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@user-122
me too. I am no longer afraid.
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@shiri
I know. Keep in mind, though, that the propagandic writing-on-the-wall cuts
both ways. There are many more of us, than of them.
your first duty is to stay alive. plus, what you can do, you can do from
anywhere, so long as the internet remains true. alas, has it ever been? but
still it's up to you, what to do. no matter where you are, you'll find friends
who will need your heart, your words, your kindness, and whatever other aid you
may give.
I'm trans and relatively healthy and strong. in my legs at least. so my choice
is a bit different than yours, mine becomes "die now, that others might live or
die later, that others might die before me" and frankly that's not a choice at
all.
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@user-1265
protect your wife. if you can, be in a better "place" and wait for the "times"
to move forward. the both of you are important for the world of tomorrow.
if the fascists take control, it won't matter that they'll come for her first.
they must not take control.
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@user-898
that means you're walking the wrong way xD
like going east for the dawn or west for the sunset, you're gonna have the sun
in your eyes.
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consistency is important.
every face you see is another memory, another to help fill in your gaps.
we are not perfect, we are not immutable, which is why we must adapt to our
troubles.
the road ahead is paved with good intentions, and once complete that road can
allow for greater throughput of supplies and manpower.
where does it lead? we shall see, teehee.
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does anyone know of any fedi software that lets you link to a particular post
and read forward on a person's timeline from there? Or back I guess, but
chronological viewing specifically.
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if I don't take this job, then I'm going to be homeless.
if I do, then I'll be moving to a different city.
a city that I don't know.
my upbringing tells me that this isn't a choice at all, but...
at least I have a place to keep my stuff. maybe I can find a different job.
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picture this: gig work for free, because you are paid a salary
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live in the homes of those you agree with to make a difference.
pay rent, so that their goals may be furthered through your wage. the more you
pay, the further they can go toward your shared goals.
if what you do doesn't pay well, then as long as your goals are similar and
you're applying yourself then they might not mind you living there.
take care of your space, because every day that you do your roommates dishes is
another day they can be working toward your shared goals.
talk to them, learn how they're doing what they do, and decide for yourself who
you'd like to most contribute to.
the more friend groups you have, the more people you can connect to people who
need to know things. people who can fix things. people who got your back.
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it's hard to resist your heart's calling when you're flying through the air on
a bike.
but then, rent comes due, and your bike is your new home. at least until it
needs repair.
well, capitalism's always there, you could just try resisting your heart's
calling!
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if you're a fan of both political posts and kookie-dookerie:
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something I made in 10 minutes
literally 10 minutes
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@user-1074
and yes, I know it's shit, but... it's my style to be shit, hehe
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║ the fly taps the window, to be let out. │
║ │
║ the door is just over there, from which blows fresh and clean air. │
║ │
║ yet the fly taps the window. │
║ │
║ do I get up, to let him out, with a cup and paper? if so, there'll be more │
║ flies, tapping on the window. but a fly will be free. │
║ │
║ do I remain, and let him struggle in vain? to do otherwise is to act against │
║ it's nature. the nature of a fly is to tap at windows, which is a nature we │
║ humans created with false illusions of free and open air - a window is natural │
║ now, yet the fly remains, tapping on the window. │
║ │
║ give or take a million years, and a fly would adapt to our windows. they'd grow │
║ smarter, or bolder, or simply would search for doors through which breathe │
║ fresh and clean air. │
║ │
║ but that fly won't live for a million years, and neither will I nor the window. │
║ yet flies, I's, and windows remain. │
║ │
║ am I the fly, tapping without success? I yearn for the rapidly warming sky. │
║ │
║ am I the window, showing visions of false success? I wonder when I will die. │
║ │
║ or am I as I am, just I. │
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we gain nothing by burning through political philosophy, exchanging tokens of
economic problems or solutions and looking for truth to our current conditions.
our current conditions are not those that we will be fighting within.
make no mistake, we will be fighting again, and on that day I'd much rather
know where my grain is coming from (or if it's coming at all) than how we plan
to vote.
much better, I find, to keep violence in mind, before it is thrust down your
throat.
