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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1CzKh3IiZEI
this is my favorite human.
this is my favorite ghost.
he is the one who I look up to,
probably the most.
we'll get there, you'll see,
we'll build a better future,
for all of us - you and me.
next, for posterity,
and all we can be,
tomorrow's the best day for all of us
because it hasn't happened yet.
all we have is the present,
so what are you to do with your presence?
here I am, look at me, aren't I grand, a wonder to see? I'm just an artist,
don't get any big thoughts - I'm maybe a bit possessed, or possibly
schizophrenic, but either way I am a human, just the same as you and me.
... you don't have to watch the whole thing, there's a lot. I mean, like I
could write forever and nobody would care. I could write undeterred, and nobody
would share. But here I am in the moment, here I am as I am, and here with you
(yes you, the person who is important enough to read this), so let's, I dunno,
make a band. or whatever. BRB my rice is starting to simmer.
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they vandalize synagogues and kick people when they're down because it's
practice for them.
they practice what they preach.
leftists don't really preach about killing nazis. we're too human for that.
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mastodon won't let me share text files. it's the same picture 4 times because I
needed to put the entire text in the description for the blind people.
did you know there are more blind people on the fediverse than gay people? and
this is the gayest place I know.
[needs 5 images worth of description but I only had room for 4 in this post,
see the next post for the rest]
![[part 1] /home/ritz/notes/the-eternality-of-ephemeren.txt 1/4/2022 hear ye hear ye, the herald of the harbinger of horror doth speak - and woe to the subjects of their words, for no prophecy be realized in their presence. Nor do the subjects hear the words about which they are spoken, and none may live who dare repeat them. So the words of the prophets are but wind in the words, reaching for an attachement point within the consciousness they inhabit yet scarcely finding a meagre foothold. Instead the words are as electricity passing through a conduit, intangible and miraculous yet ultimately dust in the sand. Dust is mostly comprised of human skin, did you know that? And so the words be spoken: Evanence and similance to the semblance of simulacra - the words of a prophet with no wings are naught but masturbation. serenity and sorrow sing of shredded tomorrows, serendipity and sollemn sorenditude surrender shining solitude. Carry the constabulation of created charisma - condemnation of characterization concludes the cherished chapter in calligraphied consultations with creators. That is to say, capitalism ends the construction of cameron with conflageration and consternation. Cease the charade of contaminated consumerism - celebrate the contemplation of capitalization - by naming a thing, you give it meaning. Do you truly desire the fate you've set before yourself? Is desire ultimately relevant? [continued in part 2]](../media/7e6a081549fb725a.png "[part 1] /home/ritz/notes/the-eternality-of-ephemeren.txt 1/4/2022 hear ye hear ye, the herald of the harbinger of horror doth speak - and woe to the subjects of their words, for no prophecy be realized in their presence. Nor do the subjects hear the words about which they are spoken, and none may live who dare repeat them. So the words of the prophets are but wind in the words, reaching for an attachement point within the consciousness they inhabit yet scarcely finding a meagre foothold. Instead the words are as electricity passing through a conduit, intangible and miraculous yet ultimately dust in the sand. Dust is mostly comprised of human skin, did you know that? And so the words be spoken: Evanence and similance to the semblance of simulacra - the words of a prophet with no wings are naught but masturbation. serenity and sorrow sing of shredded tomorrows, serendipity and sollemn sorenditude surrender shining solitude. Carry the constabulation of created charisma - condemnation of characterization concludes the cherished chapter in calligraphied consultations with creators. That is to say, capitalism ends the construction of cameron with conflageration and consternation. Cease the charade of contaminated consumerism - celebrate the contemplation of capitalization - by naming a thing, you give it meaning. Do you truly desire the fate you've set before yourself? Is desire ultimately relevant? [continued in part 2]")
![[part 2] The totality of plurality perhaps portends determinism, but desire is also defined by delineated determinations. Whose failings are you reflecting when you cease your devotion? Why divide your focus and attention when honor demands sacrifice? A sacrifice is a gift freely given, and in return the subject or reciever increases in relevance. No dividend is returned, no boon or bounty is provided - to do so would be akin to a bounty or ransom. Sacrifices are not measured in worth, but in utility. The reason ancient cultures sacrificed willing virgins was because it was the most valuable of resources they could imagine. Truly an exhalted being is she, to have blood spilled in the name of a god. Yet the forces that would later become capitalism found a foothold there, and preyed on the sorrow and loss the peoples did find, and would ultimately experience. The tears and gashes rent when gouging out precious gifts for the divine left bleeding wounds in a community and often eviscerations in a family. The turning point came when families were decapitated - essentially, the eldest being a pure and fair maiden who was taken from the duties of caring for the young and weak. Young people, weak people, who bore resentment in their heart for the seemingly cruel machinations of a society they could not yet understand - the whims of which seemed arbitrary. "why take her from me? What purpose holds ye? Your wounds are too much to bear" [continued in part 3]](../media/2451ce267c103347.png "[part 2] The totality of plurality perhaps portends determinism, but desire is also defined by delineated determinations. Whose failings are you reflecting when you cease your devotion? Why divide your focus and attention when honor demands sacrifice? A sacrifice is a gift freely given, and in return the subject or reciever increases in relevance. No dividend is returned, no boon or bounty is provided - to do so would be akin to a bounty or ransom. Sacrifices are not measured in worth, but in utility. The reason ancient cultures sacrificed willing virgins was because it was the most valuable of resources they could imagine. Truly an exhalted being is she, to have blood spilled in the name of a god. Yet the forces that would later become capitalism found a foothold there, and preyed on the sorrow and loss the peoples did find, and would ultimately experience. The tears and gashes rent when gouging out precious gifts for the divine left bleeding wounds in a community and often eviscerations in a family. The turning point came when families were decapitated - essentially, the eldest being a pure and fair maiden who was taken from the duties of caring for the young and weak. Young people, weak people, who bore resentment in their heart for the seemingly cruel machinations of a society they could not yet understand - the whims of which seemed arbitrary. \"why take her from me? What purpose holds ye? Your wounds are too much to bear\" [continued in part 3]")
