Scatmania

When the COVID-19 lockdown forced many offices to close and their staff to work remotely, some of us saw what was unfolding as an... opportunity in disguise. Instead of the slow-but-steady decentralisation of work that's very slowly become possible (technically, administratively, and politically)

https://danq.me/2020/05/22/future-teleworking/

Since I accepted a job offer with Automattic last summer I’ve been writing about my experience on a nice, round 128-day schedule. My first post described my application and recruitment process; my second post covered my induction, my initial two weeks working alongside the Happiness team (tech s

https://danq.me/2020/05/12/automattic-02/

Normally this kind of thing would go into the ballooning dump of "things I've enjoyed on the Internet" that is my reposts archive. But sometimes something is so perfect that you have to try to help it see the widest audience it can, right? And today, that thing is: Mackerelmedia Fish.



What

https://danq.me/2020/05/01/mackerelmedia-fish/

Ironically, the web page promoting the "Digital Climate Strike" is among the dirtiest on the Internet, based on the CO2 footprint of visiting it.



Going to that page results in about 14 Mb of data being transmitted from their server to your device (which you'll pay for if you're on a metered

https://danq.me/2020/04/28/digital-climate-strike/

I had a bit of a realisation, this week. I've long sometimes found it especially challenging to maintain a mental map of the preferred personal pronouns of people who don't use "he", "she", or "they". Further than that, it seemed to me that personal pronouns beyond these three ought to be mostly

https://danq.me/2020/04/09/understanding-them/

I had a bit of a realisation, this week. I've long sometimes found it especially challenging to maintain a mental map of the preferred personal pronouns of people who don't use "he", "she", or "they". Further than that, it seemed to me that personal pronouns beyond these three ought to be mostly

https://danq.me/?p=16993

StackOverflow's one of the most-popular and widely-used resources for software developers. It dominates the search results when you're looking for answers to techy questions. If you know how to read it, it can be invaluable.

But... I'm not sure what it is about the platform or the culture

https://danq.me/2020/04/02/snackoverflow/

I'm 100% behind the COVID-19 strategy Boris Johnson proposes in his latest letter. But then, I've already had my birthday this year...



Read in full: https://danq.me/2020/04/01/bold-new-stategy/

https://danq.me/2020/03/25/wotwcomic/

In these challenging times, and especially because my work and social circles have me communicate regularly with people in many different countries and with many different backgrounds, I'm especially grateful for the following:

My partner, her husband, and I each have jobs that we can do

https://danq.me/2020/03/24/gratitude/