Dysfunctional Programming

@clouddysfunction.bsky.social

Chronically online programmer (full-stack / person most often flung at the weird new tech) and a historian with a PhD because that makes sense. All views my own and not my employer’s (or anyone else’s)

If you are not from Jersey or haven’t lived in Jersey you cannot comment on diner culture. Your state does not understand or experience true diner culture. You are an outsider to diners. This is not up for debate.

Skittish new cat goes missing for weird two hour block when she’s normally quite active. I get nervous and look everywhere. No dice. Decide to get some seltzer from the kitchen. Casually jump scared by cat while turning back from fridge. I paid for this.

today is trans day of visibility, and it breaks my heart to see the way the world is trying to turn these wonderful people invisible I am not trans, but the reason I have a voice on this platform is trans people, because they welcomed me and got me to stop lurking the way I did on twitter

Update: All non-essential personnel are evacuated. From the Bases's official FB Page: "JB MDL is currently at FPCON CHARLIE. Increased security measures are in place. All personnel should remain vigilant, follow the direction of security forces, and report any suspicious activity immediately."

Has anyone heard anything about the abrupt security changes at Joint Base MDL (McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst)? Hoping everyone is safe.... Maybe Diddy is getting a new home.

FYI for fellow narrative designers/game writers: the studio in question is Sentona Games and it’s my understanding they are currently interviewing to replace me. Be very careful with them. They were very nice to me and easy to work with right up until I needed the money I was promised.

Stellbound: Stellraiser II@antlervel.vet · 8mo ago

On Monday I sent a plea to the client who owes me $24k for months and months of work, owed to me since September, saying that if they do not pay me by the end of the month I will lose my apartment and that they should show some humanity and pay the invoice They of course have not paid the invoice

So I had Cigna at one point back in my college years decades ago . My new employer, who has never had my deadname, uses Cigna. All good. Yay free to be quiet about being trans. Now some Cigna system is emailing me under my dead name for every claim. It’s like nails on a chalkboard.

For voice training I have tried working with: - An SLP - a musically trained trans woman known for her YouTube lessons (Zheanna) - An SLP / musically trained coach - Yet another coach This since before I started HRT (so over five years). All for no results. Any advice? I am desperate.

I understand that a lot of folks have been misled by fear-mongering and powerful regressive voices but it’s still astonishing to me that so many have fallen for the idea that oppressively policing other people’s gender identity and expression could in any way be part of an enlightened future.

The story of this week is that millions of Americans were told in 2024 their lives would be improved if trans people's lives were made worse and I'm glad they're finally waking up to the fact that was never true to begin with--but trans people's lives are still getting worse

1. In a major shadow docket ruling from the Supreme Court, the court has ruled against trans people's passports, giving a stay to the Trump administration. The admin has previously indicated it intend to revoke some passports if it got this ruling. Subscribe to support our journalism.

SCOTUS Rules Against Trans People's Passport Gender Markers In Shadow Docket Ruling

The administration has previously indicated it could revoke some trans people's passports if it got this ruling.

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I have watched as so-called "compromise" positions on transgender people's rights have failed over and over--in statehouses, the Biden White House, and in liberal rhetoric. There is no middle ground acceptable to the politicians, activists, and billionaires obsessed with trans people and our lives.

a trans girl in vermont was kicked off her swimming team and committed suicide and at the very same time, the discourse in d.c. today is about whether the democratic party should’ve abandoned her sooner in order to win votes a day in an american life