Maia
@panopea.bsky.social
Smogon's Biggest Nuisance And Third-Biggest Contributor
Oh that's such a good idea! Would definitely solve my inability to count 😅
January 19, 2025 at 7:24 PM
Oh that's such a good idea! Would definitely solve my inability to count 😅
And I think that's everything! Thank you if you read, hopefully this time next year I'll have positive updates on all of my goals :)
6/6
6/6
December 31, 2024 at 11:02 PM
And I think that's everything! Thank you if you read, hopefully this time next year I'll have positive updates on all of my goals :)
6/6
6/6
And last, less of a goal and more of a loose idea, but I have occasion to pick up the equipment to record for someone else's YouTube channel, and I've tossed around the idea of uploading my own videos too, probably longform video essay content, but I'll have to come up with some ideas and see.
5/6
5/6
December 31, 2024 at 11:02 PM
And last, less of a goal and more of a loose idea, but I have occasion to pick up the equipment to record for someone else's YouTube channel, and I've tossed around the idea of uploading my own videos too, probably longform video essay content, but I'll have to come up with some ideas and see.
5/6
5/6
So in the new year, I'd like to affirm to myself that it isn't selfish to have wants and to sometimes put my own wants ahead those of others. There have been people in my life who have taken advantage of this tendency, and it isn't good for me and I need to cut those people out.
4/6
4/6
December 31, 2024 at 11:02 PM
So in the new year, I'd like to affirm to myself that it isn't selfish to have wants and to sometimes put my own wants ahead those of others. There have been people in my life who have taken advantage of this tendency, and it isn't good for me and I need to cut those people out.
4/6
4/6
Putting myself first - One of my unhealthiest traits is the tendency to put my own wants and needs on the backburner as soon as someone else expresses a desire for something, which has led to me deprioritizing myself and telling myself that what I want isn't that important
3/6
3/6
December 31, 2024 at 11:02 PM
Putting myself first - One of my unhealthiest traits is the tendency to put my own wants and needs on the backburner as soon as someone else expresses a desire for something, which has led to me deprioritizing myself and telling myself that what I want isn't that important
3/6
3/6
Finishing my certification courses - currently doing the Google Data Analytics and Tableau Business Intelligence Analyst certifications
Meeting people IRL - I've been fairly isolated since COVID and lost contact with most people I knew in uni, so I'd like to go out and meet new people
2/6
Meeting people IRL - I've been fairly isolated since COVID and lost contact with most people I knew in uni, so I'd like to go out and meet new people
2/6
December 31, 2024 at 11:02 PM
Finishing my certification courses - currently doing the Google Data Analytics and Tableau Business Intelligence Analyst certifications
Meeting people IRL - I've been fairly isolated since COVID and lost contact with most people I knew in uni, so I'd like to go out and meet new people
2/6
Meeting people IRL - I've been fairly isolated since COVID and lost contact with most people I knew in uni, so I'd like to go out and meet new people
2/6
Things I want to accomplish in 2025:
Getting into Grad School - Would love to do my MPS in Data Science where I did my undergrad
Full-time employment
Becoming physically healthier - Going back to the gym regularly, cooking healthy and filling food, sleeping more reguarly
1/6
Getting into Grad School - Would love to do my MPS in Data Science where I did my undergrad
Full-time employment
Becoming physically healthier - Going back to the gym regularly, cooking healthy and filling food, sleeping more reguarly
1/6
December 31, 2024 at 11:02 PM
Things I want to accomplish in 2025:
Getting into Grad School - Would love to do my MPS in Data Science where I did my undergrad
Full-time employment
Becoming physically healthier - Going back to the gym regularly, cooking healthy and filling food, sleeping more reguarly
1/6
Getting into Grad School - Would love to do my MPS in Data Science where I did my undergrad
Full-time employment
Becoming physically healthier - Going back to the gym regularly, cooking healthy and filling food, sleeping more reguarly
1/6
Things I accomplished in 2024:
Graduated from college!!!
Retired from a volunteer position that was draining my health
Figured out what I wanted to do with the rest of my life (data analysis + viz) and started self-teaching to make up for the time in uni when I was unsure and took the wrong classes
Graduated from college!!!
Retired from a volunteer position that was draining my health
Figured out what I wanted to do with the rest of my life (data analysis + viz) and started self-teaching to make up for the time in uni when I was unsure and took the wrong classes
December 31, 2024 at 11:02 PM
Things I accomplished in 2024:
Graduated from college!!!
Retired from a volunteer position that was draining my health
Figured out what I wanted to do with the rest of my life (data analysis + viz) and started self-teaching to make up for the time in uni when I was unsure and took the wrong classes
Graduated from college!!!
Retired from a volunteer position that was draining my health
Figured out what I wanted to do with the rest of my life (data analysis + viz) and started self-teaching to make up for the time in uni when I was unsure and took the wrong classes
Yup! Smoked for four hours then finished in the oven for another two.
November 28, 2024 at 11:07 PM
Yup! Smoked for four hours then finished in the oven for another two.
I think that's about the end of my rant on this topic. I don't doubt that my take on the situation will piss people off and land me accusations of Nazi apologism, but as someone who was quite literally in charge of the site's safety for a significant amount of time, I wanted to say my piece.
November 26, 2024 at 6:42 AM
I think that's about the end of my rant on this topic. I don't doubt that my take on the situation will piss people off and land me accusations of Nazi apologism, but as someone who was quite literally in charge of the site's safety for a significant amount of time, I wanted to say my piece.
