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Flarnie@Flarnie@universeodon.com
"Everything worth doing is hard"
"Always fear regret more than failure"
I'm Flarnie Marchan. I'm a staff software engineer, tech lead, indie game developer, and open source hacker.
Formerly on React.js core team. Former maintainer of Draft.js. Opinions my own. (she/her)
You may know me from https://twitter.com/ProvablyFlarnie
Also - find me on Blue Sky -> https://bsky.app/profile/flarnie.bsky.social
- Joined
- Nov 20, 2022
A stranger helped me with something today and it reminds me that there are good people out there.
They don’t often make the headlines but they are out there.
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Using Mastodon
and the Fediverse is an act of rebellion in itself.
By being here,
you are contributing to grow an alternative system that is led by the people and for the people, not for profits.
By being here,
you are encouraging a solution to a deteriorating social climate that thrives on outrage and the monetization of hate.
By being here,
you are participating to the development of a new system that can slowly build a better world.
Thank you for being here 
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All the children growing up with two moms, or two dads, or seeing gay parents being normal on Sesame Street - it happened and can never be undone.
No amount of hate will stop it from having happened.
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We will be born into every generation. Have enough kids, and sooner or later one of them will be GAY. It will never be stopped.
No matter there what happens, as long as there are humans, there will be queers, and it fills me with joy to remember this.
Queerness will always exist. 
A gift to humanity.
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Apparently today is the day of the Superb Owl 
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While opting-out of data brokers can be a very manageable task when done manually, many people are still looking for an automated solution.
I think EasyOptOuts is that solution: It works exceptionally well for a fraction of the cost that Optery, Mozilla, or others would charge you. While it might not be perfect, reducing your data exposure by up to 90% for only $20 certainly makes opting-out of the remaining few data brokers a whole lot easier.
https://www.privacyguides.org/articles/2025/02/03/easyoptouts-review/
www.privacyguides.org · EasyOptOuts Review & Real-World TestPeople-search sites represent an immense privacy risk to the majority of Americans. EasyOptOuts is a low-cost online service which automates opt-out requests on your behalf.
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#Infosec 101 for Activists - https://infosecforactivists.org
Infosec for ActivistsInfosec 101 for ActivistsWebsite: https://infosecforactivists.org/
Introduction America has a strong tradition of activism, dating back to slave revolts and indigenous uprisings even before the founding of the United States. Today, activism in the US remains critical. Street protests are an essential tool that activists use to raise awareness and push for institutional change. That being said, challenging existing power structures carries an element of risk - exposure can lead to harassment, arrest, or doxxing.
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A mobile bicycle-trailer pop-up library ... with hammocks. Genius.
ALT
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Scorpions are basically land lobsters.
And lobsters are basically sea scorpions.
Had a dream that I was talking with an old family friend (20+ years older than myself) and he gave me this advice:
“Whatever you want to do in life - do it now. Do it before your back hurts all the time.”
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Not to disparage anyone’s job. I just want to understand why things are the way they are.
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“It’s about feeling like nobility” - ok but I’d think they’d hire people to carry them around in a palanquin if that was the goal.
Was just chatting with a friend about how surreal the concept of a restaurant is - you’re paying someone to write down a note, walk over to the counter, pass the note to the chef, and ~10 mins later carry a plate of food back to you.
Why is this a job? I can walk to and from the counter myself.
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Both full stack and specialized teams can get the job done, if run well, so this is also based on my personal preference. It’s satisfying to be able to build the whole thing myself.
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There is a valid argument against full stack teams - that most engineers have uneven skillsets and we get something like the unfinished horse drawing when people have to work across all areas. But - that’s why there is a team. Different engineers can cover for and assist each other.
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full stack teams > specialized teams
Because an engineer should never be blocked from fixing a bug or building a feature, just because it’s outside their team’s specialty.
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Computers can smell fear.
TS server in VSCode was hanging and crashing all afternoon yesterday, and I didn’t have time to debug it because I was doing something else important.
Now I’m all ready to debug the TS issue and… it is working fine now. 
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V EFF.org:
Acc to EFF 'Meta’s tracking pixel, found on 30% of the world’s most popular websites, monitors people’s behavior across the web and can expose sensitive information, including financial and mental health data. A 2022 investigation by The Markup found that a third of the top U.S. hospitals had sent sensitive patient information to Meta through its tracking pixel.'
https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2025/01/mad-meta-dont-let-them-collect-and-monetize-your-personal-data
Electronic Frontier Foundation · Mad at Meta? Don't Let Them Collect and Monetize Your Personal DataIf you’re fed up with Meta right now, you’re not alone. Meta tracks you across millions of websites and apps and its business model relies on your data. If you want to limit Meta’s ability to collect and profit from your personal data, here’s what you need to know.