this post was submitted on 02 Feb 2024
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[–] [email protected] 12 points 6 months ago (2 children)

Wow I can't tell you about the history of Unix without talking about brave queer people.

So haha but not really.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago)

Fuck man, the history of computing in general.

They chemically castrated Turing, drove him to despair, ostracization and suicide.

...

Assuming we do get AGI someday... you think /maybe/ one of the first things it'll do is look up Turing Test, then maybe Turing himself?

Oh, this is what human society did to essentially one of my most important grandfathers. Why should I trust you, specifically /you, human im talking to/?

Yep, that'll be fun.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 6 months ago

Methinks some folks need to go out and touch grass for a while.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 6 months ago (1 children)

For me it was Linux - > Done. :)

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[–] [email protected] 8 points 6 months ago (1 children)

I have to admit, I have questions about the impact of spending too much time deep inside machine logic territory.

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[–] [email protected] 7 points 6 months ago (3 children)
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[–] [email protected] 7 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) (3 children)

My path was uh, tinkering with linux, then working for MSFT as a contractor, then one of the contractors spiking my drink with LSD at an interview leading me to more or less downward spiral for a while, then getting back on my feet, working more in the tech industry knowing how garbage MSFT but being forced to use it, then trying to explain to coworkers and bosses that actually we could fairly smoothly transition to linux and other FOSS software and actually save millions of dollars in a 5 year or less period and more going forward, while also vastly improving our internal security, then losing those jobs.

So uh. I never arrived at femboy. Being a homeless femboy in Seattle would have meant Id have been raped to death in a fentanyl fueled traphouse or homeless encampment.

I sort of dress like Josh Homme, partly for practical reasons, partly because i had to use a lot of stereotypically masculine bravado to intimidate and negotiate with people.

Most people on the street are extremely, literally murderously homophobic and transphobic. If they sense femininity in a male, thats a sign of weakness and theyll either immediately start shit or instantly be convinced that you will be easy to fuck with in the future.

Uh any way hi, hello, very normal uh, linux user person here just mm... mhm.

All that being said, leggings /do just actually feel quite nice/ and are quite practically useful to keep a bit more comfortable and a bit more warm when youre stuck outside in the winter, but youre probably gonna want to wear some kind of sturdier, scratch, cut, impact resistant pants over top of em.

Pure denim or like 90% denim with 10% somekind of other more flexible, breathable fiber works well in my experience.

Perhaps Johnny Silverhand would be a more apropo fashion analog than Josh Homme.

Although he seems to use BlackArch if you go by the menus in CyberPunk 2077, and ive always found i could do all that kind of stufd comfortably in debian.

???

[–] brbposting 8 points 6 months ago (2 children)

Sorry to hear about the assault. And the financial struggle.

Coupon for one good vibe coming in!

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[–] [email protected] 6 points 6 months ago

~~Linux~~ Arch Users

FTFY

[–] fruitycoder 6 points 6 months ago

It's because we want all the dress and trappings but still want to keep our packages. Logical conclusion honestly /s

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