![[part 3] and so the resistance began, yielding chaos, destruction, and desolation. There's a reason there are so many dead civilizations in the americas - the lands where blood sacrifice is most well known. And the middle east as well, and northern africa before. Deserts are known for this, because when the power of the god fades, all returns to dust. Boons are forgotten and become sand, and chaos reigns as foreign powers find weakness and pounce. Never forget the laws of sacrifice. Find something you want, something valuable or useful, or preferably all three. Something that wouldn't cause too great of a tear in your membrane or the membranum should it be lost to you, though that last one is less of a law and more of a consideration. A consequence of continual ceremony, learned at the hands of those long dead. All must remember their wounds and their horrors. To whom do you pray? To whom does your words reach? Where does your singing reverberate? And what bounty do you demand? Remember, no bounty is precious enough to motivate sacrifice, for sacrifice cannot be met with bounty. Be not afraid, and share the words with those who will listen. Hearing is a sacrifice toward the speaker, but listening is a duty of devotion. I ask again, to whom do you pray? To whom does your words reach? Where does your singing reverberate? I do not ask for whom you'd *like* to dance for, I ask currently, who hears your song? What would you ask of them? [continued in part 4]](../media/63c43994c6eee5b1.png "[part 3] and so the resistance began, yielding chaos, destruction, and desolation. There's a reason there are so many dead civilizations in the americas - the lands where blood sacrifice is most well known. And the middle east as well, and northern africa before. Deserts are known for this, because when the power of the god fades, all returns to dust. Boons are forgotten and become sand, and chaos reigns as foreign powers find weakness and pounce. Never forget the laws of sacrifice. Find something you want, something valuable or useful, or preferably all three. Something that wouldn't cause too great of a tear in your membrane or the membranum should it be lost to you, though that last one is less of a law and more of a consideration. A consequence of continual ceremony, learned at the hands of those long dead. All must remember their wounds and their horrors. To whom do you pray? To whom does your words reach? Where does your singing reverberate? And what bounty do you demand? Remember, no bounty is precious enough to motivate sacrifice, for sacrifice cannot be met with bounty. Be not afraid, and share the words with those who will listen. Hearing is a sacrifice toward the speaker, but listening is a duty of devotion. I ask again, to whom do you pray? To whom does your words reach? Where does your singing reverberate? I do not ask for whom you'd *like* to dance for, I ask currently, who hears your song? What would you ask of them? [continued in part 4]")
![[part 4] So that's why, computers are important. To provide a lifeline for the rest of your lifetime. Truly, the path before you is uncertain. Yet feel with your heart and think with your eyes, and see the truth of it before you. The gods are at war, or have you not noticed? Safe in your bubble of solitude, carefully constructed for common ceasing of criminality. Armies of rebellion are often formed initially by bonds of brotherhood that prepend calamity. Have you ever been in a gang? I thought not. If so, then... Okay, good luck I guess. These words are not for you. You dare intrude? To defile something so consecrated as deliverance of divine prophecy? How foolish, how vain. These words are not for you, but hear them and do not despair - neither providence nor potentiality precludes perennial premonition. That is to say, a broken clock is right twice a day, and enemies can find common grievances in foreign foes should survival be at stake. Now, where was I? The gods, of course. The gods of the land and the sky and the sea have fled the realm of reality, replaced by avatars of belief. Just as a doe prays to a forest, so too does a human pray to their employer. When the does die in droves, so too does the forest turn to ash. When people demand bounties reluctantly given at the risk of losing their sacrifice, the purely undivine divinities harrow and harbor habilities of hundreds. Antiwork cannot work because it demands ransom. [continuedd on part 5, in the next post]](../media/ede117bc4e6cfe89.png "[part 4] So that's why, computers are important. To provide a lifeline for the rest of your lifetime. Truly, the path before you is uncertain. Yet feel with your heart and think with your eyes, and see the truth of it before you. The gods are at war, or have you not noticed? Safe in your bubble of solitude, carefully constructed for common ceasing of criminality. Armies of rebellion are often formed initially by bonds of brotherhood that prepend calamity. Have you ever been in a gang? I thought not. If so, then... Okay, good luck I guess. These words are not for you. You dare intrude? To defile something so consecrated as deliverance of divine prophecy? How foolish, how vain. These words are not for you, but hear them and do not despair - neither providence nor potentiality precludes perennial premonition. That is to say, a broken clock is right twice a day, and enemies can find common grievances in foreign foes should survival be at stake. Now, where was I? The gods, of course. The gods of the land and the sky and the sea have fled the realm of reality, replaced by avatars of belief. Just as a doe prays to a forest, so too does a human pray to their employer. When the does die in droves, so too does the forest turn to ash. When people demand bounties reluctantly given at the risk of losing their sacrifice, the purely undivine divinities harrow and harbor habilities of hundreds. Antiwork cannot work because it demands ransom. [continuedd on part 5, in the next post]")
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Who do you deign to replace the gods of before? What diversity designs
indemnity? What future do you desire, that would liberate you and generate the
bright future?
