JayTeeExcell @jayteeexcel@qoto.org
Full-time software engineer, part-time stock trader. Unapologetic Blerd who's fluent in sarcasm. #dev #blerd #BlackNerd #TwitterRefugee #BlackMastodon
Joined Dec 2022
Hollywood filmmaker builds Black-owned Studio in all-Black town to “rewrite the narrative” https://theblackwallsttimes.com/2021/10/20/hollywood-filmmaker-builds-black-owned-studio-in-all-black-town-to-rewrite-the-narrative/
Ron DeSantis floats cutting College Board ties after history course clash https://nypost.com/2023/02/13/ron-desantis-floats-cutting-college-board-ties-after-history-course-clash/
3 work red flags that mean it’s time to quit https://www.fastcompany.com/90847660/3-work-red-flags-that-mean-its-time-to-quit
It's interesting how quickly some folks go from "Facts don't have feelings." to "Don't tell me facts, they hurt my feelings." Pick a side of the fence already. 😑
200 students stage walkout at Hillcrest High School in protest over censorship of Black History Month program https://www.cbs42.com/news/local/200-students-stage-walkout-at-hillcrest-high-school-in-protest-over-black-history-month-program/
Scientists solve battery mystery – allowing for ultra-fast charging breakthrough https://www.independent.co.uk/tech/batteries-charging-lithium-electric-cars-b2272024.html#image=1
4 Used German Cars That Sell For More Than They Should https://blog.fcpeuro.com/4-used-german-cars-that-sell-for-more-than-they-should
JayTeeExcell
boosted
In 1959, police were called to a segregated library when a Black 9-year-old boy trying to check out books refused to leave, after being told the library was not for Black people.
The boy, Ronald McNair, went on to became an astronaut. The library is also now named after him
JayTeeExcell
boosted
This piece on "The Whiteness of Mastodon" is worth reading:
https://techpolicy.press/the-whiteness-of-mastodon/
One of my hopes was that if particular communities like #BlackTwitter could emerge & flourish on #Twitter -- which was not exactly built to encourage that kind of thing -- then it would actually be _easier_ for the same thing to happen on a nominally more open platform like Mastodon. This piece makes it clear that it's not that simple, & explains why.
Full-time software engineer, part-time stock trader. Unapologetic Blerd who's fluent in sarcasm. #dev #blerd #BlackNerd #TwitterRefugee #BlackMastodon
Joined Dec 2022