At the end of the day, Smogon is a community with a lot of flaws, but an incredible amount of work has gone into it from so many different people, and I think it's just as important to recognize the depth of that change as it is to talk about the past.
November 26, 2024 at 6:42 AM
At the end of the day, Smogon is a community with a lot of flaws, but an incredible amount of work has gone into it from so many different people, and I think it's just as important to recognize the depth of that change as it is to talk about the past.
-rebuilding our content management system and redesigning our home page. Having worked closely with him for years, I can say with certainty that he is literally just a stressed-out mid-30s guy who wants to crawl in a hole and code and not engage with the public, not some purveyor of Nazi dogwhistles
November 26, 2024 at 6:42 AM
-rebuilding our content management system and redesigning our home page. Having worked closely with him for years, I can say with certainty that he is literally just a stressed-out mid-30s guy who wants to crawl in a hole and code and not engage with the public, not some purveyor of Nazi dogwhistles
-take accountability for actions long in the past and, idk, confess to secretly being the world's most self-hating group of Nazis or something.
chaos himself has been, for the past year and a half or so, embroiled largely in upgrading our forum software, migrating our database-
chaos himself has been, for the past year and a half or so, embroiled largely in upgrading our forum software, migrating our database-
November 26, 2024 at 6:42 AM
-take accountability for actions long in the past and, idk, confess to secretly being the world's most self-hating group of Nazis or something.
chaos himself has been, for the past year and a half or so, embroiled largely in upgrading our forum software, migrating our database-
chaos himself has been, for the past year and a half or so, embroiled largely in upgrading our forum software, migrating our database-
-that I and a lot of other people have done to keep the site a safe place for people of all backgrounds.
It truly seems impossible to win at this stage, with one side screaming about how we're too woke and how we ban too quickly for things like transphobia and the other wanting us to-
It truly seems impossible to win at this stage, with one side screaming about how we're too woke and how we ban too quickly for things like transphobia and the other wanting us to-
November 26, 2024 at 6:42 AM
-that I and a lot of other people have done to keep the site a safe place for people of all backgrounds.
It truly seems impossible to win at this stage, with one side screaming about how we're too woke and how we ban too quickly for things like transphobia and the other wanting us to-
It truly seems impossible to win at this stage, with one side screaming about how we're too woke and how we ban too quickly for things like transphobia and the other wanting us to-
The creator asks that we not get angry at her, and I'm not angry, just a little wrung out, because the title and the bulk of the video and the comments from people who clearly already had opinions and just wanted to shout about how evil Smogon is serves to undermine the work-
November 26, 2024 at 6:42 AM
The creator asks that we not get angry at her, and I'm not angry, just a little wrung out, because the title and the bulk of the video and the comments from people who clearly already had opinions and just wanted to shout about how evil Smogon is serves to undermine the work-
-possibly say on the topic that would rectify those wrongs. People who are upset about this are likely to remain upset, regardless of what he says or does, and even things like rebranding will likely be painted as an attempt to cover up the site's past.
November 26, 2024 at 6:42 AM
-possibly say on the topic that would rectify those wrongs. People who are upset about this are likely to remain upset, regardless of what he says or does, and even things like rebranding will likely be painted as an attempt to cover up the site's past.
Since he's made it clear in staff and contributor spaces that this is a part of his childhood and the site's history that he regrets.
I don't think it's fair to expect him to wear what 16 year old chaos did as some sort of mark of shame 20 years later, and I'm not sure what he could-
I don't think it's fair to expect him to wear what 16 year old chaos did as some sort of mark of shame 20 years later, and I'm not sure what he could-
November 26, 2024 at 6:42 AM
Since he's made it clear in staff and contributor spaces that this is a part of his childhood and the site's history that he regrets.
I don't think it's fair to expect him to wear what 16 year old chaos did as some sort of mark of shame 20 years later, and I'm not sure what he could-
I don't think it's fair to expect him to wear what 16 year old chaos did as some sort of mark of shame 20 years later, and I'm not sure what he could-
-and very little talking about the actual change that occurred, apart from criticizing it for being slow and passive and calling out chaos for not digging this up and parading it around himself
Far be it from me to suggest that hiding history is a good thing, but I'm not sure what he is meant to do
Far be it from me to suggest that hiding history is a good thing, but I'm not sure what he is meant to do
November 26, 2024 at 6:42 AM
-and very little talking about the actual change that occurred, apart from criticizing it for being slow and passive and calling out chaos for not digging this up and parading it around himself
Far be it from me to suggest that hiding history is a good thing, but I'm not sure what he is meant to do
Far be it from me to suggest that hiding history is a good thing, but I'm not sure what he is meant to do
-Having tough conversations shouldn't come at the cost of losing that nuance, because, yes, this did happen, but a video that is "actually about" the way queer, neurodiverse, and other minority voices helped change the trajectory of the site spends a lot of time talking about where the site started-
November 26, 2024 at 6:42 AM
-Having tough conversations shouldn't come at the cost of losing that nuance, because, yes, this did happen, but a video that is "actually about" the way queer, neurodiverse, and other minority voices helped change the trajectory of the site spends a lot of time talking about where the site started-
These sorts of conversations are important to have, and ignorance of our history only leads to us repeating it, as we see with so many real-world examples in the modern political landscape.
However -
However -
November 26, 2024 at 6:42 AM
These sorts of conversations are important to have, and ignorance of our history only leads to us repeating it, as we see with so many real-world examples in the modern political landscape.
However -
However -