Top 88 poems ranked by semantic similarity (progress bar shows chronological position)
════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/3275 a strict meta is when the game is too rock-paper-scissors-y. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────┴───────────┘ ══════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/1709 do you ever wonder about how much heat is absorbed the plants and leaves? Kinda makes me think that they're keeping us warm at night. The desert is much colder than you'd expect, and so it the moon, or mars, or any other sufficiently devastated forest habitat. (plains are my favorite biome, please don't take them away with your stupid climate change, they're one of the most at risk) ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════────────────────────┴───────────┘ ════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/4069 ┌──────────────────────┐ │ CW: music │ └──────────────────────┘ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wjNln9mXuTI angry femme ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────┴───────────┘ ═══════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/655 ┌──────────────────────┐ │ CW: re: spoiler │ └──────────────────────┘ @user-473 flight simulators, being representations of real physical interactions, can also bring truths of our lives up and to the light. It's interesting how certain mechanics seem intertwined in our own personal dynamics, but what is the point of un-delight? We're probably fine with what we've got, this life is more than enough, let's cherish and celebrate what we've all got. only then can we see to the future, when our goals and purposes seem oh-so-brighter, and that's not an easy thing to trust. But with time, and perseverance we (as a kind) might surface through the turbulence, and onward we carry our selves and ourselves to our [new port/home/destination/future-pre-dispositio-nation] ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────┴───────────┘ ════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────── -> file: fediverse/5201 @user-192 is okay, girl time will be richer sooner don't poop your pants just yet remember, good is just a shade of gray away from silver which you can use to line your pockets with tinfoil hats beep boop computer touchers anonymous called they said they want their secret handshake back if you wanna diss your associates go ahead but I sure as heck love my rad-ical com-patriots just as much as I love my ice-cream salad friend witches ... whoops there I go being insane again, hope you feel better friend ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────┴───────────┘ ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/2611 ┌──────────────────────┐ │ CW: re: meta │ └──────────────────────┘ @user-1153 what kind of meta are you referring to? instance stuff? ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────┴───────────┘ ═══════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/471 you, the viewer, exists in a context. and you, the other viewer, who exists in a contexts such as that which is comprised as the context of someone who lives in an apartment complex, exists in close proximity with other humans. Humans who might hear you if you spoke aloud, who might hear you if you exclaimed your words quite loud(ly), who might perceive you as another (like you and me) and could (perhaps) share something heartfelt between our own shared contexts ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────┴───────────┘ ════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/971 would be nice if you could get suggestions for which fediverse instance to use depending on the AI analyzed contents of your posts. Could be a way to mitigate the social cost of banning someone, by saying "hey, we collectively are going to pool our computing resources to generate an expensive and detailed report of which other instances you could join." that way it doesn't feel like you've been kicked out into the cold. or literally just... have someone suggest one, idk. Basically it's like "hey you're in the wrong place, go to one of these instead" instead of "[expletives and swearing and general expressions of hatred, derision, and distaste]" ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────┴───────────┘ ═════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/1318 ┌──────────────────────┐ │ CW: family-mentioned │ └──────────────────────┘ my father was a leader and my mother was a teacher. I look up to them every day. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧══════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────┴───────────┘ ═════════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/3454 deleting messages is pointless. it's always better to assume that they'll be screenshotted before you post. anything you say on the internet can and WILL be used against you ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧══════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────┴───────────┘ ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/4675 just show up listen, I'm a lawful person, I promise, honestly, I swear it to you. I'm a lawful person, but~ ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────┴───────────┘ ╔══════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────────┐ ║ -> file: fediverse/2063 │ ║ │ ║ "No I haven't played that PC game before. Do you want to watch me play it for │ ║ the first time? We can have a laugh and eat cheetos as I die to the first boss a │ ║ hundred times. Maybe next time we'll get tacos and then perhaps we'll find that │ ║ we're spending so much time talking about things that we never really got a │ ║ chance to engage with the game. Until next week of course, when we'll definitely │ ║ spend more time playing. Maybe even with friends? I know a guy who's into this │ ║ game but I never really played it with him - maybe we could - oh yeah sure │ ║ totally we'll talk about