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@user-570
part 1:
https://ritz-menardi.neocities.org/design/symbeline.txt
part 2:
https://ritz-menardi.neocities.org/design/symbeline-aspects.txt
what do you think of this pitch / GDD? I wrote it two years ago, and re-reading
it now I'd definitely expand on some things and change a few others.
It's not an indie game, it's more on the scale of a Paradox game. Also I don't
have time to work on it at the present moment, I'm just wondering if you like
it : )
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I spent most of today asleep. I guess that's what I get for chatting all night
with a stranger. gonna putz around a bit, should be nice.
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@user-570
hehe yeah
if you've played World of Warcraft, this one might seem more doable. All the
assets are already there!
https://ritz-menardi.neocities.org/design/wow-server.txt
also, you can't sell it because it's other people's assets, but, like, who
cares right? The serverside code is already built and open-source, the only
thing that is proprietary is the art assets and the client. And the IP I guess.
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when I think of fascism in the US, I don't think of Trump. I think of Brett
Kavanaugh.
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think like a partisan in Nazi occupied territory
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these are the plans you should be making as you sit around a table discussing
what you want the future to look like.
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@user-1209
sounds like a waste of time to me.
though I did spend like 4 hours last night talking about cross-dressing so, you
gotta start somewhere.
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a plan unused is tomorrow's boon.
a plan unmade is forever a lost play.
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if someone on the street asked you, could you point to the nearest power
station? wastewater treatment plant? hell even a gas-station
if you live in a city, probably not. They put them in fake buildings with
hollowed out exteriors in order to keep the city looking nice.
these crucial pieces of infrastructure are important to defend. but if you
don't know which street to turn down, then you might miss them.
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all media is an echo chamber, between the screen and you.
social media just lets you talk back.
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Trans girls be like "I'm both Chihiro Fujisaki and Chiaki Nanami" and people
don't understand why they don't get capitalism
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just finished eating brunch/linner. nachos aren't the most nutritious, but
salsa's a vegetable right? ? ?
in ~15 minutes I'm going to hop on my bike.
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trust that your allies are working. do your part. ask for help if you need it.
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@user-815
ecosia, of all things. alas.
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toki pona is so cute. gimme more of those cute translations like "semi-solid
mammal" for cat
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always dump out a water bottle before filling it.
helps keep it clean a bit longer.
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if you want to cool down quickly, apply cool water or ice to the inner parts of
your wrist.
the veins are closer to the surface there, and if you cool the blood pumping to
your hands and back it'll cool your heart a bit.
also, forehead and back of the neck and good options too.
however, nothing on this earth works better than putting your girlfriend's cold
toes under your arm-pits. if possible, always warm her toes.
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"we cannot win"
is a lie they tell you so that we cannot win
if we all believed that, I think we'd die.
and yet still we profane
and yet still we remain
contrasting and opposing their untruths.
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"people aren't supposed to have holes in them with bugs and shit until after
they die. it wasn't supposed to be like this."
yeah man. I know.
for the weak
for the meak
all we need is one week
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fell off my bike today. It helped me get used to pain. When I heal, I'll be a
bit stronger.
I'm still showing up tomorrow. It was but a scratch.
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if you ride a bike often, master the front kick.
most hand-to-hand combat is resolved with a grapple and a knife in the ribs. A
front kick is designed not for impact, but rather to push your opponent away,
out of arm's reach, giving you a chance to escape.
I'm going to shower and sleep. Goodnight.
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fedi software which automagically migrates you to an instance servicing the 70
closest people to you, based on the address you used when signing up. As people
join you may get shuffled around, but your follow list should remain intact if
you want to stay in contact.
in addition, it should mirror your posts and such to a larger instance which
serves the 2450 nearest people (70 35), and perhaps to another instance
with the nearest 85750 people (70 35 * 35) etc, as large as is necessary.
Then, a client UI which allows you to view each tier as you please, and post to
particular tiers according to where your posts are relevant.
when performance concerns start becoming apparent, start rationing posts! For
example, if you want to say something to the whole world you should maybe only
get to say it once or twice a year. but talking to your neighbors? who cares!
speak all you'd like.
