Whelp. Just got let go. They actually disabled my account while I was in the exit interview. Corporate IT is _cold_.

Anyway, I guess I'm looking for a new position maybe even be #FediHired ?

I have to live in Cove, AR with my disabled family, so it will probably need to be 100% remote.

I'd prefer to keep doing #Haskell or try out #PureScript in production, or even something more exotic like #Agda or #Idris

Ever wondered how you open up a coconut to get at the flesh inside for making coconut milk?

Wonder no more 🙂 We did a video explaining how we do it in #SriLanka:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=clxnEHRxKGk

#YouTube #Coconuts #CoconutMilk

We're really missing Sri Lankan food. So, as one does, watching a lot of YouTube travel videos.

This led to us discovering some funny mistakes made by vloggers very often 😛

We started our own YouTube channel to (possibly) help prevent them:
https://www.youtube.com/@TravelTalesLF

If you have any questions about Sri Lanka, or travel in general, happy to answer them 🙂

#LKA #SriLanka

Well, my wife got laid off of work today.

She specializes in cryptanalysis and penetration testing. She's looking for remote jobs in Europe at the moment. #getfedihired

I've seen lots of posts about European countries offering jobs/positions in the physical sciences for Americans looking to leave, but nothing about the social sciences or humanities. Anything?

#getFediHired

please boost to help my job search!!!

i'm looking for something remote or local to the seattle area in the realms of social media, web design, video editing, writing, and/or fashion design

i'm vanta rainbow black: known fediverse poster, longtime writer, seasoned video editor, skilled audio/image editor, designer of websites, DIY fashion designer, and all-around creative person :3

here's my portfolio! https://vanta.work

tysm ^_^

#GetFediHired #FediHired #seattle

My team at Internet Archive has 3 open roles: a senior product manager (we build web and digital preservation services for mission-aligned memory and cultural heritage institutions), a senior AI engineer (exploring how we might use AI/ML to better surface human-authored content to humans), and a (non-senior) backend software engineer.

If you want to help keep this ember glowing and growing, and are up for some unique challenges, please apply!

https://archive.org/about/jobs

"Nilavukku En Mel Ennadi Kobam" (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt30590474) is different, young, fresh, funny.

First third was great. Then melodrama. Then better. Then complicated. Then melodrama again.

The songs in the movie were totally on point!

Also, written and directed by Dhanush.

#Movies #Tamil

I've seen Libgen mentioned a lot yesterday. Libgen has had copies of my books for over 10 years.

Stewing about it, or saying "They are taking money from me!" will not help me.

So I consider Libgen a place where others can find my books. LIke a library. And I continue to write.

#Writing #Piracy

Where's all the lgbtqia+ people on here? Could y'all boost to help me find them
#trans #nonbinary #queer #lgbt #lgbtqia #transgender

Hey there #fediverse, I’m looking to hire a senior engineer to work with some awesome folks on #Netflix’s build tools & test infrastructure. If you are interested please apply online! (see link in Toot)

My DMs are open if you have any questions about the role or if you want to let me know that you applied.

#Java #JVM #Gradle

https://explore.jobs.netflix.net/careers/job/790301668836?utm_source=LinkedIn&domain=netflix.com

What's wrong with scammers these days? They are so low-effort. You call them out on their scam and then they never speak to you.

Back in the day, they would have spent half an hour trying to convince you that they are not scammers 😛

#Scams

"Naadaniyaan" (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt30422937) had a boring start, trying way too hard to be American. Despite the lack of acting talents of the leads, the story got a little interesting after a bit.

But then it got just very annoying.

One who wants to be an adult forgets a major event totally because of a "crisis" and then "suddenly" remembers about it after a day.

Another says "stand up to bullies" and forgets that himself.

The leads weren't true to character, and the movie lost me at that point.

The ending picked things up a bit again despite the leads not being able to emote. All I got from them was wooden expressions and monotonous delivery.

All the heavy lifting was done by the supporting cast.

#Movies #Hindi #Netflix

I have this plot based on a dream about hallways stretching for miles which connect abandoned rooms and also community bubbles.

In my head this was to have the feel of Larry Niven's "Destiny's Road". I've tried several attempts to write it but each one goes its own way 😛

The first attempt turned into a variation of A. Bertram Chandler's brilliant "Giant Killer" with the hallways being on a spaceship. But it didn't have the right feel in the end and I gave up on that path after writing a few chapters.

The second attempt feels a bit like "Silo" (Hugh Howey's "Wool") but goes off on its own direction (or so I feel).

I like this version better and am about halfway through, but it still misses the original feel I wanted.

Should I try a third iteration? Or keep going?

#Writing #Authors #FediBooks

Listing stuff online for sale attracts so many scammers.

First, you have the people who want you to courier the item to them. Scam!

Then, there's the ones who want to just pre-pay you and pick it up and do so via bank transfer. Spoiler, that email link doesn't go to your bank login...

Sometimes I have to wonder how most people survive all this madness. Stay safe out there, folks!

#Scams

I'm trying to get "Raisins of Wrath" ready for publication but need to do the cover.

My wife usually does the cover but she's too ill to do anything at the moment. So I thought of giving it a shot myself. I have the rough drawing in place, but not sure how it'll turn out.

#Writing #Art #FediBooks #IndieAuthor
A rough sketch for a book cover…

I've also started work on a new novel based on a dream I had about a world of hallways and those living underground. "Outside" is just a myth to them.

Got about six chapters written but a ways to go before that one will be ready.

#AmWriting #Writing

Trying to get "Raisins of Wrath", my novella about a cult (and a conspiracy) surrounding sentient raisins out.

Just need to get the cover done, the book laid out, and a few other things done first while juggling health issues in the family.

#AmWriting #Writing #Bookstodon #FediBooks

Last day of the #Smashwords #ebookweek25 sale!

It ends 11.59pm Saturday 8 March Pacific Time (which is 3.59pm Sunday in Perth, Australia, and that’s the last timezone help I can give anyone 😂)

It’s a great chance to stock up on DRM-free ebooks — browse those two hashtags to check out the huge range of Mastodon indie authors with their books on sale.

https://www.smashwords.com/shelves/promos/

#books @bookstodon #ebook #IndieAuthors #IndieBooks #DRMFree

Read an Ebook Week promo ends today! Find my entire collection at a promotional price at @Smashwords till end of the day. Find my books and many more at https://www.smashwords.com/ebookweek

If you like humorous scifi with a bit of social commentary, check out my books 🙂

#ebookweek25 #Smashwords
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