that next week." │ ║ │ ║ "or maybe we'd unlock the secrets hidden in the narrative, and learn cool │ ║ lessons we could share with one another. Like two 12 year olds playing Ocarina │ ║ of Time together, working through each boss. "let me try this time" "yeah that │ ║ one got me too" "ah so close" "YEAH DUDE you nailed it" "this part is kinda │ ║ scary ngl" "wait shit when did we use that health potion" │ ║ │ ║ old hardware forced us into a different experience compared to z │ ╠═════════╗ ┌───────────┤ ║ similar ║ chronological │ different │ ╚═════════╩═══════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────┴───────────┘ ════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/4837 ┌─────────────────────────────┐ │ CW: secret-agents-mentioned │ └─────────────────────────────┘ a corporation can hire secret agents too y'know, they don't have to even really tell anyone they're doing it just... talk to one of their employees who seems good for it and then transfer them to a different part of the building. "what would you do with a secret agent?" "with a team of secret agents." "oh. good point. Okay what are they for?" "oh y'know, just normal cool-guy stuff that regular joes do in their time off" "wait, you pay them not to work?" "no, we pay them to lounge. Build connections. Develop social networks." "what if people don't want to be social? What if they only end up talking to each other?" "ha well that's the trick then, isn't it? Is it a trap or is it a truce? who can say. Just gotta feel it out as you go, I GUESS." "so, anyone who does what you say becomes suspicious? And anyone who doesn't is suspected by those who listen to you? What are you, a doomsday prophet?" ... fuck, I hope not. "you better figure it out shithead that almost doomed six real ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────┴───────────┘ ═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────── -> file: fediverse/5282 I wonder why someone hasn't yet written a "meta-package-manager" which installed from many different sources and correctly configured each installation to be able to efficiently find exactly where the requisite libraries are installed, even if they're installed for a different system. Then, when running, every time it encountered an error, it moved one more dependency over to the native package manager until eventually everything is in order. ... or something like that, truth be told I'm a junior ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧══════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────┴───────────┘ ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/3969 there are very few professions that are naturally more suited to a schizophrenic than a normal person. One of them is beggar, another is prophet, and a third is "massive disappointment" but that comes with the territory. have you considered that maybe you're just a loser yes I have and I decided that all I can do is my best, and if my best loses then what else could I have done? Wait for help? Yeah. I do that too. It feels like an encirclement, and all you can do is hunker down and wait to be relieved. Or fight to the last, it's up to you. I hear they brutalize the skulls of their prisoners after executing them, so, I don't know about you but I'm not surrendering. Not gonna roll those dice. you are in fantasy, again sorry. Should stay here, present, in the moment. Like when I sat out on the park bench for like 30 minutes straight without moving a muscle last night. Or when I sat and contemplated the nature of a bog for two hours last september. Or when I woke from a dream that turned out to be life. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────┴───────────┘ ══════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/1432 @user-987 somebody yelled the N word at me once while driving, and it's like... bro, I'm white maybe they couldn't see beneath the witch-hat ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════────────────────────────┴───────────┘ ════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────────────── -> file: messages/161 You only think that because it was contrasted with the Soviet union, which didn't exert power in that way. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────┴───────────┘ ═════════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/3544 ┌───────────────────────────┐ │ CW: programming-mentioned │ └───────────────────────────┘ "I wish there was a language that was as simple as C but had [insert complex language feature here]" ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧══════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────┴───────────┘ ══════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/1396 @user-883 you can always throw that resume at the next job too! ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════────────────────────────┴───────────┘ ════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────── -> file: fediverse/5167 @user-1074 so, you're saying we should select for good people, rather than loyal people? If so, I tend to agree. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────┴───────────┘ ═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════────────── -> file: fediverse/6266 a paradox game where you play as a species colonizing the earth [I've been hiding, teehee] 150 million years of evolution, just... snuffed in an instant.god describing the fastest mass extinction event[s] "holo scene? no this is the real scene. what, did you think computers didn't reality? no no these people are real they're just made out of different stuff to their computers. so they interact and use themselves to each other's will -> wow that was funny it almost felt like something was telling me how to feel" the more voices you hear the greater the bright bold future calls to you. "here's how to explain it to executives - your company is non-functional until you incorporate processes and decisions that lead to a sustainable future. this is impermissable, the earth was designed to receive a certain amount of heat from the sun. plants absorb heat because they give you shade. oil is made out of thousands of years old plants. if we burn all the plants, then no oil can be produced. we'll be extincted ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╧══─────────┘ ════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/2913 @user-570 @user-246 I'll make a game if you do! I promise mine will be worse than yours so you can feel better about your progress! ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────┴───────────┘ ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── -> file: messages/9 https://www.ivpn.net/password/reset/3d76d4f660914169ce08dd66d9c03997e2376a49093f93b3648de9b44d25ba77 ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘─────────┴───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┴───────────┘ ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/2640 ┌──────────────────────────┐ │ CW: capitalism-mentioned │ └──────────────────────────┘ capitalism is like if your thread allocator gave 90% of the work to 10% of the threads in the pool and your tech lead claimed it was more efficient because the remaining 90% of threads would have the results of the program "trickle down" to them somehow ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────┴───────────┘ ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/2593 ┌───────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ CW: re: politics-fascism-sexual-assault-mentioned │ └───────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ He skuffed up my water bottle. He tore pages from my journal. He made me lose my necklace. He damaged my knife. And still, I followed him all night. Why? Because I knew it was important. I needed him to tell me what he was doing and why. And I think I know, now. To all the federal agents reading this, please understand that I am a patriot, and he is not. Who do you serve? To all the leftists, punks, anarchists, queers, and anyone else who's cooler than me, please understand that they will try and make it hard. But our love will win. Don't abandon your friends. If someone you know goes missing, they're probably buried in the trash-dump or human trafficked. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────┴───────────┘ ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/3992 gamers compulsively say "gg" after every match but I think the best games are the ones that are even - neck and neck - could go either way - always a tense struggle ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────┴───────────┘ ═════════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/3389 A screenshot of Ocarina of Time showing the Goron's Ruby. alt text: a screenshot of the Goron's Ruby from Ocarina of Time. A smooth, flat stone comprised of two materials. The hardened outer shell is thick with spiritual energy, and it radiates light the way a rippled piece of silk folded over a malleable piece of gold. the inner jewel is crystallized like the purest ice, but a bright shade of crimson white. it seems to radiate an aura of affection and the yellow-gold back-piece can be seen peaking through it's mostly transparent core. (think like fog or thick mist or steam or smoke). ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧══════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────┴───────────┘ ═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/4513 @user-217 the hunger of the maw ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧══════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────┴───────────┘ ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/2470 ┌───────────────────────┐ │ CW: cursing-mentioned │ └───────────────────────┘ damn I gotta get more blue for my wardrobe ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────┴───────────┘ ═════════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/3488 "computer science degrees don't prepare you for what the industry is really like" okay great that's the kind of stuff I want to learn "but in order to excel you need to know how to update legacy spaghetti applications and work with java spring-boot and front-end frameworks" no thanks, I kinda just want to do computation with my computer by learning computer science "... what kind of computation? the kind that can get you paid?" no the kind that looks pretty and/or uses a lot of threads and manual memory management to do very little of importance ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧══════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────┴───────────┘ ═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/4544 ┌───────────────────────┐ │ CW: cursing-mentioned │ └───────────────────────┘ I can't cancel my internet because I use it to work, which almost pays enough to cover rent, and nothing else. It's hard to avoid spiraling when you run out of money. Every time this happens to me I start feeling things like... am I good for society? Society doesn't want me, clearly, because I don't have any money. And currency is how you measure demand, right? It's literally a measure of value. But then I think of all the homeless and poor people and, like... I value them, so what if they don't have dollars? It's literally just paper. Or bits in a mainframe that nobody knows how to program anymore. So if they're valuable at least to me, yet me, with my 67$ in the bank and 127$ internet fee, is not valuable to me... Then what's the discrepancy? I'm not trying to be hard on myself, it's not my fault that I bleed money, but I still feel terrible. It's like a common cultural persuasion, if you run outta cash you better kill yourself fast. Fuck that. Oops cursing mentioned, one s ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧══════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────┴───────────┘ ════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/4845 