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In September 2024, "Ty Coon" was replaced with "Moe Ghoul" in the official text file for GPL v2, without changing the version number or URL. in c/opensource@lemmy.ml
[–] apotheotic@beehaw.org 1 points 47 minutes ago

It really is hard to rewire when you've been brought up in a world that didn't care - and like, honestly good on you for even reflecting in this way. Thanks for learning things and having empathy and compassion ;P

In September 2024, "Ty Coon" was replaced with "Moe Ghoul" in the official text file for GPL v2, without changing the version number or URL. in c/opensource@lemmy.ml
[–] apotheotic@beehaw.org 2 points 2 hours ago (2 children)

So like, its not necessarily about offense. Some folks who have suffered abuse and aggression because of their minority status have visceral, trauma responses to certain things. When I hear the t-slur used, for example, it invokes a deep anxiety and panic. That doesn't mean that I think that anyone who says it is a transphobe (like the car guy in your example might be talking about his transmission or some silly thing like that) and I'm not going to rage and scream at him. But I'm not weird or wrong for asking him not to say it because it triggers me. This isn't a discussion about how we should cancel people for using words, its a discussion about how we can accommodate our fellow people.

The OP shows some folks making a change that is so minor we shouldn't even be talking about it, so that they can be just a touch more likely not to affect someone negatively. Even if its performative, who cares, they did it and it affects nobody negatively.

More concerning, I think, is the people jumping in this thread acting like this is woke cancel culture gone wild and we can't use normal words anymore.

In September 2024, "Ty Coon" was replaced with "Moe Ghoul" in the official text file for GPL v2, without changing the version number or URL. in c/opensource@lemmy.ml
[–] apotheotic@beehaw.org 3 points 5 hours ago

I have realised, upon reflection, what I take issue with with your argument.

It places the onus on the intention, as opposed to the result.

If the result of me doing something particularly mundane, that I could do another way with zero extra effort, is that some people are offended or othered or hurt, then it seems blatantly obvious to me that the action to take is to change what I'm doing. Theres nuance in the wider discussion but you can't judge intentions, since nobody can know what someone else's intentions are. You can judge actions and outcomes.

The action in this case is mundane, and I don't place any blame or hate toward the people who took the action (made the Tycoon joke). The outcome is potentially negative, and I would argue demonstrably negative since people felt compelled to comment about it. It still doesn't mean that the folks who wrote the joke are massive racists or fascists or whatever, but the outcome related to their action is negative. Hence they chose to change the action to change the outcome.

Seems pretty cut and dry that this was a wholly positive thing, no?

In September 2024, "Ty Coon" was replaced with "Moe Ghoul" in the official text file for GPL v2, without changing the version number or URL. in c/opensource@lemmy.ml
[–] apotheotic@beehaw.org 2 points 5 hours ago

Doesn't seem like anyone was calling them out in that. They're pointing out that it might be a good idea to change it, but I digress, I'll stand corrected here.

In September 2024, "Ty Coon" was replaced with "Moe Ghoul" in the official text file for GPL v2, without changing the version number or URL. in c/opensource@lemmy.ml
[–] apotheotic@beehaw.org -1 points 7 hours ago (2 children)

Sure, but unless you're talking about a Maine coon then its not really an apples to apples comparison is it? All the words you've mentioned have very commonplace uses but this does not, and it is not being used in a context that is "usual" for it.

This discussion is meaningless anyway because nobody was like, calling them out for it, or at least I haven't seen evidence for that being the case. They decided they felt uncomfortable and changed it.

Should a drawing that was made using AI references be marked as "AI Generated Content"? in c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml
[–] apotheotic@beehaw.org 2 points 8 hours ago

Most places I'm aware of will mention if AI is used in the creation of some product, whether it is directly displayed in the end result or not

nothing more interesting than GAY™ in c/yurimemes@lemmy.blahaj.zone
[–] apotheotic@beehaw.org 10 points 8 hours ago

If gay is the topic then I am looking for study partners :3

In September 2024, "Ty Coon" was replaced with "Moe Ghoul" in the official text file for GPL v2, without changing the version number or URL. in c/opensource@lemmy.ml
[–] apotheotic@beehaw.org 13 points 1 day ago (11 children)

A massive reach of it being literally the same word? Like obviously they didn't mean it in a racist way but clearly they decided that having a racial slur in the docs there was not something they felt good about.

In September 2024, "Ty Coon" was replaced with "Moe Ghoul" in the official text file for GPL v2, without changing the version number or URL. in c/opensource@lemmy.ml
Does the creator or the audience determine the meaning of a work of art? in c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml
[–] apotheotic@beehaw.org 7 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Death of the author, baby

Where would you draw the line? in c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml
[–] apotheotic@beehaw.org 4 points 1 day ago

I think its less about precisely where you draw the line, because that would assume you will be able to perfectly practice your ethics.

More important is that you are imperfectly practising your ethics, rather than not at all. Do you consider nestle evil enough to boycott but you haven't found a suitable replacement for 1 product? That's fine, boycott the rest of the products you would have got from them.

The harder you try to define the line, the harder it gets to actually implement in practice, which is the most important part.

