My Grandad's advice for safe driving was: "Always remember you're controlling a potentially lethal weapon". I think it helped me to take driving even more seriously.
Perhaps it's good advice for us technologists too...
"Always remember you're programming a potential platform for bullying and harassment".
"Always remember you're designing a potential system for mass surveillance".
"Always remember you're deploying a potential tool for mass social unrest".
It's strange, but there are a few things about awoo.space that look different to me than they do to Felthry. And that's a based on who's logged in thing, not perception differences between it and me.
@vahnj do you know what could cause that? There's an orange border around the collapse button in collapsed toots, and there's a small star in the cornder of favorite notifications. That's what we've noticed so far, at least.
It is just the really basic ones, like recognising the kanji for mountain or river or forest, but still, Felthry didn't tend to pick those out even.
@Felthry We managed to hold that for about half an hour. Maybe in the future we'll be able to get better at it, and hold it for longer or even indefinitely.
It seems @Felthry and I are co-conscious this morning. That's a step in the right direction, even if it is a bit awkward dealing with two separate trains of thought and a single computer and physical form to act on them with.
I'm experimenting with pronouns a bit. They/them is a good neutral set, but it's not really feeling right to me. Felthry picked up on that first, actually, and was using she/her for me for a few hours.
While she/her feels more right than they/them, I want something a little more neutral, but still biased towards feminine. Zhe/zhir came to mind, and I think I'll try that out for a while.
mention of lewd things and sexuality
And no, before you ask, @Felthry and I have not had sex.
I wouldn't necessarily be opposed to the idea, but we've also yet to get comfortable with both of us being conscious enough to unambiguously consent. The one who isn't fronting usually seems kind of half-asleep, sort of a background process.
mention of lewd things and sexuality
But at the same time, @Felthry is generally, well, hornier than me, though the word doesn't seem quite right to use for it.
mention of lewd things and sexuality
It occurs to me that, while @Felthry is the one more likely to want to do sexually-oriented things with people, I'm significantly more likely to be interested in actual sex when I am in the mood for such things.
I suppose where Felthry is on the asexual side of demisexual, I'm more on the pansexual side.
Headmate to @Felthry, still figuring out how things are after a long absence.
Twenty-something feminine-leaning androgynous arcaninetales taur usually with two heads. Interests in puzzles, engineering, and a good book, and curling up with a good friend.
Pronouns... zhe/zhir for now, but that might change in future.
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