Jett Secret

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[jettsecret]

Haven't been posting much but I really want to share this here

DULF was a grassroots organization that was trying to tackle the drug crisis in Vancouver, Canada particularly the downtown east side which is especially bad for overdose and unsafe drug practices (and the government just lets people die smile). DULF did this by sourcing pure drugs and partnering with University of British Columbia to ensure they were 100% clean, then sold them at an below market value at a safe injection site. There are multiple papers out of UBC outlining the positive effects of their actions. They operated like this for years and the BC government knew of their existence for many of those years... Until right wing reactionaries caught wind of it and lost their minds and the BC gov back pedalled to save face. The person I know directly (a trans woman) and their friend who started it with her was arrested for literally saving people's lives and now faces a lengthy jail sentence as a result and is fund raising for her legal fees.

If you support safe supply and actual actions to save people's lives and you can afford to help, they are in desperate need of legal funds and they have until tomorrow at midnight (Sunday 11:59:59) to scrape together as much as they can. I haven't been keeping up with it recently because I deleted Instagram but the DULF Instagram account got banned so their fundraising efforts have been stunted.

If you can and want to help I've linked an instagram post with the paypal info and other details. Truly anything helps at this point.

[jettsecret]

"you know it kinda reminds me of a Wes Anderson movie"

-my partner watching Borat for the first time

[jettsecret]

I might've put some music on spotify and what not... Knowers might know this song from like 400 years ago or something.

Fox Shaped

Dumb sad folk songs 🏳️‍⚧️ I write tragedies not sins Play omega strikers

Also on bandcamp :3

[geekysteven]

[pearlieprincess]

OMG Hiiii Can you do something fox themed? ^w^

★🔸🦊FOX GRAPHICS🌲🍂

Foxes are so cutee ( ◠‿◠ )

🍁These graphics are free to use! Stamp template by 🌳

[jettsecret]

So, I make all of my devices look like old windows operating systems, usually Win7 cuz I'm a big fan of Aero Glass. I've got my Win11 laptop looking like XP, My Linux Dual Boot on pink Win7, My Linux Tablet on Blue Win7, and now my Win 11 desktop on pink Win7.

Here's how I do it.

For windows 10/11 there are a few ways. WindowBlinds 11 (WB11) is a good resource for this, but it's a paid program. Which kinda sucks. If you can't afford it you can find my sympathies in a button on my neocities. In an unrelated note, there's a github user named Discriminating who does some pretty cool windows styling programs. WB11 is how I style my two windows devices. The aero glass styling is done through WindowBlinds and also Start11, another Stardock program. The style I used for that is Aero 11 (set to blush :3) For the XP system (and older if you want it) I use RetroBar to style the taskbar and OpenShell to style the start menu. The WB11 style I use is eXperience11, but there are others as well. Of course, for MSN/Windows Live Messenger I use Escargot but if you're more into AIM or Yahoo! Messenger then you can check out their companion project Nina. You'll of course have to fiddle around with settings but eventually you'll get it looking good. If you want to go crazy with customization there is also Customizer God, however I've had no success getting it to work on Windows 11.

Linux is the easiest to configure to make look retro. Specifically you want to use some kind of KDE Plasma version of Linux. I use Kubuntu. Basically all you have to do for these is dig around in the app store for themes relating to "aero" "aero glass" and "windows 7" and apply them until you're happy. I don't really have any specific suggestions for that but it's very easy to do if you install Kubuntu or any KDE Plasma Linux. Basically you can find anything and everything you need in it.

There's one other thing I've not yet been able to set up but it's on my radar for my campus computer: ReactOS. I'll make another post when I'm able to try it out but if you're curious go nuts, install it in a virtual box or on a usb or directly over your main drive. God is your oyster.

One last thing, Space Cadet Pinball still runs perfectly on Windows 11

Edit: Suggested by @tetrachromacy4 (thx~!!!) GadgetPack offers a windows 7 sidebar. It is listed as 7/8/10 compatible so it will likely work on windows 11 but I have not yet tested it.

[jettsecret]

If you're looking for a secular xmas playlist my partner made one on Spotify. She puts a ton of effort in to make sure the songs flow together from start to finish and that it has a good variety of vibes, but doesn't give genre whiplash. It's also 8 hours long which she did specifically so that people could put it on at the start of the night and by the time you reach the end you've forgotten that you've heard the songs before. It's very good, has some queer representation (there's really not a ton of queer Christmas songs, but they're in there) and 100% you will find an artist or two you've never heard before. Also if you have song suggestions that aren't on there feel free to message them to me!

