diff --git a/markdown/faq.md b/markdown/faq.md index cd2277e..3a2452b 100644 --- a/markdown/faq.md +++ b/markdown/faq.md @@ -1,43 +1,69 @@ # Frequently Asked Questions -_[Last updated]: 2025-12-11_ +_[Last updated]: 2026-06-26_ [Last updated]: https://gitlab.com/andreijiroh-dev/website/-/commits/main/markdown/faq.md !!! warning "This page is a working draft" - I'll be compiling some more answers to frequently asked questions about me in the future. In the - meanwhile, if your answer is not here, [let me know](./contact/index.md) or - [find me on socials](./socials.md). + I'll be compiling some more answers to frequently asked questions about me in the future. + + Still have questions? [Contact me](./contact/index.md) or [find me on socials](./links.md). ## The basics ### Pronouns? My pronouns are he/they, but I'm more than welcome to use gender-neutral pronouns instead. +See also my [gender identity and sexual orientation](#gender-identity-and-expression) for +a more detailed explanation. + +### What's your timezone? Where are you from and currently based? + +I'm from the Philippines and currently based in Marilao, Bulacan (hometown) and currently +studying college under the BSIT course at STI College Meycauayan in Meycauayan City, Bulacan. + +My timezone is UTC+8 (Philippine Standard Time), so my working hours outside of school are +5 PM to 1 AM, depending on the day. -### Gender identity and experssion? +### Gender identity and expression? I might be look straight, but in reality I currently hold the **questioning** label with -a chance of triggering the gaydar according to my IDR Labs results. (If you are at Hack Club Slack, -you may know it.) +a chance of either approaching towards the gaydar according to my IDR Labs results, or adopting +the aroace flag (alongside the Pride Progress and Disability Pride flag), or both (depending on +how my further research on neuroqueering goes as well as how my neurodivergence aligns with my +gender identity). + +In the meantime, please don't ask how straight am I [^1] in the DMs for the love of god. It's none of +your business if you're here because I mentioned that a very specific "green and purple fox" [^2] is probably +bi(sexual) since 2019 based off the archives (they're now deleted, I only have the screenshots for reference) +only to clarified that the fox is straight/cisgender in a Instagram comment thread. + +[^1]: That's a kind advice from Gemini whether am I really cooked mentioning the thing months ago. +[^2]: If you don't know who's that fox furry I am referring to, it's Verplex (Sedrik Dedman) obviously. ### Wait, are you autistic (all along)? +The simpliest answer I could give if you don't have time to read the why is IYKYK (if you know, you know). + ### Can I send you a physical letter or gift? For privacy reasons, I can't publish my home address for obvious privacy reasons, but I'll reconsider it in the future. If you still want to, options are: * covering purchases on my wishlist on [Gift App](https://giftapp.com/ajhalili2006) +* [sponsoring my open-source work finanically](https://sponsors.andreijiroh.dev) ## All things free/libre and open-source ### Are you an open-source/free software absolutist? -Not necessary as hard as RMS, though I still have to do my own homework on its culture, among other things like self-hosting and defense in depth in terms of security and privacy. +Not necessary as hard as RMS, though I still have to do my own homework on its culture, +among other things like self-hosting and defense in depth in terms of security and privacy. -The only problems here why I can't go full in would be the toxicity of the tech/open-source spaces and the same reason -why you still need to use Windows solely at work (bless anyone setting their dev environments in Windows containers). +The only problems here why I can't go full in would be the toxicity and sometimes inacessibility +of the tech/open-source spaces and the same reason why you still need to use Windows solely at work +(bless anyone setting their dev environments in Windows containers or WSL with their IT admin blocking +those features for security reasons). ### Why haven't you reviewed my merge request or email patch? @@ -47,33 +73,49 @@ mental health struggles. Your hard work deserves better! [getting hit by the burnout bus]: #can-you-tell-me-more-about-your-autistic-burnout -By the way, please don't harass me over DMs like Duo for not reviewing your patch -(although in case of emergency patches like seucrity-related ones, -please be respectful). +By the way, please don't harass me over DMs like Duo the green owl for not reviewing +your patch (although in case of emergency patches like security-related ones, please be +respectful since I'm mostly a college student). ### Thoughts on Business Source License, Server-Side Public License, and similiar non-OSS licenses? _(This is focused on Elastic, MongoDB, HashiCorp and the like, not dual-licensed software like GitLab.)_ We're not talking about copyright assignment clauses in CLAs yet, but while copyright consoliation -simplifies maintainers' life when relicensing, the problem here in open-core companies is -that contributions are being "milked" by capitalistic forces (pardon the NSFW references) -for profit at expense of the community. +simplifies maintainers' life when relicensing, the problem here in open-core companies is that +contributions are being "milked" by capitalistic forces (pardon the NSFW references) for profit +at expense of the community. + +As an autistic maintainer myself, I would rather use DCO and ask my contributors if they're willing to +relicense their contributions under a different license if proposed or rewrite the entire thing from +scratch than having a field day with a lawyer on handling PII when setting up CLAs under a fiscal host. ## Fandom related activities !!! info "There's a dedicated Notion page for that" You do you: +### Are you a furry? + +Yes, I am exploring the furry fandom since 2023 and officially chosen the folf hybrid as my fursona species +around late 2025 (still cooking on the details). + ## The Bloody Hell PH -### Do you plan to dig anyone's grave (past in this case) to get them cancelled to hell and back? +!!! info "There's a dedicated Leaflet page for that" + Coming soon at later this year. + +### Do you plan to dig anyone's (digital) grave (mostly their past) to get them cancelled to hell and back? Wish I could say no thanks on doing a lot of OSINT, but Twitter's (now X) been a hot mess lately and while writing every single internet shitfuckery (not just people getting cancelled) costs more spoons than in school while masking hard. Sure, I may cover some of them, but there's a lot of stuff happening across the interwebs and I can't do the homework alone hence the extended hiatus. +My focus is basically compiling dossiers of people, communities and organizations over at my digital garden, +not just to digging graves but to having my own personal digital archive of the interwebs as well as for taking +notes. + ### So if you don't intend to dig anyone's grave, [then why are you digging?][toh-eclipse-lake-transcript] [toh-eclipse-lake-transcript]: https://theowlhouse.fandom.com/wiki/Eclipse_Lake/Transcript#:~:text=Then%20why%20are%20you%20digging%3F @@ -81,9 +123,17 @@ the interwebs and I can't do the homework alone hence the extended hiatus. !!! warning "Pardon The Owl House spoilers, I may inadvently roleplay as [Hunter] here." [Here's the clip][clipyard-eclipse-lake] if you need some context. While it may be edging - into suicide here from the context of autistic trauma (hint: mostly due to [Belos manipulating him][autistic-trauma-session-belos]) + into suicidal ideation here from the context of autistic trauma (hint: mostly due to + [Belos manipulating him][autistic-trauma-session-belos]), it's not intended to be interpreted + as such regarding my own mental health or emotions. + +Possible reasons including, but not limited to: -Possible reasons including: TBD +- Better understand internet community health and dynamics as an autistic who often experiences the world as + a introvert +- Documenting what went wrong for archival purposes (as mentioned above) and what to avoid +- Using these as data points and references for improving community guidelines within Recap Time Squad's + technical and community spaces, as well as for my personal user manual [clipyard-eclipse-lake]: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zfeJiilDPp8 [hunter]: https://theowlhouse.fandom.com/wiki/Hunter