'Queer' is a slur, not an identity

Over the last few years I've heard people referring to themselves as 'Queer', and it's always a bit jarring. You see, I have been called 'queer' most of my life. As a kid it was a slur lobbed at me for not being sporty and not gawking at girls. As an adult, it has been lobbed at me for daring to be an out homosexual male. It was also hurled at me by a bunch of men who assaulted me outside a gay bar in 2002.

So, it's rather jarring to hear people labeling themselves 'queer'. Being an individualist, I don't begrudge anyone labeling themselves any way they wish, even if it seems odd to me. The problem is, the term 'queer' has become shorthand for the entire 'LGBTQIA2+' community. Those who 'identify' as 'queer' have also started referring to gay men as 'queer', and they seem unconcerned when they get push-back.

I bristle at being called 'queer', as do, I suspect, most self-respecting homosexual males. So, if you meet me, don't be surprised if you get a stern rebuke if you refer to me as 'queer'. That awful word is, and always will be, a slur against gay men. Most of the young people who now 'identify' as 'queer' are actually straight. In other words, they are NOT homosexual. That being the case, we have a bunch of straight kids using a homosexual slur as an 'identity'. You know, the same group that previously used to hurl at gay men. STOP THAT! It isn't your word to 'reclaim'.

Replacing Evernote with Joplin and pCloud

I've been annoyed with the cost of Evernote for a few years, but I never took the time to find an alternative. For me, Joplin seems to do everything I needed with Evernote, but without the high cost. I had a lifetime paid subscription to pCloud, so I might as well use it to store my notes.

If you're trying to use Joplin with pCloud, follow these instructions to help you set it up.

First, create a folder in your pCloud account to store the Joplin data. For simplicity sake, I recommend making it all one word, like "Notes" or "Joplin". Why? Because you're going to have to include the folder name in the URL you provide in Joplin to point to the folder. 

***WARNING failure to setup a separate folder WILL RESULT in the files in the root folder of you pCloud being turned into .md files. 

Tools > Options > Synchronization

Under "Synchronization target" select WebDAV.

For WebDAV URL enter: https://webdav.pcloud.com/your-folder_name-goes-here

***See the warning above. If you fail to include your folder name, it will attempt to turn all your files into Joplin notes by encrypting them and making them into .md files.

For the WebDAV username and password, enter your pCloud login information. Leave synchronization interval at 5 minutes, unless you want to disable it or set it to synchronize less frequently.

Click "check synchronization configuration". It should say "Success!...". If it doesn't, you need to make sure you entered your username and password correctly.

If you have trouble, you can ask for help in the Joplin discourse.