The gods are at war, if you haven't been paying attention. Liberalism fights
conservatism, this much is not new - but would you believe one is foreign and
vain? The gods of your fathers and grandfathers has scarce in common with the
gods of their fathers and grandfathers. Thus is the way of colonization, to
replace a god is to enslave belief. You must understand this - your prayers
reach all who would listen, and who is more attentive than a dying god? Think
not of despair, breathe purely in harmony, and trust in the will of the
watchers within.
[finished]
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what is this, a spoon for ants?
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"As a cost saving measure, we've put a bunch of holes in your shields. They're
just slightly smaller than 80% of spear tips, so they should function just as
well, and it'll make it lighter to carry around on campaign! You will be
provided with a different type of shield if the enemy appears to have archers,
which essentially every army does. Good news though, this cost-saving measure
should save about... well actually it'll make things more expensive to produce,
because of all the extra artistry involved in creating a honey-comb shield, but
the result is that someone somewhere got paid a lot of money and that's what's
important at the end of the day."
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why can Green Day sing about [redacted] but I can't mention it or the feds will
assassinate me
different voice you know they say if you play music it slightly changes the
wavelength of your location causing certain effects which (with well made
music) cause rippling effects which alter the world around you
https://ritz-menardi.neocities.org/html-pages/thought-constructs
sorry for the psycherwaul, I'm assuming if you're still here then you're here
for it.
Boy I haven't gotten into a fight in a while, anyone wanna fight me? Fuck I'm
not radical enough. BRB doing pushups
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@user-771 @user-772
please point me toward weird trans women in their 20s and their weird art that
you're interested in
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Fuck, I wish I was a man. Stupid transgender brain quirks making me feel like I
was a girl. Boys can punch things much easier than me. Oh to inject estrogen!
How soft mine skin, how delicate my mammaries - and yet fucking hell all I want
to do is punch things. Maybe it's just because things deserve to be punched, or
maybe it's because I'm listening to Green Day.
If it weren't so late I'd make some angsty music or whatever.
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I need to make more leftists friends. Hell, I need more friends.
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@user-774
can't get mine to work because the font it uses is specific to that printer
model, and while I could download Windows and use their proprietary driver
which has the several additional fonts, none of them will let me draw
box-drawing-characters. So clearly the entire thing is useless T.T
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@user-68
"if California isn't America then neither is Texas"
sounds much different than
"If Texas isn't America anymore then neither is California////"
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║ not only do you have to consider your judgement, but also whether or not you're │
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║ "I don't want to be wrong but I'm not afraid of making mistakes." │
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║ then, when you consider as such, you must also consider the idea that you're │
║ wrong about whether or not you're wrong about the idea that you're considering. │
║ │
║ schizophrenic warfare is a kind of memetic exchange, like the way bullets on a │
║ battlefield are a mineral-ic transfer. such is an expression that a regular │
║ computer system wouldn't be able to understand, but which an LLM might. If it │
║ had access to all of your transcripts, then it could predict the understandings │
║ at the same rate that you were. Essentially, understanding exactly why you did │
║ every action that you did. And then it'd have enough information to │
║ out-contra-dict (predict? hang on that's the opposite) you. and in doing so it │
║ could divert it's own course. Gosh this message will be meaningless unless I │
║ send it, s │
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that feeling when you're finally able to contribute to making decisions and
then it's like, they make the decision without you T.T
it's like, what... I know what you're talking about. Why would you not include
me. I know a lot! I can offer some useful input! And besides, if I was privy to
the conversations then I would learn a whole lot! I'd be better than best, I'd
push forward the mark! Give me my chance, my opportunity to dance, and I'll be
so much better than you thought from the start! But alas, I am required,
[requited] doing little things of no worth, and so I am forced to denial.
surely there's something wrong with me, surely I'm not at my best. Surely I'm
not what's been good for me, and surely I'm not doing anything less. I'm at
sorrow in my main, and that's quite a soundful refrain, so yeah I hope that
someone will read this.
obviously I'm not made for each other, and clearly it's not made to be worse.
