Esme Povirk @madewokherd@computerfairi.es
Joined Aug 2018
@Sophie [Iore] I think for me this is more of a consent thing? Like, if I know someone is ok with/enjoys being made fun of, then it doesn't bother me.
Maybe caring about this level of precision is also an autistic thing.
@Sophie [Dreamer] I'm pretty sure allistic people can learn and choose not to be assholes. But maybe it's harder for them to make the connections and easier to ignore them?
But, all things being equal, I strongly believe we all have the power to modify our attitudes over time. There's at least some choice in there.
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“Many autistic people report not being able to enjoy humour if it’s at somebody else’s expense.”
This is the kind of thing that makes me worried about people as a whole, I always figured this was true for everyone and the only reason people laughed at “punching down” jokes was because they didn’t properly understand what the joke was about. I don’t know how to feel about a world where people really do understand and just, find it funny anyway…
@Sophie My impression is more that they're happy *discussing and speculating* on things they could easily google. Not that I'd know what being allistic is like.
probably nonsense
People may just not be a very good model of humans.
@suricrasia I once made a Python script that was also a Bourne shell script that finds Python and execs itself with it. The Bourne shell portion starts with """true" so Python treats it as a multi-line string, and sh treats it as a command. sh doesn't care that it's followed by a bunch of invalid code.
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Look, I’ll admit it
I’m tired
of taking precautions
and I’m tired
of calculating risks
but I shall continue
for it is not so much
that I am experiencing
compassion fatigue
as that I am fatigued
by the lack of compassion
I see all around me.
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So my brain short-circuited on Sunday into Monday and the verbal aphasia is gonna be BAD for the next few days.
Let's talk about aphasia and circumlocution.
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Article about Aid Access.
Fun fact, no US authority Can shut it down because it’s not based here.
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something cis people should know about trans trauma
If you, as a cis person, want to know what growing up as a trans woman in this society is like, one manifestation of the trauma is in becoming a fully grown human and still, in many cases, having the nagging belief that everyone sees you as a predator, maybe even other trans people, despite all of the kindness and grace you have done your very best to practice.
And yes, all of these recent state laws will hurt another generation that way.
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Posting this amazing art ("pink in the night") by Eunnie, who has seemingly not yet joined the fediverse, so that you're not missing out 
I have added full alt text, which was sadly missing from the posts elsewhere.
You can follow her at:
https://eunnieboo.tumblr.com/
https://www.instagram.com/eunnieboo/
#trans #transgender #TransFem #lesbian #sapphic #queer #LGBTQ #DigitalArt
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In your opinion, the SteamDeck from Valve is:
Appreciate boost for more input...
stream announcement
https://twitch.tv/madewokherd Still learning BIT.TRIP Runner. Probably still spending most of the time on 1-2.
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https://twitch.tv/madewokherd Hey I'm playing BIT.TRIP Runner on the Internet again and I feel weird about announcing it but here we are. Will be a short stream because it's late.
The section "Reviewing old cards can become a chore" describes well why I got so frustrated with Anki that I wrote my own flashcard program for private use. The answer to that for me was to simply not have timestamps at all and instead treat intervals as a quantity of reviews. When you run out of reviews, then you can add new cards. It's probably still not the most effective for language learning, but at least this way is more fun for me.
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It’s hard to shock asexuals because they just don’t give a fuck
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Seaweeds are not plants. They’re algae, without roots or leaves, although they do photosynthesize: harvesting the sun’s energy to build themselves. BUT there are a small number of real flowering plants in the sea: the seagrasses, which evolved from terrestrial plants and grow in large meadows. Mostly water moves pollen around, but for at least one species, small crustaceans do the job of bees and carry sticky pollen from one plant to another. Underwater gardening, anyone? #Ocean #Seagrass
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Easter eggs, rabbits and the Pagan Goddess of Fertility: the Stephen Collins cartoon.
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The 10th annual international Gender Census 2023 is now open until at least 9th May 2023!
https://survey.gendercensus.com
It's for anyone whose gender (or lack thereof) isn't described by the M/F binary. It's short and easy, and results are useful in academia, business and self-advocacy.
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i heard someone say "ladies, gentlemen, and people who've defeated gender in hand to hand combat" and i think that's just neat
Joined Aug 2018
