Liminal witch 🧙♀️ Sarah
mastodon 4.7.3Front-end developer working with design systems & data viz.
Semi-nomadic, mantua-maker/seamstress, linguist, assistive tech user
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*sigh* I think I have had enough of LinkedIn for today.
AI Bro tried to explain to me that expecting responsible to turn up to an open house (or open source project) is unrealistic.
When librarians in Sweden forgot to lock the building, people didn't cause mayhem.
FFS it's 2026 and one shouldn't have to argue with people not to destroy common good.
Fuck! It's 2026 and one has to argue with people not to destroy common good.
No, I will not be dissecting the crap that Anthropic dumped. I'm not paid for that and I have better things to do.
Yes, writing with pen in my journal is more important than dissecting what someone slopped out.
Is anyone else concerned that XZ utils like attacks might happening more often in the near future because reckless LLM users are going to cause open source maintainer burnout?
I didn’t know that my choice of glasses would be a statement and not just annoyance avoidance of wearing heavy glasses. I really hate heavy glasses, I tried to get to used to them and failed
Why we value more PRs and commits over community building? Is it because it’s women’s work and LoCs are men’s work?
I will not disagree with someone on the internet.
I've been left behind by not working with React as my main framework.
So far it worked ok. I can sleep at night because the projects weren't evil.
After looking at my ACE score (7) and what are my probabilities of (bad) outcomes,
I'm doing fairly well. I'm not dealing with addiction, my finances are not a disaster.
I do have some health issues, like agoraphobia (that's likely a Czech issue), USA induced anxiety and weight related stuff.
There are hard days when I have to deal with my trauma but I don't feel like I've ran a marathon anymore. So I'll take that as a win and progress.
Whenever I see who someone tries to microwave water to make tea, my first reaction is to look for Holy Water.
Microwaving water to make tea should be considered blasphemy.
🆕 post: When to start design system?
Before my current job I've been working on a design system for almost three years. At my current job I'm back to writing apps and I'm starting to have thoughts.
https://www.sarahgebauer.com/post/when-to-start-design-system/
First half of Civil War (2024) feels weird.
It's probably because in the past four years I've seen a bit too many drone hits on video.
It's closer to a zombie movie.
Companies should ask if it’s ok to send a Happy birthday message. Last time I was eager to celebrate my birthday even in a limited way, my aunt sent me a text, that my uncle died the week before…
In six or so hours I'll be 509. Fortunately, I'm not working tomorrow
