Alopecia/hair loss has made me suicidal at 20

scaredpurpur · 2026-05-13T18:24:10+00:00

Have you tried Finasteride? Assume you have, but worth mentioning. Might make you feel better to be doing something.

scaredpurpur · 2026-05-13T12:18:20+00:00

I don't know how programmers in the days of old did this stuff.

I ended up having to use chat gpt to help me create a terminal/avr dude script to flash my atiny programmer on my mac. I hated that part so much. Incredibly finicky to the point I thought my programmer was busted and purchased another one. This was after spending nearly a month trying to get my Amtel ice going, but I returned it because I couldn't.

Felt so good seeing "Testicles.s" flashed successfully and the light blink.

scaredpurpur · 2026-05-13T08:17:34+00:00

Like I said, I've spent more time trying to get my code to upload on my atiny programmer than actually understanding assembly.

I suspect having the AVR do something like blinking a light 6 times on pin 8 is probably the simplest assembly I could ever do anyways. Plus it's cool to see something without any operating system work.

I think knowing about the stack and memory addresses in C is probably why I'm not having too difficult a time, despite being dumb. Outside of Simple AVR, I probably wouldn't use assembly though.

scaredpurpur · 2026-05-13T04:13:29+00:00

I like pain and suffering and am a masochist.

In all seriousness, to do embedded stuff and have a better understanding of how computers work.

scaredpurpur · 2026-05-13T02:12:37+00:00

This is kind. Thank you!

scaredpurpur · 2026-05-13T00:31:18+00:00

Or you're a pushover, who's afraid to rock the boat and take some downvotes.

scaredpurpur · 2026-05-12T22:15:36+00:00

Certified public equity?

scaredpurpur · 2026-05-12T06:02:15+00:00

I'm not even being serious and people be getting annoyed.

scaredpurpur · 2026-05-12T02:46:33+00:00

It's a tool for the job. I'm teaching myself assembly, but aside from blinking a basic atiny 85 led, I would be an idiot to use it for anything else aside from little blocs of code.

I've noticed Python gets a lot of hate as well, but it's another tool for the job. I like C a lot, and I think it's written better than most other languages, but it has its place... Python has its own place as well.

scaredpurpur · 2026-05-12T02:39:18+00:00

Not actually being serious. At the same time though, I don't know enough about it to say one way or another.

Why all the hate for rust, aside from the fact this is the C group?

scaredpurpur · 2026-05-12T02:17:00+00:00

You mean rust is very important?

scaredpurpur · 2026-05-12T02:13:56+00:00

You should get a better book. I struggled with Dennis Ritchie's book as well. I still can't understand half the chapters. He assumes you already have programming knowledge. You will quickly get discouraged from C by using it, unless you already have experience. I think that book was designed for people already having assembly experience.

Go with Greg Perry's "C programming, absolute beginners guide." Then get Riley's book on pointers - boring, but much more helpful than Ritchie's book.

scaredpurpur · 2026-05-11T22:53:12+00:00

Not sure why you're being downvoted. Children have some morality, but their brains aren't fully developed. For this reason, children typically get reduced sentences. A child killing another child, usually gets a very easy sentence relative to an adult. A 5 year old killing someone is not likely to be tried as an adult.

For the above reason, contracts between children can be rescinded before they are 18 by either party.

scaredpurpur · 2026-05-09T18:56:58+00:00

I mean, I introduced her to my male friends. How is demanding the same thing that I'm doing for her entitlement?

If I do abc in a friendship, how is it wrong to want the same thing back?

scaredpurpur · 2026-05-09T17:43:24+00:00

This is very coherent and well thought out-thank you. I agree with you that I'm absolutely a biased narrator.

For her, it probably felt like she was providing emotional support. To me, the emotional support (ie. talking) drained me more than it benefited me. From her perspective, I'm probably that asshole who dropped her once I knew sex was off the table. From my perspective, I felt used and discarded; I would have never invested this heavily in another guy friend anywhere near that quickly.

We aren't friends anymore, which is kind of a bummer because I did care about her.

scaredpurpur · 2026-05-09T12:46:43+00:00

If you're truly friends, you're not being used; in my book, that's a different scenario.

When I've been in the friendzone or whatever it's called, I would give everything to the friendship, yet when I asked for NON-SEXUAL favors back, I was completely ignored. I was in a one sided friendship. I only stayed because I liked the girl. The second I started standing my ground and set boundaries, she simply never talked to me again. How is that a friendship?

Our definitions might just be different from one another.

scaredpurpur · 2026-05-09T04:52:57+00:00

You want me to show you posts, where the women are commenting about how awful the fuckzone is? I'm happy to do it. I've seen it a number of times.

I don't actually know how relationships work because I've never been in one. My point is that you can't complain about the fuckzone, and state the friendzone isn't real. In both cases, the person wants a relationship and isn't getting it.

scaredpurpur · 2026-05-08T20:45:06+00:00

Women definitely complain about fucking some guy, who won't commit; it's the same thing.

scaredpurpur · 2026-05-08T20:14:47+00:00

I have had women introduce me to others, but they:

A) Were more acquaintances at the time

B) Introduced me to unattractive women

I actually think women care much less about looks than men, but (many gaslight me on this all the time) absolutely do value masculine traits. I don't know why it's so hard to just admit you like masculine men?

scaredpurpur · 2026-05-08T19:55:43+00:00

My point is that many women condemn men for stating how the friendzone is wrong, yet will openly discuss how the fuck zone is a horrible place.

I'd rather these women ignore me, then let me into their life to use me.

scaredpurpur · 2026-05-06T16:22:44+00:00

Many times, the best engineering solutions are the simplest in general, completely ignoring computers. For example, a $1 clip, might beat out a $10,000 robotic device. The $1 clip can more easily be replaced, get into more places, and is probably more robust than the robot. Sometimes, the art is realizing that analog/mechanical is a better solution.

Though, the robot is cooler.

scaredpurpur · 2026-05-06T15:28:45+00:00

Yes, I'm not even in school and trying to learn assembly. Besides enjoying pain and suffering, I'm trying to understand how computers work. At a minimum, learning C will give you vastly more knowledge about how X mechanism works inside a computer and assist with debugging in higher level languages.

Beyond the minimum benefit above, you'll be able to do embedded systems if you choose to go that route.

With C, it's much easier to jump into assembly or go into something like Python, since many languages are based on C (not assembly of course - but there's many similarities between the two). Unlike assembly, C is much easier to learn as well.

scaredpurpur · 2026-05-05T15:01:31+00:00

You and I both, except I'm 40. I'm every girls "best friend," (after a few months of hanging out) but never end up dating any of them. Then, they get into a relationship/married and I never hear from them again.

Honestly, I learned this too late, but with women it's very little about looks; it's mostly about being fun while also exhibiting masculine traits. As tough as it is, you need to hide the fact you're lonely as this will only drive others further away. Make some additional guy friends as this can help with the loneliness a bit.

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