Here Is The Original Comic I'm Talking About

here is the original comic i'm talking about

here is some stuff on relationship anarchy

here is a blog post that helped me (it's about sexual attraction but it resonated with me about romantic attraction too)

I get this isn't a very satisfying conclusion, but hopefully this helps someone😅also to add on, it's totally ok not to have a label or change as you figure out more about yourself! I think realizing I could be comfortable and happy being aro/ace really helped me decide

48 Apps for Autistics and ADHDers

Neurodivergent_lou

Friendly reminder that adobe sucks and that you can get a lifetime license for paintstorm studio for $20

Or any of the affinity creative programs for $40 each (or $100 for all three) which is also a one time payment

Affinity

Affinity – Professional Creative Software

From the smoothest photo editing and design software to next-gen page layout, Affinity is pushing the boundaries of what’s possible with cre

Also for writing and other general office purposes you can get onlyoffice for replacements for microsoft word, excel, or powerpoint for FREE. They also have an online version to replace google drive for the privacy conscious & mobile versions.

onlyoffice.com

Office for home use

Get free document editing apps for home use. Access from Windows, Linux, macOS, Android-devices, iPhone and iPad.

(There's also libre office which is open source but that takes more work to get an appearance you like and default is real old school ugly lookin)

Please support other good programs if you can! It's a huge help for putting the tyranny of overpriced goods to an end (more so than just piracy)

Want to learn something new in 2022??

Absolute beginner adult ballet series (fabulous beginning teacher)

40 piano lessons for beginners (some of the best explanations for piano I’ve ever seen)

Excellent basic crochet video series

Basic knitting (probably the best how to knit video out there)

Pre-Free Figure Skate Levels A-D guides and practice activities (each video builds up with exercises to the actual moves!)

How to draw character faces video (very funny, surprisingly instructive?)

Another drawing character faces video

Literally my favorite art pose hack

Tutorial of how to make a whole ass Stardew Valley esque farming game in Gamemaker Studios 2??

Introduction to flying small aircrafts

French/Dutch/Fishtail braiding

Playing the guitar for beginners (well paced and excellent instructor)

Playing the violin for beginners (really good practical tips mixed in)

Color theory in digital art (not of the children’s hospital variety)

Retake classes you hated but now there’s zero stakes:

Calculus 1 (full semester class)

Learn basic statistics (free textbook)

Introduction to college physics (free textbook)

Introduction to accounting (free textbook)

Learn a language:

Ancient Greek

Latin

Spanish

German

Japanese (grammar guide) (for dummies)

French

Russian (pretty good cyrillic guide!)

Ways You Should Know to Stop Apps from Running in Background

If you use Windows 11, you can choose to disable some certain apps to run in background. Which means they will not be able to perform any tasks when you are not actively using them, thus saving battery and system resources.

Which Windows 11 apps can be chosen to stop running in background

In Windows systems, apps that can run in the background have the ability to keep sending and receiving notifications, syncing information, and staying up to date, even when you are not actively in these apps’ windows, which are commonly called Background Apps. These apps usually do not have a direct UI (user interface). Once deployed and configured, they launch automatically at startup and run continuously.

Some apps from the Microsoft Store can run in background. For example, Communications apps, like WhatsApp, Slack, or Microsoft Teams; News and Weather apps. If you find an app using a lot of battery when running in background or you do not need an app which is not crucial for the system at all , you can choose to disable its background permissions on your Windows 11 with the 4 methods in this article. By disabling background apps, you can reduce system resource usage and improve overall performance of your Windows 11.

Method 1. Disable a background app in Settings

You can stop an app from running in background using Windows Settings.

Step 1. Open the Installed apps page in Settings

Step 2. Open Advanced options of the app

Another way to access to the permissions of the background apps page is through the Battery usage. You might also find other apps here rather than those in the page of Installed apps. Below is how to navigate to it:

Windows Settings-System-Power & battery

Step 3. Choose Background apps permissions to Never

Noted: Repeat the above steps to disable multiple background apps. But if you want your Windows 11 to stay connected and get app updates, you must set at least one background app to Always.

