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saraislet

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Mathematician, Insecurity Princess. Netflix Cloud Infrastructure Security Manager. Queer femme. Dismantling systemic barriers in tech, one fencepost problem at a time

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saraislet , to random
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Do you use emoji in your written feedback? I love the clarity of symbolic emojis for communicating tone in feedback!

For written feedback I include:
❇️ for appreciation or strengths
❇️📈 for incremental growth (aka, all is green, and here's how to expand your impact)
✴️ / ⏸️ for constructive feedback on something to change
⚠️ for cautions on upcoming things to be aware of while things are still going well
❇️🔁 for reiterating feedback to emphasize valuable things to continue
✴️🔁 for reiterating concerns to emphasize behaviors that haven't changed that remain a concern, reminding them to please keep working on that.

Symbolic emoji help folks distinguish "this needs to change" from "maybe consider this growth idea but I'd be happy with your work regardless"

alice , to random
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I just went on a follow-fest for women with a PhD, but realized I'm already mutuals with almost everyone who shows up in the limited search results 😋

If you're a Dr. Gal or other female science communicator type, pop into the thread, say hi!

I'd love to learn about what you do 💜
(and I'm sure lots of others would too)

(on Tuesday)

saraislet ,
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@alice Vergiss nicht meine Frau Doktor Schmieg @sophieschmieg

saraislet ,
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@alice @sophieschmieg nicht schlecht. Deine Deutschkenntnisse sind besser als meine

saraislet , to random
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"Compared to short flights without masking, medium and long flights without masking were associated with 4.66-fold increase (95% CI: [1.01, 21.52]; p < 0.0001) and 25.93-fold increase in incidence rates (95% CI: [4.1, 164]; p < 0.0001), respectively; long flights with enforced masking had no transmission reported. A 1 h increase in flight duration was associated with 1.53-fold (95% CI: [1.19, 1.66]; p < 0.001) increase in the incidence rate ratio (IRR) of cases. Masking should be considered for long flights"

alice , to random
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This cat knows his to get comfy.

Mama cat lounging on a gray blanket.

saraislet ,
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@alice I raise you one deconstructed kitten

Tuxedo kitten contorted in a cat bed. Her crotch again faces upwards, while her face smooshes against the side of the bed
Tuxedo kitten contorted in a cat bed. Her forehead is smooshed against the side of the bed, her front paws dangle outside, and her back arches in an S shape
Tuxedo kitten contorted in a cat bed. She's on her back with her arm stretched over the edge while her head is oriented toward her butt in exactly the way that spines shouldn't permit while a head is, strictly speaking, attached to the neck

saraislet ,
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@alice she didn't come with assembly instructions! She came like this as a kitten!

Little baby tuxedo kitten laying on chair. Her back legs recline sideways and relaxed. Her front legs are stretched out facing upwards. Her spine curves almost 180 degrees while twisting also almost 180 degrees. Her head pokes out not between her front legs and above her chest, but rather on the side of her shoulder, with her forehead upside-down against her knees

Tiny baby tuxedo kitten stretched out with her crotch facing upwards, her chest facing sideways and twisted, while her front paws stretch out upwards on the other side. Her neck is twisted backwards under her back in exactly the way that healthy necks attached to spines don't (she somehow continues to survive this)
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    • saraislet , to random
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    Say hello to resting grumpy face

    saraislet OP ,
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    @alice quality bitch sessions are a nutritious part of a complete mental health maintenance plan

    saraislet ,
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    @NosirrahSec @bttk @pluralistic
    Except there's often a bigger bully who won't stop, and you can't fight ostracism by fighting dirty or physically, particularly as a young girl

    Having a group that stands up for each other is effective, so long as that group retains some retaliatory power to protect individuals away from the group

    saraislet , to random
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    "In other words, fear won't work as well with computer architects as with galley slaves; hence new approaches to motivation are needed."

    Why do people like this book!? This is the THIRD edition (2015, 1ed 1983) of High Output Management. Please explain how writing like this gets published.


    Highlighted text: In other words, fear won't work as well with computer architects as with galley slaves; hence, new approaches to motivation are needed. New paragraph: My description of what makes people perform relies heavily on Abraham Maslow's theory of motivation, simply because my own observations of working life confirm Maslow's concepts
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    saraislet , to random
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    The lack of OSINT & OpSec self-defense capabilities in Mastodon bothers me.

    If I wanted to stem the tide of a growing wave of harassment/abuse, I have no ability to search for where it might be happening across the Fediverse.

    The primary non-technical arguments against search are about random drive-by harassment by name-/keyword-searchers. That's spammy behavior that can be addressed at scale by a centralized moderation team.

    On the other hand, I have no ability to keep tabs on whether organized harassment against me is escalating minimally or severely until it hits me. Hopefully not literally—but physical attacks have to be in the threat model, and I'd prefer to have SOME idea about what threat actors are out there and what their goals are.

    These are yet more concerns that point to Mastodon not currently being an effective platform for protecting and supporting marginalized communities at scale. Maybe it could be in the future, or maybe it's just not what we need for 2025+.

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