I was the first Red Hat Certified Engineer in the state of Oregon.

Make it happen! It was so far ahead of its time

I was a dedicated OS/2 user for many years. I still miss REXX.

Love my Kindle.

I learned Vim something around 25 years ago. I love Vim, but if I have VSCode available, I’m gonna use it (with Vim emulation, of course).

I’m a free speech absolutist.

Well then apparently I’m old and ignorant.

Surprisingly, I haven’t died early. I just celebrated six decades of life last week. I guess if I pass in the next couple of years that might still be considered early.

I think you’d be surprised at the number of people who’s lives i have enriched over those years. I certainly am.

I didn’t see myself offering an opinion on who gets elected.

So I should engage in an immoral act because other people might do something wrong?

I have no right to tell anyone how to live their lives, and that is what I attempt to do any time I cast a ballot.

I don’t vote because I believe voting is an immoral act, but for those that do vote, I think this is a significant comment. Voting for the lesser of two evils is still voting for evil, and that may be a bridge too far for some.

CDs? I started with Vinyl!

We are all responsible for our own mental health. The OP is not responsible for anyone’s mental health but his own.

Saying some discussion needs to be hidden away because someone somewhere may react negatively is patently ridiculous and damaging to society.

I have a trigger, and just like my self-harm it is atypical, I am triggered by parents showing pride in their children. Doesn’t matter if it’s real life, or film, or book. It always turns me into a wreck, and sometimes has me believing I’m worthless in dangerous ways.

Should my expectation be that those around me not show pride in their children? Should I demand warnings on all material that depicts parents showing pride in their children? It’s ridiculous. My trigger is MY responsibility.

To quote Trent Reznor, “I hurt myself today to see if I still feel.”

I don’t do “typical” self-harm. When my depression really gets me in it’s grips, I be fine myself banging my head against the wall.

When the internal pain gets so bad, the external pain can be a distraction from it.

Underrated comment.

Will now I know who to come to when it is time to ask.

Too much loud music and riding a motorcycle with no ear protection and mine is always there. Most of the time I can ignore it. Some of the time the crickets get really loud.