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Comment on This month in Servo: color inputs, SVG, embedder JS, and more! (June 2025) in ~comp
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Comment on Victories and challenges: An A[u]DHD community and support fortnightly thread #2 in ~health.mental
GLaDYS You are referencing the excellent What is AuDHD (and do you have it?) episode and I also felt seen with this question. I resigned from four companies in 5 years and every time it was at the end of...You are referencing the excellent What is AuDHD (and do you have it?) episode and I also felt seen with this question.
I resigned from four companies in 5 years and every time it was at the end of a big project: my executive function takes a nosedive and I'm unable to do anything but reactive / urgent work. Every occurrence was motivated by serious managerial issues (up to harassment), but I thought I powered through the big project out of professional pride.
Re-reading my history through the lens of this question, I think it accounts for a lot of what happened: once the project is done, the cultural issues become front of mind again and compound with the exhaustion in a mix that I have to learn to manage.
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Comment on Victories and challenges: An A[u]DHD community and support fortnightly thread #2 in ~health.mental
GLaDYS You're welcome! For other resources, I'd list: Dr Neff's works, as listed in this previous comment The Gifted kid, messy adult podcast Devon Price's blog and books (Unmasking Autism & Unmasking...You're welcome! For other resources, I'd list:
- Dr Neff's works, as listed in this previous comment
- The Gifted kid, messy adult podcast
- Devon Price's blog and books (Unmasking Autism & Unmasking for life)
Also, lots of high-masking neurodivergent folks end up with relational trauma and / or cPTSD, that is difficult to entangle. That's discussed in all of these podcasts.
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Comment on Victories and challenges: An A[u]DHD community and support fortnightly thread #2 in ~health.mental
GLaDYS (edited )LinkI recently discovered the AuDHD Flourishing podcast and highly recommend going through it's episode backlog for topics you're thinking about. It's not about magic cures, but about compassionate...I recently discovered the AuDHD Flourishing podcast and highly recommend going through it's episode backlog for topics you're thinking about. It's not about magic cures, but about compassionate reframing and validation.
Also read Explaining AuDHD: the target audience is other mental health professionals and not patients, so the style is heavy and slow (you can skip the first 3 chapters if you're already educated about neurodivergence). The author's thesis is that AuDHD should be considered a distinct neurotype and not just Autism + ADHD, because it's diagnosis and treatment are not a superposition of both, since one helps mask the other.
As a gifted kid & messy adult, these two resources also reinforced my opinion that the typical struggles of a gifted person (intensity in tasks and sensations, justice sensitivity, auditory processing deficit, social deficits...) closely match the AuDHD neurotype.
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Comment on Peertube (federated video streaming platform) crowdfunding it's mobile app in ~tech
GLaDYS Following up on this. I rounded up to 100€ that I donated today.Following up on this. I rounded up to 100€ that I donated today.
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Comment on What are your favorite vegan pre-packaged foods? in ~food
GLaDYS Yup, Falafel sandwich is my go-to when available, ideally with grilled eggplant 💜Yup, Falafel sandwich is my go-to when available, ideally with grilled eggplant 💜
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Comment on What are your favorite vegan pre-packaged foods? in ~food
GLaDYS "Plain onigiri" is rice and seaweed, but it is not uncommon for them to be filled with an animal protein."Plain onigiri" is rice and seaweed, but it is not uncommon for them to be filled with an animal protein.
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Comment on What are your favorite vegan pre-packaged foods? in ~food
GLaDYS Onigiri and kimbap can easily be made vegan. A local store sells them with marinated mushrooms or just vegetables. Bibigo sell frozen vegan onigiri.Onigiri and kimbap can easily be made vegan. A local store sells them with marinated mushrooms or just vegetables. Bibigo sell frozen vegan onigiri.
