own date handling library!”
How about if you use the standard date handling library in #Python and use it to increment the year?
>>> datetime.date.today().replace(year=datetime.date.today().year + 1)
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "<stdin>", line 1, in <module>
ValueError: day is out of range for month
yeah, even John Adams’ idea of a #FreeMarket was one absent #RentierCapitalism.
We’ve strayed very, very far from #FirstPrinciples of #AdamSmith.
Wait, are they trying to get him less time... or more?
To EVERYONE in the sciences. STEM kids, computer science, all of you coding geniuses. Pre-med, Med and anyone who beat organic chemistry year 2. Physics. Astrophysics (my dream if I could math consistently). Engineering. Electrical engineering and theory. All of it.
This society exalts the lowest common denominators in culture, often. But I want you to know YOU are the real and true heroes. People who make REAL impact and change. I am grateful for your genius brains, and everything you do.
Look at that beauty! 15,714 points, all but six randomly placed, with a custom-written spherical #Delaunay algorithm to create 31,424 triangles.
I mean, it takes half an hour, but still, progress, right?
IDK why I feel like ranting about this but here it goes...
As politcs are bound to heat up this year, please remember that "just leave" isn't an option for many LGBTQ+ people. Even if it's well-meaning, telling another person you only know from the internet that the solution to them being scared of US politics is to leave X toxic state may only worsen their pain.
For one thing, a good city in a bad state is often better than a bad town in a good state. Trans people have been living semi-illegally for centuries and often what matters is the people who immediately surround you, not the king on the throne. I'd much rather live in Austin, Atlanta, or Miami than some town in the middle of nowhere Illinois.
Also, leaving implies a hell of a lot of privilege. It costs money to leave. It costs spoons to leave. It may cost jobs or family or any number of other things to leave. They may be dependent on caregivers who aren't easily replaced. They may have a kid they'll never see again if they leave. Not everyone can leave.
Third, there are hundreds, thousands of young trans people in those "bad" places that are going to come out in 2025, even if only to themselves. They need representation. They need local trans and gender diverse get-togethers. I certainly can't claim to be very good at local representation but I do hope that, every so often, some kid in the grocery store sees my purple hair and feels a little more safe.
For those who can and who want to move to somewhere safer, we should 100% support them. Bring out those GoFundMe's. Let's help them get to safety.
But don't assume that's everyone. 💜
But we should worry about all those immigrants coming here to commit crimes, right Lauren?
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.