ꌗꉓꃅ꒒ꍟꀎ𝔻ꍟℜ𝕊𝕋𝕌ℝℤ

South African, living in Germany, left-leaning, deeply aligned with the opening lines of the Grundgesetz that declare all people to have inherent worth. Nerdy of nature and short of stature, I bend code and words to my purposes yet revel in my sports and thrive in the hills and high places.

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Cake day: December 2nd, 2024

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  • I guess the KDE team just triggered my “see red” response. I saw an unfamiliar notification and immediately went on the offensive because of how often attention-stealing and attention abuses in general are exploited by bad actors.

    I know the concept of startle-training very well. It has, in fact, been part of my training for certain volunteer roles that were carried out in stressful, objectively dangerous and high-risk scenarios but those were all In Real Life. They were all for a cause in which I believed – I volunteered to be there.

    It is precisely so I have patience and resilience to handle those In Real Life scenarios that I so jealously guard my attention when I don’t judge that frittering it away on silly annoyances is warranted.