dev
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How we made Befriendus ludicrously accessible
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Stanley and the Death of Sourcemods
- âMaking a Moddable Game?â Thread, 2015
- âMod Support comes to Robo Recallâ Unreal Engine announcement
- âGodot sandbox & modding supportâ github issue
- âSafe multiplayer moddingâ reddit thread
- âAllow to import and load external assets at run-timeâ godot proposal
- âManaged Extensibility Framework (MEF)â on .NET docs
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Tabs or Spaces?
fandom
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Psycholonials Commentary, selections
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The Sarah Z Video Fallout
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Trouble a-brewin' at Redbubble
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W.D. Gaster and fake depth
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More on the Hiveswap Odd Gentlemen Debacle
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Why Act 6 Hits Different
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The Hiveswap Fiasco
- GiovanH, âHussie Exploited The Odd Gentlemen & Backersâ
- Shadok, âHIVESWAPQUESTâ (video)
- everythinghiveswap.tumblr.com is a blog that has a large historical backlog of Hiveswap news and rumors
- Sarah Z, âA Brief History of Homestuckâ, a video essay about the Homestuck fandom that includes a summary of my Hiveswap work
- Fredrik Knudsen, âStar Citizen - Down the Rabbit Holeâ (video)
- Jason Schreier, â12 Successful Kickstarters That Never Deliveredâ
- posts tagged #hiveswap on thewebcomicsreview.tumblr.com
- Funk McLovin, âWhat PR? A response to Sarah Zâ, a video response about the aftermath of Sarah Zâs video and What Pumpkinâs PR in general
- A much briefer recap, but only up until 2017.
gaming
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Hack 'n' Slash is awe inspiring
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Post-Ch2 Deltarune Theories
- suzyundertale, âHow we know the person in the intro of Deltarune is almost certainly Gasterâ
- inbarfink on the lack of consequences in the Weird Route
- inbarfink on Ralseiâs knowledge and characterization
- agnesmontague possible isolated vocals in Big Shot âPlease Knight, answer the phone, pleaaaaseâha ha ha, all the suspense is making me wait, to tell you how much itâs ringing! Please Knight, answer the phone, pleaaaaseâha ha ha, all the suspense is, all the suspense is, tell me what youâre really selling!â
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20 Absolutely True Things about Sonic '06
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VR First Thoughts
- âLeaked Zuckerberg Email Reveals Facebookâs XR Strategy, âOur goal is not only to win, but to accelerate its arrivalââ Ben Lang on roadtovr, 2019
- You Will Lose All Your Oculus Games If You Delete Your Linked Facebook Accountâ Adam Bankhurst on IGN, 2020
- âOculus co-founder is leaving Facebook after cancellation of âRift 2â headsetâ Lucas Matney on Techcrunch, 2018
- âThe Design of the Portal Locomotionâ, Freya HolmĂ©r
pages
politics
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The Génocidaires: People
- Ty Rushing, âWhatâs Happening With The Vinton Public Libraryâ
- Mimmymum, âTransphobia: How the trans-hostile media coverage began in the UKâ
- A National Epidemic: Fatal Anti-Transgender Violence in the United States in 2019 | Human Rights Campaign
- Molly Amman and J. Reid Meloy, âStochastic Terrorism: A Linguistic and Psychological Analysisâ
- Indiana AG eyes criminal prosecution of 10-year-old rape victim's abortion doc | POLITICO
- Lizelle Herreraâs arrest in Texas is not unique â and could get much more common | Grid News=
- Monroe, K. R. (2008){: .related_reading}. Cracking the Code of Genocide: The Moral Psychology of Rescuers, Bystanders, and Nazis during the Holocaust. Political Psychology
- Dismantling a Culture of Violence | HRC Digital Reports
- Florence Ashley, âYou can say woman and we can say personâ
- shaunvids, âResponse to BBC transphobiaâ
- Bongo Productions LLC et al v. Lawrence et al - Order Granting Preliminary Injunction | American Civil Liberties Union
- Affidavit Of Special Agent Casey Anderson In Support Of a Criminal Complaint Against Jeremy David Hanson
