gom (they/them) @hider@sonomu.club

I once knew a big black dog named D. We'd spot each other from miles away, and both get real excited. When we'd finally meet, I'd gently tap on my chest and D would jump up towards me, turning sideways in midair, and then land in a perfect fetal position against my upper body. Then we'd just stand there, hugging.

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The metaphorical value of one's little life should never be underestimated.

The importance of #customizable #UIs - especially for #DEs - can't be reduced to looks. Making constraints for such customizations, thusly, have other consequences than just the looks of a UI.

One of many reasons customizable UIs is important, is to do w/ #sustainability. With an older device it's not unusual to have to modify the UI if it is to look decent. Naturally, the harder it is to do those things, the less appealing older devices get. And that we don't need.

#stopmakingthemingharder

Love isn't a gift, it's a practice. It is something that's offered to you freely, which is why it can be so empowering. That's also why being loved comes with responsibilities.

(Sometimes when I'm struck by this enormous shame, most often about unimportant things like spelling mistakes & whatnot, the only way to combat such an emotional state is to immerse myself in thoughts about something that's equally enormous, but important for real. Like love.)

We live in a world where #masculinity constantly spits us all in the face. But at least in our DEs & other GUIs, we should be able to exist in environments not even remotely connected to any of that. That's just one reason why the ability to customize these spaces is so incredibly important. It cannot be reduced to "looks", as is often the case. A blue accent color _means_ something, a wrench icon _means_ something - way beyond what they mean in any particular UI.

#stopmakingthemingharder

For my #200th toot I thought I'd say something slightly passive-aggressive about love. But let's not talk of love. (Or things we can't untie). Let's just listen to everyone's favourite birthday song and contemplate the day when we were reborn as #fedizens.

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https://invidious.snopyta.org/watch?v=PKv1JPq3q5w

Another weekend is upon us, friends, which means we made it through another week. Sooner or later, though, we do have to #dance. Why not do it now, and why not do it to this little ditty about the #patriarchy.

https://invidious.snopyta.org/watch?v=GIAtE6ywgwA

Crushing your skull with my warming embrace.

Mimi always sings the right things.

Another toot about art and crying:

I'd heard a bit about #Moonlight, but actually not that much. Sorta by chance I ended up watching it the other night. I started crying at the end of the first scene, and didn't stop. I just couldn't. I wasn't sad, I wasn't euphoric. It's just that some artistic works has a way of speaking one's inner tounge. Doing all the right things, saying all the right things. It was just so incredibly powerful & beautiful.

A heart is always red; a heart is always right.