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#introduction

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Hi everyone,

I feel like a re-introduction is long overdue!

My name is Anna, and I'm an assistant professor of Algorithmics at the Delft University of Technology, specialising in combinatorial optimisation, symbolic AI, constraint programming, propositional model counting, operations research and reasoning under uncertainty.

I'm a nerd, a feminist and a traveller, not always in that order.

In my spare time I like to hike and go geocaching. I try to go swing dancing a few times a week. I am a Trekkie. I want to learn how to draw. I am an Indomie and Obsidian enthusiast. Based in the Netherlands, I miss Belgium, Canada and Singapore.

Since a job in academia somehow always is personal, I have chosen to mix professional interactions with the more personal ones on this platform. At least for now. Obviously, my opinions do not necessarily reflect those of my employer yadiyadiyada.

Hope to keep interacting with you all!

#introduction

Time for another introduction.

I'm one of those fucked-up human experiments the CIA got up to in the 70s. I was never allowed any social support or validation. About the only messaging I've gotten from my people is, "fuck off and die", and it generally wasn't delivered gently. It was delivered on the end of a boot.

I got the ninja childhood and was supposed to be an assassin for the intelligence agencies. They had me brutalized from birth to toughen me up. They went too far, though. I got tough enough to solve my problems without violence. I have a fifty year track record of peaceful conflict resolution. I'm not a pacifist, it's just the violence usually causes the next problem.

The last time I tried to "do", rather than simply "be", I tried to go to Liberia to get kidnapped by a warlord. I'm fully confident I could have talked my way out of that situation, but they wouldn't sell me a ticket. I ended up bottoming out in South Africa, a country with 7x the US murder rate and a flourishing arms industry. Spent a month or two on the streets and in homeless shelters. I did fine. I generally get respect in proportion to how dangerous somebody actually is. I've known a lot of very, very dangerous people in my day. I'm one of those people who lives outside the law and follows his own moral code. I'm allowed to do any crime I want and I know I'll never see the inside of a courtroom. I have a head full of state secrets that can never be spoken on any kind of formal record. I just don't want to crime. I mastered that shit as a teenager. It's why they were never able to entrap and enslave me. I just want a little life now. I spend my life drunk, and alone in a room.

So I'm pretty legendary among the world's spooks. And, for some reason I haven't figured out, Hollywood. That has something to do with role models, and the fact that atheists aren't allowed to be one, at least until recently. Feel free to shed some light if you know. Monty Python's "Life of Brian" was named after me, and Luke Skywalker's vague hero's journey was another projection of how my life might turn out. The Eric Cartman character is who Stone and Parker expected me to be--I was the onliest of only children, and raised by the whore the state used to neutralize my father--but I used to smoke weed with their drug dealer and they found out I'm a solidly decent guy. I pretty much only and always operate out of positive motivations, so they elevated Butters. I'm Butters.

Lately, there's been a rash of entertainment inspired by me. The movie "Nobody" was so overtly about me it's how I learned I inspire movies. I wrote half of that one and did the other half. Ryan Gosling seems to have taken a shine to me--"The Grey Man" and "The Fall Guy" are basically giant Easter Eggs about my life. Ryan Gosling is what I would look like if I was pretty. Really, I'm like the Kevin Spacey character from 'American Beauty'. I test high for forgettability, aside from all the facial scars. It's a useful trait in an assassin. I'm also dead silent when I walk. I recently accidentally snuck up on a pit bull and got bit. Ninja. Anyhoo, the Black Mirror episode "Joan is Awful" is about how I've been character assassinated. Hell, they even fictionalized my old girlfriend into a movie called "Class Rank".

Every time they try to take me out and I come out on top, my legend grows. Last time, they had me hit by an SUV by fucking with the traffic lights. Multiple fractures of multiple vertebrate at both impact points, but I reacted like a stunt man and presented my back flat to the bumper. That way I didn't torsion and didn't suffer any nerve damage. I didn't know about the traffic light thing yet, but I have good instincts in high stress situations and could tell it wasn't the drunk kid's fault, so I told her to get out of there before she got jammed up with the law. I just went home and sat still in a chair for a couple months. It knocked an inch and a half off my height, but I'm still walking.