- Molly Amman and J. Reid Meloy, âStochastic Terrorism: A Linguistic and Psychological Analysisâ
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The Génocidaires: Exterminationism
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The Génocidaires: Laws
- Florence Ashley, âBanning Transgender Conversion Practices: A Legal and Policy Analysisâ
- ACLU, âTexas Wants to Take Trans Kids From Their Supportive Parents. Weâre Suing.â
- Jade Jackson, âThe realities of being transgender in Arkansasâ
- Kristin Lam, âNational firestorm on horizon as states consider criminalizing transgender treatments for youthsâ
- Past Legislation Affecting LGBT Rights Across the Country 2020 | American Civil Liberties Union
- Ivana Saric, âTexas GOP goes full MAGA at 2022 conventionâ
- Orion Rummler, ââWe donât have other optionsâ: Childrenâs hospital disbands gender-affirming care programâ
- Diana Ali, âThe Rise and Fall of the Bathroom Bill: State Legislation Affecting Trans & Gender Non-Binary Peopleâ
- Lenore Skenazy, âDon't Call Child Services on Families Who Take Their Kids to Drag Showsâ
- Melissa Block, âTeachers fear the chilling effect of Floridaâs so-called âDonât Say Gayâ lawâ
- Moira Warburton and Rose Horowitch, âRepublicans in Congress lay groundwork for anti-transgender pushâ
- The Catholic church is dictating reproductive health care â even in blue states | Salon.com
- New Report Finds Rapid Growth of Catholic Health Systems | Community Catalyst
- Jonathan Capehart, âAlito's abortion opinion is a warning to LGBTQ Americansâ
- Doe v. Abbott - ACLU Petition
- Michael Daly, âFloridaâs âDonât Say Gayâ Bill Is as Vicious as It Soundsâ
- Amanda Marcotte, âFloridaâs "donât say gay" bill is just the beginning: Republicans want to claw back all gay rightsâ
- Morgan Trau, âGOP passes bill aiming to root out âsuspectedâ transgender female athletes with genital inspectionâ
- Reuters, âOhio lawmakers advance trans sports ban with genital checkâ
- Tordoff, D. M., Wanta, J. W., Collin, A., Stepney, C., Inwards-Breland, D. J., & Ahrens, K. (2022). âMental Health Outcomes in Transgender and Nonbinary Youths Receiving Gender-Affirming Careâ
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The Génocidaires: Intro
- Genocide Prevention at the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- Genocide Watch, The Ten Stages of Genocide
- 1947 US War Department, âDonât Be a Suckerâ
- Umberto Eco, âUr-Fascismâ
- Shane Burley, âFascism Todayâ
- Bob Altemyer, âThe Authoritariansâ
- Jason Stanley, âHow Propaganda Worksâ
- UCLA Williams Institute, âTransgender Peopleâ subpopulation page
- HRCâs Brief Guide to Getting Transgender Coverage Right - Human Rights Campaign
- Wikipedia, Anti-Gender Movement
- Aisling McCrea, âThe magical thinking of guys who love logicâ
- Steven K. Baum, âThe psychology of genocideâ
- Simpson, K. E. (2012). Hitlerâs Genocide. Teaching of Psychology, 39(2), 113â120.
- Robert Jay Lifton, âGazing Steadfastly at the Holocaustâ
- Kristen Monroe, âCracking the Code of Genocide: The Moral Psychology of Rescuers, Bystanders, and Nazis during the Holocaustâ
- Woolf, L. M., & Hulsizer, M. R. (2005). âPsychosocial roots of genocide: risk, prevention, and interventionâ
- Morgan Trau, âGOP passes bill aiming to root out âsuspectedâ transgender female athletes with genital inspectionâ
- Randall Balmer, âThe Real Origins of the Religious Rightâ
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people who know more than me talk about Epic acquiring Bandcamp
- âOur Incredible Journeyâ, a catalog of startup acquisitions and subsequent destructions
- Cory Doctorow, âPrivate equity doesnât create value, it destroys itâ, 2020
- Cory Doctorow, âPrivate equityâs nursing home killing spreeâ, 2021
- Damon Krukowski, âA Tale Of Two Ecosystems: On Bandcamp, Spotify And The Wide-Open Futureâ, 2020
- Ethan Diamond, âCheaper than Freeâ
- postmodernpostal, âBandcamp: An Alternative to Music Piracyâ, 2017
- Matthew Jinoo Buck, âHow Americaâs Supply Chains Got Railroadedâ, 2022
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Client CSAM scanning: a disaster already
- Apple, Child Safety (Feature Announcement)
- Bugs in our Pockets: The Risks of Client-Side Scanning
- Mack DeGurin, âInfrastructure Billâs Drunk Driving Tech Mandate Leaves Some Privacy Advocates Nervousâ
- Brian Doherty, âSecret Policeâ
