ryanvgates

@ryanvgates@mastodon.social

Husband, dad and Site Reliability Engineer based in South Florida. Interested in biking, transportation, local government, transparency, open source and open data.

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nixCraft, to random
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what is a PR? give wrong answers only.

ryanvgates,

@nixCraft Pedantic Reconciliation

ryanvgates, to random

Grab a brick: Pedestrians flock to Granville Island to try safety stunt
https://bc.ctvnews.ca/grab-a-brick-pedestrians-flock-to-granville-island-to-try-safety-stunt-1.6829891
I really like this idea.

br00t4c, to random
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'We won't be silenced!' Protesters decry DeJoy at USPS meeting

#dejoy #theuspostalservice

https://www.alternet.org/Bank/dejoy-2667226612/

ryanvgates,

@br00t4c The Postal Service is a government run service not a business. It's right there in the name. It's funded with tax dollars to benefit the people.

TheWarOnCars, (edited ) to aitools
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NEW EPISODE!

"Should SUV Ads Be Banned?"

Adfree Cities, an advocacy group in the UK successfully got an ad for the Toyota Hilux SUV that shows drivers ripping through sensitive natural areas and cities taken off the airwaves and streets.

We talked with two members of the organization about how they’re tackling the auto industry’s most egregious marketing campaigns.

Available wherever you get your podcasts.

https://thewaroncars.org/2024/02/06/119-should-suv-ads-be-banned/

#thewaroncars #advertising #suv #suvs #podcast

ryanvgates,

@TheWarOnCars A great episode. The part about being in a public space without thinking about buying anything is so important. Are there any organizations like Ad free Cities in the USA?

nixCraft, to random
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What do YOU think makes a good Pull Request? 👇

ryanvgates,

@nixCraft I would add to what's already been said, context for why the change is necessary.

skykiss, to random
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Florida has introduced HB 599, Bill that applies to all non-profits. It would effectively ban all LGBTQ nonprofits in the state. They would not be able to discuss sexual orientation or gender identity at all.

This is horrifying.

This would ban an organization such Equality Florida from discussing gender identity or sexual orientation in the workplace despite it being an LGBTQ org. It would ban LGBTQ community clinics from discussing LGBTQ identities. It is a blatant violation of the first amendment.

What is "condition of employment" and "other activity?" The bill doesn't say. Just like the original "Don't Say Gay" they make vague terms with large penalties to chill speech. The intent is clear though, to eradicate LGBTQ people from public life.

What did people think was going to happen when they just allowed fascism to casually stroll into the state with 0 resistance?

https://myfloridahouse.gov/Sections/Documents/loaddoc.aspx?FileName=

ryanvgates,

@skykiss Here's a link to where anyone can follow the bill. https://myfloridahouse.gov/Sections/Bills/billsdetail.aspx?BillId=79177

I'd recommend anyone in Florida to contact their representative about the bill.

nixCraft, to random
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What is hard?

Writing code.

Or

Reading code after three weeks.

ryanvgates,

@nixCraft Reading is much harder, especially since much of context of why it was written may be long gone.

jsq, to random
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    ryanvgates,

    @jsq This would be perfect for my coworking space.

    enobacon, to random
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    I think ducati is Italian for "engine is a structural component of the frame", so LoL that you're going to start an electric conversion project without realizing that.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qqXebw7Pf6g

    ryanvgates,

    @enobacon The best part is they included a part of the specs to include weight only to put N/A

    enobacon, to random
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    project, where I make a database of all not-the-good- who do crap like this. Too many people lurching around in giant metal boxes with the forethought of a goldfish. We need to make the licensing tests harder + recurring more often, and a system where losing the option to drive is not a hardship. OR plate 551FPL

    riding up a hill in an underpowered cargo bike with a heavy load, driver passes and blocks most of the access to my right turn into the bike lane, while a van is still in front of them waiting to turn left until the green light.

    ryanvgates,

    @enobacon You may want to check out https://upride.cc/. I've uploaded some videos there myself and found it to be pretty handy. I don't know if there are other options though.

    ryanvgates,

    @enobacon They do have an advocacy section but I am not sure what they offer to advocates. https://upride.cc/advocacy/ I do agree particularly in this space open data is hugely helpful. This is especially true when many agencies(law enforcement, universities, governments, etc.) already have and use but don't share this data.

    enobacon, to random
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    we've tried almost nothing and we're all out of ideas

    https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2023/07/oregon-drug-decriminalization-results-overdoses/674733/

    ryanvgates,

    @enobacon It's certainly a step forward not criminalizing people for substance abuse, however that's not going to solve the problem alone. It's really disappointing to see this done without psychological treatment, rehabilitation, job training, job placement, affordable housing, etc. People that are addicted need services not just not being arrested.

    dgar, to random
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    HAPPY CAPS-LOCK DAY!

    ryanvgates,

    @dgar THANK YOU AND TO YOU AS WELL!

    hacks4pancakes, to random

    We need to have a talk, and I’m having a really hard time having it with my awesome hacker friends, because everyone is super duper emotionally invested and is deeply hurt by it.

