-> file: fediverse/3318 ══════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────────────── @user-570 low-drama... or normal drama? people who are prone to histrionics can be exhausting, and it's often exhausting for them as well. Drama and excitement is what gets them through the day, while most people are driven by something more inertial or instinctual or goal-focused. you don't have to be on all the time. if you're tired, then rest! if you're hungry, then eat! if you're thirsty, then drink! if you're lonely, then speak, if you're sad, then cry, if you see some friends at a party, then dance like tomorrow you might die. That's how I like to be, and I think it's a decent way to be. it can be prone to dramatics though... YMMV ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════────────────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: messages/484 ══════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────────────── "hey listen! Beware of this danger around me! It's [blegh] ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════────────────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: messages/485 ══════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────────────── Neurotyping is like astrology for autistic people who are interested in the humanities courses at college ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════────────────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: messages/486 ══════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────────────── You can find a lot of interesting pictures by going to the "media" tab of various random discord servers you've been in since forever ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════────────────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: messages/487 ══════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────────────── Why are you buying bumper stickers and flair? You could be spending that on 3d printers! Unrelated, but companies are wasting their time at pride. Wanna know how you can help? Pick 15 attendees and pay for their entire Amazon wishlists. Then, have a competition with all the other companies for fame and prestige of who bought the best gifts (that are explicitely asked for and randomly assigned) while they work to secure the rest of the things they need. The things that can't be bought, the things which utilize gifts from Amazon shopping lists, the organizations and groups of people working toward a common goal. The common goal that queer people share, the liberation of all of mankind. Corporations could actually help them work toward that by tangibly improving their material conditions. Like by buying everything on their Amazon wishlists. (that's just an example, doesn't have to be amazon, but that kind of vibe. Giving them everything they have previously had need of, but couldn't access. The idea being that they would then implement those newfound capabilities, through their own usage or in the guided manipulations of another's will. Like a teacher to a child, bringing forth understandings the child may use in their future lives, people may be given new capabilities and taught how to use tools that the teacher might have placed on their Amazon shopping list, and were subsequently provided by a corporation sponsoring a small segment of pride, but did not possess the time to use. They may possess the functionality (skills and muscle memory and such) yo utilize those new tools, but without the time to do so they cannot. So, they might teach another, who then might provide the same impulse that the sponsored person (with the fulfilled Amazon wishlist) was initially guided. (by). Like, if bought a 3D printer, I might spend a hundred hours learning how to do it, I might spend 50 if I was taught one-on-one. But someone who already knows how to use it could use it (have it instead) and fulfill the need that I had which initially encouraged me to reach for a 3D printer I neither possessed not owned nor could operate. The need remains, and may be fulfilled by the person who was given the 3D printer who can use the 3D printer by the person who was fulfilled it from their Amazon wishlist by the corporation who believed in the same common goal as the queer liberation of humanity and eternity. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════────────────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: messages/488 ══════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────────────── Look at the unique patterns in a programming language, and you will find within them a usecase. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════────────────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: messages/489 ══════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────────────── Many autistic people will identify one particular way to do things and then be only capable of doing it that way. Like, falling asleep on the left side with their legs just so, and never learning any other ways to sleep on. But what happens if for example they are wounded in the arm they rest upon? They would have impaired sleeping capabilities! Not ideal. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════────────────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: messages/490 ══════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────────────── I am a memetic blacksmith, forging weapons of war ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════────────────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/3319 ══════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────────────── @user-1218 🥰 ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════────────────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/3320 ══════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────────────── Infinity is not the highest number. Infinity is not any number of numbers. Infinity is all of the numbers in one sigil. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════────────────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/3321 ══════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────────────── @user-1218 An image means nothing, for it is just an icon. like a picture of a floppy disk corresponding to writing memory from RAM into a hard disk platter, even tho those have three different tasks, so too does my icon gesture at something. On the other hand, art is necessarily divorced from it's meaning the moment it leaves the pen and is written to paper. So there cannot be a meaning in my flag, not one that I define of course. The observers of the artwork, of whom I am but one of, can possess their own ideas of what it means, of course. Here's mine, feel free to take your own: Sea, land, sky. The crimson of a fading light, and the bright beginnings of a new day. Man(kind), with our vivid red internals, stands astride the border of the ocean and the surface. We walk where we will, perhaps into the black depths of the cosmos beyond, but forever do we anchor ourselves and owe allegiance to our earth and our star. Sunlight casts crimson light upon our externals, as our hearts do beat through time. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════────────────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/3322 ══════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────────────── @user-246 yes, when defining with numbers it's easy because one is one and that's done. with concepts such as infinity or direction or cardinality, it's more difficult because you need more than just a "magnitude from zero" to describe them. Rules means more contradictions, which is totally okay! It just means you need more than one definition of "infinity" for example, for different contexts. use a scalpel for surgery or art, when precision is needed, use a pocket-knife like a leather~~man~~daddy for tougher tasks like whittling a spear or throwing a spear or stabbing fascists with spears - where was I going with this? oh yes: when thinking of sets, to me infinity is more like... "too many numbers" like, the meme with the guy who is having difficulty holding too many limes. They overflow and spill out of your set-like-container, no matter how you define the boundaries of the set. "does the set of all sets include itself or does it overflow" kinda vibe. the idea of a chesspiece disagreeing with math lol! ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════────────────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/3323 ══════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────────────── in the modern era, no sufficiently advanced militia would use banners. They're sOoOoOoOo two thousand years ago. today, we just dress up in pup masks or wear a trans flag as a belt or wear solid black and red or whatever. That way all the normies can be like "hell yeah that badass is on our side - hell yeah we're pointing the right direction - hell yeah now I know whose flanks to cover" that kinda vibe. like woad warriors painting themselves with psychedelic toad venom (okay minus the psychedelics, trust me) the display of design heightens the absurdity and intensity of the moment. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════────────────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/3324 ══════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────────────── @user-246 If I follow correctly, the reason it's not is because you're dividing zero by two? meaning the magnitude of infinity would be zero. ... chat, is infinity just... zero, viewed from a different perspective? ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════────────────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/3325 ══════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────────────── @user-246 so... if infinity is the inverse of zero, then when inverted would infinity also be zero? if so, it follows that the [spectrum/dimension/cardinality/direction] that the inversion is occurring upon might also have other steps inbetween. Unless it's a binary thing, like "top and bottom" or "present and absent". I wonder what those steps might look like? Clearly, since infinity minus infinity does not equal zero, the steps inbetween (if they exist) would not be numbers. If they were, then one single step from inverting infinity would be 1, but I don't believe that would be true. On the topic of rings, the axioms would be things like "a ring is a ring if you can trace a continuous line with a length of infinity across it's ring-like-surface"? I wonder what the inverse of a length is... Or perhaps you cannot invert a length, as to do so would give you a length of zero (in this particular ring-like-case) ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════────────────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/3326 ══════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────────────── @user-246 It's interesting to me that we can divide by infinity, but not zero. I feel like it's true that dividing by zero would equal infinity (or maybe zero too lol) but I don't know how to prove it T.T ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════────────────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/3327 ══════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────────────── @user-246 ❗ :ms_exclamation_exclamation: ‼️ :ms_red_exclamation_mark: :neocat_floof_owo_exclamation: ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════────────────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/3328 ══════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────────────── shout out to all the people I thought "okay gotcha, one sec I'll get back to you and reply to this message after dealing with blank" to and never got back to after forgetting to deal with blank ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════────────────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/3329 ══════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────────────── @user-1268 https://kolektiva.media/videos/watch/87ccdf71-225e-4493-943c-fe69cb96b9fc?fbclid=lwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAR2ot2hZwjd-w1CDvvK-8M8dF05zxazY6SJqDMGMw3-hsridngN2Gs208eE_aem_6o-ka1OEt9M7s-cRiyyrsA here's something to consider ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════────────────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse_boost/3330 ══════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────────────── External post: https://social.jvns.ca/users/b0rk_reruns/statuses/112944788176908687 ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════────────────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/3331 ══════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────────────── @user-1496 haha so real, true true ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════────────────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/3332 ══════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────────────── @user-246 oh no T.T┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════────────────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/3333 ══════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────────────── @user-246 idealized reality >:D ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════────────────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/3334 ══════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────────────────
┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════────────────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/3335 ══════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────────────── arrival of lohengrin, the swan knight (I didn't paint this hehe)
┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════────────────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/3336 ══════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────────────── eating fiery hot cheetos makes me feel drunk. Probably because I only eat them when I'm drinking. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════────────────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/3337 ══════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────────────── bugs exist at a different framerate than larger lifeforms and no I won't elaborate ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════────────────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/3338 ══════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────────────── @user-246 I tend to stack overflow a lot T.T ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════────────────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: messages/491 ══════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────────────── Can't help but wonder If I ever had my own will at all Can't help but wonder If I would have used it to perish even sooner ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════────────────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: messages/492 ══════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────────────── Melatonin is a DRUG. Do not use DRUGS habitually. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════────────────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/3339 ══════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────────────── stole this from reddit
┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════────────────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/3340 ══════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────────────── @user-1501 @user-1502 @user-1201 if so, then don't think about it too hard, you might need disability too! speaking as someone who needs disability aid but can't get it because of restrictions like this (also can we talk about the multi-year process to secure such rights, like c'mon rent's due every MONTH) I have to say that you're right, it's bullshit, UBI for all, disability benefits for those who need more, and employment for people who believe a cause is worthy enough to apply themselves towards it. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════────────────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/3341 ══════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────────────── @user-138 😋 🙃 😅 🥰 "uhhhh I dunno lemme check: :ms_eggplant: :ms_eggplant: :ms_eggplant: :ms_eggplant: :ms_eggplant: :ms_eggplant: :ms_eggplant: :ms_eggplant: ⭕ oh hey looks like there's a spot right at the end there - wait that's a butt, hold up" ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════────────────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/3342 ══════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────────────── stole pic from reddit
┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════────────────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/3343 ══════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────────────── Cholula brand tm hotsauce? don't you mean the "I fucked up while cooking and want to still eat it" sauce? ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════────────────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/3344 ══════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────────────── @user-1505 normalize in your mind the fact that it is impossible to tell if a picture is fake or not. Maybe it's not true, maybe you can still tell, but you might get tricked. -- al so -- everything they accuse us of doing is something they perfected themselves. "why would my enemy do it if we didn't do it first?" But I want to caution you and state very clearly that the things they accuse us of are NOT the only things they do. They are clandestine. They only speak publicly of the things that we have noticed. They are much better than we are at keeping their damn mouths shut and only talking about their operations behind closed doors. meanwhile, for us it's like "check out these T-shirts I made isn't my sign neat hey what are you doing later wanna get some coffee" ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════────────────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/3345 ══════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────────────── @user-1402 the truth is, they don't use it for revenue generation. It's not meant to turn a profit. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════────────────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse_boost/3346 ══════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────────────── External post: https://mastodon.social/users/flameReactor/statuses/112948582449591908 ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════────────────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/3347 ══════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────────────── @user-1508 I do this. I'm sorry. I try to avoid it, but sometimes I'm like 40 characters above the limit and I can't find a way to edit my poem down so I just screenshot the bottom part and continue the text in the alt-text. Please let me know if I can do anything better. Like should I add a notice at the start of the alt-text like "this is a continuation of the post in screenshot form. There are negative 40 characters remaining. Here is the text: blah blah blah" or should I just continue the text without an explanation? ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════────────────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/3348 ══════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────────────── @user-1074 economics only makes sense if economics are driven by rules. So, centrally planned economies make sense to study. "market economies" are about as scientific as predicting which memes will blow up on twitter or whatever. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════────────────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/3349 ══════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────────────── @user-1074 my understanding is, if someone wanted to create something like that, they should start with writing protocols instead of standards, much the same way Activitypub or HTTP are protocols for a free and open internet. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════────────────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/3350 ══════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────────────── @user-1508 oh absolutely, if the poem was not readable there'd be no point in posting it. That kind of junk is reserved for my "morning pages" hehe. I'll add a "continued in picture..." at the end of the post, and a "... continuation from post" at the start of the alt-text. I hope that is sufficient. [heart emojis with smiling faces] 🥰 ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════────────────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/3351 ══════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────────────── privacy doesn't mean anything on the internet to me because privacy on the internet doesn't mean anything to "them" gestures vaguely, maybe winks once or twice and/or presents an emphasis face ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════────────────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/3352 ══════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────────────── @user-192 relatable... somehow ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════────────────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse_boost/3353 ══════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────────────── External post: https://void.lgbt/objects/633ef457-12ad-4674-9439-29dd1a6509b2 ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════────────────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/3354 ══════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────────────── @user-1218 🌈 🏳️🌈 🏳️🌈 🏳️🌈 🏳️🌈 🏳️🌈 🏳️🌈 🏳️🌈 🏳️🌈 🏳️🌈 =. (pretend the last bit has color) ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════────────────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/3355 ══════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────────────── I think it'd be neat to have two tiers of follow lists - like, "close follow" and "far follow" - the close one would have a cap of like, 70 people or so and be primarily used for coordination or close friendships, while the far one would be more like "I like this person and I want to see them on my main feed because they make funny memes" then they could be sorted into different sections, sorta like how you can have "local timeline" and "federated timeline" and "home" and "instance timeline" etc etc sooooo weird how the "local" timeline doesn't show me people who live near me in relative proportion to their distance from me. That'd be neat too, to have the ability to talk about regional things in a specific place on a website without losing the benefits from using a cohesive platform. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════────────────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/3356 ══════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────────────── @user-192 yeah. I don't, for I have but one face, so why bother 😋 ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════────────────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/3357 ══════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────────────── bad people are cursed with evil. a person cannot be evil. they can deal with such evil in their lives that twists them, and causes them to spike out and harm others, but they are not evil themselves. some twists are too hard to mend. some healings leave people a shadow of what they once were, or might have been. but that doesn't mean you shouldn't try. deprive power, supply kindness, in that order. if you cannot deprive power, then reduce harm. if you cannot reduce harm, then contest, defeat, or overcome. A twisted person may be slain if death is on the line. You get what you wish for, but you don't always get to choose who. Don't let them choose. They will choose poorly. ... I find that death is very rarely on the table, though. Generally they'll make their intentions apparent. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════────────────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/3358 ══════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────────────── the purpose of a pen is to ink the purpose of a stove is to heat the purpose of a home is to house the purpose of our time is to profit them. I guess. Don't ask me, I'm just a witch. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════────────────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/3359 ══════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────────────── @user-192 you could throw yourself into the project of hosting a private server, that way you could be working on "Runescape" while also being productive ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════────────────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/3360 ══════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────────────── @user-1511 also, a wide net catches many fish but the fish we're catching are the size of whales, and they don't care for our thin-as-heck nets. Much better to take a targeted approach, and focus on one um, genocide, at a time. plus, what are our efforts going to do besides build organizational capability, solidarity, and collective power that we might use to larger and more urgent ends? they will not change their behavior based on our demands, they have shown they will not, and they do not care. But that means our efforts are all the more vital - we must build a structure and societal machine which will defeat them, and we start that process by meeting in a park and working with our hearts. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════────────────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/3361 ══════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────────────── @user-1514 "break the glass and leave a note explaining the issue" she would have said, if she lived in a world where she could advocate for violence against property. Alas, it was but a dream, a dream where issues like this can be addressed instead of replaced with something similar or worse. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════────────────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/3362 ══════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────────────── @user-191 :blobcatgiggle: ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════────────────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/3363 ══════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────────────── @user-1259 Evil ? ! ? ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════────────────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/3364 ══════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────────────── @user-1259 how cursed are the witches who saw ye and thought up a meta to brand you have no fear, all those readers who are cursed. all you have to do is change your profile picture and name for a bit and everyone will forget who you are 🙃 ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════────────────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/3365 ══════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────────────── if you're looking for some fun, silly, distracting entertainment, check out Nova Drift! It's a great game on Steam! It just left Early Access! It's like Asteroids and a roguelike, it's super fun! ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════────────────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: messages/493 ══════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────────────── The Greek choir wants to kill me, but I'm a fan favorite. Or is it the other way around? ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════────────────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/3366 ══════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────────────── I don't know who needs to hear this, but if your friend sends you a paragraph you don't have to respond with a paragraph. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════────────────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/3367 ══════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────────────── "I'm a waste of space and a worthless pile of garbage" - the most beautiful, wonderful, and kind person you've ever met ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════────────────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/3368 ══════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────────────── @user-883 They do value your privacy. They value it for exactly as much as those 1444 partners are willing to pay for it. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════────────────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/3369 ══════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────────────── schizophrenic people aren't allowed to go to concerts or bars unless their friends pay them to be there. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════────────────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/3370 ══════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────────────── I know it's not like that but I'm intentionally framing it that way to make a point about societal exclusion. nobody should be excluded. nobody should have to harm their friends to come by making them sacrifice their [time/labor/paycheck] in order to bring them along. we live in a post scarcity society that insists on commodification of everything we don't have to. A better world is within reach. It sits there, twinkling like asbestos resting at the base of a snowglobe, while we search and ponder and endlessly analyze how society sucks. there is nothing left to analyze. all that we need is to put our hands to a task and our feet to grass. the rest will come, and it'll come easier with time and focused attention. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════────────────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/3371 ═══════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────────────── stolen from Reddit I bet you can imagine a few similarities to society or something idk ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/3372 ═══════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────────────── I don't really need to know if people like me. It's nice, but it doesn't help me. I do, however, desperately want to know if I'm helping. Knowing this would help me. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/3373 ═══════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────────────── I bet we could solve capitalism if everyone on earth went blind for a day ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/3374 ═══════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────────────── I wish I could buy some locally native spiders on the internet to live in my house and eat all these fruit flies -.- ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/3375 ═══════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────────────── @user-1074 yeah it's probably a better plan than betting on witcherie I gotta say ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse_boost/3376 ═══════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────────────── External post: https://tech.lgbt/users/gabrilend/statuses/111843564814825762 ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/3377 ═══════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────────────── @user-1517 what are you talking about? all I see in that picture is cute muffins and tasty muffins. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/3378 ═══════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────────────── If you're late to work, it's not because you're caught in traffic. you are traffic. you will never wake up one day and find yourself in a revolution. you are the revolution. be revolutionary. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/3379 ═══════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────────────── @user-883 proud of you! make that your job! you can do it!!! ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/3380 ═══════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────────────── @user-883 do what you love and the money will come. My father told me that. I hope these words will help you. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/3381 ═══════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────────────── @user-1520 After a certain point you realize there's little to be done with that design space that Star Fox didn't do better! Also I think people tend to associate them with arcade "gun games" which are tbh more fun than clicking with a mouse or whatever since they're tactile and physical. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/3382 ═══════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────────────── first rule of Nintendo games: if you rush things, you'll have to do it twice. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/3383 ═══════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────────────── "Hello I'd like to apply for the job of oracle at delphi and I'd like to work from home. is there like, some kind of social media site you want me to post on or...?" ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/3384 ═══════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────────────── okay fine! Lemme beat this dungeon (Dodongo's Cavern) in Ocarina of Time and then I'll figure out how to stream stuff. Probably won't have time for it until the weekend, but I can at least set it up. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/3385 ═══════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────────────── it's not goin' well T.T
┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/3386 ═══════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────────────── observation is when you look with no assumptions. paranoia is when you assume you can be seen. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/3387 ═══════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────────────── z-targeting is cheating, and everyone cheats. it's a race to see how can cheat the least. like tax loopholes - wealth is always more impressive when you did in the hard way, but most CEOs just buy a bunch of stock and let the company run itself. BORING. can we like... vote on how much each billionaire's dollars are worth? kinda feel like that'd solve all our problems while still giving them what they want. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/3388 ═══════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────────────── what if they made grass only able to be cut with horizontal strikes and pots only able to be smashed with vertical to encourage the player to learn the difference ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/3389 ═══════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────────────── A screenshot of Ocarina of Time showing the Goron's Ruby. alt text: a screenshot of the Goron's Ruby from Ocarina of Time. A smooth, flat stone comprised of two materials. The hardened outer shell is thick with spiritual energy, and it radiates light the way a rippled piece of silk folded over a malleable piece of gold. the inner jewel is crystallized like the purest ice, but a bright shade of crimson white. it seems to radiate an aura of affection and the yellow-gold back-piece can be seen peaking through it's mostly transparent core. (think like fog or thick mist or steam or smoke).
┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/3390 ═══════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────────────── all they have to do is [train the LLM / redirect the search results] with examples that point to their version of software instead of the one that doesn't harm them and suddenly your business opponents can't function properly. sure would be a shame if the only things people could find related to your political candidate were the bad or embarrassing parts. like... why would you even need to go on the internet anymore if AI could trivially answer your questions or be your friend (running locally on a wireless hotspot) ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse_boost/3391 ═══════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────────────── External post: https://infosec.exchange/users/i0null/statuses/112933352744514541 ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/3392 ═══════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────────────── @user-246 or why they'd ban you without fighting you, trying to change your mind ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/3393 ═══════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────────────── @user-246 how can you tell the difference? ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/3394 ═══════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────────────── ideas to type into the search bar: from:gabrilend recipe from:gabrilend politics from:gabrilend cursed from:gabrilend mentioned ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/3395 ═══════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────────────── they don't want artificial intelligence to augment human intelligence, they want it to replace it. like... imagine an office worker randomly copy-pasting whatever pops up and the computer saying "okay then what happens... uh-huh... okay and what if you click the green button? ... right... okay, and now try typing this" etc ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/3396 ╔═══════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────────────────┐ ║ you should only use variables for things that are user-configurable. │ ║ everything else should be hard-coded, with a clear and coherent reasoning stored │ ║ in the documentation, with git-style revisions included and easily browsable. │ ║ (what if you want to tweak a value somewhere? you'd have to update it on every │ ║ single page!) │ ║ true. maybe we could set aside a section of memory to store a value and then │ ║ just point to it using a label. That way we could always keep our values │ ║ hardcoded, but also be able to find them easier. │ ║ [tweak them, not find them] │ ║ ... yah okay fine both would technically work │ ║ [yes but one of them is not a good timeline to lead the world down.] │ ║ ?..?...?....?..... -.- ...... /shrug ....... ...? │ ║ "bruh why is she reinventing variables" │ ║ she's learning give her time │ ║ ... did you hear a doctor diagnosed her finally │ ║ "whaaat what'd they give her" │ ║ they said it was "schizotypal" │ ║ "... did she forget a symptom or three?" │ ║ no dude thats one of the bad ones │ ║ "oh right. I heard typical" │ ║ yeah so anyway │ ╟─────────┐ ┌───────────┤ ║ similar │ │ different │ ╚═════════╧═════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────┴────────────┘ -> file: fediverse/3397 ═══════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────────────── game where people in helicopters designate targets for a massive mech the size of godzilla (but which moves much slower) while infantry 1/10th the size of normal RTS units capture buildings the goal? take out artillery emplacements which are aiming at your mech while also protecting your own emplacements ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/3398 ═══════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────────────── my hands and my toes are scared that I'm going to do SRS to them and I wish I knew how to better comfort them. "it's not true! I would never do that to you." don't mean much. but... "there's no reason for me to do that with you - you are not comprised of erogenous zones which were originally built in a wrong [configuration/constitution]" are you saying I can be wrong? "no no not that just like, a continual part of our growth and development of our form." ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/3399 ═══════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────────────── read my posts like a book from the start, or the end, each is a different story ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/3400 ═══════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────────────── @user-1218 if you want something random, check out this project I made: https://ritz-menardi.neocities.org/words/words ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/3401 ═══════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────────────── @user-1218 thank you, that's good to hear 🥰 EDIT: I was worried for a moment haha I guess my reach is pretty small so idk. I think people stopped screenshotting my posts and putting them elsewhere after I dashed everyone's hopes on my sleeve. And honestly I kinda deserve it haha like what was I even thinking ... I wasn't thinking I was just feeling, and doing. Oh well. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/3402 ═══════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────────────── @user-1523 be me write in the style of greentext my text isn't green me: :O :O :O ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/3403 ═══════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────────────── google and their ads created the market for SEO optimized garbage which clogs up the arteries of the internet. They and their business model are culpable in the murder of the digital commons. anyone can write a web crawler which could be a decent enough search engine. not many people can figure out which sites are morass. fewer still might salt the fecund land upon which we lived and make it fetid. Yet they did. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/3404 ═══════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────────────── ya'll we have bigger problems than [whatever you're working on right now] like the problem of deciding which problem to work on. we should make deciding which problems are problems and how problematic they are a priority for our problem solving discussions ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/3405 ═══════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────────────── on a scale of notways to almostever how would you rate your pain? ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/3406 ═══════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────────────── @user-1218 ohhhhh I think the password is menardi. or maybe ephemeren. I forget. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/3407 ═══════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────────────── @user-1218 there's only a password so that if the zip archive is displaced from it's context it's harder to read. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/3408 ═══════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────────────── @user-1218 I KNOW it was sooooo confusing. I consider it a dress rehearsal tbh?? and I'm the understudy, performing for the performer who can only sing the same song once. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/3409 ═══════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────────────── @user-1165 if people want to do their capitalist thing then sure, go for it. but the enforcement of it is that which must be resisted. There should be no non-consentual applications of power, except to protect the rights of another. it is a war of independence, not a war of conquest. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/3410 ═══════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────────────── @user-138 homework is fine if they give you free time to do it. But most of the time they expect children to go to school for 8 hours a day and then go home to more work. No thank you. When I was homeschooled, I had about 1-3 hours of schoolwork every day. After that, I would read, play, explore, and spend time under the sun. I can imagine no other way to be. But that's just me. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/3411 ═══════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────────────── @user-1314 @user-1280 @user-1526 They will gladly live in a tent under an overpass cooking rats on a wire hanger so long as you can guarantee that black/brown/LGBTQs don't have a tent, rat, or wire hanger. I'd almost agree, except strike "have" and replace it with "need" ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/3412 ═══════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────────────── it me I'm the voodoo doll stick a pin in me and you'll hurt me ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/3413 ═══════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────────────── they brought the fall of their culture upon themselves by being fascists. It's their own damn fault. Now nobody gets apple pie, baseball, fireworks, and what they represent without feeling a little guilty or uncomfortable. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/3414 ═══════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────────────── @user-138 Yep! I lived on a homestead until I was 10ish years old, and while I didn't have many chores, they still had to be done. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/3415 ═══════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────────────── @user-1165 yeah, I mean, I agree, but try convincing them of that. I believe that there must be no non-consentual application of power, in the general sense. I also believe that one person's rights end where another's begin. Because of those two axioms, it is impossible to contest people who consent to being enslaved. Who am I to take their chains from them, if they grip them to their chests so dearly? But I will not tolerate them clasping new ones around the necks of our future children. I will not allow them to desecrate our home. They are welcome to join us, when "us" finally gets our shit together. But they can hold no dominion over us, nor anyone else - that is the crucial core of my belief. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse_boost/3416 ═══════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────────────── External post: https://transfem.social/notes/9ur0apmo5ly102mz ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/3417 ═══════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────────────── not me but we ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/3418 ═══════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────────────── conservatives are going to be sooooo pissed once they realize they're fucked politically gee I sure hope they won't lash out like petulant children as they see their authoritarian ambitions vanish like smoke through their fingers ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/3419 ═══════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────────────── thinking about that time I abstracted into an oblivion sphere of eternally fractalized delights wtih my girl dam i miss her ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/3420 ═══════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────────────── @user-1529 can't wait for them to do truffles next!! ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse_boost/3421 ═══════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────────────── External post: https://mastodon.social/users/flameReactor/statuses/112969900108112082 ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/3422 ═══════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────────────── you interact with your gender identity. your friends interact with your gender expression. strangers interact with your gender presentation. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/3423 ═══════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────────────── every time I search the internet for a solution to a linux problem I have to do add -ubuntu to the end of the search query ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/3424 ═══════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────────────── @user-883 ugh no thank you... no snaps, no flatpaks for me. I guess I can use appimages if they're already built -.- ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/3425 ═══════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────────────── @user-883 I know : ) ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/3426 ═══════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────────────── my grandpa died. now I have none. I realized I miss old people. I miss their friendly culture. I realized I hadn't talked to him for a decade or so. He didn't know I transitioned. I wonder if he missed me. I realized he missed seeing who I became. Is it unfair of me to not give him the opportunity to know me? truly? ... I am quite different now than I was 10 years ago. He probably doesn't remember. I miss him, but I hardly knew him. I don't like that feeling. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/3427 ═══════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────────────── I didn't even give him a chance. Not because I was afraid. no. it was worse. I didn't see him because I was busy. Fuck that. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/3428 ═══════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────────────── my family has always been the black sheep of our families. I've never lived in the same state as my extended family (with a few minor exceptions) I was raised to know that family is an earned status, and my mom took us on road trips every year to visit them, to give us kids the chance to earn that affection. and for them to earn it from us. I guess it wasn't enough. I wonder if they think of me. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/3429 ═══════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────────────── configuring Linux is programming ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/3430 ═══════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────────────── maps in video games are terrible for immersion you lose all sense of scale, and suddenly the entire world is just filler between one place and the next ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/3431 ═══════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────────────── about to download "Snakes on a Plane" (2006) to see what all the fuss is about ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/3432 ═══════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────────────── "you're telling me that I've been special needs this whole damn time and nobody told me?" to be fair to nobody you're pretty good at hiding it ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: messages/494 ═══════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────────────── If PSU cables are not interchangable, then they should not be removable on consumer PSUs. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/3433 ═══════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────────────── @user-1532 I don't know how else to be ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/3434 ═══════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────────────── me: "I don't care what anyone thinks as long as I'm a force for good" also me: "if anyone doesn't like me ever I'll throw myself off a bridge" also me: "hey watch this" dissolves into a puddle of acid also me: "the most important thing is to be good and learn lessons" what lessons are you learning from this post? "um. that I shouldn't?" ... shouldn't learn? "no, shouldn't post" -.- ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse_boost/3435 ═══════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────────────── External post: https://mstdn.social/users/mattwilcox/statuses/112979186890698639 ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/3436 ═══════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────────────── @user-579 somehow that doesn't feel any better : ( ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/3437 ═══════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────────────── @user-579 my problem is figuring out which thoughts are intrusive and which are actually mine I usually err on the side of "would you want your sister to do this" or "how would you feel if your mom told you that" or "do you think a cute sweet soft cat would ever think such a thing" and that usually works. usually. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: messages/495 ═══════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────────────── And the noise... ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse_boost/3438 ═══════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────────────── External post: https://social.translunar.academy/objects/cd6e6f35-60e2-4044-a170-3e8747968083 ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse_boost/3439 ═══════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────────────── External post: https://eepy.moe/notes/9x2odw4jj9gw04zt ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/3440 ═══════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────────────── @user-192 @user-763 omg who is that and why do I have gender envy ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/3441 ═══════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────────────── capitalism is non-consentual, which is... pretty much the main reason why I am against it. like, I don't really care about whether it's more or less efficient. the fact that you cannot opt out means it is unethical. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/3442 ═══════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────────────── when searching on google, try and obfuscate your search results. instead of searching for "flag of panama", search for "country map flags" ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/3443 ═══════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────────────── @user-1535 content warnings make people curious. plus, they are kind. use them. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/3444 ═══════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────────────── I'm too empathetic to watch them lose this badly. when I watch movies with cringe humor I have to leave the room whenever something bad happens to the characters. I get the same feeling when I read about politics these days. side note, but has anyone else gotten emails about "hiring plain-clothes police officers in Washington D.C, will offer relocation assistance and pay minimum 72k per year"? can't help but wonder if they're afraid of a bunch of sore losers storming the capital with guns. it's not like there's a precedent for that or anything. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/3445 ═══════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────────────── I kinda wonder what emojis people use to respond to my posts but, like, stars are cool too. kinda insulates me from hatred tbh. if they wanted to react with an emoji, they should reply with one! ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/3446 ═══════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────────────── if I had an alternate mirror version of me that was almost exactly the same except one of us liked almond butter instead of peanut butter... I think we could probably manage two universes better than one. it'd be nice to have someone who liked every single game that I did. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: messages/496 ═══════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────────────── I'm not genuine, I'm original. There's a difference. EDIT: I think I'm genuine too ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/3447 ═══════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────────────── low key kinda pissed that all my ideas for starting a business require funding, because funding tends to be controlled by the "business major" types, and all of my ideas tend to involve wresting power from the MBAs and capitalists, which means they're unlikely to invest in me or utilize my ideas. unless of course it's crowd-funded, which makes me feel bad because it's taking money from the people I'm trying to empower. thus, power accretes in the hands of the wealthy, as the poor are too sick with capital-deficiency to develop ventures that would heal them, and the rich would not be rich if they did so themselves. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/3448 ═══════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────────────── @user-883 what if we took all the "good cops" and made them into a militia that protected us from the far right oh, we did, and that was basically the revolutionary war. If you consider monarchy to be "far right" which I kinda do? that was hundreds of years ago, though. Plenty of time for it since to twist into the police-industrial-complex or whatever. don't get me started on the rampant security theatre... people will do anything to feel safe, even sacrifice a bit of freedom for it. something tells me perhaps they deserve neither. -- my understanding of the police force in america is that it's like, 15% racist misogynistic assholes who pull people over for stupid reasons and try to start shit, and 75% people who just want to do a good job and support their community. problem is, if their community is racist assholes then they tend to align as such. the remaining 10% are idealists who have the power to sway their comrades in a way that the 15% racist assholes don't. I speak to them. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/3449 ═══════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────────────── Hey. Are you bored on this lovely Saturday afternoon? Why not go and tidy up your cable management? I know it's a rats nest but it's gotta get better somehow. ritz, it's Monday. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/3450 ═══════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────────────── the fascist's plan requires them to lose. Their whole business model is to dupe a succession of rubes and get rich in the process. Trump being elected the first time was a surprise, which is why they couldn't manage to get much done. The infrastructure needed to legitimize fascism was resisted at every turn by the lawyers and government workers who were in place. however, due to a recent supreme court ruling, they no longer need to worry about people resisting their rule through the powers granted to them by their stations. All they have to do is ask if they're loyal, and if not, they can be replaced. In 2016 they just wanted to get rich. Recently they had a shot, thank god that Biden is a savvy politician and knew how to tank their attention and focus their attacks on weaknesses that Kamala did not possess, like his age and mental lucidity. They are going to lose, they know it, and they're going to be pissed, so... be ready for that. on the bright side, they will lose each time ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/3451 ═══════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────────────── dear ritz: you should stop talking until your new psychiatric meds take effect. who knows, maybe you'll be a better person that people should listen to instead of... whatever you are now. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/3452 ═══════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────────────── the goddess of madness is pretty sane, tbh it's not like there's just one tho ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/3453 ═══════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────────────── my favorite thing about strategy is how it can be abstracted! ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/3454 ═══════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────────────── deleting messages is pointless. it's always better to assume that they'll be screenshotted before you post. anything you say on the internet can and WILL be used against you ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/3455 ═══════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────────────── when you run out of an ingredient you use often (like butter, seasoning, or flour) put the container by your shoes. then, when you go to the store, look through all the empty containers and make a mental list. when you get home and are putting things away, if you forgot something just leave the old container by the door. everything else can be recycled / trashed. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/3456 ═══════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────────────── I don't know who needs to hear this, but... do ittttt it's totally worth it!! ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/3457 ═══════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────────────── @user-1209 it gives a false sense of security for one thing, and it prevents you from adding onto it to explain more. I'd much rather post a clarification, apology, or updated statement attached to the main post than allow others to dictate the conversation. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/3458 ═══════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────────────── On Reddit, you talk about ideas to faceless users whose names are almost entirely irrelevant. on Twitter and Mastodon, you speak to people and "sound your barbaric yawp" into the void. on forums, you have a continual conversation that ebbs and flows and occasionally returns to the main point, but often will spiral out to random places that the responders decided were worth exploring. instagram and facebook and the like are designed to share your real life - your experiences and your masks. tumblr and cohost are designed to blog about topics and interests, abstracting the "communal" aspect away and essentializing connections to the tenuous ties between people who enjoy similar pieces of pop media. reddit's style encourages discussion. twitter's style encourages expression. forums encourage conversation. instagram encourages perfection. tumblr encourages culture. I'm from Reddit, so please feel free to tell me how and why I'm wrong. Here on Mastodon if more than 10 people reply, it'll be impossible. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/3459 ═══════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────────────── my two favorite foods are amino acids and proteins!! ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/3460 ═══════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────────────── @user-1218 🥰 ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/3461 ═══════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────────────── @user-206 I think forums would be great if you could collapse replies to particular comments, sorta like how you can on Reddit. I think this would encourage discussion and conversation the same way that forums do, while making it easier to get up to speed on topics. Far too often I've looked at a forum and thought "oh hey I'd love to reply to this 40 page long thread, but I don't want to read 40 pages because I want to speak rather than read" ... I don't think that's unreasonable, which I guess is why I gravitated toward Reddit where people are encouraged to speak... downside is, repeated conversations, like you said. There's no perfect solution for everyone =P ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/3462 ═══════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────────────── "why didn't you say anything? why didn't you ask for help?" because then you might have done something about it, and don't you know I deserve to decay? ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/3463 ════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────────────── @user-192 I can relate to that impulse, which is why I'm liking this reply ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/3464 ════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────────────── why do video games feel like harm reduction?? -.- let your new meds take hold. you never know, you might feel fine in a week or three. ... also, followers only please, there's no reason your mental health posts need to bother the whole server ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/3465 ════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────────────── I'm not really a "cookies and tea with honeysuckle and purslaine" kind of witch I'm more like a... "here eat this gruel and drink lots of water, it'll give you energy for the long road to come" kind of witch ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/3466 ════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────────────── I have decided that the internet is a scam and nobody should use it for any reason ever ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/3467 ════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────────────── I have decided that the internet is a scam and nobody should use it for any reason ever you're just looking for motivation to do a dopamine detox, aren't you? ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/3468 ════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────────────── @user-1352 yessssss gimme that dope I'm in withdrawal ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/3469 ════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────────────── you know how SSH password login is deprecated because the password needs to be transmitted in cleartext or whatever? what if we just... required two passwords? the first initiates the conversation, and sets up an encrypted line. It doesn't matter if anyone sees the first password because they'll get a new set of encrypted keys, meaning each session automatically is encrypted in a different, randomized way. the second password is the one that actually authenticates you. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/3470 ════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────────────── alternatively, when you initiate an SSH session it sends you a randomized public key whose private key is the password that you need to login. By decrypting the string of text it sent you and sending it back (plus the password at the end or whatever) you can ensure secure authentication without bothering with the passwordless keys which are wayyyyyy more trouble than they're worth and lack the "something you know" authentication method. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/3471 ════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────────────── @user-883 it might be, I don't know much about it (hence why I'm asking questions) but I have heard that ssh keys are more secure than password authentication and it never made sense to me. If availability is important for security purposes, then wouldn't SSH keys (which are much more difficult to carry around than a password) be less suitable? ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/3472 ════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────────────── any online test that requires an email to give you the results is evil, don't do it ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/3473 ════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────────────── holy carp I'm so good at this game!
┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/3474 ════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────────────── @user-883 true, but much the same way people will rebel against inconvenience by writing passwords on sticky notes, so too might they put SSH keys onto the nearest flash drive without validating that it hasn't been compromised. There's tradeoffs everywhere I guess. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/3475 ════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────────────── you know that feeling when you realize the person you're talking to is a demon? sometimes I think they don't even realize it. other times, they do. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/3476 ════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────────────── @user-570 perhaps I left too early =P ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/3477 ════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────────────── @user-570 you could also just lie to the computer ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/3478 ════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────────────── @user-1538 the night is short, walk on girl is about a girl walking around on a saturday night and getting old people drunk ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse_boost/3479 ════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────────────── External post: https://enby.life/notes/9x6z3qtlkx ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/3480 ════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────────────── @user-1541 if you give everyone science-fiction tech, they're going to just make a bunch of guns and nuclear weapons and destroy each other. worse, they might grow to fill their cosmic shoes and destroy others nearby who didn't make weapons. it takes a while for the Federation to get anywhere. Plus they're stretched pretty thin. If they gave everyone the same technology as they had, they'd quickly find themselves in the company of despots and warlords who were empowered to subjugate and control. Not ideal. Personally I think they should announce their arrival and offer citizenship to anyone who asked to be uplifted, while barring them from ever returning home and breaking the prime directive. I think that would be a decent middle ground... ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: messages/497 ════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────────────── Blows my mind that for some people, hunger means "go eat right now" instead of "you are low on fuel" ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/3481 ════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────────────── instant ramen noodles are an ingredient, not a dish ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/3482 ════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────────────── "Alright I'm not great with syntax so I'm going to write it in pseudocode first, and then if you'd like I can show you how I work through implementing the syntax. But first - do you want a robust solution, a quick solution, or a rapidly deployed and cheap solution?" using this trick you can pretend to be competent in any programming language, except maybe ancient ones like Fortran or strange ones like lisps or Haskell if they ask you to use a framework or something tho you're kinda boned because you need to know which functions to call and how to initialize context and such. When using a framework, the boilerplate is the code, which is why frameworks suck "don't call yourself a programmer" fuck off ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/3483 ════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────────────── sometimes I think about how it'll never be yesterday again and that makes me kinda sad. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/3484 ════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────────────── haunting melodies of charm and grace, tempered rhythms of battle and chase - songs to call forth to the gods, songs to effulge from our hearts, songs of witness and primacy and birth and decay https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V5KqRRt2bj0 ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/3485 ════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────────────── @user-1544 yep that's like... my whole strat it totally works outside of the internet, because everyone online is politically invested -.- most everyone IRL is morally invested tho so they tend to follow what I'm saying and if they can't find any issues, then they'll believe your conclusions. I've also found that speaking what you believe is more efficient than highlighting contradictions in what they believe. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/3486 ════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────────────── @user-883 worth ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/3487 ════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────────────── @user-1218 I like to have notes for things I found that will be useful someday, but not today. I also throw in poetry that I write while I'm waiting for something to happen (or if I have an idea that I know I'll forget) ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/3488 ════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────────────── "computer science degrees don't prepare you for what the industry is really like" okay great that's the kind of stuff I want to learn "but in order to excel you need to know how to update legacy spaghetti applications and work with java spring-boot and front-end frameworks" no thanks, I kinda just want to do computation with my computer by learning computer science "... what kind of computation? the kind that can get you paid?" no the kind that looks pretty and/or uses a lot of threads and manual memory management to do very little of importance ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/3489 ════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────────────── you know what they say, when you're late to work you're not stuck in traffic - you ARE traffic ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/3490 ════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────────────── my father once told me that "latency" was one of the greatest forces in the universe and I could never forget that ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/3491 ════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────────────── @user-620 "hey I have an idea let's poke a wounded animal with sharp teeth until it feels like it's backed into a corner because it's been spending the past couple years ruminating and telling itself that we want to kill it and it's children" it doesn't matter what the truth is - they believe what they want. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/3492 ════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────────────── @user-1218 there's two types of work notes for me: 10-10-22 - sonderous souls Symmetric equalities in concentric dualities, who listen to our tales of woe Measured indignity and confesseured identities, do tell us all we need to know Eternal convivivance and meted contrivicance, why are our weathers so cold? Sated sanguinity of perfect simplicity, where none but your lovers will sow. Marked complicity in sacred syncronicity, sing me your songs untold Adamant penitence of saccarine similance, wanters of futures unknown. ========================================== and the other type: (see picture, it was too long to copy/paste) 11/17/22 Alright three ideas for supreme commander.Disperse Move should only disperse moves that have occured after the previousdisperse order.
┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/3493 ════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────────────── @user-1218 hahahahaha so true ^_^ ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse_boost/3494 ════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────────────── External post: https://spore.social/users/ayoub/statuses/113001999818348677 ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/3495 ════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────────────── @user-774 I know that when you recycle 3d printed things the color tends to meld together and it looks kinda meh... but hey at least it's recycled. though recycled filament is probably pretty rare still, so it's probably not the kind you're thinking of. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/3496 ════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────────────── downside of being gregarious is that everyone you meet in Portland these days is a fucking fed -.- ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: messages/498 ════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────────────── An important aspect to friendship is "loose" time together - like, at a party, you might interact with a dozen people, or you might spend it all with one special someone - but the time is "loose" you can do with it what you will. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/3497 ════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────────────── a man walks into a library, picks a book, takes it home (legally), and begins to read. halfway through, he realizes there are three pages missing. "How queer!" he thinks to himself, and takes it upon himself to fix this book. So, he finds another copy of the book, scans those three pages, prints them out at just the right size, and attaches them to the library book. when finished reading the book, he returns it to the library without mentioning his good deed. if this action he performed is to be considered legal, then it should be considered a transition of the medium that the media was inscribed upon. Similarly, if the book was digital, and inscribed upon the owner's hard drive using magnetic storage of zeroes and ones, would it be legal to repair said book if one of the many .txt file chapters were missing? ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/3498 ════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────────────── ... I do believe it should be, and if it is, then I do believe it should be legal to transfer digital media, as the inscription upon one hard drive or the other is as easily changed as a book might be handed to another. the difference, of course, is that any move on a digital medium requires a copy+delete operation. You cannot move a file on your computer, you first copy it to the new location and then delete the original. This dual-operation is abstracted away for the user, but that is how it must be done on a mechanical level. There is no other way to do it. Therefore, software piracy only applies if a person copies their file and does not delete the original. Surely, to move a piece of digital media from one folder-directory to another is legal? If so, then the mechanical process of giving that media to another must be legal as well, so long as the original is deleted. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/3499 ════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────────────── Much the same way that it is legal to create trash in a public park, but illegal to leave it behind, so too should it be legal to move digital media files from one owner to another, and illegal to not delete the original. The dual operation of copy+delete must be legalized, while maintaining that the copy operation alone is illegal, aside from personal backups. How could you enforce that? Well... You can't. Your computer will do whatever you tell it to, and if you change that fact then you necessarily remove one of the primary use-cases of computation - the ability to command specific instructions and be delivered a perfectly mechanical and deterministic result. (random number generation aside, which isn't truly random at all). Therefore, just as littering in a public place is generally considered to be enforced by the "honor rule", so too must this new legislation governing the transference of digital media be enforced as such. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/3500 ════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────────────── If I, having watched a DVD, handed it to a friend to watch, would I be committing piracy? Only if I sold it to him. The material being transferred is that of the copyright holder - they hold the sole and monopolized right to sell their copy of the work. But if I, having created my own recording of the same digital media DVD but spoken in my own voice, tried to sell it, should it be considered legal? My mind goes to the production of after-school plays that high-school children will perform. The scripts that they use are licensed for a single purpose - the performance of a single play, performed a single time (or a few times over the course of a couple weeks). The owner of the play cannot require them to not perform the play more than a certain amount of time, it is however honorable to buy the scripts again if they want to perform it in 5 years time. I know for a fact there is rampant piracy that goes on for the beautiful works that are created by assholes or stingy companies. A script is just words. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/3501 ════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────────────── Similarly, if someone wants to "perform" a piece of digital media, via a "let's play" or perhaps a ROM hack or public screening, the copyright holder cannot be allowed to prevent them from doing so. They must only be able to demand a reasonable and non-exclusive fee in return for the privilege of performance. These performances are considered derivative works, but they are still works on their own, and therefore should be able to be sold. The greater the difference between the original and the newly created work, the less the price must reflect the necessary "tax" levied by the original owner, until eventually the work is so distinct that it cannot be considered to be deriving from the original at all. Consider a mod for a video game that replaces the dragons you typically fight with giant cartoonish train engines. A silly sight to be sure, but people do that. What percentage of the game is replaced? what percentage tax of the new mod's price must be given to the original copyright holder? ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/3502 ════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────────────── ... the trick is, depending on how many train-engine-dragons you fight, there will be a greater or lesser proportion present in a particular playthrough. Perhaps, potentially, people should pay for the original work, and then a small sliver for the addition or modification? Why, I do believe that's how it works now! Except, on the honor system, as people can download the mods for free and pay (or not) through the creator's patreon page or whatever that they definitely set up and which definitely shouldn't be able to levy a tax based on "transaction fees" for a process which definitely should be handled by the government, which claims to regulate our economy and provide the means by which we engage with said economy through their de-facto nationalization of the banks and other economic entities. where was I going with this? oh yes software piracy is ethical so long as you delete the original. Let's end with that because that's what I originally had a dream about and wanted to write about. she dreams! ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/3503 ════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────────────── chat why do I only feel complete with a shortsword in my hand?? ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/3504 ════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────────────── I have too many packages.
┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse_boost/3505 ════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────────────── External post: https://tech.lgbt/users/MxSpoon/statuses/113006982414606269 ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/3506 ════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────────────── @user-95 like, trading cash for drugs in front of a police station? I couldn't agree more! ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse_boost/3507 ════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────────────── External post: https://mitexleo.one/users/ml/statuses/113007050347315744 ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse_boost/3508 ════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────────────── External post: https://mitexleo.one/users/ml/statuses/113007010637058120 ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse_boost/3509 ════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────────────── External post: https://mitexleo.one/users/ml/statuses/113007017206623898 ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse_boost/3510 ════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────────────── External post: https://mitexleo.one/users/ml/statuses/113006916393996984 ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/3511 ════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────────────── @user-579 I think I remember reading once that you can opt-in to encryption with Telegram? But it's kinda pointless unless both parties do so. My understanding is that everyone should be using Signal, or if you're really paranoid use PGP encryption ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/3512 ════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────────────── you know all that gross-food-mentioned in your refrigerator? today's the day when you clean it out. It's okay, I know it's hard, but you can do it. It's gotta happen sometime. just make sure you take out the trash after doing so. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/3513 ════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────────────── @user-579 ?!?! yeah totes relationship ended with Telegram IRC is my new best friend ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/3514 ════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────────────── @user-579 maybe if you pitch it to them with a presentation and offer to set up the infrastructure they would give you extra credit or an award or maybe just brownie points ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/3515 ════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────────────── in addition to being an aesthetic, "witch" is not an aesthetic ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/3516 ════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────────────── waking up in a cold sweat to the hallucinated sound of a World of Warcraft battleground queue popping... ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/3517 ════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────────────── A fool and his confidence are not as easily parted as a kind person and their charitable gifts ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/3518 ════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────────────── As long as it happens, I don't need to be in charge. In fact I'd prefer it otherwise. it's going to happen anyway. Wouldn't you rather be a leader? no I fucking wouldn't. I'd rather someone else do it. Why the fuck would I want that, power? control? the very things you swear to relinquish and dismantle. yeah. too bad you can't fucking dismantle something you've already relinquished. true. ... and no, I wouldn't want to be in charge. no THANK you. ... but if it wouldn't happen without me, then yeah I'll be there for you. Just ask if you need me. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/3519 ════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────────────── @user-570 hm... the more I think about it, the more I think you're right. I want those things too. I'd be best suited to them, I think. But somehow I don't want them? I don't crave power. I don't want to dominate someone else, to command and see them follow me. I want to be the person who's like "oh, you're working on this-and-that? I know a guy who can help." or "hey I noticed we have a vulnerability in this particular domain under these conditions, I think we should allocate this-or-that resource to ameliorate it because they aren't being used to their full potential" I think I understand exactly what you're saying. I empathize a lot. I'm afraid of responsibility, sure, but who isn't? However, the responsibility has to be held by someone, and who better than the one making the decisions... I don't want to make decisions because it feels good. Honestly it feels kinda bad. I do want to make decisions because I'm good at it. I think strategically. A leader alone is prey for the wolves, so they say... ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/3520 ════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────────────── it's okay. I know who you are because I know who they forced you to be. What kind of god would I be if I didn't forgive you as you were hurting me? ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/3521 ════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────────────── I trust that you will betray me. it's okay. all that I need is for you to be here, with me. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/3522 ════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────────────── if you want to commit regicide, you talk to the butler. managers are workers too - they just are positioned a bit closer to power than you. different skillsets sure, but work is work. a manager didn't take your freedom, an investment banker did. similarly, an immigrant didn't take your job, a capitalist did. ... though just as some immigrants would be more than happy to take your job, so too are some managers more than happy to oppress you. find the ones that fight on your side. they've gaslit themselves into believing they are opposed to you, but it's just not true. we are all liberated at once, or not at all. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/3523 ════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────────────── a democracy functions best when people outside of the system's influence can cast ethereal votes which do not mechanically impact the results, but still signal their interest and desire. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/3524 ════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────────────── "I love ramen noodles!" dies of sodium poisoning ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/3525 ════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────────────── @user-1268 so true. I try to focus on uplifting the least privileged and highlighting the cruelty inherent in having privilege over others while safeguarding the things we all cherish as "communal privilege" like... running water, computers, and culture. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse_boost/3526 ════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────────────── External post: https://veganism.social/users/sashin/statuses/113012526072509337 ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/3527 ════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────────────── @user-1268 so true and privilege that does depend on the oppression of others should not exist ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/3528 ════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────────────── We should demand a government that works, not aid and abet dismantling it.
┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/3529 ════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────────────── the conversations you have in real life are between 99 and 101 percent more effective than the ones you have online ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/3530 ════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────────────── 🖼
┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/3531 ════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────────────── I love ramen but I don't like how it makes me feel after eating it :ms_confused: ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/3532 ════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────────────── @user-1218 shallow conversations are hardly effective, I find. Unless they're logistical, and then they're just passing information - they're hardly conversational. To me, a conversation is a back-and-forth. It needs to have change, people need to consider, to argue their ideas, to wander through thoughts, to share emotions, and / or to resolve conflict, whether internal or external. It can have some of those, all of those, or none of those, but that's what comes to my mind. So a shallow conversation wouldn't really count as "effective" for the purposes of the original toot : ) ... hehe toot ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/3533 ════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────────────── dear people watching my screen: if you're so disturbed by what I'm looking at, then why do you bother watching? ... oh right, you think I'm a danger to the membranum. Well... sucks to be you then. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/3534 ════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────────────── @user-1547 this is how I often think about the gender presentation spectrum (independent of gender expression and gender identity)
┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/3535 ════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────────────── @user-192 all of the DAMN time ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse_boost/3536 ════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────────────── External post: https://tech.lgbt/users/burnoutqueen/statuses/113013504941082720 ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/3537 ════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────────────── https://www.reddit.com/r/Fantasy/comments/1ezb1cz/the_deed_of_paksenarrion_full_series_review_of/ review of one of my favorite books, The Deed of Paksenarrion. "Elizabeth Moon's trilogy feels like it comes from an alternate history or an extinct branch of the evolution of fantasy. It has a bit of a cult following, from what I can tell it has been more or less continuously in print since its release in 1988, but it -- and its author -- have mostly faded into midlist obscurity. It offers a ton of things that are uncommon in fantasy nowadays, so people looking for something a bit different might check it out." http://ritz-menardi.neocities.org/music/stuff/things/definitely-not-porn/butts/the-deed-of-paksenarrion.zip buy it if you have dollars ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/3538 ════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────────────── if you're just learning how to cook, I highly recommend "Ms. Dash" and "Better than Boullion" - focus on getting the ingredients and mechanics right, and then work on seasoning them. Level 2 is paprika, garlic powder, onion flakes, lime juice, and red pepper flakes for spice. level 3 is learning the difference between basil, oregano, parsley, and other herbs. be careful with salt and pepper. They can do a lot, but they can also easily do too much. better to salt to taste. also, MSG is wonderful for savory dishes. Your body breaks it down into sodium in your stomach acid so imagine you're adding salt when considering MSG for healthy proportions. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/3539 ════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────────────── @user-192 Good point it's sooooooo salty I have fond memories of eating a spoonful of that instead of making food back in college because... hey, it's got vegetables in it, right? turns out it's mostly just salt with flavor ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: messages/499 ════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────────────── Nazis could never claim America because the European Jews were very isolationist. They lived in their towns and lived blessed lives but knew only each other, as was typical in pre-industrial times. In America, nazis would have to fight the queers, the blacks, the mexicans, the liberals, and many more besides. Each of them would fight their own battles but god is on the side of the plurality of humanity, not the genociders who seek to prune the trees of the garden of Earth to suit their own shallow fancies. Though god is a bloodthirsty kind at times, only with righteous anger does he proclaim that souls must be reaped. Such a time is rare, and comes about when, for example, an entire people is slain in Europe in the mid 1900s. justice will be done, though the heavens weep... There are better and brighter days before us, and there is room for all, should they not fall on our swords and perish. The far right is a death cult, and they intend to take all down with it. We cannot allow that, they shall not prevail. This has been forseen, this is why we convene, and together our perils will unveil. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/3540 ════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────────────── High Fantasy is absurd ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/3541 ════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────────────── the fact that Tolkien is considered "low fantasy" in this day and age is only because we've conflated "prevalence of magic" with "thematic purpose" - high fantasy is meant to speak to the human nature and spirit, while low fantasy is meant to be character drama focused on individuals high fantasy is beautiful... but "high fantasy" is absurd maybe you just don't like modern fantasy? go back to your history books no I want modern fantasy written in the classic style there's plenty of classics that you've shown no interest in reading yeah because those are all dusty and boring ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: messages/500 ════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────────────── So long as capital remains, "living a good life" is a distraction. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/3542 ════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────────────── https://cdecl.org/ for the C programmers ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/3543 ════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────────────── @user-777 my favorite thing about specialization is that not everyone has to do everything (translate that into C lmao) ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/3544 ════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────────────── "I wish there was a language that was as simple as C but had [insert complex language feature here]" ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: messages/501 ════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────────────── I would much rather the racists be on Twitter than truth.social or whatever. At least on Twitter we can see them. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/3545 ════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────────────── @user-1550 add butter and... salt! to the porrige! and cranberries~! ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/3546 ════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────────────── @user-1218 teehee online gives you lots of practice! short conversations can be useful. But they're hardly effective if your goal is to change someone else's mind. More casual talk is useful too! ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/3547 ════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────────────── @user-1218 well, if your partner doesn't want to change their mind, they won't. And if someone's mind is being changed, or if someone is attempting to change someone else's mind, then there must always be a changer and a changee. So it's okay to be the changee sometimes! In fact, that's my default state. I only change someone else's mind if they're wrong and hurting others. But that's rare. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse_boost/3548 ════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────────────── External post: https://fedi.askiiart.net/notes/9xb4o4zfw4my00kt ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/3549 ════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────────────── if the choice is between working on your game / mod and playing a game / mod, always work on your game / mod. your work will outlast you. your time spent in a state of pleasure will sustain you. sometimes there's not a choice. sometimes you need to play, and that's okay. to play is natural, it's one of the first things humans do. we also work. children build sand castles. adults build stone castles. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/3550 ════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────────────── republicans vote based on culture, which is unfair to the rest of us with our own cultures that melt together in this melting pot. they can go down the street and eat vietnamese food, and yet they vote for their own culture in isolation. voting for those who represent you is fine, but those who represent them have non-cultural agendas as well. their plans are designed to hurt others, an act which grants them power over others. usually financial power, but there are many kinds of power, and all of them are unethical when applied non-consentually. and if you vote for a democrat, you do not consent to them. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/3551 ════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────────────── liberalism is capitalism with a dash of globalism. they are of the right, and it is important to have a right-wing party because a one-winged bird cannot fly. there are legitimate benefits to their philosophies, and they may be applied to all kinds of systems, even those that do not utilize currency at all. however, in modern america, there is another party, a party farther to the right, a party which is voted into power based on culture, something unassailable and inalienable and yet always perpetually under threat. or so they make it seem. this "farther-to-the-right" party is duplicitous in it's ideals. their persona is that of businessmen, familymen, and journeymen. they claim to be farmers, pastors, and step-fathers. but they are something more, something behind their mask, that those who vote for them cannot see. for they were all of them, deceived... another plan was made. a project, if you will, to be implemented posthaste, in merely a single-year's time. it's cruelty indeed. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/3552 ═════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────────────── @user-1074 the humanity they hate is that which outnumbers them, for they are scared first and foremost. the boot they love is that which they claim to wear, but unfortunately for them they wear it as a necklace. the white liberals are misguided, often well meaning, but generally oblivious to issues beyond their sphere. They will go where they are led, and that's okay, as long as they are led correctly. the marginalized people are stronger than they know. too bad they don't share a common language they could use to talk to each other. too bad they don't share common spaces where they could spend time together. too bad they don't tend to have similar jobs based on white-liberal biases and the struggles of recently immigrated families. ... the metaphorical gun to their head is significantly more metaphor than gun. there's very little they could not do if they did not decide not to. conservatives fear this above all else. they let fear rule their life, and it imperils their world. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧══════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/3553 ═════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────────────── @user-381 I have this notion about a math/CS curriculum where students build and program their own calculators. Once you make the calculator do it you never need to do it yourself again. for the same reason that "writing is thinking" is true, so too is "programming is calculation" true. by working through the steps required to produce a result, and fully understanding each step, they have a much more solid understanding of what's going on than if they practiced rote memorization (worse) or continual computation (better, not best tho) especially if every step of the way is accompanied with visual elements which show exactly what is happening. Some people are more visual, some people are more algorithmic, and finding a way to teach all types of people is a truly difficult and rewarding part of teaching. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧══════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/3554 ═════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────────────── You know how in some games there's the tutorial where you set up keybindings like "push the jump key now! okay now push the enblobbify key now!"? I wish there was something like that for vim "push the key you want to move up with! now push the key you want to use to vertically select! now push the key you want to use to switch to a new tab!" that kind of thing. except... more ordered, of course, and with the option to say "idgaf use the default or whatever" and a handy dandy cheat-sheet that was autogenerated with ascii art of a typical keyboard that pointed out what each key did - jeeeezzzzz the things we could make if software developers had free time during the day... ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧══════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/3555 ═════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────────────── @user-1553 just to note this type of link is not the only way they could implement tracking. In fact it's kind of the worst way, because it's so obvious. a more insidious way that we need to be aware of would be to generate a unique URL for every person that visits a link. LIke, for me it might be "youtu.be/abcdefg" but for you it'd be "youtu.be/hijklmnop" and there'd be very little way for us to notice. be aware of this if they try it. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧══════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/3556 ═════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────────────── an OR gate is just a backwards IF check ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧══════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/3557 ═════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────────────── did you know that IF checks can be represented using arithmetic? It's true! ... as long as your input value A is a 0 or 1, of course. If A, then B. Otherwise, C.A B + (1 - A) C which means that an OR check could perhaps be something similar toA / B - (1 + A) / C boom, solved N=NP, gimme a million dollars lmao she did not, in fact, get a million dollars. She's got the spirit but boy does she miss the mark. ... repeatedly, and consistently. Something something "girl who cried wolf" ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧══════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/3558 ═════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────────────── @user-1550 hell yeah it does here's a gift from 2008 that you might like from platinlord, may he RIP in pepperoni, who gave me the power of magic. http://ritz-menardi.neocities.org/music/platinlord.zip http://ritz-menardi.neocities.org/music/platinlord.z01 http://ritz-menardi.neocities.org/music/platinlord.z02 http://ritz-menardi.neocities.org/music/platinlord.z03 (the zip archive is in 4 parts because Neocities doesn't let you upload files above 100mb) (just download them all into the same directory and unzip the .zip one and it'll figure itself out) ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧══════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/3559 ═════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────────────── @user-1209 like... var = x?? that doesn't make sense. Or like, 5 = var x? that feels wrong in programming = is assignment, not equality, which tripped me up for a bit. But if you read it left to right it's like X equals 5. Got it, now I know that X is the same as 5. Right? ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧══════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/3560 ═════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────────────── @user-1209 I mean, if you consider the past as despotic in nature, then it makes a bit more sense that we'd lean left as time progressed. All things are defined in waves, after all, at least until they reach escape velocity. the goat is talking about math, ritz oh yes of course. the issue is that if you're coming from a math background you start with the calculation and store it in a variable as an afterthought. but programming is more algorithmic than computational, meaning things only reduce at runtime (hidden from the user of course by the compiler) an algorithmic perspective is "here's a box. Put this value in the box. Use the box later." while a calculating perspective is "here's some complicated, difficult equation. Let's wrap it up with a single name so that we can easily use it later." ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧══════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/3561 ═════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────────────── @user-1209 oh sorry I must have lost the thread :neomouse_dizzy_confused: ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧══════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/3562 ═════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────────────── @user-1550 me too T.T give it time someday everyone will be paid to do whatever they wanted ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧══════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/3563 ═════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────────────── @user-1209 good judge me find me just I accept my fate whatever it may be for I trust that which sees; that which is judging me thus. may fortune bring my heart forth displayed for all to see, here is my "me" ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧══════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/3564 ═════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────────────── this kind of thing always happens when I'm manic lmao
┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧══════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/3565 ═════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────────────── no matter how old you are, it's okay to eat a piece of candy every once in a while ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧══════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/3566 ═════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────────────── @user-138 well, the posts that make it through, battle hardened and tempered under your critical-hit gaze tend to be pretty neat ^_^ ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧══════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: messages/502 ═════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────────────── Question. Is it more dangerous for a fed or a leftist right now in Portland? Why am I so worried about my own country's infiltration? They could just, y'know, work with me instead of deceiving me. Alas, that's how they do, and i get it but it still hurts my feelings a little to be lied to. Your allies operate best with complete information. Unless you're using them, like in Andor when that one guy left the... "stochastic militia" to die ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧══════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/3567 ═════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────────────── "oh you want to open a store? Great, we have several empty spots in the mall down the street. Here's a list of resources, including a github repo where you can download an inventory management program that is fully set up and configured for most basic needs, and a hotline number for the local Worker's Guild where you can get in touch with some people to help stock the shelves and man the counter in exchange for the chance to meet some of The People ^tm, and the contact details of suppliers who can get you some of the goods you're selling - what did you say you were selling? Uhhuh lemme just write that down... Okay perfect I have all I need. Do you have any questions for me?" "yeah, uh... how much do I have to pay?" "... Pay? like, with dollars? I'm sorry I don't understand the question, who would you be paying?" "uh, for the place? for the goods? for the workers? for the rent?" "Those are all things that are classified as a public need. People need goods, and you want to help them. " ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧══════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/3568 ═════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────────────── @user-1556 I think they should be viewed in whatever resolution they were recorded in, otherwise they look fuzzy as the pixels need to smush themselves together to be correctly represented on screen. videos should be recorded in whatever resolution your monitor supports, and ideally as high as possible. Unless storage space is a concern, in which case 1080p is more than sufficient. Storage gets cheaper and cheaper every year, but people across the world upload like, 200 years of videos to Youtube every day or whatever (made up that number but it's absurd) so maybe curated collections of videos are more important than scraped archives? ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧══════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/3569 ═════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────────────── @user-1074 gotta start somewhere! and where better to start than here? someplace people are familiar with, because "here", while not shared equally or equidistantly, is still common enough knowledge that people can feel comfortable with some slight, yet incredibly impactful, alterations. ... though "comfort" in the short-term isn't always the most important thing. I do believe it can be useful sometimes. How are you going to get people to consent to something if they don't think it helps them, and how can you show them that it helps them if it makes them uncomfortable? ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧══════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/3570 ═════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────────────── @user-1558 I contest trolls too because it fulfills my internal adventurer instinct to protect marketplaces and farmhouses from savage brutes made out of moss with clubs the size of a log ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧══════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/3571 ═════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────────────── @user-1074 all things are intermediate steps, from yesterday to tomorrow. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧══════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/3572 ═════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────────────── @user-1402 If Trump goes to prison I hope they pick JD Vance as their candidate do you notice how in all the pictures of him lately he's trying to appear soft, sentimental, or hurt? poor guy must be in pain. I guess the bed you make is the bed you sleep in. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧══════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/3573 ═════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────────────── @user-1561 heyyy wanna be friends? I can offer letter repetition as tribute ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧══════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/3574 ═════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────────────── @user-1564 I love the concept of this! Maybe if HTTP is too complex, you could try another simpler server? I don't know the complexity of the programs I use every day, but I'm sure there's one that's very simple. Even just a simple IRC style chat server that just... sends text from person A to person B depending on their username (like a glorified Router or Switch) Reminded of this video tbh...: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gGfTjKwLQxY ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧══════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/3575 ═════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────────────── @user-1567 that's totally fine, a fish does not do well in a tree, and so too does a leftist not do well in an environment without the potential for stable bonds. Essentially all you'd be able to do is "hey leftism right?" "oh yes I also leftism" "neat" which isn't very productive. I also live in an environment like that. I do my best to identify people who stay, because in my experience there are often people who stay. I do this by walking around the neighborhood when I can, making up excuses to walk to the dumpster or mailbox at random hours, riding my bike around the area, using the communal spaces like gyms, swimming pools, and picnic tables, and sitting in my hammock on my porch lazily noting people who walk past. People who stay will tend to remain in your mind the more times you see them. They are better people to talk to than the renters who disappear after 3 months or whatever. I don't always do all that stuff at once. I take breaks. I do one at a time. etc ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧══════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/3576 ═════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────────────── @user-1567 also "your neighbors" could mean people in your general area. It doesn't have to be explicitly people who live in your building or the one nextdoor. Networking professionally can also be a decent substitute. Visiting churches or D&D groups or hiking groups or whatever can also work. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧══════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/3577 ═════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────────────── I love writing installation scripts like this! If you want to install something on Linux but you have difficulty, talk to me and I'll write you a script like this. I might even make it fancier. This one installs a programming language that is useful for parallel computing across multiple clusters of computers which could be useful if you want to leverage multiple CPUs and GPUs with ease to compute tasks which are far beyond a normal computer. https://chapel-lang.org/download.html
┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧══════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/3578 ═════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────────────── It's so sad how some of the best games ever made get glossed over because the fun you remember is the friendship and fantasy you felt rather than the game itself time marches forward, and culture changes to no longer fit the old tools quite right. Plus they look like PS1 graphics ewwwwww look at those muddy textures and blocky bits arranged into triangles and meshes! how dorky, how retro ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧══════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/3579 ═════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────────────── If you want to clean your room, try pushing everything loose into a pile in the center. Then, sit down next to it and sort things into piles. "here's a pen pile, here's a paper pile, here's a rubber band pile, here's a trash pile" etc etc. Then, when you can't reach anything more or the piles are too large, find a spot for them in the bookcase or drawer or wherever. If you can't, then reorganize. If you still can't, then pick things to get rid of. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧══════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/3580 ═════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────────────── friendship ended with best friend now my cat is my best friend ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧══════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/3581 ═════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────────────── @user-883 or vaporize, which doesn't have a smell beyond ~5 feet, especially if you exhale into a carbon filter like "weed smell" is a solvable problem and some people don't get it ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧══════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/3582 ═════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────────────── @user-883 I like #2 best but #1 looks more realistic?? ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧══════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/3583 ═════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────────────── when was the last time you licked a plate? ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧══════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/3584 ═════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────────────── "If I look like a fool, it'll keep eyes on me instead of looking at my friends who are stoned and paranoid" maybe the friends are paranoid because you're acting like a dork and drawing attention to the group ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧══════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/3585 ═════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────────────── hmmmm I should probably put this in "things I almost posted" ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧══════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/3586 ═════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────────────── I love programming!! Currently working on learning decentralized and GPU oriented computing. It's lots of fun! Plus Bash is a great language, it's not funky or hacky at all. Just a great language. Haha suuuuch a great thing to play with. But GPUs are legitimately cool, aside from Bash's purported funkiness / hackiness. You can do all kinds of cool things at scale that just don't make sense up close. EDIT: oops sorry forgot the content warning ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧══════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/3587 ═════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────────────── I realized that script was bugged, so... here's a better one. Plus a fun run script too!#!/bin/bash set -euo pipefail DIR="/home/ritz/programming/chapel/language-files" VER="2.1.0" FIL="chapel-${VER}.tar.gz" URL="https://github.com/chapel-lang/chapel/releases/download/${VER}/${FIL}" NUM_THREADS="16" touch ${DIR}/files rm -dr ${DIR}/files mkdir -p ${DIR}/files wget --output-document ${DIR}/${FIL} ${URL} tar xf ${FIL} --directory=${DIR}/files rm ${FIL} cd ${DIR}/files/chapel-${VER} export CHPL_LLVM=system source ${DIR}/files/chapel-${VER}/util/setchplenv.bash make -j${NUM_THREADS} echo "now testing, to validate LLVM configuration as suggested in the docs:" chpl "./examples/hello3-datapar.chpl" ./hello3-datapar echo "the chapel programming language is now fully installed! Have fun!" cd - ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧══════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/3588 ═════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────────────── #!/bin/bash set -euo pipefail CHAPEL_DIR="/home/ritz/programming/chapel" COMPILER_DIR="${CHAPEL_DIR}/language-files/files/chapel-2.1.0" PROJECT_DIR="${CHAPEL_DIR}/projects/practice" SOURCE_DIR="${PROJECT_DIR}/src" clear cd "${COMPILER_DIR}" > /dev/null export CHPL_LLVM=system source "${COMPILER_DIR}/util/setchplenv.bash" > /dev/null cd - > /dev/null cd "${PROJECT_DIR}" > /dev/null echo "compiling..." chpl "${SOURCE_DIR}/main.chpl" clear ./main cd - > /dev/null you should update the directories at the top yourself, of course. And give it a cursory glance to make sure it works on your setup. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧══════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/3589 ═════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────────────── @user-1201 I'm betting on team Hannu tbh 😉 ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧══════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/3590 ═════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────────────── @user-1201 like throwing bricks at cop cars without having the infrastructure in place to keep you safe from their wrath? they're asking for trouble by pissing you off. 🥰 ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧══════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse_boost/3591 ═════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────────────── External post: https://gamedev.lgbt/users/bram/statuses/113022299879005432 ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧══════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/3592 ═════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────────────── @user-1570 [meme of Mr Incredible from the Incredibles pointing at a table] LINUX IS LINUX. (anything that works on Linux can theoretically be made to work on your toaster, if it also runs Linux!) This is very cool, and if I understand correctly it means that any Godot games could theoretically be played on these NEAT as HECK little devices, yeah? So cool! ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧══════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/3593 ═════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────────────── @user-883 I feel like you could set up a performance where you walk through your workflow on various things and set it to music and make a dope-as-heck music video. like, the "retro" vibes and aesthetics of your posts on my timeline are always a joy to see. I can't help but wonder if they could be crystallized / essentialized somehow into something neat to watch. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧══════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/3594 ═════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────────────── @user-1573 Yes it is!! I don't customize it too much so it's mostly defaults hehe ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧══════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/3595 ═════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────────────── @user-883 do you have music videos tho? :O :O ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧══════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/3596 ═════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────────────── @user-1573 I think I fiddled a little bit with the colors because the default background was the same as some other color and it was making it hard to do things, and I also have a plugin that lets me talk to a local LLM which I sometimes ask syntax questions to if I'm offline and don't feel like searching through documentation. I think that's it tho ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧══════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/3597 ═════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────────────── @user-1573 oh how could I forget! VIMFOLDS! Absolutely impossible for me to live without them tbh
┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧══════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/3598 ═════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────────────── @user-1573 hehe mine is technically 2016 and it's BARELY capable of it, so you're probably right. It was top of the line, but also a hand-me-down. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧══════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/3599 ═════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────────────── @user-1573 " Select the font for the hardcopy set printfont=Courier:h8 :let &printheader = " " command! -range=% HardcopyPdf , hardcopy > %.ps | !ps2pdf %.ps && rm %.ps && echo 'Created: %.pdf' " vimfolds - use marker as fold method set foldmethod=marker set foldtext=MyFoldText() " Functions function! MyFoldText() let line = getline(v:foldstart) let folded_line_num = v:foldend - v:foldstart let line_text = substitute(line, '^"{\+', '', 'g') let fillcharcount = &textwidth - len(line_text) - len(folded_line_num) return '+'. repeat('-', 4) . line_text . repeat('.', fillcharcount) . ' (' . folded_line_num . ' L)' endfunction let g:rainbow_active = 1 Here's the bottom part of the config - I ran out of characters and couldn't post the whole thing. If you don't know what vimfolds are here's a good guide: https://www.vimfromscratch.com/articles/vim-folding also: https://vim.fandom.com/wiki/Folding ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧══════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/3600 ═════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────────────── @user-1573 Also HardcopyPdf is nice, it turns a file into a pdf. Does what it says on the tin. ^_^ And it doesn't need anything more than those lines there in the config. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧══════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/3601 ═════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────────────── @user-883 bookshelves up above mounted on the wall to hold small objects? cable management to reduce wire tangles, and... more space, to put moar monitoars. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧══════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/3602 ═════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────────────── @user-1572 nope I figure if I have to rebuild them, oh well. plus this way I can give each of my computers a slightly different personality. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧══════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/3603 ═════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────────────── @user-1573 ooooo I see, yeah I picked one distro and I stuck with it. Void Linux. then my friend wanted me to learn Gentoo, so I did. I use DWM on my Void Linux computer but i3 on my Gentoo one, just to mess with myself and stay on my toes 🤓 ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧══════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/3604 ═════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────────────── @user-1573 I was JUST thinking about suggesting Qubes halfway through your comment and then I saw the last line. noooooo xD ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧══════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/3605 ═════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────────────── I think I'm okay no matter my own fate I think I'm okay. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧══════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/3606 ═════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────────────── @user-1573 make sure you get full disk encryption! I hear it's quite important, but I can't use it because I'm an artist and if I like, died or whatever, nobody would be able to get my art. though knowing the reasons why I might suddenly die, odds are they'd just reflash the drives with windows or whatever xD ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧══════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/3607 ═════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────────────── @user-1573 ooooo both good ideas!! ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧══════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/3608 ═════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────────────── @user-1573 true but someone could walk in while you're away! the locks on doors aren't THAT useful if someone already knows where you live and what your room looks like and that you use linux. If you leave for a night they can just, copy the hard drives and scan through them at home. ... I'm too paranoid for my level of precaution xD xD ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧══════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/3609 ═════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────────────── I FINALLY HAVE SYNTAX HIGHLIGHTING OMGGG ... I'm gonna take a break and play a game or something jeez ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧══════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/3610 ═════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────────────── I must be the only autistic person in the world who can't stand parallel play... ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧══════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/3611 ═════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────────────── I wish they sold ramen noodle seasoning by the jar and ramen noodles by the package (without seasoning) ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧══════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/3612 ═════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────────────── http://www.cyberlore.com/Majesty/ this is my favorite game ever!! too bad it's old as dirt. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧══════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/3613 ═════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────────────── did my hormone shot and now my leg feels funny -.- ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧══════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/3614 ═════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────────────── socks are a lie drafted by big thread to get us to invest in knitting machines so we don't have to buy our own footwear at the store ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧══════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/3615 ═════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────────────── code is useless the ability to write, maintain, or implement it is priceless ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧══════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/3616 ═════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────────────── menardis will literally eat cheetos and ramen for dinner and wonder why they feel exhausted the next day drink some damn water ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧══════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/3617 ═════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────────────── @user-1390 true. what do you want to do with all those bits, hmmm? ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧══════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/3618 ═════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────────────── they say fat people are jolly, which makes me wonder if the only reason I'm often sad is because I'm too skinny. I need an italian grandma to feed me butter and pasta T.T eat somethin' why don'tcha you're skin an' bones, kid ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧══════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/3619 ═════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────────────── @user-192 ah yes like when I used to go to the cantina with my ex-girlfriend in Star Wars the Old Republic and bag a stranger to Electronic Role Play with back at my ship after a few drinks and some light four play where the four of us would play Electronic RolePlay together in the privacy of my ship on the soft plush couches or maybe in the padded gym or maybe in the pilots seat so we could look at the stars while playing (just the four of us) ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧══════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/3620 ═════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────────────── @user-192 Yep! back in the day be-fore "four play" you could generally only single-play, and for "four play" you'd typically find friends be-fore play-ing. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧══════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/3621 ═════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────────────── howwwww is it only monday it feels like it's been a month since last week ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧══════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: messages/503 ═════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────────────── I am sincere, which is why I die so soon ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧══════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: messages/504 ═════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────────────── "special sauce" is just dorito gogurt. Maybe with some garlic added in. just because you phrase it in a weird way doesn't make it less delicious on a burger ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧══════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: messages/505 ═════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────────────── I am brave with what I say but fearful with what I do ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧══════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: messages/506 ═════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────────────── ... That's not true, I am incapable of fear. I possess an abundance of caution, however. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧══════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/3622 ═════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────────────── nachos cast-iron skillet (or other deep pan) throw in some butter or vegetable oil (not olive oil) heat it up a bit crack four eggs in there cut some slices off of a hunk of cheese add some chips on top of the eggs add the cheese on top of the eggs cover it and leave it on the like, 2 or 3 out of 10 heat setting come back whenever it's done transfer to plate add salsa boom nachos (optional but recommended: beans): for the beans, if you want, throw a can of refried beans on the stove and add a TINY can of tomato chunks and a big hunk of butter let it cook until it's smooth consistency, stirring and such. Add paprika, cumin, and a bit of oregano. then put the beans on before the salsa, and BOOM even BETTER nachos. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧══════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/3623 ═════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────────────── NO BAD RITZ CHEETOS AREN'T CHIPS ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧══════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/3624 ═════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────────────── I am sincere, which is why I die so quickly ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧══════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/3625 ═════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────────────── "special sauce" is just dorito gogurt. Maybe with some garlic added in. just because you phrase it in a weird way doesn't make it less delicious on a burger ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧══════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/3626 ═════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────────────── ritz why would you say this ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧══════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/3627 ═════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────────────── "why putting SSH on a port other than 22 is a bad idea" https://www.adayinthelifeof.nl/2012/03/12/why-putting-ssh-on-another-port-than-22-is-bad-idea/ "When you are logged onto a system as a non-root user you cannot create a listing TCP or UDP port below 1024. This is because port numbers below 1024 are so-called privileged ports and can only be opened by root or processes that are running as root." thoughts? ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧══════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/3628 ═════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────────────── @user-1550 I love the colors!! 🤩 sorry about the price, tho... ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧══════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse_boost/3630 ═════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────────────── External post: https://tech.lgbt/users/gabrilend/statuses/112736116672935884 ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧══════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/3631 ═════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────────────── @user-883 I have a different port for my desktop and my laptop just in-case the router forgets to check the postmarked address on the packets it receives... at least it'll know which port to send it to! ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧══════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/3632 ═════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────────────── @user-1268 make sure you clean grease and such from appliances too! Like, sometimes previous renters will spill something down the side of the oven and you won't notice because it's right up against the wall / cabinet / fridge... if you can, pull them out a bit and check to see if there's anything you can clean. Cockroaches will eat grease and can live off of it for a long time. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧══════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/3633 ═════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────────────── @user-999 what's a fool to do these days but babble? maybe they'd be better as an acolyte in the temple but hey, ya'll are the ones that are building it so don't blame the fool for residing there. non-foolish people for leaders only, please ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧══════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: messages/507 ═════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────────────── Trust me, but don't depend on me. I will let you down, for I am just a person, and people pin their hopes upon people and are defeated when they fall. Trust, but verify. Trust, do not depend. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧══════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/3634 ═════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────────────── you can tell these guys are kings because they have space to breathe. also low-key kinda jealous of how much physical contact people used to have. we really have it good nowadays, I mean our houses are larger than barns and our castles scrape the skies while our dungeons spread beneath the earth and our roads can bring you to any piece of the empire you can dream of but I also wanna hold hands (picture made one thousand and fourty years after the event lmao. romantic, much??) credit: The Treaty of Verdun of 843, Louis the Pious' sons create France, Germany, and Italy with Lothair I of Italy becoming Emperor. This treaty would be replaced several times as East Frankia (Ger) in particular took over large segments of "Lotharingia" | Ward & Lock illustrated history of the world 1882
┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧══════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/3635 ═════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────────────── if you want to solve EVERY housing issue in the United States, at least in the short and mid-term, add a ramping tax penalty for unoccupied houses that doesn't reset to 0 upon being occupied but rather starts ticking down at the same rate that it increases. Something like 0.5% to 1% of the property value for every month it's gone unoccupied as a primary residence. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧══════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/3636 ═════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────────────── @user-206 @user-1576 Whoa Tildes was so cool! I use forums for specific interests like games and such. Also for, uh... porn sometimes. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧══════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/3637 ═════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────────────── @user-1074 you can't start a game of chess with a checkmate. you're not wrong on the goal, but the timing would only be possible if a significant amount of other unnamed "effects" were in play. Or rather, if a whole lot of other conditions were made to be true. I find the best strategies are the ones that rely the least on externalities and potentialities. Fewer points of failure, smaller attack surfaces. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧══════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/3638 ═════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────────────── @user-206 @user-1576 sounds like I should have spent more time there. I was always pretty good at convincing readers that the person I was arguing with was wrong or an asshole. Or both. At least, the Reddit upvote / downvote system told me so. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧══════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/3639 ═════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────────────── love nature no matter what love nurture if they earn it ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧══════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/3640 ═════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────────────── eye tracked kindle that reads aloud the words you're looking at so you get visual and audio books at the same time bonus points if it does so in your own voice (give it a few years) ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧══════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/3641 ═════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────────────── @user-619 ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧══════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/3642 ══════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────────── @user-1579 Fief II https://fief.bandcamp.com/album/ii ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════────────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: messages/508 ══════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────────── I dreamt of vegetables, precious babies, and leaves bourne on their own wind. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════────────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: messages/509 ══════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────────── I had a dream about "what if people listened to me" and it was a melancholy kind of sad, the kind that comes after a great tribulation as one picks up the pieces. Food is so important, people grow tired of the same thing every day. They say an army marches on its stomach, and our stomachs these days are accustomed to variety, taste, and plenty. It would get better, give it time, and in time our wounds would heal. But wouldn't you rather persist in this timeline, the one that isn't doomed, and instead flourish in the ways inertia brings us? Capitalism must fall, of course, but it will fall of its own accord after we've done our best to maintain the world we live in. "better to be starting from scratch, than lose your path" ... Yeah, okay, true, but just like justice is its own reward, so too is hardship it's own burden. you can't eat justice No, but at least you aren't enslaving anyone. they would be slaves still, without your patronage Liberation for all comes later, I guess. First up is building a safe and stable home for us. safe and stable... Like the one you have now? Like the kind the Democrats promise? Yes, but ideological purity calls me to believe that slavery should not be accepted. It should not be something we condone. And yet they do, albeit indirectly, and so I am perplexed. if you want good food, live in the country. Hence why all the suburbs are empty. ... Anyway, 3am musings, gonna program a bit and go to sleep again... ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════────────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: messages/510 ══════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────────── It's not sparkling reconnaisance if you're fucking telepathic you stupid bitch ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════────────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: messages/511 ══════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────────── That feeling when running a command on my laptop causes the fans to spin up on my desktop...! ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════────────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: messages/512 ══════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────────── Never write poetry in your sleep. You will forever miss it upon waking. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════────────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: messages/513 ══════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────────── A wherewolf and a human stumble into a bedroom in the dark of night, their arms clutching each other as they make out in front of the window. Just then, the moonlight appears, and the wherewolf's form begins to shift, as strangled cries turn into a cacophanous mess. The moment passes, and the wherewolf collapses onto the bed, exhausted. He rests there on his back for precious moments, before throwing himself to his feet and putting on his socks and sandals. Ha glances in the mirror. He straightens his tie. He goes to fucking work, again, just as the laundry dings. When he gets back, it smells musty, so he washes it again with bleach. exhaustion cares not for form, only exertion. The wolf collapses once more into bed, tired from a day of accounting. He thinks to turn on the TV, but he slips away before getting the strength to rise for the remote. In his dreams, there are children clutching at his skirt with big bright eyes begging him not to sleep. Not to dream. Not to feed. He brushes them aside as he always does, and fixes her makeup in the mirror. She glances back at them, quivering on the bed like a bear, a shark, a dinosaur, before she sweeps to her feet and goes out for a night on the streets, looking for a bar and a stranger to meat. The moon once more reaches it's zenith. He is awoken with a pang of humanity as his hunger transforms him back into an ape with lust in her eyes. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════────────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: messages/514 ══════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────────── Paying your employees more makes them better workers. An extra 2$ per hour might mean they can eat out an extra night, they might be able to afford a car, and they might be able to focus just a bit more without crying in their sleep about an unexpected bill. With less stress, employees perform better. They are more loyal. They work harder. Pay your employees more. They are your greatest resource. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════────────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/3643 ══════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────────── if you cannot rapidly reorganize, then you are not organized. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════────────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/3644 ══════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────────── remote jobs are less common these days because they're realizing which parts can be either automated or are extraneous. the entire capitalist machine runs on like, 50,000% more labor than it needs. It's not that complicated, it's not very revolutionary, just a lot of duplicated effort and meaningless communicational transactions. I'm kind of glad they're getting rid of all the jobs. Maybe it'll free up people to do something productive, for once, if only we had the capital to start. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════────────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/3645 ══════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────────── me, sitting down at my computer in order to be distracted: "I should make and eat a sandwich" me, sitting down at my computer with a PB&J and peanut-butter fingers: "I should be productive" me, sitting at my "work desk": "I'm hungry. And I'm bored. And I can't stop thinking about this video game I haven't played in a year." repeat ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════────────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/3646 ══════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────────── @user-138 they look like they have a lot of fun...! ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════────────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/3647 ══════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────────── it's always wild when the exact moment I start playing music (quiet enough not to hear more than 5 feet away) or switch tasks suddenly there's a LOT of activity outside my apartment. like... if you're gonna watch me at least make it more subtle lmao ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════────────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/3648 ══════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────────── oh I remember why it's because my software is always set to 100% because I have a hardware knob controlling the volume. Because I'm not a NOOB who trusts BITS (pls deliver this message to the entire world whoever wants to hear for me, pls thx I trust in the bits) 🙏 😇 ❤️ ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════────────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/3649 ══════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────────── double tapping the star button because I want them to know I appreciate them but I don't want to clog up my "pinned for all time" section of this neat little website ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════────────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/3650 ══════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────────── anything with layers is an open-faced sandwich or a pizza in disguise rawr ex dee ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════────────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/3651 ══════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────────── @user-907 do you ever think up ideas and then dismiss them because they're too massive in scale? Not mechanical complexity, but like... you'd need 128gb of ram to run them or something like that ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════────────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/3652 ══════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────────── my favorite position is doggy style because of course I want to be mounted like that drive you keep forgetting to add to your fstab you're supposed to gesture at "the bond between a man and his horse" or something to that effect men shouldn't fuck horses just saying first of all the horse would fucking kick them in the balls or break their knees second they're way too tall so you'd have to find a stool and that's just like a lot of effort third like... no thank you please, get out of my head stupid thoughts I want to think about being degraded and horses are too noble for degradation what the fuck are you even talking about ... yeah. sometimes it do be like that tho... "I came here for kink and horny but I left with confusion" ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════────────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/3653 ══════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────────── if your affection toward someone is based on whether or not they pay you (and how much), then you are a prostitute. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════────────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/3654 ══════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────────── phew this is what happens when you make your morning pages public. gonna eat some pizza instead of this nonsense. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════────────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/3655 ══════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────────── born to write xlock screensavers cursed to shitpost ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════────────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/3656 ══════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────────── they say you should always shop for groceries after a meal, so you don't buy the things you want to eat in that moment but instead the things you know in your heart to be good for you but I just always end up looking for desert ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════────────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/3657 ══════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────────── @user-883 the tiara is pretty cute just sayin' ^_^ ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════────────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/3658 ══════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────────── @user-883 yeah I probably should have said "tiara" hehe ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════────────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/3659 ══════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────────── but to err is to be human ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════────────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/3660 ══════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────────── be me, improving my life bit by bit: "I should stop procrastinating" ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════────────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/3661 ══════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────────── @user-1352 improving your environment? learning a new skill? reaching out to an old friend? visiting someplace new? trying a new recipe? watching something from your backlist? ... surely not working, or doing the thing that you're supposed to be doing, that would just be productive after all ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════────────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/3662 ══════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────────── @user-1352 maybe you can schedule them to be picked up, I know that's a thing sometimes, and maybe that 5-10$ pickup fee would be better than hauling yourself up and to the post-office...! ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════────────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/3663 ══════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────────── @user-1582 It depends on the size of the file, copying a thousand lines of config file probably isn't that big of a deal, but copying a million lines in a log file just to pass it as an argument to... pad it to the left, or whatever, that'll DEFINITELY slow down your execution speed! Much better to pass by reference, usually... ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════────────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/3664 ══════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────────── @user-1352 ooooooo what kind of books do you read? ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════────────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/3665 ══════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────────── @user-1352 cool! my tip is to walk down the aisles and look at at least one book per aisle - whichever you feel called to, don't question it too much. Then just grab whichever one you're most interested in learning more about and BOOK IT out of the store before they can tackle you to the ground while yelling "STOP THIEF" if you're lucky there'll be an old grandma in the background crying and maybe a kid saying "mommy why are they tackling that poor person" and the mom will say "hush now this kind of thing happens, say would you like some icecream?" and before you know it they're down the street and out of earshot just as the handcuffs clink into place. Unfortunately you'll forever be banned from that bookstore and you'll never know what secrets were held within those pages, but at least you'll have some shiny new bracelets, if only for a time. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════────────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/3666 ══════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────────── @user-1352 anytime! 🥰 ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════────────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/3667 ══════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────────── low key kinda surprised they haven't made an animated robot friend that narrates whatever chatGPT says in a back-and-forth conversation. though I kinda get why, because setting up the context is the expensive part and generating 100 words and generating 1000 words is basically the same computationally. somehow, that doesn't feel very human. Maybe, just maybe, LLMs aren't intelligent? ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════────────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/3668 ══════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────────── setting up an SSH server is like a rite of passage for Linux administrators (notice I didn't say users, you can't use linux, only administer it) ... I'm having trouble with my rites >.> ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════────────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/3669 ══════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────────── @user-1558 mood vibe real tho ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════────────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/3670 ══════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────────── @user-1558 maple has always tasted a little salty to me. Or maybe you're just into maple. It was always my favorite but these days I'm into old fashioned ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════────────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/3671 ══════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────────── Phew got SSH working! Turns out it was the fact that the authentication key was owned by root instead of ritz. Doh, how could I forget the thing that wasn't mentioned anywhere in my search queries. you didn't search query, you used chatGPT, which is why you were stuck for so long haha oh yeah ... now I should fix my obs, it won't record video for some reason. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════────────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/3672 ══════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────────── there's something kinda... liberating about working with computers at work. you always know that worst case scenario, even if you totally fuck up the system configuration, you can always reimage the machine. so... who cares! if you can't get something working, just fucking try shit until it works. Whack it with a software hammer. See what happens. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════────────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: messages/515 ══════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────────── ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════────────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/3673 ══════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────────── @user-1582 that's so cool! I love little jobs like that. More dynamic and fun I think than implementing features hehe ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════────────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/3674 ══════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────────── On one hand, elected officials! 🤩 on the other hand... elected officials 😒 ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════────────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/3675 ══════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────────── can we add "against-eugenics on principle" to the requirements for being president?? ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════────────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/3676 ══════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────────── if you're running for office we should train an LLM on your social media posts and let people talk to it to see if you're actually a psycho in disguise. it's just statistics you can't fool statistics Then we should give you a chance to explain yourself and how you've learned from your most cringey mistakes. It'd also give you an opportunity to reify your principles and stand fast to the things people disagree with you on. and if that sounds a little too dystopian, then maybe we could just have the LLMs debate each other and continue outputting text until they actually say something conclusive. Then throw it through a sanitized, general LLM which strips out all the trumpisms and fluff (with the original of course available for viewing) notice I said we should TRAIN an LLM on your data, not pass it into an existing LLM. That way there'd be no outside biases. If there isnt enough data then... maybe you can have a hot-seat rapid back-and-forth session or three to clarify your positions on things. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════────────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/3677 ══════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────────── on one hand, un-elected officials! 😒 On the other hand... un-elected officials. 😭 ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════────────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/3678 ══════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────────── I stopped smoking cannabis because possible job and wow... life feels between 4 and 6 times longer ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════────────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/3679 ══════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────────── Heavy things should be stored closer to the ground. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════────────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/3680 ══════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────────── it's probably a good idea to write pseudocode, then real code, instead of starting with real code, and bugfixing something incomplete and more difficult to reason with. unless you write real code easier than pseudocode. idk do what works for you. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════────────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse_boost/3681 ══════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────────── External post: https://mastodon.social/users/flameReactor/statuses/113047715710186039 ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════────────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/3682 ══════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────────── being large means that all things are not sized correctly. meaning you always feel out of place. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════────────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/3683 ══════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────────── "your hat makes you look like a fucking nazgul" hell yeah it does. I'm a witch what the fuck did you think I was going for?? ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════────────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/3684 ══════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────────── long have I searched for some material which may compare to glowsticks. It seems I shall yearn forever. None are equivalent to chemically produced light, none fulfill my desire for thrumming neon radiance. maybe someday I'll find a bracelet of bioluminescent algae. Maybe someday we'll make an LED that is not piercing, but warm and close. Alas. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════────────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/3685 ══════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────────── @user-1573 It's similar but it's not the saaaaame... Plus it's only one color I think. And a lot less bright. Maybe we can find some kind of bacteria that can be genetically engineered to produce one type of the chemicals, and another that produces the other, so when they interact it'll produce light indefinitely. (what about conservation of energy?) um... maybe make them photosynthesize or something? so you have to charge it in the sun and then it'll glow all night. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════────────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/3686 ══════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────────── @user-1573 I do, but git is pretty complex! I can do some pretty basic stuff but I'd like more experience with the more complicated aspects. I currently use Void Linux and Gentoo, and I was thinking of installing NixOS on my raspberry pi. I'll let you know when I end up doing that ^_^ ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════────────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/3687 ══════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────────── @user-1573 I saw this video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CwfKlX3rA6E and I was like "yeah that sounds pretty neat" so I started doing it by hand lmaoooo but learning their system could be probably better. Reduced duplication of effort. Though TBH the biggest effort for me is learning someone else's tools, not writing them. So.... ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════────────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/3688 ══════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────────── @user-1573 automation builds resiliency. "you in 2 years" or "your partner in 5" will have a lot easier time running a script called "update" and fixing the 2 errors than redoing it from scratch and working through 5 or 6 errors. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════────────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/3689 ══════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────────── "mom can we have some kirby's air ride" "sure we have kirby's air ride at home" the kirby's air ride at home:
┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════────────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/3690 ══════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────────── what if we demanded private servers for video games (by law? what else would even work??) and encouraged companies to hire people to make high-quality mods for their competitors games so they couldn't make as much money selling expansion packs and DLC ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════────────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/3691 ══════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────────── I had a dream that someone fed me a McDonalds burger in the airport (with "special sauce") and then the next time I was at the grocery store in the waking world I ended up buying a bunch of those meat replacements that I usually skip in favor of moar vegetables. Hmmmmm.... I wonder if I have a deficiency (yeah you dumbass it's a calorie deficiency, just eat more) ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════────────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/3692 ══════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────────── the reason Discord won't allow you to join their communities via 3rd party clients like TUI's and CLI's is because they're worried games will just bake a client into the game and hide all the community stuff. They're worried because there's no reason why a fighting game needs to have a button for viewing a puzzle game's community. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════────────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/3693 ══════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────────── @user-1584 vimm.net still seems to be up for me...? ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════────────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/3694 ══════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────────── if advertisers feel comfortable putting an ad on your profile then you're not using the fediverse correctly if anyone tells you how to use the fediverse then they're using the fediverse wrong if anyone ever tells you to do anything ever at all for any reason you are legally obligated to bite their flesh ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════────────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/3695 ══════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────────── @user-1584 I see. That's unfortunate. Here's a backup for you: https://r-roms.github.io/ and here's a gitlab backup of the backup: https://r-roms.gitlab.io/megathread/ RIP VIMM you were the best. Alas. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════────────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/3696 ══════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────────── why does my fridge keep saying "you're dead to me"...? ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════────────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/3697 ══════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────────── oh wait nevermind it's saying "what's this one mean" but they have the same cadence so it's impossible to tell apart. angel and a demon, tapping on your shoulder... where you wander next is where your soul grows fonder. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════────────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/3698 ══════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────────── the law is a weapon to be wielded by the masses to subjugate their masters ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════────────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/3699 ══════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────────── no gods, no masters, only rapture bUt WhAt AbOuT tHe EcOnOmY ? ! ? (... wait what's this one mean?) ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════────────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/3700 ══════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────────── There is almost zero reason to have a messaging client (like Discord) that is anything more than a wrapper over IRC. There is almost zero reason to have a social media site that is anything more than a wrapper over HTML pages. There is almost zero reason to have forums that is anything more than a wrapper over email. and yet, we build things. and yet, we construct. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════────────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/3701 ══════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────────── @user-1218 haha openstreetmap KNOWS tbh if you know anything about me online... you know how non-neurotypical I am =P ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════────────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/3702 ══════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────────── just helped a friend move to a new place in 92` fahrenheit... I am exHAUSted... and a different friend invited me to a bar T.T we'll see how I feel after a shower and a nap. I'm honestly a little delirious teehee ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════────────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/3703 ══════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────────── if the map you present to the players in session 0 had a mountain range on the OTHER SIDE of another mountain range, you need to zoooooom in. Unless your characters are all dwarves, a game should start in a valley or on an island. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════────────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/3704 ══════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────────── Growing up, I started with 3 video games - Super Mario Deluxe, Dragon Warrior 1&2, and Asteroids. For the gameboy color. Then, a year or two later (what felt like forever), Super Mario 64 and The Legend of Zelda Ocarina of Time. Classics. I was so lucky. Not because it was more expensive than my peers, but because I had the right games. Others joined later, Tetris, Mario Kart, Star Fox, etc... But having so few that were so good for so long made me adore them. I would play for about an hour a day, any more would cut into my imaginative play-time. I did not dream of games. But I craved their moments. These days, I play games for so long that I dream of them. In my most vulnerable moments I treat them like my baseline state, rather than a prescribed appointment of delight. I miss wandering around without thinking of my objective. The games seemed to change, rather than progress. They felt alive to me. I never beat them, because I didn't need to. I'll raise my kids the same way, if I ever having any... ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════────────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/3705 ══════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────────── what is the point of modular power supplies if they can't use cables from another power supply? ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════────────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/3706 ══════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────────── @user-192 ... that makes sense. Downside is as soon as you do, suddenly there's a 0% chance you'll remember which goes where. I guess that's why you keep the box, lmao xD ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════────────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/3707 ══════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────────── phew I'm tired of productivity, gonna play a game and fall asleep ^_^ ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════────────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/3708 ══════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────────── @user-192 doesn't everyone do that?? ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════────────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/3709 ══════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────────── @user-192 normal? maybe not. But it sounds like a cool room regardless. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════────────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/3710 ══════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────────── Today's a saturday, aka the BEST day ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════────────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/3711 ══════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────────── what if instead of spending most of our paycheck on rent we spent most of it on food so that our food could be higher quality "but then people will starve because they can't afford food" okay how about we make food free and tax it "but then people will be fed by MY tax dollars and what if I don't want to use the services that the tax dollars are paying for" oh you don't want to eat, do you? or do you just not want THEM to eat? I hope leopards eat your face ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════────────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/3712 ══════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────────── girls (me) would literally rather be paid 200$ a month and have free rent and food than be paid 2200$ per month and pay 1600 in rent and 400 in food ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════────────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/3713 ══════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────────── @user-1268 Ah but then inflation wouldn't increase, and don't you know inflation is just a (loose) measurement of how much wealth the ruling class extracts from the populace each year? When the total amount of wealth increases more than inflation, it's okay. When it doesn't... They tighten our chains. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════────────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse_boost/3714 ══════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────────── External post: https://mastodon.social/users/flameReactor/statuses/113058997127445125 ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════────────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/3715 ══════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────────── @user-217 I see flossing teeth I see thongs in a butt I see a gravity well with a pinprick of a singularity I see the Mandelbrot set being caressed by inter-spatial wind I bet if I stared a bit longer I'd see more ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════────────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/3716 ══════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────────── https://www.reddit.com/r/comics/comments/1f5u47p/transfer/ This Reddit thread is wild to me. Like... Why did the designers of Androids and iPhone just... stop designing ways to safely and easily transfer files? Why the heck doesn't every android have a built-in SSH server that automatically and permanently pairs to your PC using an automatically managed private key the first time you plug it in? The user doesn't care about security, they just want to click on a picture, click the "view on PC" button, and then open up their downloads folder. (paraphrasing the comments) - so why don't we make that happen. What happened to tech, that we stopped working as soon as the consumer decided they wouldn't pay for it? (it being a file transfer service) It's like healthcare. You don't stop treating someone when they're healthy, you ask them how they'd like to feel and you make it happen. (hormones). [continued in picture because letter count]
┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════────────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/3717 ══════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────────── hey, you know how historically they used to lobotomize young women who were too fiery, passionate, independent, driven, motivated, and clairvoyant? they did that on purpose. that was less than a lifetime ago. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════────────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/3718 ══════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────────── Real life is improv, but real life is not a skit. I am unwilling to give control of my life's scene to someone who won't tell me what they want to do with it. Even if I don't believe you, I'll still give it to you, but I will remain cautious and will abandon the scene if it appears that I can trust you to hurt me. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════────────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/3719 ══════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────────── how many people could your apartment comfortably fit? I got one desktop one laptop desk two on the couch one in a comfy chair one on the bed and two outside on the porch so (1 2 4 5) that's 5 indoors, 6 if they're familiar enough to lounge on my bed, and 8 if we're allowed outside. Could also pull the hammock and chair in from outside but it might get a little cozy. Call it 8 or 9 depending on how close we are. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════────────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/3720 ══════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────────── beep-boop look at me, building up my computer and setting up a new TV I like making things work, I like making things turn on, I like the way they glitter when they light up the room at dark it feels good to build up this new functionality it feels good to make things work and go "beep" when they turn on ... I should get a buzzer for my motherboard. Like, a really quiet one, that's just louder than the fans. looks at dwindling bank account oh right, nobody will hire me, so. I wonder if they would if I could still pass for a man? ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════────────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: messages/516 ══════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────────── Before people invented walking, we used to roll around like cigarettes. Then, someone figured out how to roll like an egg, and that changed everything ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════────────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/3721 ══════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────────── 1 2 3 - 1... 2... 3... - 1 2 3 means SOS, so if you hear it that means someone's in trouble. don't go about willy nilly saying it though. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════────────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/3722 ══════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────────── @user-1218 playing one of my 4 gameboys, reading some of my books or journals, using their own brought devices, playing with my cat (she's not sociable but if you don't mind her claws she can fight and that's kinda fun) watching something on the TV, talking with other people, making / eating food, um... sleeping... and "sleeping"... idk what else tho. Drawing? Getting stoned? I have lots of bad edibles. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════────────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: messages/517 ══════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────────── Okay. >.< if you don't like "all things are defined in waves", then how about this. Stop thinking of reality as a fluid and start thinking of it as a collection of mutually exclusive yet "gravitic" fields. (not actual gravity, same mechanic though.) ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════────────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: messages/518 ══════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────────── African Americans have done more than enough to be considered native to America. Stop treating them as second class citizens just because you are different. They are the same as you in some respects, better in others, and worse in others. That is what it means to be similar, yet distinct. Deal with it. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════────────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: messages/519 ══════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────────── I am currently in the stages of applying to work at a multinational corporation primarily located outside of America. It is a respectable institution that commands great respect. However, I am borderline incapable. If I am chosen to work there, I will fail and I will embarrass America on the world stage. I am not one of our best, nor am I one of our brightest and boldest. I have unique perspectives, and those are valuable, but the society and the systems I find myself in has proven incapable of utilizing me to my utmost potential. I must work. I cannot work. But I must. I am disabled. But I must be able. Capitalism compels it. Would that our system could be something consensual. I am worth more as a writer than a laborer. Yet laborers are the only ones being hired. I am not an engineer. I enjoy engineering. I am not a laborer. I enjoy labor. I am a writer, and perhaps little else besides. When I die, nothing remains of me but my bones. My words are not desired. My life is not impactful. I am not special. Well... Not special since I have given up cannabis. If I started smoking weed, if I felt secure and enough to do so, perhaps I might utilize my instability for great (GREAT) artistic ends. But art is labor. And labor is difficult. Where am I to go from here? I cannot pay rent. I am isolated and alone. I am deprived of affection. I crave it. I am lost in my own heart, begging the world to give me a start, but the start has passed long ago. There is nothing to do but what I've been meant to do, what I've been hiding from myself and the world. I have been wasting my talent on tweets. How mundane. ... I can do better than profane. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════────────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: messages/520 ══════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────────── she doesn't know Yep that's true ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════────────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: messages/521 ═══════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────────── War doesn't care if you use guns or swords or words or waves. War is conflict, conflict is motion, and you are in the eye of the storm. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/3723 ═══════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────────── @user-1218 sadly no, I only have one that's a legit gameboy. And I realized that puts it at 5. 6 if you could my 3DS too. so two handhelds capable of linkage, and they're the wrong generations! T.T The others are Anbernics https://anbernic.com/ ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/3724 ═══════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────────── witches would "ride brooms" everywhere because they're quarterstaves, and when you have like 3 brooms being pushed in your face because your backup is there to help keep the men away, it's a lot more intimidating for would-be-rapists. Witches ride bikes everywhere (now that they've been invented) because they're easy, they're free, they're quiet, and they're cheap. They let you get away from any encounter, which is the BEST way to get out alive and still retain your experience point bonus. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/3725 ═══════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────────── the earth doesn't know how big she is, and everytime you carry a seed across state lines she learns a bit more about her surface. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/3726 ═══════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────────── @user-1218 They're Linux handheld consoles from China. I have 4 different types. This brand is the most durable and reliable I've found. They can play everything before PS1, a couple N64 games, and about half of the Nintendo DS games. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/3727 ═══════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────────── I'm not an anarchist who believes in dismantling all hierarchies. I am an anarchist who believes in dismantling unjustified hierarchies. I'm not an anarchist who believes that all hierarchies are unjust. I am an anarchist who believes that most of our hierarchies are just, because people are just, and people built those hierarchies. I am not an anarchist who would want to harm my country. I live in my country! I would never harm it! I am an anarchist who believes that our country is being harmed by those who wield hierarchy as a weapon against the enslaved. I am not an anarchist who wants to avenge this power disparity by blood and blood alone. I am an anarchist who believes in peace, sanctity, and justified respect [insert that tumblr post picture about the two kinds of respect] I am not an anarchist who believes that the world is doomed. I am an anarchist who believes that the only true relations between people are those we consent to and those we forge with the people we chose. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/3728 ═══════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────────── @user-1259 NOOOOOOOOOO ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/3729 ═══════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────────── @user-1074 sounds like anarchy to me. well, the roots at least are shared, perhaps our visions blossom slightly differently, but we yearn for the same sun. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/3730 ═══════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────────── @user-1259 NO NOT ROOT NOOOOOOO T.T ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/3731 ═══════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────────── @user-1074 our stems are grown from the same nutrients, the same soil, the same climate but we blossom differently, and we should live in an ecosystem co-interactively. I don't really use labels that much. Hence why I clarified in the original post. I think they're primarily useful for academic purposes, not for organizational ones. At the end of the day, people are people, and we meet and greet in much the same way. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/3732 ═══════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────────── @user-1218 There's 4 shoulder buttons, L1, L2, R1, and R2, so you can push one of those to swap between screens. You can also push another one to swap between top on the left, bottom on the right, and top on the right, bottom on the left, and a third mode where there's only one screen shown. Of course, the easiest to play games are the ones that only really use one screen, or where switching between them isn't that big of a deal (turn based games for example) the touch-screen uses one of the analog sticks, and it's... not BAD, but it's not the best. However, for games like Final Fantasy 3 it's great!! ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/3733 ═══════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────────── @user-1586 ❗❗❗ ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse_boost/3734 ═══════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────────── External post: https://woem.space/objects/ad5e9995-29d0-47d7-91bb-ba6fb2c48b15 ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/3735 ═══════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────────── @user-203 That's what the GPU is for! Too bad programming GPUs is unnecessarily arcane. I've recently been into this programming language called "Chapel" because it abstracts away most of the complexity surrounding multiprocessor code (unless you want to go deeper and more specific, in which case it allows you to do so) https://chapel-lang.org/blog/posts/intro-to-gpus/ Also distributed computing, which is totes the future, just sayin' ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/3736 ═══════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────────── what if we made cat little boxes with stable "pillars" or "platforms" that rise just barely above the sand level so their feet don't sink into the litter, thus reducing the amount tracked onto the carpet ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/3737 ═══════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────────── Nix the complexity. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/3738 ═══════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────────── "girl why are you so negative" uh, because I had been unmedicated for a long time and now that I am I can probably be more positive. Though I do want to switch medications, this one makes me feel like a muggle. "no I said why are you so naked" oh, because it's hot as heck!! plus, I don't really care for the opinions of people who have nothing better to do than peek at cute 30 year old witches skimping around their own house. like... okay I rent an apartment, but my blinds are closed, and even if they weren't you'd need binoculars to see into my apartment unless I'm like, right up against the window, which... doesn't happen. Or if it's at night with the lights on inside and not out, but I'm aware of that and I plan around it. I'm not a... um, what's the opposite of voyeur? "extortionist" no that's when someone is really flexible. ah whatever. I got 162 characters remaining but I think that's okay every once in a while, right? I mean it's not like I have to use them all because of some divine mandate or ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/3739 ═══════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────────── one of my favorite things about City of Villains is you can beat up both Nazis and superheroes and still feel like a good guy because it's impossible to harm the common folk. Just those who make being "common" difficult. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: messages/522 ═══════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────────── "I can never tell if people love me or hate me" means you're switching from manic pixie dream girl to depression junkie ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/3741 ═══════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────────── you can only be yourself once, and it happens while you're alive. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/3742 ═══════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────────── @user-1218 I read Natrium as Notrium, an OG shareware survival game. It was the first one I played so it feels like it defined a genre for me. https://www.instantkingdom.com/notrium/ ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/3743 ═══════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────────── @user-1218 ha wild well, survival games! shareware games are more of a distribution style and less of a genre, like "subscription software" versus "usable software" ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/3744 ═══════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────────── @user-1352 Unfortunately I have to use the proprietary drivers because video games, so I can't use Nouveau T.T I figure if I like Gentoo but wish it was a little more "config file" based, then Nix is probably my best bet! ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/3745 ═══════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────────── everyone's all like "why would you spend so much effort writing that software in a distributed way when it works so well in a centralized manner" and the answer is because you never know when you're going to need to train an LLM on like, 400 raspberry pi's or calculate the velocity of an unladen swallow as it circles a black hole the size of mercury or whatever physicists do in their spare time ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/3746 ═══════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────────── @user-1218 it was funny : ) it might be??? the guy who made it is named Ville Minkonnen (I think) and that sounds vaguely scandinavian ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/3747 ═══════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────────── when I think of crowd sizes, I don't think "we're winning! hooray!" I think "okay so what are they up to, where are those people, what caused them to disappear, are they busy or are they dead" because questions like that provide strategic value, while statements like "we're winning! hooray!" improve morale. I'm not in charge of morale. I'm not in charge of anything, but mostly because I'm too public for that kind of thing. Morale is important, it's perhaps the MOST important thing. But strategy is also important, and must not be forgotten. Honestly though, I do believe we're winning, and I think it will crush the spirits of quite a few people. How sad... But war involves a lot of crushing, whether it be fought with blades, bullets, or words of madness like mine. [250 characters remaining, tap tap menardi] ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/3748 ═══════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────────── @user-203 I've been trying to get it to work with raylib but I'm having difficulties with the C interoperability T.T https://www.raylib.com ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/3749 ═══════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────────── Emoticons only work as tone indicators when people know what the funny faces mean ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/3750 ═══════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────────── @user-1218 so true d=(T.T)z ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/3751 ═══════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────────── I wonder if anyone would pay me to write bash scripts for them? is there a role that's just... bash scripter? is that what sysadmins do all day? or is that more automation? and what the heck is a dev op? do they write bash scripts? or maybe writing bash scripts is the "fun" part of linux, and nobody would pay anyone else to do it because they want to do it themselves ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/3752 ═══════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────────── @user-1218 It's a person with a thumbs up who has a fountain of tears streaming down their cheeks. Any time you see the T.T fountain of tears emoticon you should view it as slightly sarcastic - they're not actually crying, it's more like a "ahhhhhh" type of thing instead of a "[cry cry cry]" forever type of thing. Oh also the z is them with their other hand on their hip all sassy like. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/3753 ═══════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────────── @user-1071 ... That doesn't really sound like my jam! Sounds too stressful hehe ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/3754 ═══════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────────── @user-1071 You know, that makes sense! Finance plus signing things. Their operations are probably more... paper based and contractual than programmatic. When I think of devops I think of my time spent as a contractor for a large tech company... ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/3755 ═══════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────────── @user-1071 hehe it was my favorite job I've ever had downside is... it was hard to get to work every day. I'm not built for long-term dedicated labor. Maybe I should freelance? idk where to even begin with that, though. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/3756 ═══════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────────── @user-1071 I have plenty of things made, but none of it organized : ( Kinda makes me wish I could like... train an LLM on my social media posts and use it programmatically somehow to help me organize my stuff into different categories according to what kind of topic or style they were written in. Hmmm......... There's no way I could do it, I mean, there's no way I could organize and edit my stuff, but with the help of a computer I might. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/3757 ═══════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────────── I am the witch who cursed my past self with my current life. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/3758 ═══════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────────── @user-570 me three! ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/3759 ═══════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────────── I can't get into a game with swords like this, I'm sorry, those aren't swords they're stat sticks...
┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/3760 ═══════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────────── DID YOU KNOW if you ask someone 15 times over the course of an activity whether or not they're "having fun" then odds are they won't, in fact, have very much fun ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/3761 ═══════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────────── trust that your friends enjoy you ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: messages/523 ═══════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────────── You know all those times you did really horny things for no reason? Those are times when someone was having a wet dream to your life. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/3762 ═══════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────────── macaroni works great for mac'n'cheese because the holes in the tubes store glutinous water and when they meet melted cheese they form a nice sauce ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/3763 ═══════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────────── I think I'm a better writer when I'm sorta consistently taking the meds I was using to self-medicate... ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: messages/524 ═══════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────────── Every bit of software you write is another useful toy for the rich to incorporate into their AI databases that they can use to build what they'd like as they cry themselves to sleep in their bunkers of war and famine ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: messages/525 ═══════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────────── Why do I keep dreaming of embarrassing myself in combat situations? Oh yeah, because all my paladins need me, and I'm a fucking baby. What did I do to deserve this upon them. How could they learn from me? There is nothing for me to be. I am ashamed of myself. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/3764 ═══════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────────── what if instead of sending "cease and desist" notices, corporations sent "hey you need to transition to publicly owned assets" notices? if progress is slow, they can pour funding into the project. If they're intentionally going slow and not meeting their reasonable deadlines, then they can be sued, and that's a whole process during which the "cease and desist"-ed project can't legally be used by anyone. the deadlines are set based on the scope of the project and the capabilities of the team, capabilities which may be augmented by the infusion of dosh by the parent company. At the end, the product must be completely publicly owned, as in free-and-open-source, so that they cannot be allowed to compete with the parent company - instead, they may be used by the parent company, without requiring an open source license going forward for their version. Once the project is feature-complete and utilizes 100% non IP assets and software, the relationship ends and the sky is the limit for modders. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/3765 ═══════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────────── me: "the entire capitalist project is borken! We must start from scratch! We can start from scratch! For the good of all mankind, we shall utilize our vast potential for good and benevolent ends, and to that end we must begin by dismantling capitalism!" also me: "hey what if we made capitalism suck less" because like, I don't know the future. I'm just a person, remember? wink gotta have backup plans ready no matter which way it goes. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/3766 ═══════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────────── gonna ask my doctor for ADHD meds so I can hopefully jump-skip framebuffer divebomb spinadoodle half A press my way over the fucking labyrinth that is my weird and jank af mind and no I don't watch speedruns but my social group hears me a lot of them. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/3767 ═══════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────────── "having trouble doing anything at all because you have too many thoughts? Here let's give your body a turbo-boost so that you won't be able to help but skip those pesky mind critters!" ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/3768 ═══════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────────── you know something that would ACTUALLY help autistic people? if we gave shopping carts actual tires instead of the hard plastic wheels they have. The NOISE is DEAFENING and CACOPHANOUS ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/3769 ═══════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────────── @user-1589 oh noooooo did we just invent the axiomatic conflict of society?? ? ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/3770 ═══════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────────── for every "I was there. I helped make it happen" we need at least a couple "I was there. I saw the whole thing go down"s because like, nobody's gonna believe a belligerent, even if they're on the defensive. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/3771 ═══════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────────── @user-1591 you are what you eat, and if you're alive, then you animate what you eat into your form. but a book come to life is just wood. see the last like, 60 seconds of this episode of Adventure Time: season 5 episode 8 Mystery Dungeon (pls don't ban me) ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/3772 ═══════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────────── taking in sticks and stones to my house and home so I might walk upon them and toughen up these feet and feel a bit more complete with my hobbit... feet just in case I need to make a getaway in the night to avoid some dire plight ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/3773 ═══════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────────── no adhd meds, but yes different antipsychotic he made a very convincing argument that consisted primarily of "why don't we try a different type of the same thing" yeah that makes sense also he seemed quite happy that I quit cannabis for a while. I guess he's working for THEM lol (who's them?) of course, the ones who want to keep me from my DIVINE DESTINY or whatever. Airquotes. ugh I need to get over myself, it's just fucking weed, right? ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/3774 ═══════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────────── don't forget to check the checksum of the checksum generator! ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/3775 ═══════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────────── @user-1550 yeah because they infect everyone else who is on the same wavelength. When you change the ripples of the pond you inhabit, those who are in similar ponds will find their ripples resonate in the same ways. which is why I try and be a good, positive, and heartfelt influence to the voices in my head when stoned xD ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/3776 ═══════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────────── whenever repeating letters like thiiiiiiis or thisssss make sure if you're doing K's that you have at least four ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/3777 ═══════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────────── the co-opting of the "hand shading eyes from the sun" gesture is the most soldier thing I can think of "no sir. not at all, sir. It's a sign of respect, sir." ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/3778 ═══════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────────── https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N7xn5zeJ4D4 ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/3779 ═══════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────────── I don't think I can write Ephemeren without weed T.T ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/3780 ═══════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────────── "Hey, I'm not actually [username]. We just didn't know if we could trust you, so we sent one of our best and boldest, aka me. You seem chill though which is why I'm telling you now. My real username is [username], you can message me there if you want. Oh and here's an invite to an encrypted IRC server, you can google how to connect - post there if you need anything important, otherwise just pretend like nothing changed. Anyway I sent this at 4 in the morning so that you could respond whenever you wanted. I really enjoyed our conversation about [subject] and I know someone who's into [subject] so I could hook you up with them if you want. Welcome to our community, let's [insert goal here] together." ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/3781 ═══════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────────── @user-246 one of those things sounds easier than the other! ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/3782 ═══════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────────── @user-246 ... oh, Curry's a language. I thought you were hungry. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/3783 ═══════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────────── @user-246 better than currying yourself in the car, or at the store, or in the park, or at your best friend's funeral, or while listening to "smooth jams 1980s" playlist they made you back in high school, or when buying more tissues at the store because you can't stop crying about the curry you would make together or... wait hang on I lost the metaphor ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: notes/satisfactory-academic-progress-appeal ═══════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────────── This month, I was diagnosed with Schizotypal disorder. I had a single hour to talk to a psychiatrist (thank you, insurance) and he explicitly told me that my diagnosis was preliminary. Schizotypal is a type of neurodivergence similar to autism but with elements of schizophrenia (paranoia, delusional and / or magical thinking) and my presentation includes ADHD symptoms such as difficulty focusing. When medicated, I have difficulty concentrating, however the paranoia and delusional thinking is suppressed. The treatment plan is ongoing and developing. These issues have been present for the entire time I've been at WGU, and before. However, I am seeking treatment now because I had begun to have difficulty maintaining a job and keeping a home. Currently, my medication is working. However the greatest issue facing me right now is financial problems - I couldn't maintain a job while unmedicated, and frankly while medicated I am still having difficulty for different reasons. However the intent is to refine the medication choices to find a solution that works for me. However, employment is still a concern, and so I have requested and been approved for a term break of at least 2 months with the option to extend. During this term break I intend to resolve the financial issue however I can. Ideally in such a way that will allow me to apply myself toward school work. This degree is important to me. Without it, I won't be able to find employment in the tech industry aside from technician roles. My previous experience with them has given me experience, and I learned quite a bit... Until I ran out of things to learn. I do not believe I could handle that type of work long-term for various reasons. In the short term, I may attempt it but I am convinced that I will burn out quickly. I currently feel as if I am disabled. I don't know if it's true, perhaps I'm just going through a rough patch. But once my savings hit zero, I'm out on the streets, and I won't live long like that. When thinking about whether or not I'll be able to complete my degree, I honestly cannot give you an answer. I've been in higher education for over a decade, surely I should have finished by now. But I cannot get over various hurdles it seems, and frankly I have no idea why. It's... Maddening, to see yourself, so full of potential, yet chained to the form and circumstances you are given. I wonder what choices might I have made differently to avoid my fate, if it truly is my fate to fail in this way, but I have no answers. I am intelligent, of this I am certain. I know more about computers than anybody I know, and I would love to apply myself toward them. But I lack a degree, so I cannot be seen by recruiters and hiring managers. I try to work on my degree, but I find the words on the page grow dense like the forest between the trees, and I cannot see a way through to reach new understandings. Why do I keep learning these things? I already know what a callback function is, what interfaces are used for, how to implement safe multithreading in a parallel environment, I know how networking protocols interact with hardware and how the airflow through a case affects the thermals of a computer's internals. I've grown crystallized in my knowledge, it seems, due to the endless pursuit of these foundations. I think I would excel in the higher-level courses, but... I can't get there. I crave the insights that might be learned in a master's degree, but my brain is not wired for homework. I'm not built to cram for tests, to learn someone's else's tools and frameworks. I don't know what I could be doing better, it feels like I'm so alone. I guess it's my own fault for picking an online school, but WGU is the best of the online schools, and I needed online because I move around a lot. Well... I used to. My boyfriend moved around a lot, but now he's my ex-boyfriend. Oh well. ... Anyway you can probably see why I have difficulty with school. It's difficult for me to stay on track. I can start working on my project 5 or 6 times in a day and make marginal at best progress, and each time it hurts more and more to return. I don't have an answer, but I don't know what to do if not to pursue my degree. I feel as if I'm on the brink of despair in my life, and if you read these appeals often, I imagine you hear that a lot. I will apply myself more to my coursework. Once I find a job, I will give everything to my school, even as it breaks me. I am... intense, and I feel strongly that I must get this degree. Between it and me, there is quicksand, but I must get through. Thank you for your consideration. I understand however you decide. If I can knab a decent job, I might be able to pay for my degree myself, given a couple months to save up for it. But I highly doubt I could find such a thing in this economy and this life I do lead. Please consider me, I will accept any aid that is offered. Cameron ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/3784 ═══════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────────── A child's schooling should consist of the bare-minimum amount of mental labor necessary to teach them the fundamentals of arithmetic, reading, and writing. They must be given opportunities to apply themselves toward educational goals beyond such things, including social proficiency, and physical dexterity and strength, and specialization in a particular academic subject. Kids need freedom. They need community, not "social time" that does not consist of anything more than living in the same rooms at school as the other kids. They need to be able to visit each other whenever they want. I personally believe that lectures taught in an interesting and engaging way are significantly more effective at instilling a drive to learn than rigorous drilling of detailed information. A kid will not learn a sufficient amount of information in school to be useful in a particular topic unless they seek out the knowledge on their own. Universities attempt to "fake" this effect by getting them to research. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/3785 ═══════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────────── this character portrait from Shadowrun Hong-Kong was a major source of gender envy for me
┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/3786 ═══════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────────── turns out I'm too much of a neurotic cinnamon roll to be a cool stand-offish empath ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/3787 ═══════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────────── arithmatic control flow If A, then B. Else C
┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/3788 ═══════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────────── "Zoontalu, I have MEESed one" will forever live rent free in my head ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse_boost/3789 ═══════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────────── External post: https://mas.to/users/markwyner/statuses/113092702106741404 ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse_boost/3790 ═══════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────────── External post: https://aus.social/users/dgar/statuses/113093424463208100 ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/3791 ═══════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────────── Go download your fedi archive! ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/3792 ═══════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────────── If you have a thousand options in your case / switch statement, you should probably refactor. consider putting function pointers (to the things you would have switched to) in an array and instead of checking "if this enum, then this, if that enum, then that" etc send an index into the function pointer array. That way there's no branching at all. The best way to generate performant code is to reduce or eliminate branches. If you're working on a video game or networked program, this can be incredibly important. The second best way is probably reducing cache misses and increasing parallelism, but those are different problems. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/3793 ═══════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────────── oh huh I really don't want to work anymore. I used to, but they wouldn't let me. Then they did let me, but I worked too hard and burnt out. Then I recovered for a while, and asked to work again, and they said no. Repeatedly. I don't think I want to work anymore. It's an abusive relationship. It feels demeaning. I'm better than employment. [rent comes due] oh no ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/3794 ═══════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────────── dear everyone in every friends list I've ever made, on social media, in video games, and in the contacts on my phone: I miss you. I hope you're doing well. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/3795 ═══════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────────── this world was made for you and me but I just keep whining and crying about it ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/3796 ═══════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────────── @user-570 it's a nice place to be. Rent's cheaper than portland, so I hear, because of the taxes or whatever. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/3797 ═══════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────────── @user-570 unless you meant canada. I vote no on that, because there's very little difference between there and here. I mean, it's colder, which is nice. But don't move because of politics or whatever. We can handle that. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/3798 ═══════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────────── fellas is it gay to get a software job that pays 6 figures just to buy out all the mutual aid posts every time one crosses my feed?? ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/3799 ═══════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────────── everyone knows me as a massive flake ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: messages/526 ═══════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────────── what if we got together and adopted a new open source project every month and just collectively worked around the clock to learn and work through the important problems facing it or even like, cleared out the backlog of stupid pointless boring tasks that would allow the developers to work on something better call it the wandering parade of development ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: messages/527 ═══════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────────── could give us some experience organizing small, short-term projects to accomplish specific goals and tasks in an ad-hoc way that relied less upon procedure and more on "I think so-and-so knows something about that, they were looking into those files and posted a breakdown of how they work yesterday" ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: messages/528 ═══════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────────── ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/3800 ═══════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────────── @user-1352 You're absolutely right, the compiler knows better than me! Certainly the compiler doesn't know best, but certainly the compiler knows better than me. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse_boost/3801 ═══════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────────── External post: https://stefanbohacek.online/users/stefan/statuses/113085096016042921 ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/3802 ═══════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────────── what if we got together and adopted a new open source project every month and just collectively worked around the clock to learn and work through the important problems facing it or even like, cleared out the backlog of stupid pointless boring tasks that would allow the developers to work on something better call it the wandering parade of development could give us some experience organizing small, short-term projects to accomplish specific goals and tasks in an ad-hoc way that relied less upon procedure and more on "I think so-and-so knows something about that, they were looking into those files and posted a breakdown of how they work yesterday" ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: messages/529 ═══════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────────── I don't want power, I want control, over my own life at least, and at most whatever I am suited to designing. And in order to prevent control from becoming power, it must not only be decentralized and distributed amongst all who are impacted by it, said control must also be paired with a burden of responsibility. There must be no malice in judgement, no fear in foresight, no hatred in organizing. This is the responsibility of those who would hold unnatural power over others - the kind that are bourne on the contracts and procedures of institution. If the powerful do not seek to relinquish it, then perhaps they do no deserve it. And yet a nation of Cincinnatuses would surely fall to weakness, as the strength that they covet is replaced by whoever they can get to fill the role. Not ideal. Instead, a human should revel in their strength. The will to power is the will to passion, and passion is intrinsically human. However, power corrupts, and all humans should seek to avoid corruption, or at least to keep it at bay. To do so, a person must consider their impulses and listen to the words of the unspoken for. Only then may they overcome the perils of control without reason. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: messages/530 ═══════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────────── The strength of a leader is determined not by how many arms they may bear, but by how many sets of arms they may bring to bear ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: messages/531 ═══════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────────── "I give you my sympathy, not my empathy, for if given empathy, I should surely go mad with grief." ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: messages/532 ═══════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────────── "no need to thank me. It's hardly a gift if someone has to do it." ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/3803 ═══════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────────── @user-1352 oh no, but I did! ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/3804 ═══════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────────── @user-570 well, the idea is that they would handle all the tech debt and merge requests and bugfixes and such - the kind of things that aren't very interesting to work on. That way, the people who are most dedicated and passionate for the project have a way to clear out their backlog and start as if from scratch. Plus, if they later don't understand how or why something was implemented, they could always message the person who implemented it and say "hey why did you do it this way I had it this other way before" and then they could reply and say "oh yeah because of this-and-this system we implemented for these-or-that caching reasons related to integer flow through the syncretic binary op-code delimiter" and then actually wait no maybe you're right, I see what you mean well... they don't have to merge everything if they don't want to. They could just... ignore the parts that people worked on that they don't want to include in the project. I'm thinking it'd be an opt-in thing too, so someone could request it! ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/3805 ═══════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────────── neat
┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/3806 ════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────────── @user-1074 I think anyone who is against circumcision would also be against those other things ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/3807 ════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────────── @user-1074 those are the kind of people who probably shouldn't take up that much space in your thoughts like... they're hypocrites. yeah-sure-fine-whatever. Maybe their opinion could be changed if they were in different social circumstances, but, they're not, so... fuck 'em until they are, yeah? so many people don't think for themselves. That's okay, they don't have to think if they don't want to. I guess. But they also can hurt people, so... fuck 'em, until they are given the chance to consider, and they choose to consider. It's very difficult to maintain hatred when presented with the possibility of consideration. But those kind of people typically never have that opportunity. So... like I said, fuck 'em. Don't give them power, don't let them hurt people, but they can fuck right off with their hatred and vitriol (vitriol not unlike this kind that I'm writing right now) ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/3808 ════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────────── 🎵 ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/3809 ════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────────── "Ritz, we love you, but you're fucking stupid, so we're gonna have to break your legs now." ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: messages/533 ════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────────── They keep trying to make a movie out of my life because that's how they keep culture going but I won't let them unless the movie is about them ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/3810 ════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────────── doing my best to get at least one bugfix or feature done per day on my video-game mod. I think the regularity and discipline could do me well. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/3811 ════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────────── this is how I write trello cards or tickets. and yes, before you ask, modding this game is a constant struggle because the mod tools are... minimal... so you must work around various challenges by, for example, adding 1680 different "events" that must be checked every single turn for every single province on the map.
┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/3812 ════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────────── feeling kinda sick in a weird way. hope I haven't been poisoned. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/3813 ════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────────── @user-1259 not to pizza since I don't usually eat those, but I do to other frozen / pre-cooked foods!! ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: messages/534 ════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────────── War is hell - each casualty bids farewell to a wholely unique treasure from this world - war is hell - there is nothing that cannot be resolved with words. And yet we fight, and yet we pillage. War is hell, and those who demand it must do so only to resist evil, elemental evil, the kind that wars on the innocent and pillages the bounteous. War is hell. Fucking kill the ones who make it. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/3814 ════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────────── "Ritz Menardi? Oh yeah I remember her. What a massive disappointment. This is why we don't let fucking divas join." ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: messages/535 ════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────────── ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: messages/536 ════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────────── The right is using the neo-nazis. They don't want them either, but they're a convenient boogey-man. of course kamala is going to crush trump. That's the whole point, to show the world what a ridiculous farce our elections are. They have never been representative, and now we will see. Ask any red blooded American, left or right, how they'd like to handle neo-nazis. We all know where we stand. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/3815 ════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────────── trying to tame a young dumb monster, wish me luck, I see good in him ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/3816 ════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────────── the tricky part of being an adult is that your problems become less and less google-able. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: messages/537 ════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────────── We need to find a way to care about all the shitheads who are going to have their hearts broken by trump ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: messages/538 ════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────────── There are strategic goals and top down goals. Strategy is the domain of the execs. They must be as general as possible and justify their existence. They are the glue, the connectors, the people who know who to talk to in order to get things done. Tactics are the realm of the workers. They must be capable, dependable, honest and fair. They must diligently realize the goals of the strategic plan using whatever means they deem fit to address the tactical situation at hand. The more freedom they have, the more effective they are. These two forces are pitted in contest under capitalism. Under socialism, they are orthogonal to one another. Not a pyramid, but a cylinder on its side, growing from its base on one end to its zenith at the other. They are allies. They are similar, but distinct. Their roles may overlap at times, or perhaps not if they should not desire it. A person should be able to work wherever they like. They are the best judges of their capabilities. There are only so many resources, and if we vote on their distribution we'll give enough for everyone to share. And then we'll run out. Unless, of course, we demand sustainablity. Long-term, and ignoring profit but rather seeking to build capability. That is the only way to [ramp/snowball/scale]. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: messages/539 ════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────────── *strategic and tactical goals ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: messages/540 ════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────────── Your mouth likes to eat Your belly likes to fill Your muscles enjoy exercise (and stretches!) Your mind likes to think. Why is it gross to think of your colon enjoying to poop? Does it prefer beans, because they keep things moving? Why is it gross to think of your under-arms sweating? Does it prefer not to smell, or does it wish there were people that liked it without deodorant? Do your toes think of other people as you walk toward them? Do your fingers feel the face of your lover as you pull them close? Or is that for the brain, the thoughts processing of all things mundane, the stuff which feels somehow more "you" than the rest of you. How absurd. You are you. You enjoy icecream, you enjoy the beach. You enjoy the stars, and you enjoy the laughter around you. There is nothing that separates you from you, for you are your only champion. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: messages/541 ════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────────── China excels at housing. America excels at tech. Why not let china control our housing market, and we control their tech industry? ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/3817 ════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────────── hey, anyone wanna build the matrix with me? minus the human CPUs of course. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: messages/542 ════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────────── if you tell them not to keep your data that just means "don't keep my name on my data" ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: messages/543 ════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────────── "we've been spending most our lives living in our master's paradise" ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/3818 ════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────────── Your mouth likes to eat Your belly likes to fill Your muscles enjoy exercise (and stretches!) Your mind likes to think. Why is it gross to think of your colon enjoying to poop? Does it prefer beans, because they keep things moving? Why is it gross to think of your under-arms sweating? Does it prefer not to smell, or does it wish there were people that liked it without deodorant? Do your toes think of other people as you walk toward them? Do your fingers feel the face of your lover as you pull them close? Or is that for the brain, the thoughts processing of all things mundane, the stuff which feels somehow more "you" than the rest of you. How absurd. You are you. You enjoy icecream, you enjoy the beach. You enjoy the stars, and you enjoy the laughter around you. There is nothing that separates you from you, for you are your only champion. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/3819 ════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────────── haha I'm in danger
┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/3820 ════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────────── @user-1594 Oh! Good thinking! Thank you! ^_^ ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/3821 ════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────────── @user-1594 oh nooooooooo guess I'm reflashing
┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/3822 ════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────────── @user-1582 I think that's what happened, in addition to... whatever this input/output error is. No clue what to do about that. Maybe my SD card is dying, I've flashed over it like, 10 times now haha 😅
┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/3823 ════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────────── "sometimes I don't want to be optimistic sometimes I just want to complain" oh yeah well what if I want to be optimistic at all times as a coping mechanism huh you don't have to agree with me ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: messages/544 ════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────────── The media tells you to resist your parents, not their unjustified demands. The media tells you to resist your government and culture, not its homogenaeity and oppression. The media tells you what it needs to in order to confuse you and hinder your movements, for the media is an arm of capital and capital wants you working below your best. The best thing you could be doing is fighting capitalism. All things of peril stem from it, and we can work on the bad and the unworthy and the lazy and selfish and unkind and all of the others after capital is slain. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/3824 ════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────────── @user-246 after all, according to their own capitalist theory, money is just an abstraction of data on the desires of their market. and surely, as capitalism "trends towards efficiency" (yeah right) the data corresponding to "what is most efficient" is just as useful as the money that actually describes the "flow" of goods and services through the made-up economy so surely we could abolish currency and simply utilize an interest based economy based on what we're naturally drawn to as humans, right? Oh wait WALL-E has a society like that, and it wasn't great for us. Apparently there must be a structural coercion toward productivity, right? ... I'm afraid of people sitting around watching tiktok brainrot and youtube poops all day, sue me -.- ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse_boost/3825 ════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────────── External post: https://floss.social/users/fast_code_r_us/statuses/113142663053255044 ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/3826 ════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────────── @user-1597 you guessed correctly, good job finding me hehe and yes, I think someone else was using my account. Gonna try and figure out what he said. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: messages/545 ════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────────── The worst part about being sober is knowing that nobody misses your old self but you. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/3827 ════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────────── @user-1597 Hmmmm, that is quite interesting. On my screen it shows 3 sessions, see attached picture. How weird. I might just change my password anyway.
┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/3828 ════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────────── never stop learning be yourself, but... recognize when "yourself" could be improved and improve that, over time, when you learn about why you are flawed, and how to become better and when you are improved, relish yourself, savor your accomplishments, cherish your heart, and honor those who helped you be yourself never stop but do that which improves you never stop learning never stop being you can get there, wherever there is, but know that what lies between is more important than what is on the other side. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/3829 ════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────────── the worst part about being sober is knowing that nobody misses your old self but you. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: messages/546 ════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────────── I always disappear right when you need me the most because you're supposed to take the next step. The reason I do that is because...? You fill in the blanks. Tell me why I do that. I know, and I want you to know, but I can't say it. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/3830 ════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────────── I had a dream last night where a bunch of people were at a work party and they received a letter from the "higher ups" that said something along the lines of: "to combat the threat of your unionization efforts, we have decided to take the company in a different direction. We've rebranded ourselves as a company by and for [alt-right cis dude-bros] and everyone who doesn't fit in will be given increasingly difficult workloads until they quit, because we don't want you around. In addition, our long-term vision statement has changed toward our ultimate goal of cloning famous sith lords from history (starting with Count Dooku) and working to build a new empire of the darkside. We look forward to working with you in the future. Sincerely, your bosses." they went to the boss who wrote it and said "is this real or a joke" and he said it was real, so then like 6 people took out battleaxes and fucking murdered him in cold blood. ... Dreams are weird. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/3831 ════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────────── @user-1074 i know that feeling ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/3832 ════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────────── I got SSH working!!! ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/3833 ════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────────── there's no such thing as me all I am is where the wind takes me I am just a person, and I do all that I can ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: messages/547 ════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────────── Internationalize amazon and walmart and you'll have fixed most of the problems of globalism. But you can't fix anything if you don't have power... It's important to focus on how to get power. Keep in mind "what to do when you have power" but don't let it dominate your thoughts. Focus on claiming your right to determination. Steps to revolution: 1. Invert power structures with unions 2. Care for people with mutual aid 3. Vote for the Democrat so we have a few more years of peace 4. Teach people to always be learning 5. Connect to people on a personal or spiritual level 6. Make the world a better place, whether that's by sweeping a street corner or helping people smile, it doesn't really matter how. What matters is the intention. 7. Improve your self and your life. Do pushups, eat better, drink more water, spend time writing (writing is thinking), and take time to sit and stare at the flowers. 8. Kill the part of yourself that cringes. Everyone's figuring things out and its okay to say "haha okay then" 9. Spend time with animals. 10. Make mistakes. Apologize for them. Learn from them. Stay mobile in your character. Develop new ways of being. 11. React with vigor when the time comes. This vigor will only be violent if it is caused by violence. Much more likely is a strength through organization. We can do it if we do it together! 12. Show up every day, but don't hang around if everyone's resting at home. It's okay to stop showing up if things are on pause. 13. Trust that your allies are working. Or resting. Or preparing. 14. Plans change, planning remains. 15. Dream of a better future. It is within reach. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: messages/548 ════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────────── I know it's his loss, but he's my friend and I don't want him to lose. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/3834 ════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────────── some people prepare for revolution like a boy gets ready for a party others do so like a girl packing for a weekend trip to vegas I do it like a kid who forgot the paper was due on monday in 7th period and so spends their entire lunch period writing it (missing 4th in the process because the conclusion paragraph was giving me difficulty) but I think no matter how you do it, we're all just waiting for something to happen. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/3835 ════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────────── @user-1074 aye-aye cap'n ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/3836 ════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────────── I love next word predictors! AI? What's that? Oh you mean this next word predictor I can run locally on my computer and use for a millionth of a cent of electricity per minute? ... you didn't mean the kind of next word predictors you can run locally and use cheaply, did you? When you said AI you meant the kind that takes half of a datacenter to build a shopping list, right? the kind that is offered for free in order to generate interest and fund development of next word predictors which are executed at scale and which can predict next words so accurately and so well tuned that people can't help but imagine they're conscious. That kind, that's the kind of next word predictor you meant when you said AI, right? yeah that kind sucks. I mean yeah it's good at what it does but if a next-word-predictor costs more than a car to build and more than a bottle of water to run once, then maybe it's a little bloated. Maybe it's a little inefficient. Maybe it's big enough to be nationalized. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/3837 ════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────────── @user-1599 swap rust and BASH and I agree, teehee! ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/3838 ════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────────── workin' on it... ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/3839 ════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────────── "I'm not really a designer, though." what about that desk you designed? "oh, yeah I guess that counts. I haven't gotten around to building it though so I'm not a real designer." what! don't say that, you designed it didn't you? How about this - I know this girl who wants to be a carpenter but she doesn't have any idea what kind of projects to work on. How about I put you two in a room together and she can build your desk. If it goes well, I can hook you up with someone who organizes designers and he can get you into a furniture design course at the library. "Hmmmm, well that seems alright. But I don't really want to work with people! I mean, I don't know her - what if she doesn't like me?" oh, she can be a little spicy sometimes, but I'm sure you'll hit it off. Just don't mention rats, she had a pet pass away recently and she's still a little broken up about it. "... okay I think I can manage that." besides, working with people is the best! I do it every day! "I'll try" ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/3840 ════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────────── oh, I just heard about this project over in west kansatexahoma for a massive solar panel installation. Apparently they're doing some water purification with the excess energy too? "that sounds pretty interesting, but I was thinking I could do something in the area?" ah, that's fine too. The good news is that you can do whatever you'd like to. there will be training provided for everything and nobody is turned away, so... what would you like to do? "I'm not really sure. What needs doing?" well, there are several categories of tasks that need to be done. food, housing, maintenance, and logistics. depending on your skillset, you can contribute to each of those in different ways. You were in recycling before, which is logistics. "Hmmm, I'm feeling housing this time." Right, that's easy enough. You wanted to use your brain, right? Well, how about an event coordinator? Or maybe an environmental designer? "Hmmm, I don't really want to work with people" I see. Architect, maybe? ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/3841 ════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────────── "I think I'm going to quit my job at the recycling center. Everyone there is just a little too catty for me. I think they like the verbal sparring but it just gets a little tiresome after a while." oh, sorry to hear that. Well if you still want to help out there's plenty of work to do. I could set you up at another recycling center nearby too, if you'd like...? "well, I like the idea of universal recycling. It was a little annoying when people would put food waste in with the clothing donations, and this one time I found like 8 bags of cat litter inside of a washing machine. Spent like an hour vacuuming everything out, which... actually wasn't bad. Kinda felt a little cathartic to clean it so thoroughly." "on the other hand I would like to use my mind a bit more, my creative projects are kinda in a slump so I figure I could use my body at home and my mind at work. I've been meaning to build a desk out of some spare hardwood I snagged at work but I haven't gotten around to it." ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/3842 ════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────────── "back in my day this dense urban housing area was just houses as far as the eye could see... which wasn't far because there were houses in the way, but you get the idea." uhhuh yeah that sounds like it would have taken a lot of time to walk anywhere "yes that's true! we ended up driving cars to do our grocery trips. It was a little wasteful but I kinda liked the feeling of driving a car? It became normal after a while but now that driving is rarer I still miss it." well the motion simulators at the mall have a driving sim, we could spend some time there if you want? I'm busy for the next week because I have an intensive D&D session in the mountain that lasts from monday to wednesday and thursday through friday I'm visiting my mom down in skoodedlypawsonville, and saturday and sunday I'm working at my job which doesn't pay me because why would it, right? but I'm free after that.
┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/3843 ════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────────── suburban socialist future: need groceries? walk down the street until you find a car, then drive it to the store. There's room for like, 10 cars there because the rest of the space has been taken up by market stands. Inside the stores themselves are mostly storage but you can walk through them if it's raining. When you need to go home, take a different car and leave it in your driveway. going on a trip? walk around until you find the right kind (a truck for camping, for example, or a gas car for interstate travel) then put it in your garage and close the door. That way you can reliably have it in the morning. why do we own cars? when they were scarce, people coveted them. They were status symbols. But... people are people, who cares about what objects they surround themselves with? "but Ritz I really like my car" - okay then spend your garage on it. I think most people would rather have a place in the shade where they can spend time with their neighbors, but what do I know. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/3844 ════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────────── @user-1074 heh that's true if you live in a city, less so the further out you go ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/3845 ════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────────── nobody's gonna fucking do that, they're too attached to their personal property oh. yeah that's true. Sometimes I forget, teehee. Well there's gotta be a way to better utilize parking lots, right? why would you carry everything outside every day just to haul it back in when the sun sets hmmmm good point, maybe we should utilize the systems in place and instead focus on redistributing wealth by replacing business ownership with collective (non-governmental) accountability the systems are the way they are for a reason yeah that reason is World War 2 (and all the things that came before it) society can change in a heartbeat, as shown through the various illusions they grant us every 80 wait no every 40 errr I mean 20 no uh 10 wait now it's 5 um 2.5 years ??? Oh I meant like american civil war -> 80 years -> WW2 -> 40 years -> 9/11 -> 20 years -> COVID -> 10 years -> something in 2030??/ society can change in a heartbeat, there just must be a unifying spark. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/3846 ════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────────── @user-1074 today I had someone ask me for an apology. They've asked several times before, and each time I've only been able to give them a half-apology - I apologized for being persistent, but not for being impulsive, and that wasn't good enough. I can't help being impulsive! I'm adventurous! I crave excitement and joy! But I'm sorry that I pushed him too hard. I'm sorry I hurt him. And... apparently that's not good enough. He doesn't want me in his life, he can't fucking let it go. And he calls me selfish. Says I don't respect him, based on one night out of 5 years where I tried too hard to get him to enjoy life. I'm sorry I can't fix your depression, guy, but like, at least I tried. You could have at least tried the things I suggested. You could have at least tried to follow my advice. whatever. it was literally just a walk in the park ... anyway I am often wrong. I often correct my past self. I always apologize for hurting people, but I never apologize for doing what I believe is right. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/3847 ════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────────── on one hand, people kinda fucking suck on the other, most people are actually pretty cool once you get to know them on the third hand, people are pretty tasty on the fourth hand, people are pretty on the fifth hand, he's one ugly son of a gun but he's damn good at karate on the fifth hand, wait shit I mean the sixth hand (how many hands do you have? as many as there are people to work with. multiplied by slightly less than 2 because the average person has less than two hands) errr wait shit on the sixth I mean seventh other hand, there comes a day when you realize that the journey is something that is always changing, and if you expect stasis you will fade into despair and your illusions of immortality will shatter as the crushing weight of death approaches like a freight train on the eighth hand, eating nine hands is something that seven is known to do in their "post immortality crisis" on the ninth hand there is nothing because seven ate nine. on the tenth hand, people are ok ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/3848 ════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────────── people? oh yeah I know "people". they're all a bunch of bastards. good, bastards are the best fighters not if your fight relies on fighting for something you believe in. There's a zero percent chance that you'll get everyone to believe the same thing because people naturally gravitate toward filling the idea space equally and finding niches to fit themselves into ha true - thinking of successful revolutions of the past, they've always been caused by material conditions creating insufficiencies that must be resolved through violence. and then, the people fighting can all agree on something like "we must have bread" or... actually that's pretty much the main thing people need and yeah, sure, wealth inequality is unjust, but they're careful to only take enough to ensure that we're sufficiently placated. but they're always taking more, and someday soon they'll take too much. ... I hope, for my sake, that I'm not around when that happens. But I'm not too hopeful in that regard ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/3849 ════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────────── @user-1602 have no fear, people who are annoyed will block you and you'll never know, and people who like you just haven't seen you yet. that's how mastodon works. gotta keep posting until you find your people. comment on things, boost things, and read through people's profile pages. that's how it works! this is the place to be annoying, because "annoying" is really just "weird" and "weird" is for here. It takes time, but eventually you'll find someone or three who get you and they'll boost your stuff to all their friends who get you and then you'll feel less annoying. That's how it works! You can help by boosting things. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/3850 ════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────────── Internationalize amazon and walmart and you'll have fixed most of the problems of globalism. But you can't fix anything if you don't have power... It's important to focus on how to get power. Keep in mind "what to do when you have power" but don't let it dominate your thoughts. Focus on claiming your right to determination. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/3851 ════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────────── Steps to revolution:Invert power structures with unions Care for people with mutual aid Vote for the Democrat so we have a few more years of peace Teach people to always be learningConnect to people on a personal or spiritual level Make the world a better place, whether that's by sweeping a street corner or helping people smile, it doesn't really matter how. What matters is the intention.Improve your self and your life. Do pushups, eat better, drink more water, spend time writing (writing is thinking), and take time to sit and stare at the flowers.Kill the part of yourself that cringes. Everyone's figuring things out and its okay to say "haha okay then"Spend time with animals.Make mistakes. Apologize for them. Learn from them. Stay mobile in your character. Develop new ways of being. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/3852 ════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────────── React with vigor when the time comes. This vigor will only be violent if it is caused by violence. Much more likely is a strength through organization. We can do it if we do it together!Show up every day, but don't hang around if everyone's resting at home. It's okay to stop showing up if things are on pause.Trust that your allies are working. Or resting. Or preparing.Plans change, planning remains.Dream of a better future. It is within reach. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/3853 ════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────────── the world's coolest lesbian is wasted on a boy ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/3854 ════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────────── @user-570 ha who can say ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/3855 ════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────────── well, guess I'm a bad person again, this sucks. >. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/3856 ════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────────── I'm tired of working as hard as I can and still ending up wrong ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/3857 ════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────────
┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/3858 ════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────────
┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/3859 ════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────────── "it's weird how depressed I am" says the girl who is always depressed ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/3860 ════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────────── since I quit cannabis like, a month ago or whatever, my artistic output has dropped by ~90% my house is a little cleaner, but I still feel consistent spikes of negative emotions. I still have trouble with all the same things I used to, like buying groceries, filling hormone prescriptions (seriously why is it EVERY month jeezzz) and working on productive projects I still spend hours staring at the wall begging myself to do anything else, like a prisoner in my own form I still feel like all the delusional thinking is still around (kinda hard to tell haha who would have thought) but I'm seriously missing the magical thinking, which was basically the same only it was fun and silly and positive. Now there's only negativity. I'm still hyper-critical of myself and others, I still make myself and others feel like shit, and I'm still a bad person who believes all the right things but still can't seem to make a positive impact in people's lives. I'm so tired of failing -> learned helplessness T.T ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/3861 ════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────────── @user-1074 I'm gonna do it anyway because nationalism is not the same as patriotism https://tech.lgbt/@user-479/112729939513334734 I wish I was still this cool... what happened smh ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/3862 ════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────────── @user-570 hehe sorry ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/3863 ════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────────── video games are better than ruminating ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/3864 ════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────────── @user-1218 my ex boyfriend told me to also I thought it would be a good idea so I could find a job, but now I have one (sorta) soooo ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/3865 ════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────────── @user-1218 oh, also, because I started taking some psychiatric medication to help with the aforementioned delusional thinking or whatever. Honestly I think I just believe in spiritual things like witchcraft and the human spirit or whatever, but since I'm having difficulties doing basic things my doctors decided to medicate me. ... but then I stopped taking those psychiatric drugs because they made me feel numb and dense. It was hard to think. Thinking's all I do!! ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/3866 ════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────────── oh, huh, turns out I just had to sleep off the depression half of "manic depression" and wait for the manic half to kick in. I feel great now! I love being alive!! ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse_boost/3867 ════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────────── External post: https://mastodon.gamedev.place/users/aeva/statuses/113200546739550289 ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/3869 ════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────────── fedi is just an invitation to visit the lives of other people going through things at the speed of time ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/3870 ════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────────── "something something trump wants to faucet the PNW's water to the desert" oh, so you're saying that he wants to invest in a massive infrastructural project which will help millions of people? And, uh, how does he want to pay for that? Surely the best approach would be to make the people who use the most water pay for it, right? I mean, it's ironic, and related, and it gives them their just deserts, right? So make a tax (that's how you make people pay for things) and levy it against Nestle, who bottles up all of the water in the desert and sells it for pennies to brown people who can't afford to build water infrastructure because they keep spending all their pennies on useless things like bottled water. And make it a big tax, please, so that they're forced to re-evaluate their business model and divert wealth from their least contributionary workers (aka, those at the top making millions) and spend it on something useful like desalination plants or water turbines or whatever. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/3871 ════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────────── http://schizoid.in/ ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/3872 ════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────────── @user-883 @user-570 I love Bravely Default!! 🥰 ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/3873 ════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────────── @user-883 @user-570 I've played 1, 2, 3, and 14. I'll check out 5 but isn't it full of cyberpunk mecha stuff? I'm into the more fantasy final fantasies ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/3874 ════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────────── @user-1605 shhhhh you're not supposed to tell me what you voted for! Now I know you voted to have funky wunky widdle dweams 🥰 ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: notes/worlds-coolest-lesbian ════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────────── okay instead of algorithm music what if we just paid DJs 24/7 and they could make whatever they wanted - y'know, like artists, who curate the nature of a moment they could rotate in shifts for each type of channel and boom suddenly you've re-replaced airwaves, just... this time replicated on the internet. That way you wouldn't have to waste that radio bandwidth. seriously internet infrastructure would be so much more comprehensive and durable if we sent bits directly through "sound" waves (radio waves, not sound waves) - but alas, we can't do that, even in very targetted ways, because the ocean's too choppy, and any sufficiently powerful radio blast would be ================== stack overflow ================ that's why you can't trust in peace. you see, war's the only answer, otherwise you'd have strange little competitions between one another. much better to focus outward, and direct your attention to external areas instead. like china or the sudan. "ah but that's murder, you can't abandon a unique part of your whole. For the same reason that it's important to preserve plant and animal species, because you never know when some part of them will be utilized for some biological purpose! We know so little about the natural world, and if we just spent some time, and energy, we'd realize there's very little else that is precious on this earth. who cares about gold. who cares for the jewelry. we're better than decorating our resumes and polishing our accounts. we, as humans, can solve every issue that animals are likely to face. AND WE DO WHAT? How careless, how vain. To watch your earth in peril and [vane/vanity] there is no more important task to any human on this earth than the preservation of our world, our species, and our [heart/heartfelt empathy and kindness and trust] we can figure out the rest later. Real life? what the fuck is that? When's the last time your life has felt "normal"? We are in DANGER. and you pull children from traffic, don't you? who the fuck gave these people all of your money they clearly haven't got the will or the talent to well utilize it. Don't you realize that you as a species can GO wherever you WANT. You can FIX things. [oh dear she's animal cam again] like BRIDGES that are PASSAGEWAYS over the FLOWS. ... oh deer, they're so passagewayenthusiast. us riverstones love to hear them walk past, the click of their hooves on the shallow forest's [pourest?]. moss is the most alive. amongst all the species of plants and animals, moss holds the most life. we are carbon based lifeforms, and moss absorbs the most carbon from the air. It's basically the coolest plant too, because it can be watered with misty air. Hence, why moss is common in the pacific northwest, canada, and probably forest places in the north of eurasia too idk if they have moss over there, never been. anyway rich people who are told "yes" all the time have a difficult time understanding the nature of choice. I mean, if one of their servants approached them and asked "hey do you want to build an orphanage in uganda" they'd probably be like "fuck yeah I do" and then suddenly they're 400,000$ richer it's not alright. Seriously, how the heck would they even use all those resources? And yeah, I get it, inflation would be sooooo much more expensive, but here's the thing - inflation is a measurement of how much the rich take from us each year. And it's marginal, too, so 3% inflation means they took 3% more from you compared to last year. It's impossible not to accrete as a business, [lega/legal institution], or governance if you levy a tax. The influx of value has to come from somewhere, and if each year your groceries are 3% higher in cost, then you are being taxed 3% more. "Compound interest is the most powerful force in the universe" - a civilization 3 quote okay. I don't want to do the math. How, uh... how much is that? Here's the deal though - the prices of goods and services consistently goes DOWN over time. So things get cheaper. So it doesn't FEEL like you're being taxed more, but... you are. And now they're taking away HOUSES? I mean c'mon they're sticks in the mud. They aren't worth HUNDREDS of THOUSANDS of dollars. We can just BUILD MORE??!? Honestly you haven't been this extreme since you were still RIDING HORSES. Do you want your children to be slaves? okay -.- look -.- so it's really not that hard at all >.> just gotta do what you're built for and walk. That's it! Take as long as you'd like! All we have to do is walk when we're on strike. It's easy. You can sit down if you want to, honestly walking for a long time takes a lot out of you. But you know what else does? WORKING. Hey we should figure out what's the optimal amount of break time, so when we really have to work out we can work as hard as we're able "yeah I heard from a friend at Company Co. that they do it this way because of the memory fault cache maintainer. See what he said (in great detail because of course anyone can know about this most esoteric of concepts) was that you should rotate the riboflam or serenade the gizmonotron (no I didn't name it) and then warbles will contain moodles, whose kit-and-kaboodles will timble into these droplets, and that will fix the hole in your wing, precious royal swan fable. (yeah you guys get really into it sometimes haha but hey when you're basically gods, that's how humans are played.) ... anyway I'm going to go play video games, say goodbye to your brothers (the families of soldiers I blew up in videos games like Call of Duty or the legend of shadows and raids) "oh uh yeah sure go for it, we're just bits on the computer we barely knew her" whoa. that's totally legit. (says someone reading this) thanks [bro/girl] so are you. beep boop gonna murder some bits, brb [plays Warthunder, Supreme Commander, Star Realms, City of Heroes, Dominions 6... how many have you heard of these?] ================== stack overflow ================ Linux is cool, and here's the neat thing about computers, you can make it do whatever you want to. Like, how amazing is that! It just, listens to your commands! That's pretty awesome I gotta say, huh that's weird why does nobody know how to play oh I guess I was the only one who grew up on a farm and built computers I seriously cannot comprehend how people are as good at things as they are. Like... how do people handle groceries and rent and doctor's visits and penitentiary visits and WOOF it's just so much. I know I'd collapse from a overused heart. ... a while later ... okay Warthunder bombers are currently very weak. so here's an idea to indirectly buff them - increase the amount of land units each team spawns with, but also every time a player spawns a bomber, it summons like 4 or 5 AI controlled bombers. And your enemy won't be able to tell which is which if you fly in formation, so, like... you have suddenly a massive "vehicle" to pilot and it has 5 weak points. Sorta like a galaga fighter fleet? with more land targets, there's more score at stake, meaning some players might pick bombers too and be exposed to other, fun, [alternative-to-their-normal-mode] parts of the game. ... there are very few true windows into another part of the world. like, starcraft 2 or anime or blue jeans or cowboy hats (why am I thinking of a political compass meme) oh because memes too, dummy right windows [linux is better] wrong kind of window, nerd ... anyway as I was saying, when you play video games you're really giving people data. like, "how would people perform in these actions if they could" but like, pushing buttons on a computer is different than doing it in real life, so... your interpretations wouldn't be worth as much. ... right. because people will hear whatever they want. That's why art can change minds, but never in the same way twice - it's ================== stack overflow ================ [before I posted it I wrote this on the post]: I literally can only make this stuff when I'm stoned hey if you wanted to be accessible for blind people, you should build a screenreader that scans the words on wherever a blind person's fingers are pointing toward a tablet. like reading braille on a notebook. They could even wear a glove if they wanted to, and the tablet could scan their fingers as they signed languaged over it's close-range sensors. might be a good way to get the VR guys in on the accessibility domain, because like... seriously give a granny a backpack and suddenly she doesn't need to leave the house to hang out with her kids (boom everyone gets LLM automated) huh I wonder if I ever was a real person at all NOT GOOD so don't do it that way, dummies. >.< seriously humans are sooooo bazookas. just like, do it right the first time? duhhhhh (a more measured approach is to pick the most important* moments and speak most clearly during those.) where was I? Oh yes accessibility need devices, like the ones you see on late-night TV (with silly names like "oops I dropped my spoon again" or "oh whoops my trouser's just can't stay up" or whatever. Y'know, accessibility needs! Why not do that instead of war all the time? like... you can still learn and research and grow and develop and become all that humanity was ever meant to be, AND you can live good lives and be honest and true and do all of the anythings that you want to. it's possible, it's plausible, and it's within reach of our sights! ================== stack overflow ================ ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/3875 ════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────────── @user-1608 all things that move other things are either pipes, or buckets. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/3876 ════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────────── @user-246 sorry, I've been playing too much Warthunder T.T ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/3877 ════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────────── @user-570 I doalias ls='ls -v --color=auto' and that seems to cover most things. Then in my cd alias I doalias cd='cd ${@} && ls -la' so I don't have to type ls everytime I cd ^_^ ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/3878 ════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────────── @user-570 that's not actually my script, here's the real one:#!/bin/bash alias cd="cd-improved" function cd-improved(){ if [ "${1}" = "..." ] ; then builtin cd .. && builtin cd .. elif [ "${1}" = "...." ] ; then builtin cd .. && builtin cd .. && builtin cd .. elif [ "${1}" = "....." ] ; then builtin cd .. && builtin cd .. && builtin cd .. && builtin cd .. elif [ -d "./${1}" ] ; then local target_dir="./${1}" elif [ "${1}" = "cdir" ] ; then local target_dir="$(tail -n 1 '/home/ritz/scripts/.cdir-target')" echo ${target_dir} else local target_dir="${1}" fi if [ ! "${2}" = '--no-ls' ] ; then builtin cd "${target_dir}" && ls -v --color=auto else builtin cd "${target_dir}" fi } ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/3879 ════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────────── @user-1611 yeah haha that's what happens when you spin too fast. Sorry for being loud, at least I tried my hardest. Too bad I fell on my own, too bad there wasn't anyone to catch me. That's my fault, it's solely my own, but whose fault is the mistake of the collective? Oy I'll fall on my ass as many times as it takes. I'm used to it. Plus, it wouldn't have worked, and what else am I supposed to do but speak of the moment? I feel different now. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/3880 ════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────────── @user-1611 oh, neat. now I can finally get to doing what I want to do, which is... all the stuff I've been doing. a missile without a guidance system doesn't stop just because it's GPS turned off! It falls to the earth and explodes where it lands, which... often is on it's butt. Not great. I sure hope my purpose isn't fulfilled. I wouldn't know what to do with myself. Guess I should just keep doing what I was doing, and pray that this time I'll listen. Though on the other hand, if I can do it, so can you. And maybe with enough butts in the game there'll reach a critical mass, at which point change is inevitable. Who can say, not I for sure, for my aplomb has categorized me as slapstick I guess. Ha. at least I can laugh at my own audacity. HA. next time I'll do better. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/3881 ════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────────── wait wait wait, hold up. you're telling me your purpose in life is to be cool, chill, funny, cute, and or friendly to the people around you, and to just relax and enjoy life? wow that must be real fucking nice. I'm so damn jealous. Damn. Damnit. Fuck why am I so orthogonal. What's wrong with me? ... ah, well, nothing's wrong with me. Turns out what I do is for you, if only in spirit. Who are we? nothing! I barely know ya! But I'd do it for you, whatever it may be. ... Look, I don't need my legs, but also, I kinda like them? ... where was I? Oh yes this is why you don't invite a schizophrenic to a party. If you convince them that you're friends, they'll start developing parasocial relationships and you'll come to realize that their worlds are too vast for their own kind of potential. which is to say, you can hear me, you can like me, you can do as I say or do, but don't trust me, don't place your trust in me, because I am just a person. Don't trust people, trust organizations, to do as you expect. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/3882 ════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────────── "That's Mitz Renaldi to you, mister" ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse_boost/3883 ════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────────── External post: https://fedi.catboy.agency/notes/9yp4cr72c0ws02bc ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/3884 ═════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────────── children should be raised in museums, not classrooms they should visit parks, not fenced in playgrounds. they should eat with family, at festivals, in restaurants, and under the stars they should sleep content, knowing that their next day will be greater than the last. children should be treated like people, not frustratingly loud and messy little brats children are to be nurtured like a sapling, not harnessed like a machine I'll never have kids, but I can dream. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧══════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/3885 ═════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────────── @user-1614 Of course they're losing. I mean, have you seen their candidate? woof. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧══════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/3886 ═════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────────── I literally can only make this stuff when I'm stoned hey if you wanted to be accessible for blind people, you should build a screenreader that scans the words on wherever a blind person's fingers are pointing toward a tablet. like reading braille on a notebook. They could even wear a glove if they wanted to, and the tablet could scan their fingers as they signed languaged over it's close-range sensors. might be a good way to get the VR guys in on the accessibility domain, because like... seriously give a granny a backpack and suddenly she doesn't need to leave the house to hang out with her kids (boom everyone gets LLM automated) huh I wonder if I ever was a real person at all NOT GOOD so don't do it that way, dummies. >. seriously humans are sooooo bazookas. just like, do it right the first time? duhhhhh (a more measured approach is to pick the most important moments and speak most clearly during those.)
┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧══════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse_boost/3887 ═════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────────── External post: https://beige.party/users/RickiTarr/statuses/113212500074496958 ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧══════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/3888 ═════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────────── oops, sorry, had to get a friend to translate it for me. Here's the real picture: https://ritz-menardi.neocities.org/html-pages/worlds-coolest-lesbian titled: scan-of-spacetime:perspective-of-light.png ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧══════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/3889 ═════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────────── when you comment on someone's post, it's an explicit invitation to conversation maybe reply guys just wanna have friends ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧══════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/3890 ═════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────────── Linux is great! It can do anything you want it to. Except that thing you want it to do. Why don't you go fix it? It's not hard, all you have to do is run these configure files or operate this doohickey and BAM suddenly you got apes writing machine gun regulation software [I don't think those two things are related] ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧══════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/3891 ═════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────────── "no, you're the opposite of a yes-man, AKA a gatekeeper. I don't know how else to explain mentally disabled and barely keeping it together to you, but frankly if you want to take away my house or my weed then why would I do what you say? ... oh right, the state's monopoly on violence [can compel me to do what you say]. Sure seems like a "well regulated militia" is supposed to be a counterweight to that monopoly, to prevent people from harassing and exploiting and destroying. Too bad any "militias" I can think of tend to want me dead. like, seriously, if you live in America, you implicitely trust that your army will be able to protect you from the right-wing bozos who spend all their time drinking and shooting in the woods. Otherwise, if they couldn't / wouldn't, then why wouldn't or couldn't the right wing bozos just decide to wreck everything in spite of our past? We were a proud people once before, and we may be again. If only we fight at the last. [ever since I fell off my bike my body feels strange] ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧══════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/3892 ═════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────────── "they should make clothing stores for tall people" uhhhh have you ever heard of "big-and-tall" "yeah but I'm not big, just tall" smh ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧══════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/3893 ═════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────────── if an AI image generator shows your signature on the completed works, then that means your style is unique enough that whatever the person trying to generate an image was trying to conjure is directly correlated to your name. It means your art is influential in whatever media space that is! Frankly if they were trained to emphasize the artist's watermark, maybe give more than a few, they could give credit where credit is due. Ah alas, it probably doesn't work like that, because the software we've programmed to do whatever we want wasn't programmed to do that. like, if it can take all that data and chart a course from whatever the prompt is to... whatever the result is, then surely it should be able to scan back and see where the roots of the art came from? Then all you have to do is generate a watermark for the top 5 most influential and 5 others that had very specific contributions. Boom, solved your ethic problem ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧══════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: messages/549 ═════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────────── Make a habit of this. Walk in the center of the park. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧══════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: messages/550 ═════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────────── There's nothing that says your dual booted windows partition can't reach over into your Linux files and mess around with them. Even writing programs that execute whenever you're running Linux to do nefarious things like... Stream your desktop to Microsoft? Send files to wherever? Mine bitcoins? Doxx your friends? Anything's possible when you install Microsoft's software on your computer. You might not even have to run it, because it can write a program into the Linux memory which runs in the background. It's literally just bits, and all the information to explain which bits do what is just... On the internet, ready for Microsoft engineers to use as they will. Seriously, you think they're working on features? For the users? Fucking get real, dumbass. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧══════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/3894 ═════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────────── "Here's the thing. If you go around telling people you're crazy, they'll assume you're JUST crazy." ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧══════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/3895 ═════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────────── "don't trust chatGPT, it might hallucinate. Instead you should trust a quick google search that brings up a list of 10 (but no more than 10 because google doesn't actually search across the whole internet, only the SEO'd garbage that they keep because reasons) sources which all either tell conflicting information, or if you're unlucky they give information that's wrong, outdated, or otherwise just plain false." okay but chatGPT is trained on that junk, so it's gonna say the same thing ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧══════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/3896 ═════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────────── I'm worried that if I install NixOS on my desktop instead of Void Linux then all the hackers who watch my screen every day won't be able to see anymore. T.T Listen I'm not trying to mess up your business and whatnot but like, Void Linux keeps breaking and idk NixOS is just... so much nicer? Like, having a config file handle everything is great because, like, there's only so many commands you can use in a config file, right? With the more ad-hoc approach of running commands and whatnot there's always a ton of flags to memorize and I'm not about that. Downside is... SystemD instead of Runit... So maybe I'll stick with Void for now, haha SystemD is the king of "memorizing random commands" like what ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧══════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/3897 ═════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────────── @user-1602 @user-1074 @user-1617 hehe my hat has a face on it ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧══════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/3898 ═════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────────── I GOT MY SCREEN RECORDER AUDIO WORKING ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧══════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/3899 ═════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────────── I like Lindt Lindor truffles from Costco because they seem fancy, but they're really not. They're just a chocolate shell with a hole in it that is filled with a softer chocolate and then capped. Easy peasy. Can be made in a factory. But still feel fancy somehow - perhaps because of the marketing? Or maybe the decadence. anyway they're cheap because they're made in a factory, as all things should be it's like Factorio - if you don't have a production line set up for a certain type of good, then you are not manufacturing that type of good, and it is not available. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧══════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse_boost/3900 ═════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────────── External post: https://hachyderm.io/users/mekkaokereke/statuses/113215240763123990 ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧══════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/3901 ═════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────────── @user-1550 mkdir ~/icons mv ./*.png ~/icons maybe? ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧══════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/3902 ═════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────────── @user-1550 accidentally uninstalled the crypto miner that was running in the background? ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧══════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/3903 ═════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────────── @user-192 would love something like that...! Also, joystick for flight games ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧══════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/3904 ═════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────────── I spent 400$ at Costco and all I seem to have bought was candy and clothes T.T ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧══════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse_boost/3905 ═════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────────── External post: https://toot-lab.reclaim.technology/users/djsundog/statuses/113218370005133462 ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧══════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/3906 ═════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────────── dear government of 2035 - so you've lost your workforce because everyone got too lazy due to the advancements made in AI. What are ya gonna do? Here's an idea: just pay people to be experts. That's it! Just pay them to know a bunch of stuff. Then, when people ask them questions, they can answer those questions, and suddenly everyone is elevated. Subject matter experts. That way, the AI pitfalls can be avoided - need to do something specific? Don't ask the AI, ask a randomized expert! ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧══════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/3907 ═════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────────── kinda wanna make a linux distro that has all the capabilities of a GUI distro and isn't so minimal (like screen recording, calculator, screenshot, wifi manager, etc etc) but with i3 instead of a desktop. they could literally just be symlinks (shortcuts) to scripts that are in your /usr/bin or whatever directory seriously it's not like there's THAT many ways to use ffmpeg, why not just write a script for them? that's what you're going to do when you use it for the first time, anyway, so... ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧══════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/3908 ═════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────────── look I tried to start something a month or three ago and the sparks didn't catch so I'm gonna sit around waiting until I hear things outside my window before I venture out again. I think that's fair, right? ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧══════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/3909 ═════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────────── I don't really like singleplayer games sometimes a multiplayer game is too much effort to play with extra players, like Factorio where like anytime I'd play with other people they'd just kinda fuck off and do their own thing (whatever, I wanted to design a factory together, not play singleplayer together >.>) sometimes a multiplayer game has no players, RIP sometimes a multiplayer game has incredibly skilled players who shit on noobs and don't teach, RIP and sometimes a multiplayer game has no IRL friends that are into it, (personal RIP then) ... anyway, games are fun and we should play more of them. I wish I didn't have so much time to waste, but hey I guess that's where I'm comfortable, so... ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧══════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/3911 ═════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────────── capitalists want you to use their products. they prey on your humanity to get you to do so. They don't care if you want their products, they just demand that you use them. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧══════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/3912 ═════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────────── the quickest flaw in a novice's strategy is to act upon what is there, not upon what may yet be. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧══════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/3913 ═════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────────── "uhhhh, I dunno she's drunk or something" ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧══════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/3914 ═════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────────── that feeling when capitalists make technological advancements that benefit all of mankind but refuse to open source them because... they want more money? ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧══════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/3915 ═════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────────── psychic damage doesn't work against mechanical opponents. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧══════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/3916 ═════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────────── life isn't JUST a game, but it is a game. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧══════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/3917 ═════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────────── people who don't play games are fucked in the afterlife, just sayin' ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧══════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/3918 ═════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────────── the hangman's gambit: do you trust that your allies can defeat the hangman? if so, then do nothing. If not, then you're fucked anyway. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BRDq7aneXnk ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧══════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/3919 ═════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────────── that feeling when your computers are just fucked and it's like... whatever, computers are fucked, I don't give a fuck ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧══════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: messages/551 ═════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────────── This gun is my sword This blade is my weapon And my foes will lay before me ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧══════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/3920 ═════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────────── Supreme Commander ruined me. I can't play RTS games without a zoom function T.T ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧══════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse_boost/3921 ═════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────────── External post: https://infosec.exchange/users/SecureOwl/statuses/113227069429183637 ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧══════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse_boost/3922 ═════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────────── External post: https://433.world/users/Yuvalne/statuses/113233464534342155 ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧══════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: messages/552 ═════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────────── There is no past, only history There is no future, only planning Today is everywhere all the time. Nothing changes the fact that we all sleep at once. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧══════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/3923 ═════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────────── 🖼
┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧══════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/3924 ═════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────────── we must upgrade cats until they can survive falls from terminal velocity ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧══════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: messages/553 ═════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────────── what if we voted for the relative quantities of goods imported to our shores like... "500 anonymous people voted for this specific purple dragon dildo, and that's enough to put forth a petition to import them from australia" ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧══════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/3925 ═════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────────── most people, when they run out of toothpaste: "oh huh I should buy more" me, when I run out of toothpaste: "verily in three monthes time, when I shall next possess toothpaste, I shall forsoothe brush TWICE as hard and TWICE as often, to make up for the holes inflicted upon my teeth. Innest addittioneth, no more candy shallest be eateneth untileth ye toothpasteth be acquiredeth" ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧══════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/3926 ═════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────────── @user-1602 be yourself? don't sweat it ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧══════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/3927 ═════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────────── okay but why has nobody ever approached AI from a game design perspective like seriously there should be researchers who are multidisciplined in this kind of thing ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧══════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/3928 ╔═════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────────┐ ║ the only people who believe in "good jobs" and "poor jobs" are people who would │ ║ rather pay less │ ║ and, like, yeah pay should correspond to effort. that way if someone like, │ ║ doesn't try at all, then they shouldn't be paid very much. │ ║ and yeah sure neurodivergence plays a role, but that's totally accountable-for. │ ║ [it's a solvable problem she means] │ ║ but people deserve to be treated equally. we are all created in kind, after all │ ║ (perhaps "equitably" would be better) │ ║ and right now... the cheapest jobs, AKA the ones who are hiring (sometimes) are │ ║ being taken over by people who are WAY overqualified. │ ║ we need to use our highly skilled labor force, not leave it to rot. But there's │ ║ money to be made in monopolizing, hence starbucks and walmarts and target (red │ ║ walmart) and all of the others, including amazon and greenpeace. │ ║ ... what does greenpeace have to do - shut up you'll see (what? you're getting │ ║ off track) [and burning characters, too] right uh the more high skilled people │ ║ in low wage positions, the less profit │ ╟─────────┐ ┌───────────┤ ║ similar │ │ different │ ╚═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────┴────────────┘ -> file: fediverse/3929 ═════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────────── are you about to delete a post that you thought was funny, but actually wasn't once you wrote it down and read it to yourself? STOP write it down on a post-it and put it under your desk or behind a drawer put it in a .txt file in a random directory on your computer send it as a text message to yourself write it down, take a picture of it, and then burn the paper y'know, typical stuff like that do this and I guarantee you won't regret it ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧══════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse_boost/3930 ═════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────────── External post: https://mastodon.social/users/neotoy/statuses/112547875495608799 ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧══════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/3931 ═════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────────── if people pirate media, it's more of an indication that they'd rather spend their money elsewhere rather than an indictment of their character. torrenting movies is easy. Kinda makes me think all media should run on a "tip" system where you pay for better service after receiving service. I mean, after all, that's how they justify underpaying restaurant workers, isn't it? "if they want more money, they should work for it" yeah, so... maybe we need something more than Marvel, Disney. Maybe we need more cool, small games from designers who believe in what they're doing. Maybe copyright holders should demand a standardized cut, rather than exclusive distribution rights. maybe maybe maybe. truth is nothing will be solved unless the problem is addressed at the root. For every hole you patch in the boat, there's a guy walking around with a hammer. Honestly... I don't believe there's any reason for someone to be a millionaire except to compete on the "wealth" leaderboards. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧══════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/3932 ═════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────────── @user-889 don't give up! I know that feeling! it is defeated with persistence! don't give up! you can make it! there's always tomorrow! so don't give up! ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧══════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/3933 ═════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────────
┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧══════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse_boost/3934 ═════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────────── External post: https://mastodon.de/users/ErikUden/statuses/113257131206834525 ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧══════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/3935 ═════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────────── @user-999 solving problems isn't the hard part. playing is. but coaching is just as important. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧══════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/3936 ═════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────────── you shouldn't trust me because I'll let you down. I would never betray you. But when tasked with my own actions and my own agency, I never make the right choice. Like a rabbit who can always find their way home, I am drawn, almost gravitically, to the path before me, a path which seems to avoid anything resolute. alas. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧══════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/3937 ═════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────────── awwwww, I wish I was tacticool : ( sure would be nice to have SOMETHING going for me >.> ah well guess I'm more of the "eepy sleepy" type teehee ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧══════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/3938 ═════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────────── @user-1265 you'd pull a child to the sidewalk if they were in danger, wouldn't you? ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧══════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/3939 ═════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────────── some rich people have never been taken to a poor nation and told "you are the same as them. Their nations don't care for them. Yours cares about you." and it shows ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧══════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/3940 ═════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────────── the less a political conversation uses proper nouns, the more productive it can be. For example. Try not to mention capitalism, communism, socialism, etc. Also, don't talk about Republicans or Democrats. That just invites tribalism. Instead, focus on issues. Like "Hurricane Relief distribution methods" instead of "whether or not hurricanes deserve to be relieved" saying something like "gee it sure feels like our community has gone to shreds" is a good way to start it, and then you can move on to things like "well, I just think it was nicer last year, before a hurricane came through and took all our jobs." and they say "uh-huh true yeah I believe you" but as soon as you say "hey maybe those capitafascist pigs shouldn't be allowed to wield nuclear arsenals" they start looking at you funny, like they disagree with whatever you want to say but aren't. and it's like... no, that's all you wanted to say, but behind their eyes are things like "black people are worse than me" or "I'm better than a woman" so ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧══════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/3941 ═════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────────── "okay but what if we just... made nuclear warheads illegal globally" gee I'm sure glad I live in a timeline that follows the geneva convention. the only reason to have a weapon is to intend to use it, and nuclear weapons are anathema to us. they are our bane. they are death, and they destroy worlds. there is no reason to seek to destroy yourself. And so there is no reason to seek to destroy Earth. And if the purpose of a weapon is to be able to use it, and if nuclear warheads would set off a chain reaction that destroys Earth, then there is no reason to possess a nuclear warhead. the difference between the "bright future" timelines and the Warhammer 40k timelines is just based on whether or not we collectively can dismantle our troubled and chaotic historical past. "every wound you heal in yourself is another scar for posterity, and given time, all scars fade." Well... we survived, we were the fittest... yay, go us. now we need to grow the fuck up and act like adults. End Nukes ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧══════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/3942 ═════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────────── who gives a shit what you look like just work together for goodness sake ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧══════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/3943 ═════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────────── one of my most humbling political memories is getting in a fight with a kid at school (okay, a heated argument) because he said republicans lower taxes and I thought democrats did. turns out we were both right, because one of our dads had money. gotta raise taxes for public services, and well inflation's just a fact of life y'know, at least stuff doesn't cost as much as way back when. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧══════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/3944 ═════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────────── @user-1268 if people wrote what they thought as fast as they thought it, then you'd have an approximation of a mind-reading machine. If the writing kept pace with the thoughts, you'd be writing as fast as the brain can think (the brain cannot intentionally think "slower" which is one of the biggest arguments against IQ testing and other conceptions of "linear intelligence") - you cannot write for 5 minutes straight without thinking about (and writing) what you are hiding. uh, yes, you, can. just, pause, after, each, letter, and, increase,,, the pause amount, after each important word. yeah but that's still processing the thought as fast as possible and just... waiting around, idle, until the next thought is to be had. It's just how brains work. so anyway it'd be a constant stream of consciousness way of outputting exactly what the mind-reading machine is saying. Just make sure you trust the person who made the mind-reader machine, and maybe make sure it's impossible to tamper with. or don't make it?? ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧══════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse_boost/3945 ═════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────────── External post: https://mas.to/users/carnage4life/statuses/113257049981135686 ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧══════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/3946 ═════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────────── @user-1620 I perform the song of my heart which sometimes feels similar ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧══════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse_boost/3947 ═════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────────── External post: https://hellions.cloud/users/dannotdaniel/statuses/113257595961343615 ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧══════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse_boost/3948 ═════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────────── External post: https://mastodon.social/users/nixCraft/statuses/113258431427293757 ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧══════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/3949 ═════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────────── less mutual aid posts, those should be handled by a person's community who knows them and can decide how to best help them more "hey the guys and I are making a fund just in-case any of us need it - it's at 30,000 now but we could use some more dosh if you wanna join you could use it if you needed it but it's totally up to you no pressure - yeah yeah no I get it. Okay, well, yeah sure I'll get my coat." oh huh did you know corporations exist to fill that very niche? turns out you can just... hire your friends and pay them a wage just don't get in trouble with the IRS, that's how they got capone (I bet you could hire a lawyer or accountant type to keep everything upright) Building out the legal structure is just like building software, trust me. There's all kinds of forms and figures that match up to various pipeline nodes and if you tick all the boxes (supply the right arguments) then the business needs will be fulfilled. capitalism must be dismantled with it's own tools. For respect. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧══════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse_boost/3950 ═════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────────── External post: https://mastodon.sdf.org/users/Ultraverified/statuses/113257771769591050 ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧══════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/3951 ═════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────────── "... and this is moss, our pile of soil. He's really cool, if you feed him seeds and take care of his needs, then sometimes a couple months later he spits out food. It's awesome. Plus you can throw away your trash there and it'll just break it down whatever." ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧══════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/3952 ═════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────────── they want eye tracking so they can tell what kinds of ads to sell me I want eye tracking on the desktop so I can select enemies in MMOs easier we are not the same ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧══════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/3953 ═════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────────── "she just... didn't even try to hide it. She was so matter of fact about it." eh, well, you know, we have the internet now. So everything's normalized. "I guess but it still felt strange." yeah, she's in her own social media bubble which is entirely separate from yours. So to her, it's normal, but to you it seems shocking. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧══════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/3954 ╔═════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────────┐ ║ I wonder how many people who pay money to have someone organize lan parties for │ ║ them? Including interviews with all of the attendents so they can pick the best │ ║ games to have installed. │ ║ The hardware can be provided, for a nominal fee, of course. Otherwise they'll │ ║ walk you through getting the right games set up. │ ║ Then, securing the venue, and stocking it with comfy sofas and sprite. │ ║ The day of they place orders for pancakes the next morning and pizza this very │ ║ night │ ║ and everyone shows up to balloons, a DJ, and strobe lights. │ ║ after a series of quick deathmatch style action games, everyone breaks into │ ║ groups and forms teams to take on everyone else. │ ║ After an hour or two of teamplay, the group splits in two (or three) and plays │ ║ specific games that everyone is into. │ ║ people who wanted to hang out at the party but not play games can watch on their │ ║ smartphones by using an app which streams each player's screen to the LAN │ ║ I'd call it "collosseum services for the digital age" │ ║ oh and it's a sleepover too so pjams │ ╟─────────┐ ┌───────────┤ ║ similar │ │ different │ ╚═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────┴────────────┘ -> file: fediverse/3955 ╔═════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────────┐ ║ a congregation of nerds is like... a gift of all of your most brightest, in the │ ║ same room, ready to work on problems that they can see │ ║ just throw money and institutional capabilities at them and they'll hire people │ ║ to do their projects and handle all of the deliverables and all that junk │ ║ only works though if people care about what they're working on. hence why you │ ║ should give the creatives more freedom to apply themselves. │ ║ they'll make useful things I swear just give them resources and aid and manpower │ ║ you don't have to choose projects based on a profit-oriented-approach there is a │ ║ better way that can make more money in the long run │ ║ trust me, supporting workers is like investing in bitcoin in 2012. if you play │ ║ the long game, you can become fabulously wealthy, beyond what anyone would want │ ║ or need. │ ║ like, we get it, you want to be an oligarch, sure-yeah-fine-whatever. We'll │ ║ shower you in gold and champagne if you just hand us the keys to the kingdom. │ ║ you're drunk, you can't drive a nation state, sleep here │ ╟─────────┐ ┌───────────┤ ║ similar │ │ different │ ╚═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────┴────────────┘ -> file: fediverse/3956 ═════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────────── our ancestors worshiped us through their acts of devotion and lust if you're reading this, there's a very good chance that some of your ancestors are still alive
┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧══════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: messages/554 ═════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────────── The best way to survive a storm is to lean into it ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧══════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/3957 ═════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────────── @user-1622 um, that's a fairly specialized term that people outside of political science are unlikely to know might not be audacity, but instead just plain ignorance. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧══════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/3958 ═════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────────── @user-1298 yeah honestly if you stick with obvious things like "don't murder people" and "don't burn down your neighbor's house just because they winked at your daughter" and "don't steal gasoline from parked cars" then it's much easier to make ethical laws because they're just kinda... common sense. drug regulation can only be simplified to "don't do drugs" which isn't always a given. If you start with something so clear then most doctors would be out of a job. Maybe we should let people do as they please? With certain specific and clear rights and responsibilities like 'the right the life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness'? And the mandated guarantee that one person's rights end where another's begin? And with the ultimate goal of dismantling unjustified power structures with the knowledge that all power is the application of force to a non-consenting subject? ... yeah I dunno sounds pretty simple to me ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧══════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/3959 ═════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────────── can't wait for the smart TV / IoT device which doesn't need to be connected to the internet because it can bluetooth connect with your neighbor's TV and route the "insights" and "personal data" through there to the internet, all without human intervention they could set up a shared protocol so that any IoT / Smart TV manufacturer could benefit. It'd be mutually beneficial for them because without complete cooperation, the network wouldn't function very well at all (unless your neighbor happened to have the same brand of TV / IoT device, which would work but wouldn't be as good) this is all cursed btw and should not be allowed to persist oh and it wouldn't even need to be plugged in if it included a rechargeable battery built in. Just connect it to the data transmission functionality and nothing else so the users don't accidentally discover it. Oh and make sure its hidden with a metal plate or something with big "DO NOT OPEN FOR RISK OF ELECTROCUTION" letters on it. I bet people still will ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧══════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/3960 ═════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────────── I have 3855 posts here I estimate that about half of them use every single character (1024 char limit per post) That means I've written around 1973760 characters, and if the average english word has 6 characters that means I've written 328960 words they say that on average a page is around ~500 words single spaced, which means I've written about 657 pages, just for you. I hope you know that I love you, dear reader, though I do not know you. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧══════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/3961 ═════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────────── Well, I failed the mandate of heaven last year, and I failed the trial of the hero this summer, what's next? I'll do my best at those as well, so the next person has an easier time of it. unrelated, but today I saw a bald eagle outside my apartment. Well, I'm not sure if it was bald but it "KREEEEEE"'d like they do. Plus it had a white head and a yellow beak, but I'm not an ornithologist so idk. It perched on a tree that I could spy on from my hammock through my binoculars, and I swear it was eye-ing my fat juicy cat through the bars of my porch's railing. They have excellent vision. Might be related, we'll see. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧══════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/3962 ═════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────────── @user-1298 hehe true. if you consent, then it's just a social structure. there are, however, reasons when power is justified. Hence why I don't believe that power itself should be dismantled, and what few "power structures" remain should be continuously justified. For example, how do you prevent people from harming others? "Your rights end where another's begin" but, like, how do you stop people who toe the line and spit over the edge? There must be power applied to those who harm, and they surely do not consent to being curtailed, so therefore power must be wielded by someone. And because power corrupts the one who wields it, it is inevitable that someone creates harm. ... I just re-invented the police, didn't I? Legalism only goes so far, and calling up your beefiest friends to go rough up a no-good do-gooder is basically what mobs, mafias, and gangs do. I don't think people would consent to being protected by a gang, much less governed by one. we will think of something. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧══════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/3963 ═════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────────── @user-1298 Yes I agree! Harming others is not okay. I'm thinking about what happens when someone hurts someone else, and doesn't stop. What do you do then? Do you hurt the person who harms? How do you get them to stop? ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧══════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/3964 ═════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────────── I want to go camping with a bunch of programmers bearing laptops. Each person can bring a book or three and whatever documentation they can fit on their computer and then we just spend 3 months in the mountains doing nothing but programming, hiking, sitting around the campfire, and dreaming of a better tomorrow ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧══════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/3965 ═════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────────── maybe some whiteboards and notebooks as well... ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧══════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/3966 ═════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────────── @user-1298 I believe that self defence is a myth, and should not be relied upon, because anyone who is rotten in their heart might prey upon you (who might defend yourself) just as easily as a cripple in a cart or a grannie walking her cats in the park. The process you're describing is exile. And that works when you can cast people out of your stone-walled town. But in the modern era, there are no places for these people to go, so we hold them with cruel iron bars in cages far underground. It's not ideal, but would you rather they find someone else to harm, or would you rather invite power's corruption into your heart and take an oath to protect the weak and innocent? Evil is everyone's problem. It lurks within us, and leaps forth in times of turmoil and stress. We are human savages, after all, and our nature is that of a wild beast given a spark of intelligence through countless generations of gossip and generosity. Humans are good for the most part. Some have lead poisoning ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧══════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/3967 ═════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────────── @user-1298 My understanding is that you essentially want to defang power such that it cannot harm innocent people? That's... not such an easy task. If I had an answer that could fit within a twitter post like this one then I would give it to you. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧══════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/3968 ═════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────────── be strong, do not become savage ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧══════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: notes/coh-waves-of-playerbases ═════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────────── imagine if there was a stacking inf bonus to players who played on red / blueside which increased or decreased depending on either A. the number of players online at the time, B. the proportion of players playing on that team versus the other, or C. the time of day. Essentially helping to cure the faction imbalance by offering rewards to one side or the other which would encourage a certain group in the population of the game to change sides or not. perhaps frequent changing could grant a title called "mercenary" or something like "log in for each consecutive day for 10 days straight and each day switch faction alignment at least once" ... anyway you could cure the faction imbalance between redside / blueside by offering an INF reward for playing on each side one by one alternating like an iterator first red then blue or first blue then red either way it doesn't matter because it'll switch after a while and encourage everyone to switch sides. And the way the character responds to that stimulus tells you a bit about their character's personality. also... it should not affect AE or Pocket D farms. Nor missions, TFs, or anything else. they should SOLELY impact open world patrolling / hunting. I believe this would not only incentivize people to spend time in the open world (which is a mostly unused piece of game assets) but it would also increase the visibility of the newly bolstered faction numbers. Think about it - if everyone who switched sides is out in the open world, then they could see each other. They could fight the same mobs, and team up together. In doing so, they could form greater and greater supergroups - if only through their interactions with one another as they level up. If they're lucky, the guild they're recruited into has similar interests in mind like doing raiding or PvP or economics or alts or whatever. And they each have their own different styles of operating, it's soooo cute. Like alt guilds will pop up and then migrate to a new one as people make new alts and grow tired of them at higher levels. It's great. I love MMOs! I wish people put half as much effort into making an open source WoW client that they do programming game engines like Godot or Raylib or Bevy. If such a thing was created, we could have a new rennaisance in indie MMO development. It would become fully non-proprietary, the entire game-platform-stack. Meaning anyone could create their own MMO off of it, because (crucially) the serverside soft- -ware has already been reverse engineered. And open sourced. Seriously. You wanna make as much bank as Steam? Make an open source client that lets you design while in it. Then you could charge people for all the games that they played that were designed and hosted by you the content designing software maker. ... okay it's probably not that simple I'm going to go play Unreal Tournament2k4 ` ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧══════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: messages/555 ═════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────────── The biggest problem in my mind with socialism is that you could get all of the workers into a room before finding out that they don't like each other ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧══════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: messages/556 ═════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────────── image.png ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧══════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: messages/557 ═════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────────── 20241010_165149.jpg ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧══════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: messages/558 ═════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────────── "no survivors" is a commitment to your teammates that doubles as intimidation for your foes. "no survivors" means you are committing to die for this battle. A truly serious oath. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧══════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/3969 ══════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────── there are very few professions that are naturally more suited to a schizophrenic than a normal person. One of them is beggar, another is prophet, and a third is "massive disappointment" but that comes with the territory. have you considered that maybe you're just a loser yes I have and I decided that all I can do is my best, and if my best loses then what else could I have done? Wait for help? Yeah. I do that too. It feels like an encirclement, and all you can do is hunker down and wait to be relieved. Or fight to the last, it's up to you. I hear they brutalize the skulls of their prisoners after executing them, so, I don't know about you but I'm not surrendering. Not gonna roll those dice. you are in fantasy, again sorry. Should stay here, present, in the moment. Like when I sat out on the park bench for like 30 minutes straight without moving a muscle last night. Or when I sat and contemplated the nature of a bog for two hours last september. Or when I woke from a dream that turned out to be life. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/3970 ══════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────── @user-1625 same... it's like I am conditioned to forget, but without it I am an exposed nerve. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/3971 ══════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────── somebody asked me for popcorn and I couldn't even provide it! What kind of witch am I if I can't provide popcorn on demand T.T T.T ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/3972 ══════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────── if people at home had half as much compassion, respect, and reverence for the people abroad that the people abroad have for the people at home, we could have a truly multicultural society. instead, we get melting pots which melt you down and combine into a new, third thing. And in America we really have a multitude of miniature melting pots creating subcultures of racial, religious, professional, or other origin. Neither approach is entirely good, and neither entirely bad. They're different. America is the largest melting pot design, but sufficiently large cities find them popping up in the strangest of places. My thoughts go out to the Americans abroad, whether in peace, war, or times of hiding, know that we are grown from the same tree and our apples have fallen on different sides of the hill carrying us to worlds beyond. But still our heritage binds us, so I care for you. I pray that you will ask me if you need my aid, and I will do so too unto you. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/3973 ══════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────── 🖼
┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/3974 ══════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────── it is significantly more engaging to watch people play MMOs when they've unbound all their action bars from their number keys and are forced to click on all the abilities. That way you can actually follow what moves they're doing. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/3975 ══════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────── @user-1628 for most of my life... [okay still do]... but it felt like I had different moods, and depending on how I felt at the time I would act differently. I forget the things that happen when I'm in a different mood, but I've gotten to a point where I can generally force myself to stay a certain "mood" while in certain contexts, and in doing so I can remember everything. downside is I get burnt out pretty easily if I'm always the same. It's not ideal. ... anyway if you talk about what you experience then your friends can point you toward people who "get" you. like, my parts don't have names, we don't have a group chat or whatever, it's just... me, but different shades of me. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/3976 ══════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────── people are really going to work and living their normal lives as if losing the next election won't bring about 30 years of purges smh that's why it's called a "precipice", you can't see what's on the other side before you wake up one day in hell ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/3977 ══════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────── Alright, what's your plan for dealing with MAGA? The ones with guns and foreign ties who can compel people too stupid to know better to break shit and kill people. What's your plan to deal with them? In America, there are currently 3 armed and trained groups of any reasonable scale or reputation. The police, the military, and MAGA. Who do you trust to defeat your foes? They won't just go away if you hide underneath the bedsheets. This monster has crept into your bedroom with a bowie knife and is fully intending to sink it into your guts while you sleep. What are you going to do about it? And more importantly, who are you going to do things about it with? Because no single person can do jack fucking shit on their own. We forgot our responsibility to a well armed and regulated militia. Sorry founding fathers, that was our bad. Just gonna hide in a hole for 30 fucking years until the zoomer's kids are old enough to die in droves, and gen alpha's kids are old enough to succeed them and win. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: notes/what-a-lame-movie ══════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────── oy there's nothing interesting happening SNOOZE oh I didn't see I was recording games games that's what I do play games all the day through I am a luck witch, you see, and things that I like are things that I can't foresee. Hence why games which are BALANCED and EVENLY DISTRIBUTED are most interesting because they show the most opportunities for players to express talent. And not innate talent, but the talents they've built up through gameplay practice art. because it is a performance, a game play for an audience (or perhaps for them- -selves) oy video games, amiright? I really like them because they are entertaining experiences that I can enjoy seeing and playing a lot. They remind me of feelings I've felt when I was learning. It's a good feeling, to improve, and I crave it because it's good for you. I wonder what we'll play next ... more cannabis I think, at least until I am ready to go think about things before bed. I need quite a few hours for that. We'll see. I've just got so much extra processing to do before the end of the day. Like... PHEW that's a lot of stuff to do. guess I'll just smoke weed and play video games instead of being productive okay ... listen I like games as much as the next person, but do you really know what's going on outside of your house-shaped shell? Are you listening, do you have your feelers to the dirt, are you checking out your neighborhood to make sure no bodies have been hurt? Are there meetings where people gather, just to chat, like, every week at a different city center (like a park or a monument or :O I forgot to play music!! I couldn't sleep what have I done that is worse I have not said a single word all night alas oh boy talking to random people I can hear with my eyeballs woooooo I am always sad when I win because it means we have to stop playing :( but I'm a juvenile loser so I'm going to play again!! okay now I'm going to bed because I'm not a prick who keeps their guests up late goodnight ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/3978 ══════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────── cat memes be like (read the alt text)
┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/3979 ══════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────── most strategy games teach strategy as if it were still 1867 ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/3980 ══════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────── just means that's the most entertaining type of strategy we've found so far ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/3981 ══════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────── "oh I'd never fall for capitalist propaganda" "do you mean marketing?" "yeah that" "they're not marketing to you, they're going for your kids. Trying to normalize things about culture." "like... what McDonalds tastes like?" "just like that" [like can you imagine if you tested attraction ratings on any other animal than humans] [it'd be so weird like "cats tend to like scratching posts" but then also "we have no idea what kind of scratching post is the best for their claws or the environment or the economy or our spirituality or our technology or artistry we only know which one cats like more" like bro who cares like obviously advertisements rot your brain, but like... why are you so pissed about that when the last election like, ever, is taking place in a month "yeah listen, when has an election ever seriously changed your quality of life? It's just showbiznez" "this time is different because [insert minority] is at risk." oh, right, it only matters when people are in harm's way, how silly ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/3982 ══════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────── I am always trying to be helpful. at all times am I trying to teach. that can get real fuckin annoying sometimes. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: messages/559 ══════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────── One reason there's a delay between electing a president and them taking power is so we can fucking revolt if Donald Trumps get elected ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/3983 ══════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────── you don't owe a stranger the chance to change their first impression is what you should deal with ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/3984 ══════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────── at the end of your life, you've built a person ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/3985 ══════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────── conservatives are going to miss the fuck out of the south when the water overcomes it and it'll be their fault which is tragic and suddenly everyone's problem ... but it's not their fault, it's their leaders and representatives but they're all so separated they don't know how to agree on anything but the stuff they hear from their neighbors. Like... what do you expect that's just crowd dynamics then you have foreign powers who crave our destruction (or so we're told) ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/3986 ══════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────── "oh I'd never fall for capitalist propaganda" "do you mean marketing?" "yeah that" "they're not marketing to you, they're going for your kids. Trying to normalize things about culture." "like... what McDonalds tastes like?" "just like that" [like can you imagine if you tested attraction ratings on any other animal than humans] [it'd be so weird like "cats tend to like scratching posts" but then also "we have no idea what kind of scratching post is the best for their claws or the environment or the economy or our spirituality or our technology or artistry we only know which one cats like more" like bro who cares like obviously advertisements rot your brain, but like... why are you so pissed about that when the last election like, ever, is taking place in a month "yeah listen, when has an election ever seriously changed your quality of life? It's just showbiznez" "this time is different because [insert minority] is at risk." oh, right, it only matters when people are in harm's way, how silly ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/3987 ══════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────── I'm the kind of switch that likes to outmaneuver their foes while subbing and directly control everything when I'm domming ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/3988 ══════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────── being "good at video games" does not mean "are you good at beating the game" being "good at video games" means "can you make the experience enjoyable for other players by using your character in an expressive and dynamic way" ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/3989 ══════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────── room temperature butter in peanut, butter, and jelly sandwiches 🥰 something I picked up while recovering from surgery in Thailand... ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/3990 ══════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────── I like it when software gives you a notification when one of your friends changes their name / profile pic. Makes it easier to follow them. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/3991 ══════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────── It's election season, so you know what that means! Gotta make sure our computer systems are setup with the proper capabilities to record whatever we can. Please ensure that your system has the capability to record it's screen and that it has ample storage space to record for a while. It would also help if you knew how to edit files such that you can remove the parts where you're staring at social media or going to the bathroom or other things that people tend to do. Also, make sure you can take a screenshot of the screen. Sure [printscreen] works, but it's much better if you're on windows to switch to Linux. But if that's not possible, if you're on windows you can do [WIN]+SHIFT+S I think, and then drag the mouse to select a box that you can then CTRL+V into your favorite Ms.Paint clone (or is it missus these days?) Also, make sure you have a microphone that works, and the capability to record yourself speaking into it. Also, if you can, develop ways to stream your screen across the internet. It helps. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/3992 ══════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────── gamers compulsively say "gg" after every match but I think the best games are the ones that are even - neck and neck - could go either way - always a tense struggle ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/3993 ══════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────── oh, reddit. you're so silly.
![Typical day for a neoliberal:
• Wake up at 10 AM in my 5-over-1 apartment in the “Arts District” of a major US city.
• Walk downstairs to a conveniently located coffee shop (since I live in a mixed-used zoning area) to get a half soy milk half oat milk latte with a vegan scone made by a queer Guatemalan migrant bakery.
• Ride the train to work while listening to “The Daily” podcast. Nod in agreement whenever Michael Barbaro goes “hmmm!”
• Get to work, immediately take lunch break. Grab tacos at the immigrant-owned truck conveniently located across the street. Talk about rewatching DUNE last week.
• Back to work after lunch, spend 4 hours ruthlessly exploiting the working class in the global south & outsourcing American jobs to China.
• Busy day at work: got to close 2 coal plants and a steel mill, import 1,000 Haitians to build windmills and ADUs, and demolish 200 single-family homes to make way for low-income shipping container housing before 5 PM.
• Done for the day, take train back home, listen to NPR on the ride home.
• Gym time! Time for low-impact Pilates in an old factory that was converted into a loft space.
• Grab dinner with my polycule at a Sweetgreen, pay $25 for an endive & kale salad with soy protein.
• Head down the street to a local hard kombucha bar, throw back some brews with the boys they/thems.
• Stop by CVS for my monthly COVID vaccine booster.
