KashifShah

@KashifShah@mastodon.sdf.org

Retired .NET enterprise software developer and computing nerd.
Bachelor of Arts dual-degrees in Mathematics and Psychology.
Neurodivergent and “medically frail”.
Pakistani-Irish-American, Radical Moderate, and (illiterate) Muslim.
Occasional enjoyer of kayaking and sport touring by car or motorcycle.
Connoisseur of science fiction and national-chain pizza.
Looking for ways to give back to the community.

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tzimmer_history, to random
@tzimmer_history@mastodon.social avatar

Crucial observation from Rachel Cohen over at the new place - and it points to a larger problem: In the mainstream political discourse, especially in mainstream media coverage, terms like “moderate” and “extreme” have absolutely no substantive definition, which makes it easy for conservatives to constantly drag their meaning rightward.

https://bsky.app/profile/rachelmcohen.bsky.social/post/3jvyrl5ra4d24

KashifShah,

@tzimmer_history @Alienated53 those foolish extremophiles and neophobes are ruining american democracy.

https://www.pewresearch.org/politics/2021/11/09/beyond-red-vs-blue-the-political-typology-2/

RiverEnodian, to random

Every time I see an acronym that's like "LGBTQI+" I 100% think that they're leaving out the A on purpose and it does not make the vibe check

KashifShah,

@RiverEnodian What the heck is a 2S? and what happened to the beloved LGBTQIA+? ☹️

KashifShah,

@RiverEnodian ahhh, derp, I should have guessed that - I’m genderfluid, so I fall in the + bucket, but do you think it is important to pull out 2S from the +?

Yeah, i’m not liking the whole excluding everyyhing after the T in LGBTQIA+ acronym.

og, to tech

I know some people have multiple accounts on the fediverse but I was thinking about creating a account to go along with my Account??

Thoughts...

KashifShah,

@og i’ve noticed that I have multiple accounts, now that I signed up for kbin.social.

the fediverse doesnt have federated sign-in yet, does it?

KashifShah, to random

Noot Noot, edge-humans... 😾

https://dads.cool/@InternetEh/110340229040209397

https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/terrified-noot-noot

jwildeboer, to fediverse
@jwildeboer@social.wildeboer.net avatar

It's a fundamental question for implementations. Are direct messages the same as "normal", public posts, just with a limited number of recipients or are they maybe not posts at all but instead a completely separate thing?

Technically one would think the first option. But from my admin and user perspective it would be the second one. Moderating what is visible on the public/home/federatd timeline is part of my admin job. But interfering in private communication definitely isn't. 1/2

KashifShah,

@pprem @jwildeboer It would behoove people interested in Privacy to learn about PGP...

Fayedray, to random

I feel like on Mastodon I had to speed run all the different types of people that hyperfocus on people like me.

The scolds. The recruiters. The "how dare you speak about that"s. The abusers who talk down to me and infantilize me on sight. People downplaying the effects of racism while crowing about how stupid Americans are and demanding we censor ourselves on top of it. Being added to lists because I have Autism.

....

And then the posts that talk about how nice and evolved everyone is here.

KashifShah,

@Fayedray you seem nice and evolved :) thanks for being here!

KashifShah,

@Fayedray yw :)

hah, had to look up kakuna (I grew up with magic: the gathering and highlander)

well dang, is there a softer and kinder version of kakuna? one that evolves and can ignore the baddies?

KashifShah,

@Fayedray Hah. They must have forgotten to give that one Jeet Kune Do 🙄

copter_chief, to random
@copter_chief@mstdn.party avatar

These are NOT patriots. They ARE domestic terrorists. True patriots wouldn’t have to hide their identities behind a mask.

KashifShah,

@copter_chief Remember, the Neo-KKK wants you to die:

https://mastodon.sdf.org/@KashifShah/110366854935930412

KashifShah, to random

Pop Will Eat Itself - Dance of the Mad Bastards

"This damned nation
Needing salvation
Reach out!
Teach in musical elation
Shout! Get out of it get within it
Get out of it get within it"

https://youtu.be/nkDlSTjJBiE

https://www.lyrics.com/lyric-lf/671473/Pop+Will+Eat+Itself/Dance+of+the+Mad

LadyDragonfly, to random

There is no migrant crisis.
There is no border crisis.
There is no abortion crisis.
There is no trans crisis.
There is no CRT crisis.
There is no religious crisis.

The ONLY crisis in the US is the violent GOP fascists trying to seize power.

KashifShah,

@LadyDragonfly The crisis is a Human Rights crisis, plain and simple.

KashifShah, (edited ) to random

The Neo-KKK wants you to die.

KashifShah,

@msquebanh

Well, to add some detail to it

  1. You have to know your rights
  2. Every negotiation with an employer for your rights begins with a conversation
  3. But if the conversation turns to conflict, you have to be ready to walk away from the table to obtain an attorney to defend your rights
  4. Which means there's a good chance that you are going to lose your job and possibly even be referred as do-not-hire
  5. And while there is a system, it isn't much help

@soc_i_ety @PaulNickson

KashifShah,

@msquebanh

Ultimately, in the business world, from my experience, the only winning strategy is to be looking out for the best interests of the business, at all times.

