Esme Povirk @madewokherd@computerfairi.es
Joined Aug 2018
kink, password security advice //
@lioness We ended up just programming the device to periodically remind ourselves of both of those things instead. But we hadn't considered combining the two. -Menderbot
re5: plurality //
@lioness Having a specific idea of what a particular headmate might look like if they existed sounds likely plural to me. It could mean you're picking up a desire from a spark (ask Joanna in my discord about sparks & shells sometime if you want to hear an interesting theory) that isn't yet able to express that desire overtly. At this point we just run with that kind of thing when it happens.
re5: plurality //
@lioness Out of curiosity (don't do it now if you can't afford a loss of function in the short term), have you ever made it explicit internally that you want others to get it contact? Like, you know whether you do or not but have you ever actually said it to yourself? -Menderbot
re5: plurality //
@lioness FWIW we didn't discover plurality by someone "getting in contact" because we were already chatting constantly (with learning hypnosis thankfully cutting down on the chatter) and just didn't know how to tell ourselves apart. So, you know, it can be subtle. -Menderbot
re9: hypnokink objectification mindfuckery poll consequences
@lioness yt-dlp can download files from soundcloud. Soundcloud has autoplay that I don't think can be turned off, and I've observed the autoplay choosing bad (abusive) hypno so I would not recommend listening to a hypno file on it, ever, nor putting them there.
streaming
https://twitch.tv/madewokherd Starting another randomizer because I have no restraint.
Esme Povirk
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Reading about a construct I've been wanting to know better for a while: self-compassion!
"one of the advantages of self-compassion over self-esteem is that self-compassion is not based on the performance evaluations of self and others, or on congruence with ideal standards. Rather, self-compassion circumvents the entire self-evaluation process altogether (positive or negative), focusing instead on feelings of kindness and [...] recognition of one’s common humanity" (Neff et al. 2005)
@sota767 That's what I'd expect. I don't see them on my main timeline in the web interface, or in Tusky.
@sota767 Do you have a notifications tab?
@Sophie I also ended up with that group for 1 day, not because I had any trouble swimming, but they asked me if I could tread water (I could) and I didn't know what that meant. I then proceeded to scare the instructor by doing that the entire time.
Esme Povirk
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I needed to understand the angles on Threads federation in a more rigorous way, so I took a few days to think through and write up my sense of the benefits, risks, and available risk mitigations, along with loopholes that need closing and questions to discuss with fediverse administrators.
This is a blisteringly hot subject for me, so it's hard to keep my head cool enough to understand other people's trade-offs, but I'm trying.
Esme Povirk
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normal gamedev: all bugs must be squashed! this build is bug free. 🚫🐛
indie gamedev: yay a weird bug! i will gain its trust, befriend it, and make it a feature. ❤️🐛
kink, speech restriction, "you", parasocial interaction //
@lioness io
streaming
https://twitch.tv/madewokherd Streaming BIT.TRIP Runner with untested settings on upgraded Internet connection. I hope nothing breaks.
Esme Povirk
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While I don't believe in wasting empathy on fascists, when I see people posting "fascists aren't people" stuff I feel sick to my stomach because this kind of dehumanization of people we hate (even if they hate us) is fascist thinking. Fascists are people, terrible people who wish or don't care if they do the rest of us harm, but still human beings. This doesn't mean we have to indulge them, it just means that when we dehumanize other people we are in the process of becoming fascists ourselves (no matter how loudly we yell "freedom"). Freedom comes with responsibilities if you're not a fascist and one of those responsibilities is to recognize that we're all human, even the people we don't like or who may want to kill us.
term with mostly nsfw usage but sfw in this case
Update: Cole is a femboy (he/him or she/her pronouns) and would probably be interested in presenting femme regardless of being plural.
The system is still a trans woman while individually Cole is not.
-Gaspar
Esme Povirk
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Ibly 🏳️⚧️ 
twitch rolled back the sexual content stuff after less than a day
spineless cowards lmfao
spineless cowards lmfao
Unironically love when a deadlock happens and I have to stop everything and investigate because who knows when it'll happen again to a developer?
Oh hey I guess Threads started federating. My instance's admin has been blocking Threads since July, and I hope others do the same.
Esme Povirk
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Dropbox spooks users by sending data to OpenAI for AI search features
Feature opt-out by default bothers users who like to keep their files private.
Joined Aug 2018