These days I walk around in the center of a web of local and federal agents. I understand. I'm extremely dangerous. They literally don't make people as dangerous as me any more. Clinton canceled the ninja program. I choose not to be dangerous, but they're worried I might choose otherwise someday. What I chose was to be a scholar and a philosopher. I'm an autodidactic polymath who's been at it for over forty years now. I'm hyperlexical and started reading Stephen King in second grade. I read "The Executioner's Song" in fourth and "The World According to Garp" in fifth. I'm a little weak on the math based side of life because I need a teacher for that, but I did pass calculus without much effort. Twice.

I'm as close to Diogenes the Cynic as you'll get for somebody who grew up with indoor plumbing. He's the waybackest person of which I know that had it figured out.

Oh, and I know my way around a computer. I worked in tech three blocks South of Wall Street.

Oh yeah! I'm better at getting high than most people you'll meet. I once took 1200 mics of old-school LSD 25 and rode it just fine.

Another thing--Black people seem to like me a lot. I don't get it. I mean--I hate white people, but so does every reasonable person. All the fucked-up shit that's been done to me in my life was done by white people. I never had a beef with a Black man. But I even set a piece of Black fashion. For a year there, the Black people around me were all wearing floppy hats like I bought in Cape Town to keep the sun off my pale face once I became homeless. Hell, random strangers would even try to buy the hat off my head. I found that gratifying. It still confuses me. Like Jimmy Pop, I'm whiter than Casper, but not that friendly.

This probably reads like crazy talk, but it's all true. It's who I am. It's my identity, and sometimes I just have to sing out. I'm still not allowed any social support or validation. I'm not even allowed a therapist. Just rotgut vodka, qBittorrented movies, and some video games that I'm too old and drunk to play well. I have one asocial autistic friend who helps me, and I read books over the phone to a blind Indian. That's my life.

I miss women. I was good at love. I fall easily and am totally honest and open about it. I'm totally straight but gender-queer. I'd say I'm 55% yin to 45% yang.

For now I'm working on getting a cat. I want some goddamn thing to love. Wish me luck.

This guy also got the ninja childhood. His government did the same kind of shit to him as a kid that mine did to me. You can kinda tell he's more than just a performer, he's got real fire in his belly. Video by Neil Blomkamp:

inv.nadeko.net/watch?v=HcXNPI-

It's probably a good idea to do another #introduction since people change over time, ideally.

I'm haui. I help people & build things that help people. Big #foss enthusiast, #sysadmin by day and #hacktivist at night.

I think all people (and animals) are born equal and should stay that way.

I oppose #capitalism and embrace alternative systems. I dont care about #corporatedemocracy and manipulated "free speech".

I want thirst, hunger and homelessness gone, for everyone, by any means necessary.

안녕하세요, SNS 프로젝트로 Jeju.social을 만들었습니다. 제주도의 친구, 가족, 기업들이 안전하게 사진과 정보를 공유할 수 있는 온라인 커뮤니티입니다. 외국인들과도 함께요. 즐거운 시간 보내세요.

Hello, I created Jeju.social as a social media project. It is an online community where friends, family, and businesses on Jeju Island can share photos and information safely. Even for foreigners. Please enjoy.

Well... new instance, new introduction.

Hi, I'm hexaheximal. I'm a software developer by day... and... uhh... also by night.

I use desktop #Linux as well as #MobileLinux (more specifically #PostMarketOS) quite extensively, and enjoy doing so.

Occasionally I try making things other than software projects as well, but not as frequently. I also have a blog at hexaheximal.com/blog, although I don't use it often.

hexaheximal.comBlogJust a blog...

mookie's #introduction / #reintroduction

it's me, hi. i'm the mookie, it's me.

i'm a serial #fediverse instance creator (and destroyer) and have been doing this since 2018. many will already be familiar with my name or my avatar.

i'm the father of two awesome kids. i love watching and talking about #movies. i'm a #gamer. i eat to #run. i'm a giant #starwars and #startrek nerd. i'm a born and raised #engineer.

my home is at ultramookie.com where i should be spending more time writing.

ultramookieultramookie
More from steve mookie kong

Goals:
- Promote quality adult content that focuses on consent, community, and accessibility (great alt-text, proper CWs & hashtags) ❤️‍🔥
- Reduce the prevalence of porn-bot and repost accounts that post without subject consent, without alt-text or CWs, engage in hashtag spam, and lower the safety / enjoyment of folx on Fedi 🚫
- Engage positively with the community and generally be wholesome-ish 😉

