Notices by Ted Gould (ted@social.gould.cx), page 59

@paperdigits @n8 I think that we've now found the only practical use-case for AR goggles, ensuring the same keyboard overlay on every keyboard you use.

@paperdigits @n8 we have a laser printer at The Lab (local makerspace) that will take an SVG into its proprietary software and print it. Don't use any fancy features though 😉

Depends on what you want to cut though, many plastics release toxic fumes when hit with a laser.

@n8 not sure if you're stuck on stickers, but I know some folks that'll take SVGs and make keycaps. Depending on usage the stickers can fade pretty quick.

@scott @kristinHenry I'm not on vis.social, so I can't comment about the local timeline, but I'm curious about the federated timeline there. Is that better? It seems like that might be one that could be easily effected quickly.

While manning the Inkscape booth at SCALE I did a short interview with the "Ask Noah Show": http://podcast.asknoahshow.com/53 (starts about minute 38)

Presentation videos are up from SCALE!

See me talk about SVG Filters and @inkscape here: https://youtu.be/RJBiphap2dg?t=1h10m27s
Slides and example SVG: https://gould.cx/ted/presentations/#svg-filters

Not good news for Texas potentially going liberal in 2018. Individual districts matter more than stat totals though. — https://www.texastribune.org/2018/03/07/blue-wave-texas-republicans-outvoted-democrats-2018-primaries/

This. So this. "One Hackernews explains this is a good warning not to make important things depend on convenient things provided by third-parties without obligation. Because this warning was posted on a venture capital website used almost exclusively by people whose entire businesses depend on Amazon Web Services, my computer's irony co-processor exploded and I had to finish this article at my local public library." — http://n-gate.com/hackernews/2018/03/07/0/

While I would like to see more restrictions on guns in the US I agree with the plaintiffs in this case. We can't have companies arbitrarily discriminating whether it be selling a cake to a gay couple or guns. — https://www.dallasnews.com/news/guns/2018/03/06/20-year-old-sues-dicks-walmart-new-gun-policies

Looking at a traffic map this morning, there is nothing here that convinces me I should work in an office.

@mairin in everything it is harder to build than destroy.

Usually this is how I take political arguments now: How do you want to build a more fair society? Focus on the creation, seems to take out a lot of anger.

Surprised it was cheaper to make a fully articulated robotic arm to use a standard fast food cook surface rather than a heated conveyer belt like a tortilla cooker. — http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-43292047

Paxton continues a culture of trying to cause voter suppression through intimidation. — https://www.dallasnews.com/news/allen/2018/03/05/odd-request-ag-ken-paxtons-office-raises-eyebrows-north-texas-school-officials

"Carbon is such a robust material." All the organic chemists are saying "I told you so." — http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-43285885

A cool Mastodon posting Krita plugin by @spaceotter . Anyone want to take up porting it to Inkscape?

https://mastodon.art/@spaceotter/99633271327214967

@liw I use Authenticator Plus which has a backup feature: https://www.authenticatorplus.com/