@Jencen @tryst Xenia is one of the original Linux mascots!
https://xenia-linux-site.glitch.me/
@tryst ! That didn't even occur to me! ^^;
Discussing the British Press, and I'm reminded of the time when I had a moderate amount of celebrity in the UK LGBT community, and the press tried to do a hit piece on me.
Now here's the thing. There's a cheat code, and I'm going to explain what it is:
They will contact you for comment.
If you say nothing, they will publish the piece and say you were offered the chance to comment.
If you tell them to fuck off, they will publish the price and say your response was foul and unprintable.
I did neither of these things. I told them that this piece wasn't journalism. It was ridiculous tittle tattle and represented everything that was wrong with a failing and dying industry more obsessed with clickbait than proper reporting. I asked them if they didn't have proper news to report, and said that they should be ashamed of themselves.
They're basically screwed at that point. "We contacted Ms Brown for comment and she said that this was ridiculous tittle tattle and that the reporter should be ashamed of herself."
They're not gonna say that.
I'm struck by something one of my history teachers once said about medieval castles. They weren't meant to be impregnable. They were meant to be annoying enough that an invading army would decide to investigate other priorities instead.
The piece never ran.
If you're a trans person in the crosshairs of the British press, make yourself an annoying target. They're on a deadline, and if you make them conclude that life is too short, they will leave you the fuck alone.
@LightTheUnicorn Will have to dig out the parts and work on putting them together but will let you know when I'm done. :)
@LightTheUnicorn I think I might have a board for that that that I need to put together. I got one for myself and a friend to give it ISA slots and I think I've got at least one spare board. :)
@LightTheUnicorn Amstrad PPC? :)
@avon_deer Once 10 stops being supported I am switch entirely to some flavour of Linux for my home desktop.
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Bad brain, MH (-), acne
@HiroRwar thank you, I'll do that 💛💜
Bad brain, MH (-), acne
Honestly feeling pretty ugly today and hating it. Had a bad night of sleep and wasn't able to get up in time to properly clean my face and do my hair and I feel gross and bad and my brain is telling me that I don't deserve to look nice, which isn't helped by an outbreak of acne on my face.
No matter how much I clean myself I get acne all over my body and I hate it. ;_;
@lissy which stick have you got?
@darac gosh I wish this would stop. I'm sick of clicking where a button is only for it to move and then I end up clicking on an advert instead ;_;
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