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Comment on What does being dysregulated mean? Help and advice (details inside). in ~health.mental
GLaDYS These are great suggestions! I'd also add expending some social capital / privilege to normalize accommodations that your colleagues might not dare ask. They'll know what would be useful, but some...These are great suggestions! I'd also add expending some social capital / privilege to normalize accommodations that your colleagues might not dare ask. They'll know what would be useful, but some examples are:
- advocating for agendas on meetings or focus time slots without meetings
- buying a few stim toys for the team (my favorite are needoh cubes) and normalize having one in hand when thinking or attending meetings
- driving improvements and clarifications to process documentation / HR procedures, if they are vague or ambiguous
- normalize speaking up about one's energy levels: model that you're not 100% every day (but do not start meetings asking everyone about their energy levels on a scale of 5)
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Comment on Peertube (federated video streaming platform) crowdfunding it's mobile app in ~tech
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Comment on What does being dysregulated mean? Help and advice (details inside). in ~health.mental
GLaDYS (edited )LinkKudos on being supportive and reaching out! As we often say in the community, "if you meet one Autistic person, you've met one Autistic person": although there are commonalities, each individual's...- Exemplary
Kudos on being supportive and reaching out!
As we often say in the community, "if you meet one Autistic person, you've met one Autistic person": although there are commonalities, each individual's experience is different and what helps with someone can be detrimental to another. Autism itself is a spectrum and it often comes with other conditions (ADHD, trauma, eating disorders, EDS, anxiety disorders...) that can also cause dysregulation.
For general information, I highly recommend Dr Neff's free resources:
- their Neurodivergent Insights blog: start with these articles on sensory regulation and the window of tolerance (explains how dysregulation can manifest)
- their Divergent Conversations podcast: start with reruns of the best episodes. Episodes 97, 96 and 51 should be relevant to your question.
To ask "how can I help" without prying, you can read on personal readme documents, publish your own and suggest your teammates do so if they are comfortable with it. They might struggle with writing one because society "teaches" us to ignore our triggers and power through, so it can be a living document that is regularly updated. If you asked me what dysregulates me, the first things to come to my mind are:
- sensory stuff: bright lights, loud and/or high-pitched noises, noisy workspaces
- surprises / unpredictability: last-minute meeting requests or cancellations, frequent interruptions: I am fine with plans changing, but appreciate clear and timely notices
- rejection sensitive dysphoria (typically an ADHD thing, but half of Autistic folks fit the criteria for ADHD diagnosis): give unambiguous feedback, reply clearly and quickly (even if it's just an "acknowledged, looks OK, I'll reply later"), shield me from conflictual topics and the office asshole(s)
- boring and under-stimulating work: that's why I work best when I have two projects (a boring one and a stimulating one) I can switch between based on energy levels
Lastly, I commend your efforts on using neuroinclusive language, but I'd like to suggest two improvements to your language:
- teams / groups are neurodiverse, individuals are neurodivergent. Saying that a Black woman is "diverse" would be seen as tokenization
- "ASD spectrum" is redundant because ASD means Autism Spectrum Disorder. Many Autistic folks advocate for moving away from ASD and use Autism Spectrum instead because Autism is not a disorder but part of human diversity. It becomes a disorder when it's not accommodated for (read about the social model of disability for more info)
- the neuroinclusive language is still in flux, so it's better to mirror your colleague's language if theirs differ from mine
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Comment on Peertube (federated video streaming platform) crowdfunding it's mobile app in ~tech
GLaDYS Peertube is a self-hosted and federated video streaming platform, a community owned alternative to the oligarch-owned Youtube and Twitch. The web app is now seven-years-old and mature, this year...- Exemplary
Peertube is a self-hosted and federated video streaming platform, a community owned alternative to the oligarch-owned Youtube and Twitch. The web app is now seven-years-old and mature, this year the team wants to offer a first-class mobile experience and is fundraising to hire developers and designers.
I'm happy to match donations up to 500€ this week, just reply to this comment (or send me a DM) with the amount you donated, and I'll tally them up Sunday (or earlier if 500€ are reached faster) and donate that amount to the project.
