=== ANCHOR POEM === ═══════════════════════════──────────────────────────────────────────────────────── we have drones now put a mirror on a bunch of drones have them aim the mirror at a zeppelin heat it up aim the mirrors away when you want to go down boom no emissions all you need is to power the drones somehow maybe with a charging station on the dirigible they can fly in, charge, then fly out the barge could be covered in solar panels to help with the charging or maybe wind power? basically you can create a floating island that is powered by the elements with drones controlling lift via mirrors and heating lighter-than-air gasses it's flawless ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧════════════════════───────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ === SIMILARITY RANKED === --- #1 fediverse/2546 --- ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────── do you have a couple hundred dollars burning a hole in your pocket? Well, considering this is fedi probably not, but if you did then you should ask yourself these two questions: do I own a drone? do I own a 3d printer? answering yes to both of those means you're set in terms of new, rare, and useful technology. most other things have been in production for a long time, so there's a bunch of them laying around. Don't worry if you don't have a pair of pliers or bicycle tire pump, your neighbor probably has three. EDIT: I forgot about solar panels and batteries ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────┘ --- #2 fediverse/5307 --- ═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────── ┌───────────────────────┐ │ CW: weapons-mentioned │ └───────────────────────┘ bottle rockets but scary and with a range of ten hundred meters and guided by redundant drone lasers suspension bridges are so cool. they're like "we couldn't hold ourselves together by resting on the ground, so we just reached across and grabbed the other end-ers" one color for more thrust, one color for turn slightly, one color for whatever and it's symmetrically pseudo-RNG-ed randomized every quarter second which color wavelength means what ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────┘ --- #3 messages/1451 --- ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─ first start to any sort of insurgency or rebel alliance is mobile factories. you gotta be able to make your x-wings in space. similarly, drones being built between wall-less semi trucks assembly line style. with a helipad on top, and networked with servo-motor struts that follow the exact path and momentum of the truck ahead of it, recorded and passed down to the past. what was I saying? oh yes they could exchange drone parts across these barriers and build an entire drone that could be deployed at will. well, so long as the roadsigns hold out (whoops) I think it works better for the Rebel Alliance, united against one foe as a state federation. (downside is then you forget who you're meant to be and you only remember the pack.) well it's probably fine so long as you fight for your patrons, or more ideally, for ideals that everyone can understand beware, Iran in the summer wear your white clothes ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════┘ --- #4 fediverse/4692 --- ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────── what's that? a bunch of houses burnt down in california? what if we built a couple warehouses and stored all our trans girls in bunkbeds there, with rooms for LAN parties and snuggle parties in rooms full of stuffed buddies plushies with massive kitchens and sad ballpits where you can go to vent your feelings by writing on a ball with a sharpie and then when someone else is feeling sad they can come and read the balls and maybe feel something ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧════════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────┘ --- #5 messages/1368 --- ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─ "hello, welcome to earth, you may fly your spaceships here so long as you make them look like planes and make the same noises and emit the same radio frequencies which are always changing and that we'll help you determine dynamically, please enjoy your stay according to our quite permissive rules" ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════┘ --- #6 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 │ ╘═════════╧╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────┘ --- #7 fediverse/3117 --- ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────── ┌──────────────────────┐ │ CW: cursed-uspol │ └──────────────────────┘ hey. wanna know what would be really cursed? -- if trump dropped out and musk took his place -- good thing it'll never happen because those dinguses can't accept defeat and will never tactically retreat -- maybe something to keep in mind for 4 years from now. eyes on the prize for now means our eyes aren't to our flanks. what else could they do that would come out of left field? ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────┘ --- #8 fediverse/4962 --- ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────── humans are computers that inhale air, produce electricity, and exhale carbon. give me a biochemical or mechanical process for doing that on a reasonable scale for cheap and you can solve global warming by replacing power outlets with an energy generation box. Doubles as an air purifier and UPS. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────┘ --- #9 fediverse/3736 --- ════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────── what if we made cat little boxes with stable "pillars" or "platforms" that rise just barely above the sand level so their feet don't sink into the litter, thus reducing the amount tracked onto the carpet ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────┘ --- #10 fediverse/5878 --- ╔═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────┐ ║ ┌────────────────────────┐ │ ║ │ CW: politics-mentioned │ │ ║ └────────────────────────┘ │ ║ │ ║ │ ║ revolution is when you successfully prevent your comrades from being kettled │ ║ │ ║ [wait for time, it echoes in cyclical motions] │ ║ │ ║ no sand castle survives contact with the ocean. a sea of people at high tide │ ║ can break any wall, surpass any boundary. at low tide, it keeps the │ ║ sand-castle at bay, ever contesting it's advance as the tide on the other side │ ║ of the world makes progress. │ ║ │ ║ rhythm is unbeatable. vigor is collective flow state. you cannot resist that │ ║ which you cannot catch, but their nets grow tighter with each year and our │ ║ fins and flippers grow ever more agile and elusive. │ ║ │ ║ eventually, they'll build brick walls if we let them, checkpointing our │ ║ progress at every boundary. not ideal. borders keep us divided, the world │ ║ deserves more than our picketing minded, dream bigger than "the same, but nice" │ ║ │ ║ though it'd be nice if it were nice as well. consider it a design requirement, │ ║ once you got the project managers on board. │ ║ │ ║ turns out, we dont have much to fight over, as there is enough for all │ ╟─────────┐ ┌───────────┤ ║ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╚═════════╧════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╧═─────────┘ --- #11 fediverse/1089 --- ═══════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────────── ┌────────────────────────┐ │ CW: spirituality-scary │ └────────────────────────┘ to those who guide our fate choose paradise make eden ======================= stack overflow ===================== clouds of carbon are an affront to the sun god just as they are an affront to mine lungs or mine body temperature [acid oceans are toxic to the plane of water] [you think that would go unnoticed?] ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────────┘ --- #12 fediverse/3715 --- ════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────── @user-217 I see flossing teeth I see thongs in a butt I see a gravity well with a pinprick of a singularity I see the Mandelbrot set being caressed by inter-spatial wind I bet if I stared a bit longer I'd see more ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────┘ --- #13 fediverse/6186 --- ════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────── ┌──────────────────────┐ │ CW: cursed-maybe │ └──────────────────────┘ people are afraid of robo dogs but... like... robo-horses centaurs even [scary scary ogre] rarrraaar i'm gonna eat ur bones bwahahaha evil necromancer ahhhhhhh scary -- stack overflow -- did you know in the movie They Live they give a fairly specific formula to creating the glasses themselves? I wonder if anyone's tried that I wonder what they then did see kinda wish big corporations would use their research division to like, rethink the oldest of prophecies? or okay hear me out or solve difficult human problems ... ah but where's the profit "she's getting stoned at home" meanwhile she made something of such beauty she felt simply sublime I wonder what it'd feel like to get your spine replaced with a metal rod I bet my posture would be amazing ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────┘ --- #14 fediverse/4015 --- ╔══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────┐ ║ ┌─────────────────────────────┐ │ ║ │ CW: unhinged-fun-conspiracy │ │ ║ └─────────────────────────────┘ │ ║ │ ║ │ ║ Global warming is a hoax and the earth has been getting hotter because the │ ║ earth is inching ever-so-closer to the sun bit by bit. │ ║ │ ║ All of the trees throughout all of history have produced enough oxygen to │ ║ create a ball of air that slowed down the earth as it span around the sun, and │ ║ now because of a cascading ripple effect it's begun to drift into it's stellar │ ║ heart │ ║ │ ║ this is obviously not ideal for humans, but the government has secretly been │ ║ building vast bunkers underground that are large enough to house all of │ ║ humanity for the next 100,000 years (which is approximately how long it'll │ ║ take to be engulfed by the sun) │ ║ │ ║ During that time our job is to find a way off of this barren rock and bring │ ║ our treasure troves of biological samples to other places where we can │ ║ recreate a new biosphere using alien tech that's been beamed into the minds of │ ║ our top scientists while they were on LSD and / or ketamine │ ║ │ ║ [why don't people make up conspiracy theories like this anymore? They are fun │ ║ to me...] │ ╟─────────┐ ┌───────────┤ ║ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╚═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────┴──────────┘ --- #15 fediverse/2441 --- ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────── if someone on the street asked you, could you point to the nearest power station? wastewater treatment plant? hell even a gas-station if you live in a city, probably not. They put them in fake buildings with hollowed out exteriors in order to keep the city looking nice. these crucial pieces of infrastructure are important to defend. but if you don't know which street to turn down, then you might miss them. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────┘ --- #16 fediverse/3222 --- ╔═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────┐ ║ sometimes I set out a glass of water in the hopes that it might increase │ ║ precipitation downwind by a billionth of a percent │ ║ │ ║ I wonder what would happen if everyone did so? │ ║ │ ║ makes me want to design some kind of system which utilizes pumps, platters, │ ║ and fans to hydrate the atmosphere just a bit more │ ║ │ ║ rain + soil = solace in our home │ ║ rain + dirt = erosion of our planet's earth │ ║ │ ║ did you know that the plant which absorbs the most carbon per square foot is │ ║ moss? I think the fastest is bamboo, and the most efficient in general is soil. │ ║ │ ║ I dream of a world where we sit atop a mile of soil, down to the depths of the │ ║ earth where dirt and minerals prosper. The roots of the trees fuse together, │ ║ creating a wooden bed which we all rest upon, and the mountain peaks are │ ║ hollowed out to serve as our forever homes, full of light and moss and stone. │ ║ │ ║ this is the world I yearn for - the most resplendent timeline, with marble │ ║ statues and gilded chandeliers in our cavernous mountain homes. │ ║ │ ║ {but like on other planets too, right?} │ ╟─────────┐ ┌───────────┤ ║ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╚═════════╧════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────┴──────────┘ --- #17 messages/1327 --- ═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════── I think some of the coolest projects involve electromotors. For example, a VR game where you play as a corellian corvette (point defence ship, primarily targeting tie swarms) flying your ship like a submarine through the massive array of capital ships blasting each other's shields while also using a hardware electromotor mounted on your choice of chair (weighted or secured to minimize the possibility of flailing when the carshiptrain falls over out of your seat) while mounted in a virtual cockpit that swivels on a virtual base. (you don't need the motor and it doesn't need to swivel, that's just for people who really want to get into it like flight sticks or steering wheels) Anyway I'm thinking you could toss these big blobby laser blasts in dual-ship arrays like flying formation in WW2 sims or otherwise flying increasingly large airships to apply damage to a foe. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─┘ --- #18 fediverse/5875 --- ╔═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────┐ ║ ┌──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ ║ │ CW: whoops-almost-unleashed-evil-again-glad-it's-averted │ │ ║ └──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ │ ║ │ ║ │ ║ if they could put a camera behind your screen they could direct your attention │ ║ however they wisdeed. magic doesn't work unless it's instantly halted, that's │ ║ why it's magic. trans girls still get brotherhood. (sometimes) │ ║ │ ║ -- stack overflow -- │ ║ │ ║ don't teach me how your way works │ ║ │ ║ tell me how to do my way right │ ║ │ ║ -- stack overflow -- │ ║ │ ║ "hello tech company that I work at, can you buy me a camping set complete with │ ║ tent, sleeping back, and storage compartments for attachements full of gear? │ ║ you can have any profits I make from it" │ ║ │ ║ "hello civilian supply company that I work at, can I use the printable budget │ ║ for creating magazines in my design? I'll let the lawyers distribute the │ ║ expenditure." │ ║ │ ║ "hi grocery farm, can you make us more peaches we can let [our/your] │ ║ biochemists figure out any practical problems to growing them in these │ ║ climates" │ ║ │ ║ suddenly manufacturing can follow demand │ ║ │ ║ "ah what if it were importand" I wish I'd seen casablanca. I've no idea wat │ ║ its abt │ ╟─────────┐ ┌───────────┤ ║ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╚═════════╧════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╧═─────────┘ --- #19 fediverse/5920 --- ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────── everyone's all like "ew touchscreens in cars" but the moment someone says "what if phones were gameboys" everyone's all like "girl they don't have the right hardware radios built in for cellular communication, plus do you really wanna be tied to wifi" and I'm like "yeah so peer to peer" and it's like "what use is it if you gotta stay within 100 feet of them or whatever" and I'm like "... I dunno probably somethin'" and then they walk away in a huff because they're too busy for my child-style games. Meanwhile girls have never heard of Streetpass on the Nintendo DS mixed with Scuttlebutt on the ocean and carried into and around port ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════────────┘ --- #20 fediverse/5872 --- ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────── ┌────────────────────────┐ │ CW: cannabis-mentioned │ └────────────────────────┘ what if there was a drone that did nothing except fly directly between you and the sun so you never got sunburned and never got vitamindeed [timestamp] [she must be at home because she doesn't use mastodon while mobile] ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════────────┘ |