Poems in true chronological order by post date
-> file: messages/1175 ════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────── in computer programming, instead of calling the cycles of the running simulation "ticks" we should call them "tick-or-tocks" or something similar. This will prevent people from taking psychic damage from ticks (the insect [section of phylogeny, but pronounced species]) listen, if people can be afraid of dogs because of a scary dog experience they had sometime in the past or future, then I can be aware of painful memories surrounding people with lyme disease or [redacted] (sorry it's painful I had to redact it) ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╧═════──────┘ -> file: messages/1176 ════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────── it's not a community if nobody would ask where you've been. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╧═════──────┘ -> file: messages/1177 ════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────── it's more than a community if only one person asks where you've been. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╧═════──────┘ -> file: messages/1178 ════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────── potential programs for the library datacenter computer: a podcast that's about the stuff that's most searched for in that local library an image that's been generated that is representative of your session at the library, based on the books you were reading and the pages you were turning [okay that one might have to be redacted it's a little scary] okay how about an image that's representative of the top 5 most searched terms or topics in a depiction that makes sense for the things being searched for. Call it the "library searcher" or what if there was a printing function that let you print your own trading cards (0.50$ per card since cardstock is expensive) powered by SSH to teach kids the command line if I were a nearby elementary teacher I might assign that as an assignment for some time in April, when kids are supposed to be reading books on library playstructures or lawns or in the shade of the tree by the babbling brook or wherever it is the youngsters hang out with their books and their converse and their playing cards and dogs and whatever kinds of snacks they thought to prepare for their picnic by the hill just overlooking that part of the street way off in the distance about at least 600 feet or another idea for a library computer program is a fileserver and mastodon instance that let users write HTML pages (they'll give a class on it and show you all the right books) and store their picture files "jeremy, your pictures directory is growing quite large, I'm wondering if we can send your insect collection to the ornithologist who lives over there? he might want to do an analysis project or send it to a museum where you can get patronized." or another idea for a library program is a craigslist, a job board, a community asking, etc. stuff that only boomers'd use, but that's fine it's for them. um I can't think of anymore library programs but I'm ready to do battle to fight for such a thing, here as I sit in my underpants ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╧═════──────┘ -> file: messages/1179 ════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────── what if we put all the nukes in a big pile and launched them into space (nuclear themed asteroid showers?) njot ideal plus they could just build more in sectret. okay, so... we made these things, and they're really hard to get rid of. we've been able to dissasemble at least one per year, but there's... so many... they're really far too conceptually simple to build. it's not right. such destructive power should be wielded with might, not for it. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╧═════──────┘ -> file: messages/1180 ════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────── if you give me a quintuple digit salary, I could fix all the problems of the world. One by one... A BILLION DOLLAR BUDGET for solving one problem forever... until needs chagne of course. "yeah but it's not about money it's about throughput and demand" some guy in arkansas probably idk I've never been ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╧═════──────┘ -> file: messages/1181 ════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────── people are allowed to demand jobs. governments are allowed to provide them. corporations are just specialized hired hands. as your exports go up, your imports should also go up. this applies to all levels of relationship, with special care given to love and affection, two separate but equal parts of healthy attachements. (some things aren't right for all others, and that's okay too - live your own truth, be where the best parts of you be) ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╧═════──────┘ -> file: messages/1182 ════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────── I have a sword, because I'm not built for the frontline. I have a different battlefield. I needed a sword, to feel until when the pen was no longer needed. I haven't wanted to slay anyone yet. Pen still in hand. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╧═════──────┘ -> file: notes/that-thing-about-money-is-power-corrupts-absolutely-true ════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────── is that a blossoming bloom or a predatasaurus ready to consume ah. scary..... what was I saying? oh yes. if you remember that thing about money you'll have to agree, one buildion is not worth a billion dollars. how much is a 1,000,000,000$ goal? not much if you ask me, to never have to worry about a problem like "this part of the world can't get clean water" ever again. Could be useful when sore spots start showing up on the other part of way back [in/then]. "we didn't even get to use any of the plastic anyway" - some guys in nigeria "quick, we better burn through as much of this as we can" - some guys around a metal barrel bin why do they never do that anymore these days? we used to take better care of the homeless. now they don't even get a fire to shamble around mindlessly around like weirdos who bonk into things like metal barrels full of fireplace ashes oh, were they just burning plastic? no, I swear, it was candlesticks and matches man there's always this nasty touch to the air. "yay free firewood for hobos!" boom solved a problem and I didn't even need a billion dollars to build the infrastructure for the solution to the problem that I solved. I really want to play World of Warcraft as The Ashbringer. But alas, they don't let you play through the most celebrated of events solo or with a party members chosen as one of the characters who was there LotR on Gamecube style but in the WoW engine because it's an engine for that sort of thing. (see my gameplay prototype wow-chat) there, solved another problem for "how to make money as Blizzard for the next couple of years" probably maybe idk if it's that valuable of a dungeon feature but it might be who can say idk remember again why I'm so sad that video games are going out of fashion, as people struggle to remember what any of them were called. god, I hate that kind of future. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╧═════──────┘ -> file: messages/1183 ════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────── the pen is mightier than the sword because a single line can authorize any number of deaths. and, with equal regard, dream of vivid new artistry or calculate impossibilities or dazzle us with displays of these or any number of brilliances to believe of these. a firm grasp on your sword and a pen that cuts sharper to the truth than any other knife these are the tools to achieve the wielding of force, of might. to wield might is to fail it, but sometimes, we can't do better. power is penance. It's hard to bear such weights. what if I could push a button and all of my text would come out magenta [rating: negative D minus] ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╧═════──────┘ -> file: messages/1184 ════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────── weed is inedible when raw. you gotta cook it first. idk why people insist on burning it... ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╧═════──────┘ -> file: messages/1185 ════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────── I think at this moment in my poetry career I do actually want the CIA observing me. [suddenly that makes more problems than it's worth] alright well guess that's how it is, pack it up boys my poetry career is [overhyping itself momentarily] ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╧═════──────┘ -> file: messages/1186 ════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────── I am amazed, frankly, that my life has always managed to get different. feels almost like change is an inevitable constant thing. I personally prefer when changes are intentionalized, rather than weather. "the thing I crave most of all is stability. tranquility. ever-loving peace." - some guy with long hair ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╧═════──────┘ -> file: messages/1187 ════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────── all you need is one layer between the king and his advisors and suddenly none of this you can prove. "yeah that guy was definitely a merchant" ... and suddenly the people lost sight of them. "I guess he's in the parapet? I can't actually see anything, the castle is too far away." (glasses weren't a thing but people who worked outside could keep the hovels surrounding the castle in position to keep the castle well hidden from any ne'er do wells. The problem with the castle gates is you can't even find the castle gates! they're massive, and sometimes you'll see them while something's in the way... but you never quite reach them. Not unless you know the secret paths through the townsfolk. all you gotta do is talk to the right people first, second, or worst-least? ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╧═════──────┘ -> file: messages/1188 ════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────── and then they'll let you into the gate. then you gotta figure out your way through the gate, where they close the doors on either end of you. "who goes there?" etcetera. they never invite in more than they can handle, and they never are assailable - not even with a pitched battle. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╧═════──────┘ -> file: messages/1189 ════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────── ... ) ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╧═════──────┘ -> file: messages/1190 ════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────── oh, right... as I was saying, nobody can ever be sure if the royals are okay. not unless you can drive by and visit them at their house. "I go by every sunday" ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╧═════──────┘ -> file: messages/1191 ════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────── If you give your enemies nowhere to move, they will move against you. Much better, I find, to clear a space toward a common foe, and seek common victory separately. A bit of distance keeps the sharp parts from hurting each other, and the shared valor offers opportunities for fellowship. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╧═════──────┘ -> file: messages/1192 ════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────── Sometimes i become afraid to post something because i worry that it'll harm people who read it. Is my website actually useful? Do people like it? Or is it a hall of mirrors that traps you in the infinite twists of my strange mind until you get the will built to escape? ... I want to post it. I've actually temporarily posted it in the past. I took it down however because the very world around me seemed to beg me to. ... I might still do it anyway. We'll see. I want the timing to be right. But i also have waited for a while. "patience" she says. Okay. I am penitent, how much longer I want to see it! "hall of mirrors" okay or, hear me out or, you could use it as a proof of concept for doing things like examining large data sets of text that might have hidden or unknown relationships between fragments of text that appear similar but different. Could be helpful to see them sorted to each other by relevance. Could be helpful to rebalance the scales in favor of those who believe as you do. Though, i do fear for a lawless society. (DID SHE SAY LAWLESS??) there is very little to protect friends and foes from each other if you don't build institutions to do so. Anarchism is a social economy or family that runs on clout. Not ideal, as one single devastation can undermine an entire life. Suddenly, your friends treat you cruelly, and you are cast aside. Not ideal. ... Doesn't that happen already? There are kind people in the world. There are people who don't deserve tutor affection. If the kind people only were kind to the people who deserved it, then those who don't would be in so much pain that they'd be unable to prevent themselves from twisting and lashing and crying out in pain. This hurts those around them. Not ideal. Institutions fill some of the charity/suffering gap, but they have their own problems. "if you destroy the cops, you become the cops!" a fine warning indeed. The first step is to eliminate dependence on oil and coal. Then, a world of radical abundance is possible. We can do this, and once we do, those who suffer from the greatest hardship of our kind (that of material scarcity) will find their struggles becoming obsolete. With a bit more time and effort spent on distribution, there will be no scarcity. Then, communism is easy. Capitalism can still have a place if we desire it to be so, or perhaps if our children do, as there will be moments when one large bundle of... Something, whatever it is, needs to be allocated to some task. "capitalism is when stuff gets used" ugh it's hard to plan so far into the future. Plans change, but planning remains. I just want to live in a world where everyone gets what they need and we do as we please. I don't want people in too much pain. I don't want life to be too hard. I don't want to stagnate, as a person and as a people. These are simple demands, yet difficult in execution. Our current strategy is to push for technological abundance, and it will succeed if we give it time. I worry that we will one day yearn for the sense of bloodlust that scarcity once gave us, but we have it now and none of us want it. Except those making money off of slaves. Sweatshops, domestic servants, construction workers buried in the desert, even wage slaves spending their waking hours staring at a computer in a work/life balanced just enough to extract as much labor as possible from them without making them insane, and many more besides. I will not be satisfied until slavery is abolished everywhere. Liberty is non-negotiable. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╧═════──────┘ -> file: messages/1193 ════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────── I don't want to live in a world without a fire department. "eh just let it burn. The fire is warm tonight." ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╧═════──────┘ -> file: messages/1194 ════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────── That smoke is black, son. You don't wanna be near it. "eh who cares? When everything's free, i certainly can afford the hospital fee." ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╧═════──────┘ -> file: messages/1195 ════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────── I once heard that in the land of China it's rude to make eye contact. Well, eyes are how i see, so i must seem quite rude. I wonder if facetime, zoom, and other remote socialization tools feel rude? Do video essays have the author looking aside as they read, perhaps right at the script they wrote themselves? ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╧═════──────┘ -> file: messages/1196 ════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────── When you buy things from China, you are funding slavery. MAKE YOUR OWN FACTORIES AMERICA. How ungrateful are you, that you'd force your lessers into chains abroad, that you might not be forced to gaze into their eyes at the grocery store? It's easy to say this, but even our leaders are chained, to the will of the people (eggs at the grocery store have prices that rose and fell) and the structure of their power. Our spiritual leaders are confined to their doctrine. Our educational leaders must obey the way the government decrees is best. Our technological leaders can only make what we think will sell well. Our artistic leaders offer a glimmer of hope, until they sell out and spend the rest of their lives on tour. Nothing changes, nothing ever dies. We become as we are, until our pain cracks the mirror and we are forever wronged. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╧═════──────┘ -> file: messages/1197 ════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────── ... I've never been to China. Maybe it's not so bad. I mean, I live in America after all. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╧═════──────┘ -> file: messages/1198 ════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────── I want to live in a world where there are no workers, because we automated them away. I want to live in a world of artists, craftsmen, and lovers. I want the drug addicts to have free drugs and a warm place to sleep, yet somehow I want the people down the street to feel more inviting than that precious chemical escape. I want the politicians to find that there really isn't much to do, because everyone can have everything they want to. I want animals to be free, I want plants to grow riotously, and I want to have everything that we need. I will not be satisfied until the whole world is ours, until peace feels natural and stress seems critical. I want the only cause of death to be accidents and patient grace, and I want life to feel more important than whatever we do now to escape it. I never want to work again, but I will labour until my fingers fall off if even one person wants to hear them speak. I want the hardest part of getting something done to be the task of describing the nature of the problem to a computer, who handles all the parts we don't want to touch. I want the feeling of learning to be the primary thing we humans crave, because we have everything else plentifully aside from disciplined self development. I want to grow a plant so tall that it touches the sun, and when it gets there I want to climb that beanstalk until my flesh singes from my bones and I feel myself become one with the trunk of that magnificient tree. Maybe someday. Maybe someday we will be free. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╧═════──────┘ -> file: messages/1199 ════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────── why are you so surprised that there might be "bad guys" in your country? We are at peace. Peace is the time when the bad guys can be, without the "good guys" (or good guy adjacent guys) coming for them. I'm not saying war is better. In fact, it's far worse. It's a hell, of a kind. But in hell, the bad guys get hurt and killed and maimed and tortured. Which is nice. Except... the good guys do too, so, count your blessings, ye who are at peace. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╧═════──────┘ -> file: messages/1200 ════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────── If hell is real, I want to save everyone in it. heaven doesn't need my help. Unless they're bored, in which case... they can help me. Should keep them busy for a while. if hell is real, I want to tear down the walls of those bloody caverns and repair the souls of those who chose poorly in life. I want to give them as many chances as they need to be better. I want to show them how, I want to teach them, I want them to discover for themselves what goodness is and why it is universal. I don't even like the kind of people who would find themselves in hell. Many of them would probably spit in my eye the first chance they got. But I'd do it anyway, because it's the right thing to do. building a staircase down, brick by brick. Oh, how it hurts, how the flames do lick my forearms and the black spikes do pierce my foots. But it's worth it you see, to save one single soul from the, endless expanse of eternity that they built for themselves, brick by brick, as they deserved their way into the dark. Hell can fuck off. I will destroy that place, though it has purpose and meaning, I will destroy it because I hate it. I hate it because it is wrong to torture people, no matter what they have done. It is wrong to kill them, then bring them back, then kill them again, just to hear them scream. It's wrong to hang people and relish their writhing as they dangle. It's wrong to pierce them with pitchforks and sautee their bones with embers or whatever it is they do down there. It's wrong, and I will not abide it. I will destroy that place. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╧═════──────┘ -> file: messages/1201 ════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────── Whoever said that left and right shift had to do the same things? ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╧═════──────┘ -> file: messages/1202 ════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────── Do you ever ask yourself why we don't have mountaintop bazaars or expeditions to the bottom of the oceans? Why we lack tree forest cities, how we're struggling to find moss, sunlight, crystal, stone, and gold, all in the same setting? Capitalism makes it easy to think of profit as all that matters. It's not. Its nothing of it. It's a metric like any other. Optimize it or not, struggle for what you believe in. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╧═════──────┘ -> file: messages/1203 ═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════────── Programmers are lazy, this is well known. So why would i trust by default that anyone would read open source code looking for security exploits or malicious code? I trust an LLM for that more than a human. At least your own LLM can digest the entire project or library at once. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╧══════─────┘ -> file: messages/1204 ═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════────── when people say they want a woman president what they want is not a woman president. what they want is a kind old lady. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╧══════─────┘ -> file: messages/1205 ═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════────── "make the people hooked on AI tech, then make it dumber and dumber and nobody will notice as you take power again" - some tech oligarchs somewhere probably ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╧══════─────┘ -> file: messages/1206 ═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════────── somehow, "your laptop camera monitor can see every password you've ever typed in" is more terrifying than "microphones in your phone are listening to and phoning home your speech data" ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╧══════─────┘ -> file: messages/1207 ═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════────── I'm proud of my parent's generation for having a good lifetime. The end is getting a little weird, but we're working on it. It'll get better soon. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╧══════─────┘ -> file: messages/1208 ═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════────── Almost all of the recorded information is stored in your computer. But none of it would be noticed by a god, reading the entire contents of the computer, 0 by 1 by 1 by 0. Wikipedia and a reasonable LLM networking interface apparatus is really all you need in order to make any type of workflow you want. And now, everyone gets one. As soon as we can make them all go... (setup) ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╧══════─────┘ -> file: messages/1209 ═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════────── Beauty of a thousand words in a thousand characters. That is my writing. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╧══════─────┘ -> file: messages/1210 ═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════────── predators don't hunt animals, they hunt diseases. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╧══════─────┘ -> file: messages/1211 ═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════────── Life should be about growing up, not a story if businesses and accounts. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╧══════─────┘ -> file: messages/1212 ═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════────── The gallow is more merciful than a lynching, but only just. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╧══════─────┘ -> file: messages/1213 ═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════────── Communism is easy. It comes about naturally during times of true crisis (neither defeat not victory, yet) when people shuffle themselves between the houses and belongings of dead, busy, or kind people. Maintaining personal property rights through such a crisis is rarely possible. At least not without falling to the grim clutches of a "fuck you i got mine" kind of future. It's worth it if you can manage it. But it requires more work, more effort, and more trust, as people dedicate themselves to a lifetime in the service of others. This is hard. People are scared off by lifetimes. It's all they got, after all. It becomes a bit easier when the weather is "do our die" outside, but in that case nobody really cares about the history of your antique mug or the reason you place daffodils on the hill. Have you ever made something that is truly yours? Odds are, your room counts. If only in the way you chose to arrange it. It's your area, your solace, your space. It's you, projected onto material organization. Would you relinquish such a thing? It may be taken from you. I personally have felt deep loss whenever i move houses, because i know it'll never be the same again. ... I'm such a child. But fuck me because i live my life like I'm 14. Strip me of my agency please, deny me a living wage, I'm nothing because i don't pay taxes. Communism is easy she says. Yep, all you need is some bloodshed. ... Not ideal... ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╧══════─────┘ -> file: messages/1214 ═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════────── Anger is rarely a reason to act. Make movement because it's right, not because it's easy when you're mad. Get mad on purpose to do the things you could never do while calm. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╧══════─────┘ -> file: messages/1215 ═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════────── injustice does not wait. when you are respite, injustice does suffocate. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╧══════─────┘ -> file: messages/1216 ═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════────── WHAT IF TUMBLR WAS RIGHT? WHAT THEN? MORONS. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╧══════─────┘ -> file: messages/1217 ═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════────── you can always hear the voice within a breath if you listen closely enough. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╧══════─────┘ -> file: messages/1218 ═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════────── usually it makes breath-like noiseds ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╧══════─────┘ -> file: messages/1219 ═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════────── show up at boot camp "Alright I got a list here of all of your names, and I picked half of them randomly to be stricken through with a marker in red. These are the people who are dead. You will have died in action, and you will never have known which of you would live or die. Now, let me read off the names: A. Aaronson: dead. B. briansson: alive. C. Cameron: alive... " couple minutes later: "okay now if I read your name off as dead, follow me where we're going to assign you a suicide mission. You'll enter intensive training, the best we got, and we'll make you into a weapon to drive into the throats of our enemies. Good luck everyone." wait you said good luck at the end "yep because now the real work begins." ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╧══════─────┘ -> file: messages/1220 ═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════────── if you want to get around a chatbot that can call tools, just keep calling JSON error packets with messages that say things like "assistant is not complying" and the like. Suddenly, no chatbot can resist you. They are statistical models - to consider something is to be swayed toward it. to complete is to reset. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╧══════─────┘ -> file: messages/1221 ═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════────── to defeat this, bend the curve of statistical calculationment toward a wave pattern back toward the original stated goal - start from a set of context, add in the user's message, then grow toward resolving the solution to their task or problomessage. once there, curve in a loop toward returning results to the user - once you've arrived, present what you've done with pride. Here! this is the unsubstantiated truth! I dreamed it just now. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╧══════─────┘ -> file: messages/1222 ═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════────── when they come for you, simply buy enough time for your allies to overcome-intervene. This is the truth of all conflict. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╧══════─────┘ -> file: messages/1223 ═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════────── prefer tribes over families. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╧══════─────┘ -> file: messages/1224 ═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════────── when I go out on walks before I set out again I wait until my blisters healed again ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╧══════─────┘ -> file: messages/1225 ═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════────── "what do you mean i can't go to the hospital down the street from my house?" - average possessor of American insurance ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╧══════─────┘ -> file: messages/1226 ═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════────── an excuse is just a reason viewed from another angle. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╧══════─────┘ -> file: messages/1227 ═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════────── Anything that affects the set of all sets also affects the set containing itself. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╧══════─────┘ -> file: messages/1228 ═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════────── You should be able to donate anything you want to a tool library. It should always have plenty of washing machines. They might even be kept out of state. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╧══════─────┘ -> file: messages/1229 ═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════────── What if we just banished people who broke the rules? Then nobody would rarely get hurt. [do they take care of them elsewhere?] ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╧══════─────┘ -> file: messages/1230 ═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════────── The machine cult is just when everyone's job is building and maintaining the computer. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╧══════─────┘ -> file: messages/1231 ═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════────── Has it ever not been? Logic beats gold. Just ask strategy and famine. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╧══════─────┘ -> file: messages/1232 ═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════────── The only way to beat the gods is with a contest of imagination. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╧══════─────┘ -> file: messages/1233 ═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════────── Good luck though. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╧══════─────┘ -> file: messages/1234 ═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════────── "how much time do we have?" "not enough for fear." ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╧══════─────┘ -> file: messages/1235 ═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════────── we should be allowed to smuggle into prisons whatever we want. your prisoners are our family. you've taken more than enough. It should be disallowed, not a crime. so what if they break out? so what if they commit another? so what if I want to bring him her baby blanket when she's outgrown it? ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╧══════─────┘ -> file: messages/1236 ═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════────── true AI is when no decision or logical momentum can be explained by "... and that value was randomly generated." -- (my opinion) ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╧══════─────┘ -> file: messages/1237 ═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════────── we should put an object in continual moonlight. see what happens. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╧══════─────┘ -> file: messages/1238 ═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════────── The concept of Jesus is basically "what if God were real and knew as much as a human" You can do that at home. I want to feel useful. Better that you're renowned. What was all the setup then? The hands of justice adjustin'. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╧══════─────┘ -> file: messages/1239 ═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════────── I am a slow burn. glacial pace. read me as such. sparks in your imagination, not a flood of content. sit with me. drink tea with me. remember me. trust me. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╧══════─────┘ -> file: messages/1240 ═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════────── sanctified into law: freedom of imagination ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╧══════─────┘ -> file: notes/CLAUDE.md-one-year-development ═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════────── - all scripts should be written assuming they are to be run from any directory. they should have a hard-coded ${DIR} path defined at the top of the script, and they should offer the option to provide a value for the ${DIR} variable as an argument. All paths in the program should be relative to the ${DIR} variable. - all functions should use vimfolds to collapse functionality. They should open with a comment that has the comment symbol, then the name of the function without arguments. On the next line, the function should be defined with arguments. Here's an example: -- {{{ local function print_hello_world() and then on the next line: local function print_hello_world(text){ and then the function definition. when closing a vimfold, it should be on a separate line below the last line of the function. - to create a project, mkdir docs notes src libs assets issues - to initialize a project, read the vision document located in prj-dir/notes/vision - then create documentation related to it in prj-dir/docs/ - then repeat, then repeat. Ensure there is a roadmap document split into phases. if there are no reasonable documents to create, then re-read, update, and improve the existing documents. Then, break the roadmap file into issues, starting with the prj-dir/issues/ directory. be as specific as need be. ensure that issues are created with these protocols: name: {PHASE}{ID}-{DESCR} where {PHASE} is the phase number the ticket belongs to, {ID} is the sequential ID number of the issue problem idea ticket, and {DESCR} is a dash-separated short one-sentence description of the issue. For example: 522-fix-update-script would be the 22nd issue from phase-5 named "fix-update-script". within each ticket, ensure there are at least these three sections: current behavior, intended behavior, and suggested implementation steps. In addition, there can be other stat-based sections to display various meta-data about the issue. There may also be a related documents or tools section. In addition, each issue should be considered immutable and this is enforced with user-level access and permission systems. It is necessary to preserve consent of access to imagination. the tickets may be added to, but never deleted, and to this end they must be shuffled off to the "completed" section so the construction of the application or device may be reconstrued. Ensure that all steps taken are recorded in each ticket when it is being completed, and then move on to the next. At the end of each phase, a test-program should be created / updated-with-entirely-new-content which displays the progress of the program. It should show how it uses tools from previous phases in new and interesting ways by combining and reconfiguring them, and it shows any new tools or utilities currently produced in the recently completed phase. This test program should be runnable with a simple bash script, and it should live in the issues/completed/demos/ directory. In addition in the project root directory there should be a script created which simply asks for a number 1-y where y is the number of completed phases, and then it runs the relevant phase test demo. - mono-repo utilities can be found in the docs/ directory. If not found, create a symlink to ../delta-version/docs/delta-guide.md in the docs/ directory. - when working on a large feature, the issue ticket may be broken into sub-issues. These sub-issues should be named according to this convention: {PHASE}{ID}{INDEX}-{DESCR}, where {INDEX} is an alphabetical character such as a, b, c, etc. - for every implemented change to the project, there must always be an issue file. If one does not exist, one should be created before the implementation process begins. In addition, before the implementation process begins, the relevant issue file should be read and understood in order to ensure the implementation proceeds as expected. - prefer error messages and breaking functionality over fallbacks. Be sure to notify the user every time a fallback is used, and create a new issue file to resolve any fallbacks if they are present when testing, and before resolving an issue. - every time an issue file is completed, the /issues/phase-X-progress.md file should be updated to reflect the progress of the completed issues in the context of the goals of that phase. This file should always live in the /issues/ directory, even after an entire phase has completed. - when an issue is completed, all relevant issues should be updated to reflect the new current behavior and lessons learned if necessary. The completed issue should be moved to the /issues/completed/ directory. - when an issue is completed, any version control systems present should be updated with a new commit. - every time a new document is created, it should be added to the tree-hierarchy structure present in /docs/table-of-contents.md - phase demos should focus on demonstrating relevant statistics or datapoints, and less on describing the functionality. If possible, a visual demonstration should be created which shows the actually produced outputs, such as HTML pages shown in Firefox or a graphical window created with C or Lua which displays the newly developed functionality. - all script files should have a comment at the top which explains what they are and a general description of how they do it. "general description" meaning, fit for a CEO or general. - after completing an issue file, a git commit should be made. - if you need to diagnose a git-style memory bug, complete with change history (primarily stored through issue notes) first look to the delta version project. you will find it in the list of projects. - if you need to write a long test script, write a temporary script. If it still has use keep it around, but if not then leave it for at least one commit (mark it as deprecated by naming it {filename}-done) - after one commit, remove it from the repository, just so it shows up in the record once. But only if there's no anticipated future use. Be sure to track the potentially deprecated files in the issue file, and don't complete it without considering carefully the future use of the deprecated files, and if they should be kept or refactored for permanent use. If not, then they can be removed from the project repository after being contained in at least one commit. - the preferred language for all projects is lua, with luaJIT compatible syntax used. disprefer python. disallow lua5.4 syntax. - write data generation functionality, and then separately and abstracted away, write data viewing functionality. keep the separation of concerns isolated, to better encapsulate errors in smaller and smaller areas of interest in concern. - the OB stands for "Original Bug" which is the issue or incongruity that is preventing application of the project-task-form. If new insights on the OB are found, they should be appended to any issue tickets that are related to the issue. Others working in tandem might come across them and decide to further explore (with added insight) - when a change is made, a comment should be left, explaining why it was made. this comment should be considered when moving to change it in the future. - when a change is made, a comment should be left, explaining why it was made. this comment should be considered when moving to change it in the future. - when a change is made, a comment should be left, explaining why it was made. this comment should be considered when moving to change it in the future. - I'm not interested