Becca Dax
@beccadax.soincredibly.gay
Possibly the only poly trans lesbian compiler engineer who’s never worked on Rust.
Fan writer (current obsession: works of Alyson Greaves). Basic Balmung miqo’te. Works on Swift at the fruit company.
Fan writer (current obsession: works of Alyson Greaves). Basic Balmung miqo’te. Works on Swift at the fruit company.
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Becca Dax
@beccadax.soincredibly.gay
· Sep 3
After the better part of a decade, I’m back on my fanfiction-writing bullshit!
“Invisible String” is based on "The Sisters of Dorley" by @badambulist.bsky.social. It's about a trans girl trying to transition, an ex-sponsor trying to help her, and the secrets they’re keeping from each other. 1/2
“Invisible String” is based on "The Sisters of Dorley" by @badambulist.bsky.social. It's about a trans girl trying to transition, an ex-sponsor trying to help her, and the secrets they’re keeping from each other. 1/2
I'm probably a bad person for giggling madly at my girlfriend's reaction to the flavor of my extremely strong cough drops.
December 4, 2025 at 8:32 AM
I'm probably a bad person for giggling madly at my girlfriend's reaction to the flavor of my extremely strong cough drops.
Me: "the US government is the absolute worst"
UK government: "hold my pint"
UK government: "hold my pint"
December 4, 2025 at 7:06 AM
Me: "the US government is the absolute worst"
UK government: "hold my pint"
UK government: "hold my pint"
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🎉 10 years of open source Swift! A decade ago today, we opened Swift to the world with a simple blog post: swift.org/blog/welcome
What's grown since—thanks to an incredible community of contributors—has been extraordinary. Here's to the next ten years. 🧡
What's grown since—thanks to an incredible community of contributors—has been extraordinary. Here's to the next ten years. 🧡
December 4, 2025 at 12:08 AM
🎉 10 years of open source Swift! A decade ago today, we opened Swift to the world with a simple blog post: swift.org/blog/welcome
What's grown since—thanks to an incredible community of contributors—has been extraordinary. Here's to the next ten years. 🧡
What's grown since—thanks to an incredible community of contributors—has been extraordinary. Here's to the next ten years. 🧡
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An experienced organizer I really respect once reminded folks "you can't always win, but you can always, always inflict a cost. Those add up."
You cannot match the size and resources of these organizations that are abandoning trans youth and sacrificing trans lives, but you have one advantage they do not: an ability to maintain a relentless focus upon them.
Make it your work, every week, to think about how you can punish them.
Make it your work, every week, to think about how you can punish them.
December 3, 2025 at 10:21 PM
An experienced organizer I really respect once reminded folks "you can't always win, but you can always, always inflict a cost. Those add up."
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“We stand with trans women!” they said as they threw trans women under the bus.
This is insane to me. "We've decided to exclude you but we hope you'll interpret that as a sign that we stand with you"
??????
Based on what????? Why would "the trans community know you stand with them" when you explicitly, loudly, deliberately, fucking DON'T??
??????
Based on what????? Why would "the trans community know you stand with them" when you explicitly, loudly, deliberately, fucking DON'T??
December 3, 2025 at 6:09 PM
“We stand with trans women!” they said as they threw trans women under the bus.
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It's that giving time of year again, so this is a reminder that no matter how they try to dress it up, the Salvation Army is not a charity.
December 3, 2025 at 1:58 AM
It's that giving time of year again, so this is a reminder that no matter how they try to dress it up, the Salvation Army is not a charity.
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Rule 4 of the @badambulist.bsky.social drinking game: “Drink when a character learns how conditioner works”
read this part, had a record scratch moment, checked the directions for my conditioner, and quietly went “son of a bitch”
once again learning dividends are paid to the one who invests their brain in reading. I can even spell “orchiectomy” without looking it up now! (Reading Rainbow noise)
once again learning dividends are paid to the one who invests their brain in reading. I can even spell “orchiectomy” without looking it up now! (Reading Rainbow noise)
March 25, 2025 at 8:04 AM
Rule 4 of the @badambulist.bsky.social drinking game: “Drink when a character learns how conditioner works”
Maybe we should just, y’know, give everybody adequate time to complete their tests. Maybe timed tests are mostly measuring things like “did you get a good night’s sleep last night?” that we don’t actually need to measure.
Even by the standards of The Atlantic, this is an extraordinarily weak evidence base for an article.
Data from a tiny handful of schools that isn't measuring the variable at issue and a few thin, secondhand anecdotes.
www.theatlantic.com/magazine/202...
Data from a tiny handful of schools that isn't measuring the variable at issue and a few thin, secondhand anecdotes.
www.theatlantic.com/magazine/202...
