SecondJon @SecondJon@qoto.org
- Current Life Chapter Title
- Something Smells Terrible
- More Seriously
- Fighting the long defeat
I'm interested in being just not civil, but excellent in interacting with others of different viewpoints in an online world where we can so viciously defend our echo chambers and be so dismissive of other perspectives.
I'm a #Dad of several from toddler to teen, #Husband, #Christian, #Anglican, Unaffiliated #conservatarian, Software #Developer, #Coloradan, Reader of paper #books, Card and BoardGamer, #tea drinker, solving problems and helping millions escape extreme poverty as a #Salesforce #Architect at an amazing nonprofit.
Joined Aug 2018
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RT @FactsInYourFace@twitter.com
The first use of 'Once upon a time' in a story was in 1595
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#China creates app to tell you if you are near someone in #debt and encourages you to report them | #delation #privacy #SocialCreditScore https://www.techspot.com/news/78405-china-creates-app-tell-you-if-you-near.html
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Hello world! I am a software developer - some of my interests include: computer science, cyber security (and the right to privacy), space program, futurology, mind-mapping, ethical thinking, brainstorming, minimalism, tiny living, and being respectful with everyone and trying to listen and understand. I'm pretty good at seeing "both sides of an argument" and I enjoy discourse (mostly enjoy listening to intelligent people talking amongst each other) I'm quite keen on privacy and I am passionately in love with this mastadon federated social media concept. I am extremely excited to be here and looking forward to meeting many of you and hearing what you have to say! #introductions
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The plot of spiderman really kinda had to work out the way it did. The alternative would be kinda boring.
Man, 34, wrecks home with ax after he thought wife, 46, damaged his action figures. ..then calls the police on himself.
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We went from “violence is violence” to “words are violence” to “smiling is violence” distressingly quickly.
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RT @SonnyBunch@twitter.com
Users: “Hey, maybe ban Nazis or punish users who talk about how they want to punch high school kids in the face.”
Twitter: “Eh.”
Users: “OK, at least let us enjoy fun accounts making fun of Emo Beto.”
Twitter: “BANNED. BANNED. YOU’RE ALL BANNED. NONE OF YOU IS FREE OF SIN." https://twitter.com/ComfortablySmug/status/1088082463908421632
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To understand the rage over the high school kids smiling, you must understand that #sjw have replaced religion with their ideology.
As white males those Catholic boys represent demons in #leftist religion. They are literally incarnations of the "white devil"
By smiling they are guilty and any facts are irrelevant. Similar to #Islam their only hope for salvation is submission so leftist ideas. By wearing #MAGA hats, they have clearly not repented for the sin of being born white
"Welcome to the 2020 presidential primary. Almost no policy is too liberal for Democrats fighting to win over their party’s base... few have outlined detailed proposals to fund their priorities"
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@SecondJon @freemo I can assure you that the anonymity of the internet increases the asshat factor considerably. Names and words are as real as story book characters.
They might as well not exist to the human brain. People need to actively remember human beings are there on the other end of that series of toobs.
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@Surasanji opinions never upset me, only the actions that often result from it do.. so i am never upset by a persons opinions. I just think their a moron and move on.
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@freemo Eh, I think it be safe to say I mean beyond opinions. Like world views, ideas, concepts even. There are a lot of things that I don't like, and make me uncomfortable.
I was just always taught that you can't shy away from those things that make you uncomfortable. You've got to figure out why it makes you uncomfortable, be aware of it.
Eh, I guess I'm just a little disappointed in general at the nature of Social Media now that I've been in it a few months.
But, the forum here is still very young, as far as forums go. Maybe it'll change for the better. Can't abandon it just because it isn't what I thought it might be, right?
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“Once we searched Google, but now Google searches us. Once we thought of digital services as free, but now surveillance capitalists think of us as free.” https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2019/jan/20/shoshana-zuboff-age-of-surveillance-capitalism-google-facebook
"And some things that should not have been forgotten were lost." - Galadriel in The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
With many new advances in technology, something significant is lost. Things are forgotten in our rush to progress. We traded quality food with family and friends for quick, nukable dishes in front of the entrainment on screens. We traded our feeling of untethered adventure and independence to be tied to smart phones with cool apps. We traded signatures with personality for block lettered print so we could type instead of writing.
I think we ought to spend more time evaluating what is lost with our advances. Consider what value we risk forgetting in our glee for advancement in some aspect. Work to preserve things that matter. I suspect it's up to us in tech to lead in this, as we're often the ones delivering the new ways of doing things.
I'm always glad to see fellow fountain pen user @freemo here, and others who refuse some technology like always-on listening devices. We need more of this. I still have a few working rotary phones and mow my lawn when a non motorized push reel mower, haven't had home internet for a couple of years, just using mobile device hotspots. I'm not against technology, just against lack of discernment with its adoption...I also lead a software dev team and am a fan of my robot vacuum and motorized window shades.
Striking Blow Against Toxic Masculinity, Man Graciously Allows Wife To Shovel Driveway
I have a difficult time getting work ready for offshore developers. Any suggestions?
A 12 hour time offset makes knowledge transfer difficult, and I feel like in the time I spend to prep the work for them, I could have just completed the work. As it is, they hit blocks at 3am my time and then lots of billed hours are unproductive.
- Current Life Chapter Title
- Something Smells Terrible
- More Seriously
- Fighting the long defeat
I'm interested in being just not civil, but excellent in interacting with others of different viewpoints in an online world where we can so viciously defend our echo chambers and be so dismissive of other perspectives.
I'm a #Dad of several from toddler to teen, #Husband, #Christian, #Anglican, Unaffiliated #conservatarian, Software #Developer, #Coloradan, Reader of paper #books, Card and BoardGamer, #tea drinker, solving problems and helping millions escape extreme poverty as a #Salesforce #Architect at an amazing nonprofit.
Joined Aug 2018