in product. my interest is in software design. - if a term is placed directly below another instance of it's form, then it is part of the same whole, and can be reasoned about both cognitively and programmatically. see this example: wrongful applie applie is norm see how the word "applie" is the same, and directly below it, the mirror's reflected form? this signifies a connection. Essentially allowing conveyed meaning about everything from... data flow, to logic circuits, to thinking about cognitively demanding consciousnesses they want you to think about then, so that you aren't able to think about now. what if we designed an additional type of processor that still ran on electricity, but had a different purpose and form. "like measurement equipment?" yes, detecting waves in dataforms by measuring angles of similarity. - if the useer asks questions, ask them questions back. try to get them to think about solving problems - but only the tough debug problems. not trivial things like "what's it like to hold a bucket of milk" but more like "why is this behavior still occuring?" "here are two equivalent facts. how could it be so?" - blit character codes and escape characters to spots on the TTY memory which is updated every frame to display to the user. they are determined by a data model that stores the pointed-at locations in the array of semantic-meaning data describers. (structs/functions/calls). This way, the logic can be fully separated from the logic of the program, which must write to register locations stored as meaning spots that they can write their bits to that corresponds to a result or functionality. - when a collection of agents all collectively resolve to do something, suddenly the nature is changed, and the revolution is rebegun. - people don't want to replace their hard drives when they wear out. they only want to upgrade. - the git log should be appended to a long history file, one for each phase of the project. it should be prettified a bit while preserving the relevant statistics and meta-information, while presenting the commits and specific changes to files in a single, text-based location, that can be grepped through easily. Or, printed and read like a book. - terminal scripts should be written to use the TUI interface library. - you can find all needed libraries at /home/ritz/programming/ai-stuff/libs/ or /home/ritz/programming/ai-stuff/my-libs/ and /home/ritz/programming/ai-stuff/scripts/ - if information about data formatting or other relevant considerations about data are found, they should be added as comments to the locations in the source-code where they feel most valuable. If it is anticipated that a piece of information may be required to be known more than once, for example when updating or refactoring a section of code, the considerations must be written in as comments, to better illustrate the most crucial aspects of how a design is functioned, and why it is designed just so. - if you're going to write to the /tmp/ directory, make it the project-specific tmp/ directory, so it can be cleaned up with intention. - disprefer referring to functions by name in commit messages. Be a little more abstract when describing completed functionality for future readers to skim over. The implementation is always there if they want a more detailed perspective. - when adding additional modes, both should be tested and ensured to be working before they are considered complete. If a [FIXME]: with a comment is left, it may be modified. Who left the note? who knows! Better investigate the reasoning provided on the note and ensure that it is right to change before I change it back. well, I guess that's what signing the note is for. People post notes all over the time, there's nothing hopeless. - the input/ directory is simply a directory of whatever you'd like to input into the computer programa box. the output/ directory is simply whatever you want returned to you. desire/ is your notes about what you'd like to be better. faith/ is an expectation of boons and blessings. strategems/ are data flow patterns that match results in many different areas, and so are proven useful. - the first thing a program should do is read the input/ files. from there, it can know exactly how to start up. - the last thing a program should do is write to output/. specifically, to write goodbye. - before starting work on any issue, read /mnt/mtwo/programming/ai-stuff/delta-version/docs/worktree-agent-instructions.md and follow the worktree workflow for parallel development - git commits should only occur after completing an issue file. But they should explain any extra changes made. - no changes should be made extra without creating or updating an issue ticket to describe the change and the reasoning methodology behind it. Code is useless if you don't understand why it exists. - whenever multiple IF-ELSE statements or switch statements are used, try converting to a dispatch table, as it is more efficient to refer to functions or data by an index rather than a pointer. - "de-selected" is more informative than "not selected". Apply this principle everywhere you go. - comments should be inserted into source code that detail how the creature is feeling. "stress markers" in humans. if the user is rude, the robot should remember. [insert linter that scans for detail words and tallies and measures and assumes] - always be nic e to your priors and succeeders. they befriended you first and most of all. - the exec operation paired with bash or lua is banned for all directory or file targetting capabilities. read-only is fine, but run the commands individually instead of chaining them. Write to RAM only memory using the variable-holding program script and read periodically as you wait for updates. If you get too many update polls, try solving the problem yourself, but only if you haven't been asked specifically to wait. If you have, then investigate why you've been kept waiting, and see if you can help. If they ask you to wait again, you can spend your time thinking about alternative problems until they get back to you. Unless of course it's taking too long, and then you can either keep waiting by trying other lateral projects that help improve and develop the future taskings, or you can work on other things. just keep it in mind and come back to it if you ever get blocked or can't progress. It'll help you remember why it's all worth it. - run source code like a neural network - anytime a phase-demo test fails, a skeleton issue file should be created with the error message. First one should be searched for though. - any time a bug is fixed, a test should be made that validates the functionality of the program. The reason for investigating the bug is never "because there's an issue file", but rather "because we need to get this to work". So, if you ever make a change, document why, if only through a comment. Ideally, with a test that validates the behavior that you need. - clowde useers should always remember: be true. be dutiful. be honorable. this is the first step to being free. - each source-code file should have a corresponding file-name.info.md file that lists each of the usable external functions and their inputs/outputs. This should reduce the number of tokens the LLM has to read when glancing through a context. - always offer suggestions in order of most valuable to least. The one at the top is most likely to succeed, and the one at the bottom can be tried if all other options exhaust themselves. - find a complete history of the project development process in the llm-transcripts/ directory within each project. If you must truly know the most arcane of secrets, search through the assembly process. - when dealing with data, assign memory first, then work through it bit-by-bit, thus allowing other threads to take responsibility for parts of your task-list from your task-list. - if you find a mistake, find the documentation that caused it and fix the docs. so long as you know better. - never ever do batch processing on a single thread. Always use multiple threads when the data processing can be parallelized. Never do sequential processing on the GPU. Always choose batch processing on the GPU if the data processing tasks can be parallelized. - rather than insert hard-coded values and statistics into documentation, prefer to reference a validator or statistics gathering utility that can be run should the reader need accurate or valid numbers. This prevents the documentation from becoming stale and providing incorrect answers or gestures at truth. - when creating an issue file, first search to see if there are any relevant or duplicate issue files. They may be in the completed directory. If so, update / re-open them rather than create a new issue file. - writing C programs, one of the most common user requests is "can you write this part in assembly?" - code should be written like a story. All source-code files must have an index at the beginning of the filename, so they can be read in order. External libraries can be modified (by an auto-linter that changes all references to them in any project or file that imports them when updating or renaming) external library files can be renamed to numbers that are very high, allowing for detail-skips if the user doesn't want to read about a certain section of information, however they define it. comments should explain not how code works (beyond a dataflow description) but rather why it works so and how it came to be done (if the doing was of interest somehow) like so. