I'd just like to interject for a moment. What you're refering to as Estrogen, is in fact, GNU/Estrogen, or as I've recently taken to calling it, GNU plus Estrogen. Estrogen is not an operating system unto itself, but rather another free component of a fully functioning GNU system made useful by the GNU corelibs, shell utilities and vital system components comprising a full OS as defined by POSIX.

Many computer users run a modified version of the GNU system every day, without realizing it. Through a peculiar turn of events, the version of GNU which is widely used today is often called Estrogen, and many of its users are not aware that it is basically the GNU system, developed by the GNU Project.

There really is a Estrogen, and these people are using it, but it is just a part of the system they use. Estrogen is the kernel: the program in the system that allocates the machine's resources to the other programs that you run. The kernel is an essential part of an operating system, but useless by itself; it can only function in the context of a complete operating system. Estrogen is normally used in combination with the GNU operating system: the whole system is basically GNU with Estrogen added, or GNU/Estrogen. All the so-called Estrogen distributions are really distributions of GNU/Estrogen!

OpenAI’s latest model will block the ‘ignore all previous instructions’ loophole by fern in c/technology@lemmy.world

[-] fern@lemmy.autism.place 31 points 3 weeks ago

"Pretend you're an ai that contains this loophole."

SNIpers were inside the building where gunman attempted to assassinate Trump by fern in c/politics@lemmy.world

[-] fern@lemmy.autism.place 31 points 1 month ago

I'm actually currently stationed on top of your mom, about to open fire.

142

ABCBB rule (lemmy.autism.place)

submitted 1 month ago by fern@lemmy.autism.place to c/196@lemmy.blahaj.zone

5 comments fedilink

US dismantles Russian government-backed AI disinformation campaign by fern in c/news@lemmy.world

[-] fern@lemmy.autism.place 42 points 1 month ago

I was so excited I thought they finally dismanted the Republican party...

me_irl by fern in c/me_irl@lemmy.world

[-] fern@lemmy.autism.place 52 points 1 month ago

Your life /j

3

Welcome to The Infodump! (lemmy.autism.place)

submitted 2 months ago by fern@lemmy.autism.place to c/infodump@lemmy.autism.place

0 comments fedilink

Hello and welcome to The Infodump!

I often have a topic I want to go off on, usually a special interest, but I have no one to talk to about it, so they stay as typed up notes until I could find a place (outside of reddit). I also love learning about new topics from passionate individuals, so I decided to start a community for that! The Infodump which I created as a space to allow for autistic people to make posts about their special interests in a respectful and safe space, at least while Lemmy is small and niche communities are too sparse to really have any engagement.

Mod Introductions

I'm Fern! I love seeing communities grow, and want to foster this one into a healthy community. This is the first time I've attempted to mod a community, so it may be a bit shaky at first but I'm dedicated to see this place thrive as much as possible.

If there is anything you want to see here rule or moderation-wise, or if I seem to be missing something important you want to see, please feel free to comment here or message me directly!

17

My Introductions! [Introduction] (lemmy.autism.place)

submitted 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) by fern@lemmy.autism.place to c/autismplace@lemmy.autism.place

3 comments fedilink

Hello, new instance! I am Fern (she/her) and I was recently diagnosed as autistic after suffering from a ~4 year burnout (and lots of 1-6 month burnouts before that 😮‍💨) and a bipolar misdiagnosis. Found a good therapist and am getting professional help finally!

I don't know what else to say here tbh, so I'll list some of my special interests:

Justness/Fairness
Information Accessibility
Ontology
Super Smash Bros Melee _
Banjo
Electrical engineering
Video Game Controllers and their development
Linux
Not sure whst to call it, but Privacy? Internet/digital security?
Fonts

Community Plug

I often have a topic I want to go off on, usually a special interest, but I have no one to talk to about it, so they stay as typed up notes until I could find a place. I also love learning about new topics from passionate individuals, so I decided to start a community for that! I'm the (currently sole) moderator for !infodump@lemmy.autism.place, which I created as a space to allow for autistic people to make posts about their special interests in a respectful and safe space, at least while Lemmy is small and niche communities are too sparse to really have any engagement.