Journal BarbaraHudson's Journal: I'm back. 39
I can see well enough to use a computer again, which came as a welcome surprise. Huge thanks to the retinal surgeons who patched my left eye back into some semblance of working order, and to the work over the last several years by the team of ophthalmologists and tech assistants who helped preserve much of the sight in my right eye.
It's been an interesting experience so far, and one that I have learned a lot from. I've been told that the betting money would be on my retinas being relatively stable for the next two-three years, though the vitrectomy was such an insult to the lens that I can expect to need it to be replaced in the next year or so.
The more things change, the more they stay the same
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Unfortunately, I never expected to use a computer again, so I don't have the passwords to my old accounts (neither my original one, nor the one I created with a gender-appropriate nic after I was outed as a transsexual). I'm sorry for the inconvenience. Just like I'm sorry that I wasn't able to keep people up to date before falling off the face of the net.
There are still plenty of challenges ahead, both near-term and long-term. And plenty of unanswered questions that I will do my best to clear up. I was going to do it elsewhere and just post links, but really, this is home (despite the beta crap).
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I still find slashdot entertaining, due to the humour, the culture, etc... I just don't learn much from it any more. Back in the early days, there was always something new to be learned about technology, open source, computer security. I think both slashdot and I have evolved. I simply know more now, and slashdot might have gone d
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That it is, that it is.
Well, the computer field has been pretty much commoditized, so that's taken a lot of the fun out of it. The old ways and the old hardware actually made you *think* to achieve anything significant. Everything gave a sense of accomplishment, of self-improvement, of learning something new. And everyone involved was an enthusiast, in the sense that they were enthusiastic about what they were doing.
Now? Who cares about the language-fad-of-the-month? Bugs are no longer news-worthy
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Wouldn't you like to know, apk?
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APK is just angry that I still get SO many mod points from two accounts I haven't even accessed in years that I can down-mod every post he makes. At least, that's what he claims, so we know that it MUST be true.
Of course, back in the real universe, things work differently. Fortunately!
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I have to say... You return and this "apk" whackado seems to have all kinds of time to spend posting (anonymously, I might add) insults on your posts.
If you bother him so much, why does he simply ignore you or something productive like that?
In this JE alone, there are so many posts from him that I am wondering if he even HAS a job to pay for the home he claims to own. :|
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As I mention in another journal entry, he seems to have a very specific problem with me. It appears at least in part to be connected to "what" I am, as opposed to "who" I am. But that doesn't bother me in the least - it's not like I'm hiding the fact that I'm a transsexual, or that I'm ashamed of it.
To the contrary, since I was outed at a public meeting last October, I've encouraged my friends to share it with everyone. My former neighbors, except for one jerk, were great about it, all my new neighbors
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As I mention in another journal entry, he seems to have a very specific problem with me. It appears at least in part to be connected to "what" I am, as opposed to "who" I am. But that doesn't bother me in the least - it's not like I'm hiding the fact that I'm a transsexual, or that I'm ashamed of it.
I don't understand the fixation on a person's sex, whether it's male, female, or somewhere in between. It's not like this goon has to deal with you in Real Life. Consider ignoring him: don't mention him, don't refer to him directly. He's not worth your time. He's only trying to egg you on, to show everyone that you are what he thinks you are. Don't stoop to his level.
For example, I was telling one of my neighbors today that every time Chapman's Ice Cream goes on sale, I gain weight (the easy part), which I then have to lose (the hard part). So I told her that I have two choices this week - either avoid the sale, or buy an "I'm not fat, I'm pregnant" shirt and not worry about it. I'm going to avoid the sale since I haven't lost all the weight from their last sale this spring, when I bought 20x 2 liter boxes, and I would like to get back down to my ideal BMI before my next doctor's visit.
LOL How did that go over? I should get one of those shirts... Despite having lost 20 pounds over the last six months o
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It got a laugh, especially since all the other women have been telling me I don't look like I need to lose weight. But I can read a BMI chart as well as the next person, and besides, I just felt better when I wasn't carrying around those 12 extra pounds.
It's like I told the cashier, "This is the first time I haven't stocked up on Chapman's Ice Cream when it's on sale, because every time I do, I end up regretting it (me pinches waist). Today I'm skipping it - and I haven't even gotten out of the store
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I noticed that - there were some bugs that were preventing my from friending people for a few days, and I'm NOT using beta ...
Anyway, life is good again, I was a bit down in the dumps for not succeeding in helping a relative but I've bounced back (though I still feel a bit guilty about being unable to fix something that was inevitable from the get-go ... but I did my best over the last 4 months), and I'll probably take a bit of time to go through my old accounts and re-friend my friends.
And of course, hav
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A more interesting bug, IMHO, was seen here on the front page very recently [slashdot.org]. That article exceeded the character limit for an article title when it first hit the front page (a