Ddg:

Ran https://voteyesornoai.com/ Where of 175k people, 90% said No AI

Offers noai.duckduckgo.com, presumably to cater to this 90% who don’t want it.

Has AI first features in main product. Does not advertise noai much.

So…

1. It’s primary product goes against it’s market research
2. It’s pushing AI, not promoting the alternative
3. People keep promoting ddg for (2) despite (1)

Just seems weird.

Ugh. I’ve got one fedora box. Going to debian. Even if AI shite gets into sid, it’ll be years after the bubble’s popped before it reaches stable 🤣

Green

Yeah we did that, but at least it took us six months or so too get the photos developed…

Infomaniak are good. Awful ux but good on other stuff.

Nb if you disable JavaScript the site loads fine and you can read article without the ads/giving your data away. Unlock origin has a button for this.

I can’t say how hrt will help you or not. I’m thinking it might help me one day but…

But I wanted to send you a hug, perhaps that sounds meaningless, sent in digital bytes, but I know it’s helped me to hear that at times. You sound so down on yourself, are you sure you aren’t depressed (I’m not a Dr)? Do you have access to a counsellor/therapist?

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder, the mirror doesn’t know shit! I tell myself this, anyway!

Um, I was just sharing my experience with an xps. You have different experience, with a different xps model I’d guess. I’m glad you’re happy with it!

I didn’t even share the worst part of my experience: when it died it just died, refused to turn on. Immediate brick, no warning. This has happened to quite a few people I found, from frantic searching at the time.

I’ve bought dell for 20 years but their quality has been falling for the last decade, in my opinion and based on having bought about a dozen (for various people).

I’ll never buy an xps again. Last one needed pretty much everything replacing, and within 3 years dell stopped manufacturing the battery!!

$2k on a laptop that’s a brick within 3 years?

Thank you for sharing this difficult and intimate stuff with the community. I can’t add to the replies as I’m a few steps (and years - I’m in UK) away from getting e. But I constantly vibrate between: I’m feminine and expressing that feels such a relief and … well feeling and thinking all sorts of bad stuff about myself, like I’m making it up, like I’m doing it for attention, or unnecessarily making things difficult for family etc.

Take care of yourself, you’re a real person and you matter, regardless of your gender. I’m sorry things are so hard for you right now. xx

Yes, this. I didn’t really suffer dysphoria until realising I was trans. What I noticed was that I didn’t fit socially with men, and because I belonged to that group, I felt alienated from women, esp as I for older (I’m 50), but historically women have always been my close friends. But since realising that some people are trans and that seems to include me, then I’ve realised how transition steps made me feel good. But then also came the Oh shit, I don’t look like a woman, this is awful.

I’m still struggling to accept it.

Yeah, I’d say don’t do your hands either. Like fire ants!!

It does hurt less after the first/second times. At first I did my feet, lower legs. Then stopped. Knees are particularly bad. Thighs hurt too and I didn’t get to the top of them yet! I really just wanted smooth legs if seen under a skirt.

I put a podcast on, recommend: philosophy tube (which is by an incredible trans woman) - gives you loads to think about to distract from the pain.

Never try epilating your hands would be my advice. Felt like fire ants. (I imagine)

I’ve had similar thoughts!

PSA I’m pretty sure epilators are not safe on male-typical faces.

Yeah makes sense. Thanks for sharing 🙂

Thank you

Thanks!

Interesting, thanks!

Yes, I understand re biochemical vs gender, good to clarify though, thanks.

Thanks, and definitely welcome and gratefully received!

And 100% that hormones don’t define gender!