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AcornSquashbuckler

@AcornSquashbuckler@tech.lgbt

I do computer stuff by trade, but mostly post about passing thoughts. I boost projects I think are cool, causes I think are important, and shitposts I think are worthwhile.

Southwest US.

Navigating MTF transition.

Profile picture: A cartoon of a girl with wavy brown hair drawn up in a ponytail with a pink scrunchie. There's a photo-realistic acorn squash flower in her hair. I drew it myself, and the quality reflects my occupation outside of art. I will post it on the fridge later.

This profile is from a federated server and may be incomplete. For a complete list of posts, browse on the original instance.

alice , to random
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    AcornSquashbuckler ,
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    @alice Sure, I could peek out from under my "boosts only" rock. Hello!

    AcornSquashbuckler ,
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    @alice Doing good! Yesterday was hectic so I'm taking it easy today. How are you?

    futurebird , to random
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    That said, the recent spam attacks show the need for more advanced tools for server admins and mods to share information. The call for such tools became a point of contention during the first twitter migration last year and the fediverse and mastodon missed out on the support of black users, trans users, and members of other groups targeted by bad actors due to was was perceived to be unresponsiveness and "free speech absolutism" by some of the big players.

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    AcornSquashbuckler ,
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    @ubergeek @futurebird This is pretty much exactly what thebad.space is trying to do. Unfortunately bad actors and software bugs led to temporary unjustified additions to the list about a year ago. The event caused huge drama here on the Fedi and eroded faith and unity in the project. mastodon.art is still defederated from tech.lgbt as a result of that fallout.

    It's a real shame because I think it can still be really transformative, positive, and impactful. It just shows how complicated and sensitive this social problem is. Tech can give us tools to address this, but it is ultimately a social problem.

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