[jettsecret]

Hey MCR this sucks and fuck you

[cookieinstinct]

any trans person reading this I love you

any woman reading this I love you

any poc minority reading this I love you

any queer person reading this I love you

[mariacallous]

[therustyskull]

I was able to score OTC hearing aids thanks to this - I've been fighting with the VA to get my hearing loss/tinnitus rated for over 2 years now (appeals are taking 3-5 years) so I have been hesitant to throw down on expensive hearing aids then have the VA come in and say 'Yes you can have them'. This let me get Jabra ones at a fraction of the cost. Granted one ear bud failed in August and I'm waiting for my warranty replacements, but that's another issue. This was big and made a lot of really good hearing aids available for as low as $2-300 compared to $1800 and up for prescription ones.

[jettsecret]

I need you to understand.

In Canada, Friday September 20th 2024, there are nationwide protests against trans people under the dog whistle of "protecting youth". These people have been silent in their activism for the past year and the American political climate is always a catalyst for these things. No doubt the recent debate in the US has triggered this mobilization. As a trans person, one who is particularly non-passing and doesn't intend to pass, I am scared to hell. I don't feel particularly safe.

I need you to understand, if you choose to abstain from the election for the primary reason that you hate cops and think Harris is enough of a cop to warrant your hatred, you, in my opinion are choosing your personal identity over the safety of millions of queer kids and adults, not just in the US but in other countries as well. I need you to understand that if you are making this decision because your personal brand of leftist is so much more important than safety of queer folks and other marginalized groups, then you are weighing that personal sacrifice as more valuable than the lives of those at risk.

[gaiatan]

its wild that there are items on gaia that are considered lost media

on one hand u have an item that lost several poses bc they lost the files in a server transfer

on the other u have these boquets missing bc they were in the cash shop for a limited time and no ones ever listed them in the market

and a transformers item missing that SOMEONE claims to have but they're not even around i think

[gaiatan]

for those interested

Gaia Online is an online hangout, incorporating social networking, forums, gaming and a virtual world.

[robotpussy]

"BREAKING: The Internet Archive has lost its appeal in Hachette v. Internet Archive, the long-running, closely watched copyright case over the scanning and lending of print library books. Full story to follow."

Internet Archive Responds to Appellate Opinion in Hachette v. Internet Archive

"We are disappointed in today’s opinion about the Internet Archive’s digital lending of books that are available electronically elsewhere. We are reviewing the court’s opinion and will continue to defend the rights of libraries to own, lend, and preserve books."

-Chris Freeland, director of library services

The Internet Archive has set up a petition to ask publishers to restore access to the 500,000+ books removed from their library.

Sign the Petition

Let Readers Read: An Open Letter to the Publishers in Hachette v. Internet Archive:

[silverfox66]

Adobe is going to spy on your projects. This is insane.

[audacityinblack]

For general graphics: use GIMP For vector graphics: use Inkscape For drawing and illustration: use Krita For print and web publishing and design: use Penpot For PDF authoring: use LibreOffice For PDF reading and form filling: use Okular

All are free, open source and cross-platform. None use AI.

[arconinternet]

BEHOLD THE LIST (by XdanielArt on Twitter/X)

(Errata: imagine Pikimov is there under 'motion graphics' with a 'free' icon.)

[gummybearattacktheworldofdespair]

[bbokaring]

by dante leoncini!

[bbokaring]

wait the more i look into it the cooler it is. he wrote the blender port himself and does these things as praxis against e-waste and consumerism. slay

[swarnpert]

we should bring back saying omgwtfbbq

[swarnpert]

*wipes a tear from my eye* yeah...just like that....

[moniquill]

[spiribia]

we do need to revisit the wording of "you can't have your cake and eat it too" because i don't think it clearly enough conveys that it's more that you can't simultaneously retain a cake and also get to consume it (which would render you cakeless). for years i was like But why not....it's my cake....?

[ferrettoy]

this fucking problem is how they caught the unabomber

[m0thmancore]

hey you should uh. elaborate. for my own personal satisfaction

[ferrettoy]

the unabomber was pedantic about idiomatic phrases like "have your cake and eat it too" and rephrased it to "eat your cake and have it too" (which to be very fair makes sense). fast forward to when he starts writing manifestos. he uses the phrase word for word in his pedantic style and his brother (who has been keeping his eyes on the unabomber shit for obvious reasons) notices the phrase and is like "oh fuck that's my fucking brother no one else fucking says that" and calls in an FBI tip