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tech jester, hex punk, tea witch. works at @github, surprisingly. opinions/selfies my own. she/her

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    mechanical turkey‏ @alicegoldfuss Nov 9

    People like to shit on LiveJournal, but having one inspired me to learn: - HTML/CSS - hex code (for picking theme colors) - how to make animated gifs - image compression - basic webhosting - basic security - a ton of Photoshop - content & community

    10:32 AM - 9 Nov 2018
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      2. mechanical turkey‏ @alicegoldfuss Nov 9

        I only got an LJ after I turned 16 and my parents let me have (limited) internet in my room. Before that, I was messing around with locally hosted websites, custom desktop themes, DOS, and the BIOS.

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      3. mechanical turkey‏ @alicegoldfuss Nov 9

        I spent hours tripping around BIOS screens, trying out key combos and menu options. No manual to guide me. I felt like a techno spy.

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      4. mechanical turkey‏ @alicegoldfuss Nov 9

        And now I touch kernels and networks and work to provide a stable platform for millions of old and new techno spies.

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      5. mechanical turkey‏ @alicegoldfuss Nov 9

        If you're disappointed with your progress, go further back.

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      2. Gun Fetish Shamer‏ @Hum111ty Nov 9
        Replying to @alicegoldfuss

        A lot of techies have habitually taken to shitting on entry points to the technology world that women have often preferred. Wonder if it's correlated at all...🤔

        2 replies 6 retweets 125 likes
      3. Elizabeth the Perpetual Witch  🔮‏ @TooxCB Nov 9
        Replying to @Hum111ty @alicegoldfuss

        This talk really resonated with me as a woman who spent my youth making websites for #SailorMoon webrings, but couldn't see myself working as a developer until I'd already gotten a development-adjacent degree.https://www.sachajudd.com/one-direction/ 

        3 replies 16 retweets 90 likes
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      2.  ⭐️ serena  ⭐️‏ @Sereeena Nov 9
        Replying to @alicegoldfuss

        This is why when I teach teen girls how to code, instead of getting them to open up something like codeacademy I get them to open up the edit theme thing in tumblr

        1 reply 12 retweets 171 likes
      3.  ⭐️ serena  ⭐️‏ @Sereeena Nov 9
        Replying to @Sereeena @alicegoldfuss

        It’s so much better when they’re customising something they actually care about

        2 replies 2 retweets 76 likes
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      2. Brad Fitzpatrick‏Verified account @bradfitz Nov 10
        Replying to @alicegoldfuss

        Awww. Glad my bad UI helped you learn! 🤷‍♂️I wish I could say it was more intentional. I did occasionally argue that people aren't dumb and it's okay to give some nerdy knobs and escape hatches.

        2 replies 2 retweets 83 likes
      3. Brad Fitzpatrick‏Verified account @bradfitz Nov 10
        Replying to @bradfitz @alicegoldfuss

        Fun story: LJ wanted rounded corners before CSS let you do that. So we had to use images. But we wanted user custom hex colors. So I made our HTTP server Perlbal modify GIF palette table on the fly then sendfile the rest. Later we tried Akamai for a bit & destroyed their caches.

        2 replies 7 retweets 94 likes
      4. francesc‏ @francesc Nov 10
        Replying to @bradfitz @alicegoldfuss

        Yes, I'll read the book and watch the movie

        1 reply 0 retweets 23 likes
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      2. kat fukui‏ @katfukui Nov 9
        Replying to @alicegoldfuss

        I used to make lots of layout graphics, icons, banners, process documentation, etc for my favorite communities. LJ helped me code an old design, AND was my first open source community... All while making me feel safe and included. I'll forever stan ❣️

        1 reply 1 retweet 38 likes
      3. Sophie Shepherd‏ @sophshepherd Nov 9
        Replying to @katfukui @alicegoldfuss

        I recently found the post I wrote on LJ about figuring out how to edit the code and write html. Also a Stan.

        0 replies 0 retweets 13 likes
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      2. Naomi See‏ @colorful_n0mi Nov 9
        Replying to @alicegoldfuss

        Who the hell shits on LJ? It beats our current options imo

        1 reply 0 retweets 13 likes
      3. AnotherHowie‏ @AnotherHowie Nov 9
        Replying to @colorful_n0mi @alicegoldfuss

        Agreed. I found it a much more social social network... met lots of nice folks on there back in the early 00s.

        1 reply 0 retweets 4 likes
      4. Naomi See‏ @colorful_n0mi Nov 9
        Replying to @AnotherHowie @alicegoldfuss

        I have long standing friendships from LJ and IRC. Way different vibe back then far more open and accepting that’s for sure.

        1 reply 0 retweets 4 likes
      5.  🐡 E Madison Bray  🕸 LIGMA-Tier Soy Knight‏ @Iguananaut Nov 10
        Replying to @colorful_n0mi @AnotherHowie @alicegoldfuss

        Really wish I could get everyone to move back to LJ or at least an LJ clone but it never happens...

        0 replies 0 retweets 7 likes
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