alice

alice , 14 hours ago to Random stuff

Goodnight Fediverse friends 💕
Sleep is knocking, and it knows I'm home.

alice , 6 days ago to Random stuff

Me: Going through the search results, following every Alice that looks fun or interesting...

If you are/know a fun/interesting Alice, @ them in the replies 💕

alice , 9 days ago to Random stuff

Hey everyone, It's Friday! You know what that means?

If you said, "don't push code to prod", "ladies and gentlemen, the weekend", or "that it's Friday", ...you're right!

But I was specifically referring to #FollowFriday (or #FF for short)

So without further ado…

• @transflowerwitch - is a beautiful person and they're having a rough time right now—show them some love :heart_trans:
• @catsalad - who I'm so pleased is in my life :ablobcatheart:
• @AeonCypher - knows a lot about AI (and has been my best friend since childhood) :neocat_hug:
• @deviantollam - should frequent Mastodon more (oh and he knows security stuff) :neocat_cool_fingerguns:
• @xyhhx - is super sweet (and you should hire them) 🍜
• @infobeautiful - because data becomes information when it's made accessible 📊
• @guardian - so you'll know when they publish more anti-trans bullshit and you can yell at them 🤬
• @alice_watson - I've heard they're pretty cool 🤷‍♀️
• @dgar - has puns for days 😉
• @GottaLaff - has the best commentary on the train wreck that is Trump 🍿

#Infosec #LGBTQ #AI #News #Data

alice , 12 days ago to Random stuff

PSA: @catsalad is awesome (and :Fire_Pansexual: af).

If you agree (or are willing to take my word for it) like/boost or say something to make Cat blush in the replies. It'll be fun.

aronow , 19 days ago to Crossstitch group

Got this far into a new #crossstitch project and have to START OVER :blobfoxscared:

The fabric is so thin it won’t hold the stitches in a straight line :blobfoxangry:

That’s what I get for buying on Amazon I guess but still… :blobfoxdizzy:

@crossstitch

alice , 26 days ago to Pokemon

Eevee is totally the trans spirit animal. It literally hits poké-puberty and just changes into whatever the fuck it wants to.

• 💝 cute fox-kitty with weird fleshy bows? ✅
• 🔥 untouchable flaming wreck? ✅
• ❄️ glittery ice queen?
• ⚡ emotionally unstable pikachu? ✅
• 🖤 nocturnal edge-lord? ✅
• 🌊 a god damned mermaid? ✅

Need more evidence?

• Eevee hatches from an egg 🥚
• Eevee has an 87.5% chance of being AMAB
  (but she's a good girl, yes she is :headpats:)
• Like trans folk, eevee is freakin' adorable 💕

I rest my case. Vote eevee for trans mascot.

#Pokemon #Eevee #Transeon #Trans

alice , 28 days ago to Cats

That face almost makes it worth not being able to wear black.

#CatsOfMastondon #Cats

alice , 28 days ago to Random stuff

Hey you! Yeah 🫵 you.

How ya doin'?

Having a good Saturday?
Getting enough to eat?
Are you sleeping well?

Okay, just checking in on ya.

💕❤️🧡💛💚💙💜💕

alice , 1 month ago to Random stuff

⚠️ It's a trap ⚠️ (please boost for reach)

I was just informed that the Guardian is prepping to do a story on DIY HRT and is looking to interview trans folk, particularly teens.

The story will almost certainly be weaponized by conservatives to argue for removing access to the necessary materials.

Just like with the police, anything you say can and will be used against you by mainstream media.

Be safe out there fam :heart_trans: :Blobhaj_Hug:

#HRT #DIY #LGBTQIA #Trans #Warning #Boost

alice , 1 month ago to Random stuff

It is truly fucked up how little we (but mostly the religious & conservative Right) care about women.

"""
Domestic violence is the leading cause of injury to women—more than car accidents, muggings, and rapes combined (and it's only a misdemeanor in a lot of places)
"""
pregnant and postpartum people in states with abortion restrictions had a 75 percent higher rate of homicide than those in states that protected abortion access
...
there was a 98 percent increase in reports of reproductive coercion the year after Dobbs
...
the reality is, coerced abortions are overall quite rare, and it’s far more common for abusers to forcibly get someone pregnant and keep someone pregnant as a way to keep them under their control
"""
In 2022, American women typically earned 82 cents for every dollar earned by men (and had shitty parental leave, and held fewer executive positions)
"""
78.2% of all sexual harassment charges in the workplace are filed by women.
"""

So women have fewer rights than men, are mostly victimized by men, get worse compensation than men, and have to put up with more hostile work environments than men.

Aaand I'll wrap up my rant here for now.

Also, trans women are women—so this same BS applies on top of all the BS they get for being trans.

