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Kristen M Thayer

@kristenmthayer.bsky.social

Software Engineer, Manager, Teacher. Seattleite. Old enough that I can hear the sound of dial-up internet when I close my eyes, young enough to care about up-to-date emoji usage. Kindness and joy are important. (Opinions my own). She/her.

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Kristen M Thayer@kristenmthayer.bsky.social · 2w ago

"because if you say you don’t encounter it, you’re either lying or have chosen not to learn to see it" easy mode: look for it on tv if you're not sure about everyday life. the tropes are there.

Jessica Price@delafina777.bsky.social · 2w ago

What are you doing in everyday situations to make it real uncomfortable for other men to say misogynist stuff? what have you done to learn what everyday misogyny actually looks like? because if you say you don’t encounter it, you’re either lying or have chosen not to learn to see it

Kristen M Thayer@kristenmthayer.bsky.social · 2w ago

As the parent of two kids with very specific food preferences (that shift daily if not hourly), AND complicated schedules, I cannot like this thread enough. I would love for someone to make this part of my life easier! But ingredient shopping lists isn't it, and I'm not going to hold my breath lol.

Tressie McMillan Cottom@tressiemcphd.bsky.social · 2w ago

Planning dinner is, for many many many people, about what they have on hand, what they can afford, how work schedules change day-to-day, kids’ complicated schedules, individual preferences. The idea that this just a series of tasks is a huge cultural blindspot — which was my original point.

More Perfect Union@moreperfectunion.bsky.social · 3w ago

Seattle just became the first city to pass a ban on surveillance pricing by grocery stores. The City Council passed a proposal stopping large grocery stores and online grocery retailers from using race, gender, browsing history, employment, or AI software to change prices from consumer to consumer.

Micah Lee@micahflee.com · 4w ago

I've got a lot of work to do today but I'm getting absolutely nerdsniped by the new Flock dataset. You can download it here. It's all of the Android partitions extracted from a Flock device ddosecrets.org/article/floc...

Flock ALPR camera - Distributed Denial of Secrets

Filesystem images of the partitions on an in-use Flock ALPR camera, including custom Android APK files installed on the device, as well as its recorded media. The data reveals how the devices track bo...

ddosecrets.org

404 Media@404media.co · 4w ago

NEW: Hackers ripped down a Flock camera above a roadway, made a near-complete copy of the data stored inside it, and shared the files with 404 Media and @wired.com, revealing in new detail how exactly Flock Safety’s cameras track the movements of both vehicles and people.

Kristen M Thayer@kristenmthayer.bsky.social · last mo.

I keep getting a Hulu commercial of knitting lady talking with ChatGPT, and it... really feels like it misses the point. Like: Look, here's a robot that will do small talk! Which... is not how small talk works or why people do it. I don't imagine this person would feel like their need is met??

Kristen M Thayer@kristenmthayer.bsky.social · 11mo ago

This feels a lot like the emails I get from my local Parks and Rec about billing that look like phishing attempts... emails don't match, domains are super weird, like at least 5 things they covered in my work training, thank you very much

Ryan "UnionToTuple" Cavanaugh@searyanc.dev · 11mo ago

The real QR code for Diamond Parking: points at arrive.com, which redirects to parkwhiz.com The scam QR code my friend lost $40 to: points at stripe.com checkout page showing "Diamond Parking Service" as the merchant and the correct lot location as the product How do you even defend against this?

Kristen M Thayer@kristenmthayer.bsky.social · last yr.

I have been describing my current company as a place where we work reasonable hours, the product is profitable, and people are kind to work with, and people keep responding variations of awe and disbelief. Which says a lot about where the tech industry is right now, I guess :-(

Kristen M Thayer@kristenmthayer.bsky.social · last yr.

Love this thread. I spend a lot of time thinking about all the tiny unseen things in systems that we take for granted, and that make them better. When I am sitting in a manager role, I try to notice and reward them; when I'm in a professor role, I try to help students think more deeply about them.

Yvonne Lam@yvonnezlam.bsky.social · last yr.

this is what makes my heart hurt when I look at the world: the idea that we can know what the "necessary" things are and do only those.

Kristen M Thayer@kristenmthayer.bsky.social · last yr.

In our quest to be The World's Nerdiest Family (TM), we just sang "Cookie Cat" at our neighborhood's Block Party karaoke (at the request of my older kid). I'm happy to report that the 3 people who recognized it were delighted.