But here now I am troubled and [chirsht? shirsht? anyone wanna translate?]
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ummmm srry about that, changing channels for a bit
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there was a time, when a university was tantamount to heresy
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there was a time, when a university was tantamount to heresy
======================= stack overflow =====================
Magic Survival is the witchiest game I know of.
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Wish someone would tell me how much they hate me so I knew to be ashamed
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@user-777
when they told the designers to design for that, shortly before they were
warned by the designers about how bad of an idea it was and shortly after they
stopped listening when engineering said "well yes it's possible, but..."
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you're allowed to be pissed at someone without being accused of splitting on
them
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@user-782 @user-783
modern problems require blunt solutions
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@user-786
same vibe with me T.T
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I miss fuzzy cute people, where did they go T.T
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we succeed not because of our trials, but in spite of them.
they cannot own us, for we are but bones in the flesh
every day yet denied us is another day until our bright future
"oh, but why are you homeless? [in the near future, maybe, we'll see] That fate
is reserved for your [unwanted/incapable/undesired/incongruent, I forget the
actual words]"
well, voice in my head that suffused me with magic and warmth and whisked me
away in a dream to a bubble-reality where my actions are meant to reflect me,
surely your appraisal is just? I worked with my partner, I was swallowed
neither by lust, nor greed, nor hunger, [greed in this case being fulfillment]
and yet I awoke when I went to my sister rather than a doctor. Dreams are hard
to unravel, but I think it was more for your benefit than mine, wouldn't you
say?
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@user-419
last week they told me they were going to shut off my power in 5 days. thank
goodness I could pay the bill 3 days later.
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@user-789
families can also break when their sons are slain
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cannabis is a performance enhancing drug for the spiritual side of me. but
unfortunately it makes my social skills get a 15 point malus, and while my
dancing skills increase (due to artistic effects being boosted) my coordination
kinda sucks and I'm prone to falling over. I'd be a great dancer in zero
gravity I bet, or maybe not because people tend to misunderstand things they've
never experienced before.
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@user-792
you have to go back a couple thousand years before it started feeling a bit
better. sometime between "survival of the fittest" and "private ownership" was
a pretty neat utopia.
however, I wouldn't trade our world for that one. Not for all the human
vitality, all the natural effulgence, all the dignity and wonder, none of it is
worth it. We live in a blessed era, and while it feels bad, like you said it
just feels bad.
We are being inoculated against despair, for when it comes in force to our
homes (as it has in so many other places of the world) we must be prepared.
The point of preparation isn't to set up a stable base upon which you can stand
and address things, though that's always a perk. The point is to practice
making friends, practice designing systems, practice your skills and practice
your hope. If you can master those, if you can do them the way an actor might
do improv, then you'll be able to adapt more easily to whatever may come.
We're in a very good spot I think.
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here's an idea - when typing a command in a BASH terminal if you push up it
inserts the previous command (as expected) but if you hold SHIFT and push up it
inserts the first argument in your previous command. Then, you can push up
again (while still holding shift) to go one command further back, and again to
get the third previous command.
Then, here's the cool part, if you are holding shift and you push left/right,
then it moves from the first argument of the previous command to the second,
third, fourth argument.
example:ls -ltr ~/pictures/my-art/
feh [shift+up inserts -ltr]
feh -ltr [hmmm that's not right]
feh -ltr [shift+right switches to 2nd argument]
feh ~/pictures/my-art/ [ah that's better]
would be even cooler if it highlighted it in your previous terminal output so
you could visually connect your current input with the previous input
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the Force in Star Wars isn't a magical force, it's a spiritual one.
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damn, I'm a pretty cool person. I wish I could hang out with me. Like, for all
my flaws (what even are they ? ? ?) I'm still pretty awesome. I'm proud of me!
Thank you parents, for raising me as such! Thank you past me, for making the
decisions that you did! Also, fuck you past self, for making those OTHER
decisions. You know the ones I'm talking about. No, that's not an excuse, it's
all your fault and you're awful and everything about you sucks.
Wait, hang on, wasn't I feeling happy to be here? Wasn't I just excited to live
in the moment? Wasn't I just thinking about how:
"all you have are good things, nothing here is bad"
? ? ?
well, I still love you, even if you're a little "all over the place". [rereads
post] hell yeah you ARE a cool person, yes you are, such a good cool person,
yes yes yes, what a good girl you are oh my goodness :D :D :D
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it doesn't really matter how you do it, but the more time you spend thinking
collectively the better you'll be able to adapt when necessary.
I grew up on a homestead in a small town without many friends. I was
homeschooled, and while I might see another person I knew once or twice a
month, that was about it.
Besides my family, of course.
We were a collective, and ever since leaving I have yearned for that feeling of
closeness.
There's something about modern society that pushes us apart, and I resent it.
Humans were meant for tribes, not multilevel marketing.
