krusynth

krusynth, 2 months ago to random

Happy 40th Anniversary of the day the Breakfast Club had their detention.

krusynth, 5 months ago to random

I’m struggling to deal with this version of the internet, where hosts are removing people for voluntarily nudity, but not removing nazis.

And a big part of that is because banks & credit card processing companies won’t allow nudity and sex stuff but are totally ok with hate speech.

From a risk perspective this is asinine - very few people have ever died as a result of naked tits, while we’re watching people be murdered in hate attacks daily.

Everything is fucked and backwards.

krusynth, 11 months ago to random

Just a reminder that leaving content in closed platforms is a good way to lose it. Take some time this week to move your key information out of Slack, Discord, Reddit, Google Docs, etc. and into text files or html pages on the open web for folks to find.

Always Be Opening.

krusynth, 1 month ago to random

Everyone is talking about fast fashion, but no one is talking about the plague of fast furniture. It’s impossible to find true durable pieces that can last for generations anymore, even the so-called “Amish made” pieces are typically cheap stuff being bulk produced in one of a dozen massive factories.

I can’t even find a solid wood panel bed at any of the vintage or resale shops anymore. Particleboard is the only choice we’re being given. It’s tragic.

krusynth, 1 month ago to random

Working on a new t-shirt design. What do y'all think?

krusynth, 1 year ago to random

This is now a #KMFDM thread.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hVgBp5Yu7_w

krusynth, 10 months ago to bluegrass

This is now a #bluegrass covers thread. I'm going to mainly be focusing on my all-time favorite bluegrass band, Iron Horse, who are best known for the Pickin' On series. Many of their covers are dramatic improvements on the source material! Take for instance this Modest Mouse cover:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cs4hxhnFOLU

krusynth, 9 months ago to random

GSA is currently doing a study to investigate racial bias in facial recognition technology, particularly for automated identity proofing. PLEASE share this as widely as possible so that they can get a wide range of feedback, not just from white folks. Thanks!

https://identityequitystudy.gsa.gov/

krusynth, 11 months ago to random

Kinda already sick of seeing the buzzword FinOps, which just means to manage your cloud bill through standard accounting practices 😒

krusynth, 10 months ago to random

Y'all should read this compelling piece from Marianne Bellotti - organizations should be investing in training their own staff, not outside consultants:

https://bellmar.medium.com/the-first-thing-we-do-lets-kill-all-the-consultants-bc64bcebf1b5

I've been pushing this concept in #govtech for years - we need to upskill and not just rely on external folks to fix our problems.

krusynth, 8 months ago to random

Friends - it's HACKERS DAY!!!!!

My favorite day of the year! A reminder of all of the various forms of hacking - whether it's hacking code or hacking bureaucracy. Today is a day to actively find things you can make better, by using your 1337 skillz.

We'll also be visiting the Hackers movie soundtrack today for #FridayPlaylist in honor of the 28th anniversary of it's release.

Find something to hack today!

#HackersDay #HackThePlanet #Hackers

The Lord Nikon, Zero Cool (Crash Override), Phantom Phreak (the king of Nynex), and Cereal Killer watching television in the movie Hackers. They shout in unison, "Hack the Planet!"

krusynth, 6 months ago to random

I have technical issues with the Fediverse-as-designed, ActivityPub being a noisy, push-based system that I despise.

But the bigger issue is that Mastodon and its clones continue to fuel the instant-gratification, attention-stealing, all-consuming internet of shit.

A better internet must go back to being slow and thoughtful, less laden with tongue-in-cheek irony and sarcasm and hot-takes.

We must relinquish our obsession on consuming each other's time, so instead we can share time together.

krusynth, 6 months ago to random

Cristin Milioti Is one hell of a dramatic actress, but damn I kinda wish something good could happen for one of her characters in a movie/show once in a while.

krusynth, 1 year ago to random

It's very sad to me that the American Dream (tm) has gone from "work hard and you will succeed" to "find another sucker to scam and you'll get rich." Particularly since most of the folks who think they're scamming are actually the suckers.

krusynth, 7 months ago to random

Well Waldo started it, so let's keep it going! For this week's #FridayPlaylist, it's those cold, raining, autumn day songs.

I will admit that I was late to discovering Warpaint, and even later to learning that Shannyn Sossamon was one of the founding members. Heads Up is one of my most frequent go-to albums on days like this.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K1BqwONm4TE

krusynth, 1 year ago to random

Well, it looks like my mastodon for government idea got selected by GSA! This is just the investigation phase, but it's a good sign!

https://10x.gsa.gov/posts/2023-selected-projects/

krusynth, 11 months ago to random

Hi there! You, yes you, should be blogging more. You don't have to do daily, but you should definitely be writing about things you know and things you like! Pretend it's the 00s again!

Also, did you know it's super easy to start a web ring with your friends? I built a free library so you can do it, and you can even host it for free on GitHub! https://billhunt.dev/blog/2022/12/30/bringing-webrings-back/

krusynth, 9 months ago to random

I see that Code for America is now doing a round of layoffs.

Friends, just a reminder of my very active jobs board, where a bunch of new remote positions got posted today:

https://billhunt.dev/jobs/usajobs/

and Rebecca Heywood makes regular job posts too:

https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/tech-innovation-publicsectorjobboard-august-29-2023-rebecca-heywood

krusynth, 11 months ago to random

Up early and picking policy fights at work again.

The scene from Dr. Strangelove where the cowboy guy is riding a giant bomb as it plummets to the earth.

krusynth, 7 months ago to random

If you need any further proof that the internet has truly become bloated garbage, look to weather.com, where the last thing to load on the page, almost a minute after first byte, is the current weather. 😒

krusynth, 4 months ago to random

If you are an employed technology worker of any type, are not a manager, and you do not have a union, you need to start a union IMMEDIATELY.

These profit-driven layoffs will only continue. Collective bargaining is the greatest power we have as workers!

There is no minimum size for a union. You only need 50% of the other workers to agree. It’s not super easy but it’s not hard, and there are free resources.

Short version:

https://www.wikihow.com/Unionize-Your-Workplace

Long version:

https://abookapart.com/products/you-deserve-a-tech-union

krusynth, 1 year ago to random

I'm sorry I'm too old to be hip, are you all saying that Apple invented Google Glass a decade later?

krusynth, 2 months ago to random

Today is my birthday. In lieu of well-wishes or generic messages, today would be a nice day to donate to your local food bank!

And if you do, you can still get a free sticker from me, over on my website! Also, since it is my birthday, for the day I've enabled one of the secret easter egg themes hidden on my site, in the style of one of my favorite bands, KMFDM.

https://billhunt.dev/

krusynth, 1 year ago to random

The conference ended early, so I had to make a mad dash to catch an earlier train home. The good news is I might be back in time to catch the local Nine Inch Nails cover band show!

krusynth, 9 months ago to random

Ugh, I move 100 miles away from DC and now Amazon is opening two new data centers in the next county over from my new town. 😖