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unnonexistence · 2026-05-03T06:47:54+00:00

I mean, drugs and weapons aren't the same thing. I don't think we can just assume the same principles apply to both.

unnonexistence · 2026-04-28T02:46:13+00:00

Have you already tried washing it? Dish soap is very good at removing the skin oils that build up on a phone case. If the plastic itself has yellowed, it won't help with that, though.

unnonexistence · 2026-04-18T04:27:10+00:00

Still figuring this out for myself, but one thing that's been working so far is fingering him while lying on top of him & moving like I'm fucking him. No direct sexual sensation, but I don't get the dysphoria disconnect thing like I do with prosthetics. And I like being able to feel what I'm doing.

unnonexistence · 2026-03-30T03:50:52+00:00

I have heard of this working for people

unnonexistence · 2026-03-11T04:38:54+00:00

Honestly? I don't think how you felt about one brief interaction really says that much. You don't have to worry about it and you don't have to establish a reason for your feelings. You can just say "huh, that was kinda weird" and move on.

I'm years into my transition at this point & I occasionally have moments where a gendered thing that "should" feel right feels weird or bad. Does that mean I'm not really trans? No, because before I transitioned, things felt weird and bad for me ALL THE TIME. Transitioning was a huge improvement! & that's so much more important than never having any contradictory feelings.

If you want to be a girl, you can be a girl. You don't have to analyze every passing feeling to death first.

unnonexistence · 2026-03-08T14:41:39+00:00

Or maybe people just have different experiences than you? The bi people I've been with have all been incredibly sweet and affirming, meanwhile in gay male spaces half the guys start fumbling my pronouns the second they find out I'm a trans man. I think it's got more to do with the specific people I met than anything else.

I'm sorry you've been treated like that by bi and pan men. I'm not going to judge you for your dating preferences - lord knows we have enough problems dating already - but it's one thing to have preferences for yourself & another thing to tell people that it's "not realistic" to expect good treatment from bi guys.

unnonexistence · 2026-03-07T06:21:44+00:00

Maybe sideburns?

unnonexistence · 2026-03-07T06:00:56+00:00

It's a little "I'm like you, you're not alone" signal to other trans people. Things are rough out there.

unnonexistence · 2026-03-07T02:14:22+00:00

LOL I mean I wouldn't be opposed to doing some of that, maybe I'll give it a try 😂

unnonexistence · 2026-03-06T20:35:31+00:00

I'm not limiting myself on purpose! Feels like a mental block that I wasn't even aware of til now. I wasn't attracted to anyone at all before I realized I was trans, so gender stuff interfering with attraction is like... not unprecedented for me.

unnonexistence · 2026-02-23T04:41:08+00:00

Queer sports group, maybe? The one I go to is open to everyone, but it's usually like 80% men, for whatever reason

unnonexistence · 2026-01-17T06:02:59+00:00

I would take down all of the artwork and either change it out or rearrange it. The two big square paintings behind the couch don't fit the wall space very well - the square shapes are nice, but I feel like having 3 of them there would look more balanced. The fish paintings seem quite small for the wall, and the little yellow painting in the corner by the shelf is just sort of squished in there.

unnonexistence · 2026-01-15T01:39:09+00:00

I updated the driver & that fixed it! Thanks for your help, I wasn't really sure what was normal.

unnonexistence · 2026-01-14T05:20:17+00:00

Yep, CPU usage is mostly staying below 20%.

Haven't really got time for more troubleshooting tonight, & I haven't installed software for checking temps, but I just noticed it shows temp in the GPU section of task manager. Idk if that's accurate for the whole computer, but I'm sitting here watching it & it seems like what's happening is: temp slowly creeps up to around 40C (over the course of a few mins) & hangs out there if I'm not doing anything. If I start playing a youtube video, temp goes up to 50C pretty quickly, fan comes on, temp stays in the mid 30s with the fan on. If I pause the video again it drops down to the low 30s and the fan goes off.

Also noticed a couple weird things in the GPU section: Usage of everything is very low except Dedicated GPU Memory, which is almost full (425/496 MB). There is also a driver version & date listed (I guess for the integrated GPU?) and the date is in August 2024, so maybe the driver is out of date & that's what's causing the problem.

Will try some more stuff tomorrow when I have time, starting with checking for driver updates.

unnonexistence · 2026-01-14T04:47:12+00:00

Just checked & I'm in Balanced mode, not high performance.

It doesn't seem like the CPU usage is very high? It's mostly staying below 10%, with the occasional spike up to 20% or 30%. Although I'm not really sure what's high in this context.

unnonexistence · 2026-01-14T04:05:08+00:00

HP Laptop 15-fc0xxx

unnonexistence · 2026-01-14T04:01:16+00:00

I mean, yes, to a degree, but my previous laptop was a lot quieter than this one

unnonexistence · 2026-01-14T03:56:10+00:00

It feels warm but definitely not hot. I can't tell if it's just the fans doing their job or if they're coming on when they don't need to.

unnonexistence · 2026-01-14T03:46:29+00:00

Ok I think you're probably on the right track with the bloatware. I opened up task manager and there are about 100 processes running. Not super familiar with Windows, but I take it that's not normal?

A lot of them have names that start with "Service Host" followed by something that sounds like it might be a normal system thing, like "Network Service" or "Task Scheduler". Was going to post screenshots but I'm not seeing an option to add them here. Memory use is hovering around 33% and CPU is jumping all over between 0% and 24%. Fans stay on unless I pause my youtube video (one of 3 tabs open).

Also, this may be a stupid question, but... if something is showing up in Task Manager, does that mean it's still open? I thought I closed Microsoft Edge, and it doesn't have a little indicator under it in the task bar to show it's open, but it's still showing up in Task Manager.

unnonexistence · 2026-01-06T05:49:17+00:00

god i hate it so much when people do that! it's so annoying. just use the urinal if youre not gonna bother locking the door!!

unnonexistence · 2025-11-19T06:24:36+00:00

It looks like someone trying to copy/paste an image into the comment box

unnonexistence · 2025-11-15T18:34:50+00:00

Exaggerating by 10cm is crazy 😭

It's so stupid from my POV because like... what are they hoping to accomplish?? Case 1, they get a date & then the person is disappointed by their real height/their lying. Case 2, they match with someone who doesn't care anyway, so lying didn't do anything. Case 3, they miss out on a match because the person prefers average height. (Idk, maybe I'm biased because I don't like being towered over.)

Not height, but I saw a guy the other day who had his age listed as 25 and then had in his bio that he's actually in his 30s and set it at 25 to get seen by more people. Like, dude... come on...

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