Poems in true chronological order by post date
-> file: fediverse/5338 ════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────── I asked my girlfriend what was so special about lisp she said it was "homoiconic" I asked what that meant she said that the text that comprised the source code was always a valid data structure in the language, meaning you could do strange things like develop new control flow systems or change the behavior of language primitives like + or - I asked what was the point, she said I didn't get it so then she asked me to implement a new control flow operator in my favorite language, Lua, and I was like "bet" so I did and it turns out that in order to do so I essentially created a mini embedded lisp inside of Lua (it was a function that took in two arguments and an operator and she's like congrats that's just lisp) it was at this moment that I was enlightened the beauty of lisp it's true and ultimate purpose is to write lisp code ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/5339 ════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────── @user-1803 hey I dont disagree that what you're describing is a common outcome, but if it works for them then I consider that a success. I however, am different, I do believe in my heart that I am my own thing, and thats as close to enlightenment as I can imagine. are we not all making things up as we go? every moment of life is new, there is nothing that is not unique about every precious moment you experience. therefore, I do believe that rigid adherence to orthodoxy (like a bible) is opposed to our purpose here. "I think, therefore I am" implies that original thought is our true purpose. I believe we are here to express our true nature. To learn and apply lessons, to teach the young, and to build a strong and stable world built on collective kindness and trust. All knowledge is derived from the insights gained from standing on the shoulders of our ancestors. Humans crave novelty. Resisting that isn't virtuous. If god is made in our image, then I do believe that god would crave novelty as well. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/5340 ════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────── ┌────────────────────────┐ │ CW: religion-mentioned │ └────────────────────────┘ the devil will quote scripture ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/5341 ════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────── what a friend we have in time gives us children makes us wine tells us what to take or leave behind ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/5342 ════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────── I love gay people because gay people are special precious and unique ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/5343 ════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────── https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bqhH-hhW8i0 this song reminds me of me ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/5344 ════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────── what if your personality was determined by the type of music your parents listened to when you were a child? ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────┴───────────┘ |