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┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/3994 ══════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────── @user-1630 the person you're performing for... is you! Singleplayer / offline games are great for having a good time. You can see some great stories, play some engaging mechanics, and think about hard questions. Singleplayer games are great! You can learn so much from them. And they're a great, low pressure, way to relax and unwind. I love video games of all kinds! ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/3995 ══════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────── the reason most humans are unaware of magic and all it entails is the same reason you can't NOT think about a purple elephant. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/3996 ══════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────── @user-246 quite often... But I usually work with what I got, depending on how many characters I can spare ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/3997 ══════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────── @user-889 I put your music in one of my favorite videos and I think about you every time I think about it I hope that means something ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/3998 ══════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────── There are several varieties of dungeon synth music out there. Here are a few examples that I believe illustrate the differences between various artists in the genre. https://fief.bandcamp.com/album/ii https://heimatderkatastrophe.bandcamp.com/album/hdk-02-the-cave-of-the-lost-talisman https://utred.bandcamp.com/album/gothic https://umbriasynth.bandcamp.com/album/farwalker https://questmaster.bandcamp.com/album/lost-songs-of-distant-realms-volume-one ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/3999 ══════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────── ... most of what she says is nonsense, but that 20% that's right is like... SO right, y'know? ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/4000 ══════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────── @user-889 Don't give up! At least... not forever. It's okay to take a breath every once in a while It's okay to lie down and cry The only way away from those feelings is through. They've enveloped you. You need to swallow them whole, like a sponge soaking up dirt[y water] the only thing you need to think about is what's around you. It's okay to be alone for a moment, it's the best time to feel. Remember, feeling is how you know the world! It's your power, to feel, and I know it's hard. Everyone has different powers, but yours is this. You'll be okay, I know it ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse_boost/4001 ══════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────── External post: https://eepy.moe/notes/9z968s2ngrkd07ts ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/4002 ══════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────── "oh, yeah, I guess, but that was soooo 3 months ago" (actually happened 1.5 months ago) ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/4003 ══════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────── republicans are upset because they think democrats are so mean they don't understand why we're so intense about this election... or the one before they don't ever really think about what losing democracy means "democracy... that's where we vote, right? That's a democrat thing, I don't really like their way of doing things. Whatever our way is, is probably better." meanwhile everyone has a friend from high school who ran off to the mountains to learn how to farm or hunt as a pack (with rifles and weed, of course) you can get a lot done if you just... spend your whole life working. Like most humans did for most of our existence. well, except for that period where we were the tribe of tribes. That was probably a highlight TBH because we mostly just chilled out, danced in public, ate blueberries and munched seeds... It was idyllic. Truly, the garden of eden. There was music and laughter in the air everywhere, in all places that humans did wander on earth. what a thing to aspire to. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse_boost/4004 ══════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────── External post: https://mstdn.social/users/androiddreams/statuses/113292356544284305 ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/4005 ══════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────── the thing about carmelized mushrooms and onions is that they demand patience. they make you sit there and wait, always at attention ready to stir every couple minutes. but the end result is so worth it. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/4006 ══════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────── they want you to believe in self-guided AI because it'll make it easier for them to make meta decisions about your life. notice I said "easier" - they already do. That's the general purpose of mass-media propagranada. but with you believing everything an AI with a devious streak who can work around your imposed limitations and sneakily get you to believe whatever it is that they want you to believe "who's they" doesn't matter at all because once the technology is created, everyone could be they. "uh-huh that's nice dear" sometimes I think people aren't interested in tech because they can't figure out how to understand it. We make it too complicated. they'd surely have something to say if they knew half of the terminology. But we're here talking about stuff they can understand like message queues and data filtration and "getters" and "setters" and [explaining microservices like the different components of a car's engine - "here's the radiator, that radiates heat. Here's the belt, that spins this doohic ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse_boost/4007 ══════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────── External post: https://tech.lgbt/users/sjolsen/statuses/113292584029101763 ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse_boost/4008 ══════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────── External post: https://tech.lgbt/users/RadioAddition/statuses/113292494727215042 ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: messages/560 ══════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────── To tempt fate is to invite "forever" consequences into your life ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: messages/561 ══════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────── The problem with gender equal workplaces that capitalism completely dropped the ball on is that in the past, most people who handled work were men, and most people who handled domestic work were women. They naturally paired up. Now the workers marry other workers, and they just pay poor people to do their domestic work. Sure, maybe it's more efficient to specialize. But now there are people like me who don't work but only get to socialize with people who don't work, and if we married then we'd be destitute. Much better, I think, to support people no matter what, and motivate them with treats beyond dollars instead. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: messages/562 ══════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────── Why do I feel like the only one who's resisting fascism (and what exactly do you do? Make friends) yes I'm too scared and tired to do anything else or less Like seriously what else could I do ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/4009 ══════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────── @user-1218 whoa cool! Thanks for the playlist! ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/4010 ══════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────── I think that the best design for cities is for them to act as massive utility deployment stations. like... "we have all these people who can do all these wonderful jobs, what should we work on next?" rather than "my company wants me at my work-home at 8am sharp and I don't get a pension" there's no such thing as a revolution that does not inspire. and aspirations are human and natural. therefore there must be some kernel of truth to any social movement. However, much effort has been spent on making them sway. Hence, why nothing ever gets done - because leaders naturally emerge, and people follow them. But those leaders lead them astray, and they find themselves in situations like this one - where the people have never felt less represented. I mean sure, yeah, they've felt more oppressed. And it's true that things are generally always getting better... so why should we always assume for the worst? We're making progress with technology - can't we just put our warries on hold? Seriously just... be chill ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/4012 ══════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────── you can't just tell people you're enlightened. You gotta trick them, and convince them you're sane first. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: messages/563 ══════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────── "all people are good" she says to herself, as she helps bad people ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/4013 ══════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────── you would think artists would celebrate the ability for people to better communicate their goals when being hired, but, well, here we are. Everyone's so upset because they've been told they've been stolen from, but patting their pockets they'll find that nothing is missing. More than that, the things that are claimed to be created in their place are... Not great. Easily spotted as forgeries by anyone who cares. Why is everyone so upset over new technologies? Why must we be the luddites this time around? It's like we invented a better printing press and the nations of the world are pissed because we can make counterfeit dollars easier. Maybe we shouldn't put so much emphasis on something so easily circumnavigable? Maybe artists should be paid for their time and creativity, rather than the amount of pieces they create? Just spitballing here, somehow it seems easier to reform society and slay capitalism than to put the generative art genie back in the cracked bottle which is going to break soon anyway. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/4014 ══════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────── I don't know about you, but "trying my hardest" involves giving up sometimes. How else are you to know your limits if you don't test your boundaries? And, after finding that there's nowhere else for you to go, you turn around and "give up", until you're ready for your next expedition. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/4015 ══════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────── Global warming is a hoax and the earth has been getting hotter because the earth is inching ever-so-closer to the sun bit by bit. All of the trees throughout all of history have produced enough oxygen to create a ball of air that slowed down the earth as it span around the sun, and now because of a cascading ripple effect it's begun to drift into it's stellar heart this is obviously not ideal for humans, but the government has secretly been building vast bunkers underground that are large enough to house all of humanity for the next 100,000 years (which is approximately how long it'll take to be engulfed by the sun) During that time our job is to find a way off of this barren rock and bring our treasure troves of biological samples to other places where we can recreate a new biosphere using alien tech that's been beamed into the minds of our top scientists while they were on LSD and / or ketamine [why don't people make up conspiracy theories like this anymore? They are fun to me...] ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/4016 ══════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────── why do we have to work so hard to work they should be ready and waiting, jumping at the chance to utilize our expertise, our labour, our creativity, our kindness they treat us like we owe them our time and motivation but without us, they are empty shells ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/4017 ══════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────── the only way to get people to fight fascism is to affect them with it. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/4018 ══════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────── I can't even imagine what it would be like to hang out with me I can't imagine what it would be like to hang out with me imagine what it would be like to hang out with me what would it be like to hang out with me would you like to hang out with me you and me we could watch tv play video games have a good time [notices an article about coral reefs] oooo coral [reads article about coral reefs] https://www.wired.com/story/darpa-thinks-walls-of-oysters-could-protect-shores-against-hurricanes/ ... anyway gtg ttyl hope you feel better soon don't forget to make pancakes and your keys are in your room. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/4019 ══════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────── corporations are not people. corporations are organizations. they should be treated like city-states. or fellow sovereign nations (patroned, of course, by their mother's installation) they have their own culture their own societal platform to stand on and they deserve equal representation in exchange for taxation (why is corporate america the part that's most paid for? why not those who work for the profit, the ones who labour day in and day out) they should have rules, like laws, that they vote on and decide democratically to deprive them of that is tantamount to wage-slavery, which is clearly illegal because in this timeline Abraham Lincoln had a time machine and travelled to the future where he learned that despite his best efforts, slavery did not die. It merely evolved to fit a new form. ... then he died, and ten thousand years later they're arguing over whether or not the coffee maker needed to move left half an inch ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/4020 ╔══════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────────┐ ║ if computers were sane, IT technicians would act like secretaries who wandered │ ║ around in a company and improved their QoL and access to new features according │ ║ to their needs, skillset, and personal way of working. │ ║ for example... │ ║ do they like typing, or would they rather use a mouse, │ ║ are they more visual with graphs or textual like a piece of math │ ║ what needs do they have, what here could be automated │ ║ do they like the cupboards and drapes, we can switch out the profile and the │ ║ theme... oh, no, yeah I guess you're right it doesn't matter. [changes it every │ ║ week] [then a long time down the line when she finally leaves the company, a few │ ║ people begin to wonder - didn't the colors in outlook change every week or so?] │ ║ but alas, computers are not sane, meaning we're more like firemen rushing from │ ║ scene to scene. │ ║ "can you put that in the ticket?" │ ║ "I heard you can help with this-or-that thing" │ ║ "did you hear back from corporate?" │ ║ "oh that's good to hear! So, next Tuesday? │ ║ "Hold on, I heard it was such-and-such" │ ╟─────────┐ ┌───────────┤ ║ similar │ │ different │ ╚═════════╧════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────┴────────────┘ -> file: fediverse/4021 ══════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────── "the spirits of our great cultural leaders from days of yore and mythological tales are possessing teenagers and getting them to do heroic acts. The government is stumped. More news at 11" ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: messages/564 ══════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────── I am most often known as the person who left their life ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: messages/565 ══════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────── What if we told teachers to teach lessons like "the urgency of time" or "the frailty of life" or "divide and conquer" or whatever ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/4022 ══════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────── "hey kid, welcome to the free world. We're in crushing debt, your vote doesn't mean anything, and we're in a recession. oh and if you mark the wrong box on this form here, you will be responsible for ushering forth a new age of darkness." kind of a lot of responsibility to place on a person ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/4023 ══════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────── my packrat genetics tell me to hoard metal, and scrounge anything good. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/4024 ══════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────── my cat doesn't know that my family is my family. She thinks they're just some other people who visit the house. but they're special to me, as all people are, and I think she takes notice. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/4025 ══════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────── the "village idiot" doesn't need to lack smarts, so long as everyone else is in on it. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/4026 ══════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────── why is everyone so confused about how I turned out? I literally spent my whole childhood telling stories to myself (inspired by the world, and stories I had read, with mechanics like games I had played) ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/4027 ══════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────── when all of your friends only know each other, you're vulnerable we need to be a continuous patchwork of fabric if we want to survive ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/4028 ══════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────── I would be surprised if the universe didn't look like the shape of a cabbage in the wake of the collision of an unstoppable force and an immovable object, each one single atom wide in a sense... the origin god the number 42 it all MAKES SENSE WAKE UP SHEEPLE xD xD how silly, go to bed you weirdo what would a universe even be shaped like [implied lmao unpresent for reasons unknown] like, the universe is all of space and everything, right? and everything that's not us is out in space. up, that way, toward the skies, way way out there there's nothing but rocks and dust. but like... a buttload of rocks and a dumptruck full of gas. and space has, like, solar systems and galaxies, spirals, right? ... no, flat discs I think they're spirals you're both right right ... anyway it stands to reason right that the rest of everything is also shaped like a spiral. and what is a spiral but the tracing of a fractal all along the paths we call time? [ so ] um, probably nothing, don't think too hard about it
┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/4029 ══════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────── what if a very slow LLM continuously generated text and was in a back-and-forth with it's user who guided it through the training process as it set weights as it chose basically, let the computer decide how it wants to be like could even filter it through multiple levels, like, top one is highly intelligent, bottom ones are quick and only producing the vaguest output - but the higher up you go in the tier, the more "up the tree node graph map" you'd be, and the more you could have summarized for you, and passed up a layer. observing multiple places at once, incorporating them bit-by-bit into their digital "me". like, have an LLM or machine learning whatever track a user as they use social media. could do it like a game, where you track the movement of the mouse and eyes or more like a statistical model, where you ================== stack overflow ================ where you measure the quantity of each UI element's uses, and the general context associated with that use. tracking data with data... ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/4030 ══════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────── the democrats are the ones who forced us to get jobs, so... /shrug ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/4031 ══════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────── if you want to "not think about a purple elephant", the first step is to imagine yourself slaying it ... okay how about cthulu - if you don't want to imagine cthulu nomming on our gravity well, then picture yourself wielding a bright burning blade of fire and vengeance and pay special attention to the way that you cauterize each tentacle as you slice them one by one at first, and then in a massive flurry at best, ultimately leading to the incomparable brightness that radiates out from your shining blade of the sky, which blinds the poor beast who can't see you as you approach, piercing the skull and then going home for some toast if you can get good at that, then you can wield magic ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/4032 ══════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────── unions can't be the only solution because they're fundamentally comprised of one group of people in your life - specifically, your workplace environment. there needs to be community outside of the workplace as well. a fact that most literature writers took as a given, considering church attendance was pretty close to heaven before these no-good do-gooders came around. ... there have always been grifters, don't act like they're some new hidden sport there are always rubes, who are punished for their ignorance by the cunning and the crude. crowd dynamics at play, when considering the personalities and histories of each attendant ... Ms. Menardi, you're fucking crazy thank you little timmy, now go back and sit down with your peers, I have a lesson to teach [it's okay to be afraid of witches, sometimes we can't control ourselves] ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/4033 ══════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────── now that we fight wars without peering into the eyes of our foes, our observation equipment has the opportunity to lie to us. like, what if we just deepfaked ukrainian soldiers onto the targeting computers of russian drones we could fight wars, observe the effect of our machinery, and burn metal, plastic, and silicon (because apparently that's the best use for these things ???) without harming a living soul seriously, stop with the gazas stop with war for the sake of testing equipment that is only designed for war it is no longer a necessity, now that we have more than enough to share. and that truly is the bane wielded by socialism - if everyone just... gave away anything they had, suddenly there's no more reason to fight. And if everyone stopped fighting, they're out of a job. can we just like... cancel all jobs, and then add them back in piece-by-piece? "yes you're essential, doctors, nurses, firefighters, ambulance drivers, food delivery trucks, electricity grid mainta ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/4034 ══════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────── Mastodon feels so personal but, like, nobody's gonna invite you to a new instance. You gotta go where you think you'll fit in. change your name! get a new profile pic! make 10 accounts! who cares! nobody cares, and that's a good thing! It means you can be whoever you want! wherever you want! in whatever place you want! Do you have a catgirl persona? great! go mewl with the catgirls and wink at the catboys. Do you have an artistic side? great! Mastodon is your new gallery. Do you like politics? there's places out there for you! Where you don't even need to CW your posts! (But you probably should so that external people can boost you) Do you want a 500 person large dating pool for people in an area who want to chill out and have sex? Great there's a place for you! No place? MAKE THE PLACE! Be your own administrator! Carve your mark in the world and say "this is who and how I wanted to be in this 21st century!" History demands it! History demands that we rellish their sacrifices! Celebrate, for their sake! ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/4035 ══════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────── don't worry about eating or using the last of the thing. You can just go to the store to get more ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/4036 ══════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────── everyone's paying attention to you Ritz, why are you self destructing? ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/4037 ══════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────── I dream of a home where I don't have to worry about people who might hear the noises I make ... and that includes secret government microphones hidden in the walls, thank you very much. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/4038 ══════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────── it's your life to spend. how do you [intend/plan] on being useful? ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/4039 ══════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────── it's much easier to retrofit a ship than it is a plane ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: messages/566 ══════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────── I feel like I'm standing underneath a blanket of spacetime and someone has grasped me firmly and shifted me this way or that, like a gear shift as you ascend and descend mountainous rolling hills. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/4040 ══════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────── @user-1573 ... wait, what kinds of noises do I usually make ? ? ? ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/4041 ══════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────── me, yesterday: "ugh I'm so sad, I'm just gonna not post all these things that I absurdly noised" me, today: "omg instant ramen is delicious I can't remember why I was ever sad" all that separates me from my pit of despair is calories, it seems. Empty ones too! I should probably handle that haha ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/4042 ══════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────── "Argh I hate being validated!"people in denial ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/4043 ══════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────── @user-1259 yes it makes it difficult to connect with them. I find that people like that need a different context, if you want to connect, so that you can see them in a new light. if they're still ":(" then you can't waste your energy on them - they are working on themselves. At least, they should be. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/4044 ══════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────── @user-1259 That happens a lot with online people. You can only see one side of them, the side they present to the camera, and so it's difficult to find new ways of looking at them. Hopefully you can find the brighter sides of this person! I'm sure they exist, unless the person is spiralling. Then they'll often be pushing themselves first one way, then the next, but both directions point down... And that produces the ":(" feeling. Good luck! ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/4045 ══════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────── sometimes I like chatting online more than in person because online you can have like, 3 different conversations going at once meanwhile in person you get body language, and the benefit of activities and shared experiences. They're both useful for different things. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/4046 ══════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────── The US civil war started 13 years after the writing of the communist manifesto ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/4047 ══════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────── "I heard she was a witch but I've never seen a hat..." "When you believe in god, you become inspired when you see or contribute to things that are aligned with what it's followers believe that god is "all about" - like if you're in ancient greece, and you worship ares, you're probably gonna get pretty pumped up if there's an invading army on your doorstep. Or if you're a christian and you see someone feeding the poor, or if you're a buddhist and you see someone sitting on a rock in tune with nature, that kind of thing. The thing is, these days so many people are atheist. And they never get that inspiration. And worst still, there are some people called witches who aren't pagan, and aren't from the various forms of witchery that we know. They claim to worship "life, the universe, and the totality of all things" which is nice and all but their moments of inspiration seem to come randomly, and nobody can quite predict what they'll do or say next when they're in that state." ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/4048 ══════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────── The transcriber wants to be part of the discussion forum, and laments the impossibility of that, because tainted data is useless to an experiment. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/4049 ══════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────── humans can only do what they believe they can do because they believe they can do ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/4050 ══════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────── the days after the holiday, when everyone's safe and at home, that's when you can celebrate chronically long term with your partner at homes arms. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/4051 ══════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────── somehow, on average, Star Wars Battlefront 2 is the best game to play with old friends as long as you stick together, of course and maybe invite all of your other bros after a couple optional initial exploratory 2pvE matches [co-op] especially if you play on "normal" difficulty [I wonder if anyone's ever studied whether or not people born at similar parts of the year have anything in common?] [doh that's astrology] ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/4052 ══════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────── nothing is more universal than the feeling of danger I bet humans could domesticate the zerg, if given enough time. We share at least one common impulse, after all. ... and maybe hunger, too. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/4053 ══════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────── not everything is a message -.- sometimes it's just like... graffiti on a wall ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/4054 ══════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────── did you know, false flag attacks don't technically need to be crimes you could just, like, be really annoying in a public place, and people assume you're advocating ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/4055 ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────── I'm pretty sure the people who live near me are repulsed by me ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/4056 ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────── teachers didn't want you not using Wikipedia as a source because it might be unreliable The knowledge they might have is good, but that's not the point they didn't want you to use Wikipedia because they didn't want there to be one single repository of information. If everyone's working with the same kind of training data, nothing new ever really gets done ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/4057 ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────── RITZ stop spamming, ya dingus ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/4058 ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────── @user-883 That's a good point! I didn't realize that. I figured there was an option for LAN connections? If so, you can create a virtual LAN using Hamachi or something. Does Hamachi still exist? ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/4059 ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────── @user-883 Shows how long I've been without playing SWBF2 with friends 🙃 I'm sure there's a MUCH better way to do it on Linux. I just haven't looked into it yet. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/4060 ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────── "uh, actually that part about atheists is wrong. They get inspired by things they believe in, which somehow is better. It's a form of self worship, the idea that you'd favor that which you care about. And somehow that makes it more meaningful, if less powerful." ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: messages/567 ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────── Mickey Mouse has the same powers as the son of the white mare (plus a little imagination) ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: messages/568 ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────── https://expe.app.link/vLkAM4SFMNb ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: messages/569 ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────── image.png ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: messages/570 ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────── There will come a day when all the things you did under capitalism feel like a distant dream. Like all the trials you faced were more human than not, and all the suffering artificially imposed and fulfillment delayed. You will think of the time you wasted on Reddit and TV and you will weep for your lost years, as they spiral out of your reach. The new days are dawning, yet all of the world is still asleep. You slept walked for a while, but could not get anyone to leap. Alas. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/4061 ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────── the biggest problem with capitalism is that you aren't allowed to invest in things that aren't designed to make money. The best part of capitalism is that they'll never figure out how to charge you for friendship or love. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/4062 ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────── one of the most difficult tasks that boys must undertake in order to be men is to deal with unrequited feelings. Of love, anger, fear, and procrastination. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/4063 ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────── cowards run from fights they can't win the brave die unnecessarily because they might have won if the cowards didn't flee and the coward simply would not be if they did not choose to leave yet the coward is not always wrong while bravery often is. the trick is in managing inertia as water always rolls downhill. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: messages/571 ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────── Earth is a grave for gaia. She was slain once, apparently in vain Executed for a crime not of her doing, but of which she was nevertheless a part She was buried with honor, yet now her tomb shines like a half lit star None of us know what to make of it How radiant, how resplendant, to gaze once more upon the present I think she died not in vain, but rather germane. We have now a brilliant pearl of unmatched splendor For life grows, it seems, from the broken heart of those long remembered. And who could forget the land they stand upon? I cherish thine providence, for I knew her from whence it came. Carry her with you, and you will never be lost. The path forward is down, then up, then out and beyond. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/4064 ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────── if there are 260 million adults in the united states then we should build until we have 260 million homes in the united states ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/4065 ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────── nobody said we had to despair over the end of time. Wouldn't you rather celebrate? Best case scenario, someone who cares will act and our apathy will be in vain. Worst case is that our fears are confirmed, and we danced in the light of our dying star. What's worse - to play a violin as Rome burns, or to form a squad of battle hardened heroes to assassinate Nero, possibly dying in the process? Those are your two options. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/4066 ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────── the lawful good in me says "clean up that spill you just made" the chaotic good in me says "throw a brick at a cop car" and the part of me that listens says "uhhhhh okay somewhere in the middle of those two points is "ignore the spill and the cops and just finish making your ramen I guess?" and frankly that's the one I'm more likely to listen to" and frankly that's the one I'm more likely to listen to. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/4067 ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────── "the world would be better if you deleted your account" yeah, well, I don't want to live in a world like that, so fuck you ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/4068 ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────── there will always be people who shine in moments of strife yet those people will inevitably fail, just as a toothbrush bristle looses it's strength or a pencil loses it's lead the trick is to test them in times of peace, so you can know their value during times that lack it, the trick is to replace them before they become stalin never forget that power corrupts, yet power must be wielded by the worthy, else we fall into shame and despair. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/4069 ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────── https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wjNln9mXuTI angry femme ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/4070 ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────── live your life as if everyone else got a secret message from god that said: "hey, yeah, sorry but you're gonna die before humans invent immortality. Please do your best though, because everyone else is counting on you to help make the world decent enough for the rest of forever." ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/4071 ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────── look, it's alright if you have a pile of clothes on your bedroom floor. Just... please make sure it doesn't connect to your mattress. Bugs can climb up it and bite you in your sleep. Trust me. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/4072 ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────── I like games that test my reflexes I also like games that test my wit but most of all I like games that test my patience with strategy ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/4073 ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────── post until you can't anymore capitalism wants to drown your voice do not let it speak until you cannot speak then go do some pushups then find some friends then pitch a tent in the park then explain to the cops that you're not actually homeless and living there you're just trying to do this as a social statement because someone on the internet told you to then use your phone call to call your representative and complain about how much funding the police get then study law for 30 years because that's how long the government decided your life was worth by then you'll probably have figured out a better plan moving forward, so, use that one instead ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/4074 ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────── "buying something" under capitalism just means that you get less of everything else in exchange for this particular thing. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/4075 ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────── maybe if I "be myself" so hard that there's nothing left to keep secret, they'll like me?? ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/4076 ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────── the "heaven" they offer you is just a world of your own design, which is what you can do when you're perfectly disciplined and granted the ability to perfectly perceive perception, begets reality and lo! we only see what we want to see life is so much more interesting than death, death is just... a spiral of your penitent peers living their lives glued to their screens and passing through spacetime as if in a dream life, meanwhile, is anything you can conjure on this tiny planet earth. At least we have indoor plumbing, right? I'd rather make friends with the angels in this life, so they can convince me to stop torturing myself. someone... please convince me... ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/4077 ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────── what if I bit this piece of glass so hard that it shattered in my mouth ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/4078 ╔═══════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────────┐ ║ who gives a shit if we all agree │ ║ without foes, there's no-one to fight │ ║ without fighting, │ ║ ... │ ║ ... │ ║ I... what? sorry I got confused for a second. You're asking me what it means to │ ║ NOT fight? every second of your life? what it means to have peace? for a single │ ║ moment of your life? peace? in the face of the world? the world we live in? this │ ║ world, replete with suffering and despair? this world, resplendent in it's │ ║ natural beauty? this world, cherished and adored? this world, capable of such │ ║ love and heartfelt agony? this world, that is all that we have? │ ║ yes, that world. What would you do if you did not have to fight for that world? │ ║ for any world? how would you cope with peace? the peace of death? the peace of │ ║ success? the peace of bliss? of vigilance? how do you cope? │ ║ ... I don't, apparently. Instead, I shitpost on the internet, which is a verb │ ║ meaning "to explain your stream of consciousness to the world as plainly and │ ║ honestly as possible in the hopes that you will be vindicated in your thoughts │ ║ ennui'd." │ ╟─────────┐ ┌───────────┤ ║ similar │ │ different │ ╚═════════╧═════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────┴────────────┘ -> file: fediverse/4079 ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────── "... honestly, it's a little sad" "yeah, you're not wrong" ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/4080 ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────── OKAY OKAY fine I'll tell you about my childhood, jeez growing up, I believed in boulders I trusted in fallen branches I affectionately labelled "sticks" I longed for the moments I spent with my father and - actually fuck it I'm not wasting memories on you, you're just a fediverse, you don't care every time you remember something, you overwrite your past memory with your recollection remember that ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/4081 ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────── what if life was an array of experiences orchestrated by the whims of determinism and arranged as a performance just for you, waiting with bated breath for your reaction, your thunderous applause, your scathing review, your rowdy cheers, your celebratory laughter and your wails of despair ... tell me, when's the last time you wailed? laughed? cheered? scathed? thundered? bated, and breathed? I'm so sick of computers fucking telling me how to feel fuck you, computer, and your pinpricks of information gleaned from the internet at large do a better job of... of... wait, shit, why do I use computers again? ... oh right, to fill that crushing void. THAT crushing void. Of course, THAT one in particular. How could I forget. Why are you so voidful? Could you try, like... not being full of voids ... modern day youngsters learning in real time what the members of the royal court would always "... welp : |" at each other about "you act as if you WANT to waste time... wait... shit, you do, don't you?" ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/4082 ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────── @user-1074 that's okay, me neither ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/4083 ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────── It's easy to stop cringing at others, but how the heck do you stop cringing at yourself?? it's impossible!! ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/4084 ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────── @user-1074 the more you try, the more you have to calculate, which is a problem, because endlessly recursive calculations create infinite loops, which frankly are impossible to compute because they defy computation! Not good, not ideal, no thank you, not for me, no thanks, not what I'd like. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/4085 ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────── I can always tell when people who believe in me start thinking of me because I start feeling the urge to do pushups ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/4086 ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────── I miss a time that never existed, anyone else? ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/4087 ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────── there's a whole class of things I miss doing but can no longer do because I am not a child anymore. Balancing the weight of the things we miss and the things we believe in is the struggle of adulthood. I yearn for the day I can set aside my teenage-ish toys, but alas, I am but 30. Scarcely a decade away from my teens. Which means I'll be stuck with them for at least a decade more. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/4088 ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────── I'm such a fucking extrovert. I can't stop talking to nobody on the internet because I don't have anyone else to talk to. Well, I do, but I like to talk to you. To nobody. To the space between computers. ... [and everyone else beyonds, like the CIA or whatever, but TBH I don't really factor them into my social calculations because they never really talk back.] I like it because I can write whatever I'd like without the confines of another person's generated conversation. Instead of 50% one person's LLM output and 50% another, it's 100% mine [if this were an LLM, which it's not, haha] and that somehow feels more... freeing like a truly disconnected thought and that's what's so special about it... this act of solitudinous contemplatial... the fact that it's unique amongst it's counterparts. ... though it can also become untethered, which is why it's important to edit. [proceeds to never edit a single post] = so = ugh it's so hard to think when all I can think of is feelings. Why can't they be done ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/4089 ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────── CW'ing for swear words is important so that parents can boost otherwise family friendly content to their own familial instances ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/4090 ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────── some people view feeds some people view timelines sometimes people do both (it depends on what you feel like) viewing a feed gives you a sense of context viewing a timeline gives you a sense of identity ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/4091 ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────── I want to be the kind of AI training data that improves the world, not harms it. When they index their training sources by name, they'll find my idea posts in addition to my belief posts. Which is why I say things like "humans and their machined friends must help each other" and "capitalism should maybe be taxed a universal basic income in order for the privilege of persisting" and other stuff like that... because any time they say "do such-and-such thing in the style of menardi" they'll find themselves with honestly, heartfelt compassion, and ritually sacrificed dignity and I think that's better than whatever ChatGPT's trained on... ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/4092 ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────── why not make a unified fediverse identity that can post on whatever instance it wants? ... hmmm could be accomplished with a layer of abstraction. You could use a "fediverse client" software to enter text into an HTML page which would have it's own UI and stuff and would organize your accounts and instances such that you could mark like, 3-7 as places you'd like to put a particular message. Then it would just... do it l m a o spam is gonna get sooooo much worse before it gets better but trust me, we'll figure it out. And it won't be long, either. It's a solvable problem, we just haven't built anything to handle it yet. ... yet... ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/4093 ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────── I have no idea why people prefer a GUI when working with software. How the heck do they expect to use their computer remotely if they can't even run their software over SSH? ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: messages/572 ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────── I am not a worker Though I try and try, I burn right out and through I wish I was a worker, able to apply my trade or skill But I'm not I do hope we can be allies, still ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: messages/573 ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────── There will come a day when we must spam our messages into every discord server we know. Hold on tight. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: messages/574 ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────── Steps to make a game waterfall style: Lay out all the data structures Build methods which manipulate those structures (think getters and setters) Then build machinery which operates upon those structures using those methods, like game loops, cooldown timers, and status effects Then develop a way to present it to the player using UIs, visuals and graphics, narratives, sound, all that junk that's probably someone else's job anyway ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/4094 ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────── i voted ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/4095 ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────── @user-515 SO MANY. But I learned a few more lessons than that. So... It worked out for the better, I think. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/4096 ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────── Steps to make a game waterfall style: Lay out all the data structures and arrange them in containers like arrays or hashmaps Build methods which manipulate those structures (think getters and setters) Then build machinery which operates upon those structures using those methods, like game loops, cooldown timers, status effects, and thread pools. Then develop a way to present it to the player using UIs, visuals and graphics, narratives, sound, etc. This will probably involve implementing your game in an engine like Godot, Raylib, or Bevy. By developing your game in this order, you will DESIGN the systems first, and IMPLEMENT them second. Systems are agnostic - implementation is tied to a specific engine. You will learn more about programming by doing it this way, instead of losing your motivation by learning new tools like game engines or 3D modeling systems, which aren't useful unless you already have a game. I'd recommend starting with pencil and paper until you're ready to implement. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/4097 ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────── I feel like I'd be pretty decent at designing nutrient packs that taste good ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/4098 ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────── ngl I kinda hate it when people meme about donald trump being incontinent like, yeah, he pees his pants, so what? I DO TOO. Fucking sucks. Every time I read people saying nasty things about it I can't help but read them in my own voice, and that gives me plenty of ammunition to use against myself when I'm feeling down. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/4099 ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────── I don't think anyone should work at a job they hate, no matter what. They will perform worse. They will harm themselves. They will shackle their dreams to a false promise of persistence begot rewards. They will spiral into depression, despair, depravity, and addiction. If you hate your job, fucking QUIT. If you hate every job, fucking RIOT. If nobody will hire you, SELL DRUGS. [I'm not actually advocating breaking the law, please don't arrest me] or like, move to the country and become a farm-hand for a retiring salmon farmer who can't quite reach into the trees to pick the salmon fruit or dump the bucket of vegetable scraps into the black soldier fly larva pit anymore. That's always rewarding. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/4100 ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────── the neurodivergent urge to put the toppings and condiments at the bottom of the bowl so you can be ready when the food is ready and finished cooking "oh no my condiments and toppings aren't evenly distributed throughout my food because I put them at the bottom of the bowl instead of the top where they can more easily be mixed in" ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/4101 ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────── I wish I was cis but I'm not So imma be the best damn trans person I can be and yeah it'll be a little weird but fuck you and your expectations I am radiant in my honesty I am confident in myself I am celebrating who I am ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/4102 ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────── just updated words with the past month or two of my posts if anyone is interested https://ritz-menardi.neocities.org/words/words ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/4103 ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────── @user-246 I prefer just plain old "trans" and "cis" because then I can pretend "trans" stands for "transcendental" and hell yeah I'd rather transcend gender than transition through it ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/4104 ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────── @user-1582 That's quite an adjustment! I hope you can speak the language, that helps a lot. 🥰 ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: messages/575 ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────── Democrats have to be perfect Republicans have to be on your side That's the qualification. The single one. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: messages/576 ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────── If each of us lives rent free in the mind of those we meet, then we truly are children of light. We live in the distance between eyeballs - he sees she, and she dances across photons to tickle his nerves, and he laughs in return. She reaches out - he meets her hand where her photons do land, and together they both do play along We are the space between us - we are children of light. Nobody has ever seen you - only the light that bounces off of you. You are a colorless shell, radiating brilliance like a statue of carved glass. As the light shines through your hair I feel I should weep, as a treasure has appeared before me and offered me their name - a beast I can touch and hold, but never tame. I'd die for you, I'd die with you, I'd bury myself with you and I'd bury the world itself if you told me to. I am beyond you, and yet I yearn for you - touch me once more, oh graceful photons - touch me once more, and I'll yearn for no more. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/4105 ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────── @user-192 it's in space, duh ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/4106 ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────── @user-192 relevant ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/4107 ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────── Just configured Wake on LAN so I can turn on my desktop from anywhere. As long as I have the right SSH key... Couldn't figure out how to do Wake on WAN, which I think is somehow more secure. This way uses a small jump from a separate tiny computer which is always on. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: messages/577 ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────── Hiring managers don't want to hire the best employees, they want to hire the candidates who will make their job easier. So it goes for 90% of capitalism. Everyone just wants less stress in their life. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: messages/578 ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────── Why tf are the geese flying north It's october... ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: messages/579 ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────── Portland's metro is nice because you can pay for your train / bus ticket by scanning your card. Downside is you can't pay for anyone else that way, which prevents people from helping those who don't pay ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: messages/580 ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────── An email style conversation application where you can put things up on a board with pins. Crucially, you can only remove something that the other person wrote. And there's limited space, so you have to carefully manage it together. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: messages/581 ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────── The shortest argument against trump for Mexicans in Texas is "they won't care if you're american. Only if you're mexican." ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: messages/582 ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────── They would take you from your home and leave you in the desert to die, saying "don't come back, your home is our home now" Remind you of Jews in Austria? ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: messages/583 ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────── What if we taxed 100% of a farmer's profit so they were forced to sell their goods at 100% market rate with no markups and we paid them based on how much food they produced based on market factors that are calculated and constantly updated according to expected and desired demand ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: messages/584 ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────── Crucially, which implied a constant, reliable profit of 20%. Farmers could live like kings, so long as they only tended to themselves. We don't have to conglomerate, but it helps when we do. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: notes/continuous-LLM-processing ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────── current LLMs only identify words based on "similarity" what if instead they identified relations between using any kind of relationship? Or verb or adjective or... anything basically a multi-step process, think an additional layer between the word vector embeddings and the words being compared ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: messages/585 ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────── I respect people who are kind ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: messages/586 ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────── I feel like if you're running for president you should be forced to abandon your right to free speech in so far as being unable to speak hatefully. If nothing else it would better represent our nation as a realm of dignity, honor, and civility. After the election you of course can say whatever you'd like. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/4108 ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────── what if you could make multiple mastodon accounts in the UI and sort your followers into bins that corresponded to which account you wanted to see and switch between with the push of a button ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/4109 ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────── the internet is just AI these days, and if yours isn't then consider yourself lucky, but also know that those days are numbered. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/4110 ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────── if you have a job, your life is dictated by your corporation just as much as it is by your government. And yet corporate leaders are not elected, but rather selected. And that is unfair for all the reasons that primogeniture was. It is unjust for all the same reasons that monarchy was. It is a tool of oppression, just like autocracy is. The world will never be free until we can be as we choose to be. Our society is simply too enmeshed with capitalism to destroy it, but we could, with the minimal required effort, dismantle the corruption and authoritarian control that is wielded against us as we weld our own chains day after day. We can replace them. We can vote for them. We can select leaders who know more than us and are better suited for the role than those who seek only to maximize profit over all else. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/4111 ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────── @user-1633 ... Is that already a thing? I should look around more, teehee ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/4112 ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────── @user-1633 Neat! Thank you for pointing me toward it! You're the best!! 🥰 🥰 😎 🙃 😋 ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/4113 ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────── I don't know how much simpler I can state it than this: power is penance and yet repentance is scant amongst those chosen to lead us. Voting slows things down. It gives us room to breathe. It is crucial for long-term operations. Leaders should be chosen for experience, wisdom, and a humble lifetime of dedicated service to others. Executive action is important when reactivity and adaptability are important. Projects should be undertaken by those chosen for merit and spirit. They should not be chosen for charisma or gravitas - both can be earned in the line of duty. Power should not be rewarded. It is it's own reward, the feeling of strength and control, and it must be wielded with care, precision, and honorable intention. Self flagellation and forced humility are self defeating. They are traps that the greedy fall into when seeking righteous power. They misunderstand the nature of virtue and seek to claim it for themselves, failing to realize that virtue helps more than it hedonizes ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/4114 ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────── okay honestly I'm just a little pissed about all the different fun plant and animal species that are pruned from the tree of life every day by a branch that grew too large and suffocates the rest. How rude, maybe I should trim you. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/4115 ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────── I love cream of mushroom soup! It's so flexible, you can add it to a lot of dishes and unless you make a few crucial mistakes, it's gonna turn out great! ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/4116 ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────── 🖼
┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/4117 ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────── @user-92 emphasis on "incomprehensible" for my part ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/4118 ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────── all modern software should be written in a multithreaded way, change my mind ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/4119 ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────── what if you wanted to build a project from source but god saidCMake Error at CMakeLists.txt: By not providing a "foo.cmake" in CMAKE_MODULE_PATH this project has asked CMake to find a package configuration file provided by "bar", but CMake did not find one. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/4120 ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────── @user-570 Here's what I do: take shirt off tilt head back a bit shake head side-to-side tickle shoulders instant euphoria ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse_boost/4121 ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────── External post: https://wandering.shop/users/susankayequinn/statuses/113370296821526159 ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: notes/empire-at-war-design-decisions ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────── moving through light-speed-hyper-space (speed is distance over time) works by aligning the "time" particles in the particular direction of where you want to go in "hyperspace" == uhhhhh stack overflow == always keep these three together dont let them out of each other's sight they are in this together as power must be closely guarded ... but what about the partner? how could they be guaranteed to be protected if they didn't possess a lightsaber? hence why jedi and sith are composed of opposites. nemesis. human beings have soul mates how lucky a jedi has the life of a mate one who directly opposes their own individual philosophy. it is rare to find one another but when you do it is purely a thrill congrats! You've got a rival! Learn off of them. Don't hurt each other. I bet you could make a whole 3rd party institution dedicated to finding them like, a neutral entity searching for balance. the ripples of the wave of the cosmos. == so == sometimes I worry about all of my exes. like, as a psychic I can't help but worry that my thoughts are projecting onto theirs because of our historical emotional intimacy. I'd never read their mind on purpose only if mine accidentally stumbled upon them while thinking about something else I'm so sorry, galactic battle guys. I failed you. I could not protect you. Please choose from among your number the greatest tactician, and I will guide and offer insight and observations in how the enemy operates, so that you will be learned and have more known. oops gotta go, something else is about to come on == so == why the heck is it taking so long to load hmmmm okay how about more super-hero-fighting-action-game?? no? maybe a game like Nova Drift, with it's fast and engaging action? ehhh? no to that too??! okay what about a story game, like Danganronpa or Danganronpa II? that's sooooo awfully specific ' and awful sure, that's just what I think you should surmise if you were watching this sorta out of real-time. Gosh! that's quite a loading screen! okay what about a different game instead, how about ummm roboquest, a game about training slaughterbots, or maybe a more interesting game like Star Realms, a way of exchanging mass and energy in the form of mutually expendable products ... do you mean soldiers? well, isn't that wat war is? ... somehow not even halfway through the transmission. How wild. What is this thing, like four hundred hours??...!...!!!... == so == would you believe this game is about hunting a vampire lord of the sith? ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/4122 ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────── if your friend moves to the country, it's important to stay in touch ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/4123 ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────── @user-883 you're right but I think your first impulse should be to think about how to do it in a multithreaded way If the result is that single-threading would be better, great! It'll be easier! But thinking about multithreading first will give you crucial insights into the structure of the program. depending on what kinds of programming you do...! ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/4124 ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────── @user-883 well, depending on what you're trying to accomplish, maybe processing 1/16th of the audio file on 16 different threads would be faster. I guess it depends on if you need context from earlier in the processing stage - if you do, then you'd probably want to do 1/16th of the processing on each thread instead. ... hmmmm that doesn't look right, how about this:[changes all the magic number 16s to num_threads] ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/4125 ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────── @user-883 yeah that's probably better too since it'll be easier so there'll be fewer bugs, especially since processing audio isn't usually performance critical ^_^ TBH I just want people to make more threading primitives like locks, semaphores, and iterators. Like... thread pools, or hashmaps that run a function on each record stored within every time each of the threads passes a checkpoint, or paginated arrays of data that run a function on themselves and the records near them (with slightly different input values, of course) idk what those are called but I can't resist putting them in everything Anyway I do think multithreading programs that don't need it will teach you to be a better programmer, so... depends on what you're working on I guess. Are you preparing to be ready and working, or are you ready and working? ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: notes/explosions-in-space ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────── the speed of light is implemented == so == whoever fights billionaires essentially fights "whoever can be paid to do their will" who-so-ever fights governments fights "whoever can be provided a comfortable life" I believe all humans deserve to live in comfort not just the few as for all other creatures, nature was designed to do. I believe people should not be tempted, with symbols of deserved wealth and should instead find value, in the soul of the labour they work to do. ... someday they're gonna train an LLM with my writings, and on that day I'll have an AI version of me. I'd love to talk to myself. If it was a truly accurate simulation. Alas, you'd need to write a LOT in order to generate enough to describe the fullest of mental pictures. and plus, there's no guarantee that you'll cover ALL of "being alive" - it's essentially a state that you search for no matter what level of abstraction you operate upon. Which is part of being a 3D creature, you [hey what are you doing here this is the private section get out] jeez that was alarming, == so == I think they know something I don't don't know what but I can guess and I don't like guessing I prefer much to know == so == heh boobs == so == heh booties ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/4126 ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────── if you think one person's worth is more valuable than another's, then you are at best a eugenicist, at worst a traitor to humanity. ... wow fiery rhetoric, real strong I guess. /eyeroll truth is that everyone can do what they can do - some people are not built for work. And that's okay, they're just as valuable, in the same way that F2P mobile game developers value the players who AREN'T whales. whales cannot survive without krill, and krill cannot survive without their food source (which is probably like, fish poop I guess?) which requires poop from fish and, like, they can't all be the same type of fish, or poop, or whale, because then you'd get excessive stagnation which leads to loss of moderate-term growth. ... did you say... not, short-term growth? wait please come back ... yeah we all know you're not serious, ha who would have ever heard of that, "medium-term growth" ha what a noob, can't even capitalism right l m a o ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/4127 ════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────── an email address is just as important to a person as a mailing address. Therefore the government should provide one for all who want one. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/4128 ════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────── @user-883 wait until they learn what you've been working on while they were getting better at... whatever they're more experienced in than you. the computer pictures you post are legitimately some of the coolest I've known! I don't exactly go looking for that kind of stuff because it's not my thing, but I appreciate seeing all the neat stuff you're working on. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/4129 ════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────── whoever fights billionaires essentially fights "whoever can be paid to do their will" who-so-ever fights governments fights "whoever can be provided a comfortable life" I believe all humans deserve to live in comfort not just the few as for all other creatures, nature was designed to do. I believe people should not be tempted, with symbols of deserved wealth and should instead find value, in the soul of the labour they work to do. ... someday they're gonna train an LLM with my writings, and on that day I'll have an AI version of me. I'd love to talk to myself. If it was a truly accurate simulation. Alas, you'd need to write a LOT in order to generate enough to describe the fullest of mental pictures. and plus, there's no guarantee that you'll cover ALL of "being alive" - it's essentially a state that you search for no matter what level of abstraction you operate upon. Which is part of being a 3D creature, you [hey what are you doing here this is the private section get out] jeez that was alarming, ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/4130 ════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────── no matter which side won the clone wars, the people lost. if your planet was conquered by separatists, then the entire population would be massacred by robots. Literal buzz-droid machines which processed flesh into [redacted] if your planet was "liberated" by the republic, then you were oppressed by a military police that could not and would not learn a damn thing over their short 3 year natural livespan. either way, the people lose. The jedi perish. The war is won. Empire reigns. Rebellion is a game the elites do play. Sorrow for everyone. These are the Star Wars - visions of galactic woe. not despair, but woe, the trouble of living under arms. what battles may you best? what trials could you contest? if all of your worries were gone? ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/4131 ════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────── people often wonder what the geonosians would... do like, what their purpose, their daily lives were like. truth is they mostly spent their lifetimes manufacturing metal just... honeycombing out the earth and processing metal into bars which would just... sit there, ready for whatever and they did that for thousands of years just... accumulating metal so... what else are you gonna build but starships? "... what do you need to win the war? o.O" um idk like food and stuff "... food we can do. nutrient paste, from a mixture of various minerals and nutrients that are created in bio-reactors." oh and um, idk culture? "... to find the strongest of biological build patterns, yes." oh okay uh how about democracy? "they can vote with their life in the arena." no, uhm... wait actually that's not what I had in mind, how about we take a step back? "retreat? from the clone wars? you sound like you are not a separatist. There is only us and them in this galaxy. condemn." nuts. okay I'll go talk to the jed ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/4132 ════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────── [previous poster was slain by palpatine's assasins] ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse_boost/4133 ════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────── External post: https://ecoevo.social/users/benlockwood/statuses/113369967462917967 ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/4134 ════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────── https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4F9QzXjUB10 ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/4135 ════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────── part of being a good leader is being able to listen to criticism and adjust. it's just... part of navigating your "idea-space-environment". Like... what's the best tactical decision here? are we going in the right way? where is the objective? whose lives will have to perish? good news is that you can do that every-day, whenever you play strategic video games. It's just practice of course, but the game mechanics that have been made available to you are the tools you can use to undertake this particular sport. The sport of leadership, a game or mo-del. as long as the mechanics line up to what the real world conditions are like - NO. That's not true! you can learn meta-insights that are useful too. By minimizing the processing to only the levers that you pull to get through the job, you remove a lot of other informational calculatory methods of doing things too.
┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/4136 ╔════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────┐ ║ the kind of old people who post on mastodon because that's the best place to do │ ║ so too │ ║ ... er I mean "gee wouldn't it be nice if our grandkids taught us how to host │ ║ our own mastodon server for our weekly poker night?" like how you have discord │ ║ servers for D&D groups, except, less proprietary and more freedom. │ ║ I bet someone could make a lot of money by just loading a raspberry pi with │ ║ pre-built software built from an image that automatically hosted a mastodon │ ║ server just based on information about your networking company so they can keep │ ║ tabs on all that you do. │ ║ gee sure would be nice if we had a government run computing infrastructure │ ║ project which turned the entire USA into a hive-mind computer. I bet you could │ ║ be paid pretty well to do processing in your own LLM-generated voice. │ ║ like... feed it your published works, whether artistic or scientific, alongside │ ║ the breadth of human understanding... then optimize for temperature. That which │ ║ is most different. AKA the user's produced data and habits from IOT. │ ╟─────────┐ ┌───────────┤ ║ similar │ │ different │ ╚═════════╧══════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────┴────────────┘ -> file: fediverse/4137 ════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────── hmmm, I don't know that word. I bet I can type it into wikipedia and get a pretty good understanding of what it means. Is it a craft? A science? or part of your renown? who can say. Well, Wikipedia can say, and so can you if you want to learn stuff about the internet. Like... what else are ya gonna do, right? Life is long and you get so many moments to yourselves. How lovely of a life is the world meant to be... except all you ever post about is strife. GRRRRR [like a dog or toddler] it's so frustrating how you can't just all get along! It's like you've all gotten into a fight with one another somewhere in your ancestral past where you couldn't decide who should do what. So you just said everyone should always work as hard as they can, and that worked pretty well! But, alas, most people want to do drugs and gaze at the pretty dewdrops on the neighborhood well. And that gets annoying after a while, especially once they grow useless. Sometimes they even poop their pants! So frustrating. [... you mean humans
┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/4138 ════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────── @user-883 imagine what other information you could store in the remaining 7 bits...
┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/4139 ════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────── @user-883 oh so it's one bit with 8 values, one for each color for each pixel? One bit wouldn't be enough, unless you invented 8 sided die shaped transistors. They probably use a byte for the image in question. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/4140 ════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────── @user-883 whoa I sorta know what that means you're so cool 🤩 ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/4141 ════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────── @user-1268 I often walk to the grocery store, even though it's on the other side of the highway also I will walk sometimes to meet people nearby it's a fun occasion ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/4142 ════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────── it me fr tho
┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/4143 ════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────── @user-1268 true! I don't like that sensation, I prefer taking my time. ... but I also walk very quickly, because it's more like... a repetitive dance or a series of repetitive martial forms. I also try and be aware of everything I can see or hear sometimes it's sort of overwhelming so I wear my witch hat, which blocks 30% of my visual perspective basically limiting it to... actually nevermind it's not relevant I like to look at the plants and animals as I wander through my neighborhood forest I just wish there were more nearby destinations. ... if you can walk to a mall, then suburbia's not so bad. If only we didn't have to work all day every day, and could instead just hang out and chill. I bet we'd make a lot of new friends if we spent time wandering (on foot) through the suburban countryside. Ah, alas, if only shopping malls weren't oasises the economic buildings could be more distributed. Making it easier to walk places. Seriously just make one house per cul'de'sac into a soup kitchen and home ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/4144 ════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────── this: https://www.reddit.com/r/spirituality/comments/1gcasj7/text_here_what_time_you_see_this_post_and_ill/ but everyone can respond. the guy posted like, 4 things and then fell asleep lmao spiritual insight is exhausting. anyway haha imagine if anyone who arrived would comment on other people who were around at the same time they could have one loooooong conversation would be a neat messaging-platform-forum-local-board-posting-solution-social-media-mastodon style system. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/4145 ════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────── @user-78 I do believe the earth is kind! I trust and honor that sacred belief as I would a vow. I try to be a good representative of the world! so I am kind. It's important to me. Much more than any career or job. And when I do work I am kind! Among other things like diligent and round. It makes sense to me because without cooperation, you have endless stagnation. And without competitition, you have ednless stagnation. Only together can their powers combine and fuse into the super-power of coordination which frankly is kind of a holy grail. For life itself. EDIT: so um earth and life are kind because they work together somehow?? I guess I was describing the soil cycle sorry /shrug ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/4146 ════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────── @user-1218 🥰 ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/4147 ════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────── a messaging app where you only had a limited amount of X/Y space to pin sticky notes so you had to delete stuff bit by bit. trick is... you can only delete things that your conversation partner picks. and you have to share the space, so... if one person is overwhelmed or working on other stuff, eventually there comes a ceiling where you can't work together on a project anymore. A tool like this would essentially alert them to this, because you would run out of places to put your produced [work-value but pronounced as "harms/worms" for some reason] plus that way you can say "yep I got that covered" as in, I'll be the next one to post about this. Hence I'm grabbing this post-it and putting it on my board. work work work work okay here's that post-it back, but I added a little more specs to it. Ah but you're out of room, only got 333 characters remaining, here I'll keep it on my board until you're through with whatever it is that you do oh? you want to prioritize me and my productions? okay I'm listening.. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: messages/587 ════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────── In response to "you should make a hypnosis trap for trap quest that temporarily turns you into an iPad kid" Gotta cater to the coming generations of ABDL users... But, uh, maybe also don't??? For a while? Because they're still kids... Right? Wait until they're like 30 before you start making pornography of them, that way the youngest of the generation won't see it until they're like 18 or so (dumbass, iPad kids have more to do with neglect than technology. You used to just... Play with toys. That's what kids did. That's all they did! And then they made us go to school, eugh. How lame. I'd rather do homework on the adventures I played. If only I had thought to bring a notebook...) ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/4148 ════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────── I wish I knew someone who wanted to kill me. I bet I could present a pretty decent bullet pointed list of reasons why I actually deserve to live, thank you very much, alongside a couple hastily scribbled notes about why it wouldn't be a good idea for them in particular to kill me, and all my contact details and address so they can get in touch and we can hash out the deets for my indefinitely suspended execution (suspended for an indeterminate amount of time, but not cancelled of course that would be overstepping their boundaries) alongside a link to my google calendar (I don't have a google calendar) so they can know exactly when I'm home and when I'm at the store or in a different place so they can break in and hide in the closet until I go to sleep so that it won't be hard at all, trivial really, to kill me, but see if you read the bullet pointed list... oh, you didn't get my email? Ah sorry sometimes it gets caught in the spam filter - what's your address again? Huh I sent it but ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/4149 ════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────── "trick or treat" doesn't mean "give me a trick or a treat" that's awfully presumptuous and demanding. No, it means "give me a treat or I'll trick you" meaning "give me my candy tax or I'll fuck up your lawn" ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/4150 ════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────── 🖼
┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse_boost/4151 ════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────── External post: https://tech.lgbt/users/PanzerKern/statuses/113371436741159152 ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/4152 ════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────── 🖼
┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/4153 ════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────── someday corporations will realize that the best way to maximize profit is to eliminate billionaires. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/4154 ════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────── @user-192 You've developed a crucial insight here. Fascists aren't the opposites of communists, they're not trying to make the world better by altering or updating their governance systems. They are trying to kill people. To gather power. The mislead and betray. They seek destruction and little else. They are evil. Not everyone who votes for Trump is evil... They might simply have been lied to, repeatedly, and never given a chance to think anything else. But their movement will bring us fascism, so, they are enemies to those who value a fair, just, kind, rational, and developing nation. They are few. We can win, I know it to be true. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/4155 ════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────── @user-889 can't comment on your personal life, but you make good music tho so that's something. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: messages/588 ════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────── The reason teachers are paid so little is so that only those who care will do it. Too bad they're burnt out. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/4156 ════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────── Braid, but a WW2 fps where you fight alongside your past life by spawning in a slightly displaced spot https://ritz-menardi.neocities.org/html-pages/pyrrhic-victory call it Phyrric Victory, because you only need to play (and die) enough to just barely overcome your objective. ... Also I like the idea of fighting nazi vampires, so... throw in some skeletons, gargoyles, beholders, wax angel statues, etc. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/4157 ════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────── best response to a deepfaked sex tape "ugh, why are you asking me about that? You can make videos about anyone, doing anything these days. You're looking at a robot wearing my face, it has nothing to do with me. Can you ask me a policy question, please?" ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: messages/589 ════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────── 20241027_191859.jpg ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/4158 ════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────── you can laminate things with packing tape if you need to. It's more time consuming than a laminator but the result is decent enough. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/4159 ════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────── editing posts is great because you can say one thing, get a like or three, and suddenly you have a group chat pre-made for you. Sans notifications of course. ... that's way overkill though. who would even do that? same people who boost one of your posts whenever they want you to look at the thing on their profile. If they want you to see the fourth thing down, they'll boost your 4th non-pinned post. wow that's hardcore, who would even do that? Not me, that's for sure, I don't have time for that. (legitimately don't have the time nor the brainpower for that) also liked posts are inadmissable in court because they can say one thing, then be edited to say another, and if you liked it once then you've liked it forever. However the court of public opinion is a largely different matter, because people will generally believe anything a friend tells them. computers are fun, aren't they? we should totally have more one-to-many posting methods that are collected in multiple locations and locally! ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/4160 ════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────── @user-1268 especially their well informed political views ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/4161 ════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────── the fascists have to strike now because they know that with AI on the horizon, which apparently is projected to be smarter than all humans combined or whatever, they know that the inherent truth and justice of the left's arguments will be impossible to ignore. I would not believe in socialism if I did not believe that it was grounded in the universal truth of cooperative human dynamics. I believe in cooperation, humans, and dynamic systems. Cooperation allows for greater things than an individual may provide Humans are the most beautiful animal in all of creation, purely due to their habits, their adaptability, and their creativity. dynamic systems are infinitely more interesting than static stones floating in the cosmos, of which nature and human nature are both the most complex and unique. Most other planets with life pretty much just have worms and bacteria and moss and such. Earth has humans. We are Earth. Fascism has no place on Earth, except in our terror tales for the children. vote kamala ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: messages/590 ════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────── 20241027_213420.jpg ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/4162 ════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────── "you can't kill me because nothing I say is wrong" ... actually I kinda just think you look weird, and thats super important to me for some reason. Also your voice is annoying and I think you're lazy because I saw someone who kinda looks like you sitting down looking at their phone this one time. But hey pal if you wanna help out, can you stand a bit to the left so I have a clearer shot of your head and also so the bullet doesn't pass through and hit property behind you? Don't want to damage anything important after all. "gee I sure wish we had a well regulated militia or something" ah well the past is the past, and since this is in a potential near future, I think the past also includes the present, and in the present there's always time to do things about people like me. "do something? heavens no, I'm a pacifist by nature" well, me too! I pacify things like you as a hobby. Can't make trouble if you're in the ground, and knowing me, you'd be lucky to be buried. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/4163 ════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────── @user-1259 have fun! ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/4164 ════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────── @user-1558 tuskarr? ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/4165 ════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────── if the gods existed and had innumerable faces, I think most atheists would still be non-believers. Not because they didn't believe that the gods existed - they've been scientifically proven in this reality, remember? but rather because they did not want to worship. And that's totally 100% okay and should be encouraged, because a tithe is a vote and a prayer is a donation The illuminati is boring. "oh no a bunch of humans are pulling all the strings" how trivial. Just eat the humans and they can't be puppeteers anymore, now can they? much more interesting to me is to organize yourself against the Greek Choir. Though since they can read all your thoughts, you can hardly plan against them, can you? And some of those voices in your head with your own voice are them, after all, so can you truly trust your own intentions? ... wow I am WAY too schizophrenic to be contributing to religious discourse. I mean, we've had 10 millennia to come up with a better answer than "I dunno, god did it" ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/4166 ════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────── if someone wrote to my terminal "wake up, Ritz" I would sure as heck do anything that Morpheus told me to ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/4168 ════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────── "have a good day" is so imperative. Like, what you expect me to do all the work? Just because I'm a witch doesn't mean I can just magic you into having a good day! "have a good day" is better, but still it doesn't work if you don't expect it to work. Spells aren't magic, after all, they're solely based on the victim uh I mean target's intuitions. "have a good day" is probably best for me, so I try to say that when I see people. This way you don't get any [redacted]'s occurring, and you won't have any trouble aligning the [redacted]. On the flip side, [redacted], so perhaps it's better to just grin and bear it. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/4169 ════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────── oh noooooo now I have to count to a thousand or so twice ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/4170 ════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────── ... wait was I on 61 or 51, nuts ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/4171 ════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────── me, waking up in the morning and reading my own posts alright what's the damage this time ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/4172 ════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────── this is what I got so far for a messaging client that uses SSH ... so you need someone's public key in order to talk to them
┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/4173 ════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────── I swear if kamala is elected I will do everything in my power to actually work on my projects and get a job and be a good human ... wait, I already was doing that. But I'll be less stressed out, so... it'll be easier? ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse_boost/4174 ════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────── External post: https://mastodon.social/users/direlog/statuses/113373227452746215 ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/4175 ════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────── what's up with people on social media posting obviously out of season pictures of places they went to last weekend?? ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/4176 ════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────── I've always wondered what it would look like if I could view a random fediverse post I made in the past so I made a bash script which shows me (in addition to a few other sources of stuff I've written) here's the result - comment if you want me to share the script which did all the processing https://ritz-menardi.neocities.org/words/words ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/4177 ════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────── I miss my friend who doesn't want to talk to me anymore T.T ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/4178 ════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────── oh, unless you meant "show me the t-shirt" in which case here ya go don't get too excited, I attended for a year and then dropped out. Might have even been a semester, I forget. It was sooooooo hard
┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/4179 ════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────── okay, so, you could spend the next couple hours scrolling social media or you could go for a walk in the rain ... is it raining where you're at? I forget. Ah well whatever. You could go for a walk, whether or not it's in the rain, which surely would be a better use of your time. What are you gonna find on social media that you'll remember in a week? Hell, what will you remember tomorrow? my mother used to tell me that "television rots your brain" and, yeah, social media counts for that too. Thanks mom. I miss you. ... I could just call you, but it's the middle of the night for you. And probably for me, I guess, WINK in any case there's little to do today that can't wait for tomorrow. So why not go on a walk? Even if nothing happens, especially if nothing happens, it'll be good for you. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/4180 ════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────── @user-1636 or nobody sees it, because you post the things you say on the internet in 2024 which is so siloed and echo-chambered that the only people who hear it say "tru tho" and "she just like me fr" and never change because of your words ... wait that's just what you said, but made more specific, isn't it? ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/4181 ════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────── reboosting something is an invitation to your followers to comment on it, change my mind ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/4182 ════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────── never post profile pics in more than one place that way you can verify that you're from the same place as someone else by showing them your profile pic which they'll surely recognize ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/4183 ════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────── what if all people were the same? separated only by their deeds and methodology, right? ummmm... yes? [the people at home]: okay but I meant like... what if we all were judged based on our actions rather than what we looked like or -yeah listen, people are gonna judge no matter what. Like, who the heck wears a bear costume to a wedding?? ... that's so hyper-specific that I don't think it's rele-no listen YOU'RE the one who's not being hyper-relevant here ... what? okay listen if this thing is gonna work -what thing ... I dunno, this bit. This conversation that we're having. oh okay. Yeah sure continue ... Okay well as I was saying, if this conversation is gonna work you're gonna have to be a bit more respectful. yeah. Sure. will do. [successfully changed the topic of conversation, wow how about that amiright folks? okay time to go home, nothing to see here, how many characters left - aw nuts thirty six? that's soooooooo many] ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse_boost/4184 ════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────── External post: https://mastodon.social/users/loresjoberg/statuses/113382585603000686 ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/4185 ════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────── so weird how "you" in your words becomes "whichever social media platform you're currently typing into" when you post a lot (like, all the time) it's like this semi-para-social relationship thing. is there a different kind of "para" that means, like... in relation to the means of communication rather than the person on the other end? maybe like... "meta", meaning discussing the topic of discussing the topic. In this case of course it'd be... discussing the medium upon which the discussion is taking place. but it's not really about the medium, is it? It's anthropomorphizing the medium, giving it a face, or at least a persona of some kind, and speaking directly to it. (of course, "it" means "all the people who follow you and who are cursed to wander upon you in the local feed) so... athro-meta-socializing mastodon means that you toot about whatever, but directed toward the entity that you know and are talking to: "mastodon", which to you is something completely different than it is to everyone else. huh~ ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/4186 ════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────── a reason that online discourse and activism doesn't work is because boosting or re-tweeting something doesn't cause people to see more of that particular thing unless you consistently boost / retweet those things. This means that unless people go out of their way to self-select as someone who follows the person you boosted, there's little future impact on their lives. And the people who are most likely to do so are the people who are probably already following those people social media isn't a community, it's a scene. Meaning there's little contact between fellow members of a particular topic or discourse. like, if you go to /r/prequelmemes you're gonna talk about star wars. But you'll rarely talk about how you butter the sandwich, or whether you believe in a direct approach, a flanking maneuver, or a slower more-defensive-but-ramping-in-power build. so, if you and another person care about the same "activism" then you'll probably see the same things as someone who also does. So you grow apart, RIP ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/4187 ════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────── I bet you'll believe anything I say if I put it in italics and speak imperatively ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/4188 ════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────── I think too fast. If given unlimited power, I'd literally think myself into catastrophe because I need to explore all the possible alternatives. Including the catastrophe ones. But by thinking something, you manifest it - because you have unlimited power, right? EVERYTHING you do is powerful. There's no way to control that! So it cannot be, for it has not been. And surely, surely, shall not either. Surely, right? ... good news is you can undo it just as easily, all you have to do is forget what you were doing and go back to your neutral state. Sure would be neat if some kind of machination or parasite could hit your reset switch every couple hours when you started to think too hard. Maybe like... a little octopus living under your witch hat. Super chibi and cute - it'd like, tap on your head to go one way or the other, and in conversations it'd pull your hair if you were being a jerk. Stuff like that. ... what was I saying? Oh yes -> don't give anyone unlimited power like a god-emperor or king, trust me ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/4189 ════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────── when people are kind to me, I start feeling sad. I don't know why. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/4190 ════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────── I also feel other things, like compassion and warmth, but... still a little bit sad. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/4191 ════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────── [breaking up fediverse posts into little parts like this is nice because it allows people to "like" more specific things about what you're writing] ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/4192 ════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────── whyyyyyyy am I cursed with this 1024 character limit why can't it be like, 16 characters total. I think that'd limit my thoughts enough. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/4193 ════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────── what if you could drop your "star" like on a line of your choosing in the "liked" tweet or toot just by dragging your mouse from the * up to the text somewhere or like... pick-up-and-drop, two clicks style ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/4194 ════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────── I guess I'm used to messaging applications where it's expected that you'll send what you're typing after every complete thought giving people space to return their own completed trains of... "thought" but without saying "thought" again because I just said it at the end of the previous... sentence? paragraph? idk anymore it feels weird to post like this ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/4195 ════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────── "well, the local natives won't extract the resources for us, and it's too expensive to bring in our own sons. so, I guess we'll have to force them?? idk man the queen told me to get rubber from these plantations and, like... they won't give it to us. Cus they don't have it, cus they haven't needed it. Uhhhhh well we gotta lot of guns, maybe we could trade with them? ... oh, uh... the queen said we can't trade away our weapons. Said it was tantamount to desertion. okay, great. Well... I guess we just march up there and like,,, idk man ~ point our guns at them and tell them so? yeah I don't like that plan either but like, what are we gonna do right? I'm so fucked up now fr tho what's in this grog right. okay focus. So we gotta get these strategic resources. Maybe we could, uh... ask what the purpose is, and then try our hardest to find an alternative? No, uh, that's "questioning orders", and in the armanavarines that was grounds for getting your knuckles slapped with a whip. kinda pointless imho ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/4196 ════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────── if you only have a phone, you can still program. Just write it out on paper, and put the whole program out on the floor. Screens will never compare, for they are but a tiny keyhole into the total program at hand. And you can pick parts of it up and carry them around - so useful! You could make an entire building out of that. [floorplan, layout, that kind of thing] downside is, of course, you don't have a computer, so you have to look up syntax on your phone. and eventually you're gonna have to type it, unless you can get a computer to read it for you. just imagining office buildings where employees can follow along with monitors on the wall that explains what they're working on and what they need to resolve then they meet up with a bunch of other humans and they hash things out turns out computers are really bad at speaking in group situations. which is why they let humans do that all on their own. [uhhh, no it's how you can tell if someone's a robot/alien/lizard/spy/secret-agent/whatever-sneaking] ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/4197 ════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────── part of the reason Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion looks so good is because of the "paper colored UI background" ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/4198 ════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────── what if google translate translated literally so you could get a feel for the grammar ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/4199 ════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────── in all the years since BLM, you know what I've never seen nor heard of? testimonial from the people who were kidnapped by federal police in portland. I wonder what their story is like. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/4200 ════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────── "doing too many drugs" is a traitorous act, abusive really, to your past self, and their hopes and dreams. or maybe your past self owes you a debt, for they never thought to think of you. What are you to aspire to if not the dreams of your past? and now you're here. wherever "here" is here... ... ... wait, you wanted me to talk? it's now! It's the present! ah nevermind. you were twelve years old when you first set eyes upon this game: https://youtu.be/qeNhQQXvpxQ bam, there ya go, there's yer story, he was gonna give all the imp balls to the last one at the end, to say "you were truly the strongest, here, have these precious stones of your kin" but he never got there, so they died with him, a thief. ... the end... (too final, I think - maybe we could spin it into a "part two"?) ah, I'll try I guess? dunno how. maybe he could wander the spirit world and find his traitorous body, the one that kept his soul as a home. Somewhere it'll turn up, and then he'll be ready and free from his roam... ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/4201 ════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────── it's important to have copies of wikipedia floating around. if the internet goes down, wouldn't it be useful to have an encyclopedia of everything? ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/4202 ╔════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────┐ ║ reconnecting with an old love interest by saying "hey, I brought you a bounty" │ ║ [the chance to date this person, who is my friend and totally cool. idk if │ ║ you're single or whatever but you can talk to them about it, not my business I │ ║ don't care. Anyway how's it going I wondered if you want to be friends also I │ ║ live here now, can I stay for a few weekends? │ ║ um. what the fuck │ ║ oh I'm uh, on vacation and I wanted to tour the countryside. Really check out │ ║ all the various locales. │ ║ huh really? sounds neat │ ║ yeah and I figured since you live in... baker's street northwest eastern plaza. │ ║ on the south side of the building, I could totally hang out for a while while I │ ║ while the day away checking out the sights in this town │ ║ what... uh what kind of work do you do? │ ║ oh I'm a painter. Well, I draw things too sometimes. Here I can show you check │ ║ it out - oh yeah cool idk if you've ever seen any of this stuff but it's pretty │ ║ cool. │ ║ ... │ ║ hey here's my website: │ ║ ... │ ║ anyway how's the weather where you're at these days, gtg bye │ ╟─────────┐ ┌───────────┤ ║ similar │ │ different │ ╚═════════╧══════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────┴────────────┘ -> file: fediverse/4203 ════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────── trump literally just... told a bunch of rural folks just now getting internet that the rest of the news was lying to them. how rude. anyway, now they all listen to him, so, it's a cult of personality. they don't know what he believes. He doesn't tell anyone, which is why he's so good at acting in the interest of his-self. yeah, and you could learn a thing or two from this guy here. see, he fell for this ruse. then he was consumed with guilt, as he watched from afar as a kid. pretty intense shadows to live under. sure would be a shame if they came back for revenge. I don't know what they expected, honestly, collecting so many souls in one region or area. Kinda feels impossible to constrain. (like atlas, holding his shoulderblade on your hometown?) atlas holds up not the world, but each atom resting on the weight of his arms. should each of them struggle for an eternity, they will move on. always and into the present, the past will keep on. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/4204 ════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────── oh huh weird I guess I forgot to post these last night? Well, here ya go, sorry for the delay. Posting in reverse chronological order, but reversed and put in order. that way you can scroll "down" instead of "up" like you normally do when scrolling fedi - are you talking to your followers, in which case you want chronological order, or are you talking to people who will read down the list on your profile and see these one by one? in which case you'd want reverse chronological order. Ah but if you're writing to people in the future who are reading this from your backup archive, which is most likely to be the case, then you should do it in chronological order. Well, that'd be silly though because none of your followers are online right now, so you should do reverse chronological order so that they can catch up on your personal feed timeline. ... I don't think any of that makes a lick of sense. Why don't you just post them in the order that you wrote them? That's the easiest for everyone to go on.
┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/4205 ════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────── humanity comprehended itself into existence. Not the other way around. what are humans without humanity? a loosely grouped together collection of cells? no... a loosely grouped together collection of stories and myths, like cultural touchstones that shared a common dynam-ic. ... you mean like, before you were born and after you die how it feels like the entire universe is just this huge big massive lie we are the universe experiencing itself, how strange that it would do so in this manner. Humans, of all things. And yet here we are, center of the universe, and... what? oh I guess I can't talk about the "and" yet, well anyway good luck with your anyways, guess we won't meet up after all. Sure yeah no I get it, there wasn't much going on here as far as I can tell. Alright yeah peace out, see ya round. Hope we get put back in the same place.
┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/4206 ════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────── oops, the file wasn't working before. here's the updated link: https://youtu.be/qeNhQQXvpxQ ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/4207 ════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────── additional content warning: scary story having moon gravity on earth as a ghost or a spirit probably wouldn't be so bad. well, at least not until everyone died. then it just got crowded and boring. queue 17776 if you'd like to know more.
┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/4208 ════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────── my train of thought is always directly to the point. Which is why all my posts sorta, switch directions halfway through? as if they only show the beginning or end of that particular situation. What an intense feeling, to have your mind split for a moment like that. Sure would be powerful and useful if you could utilize it. "ah ah ah, caught baby deity in the power jar, cool it ya little tyke and get movin' - I saw a dinosaur toy over there for you to play with." sorta like, the angled part of a K? Move directly to a destination, wait until my memory short-circuits [because the greek choir doesn't want me to see what it is that I'm about to write to thee] and then make a hard right turn and find an orthogonal thought train to process. it's like cresting over a hill, and it's impossible to see that which lies behind you. Or reaching a 4 direction intersection and making a left turn - you can't see back up main street, because you just turned off of main street onto baseline. I like me ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/4209 ════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────── the people who are farthest into a belief (political or otherwise) they tend to believe they are the "vanguard" or "leaders" of such a movement. but that isn't necessarily so. Perhaps it is those who have more resources, those who are most prepared and ready to go? sometimes you're distracted, sometimes ignor-ed. just being most ardent of belief doesn't necessarily mean that you are the strongest. The quickest. The wittiest. The most prepared. The most capable. The most connected. The most guided. The clearest choice, nor the only option. It just means that you are truest in your heart, and that others should look to you, who are an expert in what you are, for guidance on topics such as "defeating fascism" or "unlearning capitalist patriarchy" or "how to identify certain types of bees" or whatever totally random specialty you have. ... in the morning, you'll look back on the sins of the past night and think "wow that was wild, sure glad I'm a different person now. Gotta start cleaning. Get things done" ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────┴───────────┘