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"one thing i find funny is that workers are told to act more like businesses (the self-employment shpeil) but the moment we try providing as little as possible for as much revenue as possible we become bad workers" -- One of our new members.
zichao retweeted
One of the most important pieces of software. RT this; if you lose the use of your hands, it means the difference between being able to write code for a living or not.
I just released Talon v0.1, which brings scriptable speech control capable of programming, gaming, and general input for free to Windows, Linux, and Mac. Talon also has (hardware-assisted) eye tracking mouse, non-verbal noises to click, and much more. patreon.com/posts/talon-v0-1…
zichao retweeted
tech workers: pls contribute to this crowdsourced spreadsheet documenting employers' responses to Covid 19.
we will help maximize the exposure of those companies that treat their workers with contempt, now, and for long after this crisis is over
docs.google.com/spreadsheets…
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Everyone working remotely:
ZOOM monitors the activity on your computer and collects data on the programs running and captures which window you have focus on.
If you manage the calls, you can monitor what programs users on the call are running as well. It's fucked up.
zichao retweeted
¡¡¡the 'zine is here!!!
for workers feeling isolated and vulnerable to the capricious nature of capitalism, there hasn't been a more relevant time to read up on your rights at work, unions and the benefits of organising together
✊🏽
archive.org/details/techwork…
zichao retweeted
Memory access.
You're making a salad.
L1 cache: Ingredients are on a chopping board
L2/3: Ingredients are on a table
RAM: Ingredients are in a fridge
DISK: Ingredients are at the grocery
HTTP API: Ingredients are on a different continent
zichao retweeted
hey tech workers in and around london.
our next general meeting is open to all, this wednesday (4th March) 6.30pm @maydayrooms EC4Y 1DH
(if you've not managed to make any of our sessions yet, this one is a good one to drop in to)
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The next TWCLondon General Meeting will be on the 4th of March at 6:30pm!
Usual place of Mayday Rooms, 88 Fleet Street.
Be there or be square 😀.
zichao retweeted
had a coworker who googled “strip LaTeX” at work to figure out how to remove excess whitespace
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hey tech workers, what are you doing next thursday?
sorry to disturb your alienation at work but just wanted to let you know we could hang out and talk about workplace conditions and organising rights and law and stuff
that's next thursday, 20th feb. 6.30, 15 Old Ford Rd,E2 9PJ
zichao retweeted
the history of all web coding is the history of making centering an image harder, easier, harder, much harder, easier again, harder again,
zichao retweeted
One of my most controversial software opinions is that your sleep quality and stress level matter far, far more than the languages you use or the practices you follow. Nothing else comes close: not type systems, not TDD, not formal methods, not ANYTHING.
Allow me to explain why.
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I know we're all new at this and learning but DO. NOT. think that networking is "let me ask you what you do professionally and then gauge how interested I am in you" or "let me talk at you about my success"
