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It looks like people are talking about april fools stuff so I want to say

I will not be doing anything for april fools. No pranks, no jokes, nothing.

April fools is already hard on people with anxiety. If you see this, please consider making a statement that you won't do anything for april fools, so that people like myself can be a little more comfortable that day, and not have to dread it as much.

This goes doubly for instance admins. Please don't change the site suddenly without warning.

In response to a prompt from many:

I will not be performing April Fool's Day jokes on anyone.

I'm not a very prolific participant here, but on April 1 (as all other days), everything from me will be very much reality.

To those who enjoy pranking their RL friends who also enjoy it? I wish you a happy and entertaining day.

Hey guys, I went ahead and made one of these:

http://ko-fi.com/viomii

As some of you know, I have Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy. My insurance will not cover my Hormone Replacement Therapy costs because of the increased risk caused by it -unless- I get a pacemaker. I cannot afford a pacemaker, even with insurance, thanks to American healthcare prices.

I'm currently working a job doing 12-hour security shifts, but I would like any amount of help I can get. Thank you

hey you
you have more power than you think
use it to help others
inspire them
take them in your arms and whisper what you'd like to do

do not look down on others (unless that is what they wish for)
bring them up to your level and beyond

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I see there's another round of #introductions going on!
I have a #machinelearning humor blog at aiweirdness.com where I train #neuralnetworks for comedic effect. It's gotten me thinking about how #AI interacts with our world and #scifi - hopefully I'll be writing more about this in the future!

it is okay to be weak
it is okay to vent about your problems
it is okay to cry
it is okay to admit you don't have the strength
you should be given space to feel these things
you are allowed here to be weak, to have support from the community, and to be shielded from those who would take advantage of your weakness

this is something i have not done a good job of affirming ever since I posted it maybe once a long time ago

it's okay to be weak

I'm happy that we have all these new people join. It makes me hopeful that the landscape of the web can yet change for the better.

Slowly but surely a decentralized, non-commercial, and open-source platform is gaining a foothold.

TIRED: I'm trans
WIRED: Here's my girlsona

Federal Appeals court in Cincinnati rules that discrimination on the basis of #transgender status is sex discrimination, and therefore in violation of Title VII of the Civil Rights act, denies any religious exemption https://www.nytimes.com/2018/03/24/us/politics/transgender-title-vii.html

I just discovered Ethiopian wolves and I’m so happy
http://www.bbc.co.uk/nature/life/Ethiopian_Wolf

THEY’RE WOLF FOXES

Trying to figure out how Mastodon works. Is there a way to identify like-minded folks? Sourdough baker, gardener, orchardist, dog lover, sarcoma survivor, neurodivergent / Aspergers, gay man in honest and open marriage.

#BlackPanther Is Officially the Highest-Grossing Superhero Movie in U.S. Box Office History

https://www.themarysue.com/black-panther-highest-grossing-superhero-movie-us/