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boston area and montreal. recent number theory grad student. union steward. parliamentarian. theatre lighting designer. transgender. protest photographer. nonfree software disliker. isometry.

"If there's one person who knows all the ways in which our systems do not work, it's Asa." ---Fabrice Labeau, Vice President (Administration and Finance), McGill University

"like one of the least fascist people I know" ---@sanvsarr

2025-07-08

@vorboyvo no they're all oval-shaped

2025-07-08

@kqct is there another manner to be on a call with a bank in?

2025-07-07

@juliette I don't, which is why my website is beautiful

2025-07-07

lots of xkcd indirect detection of liberals celebrating the texas floods going around

2025-07-06

@june does it count if one of the changes just sort of happened without my involvement?

2025-07-03

@TheMapleSyrupExperience @Cahatstrophe that's not what performance means. also you need to give rm an argument for it to do anything. also I didn't get a report.

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Christine Lemmer-Webbercwebber@social.coop
2025-06-28

Here's a little #lifehack:

Too nervous to introduce yourself at parties? Show up to parties where apparently people already recognize you.

Problem solved!!!

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2025-06-26

*Boosts very welcome*

A collective I am part of is looking for a SuperMicro X11 server. We're hoping to find a second-hand one we could buy!

Does any of you tech people know where one could buy a second-hand SuperMicro X11 server? Or knows a company that might be getting rid of their old ones?

If you have leads on an X12, we would also like to hear about it.

Ideal situation would be in Montreal, so we could pick it up, but also open to hearing about any and all opportunities!

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2025-06-24

Come join us for #ActivityInThePub, a hangout for all fediverse friends in #Montreal.

3 Brasseurs, Vieux-Port
July 10th at 6:15pm

RSVP here:
mobilisons.ch/events/8e9e0fb1-

An invite for Activity in the Pub
10th of July, 6:15pm
3 Brasseurs, 105 Rue Saint-Paul Est
2025-06-12
2025-06-11

what?

a screenshot of web form with a text area labeled "11. Please provide a copy of resume in the text box below.*"
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Debbie Goldsmith 🏳️‍⚧️♾️🇺🇦dgoldsmith
2025-06-03

If you're a US citizen, a trans woman, the gender on your passport is F, and you've reentered the US since March 1, what was your experience at the border? Please boost for reach.

2025-05-30

@selectric I self-host email for the Group (formerly in my apartment, now on a VPS), and it's great for this use case where I don't actually need any reliability at all.

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2025-05-29
2025-05-28

@kqct @TheMapleSyrupExperience yes it is! I'm offended! it's an optiplex 990. I actually don't know when it's from, but definitely over ten years by now.

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2025-05-27

does anyone know how to make a post on here

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Jonathan Kamens 86 47jik@federate.social
2025-05-21

Hello #USA #trans folks who have had #TopSurgery! Did your insurance company refuse to cover the liposuction part of the procedure, and if so, were you able to successfully challenge that?

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Lars Marowsky-Brée 😷larsmb@mastodon.online
2025-05-21

The (lack of) understanding of "consent" by #GitHub and #Microsoft here is concerning.

Let me put it like this, the people responsible would *not* be invited to the fun parties.

pivot-to-ai.com/2025/05/20/git

#AI #GenAI #LLMs #OpenSource #FreeSoftware #Codeberg

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Isometry Group adminisometrygroup@isometry.group
2025-05-13
2025-05-13

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