joe

joe

@joerobot.dev

front end engineer @ fastly 📍Frome, Somerset, UK

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joe
@joerobot.dev

👋 hi i’m joe - front end engineer - enjoyer of outdoors - pamperer of long dogs - recovering barista - weird music enthusiast - feminist - dad

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Katelyn Burns
@katelynburns.com

Only 1 person in the whole study went from identifying as trans to not identifying as trans. The 1/5 number came from youth going between the binary and non-binary spectrum. This headline and post are misleading on purpose to fit the economist's editorial bent on the political issue.

The Economist@economist.com

A recent study found that children who transitioned young retained stable gender identities over time. But the fact that nearly a fifth of those in the group did not ought to give advocates of irreversible medical interventions pause

econ.stHow stable are the gender identities of younger children?A study finds that one in five who switch gender change their mind
joe
@joerobot.dev

Kept wondering when I’d read a news article comparing the number to recent demos…

THIS ACCOUNT IS MOVING@xtaldave.xtaldave.net.ap.brid.gy

Reminder that 100,000 people marched for Trans Pride in London earlier this year, but because they weren't violent fascists, there was minimal press coverage, unlike the Nazis today. https://www.them.us/story/london-trans-pride-march-turnout-record-uk-transphobia

them.usLondon’s Trans Pride March Just Shattered Its Turnout RecordOrganizers say it was the largest transgender rights march in the world.
joe
@joerobot.dev

my three bed house currently sleeps 8 adults and two infants because we keep acquiring beds in the hope that everyone will get some sleep

joe
@joerobot.dev

By far the best proposal I’ve seen for resolving the Thames Water scandal

Owen Blacker@owen.blacker.me.uk

Nationalise Thames Water without compensation and prosecute the previous board for corruption

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George Monbiot
@georgemonbiot.bsky.social

1. It’s good to see this scandal being called out at last. My thanks and congratulations go to Lee Schofield, Karen Lloyd and Ian Convery. But it’s also absolutely infuriating that it has come to this point, as I explain in this thread. www.theguardian.com/environment/...

theguardian.comConservationists call for Lake District to lose Unesco world heritage statusCampaigners say designation promotes unsustainable sheep farming at expense of nature recovery and local communities

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natemoore on elm street 👻
@natemoo.re

The Internet is worse than ever because we, the people who build websites, have allowed our “good user experience” standard to erode as hardware has improved. Too much focus on specific technologies, too little focus on impact.

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joe
@joerobot.dev

Can’t bring myself to watch this year (or last) but this is an interesting take nonetheless

The Guardian@theguardian.com

Why is Israel still in Eurovision? The answer is more complex than you might think | Chris West

theguardian.comWhy is Israel still in Eurovision? The answer is more complex than you might think | Chris WestThe war in Gaza means the European Broadcasting Union is risking its liberal reputation, but to ban Israel would be to undermine the organisation’s fundamental purpose, says author Chris West
joe
@joerobot.dev

guys, i’ve suggested implementing a community code of conduct on the local whatsapp group… am I gonna regret this?

joe
@joerobot.dev

6 months since my last run cuz parenting has been incredibly hard. it was fun, but why’d I choose to make it so hilly?

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Richard Morris
@ahistoryinart.bsky.social

'Dandelions,' was painted by the Danish artist Bertha Wegmann around 1910. It wasn't an arbitrary choice of a plant to paint: the dandelion was used to promote the women’s liberation movement in Scandinavia because of its capacity for uncontrolled, strong-willed growth.

joe
@joerobot.dev

Top tip! If you see someone pushing an empty pushchair/buggy/stroller which is empty, don’t bother trying to make a joke about a missing child 🙂‍↔️