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Open Source Advantages: My Experience with Obsidian
After I finished setting up my Lenovo laptop with a new install of Debian along with the main applications I use, ThiefMD, Nextcloud Notes and Typora, I had one issue I wanted to sort out: my dairy. My Current Setup Before I overhauled my system last week, I was using Day One. I’ve been using… Continue reading
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Trans Healthcare Trust Issues Amid NHS Changes
The public health service confirmed the evidence review and several others in a report published as part of an upcoming public consultation into proposed changes to NHS youth gender services. The Equality and Health Inequalities Impact Assessment (EHIA) report was published after NHS England announced the decision to ban new masculinising and feminising (MAF) hormone… Continue reading
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Switching from Linux Mint to Debian
I recently switched my Ryzen-based laptop from Linux Mint to Debian Trixie. While I’ve loved Linux Mint for years, the main reason for the change was the flexibility of KDE and my desire for something custom. Why the change? One thing that I didn’t like about Linux Mint was it felt to much like using… Continue reading
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Switching Away from Big Tech
I was an Apple fan girl for a long time, deeply into the Apple ecosystem. I still use some of there services, but if Apple stopped all there services today, the only thing I would miss is Email, and that is going to be moving once my free Apple One subscription is up. Here is… Continue reading
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Using CachyOS as my main distro.
I recently installed CachyOS on my gaming laptop as I was having problems with my Linux Mint distro I had installed previously. Hardware The hardware that my gaming laptop, which is an Acer Nitro ANV15-51, has is as follows: – So as you can see, it’s not exactly a top-end laptop, but it plays the… Continue reading
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State Of The World – November
Welcome to the State of the World, November edition. Here are the stories that caught my attention this month. Cambridge oldest women only collage supports trans women Cambridge’s oldest women-only college has stated it’ll keep admitting trans women, even after the Supreme Court ruled a woman means a biological female. Newnham College, which has feminist… Continue reading
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Sunrise and Moonlight
In this monthly tech blog post I am going to be telling you about an excellent open source suite that allows you to create your very own GeForce Now service in your home. The Problem Although I use Mac’s or iPad’s for almost all my computing tasks, there’s one thing they’re useless at: gaming. The… Continue reading
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The Green Party: A New Hope for Progressives
Last week, I left the Liberal Democrats to join the Green Party. These are the main reasons for my decision, even though I still support the vast majority of their policies. Steadfast support for Transgender People The Green membership is strongly unified on the rights for transgender people. 90% of party members believe people should… Continue reading
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HRT Update – Month 17
This weeks marks 17 months on HRT. Here is an update for how things are going. Started on Progesterone For those who don’t know, Progesterone is taken by transgender women after being on HRT for at least 12 months to boost breast growth. As I was not happy with my chest I started on this… Continue reading
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Labour Government Faces Human Rights Concerns Again
For the second time, a Labour Government has been warned by Europe’s most senior human rights official about potentially breaching the European Convention on Human Rights. This warning follows the first instance, which led to the Gender Recognition Act 2004. Michael O’Flaherty, the Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights, wrote to the Chairs of… Continue reading