Fixed, Thank you

O"Neill: “You tell me where you’re at and then I’m going to open your iris!”

Teal’c: raises eyebrow

In a court of law… The court of public opinion is not how any justice system works. We feel like we deserve and need to know. And I would feel very vindicated to see what we all suspect. But my vindication will not give these victims justice.

Early on in podcasting/vidcasting, you had two things going on. People coming from a professional media background (Leo Laporte, Adam Curry, etc.) who either had access to the high end broadcast equipment or bought what they knew. And then you had new podcasters who were on a near zero budget. Big mics had a lot more range for the money. It became symbolic even as equipment got smaller and cheaper. It became a sign that you’re serious and legitimate.

IANAL but if the chain of evidence isn’t followed, I believe it can be thrown out if used in court. I want the documents too but the documents have to be useful for justice.

Theoretically he can’t do basically any damn thing He’s done so far.

I have had really good experiences with SimplyMail. Extremely inexpensive, worth the little bit of money for me. I self host stuff, been meaning to look into Stalwart. Looks pretty cool (willing to hear of anyone thinks otherwise).

You alienated your friend group, you obsessed over a person to the point of them severing all ties with you (which points strongly toward limerance behaviors), you said for a while you were in survival mode, had suicidal ideation, can’t seem to find any joy outside of your fixations. Huge, huge red flags especially when combined. I’m no professional but you’re in an uncontained state. Which is plenty enough for me to absolutely call out worrying behavior. Any friend of mine had this combo going on and I’d be forming an intervention. But, to top all of this off, you’re looking to add very powerful hormones into the mix. Again, not a mental health professional but this is all really troubling. Absolutely treatable but only if you see these things as problems.

Nothing negates you being trans. In fact, you being trans seems to be a non-issue almost entirely. You’re exhibiting potentially self destructive behaviors, though. In ways that being autistic and hyper fixated do not usually account for.

I highly recommend discussing mania with your therapist. You are describing some events that all line up with being manic. Most people don’t know they’re manic when they’re in the throes of mania. It’s hard to spot for many. You need another party to help notice the symptoms.

I’ve not heard of any recent COBOL vulnerabilities

His rants exist because no one can afford the hardware anymore and he’s doing excellent journalism in explaining why we can’t (in a much more exacting and capable of bringing lawsuits way). Some of the best journalism I’ve seen in years, flat out.