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Do anti-androgens reduce facial hair growth on an AMAB? in c/trans@lemmy.blahaj.zone
[–] 2 points 2 hours ago

It's likely a combination of some of the hairs not being removed permanently (which is just the laser experience) combined with some hairs being in the wrong phase. It also depends on skin/hair type. And in the US, some IPL services incorrectly label themselves as laser.

Despite that though, it absolutely does do permanent reduction. So in Australia (where laser is much cheaper than the US), lots of folk tend to go for laser first, and then follow up with electrolysis to finish it off, because that works out cheaper and quicker than doing electrolysis for everything

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    [–] 6 points 12 hours ago (2 children)

    Laser is truly permanent too. Its just that it doesn't permanently remove all of the hairs it targets. Each laser sweep will leave hairs and the more sessions you get, the fewer hairs that escape.

    I've had no hair removal except laser and my last laser session was 6 or 7 years ago, and I don't need to shave anymore. There's the odd hair that still comes through, but they're so few I can tweeze them.

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    • What dream job would you have wanted to do in your life, but can't? in c/asklemmy@lemmy.world
    Residential Proxies Detected on White House Network in c/technology@lemmy.world
    [–] 5 points 6 days ago (1 child)

    A botnet implies a level of control over the compromised device, normally achieved through exploits. A residential proxy is done through taking advantage of technically naive users, rather than exploits (proxyware, sort of like spyware/adaware) and doesn't aim to give control over the target device just over their internet connection. Botnets are run by individuals/hacking groups, and residential proxies are provided by "legitimate" businesses. In theory, they can both be used for the same purpose of DDOSing a target, but as most residential proxy resellers try and position themselves as legitimate, they are less likely to support a client that is using their service to DDOS people

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    • Saint John's Church as viewed from Wagga Beach in c/australia@aussie.zone
    I don’t want bottom surgery and I hate myself for it. in c/mtf@lemmy.blahaj.zone
    [–] 4 points 3 weeks ago

    Here's the thing about being trans. You're exposed to transphobia since the first time you ever hear about trans people, often long before you understand yourself. And that transphobia impacts us all. We all internalise it to some extent, and undoing it is the work of a lifetime. Simply recognising it isn't enough to make it go away, there is still a journey you need to go through.

    One of the consequences of that is most of us find some way of invalidating ourselves. Some way we don't fit the "ideal trans person" narrative, and instead of simply noting it with interest, we flagellate ourselves over it.

    For me, it was femininity. I've never been feminine, I have no draw to it, no sense of connection to it, or a desire to express it that was denied to me. To me, it just felt like something I could fake if needed, just like masculinity. And then I look at all of the trans women around me, revelling in their femininity, talking about their experiences when they were younger and were looking for ways to express it etc, and here I was, with none of that. It made me wonder what was wrong with me for a long time.

    You can get through it though, I promise. The point of transitioning is to live life on your own terms, and if you're doing that, you're doing it right, and your brain worms will catch up eventually :)

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    How do I post an NSFW post? in c/mtf@lemmy.blahaj.zone
    Fossprite: an offline, single-file pixel-art editor for the browser in c/opensource@programming.dev
    Is federation broken on Piefed Blahaj? in c/main@lemmy.blahaj.zone
    I want to get my tits pierced but goddamn they're always so sore and hurty in c/mtf@lemmy.blahaj.zone
    [–] 2 points 1 month ago

    You should be prepared for the possibility you may need to. You will probably need to change your jewellery though as you get growth even if you do keep the piercings.

    I ultimately let mine go before I started HRT, but mine had never settled down and fully healed, so I didn't want to deal with that whilst HRT was doing its thing.

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    • Wayland (Tilling ) window managers? in c/linuxquestions@lemmy.zip
    [–] 3 points 1 month ago

    The only reason I don't use Niri or Cosmic as my daily driver is because is because of the lack of HDR. I won't touch Hyprland either, so at the moment, I'm just waiting for cosmic or Niri to get HDR.

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    Lanterns Episode 7 Ending Explained: What Does John Stewart Find in Hal Jordan's Vault?3 in c/television@piefed.social
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    New Blahaj Photo Sharing instance (photos.blahaj.zone)
     

    We've just spun up a brand new photo sharing instance, based on Vernissage. It's similar to pixelfed, but more focused on photography (as opposed to general image and short video sharing).