- Qingying Hao, Licheng Luo, Steve T.K. Jan, Gang Wang, âItâs Not What It Looks Like: Manipulating Perceptual Hashing based Applicationsâ
- Nick Locascio, âBlack-Box Attacks on Perceptual Image Hashes with GANsâ
- Chaim Gartenberg, ââSideloading is a cyber criminalâs best friend,â according to Appleâs software chiefâ
- Patrick Howell OâNeill, âApple says researchers can vet its child safety features. But itâs suing a startup that does just that.ââ
- Joseph Menn, âApple appeals against security research firm while touting researchersâ
- Jordy Zomer, âA story about an Apple and two fetchesâ
- Riana Pfefferkorn, âThe Earn It Act: How To Ban End-to-end Encryption Without Actually Banning Itâ
- Andi Wilson Thompson, âSeparating the Fact from Fiction - Attorney General Barr is Wrong About Encryptionâ
- Ellen Nakashima, âApple vows to resist FBI demand to crack iPhone linked to San Bernardino attacksâ
- Tim Cook, âA Message to Our Customersâ
- DOJ, Open Letter to Facebook
- Ina Fried, âDOJ and Apple reignite dispute over encryptionâ
- EFF, âNinth Circuit: Surveillance Company Not Immune from International Lawsuitâ
- Facebookâs Public Response To Open Letter On Private Messaging
- Mike Masnick, âSenateâs New EARN IT Bill Will Make Child Exploitation Problem Worse, Not Better, And Still Attacks Encryptionâ
- Diksha Madhok, âIndian police visit Twitter after it labels a tweet from Narendra Modiâs partyâ
- Selina Cheng, âGoogle handed user data to Hong Kong authorities despite pledge after security law was enactedâ
- nytimes, âCensorship, Surveillance and Profits: A Hard Bargain for Apple in Chinaâ
- EFF, âNSA Spying Timelineâ
- ACLU, âSurveillance under the USA/Patriot Actâ
- Joseph Cox, âChina Is Forcing Tourists to Install Text-Stealing Malware at its Borderâ
- Reuters, âApple moves to store iCloud keys in China, raising human rights fearsâ
- Diksha Madhok, âTwitter is a mess in India. Hereâs how it got thereâ
- Manish Singh, âTwitter restricts accounts in India to comply with government legal requestâ
- Diksha Madhok, âSilicon Valley is in a high-stakes standoff with Indiaâ
- Joanna Chiu, âA Chinese student in Canada had two followers on Twitter. He still didnât escape Beijingâs threats over online activityâ
- Reuters, âPutin signs law forcing foreign social media giants to open Russian officesâ
- EFF, âMass Surveillance Technologiesâ
- Maureen E. Brady, âThe Lost âEffectsâ of the Fourth Amendment: Giving Personal Property Due Protectionâ
- CNN, âTrumpâs DOJ Secretly Subpoenaed Records of 2 Dem Lawmakersâ
- Carrie Johnson, âBarr Blasts His Own Prosecutors: âAll Power Is Vested In The Attorney Generalââ
- Matthew Green Twitter thread
- Paul Rosenzweig, âThe Apple Client-Side Scanning Systemâ
- Appleâs child protection features spark concern within its own ranks
- Kurt Opsahl, âIf You Build It, They Will Come: Apple Has Opened The Backdoorâ
- AccessNow Amicus Brief
- Apple Holic, âAppleâs botched CSAM plan shows need for digital rightsâ
- EFF, âAppleâs Plan to âThink Differentâ About Encryption Opens a Backdoor to Your Private Lifeâ
- Zach Whittaker, âApple confirms it will begin scanning iCloud Photos for child abuse imagesâ
- WSJ, âApple Executive Defends Tools to Fight Child Porn, Acknowledges Privacy Backlashâ
- Zach Whittaker, âApple delays plans to roll out CSAM detection in iOS 15 after privacy backlashâ
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Ethical Source is a Crock of Hot Garbage
- Mastodonâs statement regarding Gab
- Darragh Roche, âDonald Trumpâs TRUTH Social Prohibits âExcessive Use of Capital Lettersââ
- Joseph Cox, âMastodonâs Founder Says Trumpâs New Social Network Is Just Mastodonâ
- Kyle Morris, âTrump announces âTRUTH Socialâ network will be rolled out first quarter of 2022â (Fox News)
- Adi Robertson, âTrumpâs social network has 30 days to stop breaking the rules of its software licenseâ
- Robert Morgus and Justin Sherman, âHow U.S. surveillance technology is propping up authoritarian regimesâ
- Klint Finley, âA Developer Deletes His Code to Protest Its Use by ICEâ
- Daniel Sieradski, âMicrosoft: Drop ICE!â
- Colin Lecher, âGitHub will keep selling software to ICE, leaked email saysâ
- Johana Bhuiyan, âGitHub is trying to quell employee anger over its ICE contract. Itâs not going wellâ
- Russell Brandom, âItâs not just Microsoft: lots of tech companies are quietly helping ICEâ
