=== ANCHOR POEM === ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────── to-go containers that grow into the food that's on the box then, 5 months later or whatever, the nano-bots or organic cultures or whatever have built the food that you'd meant to eat (plus a supply of materials like minerals and such which are placed at strategic locations inside of the box, like a circuitboard that grows into it's form) ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────┘ === SIMILARITY RANKED === --- #1 fediverse/2834 --- ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────── you can grow anything in soil. that's the neat thing about it - it's nature's recycler problem is... if you bury like, plastic and shit, then all that's gonna grow up into your plants is... plastic and shit. the structural growth mechanisms of plants are inhibited by pollution, that's the entire issue with them. animals can adapt - like, whatever, right? but if everything's biodegradable, then suddenly the whole world is a trash-dump. (that's how they think) if you want to optimize food growth, you can supply with specific types of growing fuel. like native americans who had like supplies of many different types of manure. a cow eating grass will have different nutrients in it's poop than a duck eating carrots. duh. so, if you combine different outputs to make new, better results... you can pretty much bio-engineer anything you'd like. like... feed the corn so that it's kernels are huge, right? then make that one marry the other, and boom it's more likely grow. [those genetics are way outdated] ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────┘ --- #2 fediverse/2932 --- ╔══════════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────┐ ║ food tastes better with more nutrients in it. │ ║ │ ║ when food is grown with the bare minimum soil, and bred to look better but │ ║ uptake fewer nutrients, it will taste worse because your taste buds light up │ ║ for vitamins but sleep for textures and colors. │ ║ │ ║ Massive monocrop algriculture has allowed us to feed billions of people (well, │ ║ not all of them) and yet it's unhealthy because the soil is tilled, killing │ ║ the vibrant ecosystem that lives in all soil, and then it is supplemented with │ ║ specific nutrients that cause plants to fruit faster and larger. │ ║ │ ║ But larger isn't always better. much the same way that hardwood is slower │ ║ growing as it takes longer to deposit the carbon and nutrients in the denser │ ║ walls of the bark, so too is fast-growing food less healthy as there's less │ ║ time to uptake nutrients (that might not even be present in the soil) │ ║ │ ║ food tastes better when it's good for you. │ ║ │ ║ I promise. │ ║ │ ║ The American diet is primarily sugar and meat, with flavoring added and │ ║ processing for texture. But there is a better way. │ ╟─────────┐ ┌───────────┤ ║ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╚═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────┴──────────┘ --- #3 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 │ ╘═════════╧╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────┘ --- #4 fediverse/236 --- ╔═══════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────────────┐ ║ ┌────────────────────────────────────┐ │ ║ │ CW: cooking-advice-butts-mentioned │ │ ║ └────────────────────────────────────┘ │ ║ │ ║ │ ║ heat makes things squishy. it works from the outside in, and the longer you │ ║ cook it (meaning, the lower the temperature) the more the heat can spread │ ║ through - meaning if you want an even consistency, do lower heat for longer │ ║ periods. if you want a different texture on the outside compared to the │ ║ inside, do higher temperatures over less time. just make sure you devote extra │ ║ attention to stirring to make sure you don't burn it. │ ║ │ ║ seasoning is sorta like a coating / dusting that you can apply to food. the │ ║ longer it rests on the food (and the more the food is porous / cooked) the │ ║ more the seasoning can penetrate into it - meaning if you want the flavor of │ ║ the seasoning to be distinct from the flavor of the food item, then add the │ ║ seasoning toward the end. if you want them to combine into one combo-flavor, │ ║ then add the seasoning early. │ ║ │ ║ some seasonings degrade with heat though, especially herbs. so add them toward │ ║ the end. or add a butt-load of them. │ ║ │ ║ salt+(butter/oil)=yummmmmmmmmmmmm │ ╟─────────┐ ┌───────────┤ ║ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╚═════════╧════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────┴──────────┘ --- #5 fediverse/3118 --- ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────── ┌──────────────────────┐ │ CW: politics │ └──────────────────────┘ they want your stuff breaking after 5 years so that you always need them. if you have everything you need, there's nothing stopping us from revolt ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────┘ --- #6 messages/1100 --- ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════───── the quality of a harvest is not measured in bushels, if you need more, grow more. the quality of a harvest is measured in the size and quality of the land fruits. less chopping, more eating. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════────┘ --- #7 fediverse/1467 --- ════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────────── ┌──────────────────────┐ │ CW: food-mentioned │ └──────────────────────┘ my favorite foods are the kind that can grow in my geographic region and require minimal processing besides like, chopping vegetables and boiling rice. also butter, I'm really into butter. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────────┘ --- #8 messages/149 --- ══════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────────── #solarpunk An app that listed all the tasks that needed to be done in a city and people could just do whichever they wanted. Like "water this planter box of carrots" or "prune this tree" or whatever. Specialists who knew the requirements of plants could set up tasks and workflows like project managers and set up recurring requirements - like "water every day for 90 days then harvest" or whatever. They could also look for disease or pests and assign treatment plans as necessary. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═══════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────────────┘ --- #9 fediverse/4581 --- ═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────── ┌────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ CW: re: fedi meta, vague, tangentially related │ └────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ @user-883 this is how our islands become swamps I'd love to live in a bog, so many bugs. keep the spiders around, and they could feast on your toes (ouch) or, hear me out, or, they could spin webs and keep the other bugs out are you a bug or a girl or a guy or a bug or a girl or a ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧══════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────┘ --- #10 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 │ ╘═════════╧╧════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────┘ --- #11 fediverse/235 --- ═══════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────────────── ┌──────────────────────┐ │ CW: re: horror │ └──────────────────────┘ @user-192 there's a fine line between inoculating yourself to fear (like a person taking small doses of poison to build up a resistance) and giving your mind extra ammunition to use against you when the real terrors find you. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────────────┘ --- #12 fediverse/1414 --- ════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────────── ┌────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ CW: cursed-strange-weird-gardening-tip │ └────────────────────────────────────────┘ they say that slugs don't like salt because they turn into pickles of course that's not true, cucumbers turn into slugs when fed a diet of leaves and cucumbers ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────────┘ --- #13 messages/905 --- ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────── different colored smoke buddies have different personalities, insights, and observations. cannabis is a flower which grows crystalline sap - this sap is technically a fractal, and we don't know how deep it's complexity can be. therefore I suggest we dedicate ALL of the entire world's resources towards making a big ball of cannabinods and seeing if it roko's basilisk it's way into to be. my smoke buddies on my desk right now are purple and red purple, royalty, I've been feeling like a princess lately red, compassion, oh how I've dreamed of how we distribute bread each of them is a small little device which I breathe exhaled cannabis vapors into in order to reduce the smelling I love wearing half-blinders! it's so cool when you can selectively view things with one eye. idk why! I just like it. [semi-stiffly felted colorful witch hat absorbs too] yay! so glad I can't was hit! ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────┘ --- #14 fediverse/2290 --- ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────── ┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ CW: re: a device design that may have lewd implications │ └─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ @user-1153 congratulations, you invented humanoid robots! And hey they come in so many shapes and colors, plus you can run them on nothing but rice, beans, and nutrient paste. They're quite efficient at their jobs! ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────┘ --- #15 fediverse/4031 --- ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────── if you want to "not think about a purple elephant", the first step is to imagine yourself slaying it ... okay how about cthulu - if you don't want to imagine cthulu nomming on our gravity well, then picture yourself wielding a bright burning blade of fire and vengeance and pay special attention to the way that you cauterize each tentacle as you slice them one by one at first, and then in a massive flurry at best, ultimately leading to the incomparable brightness that radiates out from your shining blade of the sky, which blinds the poor beast who can't see you as you approach, piercing the skull and then going home for some toast if you can get good at that, then you can wield magic ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────┘ --- #16 messages/527 --- ═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────── could give us some experience organizing small, short-term projects to accomplish specific goals and tasks in an ad-hoc way that relied less upon procedure and more on "I think so-and-so knows something about that, they were looking into those files and posted a breakdown of how they work yesterday" ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧══════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────┘ --- #17 fediverse/5074 --- ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────── you don't raise a plant on water. you raise a plant on nutrients, dissolved in water, which are seeped into their hair follicles. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────┘ --- #18 fediverse/1498 --- ═════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────────── ┌──────────────────────┐ │ CW: food-mentioned │ └──────────────────────┘ in the past, people could eat canned food not necessarily because of the way that it was canned, but simply the fact that it was sealed and comprised of a liquid form that was inhospitable to bacterial life. Like vinegar with pickles! But only for the things that were meant to last for a while - if it was just for next month, then you don't need BPA liners or microplastic dissolvers or any of that junk. Just a fully recyclable can that vacuum seals itself shut using the power of machinery and heat. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧══════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────────┘ --- #19 fediverse/617 --- ═════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────────────── So much of computing is just... handling the quirks of hardware and presenting it to the user (programmer) in a way that is sane and makes sense, instead of the arcane and [nebulous/confabulous/incomprehensible] way that physical nature demands our absurdly potentialized computational endeavors be. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧══════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────────────┘ --- #20 fediverse/868 --- ══════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────────── @user-95 Remember, kids: User data isn't an asset; it's a toxic industrial byproduct! (And should be regulated as such, including jail time for CEOs who allow it under their watch.) unless you create it yourself, store it locally, encrypted if you care about safety, and stored for the purposes of creating graphs and generating introspective understandings about yourself and your interactions with others. then, 5 years later you come across an encrypted file that you've lost the key to (or have you?) that's like, 3gb and you're like "do I really need a 3gb log file, surely it's not the last remaining pictures of my niece or like a recipe for my grandma's baked pudding" and before you know it you're carrying your entire life's work on your shoulders but you don't even know what any of it means. and then, when you die (in a good long while), your children's children will take on the songs of their ancestors, spoken in the tomes of volumes of ancient lore (you mean logs, right?) and then, some day in the fut ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═══════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────────────┘ |