Method 2 Disable all background apps in Group Policy Editor

The second way to disable a background app is to use the Group Policy Editor app.

Step 1. Open Group Policy Editor

Step 2. Navigate to App Privacy

Open the following key in Local Group Policy Editor:

Step 3. Disable Let Windows app run in the background

Method 3 Disable all background apps in Registry Editor

If you know Registry Editor well, you can also disable a background app by modifying the value in it. Be careful when using the Registry Editor, or any incorrect changes might cause negative consequences on system stability and functionality. It is recommended to create a backup or system restore point before making any changes in the Registry Editor.

Step 1. Open Registry Editor

Step 2. Navigate to AppPrivacy

Open to the following key in the Registry Editor app:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\AppPrivacy

Step 3. Create a new value in AppPrivacy

Step 4. Set the value to 2

Method 4 Disable a background app with Wise Care 365

Wise Care 365 is an optimization and maintenance software that helps improve the performance and stability of Windows computers. It offers various features such as system cleaning, privacy protection, disk defragmentation, and more. It also includes tools like Startup Manager, Registry Cleaner, and Disk Cleaner to optimize your system.

By using the Startup Manager feature in Wise Care 365, you can easily disable any unwanted background apps. Now free download this useful tool at WiseCleaner.

Step 1. Open System Tuneup tab

Step 2. Find the desired app in Startup Manager

Step 3. Disable the desired app

Once you find the desired app or apps, check the boxes in front of them, and click on the Optimize button.

The 4 methods above can help disable your unwanted background apps and save battery and resources of your Windows computer. To find more source about disabling a background app, please click here.

for the past few years i’ve had a personal rule that i do not sign anything i haven’t read - mostly because i genuinely think it’s a good idea, but also as a kind of social experiment - and i wanna share some observations

when i worked at an amusement park, i was one of like two or three people in a group of around twenty young adults who read the employment contract

i gave up on reading every TOS and privacy policy early on - now i only read them if it’s a website or company i’ll be giving personal information to (and even then i only skim them) - but i’ve never found anything super suspect in one

i also have an exception for when i’m made to feel like i’d be an asshole for stopping to read something. notable examples of this going into effect include the patient-intake paperwork at the ER when i went in a few months ago. (i really wish i’d just gone ahead and been the asshole in that situation, even though i have no reason to think there was anything bad in it)

i think the only time i was the only one to read something that the people who gave it to us actually wanted us to read was the waiver at a cat café, which included a lot of safety information about how to interact with the cats

one time i was approached by a guy with a petition who told me it was an anti-fracking petition (which was a real petition that was going around at the time), but the paper he handed me was a petition to instate a “citizenship requirement” for voting. i pointed this out to him and he tried to convince me that even though that’s what it said, it’s not really what my signature meant, and then named the university he graduated from as though it gave him some level of extra credibility??

i have more than once been given a HIPPA form at a doctor’s office where my signature certifies that i’ve been offered a copy of their privacy practices, when i had not, in fact, been offered a copy of their privacy practices. the last time this happened, the receptionist didn’t actually have a copy of their privacy practices, and had to get me to me sign it several days later once she got a copy from her manager

99% of people are very accommodating when you tell them “i want to read this before i sign it,” but it’s never what they’re expecting

on a related note, if someone thinks it’s important that you know what’s in something they’re giving you to sign, they won’t wait for you to read it - they’ll go through, point to each section, and tell you what it says. this is what happened when i signed my lease, and it’s actually a pretty common instance of using my asshole exception, because then i feel like i’m calling the person a liar if i stop to read it myself

the moral of the story is… like… we treat a signature like it’s the absolute most surefire way of saying “yes i understand this and agree to it,” but in practice there’s not even a pretense that a signature means you’ve READ whatever you’re signing. in fact, handing someone a piece of paper and saying “sign here” is one of the LEAST effective ways to make sure they understand and agree to something, and PEOPLE KNOW THIS, and we do it ANYWAY because what else are we gonna do? notarize it??

i don’t have a solution but like. that’s kinda fucked up, you know?