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Jess👾

@RustyBertrand
I've really made some paper author's days by telling them what I'm interested in their research for. For so many papers, it kinda just disappears into the ether, and they don't know if anyone has ever read it. It's a good day when you can get someone interested enough in your research you spent years on to ask for it and tell them what cool thing they're trying to figure out.

7 July at 13:42 | Wall-to-wall | Open on infosec.exchange
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Orion (he/him)

@JessTheUnstill @RustyBertrand I am an academic. This is 1000% true. We *love* when people actually read and use our stuff. You will be brightening our day if you do this. I still remember the handful of times this has happened to me. Please!

7 July at 16:28 | Open on writing.exchange
Jess👾

Also, the author is basically the top expert in the world on that specific little tiny branch of knowledge. If they have time, they may even be able to point you at other papers they wrote or their peers wrote that can give you even more information.
@orionkidder
@RustyBertrand

7 July at 17:17 | Open on infosec.exchange
Orion (he/him)

@JessTheUnstill @RustyBertrand Yes, this too! We're socialized by academic training to spread knowledge.

7 July at 17:53 | Open on writing.exchange
rickf

@orionkidder @JessTheUnstill @RustyBertrand

This! I have almost quit doing 'academic' publishing for this very reason. IMO muxh of the whole 'academic' publishing thing is a predatory and exploitative racket that's been legitimized by outdated ivory-tower views about what constitutes the only types of 'impactful' research/outreach in the world -- especially when looking at hiring/tenure cases.

(I come from industry, so I'm definitely an academic heretic, lol)

8 July at 2:09 | Open on indieweb.social
Orion (he/him)

@rickf @JessTheUnstill @RustyBertrand Honestly, Anita Sarkesian did more for media criticism than a dozen books. She made it accessible. I aspire to that kind impact.

(That is NOT to downplay the absolute hell that a bunch of whiny little misogynist manchildren put her through.)

8 July at 5:05 | Open on writing.exchange
kΔ

@orionkidder @rickf @JessTheUnstill @RustyBertrand Anita was a scammer who talked a load of pish. Much of her content was fabricated and she pocketed thousands delivering nothing promised for it. There are billions of women in this world deserving more respect than her. She’s a toxic crook.

9 July at 0:59 | Open on techhub.social
Jess👾

At this point, all of the facts around Sarkesian have been entirely polluted by GamerGate chodes that it's basically impossible to tell what is real and what is bullshit. So I'd be really careful accusing her with stuff "everyone knows". When trolls have been going that overboard on her, you can't trust literally anything.

@kDelta
@orionkidder @rickf @RustyBertrand

9 July at 1:23 | Open on infosec.exchange
Rusty Bertrand

@JessTheUnstill
I know nothing about it. I was just attacked back then for having a big account on Twitter. It was my first internet attack.

@kDelta @orionkidder @rickf

9 July at 1:27 | Open on kolektiva.social
Orion (he/him)

@RustyBertrand @JessTheUnstill @kDelta @rickf "Being female on Twitter" was a crime many were found guilty of by a jury of angry misogynists.

9 July at 2:17 | Open on writing.exchange
Rusty Bertrand

@orionkidder
No one believed me when Elon Musk put me on a list (he's too rich to be that petty) lol. Long before he bought Twitter. I later found that one if my Elon jokes had been shown on CNN. A bunch of celebrities followed me, whasshisname: Hellboy. I had no idea, cuz I dont watch TV, but even Peter Fonda and captain Kirk (I'm tired) sent me messages. But I made an enemy. Lol.

Richest man in the world vs disabled homeless chick.

Who will win?
@JessTheUnstill @kDelta @rickf

@orionkidder
No one believed me when Elon Musk put me on a list (he's too rich to be that petty) lol. Long before he bought Twitter. I later found that one if my Elon jokes had been shown on CNN. A bunch of celebrities followed me, whasshisname: Hellboy. I had no idea, cuz I dont watch TV, but even Peter Fonda and captain Kirk (I'm tired) sent me messages. But I made an enemy. Lol.