If your rights are being violated, the winning strategy is the one that persuades the business that it is in its best interests to protect your rights.

Sometimes, though, it takes an officer of the court (aka attorney) or a government agency (a la EEOC) to do the persuading.

@soc_i_ety @PaulNickson

KashifShah,

@msquebanh @soc_i_ety @PaulNickson

I'm neurodivergent and thoroughly enjoy my scientific and philosophical personal voice of thoughtfulness :D

I spent a long time and a lot of energy in learning how to read, write, and speak bachelor level science.

There's a difference between making platitudes and referencing theoretical constructs of science or philosophy.

But I totally get that the science voice isn't the easiest for people to follow. That's something that I work on, all the time.

KashifShah,

@msquebanh > "I asked why you seem to keep avoiding using your own words, to describe your own thoughts/feelings on issues important to you."

I do almost always use my own words.

However, if there is a philosophical or scientific theory that more succinctly states what I want to state, then I will lean on a reference to said philosophy or science.

It's like quoting Monty Python to get laughs: quoting thoughts to share ideas.

That's foundational to me.

@PaulNickson @soc_i_ety

KashifShah,

@JoBlakely

https://www.verywellmind.com/how-sigmund-freud-viewed-women-2795859#toc-criticism-of-freuds-views-on-women

"Today, many analysts suggest that rather than reject Freud’s theories outright, we should instead focus on developing new views on his original ideas. As one writer said, "Freud revised his theories many times as he accumulated new data and reached fresh insights. Contemporary analysts should do no less." "

KashifShah,

@JoBlakely

"Even Freud himself admitted that his understanding of women was limited. "That is all I have to say to you about femininity," he wrote in 1933. "It is certainly incomplete and fragmentary and does not always sound friendly... If you want to know more about femininity, enquire about your own experiences of life, or turn to poets, or wait until science can give you deeper and more coherent information."

https://www.verywellmind.com/how-sigmund-freud-viewed-women-2795859#toc-criticism-of-freuds-views-on-women

KashifShah,

@JoBlakely That's the way that science works. Iteratively getting better.

I would argue that he didn't legitimize Victorian attitudes, he made them explicit, and thereby subject to scientific repudiation.

Freud: "If you want to know more about femininity, enquire from your own experiences of life, or turn to the poets, or wait until science can give you deeper and more coherent information."

KashifShah,

@msquebanh

What were your natural science studies in?

I was originally a biology major with emphasis in neuroscience, then switched to biophysics, then finally switched to dual-degree in mathematics and psychology.

I took the bio track all the way up to cell bio (just a few classes away from a biology degree) and all the way up to organic chemistry (just a few classes away from a chemistry degree).

Also took a few philosophy courses, almost had a minor in philosophy

@soc_i_ety @PaulNickson

KashifShah,

@msquebanh

I hear ya there - I was a serial quitter due to ethics. My ethics will no longer allow me to work for a normal colonial enterprise, but I imagine that there are some quality non-colonial enterprises out there.

My eyes and brain don’t do well with extended computer work, anymore, but I used to have a dream of working for a non-profit or an academic organization in a technical capacity.

It’s hard to find decolonized workplaces :D

@soc_i_ety @PaulNickson

KashifShah,

@msquebanh

Unfortunately none of my NDAs had time expiry clauses :/

The marketing industry was a main industry that I worked in - very tight-lipped about trade secrets.

I also worked in the industrial safety industry, in an R&D department at a large manufacturer, but they were so tight-lipped and colonial.

And one client that I worked for, at a marketing / design agency, was an extra big / household name, but wouldn’t even let us say that we worked for them, heh.

@soc_i_ety @PaulNickson

KashifShah,

@msquebanh

My only stance here is that Freud and Einstein are the philosophical basis for what we call Human Rights. That’s a matter of historical record.

And otherwise, Freud was a product of his time, when it comes to his view on women. Not many psychologists take his work very seriously anymore, but he was one of the first thinkers in psychology, and deserves at least some respect for that.

But the Freud-Einstein Theory of War does appear to be pretty sound.

@JoBlakely

KashifShah,

@msquebanh

> Reality doesn’t care about our ethics/thoughts/feelings/backgrounds. Unfortunately.

That depends on your belief system and your definition of reality.

In my reality and belief system, it does.

> doesn’t play out well

Remember that Einstein’s “passive” writings are what led to the atom bomb (against his will) and the creation of the UN Universal Declaration of Human Rights

Two very real things with very real consequences.

atom bomb + Human Rights => peace

@JoBlakely

derek, to random

Excellent response. Outstanding response. https://youtu.be/_mRwgxEtwJM

KashifShah,

@jym

I've been saving Charles Mackay's "Extraordinary Popular Delusions and the Madness of Crowds" for a special occasion, seems like the time is nigh to give it a read.

@derek

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