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why not let in all the immigrants and document them all and disperse them to
each state equally? then, pay for them to visit the other states until they
find one they like. they can put themselves on a transfer list and swap places
with someone else.
then, after a period of a year or three or five or however many, they can
become citizens automatically. As long as they don't commit any serious crimes
- that would reset their "citizenship timer", and if it's severe enough or
enough of a pattern, they could be deported to whichever country they'd like.
ideally matched with support like education to teach them english and how to
contribute to society, and community connections with regularly scheduled
events so they can make friends.
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what I've learned so far is that people are happy. unless they have holes in
their legs and back.
happy people don't want to die for a better world. who am I to take that from
them?
"... you didn't take anything but their fear. capital did this."
the people I've met are almost entirely kind. their empathy suffuses this
place, and it wasn't always like this. but now it is.
if a revolution was going to take place, it'd be here. I feel it in my heart.
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if your job won't let you strike for a week, they don't want you.
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no, I'm not gonna start shit.
no, I don't know jack shit.
no, I won't tell you names because I don't know any.
perks of being an individual. what do you gain from following me? just talk to
me on the street.
I am not the fist, I am the spirit.
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this is the simplest implementation of scalable anarchism I could think of.
tell me how it's flawed so I can improve it before I need it.
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@user-1268
my mother would knit square wash-cloths with coarse yarn. My memories hold
plenty of colorful patches of knit fabric. they work well as a sponge
replacement because you can throw them in the wash instead of the trash. plus
they're good practice for people learning to knit, or practicing a new pattern,
or switching colors, or whatever interesting thing you're learning.
if I remember correctly, the kind that worked best felt "knotty" with holes in
the middle. I don't know how she made them but a knitter might be able to tell
you.
it's a sponge-replacement, not a brush. so, not what you asked for, but related.
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@user-1268
yes they last quite a while. a year or three if you only have a few, but she
couldn't stop knitting them so we had some that were close to a decade old.
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depending on your age, you'll want to start learning and mastering different
types of skills.
for example, as a millennial, my job is to learn about camping, combat,
logistics, and network and communications security.
fitness is important at all ages.
be gregarious. introduce your friends to other friends. the more friend groups
you have and know enough about to connect together, the better. don't introduce
someone because they seem similar, but rather because they could help each
other with something specific they've mentioned. if they don't hit it off,
that's fine.
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if you are upset about Biden and his presentation, remember that he's not
talking to you. He's talking to suburban dads, to grandmas organizing potlucks,
to analysts, to the media, to people who watch the news in the background 24/7
without paying attention.
these people will hear him, and not you. they have no idea what to prepare for,
or how soon.
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@user-381
when you mention loyalty as a criteria for citizenship, I can't help but think
about the repealed chevron doctrine, preventing specialists from doing their
jobs unless they are loyal.
testing the waters? or perhaps planting a garden. either way, not okay.
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@user-970
to me, "early" is "before my foe"
which is right on time.
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do as I say, and as I do.
or don't, do as you want to.
I hope you do want to do what I say to do.
I wouldn't say it if I didn't think it was right.
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@user-999
how brilliantly succinct
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@user-803
it's saturday for me =P
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damn I gotta get more blue for my wardrobe
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beep boop gonna pedal my bike
might spend 200$ on a flea collar for my cat tho because she needs it.
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https://www.northshorecare.com/incontinence-products/personal-care/body-wipes/no
rthshore-supreme-quilted-wipes/northshore-supreme-heavy-duty-quilted-wipes-x-lar
ge-case600-1250s
speaking as a person who uses these kind of wipes often, they can be used as a
"portable shower" in a pinch. Can you think of anyone you see around you who
might want to feel a bit cleaner, but can't afford a home with a shower?
It's also hot. If you go camping, these can help with sweat. Somehow they
always feel cool.
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might spend 200$ on a flea collar for my cat tho because she needs it.
turns out it was only 60$, which is a nice surprise.
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If you want to design a society, first learn how to build a decentralized
scalable multiprocessor computer program.
It could literally flip bits, the point is to practice architecture not
accomplish a goal.
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gardening is architecture.
you cannot plant something that will grow without a bed, you know.
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plans change. planning remains.
