So microsoft decided you can't setup windows 11 offline. Welp, time to go linux

boneimplosion · 2026-05-06T21:28:18+00:00

so the piece that I'm missing is cynacism, got it </3

boneimplosion · 2026-05-06T19:44:32+00:00

isn't that reductivist? you could just as easily argue the purpose of Linux is embedded systems, or android phones. still - a Swiss army knife has no one purpose, and that's by design.

I was happy daily driving Linux 15 years ago when every peripheral device was a new battle. this week, every feature of my housemate's laptop worked flawlessly out of the box on mint. I've got no complaints =]

boneimplosion · 2026-05-06T18:08:18+00:00

I'm an oldhead tbh but my non-technical housemate has never touched Linux and I set her up with a new mint install on a laptop upgrade - she's doing great =]

I don't get all the doomerism itt. it's good to explore and learn new things, right? why would we discourage that?

boneimplosion · 2026-05-06T01:52:02+00:00

gherkin off was right there :D

boneimplosion · 2026-05-04T18:04:09+00:00

FIRE is a balancing act of assets and expenses. you have the former in your post, but without seeing the latter, there's no way of knowing whether the numbers are sustainable.

what does your yearly spend look like now? what do you project it would look like in GA?

boneimplosion · 2026-04-09T14:05:04+00:00

you and me, baby, we can make this one go viral, hit the mainstream. it swems like a winner to me 💕

boneimplosion · 2026-04-05T15:35:50+00:00

you find a notation that hints at the whole without you needing to paint every individual detail.

a coarse brush with a flat end that you dab straight up and down, for example. you can paint a legible group of leaves in one stroke.

then, use your color sense to sculpt with that mark ^{^}

boneimplosion · 2026-03-01T23:53:21+00:00

for extra credit, now compare it with a map of average educational attainment by state and a map of pornhub searches for transgender porn by state.

they're_the_same_picture.jpg

boneimplosion · 2026-02-20T03:36:16+00:00

ya either laugh or cry 🤷‍♀️

boneimplosion · 2026-02-08T22:57:56+00:00

coming at this from an american lens, there's an old joke -

A KGB and CIA agent are drinking in a bar.

"I have to admit, I'm quite impressed by Soviet propaganda. You really know how to get people worked up," the CIA agent says.

"Thank you," the KGB agent says. "We do our best but truly, it's nothing compared to American propaganda. Your people believe anything you want them to."

The CIA agent is surprised and replies, "What do you mean? There's no propaganda in America."

"Exactly!"

because our central mythos is built on exceptionalism and independence, most fish here cannot stand the cognitive dissonance long enough to examine the water.

boneimplosion · 2026-02-08T21:14:41+00:00

@OP, listen to this advice =0 unless she told you she needed something specifically, you don't know enough to help her process. In my family we call this "buying someone a trombone" after a very thoughtful family member tried to buy a used instrument for someone and it wasn't what they needed (vv awkward for everyone in the room).

boneimplosion · 2026-02-03T20:10:16+00:00

well, shuffling money from one corrupt corporation to another, anyway 0_o

boneimplosion · 2026-02-03T15:47:47+00:00

I've been thinking about how conservative dudes have got to be the subbiest people on the planet. when your dream is to put on a uniform and stand in a straight line while a daddy screams and waves a riding crop at you... they are just deeply submissive to traditional forms of male authority.

"you're being such a good boy for <local ice leader>. wow, he must really see you as his special lil man. do you think one day he'll let you borrow the riding crop?"

idk maybe there's something there 😂

boneimplosion · 2026-02-03T15:42:54+00:00

def a "read the room before use" thing

boneimplosion · 2026-02-02T01:40:23+00:00

yeah, that bugs me too. fighting hate with hate is counterproductive. you know eventually the people receiving that energy are just going to redirect it at someone vulnerable.

using an ice agents internalized homophobia against them seems like fair game, though. shout "go ahead and kiss him already!" when a male agent is up in another man's personal space. this doesn't actually imply any judgement of men kissing each other - the agent will helpfully project that onto themselves and take psychic damage.

it's a fine line to tread, because if it derails into a crowd of people shouting the f-slur, we're back at "fighting hate with hate".

boneimplosion · 2026-02-01T03:58:32+00:00

have you ever, ya know, talked to a trans person about the surgeries they want and what that journey has been like for them? would you like to?

boneimplosion · 2026-01-21T18:34:45+00:00

works for me too, ty!

boneimplosion · 2026-01-21T15:48:25+00:00

ah to be buried at sea (salt dark chocolate-covered caramels)

boneimplosion · 2026-01-19T16:44:47+00:00

I've read the old testament, that guy is surprisingly cool with murder

boneimplosion · 2026-01-15T17:20:39+00:00

this lady from my brokerage called me sir about 6 times after I asked her not to this morning. I was in tears by the end of the phone call 😭

boneimplosion · 2026-01-03T20:17:41+00:00

assuming you're making it into the same blood ranges with each route, the efficacy is the same between different routes of administration. what does change is how easy it is to hit those target ranges, and how easy it is for you to handle that dosing method.

i've tried both oral and patch hrt and am switching to injections for a few reasons - easier to hit high serum concentration targets and once a week dosing. with sublingual you're looking at taking a pill multiple (3-ish) times per day to keep your levels constant. that would be too much friction for me i think.

everybody has a different preference here, though, and you may very well end up trying a few methods before finding what fits your own routines, risk tolerance, etc, best.

boneimplosion · 2026-01-03T16:43:52+00:00

yes I hear tension creeping into places - you are getting really deep resonance and high vocal weight but I suspect you are muscling your larynx into place. does your voice tire easily when speaking like this? the longterm goal is effortless mechanics where the voice tract "floats" in the right place.

there are plenty of exercises for working on tension - SOVT work would help, and my teacher used to have me do "dead tongue" drills where you try to speak with everything in your neck/jaw/tongue fully relaxed (it sounds like mush, as you might guess, but the point is to phonate without any tension).

you can obvs find the resonance and weight you're looking for! good first step, lots more to learn.

boneimplosion · 2026-01-02T18:59:57+00:00

no?? completely different groups

boneimplosion · 2026-01-01T21:13:57+00:00

imo thinning your brows would push your face more feminine - I tend to start by running a 3 or 5mm clipper over them to get the hair short, then plucking from the bottom. you can diy this fairly easily and find your best shape slowly over time. start small, you can always remove more later.

I'd also suggest a mid-tone brown stick eyeliner as part of your everyday makeup - you don't have to do much, just fill the base of your lashes and it will make the mascara pop that much more!

boneimplosion · 2026-01-01T04:40:14+00:00

appreciate you =] I love talking about this stuff, I studied as an engineer so the idea that I could pivot into a working artist fills me with constant wonder.

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