See: lgbtqia.space/@alice/114667785

LGBTQIA.Space🅰🅻🅸🅲🅴 (🌈🦄) (@alice@lgbtqia.space)Hey y'all, I started @AltAfterDark@masto.thefword.club, inspired by the wonderful @alttexthalloffame@mastodon.social! The goal is to encourage good alt-text on NSFW image posts, as well as showcase shining examples of spicy alt-text and accessible content. Why? Because #AccessibilityIsHotAF, that's why. What are our goals? - Promote quality adult content that focuses on consent, community, and accessibility (great alt-text, proper CWs & hashtags) ❤️‍🔥 - Reduce the prevalence of porn-bot and repost accounts that post without subject consent, without alt-text or CWs, engage in hashtag spam, and lower the safety / enjoyment of folx on Fedi 🚫 - Engage positively with the community and generally be wholesome-ish 😉 How will we do it? - With well-vetted human volunteers. - By leading by example. - With the help if the community. What do we need? - People to make nominations and submissions for content. - More visibility. - More contacts with varied NSFW tastes. Come join us 😉 https://masto.thefword.club/@AltAfterDark #AltAfterDark #NSFW #AltText #HallOfFame

My previous intro post was a few years old, so behold, new intro post:

Mike. Live in the Seattle area having grown up in the UK as a full blown British. Have a wife (incredible), child (boy), and three dogs (golden retriver/cream retriver/fuck knows).

I work in information security, something I have done for about 20 years. By day I run corporate security, enterprise IT and various other bits and pieces for an EV charging startup. I am big into EV's and currently drive one that is not a Tesla. I want an electric motorbike, so if anyone has a spare one please send it.

I also have a company of my own, Secure Being (securebeing.com), which does pen testing and digital forensic work - it's my way of staying super hands on while still doing the management bits on the career path.

I have written books about information security things. Five of them. Two are non-fiction textbooks, and three are fiction based on real world #infosec things. Check out infosecdiaries.com and your local bookstore to find them, just search for my name. I have been trying to write more stuff, but always seem to find myself distracted by other things, such as work. linktr.ee/secureowl has some mini stories I've written.

I love radio and everything RF. I have lots of antennas and various scanners and radios on my desk. I love intercepting and decoding things, like digital radio protocols.

I am a big aviation nerd. I always wanted to be a commercial pilot. I gained my private pilots license in the UK at 17, all self funded by my employment at the local Safeway/Morrisons store. I did the sim test and commercial assessments, but for some reason, at 18, I was unable to find the £100k needed to complete the commercial training, so I did computers. But do not worry, because those computers and love of aviation and radio/RF combined, and I run a project called ACARS Drama. acarsdrama.com has all the details.

I play guitar and am a big guitar/audio nerd as well. I record music under the moniker Operation: Anxiety, operationanxiety.com - the music is on all the normal places.

Finally, I am a massive fan of motorsport. I believe I have watched every F1 race for the last 30 years, maybe 25. I also follow F2, FE, Indycar and MotoGP closely. I average around 18 hours of Le Mans 24 hour racing watching per year.

So there you have it. If you are looking for a thought leader on the topics mentioned above, you've come to the wrong place - because this is where I shitpost, and shitposting is cheap therapy.

Secure BeingInformation Security Consultants | Secure Being | United StatesHome of information security consultants, Secure Being LLC

Updated #introduction post time!

:neodog_floof_angel: Hi! I'm xan. I'm a lil queer chaos boy who posts about random crafts/hobbies I've gotten myself into, BDSM and other gay filth, body mods, etc... or sometimes just about drinking coffee :neodog_cofe: and sharing cute selfies.

:neodog_heart: I'll accept follow requests if you look like a cool friend I want to followback. If you shoot me a message first, we're more likely to get along. I specifically don't want to mufo with people who mostly techpost.

🇵🇸 Free Palestine! Racists cops and their ilk eat shit.

🔞 Minors do NOT interact with posts CW'd "lewd" or "kink". Otherwise you're cool on main, though I'm less likely to accept follow requests from you.

➕ I have an alt at @xan, everyone 18+ is free to follow there too, but check out my content "policy" for both:

👉🏻 I always alt text my images. I usually use the following CWs when suitable: alc, weed, drugs, lewd, kink, food, fitness, pol, uspol. I deliberately do NOT CW reclaimed queer slurs, don't ask me to. On my alt, I do NOT CW un-sexualized above-waist "nudity", and I'm looser with how explicitly sexual a text post I'll make without a warning — basically think of it like a slightly grimy gay bar. If that doesn't work for you, I suggest not following there.