- Camilo Montoya-Galvez, âNew pictures show âdangerous overcrowdingâ at Border Patrol facilities in Texasâ
- Douglas MacMillan, âThe war inside Palantirâ
- April Glaser, âMicrosoft Workers Say the Company Is War Profiteering, and Theyâve Timed Their Protest to Hurtâ
- âAdvancing Human-Rights-By-Design In The Dual-Use Technology Industryâ
- Michael Tiemann, âWhat I Learned from the Libertariansâ
- Technodrone, âThoughts on Ethics and Open Sourceâ
- Brett Watson, âPhilosophies of Free Software and Intellectual Propertyâ
- The Ruby Community Conduct Guideline
- debian, âjsonevilâ
- gnu, âWhat is Free Software?â
- mjr (Marcus J. Ranum), âThe Six Dumbest Ideas in Computer Securityâ
- W3C TAG Ethical Web Principles
- Andrew C. Oliver, âShould open source be ethical?â
- Tatum Hunter, âIs Your Open-Source Code Fueling Human Rights Abuses?â
- Don Goodman-Wilson, âOpen Source is Brokenâ
- RandomErrorMessage, âTypeScript, JavaScript, Homophobia and Brendan Eichâ (this is possibly a deliberate false flag?)
- Coraline Ada Ehmke, âA Six-Month Retrospective on Ethical Open Sourceâ
- rubytogether, âa vision for ethics in open source softwareâ
- The Hippocratic License
- The Contributor Covenant
- The Organization for Ethical Source
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Is (git) master a dirty word?
- sfc, Regarding Git and Branch Naming
- Mallory Knodel, Terminology, Power, and Inclusive Language in Internet-Drafts and RFCs
- NISTIR 8366, Guidance for NIST Staff on Using Inclusive Language in Documentary Standards
- Python Issue 34605: Avoid master/slave terminology
- GitLab, The new Git default branch name
- On Redis master-slave terminology
- Catalin Climpanu, GitHub to replace âmasterâ with âmainâ starting next month
- Carolyn Heinze, Why GitHub renamed its master branch to main
- Master/Slave terminology concerns on Wikipedia
- Linus Torvalds banishes masters, slaves and blacklists from the Linux kernel, starting now
- an old twitter thread in which I point out that GitHub making git changes while it still actively enables ICE is bad
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Your engine hasn't earned your rent
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5G's standard patents wound it
- Eli Greenbaum, â5G, Standard-Setting, and National Securityâ
- Elyse Dorsey, âHow the Google Consent Order Alters the Process and Outcomes of Frand Bargainingâ
- Wikipedia, âReasonable and non-discriminatory licensingâ
- Raghav Bajaj, âWhat Are Standard Essential Patents and Why Do I Need to Know About Them?â
- Theresa Hitchens, âUS Risks Losing 5G Standard Setting Battle To China, Experts Sayâ
- Brian DeLacey, âStrategic Behavior in Standard-Setting Organizationsâ
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YouTube broke links and other life lessons
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Twitter Blue is a late-stage symptom
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Tweets about the attack on the Capitol
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Nintendo: It's about control, not piracy
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How Apple destroyed mobile freeware
rp
tech
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You can Google it
- Safiya Umoja Noble, âAlgorithms of Oppression - How Search Engines Reinforce Racismâ
- Ax Sharma, âAmazon Alexa slammed for giving lethal challenge to 10-year-old girlâ
- Alexa tells 10-year-old girl to touch live plug with penny - BBC News
- Alexis Hancock, âGoogleâs AMP, the Canonical Web, and the Importance of Web Standardsâ
- Tobie Langel, re: Alexa bbc article
- Jon Porter, âZelda recipe appears in serious novel by serious author after rushed Google searchâ
- Breaking911, âVP Kamala Harris to Americans who canât find a COVID test: âGoogle Itââ
- Reddit, âDo food bloggers realize how awful their recipe pages are?â
- Microsoft, âMicrosoftâs New Search at Bing.com Helps People Make Better Decisionsâ
- Russell Foltz-Smith, âReactions to Wolfram|Alpha from around the Webâ
- Nick Slater, âHow SEO Is Gentrifying the Internetâ
- Google, âYouTube Misinformation - How YouTube Worksâ
- Google, âOur approach to Searchâ
- Google, âResponsesâ
- Google, âHow Googleâs featured snippets workâ
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The joy of RSS