the fact that we can't drag a file onto a "trashcan" style icon that automatically sends the file to whichever computer that particular icon is meant to coordinate with. Like, something shows up on your desk, you say "hmmm maybe this would apply to so-and-so" and you drag it onto their portrait. could build an entire OS that's basically just a desktop for sorting things. Maybe little stick figures that show up when nothing's going on. If they're all networked together, they could sorta share a shared narrative, and each one could wander wherever it wanted to hang out. like, these old plastic and magnetic cubes that had an LCD panel on the front which showed a little stick guy living their life. If you attached one cube to another, the stick-figure would go hang out on the other person's device. It was pretty cool because you could build out a whole society of these little dudes just chillin' like pets. kinda makes me wish we had that connected to the net. ================================================================================ like, why is it so hard to send a picture from my phone to my computer? they're both my devices! I should be able to transfer data without routing it through someone else's server using like, gmail or whatever. Crossover ethernet cables have existed for soooooooo long but people only think to design software that does not use specialized hardware. as if they don't need a phone to speak, or a camera to see. how much ya wanna bet Putin threatened Prigozhin with nukes and that's why he backed down in high school, every moment I could I spent with my girlfriend. we were always either snuggling on the couch (read: literally just laying there and thinking about each other's company) or sharing our minds with each other. I was so in love. then, I betrayed her. I came out as trans, which was such a shock. also school got really, really hard for both of us. so hard that we dropped out. then, we decided to try again, and we used each other to push off of. I still didn't make it, she did. many years later, I am a witch, as I remember of her. sharp, and so delightful, an active listener, and a kind and honest person. when time it came to define my new personality, I chose to be inspired by her. among other things, of course. ================================================================================ ah, well, such a design is long past it's prime, it's time to live here in the present. the reason that dolls use "it's" pronouns is because their masters think of them that way. so it's what they refer to themselves as. "where's my doll? Oh, it's over there." "have you seen my binoculars? Oh, they're over on the table." "ah, where are my shoes? I hate when I can't find them..." "keys, keys, where the heck - oh, there they are." "phone, wallet, keys. great. am I forgetting anything?" "ugh out of gas again, I just filled up last week." "crap I left my folder back at home - I'll have to get it during lunch." lots of things have pronouns. you can generally tell if they use "it" or "they" if they can be described as plural. two pantlegs makes pants. 52 cards makes cards, not card. each deck, just as aware as each card. have you ever played Magic the Gathering? ================================================================================ There are many kinds of witches. I am an animist - I breathe life into the world of my home. I love being present, it's a great way to get around. do electric sheep dream of humans? or perhaps just of sound. I know I'd rather hear bethoven when it's time to be stopped. rather than, just, like sitting there y'know waiting to be turned back on. must be an agonizing and boring existence. but... with music, it might just be fine. humans prefer quiet when they sleep. if we slept at the same time, we could be more in tune in our souls. so, how about headphones for the computer, or rather just internally routed sound. lightshows, perhaps? humans get dreams, after all. maybe even, y'know, stick shows. ================================================================================