Misinformation-Superhighwayman
DamienWise@aus.social
<p>Misinformation-Superhighwayman, Writer, Photographer, Maker, Arduino-wrangler, Synthesizer-dabbler, Cyberflâneur, Cyclist.<br />Pronouns: he/him/they.<br />Trans rights are human rights.<br />Living on the land of the Wurundjeri people in the colony known as Australia.<br />Alt-text on images is essential for some people, important for me, and required for Section 508 Compliance so if I forget then tell me and I'll fix it.</p>
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Vale Margaret Hamilton. She was a Software Engineer. She was the _first_ Software Engineer because she defined the term, Software Engineering: "When I first came up with the term, no one had heard of it before, at least in our world. It was an ongoing joke for a long time. They liked to kid me about my radical ideas. It was a memorable day when one of the most respected hardware gurus explained to everyone in a meeting that he agreed with me that the process of building software should also...
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The problem of fascists in Open Source Software projects has become so bad that some vim users are considering using emacs. #Neovim #Fascism #OSS #OpenSourceSoftware
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The AusAlert Test was a missed opportunity to send a public broadcast in the style of @scarfolk to everyone&#39;s phone, such as &quot;For more information, please turn over.&quot; #AusAlert #Scarfolk
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Vale, Bill Oddie — Goodie, comedian, genius, educator, ornithologist; typically, a brilliant combination of several at the same time. https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c4nnkylr0llo #BillOddie #TheGoodies
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Flutracking Australia is asking for more participants. They need more families with young children to take part, so consider signing-up, and share this with your parents, grandparents or carers. https://www.flutracking.net/Join/AE/inv262 It takes less than a minute to answer their weekly survey about cold/flu/RSV/COVID symptoms and vaccines. I&#39;ve been a member of FluTracker for the last 10-15 years, and figure it&#39;s a good way to contribute to public health data and research. #F...
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New canonical example of the Dunning–Kruger Effect just dropped. The ReplyGuy-ism and sense of entitlement — Vance thinks he&#39;s owed the opportunity to a &quot;debate&quot; about theology with the Pope, or that he can school the Pope on religious doctrine — is breathtaking. #DunningKrugerEffect #USPol #Vance #JDVance #ReplyGuy
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NASA astronaut and Artemis II Commander Reid Wiseman took this picture of Earth from the Orion spacecraft’s window after completing the translunar injection burn. There are two auroras (top right and bottom left) and zodiacal light (bottom right) is visible as the Earth eclipses the Sun. https://www.nasa.gov/image-detail/fd02_for-pao/ #NASA #ArtemisII #ReidWiseman #Moon #Photography