2025-10-08T05:50:34Z https://yabu.me Rowan Hawthorne🏳️‍⚧️ https://yabu.me/npub10npl6sct9u6s8ume9ffu0a7qpt3dden4n5yn62c67yt5zwdgpflql2yz8l https://media.infosec.exchange/infosec.exchange/accounts/avatars/114/661/119/813/632/532/original/b253b0b4e261ab1f.png https://media.infosec.exchange/infosec.exchange/accounts/avatars/114/661/119/813/632/532/original/b253b0b4e261ab1f.png https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs8rrs36xszrst7dsd6al9j4yvrn9t62n6phadwaxhdlxrl5np6vjgzyp7v8l2rpvhn2qln0y4983lhcq9w94hxwkwsj0ftrtc3wsfe4q98uq44m08 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsv6djzqutgnngxvguwwa8gw75k0gces8a50qspkt6hpg27yh294zqpskw3f'>nevent1q…kw3f</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I’m about to start on estrogen (9 days!), and I’ve been told about the increased risk of blood clots and other undesirable effects. On the other hand, my PCP agreed that the dramatic changes I have already made in my transition (healthier diet, better self care, more physical activity, fat loss, lower blood pressure, etc.) more than outweigh the additional risk of the hormones.<br/>But even if it didn’t, I will accept that risk in order to be myself and be excited to live, instead of pretending to be a man and giving up on life. 2025-10-05T15:15:51Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsw4r3ehehyjkft0jve4qpdlhc8jmn46p7mzd3r99c4vc5ns93p8eczyp7v8l2rpvhn2qln0y4983lhcq9w94hxwkwsj0ftrtc3wsfe4q98un7lwvp In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs98whsr3vz82t8yfdeh6535s0q8amkhkgxvp6mrjvkre2r849w9vcvhfpte'>nevent1q…fpte</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Oh hello, lovely pupper! Summer, your sweet face reminds me of my old Digby dog, whom I miss more than I thought possible. 2025-10-02T18:21:49Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqstpvl2wkhna77qlyyyjwtmdgqg3k0a6ywvypav89vh0lf0ltxaufczyp7v8l2rpvhn2qln0y4983lhcq9w94hxwkwsj0ftrtc3wsfe4q98u6fmjaw In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs0rrsnmagrpy757mjl4rudh0adcau8x57v0wxk38qm5k2nv2xhkcc23vtlu'>nevent1q…vtlu</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Because advertisements are evil. They are always at best distraction, usually manipulation, and at worst, oppression. If any instance ever starts running advertisements, I will instantly block it.<br/>I live as ad-free a life as I can. Yesterday, while eating lunch on the outdoor patio of an otherwise lovely pub, the music on their speakers was interrupted by advertisements. I don’t remember what they were advertising for, as I have practiced the art of conscious inattention and non-remembering for just this occurrence, but they destroyed the pleasant ambiance that we were enjoying. It was the first ad I have heard or seen in a long time, and it was an imposition on my time and on my mindspace.<br/>It grows increasingly more difficult and more expensive to avoid advertising. There are even advertising inserts in the renewal envelope from the state for my automobile registration! 2025-09-21T13:20:20Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsfk7wgntv29tn3w3achh47fptpwve8237pxh59c8qtattec325vjszyp7v8l2rpvhn2qln0y4983lhcq9w94hxwkwsj0ftrtc3wsfe4q98uyngxq3 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs2y4n094uxmt27n5e9zq8mawezm75fhg3rhht5fa7d8gcfh77lxsgq8nlra'>nevent1q…nlra</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Do not ask <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub16rwg6sq27e8wxrpqr5satf6zn6adpamy5dhx56vnp9n8z7t4cgqs3x58v0" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>Kee Hinckley</span> (<span class="italic">npub16rw…58v0</span>)</a></span> about the sex with cars kink she found on the early Internet. 2025-09-19T15:38:11Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqspez8jf8yy46sqetc3znny4yyw0tyqnl9t7mwq5u7ffxjaljaruyqzyp7v8l2rpvhn2qln0y4983lhcq9w94hxwkwsj0ftrtc3wsfe4q98upcqt3j In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsyy6d56tlq9ekjpcja775353vradsuav8smwhfch9sulwh7h3rddc6vyuh0'>nevent1q…yuh0</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Sure, but unwrinkle and iron are very high probability. In particular, articles about “how to unwrinkle” likely have an extremely high occurrence of ironing. The reason it is so easy to get LLMs to create hilarious responses is that there is no understanding or cognition there. But we humans can easily lead the LLM down the garden path by judicious use of context shifts that humans recognize but that lead spicy autocomplete models into bizarre responses. LLMs only sound intelligent when a human provides the intelligence in forming the questions. 2025-09-19T15:01:41Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsyjhgyr6ekl9s7uc93up6amyd88xd5phc5ajn882ktt28y7pchtpczyp7v8l2rpvhn2qln0y4983lhcq9w94hxwkwsj0ftrtc3wsfe4q98u3pnt3q In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsgup24kgljshnu52js7hn0awr9xswn4xsx5pqf4c3ejk36zqdgx8qds0c64'>nevent1q…0c64</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>The software doesn’t “know” anything. It is just billion-dollar, climate-destroying autocomplete, designed solely to produce plausible-sounding bullshit. Every single output is a “hallucination.” The human is hallucinating if they think the software is doing anything other than spicy autocomplete. 