9 July at 2:38 | Open on kolektiva.social
Jess👾

It's terrifying how one mention from one of those stochastic terrorists can utterly ruin someone's life.
@RustyBertrand
@orionkidder

9 July at 3:24 | Open on infosec.exchange
Rusty Bertrand replied to Jess👾

@JessTheUnstill @orionkidder
I got thousands of bitcoin tweets a day. That's all he could do untill he bought it.

9 July at 3:28 | Open on kolektiva.social
Orion (he/him) replied to Jess👾

@JessTheUnstill @RustyBertrand Doxing ought to be a crime, a form of harassment, maybe?

9 July at 3:54 | Open on writing.exchange
kΔ

@JessTheUnstill @orionkidder @rickf @RustyBertrand This is not something so far from the distant past I have to refer to ancient texts to figure it out. She in one case raised money on Kickstarter for a “gaming investigation" project, raised way more than she asked for, didn’t even get it half finished way way after it was supposed to be done. She then started a second Kickstarter on a totally new project. That there has all evidence from her alone, no other source needed. I don't believe in my last toot I used the term “everyone knows”. I simply pointed out my view of her, briefly the reason why, and that the majority of women on this Earth deserve more respect than her based on her behaviour.

@JessTheUnstill @orionkidder @rickf @RustyBertrand This is not something so far from the distant past I have to refer to ancient texts to figure it out. She in one case raised money on Kickstarter for a “gaming investigation" project, raised way more than she asked for, didn’t even get it half finished way way after it was supposed to be done. She then started a second Kickstarter on a totally new project. That there has all evidence from her alone, no other source needed. I don't believe in my last...

9 July at 17:09 | Open on techhub.social
Orion (he/him)

@kDelta @JessTheUnstill @rickf @RustyBertrand She completed all of those videos. They're on her website and accessible on YouTube. They have been for years and years. You're so full of shit.

And now I'm going to block you. Bye bye.

9 July at 20:15 | Open on writing.exchange
Orion (he/him)

@kDelta That's a load of shit. If you believe it, you've been duped. If you continue to argue the point, I'm blocking you.

9 July at 2:16 | Open on writing.exchange
kΔ

@orionkidder If you wonder why people vote for Trump and won’t listen to you when you point out what a ludicrous decision it is, have a look at what I’m replying to. Your thought process is no different. All the best in life, take care 🖖☺️

9 July at 7:47 | Open on techhub.social
Orion (he/him)

@kDelta This is a deeply smug, snide thing to say.

9 July at 20:12 | Open on writing.exchange
kΔ

@orionkidder @rickf @JessTheUnstill @RustyBertrand It's incredibly petty that rather than just block me as they said they would Orion has made replies before doing so thinking I'd never see them. If Sarkeesian has in the end completed all the content she promised then great, but what I said was not untrue. This is all happened almost a decade ago and I don’t pay attention to her every move. Back then what I said was entirely true, she raised funds for a project, did not even get it half done way way behind schedule, then sought to rase funds by the same method for a new project. And as I said this is just one example of her disingenuousness. My main point however folks is if you intend to block someone on a just do it. Don't try to make it look like you won some petty debate in a final reply. A lot of apps like the very one I use cached the reply when I wasn't even on my system so I can see exactly what Orion said even though I cant directly reply to it. Have a nice day all 🖖

@orionkidder @rickf @JessTheUnstill @RustyBertrand It's incredibly petty that rather than just block me as they said they would Orion has made replies before doing so thinking I'd never see them. If Sarkeesian has in the end completed all the content she promised then great, but what I said was not untrue. This is all happened almost a decade ago and I don’t pay attention to her every move. Back then what I said was entirely true, she raised funds for a project, did not even get it half done way...

9 July at 22:04 | Open on techhub.social
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