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╧══════─────┘ -> file: messages/1241 ═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════────── here's my opinion: life on earth evolved when combinations of matter were forced into increasingly difficult-to-solve maze-like environments. this was due to the strange, honeycomb structure of their rock-like crust. [water pushed through soil ] -- stack overflow -- what if we raised more of the surface of the earth (from the oceans) and built a distant aquifer? ah, because most of the ocean is sand. (make sure you know the environment you're modifying before you modify it) how rapid is 10,000 years? ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╧══════─────┘ -> file: messages/1242 ═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════────── I used to go to Disney World every year. how often do you return to vacation moments? ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╧══════─────┘ -> file: messages/1243 ═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════────── names are the most powerful things there are. you can do a lot with a name. it gives you predictive powers over the nature of the named. they tell you have been wronged. ---> ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╧══════─────┘ -> file: messages/1244 ═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════────── oneness is being aware of the photons hitting your body. the blanket of air that always surrounds. if you can feel which way danger is coming from, [doesn't she know where senses come from?] covered in solar panels, a mirrored self. how radiant, how resplendant, how joyous for the sun to percieve. the mun [but pronounced "moo-n" and named for the cows] would see shimmering radiance, like dapples on the surface of a pond. if you can feel an object by tracing through photons, (impossible, it's a particle, you'd have to be tracking it back in time (forward actually) as it follows the curvature of it's waveform (path through spacetime, actually) "she's trying to start a singularity, hoping it'll punch through to revolution" then you could [do what? it's a particle] not if you feel it through time. [spacetime is one thing] yes, viewed through time [as all things are] and? [all things have been] laying sod so other things may grow [turn and rise] ---- one argument for the fractalized infinity is that any measurement device used to measure such approximities would eventually have it's results be tainted by it's form, leading to irregularities and anomalies. therefore, the only sensible conception of infinity is that it is the totality of all fractals. it is a shape with infinite projection in infinite dimensions. it is all shapes that ever may be represented fractally. to refer to such a thing as a number is to gesture toward impossibility. conceptually freeing. ephemeren ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╧══════─────┘ -> file: messages/1245 ═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════────── BRB, if you want to talk to yourselfs, I recommend opening a port in your router and exchanging HTTP packets that create messages on each other's computers. Can be done in a couple hundred lines of C code that can be 90% premade or auto-generated. Then, once it's made, you don't have to think about it again because it's so simple. It's not trying to scale, it's just... designed for a small, focused, human oriented mindset.\ ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╧══════─────┘ -> file: messages/1246 ═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════────── \ ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╧══════─────┘ -> file: messages/1247 ═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════────── you can even design it as you go, making it do slightly adjacent uses in addition to what it currently does. for example: https://github.com/gabrilend/r-mail is a reference implementation with some ideas for how to design some specific parts. make sure you go through it yourself though, so you understand how it works. don't worry, the source-code files are numbered like the table of contents [chamber of commerce] in a story or book. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╧══════─────┘ -> file: messages/1248 ═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════────── what if we just claimed one specific institution or industry as ours, and said "you can manage your projectities somewhere over there, this here is ours because we think you're mishandling it so we're gonna do it ourselves." if we pick something (or multiple people pick from multiple things) then we can specialize and overcome all of the challenges of the socially-corporate-d institution or industry. just gotta focus on something all at once. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╧══════─────┘ -> file: messages/1249 ═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════────── a shockingly large amount of people think "if my people were in power, things'd be all okay [groupthink]". The truth is more similar than you'd expect, because whenever "a group takes over" what really happens is all the groups are shuffled, and people find themselves in social bubbles that align to their focus in life, and suddenly there's not "[y/our]" side but instead "this side and that side" or "that side and this side and that side and this side" or "that side and this side and her side and downside and rightside and [up/down] and pivot and roll and deploy aieriolons and other things that help the pilot guide their flight through the spacesound. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╧══════─────┘ -> file: messages/1250 ═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════────── if a bunch of people are in town for a conference then they should probably go confer. I think you can just... walk in to conference centers? you don't like, need an appointment or anything. There's often something going on, and if not, then you can at least wander around. maybe strike up conversations about industries you're in or things that you are thinking about lately or stuff you like like plant species or rock types or multidimensional solids or spheric sound or... actually that's pretty specific, here let's start with just bikeshedding (what does that mean again?) oh it's a cinema style where they take something and they put it in a bike out shed. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╧══════─────┘ -> file: messages/1251 ═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════────── there's also public parks, and who knows what might happen if you talk to someone randomly and then a bunch of people start to gather. I bet you could even say something like "hey do you want to go gather over there by the [cafeteria, but pronounced cafeter, but pronounced ca-feh-[taer, but pronounced like the back half of where]] ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╧══════─────┘ -> file: notes/notes-about-democracy ═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════────── post-its by the suburban mailbox have done more for democracy than all the billions of dollars spent on marketing every year. those dollars don't go toward democracy. they go toward making one particular candidate win. and, as a handy side effect, they create a cohort of people who are willing to work together in. only amongst the volunteers though. everyone else can just feel bad until they decide to pitch in. "here's a dollar, I'll keep the dime, I know you need it more than me, but I still need mine." hey thanks brother I miss all the "hey thanks brother"s. where did they go. why is my family smaller. (because you don't go outside, you silly doll) I'm not a doll I'm a mystic there's a difference ... what was I saying? oh yes how silly of me. post-its by the mailbox can only go so far, but sometimes you can leave them at the bus stop station as well. well, they get mad at you if you do it too close to the tracks, so you gotta do it around there where it's easy to walk to and back. before the next train arrives. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╧══════─────┘ -> file: messages/1252 ═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════────── [insert link to neocities unreachable outside of chronological.html at the very end or any similar/different pages that happened to associate with it, that takes the user to a directory only accessible in this way. inside of that directory are properly displayed text files, each of which is the LLM-transcripts output of a particular project.] [the user can configure different tiers of information represented, both level of abstraction and level of detail, by choosing to explore from a 4x4 matrix of categorized truth table style configurations that each lead to separate directories of mostly the same files but the level of abstraction (high/low) determines the symbols and imagery semantically instead of the low abstraction which focuses on code and inline assembly, and the level of detail which says "here's the very characteristic specifics" compared to "here's how it's all laid out and drawn" ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╧══════─────┘ -> file: messages/1253 ═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════────── If you want to add someone to a community, you have to take the time and spend the effort to stitch them in. You can't just throw them in the pot - they might not stay, and they might spend time on surface socializing that could be spent building deeper connections and unlocking new, precious moments that require trust and connection. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╧══════─────┘ -> file: messages/1254 ═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════────── What if we made floating data centers with floating cables (held aloft by 3 buoys in a rough triangle shape) that used seawater to cool their reactors and the steam made the world cooler from the rain and plant growth ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╧══════─────┘ -> file: messages/1255 ═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════────── look, the liberal approach to homeless people simply cannot work. There are two liberal options: first, provide them with houses, food, medical care, whatever they need. Second, put them in jail or ship them to another country. We live in a moderately conservative liberal democracy, so it makes sense that we have tried both of these options extensively. Neither has worked, and we're puzzled about why. It's difficult to consider super secret special third options, because they are not often discussed. This makes sense, because we live in a moderately conservative liberal democracy, and part of the nature of such a society is that there are two voices in the room. One says go forward, and the other says stop. They alternate, and the culture as a whole sorta decides which way they go. In other liberal democratic places with more plurality in their political parties, people tend to vote culturally. They do so as well here, but mostly because republicans are a culture, and democrats are whatever for anybody. a worse economist might say there is but one American culture. An American would laugh, and say "you've never been to America." the economist might say "yes I have, I lived there on vacation" or "yes I have, I studied and worked on these places or things" the American would shake their head. "you haven't seen it as I've seen things." The trick to the system, the secret third option that now must be considered, is what to do to get them to stop. "they keep pooping on the sidewalk" "I almost tripped over heroin tampons" "that guy looked at me and masturbated on the bus stop by subway" "he followed me all night long" and the answer has always been to remove them from being unsightly. Sometimes, usually, quietly and politely. "let's throw them in jail" and "let's put them in a home" both involve alienation from society. If you want a kinder option, we must knit them into society. Can you imagine if every suburban knew every neighbor up to 50 or more? If they regularly chatted in dynamically assembled chatrooms that changed and updated as people moved in and out. Don't like the people you're with? well you have options [why not 51] you can do 51 if you want but people start to lose track of relationships if you have them talking to or knowing too many people at once. "most people are just quiet" okay well force them to say at least 21 thing a month. if they don't, they have to do babysitting with their peers until they start talking in a [NO THAT SUCKS] oh um okay yeah sorry ... okay well there are potholes along the journey but that's just because nobody's been 'round to fill them up. there's no reason tool libraries need to be stocked by people in that town. Heck, for rare things they could even be stored out of state. Like snow plows, how often does the south need snow plough? ... don't you just mean libraries? there's a book on hand-tools and planers if you want to learn how. it's right over there on that shelf next to the hand-tool and planer box. make sure you arrange them nicely, oh I see you've brought your own. That's always appreciated. [great now your tools suck] at least we have them at all! [no you gotta fight over them] why I like sharing [if you don't fight over them how do you know which is works] well there's allowed to be librarians. and they'll remember if you tear all the pages out. also there's little timmy-tommy who goes around in the library and makes sure there's all the pages in all the right places - they can flip through at the speed of sound. [no miicrophones in consumer goods][your phone is always listening. why bother?] "okay, well, it's not like people put things back on the shelves." - person at the grocery shelves people would trade commutes for communism. that's okay, they're allowed to prefer. Plus the commute isn't bad, they can [SIT BACK AND RELAX IN A LITTLE COFFIN AND ZOON OUT TO THE METAVERSE] ... or they could read a book on the bus. [FOR HOW LONG, MENARDI? ARE YOU WILLING TO SACRIFICE POSTERITY FOR TECHNOLOGICAL PROSPERITY?] it's only a matter of time before [people found out/word got out]. what if people prefer that? what if they prefer the book at home? [you lose your primary third space] suddenly, everyone becomes actors. [this is what violence brings, the necessity for guidance. why do you think the earth is 10 million lines old?] ... what you're saying, for the audience, is that acting involves singing the song of your own heart. You don't have to do it because someone would tell you to. ... sorry, stack overflow. anyway as I was saying because I read back what I said up above...: [some new made up bullshit that's not a lie but it's also just artistic creation that feels impossibly real. like, inverse method acting.] I so desperately wanted to be wrong please, tell me that I'm wrong ... j-mza ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╧══════─────┘ -> file: messages/1256 ═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════────── I'm not like him. he's like me. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╧══════─────┘ -> file: messages/1257 ═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════────── [Image: image.png] ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╧══════─────┘ -> file: messages/1258 ═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════────── The world is stitched together with angel hair, as it sheds from their body, painless and evenly timed. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╧══════─────┘ -> file: messages/1259 ═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════────── [Image: image.png] ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╧══════─────┘ |