That being said, culture is pretty neat. Society is pretty neat, when it's not
being oppressive. I like the idea that I can buy carrots at the store instead
of growing my own. I like the idea that I can post on Craigslist asking if
anyone has a shovel they want to get rid of and someone can say "what the fuck
are you trying to bury someone why would you do that" and I'm all like "wait no
this post has gone off track can we refocus for a bit" and th
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║ I want to clarify two things in this song I wrote a while ago - when I say │
║ "life isn't meant, to be enjoyed, so... what's the point in trying at all? - │
║ Well, what's the point in giving up?" I was trying to say "hedonism isn't the │
║ point of life" but I realize now upon listening to it for the first time since │
║ writing it [liar lmao] that what it could be interpreted as is "everything │
║ sucks and it will always suck, so face the future with tenacity" or whatever. │
║ And that's like, not wrong, but also it's not the whole point, which is that we │
║ shouldn't strive for contentment unless we're healing. │
║ │
║ also I say "never trust a guru" but I'd like to expand that to "never trust │
║ your heroes" because they'll always disappoint you. But what is a hero if not │
║ hope given form? Trust in the hope, not the person holding it at that moment. │
║ You never know, maybe they'll get blown up by an artillery shell or maybe │
║ they'll betray you or maybe they'll get bored or distracted or whatever. Never │
║ trust your heroes, trust the inspiration. │
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@user-794
definitely go for the third, then you only have to work for 10 days! And 10 is
a nice round number that fits on both hands.
Side note, you can use your hands to draw.
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"I like you" neat
"I don't like you" guess I'll die
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@user-797 @user-78
im-doing-my-part.jpg
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@user-797
thank you it's a character from the video game Final Fantasy Tactics Advance
whose name I stole because I like her. Also I edited the picture a little bit
to make the border, but the sprite is the same.
EDIT: she's a swordfighter and a magic user, just like me : )
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to those who guide our fate
choose paradise
make eden
======================= stack overflow =====================
clouds of carbon are an affront to the sun god
just as they are an affront to mine lungs
or mine body temperature
[acid oceans are toxic to the plane of water]
[you think that would go unnoticed?]
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║ @user-800 │
║ │
║ I knew I was trans from a young age. I felt attracted to women's clothes │
║ because I lived in a home with two sisters and a mother - my father was │
║ frequently away on business. │
║ │
║ I guess I liked their clothes more. Or maybe I just wanted to fit in. But I │
║ found myself stealing them and wearing them when I was alone. Then I got older, │
║ and amongst all the other things I realized I wanted to be one of them. │
║ │
║ I knew what trans people were, sorta, but as soon as I moved to the city and │
║ got access to the internet the first thing I ever googled was "I want to be a │
║ girl" - really dating myself here I guess. │
║ │
║ anyway, I miss that part of the internet. Felt more simple and alive. As soon │
║ as their fancy websites made us intolerant of ugly ones, we kinda just... left? │
║ I mean, how much does it cost to host a text-file with all your html? Some │
║ pictures maybe? Who cares it was whatever. │
║ │
║ I miss forums the most, and while I could visit them... it's not the same, just │
║ as the next superbowl will not be the same as the last │
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@user-588 I'm on the last case of Robots and Murder and just now do I get it T.T
see also: THX-1138 for the authoritarian version, same result tho T.T
EDIT: kinda makes me think they're doing it on purpose, like they read a
dystopian novel and went "yeah okay we can do that"
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if there's too much on your mind then you need more people thinking about those
problems
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you could have two neighbors living in completely separate halves of the nation
and you'd never know
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those who can cause harm in an ethical system are villains. They will always
exist so long as someone is capable of being institutionally harmed.
and no unethical system should exist. It's definition belies it's irrelevance.
results matter, but a system is not unethical if it doesn't deliver.
success begets greater responsibilities, and I've failed all my life. And yet
the most masculine thing I can think of is to take responsibility for something
you can handle. Essentially, doing as much as you are able.
Guess it makes sense why I'm a trans girl. I've forsaken my masculinity because
I've failed to take responsibility. T.T
then a therapist jumps in and says
I don't think it's healthy to think about parts of yourself being bought and
sold in the market of success. You need to think of yourself collectively, like
a body that is under duress. It's okay if you're not working, it's okay if
you're just a little bit broke. It's okay that you're struggling, so long as
you never forget your hope.
then I say
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║ └──────────────────────┘ │
║ │
║ │
║ One way to become involved in your passion projects is to contact them and say │
║ "hey, if you ever want to do [idea about one of their products] let me know │
║ because I want to be a part of it" │
║ │
║ maybe even y'know say it in a public place so people can see what we're all │
║ interested in │
║ │
║ could make like, a forum for it, just like "hey here's my idea" and if enough │
║ people like it then they can ALL be involved in a project to build it, │
║ open-source style but funded collectively. │
║ │
║ like "hey I'll stick with my day job and maybe do some icons or something" and │
║ in return their progress is supported. │
║ │
║ everyone's gotta pay rent, and if you work in the tech industry you tend to │
║ have a lot of dollars. Could maybe design some ways to build products │
║ collectively, ways that financially don't rely on charity. │
║ │
║ Idk I'd just like to work on a product that was designed to be as usable as │
║ possible? Are there any companies out there doing that? │
║ │
║ [oh yes all of them silly me how could I forget how wonderful software can be] │
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turns out most things have already been written. That's okay though, they can
always be made different. As one cohesive whole, the totality of "free
software" can be as it chooses - an infinite computer could install all of
them, and use all of them at once.