Sorry for the US bias—it's what I'm most familiar with and many of the English studies are from here.

https://domesticviolencestatistics.org/domestic-violence-statistics/

https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2024/03/abortion-bans-domestic-violence-pregnancy-homicide-dobbs-roe-v-wade.html

https://www.pewresearch.org/social-trends/2023/03/01/the-enduring-grip-of-the-gender-pay-gap/

https://www.eeoc.gov/data/sexual-harassment-our-nations-workplaces

#WomensRights #DomesticViolence #GenderPayGap #DoBetter

alice , 1 month ago to Random stuff

Прежде чем мы получим запрет из России, вот несколько квир-френдли образовательных ресурсов:

Some background reading:

• 🌈 https://queerintheworld.com/lgbt-rights-in-russia/
• 🌈 https://theconversation.com/30-years-of-lgbtq-history-in-russia-from-decriminalisation-in-1993-to-extremist-status-in-2023-220569
• 🌈 https://lgbtqia.space/@mcp/112237058301503442

Some profolactics against transmission of bigotry:

• 🌈 https://www.torproject.org/download/
• 🌈 https://protonvpn.com/
• 🌈 https://matrix.org/

Если у вас есть какие-либо хорошие ресурсы о жизни квир в России, пожалуйста, поделитесь ими.

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In English:

Before we get the ban hammer from Russia, here are some queer-friendly educational resources...

If you have any good resources about queer life in Russia, please share them.

@torproject @protonprivacy

#QueeredThatUpForYa #RussianLGBTEducation #LGBTQIA #LGBTActivism #Boost #PleaseBoost

alice , 1 month ago to Random stuff

It seems like a lot of people I see here need a 🫂 or few lately.

If you're feeling like you might hurt yourself, please consider a helpline or even DMing me as an alternative (see profile for contact options). I may not be able to respond immediately, but I will read it and I will respond. :neocat_heart:

Yes, I'm just some queerdo on the internet, but sometimes that's enough to get through a hard patch. How do I know? Because if it wasn't for the kindness of some of the people on this site, I wouldn't be here today. (thank you 💕)

You can call a peer-run warm-line for your state here: https://warmline.org/warmdir.html

If it's critical, you can go to https://988lifeline.org/ or call tel:988, but beware of the risk of possible emergency services involvement.

If you're not in the US, here's a list of crisis lines by country: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_suicide_crisis_lines

#SuicidePrevention #ItGetsBetter #YouAreNotAlone #BoostWelcome #Boost

ente , 1 month ago to Random stuff

🥲

jerry , 1 month ago to Random stuff

It’s a little known secret that Infosec.exchange only has 25 human accounts and the rest are AI

alice , 1 month ago to Random stuff

@Codeberg I love that my source versioning platform hearts my queer posts 😂💕

Y'all are awesome!

cecton , 1 month ago to ActuallyAutistic group

Do you regularly listen to music? @actuallyautistic folks in particular

It's not that I don't like music but sounds easily feel unpleasant to my ear while complete silence is calming for me

alice , 1 month ago to Random stuff

#FediTip: To keep your Mastodon clean, remember wipe assholes early and often.

If you see anyone abusing others or making our spaces unsafe, please report it to your lovely moderators.

Thx 💕

jerry , 1 month ago to Random stuff

PSA: if you edit a post in Mastodon, the prior versions of the post are accessible to anyone who cares to click on the date of the post and browse through the various edits. If you want to make something previously posted inaccessible, choose the option to delete and redraft, then remove the part you no longer want.

Of course, this is the internet - what you post is forever, regardless of your intention. Act accordingly.

alice , 1 month ago to Random stuff

Hi everyone. I was having a lovely day, then I saw that @BweeFluff was sad, and that made me sad, so could you take a moment to reply here to tell Bwee they're adorable and that things are going to be okay? Pretty please? :neocat_heart:

I'm sure they'd appreciate it, and even if you don't know Bwee, I'll vouch for the adorable part—I mean, just say "Bwee" out loud a couple times, that should be proof enough.

Thanks 💜💜

#BweeIsLovely #PleaseBoost

alice , 1 month ago to Random stuff

I have an event coming up soon, and I want to #Fedecide on a color combo for my salon visit (hopefully) next week.

My hair is chin-length, dark blonde with highlights currently.

These are top contenders, but I'm open to suggestions.

Blurple to hot pink transition.
Light blue to pink trans colors.
Pink gradient with blurple tips.

tchambers , 1 month ago (edited 1 month ago) to spreadmastodon

Everyone, welcome @glaad to the Fediverse, and help grow their following here!

cc: @fediversenews @spreadmastodon @mastodonmigration @fediversenews

alice , 2 months ago to Random stuff

I just went to the store and got five different slices of pie for Pi Day!

One slice of mocha cream pie down, with apple, lemon meringue, chocolate cream, and coconut cream still in the fridge (I'm planning to share).

I mean, how often do you have a good excuse to eat pie multiple times in a day? :neocat_bottom:

Future me can stuff it. :neocat_devil:

#PiDay #Pie

alice , 2 months ago to Random stuff

Hey everyone! I'm making a thing again, and I'd love if some knowledgeable people threw in some submissions in the form of resources, stories, suggestions, or questions!

