=== ANCHOR POEM === ═══════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────────────── D&D item idea: a small satchel of gold coins that refills itself whenever you aren't thinking about it. It only contains a few coins, enough for food, bed, and other trivialities, and you can't game the system to pay for something larger because if you have a spending goal in mind then it'll never refill. should abstract some of the minutia away while also keeping verisimilitude intact. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────────────┘ === SIMILARITY RANKED === --- #1 fediverse/593 --- ═════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────────────── When you run out of a seasoning, put the empty bottle in a special place that you can see before going to the store. When I carried a purse, I'd put it in there. Could also go in the pocket of a sweatshirt or jacket that you wear when doing errands. Maybe even just on the ledge next to your shoes. Something that reminds you to get this particular seasoning, and no others. It's easy to get others... ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧══════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────────────┘ --- #2 fediverse/2256 --- ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────── also, if you have a lot of a particular item (like, boxes of nutritious granola bars with lots of nuts, maybe some chocolate, peanut butter, and dried fruit) then you can place them such that the last box is on the bottom, while the first box is reachable from the top. that way, as you eat them, you can slowly reach the bottom. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────┘ --- #3 fediverse/2286 --- ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────── ┌──────────────────────────┐ │ CW: uspol-food-mentioned │ └──────────────────────────┘ ... dangit, these sandwiches are getting kinda gross. Guess I'm gonna have to eat them myself, which, uh... idk what I expected xD sometimes you just have all this energy, right? and you don't know what to do with it, so... sandwiches. And hey, sandwiches are cool, they're a pretty neat anti-hunger tool! but uhhhh idk if I really want to eat six whole sandwiches myself. I'm gonna do it though hehe wish me luck [ding] ah nuts my rice and beans are done, hang on lemme eat those first [passes out from exhaustion] exhaustion can be cured with a nap exertion can be cured with water and a few rest days trauma can be allayed for at least a few days with soul food and compassion. maybe laughter too, depending on the mood. fear can be bolstered with a smile, a wink, and a courageous act, and loss is just change you didn't consent to. they won't consent too, so let's give them some change to tolerate. [internally salivating over all the piles of weaponry that I envision them surrendering] ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────┘ --- #4 fediverse/4470 --- ════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────── to be "rich" is to have more than another. if you are happy, they are happiness poor. if you have community, they are alone. if you have serenity, they are chaotic. I am rich in very little but fire in my soul. I have enough in most cases, but I still struggle to pay rent. I am warmed by the pearl my swirling darkness has coalesced into. It nourishes me and keeps me aligned. Never forget your purpose and your truth. It will not abandon you, so long as you do so too. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────┘ --- #5 fediverse/3128 --- ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────── ┌─────────────────────────────────────┐ │ CW: mental-health-disordered-eating │ └─────────────────────────────────────┘ I never should have bought these crackers. They trick me into thinking I'm eating something nutritious. But that's the case with any empty calories. but hey, calories are calories, right? I guess that's true. Still, I'd rather make something. oh would you now would you REALLY rather MAKE something ... I should rather. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────┘ --- #6 fediverse/575 --- ═════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────────────── a small jar of instant coffee in your backpack can help if you need to stay awake for a time, perhaps to walk a distance you didn't expect, or to listen for those who would harm you. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧══════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────────────┘ --- #7 fediverse/1185 --- ═══════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────────── @user-883 Hell yeah. I can't help but wonder if there's a more universal solution on the horizon that will work for every game, using idk a raspberry pi zero or something? I'm into hardware but not that much so forgive my insolence. Seeing these purpose-built PCBs applied toward historical preservation and utilization of forward thinking retro gaming technology fills my heart with joy. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────────┘ --- #8 notes/app-idea-reddit-api --- ════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────────────────── Here's an idea: A program that uses the Reddit API to create an account with a random username and password and automatically subscribe it to every state subreddit for all 50 states. It would be a lot of posts from a lot of different places, but someone could endlessly scroll and find more and more news stories that were relevant to them as a nation. They'd hear about ongoing struggles in other places, and they'd yearn to help them. They'd hear of other's struggles, and they'd see how they could apply their lessons to their own lives. Like... Maybe there's a factory upstream that pollutes a river - well, we should probably do something about that and make it so that it doesn't happen ??? like... duh ??? The problem is we don't want to spend the resources on it. We'd rather focus on growing as much as we can. The issue is, of course, that we'd run out of resources eventually, but eh oh well. Oh yeah you gotta make sure that each account has an equal amount of posts between each region. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────────────────┘ --- #9 fediverse/200 --- ═══════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────────────── congratulations, you never need to adventure again. your necessities are taken care of. ah, but that'd make for a pretty boring life, wouldn't it? perhaps, depending on your personality type. but you're not one to stick around doing nothing but eating, drinking, and being merry. no, you're an adventurer, you crave excitement and glory. whatever that means to you... just make sure a goblin doesn't come across your corpse, they have a VERY short term memory and a propensity for collecting shiny things. That's just asking for dragon-bait, and we don't want that in our area, no thank you. This is a nice neighborhood you see, my neighbors three miles away all agree, so you can take your magic pocket and see all that you can see... way over yonder, if you please. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────────────┘ --- #10 fediverse/3645 --- ════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────── me, sitting down at my computer in order to be distracted: "I should make and eat a sandwich" me, sitting down at my computer with a PB&J and peanut-butter fingers: "I should be productive" me, sitting at my "work desk": "I'm hungry. And I'm bored. And I can't stop thinking about this video game I haven't played in a year." repeat ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────┘ --- #11 fediverse/1841 --- ═════════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────── curling up in a ball and thinking about crying for hours is the same as crying. If a little bit less of a release. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧══════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────┘ --- #12 fediverse/661 --- ═════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────────────── ┌──────────────────────┐ │ CW: alcohol │ └──────────────────────┘ it's usually good to have some beer on hand. Just in case someone else should need it. Same with a lot of things, like common medicines and dietary requirements. Frankly each of us should have a well-stocked pantry, tended to by a quartermaster who knew what held worth. But hey that's just team dynamics, what can I say that's with more mirth? [okay fine I'll be sillier, I promise] ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧══════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────────────┘ --- #13 fediverse/3455 --- ════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────── ┌───────────────────────────────────┐ │ CW: food-quartermastery-mentioned │ └───────────────────────────────────┘ when you run out of an ingredient you use often (like butter, seasoning, or flour) put the container by your shoes. then, when you go to the store, look through all the empty containers and make a mental list. when you get home and are putting things away, if you forgot something just leave the old container by the door. everything else can be recycled / trashed. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────┘ --- #14 fediverse/1722 --- ════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────── ┌──────────────────────┐ │ CW: food-mentioned │ └──────────────────────┘ harsh lessons of adulthood - sometimes food is not eaten for the taste, but rather for how it will make you feel slightly better in the next few days. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────┘ --- #15 fediverse/2121 --- ═════════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────── my wishlist is comprised primarily of "things I wish I could've played" like... "things I would have installed, but cannot afford" it's a good list, I wouldn't want it wiped out. I have enough games. unless you think of something specific that would appeal to me, or if I chance upon something really cool via fate. But other than that... I'm a not a big "gamer" even though I spend almost all of my day on the screen. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧══════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────┘ --- #16 fediverse/2123 --- ═════════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────── Every time you see the same dog being dog-sat by another person it's an opportunity to make a new friend. or do you not know your apartment neighbors? do they not wander through your shared yards? the ones with dogs, at least. and no, I don't know many of my neighbors. these are considerations to be taken note of for future forethought planning. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧══════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────┘ --- #17 fediverse/5460 --- ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────── if you sit down to write and nothing comes to mind, then either nothing needs to be said or maybe you should spend time reading instead. ... okey dokey, time to read I guess. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────┘ --- #18 fediverse/1880 --- ═════════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────── sometimes I decide against playing a Steam game because I don't want it to jump to the top of my "recently played" list Wish I could have like, a heatmap of when I played which game. I think that'd be useful for the archival process of my life. ... how pathetic, she measures her life in gameplay. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧══════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────┘ --- #19 fediverse/2312 --- ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────── If it has a USB-C charger there's a pretty reasonable chance that you can't trust it. money is useless, but it can still get you things, so that's nice. don't get used to it though. If you have kids, take them out to the park. Or to get pizza. Icecream will do. Let them see the bright side of you. The fear that you haven't yet turned into energy is something they shouldn't yet see. Be honest. Be truthful. We are multifaceted, for every person has a bright side. You can find yours in an afternoon if you spend it watching the leaves in the trees. Money is useless. Dollars can buy things online and pesos can pay for light labor. But that's about it, at least where I live. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────┘ --- #20 messages/1470 --- ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─ I'm gonna go out on a limb and say that 100 bucks is useless. Totally useless. Sure it can get you some sandwiches, but it's not going to solve any problems. 10,000 dollars is a convenience, and 100,000 dollars lets you chip in. projects are measured in millions of dollars, and only royalty or national importance deserves billions. Nobody has trillions of dollars. That number is reserved for the earth, of whom dollars we are borrowing. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════┘ |