mord! @vagabondsun@weirder.earth

[cdi link voice] i can't wait to rebuild the alt+h website from scratch when i switch to a vps and actually implement fucking version control this time

ruby tutorial: ruby is pretty similar to python
me, who is very familiar with python: oh ok cool this should be a breeze
ruby tutorial: also integers are objects with methods. look how you do for loops!
me: what the fuck what the fuck what the f

oh no guess who's considering migrating to linux again

anyway, i'm going through the odin project at the moment because it's getting to the point where my one term of learning frontend web development skills isn't covering my responsibilities as a webmaster any more
all i've done so far is set up a linux vm and install rails through the command line but i'm feeling pretty accomplished

how hard is it to find a dark syntax theme for atom that's multicolor, high contrast, and doesn't include god damn blue? blue-yellow colorblindness is woefully under-accomodated in general, but come on

any resources out there that can explain the skills and knowledges required to run a vps for people who have only used basic, managed-by-the-provider web hosting before? asking for a me.

hey mastodon, do you know of any good guides on how to write effective content warnings? we're reviewing how we ask people to cw things on the alt+h server in light of discord's new spoiler tags and thought information like that would be useful to include

i wrote a small post about why people in otherkin and therian circles don't talk about shifting any more. i'm sharing it here specifically because i'm aware that my perspective is limited to tumblr and adjacent communities and i want to hear people's thoughts on whether that holds true in other spaces and why not if not!
take a look? https://vagabondsun.dreamwidth.org/2061.html

(this is sarcasm)

LOVE writing unit tests

i think itd be good for us to do like, a postmortem on how the whole thing went and what we've learned and whatnot but i....... don't know how to do those....... hated writing that kinda thing in college and just get big ol mental blocks when i try to think what to include

the pamphlet we made to explain alterhumanity to mental health professionals is done! it lives here now: https://alt-h.net/projects/ah-and-mh

thank you to the people over here who gave feedback ⭐ it feels good to have a completed project under our belts

ISO has a standard paper size for brochures, and it's /not/ a4 - instead of making another version in that format for pro printing, we'd likely just buy our own color toner printer at that point. especially if we end up doing more projects of this type, i'd like to be able to produce these in bulk to give away to organizations, activists, etc
it's interesting running into these logistical problems that you wouldn't think about otherwise

past few days has been me putting out print prototypes of this pamphlet and realizing that making it american letterpaper sized to appeal to That Demographic don't work so good when you yourself have an a4 printer. so, there's two versions now - if we ever provide our own official print run (i'd like to!) it'll be the former size because it's bigger and nicer looking, but it's important that this is as accessible for home printing as possible

looking for input on the pamphlet Alt+H is making to introduce therapists and other mental health professionals to alterhumanity - if:
> you're otherkin, plural or anything else under the alterhuman umbrella, and
> you've disclosed this to a MHP or considered doing so,
would you give it a look? let me know if it says what and how much it needs to, or whether you'd use it yourself:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1eGaFP4PKuaKNQIU78-RmKPDBvjDbCfvZ/view

> get some at least semi-formal education in backend web development so i can feel more confident managing the alt+h site
> get an art portfolio together covering both graphic design and illustration so i can start taking commissions finally

that's it. for the whole year, those are my only goals. of course i have a lot of other stuff i /want/ to achieve, but i'm not holding myself to it. gonna be real down to earth about 2019

after conversing with a few separate instance admins, seems the prevailing opinion is that accounts representing organizations are a no-no. which is a reasonable position!

i guess, then, i'll stick to just talking about what alt+h is getting up to as myself, in all those organic and personable ways one can as an individual. since i actually really give a shit about what we do, i don't think that'll be hard :P

i wanna talk about the implications of furry acceptance for broader alterhuman acceptance here but its 8am rn so i cant formulate a take better than

sonicfox... good

i want to ask abt the etiquette of running an account representing an organization (namely Alt+H. no surprises there)

on the one hand, i think there's a huge crowd of non- and alterhumany people on mastodon that we'd love to be working with and hearing from. but it'd be very easy for such an account to just become a very impersonal self-promotion machine.
is there a precedent for organization-accounts working successfully in the fediverse? instances suited for it? things to keep in mind? etc?

i would like to, eventually, offer my services as a graphic designer, freelancey-ways. that seems to be the stuff i churn out enough of to actually comprise a portfolio, as opppsed to my illustration stuff. we'll see, eh?