    Signups are open. Currently, it mandates an email address, but you can stick whatever you like in there, and it will be automatically verified. Signups do require approval, but you can also generate invites that (I believe) bypass the requirement for approval.

    Anyway, you can check it out at https://photos.blahaj.zone/

    As a consequence, we will be taking down our pixelfed instance. We'll leave it up until the end of August to give people a chance to migrate, but honestly, it had really low activity in any case, so it shouldn't have too much of an impact on people.

    Vernissage may also end up having low activity, but even if it does, I like it so much more than pixelfed, that we'll keep it running even if it's just me using it :)

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    New Blahaj Photo Sharing instance (photos.blahaj.zone)
     

    We've just spun up a brand new photo sharing instance, based on Vernissage. It's similar to pixelfed, but more focused on photography (as opposed to general image and short video sharing).

    Signups are open. Currently, it mandates an email address, but you can stick whatever you like in there, and it will be automatically verified. Signups do require approval, but you can also generate invites that (I believe) bypass the requirement for approval.

    Anyway, you can check it out at https://photos.blahaj.zone/

    As a consequence, we will be taking down our pixelfed instance. We'll leave it up until the end of August to give people a chance to migrate, but honestly, it had really low activity in any case, so it shouldn't have too much of an impact on people.

    Vernissage may also end up having low activity, but even if it does, I like it so much more than pixelfed, that we'll keep it running even if it's just me using it :)

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    I hear we're doing visibility? (piefed.cdn.blahaj.zone)
     

    This was me yesterday, for TDOV (It's already April 1 here in Australia) sitting in front of the worlds largest trans flag. Photo taken by the wonderful @supakaity@piefed.blahaj.zone.

    Today is 9 years since I came out to my then 11 year old kid, and tomorrow is 9 years since I started medically transitioning.

    I was 41 years old then. Trans awareness was just on the upkick. Everyone knew Caitlyn Jenner. Laverne Cox had appeared on the cover of TIME magazine... Yet I was still the first trans person most people had met.

    At the time, my understanding of gender was very binary, and my own goals pretty much consisted of "Get transition out of the way, blend back in to the world, and get on with life without much talking about the trans thing"

    But, I went to my first Pride, and I was changed forever. I was surrounded by my people, which wasn't something I'd ever felt before. And with time, I came to have a more nuanced understanding of gender, and the artificial nature of the binary. And I also came to appreciate my own queerness, and completely lost the desire to blend in and hide amongst the society that had made it so hard to accept myself in the first place.

    And now, I can't help myself. I run gender diverse events, I create spaces and help foster queer communities. I stand loud and visible and proud, and I wouldn't have it any other way.

    I see all of you glorious bitches, bastards and ne'er-do-wells, and I love you all!

    A woman with dark curly hair, in a denim jumpsuit, sitting on grass in front of a giant trans flag, layed out on the grass behind her
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    I hear we're doing visibility? (piefed.cdn.blahaj.zone)
     

    This was me yesterday, for TDOV (It's already April 1 here in Australia) sitting in front of the worlds largest trans flag. Photo taken by the wonderful @supakaity@piefed.blahaj.zone.

    Today is 9 years since I came out to my then 11 year old kid, and tomorrow is 9 years since I started medically transitioning.

    I was 41 years old then. Trans awareness was just on the upkick. Everyone knew Caitlyn Jenner. Laverne Cox had appeared on the cover of TIME magazine... Yet I was still the first trans person most people had met.

    At the time, my understanding of gender was very binary, and my own goals pretty much consisted of "Get transition out of the way, blend back in to the world, and get on with life without much talking about the trans thing"

    But, I went to my first Pride, and I was changed forever. I was surrounded by my people, which wasn't something I'd ever felt before. And with time, I came to have a more nuanced understanding of gender, and the artificial nature of the binary. And I also came to appreciate my own queerness, and completely lost the desire to blend in and hide amongst the society that had made it so hard to accept myself in the first place.

    And now, I can't help myself. I run gender diverse events, I create spaces and help foster queer communities. I stand loud and visible and proud, and I wouldn't have it any other way.

    I see all of you glorious bitches, bastards and ne'er-do-wells, and I love you all!

    A woman with dark curly hair, in a denim jumpsuit, sitting on grass in front of a giant trans flag, layed out on the grass behind her
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