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 social media clients that don't return you to the same spot you were at when
 you hit the back button -.-
 
 but then also make it needlessly complicated to open links in a new tab, like
 obfuscating the location you need to cast "middle click" on
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 Games where every time you play them it feels different, my beloved
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 I don't know who needs to hear this, but it hurts less to be despised than
 ignored.
 
 which is why you don't feed the trolls, and always pet the neocats
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 If supply and demand were real laws that guided the invisible hand of our
 economy, then housing would have gotten cheaper after COVID.
 
 And yet, time and again, that hand is shown to be nothing more than greed.
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 @user-883 @user-1007 
 
 bury me where I fall? :3
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 @user-883 @user-1007 
 
 yeah probably, I've never been so I wouldn't know how to survive in that
 terrain. It's mostly grassland right? Some trees maybe? Pretty sure Idaho is
 the mountain one
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 google glass, but all they do is stream whatever you're doing to specific
 people. like walkie talkies, but for visuals you can see on your phone. Could
 help coordination as you'd be able to drop in and see exactly what someone was
 up to (with their express pre-stated consent)
 
 [cooking, cleaning, writing, hanging out, playing video games, w/e]
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 Thin clients are great if you can rely on network connectivity. Like if it's
 wired with ethernet.
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 gossip is only bad if you're mean. sometimes it's nice to know how your friends
 feel about things, or other people. Just don't be mean. Don't hide hatred with
 platitudes. Don't be spiteful, or vengeful, just... be good to people. Both
 with your actions, and your thoughts. Thoughts that you share with people close
 to you. Then gossip isn't mean.
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 LOOK AT THIS GORGEOUS THING                                                      │
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 alt-text: pictures of a clear plastic xbox controller. It's shown on my          │
 porch-deck with the sunlight streaming in, and there seems to be a sparkle in    │
 the sheen of the transparent covering. Perhaps it's reflections from the         │
 various circuits and gizmos that are apparent in it's central form, or perhaps   │
 it's simply a trick of the light. Upon being placed in shadow, the               │
 inner-workings do not appear to sparkle in that same way, so perhaps the beauty  │
 is derived from the slivers of the sun that danced across the space between      │
 earth and our star. In any case, the entire controller is quite dusty, as if it  │
 had been hidden in a paper grocery bag that was shoved in the back of the        │
 closet of a boy who doesn't think to clean often. Frankly it's just not worth    │
 the trouble, and if he made any messes he would pick them up... but why bother   │
 with the little stuff? it's good enough, this is how he lives, so why would we   │
 be inconsiderate of his lifestyle? the final picture is of the audio jack.       │
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alt-text: pictures of a clear plastic xbox controller. It's shown on my porch-deck with the sunlight streaming in, and there seems to be a sparkle in the sheen of the transparent covering. Perhaps it's reflections from the various circuits and gizmos that are apparent in it's central form, or perhaps it's simply a trick of the light. Upon being placed in shadow, the inner-workings do not appear to sparkle in that same way, so perhaps the beauty is derived from the slivers of the sun that danced across the space between earth and our star. In any case, the entire controller is quite dusty, as if it had been hidden in a paper grocery bag that was shoved in the back of the closet of a boy who doesn't think to clean often. Frankly it's just not worth the trouble, and if he made any messes he would pick them up... but why bother with the little stuff? it's good enough, this is how he lives, so why would we be inconsiderate of his lifestyle? the final picture is of the audio jack. alt-text: pictures of a clear plastic xbox controller. It's shown on my porch-deck with the sunlight streaming in, and there seems to be a sparkle in the sheen of the transparent covering. Perhaps it's reflections from the various circuits and gizmos that are apparent in it's central form, or perhaps it's simply a trick of the light. Upon being placed in shadow, the inner-workings do not appear to sparkle in that same way, so perhaps the beauty is derived from the slivers of the sun that danced across the space between earth and our star. In any case, the entire controller is quite dusty, as if it had been hidden in a paper grocery bag that was shoved in the back of the closet of a boy who doesn't think to clean often. Frankly it's just not worth the trouble, and if he made any messes he would pick them up... but why bother with the little stuff? it's good enough, this is how he lives, so why would we be inconsiderate of his lifestyle? the final picture is of the audio jack. alt-text: pictures of a clear plastic xbox controller. It's shown on my porch-deck with the sunlight streaming in, and there seems to be a sparkle in the sheen of the transparent covering. Perhaps it's reflections from the various circuits and gizmos that are apparent in it's central form, or perhaps it's simply a trick of the light. Upon being placed in shadow, the inner-workings do not appear to sparkle in that same way, so perhaps the beauty is derived from the slivers of the sun that danced across the space between earth and our star. In any case, the entire controller is quite dusty, as if it had been hidden in a paper grocery bag that was shoved in the back of the closet of a boy who doesn't think to clean often. Frankly it's just not worth the trouble, and if he made any messes he would pick them up... but why bother with the little stuff? it's good enough, this is how he lives, so why would we be inconsiderate of his lifestyle? the final picture is of the audio jack. alt-text: pictures of a clear plastic xbox controller. It's shown on my porch-deck with the sunlight streaming in, and there seems to be a sparkle in the sheen of the transparent covering. Perhaps it's reflections from the various circuits and gizmos that are apparent in it's central form, or perhaps it's simply a trick of the light. Upon being placed in shadow, the inner-workings do not appear to sparkle in that same way, so perhaps the beauty is derived from the slivers of the sun that danced across the space between earth and our star. In any case, the entire controller is quite dusty, as if it had been hidden in a paper grocery bag that was shoved in the back of the closet of a boy who doesn't think to clean often. Frankly it's just not worth the trouble, and if he made any messes he would pick them up... but why bother with the little stuff? it's good enough, this is how he lives, so why would we be inconsiderate of his lifestyle? the final picture is of the audio jack.