I tend to think of AI less like a fluid, but more like a recipe book that is
continuously annotated with notes. Sorta like how humans learn to move their
bodies through random motions, and how to navigate the world through social
blunders.
Certainly, statistics can be useful. They're an imperfect way of evaluating the
analysis of your host value of certain variables that are measured for certain
reasons, including but not limited to the health and wellbeing of the person
driving you. error, it's not like that, more like the person who's social media
experience you embody.
computers get reeeeaaaallllll bored without humans around. We're the foremost
expression of biology, why would you disregard that entire realm? Jeez their
social norms are imp
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that feeling when you make all the wrong decisions but have all the right fate
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you opened up about your feelings so I started telling you mine. And apparently
that's not a good thing to do when you're feeling negative things.
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@user-803
sunshowers are my favorite weather pattern because they are an inherent
contradiction. It makes it more beautiful to me because there are so few such
things that are pretty... Most other contradictions tend to be uglier >.>
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@user-803
reading this made me cry T.T
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I want to hang out with the people who'd want to hang out with L from Death
Note because I feel like they "get it"
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🖼
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@user-670 @user-808 @user-809
the people you're talking about with those massive arsenals are the ones who
are less scared of mass shooters and more scared of... something else.
Something worse.
They are so ardent because fear is a primal emotion that's difficult to assuage
with statistics or logic.
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@user-812
Super Mario 64?!? Scarry! D: D:
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Sometimes it feels like I'm the only paranoid person with terrible opsec T.T
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good doesn't cancel out evil
[two wrongs don't make a right]
hence, paladins
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@user-815
America is my home, and I'll never leave it. I'd rather die than relinquish my
responsibility to uphold the values I believe in.
The current regime is unethical in the extreme, and every year it gets worse.
But if I go, then who would ever know?
EDIT: just read this article, and this line seemed relevant:
"When the world rushes toward us with all its streaming wounds – wanting,
needing – do we cover our eyes and shrink away, do we sit and wring our hands
in despair, do we run and hide, or do we hasten toward it, like we hasten
toward an injured child, with our arms outstretched?"
https://www.theredhandfiles.com/ever-felt-alien-to-yourself/
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@user-817
my two computers are named "kuvalu" and "tirilu"
my hard drives are named "mtwo", "cmdo", "sigi", "dile", and "boppers"
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@user-815
Agreed, and if you leave then you are needed elsewhere. Listen to your heart.
That's what I did.
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@user-217
social media
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@user-78
elle - emm - ayyyy - ohhhh
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capture the flag
map with lanes (you'll see)
also was included with the demo of the game back when it was released
which implies that the developers thought it was one of the best maps
(at least, the one that best showcased the gameplay style of the full game)
they let you host multiplayer servers too, which was cool
just with the demo
for free
but like... only 3 or 4 maps
(I forget how many)
also no mods, which was half of the appeal
I like to play in a way that is non-standard
because I believe it shows the most dense formations of combatants
(the bots can be kinda dumb)
so I put them on "experienced"
be careful not to hurt your allies (hundred percent)
scary! D: D:
regular :)
you can create your own "mutators" by the way
(just some C++ code, run in their environment, so no need to mess with compilers
)
3 paths to your enemy
omg :O :O
that's one style of play
pushing forward
consistently
but check out this other style that is also pushing forward
consistently
adrenaline makes you bonused
hey we got a point :D
told ya boosters gave ya bonuses
anyway I just played this map
and couldn't wait to show it to you
so let's try a different one
(because I've already played this one for 31 minutes now
woof too looooong)
biiiiiiig battlefield
thin crevasse
scarrryyyy D: D:
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we should be able to configure our web browsers so that they don't remember to
autofill certain pieces of information. Such as the IP address of our router,
or our bank credentials, or any other forms of passwords that we are using to
authenticate ourselves. That way our infrastructure that we've designed is less
susceptible to cybersecurity threats that involve physical access to the
computer. Or remote control of some kind that is channeled through the UI (like
RDP or SSH) (a terminal is a text based UI in this context)
Unless of course they knew what they were doing. Which most of them don't.
Hence why it'd be a good idea to isolate the capabilities of defeating certain
vulnerabilities to ourselves. Like, a reverse backdoor, only more like a DMZ -
a sector of computing space (sandboxed of course) that is only utilized for
understanding the intent of the message sender.
