marta

matthewskelton, 28 days ago to random

"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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gerrymcgovern, 3 months ago to random

"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, 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, 1 year ago to random

Really looking forward to the day when #Norway bans #SUV traffic in cities and sales of SUVs to the general public. SUVs are a mostly unnecessary, luxurious, planet-destroying commodity, and a waste of precious resources. Like private jets, mega mansions, or farmed fur coats, they belong in the past. #ClimateCrisis

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, 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, 29 days ago to random

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, 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, 1 year ago to random

Hey peeps, my team at #Oda is hiring! If you enjoy working with a variety of nerds and non-nerds in an inclusive and open culture and have some experience with #infrastructure engineering, click on the #job link! We're more into how you think than what stack you have experience with. You don't have to live in #Norway to apply.

#kubernetes #gke #swe #oslo #gcp
https://jobs.lever.co/oda/6d87797b-0de1-4b73-9147-58ebb2349183

marta, 1 year ago to random

We bought our house in 2019 and stopped mowing the #lawn, to the exasperation of our neighbors (ok, the first 2 yrs didn’t look so good 😂). But now we are reaping off rewards, our lawns rewilding and getting lots of flowers like forget-me-nots, wild strawberries, lady’s mantle, columbine, and even raspberry bushes. ❤️The ground holds water much better: while our neighbors’ grass is slowly yellowing due to a watering ban, ours is holding quite well. I highly recommend to re-wild your lawns!

Wild raspberry plants growing over grass
A field of tiny meadow flowers
Photo of a wild meadow flower

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, 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, 29 days ago to random

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

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, 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

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, 1 year ago to ai

So excited to finally start reading “Resisting AI: an anti-fascist approach to artificial intelligence” by Dan McQuillan. A great book to wrap up my #staycation. #AI #ArtificialIntelligence #technology #antifascist

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, 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, 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, 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.

olafurw, 27 days ago to random

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, 16 days ago to random

Why iTerm, why? 🙃