December 2, 2025 at 10:41 PM
Maybe we should just, y’know, give everybody adequate time to complete their tests. Maybe timed tests are mostly measuring things like “did you get a good night’s sleep last night?” that we don’t actually need to measure.
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Day 2: Adding two integers on x86? Not with `add`! The compiler uses a completely different instruction—one designed for memory addressing. Why? xania.org/202512/02-ad... youtu.be/BOvg0sGJnes #AoCO2025
Addressing the adding situation — Matt Godbolt’s blog
We learn why adding on x86 isn't as obvious as you might think
xania.org
December 2, 2025 at 11:28 AM
Day 2: Adding two integers on x86? Not with `add`! The compiler uses a completely different instruction—one designed for memory addressing. Why? xania.org/202512/02-ad... youtu.be/BOvg0sGJnes #AoCO2025
“So, what do you think about [insert Apple rumor here]?”
What’s the worst question someone can ask after you tell them your profession? For linguists, it’s definitely “how many languages do you speak?”, but I’m curious what else is happening to the rest of y’all out there?!
December 2, 2025 at 7:50 PM
“So, what do you think about [insert Apple rumor here]?”
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"No more shall man have wings to bear him to paradise. Henceforth he shall walk."
still the hardest shit ever said in a game istg
still the hardest shit ever said in a game istg
December 2, 2025 at 6:34 PM
"No more shall man have wings to bear him to paradise. Henceforth he shall walk."
still the hardest shit ever said in a game istg
still the hardest shit ever said in a game istg
So that's what they mean when they talk about "fever dreams".
December 2, 2025 at 6:39 PM
So that's what they mean when they talk about "fever dreams".
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Post your warning label
December 1, 2025 at 6:57 AM
Post your warning label
How do families without any software engineers figure out complicated holiday gift distributions?
November 30, 2025 at 10:55 PM
How do families without any software engineers figure out complicated holiday gift distributions?
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I finally completed it. #CopicMarkers
November 29, 2025 at 10:55 PM
I finally completed it. #CopicMarkers
Brother-in-law: *talking about his son hitting him in the balls*
Me: "Y'know, I know a way you can prevent that..."
Me: "Y'know, I know a way you can prevent that..."
November 30, 2025 at 9:30 AM
Brother-in-law: *talking about his son hitting him in the balls*
Me: "Y'know, I know a way you can prevent that..."
Me: "Y'know, I know a way you can prevent that..."
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NYT: "Why are liberal children cutting off their MAGA parents?"
MAGA parents:
MAGA parents:
On “The Necessary Conversation” podcast, Chad’s Trump supporter parents tell him the military should follow Trump’s illegal orders and kill everyone in LA if Trump commanded it — even with him and his sister in the city😳
November 29, 2025 at 11:16 PM
NYT: "Why are liberal children cutting off their MAGA parents?"
MAGA parents:
MAGA parents:
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December 19, 2023 at 12:11 AM
Post your favorite THE LORD OF THE RINGS character. Wrong answers only.
November 29, 2025 at 6:42 PM
Post your favorite THE LORD OF THE RINGS character. Wrong answers only.
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Look! It’s pumpkin π/4!
November 29, 2025 at 7:21 AM
Look! It’s pumpkin π/4!
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Gandalf? Yes. That is what they used to call me. Gandalf the Grey. That was my name. I am Gandalf the White, and I come back to you now, at the turn of the tide.
Some of those dogs at the dog show are just obscene abominations unto the lord.
November 29, 2025 at 2:17 AM
Gandalf? Yes. That is what they used to call me. Gandalf the Grey. That was my name. I am Gandalf the White, and I come back to you now, at the turn of the tide.
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The people ranting about how trans people are mentally ill don't actually believe in treating mental illness, they believe it's a character flaw and people with mental illness should be made to suffer
November 28, 2025 at 4:46 PM
The people ranting about how trans people are mentally ill don't actually believe in treating mental illness, they believe it's a character flaw and people with mental illness should be made to suffer
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Never forget, no matter how hard they try to convince you otherwise, that most people fucking hate this stupid prick and are looking forward to reading his obituary.
Gallup poll | 11/3-11/25
President Trump approval
Disapprove 60% (+6)
Approve 36% (-5)
news.gallup.com/poll/699221/...
President Trump approval
Disapprove 60% (+6)
Approve 36% (-5)
news.gallup.com/poll/699221/...
November 28, 2025 at 8:12 PM
Never forget, no matter how hard they try to convince you otherwise, that most people fucking hate this stupid prick and are looking forward to reading his obituary.