To clarify: I don't care what language you program in, what OS you prefer, which hardware platform is your passion...

What works for you is what you should use and enjoy.

It's when you tell me that MY choices are bad or inferior - and that YOUR choices are generically better, and that there's something deficit in me personally (taste, style, skill, penis size... whatever) because I don't prefer your preferences that I take exception and will explain to you in excruciating detail why your choice really isn't particularly better, may actually be worse and/or doesn't really work for me and why you personally are an ass.

The biggest problem I have with transgendered people is that ... well, that to me, they're not transgendered.

They're just who they are.

If the person presents as male - that's what they are. If they present as female, again, that's what they are. If it's something else (sorry - it's a long list :) ) then that's what they are.

Gender is tribalism.

Break free of the tribes and be yourself because we're all a mix of things.

One of the biggest wins for the business community is their success at getting consumers (which is almost everyone) to stop buying critically, but rather to embrace brands and brand loyalty.

It short circuits critical thinking and entrenches tribalism... and it's everywhere now.

My problem with the furry TF/Were community is that it's like - well, like the difference between books about 'slice of life' and superhero books. Everyone wants to be a superhero or supervillain when most people are office workers.

I'd rather read about normal werewolves.

I had a cystoscopy today and recorded my reaction to it in real time...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LZIDgYEvDn4

I've suddenly become aware of the idea of feeling "unworthy of being loved". It's subtly different from feeling unloved and in a real way, far, far more insidious.

It makes you feel hopeless and defensive at the same time. It makes you feel that the only reason anyone would claim to like or love you is because they need something from you, and when they have it or if they decide they can't get it - they'll leave you, which drives you to always try to please everyone and end up being a doormat.

So you end up trying to be the perfect super-boyscout - always ready for any problem someone else has, so you can buy their affection or at least their respect. It drives you to be a perfectionist because any defect in you means you're less marketable.

It is the twin brother of abandonment issues.

To my surprise, FVDED in the Park is back. I thought they'd gone under. Which means two days of music so loud that it rattles my apartment.

So time for a road trip to Edmonton!
Stay a few days then off to Cold Lake!

3300km drive starting July 4!