=== ANCHOR POEM === ═════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────────── "alright I'm going to ask around, see if I can solve the problem another way. If I can't, I'll be back, and I won't take no for an answer. Let me know what you need and I'll make it happen." - cowboy addressing an issue ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧══════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────────┘ === SIMILARITY RANKED === --- #1 fediverse/6172 --- ════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────── ┌──────────────────────┐ │ CW: re: AI-mentioned │ └──────────────────────┘ AI users be like: "hello, can you solve all my problems and do all the work for me? I'll give you relatively vague instructions in return, and maybe throw 20$ per month at your owners if they're lucky." ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────┘ --- #2 fediverse/1576 --- ═════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────────── people be like "I don't want you to solve my problems" but, like, that's literally all I do. solve problems. problem solve. it's my default operation methodology. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧══════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────────┘ --- #3 fediverse/3404 --- ════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────── ya'll we have bigger problems than [whatever you're working on right now] like the problem of deciding which problem to work on. we should make deciding which problems are problems and how problematic they are a priority for our problem solving discussions ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────┘ --- #4 fediverse/1313 --- ════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────────── ┌────────────────────────┐ │ CW: politics-economics │ └────────────────────────┘ if we had a universal basic income then we could pay each other to solve our problems and they just can't have that. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────────┘ --- #5 fediverse/4084 --- ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────── ┌──────────────────────┐ │ CW: re: -mentioned │ └──────────────────────┘ @user-1074 the more you try, the more you have to calculate, which is a problem, because endlessly recursive calculations create infinite loops, which frankly are impossible to compute because they defy computation! Not good, not ideal, no thank you, not for me, no thanks, not what I'd like. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────┘ --- #6 messages/194 --- ═══════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────────── If I destroyed the world, don't worry. I'd bring it back in such a way that the teleporter problem doesn't apply, and there would be no discontinuity for anything except for the time variable, which is sort of arbitrary anyway. And if that's a problem I guess I could find a way to do it without messing with the time variable, but that'd be a bit more bothersome. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────────┘ --- #7 fediverse/6292 --- ═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════────── I'm stuck. I don't know how to leverage whatever talents I have into making things happen. Maybe I should seek advice from a wise elder... ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────┘ --- #8 fediverse/1850 --- ═════════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────── There is no problem that one single person can solve, which is why nothing ever gets fixed. ... also the powerful who benefit from it being broken, but that's a different problem which is much easier to fix. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧══════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────┘ --- #9 fediverse/3190 --- ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────── ┌────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ CW: mental-health-mentioned-suicide-mentioned-capitalism-mentioned │ └────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ "oh don't mind her she's just suicidal over capitalism and making it everyone else's problem" ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────┘ --- #10 messages/546 --- ═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────── I always disappear right when you need me the most because you're supposed to take the next step. The reason I do that is because...? You fill in the blanks. Tell me why I do that. I know, and I want you to know, but I can't say it. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧══════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────┘ --- #11 messages/276 --- ═════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────────── Boys be like "dang that's rough buddy" when all you want is for someone to solve your problems ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧══════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────────┘ --- #12 fediverse/5174 --- ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────── alright I'm in a "if you want me, come tell me" kind of mood, so if you want me, come tell me. in the meantime, I'm going to be working on making silly little desktop games which do nothing and mean nothing and are not useful or valuable in any way. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────┘ --- #13 messages/940 --- ════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────── *perfect*, we solved computation - just become a computer! easy! ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────┘ --- #14 messages/1460 --- ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─ "hello, if you make my hat in leather and red, I'll wear it around town in the rain and tell people where it came from" "no no it's okay if my sides get a bit rained on, I'll learn how to use it to stay warm." "hi, can you make it 2 inches here and a bit thicker here?" "sure I'll show you how I wear it. Here's some things that I wear alongside it." ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════┘ --- #15 fediverse/131 --- ══════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────────────── ┌───────────────────────────────┐ │ CW: re: algorithms and primed │ └───────────────────────────────┘ @user-95 I suppose that's true. The problem of attention is one of the hardest problems to solve. : ) "what will I do with my time" is quite possibly one of the most fundamental ethical decisions one can ever make. And though solving scientific puzzles is fascinating and can unlock cosmic new technologies, sometimes the most important thing is to be here in the "now" now, where everything makes perfect sense. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═══════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────────────────┘ --- #16 fediverse_boost/2965 --- ◀─╔═════════════════════[BOOST]═══════════════════════───────────────────────────╗ ║ ┌────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ ║ ║ │ i will use CW for #USpol if computer people start using CW for tech computer boring linux software posting. i said what i said │ ║ ║ └────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ ║ ╠─────────┐ ┌───────────╣ ║ similar │ chronological │ different ║ ╚═════════╧═════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────┴───────╝─▶ --- #17 messages/992 --- ═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════────────── "well done!" he said, and i can't stop thinking about how happy it made me ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────┘ --- #18 fediverse/4014 --- ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────── I don't know about you, but "trying my hardest" involves giving up sometimes. How else are you to know your limits if you don't test your boundaries? And, after finding that there's nowhere else for you to go, you turn around and "give up", until you're ready for your next expedition. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────┘ --- #19 fediverse/128 --- ══════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────────────── @user-95 I'm not sure, but I once tried to design an algorithm that predicted prime numbers. I made this algorithm in my pursuit, but I couldn't figure out how to utilize it: https://www.desmos.com/calculator/h8oopoctnh ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═══════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────────────────┘ --- #20 fediverse/4884 --- ════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────── "okay but what if we made computers simple?" - someone who doesn't know how computers work ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────┘ |