It's a project about tech-enabled abuse.

*I'm just starting the discovery phase and figuring out what I want to cover now, so the repo link below only has some info-dump stuff in it so far.

https://codeberg.org/alicewatson/on-tech-enabled-abuse

#Codeberg #Project #TechEnabledAbuse #Abuse #Tracking #Surveillance #RevengePorn #CyberStalking

alice , 2 months ago to Random stuff

I would like to vote for both the "End of Democratic party" and the "End of Republican party" on this ballot, but I don't think that's what they had in mind.

alice , 2 months ago to Random stuff

I have to share this. So my partner is on the DEI board for a nonprofit org, which consists of my partner, a gay black woman, a Latina woman, and a straight white guy.

I was working from the other room and overhead some of their meeting.

The guy, (Fred? Doug? Something like that. Let's say Fred), had coopted the meeting for the last hour. He was going on about how he didn't think the org needed a DEI committee...it went something like:

"Race is an outdated social construct."

"I don't see color or gender."

"If everyone was just chill like me, there wouldn't be an issue."

And so on.

I heard my partner trying to gently reign in his monopoly on the discussion:

"Maybe we should hear from one of the other members about their lived experiences?"

He kept going; transitioning into the topic of "handout programs":

"I mean, the opportunities are there. Maybe the story was different in the past, but now they just have to work for it like anyone else."

Note: my partner was (nearly still)born into poverty, abuse, a broken child welfare system, and has multiple chronic conditions.

I could hear the frustration in my partner's voice. No one else spoke up.

My partner got up and left the call for a bit. Fred didn't seem to notice, as I could hear him still talking away in the background.

Eventually the meeting ended.

The other two women said they thought they got a lot out of the meeting, and that Fred brought up some good points (though I must of missed those ones from the other room).

My partner came into my office and recapped the meeting in one looong sentence (they were rather agitated).

So what's the moral of this story?

If you don't know why diversity, equity, and inclusion are necessary, then you're probably the reason.

If you refer to inclusion and social systems as "handout programs" then you have probably lived a priveledged fucking life.

If you're sitting on a DEI board full of LGBTQIA+/BIPOC people and none of those letters apply to you, then you'd better pay close attention to the collective lived experiences and perspectives of those other members.

If all the above apply to you, then you're probably Fred (and feeling pretty called out).

Don't be Fred.

#DEI #LGBTQIA #BIPOC #Rant #Privelege #DiversityEquityInclusion

alice , 2 months ago to Random stuff

It's the first day of National Women's History Month (in the US)! :neocat_aww: :neocat_heart:

Hey you! :neocat_boop_blush: Take a moment to post something about a woman you were inspired by. I'd love to read about it. :ablobcatheart:

I'll start. :neocat_blep:

I'm going to share a bit about @rebeccawatson and https://skepchick.org/

I've always been a STEM-loving non-believer, and some years ago, in college, I started voraciously reading books and listening podcasts about science, skepticism, secular-humanism, etc. :neocat_cool:

These topics were largely dominated by male voices and perspectives (Hitchens, Dawkins, Harris, Dunning, Shermer, Gould, Stenger, Penn & Teller, Brushwood, and so on). :neocat_shocked:

I can't remember which podcast it was, but Rebecca was a guest that week, and I immediately loved listening to her perspectives on the stories. :neocat_floof_mug:

She was refreshing, entertaining, witty, knowledgeable, roughly my age...and she stood out as one of the only non-male voices I'd heard. :ablobcatheart:

Basically, I looked up to her, and I owe a lot of my own skepticism and knowledge on the topic to her work. So, thank you @rebeccawatson 💜

Edit: Yes, I added cute emoji so people would actually read this post.

https://womenshistorymonth.gov/

#WomensHistory #NationalWomensHistoryMonth #Recognition #SkepChick #Women #WomenSTEM

alice , 2 months ago to Photography

#Sunset #Photography

Dark orange Hawaiian sunset over the ocean.

alice , 2 months ago to Photography

Hiked into/out of a volcanic crater today. It was raining (not unexpected in a rainforest), but it made it feel like Jurassic Park and I got some neat pictures :blobcatpuffyblush:

Mosstodon might like a couple of these.

#Photography #Hiking #Mosstodon #Plants

Giant fern fiddlehead.
Tiny purple fern fiddlehead.
Some tiny pink pompom flowers up close.

alice , 9 months ago to ActuallyAutistic group

Is autism self-diagnosis valid? Yep. 💜

Hey all, after reading dozens of research papers, and meta-analyses, and living through it, I made a thing!

I'd love it if you'd check it out! 🥰

https://codeberg.org/alicewatson/asd-self-dx/src/branch/main

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Update: I've added a lot of new stuff to the project.

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@actuallyautistic #ActuallyAutistic #Autism #ASD #Trans #SelfDiagnosis #SelfDX #SelfDxIsValid #Research #Codeberg