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freebreakfast | 3 years ago | on: Mudge Twitter whistleblower testimony [video]

I agree. Read about Mudge's history. When you understand Mudge, then you'll understand why this is not grandstanding on his part. You'll understand why he's not doing this support Musk, for money, to get back at Twitter, or any of that. You'll understand he's doing this because he cares very deeply about information security.

freebreakfast | 3 years ago | on: TikTok videos leave teens thinking they have rare mental disorders (2021)

The vast majority of those claiming to have Dissociative Identity Disorder (DID) on TikTok do not need professional evaluation. They're teenagers behaving like teenagers. They're experimenting with different identities to see which one fits. They'll move on.

"Dissociative identity disorder (DID) is a <i>rare condition</i> in which two or more distinct identities, or personality states, are present in—and alternately take control of—an individual."[0]

0. https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/conditions/dissociative-i...

freebreakfast | 3 years ago | on: TikTok videos leave teens thinking they have rare mental disorders (2021)

I recently discovered "systems" people via Reddit (r/SystemsCringe) will searching for systems engineering. The core belief seems to be that the individual has "multiple people" living in the same body. They've devised a whole language for talking about it as well[0].

This reminds me of the "otherkin" fad that occurred primarily on Tumblr about a decade ago[1]. It was where teenagers believed themselves to not be humans but rather other creatures like dragons, bears, and so on. I remember reading about one girl who argued with her mother over whether or not she needed to eat diamonds because she was a dragon.

0. https://old.reddit.com/r/SystemsCringe/comments/w95q5q/alter...

1. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Otherkin

Edit: Corrected a typo. Added more explanation of how I discovered that sub. It seems some are misinterpreting it as a judgment.

freebreakfast | 3 years ago | on: Body integrity identity disorder patient satisfaction after surgery (2014) [pdf]

> The base reality ("I am only sexually attracted to other men") has existed since time immemorial, the cultural conditions for expressing that reality change as the ages change.

Would your answer to the original question then be that the "sense of identity" is the result of or predominately from nurture? That is, one who sees as "gay" or "straight" sees themselves as such because of culture? Or to put it in a more generic manner, culture determines identity?

freebreakfast | 3 years ago | on: Body integrity identity disorder patient satisfaction after surgery (2014) [pdf]

> treatment designed to radically change someone's sense of identity without side effects

To what extent is "sense of identity" innate, and to what extent is it culturally shaped?

For example, "homosexuality" and "heterosexuality" were not something common before the late 19th century. While people still engage in sexual acts with the same and/or opposite sex, such acts did not play a role in their identity.

This is evident as far back as ancient Rome.[0]

> Homosexuality in ancient Rome often differs markedly from the contemporary West. Latin lacks words that would precisely translate "homosexual" and "heterosexual". The primary dichotomy of ancient Roman sexuality was active/dominant/masculine and passive/submissive/feminine.

To the ancient Romans, sexual acts with someone of the same sex wasn't viewed like we do today. They wouldn't have spoken about themselves as "gay" or "straight." Rather, they would have spoken about themselves as "dominant" or "submissive."

This concept runs counter to the way we think about sexual identity today, but it demonstrates that there is far more nurture in the mix than we often like to admit.

And, please note, this is not a judgment on people who identify as homosexual or heterosexual. It is also not a claim that we can "change" someone's orientation. It's simply pointing out that sexual identity is not necessarily something which is purely innate (nature). This is something we tend to take for granted and without much thought in contemporary Western society.

0. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Homosexuality_in_ancient_Rome

freebreakfast | 3 years ago | on: I regret my website redesign

The 40% increase is ~$18k a month based on the numbers in the article. That means that redesign pays for itself in three months. That's the type of "regret" that I want.

freebreakfast | 3 years ago | on: SSD will fail at 40k power-on hours (2021)

iMac mid-2010. Original disk drive.

"9 Power_On_Hours 0x0032 001 001 000 Old_age Always - 74233"

12 years old. More than 8 years of run time. It keeps on purring.

Yes, I have redundant backups. I also have a replacement drive ready. I just want to see how far I can take it.

freebreakfast | 3 years ago | on: Windows 9x Video Minidriver HD+

BearWindows and SciTech Display Doctor are the two VESA drivers which come to mind for Windows 9x. If I remember correctly Bear will also work in 3.x.

I remember these being somewhat frustrating to get working with VirtualBox. I never tried with QEMU.

I've personally moved away from virtualization for older OSes and to emulation. It just seems much easier to deal with even if it's more resource intensive.

freebreakfast | 3 years ago | on: Windows 9x Video Minidriver HD+

You might consider 86Box. It's emulation rather than virtualization, but it supports a range of graphics cards. This makes it easier to use the default drivers and/or find other drivers online.

Another emulation option is Bochs. I haven't played with it in years though.

freebreakfast | 3 years ago | on: Please stop disabling zoom

> Until browsers stop trying to pretend that they know better than both the developer and the user

I don't think browsers or users are really the problem. Browsers are paving cattle paths. Users are stuck with what they get.

Developers on the other hand. They're the ones who insist on using a document markup language to describe and build user interfaces.

freebreakfast | 4 years ago | on: Google Is Forcing Me to Dump a Perfectly Good Phone

> The planned obsolescence is frustrating enough, and I’m certainly annoyed that I have to spend hundreds of dollars on a new phone when I really shouldn’t have to.

You don't have to spend hundreds of dollars on a new phone. That's the problem. We don't need these things. We want these things.

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