2025-09-19T13:16:33Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqstsgu3vkvk4k6uzuju9aycdp2j9aew0pw9gl6vftudzcne3tqzrxqzyp7v8l2rpvhn2qln0y4983lhcq9w94hxwkwsj0ftrtc3wsfe4q98uzh09nk In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqszy6ry3fladky7g5re8708v24wlw09t2ezvc2ykwnqcekrxl9nfdq7s5ly6'>nevent1q…5ly6</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Thanks for the reminder to harvest the pears before they get mealy! I didn’t thin out the pears this year, so I got mostly smaller fruit, but they are delicious. Just need to go in the fridge to chill. <br/>#Gardening <br/>#Pomiculture<br/> <img src="https://media.infosec.exchange/infosec.exchange/media_attachments/files/115/039/837/599/427/557/original/dab05e39a16a5e0c.jpeg"> <br/> <img src="https://media.infosec.exchange/infosec.exchange/media_attachments/files/115/039/837/695/564/264/original/444c695eb97f09c5.jpeg"> <br/> 2025-08-16T18:23:37Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqspk28xh5emxjrp0v5chgqn9f65xpzqu2hn7vqced8xq7e3aczugvszyp7v8l2rpvhn2qln0y4983lhcq9w94hxwkwsj0ftrtc3wsfe4q98up07a9x In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs8c5sx9zjzw32yuyvzear4s9hvv24rhfn3652hfrd4s583wjwnvdsc0ufjx'>nevent1q…ufjx</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Today?<br/>Just starting a re-read of Woman on the Edge of Time, by Marge Piercy after decades of having it embedded in my head.<br/>Also reading several non-fiction books, which I tend to read a chapter at a time:<br/>Drystone: A Life Rebuilt, by <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub14jpa6gl7wn9rplrvdg64r4364zflvcfcthe885zn87zragk3z4dsjvjhhl" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>Kristie</span> (<span class="italic">npub14jp…jhhl</span>)</a></span> <br/>Tomboy Survival Guide, Ivan Coyote<br/>Gender Outlaw, Kate Bornstein 2025-08-02T14:24:05Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs90s2fgkx70twazeq4emh4mqulvnzpzsahfwsgwtm3ch68mc4n8jgzyp7v8l2rpvhn2qln0y4983lhcq9w94hxwkwsj0ftrtc3wsfe4q98ug8cwfr In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs9r5e49qp2wcnw3dyyac5877uar4vf7sfes6txqvkunrhuz07q95gpgc4ss'>nevent1q…c4ss</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>We need to all stop paying federal taxes and tell our state legislators to double our state taxes. Trump has made it clear that states are on their own. Okay, then. If the feds are not doing anything, we don’t need to pay them taxes. If even 5% of the population decides not to pay, the IRS would be overwhelmed.<br/>Thinking further, let’s double the state tax rate only on those of us making above the median income in the state. Massachusetts needs a graduated and progressive income tax if we are not going to be getting help from the USA. 2025-07-27T01:54:21Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqszgd8vhsvljwprzy7kz3t42as9mr6xx2j7ec8slkulxywzes60urqzyp7v8l2rpvhn2qln0y4983lhcq9w94hxwkwsj0ftrtc3wsfe4q98u7um8v0 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsxwjkz872pgjphraykwp2mx9yzmw5tnp56v8anau0zxwzw0shw0fqg3jcya'>nevent1q…jcya</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>You are very brave. To be traveling in America. Hope you get home safely. Stay away from the ICE. 2025-07-12T22:58:31Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsxm55lwl46xqe4flprkgmrhernjn8tgyx4504hpyx0lsf4tqx4g7szyp7v8l2rpvhn2qln0y4983lhcq9w94hxwkwsj0ftrtc3wsfe4q98u4l0nwn The more I think about it, the more I have to wonder: why do we even allow companies and governments to ask us about our “sex” or “gender”? Why is that something valid for them to ask us? Why would they need to know, unless they plan to use the information to discriminate against us? I am a person, a citizen of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, and a citizen of the former United States of America. I’ll share my birthdate and place, and my parents birthplaces and citizenship status, as those are legitimate things they need to know to establish my citizenship.<br/>Sex and gender questions though should be in the optional part of any form along with ethnicity, national origin, and race.<br/><br/>#JustSayNoToSexOnForms 2025-07-02T16:05:39Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsg8cycz84gwz9cg9gng26r6g0lwwf64mptavqne2ck243ugqhhgkgzyp7v8l2rpvhn2qln0y4983lhcq9w94hxwkwsj0ftrtc3wsfe4q98uklszkz #introduction<br/><br/>A new intro for a new account! I’ve been on the fediverse since the Google+ diaspora, and on the net since before the milnet split.<br/><br/>Hi. I’m Rowan. <br/>I pronounce it as almost one syllable, no w glide, /ɹoʊn/ but your pronunciation may vary.<br/>I’m still emerging, so I don’t have much to say yet. I’ll post a new intro when I have a better idea of who I am.<br/><br/>What I know so far:<br/>I’m autistic. I’m retired. I’m queer. I’m married. I’m disabled. I’m in flux. I’m in therapy. I’m inabled. I’m incorrigible. Please incorrige me.<br/><br/>In past configurations, I—or a different person driving the same body—how about we have been a:<br/>Habitat Conservation professional<br/>Volunteer Firefighter/EMT<br/>Parent of two wonderful grown humans<br/>Entrepreneur, failed<br/>Software dev <br/>Narrowly avoided a doctoral program studying fuzzy logic and declined a lucrative job offer from the Navy Center for Applied Research in Artificial Intelligence in 1984<br/> <img src="https://media.infosec.exchange/infosec.exchange/media_attachments/files/114/667/159/403/550/515/original/d80ed4557c807150.jpeg"> <br/> 2025-06-11T22:46:37Z