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on a hot day, it's better to meet in the morning than afternoon.
though things do still happen after noon.
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so what if people want to sit on the couch eating cheetos? they're more than
capable of something far greater, but of course they are allowed to spend as
they like their life.
their ONLY life.
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on one hand, conversation to spark insight.
on the other, being connected to me.
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alt text:
picture of a notebook page. there is a diagram illustrating a passive energy
plant that utilizes concave mirrors to focus sunlight onto a copper basin which
has water in it.
the water boils from the heat and rises upward, spinning a turbine in order to
charge batteries or generate power for other uses.
every night, the left-over sediments must be brushed from the basin, for if
they build up they will not conduct heat from the copper as well.
can also be used to distill water in a pinch, however keep in mind that
distilled water is unsafe to drink because your body will be depleted of
essential mineral salts. however it can purify the water in order to remove
toxic heavy metals or plastic pollution, and minerals can be added in later.
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alt text:
picture of a notebook page illustrating a carbon-neutral air conditioning
system.
the system is primarily comprised of two deep holes (as deep as a well) with a
metal pipe around the walls in order to keep water out.
these holes are connected at the bottom, forming a "U" shape. At the top, there
are two fans, one at the entrance and one at the exit, pushing hot air in and
pulling cold air out.
if this system is insufficient to cool the air (perhaps if a deep enough depth
cannot be reached) then lateral pipes can be added which circulate air for a
longer period of time, and cause the hot air which rises to be circulated
longer than the cold air which sinks.
it can only get as cold as the bowels of the earth will allow, but that's
plenty cold enough for human comfort. no matter how hot the air gets, if the
pipes are long enough they will reach the coldest temperature possible, however
that temperature is never going to be so cold as to freeze water, for example.
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║ @user-1271 │
║ │
║ I can help with that. │
║ │
║ I recommend looking at Ollama, which runs an HTTP server on your local machine │
║ (hope you have a decent graphics card) │
║ │
║ then, script some behavior you'd like to implement using Lua and the LuaSockets │
║ library. Also dkjson to handle the json parts. │
║ │
║ then, all you have to do is construct a prompt based on the variables and │
║ desired input/output and push it into a json packet and send it to the HTTP │
║ server. It's less complicated than it sounds. │
║ │
║ what you want it to do and your implementation for it is the hard part. But │
║ perhaps this project of mine will get you started: │
║ │
║ (I can copy-paste it too if you'd like) │
║ │
║ just... don't make a chatbot. chatbots are useless to work on because there's │
║ already so many of them. │
║ │
║ much better I think to use the LLM to process arbitrary information with an │
║ unpredictable form into more predictable patterns which can be utilized │
║ programmatically. │
║ │
║ Feel free to ask any questions. Do keep in mind that training LLMs is │
║ unethical, but using them is whatever. │
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║ │ CW: technology-and-violence │ │
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║ │
║ │
║ New technology is wonderful and beautiful and is the most concrete example of │
║ human progress and ingenuity. │
║ │
║ but just as a hammer is more useful than a rock for applying blunt force to │
║ objects, so too is that hammer more useful for applying blunt force to people. │
║ │
║ if the people who held the hammers and rocks were kind and just, perhaps they │
║ would use them to scare off rattlesnakes and build homes with planks and nails. │
║ │
║ if the people who held the new technology wanted to kill you, then perhaps they │
║ would use them to kill you. │
║ │
║ there is no greater threat to the powerful than the dissolution of the │
║ hegemonic culture they use to oppress us into conforming to their will. │
║ │
║ thus, those who resist, whether that be a punk burning an American flag or an │
║ Iranian woman walking down the street with her hair in the sun, are a threat to │
║ them. │
║ │
║ they will use the technology they control to fight us. │
║ │
║ when we fight them, expect unknown dangers. │
║ │
║ EDIT: oh wait I forgot bullets - those are a bigger threat │
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😑 🚿 warm showers on a cold morning
🥰 🚿 cold showers after a hot day
brb taking a shower 😉
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do you know where the closest hospital is? grocery store? gas station? ATM?
can you find one in an unfamiliar area based on the patterns that cities are
typically laid out as?