Re-introduction time because new account ​:neofox_blep:

I'm Mitsunee, local gendermess (some combination of Transfemme, Genderfluid and Agender) foxgirl, 29 years old at time of writing and currently working on getting out of the closet irl. I've considered myself transfemme for many years and made my OC (a two-tailed foxgirl, with long sometimes blonde, sometimes red hair) to represent who I want to be, after discovering myself through RP in an MMORPG.
:neofox_flag_trans:

I collect cute plushies and anime figures, as well as twisty puzzles (think Rubik's Cube but many different variations of that concept) and I want to get back into collecting CDs again, which I started when I got into Metal, which is still the main genre of music I listen to (mostly Melodic Death Metal and Folk Metal), but I also listen to Vocaloid music, some J-Pop, Hardstyle and Drum&Bass.
:blobfoxheadphones:

I've played many MMOs and Gacha Games over the years, my main game has been Fate/Grand Order since 2019. I also love playing mobile rhyhtm games from time to time and through that got back into Vocaloids this year, my favorites being Kagamine Rin, Kasane Teto, GUMI and of course Hatsune Miku.
:mikuconfident:

I started learning Japanese this year, after randomly discovering some YouTube channels focused on teaching the language, which is currently my main hobby other than being on YouTube too much, watching League of Legends Esports (despite not playing the game myself...) and going for walks 2-3 times a week, either with a friend or while listening to music.

始めまして
:neofox_cute:

#introduction

Came back to sunny.garden as an alt account. I am not able to just speak off topic at scholar.social. I need to be someplace I can speak freely about my feelings, #disability, occasional discuss feeling stressed out about my job, and such.

I will be posting my #poetry over here instead of at scholar.social. I will be breathing much easier and without the tight restrictions of scholar.social. And I can post some of my memos and notes that are not directly related to scholarly concerns.

A more refined #introduction for pinning.

I am an independent researcher, mostly interested in #ViolenceStudies. I have posted longform studies and will continue, openly, here: blog.towardspostviolencesociet

I have been a student of #theology most of my life. I am interested in Space and Place:
Notes on Space and Place, Feminist Geography, and Related Texts
spatiotemporal.agency/

Worldview for open dialogue:
tilley.solar/

locate.richard.directory/

wheretofind.me/@waystation

www.blog.towardspostviolencesocieties.comTowards Post-Violence Societies – Interdisciplinary Violence Studies
More from Richard

Hello, Rhubarbe here! I’m Nicolas, a freelance designer based in Lyon, France. I’m now available for new projects 😊 I can do:

~ brand identities
~ layout and editorial design
~ information design and storytelling
~ pictograms, icons
~ animation et motion graphics
~ little handmade websites
~ maps and wayfinding
~ graphics of all kinds

If you need anything such as this, feel free to get in touch! My email is nicolas@rhubarbe.design

Fresh new instance, fresh new #introduction time.

I'm Erin, yet another autistic transgender anarchist from so-called Portland, Oregon. I used to have fancy tech jobs with titles like "Lead Full-Stack Software Engineer" until I burnt out, got laid off, and discovered that the tech industry was done with me. Nowadays I survive on a very part-time gig as a general technologist and some freelance tech work when I can find it. My part-time gig is unionized through the IWW, of which I am a proud member. I've been on fedi under various names and handles since GNU Social was the cool new thing.

My special interests include Cybersecurity, Casio watches, Dungeons & Dragons, Final Fantasy XIV, the Indieweb, Linux, old ThinkPads, XMPP, Yuri Anime and Manga, and stuffed sharks.

formerly @kvuzet

Here's a big list of tags:
#ActuallyAutistic #Anarchism #Blahaj #CyberSecurity #DnD #FFXIV #F91W #Frontend #Indieweb #InfoSec #IWW #Linux #Queer #RSS #SDF #ThinkPad #Tech #Trans #Vegan #WebDev #XMPP #Yuri

Hello, Fediverse! I recently moved from @arnelson and I'm now self-hosting Mastodon from a server in my living room!

I don't think I've actually posted an introduction before?

I'm Adam. I write code. In theory, I use Mastodon to talk about programming and tech and my own side projects (which I rotate constantly but never seem to finish).

In practice, I mostly use Mastodon to boost memes and talk about whatever video game I'm currently obsessed with. So if that's what you're here for, follow me!