PinnedOut of the GrayI didn’t grow up knowing I was transgender. Biochemically speaking, at first I didn’t have to. Little Norm — that’s what we’ll call him — was a fortunate child. Despite being raised in the American South, Little Norm lived in a world of his own, with parents too unconcerned themselves…Transgender12 min readTransgender12 min read
PinnedI’m an autistic software engineer. Here are the work accommodations I’m sometimes too afraid to ask for.This is about work. If you want to know a little more about the human and how it actually feels to be autistic, I’ve also written about that here. It’s worth a read if you want to get to know us a little better! That said, here’s the list! 1. Concreteness and clarity I…Autism5 min readAutism5 min read
PinnedAbout NormOutside of being autistic and transgender, of course Hello! My name is Norm (only my mom seems to say “Norman!”, which makes me smile like a mischievous little boy when she can’t see my face over the phone). …About Me3 min readAbout Me3 min read
PinnedHow to use PDB inside a docker container.2112Vladyslav KrylasovJust what I needed; thank you! The combination of things that ended up working for me was:Just what I needed; thank you! The combination of things that ended up working for me was: 1. Add stdin_open: true and tty: true in the backend server section of our docker-compose.yml 2. Add --timeout 600 --log-level CRITICAL to our gunicorn command 3. docker attach our_container and access pdb of backend code from that terminal1 min read1 min read
PinnedHere’s what the coming out letter of a late bloomer looks likeThe usual — I’m just one guy. I cannot speak for anyone else, except in overlaps and averages. But as one guy who came out at 28, I think it’s important to emphasize that being transgender happens in all kinds of ways. So, here is what I wrote to my…Transgender8 min readTransgender8 min read
PinnedAutism — a day in the lifeThis is a modified version of the Autism Awareness Month piece I first wrote for my company’s Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion newsletter. Opinions expressed are solely my own and do not express the views or opinions of my employer. It’s Monday, so I know exactly what’s for dinner. I know…Autism5 min readAutism5 min read
1 day agoAudreyImagine. Imagine hurting so much that you take your community down with you. The fodder, the incoming tsunami, the last thing we need, six more reasons to dehumanize all of us for doing what the worst humans of any sort, statistically, will do anyway. But imagine — imagine hurting so…Nashville1 min readNashville1 min read
Mar 19Autistic masking: surprises“I am choosing not to display the immensity of my current distress” You might have heard of autistic masking; it’s how we on the spectrum hide our naturally different responses to some things in order to stay safe, or at very least, avoid standing out. …Autism3 min readAutism3 min read
Mar 3Transgender: a simple explanation.Did you know that my hormone replacement medication directly affects my mind? I’m not talking about how the physical effects might make me feel; I’m talking about a direct effect on my passive mood at any given time. If you’re a guy who has struggled with low testosterone or a…Hormones3 min readHormones3 min read
Feb 23Radical feminists: How dare you.You do not know me. You’ll have to forgive my very clickbait title; I think a dark pattern like that is justified when I’ve become so damn helpless and just need to reach people. In this case, I need to reach ‘hashtag not all feminists’ or something. Or just anyone…Transgender4 min readTransgender4 min read
