Apr 20On the name “Wandering Jew” for TradescantiaMany, many moons ago, Avery Rowe (ICRA of the Tradescantia genus and founder of Tradescantia Hub) told me about the controversy surrounding one of the common names for Tradescantia, “Wandering Jew”. Some moons later (but still many moons ago) I launched a survey to get some statistics on it, so…Tradescantia4 min readTradescantia4 min read
Mar 31I don’t have time to overthink this as much as you do but firstly I’m sorry if you felt…2LymHello! Thank you for your reply, I really appreciate you taking the time to write something so…Hello! Thank you for your reply, I really appreciate you taking the time to write something so thoughtful and thorough. First of all, I definitely didn't take it like you thought that cisgender women should have privilege over trans people, and I didn't at all feel marginalised and offended. …2 min read2 min read
Mar 20How to address girls and/or people with periods as a group in an inclusive and trans-friendly wayI recently saw an ad in a local WhatsApp group promoting a regular social for young females navigating the challenges of adolescence. “Female” as a noun for humans gives me the hibbly jibblies, because it’s pretty much exclusively used by people who see women as a commodity. Gender and language…Transgender16 min readTransgender16 min read
Feb 23I’m an autistic adult in the UK. A few years ago I applied to the assistance dog programme offered by Autism Dogs Charity (ADC)*. I began the process with them in 2021, and they abruptly dropped me from the programme in November 2022. The entire ordeal of the programme, as well as the way ADC ended it, was a contributing trigger to a severe and ongoing mental health crisis.My experience with Autism Dogs Charity1553V.YThe charity has responded to this review to say that they "do not agree" with its contents.The charity has responded to this review to say that they "do not agree" with its contents. This article is mostly a list of things that the charity did, so it’s hard to see how they could disagree with that. Did the dog not engage in coprophagia? Was the dog actually much older than the trainers said? Is the wealth of modern scientific evidence not against dominance training? Did the head trainer not promote a sexist YouTuber?1 min read1 min read
Nov 12, 20222022–11–12: Elections for Green Party Wales — Regional Council and Disciplinary Committee (notes on transphobia)As a Green Party member living in Powys, Wales, I just got an email that says: As a Green Party member in Wales, you can vote here for representatives from Wales. We are selecting two representatives for the Green Party Regional Council (GPRC) and also two representatives fort [sic] the…Green Party Of Uk2 min readGreen Party Of Uk2 min read
Aug 1, 2022Transphobic candidates in the England and Wales Green Party internal elections, August 2022If you’re in England and/or Wales and a Green Party member, you’ll have recently received an email inviting you to vote in the internal elections, which close on 31st August 2022. Me and a friend did a bit of superficial research to find out whether candidates were transphobic before voting…Transphobia7 min readTransphobia7 min read
Apr 13, 2019Making Mastodon bearableSometime last year I left Mastodon after a year of working to make it better, because the guy in charge was doing my head in a bit. I took a few months off to get Mastodon out of my brain. I unsubscribed from issues on Github when I got notifications…Twitter15 min readTwitter15 min read
Jul 26, 2018A Mastodon surveyPeople who know me know that I like to do surveys about things that I’m interested in and passionate about. It’s a whole thing. Mastodon is something that I have been very into, so naturally I get curious. …Tech12 min readTech12 min read
Jun 30, 2018I left Mastodon 27 days agoA follow-up to “I left Mastodon yesterday” Apologies for the title. 27 days isn’t a tidy amount of time at all, but “I left Mastodon slightly less than 4 weeks ago” is much worse. ~ When I decided to leave Mastodon, I said on Mastodon itself and in the Medium…Open Source8 min readOpen Source8 min read
Jun 8, 2018On FOSS as a capitalism-like structureOr, Time is Money ~ Free and Open Source Software (FOSS) positions itself as being apart from capitalism. Software is written by people passionate about making their useful things freely available to all. Sometimes they’re paid but often they aren’t. When they’re not, and when it’s a personal project that…Open Source5 min readOpen Source5 min read
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