The author shares a personal account of their experience undergoing bottom surgery at WIH in Thailand, detailing their journey from experiencing bottom dysphoria to the surgical process and recovery. They discuss the challenges fa...
The author, a trans woman, shares her journey of writing and publishing her first full-length novel, 'Machines of Consent,' which explores themes of consent and the lives of seasoned trans women. The narrative follows two main cha...
The author reflects on their two-year journey on hormone replacement therapy (HRT) as a transgender person. They discuss the challenges and rewards, the medical frustrations, and the impact of transmisogyny. Despite the difficulti...
The author renounced their US citizenship after moving to New Zealand and realizing the differences between the two countries. They discuss the flaws in the American system and express their disillusionment with the country, while...
0Trans Lesbian Book List
2024-11-22 •
The text is a list of trans lesbian books compiled by Dani Finn, Issy Waldrom, and the author. The list includes books with trans main characters and lesbian main characters, and no romantic/sexual encounters with men.
0Sharing Trans Femme Lit
2024-11-04 •
The text discusses the importance of providing content warnings for trans femme literature, particularly in relation to the book (kimmy). It emphasizes the need for informed consent and responsible promotion of potentially trigger...
0Following new paths ahead
2024-06-04 •
The author discusses recent events, including the announcement and subsequent loss of funding for the programming language June. They also announce stepping down from the Nushell administration team and archiving the June and Truf...
0The search for easier safe systems programming
2024-05-08 •
The text discusses the difficulty of learning Rust programming language and the efforts to create an easy-to-use, easy-to-learn, and easy-to-teach safe systems language. It explores the concept of grouped allocations, benefits, dr...
0Worst part of being trans
2024-03-25 •
The worst part of being trans is the waiting. The author discusses the time it takes for surgeries and recovery, and the impatience that comes with it.
0One year on HRT
2024-03-23 •
The author reflects on their experience of being on HRT for a year, sharing the mental, emotional, and physical changes they have experienced. They express that going on HRT was one of the best decisions they've ever made and shar...
0Books read in 2023
2023-12-31 •
The author rediscovered their love for books and reading in 2023, particularly enjoying trans and sapphic books. They read a variety of books, including those by Stephen King, April Daniels, Sakaomi Yuzaki, Meredith Russo, Julie A...
0Becoming Sophia
2023-12-08 •
The text is a reflection on the author's journey of transitioning to a trans woman named Sophia. It covers the author's experiences with addiction, self-reflection, starting hormones, dealing with COVID, rekindling love for books,...
0The case for Nushell
2023-08-30 •
The text discusses the case for Nushell, an interactive, data-focused scripting language with shell capabilities. It compares Nushell with traditional shells like bash/zsh and the 'new' hotness like fish, and also with PowerShell....
0Happy pride! I'm trans!
2023-06-26 •
The author shares their experience of being transgender and undergoing hormone replacement therapy (HRT) to address biochemical dysphoria. They discuss the mental, emotional, and mood changes they experienced after starting HRT, a...
0Why I left Rust
2023-05-28 •
The author left the Rust project after a keynote speaker was downgraded due to discomfort from some team members. The author felt that the organization acted cruelly and lacked accountability. The post discusses the events that le...
0Making a keyboard layout
2023-02-22 •
The text describes the author's journey in creating a keyboard layout to improve typing efficiency. The author experimented with different keyboard layouts and eventually decided to create a layout for themselves. They developed a...
0YouTube addiction, one month sober
2023-02-13 •
The author discusses their experience of quitting YouTube addiction, the changes they noticed after quitting, and the steps they took to improve their mental health and lifestyle.
0YouTube Addiction
2023-01-13 •
The author describes their addiction to YouTube, which started in 2011 and has since become a significant problem. They discuss the amount of time spent watching videos, the impact on their mental health, and the difficulty of qui...
0The goal is to nourish
2022-12-23 •
The text discusses the importance of connection, vulnerability, and nourishing relationships. The author shares personal experiences and reflections on mental health, intimacy, and personal growth.
0Autism is everywhere and in everything
2022-07-13 •
The author reflects on their experience of being diagnosed with autism and non-binary gender identity. They discuss the challenges of masking their true self and the difficulty in understanding their own needs and boundaries. They...
0How we judge things
2022-06-23 •
The text discusses the concept of judgment and how people evaluate things, experiences, and individuals. It explores the idea of judging based on best, worst, or average moments, and the impact of redemption stories on judgment. T...
0Scripting languages of the future
2021-10-31 •
The author discusses the future of scripting languages, focusing on scalability, tune-ability, easy parallelism, and IDE support. They emphasize the need for scripting languages to be able to scale, be tune-able, support easy para...
0Let's talk about exit codes
2021-10-16 •
The text discusses the meaning of exit codes in Unix-like systems, particularly focusing on the POSIX standard. It explains that while a non-zero exit code usually means failure, there are exceptions, such as when a command is ter...
0Retiring
2021-03-03 •
The author is retiring from Microsoft after a 20+ year career to work on open source and teaching. He has plans to work on Nushell, finish the Rust beginner series, and continue making videos about various OSes. He is seeking enco...