# Links for 2019/03/23

March 23, 2019 ยท 3 minute read

Posted in:  emacs quakers men's lib social



Going to try to do this whole link blog entry from emacs. Normally I have a
workflow that involves dragging links from Firefox into emacs, where, by a bit
of emacs magic, they are automatically converted into Markdown links. But I'm
trying to live in the terminal (with [Cool Retro Term][CRT]) this week, so I'm
using [pinboard-list.el][pel] to give me my list of links to share. Hopefully
I'll have a macro or something that is almost as easy as my drag-and-drop
hack...

[CRT]: https://github.com/Swordfish90/cool-retro-term
[pel]: https://github.com/search?utf8=%E2%9C%93&q=pinboard%2Dlist.el

#### [The Male Feminist Movement Time Forgot](https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/eve7zk/the-mens-liberation-movement-time-forgot)

This article is a good introduction to the Men's Liberation movement, and why we
now have, instead, its shadow, then Men's Rights movement. Oddly, it doesn't
mention contemtorary Men's Lib resources, like /r/menslib on Reddit.

#### [Why we use progressive enhancement to build GOV.UK](https://technology.blog.gov.uk/2016/09/19/why-we-use-progressive-enhancement-to-build-gov-uk/)

I also work in government web development, and because we have accessibility
requirements that the private sector often doesn't, progressive enhancement is a
natural fit for us, too.

#### [Geo for Bootstrap, a Timeless Theme by Divshot](http://code.divshot.com/geo-bootstrap/)

This is a theme for Bootstrap that makes it look like a classic GeoCites
webpage. A brilliant subversion, since Bootstrap is so closely associated with
webpages that look professional but lack any unique character. A real piece of
work.

#### [How to Make a "Share on Mastodon" Button in Pure/Vanilla JavaScript](https://www.256kilobytes.com/content/show/4812/how-to-make-a-share-on-mastodon-button-in-pure-vanilla-javascript)

I've added this at the bottom of each of my pages as, of course, progressive
enhancement. Without JavaScript, you get a "web+mastodon" URL, which depends on
your browser having installed a handler for it. Unfortunately, neither is going
to work in Lynx; you're just going to have to copy and paste the URL in that
case.

#### [Where platforms go after Christchurch](https://www.getrevue.co/profile/caseynewton/issues/where-platforms-go-after-christchurch-166259)

The author identifies two classes of problems that make it easier for
neofascists to spread their idology: platform problems, and internet problems.
Internet problems are those that just come from everyone being able to talk to
everyone. Platform problems are those that come from platforms growth-hacking,
slapping on a thin layer of moderation, and using algorithms to try to optimize
for engagement.

#### [The Brutalist Path](https://asylum.madhouse-project.org/blog/2018/09/06/the-brutalist-path/)

An emacs user discusses how they went from using standard color themes to making
a brutalist theme: more than no syntax highlighting, but substantially less than
normal themes, and quieter.  I've tried their theme, and for whatever reason, it
causes font substitutions on my emacs both on Windows and GNU/Linux, so it's not
quite usable for me, but I really like the idea.

#### [The Pyrex Glas Controversy that Just Won't Die](https://gizmodo.com/the-pyrex-glass-controversy-that-just-wont-die-1833040962)

Basically, what you're buying these days under the Pyrex brand is not Pyrex, in
the sense that it's not borosilicate glass. Because it's cheaper to sell
tempered glass, even though it's prone to shattering into small pieces under
thermal stress. This is fine.

### Finally, some Quaker links

#### [Shutting down Homestead child detention center: a Quaker perspective](https://www.afsc.org/blogs/acting-in-faith/shutting-down-homestead-child-detention-center-quaker-perspective)

The Miami Friends Meeting is working to shut down the child detention center in
Homestead.

#### [Quaker: The Quiet Revolutionaries](https://vimeo.com/260486895)

We saw this video at the Palmetto Friends Gathering last week. I wish I had a
better link for you than vimeo, but youtube-dl will make it usable. This is a
simplified history of Quakerism focusing on the social justice aspects.
Sometimes it may be simplified to the point of not being 100% accurate, which
was a point of contention for some of the people at the gathering.