Where I draw my line is a gut feeling more than anything. I won't support meta or amazon or any of Musk's ventures, I try to avoid nestle but they own half the food industry so if a product isn't from nestle or one of the subsidiaries that I've memorised, I'll consider it fair game most of the time. I'd probably look for a job elsewhere if my company started being evil but I wouldn't leave until I had a job lined up.

Why, just why? in c/unitedkingdom@feddit.uk
[–] apotheotic@beehaw.org 11 points 1 day ago

I hate this racist terf island

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Gatekeep girlboss bedrot (beehaw.org)
 
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Transfem-friendly Kink/ENM-focused dating apps for London/UK (beehaw.org)
 

I've found dating apps to be an absolute minefield, regularly getting my profile pictures (very tame and appropriate pictures) reported on HER for example, presumably by transphobes, before I left it.

Beyond that, I feel invisible on the more mainstream apps because I'm ethically nonmonogamous and I suppose that understandably shrinks my dating pool even further.

Does anyone have any app/site suggestions for an ENM lady who is tired of having to fight for my right to exist as a gay woman on a dating app?

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Retroactive fear (beehaw.org)
 

A person I've shared circles with and considered a friend for years, today said the quiet part out loud and spouted transphobia.

I feel like I'm experiencing years of retroactive fear for my proximity to her all at once and its incredibly overwhelming.

If anyone has any good vibes to send my way I'd be so grateful.

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Merry Christmas (beehaw.org)
 

(Image description: A woman's hand holds a brown gift wrapped package with a picture attached by twine. The picture is of Boromir in the Lord of the Rings, saying "It is a gift".)

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Name 3 of her songs (beehaw.org)
 

[alt text: a woman with long hair dyed in the colours of the transgender flag sips from a teacup with "gay" printed on the side. The top text reads "Oh you're transbian?" While the bottomt text reads "prove it (I'm a visual learner BTW)"]

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[Request] Retro Recommendations (beehaw.org)
 

I'm trying my best to dive back into the past and play all the gems that I missed as a kid because I was either born too late or too much of a kid to consider playing them. I found myself really disappointed going back to the old mario nes/snes titles because they felt really bad to play as I've become accustomed to modern platformer design sensibilities (like coyote time and responsive movement).

Are there any oldies+goldies that have stood up to the test of time and not shown their age in the same way? Or are so good that they're worth playing despite showing their age? Preferably avoiding racing, sports, and final fantasy-esque titles. Not really interested in anything more recent than PS2 era either.

I already have Earthbound in my sights as it isn't one I've played before but it comes highly recommended.

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Installing git repos with makefiles in NixOS - How? (beehaw.org)
 

I'm very, very new to nix and nixOS both - I come from imperative workflows and very very rarely anything determinative, so this is all brand new to me.

As an example of the kind of thing I don't understand how to do, let's take an example repo I've been bouncing off: https://github.com/GideonWolfe/Chameleon

On a "normal" system, I can get pip and python ready, and then make install and I'm off to the races.

With NixOS, I've got as far as adding python3 and gnumake to my configuration.nix packages. (I have also discovered that putting python in my system packages was the wrong move, so some advice on how better to go about this would be cool too.)

I can't for the life of me wrap my head around what I'm supposed to do, and so many people online are using flakes but I'm on stable 23.11 (and quite daunted by flakes) so I'd prefer if this was from that POV.

Can anyone speak to any of these points? I've tried reading the docs but it's very confusing for some reason.

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Lost posts/comments (beehaw.org)
 

Has something happened? I made 3 posts and a few comments late yesterday and they're all gone today (but still appear on the federated instances I posted them to)

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UK Transfem Advice (beehaw.org)
 

So, I live in the UK and I'm on some probably endless waiting list to start talking to people about things, but I am also financially privileged and if I can use that to expedite my process in some way, that would improve my quality of life tenfold.

My cry for help, is, what can I do privately? How do I do it safely? Are there any "official" private sources for anything?

I am interested in UK centric advice for (but not limited to):

  • voice feminisation
  • HRT in an environment where I can regularly have someone with degrees in this shit tell me that my body is doing the right things
  • related to the above, fertility support (in the scenario I want to have kids biologically)
  • diagnosis of gender dysphoria
  • any other "superficial" feminzation
  • I don't want to sexually transition, I'm keeping the tool

Thanks in advance, blahaj lemmy

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For all your open world legendary armour needs, I present a (updated) daily farm for unusual coins! (youtu.be)
 

cross-posted from: https://beehaw.org/post/7880305

This route hits

Greater: 10 (11 with meta)
Lesser:  5 max, call it 2.5 on average
Foxes:   8 max, depends if you are fast enough for 1 of them

on average this is 10*8.5 + 2.5*5 + 8*2 = 113.5 coins per day

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In light of the new currency requirements for the legendary open world armour, I present a daily farm for unusual coins! (www.youtube.com)
 

cross-posted from: https://beehaw.org/post/7857326

This route tags: 2 Greater Arcane Chests (7-10 coins/ea) 0-1 Lesser Arcane Chests (4-6 coins/ea) 6 Fox Chests (1-3 coins/ea)

Averaging at ~30 coins per day (17-18 if you cut out the fox chests)

Additionally, there's an extra Lesser chest you can grab on the rocky hill at the beginning.

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Collect New Items Every Week with the Secrets of the Obscure Launch Supply Drop – GuildWars2.com (www.guildwars2.com)
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