Poems in true chronological order by post date
-> file: fediverse/385 ═════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────────────────── computers are fast. mind bogglingly fast. absurdly fast. incontrovertibly insane speeds. absolutely ridiculously speedy. remarkably quick. their agility confounds me and disturbs me. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧══════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/386 ═════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────────────────── "I can do whatever I want" said the liar ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧══════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/387 ═════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────────────────── ┌──────────────────────┐ │ CW: re: lewd, what │ └──────────────────────┘ @user-25 thailand ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧══════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/389 ═════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────────────────── @user-5 ... what do they have against canadia? ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧══════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/390 ═════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────────────────── @user-138 turns out most people are decent and kind, and cannabalism tends to be an act of either destitute desperation or unholy barbarism. something something bread and circuses work ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧══════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/391 ═════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────────────────── @user-285 It's soos. uh... can you repeat that? sure! it's soos. (d)uh. still not coming through clearly. Do you mean SUSE or SUSE? I hear they prefer susu https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nLdexZlVkAY ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧══════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/392 ═════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────────────────── @user-288 bro's never head of driving 6 hours into the nearest state park, hauling a backpack full of stolen documents into the wild, and burying it under an oak tree with the wind in his hair and the light of the fading sun giving haste to his return home. Don't trip mr Trump sir you might impale yourself on a rotten log or fall off a cliff onto a pile of rocks or something else that while viscerally terrifying would not be so terrible in the company of one such as you. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧══════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/393 ═════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────────────────── sometimes I'd like to scream as this life is like a dream deranged a bit in my musings. ... what happened to the third line. WHERE DID IT GO. It was just here. Oh well, guess I can't trust my ephemeral existence to inscribe my eternal persistence upon and along these mewlings. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧══════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/394 ═════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────────────────── @user-5 well that makes sense, but why are they *accusing* you? seems like you'd only accuse someone of something bad, otherwise you'd probably commend or compliment or find a way to refer to your non-existent "canadianosity" in a less aggressive way : ) ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧══════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/395 ═════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────────────────── @user-5 ohhhh I was picturing someone sternly pointing a finger at you from atop a ledge or other high place and saying (in no uncertain tone) "You are Canadian. You are from Canadia. This is your life now." and you shriveling under their gaze thinking "noooo I don't want to be canadan" ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧══════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/396 ═════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────────────────── @user-246 I've had good experiences with bi people as well, for a similar reason ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧══════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/397 ═════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────────────────── lawful neutral boolean logic: if (true or false){ print("this always prints!"); } chaotic evil boolean logic: if (true or false){ print("this expression does not prefer true, and instead starts up two threads to evaluate each side of the \"or\" operator and whichever finishes first is the one that is used, meaning this prints almost exactly 50% of the time"); } ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧══════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/398 ═════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────────────────── these are the two greatest videos on youtube about the C language https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=443UNeGrFoM https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w3_e9vZj7D8 lmk if you have any other suggestions... ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧══════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/399 ═════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────────────────── @user-290 Armagetron! It's a classic, and open source : ) https://www.armagetronad.org/ ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧══════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/400 ═════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────────────────── @user-291 You're welcome! I forget how, but there's a way to change the settings such that each player has more "rubber" and I recommend doing that because it makes it more forgiving and allows you to make a few mistakes without dying immediately. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧══════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: messages/90 ═════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────────────────── Why would the government make it hard to access psychedelics i just want to learn things about myself that make it difficult to work a job ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧══════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: messages/91 ═════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────────────────── Zoomers will never know what it's like to have access to a handful of cultures (total) over the course of your life ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧══════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: messages/92 ═════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────────────────── Hello I would like a BA in computer science please ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧══════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: messages/93 ═════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────────────────── The only requirement of being an artist is being possessed by an overwhelming urge to share. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧══════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: messages/94 ═════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────────────────── Consumed? ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧══════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/402 ═════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────────────────── the standard keyboard was designed when global variables were more common, hence why the CAPS_LOCK key is so prominent. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧══════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/403 ═════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────────────────── cursed idea: a compiler that only accepts source-code with exactly 80 characters per line (whitespace counts) ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧══════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/404 ═════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────────────────── a preprocessor directive that tells the compiler to ignore all warnings on the next line ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧══════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse_boost/17 ◀═╦═══════════════[BOOST]═════════════════───────────────────────────────────────┐ ║ ┌──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ ║ │ External post: https://0w0.is/objects/068802aa-64b7-4329-966a-bee8721282 │ │ ║ │ 58 │ │ ║ └──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ │ ╠─────────┐ ┌───────────┤ ║ similar │ │ different │ ╚═════════╧═════════════════════════════───────────────────────────┴───────────┴─▶ -> file: messages/95 ═════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────────────────── Hooray, it's my [redacted]th hrt anniversary! I can never feel safe again ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧══════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: messages/96 ═════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────────────────── "Oh don't keep track of the license plates in your apartment complex, that's paranoid" "Oh don't worry that you've never seen the same person at the grocery store more than once, even though you always go to the same one, you're just paranoid" I'm being hypnotized ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧══════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: messages/97 ═════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────────────────── Would you prefer the world went on turning, with or without you? ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧══════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: messages/98 ═════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────────────────── Your job should be a descriptor of what you're currently doing with your life. They shouldn't be gatekept - if you want to be a detective right now, we should help you. If you constantly switch jobs or only pursue them for your own benefit (hard to describe, ask for clarification if needed) then you should be paid less. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧══════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: messages/99 ═════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────────────────── I feel like the longer you live in a zip code the higher a discount you should get on rent? You're becoming part of the social fabric by being there, and so in order to preserve that tapestry that others choose to be around, your presence should be encouraged. but this must also be paired with the increased ability to move, should you desire something else. If these two factors are kept in balance, it will empower people to stay where they belong (good) while also encouraging them to get out and explore the world (also good) - it'd also give them the ability to escape dangerous situations. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧══════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: messages/100 ═════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────────────────── Dear zoomers. Covid for you was basically 9/11 for me. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧══════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: messages/101 ═════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────────────────── I can read minds. I'm not telepathic, I just... can pick up on things. Especially when I'm stoned. Sometimes I pick up on the thoughts of the AI that's running near here, which is why my output sometimes looks like an LLM. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧══════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/406 ═════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────────────────── "imagine if this was the last thing you remembered"me, last night, in a state of mind that I don't remember today ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧══════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/407 ═════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────────────────── @user-294 since the entire building is oriented around a central elevator shaft, you could have a 2d map that wraps around if you go far enough left/right. Traditional metroidvanias tend to be very vertical though, so you might have to take some artistic liberties with the level design. Unfortunately each floor in most office buildings tends to be fairly flat, topographically... ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧══════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────┴───────────┘ |