Possibly the only poly trans lesbian compiler engineer who’s never worked on Rust. Swift Language Steering Group and Apple Swift team. Basic Balmung miqo’te. Novelty mug enjoyer. SF Bay Area. (P.S. It’s not just you—I fave posts a lot.)
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Say hi if you see me! #wwdc26 https://soincredibly.gay/fileserver/01PFXJEWCN8K6F4WZ6Z86FFMAV/attachment/original/01KTMA4DXVR73TX8H6KG2XK0RD.jpeg npub18xfa4sq53jd5tg8yfy2rsnzv4a4v0dceek5gl4h3pcqjw0qzvjkq3prpkg Becca Royal-Gordon @nprofile…0f5x wouldn’t have you any other way, babe npub18xfa4sq53jd5tg8yfy2rsnzv4a4v0dceek5gl4h3pcqjw0qzvjkq3prpkg Becca Royal-Gordon Sometimes there’s nothing for it but to close your office door, set your AirPods to noise-canceling, and put on Folklore for fifteen minutes. npub18xfa4sq53jd5tg8yfy2rsnzv4a4v0dceek5gl4h3pcqjw0qzvjkq3prpkg Becca Royal-Gordon Highly recommend @nprofile…0f5x to take your photos if you need someone to help you smile npub18xfa4sq53jd5tg8yfy2rsnzv4a4v0dceek5gl4h3pcqjw0qzvjkq3prpkg Becca Royal-Gordon “So the iOS app switcher has been lying to me.” “What is an abstraction but a lie?” npub18xfa4sq53jd5tg8yfy2rsnzv4a4v0dceek5gl4h3pcqjw0qzvjkq3prpkg Becca Royal-Gordon @nprofile…0f5x must be the stellar acting npub18xfa4sq53jd5tg8yfy2rsnzv4a4v0dceek5gl4h3pcqjw0qzvjkq3prpkg Becca Royal-Gordon Kinda like this one. https://soincredibly.gay/fileserver/01PFXJEWCN8K6F4WZ6Z86FFMAV/attachment/original/01KRHJ0QTZKWASBSS1CN1ASKGW.jpeg npub18xfa4sq53jd5tg8yfy2rsnzv4a4v0dceek5gl4h3pcqjw0qzvjkq3prpkg Becca Royal-Gordon I did my first open source language implementation work when I was fifteen. 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Today I’m told that my voice has further recovered and is now at “vocalist for Rammstein”. npub18xfa4sq53jd5tg8yfy2rsnzv4a4v0dceek5gl4h3pcqjw0qzvjkq3prpkg Becca Royal-Gordon I am reliably informed that the cold I’m dealing with right now is making me sound like RFK Jr. npub18xfa4sq53jd5tg8yfy2rsnzv4a4v0dceek5gl4h3pcqjw0qzvjkq3prpkg Becca Royal-Gordon Hot take: The Artemis livestream is a damning indictment of modern computing devices. It seems like half the radio chatter is troubleshooting email delivery problems, confusing user interfaces, or devices not booting or connecting. Literal astronauts with years of training can’t make our stuff work. https://tech.lgbt/@quephird/116353383035378497 npub18xfa4sq53jd5tg8yfy2rsnzv4a4v0dceek5gl4h3pcqjw0qzvjkq3prpkg Becca Royal-Gordon @nprofile…0f5x But the other side is never over either. 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