Who ate the sun-dried tomato!?

Fixed, Thank you

O"Neill: “You tell me where you’re at and then I’m going to open your iris!”

Teal’c: raises eyebrow

Early on in podcasting/vidcasting, you had two things going on. People coming from a professional media background (Leo Laporte, Adam Curry, etc.) who either had access to the high end broadcast equipment or bought what they knew. And then you had new podcasters who were on a near zero budget. Big mics had a lot more range for the money. It became symbolic even as equipment got smaller and cheaper. It became a sign that you’re serious and legitimate.

I have had really good experiences with SimplyMail. Extremely inexpensive, worth the little bit of money for me. I self host stuff, been meaning to look into Stalwart. Looks pretty cool (willing to hear of anyone thinks otherwise).

You alienated your friend group, you obsessed over a person to the point of them severing all ties with you (which points strongly toward limerance behaviors), you said for a while you were in survival mode, had suicidal ideation, can’t seem to find any joy outside of your fixations. Huge, huge red flags especially when combined. I’m no professional but you’re in an uncontained state. Which is plenty enough for me to absolutely call out worrying behavior. Any friend of mine had this combo going on and I’d be forming an intervention. But, to top all of this off, you’re looking to add very powerful hormones into the mix. Again, not a mental health professional but this is all really troubling. Absolutely treatable but only if you see these things as problems.

Nothing negates you being trans. In fact, you being trans seems to be a non-issue almost entirely. You’re exhibiting potentially self destructive behaviors, though. In ways that being autistic and hyper fixated do not usually account for.

I highly recommend discussing mania with your therapist. You are describing some events that all line up with being manic. Most people don’t know they’re manic when they’re in the throes of mania. It’s hard to spot for many. You need another party to help notice the symptoms.

We don’t even know what winning or losing would look like and even the fucking loonies pushing this shit can’t take a guess. “Bro, you should start hitting your dick with a hammer now if you ever want to win the Under Armor Cock Abuse Challenge. Bro, you’re going to lose the Under Armor Cock Abuse Challenge! Do you want China to win? Because that’s what will happen if you don’t hit your dick with a hammer. I use a small sledge daily. Yeah, I’m up to a sledge now.”

I’ve said it before but I feel it’s important to note that the tech bros have access to all of the CDC data and Peter Theil is a big investor in AbCellera Biogenics which is a very advanced lab. There is risk in this space.

I have tried to start using US Americans but have used USians in the past for brevity. For the same reasons, though.

I’ve not heard of any recent COBOL vulnerabilities

Yeah. My entire comment (like, all of it) was about keeping a digital life. Not having to go analog because there are still digital options available.

I think the vast majority of people will revert to a more analog standard. If you check out self hosting, the digital space is alive and well. I’m doing my damnedest to keep people connected and away from toxic algorithm social media. I’ve had very few takers.

I set up a Friendica instance, I share my Jellyfin and Audiobookshelf libraries with as many people as possible. I am living my best digital life right now. But for most people, they can’t seem to pull themselves away from the instant gratification that modern social spaces offer. If people reduced their dependence and would put up with the discomfort of change and maybe a little less convenience, they could continue on in a healthier digital space. But, humans being humans, they won’t and they’ll cast off digital stuff and dive deep into analog instead of adapting to open and non-commercial digital options.

No lie, the restricted blood flow and erectile dysfunction should be a consideration if it was a thing that could affect you.

His rants exist because no one can afford the hardware anymore and he’s doing excellent journalism in explaining why we can’t (in a much more exacting and capable of bringing lawsuits way). Some of the best journalism I’ve seen in years, flat out.

I’m not sure how to photograph humility.

I get recognized a lot because of my huge wang. That and my humility, I’d say.