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Maybe they can find a local Hackerspace that will help get a better dev environment setup?

If the have tech skills I would think they could get a basic job easily.

I had not looked into that. There actually is a hackerspace however the rates for membership are $60 per month[1]. The discounted rates don't seem to apply to her situation. [2] It is not obvious whether that space even would be trans friendly. I can see if i can reach someone from there to get a vibe or an idea.

If the have tech skills I would think they could get a basic job easily.

One would think so naively. I am working towards trying to help her find a job. I have not been at it for long. If you have some insight where i might help her find a basic job making use of her embedded/backend C, C++ skills developing cross platform {Linux, Windows} x {ARM, x86_64} emulator writing tools which work as library and as application with integrated LUA interpreters i would be thankful. It doesn't have to be that specific but that might give people an idea what flame she is cooking with.

[1] https://wiki.chattlab.org/joining_steps [2] https://wiki.chattlab.org/membership

It is not obvious whether that space even would be trans friendly.

It’s probably safe to assume most places are “trans friendly” these days — nobody wants the twitter mob[0] after them for <whatever>.

[0] Is that even a thing anymore or did all the dogpilers move to a more “friendly” place?

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And before I get dogpiled I should say that I mean regular people don’t care not politically motivated health care debates like in other comments.

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