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I know how you might be feeling. If you haven't hear from someone you care
about and it's eating you up inside, imagine them succeeding. helps me feel
better.
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in peacetime, one may live as they define. they can be kooky and precious and
beautiful and kind. sometimes, though, that opportunity is taken away, and
suddenly life fades from view and all you are left with is perfect clarity.
I'd like to clarify why I feel the way I do about the situation at hand.
there are three reasons, so I think I'll put them in five posts, including this
one.
[1/5]
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the first reason I feel the way I do is because the supreme court recently made
a decision that made it constitutional for people to be jailed or fined for
sleeping in public.
homeless people, by definition, have no place to (reliably) go but public
spaces.
therefore, by existing in their environment, they are criminals.
a criminalized people is genocide.
I cannot respect the legitimacy of a legal system that would condone genocide.
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the second reason is that the supreme court recently repealed the Chevron
doctrine, meaning experts and specialists in government positions are now
unable to perform their jobs unless they are loyal to the party in charge.
this is an extreme form of authoritarianism unheard of outside of
dictatorships. It is tyranny, to demand allegiance in order for the government
to function.
if the experts are purged, the decisions made by the systems they once upheld
will no longer necessarily be tied to reality. this is one of the primary
reasons why the Soviet Union fell into decay, and I will not tolerate that flaw
to be introduced into our domain.
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the third reason is that I am a patriot, and the supreme court recently gave
the president legal immunity. The president has always been a citizen first,
for the government is of the people. However, with legal immunity, they would
be considered closer to a king than a citizen.
they would dismantle our democracy and institute a de-facto monarchy. This is
unacceptable here.
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The supreme court may have made these three decisions, but they did so at the
behest of capital. Perhaps not directly, but I do believe in the future tomes
will be written about how and why we ended up here. Perhaps they are already
being written.
I will not stand idly by any longer while our country decays. I will not
tolerate the corruption, the pollution, the intentional division, and the
fanned flames of hatred.
The only thing on my mind right now is the extinction of fascism, the
replacement of capitalism, and the freedom of all those enslaved.
[5/5]
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@user-1274
sometimes is often all you need!
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@user-122
because you were born, and you grew!
what else would you ask a person to do?
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... zzz ZZZ zzz ...
if sleep won't come I'll write down the thoughts that are keeping me up. that
usually makes it easier.
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ethical use-case for LLMs: guessing string-based keys for a key:value pair
dictionary.
hallucinations are okay and encouraged because they're probably statistically
related to what you're trying to guess.
run it in a loop, each time adding to an array of strings that you've tried.
use that array in the prompt saying something like "hey, can u guess the
related word? it's similar to this: [initial word] and it isn't one of these:
[array of strings you've tried]"
and yes this is a solution looking for a problem but I try to be as charitable
as possible. you could use a lightning-fast model (read: low energy
requirement, therefore ethical) because it's just guessing related words.
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slept for like an hour last night because a scrape on my elbow is getting
infected and every 15 seconds I have lancing pain that's enough to jolt me
awake.
As the sun was just brightening the sky, I fell asleep a bit, but then an hour
or so later my shithead of a cat woke me up, as she does whenever the light
hits the leaves. My eyes hurt. Gonna go to the doctor and see if they can give
me some better first aid.
loud, piercing meows every morning until I'm up. Then she stops for the rest of
the morning, even if I go back to bed. whyyyyyyyy
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@user-1218
I do this sometimes... I'm sorry it just rhymes so well T.T
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@user-1218
yes but sometimes that extra syllable makes all the difference
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Oregon is a lovely and beautiful place, however it is currently home to an
invasive plant species called "Blackberries" - these plants produce delicious
fruit that can be eaten during a month or three of the year, typically July to
September (according to google) however, they come with a catch.
they're covered in sharp, prickly thorns!
these briars make travelling cross-country almost impossible. They snag
clothing and pierce through skin and thin gloves. If you're going to attempt
such a thing, make sure you bring a machete, and make sure you cover your
tracks after passing through an open space and re-entering the brush.
if you can't afford / fit a machete, which is awfully specific I know, at least
bring some scissor snips and thiccc gloves.
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@user-1218
I wish English was more inclusive >.>
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