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  • That wasn't as much my experience but I never really distinctly disliked the name I used before transitioning, it just wasn't what I needed at the time

    That being said, my relationship with gender has ended up being very messy, and I now go by a different spelling of the name I used as a kid, so whether I fit into the umbrella of "trans" is complicated

  • Something that can make the switch easier is that, like with OpenOffice, many alternatives can be used before you switch as they're cross platform :)

    So if you need a replacement for Photoshop, you can start learning it before you're also simultaneously learning linux. Gimp has a modified version to make it more like Photoshop I know many folks like, that might be worth exploring

    The other alternative would likely be krita, which is generally better regarded for its comparative competency as a project, but is more aimed at illustration than photo editing, so it may not be able to meet your needs

    Discord works cross platform, I think most VPNs do too, but I could be mistaken

    On the distro front, my votes go to mint and fedora. That gives you a wide range of desktops to choose from, try them out by booting from a flash drive and pick what you like. Most distro stuff is about living with the os long term, but the desktop will immediately feel alien or like home. And maybe you like alien! That can be fun, but it really depends on you.

    Fedora comes with some asterisks like not making non-free software available by default, including things like drivers and media codecs. That can be a pain to deal with as a new user. And the community isn't super newbie focused. Mint is great, but doesn't offer either of the biggest desktop environments that you might wanna use, and I have less personal experience with it.

    Open suse also has an exceptional reputation, but I'm less familiar with it. Pop os many folks like, but my experience with it has unfortunately always been kinda buggy and rough around the edges, your milage may vary.

  • Interesting. I assume the phrase means being stuck in the portapotty a long time? 😅

    If you speak both and wouldn't mind translating I'd love to know what the sticker says :)

  • Ia that what it means in English?

  • Maybe someday it'd help for me to implement something similar. For today I kinda just have to focus on feeding myself and figuring out how to be a person, but appreciate you sharing that approach, I'll keep that in the back of my mind

    I greatly appreciate your being able to remind me of what happens outside my bubble, at least in a small way. I'm less good at remembering details and keeping up with it all, but I try really hard never to forget there's stuff I won't see, or won't hear about because of where I engage with people.

    I agree, I have no doubt he would have gladly dropped it in favor of some personal gain. And he had been angry at Google for what he perceived as left wing bias, which I believe was a lot of the motive.

    Anyway, thank you, and I hope you have a lovely day 😊

  • Thats inches, so 20cm ish

  • Ayyy, congrats!!

    Some signage about how to tell ripeness could also potentially help

  • Pretty! It makes my eyes hurt in the best possible way

  • I don't really understand it, but sounds like a nifty advancement!

  • My understanding is that bitwarden is generally very well regarded by security knowledgable folks, with the most secure option being keepass synced manually, and seemingly bitwarden behind that (among popular choices)

    That is my impression as a fairly non-technical casual privacy/security pursuer anyway 🤷‍♂️ I'm also a Bitwarden user as it's a better balance of practicality and security for my needs and usecase

  • The pasties through the unzipped jacket is mega cute, I might have to try something like that some time

  • Much as I like it being more convenient to submit issue tickets if something is going wrong, it would be cool to see a move to another platform! :)

  • How effectively named ❤️

  • 🫂

    Mine's chronic too. The most obnoxious thing is that they'd undoubtedly reach more people with their interests and goals if they took a less antagonistic approach