Poems in true chronological order by post date
-> file: fediverse/1784 ═════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────────── @user-883 It's hardly JUST entertainment. Video is an intrinsic part of the internet. It is one of the best mediums we have for communicating complex ideas. The internet is an integral part of our daily lives, it's something we all share - so perhaps we should nationalize ALL of our networking infrastructure? Not every website, of course, but rather the most important. Like Google, and Facebook, and Youtube, and Amazon, and perhaps a few more. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧══════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/1785 ═════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────────── @user-883 I agree with you when you say writing is the most effective way to express yourself, but it's not necessarily the easiest to digest for the viewer. A video can have visual components, and more than that it can have motion and sound. Text-based expression has fewer approach vectors for reaching common understanding, but like you said it is the most powerful. Hence why science papers are written, not filmed. Political speeches, grand narratives, autobiographies, textbooks... All of these things are written. But it's much easier to fix a car or learn to surf if you see someone doing it, rather than just read about it. Perhaps you and I use Youtube for different things (or don't use it, in your case) ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧══════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/1786 ═════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────────── @user-883 Yes of course I have : ) If you've seen my website, you'll know that I'm fond of writing alongside visual elements as well. 🥰 I think that Youtube is only as you describe (clickbait) if you engage with their algorithmic features. I primarily use them as a video-hosting service, where I put my videos and link to from elsewhere. I hardly see the kinds of things you're concerned about, though if ads became unblockable then I might begin to resent them a bit more. You're right when you say that editing videos is harder than text - text is probably the easiest medium to work with and refine! I also make silly mistakes sometimes hehe... But, well, I'm not trying to argue that video is better than text, but rather that they are used for different purposes. And video is important for our digital ecosystem. So it makes sense that something we all share should be shared, if not collectively then at least through protocol-based-interaction, such that anyone might connect in whatever ways they wished. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧══════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/1787 ═════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────────── @user-883 I believe that every address should have a raspberry pi (or other similar device) hosting a webpage that is controlled by the person who lives there. At a minimum. They should also be able to host videos and share files easily, in a way that anyone who understands a desktop-and-file-folder style system can work with. This would require serious reform of our internet service provider infrastructure. Or perhaps it'd be as simple as flipping a switch, who can say (engineers working at comcast for example could say, gee sure would be nice if this was a tech community) ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧══════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/1788 ═════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────────── @user-883 I mean yeah, they're like 50$ what do you expect xD But for something simple like this they should be sufficient. Perhaps if such a massive investment in SOCs was implemented on a national scale, we'd develop more reliable systems? One can hope! ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧══════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/1789 ═════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────────── @user-883 Ah, well, since you've worked with raspberry pi's before I am going to trust you on that. Perhaps a different system-on-a-chip could be used which has better network controllers. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧══════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/1790 ═════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────────── @user-883 The USPS is a model for how our economic system should be run, in my honest opinion. At least the logistical parts. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧══════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/1791 ═════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────────── @user-1080 I've been there. Maybe tomorrow you'll be here, but today will be hard. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧══════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: messages/428 ═════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────────── If you seek my wisdom, know that it is such - all men (people) should live as kings, of which I am but one type. Should they not care to their surroundings, they should degrade, and with care and affection they should flourish. This is how God learns the most from people. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧══════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/1792 ═════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────────── ┌──────────────────────┐ │ CW: re: AI, furries │ └──────────────────────┘ @user-1040 @user-1077 ... I am disabled people also, all media is propaganda also, AI as it's currently presented is not AI also, AI as it's currently presented is only bad because of the stolen content and energy usage. Both of those are trivially solvable. also, capitalism is why AI as it's currently presented can harm you also, I'm sorry I disagree ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧══════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/1793 ═════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────────── @user-246 a short whistled tune that you both know? it's a classic ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧══════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/1794 ═════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────────── @user-246 if you hike slowly enough to not get out of breath, you'll have plenty of time to practice :) could also practice hand whistling: https://www.wikihow.com/Hand-Whistle if mouth whistling just doesn't work. but in the short term, maybe a loud CAW or KACAW like you're a crow? if you're trying to be subtle, like in a public place where people might hear you, maybe you could say something people would expect to hear like "wait up!" followed by "me too!" or even "GOOD MORNING!" or other greeting, said a little bit louder than necessary - people will assume you're either talking to someone far away, or they themselves will be far away and will assume the voice is coming from someone closer than you. Ideally spoken with the same tone and inflection as normal speech, just louder, which is hard to do so make sure you practice - a yelling voice sounds different than a speaking voice, but a whisper can reach across a room if spoken loud enough. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧══════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/1795 ═════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────────── @user-246 back-track, but leave a leaf in the center of the trail at every turn. Like breadcrumbs. If you're both backtracking you might miss one another and walk much further than necessary. But if you're backtracking and you've left enough leaf signs without meeting your partner, you can safely stop and wait for them for a bit. Nature can handle it. A leaf or five isn't that big of a deal when your safety is on the line. If it's windy, use a stick or a stone or something heavier It also depends on how far apart you usually travel. If you're in an urban area, could use a small brightly colored post-it cut into small strips placed on a wall high-up as you can reach. Though that requires preparation. If you can't prepare, you could use other signs that make sense in the space around you, like a coffee cup taken from a trash-can and placed next to it, or something. Downside is (is this really a downside?) most people are good and so will judge you for littering but safety in situations is important. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧══════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/1796 ═════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────────── ┌──────────────────────────────────────┐ │ CW: food-mentioned-cursing-mentioned │ └──────────────────────────────────────┘ I'm just now realizing that my favorite ramen seasoning is essentially salt, MSG, and a fuckload of smoked paprika. I don't know how to feel about that. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧══════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/1797 ╔════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────────┐ ║ I'd like a job where I can make computer programs, write poetry, play video │ ║ games, make food for friends, grow plants and care for animals, walk or ride my │ ║ bike for at least an hour every day, and get stoned on the weekends. │ ║ │ ║ Is that too much to ask? I have plenty of other skills besides, like carpentry │ ║ and strategic thinking and wilderness survival and situational awareness and │ ║ active listening and unmitigated empathy and a curious and critical mind. │ ║ │ ║ Am I not good enough for thee? I have many flaws, I lack stamina and memory, │ ║ and while I am sharp and can think quickly and adeptly, the sharpest knives are │ ║ the first to dull, and the most focused minds are those most easy to mislead. I │ ║ trust too easily - if I meet you on the street, I'd offer my soul to you if you │ ║ said you needed it. I put the needs of others over myself, often to my own │ ║ detriment, causing others to need to assist me in turn - am I not wretched │ ║ enough to be? │ ║ │ ║ Working for 8 hours a day 5 days per week is not part of my design │ ║ requirements. Alas │ ╟─────────┐ ┌───────────┤ ║ similar │ │ different │ ╚═════════╧═════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/1798 ╔════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────────┐ ║ an AI 3d model generator that takes a satellite picture of the globe and turns │ ║ it into a 1:1 representation in the style of World of Warcraft │ ║ │ ║ (has to be AI becus 2hard) │ ║ │ ║ then, separately, a private World of Warcraft server that doesn't have any │ ║ manually placed entities, only optional dynamic content │ ║ │ ║ then, separately, a bunch of people who hang out in cool places like Paris or │ ║ Rome or whatever, and it's actually all the people who are there (if they took │ ║ the long, arduous journey of walking there) │ ║ │ ║ then, separately, a character that you keep primarily at home, who hangs out │ ║ with your neighbors and stuff whenever they happened to be online │ ║ │ ║ then, separately, in-game addons that take pictures or video and automagically │ ║ posts it to the Mastodon instance that is run by the state county in which all │ ║ of your data is privately owned by none-other than you, the citizen who the │ ║ data is about (No spying, please) │ ║ │ ║ then, separately, automatically saved text-logs which could be posted from in │ ║ game │ ║ │ ║ social media as a game │ ╟─────────┐ ┌───────────┤ ║ similar │ │ different │ ╚═════════╧═════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/1799 ═════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────────── pls hire me blizzard. I am desperate to be used for a common cause and guided by a caring hand. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧══════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/1800 ═════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────────── good companies turn bad when all the good people leave, and all the work they done can be used by the bad. good people leave when they are told, by the higher-ups who can't afford to justify their existence any longer. Kinda wish I owed my ability to live to my government, rather than a corporation. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧══════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/1801 ═════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────────── people call me "hypervigilant" as if being constantly aware is not a normal state for them. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧══════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/1802 ═════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────────── AI generated content for existing games that are too old to support with your primary team (voted on by the community and forkable, aka open source) ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧══════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/1803 ═════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────────── games where comments on the replays show up in future chat-logs for that episode ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧══════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/1804 ═════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────────── adaptation is something which can be practiced. Versatility comes in handy when you'd least expect it. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧══════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/1805 ═════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────────── if you're too versatile though, you'll never know how to get anything done -.- hence, vision, the thing that corporations want so badly. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧══════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/1806 ═════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────────── "Did you know? A mustang is a horse!" ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧══════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/1807 ═════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────────── the things I write are not meant to entertain. They are to educate, and to encourage curiosity. because questions beget dialogue, and only by testing yourself against another's arguments can you truly improve. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧══════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/1808 ═════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────────── I'm a computer programmer. Of course I make abstract art. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧══════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/1809 ═════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────────── you shouldn't, generally, do "new" things while sedated. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧══════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/1810 ═════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────────── some people hear words like "datastructures" and "object-oriented programming" and think they're made up terms that don't mean anything important. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧══════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/1811 ═════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────────── @user-1071 like this: https://tech.lgbt/@user-479/112616765579675406 🥰 😎 🤔 ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧══════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/1812 ╔════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────────┐ ║ work isn't special. The only thing truly unique about humans is our ideas and │ ║ our intentions. Action potential is best left to the machines, imho, so we │ ║ should prioritize that as much as possible. │ ║ │ ║ once infrastructure is in place, it's fine with a bit of maintenance. So why │ ║ don't we all live in the garden of babel? Errr hanging gardens of bablenonya, │ ║ as it used to be called. │ ║ │ ║ why not? │ ║ │ ║ because that guy over there doesn't want to do what you say. Because that guy's │ ║ a little pissed that you'd say rude things to his face, in his house. Because │ ║ all of the things you never meant to do, but still do, you're gonna end up in a │ ║ fight. │ ║ │ ║ and fights are competition. And competitions have real stakes. │ ║ │ ║ Unless, of course, you used your mind instead of your body and heart. │ ║ │ ║ Minds can think thoughts as much as we please. It's the one true thing we most │ ║ are! Because it is utterly inalienable, except from frailties of our bodies │ ║ we've known from the start. │ ║ │ ║ Ah, well, here we are, as we are, so might as well make the best of it │ ╟─────────┐ ┌───────────┤ ║ similar │ │ different │ ╚═════════╧═════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/1813 ═════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────────── I want people to watch me. I enjoy being viewed. Please offer guidance, but maybe limit the abuse. Simple requests for a media company, true? And yet advertisements (which is the only way people agreed to fund the LAVISH projects they put on for our tender moments) Performance is an art, and I sing the song of my heart. (perhaps in too public of a place) (but what use is it if nobody knows you?) ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧══════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/1814 ═════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────────── I can tell when I'm overbooked when I don't have energy to shower every time I need to go out. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧══════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/1815 ═════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────────── political action to a gen-Xer and above tends to feel like activism and political involvement. To a millenial it feels like disaster preparedness. For a zoomer it feels like nihilism. I wonder what's next, growth and renewal? ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧══════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────┴───────────┘ |