Charles 𝄢 H @celesteh@post.lurk.org

My uni's alumni association has sent out a form asking if people went by different names while they were students. This is a super fair question to ask, as a lot of alums did change their names when they got married. But it also felt super awkward to me.

Is there a way that they can ask for former names without making it weird for trans people? How would you phrase this question?

@celesteh experience helps a lot. Specifically for me, having the worst possible stage experiences was the most helpful. You get a feel for what disasters are actually like. From then on it's just meh what's the worst that could happen?

@celesteh Definately the best idea to conquer stage fright with more stage experience :) Helped me a lot, when i started performing solo (music, improvised).

@loke > Back in the 80's the people who understood technology and the people who used technology was roughly the same set. This led to a misbelief that using technology made you understand it.

In the 80's there were efforts to teach people how technology worked in order to empower them to use it well. It was fairly common for someone to start using computers for a very practical end, and to then start learning how they actually worked, because the systems were set up to facilitate that.

What we have today is cynically constructed to be impenetrable. Today's computers and today's electronics are designed to keep the user out, so it's no wonder that only a tiny, extremely motivated subset understand things. That's by design, but it's not how things need to work.

@clacke @tindall

Do you want to learn to stream? I've made a step by step guide that covers how to set up and use OBS to stream to Twitch. It covers how to route audio from whatever application to OBS. There are sections on Windows, Mac and Linux.

This is aimed at beginners to streaming (specifically students in my classes) and I would *love* it if you tried it out and sent me your questions. Or did I get something wrong? Let me know! Your questions and complaints will make this more useful to everyone.

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdd9DnuvcWzTI2KZx1h1wEGtYl2n8UmlkqhW8ILjRZuJkUpuA/viewform?usp=sf_link

If you are a windows users, I would also be extremely happy if you replied with screenshots of what the audio configuration looks like.

This google form is my magnum opus https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdd9DnuvcWzTI2KZx1h1wEGtYl2n8UmlkqhW8ILjRZuJkUpuA/viewform?fbzx=758038799671277658

Yesterday, Barbara Lee issued a statement wrt to the future of Mills:

I am heartbroken and outraged by today’s announcement that Mills College will cease to be as we know it.

Personally I owe a debt of gratitude to Mills College. Five decades ago, I was able to attend college and earn a degree as a young single mother on public assistance who often had to bring her sons to class – something that would have been impossible at many other colleges or universities.

It is where I met my mentor, Congresswoman Shirley Chisholm, and it is where my passion for public service and politics began.

For generations, Mills has been a bastion of diversity in higher education, providing an excellent academic education to women who are too often shut out by other institutions of higher education. Mills College has been essential in the recruiting and retention of Black and Latin students, and must be able to continue that important role.

In light of these concerns, I am asking the Board of Trustees to reconsider the decision to close the college, and to explore all available funding options to meet its financial challenges. It is critical that the board does everything possible to maintain Mills’ historic commitment to diversity and equity, and not allow any path that would diminish opportunities for African American and Latin students. Such opportunities are already too rare in California.

https://savemills.org/2021/03/hello-world/

If you live in or near #Oakland and you value #MillsCollege or your local music scene, you may be interested in attending the #SaveMills protest on 26 March at 4pm at the Mills College gates. Please plan to wear a mask and practice social distancing.