Alternate version:
> use the internet
> it works
> thank you furries
(for whatever reason, there seems to be an overrepresentation of furries in network admin roles)
I’ve installed a lot of software.
Not once did I give a fleeting fuck about the meat around the brain who made it.
Nice brain, though. THANKS, BRAIN!!
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Can someone tell me where all the trans FOSS devs/enthusiasts hang out IRL, I need friends 🥺
~Signed, a lonely trans FOSS enthusiast (not a programmer sadly, maybe I just need thigh high socks…)
FOSS devs/enthusiasts
hang out IRL
I’m laughing but it hurts 😭
Trans dev here, I hear that hacker spaces aren’t bad places to look. I wouldn’t know though, too shy to actually show up -.-
Depends on the culture of the space. For cis white males, no problem. Anyone outside that description, though, you might have to hunt to find one that’s welcoming.
The makerspace I helped get off the ground is far from perfect, but we try. It was started in the first place because the existing makerspace in town was very much not welcoming to people outside of cis white males. Around 25% of our membership identifies as not male (which is really high for a makerspace, but we can do better). A super majority of the current board is also non-male identifying.
Even there, we’re still pretty white.
Hey! I’m a trans FOSS enthusiast studying computer science and I hope to be a FOSS dev sometime in the future.
I stay inside pretty much all day. In terms of hanging out irl, the closest I do is vc lol. It actually would be nice to hang out with someone irl though.
Highly recommend picking up programming.
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Many communities are very welcoming.
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Worse case scenario, you end up loving programming and making it in a career and making a lot of money.
Best case scenario, you contribute to open source.
- There’s lots of sources out there to get started. Best part, lots of online communities too.
making a lot of money
Am career programmer, where money?
I am too dumb brain for programming :(
I’ve tried a few times in the past to get into it but I just get overwhelmed. I’m frankly amazed by and so thankful for all the programmers who contribute to all of the great libre software I use. I am stuck at the level of knowing more about computers than essentially everyone I know or encounter, while simultaneously being a complete and utter noob to anyone who actually understands computing. I just know how to use search engines and follow instructions written by people smarter than me.
Don’t discount yourself. I’m dumb as shit. There’s a lot of dumb programmers. We just know a handful of things and kept beating our heads at it until suddenly, it works.
Keep picking up things every year and after a few years, suddenly you know more than others and they keep promoting you.
I just know how to use search engines and follow instructions written by people smarter than me.
99% of being a programmer is knowing what to Google, so you’re halfway there.
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Shout out to the two Legends I’ve encountered while learning about or building projects:
Christine Lemmer-Webber is the lead dev of Activitypub
Leah Rowe is Libre Boot
I don’t get it, can someone explain?
There seems to be an over representation of visible trans women among independent open source programers.
Oh, OK, I’ve never noticed that, thanks. Sounds logical, there is probably much more societal stigma in the corporate office world.
> hate ur job
> follow the white rabbit
> escape the matrix
> thank you trans woman
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I might be an old millenial, but I didn’t get the joke
What does Linux have to do with lgbtq+? I’ve only ever seen the connections on this website but I still don’t get it.
That community is missing a few screws, at least they’re amusing themselves
I don’t plan on actually doing this, but would this be appropriate to send to a trans coworker who I work with, but don’t actually have a relationship with outside of work? We don’t have any history of sharing memes or anything.
For context, she’s one of the senior devops engineers at my company
If you have to ask, no
Personally, I wouldn’t want to receive a meme that assumes some level of familiarity with me from a co-worker if we never had that relationship before.
Why should your choice of operating system have anything to do with any other aspect of your identity?
I think it’s identifying the person as trans that’s the issue. That’s my biggest hesitation; I almost guarantee she would appreciate the meme. But if I were to actually transition (egg_irl) I don’t think I would want people who I wasn’t very familiar with identifying me as trans even if it was obvious. I just wanted to hear some people’s thoughts here
I would say get to know her more first and then see what kind of humour she has.
