Raw, personal, and honest: a memoir of transition and survival by someone who has been in the public eye for most of his life but never really seen. There's no sanitized veneer to his writing, and my life is better for having read his story. I hope his
“At the current rate of progress it will take 186 years to close gaps in legal protections. It also explains why, while there has been some progress on enacting laws that advance women’s rights, social norms continue to be deeply entrenched and pervasive.” #Society [Link]
“When tested, "Over 90% of 1,008 generated jokes were the same 25 jokes.”” We have a lot in common. #AI [Link]
“After the collapse of communism and the end of the Cold War in Europe, many countries abolished compulsory military service. But in the wake of the war in Ukraine, several are considering bringing it back.” #Democracy [Link]
“I have to remember that my health is more important than my job. And the pain that you’re used to is still a pain you should run away from.” #Labor [Link]
“The code generated by Copilot is often wrong, but always subtly so, which means that when I let it fill in any non-trivial suggestion for me, I spend a considerable amount of time doing ‘code review’ on the code it emits.” #Technology [Link]
“Even most of the emergent gestures in our interfaces are tweaks on tech-first features—@ symbols push Twitter to implement threading, hyperlinks eventually get automated into retweets, quote-tweets go on TikTok and become duets. “Swipe left to discard a person” is one of a handful of new gestures, and it’s
“Each of us has the freedom to determine our path in life, each of us has the right to make decisions about our medical care and our bodies without government interference.” #Democracy [Link]
“100% of trans people who seek access to gender affirming care as children and are denied go through the horror. 100% of trans children who never know that gender affirming care exists go through the horror. And for what?” #Health [Link]
“Without a massive reorganization of American life—away from privatization, car-centrism, and hyper-individualism—it’s likely the suburban ideology will remain popular, and even grow.” #Society [Link]
“Great Britain has eaten the Australian kangaroo and likes him, horseflesh is a staple in continental Europe, and the people of Central America eat the lizard. Why cannot Americans absorb the hippopotamus?” #Society [Link]
“Cox said the company already has celebrities committed to using the app, including DJ Slime.” I am old. #Technology [Link]
