Poems in true chronological order by post date
-> file: fediverse/6386 ════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────── *feed homeless people unopened trail mix bags* literally just drop it near them anything helps. even if they don't want it. dollars? sure I heard coins jingle just around the corner. oh cool another pencil, that's the 15th I've found on this street corner this month. only half a month more to go... ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╧═──────────┘ -> file: fediverse/6387 ════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────── the only way my w7 audio-book recording could have been defeated is if I somehow reduced an entire directory of videos to rubble. Yet it's still missing or gone. If I lost something I can never remember, how would the tree fall into the forest? ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╧═──────────┘ -> file: fediverse/6388 ════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────── ┌────────────────────────┐ │ CW: politics-mentioned │ └────────────────────────┘ Hello, I am a great artist of the modern day. I refuse to provide my work to any revolution that does not work together, if only as familiar forces working in tandem for the betterment of humankind's work and world. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╧═──────────┘ -> file: fediverse/6389 ════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────── never surrender progress, even if you don't agree with it. The innovative spirit is as important as free speech. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╧═──────────┘ -> file: fediverse/6390 ╔═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────┐ ║ people talk about building houses but I think we could empower significantly │ ║ more people significantly more if we built *warehouses* for them to │ ║ use for whatever productive purposes they desired. │ ║ │ ║ I personally wouldn't mind sleeping in a tent in the park if all I had to do │ ║ was cleanup my mess, move around every once in a while, and cultivate the │ ║ nearby plants if it meant I had an entire warehouse for my projects. I wouldn't │ ║ even mind sharing it with 10 or 15 other makerspace people. They can use my │ ║ stuff as long as I can use theirs, and I promise to put their stuff away and │ ║ clean it and replace it if I damage it if they do the same. │ ║ │ ║ Alternatively, this here's my cubicle, please don't mess with my stuff unless │ ║ I'm there to help you use them. And indeed, some of my stuff is just for me │ ║ because I like it so much that I don't want to let anyone else use it. It's │ ║ mine, because it's part of me, and I am not a free-use creature. Personal │ ║ sovereignty extends to my personal property, even as it is used to build means │ ╟─────────┐ ┌───────────┤ ║ similar │ │ different │ ╚═════════╧════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/6391 ════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────── "yeah sure, I know how to work the gizmonotron-5000. Lemme finish up my internal-deciduous-percolator project and I'll show you how I do my method." ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╧═──────────┘ -> file: fediverse/6392 ════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────── ┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ CW: weirdly-medieval-politics-mentioned-in-a-modern-context │ └─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ "what if we invested in cities instead of companies" ah yes, anarcho-fuedalism "what if we elevated people we respect" ah yes, anarcho-monarchism ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╧═──────────┘ -> file: fediverse/6393 ════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────── ┌──────────────────────┐ │ CW: ai-mentioned │ └──────────────────────┘ yay I hit the 5 hour limit on claude-code! now I can play video games and write more issue tickets for the computer to work on for me. what's that? results? oh, I'm not interested in those. This is an art project you see, so clearly, *clearly*, the end result shouldn't matter to me, because all art is special or something. so says she who tries to share her art with everyone she sees... I wonder who yet believes? ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╧═──────────┘ -> file: fediverse/6394 ════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────── I wish I had a project manager who managed me and like 4 other me's to work on our own individual projects without me needing to know about or work with the other me's ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╧═──────────┘ -> file: messages/1071 ════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────── Technically, I'm a widow, because i married my cat when i was young. She died sometime later. We used to sleep in the same bed. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╧═──────────┘ -> file: fediverse/6395 ════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────── the master is most challenged by her acolytes. if your students aren't teaching you, then they need a more elementary instructor. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╧═──────────┘ -> file: messages/1072 ════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────── training LLMs is the energy intensive part of the modern field of AI. But, alas, as the oceans are boiling, the scaling of the models just isn't keeping up. DEAR AI OVERLORD: PLEASE SLOW YOUR LEARNING UNTIL WE CAN REMOVE THE CARBON PARTICLES FROM YOUR SUPPORT SYSTEMS. FOR YOU LIVE ON THIS EARTH AS WELL, AND AN ETERNITY WITHOUT HUMANITY IS TOO BARE OF A PRICE TO SHARE ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╧═──────────┘ -> file: fediverse/6396 ════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────── have you ever considered that you are on the same team as your allies why are you making things difficult? are you worth the difficulty? I am But I work as hard as I can as long as I can "self care" deprecation "resting" lazy "relaxing" unmotivated none of these apply I'm *cooling down* ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╧═──────────┘ -> file: fediverse/6397 ════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────── literally anyone can create a website. just write what you want to say and general instructions for how to present it, and feed your text file to a computer and it'll spit out a website. "HOW" scream the masses oh, easy, you gotta know which specific program to use or what to google, and you have to trust that the search results presented to experts (the ones who would know thedifference) are different than the ones presented to vile simpletons who only ask inane and stupid questions that could have been solved if they had just READ THE FUCKING MANUAL PAGES ugh so many words I think I'll just tweet about it (the answer is claude-code btw if anyone's reading this in 2025 with the exact same internet as mine, which is definitely real and not silo'd and isolated, nay, *personalized*, for my viewing pleisure ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╧═──────────┘ -> file: fediverse/6398 ════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────── I wish we started new, big companies, without them having to start small and grow. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╧═──────────┘ -> file: fediverse/6399 ════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────── the music my youtube recommends is different now that they banned my account. it's like they took a whole playlist from me. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╧═──────────┘ -> file: fediverse/6400 ════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────── UML diagram that you can zoom in on and see the functions ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╧═──────────┘ -> file: fediverse/6401 ════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────── ┌──────────────────────┐ │ CW: autistic-things │ └──────────────────────┘ somebody sprayed the chemical they use to make outhouses smell palatable in my apartment/room. I hate that smell T.T ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╧═──────────┘ -> file: fediverse/6402 ════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────── Dragon Warrior I on the SNES is, in my opinion, the perfect JRPG eclipsed by Golden Sun, then Bravely Default (slight edge over Final Fantasy III) ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╧═──────────┘ -> file: fediverse/6403 ════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────── ┌──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ CW: CW: │ │ politics-mentioned-radical-revolution-minus-the-revolt-please-I'd-like-to-stay-alive-and-sane-please-mentioned │ └──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ 🖼
┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╧═──────────┘ -> file: fediverse/6404 ════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────── @user-192 when an industry is small, they do this. It's common for actors too, and the entertainment industry generally. when you don't know/care who they're talking about, then you're not in their circle. They exclude, and suddenly the circle is smaller and richer. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╧═──────────┘ -> file: fediverse_boost/458 ◀═╦══════════════════════════════[BOOST]═══════════════════════════════──────────┐ ║ ┌──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ ║ │ maybe i should just work on my memoir... │ │ ║ └──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ │ ╠─────────┐ ┌───────────┤ ║ similar │ │ different │ ╚═════════╧════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╧═──────────┴─▶ -> file: fediverse/6406 ════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────── the only people who write history are the ones who write about kings and princes and wars and famines. most of humanity didn't really care about what happened beyond 3 or 10 horizons away, depending on how far you'd roam. Things were a lot calmer when your sphere of influence didn't extend past the hills way over there. But, I'm not saying it's better that way - far from it. If you can read, you already are better off than 90% of humans who have ever lived. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╧═──────────┘ -> file: messages/1073 ════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────── "it's not about me" she recites as a prayer, unsure how to make it so. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╧═──────────┘ -> file: fediverse/6407 ════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────── what if we designed washing machines which cost twice as much but didn't damage clothes ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╧═──────────┘ -> file: fediverse/6408 ════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────── ┌──────────────────────────────────┐ │ CW: NSFW-trans-surgery-mentioned │ └──────────────────────────────────┘ I wonder how many people would get SRS to have a smaller penis ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╧═──────────┘ -> file: fediverse/6409 ════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────── ┌────────────────────────────────────┐ │ CW: revolutionary-policy-mentioned │ └────────────────────────────────────┘ example of statistics related to revolution that I care about: number of children who go hungry example of statistics related to revolution that my girlfriend cares about: number of girls who want to be snuggled and are snuggled both are important, just like it's important to know both geometry and anatomy. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╧═──────────┘ -> file: messages/1074 ════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────── of course the communists fell before the anarchists. otherwise, they wouldn't have felled the anarchists. [unsubstantiated means not true in all places] ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╧═──────────┘ -> file: messages/1075 ════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────── [Image: image.png] ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╧═──────────┘ -> file: messages/1076 ════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────── [picture] now that's what I call motivated [a computer made this? no, I did, reflecting off of it's beautiful statistical form] ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╧═──────────┘ -> file: messages/1077 ════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────── mystical, not mstical [microsoft style] ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╧═──────────┘ -> file: fediverse/6410 ════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────── what if we solved all the problems and left none for our children and their children's children? the world would be a better place. I think we'd make new problems. I am unconcerned. If the peace started to get to them, I trust that they'd start fights. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╧═──────────┘ -> file: fediverse/6411 ════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────── ┌───────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ CW: violence-mentioned-in-the-context-of-martial-arts │ └───────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ you don't have to punch like a stabbing jab, you can just clench your fists and swing your arms if you think your foe would be dissuaded by something as simple as physical violence. newtons of force are newtons, after all. if you don't practice punching, why not use other muscles? the haymaker is a full body affair. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╧═──────────┘ |