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Sarah Mei
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I want to say thanks to everyone who messaged support during the depressive episode I had last month. I wasn’t in a place to respond at the time, but I did read them all.

❤️
I’m feeling a lot better now. It’s funny how grief works. Six years on, you’d think it would be getting easier, but this December was WAY harder than the last few years. I wasn’t prepared.
Anyway I’m back at work today after what feels like a lifetime of break (but was actually just 2 weeks).

Kinda looking forward to it. Hoping I remember my password😬
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Sarah Mei
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Went swing dancing tonight for the first time since...2005, maybe? I used to be deeeeeep in that scene, but apparently it’s 100% turnover since then😅

HOWEVER - many many more same gender dance partners than there used to be.

So overall: vast improvement. The kids are alright👍🏻
Classic chromed ‘Samba’ dance shoes, circa 2003. Still functional.

Their inhabitant, perhaps not so much 😅
Also during the jam, the hosts asked if people were leading, following, or switching, rather than assuming based on perceived gender ❤️❤️❤️
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Sarah Mei
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Super interesting talk from @piratefsh at the @plotterpeople meetup tonight about the history of computer art! This was my favorite - from an art professor who worked to create depth in a medium that only (at the time) offered black lines.
Before tonight, I knew next to nothing about modern pen plotters. They are suuuuuuuper cool though😅
Also a great talk from @1lenore on the history of her company, @EMSL, which makes one of the most popular modern pen plotters.

Beyond how cool the products are - it warms my heart to know that small businesses catering to hobbyists can still be self-sustaining & successful.❤️
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Sarah Mei
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Software patents are like allowing railroad companies to patent how far apart their rails are.

In other words - they discourage interoperation in an industry where interoperation is manifestly in the public interest.
Most large companies encourage their designers & engineers to file software patents. However many only use them "defensively" - i.e., when threatened with infringement action by another company, they find a patent they own that the threatener is infringing.
It's a useless cold war. Time to invalidate all sitting software patents and refuse to grant new ones.
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Just today I checked Twitter and in the first 10 min found at least 10 sexist conversations about Jodi Ernst, Kamala Harris, and AOC. Not because of bots, but because of the the national political press, which is out there running regressive tropes like their lives depend on it.
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while “retreat” is often used to mean an all day work session on something like the budget, it appears this time “city council retreat” means the worst, silliest kind of waste of time — ice breakers and trust building exercises
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This is my grandfather, Murray Goldfinger. The tattoo, 161108, was given to him at Birkenau.

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"Was it a gift from Heaven?" I asked.
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I can't with this guy...but interestingly, he's also revealing a lot with each one of these interviews.

Why not just go speak to the Grand Jury? Clearly, it's not about avoiding spending more time talking about the investigation and your experience...

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