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 some of the best spaghetti sauces I've ever made have not been stewed for hours
 in a marinara.
 
 Instead, they were formed from tomatoes that had been locally grown within my
 own state. Helps that I live in a green place, but the most important part is
 not the climate but the proximity. Greenhouses are just as tasty as sunlight
 and warmth.
 
 instead, I seared them, or rather just cooked them for a short time, and the
 result was something that did not taste gross and watery, but instead fresh and
 fruity. Like putting mango in salsa, you don't initially think it'll work until
 you try it.
 
 That being said, you should cook canned tomatoes for at least 20 minutes on
 medium to low heat. In doing so, the flavor profiles will break down and meld
 together as the constituent forms of the sauce coalesce, and you'll be able to
 hide most of the fresh flavor. This is important for canned tomatoes because
 they also bear a hint of "tinniness", from the tin can they're delivered in.
 This flavor DNI well w / fresh
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 Canned tomatoes are still tasty! but a beginner does not approach mozart - they
 are beyond compare.
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 in the past, people could eat canned food not necessarily because of the way
 that it was canned, but simply the fact that it was sealed and comprised of a
 liquid form that was inhospitable to bacterial life. Like vinegar with pickles!
 But only for the things that were meant to last for a while - if it was just
 for next month, then you don't need BPA liners or microplastic dissolvers or
 any of that junk. Just a fully recyclable can that vacuum seals itself shut
 using the power of machinery and heat.
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 (stewed marinaras are still delicious)
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 If you create an LLM that can explain data, then you can use it to explain the   │
 results of the last computation it ran.                                          │
 If you could also train that LLM (a statistical model) to generate data,         │
 through the setting of options in a config file that create the result that you  │
 define through your interactions with it (and based on the data that it          │
 explains to the user that is read from the file on the computer that it's        │
 computing from)                                                                  │
 then you could create a generalized personal assistant. All you have to do is    │
 explain the specific role that it's meant to undertake, (like being a secretary  │
 for your Discord communications) and the actions that it can take (like pinging  │
 your cell phone if it's really important) and give it the tools to accomplish    │
 said tasks (by setting flags in a config file that is then interpreted by a      │
 local program running on your computer that awaits interactions) then it might   │
 actually be a bit useful.                                                        │
 Unfortunately tech people are permitted only to seek dollars, so... chatbots.    │
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 @user-990 
 
