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marta

@marta@oslo.town

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Oslo-based infra/cloud/sys engineer and beginner drummer.

I believe in some #degrowth, some #solarpunk, the power of the working class, and a library economy. I’m a cranky #luddite, and I’m strong enough to lift that hammer.

Member of #Rødt and unionized in #ElogIT. ✊🏻✊🏼✊🏽✊🏾✊🏿

Originally from Warsaw, Poland.

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olafurw, to random
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Anytime English speakers talk about the Nordics having long weird words, I remind them of the word "Defenestration" (the act of throwing someone out of a window)

marta,
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@olafurw ok ok but technically that's latin.

matthewskelton, to random
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"Surprisingly, our results show that women's contributions tend to be accepted more often than men's. However, when a woman's gender is identifiable, they are rejected more often. Our results suggest that although women on GitHub may be more competent overall, bias against them exists nonetheless."

https://www.researchgate.net/publication/308716997_Gender_bias_in_open_source_Pull_request_acceptance_of_women_versus_men

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marta,
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@matthewskelton I gotta say, there are days when living your life to the fullest and being taken seriously through it all while being only mediocre at your job is a privilege I'd like to have.

marta, to random
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marta, to random
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I am a shitposter at heart and no amount of self-censorship can change that.

matt, to Eurovision
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Why is there such a delay on the video link-ups on :eurovision2022:

It's so weird. It's 2024 and I can WhatsApp / Facetime / Skype without this sort of delay. 😵‍💫

marta,
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@matt that or pre-recorded lest someone is critical of genocide

marta, to tech
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There was a “No #tech for genocide” demo in #Oslo this week, and here’s a list of organizations supporting it. If you haven’t joined a #union yet, there are three on this list (NTL for state workers, Handel og Kontor which won’t really make sense for you as a tech worker, and El og IT for workers in private companies).

marta, to tech
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Hey #tech worker, if you want to have any control over what happens to the products you work on and who your employer signs contracts with, you gotta make sure you, your team, and your department is #unionized. Don’t procrastinate this. There is power in a union.

marta, to random
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You speak Norwegian with a Polish accent. Your vowels strained like half-smiles you receive from your neighbors; your consonants rough like a Monday morning workout session at SATS. There’s no escaping from stereotypes your accent invokes.

https://thatmarta.wordpress.com/2024/05/10/on-language-and-boxing-up-a-rant/

marta,
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@bmispelon Thank you for the nice words and for sharing your experience. I like that you used the word “impossibility”, because in its essence, one can never be fully integrated. It takes a lifetime of shared experiences, I feel, so integration as a slogan rings a bit hollow for me.

marta, to random
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How the hell is a 17sqm apartment legal in 2024. And for almost 3 million kr. 😭

marta,
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@matt weirdly, no!

marta, to random
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Huh, it's estimated that starting 2026, the new Google datacenter in Norway (in Skien) will use so much electricity that each Norwegian household will have to pay an extra 440kr a year (around 40 euros) because of price increases. How... fair. https://e24.no/energi-og-klima/i/KnOwKy/analytiker-google-datasenter-kan-oeke-stroemregningen-med-440-kroner

marta, to random
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I’ve been feeling like my given name hasn’t been working for me anymore, so I’ve been trying to use a different one when introducing myself to new people. It felt good, so I went ahead and changed my socials. 🥰

marta, to random
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Someone saw my dating profile on happn, then found me online and sent me a thirsty-professional email (the worst kind of email).

marta, to random
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A programmer I matched with on a dating app asked me if I'm team vim or emacs. When I said I'm team nano he called me cute and told me he'll teach me a real editor. 🙄

gerrymcgovern, to random
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"The Nordic states are letting go of values and infrastructure resources that are dear to the welfare state – from shared access to public resources to democratic values and universal access to communication and electricity – while intensifying digitalization and dependencies on Silicon Valley companies."

The public values of openness, affordability of connection and universal access to infrastructure are under threat by Big Tech.

https://www.helsinki.fi/en/researchgroups/reimagining-public-values-in-algorithmic-futures/whats-new/dismantling-public-values-one-data-center-at-the-time

marta,
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@gerrymcgovern wait... they have no plans to produce any electricity of their own?

marta, to random
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There’s a mix of pride and suspicion whenever my PRs get accepted without requests for change. It’s “fuck yeah I’m the best engineer!!!1” on the one hand and “I’m sure my reviewer missed something… let me run the tests again” on the other.

marta, to random
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I min første artikkel publisert på norsk deler jeg noe tanker om Brian Merchant sin nye bok om , «Blood in the Machine», og viktigheten av å ha et kritisk blikk på . https://www.kode24.no/artikkel/det-er-ikke-robotene-som-tar-jobbene-fra-folk-det-er-oss/80900883

matt, to random
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What are you following?

marta,
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@matt #solarpunk!

marta, to random
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I am happy to say I'll be speaking at the next Green Software Foundation in-person event in Oslo! It's going to be an introduction to measuring your IT organization's carbon footprint with out-of-the-box tools. The event is free! 🙂 https://www.meetup.com/gsf-oslo/events/298048644/

marta, to Norway
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I don't know how it is in other countries, but in #Norway we have (at least) three package delivery providers that offer automated parcel machines for pickup. They all use the same machine provider, but with different branding on top, and often stand next to each other. I feel it would be way better for everyone if these were owned by the city/kommune and provider-independent.

marta, to solarpunk
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I decided to run an experiment this year that I’m excited about! My goal is to test the #libraryeconomy (it’s the future) in practice. I set up a simple spreadsheet for myself and my friends (and hopefully, friends of friends) to create a “things library”. Whatever’s there, we can borrow from each other, free of charge. Stuff such as instruments or tools, but also things that take up space and are not used often, such as an extra duvet for guests, or hiking gear. #solarpunk #sustainability

marta, to random
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I went on #LinkedIn and every other post in my feed is accompanied by an AI-generated image. That’s a good reminder to stay off LinkedIn.

marta, to tech
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A good conversation with Naomi Klein on the latest #Tech Won’t Save Us podcast. Another of (still too few) voices reminding western activists to decenter ourselves and talking about how social media changed the discourse. Always a pleasure to hear a @parismarx production. https://open.spotify.com/episode/57EZlJzncmSrtdukx00fzk?si=L6GVAci0Qg2JSisrKpdXXw

marta, to tech
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Hey #tech worker (yeah, I am talking to you). It is the Year of Our Lord 2024, and it is time to #unionize. 💪🏻 💪🏾 💪🏼

marta,
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@harce @bmispelon Your selection depends on whether you have a university degree (requirement in NITO and Tekna, not in EL go IT), and whether you work for the private or public sector (I blanked on the public sector union name sorry). I am in EL og IT myself because I am self-taught. Here is an overview: https://www.kode24.no/kodelokka/altfor-fa-utviklere-er-fagorganisert/70987731

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