marta

marta, 16 days ago to random Norwegian

Ctrl+Alt+Queer er en ny, lavterskel tilbud for skeive IT-folk til å møte hverandre. https://www.kode24.no/artikkel/starter-meetup-for-skeive-utviklere-slitsomt-a-komme-ut-hver-gang-man-spiser-lunsj/81466337

marta, 16 days ago to random

Why iTerm, why? 🙃

marta, 19 days ago to random Norwegian

I min siste innlegg for kode24, skriver jeg litt om den viktige jobb norske utviklere må gjøre nedefra og opp til å få IT-bransjen grønnere.
https://www.kode24.no/artikkel/mener-du-ma-ta-ansvar-for-klima-snakk-med-kollegaer-skaff-allianser/81447616

marta, 21 days ago to random Norwegian Bokmål

Tenk på at #Akademikerne (#Tekna osv) går på streik fordi de VIL IKKE HA solidaritet. Faen, for en perverse forståelse av #fagforening.

marta, 29 days ago to random

marta, 29 days ago to random

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

marta, 1 month ago to tech

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, 1 month ago to tech

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, 1 month ago to random

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, 2 months ago to random

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

marta, 2 months ago to random

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, 2 months ago to random

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, 3 months ago to random

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

marta, 3 months ago to random

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. 🙄

marta, 4 months ago to random

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, 4 months ago to random

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

marta, 4 months ago to random

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, 5 months ago to Norway

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, 5 months ago to solarpunk

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, 5 months ago to random

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, 5 months ago to tech

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, 5 months ago to tech

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

marta, 5 months ago to random

I've recently spent 35 days without a working stove top and I gotta share this. Fixing it required time and effort from five (!) companies, each responsible for a different subsystem in the apartment:

• the rental company,
• the stove top producer (Ikea and Electrolux),
• the company who built the building (Skanska),
• the stove watch (komfyrvakt) producer (mkomfy),
• and an independent electrician.

marta, 6 months ago to random

I logged to work 22 minutes ago and I already wish for the workday to be over. 🙃

marta, 11 months ago to random

Good job, website.