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Peertube (federated video streaming platform) crowdfunding it's mobile app
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Comment on 'Murderbot' is the best new comedy of 2025. You read that right. in ~tv
GLaDYS (edited )Link ParentEDIT: thanks for correcting your message. Murderbot uses it/its pronouns as discussed above. Misgendering fictionnal characters is still toxic behaviour.EDIT: thanks for correcting your message.
Murderbot uses it/its pronouns as discussed above. Misgendering fictionnal characters is still toxic behaviour.
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Comment on I'm tired of dismissive anti-AI bias in ~tech
GLaDYS Tildes.net is not "most social media sites": it's an invite-only community for people who want to discuss in good faith and escape the contentious argumentativeness that has taken over most...Tildes.net is not "most social media sites": it's an invite-only community for people who want to discuss in good faith and escape the contentious argumentativeness that has taken over most platforms. While this thread is more polarized than most on this community, your contributions stand up as grating and dismissive, not a good fit for our culture.
Your account is merely two months old and it can take a moment to shed the toxicity we learned in other platforms and adopt this culture, but it's not a good fit for everyone. And this is fine, this community is not about userbase growth, it's about nurturing something: https://docs.tildes.net/philosophy
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Comment on Windows 11 is closing a loophole that let you skip making a Microsoft account in ~tech
GLaDYS Chromebooks are still computers you don't own, see this thread: https://cloudisland.nz/@rmi/114219847307106213Chromebooks are still computers you don't own, see this thread: https://cloudisland.nz/@rmi/114219847307106213
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Comment on Spotify down? No, your Spotify mod was just blocked—here's why it won't work anymore. in ~tech
GLaDYS Local files with Lyrion (previously named LMS) on my home server: local playback with a good DAC and speakers control through the material UI in the browser + Squeezer android app Squeezer allows...Local files with Lyrion (previously named LMS) on my home server:
- local playback with a good DAC and speakers
- control through the material UI in the browser + Squeezer android app
- Squeezer allows to download albums to the phone's storage for offline listening while on the go. I read them with VLC
- One great feature of Lyrion is the "random albums" folder: it will show you 50 random albums to chose from depending on your mood. Reduces the friction to start listening
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Comment on Current state of, and future of, the smart glasses industry in ~tech
GLaDYS Title case is like the imperial measuring system: an arbitrary, incoherent and outdated system that 7+ billion people look at and say "Why would one make their life harder?". Even the UK uses...Title case is like the imperial measuring system: an arbitrary, incoherent and outdated system that 7+ billion people look at and say "Why would one make their life harder?". Even the UK uses sentence case.
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Comment on Steam tighten up rules for games with season pass DLC in ~games
GLaDYS This does NOT apply to regular DLCs and expansions than one can buy piecemeal when they are released. The new rules only apply to pre-selling DLCs as a "season pass", which currently is writing a...This does NOT apply to regular DLCs and expansions than one can buy piecemeal when they are released. The new rules only apply to pre-selling DLCs as a "season pass", which currently is writing a kickstarter-style blank check. I hate this practice and am happy that guardrails are put in place.
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Comment on Is there a site where I can check if a game has multiple endings or missable stuff without spoilers? in ~games
GLaDYS I played all of the mainline Yakuza games, and none of them have multiple endings. The main story is highly linear, the choices and flexibility happen in the numerous side quests. The franchise...I played all of the mainline Yakuza games, and none of them have multiple endings. The main story is highly linear, the choices and flexibility happen in the numerous side quests. The franchise has big "you won't be able to return" confirmation promps before locking out side quests so you can tie up lose ends. Everything is unlocked again after you finish the main story anyway.
I agree with you with the caveat that WebKit's performance and stability on Linux are unfortunately insufficient and declining over time.
This is why the Tauri team has evaluated optionally shipping chromium. AFAIK, this work is paused to evaluate servo instead.