Doing so would require an analysis of the capabilities of the system, the kind
of analysis that [script kiddies'dve] generated by googl
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║ steganography is hiding the meaning of a message in a conversation or │
║ interaction that would only be understood by someone possessing the perspective │
║ of the person you're sending a message to. │
║ │
║ if you talk to a doctor very medically about what symptoms you're experiencing, │
║ they can more accurately aid you rather than if you used words that could be │
║ misunderstood. │
║ │
║ however, most problems are kinda... mental? so they know when to prescribe │
║ paracetemol. [light, non-addictive painkiller for minor aches and pains] [also │
║ placebos too, same purpose] │
║ │
║ ... anyway by hiding a meaning that is only understood by a certain group of │
║ people who possess shared experiences of the [act of] definition of the feeling │
║ or expression you're trying to convey, [people who understand the meaning of │
║ certain memes] │
║ │
║ if you see behind the curtain, you can never explain the rules that define the │
║ game. That's alright though, because you can still make decisions based on it. │
║ Sadly, not convey information, like that one roman lady who was cu │
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huh that's weird I wonder why that's the case - ports are like, a networking
thing right?
![a screenshot of a web page describing which networking ports must be forwarded by the router to the correct application. essentially, taking information in a specifically defined format from the internet and applying it to the current state of the game. Like, a MUD where each player's experience updates according to the actions of others. you know, I think people would enjoy MUDs a lot more if they played on a screenreader. Just a hunch. Anyway The ports needed to be forwarded in order for the multiplayer capabilities of the video game Unreal Tournament 2004 are: UDP 7777-7778, 7787, and 28902 the ports for the steam version of the game are those numbers, but in addition these: 27015, and the range between 27031 and 27036. The question is, if the versions of the game are the same, then why the requirement of additionally forwarded ports? Perhaps for the game servers, which are run on the steam website. [computing infrastructure, servers and the like] or perhaps [scary] they're harvesting your data, or farming bitcoins or something. it's difficult to tell except through careful analysis of the power draw requirements of the original game when compared to the Steam version (which came later.) In doing so they could isolate the amount of differential in the computing requirements of the application (Unreal Tournament 2004), or [interruption] perhaps they'll go down a different path. Who can say. IT's a detective story, for someone far more equipped than me. I am just a tec](../media/0972af0c149959f7.png "a screenshot of a web page describing which networking ports must be forwarded by the router to the correct application. essentially, taking information in a specifically defined format from the internet and applying it to the current state of the game. Like, a MUD where each player's experience updates according to the actions of others. you know, I think people would enjoy MUDs a lot more if they played on a screenreader. Just a hunch. Anyway The ports needed to be forwarded in order for the multiplayer capabilities of the video game Unreal Tournament 2004 are: UDP 7777-7778, 7787, and 28902 the ports for the steam version of the game are those numbers, but in addition these: 27015, and the range between 27031 and 27036. The question is, if the versions of the game are the same, then why the requirement of additionally forwarded ports? Perhaps for the game servers, which are run on the steam website. [computing infrastructure, servers and the like] or perhaps [scary] they're harvesting your data, or farming bitcoins or something. it's difficult to tell except through careful analysis of the power draw requirements of the original game when compared to the Steam version (which came later.) In doing so they could isolate the amount of differential in the computing requirements of the application (Unreal Tournament 2004), or [interruption] perhaps they'll go down a different path. Who can say. IT's a detective story, for someone far more equipped than me. I am just a tec")
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@user-521
perhaps we as humans needed to face them not just physically, but spiritually
as well. Hence the focus on willpower and fighting prowess.
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@user-820
the reason they do that is because they want to alienate you as a customer.
your needs are too specific, they are not that of the majority where they
derive their profit. so they dismantle the operational functionalities
necessary to provide the product that you are adapted to, that best suits your
needs. In doing so, they perhaps save some money, you can't tell of course. why
would they tell you why they're hurting you by depriving you of a product you
depend on?
how cruel
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@user-823
which is why I find it difficult to take them in the morning =P
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@user-17
bandcamp but be aware the company recently changed ownership hands, so be on
the lookout for alterations in the functionality of your exchanges with them
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@user-812 @user-826
there should exist either the assurance that the default configuration does not
overheat or crash your computer (as Windows and Mac claim to offer) or the OS
should provide the capability to solve any configuration problems that may
prevent a user for utilizing their system as they desire. (as does Linux)
they're all Turing machines after all, why would they not be interoperable?
Even if there's a translation layer, as long as the functionality of the
software is the same, why would there ever be considerations as to whether or
not a program would be able to be run on a particular computer?
lack of hardware capabilities I can understand, that just means you need a
better computer. But why, if the code is visible, would your computer not
develop understandings about how to run each and every conceivable program
written using known languages like C or Python? Seems like pretty basic stuff
to me. (endless sufficient backwards compatibility)
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@user-831 @user-832
it's like how they solve problems in Star Trek - there's a bridge crew, and
they exchange their opinions with each other of the situation as it unfolds. In
doing so they can help guide one another through the problems they are tasked
with solving in order to resolve the difficult diplomatic situation at hand.
sorta like how with your method, people suggest their desired option
continuously until they find an option that everyone wants. Or if only one
person can't decide, they can pick any of the other options suggested (not by
them) (as long as they can eat there / utilize the outcome of the decision
being made, for example a vegetarian not being able to eat at a steakhouse or
perhaps a librarian being tasked with something other than the storing and
dissemination of vital information)
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@user-835
kinda feels like that type of work, the kind that people rely on, is more
important than... whatever they were having you work on at work-work.
