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@pandora_parrot Facebook had that whole 'real identity' nonsense as well that was easily exploited, but yeah. Being able to set lists of who could see a particular post was amazing. Sometimes we need to be able to talk to a trusted group without the rest of the world hearing.

I guess maybe ad hoc discord/slack/telegram groups fill that role now but that is semi-realtime and impermanent.

Why are there MIPS processors but not MOOPS processors

"Sir, do you know how fast you were going back there?"
"Uh...97?"
"That's a relief...radar gun's working. Thanks for you cooperation."

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"Pop, you're gonna live to a ripe old age."
"How do YOU know that?"
"Cause I've angered the karma gods and you're my punishment."

"Every job treats you badly, so why should you want better?" is not the correct take on job toxicitiy.

Me: Mastodon is the best. People are friendly, there's no manipulative algorithm, and it's full of interesting content.

Journalist: Amazing, the headline of my article will be "Mastodon is social media's new hope".

Me: Also, there are no ads.

Journalist: Interesting. Let's change that headline to "Mastodon is a toxic cesspool that is already dead".

I talk to a lot of trans people as they're figuring themselves out. A *lot*. It's just... This thing I do. I answer their questions, no stigma, no judgment.

It makes me feel really good to be there for them, when someone needs someone, because members of the community were there for me when I needed it so badly.

Mostly? Mostly they find an answer and move on. I never hear from them again after their first in-person gender support group.

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Today's Discussion: Difference between "Underwear" and "Underware."

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Why do I watch Strictly Dumpling first thing after waking up? I just set myuself up for cravings I can never satiate....

Huh, I not only have the early drafts of the original Star Wars Trilogy, but Superman I and II, and now a bunch of the Transformers Movie drafts. I should absolutely do pages of all these drafts like I did for ST:TMP.

When I first transitioned, Steph and Amy were my fashion consultants. Their goal (which may have not been my goal) was to keep me from being that girl who dressed up for lunch with the queen when all she had to do was grocery shop.

While I've kinda developed my own sense of style (frumpy- baggy-hide-it-all-couture), when I'd dress up for an occasion, I'd still send a pic to Steph to show her I dressed up. It was always encouraging, and despite being down on my looks, at least would pep me up a bit.

A post about "Fashion Plates" a kid's toy where you could swap out different outfits and heads to make new outfits you could then draw and fill in) got me thinking, though. What if I DID have the body I wanted, and I COULD dress how I wanted. Or, even, see what the clothes I'm wearing in this Y Chromosome Body would look like on X Chromosome Me?

Turns out it was easy to set up, And X Chromosome me looks cute even in my frumpy-ish outfits. And it's set up that I can overlay any clothes I want on the template, assuming I can draw it.

This is what I wore to last night's city council meeting.

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