Notices by endless bummer (alana@the.giant.horse)

still thinking about open source contributions that aren’t code and really focusing on design.

in my time at the LF — which does serve a need, but only because: capitalism — i often felt like folks were almost TOO “deep in” to see little things that i felt were obvious.

everyone shouting “well if we don’t establish a shared governance committee to ensure future interoperability of the underlying frameworks.…!” and i’m like “ok wild idea here but what if the apps weren’t hard to use and ugly”

“…more than 750 communities across the country have built their own broadband ISPs or cooperatives. Studies have shown these locally owned and operated networks tend to offer lower prices, faster speeds, and better customer service than their private-sector counterparts.

“Instead of competing by offering better service—private sector telecom giants like Comcast and AT&T have routinely turned to a cheaper alternative: easily corrupted state lawmakers.”

https://motherboard.vice.com/en_us/article/kzmana/report-26-states-now-ban-or-restrict-community-broadband

i don’t know what to say except that life is beautiful and i am so blessed to be here sharing the internet with you all

thank goodness for https://randoma11y.com/ and @accessibleColors tbh

even though choosing colors for things is enjoyable for me, i could easily find something great just from generating combos. (and i won't fall in love with anything inaccessible 😭 )

i’ve changed my position. math is cool