Pi Delport

Dog brained queer autistic trans woman. 🏳️‍🌈️ 🏳️‍⚧️
Nerd. Anti-capitalist. Trying to make a difference. Hanging on to hope & kindness. Can pass as human.

[Pi Delport @PiDelport]

Not active here anymore. (Not that I really was before.)

If you want to follow me socially, check out Bluesky. It's nice there: queer, weird, and refreshing. (Profile link in bio.)

[Pi Delport @PiDelport]

@ClaireMax Never stop being genuine. 💜

[Pi Delport @PiDelport]

(If you know anyone who might know someone, signal boosts would be highly appreciated.)

[Pi Delport @PiDelport]

Call for help: Can any South African who applied for a Swiss visa through VFS Cape Town please contact me, or let me know how long your application took to process?

[Pi Delport @PiDelport]

@Dwuff @BankZeroSA (And they have the technical chops to do that: they were founded by the ex-FNB veterans who built FNB's digital banking.)

[Pi Delport @PiDelport]

@Dwuff @BankZeroSA They're also a self-described bunch of nerds: see "Our Story" in their FAQ.

They built their own core digital banking infrastructure from scratch, rather than just reselling some cloud-based bank-as-a-service software, which lets them do a lot of the novel things they offer.

[Pi Delport @PiDelport]

@elfsternberg Ugh, I recently burned the back of my thumb and hand with boiling water, and it does hurt like hell.

Aftersun lotion worked pretty well to soothe the pain, I found: I reapplied that regularly for a day or so to take the edge of.

[Anil van der Zee © @AnilvanderZee]

The #verysevereME version. Unfortunately spot on...

#pwme #myalgicE #millionsmissing #severeME #photophobia #hyperacusis #POTS #orthostaticintolerance

[Pi Delport @PiDelport]

@unrestfilm Thank you for making this available! 💜

[Unrest @unrestfilm]

Unrest is now available for free, on YouTube. Watch now and share with your friends and family! https://t.co/MmhsD2v8Nn #timeforunrest

[Pi Delport @PiDelport]

@elfsternberg Programs would be like a prose version of an equation: the program code will generally contain enough creative expression to count as a copyrightable work, distinct from the underlying mathematical equation or idea.

[Pi Delport @PiDelport]

@elfsternberg Copyright law separates ideas from expressions: ideas are not copyrightable, but creative expressions are.

You can't copyright an equation, but you _can_ express an equation as a painting, song, poem, prose, or other creative work, which is then copyrightable.

[Chrissy Stroop @C_Stroop]

Conservatism leads to abuse because conservatism *is* abuse. It is the protection of hierarchy and unearned privilege at the expense of those without power, and the protection of institutions at the expense of the people who inhabit them.

[Pi Delport @PiDelport]

@elfsternberg I've also always wondered why more implementations don't support it: it seems very logical to have it.

You can achieve the same thing with zero-width lookahead assertions, like (@?=…) in Perl, but the syntax for that is definitely more cumbersome.

[Pi Delport @PiDelport]

@elfsternberg It's here:

https://t.co/sfyvfd0uNo

[Pi Delport @PiDelport]

@Dwuff If only they had this energy with their Namibian branch. 😐

https://t.co/PwQQfDvg8B

[OVR 🇳🇦🏳️‍🌈♀️ @omarvanreenen]

On Tuesday the @EFFSouthAfrica will be leading a march to the Ugandan Embassy in South Africa against the Anti-Homosexuality Bill. Meanwhile, they have said nothing about their OWN party fanning the flames of hate against the Queer community in Namibia. Double standards at best.

[Gritty is the Way @Gritty20202]

Just a reminder that there are better options than bailouts.