=== ANCHOR POEM === ════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────── long have I searched for some material which may compare to glowsticks. It seems I shall yearn forever. None are equivalent to chemically produced light, none fulfill my desire for thrumming neon radiance. maybe someday I'll find a bracelet of bioluminescent algae. Maybe someday we'll make an LED that is not piercing, but warm and close. Alas. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────┘ === SIMILARITY RANKED === --- #1 fediverse/957 --- ═══════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────────── @user-676 it's a tiger, but close enough. the glowsticks are a nice touch. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────────┘ --- #2 notes/butts-mecgee --- ════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────── in high school I would wear a glowstick bracelet every day so everyone would know who I was in a word, fashion I did it because I felt like the bright vibrant colors reminded me of me I love glowsticks! ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────┘ --- #3 fediverse/860 --- ══════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────────── a device doesn't necessarily needs to turn on it's LEDs when it's online. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═══════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────────────┘ --- #4 fediverse/3685 --- ════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────── @user-1573 It's similar but it's not the saaaaame... Plus it's only one color I think. And a lot less bright. Maybe we can find some kind of bacteria that can be genetically engineered to produce one type of the chemicals, and another that produces the other, so when they interact it'll produce light indefinitely. (what about conservation of energy?) um... maybe make them photosynthesize or something? so you have to charge it in the sun and then it'll glow all night. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────┘ --- #5 fediverse/3215 --- ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────── tell me this: why do Starlink satellites need lights on them at all? can't they just operate in the dark, as floating hunks of metal sending signals to-and-fro? ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────┘ --- #6 fediverse/293 --- ════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────────────── could light them with small LEDs too so their features are always visible ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────────────┘ --- #7 fediverse/3495 --- ════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────── @user-774 I know that when you recycle 3d printed things the color tends to meld together and it looks kinda meh... but hey at least it's recycled. though recycled filament is probably pretty rare still, so it's probably not the kind you're thinking of. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────┘ --- #8 fediverse/4699 --- ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────── someone once told me that anything with a battery is a bomb if you hit it with just the right kind of radiation. or maybe he said 5g waves or electromagnetic pulse or... actually he didn't say at all. he just said batteries are bombs. I hope he's doing okay, he could have killed me like, 15 times but he didn't. so I guess that means he likes me? I hope he's doing okay. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧════════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────┘ --- #9 fediverse/3097 --- ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────── naturally occurring computers would never produce wires, or liquid cooling, or anything that ever required any sort of configuration or external environmental conditions. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────┘ --- #10 fediverse/597 --- ═════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────────────── would your ancestors be more upset that you threw away a glowstick, or jealous that you can wear a firefly bracelet? ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧══════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────────────┘ --- #11 messages/968 --- ═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════────────── what if you painted every house twice, to ensure you got the color completely applied [ bright green or yellow would shine through in little spots, clear and obvious to even the most undiscerning of patrons of the arts ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────┘ --- #12 fediverse/3395 --- ════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────── ┌──────────────────────┐ │ CW: cursed │ └──────────────────────┘ they don't want artificial intelligence to augment human intelligence, they want it to replace it. like... imagine an office worker randomly copy-pasting whatever pops up and the computer saying "okay then what happens... uh-huh... okay and what if you click the green button? ... right... okay, and now try typing this" etc ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────┘ --- #13 fediverse/4565 --- ═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────── what do you want me to say, I'm doing my best? I don't know what I'm doing I'm just fumbling around in the dark while someone offers me a flashlight (theory and history) and I say "eh my arm is kinda weak, I don't feel like holding it, I'd rather light a torch and stumble around with 5 feet of light instead of using modern technology to see up to 40 feet away in a thin cone"?? yeah. something like that. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧══════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────┘ --- #14 messages/572 --- ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────── I am not a worker Though I try and try, I burn right out and through I wish I was a worker, able to apply my trade or skill But I'm not I do hope we can be allies, still ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────┘ --- #15 fediverse/2480 --- ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────── so what if people want to sit on the couch eating cheetos? they're more than capable of something far greater, but of course they are allowed to spend as they like their life. their ONLY life. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────┘ --- #16 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 │ ╘═════════╧╧═════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────┘ --- #17 messages/1342 --- ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─ I keep having dreams where I tell people to wear their colors. Longtime readers will know of which colors I speak. I hope I'm not psychically giving anyone ideas... listen, there's nothing wrong with red white and blue. All I'm saying is that you should know what it means to you. Does the power that wields those colors believe as you do? if not, then pick different colors until it starts to make sense. if not, then fight back until it starts to make sense. if not, you've got some work to do. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════┘ --- #18 messages/997 --- ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────── I want a revolution because i want to be at home in my homeland. Look at me! Be as me! I yearn to tell my friends. But they're too busy being like themselves. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════────────┘ --- #19 messages/1347 --- ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─ look, I just want to live in a world where people can sell a hand-knit sweater for thousands of dollars to someone who bought it for 50$. Is it so odd that "supply and demand" can be measured differently on the "supply" and "demand" side? ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════┘ --- #20 messages/1167 --- ════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─── I wonder if you made a laser 1/3rd of a light-year wide and pointed it at a black hole, would you see a reflection? ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════──┘ |