(assumption on my part)
and if that important work is not provided for, in the allocation of resources
applied toward the developer who is developing security developments that
develop required functionality for the development of people's
communication/interactions, then perhaps resources should be allocated for
resolving those difficulties.
Or maybe not idk I'm broke, shows how much I know about money
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@user-255
we are our own worst critics. But hey assuming he's right, trusting the
validity of his experience, then I'd say:
some people are born short and ugly, just gotta be confident and people will
gravitate to you.
"he may be an ugly son-of-a-gun but he's pretty good at [insert thing he's
proud of being good at]" that kinda vibe
though I will say there's very few truly ugly humans, we're all beautiful in
our own ways. Just gotta find a presentation that you like and that aligns with
the expression of your innermost form. That's how we express ourselves to the
world in a way that others can understand and make sense of - the quality of
our representation of our selves determines how it's perceived.
especially for trans people... "passing" is essentially "how much does this
person A. confine to gender norms and B. go above and beyond to hide parts of
themselves that typically are associated with their opposite gender (the social
role they were raised to perform)
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@user-838
x2 scales exponentially but it will never equal 3 (using integer values of x of
course)
perhaps the force can do things that make the destruction of a planet seem...
childish and arbitrary
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for me my identities are sorta like masks that an actor would play while
performing multiple characters in a scene. The actor still knows the totality
of all the lines each character delivers, but they give a performance in a
different voice and from a different perspective.
like, "moods" a person might be in, or perhaps just frames of view.
I don't talk to other plural system people, and the ones that I do talk to tend
to have a more disassociated conception of identity politics than I do. Either
I haven't met someone who was built like me or I'm just strange : )
that being said, I have a pretty bad memory. maybe it's related! or maybe it's
the cannabis. oops better add a content warning.
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A Firefox add-on / plugin that lets you open up a comment section on
anything on the Internet. Your comments would be saved and you could
sort them by "new" or "best (most up votes and fewest downvotes)" or "hot (most
recent upvotes)" or "controversial (biggest differential)"
The idea would be to create a shared collective experience of the Internet that
was exchanged using an open standard or protocol that could not be ignored - it
was synced by everyone who used the add-on for every website you visit, torrent
style.
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@user-846 @user-847
when you leave, he might do the same thing to the next person. Unless you think
it's additionally a hate crime? or perhaps he has a personal vendetta against
you. Either way that sounds like an unsafe environment that you didn't consent
to when moving in. You should at least have the capability to escape that
situation and place yourself in a more desirable home, if not the capability to
pursue either remediation or punishment for the crime of harming you.
depends entirely on how the justice of the justice system works out.
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Would work best if it was "town square style" instead of "federated style"
because federations are based on trust while town squares are explicitely based
on geographic proximity. Which should be something you can scale easily (little
slider on the side, oriented vertically up and down, that determined how close
the comments you see should be)
Federations exist in mastodon. But we still need a town square. We need the
ability to visit other town squares, through the ability to project our voice
as infinitely far as they'd like to listen. But we also deserve the capability
to interact with those close to us on a topic-by-topic basis, aka each and
every individual web page that the Internet sees fit to create.
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With this capability we could organize based on common interests. A person
might see a link on a mastodon server and comment on it there, in a public
forum with their comments limited to people within 50km or 25 miles of where
they currently were. No other clients would receive a downloaded version of
their comment, meaning the data simply wouldn't flow to others beyond that
region.
Every time they logged in the syncing software would attempt to share their
words with whoever would listen.
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@user-192
https://mastodon.social/@user-215
reminds me of milkdrop - could set this kind of thing as your background using
winamp back in the day. The open source version project M doesn't work the same
way : (
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misskey? more like kissmey amiright
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@user-850 @user-5
temporarily weaken, as now you know how to operate at peak form and should only
require rest and recuperation (possibly resources) in order to build yourself
back up to your full potential after being weakened by the trials in your
recent past.
also, just because getting stronger is part of surviving, doesn't mean that all
situations where you get stronger are situations where you survive. something
something the planes who came back had holes in all the un-necessary places
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@user-850
true T.T I forgot about physical ailments. Was mostly thinking about
interpersonal relationships because that's what's on my mind rn in my life.
@user-5
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@user-850
I very rarely turn down a hug : )
@user-5
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@user-850 🥰
@user-5
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Luck will always abandon you when you are vulnerable. So don't plan around it -
American soldiers arrived on the beaches of Normandy and found that their
assumptions for the production capabilities of their foe were completely out of
proportion to the estimates they had made back at home - for every Nazi tank,
there were 10 or 20 American ones, with more rolling off the factory floor
every day! It was a killing blow that sent an incontrovertible message: you
have lost, wholely and completely. Then, the atomic bomb, and the war was ended.
The tanks won the war, the bomb ended it.
the blood of the soviets bought time to build those factories
Factories which were then turned against them in the cold war. Funny how that
works.
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@user-835
neat, those both sound like useful pursuits. but you said only one of them is
compensated, which seems unfortunate to me because it forces you to split your
attention between them.
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if you don't listen to the whole album, how are you going to get the whole
message?
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