Esme Povirk @madewokherd@computerfairi.es
Joined Aug 2018
mixed feedback
@firstprogenitor I think she was cuter in the sketch? It feels to me like something in her expression got lost since then and she just looks like she's posing for a photo now. But also I continue to just be some rando who knows nothing about the actual mechanics of such things.
Esme Povirk
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fun with linux
Amazing.
I have the Zoom client installed on my computer (the only things I use it for don't need encryption). And every time I leave the computer for any length of time, when I come back, the Zoom client has started on its own.
It's not a specific interval. It's not a specific time. It just seems to be any time I'm away from the computer for more than 15 minutes; when I wake the computer back up, Zoom's sitting there, waiting.
I check running daemons, I poke at background tasks - nothing.
Finally, it occurs to me: "when I wake the computer up". So on a hunch, I check xscreensaver - which has an oooold screensaver called "zoom". I don't have that screensaver installed, but it's listed in the possible screensavers, so xscreensaver checks for it - and it doesn't just check the screensavers directory, it checks $PATH too.
I remove the "zoom" line from ~/.xscreensaver - and the problem goes away.
When I need to test things on Windows for work now it goes Windows->synergy->synergyc->Linux (local)->Remmina->x11vnc->Linux (work)->VirtualBox->Windows. It's kind of amazing that the whole chain works.
@firstprogenitor I'm just some rando but I don't think so.
Esme Povirk
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first half of the free batch of icons i did for pride!
Epic Games Store and money
@lizardsquid This is why any platform with DRM is a tough sell for me. You have to trust that the DRM won't get in your way and the platform will be maintained. (I'm not strict about this, I will buy games on Steam because I trust them, but not if the games have DRM besides Steam itself.)
tucking (genitals)
Everyone says to use tape but I've found that shoelaces do a much better job of keeping the balls in place while being less painful, and once they're in place there's no need to secure the rest of it, underwear is good enough. Why does everyone use tape?
Esme Povirk
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@gendercensus It sounds like you have it covered for now, and I'm no good with spreadsheets myself, but if it ever gets to a point where spreadsheets aren't reasonable, let me know and maybe I can help by working on some scripts to process the data.
@lizardsquid Hi tired, I'm Esme.
windows, whinge
@lizardsquid Just be warned that if you disable built-in Windows things it can break things.
windows, whinge
@lizardsquid I don't actually have either of those installed so I can't check, are they in Services?
windows, whinge
@lizardsquid Usually they can be turned off in Task Manager or Services.
lewd
*rings doorbell* Good day, friend. Do you feel empty inside? Unfulfilled? Well, I'm here to tell you the good news that the emptiness in your life can be filled by our lord and savior, dildos.
Esme Povirk
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As a parting gift for tonight have moff again.
(I'm kinda sad I don't show art much after the first time because a lot of it is gifts to and of people.)
Esme Povirk
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go to gendered bathrooms and replace the signs with two random things like, a fish and a sandal, and watch as people puzzle out which one is manlier
@gendercensus I nearly missed that one because the first word on the line was "singular" and I was looking for "they"
@gendercensus Suppose you only had the text box, but it would make suggestions once you typed enough to narrow it down a manageable amount, from a large list? It's probably too much work on both ends, but maybe there's some variation that could work.
Esme Povirk
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The sixth annual international Gender Census 2019 is now open until 25th March!
https://www.smartsurvey.co.uk/s/gendercensus2019/
It's for anyone whose genders (or lack thereof) aren't described by the M/F binary. It's short and easy, and the results are useful in academia, business, and self-advocacy.
Joined Aug 2018