 I love that kind of gallery! Minus the goatee. Horses are very dynamic, and
 cowboys are quite mysterious. _^
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 @user-1010 
 
 kinda makes me wonder how those mature kids are doing now.
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 part of me kinda wants to be the kind of nerd that writes down the names of
 every file that's permanently stored on my computer so that I can verify in my
 own handwriting or perhaps using a type of code that the files on my computer
 were placed there intentionally and not used to discredit or implicate me in
 something I had no intentions of being associated with
 
 phew idk what that means but surely it's important
 
 something something "file creation dates are just bits to be flipped"
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 @user-1013 
 
 posting any kind of link to externally hosted content (even a miniature DNS
 like link shorteners) is risky because you don't control the data you're
 sharing / pointing to.
 
 If you can, try and remember to download videos you like. Save songs that
 resonate with you. Take screenshots of important tweets that other people make.
 Then, you can share them when they're thoroughly divorced from the context in
 which they were made, and in doing so share information to a group of people
 who might not otherwise have heard the words you're sharing.
 
 Like posting Mastodon links on Facebook - can you imagine!
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 2 factor authentication is not for security. If they cared about security they
 would use SSH keys.
 
 2FA is so that your email provider knows whenever you log in somewhere. Most
 people use gmail.
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 @user-470 
 
 You're right that is better. If only doing things locally was the default, my
 grievances would be solved. But alas.
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 @user-883 
 
 but they're so soft!
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 Boys be like "dang that's rough buddy" when all you want is for someone to
 solve your problems
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 being trans teaches you opsec, because you're constantly hiding the evidence of
 your past life.
 
 being a woman teaches you situational awareness, and (almost) every trans
 person has been a woman at one point or another. At least, they've performed as
 one, which is enough to learn about situational awareness.
 
 growing up and hiding a part of yourself because you were afraid to come out
 teaches you to act / lie / perform / mask, which is something every queer
 person has done at one point or another.
 
 conclusion? the gays would make great spies. At least, they'd have a good
 baseline talent for it. Still would require training obvi
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 I wish I could be the me that I am on cannabis without being inebriated by the
 drug. She's so much more powerful than the rest of me, but it's impossible for
 her to keep her head on straight unless she has people guiding her.
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 "if we make this part of the program a compressed binary instead of plain text
 we could save on network costs by 5%"
 
 NO bad software developer, go back to Linux
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 If you lack burning passion, seek to empower those that do. There you will find
 fulfillment, and perhaps you'll find your passions become aligned to theirs.
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 @user-521 
 
 the democrats get ukraine, the republicans get israel. >.>
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 number of tabs open: 15 thousand
 
 number of tabs in regular use: 5
 
 EDIT: average distance between tabs: 15
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 For St Patrick's Day I watched The Banshees of Inisherin (2022) and it fucked
 me up.
 
 this despair is why you don't fuck with a witch's staff...
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 Mastodon is weird. If you reply to someone partway through a chain of comments,  │
 theirs will be pushed down the view. Basically it's "fighting for attention"     │
 like Twitter was.                                                                │
 I like Reddit better, where each comment was a point to fractalize the           │
 conversation into new and interesting directions. Feels like here it's more of   │
 a direct one-on-one conversation, or rather... shouting into the void. Like      │
 crows.                                                                           │
 (just because it's a void doesn't mean nobody can hear from the other side of    │
 it. Like the emptiness of space between two trees, yet birdsong carries.)        │
 But on Reddit, your path through the post was determined by what you found       │
 interesting enough to follow. And once you reached a leaf node, you added your   │
 2 cents and went on with your day.                                               │
 it was so cool, why did they have to change it                                   │
 (tech companies don't understand that sometimes the best product or service was  │
 somewhere earlier in the evolutionary chain. Businesses are not "survival of     │
 the fittest", but rather "survival of the prettiest".)                           │
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 image and text clipboards should be kept empty and pulled from or updated
 depending on context
 
 and why not a video clipboard? It's just mkv
 
 (and no I don't think the OS should have view-control over it)
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