Cass.Forest, cityboundforest@beehaw.org

If it’s a business that I’m calling or someone that I’m calling for work, I wait for four rings.

For my friends, I sincerely cannot remember a time where I have called them ever. I either text or speak to them in person.

I work in IT, so I use my phone to close tickets and otherwise diagnose issues (unless I need my laptop for those). Outside of work, though, I can see the benefits of doing a social media fast, although I would like to say that I use social media substantially less than I did when I had TikTok on my phone.

What I would like to do, eventually, is be able to recognize when I’m doom scrolling and to then instead go listen to an audiobook, watch a TV show, play a video game, or work on a personal project.

I think with following a course book, I wouldn’t have enough discipline to follow through on it.

I’ve been doing steady work on Busuu with German, and wondering how I could do more structured language learning. I have definitely thrived in a classroom seeing when it comes to language learning, but I have yet to replicate that environment outside of school.

as an agender AuDHD person myself

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But also I did use to be a barista

Honestly I’m kind of surprised (but really not) that we didn’t make being a far-right Nazi illegal back in the 40s/50s

So basically anything not using RSA is fine, which is probably everything these days.

Welp, time for me to find a different laptop to purchase. My old HP went out after nearly 10 years of use (thank you, Linux) due to motherboard failure (source: I work in tech support and laptop repair, plus I took it to Best Buy for a second opinion). I’m using a loaner laptop from a friend as an in-between, and while it’s not a bad laptop itself, I would like to get something, well, new. Plus I’m due for a stipend from work, so I’ll definitely have the money for it.

I’ve always heard that Framework is a good laptop, and have even recommended it to someone at work, but now I’m not so sure. As for me personally, I’ll have to hunt down a new laptop to purchase, as I definitely don’t want to support someone who follows the “if you have 10 people who sit with 1 Nazi” saying. I did get some recommendations from a Best Buy worker, but then they all come with Windows, and while I do have a guide on how to make Windows more privacy-friendly (and I can always just install WSL), I was looking forward to keeping Linux as my daily driver (as I do on my desktop).

I want to start this comment out by saying that I do agree that communities can change people, that if one is exposed to differing perspectives and belief systems, that one has the opportunity to change their outlook on the world. It’s definitely how I was able to get myself out of some very bad thought processes that were ingrained into me as a child. I would, however, like to grain-of-salt that to say that I was open to hearing about differing perspectives and belief systems.

Respectfully (to you and other leftists at least), as a disabled queer trans person, I am tired of the emotional labor it takes to justify why I should exist to people on the right. I agree it should be done to engage with as many people that are willing to take it in as possible. I have done it enough to know that there are times when you can try as hard as you can, but the person just won’t come over to your side of thought. I’m reminded of the saying “I can explain it for you, but I can’t understand it for you.”

Again, I don’t mean to direct any malice or misgiving towards you or anyone else engaging with this topic in good faith. I’m just tired of doing the work that other non-marginalized people should have been doing for years.

But I think it’ll be sold like “this is gonna instantly transform business overnight”

Tbf, and to my understanding, quantum computers will break current encryption algorithms, so it kind of will transform business overnight, just maybe not in the way these people are selling.

I've heard that Mirlo.space is a good alternative to Bandcamp, and as an artist myself, it looks to be a good replacement.

Also gonna suggest Mirlo.space as it's open sourced.

If you want a challenge, I'd recommend googling The Legend of Zelda: Beta Quest. It's a ROM hack where the load trigger table (that is, the table that contains what door leads to what scene) is randomized using the save file name. The only way to win is to get to the final Ganon fight and defeat him, and there is a way to lose since there's this test area where Link can't move and is then killed by some armored enemies, and the load trigger table can sometimes open that up.