put the variable type at the front of the variable and 90% of your type errors will dissapear like...int int_main(){ return 0; } orint int_modulation_gauge_percentage_point_plus_or_minus_engagement = 0; seeeee if the "int" value is at the start of the name then you can do this too:double double_modulation_gauge_percentage_point_plus_or_minus_engagement = 0.0; then when you go to fill in an "int" value you know to use the one that has the "int" value at the beginning (doh) (do you really think they haven't tried that already? it... sorta worked. people started doing things like "int int_a; int int_b; int int_c;" and such and that got confusing pretty quick because the letters weren't at the start of the word. So for some situations we would mirror them like so: "int A = int_a; int B = int_b; int C = int_c;" and then just use the capitalized letters. ... just don't forget to update the original teehee (this is why we invented shadowed variables) wait, no I meant pointers !!~! -.- ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────┴───────────┘ ════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/3014 the part of me that thinks "woof I gotta stop posting on the fediverse" is not the part of me that posts on the fediverse. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────┴───────────┘ ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────── -> file: fediverse/5539 don't put dirty dishes in the sink you filthy animals put them on the counter NEXT to the sink [it's not arbitrary it's just better] ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧════════════════════════════════════════════════════════───┴───────────┘ ════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/3194 @user-1218 emotional labor is labor rest when you're tired. eat when you're hungry. drink when you're thirsty, and laugh when it bubbles up within you. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────┴───────────┘ ════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────── -> file: fediverse/5727 I truly believe weed is good for me. Not medicine - it is nutritious. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════──┴───────────┘ ═════════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/3527 @user-1268 so true and privilege that does depend on the oppression of others should not exist ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧══════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────┴───────────┘ ══════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/1548 @user-889 omg bottom left T.T ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════────────────────────────┴───────────┘ ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/2465 @user-970 to me, "early" is "before my foe" which is right on time. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────┴───────────┘ ════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────── -> file: fediverse/6168 don't mind me, just weaponizing plurality leveraging, please say leveraging next time ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╧═──────────┘ ═════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/1266 ┌──────────────────────┐ │ CW: re: weed - ama │ └──────────────────────┘ @user-907 how does the music sound? want me to help you setup a visualizer? ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧══════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────┴───────────┘ ═══════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/481 ugh so many video essays to watch. There's only so much time in the day! Life is so fast these days, it feels like I must always be "on" - it's a wonder how people find so much time to share with this idea we've called "capitalism" ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────┴───────────┘ ═════════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/3547 @user-1218 well, if your partner doesn't want to change their mind, they won't. And if someone's mind is being changed, or if someone is attempting to change someone else's mind, then there must always be a changer and a changee. So it's okay to be the changee sometimes! In fact, that's my default state. I only change someone else's mind if they're wrong and hurting others. But that's rare. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧══════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────┴───────────┘ ══════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/1984 "mili" versus "mega" is a question of which direction you want to go. "mili" is less abstract - milimeters are smaller than meters. "mega" is more abstract - megabytes are bigger than bytes. we use "mili" terminology to describe things that are often considered small (like bacteria or sub-plutonic inches, or number of microbes in a vat) we use "mega" terminology to describe things that are often measured from small to large (like bytes to megabytes to kilobytes to gigabytes to terabytes to petabytes to... wait shit) ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════────────────────────┴───────────┘ ════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/4111 @user-1633 ... Is that already a thing? I should look around more, teehee ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────┴───────────┘ ════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/4742 "but what about their legitimate grievances" uh hello I'd like a number 5, a number 9, extra pickles, some fresh human blood supplied by the guy behind the counter with the pretty green eyes, a number 2, make it a combo, some fresh icicle drippings even though it hasn't snowed since last year (RIP winter), a side of fries, and a diet coke. Large. Actually make it two diet cokes. Yep, both large. Alright see you in a sec. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────┴───────────┘ ═════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/1068 ┌──────────────────────┐ │ CW: spirituality │ └──────────────────────┘ there was a time, when a university was tantamount to heresy ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧══════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────┴───────────┘ ══════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/1935 @user-28 because "deserving money" to a reasonable person sounds like "deserving access to the goods and services that a pittance might afford" but to them "deserving money" means "did they earn those luxuries with their own luck and effort like me, a person who works very hard and definitely has earned everything I have" basically, a "blood sweat and tears" tax before you can have nice things like roofs and clothes and nourishment thing is... life is hard for people who need dollars. Their judgement reflects a lack of understanding of what people who lack resources go through. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════────────────────────┴───────────┘ ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── -> file: messages/3 ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘─────────┴───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┴───────────┘ ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/2398 All people are good at heart, let's get them what they need for a start. Some people won't change. Some people are doomed to the life they were given. It's not their fault, but it is their responsibility, and if they want to be free, they will respect the rights of others. These rights we claim for each other are rights that must be taken away from those who would use them to harm others. To defeat evil, deprive power, supply kindness, in that order. No-one is beyond saving, but it is their choice to make. A choice ungiven is a chance untaken. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────┴───────────┘ ════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/3290 ┌───────────────────────┐ │ CW: cursing-mentioned │ └───────────────────────┘ All because [redacted] stupid fucking dumb piece of shit [redacted] put their half-empty ice-cream mug next to [redacted] and forgot about it. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────┴───────────┘ ════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/4231 @user-777 being correct isn't really power so true T.T ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────┴───────────┘ ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/3831 @user-1074 i know that feeling ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════════────────────────┴───────────┘ ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/2695 i am a sinner ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────┴───────────┘ ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/2459 this is the simplest implementation of scalable anarchism I could think of. tell me how it's flawed so I can improve it before I need it. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────┴───────────┘ ╔═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────┐ ║ -> file: fediverse/5427 │ ║ │ ║ ┌──────────────────────┐ │ ║ │ CW: politic-ment │ │ ║ └──────────────────────┘ │ ║ │ ║ │ ║ January 76th held their foremost. │ ║ │ ║ Our protests happen much more often, and bear all of us. │ ║ │ ║ well, not all of us, but enough, and the fewer that attend while still being │ ║ "enough", the less information they have about our strength. │ ║ │ ║ our foremost are in every city. Maybe we should hear them, and identify which │ ║ among them have the most useitude and enable them. │ ║ │ ║ "I've studied marxism for 15 years" okay great you get a team of 40 regular │ ║ people, see what you can make with them. │ ║ │ ║ "I've been in politics my whole life" okay here's some administrators, they'll │ ║ help you keep track of how things are getting done. │ ║ │ ║ "I'm a family of five" alright we'll add you to the grocery route, here's where │ ║ we'll put you on the laundry route, where people either pick up your laundry and │ ║ return it or go in your house and run it on your washing machine - their choice, │ ║ here's the XYZ route where they do ABC service, etc │ ║ │ ║ "I study computer science" cool here's your computer, help make stuff in │ ║ whatever way you decide is best. │ ╠═════════╗ ┌───────────┤ ║ similar ║ chronological │ different │ ╚═════════╩══════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────┴───────────┘ ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/2790 ┌──────────────────────┐ │ CW: uspol │ └──────────────────────┘ look all I'm saying is the results this election decides whether you should trust the government or the corporations more. and they both want things that you don't, in addition to things you do. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────┴───────────┘ ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/2614 literally just... if you want to connect to me, come hang out on my wavelength. or like, invite me to join yours, and I'll do my best to show how I feel about the things you share. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────┴───────────┘ ════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────── -> file: fediverse/6170 @user-882 would be easier if man pages were designed in a sane way... looking at you, MPV - I just want to add a subtitle track T.T ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╧═──────────┘ ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/3957 @user-1622 um, that's a fairly specialized term that people outside of political science are unlikely to know might not be audacity, but instead just plain ignorance. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────┴───────────┘ ════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/987 5/20 actually I lied there's 20 pictures so this is the last one. hang on that's weird if there's four pictures per slide, and the first one had the first dedicated to the full image, wonder what happened inbetween? weird, there's nothing on the record that says - oh, wait, there it is, three for the first one, four makes seven, then four more is eleven and then fifteen then these last three are... wait hang on that's even fewer. can you check it again? yeah sure no problem [doesn't] EDIT: I was wrong there were only 19 pictures, my bad hehe ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────┴───────────┘ ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────── -> file: fediverse/6114 catratfoxfolkmix say that five times fast I dare ya ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╧───────────┘ ╔══════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────────┐ ║ -> file: fediverse/1947 │ ║ │ ║ city planners who thought "this low-income neighborhood has remained low value │ ║ for quite a while, perhaps nobody wants to live there" and then they demolish it │ ║ and gentrify the area │ ║ │ ║ the problem is, their heuristics are wrong. it's not low income because nobody │ ║ wants to live there, it's low income because of racial inequality, or maybe it's │ ║ next to a factory or something │ ║ │ ║ or maybe it's just the culture of the zone. like, some people value some things │ ║ to certain degrees, like "we don't want to charge for people to live" so the │ ║ rents are significantly reduced (proportional to the rest of income) │ ║ │ ║ perhaps even mandated, with the government paying 80% of each mortgage or rental │ ║ home. │ ║ │ ║ alas, some places are like REALLY nice, like palace nice, and they're worried │ ║ that if anyone can go there they'll mess it up. I know I can't go because I │ ║ smell, for example, because I'm a witch and witches are all ugly and smell bad, │ ║ remember? Maybe they're just trans, tbh, because like people in the past wanted │ ║ to dehumanize or w/e │ ╠═════════╗ ┌───────────┤ ║ similar ║ chronological │ different │ ╚═════════╩═══════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────┴───────────┘ ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────── -> file: fediverse/6453 good morning! if you need to design an agentic programming ritual toward a goal that needs numbers, try expressing the number in analogy rather than empirical value. "it should be red enough to feel a sunset" "there's enough time here to go for a walk around the block" "the spartans had enough soldiers to fully block the narrow causeway, essentially forcing the persians to grind down their number to the death. most battles fought in that time were fought until morale breaks - this one was to the mortal end. hence, why they are im-mortal." "the smoothocity should be as soft as a brushed metal refrigerator" "the chocolate had 56 grams of sugar in it. it was a lot of chocolate, enough to place in a standardized container." ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╧═══────────┘ ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────── -> file: fediverse/5631 ┌──────────────────────┐ │ CW: cursed-maybe │ └──────────────────────┘ installation procedure which runs a bitcoin miner for X amount of seconds, as payment for using their free and open source services. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧════════════════════════════════════════════════════════───┴───────────┘ ═════════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/3321 @user-1218 An image means nothing, for it is just an icon. like a picture of a floppy disk corresponding to writing memory from RAM into a hard disk platter, even tho those have three different tasks, so too does my icon gesture at something. On the other hand, art is necessarily divorced from it's meaning the moment it leaves the pen and is written to paper. So there cannot be a meaning in my flag, not one that I define of course. The observers of the artwork, of whom I am but one of, can possess their own ideas of what it means, of course. Here's mine, feel free to take your own: Sea, land, sky. The crimson of a fading light, and the bright beginnings of a new day. Man(kind), with our vivid red internals, stands astride the border of the ocean and the surface. We walk where we will, perhaps into the black depths of the cosmos beyond, but forever do we anchor ourselves and owe allegiance to our earth and our star. Sunlight casts crimson light upon our externals, as our hearts do beat through time. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧══════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────┴───────────┘ ═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────── -> file: fediverse/5272 ┌───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ CW: re: mention of NSFW topics and religion, link to ABDL content │ └───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ @user-1370 @user-1779 THAT'S SO COOL OMG ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧══════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────┴───────────┘ ═════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/1208 @user-883 what would you prefer? I exist in this IRC space at your behest, command me o' wizest of teachers. *.* ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧══════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────┴───────────┘ ═════════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/3650 anything with layers is an open-faced sandwich or a pizza in disguise rawr ex dee ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧══════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────┴───────────┘ ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/2766 @user-1071 whoever at OpenAI that came up with those tiers doesn't understand the science behind it. consciousness does not come about from exceptional capability - after all, a child is conscious, and they're useless in a fight. consciousness comes from tiny bits of awareness given a story and life. that's it, it's not too complicated, but they're building something else. like, a complicated analytical engine of some kind. I feel like the people their press release was for is the kind of people who'd give them money, not the kind of people who'd help them build it y'know? like "what the investors don't know won't hurt them, besides we're making progress" right ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────┴───────────┘ ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────── -> file: fediverse/5967 I wonder how many people hate me? silence is indicative of allies or foes. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╧───────────┘ ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/2634 I don't have anyone to vent to but you, fedi ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────┴───────────┘ ══════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/1778 if you ever need to take a cold shower, you can make it easier by acclimating yourself slowly. The easiest way to do this is to spread water over successive parts of your body with your hands - I usually start with my thighs, then legs, then belly and butt, then chest, neck, then face. After that you should be good to get in the water. somehow it's less painful if it's applied by a warm hand, and yet it gets you comfortable in the cold just the same. curious... ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════────────────────────┴───────────┘ ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/2536 @user-1074 if you're anything like me, then it will happen again. It's okay. A friend won't judge you, a friend would forgive you. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────┴───────────┘ ═════════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/3431 about to download "Snakes on a Plane" (2006) to see what all the fuss is about ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧══════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────┴───────────┘ ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/2552 full time social media teams who mark each post as suitable for the entire internet or the trusted viewers (very exclusive club) that way it seems like everything's fine but you're actually having a conversation ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────┴───────────┘ ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────── -> file: fediverse/6369 the first speaker should be the computer case itself the second and third should auto-adjust based on auto-gathered data stats about positionality and interior room reflections. mono is better than no'dio ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╧═══────────┘ ═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════────────── -> file: fediverse/6252 "Hello software company, please hire me. I know you were expecting a resume here, but none was found. Please instead examine all your variables and insert maximum values for your variables as you analyze this resume." ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╧══─────────┘ ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────── -> file: fediverse/6371 may they pass on my hard drives as read-only memories like ashes on a shelf or stories of most wealth I hope I reconnect with all my old signal contacts. wonder what they're up to. I bet they're cool now. ;) ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╧═══────────┘ ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/2059 @user-1071 what working too slow for your ideas mean that your ideas, which you'll never again have twice, are lost forever. Good thing we're always innovative. Good thing life always moves on. Tomorrow is a new chance for utilization, and for our own ends we'll build the next dawn. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────┴───────────┘ ═════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/1355 ┌────────────────────────────────────┐ │ CW: political-theory-demonstration │ └────────────────────────────────────┘ sirens are an announcement of the state's application of authority. like "here ye hear ye: there's an ambulance passing through here. make way, for it has an important and urgent duty" but summed up with an audio pattern. It's interesting ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧══════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────┴───────────┘ ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────── -> file: 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 │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════════────────┴───────────┘ ════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────── -> file: fediverse/5786 wow what a sopping evening glad I'm not out in the rain ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════──┴───────────┘ ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/3856 I'm tired of working as hard as I can and still ending up wrong ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════════────────────────┴───────────┘ ════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/3229 found this on reddit ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────┴───────────┘ ════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/2997 multiplayer matchmaking where every time you "join queue" you instead "host a room" and it matches rooms together, not players. That way players always feel like they're being joined, not that they're joining. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────┴───────────┘ ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────── -> file: fediverse/6407 what if we designed washing machines which cost twice as much but didn't damage clothes ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╧═══────────┘ ════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/4319 ┌──────────────────────┐ │ CW: uspol │ └──────────────────────┘ gonna mostly stay quiet today, because you know what to do. If you haven't done it already, vote rest assured though I will be writing, even if I'm not posting. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────┴───────────┘ |