    I hope you all aren’t - because it involves all of us and it’s important. It’s not about any of y’all individually or your hard community work.

    The talk is about how to make all of our cybersecurity conferences and events and meetups more accessible and conformable for young hackers because I’mreallysosorry, we’ve somehow become Old, and the stuff that we are ingrained with as “hacker culture” like movies, music, and memes all were created before they were born - and they may or may not have any emotional attachment or enjoyment of them at all.

    That’s the conversation we need to have and that we are all responsible for and I swear it’s not aimed at any conference or person because we are all in this filter bubble of watching the Matrix and listening to Prodigy and remembering the hamster dance and all of that stuff while awesome was like a quarter century ago.

    Part of building a community is thinking about including everyone and their culture under a mantle of good ethics and goals. So we really, really need to start having a chat about when we lean on the 90s hacker aesthetic and memories to the exclusion of people under 30. I had a wake up call hearing some students complaining about it.

    ryanvgates,

    @hacks4pancakes I've definitely seen this individually with the references I'm familiar with getting dated or met with blank stares. I've had the best luck finding common ground and sharing a bit of new things from both parties. I've watched some newer funnier things I never would've known about. I think with conferences and meetups it means having inclusive leadership. Then make sure ideas and influence come from the whole group.

    Stoat, (edited ) to LGBTQ

    Grindr workers announced their intention to unionise, now they're being told to move to Grindr's offices or lose their jobs.

    "One of my colleagues began to ask a question about all of us suddenly having to uproot our lives - and they cut the call."

    • Edited to add an Archive.org link to avoid ad revenue for Vice.

    #Grindr #LGBTQ #CWA #Union

    https://web.archive.org/web/20230810011208/https://www.vice.com/en/article/qjv3gm/grindr-tells-unionizing-workers-move-across-the-country-or-be-fired

    ryanvgates,

    @Stoat It's ironic that companies want to stop unions but in doing so make a better argument for unions than organizers could ever hope to make.

    carnage4life, to random
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    The movie studios and streaming services like Netflix have decided not to negotiate with the Writer's Guild for several more months.

    “The endgame is to allow things to drag on until union members start losing their apartments and losing their houses,” a studio executive tells Deadline.

    That is cold blooded.

    https://deadline.com/2023/07/writers-strike-hollywood-studios-deal-fight-wga-actors-1235434335/amp/

    ryanvgates,

    @carnage4life Subscribers need to start cancelling their subscriptions(e.g. #netflix #hulu etc.) and stating this strike as the reason.

    StillIRise1963, to random
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    Alimony-anxious wealthy women in Florida should vote for Dems and convince all their friends to do the same. Perhaps we can restore the former alimony rules, including taxes, of course.

    ryanvgates,

    @StillIRise1963 What was the change to alimony rules?

    ryanvgates, to random

    Invisible Wounds

    Gun Violence and Community Trauma among Black Americans

    https://everytownresearch.org/report/invisible-wounds-gun-violence-and-community-trauma-among-black-americans/

    skinnylatte, to cycling
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    It was torture to have gone a whole week without a bicycle. (My bikes were stolen)

    Finally found something that suits my taste (a Bridgestone bike). Thankful for all the Bay Area bike nerds who scrounge parts and build bikes so I can have nice bikes

    #BikeTooter

    ryanvgates,

    @skinnylatte I'm so glad that you got a new bike and are riding again.

    For anyone concerned with bike theft or buying a used bike I highly recommend using #bikeindex

    https://bikeindex.org/

    ryanvgates, to cycling

    We need your voice to call for safer large trucks! Crashes between large trucks and people biking are some of the most serious — and simple safety equipment could make these crashes so much less deadly.
    Take action with us by supporting our comments.

    https://bikeleague.org/take-action/action-center/?vvsrc=%2fCampaigns%2f106108%2fRespond

    dmoser, to random

    Reprogrammed information panel in Brooklyn 🇺🇸

    video/mp4

    ryanvgates,

    @dmoser cc: @TheWarOnCars

    Green_Footballs, (edited ) to random
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    I seem to remember a time, now lost in the mists of unknowing, when we were strongly encouraged to use semantic elements in our HTML markup. Lists, articles, sections, headers and footers, shit like that. To make it easier to parse, you know?

    Seemed to make sense at the time. I tried to do it in the code I wrote, as much as possible.

    Welp. This is what React is putting out in 2023.

    So long, semantic web. We hardly knew ye.

    ryanvgates,

    @Green_Footballs Does anyone know if this hinders #accessibility ? I'd think it would be difficult to infer anything from just divs but I'm not familiar enough with tools to know if they could make sense of it.

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