Him: well what's your big brain idea to eliminate food assistance fraud?

Me: universal food assistance

Him:

Me: because there wouldn't be a system to cheat, everyone would just get a check

Him: and who does that benefit?

Me: family farmers and human beings who rely on food for nutrition

Him: what about rich people?

Me: what about them?

Him: you would give them food assistance too?

Me: that's what universal means

Him: you can't do that

Me: yesterday you said I couldn't tax them and now you won't let me feed them either?

Him: they can afford food

Me: then it should be fine to tax them

Him: but if you tax them they won't have as much money

Me: I'm willing to offer universal food assistance

Always nice to have a social interaction where afterwards you DON’T want to kick yourself repeatedly for how awkward and dumb you were. 😅

@Lara 🤘

Six months since my layoff from ZeniMax/Microsoft

I spent eight years (since 2017) at ZeniMax as a web developer in IT, building and maintaining internal web apps and caring for the infrastructure that supports them.

Since the layoff I've applied to hundreds of roles, remote, hybrid, and on‑site, but have only had three interviews, two of which progressed to later stages. My resume clears the automated scans and I try to keep it polished, yet the job market has been tougher than I expected.

I'm not a master of any single technology, but I'm resourceful and enjoy digging into new problems, figuring out what's possible, coming up with solutions, and learning the skills needed to make them happen. I value teamwork and a willingness to keep improving.

While at ZeniMax I:

• Built and maintained internal web applications for multiple teams.
• Maintained the infrastructure that kept those apps running smoothly.
• Championed solutions through research and self‑learning.

What I bring:

• Full‑stack web development (frontend + backend)
• Infrastructure management (servers, CI/CD pipelines, monitoring)
• A proactive, research‑driven mindset. If it's possible, I'll learn how to make it happen.

What I'm looking for:

• Full‑time or contract positions (remote, hybrid, or on‑site) in Full-Stack Web Development, Platform Engineering, DevOps, or related fields.
• Teams that value problem‑solving and continuous learning.

If you know of any openings, or just want to chat about opportunities, I’d really appreciate a heads up.

#webdev #it #job #fedihire #jobs #GetFediHired

What a bunch of loser babies…

I don't think I've ever seen an emerging technology that's driven CEOs from multiple companies to come out in public and ask people to stop saying mean things about it.

@Radgryd that’s awesome!

URGENT:

#Trans people in Germany need your help. There's recently been a proposal submitted by the Federal Ministry of the Interior (BMI) to create a list of people who changed their name/gender under the self-identification law. While the initial proposal has been rejected, it may be reintroduced in the future. This is obviously a terrible idea, especially considering the increasing popularity of the far-right party.

If we manage to reach 30.000 signatures within the next eleven days, the petition-starter will be invited to discuss the topic with the so-called Petitionsausschuss. So unlike petitions on platforms like Change.org, this one cannot be ignored as easily.

I recently learned that living in Germany is not required to sign, so I kindly ask you to help us. To make the process easier for you, I took screenshots of the website and translated everything.

https://epetitionen.bundestag.de/petitionen/_2025/_07/_14/Petition_183950.html

(Edit: Clarified the situation and process that follows if the petition meets the quorom.)

#TransRights #Petition

Sign ups are LIVE! Get your passport and your health pack ready, because we are about to traverse on a journey through the Tomb Raider series. All for the important cause of Suicide Prevention. Does the adventure call to you? If so, sign up to participate HERE: https://saveandraid.org/application

#SaveAndRaid #Twitch #Streaming #Charity #MentalHealth #SuicidePrevention

Everyone ready for signups in 2 days? 😏

"If you're not on board with AI you're going to get left behind"

Boost if you'd like to be left behind and would consider paying extra for a life without this bullshit.

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3k boost edit: everyone who said a variant of "why should I pay" is right, but the world is wrong.

Right-wing extremist parties do not want compromise or cooperation based on partnership. They seek to destroy democracy.

Right-wing extremism is a current threat. We must not respond to it with opportunism. We must not make concessions to right-wing extremists in the hope that they will then be satisfied.

Fascists and right-wing extremists are never satisfied.

The website and our socials just got a fresh new look for next year's Save&Raid! 👀

Yes, that's right: The preparations for Save&Raider have begun. 😎

https://saveandraid.org

Squad goals

Let’s talk about AI art.

https://theoatmeal.com/comics/ai_art

My face is slightly burnt but we had such a good time at Castlefest today! 🥰 @beardedbogle @ibreathewithher

“We must do away with the absolutely specious notion that everybody has to earn a living.

It is a fact today that one in ten thousand of us can make a technological breakthrough capable of supporting all the rest. The youth of today are absolutely right in recognizing this nonsense of earning a living. We keep inventing jobs because of this false idea that everybody has to be employed at some kind of drudgery because, according to Malthusian-Darwinian theory, he must justify his right to exist. [...]

The true business of people should be to go back to school and think about whatever it was they were thinking about before somebody came along and told them they had to earn a living.”

— R. Buckminster Fuller (March 1970, _New York_ magazine)

Edit: Click through for the typical BS govt response that’s been added… 🙄

Are you in the UK and opposed to providing ID to use social media in the coming weeks?

There’s an official parliament petition to repeal the Online Safety Act, and it’s already at 13,000 signatures and growing: https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/722903

(Not UK? Please spread the word!)

Game Publishers keep dropping support for games they have sold to consumers, leaving the games unplayable.

The "Stop Killing Games" European Citizens Initiative demands the EU propose a law to force developers to leave games in a playable state!

It has reached 500k of the 1m needed signatures (deadline July 31). We need your support!

EU Citizens Sign here: https://eci.ec.europa.eu/045/public/#/screen/home

#EUpol #StopKillingGames #VideoGames #ConsumerProtection