[–] 5 points 1 day ago (1 child)

I agree with the general point about supporting each other - A lot of trans people only got through those early years because someone else shared information or offered help, and I don’t think that responsibility disappears just because you pass.

That said, I’d be really careful about normalising DIY surgery. Sharing information about accessing healthcare where it’s unavailable is one thing, but procedures like orchiectomy, FFS or VFS aren’t something people should be trying to DIY. The risks are enormous, and I’d rather see us fighting for accessible, affordable, high-quality care while also supporting people who are forced into difficult situations.

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  • [–] 15 points 1 month ago (1 child)

    You don’t necessarily need QubesOS to get better isolation. You can package unsupported applications as Flatpaks yourself and run them with minimal permissions. The downside is the maintenance burden, and Flatpak sandboxing isn’t as strong as Qubes’ VM-based isolation. It’s a useful middle ground, but it doesn’t completely solve supply-chain risk. Qubes can be good, but it's all about your friction budget.

    Humans optimise for convenience eventually.

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  • [–] [S] 14 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

    Phishing actually is a core branch of hacking—specifically under Social Engineering. It's not really like walking through an unlocked door; it's more like a con artist dressing up as a locksmith and convincing the homeowner to hand over the keys.

    Hacking applies to the entire attack surface, which includes the human element, further more there are whole phishing campaigns that are heavily automated and often deliver stealer malware, making them a full cyber attack.

    This wasn’t a technical compromise of Signal itself, but phishing/social engineering is still a form of hacking.

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    TLDR: A new, widespread wave of cyberattacks is actively targeting Signal users, specifically aiming to compromise and steal account backups. Because Signal chats are end-to-end encrypted on device, hackers are shifting focus to where that data might be stored less securely (like cloud backups or via phishing/credential stuffing attacks to gain account access).

    [–] 3 points 2 months ago (1 child)

    Yeah, a lot of us migrated over. It feels a bit weird at first but you'll get the hang of it pretty quickly. Just have a look at the communities you can join that interest you!

    Welcome!👍

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  • [–] 1 point 2 months ago

    I’m pretty sure ⁠-r⁠ flag actually stands for ⁠--resizefs⁠. When you include it, ⁠lvextend⁠ automatically runs the appropriate resize command (⁠resize2fs⁠) for you in the background immediately after the volume is expanded.

    Which makes it a convenient, single-step process.

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  • [–] 4 points 2 months ago (2 children)

    Do a backup image of the partition first before you run these commands.

    If you decide to use all free space: sudo lvextend -r -l +100%FREE /dev/ubuntu-vg/ubuntu-lv

    Should suffice I'm pretty sure.

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    Trans people have always been here, in every culture, across every era. Visibility isn’t about asking for permission to exist—it’s about refusing to be erased.

    To anyone who is trans or questioning: you are not alone, and you are not “too much” or “not enough.” You are real, and you deserve to be seen, respected, and safe.

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