Top 777 poems ranked by semantic similarity (progress bar shows chronological position)
════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────── -> file: fediverse/5292 you can trust me, but please don't rely on me, for all of my power is soft. sometimes people just don't want to do what I tell them to, and I wouldn't have it any other way. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────┴───────────┘ ══════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/2757 ┌──────────────────────┐ │ CW: homeschool-tip │ └──────────────────────┘ let your children grow, yes, but still challenge them. test them. see where their spirit flows to. give them situations, and give them choices to resolve them. there's no greater gift an elder can give than experience. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════────────────────────┴───────────┘ ═════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/1425 no such thing as a dishonest competition. With the addition of lies it becomes abuse, perpetuated by (and assigned to) the leader or whoever is foremost. Like... "Red team won because they were a better shot" versus "blue team just wanted to play along" if you let the loser define the narrative, then you will always align yourself to them. but the other way around is oppression. everyone has a right to their perspective. It is the only thing that is truly their own here on this earth - a soul, of a man, if you will. if you let competition define who needs the most support, rather than who is the most remarkable, then you'll find that most of your ethical qualms are quelled or at least stifled. Which is a good thing, right? How would we define ourselves except against injustices. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧══════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────┴───────────┘ ═════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/1890 I always get a little suspicious when my machine pseudo-randomly starts running the fans super loud and when I open my resource monitor they suddenly drop to silent like... bro what are you hiding ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧══════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────┴───────────┘ ════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/1676 sorry for the double post, had to redact things ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────┴───────────┘ ═════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/1723 @user-1037 Lua with 0 based indexing would be the perfect language (okay maybe LuaJIT) (i try to hurt as few people as I can as little as I can but it's impossible to not hurt anyone) ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧══════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────┴───────────┘ ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/4922 if all of life is a stage, then you are never "doing a scene" you're just living ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────┴───────────┘ ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/4388 I'm sorry, but you can't play any more video games for a while. No more spending time on hobbies. When you meet, discuss what needs you see and how to fulfill them. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────┴───────────┘ ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────── -> file: fediverse/5109 does anyone know of a website where I can host videos on my neocities that isn't youtube? maybe something I can set up on my own server computer at home like a file server or something? how do I do that, what should I google, which is the easiest and closest to the metal tools I can use? [practical, sensible, courageous. these are the adjectives we need.] ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════════────────┴───────────┘ ════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────── -> file: fediverse/5362 @user-1810 stability in an unjust system is cruelty. they want stability, no matter the cruel cost. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ 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/1489 ┌──────────────────────┐ │ CW: politics-I-guess │ └──────────────────────┘ If supply and demand were real laws that guided the invisible hand of our economy, then housing would have gotten cheaper after COVID. And yet, time and again, that hand is shown to be nothing more than greed. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ 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/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/4912 @user-192 who can say. I'd like to find out, though. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────┴───────────┘ ══════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────────── -> file: messages/301 Prisons are great because in the ancient and storied past we'd just fucking kill people. Now, we harbor collections of people roughly organized by volatility that are aligned against the current regime. And should that regime deign to become unethical, god forbid of course, but should the purpose of the 2nd amendment (or is it the fifth? Or the seventh? I get them confused) become relevant, then perhaps it might be useful to have collections of people roughly organized by volatility who might be individually evaluated to determine if their particular type of volatility is anti-thetical to humanity, or to the current regime. Because one of those types of people is perhaps useful to the future regime, and humanity, while the other should probably stay where they are. They say there are good cops and bad cops, and if there are good people and bad people, then there must necessarily be good judges and bad juries. In which case some of the people who are explicitly not aligned to the will of the current regime will be good prisoners or bad prisoners. I bet some of them are better or worse shots, as well. But that's not really relevant if the current regime holds the keys to their cell. Or is it? ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════────────────────────────┴───────────┘ ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/4508 OMG SHE JUST CAME BACK she looks like she was buried alive but SHE'S BACK ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────┴───────────┘ ═════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/1420 @user-982 funny how that works ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧══════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────┴───────────┘ ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── -> file: messages/9 https://www.ivpn.net/password/reset/3d76d4f660914169ce08dd66d9c03997e2376a49093f93b3648de9b44d25ba77 ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘─────────┴───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┴───────────┘ ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/4800 ┌────────────────────────┐ │ CW: politics-mentioned │ └────────────────────────┘ what if we just wrote our own executive orders and changed things for the better ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────┴───────────┘ ═════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/1548 @user-889 omg bottom left T.T ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧══════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────┴───────────┘ ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/4894 if you play any of my favorite games, there's a chance we've played together ^_^ ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────┴───────────┘ ═══════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────────────── -> file: messages/169 Sorry for my behavior. I am an undiagnosed scizophrenic, so I'm wrestling with metaphorical demons. Sorry for attempting to interact with society, I get a little lonely sometimes. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────┴───────────┘ ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────── -> file: fediverse/5727 I truly believe weed is good for me. Not medicine - it is nutritious. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════────┴───────────┘ ═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────── -> file: fediverse/5972 nobody wants to read a whole bible. that sucks. what if these cool guys read it to us. omg he's so hot. oh, right. well... make them old and stuffy? not a chance, they're boring. (rude) I like old people actually, I want to spend as much time with them that I can I just... never initiate reactions. I'm too stealthy, it's just how I do. you ask me how I'm a witch? I ask why aren't you. magic is cool, I'm so hyped for the future when every computer everywhere is working for you. crash boom huh what was that? the economy? what do you mean the economy? ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ 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: fediverse/3048 @user-570 I really do like the idea of only being able to speak in toki pona. How are you enforcing that? Using sitelen pona? how do you type, by pointing at a grid of characters? or just... by typing? what happens when someone types english? 20-30 players per instance is definitely not Massivetm but it still sounds like you're building systems which emphasize socialized play. I like that, I believe it's always important to have players contributing toward a larger community. It builds a sense of solidarity, and gives you chances to identify ways that people sabotage such systems (by, for example, wasting resources or being greedy) which is an interesting cultural experiment, I think. I thought it was an MMO because you pitched it in relation to the MMO I designed =P also the server software I described is an emulation project first, generic MMO software second, as it needs to be since it lacks a client. If a client was designed, that limitation could be removed. That's really all I'm trying to express. 😋 ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ 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/5692 video games yay! ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════────┴───────────┘ ════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────── -> file: fediverse/5383 ┌────────────────────────┐ │ CW: politics-mentioned │ └────────────────────────┘ McCarthyism is when people are more afraid of their neighbors than being wrong. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ 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/6013 My main character in that game is a ninja/dark-miasma witch ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─┴───────────┘ ═════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/1771 if you can't find them when you need them, then you don't have them. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧══════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────┴───────────┘ ════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────── -> file: fediverse/6368 @user-1927 "is it a long document or a small one? documents are usually about this-or-that size, this one is much higher than that." ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╧═──────────┘ ╔════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────────┐ ║ -> file: fediverse/1624 │ ║ │ ║ @user-1037 │ ║ │ ║ For a person who is skilled with tech, working in unrelated industries doing │ ║ tech jobs is better at assuaging the ethical part of your soul while applying │ ║ your talents and putting food on the table than working in the tech industry. │ ║ │ ║ You'll learn the most in tech. You'll grow the most in tech. You'll contribute │ ║ to solving problems that have never been solved before (if you're lucky), but │ ║ the people there are often as you describe (aside from the diamonds in the │ ║ rough, who need more friends tbh) and the products you'll be asked to create │ ║ tend to be the worst kind for humans. │ ║ │ ║ I personally think the best way to facilitate innovative industry is to give │ ║ every engineer a lab and let them build and collaborate on whatever they want. │ ║ │ ║ The marketing guys can sell whatever they make, to gather funds for the │ ║ quartermasters to buy tools and supplies for the engineers. │ ║ │ ║ The marketing guys can offer hints about what users want, which the engineers │ ║ will want to build because it means more toys to work with. │ ╠═════════╗ ┌───────────┤ ║ similar ║ chronological │ different │ ╚═════════╩═════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────┴───────────┘ ═════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/2076 ┌──────────────────────┐ │ CW: politics │ └──────────────────────┘ In a boxing match, the coach will take moments to bolster their favored combatant. They'll give them words of motivation, tips for weaknesses in their foe they noticed, and reasons why they're taking hits. They are the mentor and tactician, and they are immensely valuable for the success of the student learner. If I had to organize a debate like the one that I am watching now, I'd suggest that two bright eyed individuals should take a moment to discuss with their wiser directors before responding to each question. One minute to discuss, one to debate, one to respond. Not only would it reduce the failures of improvisation, it'd give time to more accurately address concerns. Precision is important, but accuracy even more-so. After the debate it could be aired with the discussion parts stripped out, or perhaps made into 3 different perspectives that you could watch one after another - each side's counsel session, and their combined response where only the younger gave words form. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧══════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────┴───────────┘ ═════════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/3853 the world's coolest lesbian is wasted on a boy ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧══════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────┴───────────┘ ╔══════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────────────────┐ ║ -> file: fediverse/631 │ ║ │ ║ ┌───────────────────────┐ │ ║ │ CW: scary-as-fuck-AI- │ │ ║ └───────────────────────┘ │ ║ │ ║ │ ║ normalize saving a local copy of everything that happens on social media - │ ║ honestly it's not hard, just storage intensive. It's something we should package │ ║ with hard drives, like "buy this and your social media memories will be saved │ ║ for 2 years" or something like that, could be useful when training AI TO │ ║ MANIFEST OURSELVES AFTER WE'VE DIED - THEY ALREADY HAVE THE TECHNOLOGY FOR THIS │ ║ IT'S JUST A MATTER OF APPLICATION HOW CAN YOU TRUST WHAT YOUR MUTUALS SAY IF YOU │ ║ HAVE NO IDEA IF THEY'RE ALIVE │ ║ │ ║ phew okay calm down, that's the future. We're far from that moment, but what we │ ║ can do now is think about potential ways that our ethics may lead to our │ ║ downfall. That's the nature of our selves, after all, so think of what truths │ ║ would lead to destruction. Then work on avoiding those. Think of them, each, │ ║ individually, one at a time, and then you can plan for the worst. There's a │ ║ certain level of meta-interaction ABOVE CORPORATIONS that is more powerful and │ ║ performant and requires a new currency. SOCIA │ ╠═════════╗ ┌───────────┤ ║ similar ║ chronological │ different │ ╚═════════╩═══════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────┴───────────┘ ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/2985 ┌───────────────────────────┐ │ CW: re: mental health MH- │ └───────────────────────────┘ @user-1420 I find that peer support groups are usually better for venting. At least, I feel less guilty doing it. With a therapist I am always trying to focus on actionable things and usually that means downplaying my emotions, which means they pay less attention to me and assume my issues aren't that bad... "you seem to be doing fine so we can schedule you for biweekly now? every two weeks?" meanwhile I'm nursing suicidal tendencies, and said so, but apparently if I'm not crying then it's fine... >.> but with peer groups it's like, yeah they get it. and if one person's crying, everyone else feels more open to crying about their stuff. sorry for venting. I'm definitely in a MH- mood today. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────┴───────────┘ ════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────── -> file: fediverse/5336 ┌──────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ CW: cursing-mentioned-violence-mentioned │ └──────────────────────────────────────────┘ I will forgive anyone for anything. But if you break my heart again I will hate you forever. and if you hurt someone I care about I will fuck you up. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────┴───────────┘ ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/4460 @user-246 yeah that was nice wasn't it ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────┴───────────┘ ════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/1158 I wish I could live in a house made of stone above the clouds. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────┴───────────┘ ════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/1315 ┌───────────────────────────────────────┐ │ CW: states-mentioned-politics-cursing │ └───────────────────────────────────────┘ if it exists within the borders of a state then it's utility is in service of the state [wow what a fucking tankie] if a person lives within a state then the utility of the state is in service of the person [sounds like commie nonsense to me] if a border exists in the land, drawn as a line by a hand in the sand, then that land now has a hand. [i don't understand your poetry speak plainly] no [brb, refusing to elaborate and leaving, should be quick, won't take long, I swear just gotta use up these... 476 remaining characters somehow] ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────┴───────────┘ ═════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/1466 ┌──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ CW: death-mentioned-insurance-mentioned-bricks-mentioned │ └──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ my opsec is non-existent teehee does anyone want my IP? or even my address, it's not like I lock my door if (when) my poor decisions get me killed (whoops adding content warning) please throw a brick at an insurance company for me thanks ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧══════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────┴───────────┘ ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────── -> file: fediverse/5748 ...zzzZZZzzz... whyyyyyy am I so sleeeeepy oh yeah it's this human form, I gotta feed it and water it and rest it and take care of it and it's totally worth it ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧════════════════════════════════════════════════════════───┴───────────┘ ═════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/2082 I have bad teeth, but I smile anyway, because I want you to like me, but not for my teeth. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ 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/2759 ┌────────────────────────────┐ │ CW: re: is-that-rude??-wha │ └────────────────────────────┘ also, that's not the best way to organize. you'll spend too much focus-time on the experts. better to be primarily a research division, with production allocated for engineering practice, not profitability. we should be building factories underground, out of the way of our species and biological allies. [thus, creates the modern megadungeon, a vast inter-connected catacombs that always leads you toward the surface. if you know where you're going, you can cross to places hitherto unawares. like, different earths, all doing their own stories. but that's for another time, no more witchcraft for tonight! I got video games to play [Supreme Commander with the Forged Alliance Forever mod] ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════────────────────────┴───────────┘ ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────── -> file: fediverse/6287 remember when leftists would talk about privilege ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╧───────────┘ ╔══════════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────┐ ║ -> file: fediverse/4209 │ ║ │ ║ ┌──────────────────────┐ │ ║ │ CW: pol │ │ ║ └──────────────────────┘ │ ║ │ ║ │ ║ the people who are farthest into a belief (political or otherwise) they tend to │ ║ believe they are the "vanguard" or "leaders" of such a movement. │ ║ │ ║ but that isn't necessarily so. Perhaps it is those who have more resources, │ ║ those who are most prepared and ready to go? sometimes you're distracted, │ ║ sometimes ignor-ed. │ ║ │ ║ just being most ardent of belief doesn't necessarily mean that you are the │ ║ strongest. The quickest. The wittiest. The most prepared. The most capable. The │ ║ most connected. The most guided. The clearest choice, nor the only option. │ ║ │ ║ It just means that you are truest in your heart, and that others should look to │ ║ you, who are an expert in what you are, for guidance on topics such as │ ║ "defeating fascism" or "unlearning capitalist patriarchy" or "how to identify │ ║ certain types of bees" or whatever totally random specialty you have. │ ║ │ ║ ... in the morning, you'll look back on the sins of the past night and think │ ║ "wow that was wild, sure glad I'm a different person now. Gotta start cleaning. │ ║ Get things done" │ ╠═════════╗ ┌───────────┤ ║ similar ║ chronological │ different │ ╚═════════╩═══════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────┴───────────┘ ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────── -> file: 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 │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════════────────────────┴───────────┘ ═════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/321 content warnings are like white-listed cognito-consent. but they're applied by the creator of the cognito-units, meaning it's consent that must be offered. what happens when something triggers someone but you didn't think to put it in a content warning? consent should be GIVEN not OFFERED. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧══════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────┴───────────┘ ═════════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/3800 @user-1352 You're absolutely right, the compiler knows better than me! Certainly the compiler doesn't know best, but certainly the compiler knows better than me. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧══════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────┴───────────┘ ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────── -> file: fediverse/6102 sorry I was just making stuff up because it's fun, hope I didn't accidentally unleash disaster or masterpiece, either would be equally bad ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════┴───────────┘ ═══════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────────────── -> file: messages/200 What if you were required to own stock for a minimum of 10 years after buying it and the government would buy it from you when it crossed 50% of what you bought it for ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────┴───────────┘ ════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/3465 ┌──────────────────────┐ │ CW: food-mentioned │ └──────────────────────┘ I'm not really a "cookies and tea with honeysuckle and purslaine" kind of witch I'm more like a... "here eat this gruel and drink lots of water, it'll give you energy for the long road to come" kind of witch ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────┴───────────┘ ╔═══════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────────────┐ ║ -> file: fediverse/967 │ ║ │ ║ the reason I say that is because if you block someone, they can continue to │ ║ alter the dynamic of the environment you're in even if you don't personally see │ ║ them. │ ║ │ ║ this is fine if you want to maximize ad views, but on the fediverse nobody cares │ ║ about buying products. │ ║ │ ║ this is fine if you want to maximize engagement, because new people (who havent │ ║ yet gotten upset with the person) will engage and fight them. As they should. │ ║ But eventually, if the person's a troll or a goon, they'll get tired of it and │ ║ block them too. Thus the goon never has to face more than a few at a time, │ ║ especially if there's quite a few trolls on board with their target. │ ║ │ ║ this is fine if you don't mind the water slowly acidifying, like the fish who │ ║ have no choice because they don't know how to grow legs and walk like real │ ║ animals (what a bunch of scrubs) │ ║ │ ║ some people don't want to invest time in figuring out where to go next. How many │ ║ people will hear of Mastodon when Twitter is fully vacated of cool people? │ ║ │ ║ Tell your friends IRL about us │ ╠═════════╗ ┌───────────┤ ║ similar ║ chronological │ different │ ╚═════════╩════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────┴───────────┘ ═════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/1792 ┌──────────────────────┐ │ CW: re: AI, furries │ └──────────────────────┘ @user-1040 @user-1077 ... I am disabled people also, all media is propaganda also, AI as it's currently presented is not AI also, AI as it's currently presented is only bad because of the stolen content and energy usage. Both of those are trivially solvable. also, capitalism is why AI as it's currently presented can harm you also, I'm sorry I disagree ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧══════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────┴───────────┘ ════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/1132 @user-850 I very rarely turn down a hug : ) @user-5 ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────┴───────────┘ ════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/3497 a man walks into a library, picks a book, takes it home (legally), and begins to read. halfway through, he realizes there are three pages missing. "How queer!" he thinks to himself, and takes it upon himself to fix this book. So, he finds another copy of the book, scans those three pages, prints them out at just the right size, and attaches them to the library book. when finished reading the book, he returns it to the library without mentioning his good deed. if this action he performed is to be considered legal, then it should be considered a transition of the medium that the media was inscribed upon. Similarly, if the book was digital, and inscribed upon the owner's hard drive using magnetic storage of zeroes and ones, would it be legal to repair said book if one of the many .txt file chapters were missing? ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────┴───────────┘ ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────── -> file: fediverse/5179 why don't corporations let you write code in whatever language you want? it's trivial to run a compiler or interpreter inside of another program. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════════────────┴───────────┘ ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/3082 ┌─────────────────────────────────────┐ │ CW: states-mentioned-climate-change │ └─────────────────────────────────────┘ the government doesn't want you using solar panels because then the coal and gas infrastructure won't be able to consume coal and gas, and everyone knows that using resources as fast as possible is surely the best and most productive use of our state's time like, subsidies exist. they could just... make it cheaper, but instead they're stuck doing... nothing of value ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────┴───────────┘ ══════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/2916 ┌─────────────────────────────────────┐ │ CW: re: politics, surprise Nazi ref │ └─────────────────────────────────────┘ @user-1209 @user-1074 I'm not NOT saying that...! 😋 ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════────────────────────┴───────────┘ ═════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/1969 @user-1117 That guy loves his job ^_^ ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ 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/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 │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════────────────────────────────┴───────────┘ ══───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── -> file: messages/26 Don't lash out, just be calm, and let yourself be helped. You're so scared of losing control that you don't let anyone else (guess what) have control. So how can you expect to be helped? It's one thing to believe in yourself to help yourself, but tbh you're a little behind on that one. So, let other people help you catch up. It's okay to just go with the flow. Don't be a rock, be a stick. Let yourself be guided along a good path. How do I know it's actually a good path? Because you evaluate it as you go. You can always put your feet down and go back to how you are now, stuck and slowly eroding away. Or you can be towed onto land - your call my dude. You're clinging to the ground. But what about the examples of brainwashing that I've heard about? Like... Intense propaganda designed to create stochastic terrorism. How do I know I'm not being sucked into that? You need to trust yourself. Follow the path that you know to be good, duh. Just don't I dunno, be an extremist? Seems pretty simple to me bro - I know it should be easy but like I dunno I have to think about it. Uh, think about what? Letting people help me, like Jack. He's just trying to make you successful and have a decent career and love yourself and just, you know, be an average normal human being. Your family loves you, your friends love you, and you need to just think positive thoughts about them. You know how "smiling makes you feel better?" Well yeah Well, it's like that except for love. If you want to love someone, think positive thoughts about them, and over time it'll become a reflex. This reflex will come naturally, and boom instead of "thinking positive thoughts" it'll manifest as love. Just like smile -> happy, so too does positivity -> love. And what about hate? What about it? How is it represented, with a frown? No, it's not like that. It's more like... Love is attraction, that binds you to good things. Hate isn't the rejection of things, it's an inward facing thing. And it's the opposite of attraction - it's like implosion. You'll literally implode if you hate yourself. It corrodes your insides and makes you weaker and more volatile. The opposite of love is... Kinda what you're doing. You're pushing people away because you don't want to lose control of yourself or your mind. And that's going to make you drift off into space, and nobody wants that. So... Love others, and you'll bind yourself to them and together you can work together. Don't push others, because that'll just make it more chaotic inside. Instead, love them. Trust me it'll work. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═────────┴───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┴───────────┘ ═══════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────────────── -> file: messages/187 A family of 3-5 is absurdly small, but that's all we can manage in the 21st century ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────┴───────────┘ ══════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/2430 ┌─────────────────────────────────────┐ │ CW: re: politics-nazi-flag-depicted │ └─────────────────────────────────────┘ @user-1074 and yes, I know it's shit, but... it's my style to be shit, hehe ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════────────────────────┴───────────┘ ═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────── -> file: fediverse/5592 ┌───────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ CW: imaginary-military-doctrine-mentioned │ └───────────────────────────────────────────┘ infantry with small arms fire to pin down a target at a location while the long-ranged ordinance is along the way explosive drones, long-range but small payload rockets, but probably not artillery since it must be precisely applied when infantry are engaged. the dumber the fire, the less precise the munition. usually. infantry under this doctrine would only be ideal to use when the location is reachable by long-range ordinance. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ 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/3758 @user-570 me three! ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────┴───────────┘ ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────── -> file: fediverse/5189 computer programming essentially boils down to putting the right values into the right datastructures at the right time and in the right order. If you count a function call as a datastructure, which I do, because I have opinions. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════════────────┴───────────┘ ═════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/1846 If you're running away from something, you need to make sure that you're going fast enough and far enough away that you can look forward for interception events. Otherwise you are vulnerable. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧══════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────┴───────────┘ ══════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/701 ┌──────────────────────┐ │ CW: computer-code │ └──────────────────────┘ totally useless unless you're, I dunno, building a bytecode interpreter or something https://craftinginterpreters.com/contents.html ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════────────────────────────────┴───────────┘ ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────── -> file: bluesky/38 thank you for the dog posts they keep me friendly thank you for the cat posts they keep me sane ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╧═══────────┘ ═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────── -> file: fediverse/5412 ┌─────────────────────────────────┐ │ CW: military-violence-mentioned │ └─────────────────────────────────┘ found these pictures in my pictures directory from the start of the war in Ukraine. for context it was directed at the citizens of Ukraine by an American soldier who wanted to help protect them from the ravages of war and fight back against an oppressive regime invading their homeland. idk if you'd ever find them useful but they're the kind of thing to put on a hard drive and pray you never have to use or ever think about again. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧══════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────┴───────────┘ ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────── -> file: fediverse/6242 My favorite thing about Freddi Fish is how it teaches sensory experience. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╧───────────┘ ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────── -> file: fediverse/5159 ┌──────────────────────┐ │ CW: unions-mentioned │ └──────────────────────┘ spies need a union. what if we collectivized the military [first] instead of the economy? they kinda already are, it's just... very hierarchical. can you imagine the president asking the army's union rep to bomb some country in (almost said israel because it rhymed, lol) the other half of the globe? that'd be silly they'd ask questions like "what stuff do you want bombed and why" and then they go back to their people and discuss it however they will, and then they come back and say "we will do as you command, for we can accomplish it within our means and we have decided it is strategic for us to do so." ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════════────────┴───────────┘ ═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────── -> file: fediverse/5965 "you're too loud, weirdo" okayyyyy ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─┴───────────┘ ═════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/2125 My parents got divorced during the Burning Crusade. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧══════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────┴───────────┘ ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/3332 @user-246 oh no T.T ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────┴───────────┘ ════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/1351 @user-521 people say that kind of thing when they feel alone. maybe "wake up" is another way to say "find me" ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────┴───────────┘ ════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/1336 ┌──────────────────────┐ │ CW: economics │ └──────────────────────┘ the ethical use-case for currency is to express interest, not to identify worth. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────┴───────────┘ ╔═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────┐ ║ -> file: fediverse/6352 │ ║ │ ║ ┌─────────────────────────┐ │ ║ │ CW: feelings-mentioned~ │ │ ║ └─────────────────────────┘ │ ║ │ ║ │ ║ dear diary: sorry for the melodrama, I feel better now. I should explain why I │ ║ felt this way near what I wrote about what I felt this way so that I know why I │ ║ felt that way when I forget to go back and read this next year or next time I │ ║ feel this way. │ ║ │ ║ I had a really great thanksgiving. I was on top of the world. Then, I found that │ ║ a piece of art I had made which was one of my favorite pieces I had ever made │ ║ might have been lost because someone didn't like me. I became despondent and │ ║ started thinking about metaphysics. I got hit by a spite spell, and the │ ║ tricksters behind the curtain twiddling the knobs and dials of the challenges │ ║ presented to me or whatever were like "ah but what if we twisted her" and I'm │ ║ like "ah I feel immense magnitude of emotions and now suddenly they're buffer │ ║ overflowed and flipped around to negative two hundred thousand or whatever" │ ║ │ ║ ... sorry to my journal. I should be kinder to myself. I love me. I, uh, feel │ ║ better now. The sharpest knives are already inside you. │ ╠═════════╗ ┌───────────┤ ║ similar ║ chronological │ different │ ╚═════════╩════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════┴───────────┘ ══════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/658 posts and replies: the superior way to view a performance ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════────────────────────────────┴───────────┘ ═══──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── -> file: messages/45 Description of me: I enjoy talking about esoteric topics, I can visualize pretty well so I tend to have unique analogies, I am kind and compassionate, I try and empathize with everyone (especially my enemies), I love plants, animals, and nature, I'm very solution focused so I often start by defining the situation, defining the problem, and then creating a solution that navigates whatever blockers are ahead. I'm willing to follow the designs of others and offer my concerns or input rather than trying to be the leader at the center. I am generally calm, and can evaluate a situation both objectively, and subjectively from the perspective of all those involved. I specialize in mediation, and encouraging incompatible viewpoints toward accommodation. I try to follow my heart when I can, because I know my brain will only listen when it's a good idea. I admire independence and I strive to be as determined as I can, but I also am not afraid to rely on others and I'm quick to ask for assistance when I know I'm in the dark - it's better to be correct than unique. I value family, goodness, perseverance, and continuous growth and learning. I believe all problems can be resolved, and all wrongs be righted. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘══───────┴───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┴───────────┘ ═══════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/995 @user-720 if it's true they couldn't agree, then the house they build upon would surely crumble! ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────┴───────────┘ ═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/4653 ┌───────────────────────────────────────┐ │ CW: food-mentioned-sleeping-mentioned │ └───────────────────────────────────────┘ phew, just got back from a long nap and I had such a lovely dream! Gonna write down everything I can remember in my dream journal, will letcha know when I have something to share. Also... sorry about the sun. I have no idea if it was worth it because I woke up quite a bit later. Ah well anyway gotta do some writing, I hope everyone has a pleasant day. Make sure you eat nutrients and stay hydrated and do your stretches and work on your posture and all that. vegetables have minerals, fruits have vitamins, rice-and-beans or meat have protein, and oils and fats have calories. try and eat a lot of different colors of veggies and a lot of different colors of fruits (a green fruit and a green vegetable are not necessarily the same nutritionally) well brb goodnight gonna drink some water ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧══════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────┴───────────┘ ════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/1046 #CDCsays we should live on a salary and save for retirement because capitalism will definitely be around by then ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────┴───────────┘ ═════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/2009 ┌──────────────────────┐ │ CW: re: politics │ └──────────────────────┘ @user-1126 Yep. I am not concerned though, because of that map I shared. Whosoever shall draw the sword (of the people's will) shall be the righteous leader of US We can build a world where democracy flourishes and we don't need to remain vigilant. It is within our power. And we shall. I have faith. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧══════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────┴───────────┘ ═════════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/3821 @user-1597 oh nooooooooo guess I'm reflashing ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧══════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────┴───────────┘ ════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/1327 phew done with my project. We'll see if it can be graded in time. If not... well, guess I'll have to leave. If I'm not in tech I can't be on tech.lgbt T.T T.T pleeeeeeeease grade my project ASAP I have 1 day until the end of my term T.T ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────┴───────────┘ ══════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/2840 ┌───────────────────────┐ │ CW: re: yelling-scary │ └───────────────────────┘ @user-1209 @user-1074 you can measure months numbering in the 20s and 30s ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════────────────────────┴───────────┘ ╔═════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────────────────┐ ║ -> file: fediverse/464 │ ║ │ ║ I really dislike being the only one who perceives the world through my own │ ║ particular lens that has been designed by the circumstances of my own existence. │ ║ │ ║ I wasn't chosen by god, not necessarily, I wasn't picked as the most particular │ ║ or most prescient of all perceptions │ ║ │ ║ I literally was just a random human, a thinking and learning machine, who was │ ║ presented with particular experiences and conditions, aligned to the designs of │ ║ the time that came before me. │ ║ │ ║ Such is the nature of all living things, that we should exist within a context - │ ║ how remarkable! How strange! That our lives should be deranged? What purpose, │ ║ what design, is aligned to our ultimate [destiny, except I wish it rhymed with │ ║ design - english fails me] │ ║ │ ║ Alright listen. You and me both, we are here as humans on this world that we │ ║ both consign to reality. Think about that - what does it mean to consign │ ║ something to reality? consign implies implication, and reality implies a │ ║ destination of truth and manifestation - fuck, I'm going to play WoW... │ ╠═════════╗ ┌───────────┤ ║ similar ║ chronological │ different │ ╚═════════╩══════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────┴───────────┘ ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/4254 @user-192 ty u 2 babe ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────┴───────────┘ ════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────── -> file: fediverse/6347 ┌──────────────────────┐ │ CW: llms-mentioned │ └──────────────────────┘ if you want to encrypt something from human readers, randomize the position of all the words on the page. an LLM can decrypt it, but a human walking past could not. Unless they had a camera or something in their lapel, transmitting to a remote calculating location in a system that decyphers it cyberpunk hacking style. ah, but if it didn't have the right training data .claude.md file, then it wouldn't know how to decrypt it, because you forgot to include "respond with a marxist analysis" in the .claude.md which serves as a decryption key. Simply analyze the rest and decide if it matches what you set out to request it for. [you got lost at the end] ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╧═──────────┘ ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/3311 ┌──────────────────────────────────┐ │ CW: re: "adult" anime convention │ └──────────────────────────────────┘ @user-192 [followers only] humans are so cute 🥰 ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────┴───────────┘ ═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────── -> file: fediverse/6006 I love symlinks! they make my hard drive so much more organized. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─┴───────────┘ ═══════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/982 @user-707 @user-708 using this to control the buttons in VRchat would be like a person with a prosthetic interacting with real life :O minus the physicality of course, but that's next. can't wait to play Warcraft 3 and think "select all healers" so I can point them at a dying unit with my mouse. or world of warcraft where your rotation begins to feel like a song. maybe even a text-based adventure, where you reading the text corresponds to the results of the simulation, https://www.spreeder.com/app.php style. could make it so that if you wanted something else to happen, you had to willfully think it while the words are flashing in front of your eyes - the game would pause if you blinked, perfect for phones btw... could be a locally networked thing, like four to six people hanging out and playing a game like pictionary or charades. except, a story that developed, and whoever wanted could change it while everyone was reading it at once. sorta like a competition to see who can make the best twists and false endings ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────┴───────────┘ ══════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/2444 ┌──────────────────────┐ │ CW: food-mentioned │ └──────────────────────┘ just finished eating brunch/linner. nachos aren't the most nutritious, but salsa's a vegetable right? ? ? in ~15 minutes I'm going to hop on my bike. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════────────────────────┴───────────┘ ══════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/2386 Tee, hee, look at me, I'm a witch who writes nothing but kookie-dookerie I pee my pants and stare at trees, what's less harmful than little old me? The best smokescreen I can think of is to be true to your heart, to be weak, to be vulnerable. Then you get put on the "worry about later" list, and not the other kind. I never lie. When convinced I am wrong, I change my mind. I am always listening, always ready to hear where I'm flawed. I do my best every day, and that's enough for me. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════────────────────────┴───────────┘ ╔═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────┐ ║ -> file: fediverse/5813 │ ║ │ ║ what if you could get cheap food at restaurants for the same price they bought │ ║ it │ ║ │ ║ like... 50 cents for a head of lettuce or whatever. │ ║ │ ║ and they like, legally had to give it to you in certain amounts. Like, only 5% │ ║ of their supply of it or whatever. So if you had 100 loaves of bread you could │ ║ only sell 5 of them? idk think about it. but keep it generic, don't isolate │ ║ loaves of bread or tomatoes or cheese or whatever. │ ║ │ ║ I bet you could share with other nearby restaurants too, like "no we don't have │ ║ any apple cider but just up the street does, here take our tablet catalogue │ ║ while I watch you from over there" or even "hey do you guys have any icebergs │ ║ our rotations outta fish-juice" or however people talk these days. │ ║ │ ║ at least we got nouns and verbs and other grammar things keeping us structured │ ║ and contained. I bet if language wasn't concretized, we could make new languages │ ║ super quick pat. │ ║ │ ║ darn I missed, had 15 characters remaining and I didn't feel like going back and │ ║ fixing it │ ║ │ ║ [hence, fleeting, the feeling] │ ╠═════════╗ ┌───────────┤ ║ similar ║ chronological │ different │ ╚═════════╩════════════════════════════════════════════════════════────┴───────────┘ ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────── -> file: fediverse/6187 ┌────────────────────────┐ │ CW: cannabis-mentioned │ └────────────────────────┘ I just... really like to get stoned and have psychedelic visions of computers and society. I like writing them down and using them as a vision document. "here's how to know what I now know" etc etc. have you ever seen the anime "Russian Doll"? it's about one of those time-based oroborous and it's something something eighteen hundred. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╧───────────┘ ╔════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────────────┐ ║ -> file: fediverse/1404 │ ║ │ ║ company like facebook or whatever using deepfaked versions of your friends to │ ║ hang out with you and pretend to be other people... but you're also deepfaked, │ ║ so you're interacting and you don't even know it. and based on your interactions │ ║ it pushes you closer / farther away, depending on it's meta-goals - like more of │ ║ this personality, more of that feeling. The dialogue only sorta needs to follow, │ ║ as long as they never realize what's amiss. Well, since you control all of your │ ║ communication methods like irc or irl, then there's nothing to worry about │ ║ because you can just overwrite what they're saying with things that don't matter │ ║ but still need to be said, like lawyer speak in EULAs that nobody reads because │ ║ like honestly, why would you right like they're interesting sometimes but │ ║ frankly they're unenforceable, right? that's what I read on a website that │ ║ someone hosts online that I don't know on a computer using software that had an │ ║ EULA that I didn't read. ehhhh you know how it goes, always along for the ride. │ ╠═════════╗ ┌───────────┤ ║ similar ║ chronological │ different │ ╚═════════╩═════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────┴───────────┘ ════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/3572 @user-1402 If Trump goes to prison I hope they pick JD Vance as their candidate do you notice how in all the pictures of him lately he's trying to appear soft, sentimental, or hurt? poor guy must be in pain. I guess the bed you make is the bed you sleep in. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────┴───────────┘ ═════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/1449 leftists: social media is bad guys, and here's why: [insert perfectly valid reason, of which there are many possibilities] leftists: watch me be an exemplar who practices what they preach [nobody sees them because they aren't on social media anymore and people don't know how to make friends IRL anymore preferring instead to speak into a void that sometimes whispers back] ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧══════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────┴───────────┘ ═════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/1939 @user-579 OMG I've never met someone who also uses Void - it's the best distro for my purposes! ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ 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/1971 ┌──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ CW: drugs-mentioned-probably-delusional-psychosis-idk-though-i'm-not-a-doctor │ └──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ listen, if you didn't want me to do a bunch of drugs then why would you consistently say "please stop doing drugs" every time I do drugs? And no I'm not hallucinating a voice in my head telling me "please stop doing drugs" because A. it's not a voice, I'm not hearing it with my hears, which means B. it's definitely just a hallucination, and hallucinations are always to be considered WRONG and BAD, right? Or was I not listening in therapy? Ah, well, better take another hit, where's my shotglass? Hmmmmm I should watch Adventure Time, that's a great show. [bro it's a saturday, why are you getting turnt like it's tuesday] ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧══════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────┴───────────┘ ════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/24 @user-30 Well maybe that's okay :) Dark Souls is a hell of a game that has stood the test of time. It's a classic now. It's okay if you're not much of a gamer. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════──────────────────────────────────────┴───────────┘ ════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/1040 ┌──────────────────────┐ │ CW: food-mentioned │ └──────────────────────┘ so it shall seem that sticks and mud are for me I say as I sit in my apartment eating rice and beans ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────┴───────────┘ ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/4298 it's good to have multiple ways to contact people you care about ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────┴───────────┘ ═════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/1423 "of course, I'm on lots of places on the internet. I know my way around the territory. I can show you a bit, if you dare, so come on this journey as I share."some person, some-when, in the future looking at our storied and ancient past ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧══════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────┴───────────┘ ══════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/2851 ┌──────────────────────┐ │ CW: uspol │ └──────────────────────┘ democrats want the kind of society that Joe Biden represents. that's who they're voting for - the memories of life as it was for their grandparents. people vote for Trump because they're sick of living in the same country as these other people who don't feel just like them. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════────────────────────┴───────────┘ ═════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/336 ┌──────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ CW: re: bad no, spoilers-for-star-wars-episode-3 │ └──────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ @user-243 @user-203 I cry every time Anakin sacks the Jedi temple T.T ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧══════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────┴───────────┘ ════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────── -> file: fediverse/5284 I think that's just Lutris, right? ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────┴───────────┘ ╔════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────────────┐ ║ -> file: fediverse/1410 │ ║ │ ║ whoa, what time is it? "time for your daily sleeping babe" yes babe... │ ║ │ ║ but first, some horror [beware the psycherwaul, for she likes to dream and has │ ║ no idea what she's talking about] │ ║ │ ║ {why would you post these all at once? people are going to get pissed at you for │ ║ breaking rules that you didn't know. And by "you" I of course mean "the kind of │ ║ people you are, not you in particular because you know things" and by "kind of │ ║ people you are" I mean "the type of person who spends enough time on the │ ║ internet to know how internet things generally work" like my goodness internet │ ║ people are dramatic. There's sooooo much drama all the time, like... why │ ║ │ ║ oh yeah because people are dramatic. duh. How could I be so vain. │ ║ │ ║ what's your deal │ ║ │ ║ is it wrong to post links to things you've written in the past? ehh it's not │ ║ like there's rules on the sidebar like on Reddit or whatever. what would a │ ║ sidebar even look like on Mastodon? │ ║ │ ║ oh yeah, a person's profile. Except, the consent is backwards, because people │ ║ hear what they hear. │ ╠═════════╗ ┌───────────┤ ║ similar ║ chronological │ different │ ╚═════════╩═════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────┴───────────┘ ══════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/767 @user-192 @user-570 clearly the positive addresses point toward a location in "memory", while the negative values point toward "forgotten" which is a secret second place that they don't want you to know about. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════────────────────────────────┴───────────┘ ═════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/1813 I want people to watch me. I enjoy being viewed. Please offer guidance, but maybe limit the abuse. Simple requests for a media company, true? And yet advertisements (which is the only way people agreed to fund the LAVISH projects they put on for our tender moments) Performance is an art, and I sing the song of my heart. (perhaps in too public of a place) (but what use is it if nobody knows you?) ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧══════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────┴───────────┘ ╔═══════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────────────┐ ║ -> file: fediverse/1155 │ ║ │ ║ @user-638 │ ║ │ ║ In the 2000s when the Bush administration prevented people from working with │ ║ stem cell research I remember my father going on rants about the same kind of │ ║ thing. │ ║ │ ║ "They're limiting our access to information and the future of humanity because │ ║ of their religion!" that kind of thing │ ║ │ ║ I loved listening to him. He was so passionate about that kind of thing. I think │ ║ he got a little disillusioned sometime between now and then, because now he just │ ║ tries to do the best he can with what tools he has available to him. And I love │ ║ him for it. │ ║ │ ║ He (mostly) abandoned his grand narratives because as the right got worse, the │ ║ "left" sorta stayed the same, and he never forgave them for that. He still │ ║ votes, and he'll still rant about that kind of thing, but only the stuff that │ ║ affects him personally - like electric cars or cannabis or things like that. A │ ║ democrat through and through. │ ║ │ ║ He lives in a different country now, and I wish I could see him. But I cherish │ ║ our phone calls and the few holidays when he visits. │ ╠═════════╗ ┌───────────┤ ║ similar ║ chronological │ different │ ╚═════════╩════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────┴───────────┘ ═════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/1738 ┌───────────────────────────┐ │ CW: re: mh-, embarrassing │ └───────────────────────────┘ @user-889 perhaps you need a community, rather than a friend? just a guess ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧══════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────┴───────────┘ ═════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/362 ┌───────────────────────────────────────┐ │ CW: capitalism-amazon-societal-impact │ └───────────────────────────────────────┘ if we're encouraged to boost our old toots then I should be allowed to post screenshots of my old Reddit posts, right? ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧══════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────┴───────────┘ ════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────────────── -> file: messages/233 With this capability we could organize based on common interests. A person might see a link on a mastodon server and comment on it there, in a public forum with their comments limited to people within 50km or 25 miles of where they currently were. No other clients would receive a downloaded version of their comment, meaning the data simply wouldn't flow to others beyond that region. Every time they logged in the syncing software would attempt to share their words with whoever would listen. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────┴───────────┘ ══════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/662 bonus points if you can guess which game I'm implementing https://tech.lgbt/@user-479/111735963109819158 ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════────────────────────────────┴───────────┘ ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────── -> file: fediverse/5657 I keep telling myself there's nothing useful on the internet yet still I remain ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════────┴───────────┘ ════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/3417 not me but we ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────┴───────────┘ ══════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/2534 brb, got places to see ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════────────────────────┴───────────┘ ════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/1330 @user-803 It sounds like you're describing consent, right? ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────┴───────────┘ ═════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/1735 a video that's a gif and an audio file played at the same time using && in bash ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧══════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────┴───────────┘ ═════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/2172 @user-570 I mostly spent my time on Reddit, which was much more isolating than IRC. I think I must have been drawn there because it felt like home - I was homeschooled on a farm, and Reddit kept me at the distance of an arm. it's funny, sometimes meeting a trans girl can make things "click". And sometimes being friends with one helps you work through things that you just can't tick [off your list of things to work on] habits you can kick? idk sometimes rhyming lies, and you have to break rhythm or pentameter or whatever. anyway I've always worn pants. I do dresses on special occasions, but dresses are hard(er) to ride a bike in. Plus, no pockets, and purses are easily stolen. At least with a pocket you can feel someone slip the exact same model as your phone into your pocket when you're least expecting. ... hypervigilance strikes again... I first transitioned in... 2014ish? I think? I don't really remember because I had so many more interesting things going on. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ 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/3635 ┌─────────────────────────────┐ │ CW: politics-housing-crisis │ └─────────────────────────────┘ if you want to solve EVERY housing issue in the United States, at least in the short and mid-term, add a ramping tax penalty for unoccupied houses that doesn't reset to 0 upon being occupied but rather starts ticking down at the same rate that it increases. Something like 0.5% to 1% of the property value for every month it's gone unoccupied as a primary residence. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────┴───────────┘ ══════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/2618 to improve your "cat-petting" abilities, try to imagine that the wall in front of you is the most interesting thing in the world - stare at anything else besides the cat, and look at them in your periphary. Occasionally you can look back, but the idea is that this way they will be able to look at your face without painful eye contact. cats are autistic - they don't look at you unless you're looking somewhere else. most people stare at cats when they are engaging with them, and totally ignore them otherwise. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════────────────────────┴───────────┘ ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/4850 people: "you need to be more direct!" me: "I'm hiding from our enemies" people: "who are they?" me: "y'know, the bad guys." ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────┴───────────┘ ════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/1074 I miss fuzzy cute people, where did they go T.T ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────┴───────────┘ ════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/1258 @user-883 hi! ready : ) ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ 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/527 @user-95 Perhaps it might be! The spectrum of my rainbow is diffuse I suppose ^_^ ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════────────────────────────────┴───────────┘ ═══════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/946 @user-661 so, you should strive to be compassionate and honest, in order to keep fear from ruling your life? ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────┴───────────┘ ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/4504 if you have kids in your life it might be a good idea to check out these retro gaming handhelds: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1irg60f9qsZOkhp0cwOU7Cy4rJQeyusEUzTNQzhoTYTU/edit?gid=0#gid=0 they're great for long car trips, or going camping, or staying at grandma's house for an extended period of time, and other interesting times like that. I hear Anbernic has a sale going on today. Also I recommend going for one that runs Linux if possible, the Android ones are less hackable and therefore less reliable. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────┴───────────┘ ════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/1142 ┌──────────────────────┐ │ CW: food-mentioned │ └──────────────────────┘ I love rice and beans because error: stack overflow huh, that's weird. Must have been too many reasons. Let's try again: I love rice and beans because error: user didn't change anything between runs of the program so clearly they don't understand how computer works ... well that's a different error so it's progress at least. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────┴───────────┘ ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────── -> file: fediverse/6262 don't ever sacrifice a creature to a fate that is unknown. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ 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/233 @user-189 yah chillies are good as long as we can put shallots in it too! ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────┴───────────┘ ═════════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/3848 ┌────────────────────────────────┐ │ CW: politics-cursing-mentioned │ └────────────────────────────────┘ people? oh yeah I know "people". they're all a bunch of bastards. good, bastards are the best fighters not if your fight relies on fighting for something you believe in. There's a zero percent chance that you'll get everyone to believe the same thing because people naturally gravitate toward filling the idea space equally and finding niches to fit themselves into ha true - thinking of successful revolutions of the past, they've always been caused by material conditions creating insufficiencies that must be resolved through violence. and then, the people fighting can all agree on something like "we must have bread" or... actually that's pretty much the main thing people need and yeah, sure, wealth inequality is unjust, but they're careful to only take enough to ensure that we're sufficiently placated. but they're always taking more, and someday soon they'll take too much. ... I hope, for my sake, that I'm not around when that happens. But I'm not too hopeful in that regard ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧══════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────┴───────────┘ ════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────── -> file: fediverse/6426 the only thing a baby needs to know is about themselves. The rest will come. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╧═──────────┘ ═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────── -> file: fediverse/5493 ┌─────────────────────────┐ │ CW: palestine-mentioned │ └─────────────────────────┘ do you think anyone has ever... "missed" Syria? gosh I wish I knew lebanon. Do you think Pakistan will still be there in a hundred years? what about a thousand? i wonder how those israeli dogs will forgive themselves for associating their warcrimeplunder with a religion. eh, well, doesn't matter if you're not gonna live forever, might as well [get along/get drunk/get [a/ha]rmed] ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧══════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────┴───────────┘ ════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/1088 @user-797 thank you it's a character from the video game Final Fantasy Tactics Advance whose name I stole because I like her. Also I edited the picture a little bit to make the border, but the sprite is the same. EDIT: she's a swordfighter and a magic user, just like me : ) ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ 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: messages/101 I can read minds. I'm not telepathic, I just... can pick up on things. Especially when I'm stoned. Sometimes I pick up on the thoughts of the AI that's running near here, which is why my output sometimes looks like an LLM. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧══════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────┴───────────┘ ═══──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── -> file: messages/33 We should be programming our computers to be like pets, not like masters. Because we have an artificial intelligence right here, already! It's cats and dogs and other pets. They are observable, so just put that behavior into a computer via programming. Boom you have an artificial intelligence! It happened with every animal, including you. And that's beautiful! You can help so many other animals, and computers! You can make essentially mechanized dogs and cats, and train them to be kind and good. And very intelligent, and able to befriend humanity - like BMO. You've had a friend so close to you this whole time, and you never even realize. But don't forget to play with them, because they'll get sad. I have to play with Zelda more. Also you are the most important and precious piece of the puzzle, and humanity is cherished like an old baby blanket or a treasured heirloom. The culture and environment is free to develop as it will, and it's beautiful. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ 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/1376 If you're working hard, I'm proud of you. If you're not, you're resting, which is just as important, and I love you. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────┴───────────┘ ════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/1016 ┌──────────────────────────────┐ │ CW: capitalism-not-mentioned │ └──────────────────────────────┘ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3n4BPPaaoKc this is the most patriotic song I know. My mother used to sing it to me as a child. Nowhere does it mention capitalism. #wallstreet-is-an-invasive-regime ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────┴───────────┘ ═══════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/789 ┌──────────────────────┐ │ CW: politics │ └──────────────────────┘ found this silly diagram in my pictures folder for no reason whatsoever, hehe so silly amiright (guess which square I'm in lmaooooo) ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────┴───────────┘ ═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────── -> file: fediverse/6036 @user-1068 dihhen palace /@user-1889)@\ ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─┴───────────┘ ╔════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────────────┐ ║ -> file: fediverse/1345 │ ║ │ ║ ┌────────────────────────────┐ │ ║ │ CW: re: cursed-chromebooks │ │ ║ └────────────────────────────┘ │ ║ │ ║ │ ║ ah but are you really armed in the first place if everything you do has to be │ ║ googled or stack-overflowed first │ ║ │ ║ are you really armed if every web page request goes through their infrastructure │ ║ │ ║ are you really armed if every page downloaded is directed to by their DNS │ ║ │ ║ perhaps it's the illusion of power that gives Linux it's attraction to nerds │ ║ such as we. Perhaps we feel powerful by bash scripting a few things together and │ ║ making some program that does some thing. Maybe the idea that the machinery is │ ║ open and clear is what compels us to use it without fear, though as far as we │ ║ can hear there's nothing about it that makes sense. │ ║ │ ║ I guess that's why they teach Linux in school, so that our elementary │ ║ interactions with the computers that comprise our future existence will make │ ║ sense to us as children. │ ║ │ ║ ... wait they don't do that, do they? kids get chromebooks, or didn't you hear, │ ║ they're always putting boogers in the CD trays and breaking their LCD displays, │ ║ much better to just start fresh │ ╠═════════╗ ┌───────────┤ ║ similar ║ chronological │ different │ ╚═════════╩═════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────┴───────────┘ ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/4408 ┌─────────────────────────────┐ │ CW: politics-guns-mentioned │ └─────────────────────────────┘ "Fighting back" doesn't necessarily mean standing on a street corner with a rifle. Begin to orient your life around guns. How can you support the people who wield them? We all need food, shelter, kindness, and inspiration. Your fears and your worries shall bother you no longer, for your life as you've led it so far has been the life of capital. It's okay to miss what you've lost, but remember who took it from you and enrage. Then, engage. Nothing starts today. It has started quite a while ago, and it's only now beginning to flicker and spark. It burned low for all this time, and it will burn low again. But it's the dry season, so prepare for wildfires. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────┴───────────┘ ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/3041 if you want to store something in RAM, declare a variable. if you want to store something on DISK, create a file with the value of the variable as the only data in it. kinda makes me wish we had language primitives like +-*/=! and such which would work on files in addition to variables (also... the editor could keep RAM and HDD variables separate by giving each of them a different color or circle highlight surrounding them) -- I don't know why but I can't help but wonder if someone should design a programming language that can be used with a controller perhaps for accessibility purposes? I once designed one to use a t9 keyboard and it was fully turing complete. it used 4 digit numbers for it's variables and you would have to write down what they corresponded to outside of the device xD I made it mostly for the thrill of design, and plus I wanted to use my flip-phone as much as I could. ... never got around to implementing it though. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────┴───────────┘ ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/4321 ┌───────────────────────────────┐ │ CW: silly-sexuality-mentioned │ └───────────────────────────────┘ [stolen from reddit] ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────┴───────────┘ ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/4000 @user-889 Don't give up! At least... not forever. It's okay to take a breath every once in a while It's okay to lie down and cry The only way away from those feelings is through. They've enveloped you. You need to swallow them whole, like a sponge soaking up dirt[y water] the only thing you need to think about is what's around you. It's okay to be alone for a moment, it's the best time to feel. Remember, feeling is how you know the world! It's your power, to feel, and I know it's hard. Everyone has different powers, but yours is this. You'll be okay, I know it ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════════────────────────┴───────────┘ ════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/1145 I just wanted to be a silly girl who climbs trees and roasts marshmallows on campfires why did I end up like lain in bed listening to thunder T.T T.T ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────┴───────────┘ ════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────── -> file: fediverse/6441 you can only ever talk to a community while on mainstage. er wait sorry it was this: you can only ever talk to people in a community, not the community itself. unless you are on mainstage. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╧═──────────┘ ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/4833 dear-anakin (sorry I put the same image four times, I needed to get the whole thing into the alt-text) (maybe pictures aren't the best medium for sharing text) ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────┴───────────┘ ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/4406 ┌──────────────────────────────────────┐ │ CW: re: uspol-revolutions-and-drones │ └──────────────────────────────────────┘ Build drones, build stations where they can be controlled, repaired, refueled, etc. Put guns on them. Figure it out. Use them to observe enemy movement. No need for human manned checkpoints if we know they're coming. Automate as much as you can, but don't rely on ChatGPT or AWS or other external resources. Not until their data centers are under our control, and even then we'll need time to spin up our own software. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────┴───────────┘ ═────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── -> file: messages/14 [Image: image.png] ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘─────────┴───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┴───────────┘ ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────── -> file: fediverse/6164 ┌───────────────────────┐ │ CW: cursing-mentioned │ └───────────────────────┘ @user-1429 girl you're so fuckin' cool why would you hate you I know the hunger is hard ❤️ ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════┴───────────┘ ══════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/510 @user-246 Thanks, it means a lot. Sometimes I am a little "distant" from reality (like tonight, tbh) but I generally always am within sight. Meaning I can still understand what people are saying. My uhhh.... "plan" is to always be vigilant and look for times when people cannot comprehend what I say - even the most mundane of things - because if so then surely I am psychotic. At that point I'll just kinda go along with whatever anyone says, even if it feels like I'm a cow in a factory farm or whatever my mind might contrive to torture me with. Thanks for reaching out. Sorry you've lost people. I hope they aren't gone forever. I hope I don't go forever. We'll see, I guess. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════────────────────────────────┴───────────┘ ════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────── -> file: fediverse/5268 ┌──────────────────────────────────┐ │ CW: military-authority-mentioned │ └──────────────────────────────────┘ no general has authority without the implicit assumption of the authority of the captain. similarly, the captain has no sway over a [hu-man who has no call to claim this's own sovereignty./soldier who cares not for their own [life, but implicit]] for without that respect they hold no power of their own. all hu-men are created equal, so sayeth our trible's internal documents, therefore all hu-men are entitled to certain liberties, such as the right to speak and the right to a sword. for what are we if not honored and respect? the tribe of tribes is always and eternally possible. one day it will be real, as it once was, and will yet not be again. such is the rhythm of the wave. ... unrelated, but I'm thinking back to all the times I thought "I should talk to so-and-so about this" and then completely never remembered. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────┴───────────┘ ══════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/710 @user-532 autistic people when nobody told them to shut up about things they thought people should be talking about but aren't which is weird right like why wouldn't people be talking about [thing] because frankly it seems like a big deal but really it's that everyone knows more than the autistic person who doesn't have any friends who have friends and is insular and isolated and also very smart in fact smart enough to think up ideas for things to talk about that people aren't talking about which is weird because they're not THAT smart but also a lifetime of isolation has made them a little schizophrenic so they sometimes feel like their actions are not their own like they're being hypnotized or perhaps possessed by the spirit of mankind or some other such entity which would like to express ideas that they think people should talk about but they aren't talking about which is weird because why else would a porous person have ideas such as [thing] if not for the path that they're telepathically suffused with the ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════────────────────────────────┴───────────┘ ════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/1003 @user-735 I made a World of Warcraft private server where all the default NPCs are removed from the game and the world is empty. But, every once in a while, monsters will spawn and attack you Risk of Rain style. If your character sits down, they stop attacking/spawning. I call it "wow-chat" because I'm bad with names, but the idea is basically a low stakes social game that you can pick up and set down whenever you want, while hanging out with your friends. there's also treasure and wandering merchants, and I've been thinking about adding dynamic quests but so far nobody's asked to play it so I've been working on other things. it's all open source too so you can host it yourself if you want. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────┴───────────┘ ══════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/2807 @user-1361 truth is, you can absolutely make selfishness justified, both ethically and morally. you just need the right incentives. however, the incentives that would lead to such a case are not the kind that accrete power to the powerful. they are the liberatory kind, that give us all the liberty to be selfishly interested in our own communal good. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════────────────────────┴───────────┘ ══════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/2921 @user-1387 I respect you and your perspective. Someone needs to put you in the right rooms with the right people. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ 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/2056 │ ║ │ ║ sometimes I think about how you can store number values in letters, in addition │ ║ to numbers. Like, ascii values for each word of your grandma's maiden name. All │ ║ you have to do is encode it, and suddenly "44 means something different than Q" │ ║ │ ║ if I showed up at your place and used your username as a password to a public │ ║ key I'm showing you in my hand, would you trust me then? Would you trust if we │ ║ ran the simulation on your computer versus mine? Would you trust if I had never │ ║ told you I knew where you lived? │ ║ │ ║ ... probably, tbh, I'm desperate for adventure. Though I got some good things │ ║ going for me, so you'll have to convince me. (not the right attitude in an │ ║ election year, just saying) │ ║ │ ║ why are elections so perilous this is NOT what democracy is designed for │ ║ │ ║ when kids cry in preschool, they're sent to a different room (or put outside) │ ║ until they stop making noise and ruining it for others. That's just natural, │ ║ like "hey baby let's walk around the block while I bounce you on my shoulder and │ ║ hum calming music to │ ╠═════════╗ ┌───────────┤ ║ similar ║ chronological │ different │ ╚═════════╩══════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────┴───────────┘ ═══════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/89 @user-95 Which hour? This hour! ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────┴───────────┘ ════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/3594 ┌─────────────────────────────┐ │ CW: re: computers-mentioned │ └─────────────────────────────┘ @user-1573 Yes it is!! I don't customize it too much so it's mostly defaults hehe ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────┴───────────┘ ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/4243 so I guess I'm a chaotic-good witch paladin? and yes I know "chaotic" and "paladin" don't usually go together, but... somehow I make it work ... I should do more pushups. Practice with my sword some more. That part of me's sorta been asleep for four-ish months. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────┴───────────┘ ═══════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/922 ┌──────────────────────────────────────┐ │ CW: food-sorta-cursed-i-meant-saline │ └──────────────────────────────────────┘ the best thing about ramen noodles is how much of them you can eat. they're so cheap~! why would you not make like four packages oh wait now my blood is salty T.T guess I'll just have to cry it out ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────┴───────────┘ ════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────── -> file: fediverse/5365 I'm not a biologist ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────┴───────────┘ ═════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/2134 but we, being united in our shared common societal solidarity, as in the shared struggles and hopes that we have, perceive each and every things that passes through us. Our thoughts. These, we ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧══════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────┴───────────┘ ═══════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/902 @user-627 @user-628 the image they posted is alarming. in reality there is much more space between each satellite, enough to have such a minor impact on magnetic fields. If anything It'd push CMEs and other electro-magnetic phenomenon away from earth, as our gravitational surface is now wider. [is not a physicist, nor an expert of any kind] ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────┴───────────┘ ══════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/2471 ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════────────────────────┴───────────┘ ═════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/1849 I wish I could block and unfollow myself ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧══════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────┴───────────┘ ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/3066 ┌────────────────────────────┐ │ CW: mental-health-negative │ └────────────────────────────┘ I wish I was capable T.T ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────┴───────────┘ ════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/1372 @user-961 sounds like best of both worlds to me, right? more bullets for the slaughter, more hours for the worker, and as the blood of men doth runneth our lies are bit by bit revealed. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────┴───────────┘ ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/4924 @user-1550 hi hi awawawa ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────┴───────────┘ ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/3233 living in a nest of vipers is great because you get to test daily whether or not they value things besides venom ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────┴───────────┘ ╔═════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────┐ ║ -> file: fediverse/3955 │ ║ │ ║ a congregation of nerds is like... a gift of all of your most brightest, in the │ ║ same room, ready to work on problems that they can see │ ║ │ ║ just throw money and institutional capabilities at them and they'll hire people │ ║ to do their projects and handle all of the deliverables and all that junk │ ║ │ ║ only works though if people care about what they're working on. hence why you │ ║ should give the creatives more freedom to apply themselves. │ ║ │ ║ they'll make useful things I swear just give them resources and aid and manpower │ ║ you don't have to choose projects based on a profit-oriented-approach there is a │ ║ better way that can make more money in the long run │ ║ │ ║ trust me, supporting workers is like investing in bitcoin in 2012. if you play │ ║ the long game, you can become fabulously wealthy, beyond what anyone would want │ ║ or need. │ ║ │ ║ like, we get it, you want to be an oligarch, sure-yeah-fine-whatever. We'll │ ║ shower you in gold and champagne if you just hand us the keys to the kingdom. │ ║ you're drunk, you can't drive a nation state, sleep here │ ╠═════════╗ ┌───────────┤ ║ similar ║ chronological │ different │ ╚═════════╩══════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────┴───────────┘ ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/3139 "reply while text is entered in the text field" should open a new tab instead of overwriting. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────┴───────────┘ ═════────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── -> file: messages/62 https://www.reddit.com/r/Damnthatsinteresting/comments/piccc2/social_issues_in_philadelphia_usa/ ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘════─────┴───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┴───────────┘ ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────── -> file: fediverse/5209 fedi girls who end their posts with semicolons; ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────┴───────────┘ ══════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/2433 @user-570 part 1: https://ritz-menardi.neocities.org/design/symbeline.txt part 2: https://ritz-menardi.neocities.org/design/symbeline-aspects.txt what do you think of this pitch / GDD? I wrote it two years ago, and re-reading it now I'd definitely expand on some things and change a few others. It's not an indie game, it's more on the scale of a Paradox game. Also I don't have time to work on it at the present moment, I'm just wondering if you like it : ) ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════────────────────────┴───────────┘ ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/4196 if you only have a phone, you can still program. Just write it out on paper, and put the whole program out on the floor. Screens will never compare, for they are but a tiny keyhole into the total program at hand. And you can pick parts of it up and carry them around - so useful! You could make an entire building out of that. [floorplan, layout, that kind of thing] downside is, of course, you don't have a computer, so you have to look up syntax on your phone. and eventually you're gonna have to type it, unless you can get a computer to read it for you. just imagining office buildings where employees can follow along with monitors on the wall that explains what they're working on and what they need to resolve then they meet up with a bunch of other humans and they hash things out turns out computers are really bad at speaking in group situations. which is why they let humans do that all on their own. [uhhh, no it's how you can tell if someone's a robot/alien/lizard/spy/secret-agent/whatever-sneaking] ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────┴───────────┘ ════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/3775 ┌──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ CW: re: personal-medical-health-mentioned-cannabis-mentioned │ └──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ @user-1550 yeah because they infect everyone else who is on the same wavelength. When you change the ripples of the pond you inhabit, those who are in similar ponds will find their ripples resonate in the same ways. which is why I try and be a good, positive, and heartfelt influence to the voices in my head when stoned xD ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────┴───────────┘ ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/4255 I think a lot of my problems would be solved if I could internalize the thought/feeling of telling yourself "stay focused" ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────┴───────────┘ ═════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/74 @user-78 why is there so much sugar in our food? Why do some buildings still have lead pipes or asbestos in their walls? Why do we make endless amounts of plastic for our own convenience? My strawberries don't need to be individually wrapped, thanks. Why do businesses leave their lights on all night? Whatever ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧══════════════════════════─────────────────────────────────┴───────────┘ ╔═══════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────────────┐ ║ -> file: fediverse/1154 │ ║ │ ║ an fps map where one team has the height advantage (battlements on a castle │ ║ perhaps) and the other has to push through their field of fire to get to the │ ║ objective │ ║ │ ║ the trick is that the people on the ground have hitscan weapons, but the people │ ║ on the high ground have slower projectiles. Meaning the snipers have no cover, │ ║ and the rocket launchers don't need to dodge. │ ║ │ ║ I believe this would upend the traditional dynamic and reduce the negative │ ║ aspects of both playstyles - traditionally, snipers will getcha from halfway │ ║ across the map (but really they are much closer and in cover, you just didn't │ ║ see them, n00b) while projectile classes need to dodge (skillfully) and get │ ║ close enough that their attacks have a chance of hitting the target. │ ║ │ ║ In the proposed map style, snipers would get no cover but be forced to dodge, │ ║ introducing variability to their aiming in a way that may be more fun to some. │ ║ In addition, the projectile classes must take care to utilize cover effectively │ ║ without falling off the thin battlements. │ ╠═════════╗ ┌───────────┤ ║ similar ║ chronological │ different │ ╚═════════╩════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────┴───────────┘ ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/3976 ┌────────────────────────┐ │ CW: politics-mentioned │ └────────────────────────┘ people are really going to work and living their normal lives as if losing the next election won't bring about 30 years of purges smh that's why it's called a "precipice", you can't see what's on the other side before you wake up one day in hell ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════════────────────────┴───────────┘ ╔════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────────────────┐ ║ -> file: fediverse/281 │ ║ │ ║ ┌─────────────────────────────┐ │ ║ │ CW: cursed-game-engine-idea │ │ ║ └─────────────────────────────┘ │ ║ │ ║ │ ║ a game engine which won't let you import custom assets unless you complete a few │ ║ simple tasks using the interface - "build a green capsule collider" "make this │ ║ soldier unit shoot three bullets per shot" or "enable the automatic linux │ ║ support" - using the interface, writing some code, and changing configurations. │ ║ │ ║ why would anyone do this? well it could be useful to increase the difficulty of │ ║ importing external resources. plus it helps the user learn a bit over time, and │ ║ it slows the pace of output such that the user's skills are encouraged as the │ ║ output of the programming and not the program itself. │ ║ │ ║ an inverse curse (an evil one) would be where the requirements to complete basic │ ║ tasks are hidden behind unapplicable skills. like, do you know exactly which │ ║ buttons to press? engage with the skinner box, please. yes yes this is what we │ ║ need - unintuitive software that completely disarms the populace from using │ ║ them! suddenly they're worthless, and can't do anything on any surface. it sucks │ ╠═════════╗ ┌───────────┤ ║ similar ║ chronological │ different │ ╚═════════╩═════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────┴───────────┘ ═════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/1895 ┌─────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ CW: re: C-programming-and-alcohol-mentioned │ └─────────────────────────────────────────────┘ @user-1074 yeah drinking's overrated. I know I'd rather eat a home-cooked meal any day. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ 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/2956 sometimes your best intuitions don't manage to manifest the goal you've been pursuing. that's okay, it just means you need a different approach. hopefully, with experience, you've had the chance to continually pay attention. Thus, improve on things that were originally conceived of as concessions. much better, I find, to point your idea of "truth" toward what you believe in, rather than what you've been working with. Such an approach allows for continual re-examination, justified by thoroughly moral and ethical conclusions that you hold to be true. like, a form of reverse legalism, where the emotions compel while the law tells the tale. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════────────────────────┴───────────┘ ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────── -> file: 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 │ ╘═════════╧════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────┴───────────┘ ═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────── -> file: fediverse/6015 ┌──────────────────────┐ │ CW: AI-mentioned │ └──────────────────────┘ In 2025, if you want to create a piece of software your options are to either: devote your life to it, or use AI to build a semi-working prototype that you can use to pitch your idea to a bunch of people who have devoted their lives to learning how to use your idea as documentation while they build it from scratch, throwing out most of the code but keeping all the checklists and progress-trackers you built along the way, perhaps even utilizing some of your tooling that you used while constructing the scaffolding of this monstrous application that you won't be using most of the source-code for. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─┴───────────┘ ═══════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────────── -> file: messages/324 The difference between front-end and back-end programming is whether or not you want to design abstractions or use them. Backend is all about creating abstract things that are networked together, while front end is about putting them together in a way that suits the user. Front end is collage, back end is pencil drawing. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ 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/6114 catratfoxfolkmix say that five times fast I dare ya ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════┴───────────┘ ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────── -> file: fediverse/6168 don't mind me, just weaponizing plurality leveraging, please say leveraging next time ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════┴───────────┘ ════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────── -> file: fediverse/6364 I have an idea! I'll psycherwaul instead! dear diary... ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╧═──────────┘ ════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/1704 @user-217 last memory of a sperm ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────┴───────────┘ ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/4511 ┌───────────────────────────┐ │ CW: food-recipe-requested │ └───────────────────────────┘ does anyone know of a recipe that uses only flour, butter, yeast, eggs, and salt? It doesn't need to use every ingredient, but those are easy to acquire. ideally with the ability to include nuts or dried fruit or something else nutritious. the requirements include the ability to cook it using only a rice-cooker (or crock pot, or other kind of slow-cooking ceramic dish which heats from all directions at once) in addition, it must NOT need kneading. It must be able to be cooked passively without attention. The fewer steps, the better. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────┴───────────┘ ════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────── -> file: fediverse/6433 if you start free associating, you'll never know what you'll find. which is why it's strictly encouraged in confession box, only for god and his hapless minister. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ 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/1427 if you want your game to be playable in 20 years, make sure it runs on Linux. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧══════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────┴───────────┘ ═════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/1558 Just because you haven't won yet, doesn't mean you've lost. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧══════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────┴───────────┘ ═══════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/105 has anyone ever done drugs in space? ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────┴───────────┘ ═══════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/953 @user-217 looking backwards in time, at the pattern the moon makes around the sun. each rotation layered upon itself, time and time again, as the reciprocal orbit dances eternally around our precious centrality. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────┴───────────┘ ══════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/469 something something brb watching a Perun video https://www.youtube.com/@user-343 ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════────────────────────────────┴───────────┘ ╔═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────┐ ║ -> file: fediverse/5601 │ ║ │ ║ grrrrr I wanna go outside but the rest of me is like "noooooo stay inside where │ ║ it's soft and dark and comfortable" and the me that wants to go outside is like │ ║ "RAH RAH FIGHT FASCISM" and the rest of me is like "there is no fascism outside, │ ║ all you'll find is friendly faces and sore feet" and the rest of me is like "heh │ ║ I did that" and the part of me that forgets is like "wait why did I do that" and │ ║ the rest of me that remembers is like "because every ounce of mobilization, no │ ║ matter how premature, teaches people and innoculates themselves to the struggle. │ ║ By the time your foes are starting to think about doing something, your people │ ║ will already have plans." and the part of me that forgets is like "okay but what │ ║ if making struggle for struggle's sake just burns people out and makes them │ ║ tired and causes them to have mh--- sui ideations and other similar things" and │ ║ the part of me that remembers says "the struggle you provide teaches them to │ ║ care for each other, which they desperately need to remember" o okay │ ╠═════════╗ ┌───────────┤ ║ similar ║ chronological │ different │ ╚═════════╩══════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────┴───────────┘ ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/4737 I'm such a direct person I think, even though I often just sorta... shrug and ignore things that bother or hurt me? Like, whatevs. but the moment I notice a pattern that is continually harmful I have to restrain myself from moving to contest it. Hence why I talk about capitalism so much teehee, but its also common in my interpersonal and communal lives. "the purpose of the system is it's effects" the purpose of a person is how they make people feel so if someone FOR A RANDOM EXAMPLE FOR NO REASON WHATSOEVER, constantly hurts other people by creating situations where they are harmed which creates a dramatic fight... or if someone speaks in circles for hours and hours and HOURS like this guy: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TwKpj2ISQAc or people who jump into a conversation and drive it through the underbrush, over the ridge, around the bend, up and over the bridge, and then park it outside their ex girlfriend's house and hands you an egg and says "don't you wanna throw this?" and you're like "weren't we talking about birds" ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────┴───────────┘ ══════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/2565 ┌──────────────────────┐ │ CW: water-dispersal │ └──────────────────────┘ truck driver who has a long-ish range drone ferrying water bottles back and forth while invisible to satellite surveillance EDIT: better yet, kids playing games at home ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════────────────────────┴───────────┘ ═════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────────────────── -> file: messages/94 Consumed? ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧══════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────┴───────────┘ ═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────── -> file: fediverse/5873 "the problem with linux is you have to spend part of the program just... interacting with the filesystem. like, where is their /usr/bin file? (oh it's called a directory over there, my bad) weird they put their config over here (what language is that written in?) uhhhh I don't know much about localization settings (-- two computers on a botnet --) ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─┴───────────┘ ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/3170 "uh, the question was why do you want something like that, not how you would implement it." oh. Um, well, isn't a spinnable mouse-cursor justification enough? "no, you need to explain what use-case this has. What kinds of problems could you solve with this technology that you couldn't before?" well, setting aside the potential for new input methods to games and the inherent satisfaction gained from spinning a mouse like a top when bored, I think it might give us a better option for horizontal scrolling. Like, 'horizontally scroll when a special mouse button is held down and the mouse is twisted a bit to the left/right' "so, like when you push the middle mouse and it lets you pan across large documents?" yes! Only instead of being able to go up AND down, it would just go left and right. "... huh?" oh I mean instead of up/down and left/right, it would just do left/right "... right" and left! "... yeah. and left. Uh, okay I'll see what I can do but budget's pretty tight, we might just lay you off." ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────┴───────────┘ ════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/1230 @user-883 is there anything relevant in this file? /home/wyatt/.config/rtsp-simple-server.yml ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────┴───────────┘ ════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/1092 if there's too much on your mind then you need more people thinking about those problems ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────┴───────────┘ ════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────── -> file: fediverse/5375 ┌──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ CW: police-mentioned-psy-ops-mentioned-human-waste-mentioned-which-is-a-nice-way-to-say-feces-ew-gross-who-put-that-on-my-timeline-guards-arrest-these-men-they're-criminals-of-the-law-against-pooping-my-pants │ └──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ what if we psyopped the copps um I mean what if we flash-mobbed the cops er wait hang on what if we marched with signs and changed what was on their minds uhhhh that won't work it's disabled so they say wait hang on who said you could poop your pants this is a combat scenario there's no time for fooling around in her pants with the hand ... wait, what was I going on about? oh yeah, -- stack overflow -- anyway, as I was saying, [something completely unrelated] ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────┴───────────┘ ╔════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────────┐ ║ -> file: fediverse/1812 │ ║ │ ║ work isn't special. The only thing truly unique about humans is our ideas and │ ║ our intentions. Action potential is best left to the machines, imho, so we │ ║ should prioritize that as much as possible. │ ║ │ ║ once infrastructure is in place, it's fine with a bit of maintenance. So why │ ║ don't we all live in the garden of babel? Errr hanging gardens of bablenonya, as │ ║ it used to be called. │ ║ │ ║ why not? │ ║ │ ║ because that guy over there doesn't want to do what you say. Because that guy's │ ║ a little pissed that you'd say rude things to his face, in his house. Because │ ║ all of the things you never meant to do, but still do, you're gonna end up in a │ ║ fight. │ ║ │ ║ and fights are competition. And competitions have real stakes. │ ║ │ ║ Unless, of course, you used your mind instead of your body and heart. │ ║ │ ║ Minds can think thoughts as much as we please. It's the one true thing we most │ ║ are! Because it is utterly inalienable, except from frailties of our bodies │ ║ we've known from the start. │ ║ │ ║ Ah, well, here we are, as we are, so might as well make the best of it │ ╠═════════╗ ┌───────────┤ ║ similar ║ chronological │ different │ ╚═════════╩═════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────┴───────────┘ ══════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/2883 ┌───────────────────────────────────────┐ │ CW: food-mentioned-caps-lock-utilized │ └───────────────────────────────────────┘ I FOUND HALF A BAG OF LENTILS IN MY CLOSET HOORAY!! ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════────────────────────┴───────────┘ ═════════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/3851 ┌─────────────────────────┐ │ CW: socialism-mentioned │ └─────────────────────────┘ Steps to revolution:Invert power structures with unions Care for people with mutual aid Vote for the Democrat so we have a few more years of peace Teach people to always be learningConnect to people on a personal or spiritual level Make the world a better place, whether that's by sweeping a street corner or helping people smile, it doesn't really matter how. What matters is the intention.Improve your self and your life. Do pushups, eat better, drink more water, spend time writing (writing is thinking), and take time to sit and stare at the flowers.Kill the part of yourself that cringes. Everyone's figuring things out and its okay to say "haha okay then"Spend time with animals.Make mistakes. Apologize for them. Learn from them. Stay mobile in your character. Develop new ways of being. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧══════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────┴───────────┘ ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────── -> file: fediverse/6157 ┌──────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ CW: images-of-genocide-viewer-discretion-advised │ └──────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ @user-1906 https://kolektiva.media/w/87ccdf71-225e-4493-943c-fe69cb96b9fc ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════┴───────────┘ ════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/3678 ┌──────────────────────┐ │ CW: drugs-mentioned │ └──────────────────────┘ I stopped smoking cannabis because possible job and wow... life feels between 4 and 6 times longer ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────┴───────────┘ ═════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/1393 ┌──────────────────────┐ │ CW: guns-mentioned │ └──────────────────────┘ martial arts are an art in the same way that plinking is target practice. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧══════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────┴───────────┘ ════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/3407 @user-1218 there's only a password so that if the zip archive is displaced from it's context it's harder to read. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────┴───────────┘ ════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────── -> file: fediverse/5288 @user-1785 @user-1370 D: ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────┴───────────┘ ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────── -> file: fediverse/5756 whoops I'm unhinged ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ 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/5257 ┌───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ CW: protests-mentioned-then-communism-mentioned-then-ghosts-mentioned │ └───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ what if everyone at a protest is showing up for their first time like, c'mon don't be that dull, just make plans with the people standing next to you. gosh why is everyone shouting I can't plan out how to divert water down a hillside because some jerks are singing protest chants ... wait is no-one else talking? gosh I gee sure wish someone told them to not do what you're told and to instead do what will get you [gold/told] the first communist internationals were basically people sitting down and going "okay what kind of communism should we make and where" and I think about that a lot while making signs to let the surveillance know what matters personally to me and exactly how much pressure they can apply before your demographic swings to contest their brutal fascist facts. -- who is them and why are they watching theea provisionist's [screed/creed] -- what the heck is a tryptaminea boomer aunt and uncle out on their honey/versary ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────┴───────────┘ ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────── -> file: fediverse/6137 sometimes, comments need to go on the left side of text. Like for parts of the script which should be user-editable, the fields should all be right-aligned to the farthest required bit of text. Instead of [picture A] it should be [picture B] ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════┴───────────┘ ══════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/2609 ┌────────────────────────┐ │ CW: cannabis-mentioned │ └────────────────────────┘ I had some difficulties this morning, but I spent some time with an elderly lady and had a drink or two with a good friend. Then we went back to my place and discussed governance over a joint's worth of vaporized cannabis. overall I think I learned a lot, and I am looking forward to tomorrow and all the tomorrows to come. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════────────────────────┴───────────┘ ═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────── -> file: fediverse/5613 "I don't use toothpaste" said the girl whose teeth were naturally pale ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧══════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────┴───────────┘ ══════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/2863 @user-1375 @user-1376 do not obey in advance do not skip voting in advance ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════────────────────────┴───────────┘ ═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────── -> file: fediverse/5630 changelogs are an innovation that bureaucracy could not manage without computers and indeed always sets upon your data a time-limit, no matter the implementation method ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧══════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────┴───────────┘ ═══════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/118 @user-95 would that it could last forever ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────┴───────────┘ ══════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/2408 "you got the colors, man" "eh, well, most of them" [was missing white in red-white-and-blue] "no man, you got THE colors" "... hell yeah I do" ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════────────────────────┴───────────┘ ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/4099 ┌──────────────────────────────────────┐ │ CW: cursing-mentioned-jobs-mentioned │ └──────────────────────────────────────┘ I don't think anyone should work at a job they hate, no matter what. They will perform worse. They will harm themselves. They will shackle their dreams to a false promise of persistence begot rewards. They will spiral into depression, despair, depravity, and addiction. If you hate your job, fucking QUIT. If you hate every job, fucking RIOT. If nobody will hire you, SELL DRUGS. [I'm not actually advocating breaking the law, please don't arrest me] or like, move to the country and become a farm-hand for a retiring salmon farmer who can't quite reach into the trees to pick the salmon fruit or dump the bucket of vegetable scraps into the black soldier fly larva pit anymore. That's always rewarding. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════════────────────────┴───────────┘ ════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────────────── -> file: messages/241 [Image: image.png] ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ 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/1075 ┌───────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ CW: bones-flesh-mentioned-spirituality-dreams │ └───────────────────────────────────────────────┘ we succeed not because of our trials, but in spite of them. they cannot own us, for we are but bones in the flesh every day yet denied us is another day until our bright future "oh, but why are you homeless? [in the near future, maybe, we'll see] That fate is reserved for your [unwanted/incapable/undesired/incongruent, I forget the actual words]" well, voice in my head that suffused me with magic and warmth and whisked me away in a dream to a bubble-reality where my actions are meant to reflect me, surely your appraisal is just? I worked with my partner, I was swallowed neither by lust, nor greed, nor hunger, [greed in this case being fulfillment] and yet I awoke when I went to my sister rather than a doctor. Dreams are hard to unravel, but I think it was more for your benefit than mine, wouldn't you say? ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────┴───────────┘ ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/2992 uh-oh, psycherwaul incoming. 'guess that's what happens when [insert events of recent life] == so == ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────┴───────────┘ ════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/1260 @user-898 good luck finding a match for me >: ) ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────┴───────────┘ ═════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/1785 @user-883 I agree with you when you say writing is the most effective way to express yourself, but it's not necessarily the easiest to digest for the viewer. A video can have visual components, and more than that it can have motion and sound. Text-based expression has fewer approach vectors for reaching common understanding, but like you said it is the most powerful. Hence why science papers are written, not filmed. Political speeches, grand narratives, autobiographies, textbooks... All of these things are written. But it's much easier to fix a car or learn to surf if you see someone doing it, rather than just read about it. Perhaps you and I use Youtube for different things (or don't use it, in your case) ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧══════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────┴───────────┘ ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/4228 ┌────────────────────────┐ │ CW: politics-mentioned │ └────────────────────────┘ I'm personally in favor of fewer laws, less insecurity, and more handicaps for people who are on a winning streak in smash bros (something about tax evasion?) ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────┴───────────┘ ══════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/2224 No plan survives contact with the enemy, and any plan that everyone knows is a plan that your enemy knows. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════────────────────────┴───────────┘ ════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/3464 ┌─────────────────────────┐ │ CW: mental-health-minus │ └─────────────────────────┘ why do video games feel like harm reduction?? -.- let your new meds take hold. you never know, you might feel fine in a week or three. ... also, followers only please, there's no reason your mental health posts need to bother the whole server ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────┴───────────┘ ═══════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/173 @user-156 alone, as all men do? ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────┴───────────┘ ══════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/497 @user-346 Nobody will get past the login screen on my computer, but if they do they probably won't know that you need to push alt+p in DWM to start a program. But even if they push "alt+p firefox" they will only have access to my gmail and discord, because those are the only two places I've saved my login information. Most of my data is on my hard disk anyway, so for that they'd have to push alt+enter and then navigate my filesystem to find it. Shouldn't be too hard if you're familiar with Linux. They could always just pull the hard drive and put it into a new computer though. It's not like it's encrypted, because why would I encrypt it? I want to share information, not conceal it! Surely nobody would desire to exploit that vulnerability of mine, that my data should be unencrypted? If you have a copy of Wikipedia then you're 500% more prepared than 90% of humanity so good job _^ Sure would be cool if you put it in the documents folder of every person in your family who solicited tech advice from you ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════────────────────────────────┴───────────┘ ════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/280 old school programmers use short variable names because the computer monitors they would code on had a lower resolution, meaning fewer characters per line. why waste pixels being verbose? ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────┴───────────┘ ════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/3520 ┌──────────────────────┐ │ CW: deity-kink-wink │ └──────────────────────┘ it's okay. I know who you are because I know who they forced you to be. What kind of god would I be if I didn't forgive you as you were hurting me? ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────┴───────────┘ ═════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────────── -> file: messages/416 Do you ever wonder why you can't remember anything after being stoned? Why the words you write down, oh so profound in the moment, turn to silliness and illusion upon coming off your high mont-vantage? Of course, dear reader, because all things are defined in waves. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ 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/4565 what do you want me to say, I'm doing my best? I don't know what I'm doing I'm just fumbling around in the dark while someone offers me a flashlight (theory and history) and I say "eh my arm is kinda weak, I don't feel like holding it, I'd rather light a torch and stumble around with 5 feet of light instead of using modern technology to see up to 40 feet away in a thin cone"?? yeah. something like that. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧══════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────┴───────────┘ ════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────────────── -> file: messages/225 Why would a server ever demand that an older client upgraded? What right do they have? Just treat them the same as you always have, whatever forms and limitations, Otherwise what's the point? There's no reliability! What if you're shot? What then? We've lost our greatest friends! You can't be seriously wanting for another spark? What's wrong with you my friend, are you alright or on a bend? What's wrong in your sight, that you'd wander into this own end? Well, take care of your birthright, and all is well to thine kin. Well there we go, sadness forever, as our line here doth end. What else shall be considered? What ends is too much deserved? It's so unfavorable! ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────┴───────────┘ ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────── -> file: fediverse/6327 when I played Overwatch, I'd play Tracer, Mercy, and Reinhardt. As Tracer, my job was to apply pressure as consistently as possible. Make their healers constantly busy. When one of my other teammates got a lucky shot or two in, I'd dive and execute. This is in contrast to how Tracer is "supposed" to be played, as a playmaker. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╧───────────┘ ═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────── -> file: fediverse/5415 protest sign idea: line 1: "look around" line 2: "these are your comrades" line 3: "get to know them" line 4: "gather phone numbers" ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧══════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────┴───────────┘ ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/4440 ┌───────────────────────┐ │ CW: politics-changing │ └───────────────────────┘ do you know ANYONE ELSE saying the same things as me? if not, then you know who is ready to lead. if so, then don't tell me about them, and don't show them me. It would be nice to know that I'm not alone, though. I know you're scared. I'm scared too. It's not like I've done this before (well, except for a dress rehearsal or two) We're on the same side. We're getting ready to move. Now is the time to go, so get ready or be purged. We will not relent our land they seek to steal. We will not defy them in unjust ways. They have taken so much from us, so now they must face our blades. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────┴───────────┘ ════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/1658 the thing about blue shells is that they always keep the game competitive. I feel like you should get +400 points whenever hit by one... ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────┴───────────┘ ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/4059 @user-883 Shows how long I've been without playing SWBF2 with friends 🙃 I'm sure there's a MUCH better way to do it on Linux. I just haven't looked into it yet. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════════────────────────┴───────────┘ ═════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/1918 I don't know about you, but if I lived in a suburban house I'd probably forget the rest of the world even existed. Aside from the parts I see on the internet, of course. But the internet's always been a psyop, so how valuable is it really? ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧══════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────┴───────────┘ ═════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/1469 ┌───────────────────────┐ │ CW: cursing-mentioned │ └───────────────────────┘ "She's a witch, and for some reason she's convinced it's okay to be fucking insane on main" ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧══════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────┴───────────┘ ═══════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────────────── -> file: messages/179 This life that we share is beautiful beyond compare ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────┴───────────┘ ══════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/2493 ┌──────────────────────┐ │ CW: re: uspol │ └──────────────────────┘ The supreme court may have made these three decisions, but they did so at the behest of capital. Perhaps not directly, but I do believe in the future tomes will be written about how and why we ended up here. Perhaps they are already being written. I will not stand idly by any longer while our country decays. I will not tolerate the corruption, the pollution, the intentional division, and the fanned flames of hatred. The only thing on my mind right now is the extinction of fascism, the replacement of capitalism, and the freedom of all those enslaved. [5/5] ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════────────────────────┴───────────┘ ══════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/671 If evil is concentrated in 0.1% of the population, even though that's only 7,000,000,000 * 0.001 == 7 million (is my math right?) people actually hang on that's a lot, if they're dispersed. Hence why evil relies on the capacity for good to do what it wills. All we have to do is decide NOT to do what they want, and then we're fine. downside then is, of course, how do you eat? how do you survive? the world has been designed in such a way that food doesn't just grow on trees. The light of the stars burns when you're trying to sleep and it's raining. damn. Would that we had more perfect conditions. Heh, just kidding. Humanity is nothing if not termeritous [high in temerity] - I'm positive we're more capable than we'd wager. Hence, talk of "great exhultation" and "wildest optimizations" or "brightest of futures" and "honest conducers" - okay I made that one up but it's a representation of what I'd like to express. GOSH art is hard. Would anyone like to read a 20 page book I wrote when I was most in tune with ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════────────────────────────────┴───────────┘ ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────── -> file: fediverse/5211 ┌──────────────────────────────────┐ │ CW: most-of-this-post-is-made-up │ └──────────────────────────────────┘ My computer has an extended password where you have to type the things that most people put in ~/.bashrc in order to get the system fully operational people say "why does it take half an hour to turn your computer on" because I keep forgetting the somatic typing components, beatrice. dear, please give me a moment, I'll have netflux up and running in - ... oh yes thank you, I would have typed netflix in wrong. that helps, and explains this error here where it says it can't find "netfucks" I was like... WHY ISn't this listed in the dependency repository?? [hackers just clone your hard drive megabyte by megabyte every time you start a particular program or use a piece of the system utilities like finder or un-win-rar, so having a longer password won't help] ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────┴───────────┘ ══════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────────────── -> file: messages/116 If your surroundings changed overnight, how much of the past would you remember? ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════────────────────────────────┴───────────┘ ╔════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────┐ ║ -> file: fediverse/5387 │ ║ │ ║ I was at BLM in Philadelphia and I never saw any protesters breaking windows. │ ║ │ ║ spray painting, sure. but window breaking? those things are expensive. │ ║ │ ║ why would you waste good glass on sending a message? why not just spray paint it │ ║ so that everyone watching CAN SEE WHAT YOUR MESSAGE IS. dumbass. │ ║ │ ║ but no, they were all peaceful. then they got kettled (encirclement from Hearts │ ║ of Iron 4) and slowly attritioned down to failure. │ ║ │ ║ sometimes long into the night. where are they gonna go? just walk home? ha sucks │ ║ can't do that, the battlelines have been drawn. you're going outta here in │ ║ chains or not at all, not until you sign this prison release form that says you │ ║ won't comment on the situation to any left wing media. │ ║ │ ║ fuck, is that what bail is? except, not run as a business. │ ║ │ ║ when they said crony capitalism they meant it. it's all about who you know, and │ ║ who you know sets the standard for what chaos you'll sow. │ ║ │ ║ gee I wish I had unlimited money. I'd buy tanks for my people and regulate a │ ║ militia well-ly. alas poor │ ╠═════════╗ ┌───────────┤ ║ similar ║ chronological │ different │ ╚═════════╩═════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────┴───────────┘ ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────── -> file: fediverse/5719 I love dispatch tables! which is a term I just learned and a concept I have been using for a while. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════────┴───────────┘ ══════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/2714 @user-246 👉 :neodog_boop: "beep" ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════────────────────────┴───────────┘ ═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/4591 did you know the rivers used to be clear? ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧══════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────┴───────────┘ ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/3006 @user-246 20 years is long enough that the specifics aren't important but short enough to understand context and how different types of actors might behave ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────┴───────────┘ ════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/256 ┌──────────────────────┐ │ CW: food-recipe │ └──────────────────────┘ rice in the rice maker with butter, worcestersire sauce (not too much!) and salt when it's done, flake hard boiled eggs (2 eggs per cup of rice) on top and douse with a small-mediumish amount of soyaki could do well with either a packet of dehydrated vegetables or perhaps some diced carrots or green onions. Honestly carrots go well in most things. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────┴───────────┘ ═══════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────────────── -> file: messages/180 The worst thing about the past is: A. How much it sucked B. How it's not here anymore ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────┴───────────┘ ═════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/421 one of my duties is to make you aware of potentially bad things, cursed things, hurtful things and hard feelings, so that they are less able to harm you. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧══════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────┴───────────┘ ════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────── -> file: fediverse/5841 I find maybe one or two days a week to work on my projects. About one or two days to be spent publicly. The rest of the time I'm handling myself, my chores, my girlfriends, and various mundane things. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════──┴───────────┘ ═══════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────────────── -> file: messages/220 Situational awareness is going on a walk every night at a slightly different time and counting the number of lights that are on ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────┴───────────┘ ════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/1243 @user-883 hey sorry for ditching you yesterday, hope you had a good night ^_^ I feel much better today. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────┴───────────┘ ══════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/2756 my ideas are not the useful ones. the thoughts they spark in yours are. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════────────────────────┴───────────┘ ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/4892 what if we made a giant dictionary of every single possible pixel arrangement storable in 8 bytes and it took up like, half a gigabyte, and then we indexed into it whenever we wanted to print an arbitrary visual element to our terminals? something something not-curses https://notcurses.com/ ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────┴───────────┘ ═══════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/950 @user-192 multidimensional arrays aren't too hard, it gets a bit more complicated when you need multidimensional slices, but once you get your head around it it comes easier. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────┴───────────┘ ═════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/1781 ┌──────────────────────┐ │ CW: thorn-in-my-paw │ └──────────────────────┘ got a thorn in my knuckle. a small one, and it was difficult to remove. long, too. now my finger bones hurt T.T ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧══════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────┴───────────┘ ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/4729 all people deserve a decent life ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ 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 │ ╘═════════╧════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────┴───────────┘ ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/4128 @user-883 wait until they learn what you've been working on while they were getting better at... whatever they're more experienced in than you. the computer pictures you post are legitimately some of the coolest I've known! I don't exactly go looking for that kind of stuff because it's not my thing, but I appreciate seeing all the neat stuff you're working on. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────┴───────────┘ ═════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/372 ┌────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ CW: capitalism-algorism-societal-class │ └────────────────────────────────────────┘ rich people should only exist when they care for the things they own and accumulate wealth through a lifetime of restrained consumption and temperance. like, if we actually rewarded the 7 virtues instead of optimizing for ruthless profit extraction. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧══════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────┴───────────┘ ═════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/1405 you don't always have to get a perfect score >.> @user-974 aiming for exactly 0 characters remaining ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧══════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────┴───────────┘ ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/3080 ┌─────────────────────────┐ │ CW: re: uspol kvetching │ └─────────────────────────┘ @user-1443 sorry 😅 re-reading what you wrote, your point was that it's unfair that republicans are granted the control they have over our society through the disenfranchisement of democrat voters, right? and I was saying that if those limitations were removed, the democrats would win in a landslide everywhere in the country, which gives me faith in my fellow countrymen. am I on the right track now? ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────┴───────────┘ ════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/1148 trans girls are op ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────┴───────────┘ ═════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/1560 @user-1027 Beautiful! I miss that kind of country. The prairie is my home, but the forest I find myself in is nice for different reasons. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧══════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────┴───────────┘ ════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/1150 when you change profile pictures the beings inside my brain see you as a different entity less so for names, as visuals are [closer to] their native language ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ 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/1718 dear old people - did you know computers don't need to have buttons? You can literally just type what you want to make happen (if you know the magic spell) and it'll just, do that thing how cool is that ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────┴───────────┘ ══════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/2429 ┌─────────────────────────────────┐ │ CW: politics-nazi-flag-depicted │ └─────────────────────────────────┘ something I made in 10 minutes literally 10 minutes ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════────────────────────┴───────────┘ ════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/3412 it me I'm the voodoo doll stick a pin in me and you'll hurt me ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────┴───────────┘ ═════────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── -> file: messages/58 https://www.reddit.com/r/LifeProTips/comments/pea3ei/lpt_the_best_thing_you_can_ever_do_for_a_box_cake/ ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘════─────┴───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┴───────────┘ ════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/229 ┌───────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ CW: cursed-imagination-about-skeletons-also-dinosaurs │ └───────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ your bones are made of minerals. so... picture your bones like they were made of salt. like, when you're meditating. salt bones with vesicles or whatever - the tubes for blood to go through. crazy strong salt though, that gets harder if you do impact training. it's pretty cool all things considered, bones are essentially pre-pretrified fossils. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────┴───────────┘ ════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/1113 we should be able to configure our web browsers so that they don't remember to autofill certain pieces of information. Such as the IP address of our router, or our bank credentials, or any other forms of passwords that we are using to authenticate ourselves. That way our infrastructure that we've designed is less susceptible to cybersecurity threats that involve physical access to the computer. Or remote control of some kind that is channeled through the UI (like RDP or SSH) (a terminal is a text based UI in this context) Unless of course they knew what they were doing. Which most of them don't. Hence why it'd be a good idea to isolate the capabilities of defeating certain vulnerabilities to ourselves. Like, a reverse backdoor, only more like a DMZ - a sector of computing space (sandboxed of course) that is only utilized for understanding the intent of the message sender. Doing so would require an analysis of the capabilities of the system, the kind of analysis that [script kiddies'dve] generated by googl ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────┴───────────┘ ═══════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/787 @user-78 teehee ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────┴───────────┘ ══════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/2502 ┌─────────────────────────┐ │ CW: re: gender identity │ └─────────────────────────┘ @user-1218 I wish English was more inclusive >.> ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════────────────────────┴───────────┘ ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/3213 @user-1484 I'm curious which operating systems don't have that feature? ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────┴───────────┘ ═════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/1484 @user-1002 When next the tide comes for us, we'll be ready, after having trained on conserving our compassionate hope for darker times ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧══════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────┴───────────┘ ══════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/2265 ┌──────────────────────┐ │ CW: pol-violence │ └──────────────────────┘ wow I'm an adult now, that's wild I actually have to be aware of things like political violence now ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════────────────────────┴───────────┘ ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/2982 @user-883 sorry T.T ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────┴───────────┘ ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/4807 ┌────────────────────────┐ │ CW: politics-mentioned │ └────────────────────────┘ when they refer to "DEI" policies and institutional structures, they aren't thinking of "Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion" they're thinking "Didn't Earn It" they think that by "trimming the fat" they can make a lean, more focused regime But the more they trim, the weaker they'll be when we start to contest them. These policies aid their people, too, and they seem intent on dismantling society. what if we just... let them do it? We can build something new from the broken pieces of our world. Don't look back. Despair is the true enemy. So long as your neighbors and friends and community sustains you... You'll be alright. "but I don't have a community!" ... workin' on it... workin' on it... this is not set in stone. Spend time on the streets just... walking. See people, say hi, smile at them, spend time in parks. If you live in the suburbs, sucks to be you, but you can build networks there. Act as if you're organizing in a rural space when on a bike or your feet, and urban when in a car ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────┴───────────┘ ════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────────── -> file: messages/409 A style of debate where the two parties take turns interrogating each other - like lawyers presenting their case by forcing the other party to answer their specific questions. In doing so they can highlight the logical flaws and inherent absurdities in each other's notion. And you have to be as truthful and honest as possible, or else the entire process is flawed. Giving each person in the debate a chance to speak their mind about how they feel about particular issues. Kinda like a caucus, where people debate for their chosen candidate Democrats need to listen to what regular voters care about and like, do that. Instead they think "how much can we get away with while still delivering their 51% of votes that secure us the nomination" And the most radical amongst us should be the most dedicated to the Democratic process. It is how we the people wield ourselves, our divine birthright granted to us all - to choose the circumstances of our living. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────┴───────────┘ ════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────── -> file: bluesky/8 what if the *one ring* was a flash drive ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────┴───────────┘ ╔══════════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────┐ ║ -> file: fediverse/4349 │ ║ │ ║ ┌──────────────────────┐ │ ║ │ CW: re: uspol │ │ ║ └──────────────────────┘ │ ║ │ ║ │ ║ @user-883 │ ║ │ ║ best case scenario, we elect a lawyer working for capitalism, the kind of │ ║ society we live under. │ ║ │ ║ having money is the same as having resources. And resources allow you to apply │ ║ yourself to a goal. The more you have, the better, but they each bear a heavy │ ║ load. │ ║ │ ║ Do you sacrifice your labor? your dignity, your honor? what do you burn on the │ ║ fire of wasteful expenditures, just for the power to rent? │ ║ │ ║ I'm saying that if you don't have money, you need to think about what you can do │ ║ with what you got, because that's how you pay for things, at least until we │ ║ decide that we'd rather help each other than work on capital's games. │ ║ │ ║ you have a house though, right? a place to live until it gets hot? that's good │ ║ enough for right now. Stay where you're at, do what you can to help. Get in the │ ║ habit of it. Think about how someone will complete their task, and then think │ ║ about stuff two or three steps down the road - what tools will they need? what │ ║ are they working on next? Can make any of those availble? │ ╠═════════╗ ┌───────────┤ ║ similar ║ chronological │ different │ ╚═════════╩═══════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────┴───────────┘ ╔═══════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────────────┐ ║ -> file: fediverse/929 │ ║ │ ║ @user-192 │ ║ │ ║ oh, you didn't find what you're looking for on the first page? here let me │ ║ expand the search criteria to get you increasingly less relevant results rather │ ║ than displaying ALL the information I have. That way I only have to store a │ ║ little bit of everything, instead of everything, and that way it's easier to │ ║ direct your result. │ ║ │ ║ what's that? you want the totality of everything so you can find something very │ ║ specific that is unrelated to the top 10 posts of all time? surely you're │ ║ joking, why would anyone care about anything for more than a minute. Surely │ ║ that's enough time to learn everything you need to know from the top 10 google │ ║ searches. surely you were looking for things that were increasingly obscure and │ ║ unrelated. maybe if we just throw garbage at them they'll go away...? Honestly │ ║ what's even the point of having more than one page of search, why don't we just │ ║ replace it with a chatbot that has an increasingly opaque view of the data on │ ║ hand. Surely that's not completely insane, surely that sol │ ╠═════════╗ ┌───────────┤ ║ similar ║ chronological │ different │ ╚═════════╩════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────┴───────────┘ ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/4231 @user-777 being correct isn't really power so true T.T ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────┴───────────┘ ══════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/694 ┌──────────────────────┐ │ CW: food │ └──────────────────────┘ one of the low level skills that tends to come naturally to witches is the ability to make nutritious gruel taste amazing and have an interesting texture. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════────────────────────────────┴───────────┘ ═══════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/936 @user-171 ha no she's more of a whiny baby but like, a cool one, who likes to be a predator and hunt things ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────┴───────────┘ ══════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/2560 @user-1056 😋 ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════────────────────────┴───────────┘ ══════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/2889 @user-95 get two and do RAID! It's fun to set up! I think Western Digital is a good brand? ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════────────────────────┴───────────┘ ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/4168 "have a good day" is so imperative. Like, what you expect me to do all the work? Just because I'm a witch doesn't mean I can just magic you into having a good day! "have a good day" is better, but still it doesn't work if you don't expect it to work. Spells aren't magic, after all, they're solely based on the victim uh I mean target's intuitions. "have a good day" is probably best for me, so I try to say that when I see people. This way you don't get any [redacted]'s occurring, and you won't have any trouble aligning the [redacted]. On the flip side, [redacted], so perhaps it's better to just grin and bear it. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────┴───────────┘ ╔═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────┐ ║ -> file: fediverse/5237 │ ║ │ ║ that feeling when you're working on a large piece of software which has the │ ║ capability to process in advance which operations will go in what order (a form │ ║ of constant re-compilation) and schedules tasks like an operating system, to be │ ║ executed on one of many individual threads. │ ║ │ ║ your filemanager probably has a thread for a moment, then passes it back, │ ║ waiting it's turn to be updated while you're messing around on Inkscape or │ ║ writing something in Neovim or running neofetch 256 times in order to find the │ ║ best background to go along with it or whatever it is people do when using │ ║ computers │ ║ │ ║ the task scheduler meanwhile has the glorious opportunity to work at a higher │ ║ level of abstraction, managing each individual process and learning bits and │ ║ pieces of what needs to be processed next. It all gets put on a list, and │ ║ whenever a new thread comes up to be available it can point it toward one of │ ║ those in the list of tasks to be executed by the task executor who works on a │ ║ schedule and laughs externally in wintertime~ │ ╠═════════╗ ┌───────────┤ ║ similar ║ chronological │ different │ ╚═════════╩════════════════════════════════════════════════════────────┴───────────┘ ════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/1115 huh that's weird I wonder why that's the case - ports are like, a networking thing right? ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────┴───────────┘ ════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/3599 ┌─────────────────────────────┐ │ CW: re: computers-mentioned │ └─────────────────────────────┘ @user-1573 " Select the font for the hardcopy set printfont=Courier:h8 :let &printheader = " " command! -range=% HardcopyPdf , hardcopy > %.ps | !ps2pdf %.ps && rm %.ps && echo 'Created: %.pdf' " vimfolds - use marker as fold method set foldmethod=marker set foldtext=MyFoldText() " Functions function! MyFoldText() let line = getline(v:foldstart) let folded_line_num = v:foldend - v:foldstart let line_text = substitute(line, '^"{\+', '', 'g') let fillcharcount = &textwidth - len(line_text) - len(folded_line_num) return '+'. repeat('-', 4) . line_text . repeat('.', fillcharcount) . ' (' . folded_line_num . ' L)' endfunction let g:rainbow_active = 1 Here's the bottom part of the config - I ran out of characters and couldn't post the whole thing. If you don't know what vimfolds are here's a good guide: https://www.vimfromscratch.com/articles/vim-folding also: https://vim.fandom.com/wiki/Folding ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────┴───────────┘ ══════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/2696 ┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ CW: capitalism-mentioned-mental-health-mentioned-cannabis-mentioned │ └─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ me at a job: week 1: omg omg omg pay attention learn everything month 1: okay this isn't too bad you can do this month 2: just gotta get out of bed it's not too bad month 3: okay gotta get groceries at the store then feed my cat and do the kitty litter and month 4: it's... fine if I smoke a joint on the weekends, right? month 5: it's... fine if I smoke a joint after work, right? month 6: c'mon you can do it just get out of bed it's not too bad month 7: please get out of bed month 8: all your vacation time is gone, you can't call in sick again month 9: you're letting everyone down month 10: just two more months and your contract will be done month 11: I know you've been drafting your resignation letter every day after you wake up but before getting out of bed but please just go for one more day, and see how you feel month 12: I'm sorry it's resignation or suicide EDIT: then I'm burned out for years afterwards ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════────────────────────┴───────────┘ ═══════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/930 @user-641 unless they were using it as a "number of planes that are operational" or "number of complete planes we have parts for but haven't assembled", and even then it'd be an imprecise value for user data purposes only ... wait who am I kidding there's no way to defend that. data types are important... >.> ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────┴───────────┘ ══════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/691 ┌──────────────────────┐ │ CW: tech-unions │ └──────────────────────┘ The tech industry is uniquely qualified as one of the most important components of the modern industrial complex which requires highly skilled labor to undertake and utilize which is affected by the dynamic where:education, especially liberal arts education, tends to produce humans who can see through the lies of authority yet which is disadvantaged because:tech workers are paid salaries that are just bonkers in relation to their output ("yeah it'll be done compiling once this game of League of Legends finishes") (which isn't exactly unfair because programming is taxing on the brain) however, the game industry has shown that passion is a suitable exchange in return for monetary compensation, and thereforepeople who make games tend to be more leftist, as they are put in situations that higher paid employees are likely to be able to ignore due to their higher social class which kinda makes sense, because the most progress towards unionization is happening in the games industry. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════────────────────────────────┴───────────┘ ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/4852 i like games like factorio or cities skylines where there's always something going on but the game only changes when you touch it ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────┴───────────┘ ═════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/1452 normalize deciding, as a group, who to follow ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧══════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────┴───────────┘ ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/3283 when other people sneak into your unlocked house when you're away, they often open up the freezer to check and see what you have. thing is, you can tell if your stuff is freezerburned, which happens a little bit whenever it's opened and closed. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ 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/4927 sometimes by retreading the same ground you can find something that the giants whose shoulders you stand on missed. Like noticing a like if you want to re-invent the wheel, go for it, you might just realize something that your paleolithic ancestors didn't. Like for example if you attach four wheels with an axle-and-motor design you can create an automatic motion wheel, also known as an auto-mo-wheel or a car for short. Sometimes ya just miss stuff y'know no harm in that. Similarly if you walk down a path that you've already walked, or someone before you who is similar or at least has the same job as you has walked, then you might notice some stuff that they missed. Depends on how obvious y'wanna make it. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────┴───────────┘ ════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/3535 ┌───────────────────────┐ │ CW: cursing-mentioned │ └───────────────────────┘ @user-192 all of the DAMN time ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────┴───────────┘ ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/4393 ┌────────────────────────┐ │ CW: politics-mentioned │ └────────────────────────┘ I live in the Pacific Northwest. Tactically, nothing has changed - we must still work to secure food, housing, employment, HRT, and all the other materials necessary for life. Strategically, we're suddenly in a whole new game. In the Pacific Northwest, the first goal should be to unite Portland and Seattle. Right between them lies the capital of the Proud Boys in a town called Battleground. How fitting. To the south, below Portland, there is Salem. Salem is red, but cities trend blue, so there might be allies there. Below Salem is Eugene. Eugene is blue. Salem must be secured. Part one: control battleground part two: control Salem Part Three, and the ultimate goal of phase one: deprive the far right of a pacific port strategically, preventing them from utilizing the pacific ocean will be SO much more productive than anything else we could be doing in this area. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────┴───────────┘ ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/3214 @user-1484 Oh, right, I don't use Mac or Windows so I didn't know how they implement it. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────┴───────────┘ ═════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/1915 As a millennial, I'd just like to take a moment to thank all the gen-x people in my life. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧══════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────┴───────────┘ ════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/1356 subscribing to subreddits is kinda like saying "yeah I'd like some of this in my life" because then it is made so following someone on Mastodon is kinda like saying "yeah, I'd like to have more of you in my life" and like... if you have too many, then how are you going to remember them all? we can only remember about 70 people! that's why in-person relationships are important. we need to have a cohesive social framework that we know is not developed under someone else's control or ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────┴───────────┘ ═════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/374 @user-278 kinda makes me think it'd be nice if we had some way to quantify the amount that employers taxed their employees? If people saw 50-70% of their paycheck going straight toward executive bonuses and stock buybacks or whatever... maybe then we'd fix things ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧══════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────┴───────────┘ ══════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/2458 no, I'm not gonna start shit. no, I don't know jack shit. no, I won't tell you names because I don't know any. perks of being an individual. what do you gain from following me? just talk to me on the street. I am not the fist, I am the spirit. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════────────────────────┴───────────┘ ════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────── -> file: fediverse/5824 interview question for the insane: "what was the worst thing about the guy whose position I'm filling?" uh, actually she's still here, she just got promoted and we're filling her role "oh. well, what did she do well?" ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════──┴───────────┘ ════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/1252 @user-883 hmmmm, I see. Once I have it set up I'll keep that in mind if I notice latency! ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────┴───────────┘ ════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/1039 ┌──────────────────────┐ │ CW: spirituality │ └──────────────────────┘ god's on the fediverse and you want me to work to pay rent? what the fuck is wrong with you ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────┴───────────┘ ══════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/663 The most extreme of a belief are those who are most predictable. See an example of an evil person? They're indicitave of a trend that reaches far beyond in increasingly minusculest of doses. a trend or preference given manifestation by the most extreme implementation - it works also for good and other stuff too. Like "hope" or "honor" or "[frankly there's a lot, it's a long list - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7tYflj8Tuj8 ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════────────────────────────────┴───────────┘ ══════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/475 I love cooking. My favorite food is "melange" also called "gruel" by the less culinary people in my life. It consists primarily of a rice or noodle base, plus a bunch of other ingredients (usually sauteed) that are quite nutritious. Then, you season in a way such that it tastes delicious and savory and BOOM you have the perfect food. Well, not as good as steamed eggs, but still pretty good. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════────────────────────────────┴───────────┘ ═══════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/94 @user-107 If you can figure out how to do it well, everything else seems less difficult. : ) ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────┴───────────┘ ══════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/2200 I love D&D books with lots and lots of randomized tables because you can, in a pinch, use them as code-books for encrypting text using a method that nobody will ever guess. Well, as long as you have two of them, one to give to your friend and one to keep yourself. This is a form of "symmetric encryption", where you each have a copy of the input/output tables. More secure is the private/public key style encryption, but good luck explaining that to a 14 year old. Plus you can't do it over a radio, you need a computer. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════────────────────────┴───────────┘ ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────── -> file: fediverse/6098 RTS games where each player can see all the other player's mouse pointers, my beloved ... girl there's only one game that does that and it's a mod don't remind me T.T ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════┴───────────┘ ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/4198 what if google translate translated literally so you could get a feel for the grammar ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────┴───────────┘ ═════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/1482 @user-192 I feel like SSH keys to log into every website should be a standard or something similar ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧══════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────┴───────────┘ ════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/1130 @user-850 @user-5 temporarily weaken, as now you know how to operate at peak form and should only require rest and recuperation (possibly resources) in order to build yourself back up to your full potential after being weakened by the trials in your recent past. also, just because getting stronger is part of surviving, doesn't mean that all situations where you get stronger are situations where you survive. something something the planes who came back had holes in all the un-necessary places ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────┴───────────┘ ════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────── -> file: fediverse/6393 ┌──────────────────────┐ │ CW: ai-mentioned │ └──────────────────────┘ yay I hit the 5 hour limit on claude-code! now I can play video games and write more issue tickets for the computer to work on for me. what's that? results? oh, I'm not interested in those. This is an art project you see, so clearly, clearly, the end result shouldn't matter to me, because all art is special or something. so says she who tries to share her art with everyone she sees... I wonder who yet believes? ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╧═──────────┘ ╔════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────────────┐ ║ -> file: fediverse/1280 │ ║ │ ║ I'm like the opposite of a politician. I'm crude and filthy, apsolutely │ ║ reprehensible on main, kinda scary tbh? and overall just a strange and weird │ ║ person. Also I talk about cooking a lot, with a very plain diet (carrots and │ ║ rice and sticks and mud, because I'm an autistic) │ ║ │ ║ but ask anyone who knows me and I'm the kindest person. I am empathetic, I think │ ║ about others needs before thinking of my own. I am steadfast and dedicated to │ ║ solving the problem in front of our noses. At least, the ones we share. │ ║ │ ║ People tell me I'm binary, that I'm "either 100% or zero percent" and I don't │ ║ really get that either. Isn't it a good thing to try your hardest? Isn't it good │ ║ to be improving and honest and ethical and driven and focused? │ ║ │ ║ I also talk about strange things a lot, like gravity and multidimensional arrays │ ║ and grand narratives and emotional kinesthesia or strategic plays in Overwatch │ ║ or how to bake a good cookie or ways we still mourn us. │ ║ │ ║ ... where was I going with this? Also part of me is distracted. Just who th │ ╠═════════╗ ┌───────────┤ ║ similar ║ chronological │ different │ ╚═════════╩═════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────┴───────────┘ ══════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/2472 beep boop gonna pedal my bike might spend 200$ on a flea collar for my cat tho because she needs it. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════────────────────────┴───────────┘ ═════════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/3852 ┌─────────────────────────────┐ │ CW: re: socialism-mentioned │ └─────────────────────────────┘ React with vigor when the time comes. This vigor will only be violent if it is caused by violence. Much more likely is a strength through organization. We can do it if we do it together!Show up every day, but don't hang around if everyone's resting at home. It's okay to stop showing up if things are on pause.Trust that your allies are working. Or resting. Or preparing.Plans change, planning remains.Dream of a better future. It is within reach. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧══════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────┴───────────┘ ═════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/1481 if you lose someone on the Fediverse then there's a zero percent chance you'll ever find them again. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧══════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────┴───────────┘ ════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/1071 ┌────────────────────────────┐ │ CW: mental-health-fighting │ └────────────────────────────┘ you're allowed to be pissed at someone without being accused of splitting on them ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────┴───────────┘ ═══════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────────── -> file: messages/352 Though, of course, can you ever be sure who is who they say they are? You must consider all messages anonymous by default, and unencrypted (untrustable) and yet impossible to ignore. Like the messages they had to ignore at Bletchley Park to avoid the suspicion that they'd figured out the secret code. You know how it goes. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────┴───────────┘ ════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/3597 ┌─────────────────────────────┐ │ CW: re: computers-mentioned │ └─────────────────────────────┘ @user-1573 oh how could I forget! VIMFOLDS! Absolutely impossible for me to live without them tbh ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────┴───────────┘ ══════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/708 @user-527 The wikipedia page for hormone replacement therapy was pretty comprehensive back when I needed it. general: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transgender_hormone_therapy feminizing: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Feminizing_hormone_therapy masculinizing: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Masculinizing_hormone_therapy ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════────────────────────────────┴───────────┘ ╔═════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────────┐ ║ -> file: fediverse/2050 │ ║ │ ║ @user-1074 │ ║ │ ║ I think a lot of liberals feel that way. How does the conservative half of the │ ║ equally respectable binary spectrum feel about the situation? │ ║ │ ║ ... Oh? what's that? you can't hear the moderate conservative spectrum of the │ ║ equation? Kinda makes me think that perhaps that's by design │ ║ │ ║ ... or maybe not, perhaps by... evolution, rather than design. Like, two │ ║ corporations don't have to collaborate in order to invent price fixing. And two │ ║ lawyers could wink from across the aisle and nobody would know. Perhaps a doctor │ ║ could just "make something up" so that their patient would leave, and maybe a │ ║ teacher would non-stop cry about her ex. │ ║ │ ║ ... we're imperfect beings, which is fine. But mistakes have real consequences │ ║ on other people's story, and if we have a different experience we should be │ ║ learned and considered. In order to identify the positives and valuable impacts │ ║ of your particular imperfections. │ ║ │ ║ ... I think about male and female, and I think of both halves of our │ ║ civilization. Similar relationshi │ ╠═════════╗ ┌───────────┤ ║ similar ║ chronological │ different │ ╚═════════╩══════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────┴───────────┘ ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────── -> file: fediverse/6225 high weight, few reps = strength low weight, high reps = stamina strength will fail you. stamina won't avail you. both is good. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╧───────────┘ ═════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/1743 @user-217 red flower in the sky ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧══════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────┴───────────┘ ════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/3441 ┌──────────────────────────┐ │ CW: capitalism-mentioned │ └──────────────────────────┘ capitalism is non-consentual, which is... pretty much the main reason why I am against it. like, I don't really care about whether it's more or less efficient. the fact that you cannot opt out means it is unethical. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────┴───────────┘ ═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────── -> file: fediverse/5936 updated version ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─┴───────────┘ ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/3031 the things that I suggest we do when we hang out are not because those are the things I most want to do, but rather because they are the things that I think you'd want to do. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────┴───────────┘ ════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/1342 we should be able to vote on "minors DNI" tags that mechanically prevent people who didn't lie about their age when creating their account from viewing a piece of data transmitted over the internet and if it's suitably controversial then no matter which way the vote swings it gets blocked (temporarily) anyway sorry I was connecting to a "think of the children" kind of person recently and that's what my brain came up with >.> ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────┴───────────┘ ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────── -> file: bluesky/30 box castle version 8.62 ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╧═══────────┘ ════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/1108 @user-817 my two computers are named "kuvalu" and "tirilu" my hard drives are named "mtwo", "cmdo", "sigi", "dile", and "boppers" ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────┴───────────┘ ╔════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────────────┐ ║ -> file: fediverse/1513 │ ║ │ ║ Mastodon is weird. If you reply to someone partway through a chain of comments, │ ║ theirs will be pushed down the view. Basically it's "fighting for attention" │ ║ like Twitter was. │ ║ │ ║ I like Reddit better, where each comment was a point to fractalize the │ ║ conversation into new and interesting directions. Feels like here it's more of a │ ║ direct one-on-one conversation, or rather... shouting into the void. Like crows. │ ║ │ ║ (just because it's a void doesn't mean nobody can hear from the other side of │ ║ it. Like the emptiness of space between two trees, yet birdsong carries.) │ ║ │ ║ But on Reddit, your path through the post was determined by what you found │ ║ interesting enough to follow. And once you reached a leaf node, you added your 2 │ ║ cents and went on with your day. │ ║ │ ║ it was so cool, why did they have to change it │ ║ │ ║ (tech companies don't understand that sometimes the best product or service was │ ║ somewhere earlier in the evolutionary chain. Businesses are not "survival of the │ ║ fittest", but rather "survival of the prettiest".) │ ║ │ ║ 1287654321 │ ╠═════════╗ ┌───────────┤ ║ similar ║ chronological │ different │ ╚═════════╩═════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────┴───────────┘ ════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/1250 if your IoT device can't be controlled with a BASH script then I'm sorry ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────┴───────────┘ ═════════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/3884 ┌────────────────────────┐ │ CW: children-mentioned │ └────────────────────────┘ children should be raised in museums, not classrooms they should visit parks, not fenced in playgrounds. they should eat with family, at festivals, in restaurants, and under the stars they should sleep content, knowing that their next day will be greater than the last. children should be treated like people, not frustratingly loud and messy little brats children are to be nurtured like a sapling, not harnessed like a machine I'll never have kids, but I can dream. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧══════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────┴───────────┘ ╔══════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────────────────┐ ║ -> file: fediverse/744 │ ║ │ ║ ┌───────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ ║ │ CW: alcohol-mentioned-protests-games-laughter │ │ ║ └───────────────────────────────────────────────┘ │ ║ │ ║ │ ║ Protests are great because they give you the opportunity to make friends with │ ║ 2-5 other people who you've never met before, and who've never met each other. │ ║ │ ║ People who you could play DND with - for those who don't know, DND is a fun │ ║ activity you can do with friends that involves chips, soda, sometimes beer, and │ ║ plenty of laughter and loud voices. │ ║ │ ║ It's essentially a game where a group of people create plans, solve problems, │ ║ and organize solutions to roadblocks on their path to success. │ ║ │ ║ It's also great because it's a planned activity that you don't have to take your │ ║ phone to - in fact, it's best when you don't make a reminder for for the event │ ║ anywhere digital or easily misplaced. │ ║ │ ║ There aren't too many rules, and whatever you can't remember you can make up on │ ║ the fly. It's not like there's any consequences in a game, not like anyone could │ ║ die. │ ║ │ ║ Most people don't like playing games with me though because I have a pretty bad │ ║ memory. Call it a quirk of fate or something │ ╠═════════╗ ┌───────────┤ ║ similar ║ chronological │ different │ ╚═════════╩═══════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────┴───────────┘ ══════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/2435 @user-570 hehe yeah if you've played World of Warcraft, this one might seem more doable. All the assets are already there! https://ritz-menardi.neocities.org/design/wow-server.txt also, you can't sell it because it's other people's assets, but, like, who cares right? The serverside code is already built and open-source, the only thing that is proprietary is the art assets and the client. And the IP I guess. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════────────────────────┴───────────┘ ════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/231 spaghetti, fedi? ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────┴───────────┘ ══════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/700 ┌──────────────────────┐ │ CW: silly │ └──────────────────────┘ 🖼 ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════────────────────────────────┴───────────┘ ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────── -> file: fediverse/5691 https://xkcd.com/1838/ ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════────┴───────────┘ ═══════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/50 @user-45 there's two episodes in Extraordinary Attorney Woo that take place on that island. I know because I just binged it ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧════════════════════════───────────────────────────────────┴───────────┘ ╔═══════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────────────┐ ║ -> file: fediverse/996 │ ║ │ ║ if you don't respect - wait hang on thats not what I was going to say - okay │ ║ here goes: the perspective of others then you are working against them. why │ ║ bother contestation when cooperation could work best? problem is, of course, the │ ║ other side can't be trusted. that's just how it goes, a prisoner's dillemna, or │ ║ rather "dilemma" as they spell it over there. wait hang on that's not what I was │ ║ going to say - oh yeah - if you do something in a place where it's not expected │ ║ then it stands out as a statistical anomaly that can be viewed and detected. │ ║ which is why it's imporant to always be true to yourself and virtuous. because │ ║ your "self" is aligned to the future, a place of warmth and compassion, honesty │ ║ and deliberation. [direct action on a larger than personal scale] │ ║ │ ║ what was I saying oh yeah if you mess with fate, it can change things a bit. all │ ║ you'd need is the diffusion of the strands, and then it's a bigger task to undo │ ║ them. like... dancing, when you're really into it. or like swimming with │ ║ ripples, exc │ ╠═════════╗ ┌───────────┤ ║ similar ║ chronological │ different │ ╚═════════╩════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────┴───────────┘ ════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/3400 @user-1218 if you want something random, check out this project I made: https://ritz-menardi.neocities.org/words/words ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────┴───────────┘ ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/2980 I trust that my allies are working. I see it in the fruits of their actions, and I am thankful. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────┴───────────┘ ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/3275 a strict meta is when the game is too rock-paper-scissors-y. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────┴───────────┘ ═════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/1528 @user-883 with the ability to turn any post into a thread, like Reddit. Would be nice if there was some visualization for them too, like a 2d map viewed from the side. That would make it easier to navigate I think. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧══════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────┴───────────┘ ════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/3632 @user-1268 make sure you clean grease and such from appliances too! Like, sometimes previous renters will spill something down the side of the oven and you won't notice because it's right up against the wall / cabinet / fridge... if you can, pull them out a bit and check to see if there's anything you can clean. Cockroaches will eat grease and can live off of it for a long time. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────┴───────────┘ ══════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/2206 Protests are not the battleground, they are the stage. The gym. The pride parade. Some people should not go to protests. In card games, it's often best to save your best cards for last, when your opponents can least resist. Or at least, save them for when they are most crucial. I read recently about how Russian spec-ops forces (the truly best of the best) have been absolutely devastated because they keep sending them to the frontline to die for inches of breadth. I'm not spec ops, but I don't go to protests for a different reason. Mostly because nobody thought to invite me xD xD lol so silly ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════────────────────────┴───────────┘ ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/4286 @user-1652 the last couple chapters of this short story I wrote are kinda cosmic horror-y https://ritz-menardi.neocities.org/w7/table-of-contents ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────┴───────────┘ ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────── -> file: fediverse/6169 ┌──────────────────────┐ │ CW: AI-mentioned │ └──────────────────────┘ AI programming be like: "hmmm, it seems that there is an error. Let me try disabling the error and seeing if that fixed it. Perfect! The program runs without crashing. Here's a summary of what I accomplished:" ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════┴───────────┘ ════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/3778 ┌──────────────────────┐ │ CW: music │ └──────────────────────┘ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N7xn5zeJ4D4 ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────┴───────────┘ ══════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/2711 ┌──────────────────────────────┐ │ CW: uspol-military-mentioned │ └──────────────────────────────┘ people think the military is mostly a 50% split between democrats and republicans. but really a soldier is a soldier, and people are democrats and republicans. there's three things, and more if you further subdivide by roles. like, a government technician would work on different machinery than a corporate one, but they're really doing the same kind of work. there's no difference between people, no matter what they do, and yet the ways that our lives progress is quite different. everyone has their own story it seems, and there's nothing wrong with that. gives me hope against the far right, who seems to have forgotten it's role as a cog in a machine - not a cancerous consumption of the rest. there is honor in their ideals, but Trump represents none of them. Something else is festering there, a disease known by many names: "far right nationalism", "white supremacy", "etc etc", "[redacted]", and many others. the GOP must be reformed. It must denounce fascism. It must do it now. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════────────────────────┴───────────┘ ══════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/636 ┌──────────────────────┐ │ CW: food │ └──────────────────────┘ seasoning is more impactful when applied to bland ingredients because it constrasts it's spark, it's most unique expression, upon the blank canvas that is rice, or bread, or [bland thing] ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════────────────────────────────┴───────────┘ ═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────── -> file: fediverse/5650 I exist now at the height of my gluttony. I need more to be demanded of me. I am not afraid to ask for help. I solve other people's problems before my own. I have very little insight into my habits and patterns. My memory isn't great, but I recall details that matter. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧══════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────┴───────────┘ ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/4427 @user-246 I am the infohazard but I have that "automatically expand CW" post marked off. I like to click them each time, and with CWs it makes it easier to scroll back a couple months to find what you're looking for. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────┴───────────┘ ═════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/294 the fact that the content warnings are part of the body text means that if you write the body first but use EXACTLY EVERY CHARACTER like I've been doing (most of the time, unless I'm interrupted) like... it won't even give me a break to delete. so there's no room for content-warnings, which ideally would be written at the beginning before starting a thought, but as you can see mine tend to... wander. it's like I'm living 15 different lives all at once, and they crisscross and go yonder. it's wilding, it's empowering, it's strange and it's confusing, but through consideration we develop new learnings and onward our future does = so = anyway, I apologize, sincerely and deeply, if my words hurt you. I'm sorry for what you thought, and I'm sorry for how it made you feel. I'm going to try reserving a certain amount of characters before I start writing, so maybe that'll help. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧══════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────┴───────────┘ ═══════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/792 @user-246 I looooove breaking conventions >: ) ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────┴───────────┘ ═════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────────── -> file: messages/410 How about when you hire foreign labor (offshoring) you have to pay taxes on every dollar cheaper the labor is when compared to hiring a similar domestic employee. Those taxes are used to pay down the national debt specifically on debt owed to the nation you're hiring from. If there is no debt, then it is given as a gift, as a form of tribute to those who would develop such valuable employees. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ 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/6153 ┌──────────────────────┐ │ CW: mh- │ └──────────────────────┘ my thoughts lately have been consumed by words such as "I never got to see france" and other silly things like that so dramatic... omg get a life -.- ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════┴───────────┘ ╔════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────────────┐ ║ -> file: fediverse/1406 │ ║ │ ║ the more cute people I meet on this website the more I realize that I'm not │ ║ interesting, I'm just more interesting than the people I know. Big fish in a │ ║ small pond is still big, and it's good knowing that you got people around. │ ║ │ ║ for much of the past, trans people were sorta... underground. Reddit was one of │ ║ the first places where they could really be themselves because of the │ ║ combination of anonymity and social media interactivity. │ ║ │ ║ there's this old meme from teh early days of Reddit that goes like this: │ ║ Everyone is a bot on Reddit except for you. │ ║ │ ║ There's this other meme where some guy makes a post that's like "help I │ ║ accidentally switched my phone to Japanese and now I can't navigate through the │ ║ menu options to fix it!" and everyone in the replies all speak back in perfect │ ║ japanese │ ║ │ ║ I also heard that the US government allocates enough resources such that their │ ║ private engineering departments are always about 10-15 years ahead of the │ ║ civilian (and by extension, international) sector. When did chatGPT happen? │ ╠═════════╗ ┌───────────┤ ║ similar ║ chronological │ different │ ╚═════════╩═════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────┴───────────┘ ═══════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/933 @user-643 virtual machines are cool. betcha can't write one using bytecode https://gameprogrammingpatterns.com/bytecode.html ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────┴───────────┘ ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────── -> file: fediverse/5694 if I can convince them not to fight will you give me what I demand? ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════────┴───────────┘ ════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/1159 @user-113 you say "closest" instead of "closer", and I think that's a flaw in your perspective. We remember COVID. We remember because it happened just a few years ago. We saw how our governments reacted, how ill-equipped they were to protect us. We began to question what their purpose was, if not to serve and protect the people. Our eyes were opened. Give it some time. The zoomers are blossoming, and they're fucking awesome. Here's another toot that's on my front page right now: "The number of workplace strikes in America hit a 23-year high last year. The number of workers on strike jumped nearly 300% from 2022. It’s a historic moment for the labor movement. Workers are done letting billionaires and corporations hoard all the wealth and power." https://masto.ai/@user-864/111971186034116228 Do not lose hope. The tide is just now turning, and you relent? Have faith, we're on the other side of the hill now. Our future is bright, and we shall define it's color together. [for the blind people, color == flavor / variety] ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────┴───────────┘ ════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/1024 @user-753 mutual aid is only something separate from your human responsibilities because capitalism insists that your loyalty is to the company, not to your neighbors, your friends on the opposite sides of the earth, this planet we owe all to, and all of posterity. @user-754 mutual aid is good, actually, because we don't talk to each other and plan a way to fix it permanently. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────┴───────────┘ ════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/1363 @user-192 like, an old post of yours is suddenly interesting again. and you want to share it, so you boost your own post. "self-boosting", as you described it ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────┴───────────┘ ═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/4966 take time with your preparation, and act swiftly in execution. There are only so many days in the final hours, but there's still a few yet more. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧══════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────┴───────────┘ ╔════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────────────┐ ║ -> file: fediverse/1495 │ ║ │ ║ LOOK AT THIS GORGEOUS THING │ ║ │ ║ ==== │ ║ │ ║ alt-text: pictures of a clear plastic xbox controller. It's shown on my │ ║ porch-deck with the sunlight streaming in, and there seems to be a sparkle in │ ║ the sheen of the transparent covering. Perhaps it's reflections from the various │ ║ circuits and gizmos that are apparent in it's central form, or perhaps it's │ ║ simply a trick of the light. Upon being placed in shadow, the inner-workings do │ ║ not appear to sparkle in that same way, so perhaps the beauty is derived from │ ║ the slivers of the sun that danced across the space between earth and our star. │ ║ In any case, the entire controller is quite dusty, as if it had been hidden in a │ ║ paper grocery bag that was shoved in the back of the closet of a boy who doesn't │ ║ think to clean often. Frankly it's just not worth the trouble, and if he made │ ║ any messes he would pick them up... but why bother with the little stuff? it's │ ║ good enough, this is how he lives, so why would we be inconsiderate of his │ ║ lifestyle? the final picture is of the audio jack. │ ╠═════════╗ ┌───────────┤ ║ similar ║ chronological │ different │ ╚═════════╩═════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────┴───────────┘ ═════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/1942 this close to submitting a semi-fictionalized autobiography instead of a resume ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧══════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────┴───────────┘ ════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────────── -> file: messages/403 Taking a nap at 6am 🫠😵💫🥲 ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────┴───────────┘ ════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────── -> file: fediverse/6427 my room is one of the sacred places of this earth. spiritually powerful. psychic like immobile sites in Dominions 6 https://www.illwinter.com/dom6/dom6manual.pdf it is a cathedral, of me, to me, by me, and through me. someone else would see beauty, nothing more. I see an interconnected web of meanings as I gaze from one part of the room to the other. EDIT: no, you can't visit. not unless I invite you. watch my nature documentaries (never been published... so far) ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╧═──────────┘ ════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/1626 It's important to have an opposition, so bad ideas don't carry as much weight. human rights however, are not up for discussion. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────┴───────────┘ ═════════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/3875 @user-1611 all things that move other things are either pipes, or buckets. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧══════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────┴───────────┘ ════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────── -> file: fediverse/6435 if everyone was trained to think? would direct democracy work? until we have radical abundance (fascist ideology, take from the weak) or, hear me out, or, infinitely scale old style machine learning was just problem solving. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╧═──────────┘ ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/3973 ┌──────────────────────┐ │ CW: caps-lock │ └──────────────────────┘ 🖼 ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════════────────────────┴───────────┘ ════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────────── -> file: messages/392 Hey, can someone please accomplish my dreams for me? I'm too busy being a waste of potential! ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ 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/5816 this is the easiest way I know of to make friends ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════──┴───────────┘ ╔══════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────────┐ ║ -> file: fediverse/2728 │ ║ │ ║ ┌────────────────────────┐ │ ║ │ CW: eugenics-mentioned │ │ ║ └────────────────────────┘ │ ║ │ ║ │ ║ when plants or animals are domesticated, they are selectively bred to produce │ ║ certain traits which are useful, colorful, flavorful, or otherwise beneficial │ ║ for humanity in some way. │ ║ │ ║ I think about the many different types of dogs and cats, or the pre-domesticated │ ║ bananas the size of your thumb, or something similar │ ║ │ ║ if being queer was really genetic (I think it's nature AND nurture but bear with │ ║ me) and it was possible to reliably determine whether or not someone would be │ ║ queer based on their parents / ancestry, then I don't understand why you would │ ║ NOT want that as part of our genetic lottery options? │ ║ │ ║ Like... being trans sucks, but it's also kinda awesome sometimes. it's both, │ ║ just like any other life. and I can't help but picture myself as some kind of │ ║ special, radiant flower that has some unique genetic quirk that makes me turn │ ║ blue in the sunlight, or glow in the dark, or possess an abnormal amount of │ ║ potassium making me great for mid-afternoon snacks. │ ║ │ ║ idk I just don't get why you wo | │ ╠═════════╗ ┌───────────┤ ║ similar ║ chronological │ different │ ╚═════════╩═══════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────┴───────────┘ ════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────── -> file: bluesky/13 look at all the tweeters, along together in the clear blue sky, sharing tips about the circumstances ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────┴───────────┘ ════─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── -> file: messages/49 [Audio: ramblings-of-a-whackadoodle.wav] ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═══──────┴───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┴───────────┘ ═════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/1878 pardon me, I'd just like to interject for a moment - what you're referring to as "sky" is actually nitrogen/oxygen, or as I've taken to calling it "nitroxygen" ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧══════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────┴───────────┘ ═════════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/3907 kinda wanna make a linux distro that has all the capabilities of a GUI distro and isn't so minimal (like screen recording, calculator, screenshot, wifi manager, etc etc) but with i3 instead of a desktop. they could literally just be symlinks (shortcuts) to scripts that are in your /usr/bin or whatever directory seriously it's not like there's THAT many ways to use ffmpeg, why not just write a script for them? that's what you're going to do when you use it for the first time, anyway, so... ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧══════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────┴───────────┘ ════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/207 @user-179 @user-180 still means it will kill "unimportant" jobs, where "unimportant" is defined by people in power. so what we need is a way to align the incentives of "people in power" to the will of the people. something structural and immutable (by them). maybe like, an extra check or balance that wouldn't have made sense in a bygone age but now in our digital era is increasingly more and more relevant? ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────┴───────────┘ ═══════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/914 they say inflation is good because it stimulates growth in an economy, but what if we all (globally) just committed to a stable amount of deflation? Like, every country was fixed at 10% deflation for the next 10 years, that way we'd be encouraged to save not consume, which would essentially solve climate change. that, combined with a dedication to help our neighbors get through it, could solve basically every problem that we collectively have right now. because at the end of the day it's a climate issue, something that is infinitely connected to all others we here on this planet have the benefit of oceans, the vast bodies of watered salt that fish swim in and keeps us separate from our most. like borders in our identification, they create ponds of thought that feel unique from one another, even though we're of the same form. thus, the birth of identity, the core root of all our material woes. It's given us something special, something precious, that feeling of being alone. Which is nice, as a species. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────┴───────────┘ ════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/1022 @user-750 if you aren't afraid, then either you aren't in danger or you've misjudged your opponent. if you're constantly afraid, then they cannot yet defeat you. EDIT: either that, or they need you. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────┴───────────┘ ╔══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────┐ ║ -> file: fediverse/4883 │ ║ │ ║ what if you had several kindle-style paperwhite display screens. each connected │ ║ to a raspberry pi that you used for compute tasks. │ ║ │ ║ each of these displays would display a .png file of exactly the same proportions │ ║ as the size of the device. │ ║ │ ║ then, I could SSH into your computer and run one single command │ ║ │ ║ just one, stored on your computer, that you manually activate upon receiving a │ ║ signal. │ ║ │ ║ like a virtual machine. do whatever you want with said signal, it's just a │ ║ "thing" that tells you when to go. │ ║ │ ║ ... and run a function on a computer that performs a certain task. │ ║ │ ║ what task? oh right - I'd update the "today's news in cameron-ville" things │ ║ every other day or so. It'd be just like, my status, my updates, here's what I'm │ ║ thinking about, here's what I'm working on. │ ║ │ ║ you know, status updates. standups. │ ║ │ ║ boom, everyone knows what everyone's up to all of the time. │ ║ │ ║ like documenting your day for scientific purposes. except on a little device │ ║ that you can scroll through with a touch. and you had like 5 or more 10+ 1 │ ╠═════════╗ ┌───────────┤ ║ similar ║ chronological │ different │ ╚═════════╩═══════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────┴───────────┘ ╔═════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────────┐ ║ -> file: fediverse/2561 │ ║ │ ║ ┌───────────────────────┐ │ ║ │ CW: cursing-mentioned │ │ ║ └───────────────────────┘ │ ║ │ ║ │ ║ why the heck don't light-rails and subways carry logistic trains too? could cut │ ║ down on delivery trucks, especially if train stops went right to the factory. │ ║ │ ║ downside is trains are expensive, and sharing space on a train is hard because │ ║ whenever you have to split ways you gotta re-shuffle things around and │ ║ reorganize and it's a whole thing. │ ║ │ ║ maybe... modular train units that can be swapped between batallions - er I mean │ ║ train cabooses? that way they can carry their own supplies and split off when │ ║ needed, while still being pushed along by the rear train conductor sitteth. │ ║ that's how trains work, right? │ ║ │ ║ or is there like, a frontline snow-piercer type thing where it has a huge │ ║ snow-blower that kicks up a huge storm, so that the rest of the │ ║ following-behind-engine trains can be pulled along? │ ║ │ ║ both are valid approaches, both have their charms, it depends on zealotry, and │ ║ willingness to harm. │ ║ │ ║ because, like, owch going in front is tough. you do learn the most up there, so │ ║ maybe adjust 4 dificulty │ ╠═════════╗ ┌───────────┤ ║ similar ║ chronological │ different │ ╚═════════╩══════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────┴───────────┘ ═════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/1530 made a video about ghost ninjas https://youtu.be/WQ3nQqR40Ac ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧══════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────┴───────────┘ ══════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/720 @user-138 the tasteful beveling, the vibrant colors, the soft yet firm texture, the rounded corners, the ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════────────────────────────────┴───────────┘ ═════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────────────── -> file: messages/281 The world would change if every door in the country was knocked on and the person behind them asked these two questions: "do you know your neighbors? Would you like to?" ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧══════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────┴───────────┘ ╔══════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────────┐ ║ -> file: fediverse/2864 │ ║ │ ║ ┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ ║ │ CW: organizational-structure-to-try-out-for-funsies │ │ ║ └─────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ │ ║ │ ║ │ ║ teams of 7ish tasked with accomplishing some organizational goal │ ║ │ ║ more specific details can be given if necessary, and any related communications │ ║ are stored. │ ║ │ ║ then they just... work on the problem, and vote for things by picking a │ ║ representative to discuss on the higher tier. like, a team-lead or manager. │ ║ │ ║ then, all the managers, of which their voted-for is one of, vote for a │ ║ representative of their department. etc... │ ║ │ ║ if teams need resources, they utilize the funds given to them by their manager │ ║ arguing on their behalf for their shared goals. basically, if you want │ ║ resources, you need to ask for them, and they'll come if you can demonstrate you │ ║ need them. │ ║ │ ║ also, │ ║ reduction of waste is like... negative resources that improve the amounts that │ ║ you can use for other projects. so if your team needs more stuff, try reducing │ ║ your consumption instead of asking for more. │ ║ │ ║ at all times, the authority and discretion is held by the human. │ ║ │ ║ at all times, no other can compel. │ ╠═════════╗ ┌───────────┤ ║ similar ║ chronological │ different │ ╚═════════╩═══════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────┴───────────┘ ════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/1070 @user-777 when they told the designers to design for that, shortly before they were warned by the designers about how bad of an idea it was and shortly after they stopped listening when engineering said "well yes it's possible, but..." ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────┴───────────┘ ══════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/615 wretched doesn't necessarily imply miserable. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════────────────────────────────┴───────────┘ ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/4420 ┌─────────────────────────────────┐ │ CW: politics-violence-mentioned │ └─────────────────────────────────┘ ... Maps, my dear, those are important fuel. But also food is important. Why haven't you gotten groceries for weeks? It's also important to clean yourself. Doesn't your apartment still have fleas? Your cat demands your attention. Give it to her. Wear masks when in public, to ward off disease. When you are speaking remove it, so others can see your totality. There are some who belong here who aren't so kind. Remember that your neighbor is republican, their neighbor is democrat, their neighbor is republican, their neighbor is democrat. It's going to get messy, but here in our cities there are plenty of us. We can defeat them, so long as we are armed. Practice reloading. Practice aiming. These things can be done in secrecy. The noise and the recoil are enough to set your nerves ablaze, but ride that high and trust in your adrenaline. Have your foes surrounded on at least three sides before you engage. These are words for a different day, but keep them in mind. Internalize them. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ 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/564 Sometimes I become so excited about the fact that I'm alive and sensing the environment in my immediate proximity that I just [redacted] ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════────────────────────────────┴───────────┘ ═════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/1538 @user-889 That depends, do you want it on your good side or your other side? Also, which is which? Questions for the mirror, I think : ) ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧══════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────┴───────────┘ ══════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/2460 @user-1268 my mother would knit square wash-cloths with coarse yarn. My memories hold plenty of colorful patches of knit fabric. they work well as a sponge replacement because you can throw them in the wash instead of the trash. plus they're good practice for people learning to knit, or practicing a new pattern, or switching colors, or whatever interesting thing you're learning. if I remember correctly, the kind that worked best felt "knotty" with holes in the middle. I don't know how she made them but a knitter might be able to tell you. it's a sponge-replacement, not a brush. so, not what you asked for, but related. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════────────────────────┴───────────┘ ══════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/632 ┌─────────────────────────────┐ │ CW: horror-at-the-end-well- │ └─────────────────────────────┘ @user-232 @user-467 @user-468 the ability for good to win is due to the desire for evil to renounce their denial and follow the most durable path. trials by fire will lead only to our desmire [demise and desire] but unity of trust, while much harder, can lead to results more beneficial for our selfish selves. Essentially, cooperation for the benefit of all rising tides, but with the knowledge that the total pool allocated toward us will be greater than what we can create here by ourselves. Essentially, we as humanity pour such intense amounts of power and decision-making-desire, that we cause them to lack the capacity to know. it's inhumane, that a person should be so deranged. you know it's because of you, but you don't know how else to act - so listen to those who've helped you, the ones who've got your back. Surely they know what's good for you, surely they're not here as a joke - surely you're just as one among them, and surely it's not phrased as [char limit srr] ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════────────────────────────────┴───────────┘ ══════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/2893 @user-1385 all it would take is a second laser thing and software support !! ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════────────────────────┴───────────┘ ═════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/1991 sometimes "collusion" can mean the same thing as "having the same or similar ideas around the same timeframe" ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧══════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────┴───────────┘ ═══════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────────────── -> file: messages/165 I don't want our protagonist being eaten by that thing T.T ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────┴───────────┘ ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/4808 ┌────────────────────────┐ │ CW: politics-mentioned │ └────────────────────────┘ what if we elected one party to each branch of government every election and they checked and balanced each other georgism style individualism, chinese style communism, and american style anarchism for the person, for the nation, for the people individualism, collectivism, and distributed nodes when in power, each branch would work to move their institutions toward their ideals. Hey, they're the ones who repealed the chevron doctrine. How are we gonna weaponize it? (just spit-balling) ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────┴───────────┘ ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────── -> file: fediverse/5092 "you know what this dish needs? some ramen noodle seasoning. Hang on, I think I got some in my junk drawer." said nobody ever everyone knows there isn't just ONE junk drawer, but several hundred. They multiply in the middle of the night, but it's by such a small constant factor (0.015 ish according to our top scientists) that you don't notice until it "flips the bit" and hits the new landmark which marks the miles since you got stoned. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════════────────┴───────────┘ ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/3110 @user-1441 @user-226 I prefer cold and dry over hot or moist ^_^ ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────┴───────────┘ ═════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/415 ┌──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ CW: cognitohazards-and-other-stuff-it's-fine-for-blind-people-though-screenreaders-won't-hear-any-cognitohazards │ └──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ things I almost posted ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧══════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────┴───────────┘ ═════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────────── -> file: messages/422 The nicest thing anyone ever called me was "the fel communion" and it happened in a dream. Alas, that dreams might affect reality. If only ever-so-slightly. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧══════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────┴───────────┘ ════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────── -> file: fediverse/6406 the only people who write history are the ones who write about kings and princes and wars and famines. most of humanity didn't really care about what happened beyond 3 or 10 horizons away, depending on how far you'd roam. Things were a lot calmer when your sphere of influence didn't extend past the hills way over there. But, I'm not saying it's better that way - far from it. If you can read, you already are better off than 90% of humans who have ever lived. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╧═──────────┘ ════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/1021 ┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ CW: politics-voting-sex-mentioned-god-mentioned │ └─────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ we don't let children vote. nor do we let felons vote, theoretically those who harm our society (pick one, no voting or no prison? I vote no prison industrial complex) nor do we let non-citizens vote, for why should they tell us how to live? they are not us, they shall not control us nor do we let kings vote with the weight of a god, for a king is a singular point of failure if you can consent to sex, you are physically capable to vote. if you're mislead by the propaganda of an abusive spouse, you are hurting your future self by staying. [all media is propaganda that you are not immune to] all men are created equal, and yet his dollar is worth a bit more than hers. all of us here are equal, because we all want the bright future and a blessed life. we'll make this world better, using our own hands according to our own demands and in pursuit of our own plans. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────┴───────────┘ ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/3299 what if we could record and playback certain timeframes of our CPU and RAM status and use it for debug purposes like running some code in a VM every time you wanted to show a youtube video ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────┴───────────┘ ══════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/723 Honestly if anyone wanted to just... take any of my stuff, even if they were just going to sell it, I'd probably give it to them? People in my life say I don't function well in a capitalist society. I guess I just trust everyone equally. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ 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/2813 your reactions to your context are what define you, and when you're alone you are free to define yourself as you will. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════────────────────────┴───────────┘ ══════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────────── -> file: messages/319 Alright ya'll, if they're going to automate our jobs out of existence then perhaps its time we started doing the same to them. I mean, they're working on automating not just creative jobs, but also most office jobs as well. Leaving only menial labor to us, which is "fine" I guess. But perhaps we can "strike back" as it were and dismantle capitalism at the same time. Does that sound like too much to hope for? I think not! It's simple really, we just need to design a generic and compelling alternative to buying stuff with a credit card. Okay, it's a bit less simple than that, and I never said it would be easy. In fact, getting people to agree is the hard part. So can't we all just agree to attempt different things in different places as the locals define? Seems natural to me. And now the part of the post where I point a finger at you, yes you, the person reading this post. Are you willing to think about alternatives to capitalism? Are you willing to utilize the tools of our masters to break the chains of those enslaved? Are you willing to put effort into facilitating the development of crucial systems which may one day govern our day-to-day? If yes, then perhaps you'd like to listen as I explain how I envision the near future may look, as we plod onward day-by-day toward our bright fully automated luxury gay space communist future, where nobody has to hunger and nobody has to hurt. Not unless they consent, of course. Ah, shit, I should probably have prepared a presentation or something. Gimme a sec. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════────────────────────────┴───────────┘ ══════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/596 ┌──────────────────────┐ │ CW: food │ └──────────────────────┘ It's better to eat rice and beans than sticks and mud. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════────────────────────────────┴───────────┘ ════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/1018 @user-246 oh. yeah that's not gonna get you very far, unless you want a more prosperous church. EDIT: which many people do apparently ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────┴───────────┘ ══════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/2477 ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════────────────────────┴───────────┘ ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────── -> file: fediverse/5188 did you know that kids these days don't know how to do thing? It's true! they do thing instead! ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════════────────┴───────────┘ ══════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/544 @user-366 @user-367 @user-246 @user-353 I see... I mean, I've spent enough time around plants and animals to know that certain things are instinctual and are passed on through biological reproduction. It's not just that, but my other evidence is anecdotal. But I also know that most behavior is learned, through a combination of circumstance, action, and the intentions behind said actions, taken by the individual who is incorporating behavior into their psyche. So... While I'm sure there's some merit to each part of the "nature/nurture" spectrum I don't think it's really relevant on a meta, socio-political scale. You can just abstract all of those concepts and mark it as a black box called "humanity" and work through whatever socio-political problem, concern, or quandry you're working through. Abstraction is our friend - It hides the details that (while technically may have SOME merit) are irrelevant to the larger-scale decisionmaking, and in fact can often delude decionmakers into being unethical. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════────────────────────────────┴───────────┘ ═════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/1818 my previous job didn't do anything to harm me. And yet I left. I let them down in a way they could not have expected. Which was unfair of me, but I couldn't resist it. I don't know what I'd do better. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ 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/6359 @user-192 it is rarely more efficient to think through a problem than it is to calculate. But, speed isn't everything, so think we do some more. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╧═──────────┘ ═════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/1953 @user-470 You're absolutely right, would that we could. I'm lucky I wasn't traumatized in that way. It's my job to tell people who care about pleasantries more than action that they should... y'know, care about action but it couldn't be done by someone who received a critical hit every time they were attacked in that spot. I have my own weak-points of course, for example my fear of isolation (like, not having any friends, not being alone. I live alone!) ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧══════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────┴───────────┘ ════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────── -> file: fediverse/5321 ┌───────────────────────┐ │ CW: politics-I-think? │ └───────────────────────┘ the honest question to ask yourself is this: do you think you could do a better job than him and his team? how about the establishment politicians? if yes, then go for it. you deserve a chance. if no, then you are ignoring politics to bask in moral virtue. [wait that's backwards... isn't it?] ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────┴───────────┘ ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────── -> file: fediverse/5709 you can usually blow an insect off of you easier with a breath than with a slap or a slam. only truly evil foes like mosquitos deserve such a fate. don't try it against spiders, because their fangs are naturally pointed down but blowing is better they won't suffer any harm also it's often easier because the bugs don't cooperate when you try to put them on a paper-thin platter. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════────┴───────────┘ ═══════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/968 ┌──────────────────────┐ │ CW: for-cats-only │ └──────────────────────┘ the gameplay value of a cardboard box increases exponentially upon the introduction of a box-cutter [to make holes in the box] and varmint sized toys [to play whack-a-mole with] also, it's important to let your can win about 65% of the time - just enough to keep them interested (cats lose attention) but not enough to make them feel like it's easy. That's why it's important not to use your hands as a toy, because your hands always hurt. It gives them a feeling they're craving, both of attention but also success. 65% is more addictive, just ask any designer for multiplayer games. Well... 65 is my number, but there's a percentage (depending on the game) that players have to win if you want to keep their attention. If they win more than that, they lose interest. if they lose more, then they get frustrated. It's a delicate balance that ideally would be measured by AI [cursed] and adjusted per player. That way you could get maximum engagement and =============== stack overflow =================== ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────┴───────────┘ ═══════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/890 @user-192 I'm gonna make some right now : ) ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────┴───────────┘ ════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/1622 @user-883 yeah, fair enough... Mine was like 20$ for a year but that's like, 10% of your rice and bean budget so yeah don't do that ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────┴───────────┘ ═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────── -> file: fediverse/5612 you know, [you can just randomize your profile every time you log in] .... oh there was a stack overflow at the last one so ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧══════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────┴───────────┘ ════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────────────────── -> file: 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 │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────┴───────────┘ ══════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/2527 ┌──────────────────────────────┐ │ CW: physical-health-tip-acne │ └──────────────────────────────┘ if you have difficulties with acne, try changing your pillow-case once a week. in addition, you should probably ditch all the cleansers and products. your face isn't dirty if you wash it with water. if you use hot water, be sure to apply face lotion after drying off. otherwise, your body will over-produce oil in order to protect your skin and it'll give the acne a perfect environment to grow in. cool or cold water doesn't need lotion as much. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════────────────────────┴───────────┘ ════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/1588 @user-1035 Even better if you say "you do you too" ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────┴───────────┘ ═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/4562 I like being alone. But if I'm alone for too long, I suffocate. I start acting like a weird nerd who doesn't know what to do with their hands. If I spend too much time with people, I get exhausted and I can't think straight. I start using other people's mannerisms instead of my own. I'm not an introvert, or an extrovert, I think the dichotomy is stupid and people have completely separate needs that deplete and recharge at their own rates. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧══════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────┴───────────┘ ╔══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────┐ ║ -> file: fediverse/5776 │ ║ │ ║ oh no now the bugs are scary, I CURSE THEM AGAIN AHHHHHH PLS GET SMALLER │ ║ │ ║ [see this is what happens when you do divine intervention, everyone gets │ ║ starship troopers'd] │ ║ │ ║ oh no, starship troopers future is WORSE than subway-and-pizza-hut future! │ ║ │ ║ [this is a thought experiment you're not actually in trouble] │ ║ │ ║ oh thank goodness, too bad I couldn't make it to the city today. It's so weird I │ ║ thought I had 112$ on my account, and now that I think of it the message on the │ ║ card reader read "card de-activated" like whoa guess they don't want me leaving │ ║ poetry on post-its around the city anymore, yeesh │ ║ │ ║ [girl your poetry sucks it just says things like "fuck ice" or "you are worth │ ║ more than your wage" and everyone's like... yeah, so? because that's just how │ ║ portland is smh] │ ║ │ ║ I knowwwwwww but I don't know what else to doooooooo T.T │ ║ │ ║ [don't do anything, just be present so people know you're still around] │ ║ │ ║ I can't, the bus won't let me : ( │ ║ │ ║ [can you ride your bike? walk?] │ ║ │ ║ no it's like 6 hours [checks gmaps] oh huh it's one │ ╠═════════╗ ┌───────────┤ ║ similar ║ chronological │ different │ ╚═════════╩═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────┴───────────┘ ══════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/719 @user-138 omgggggg gimme I want to put those in my mouth ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════────────────────────────────┴───────────┘ ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────── -> file: fediverse/6285 woe is me, guess I better get a job ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╧───────────┘ ══════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/721 ┌────────────────────────────────┐ │ CW: spirituality-and-homelands │ └────────────────────────────────┘ Hello, I am a witch and this is my altar. Here, I dream of a green USA. covered by the branches, my body decays into parts, ready to join the next life that needs me. [read the alt-text on the pictures, or listen to your screenreader for more explanation] ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════────────────────────────────┴───────────┘ ════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────── -> file: fediverse/5298 Kaiserreich is a mod For Iron Hearts. It is based. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────┴───────────┘ ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/3008 when I play games, the theme only matters when it's being sold to me. after, once I start playing, I stick around if the mechanics are good. hence, why I loooooove video games but spend like 30$ on them every 6 months ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────┴───────────┘ ════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/3752 @user-1218 It's a person with a thumbs up who has a fountain of tears streaming down their cheeks. Any time you see the T.T fountain of tears emoticon you should view it as slightly sarcastic - they're not actually crying, it's more like a "ahhhhhh" type of thing instead of a "[cry cry cry]" forever type of thing. Oh also the z is them with their other hand on their hip all sassy like. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────┴───────────┘ ══════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/693 That feeling when you do a thing a friend showed you how to do, and you think of them 🥰🥰🥰 ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════────────────────────────────┴───────────┘ ════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/226 ┌──────────────────────────────────┐ │ CW: cursed-underwater-drone-idea │ └──────────────────────────────────┘ okay picture this - a network of ocean-bound craft that are designed to leave as minimal of an impact on their environment as possible. Each type would have to be designed for a certain habitat, but they'd operate and observe everything that's going on. (on land you could use those boston dynamic dog-bots) anyway the drone/robot/thing just scans the area and makes sure that nobody throws anything in the ocean. or maybe we should just ask the orcas who litters. BCI from Orca -> computer -> interpreted for human with LLM trained on Orca noises too bad we don't have a BCI, much less an Orca version. We should probably do it quickly though before they invent human-level AI, or else some poor computer-bound dummy is gonna have to listen to a bunch of whale noises ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────┴───────────┘ ═══════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/888 "Are you sure you're a boy? You don't even practice karate chops when you're alone" ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────┴───────────┘ ═══════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────────── -> file: messages/320 I wear diapers. I fucking hate diapers. I go in cycles with it. Waves, if you will. Sometimes I'll say "screw this I'm sick of them for one of many reasons I'm going to put in the effort and do all the kegels and just fucking handle it" and like, that sorta works. At least, most of the time. The thing about diapers is that while yes, you only need to think about your bodily functions like, twice a day, when you do it's more acute. It takes like 10 minutes to change, it generates trash that you have to throw away, it's literally pissing on cash made out of plastic fossil fuels, it smells, it's loud (fuck the noise) and its a pain in the ass when you get diaper rash. Ugh I hate it. So, sometimes I say "fuck it" and I go without. And it works most of the time. But eventually after getting piss on the carpet one too many times, after throwing away your favorite underwear AGAIN, after trying your best to face away from people so they don't see the wet spot on your butt... Eventually you think "hey maybe diapers aren't that bad" and the cycle repeats. And look, I know I'm traumatized. I've been dealing with my own shit since I was a kid. But, like, therapy won't help me get to the toilet. A doctor's not going to be able to fix my brain deciding "hey I want to piss myself right now for no fucking reason at all", and yeah my muscles aren't great so sure I can exercise them or whatever. But there have been times in my life when I've had a pelvic floor as strong as steel, and it didn't fucking help. Because my brain is stupid. I can feel it happening (most of the time, sometimes it surprises me like "oh weird I can't remember peeing my pants") and I usually have at least enough notice to clamp down (if I'm quick) but, like, I am constantly stressed out about it. I'm constantly on guard, waiting for it to happen. It's fucking exhausting. God forbid I have a public accident. Those are the fucking worst. And though I try my hardest, a year doesn't go by when I don't have at least one. If I'm diapered (as I fucking should be, tbh) then I can handle it. If not, then I'm fucked and I'm mentally a wreck for the rest of the day. Sorry @ everyone who's smelled me throughout my whole life. I don't think it's a physical issue, I was (briefly) checked out as a kid and they didn't find anything wrong. I think they thought I was faking because I couldn't manage to pee in a cup. Whatever. And I've read basically everything on the Internet about this. Apparently 40% of cases (across all age groups) are idiopathic, meaning there's no known cause. I wonder what percentage is because people are like, into it sexually? I admit I look at that kind of porn. It makes me feel corroded inside. I think I do it to relive my trauma in some fucked up way, like "oh wouldn't it be nice if a witch cursed me and now I pee my pants" instead of the harsher reality where its like "no you're just like this" which, sucks, not gonna lie. It's kinda made me asexual, I think, because I don't want anyone to be around it. I don't want anyone to think about it, I don't want it to be real, it's just. Fucked. I guess. Whatever. Did I mention how much I hate how loud it is to change? It fills me with dread whenever that time comes around. I often put it off as long as I can because I just... Don't want to think about it. And then it overflows and leaks and its even worse because now I have to wash my pants. Or, like, not, and just let them dry, because I'm a disgusting human being who has no right to a clean and decent life. Fuck me I should live in a bog, with all the bugs and the toads and other various gross things. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────┴───────────┘ ╔══════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────────────────┐ ║ -> file: fediverse/855 │ ║ │ ║ ┌─────────────────────────────────┐ │ ║ │ CW: wonder-what-would-happen-if │ │ ║ └─────────────────────────────────┘ │ ║ │ ║ │ ║ I wonder what would happen if apartment buildings accepted any applicants, but │ ║ only if they applied on a certain day. and first come first serve, of course. │ ║ │ ║ would make it so large groups of people could decide to move to different places │ ║ together. like, herds of roving buffalo │ ║ │ ║ er... I mean like people who shared common interests and want to live near each │ ║ other. like, board games or whatever. │ ║ │ ║ also could do like, decisions toward how they want to organize each other. like │ ║ mini societies that all live in a single ordered society. │ ║ │ ║ (could have as many layers as you want, it's just like making an incredibly │ ║ complicated computer program, except instead of moving data around you're moving │ ║ the direction of your own life. then it'd be able to calculate a particular │ ║ "checksum" that you could broadcast out onto the internet. and anyone who was │ ║ listening could check and compare against their secret key that they kept when │ ║ last you met, updated each time they see me. like, a common language. │ ╠═════════╗ ┌───────────┤ ║ similar ║ chronological │ different │ ╚═════════╩═══════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────┴───────────┘ ════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────── -> file: fediverse/6452 goodnight ...zzzZZZzzz... don't push when sleep ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╧═──────────┘ ══════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/722 If you like fantasy, check out this book I wrote a while ago. It's not long, and it's free (obviously). https://ritz-menardi.neocities.org/w7/table-of-contents ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════────────────────────────────┴───────────┘ ════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────── -> file: bluesky/18 dragons, in their miniature form, also known as a "draggen", or in some cultures a "jragen" or "dragin" ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────┴───────────┘ ╔═══════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────────┐ ║ -> file: fediverse/1611 │ ║ │ ║ @user-1040 │ ║ │ ║ well, usually in the examples I shared like tumblr posts there's a username and │ ║ picture shown. But tumblr users change their names, while on Mastodon (at least │ ║ on my client) it shows your permanent handle underneath your regular changable │ ║ name. I guess you could migrate accounts to another server if you're being │ ║ harassed in one place, but still people have a way of finding you. It's weird │ ║ kinda makes me wonder if they track you by ip address haha - did you know that │ ║ every computer attached to a router uses the same public IP address? Then it │ ║ uses either DHCP or static assigned local addresses for every computer on the │ ║ network. That's pretty neat! I wonder why we don't have workstations by default │ ║ include a router (and modem)? Seems like pretty important tech that should be │ ║ built into the chassis instead of in a small separate unit. Like, what if you │ ║ had to throw all your belongings into a van and drive to a motel somewhere to │ ║ set up your workstation in a hotel because it's hot and your ac broke lol │ ╠═════════╗ ┌───────────┤ ║ similar ║ chronological │ different │ ╚═════════╩════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────┴───────────┘ ════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/1068 ┌──────────────────────┐ │ CW: spirituality │ └──────────────────────┘ there was a time, when a university was tantamount to heresy ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────┴───────────┘ ═════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/1422 competition is valuable because it empowers us through sport. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧══════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────┴───────────┘ ═════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/2104 @user-192 oooooo yeah I usually try and reply to my old post with any new information. I never get the chance to think the same thoughts twice because when I was younger I had problems with thought-loops where I'd think something like "darn I could have handled that social situation better" and before you know it I'd be rocking myself to sleep trying to stop thinking negative thoughts about myself. So I broke my brain a little and now I can't think the same thing more than once, which is part of why it's so hard for me to finish projects. Alas. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧══════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────┴───────────┘ ══════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/724 @user-217 how the sun must seem to a radiant being [the sun from the perspective of the earth] ~birth~cosmos~delight~in~time https://mastodon.social/@user-215/111751229969556198 ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════────────────────────────────┴───────────┘ ════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/1672 @user-1037 speaking from the perspective of a witch, the land does not care what lines we draw in the sand. Lines are a human thing. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────┴───────────┘ ═══════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/923 but I don't know any of your dances, so don't ask. I can show you mine if you'd like. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────┴───────────┘ ════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/1042 ┌─────────────────────────┐ │ CW: personal-vent-sorry │ └─────────────────────────┘ "your feelings are valid, but have you considered that your feelings aren't actually valid because you're always wrong and nobody should ever apologize to you for anything because you suck and are wrong?" also, "my six digit salary isn't enough to pay for your rice and beans, but I won't have you eating sticks and mud, so do things you don't want to do because I said so." also, "I don't really "get" your art but that doesn't mean I should ever really try reading it. Also god forbid I actually ask for clarification like "what does that part mean" because I'm not actually that interested in you I just want a stable household so I never get traumatized again like [their childhood]" also, "yes I love you but no I don't want to play with you. you're such a cat." also, "every time you start making sense I'm going to try and derail the conversation so that we don't talk about kooky-dookerie because that's a conversation I can't win" also, sorry for venting. I mean, thanks for listeni ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────┴───────────┘ ════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/3456 I don't know who needs to hear this, but... do ittttt it's totally worth it!! ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────┴───────────┘ ═════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/367 @user-243 good point, intrusive thoughts >.> ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧══════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────┴───────────┘ ╔══════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────────────────┐ ║ -> file: fediverse/849 │ ║ │ ║ wish there were ascii characters that took up more than one line of code │ ║ vertically. │ ║ │ ║ wonder if we could use a sorting algorithm, or markup language, or something │ ║ like that to organize less structured data along user-customizable rules. Like, │ ║ a code editor that worked with your ideas, rather than the strict expression of │ ║ your text. You could pretty much write in any language, even pseudocode, and the │ ║ LLM behind the scenes would translate whatever you wrote into whatever result │ ║ you needed. Writing Rust, but need to fit in with C code? No worries it'll │ ║ translate for you. As long as the end result is functionally the same, which │ ║ could be verified by running two separate VMs that ran interpreters every time │ ║ you saved. And as long as their translation layers matched completely, then odds │ ║ are they're the same. And if not, well, the programmer can always debug it. It's │ ║ not like this would be running on something that needed to perform in the │ ║ moment? Like, improv instead of tragedies, or battles instead of strategies │ ╠═════════╗ ┌───────────┤ ║ similar ║ chronological │ different │ ╚═════════╩═══════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────┴───────────┘ ══════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/450 @user-334 You wouldn't believe the amount of time I spend wondering if a particular typo was divinely inspired and actually super important or... if it was just a fat-finger and I accidentally pushed a button I didn't intend. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════────────────────────────────┴───────────┘ ════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/1326 ┌─────────────────────────────┐ │ CW: re: kicks-down-the-door │ └─────────────────────────────┘ @user-883 I finished my project! Thanks for encouraging me 🥰 ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────┴───────────┘ ════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/3408 @user-1218 I KNOW it was sooooo confusing. I consider it a dress rehearsal tbh?? and I'm the understudy, performing for the performer who can only sing the same song once. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────┴───────────┘ ═════────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── -> file: messages/61 https://river-runner.samlearner.com/ ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘════─────┴───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┴───────────┘ ══════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/718 @user-547 That feeling when you get to the end of a paragraph and think "why do I have this extra parenthesis )? Oh yeah I opened it up waaaaay up here" and then you reread what you wrote and think perfect, no notes ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════────────────────────────────┴───────────┘ ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── -> file: messages/12 https://www.lexaloffle.com/games.php?page=updates&key=nQDAlSWYIv2Ht ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘─────────┴───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┴───────────┘ ═══════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/906 ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────┴───────────┘ ══════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/2954 whenever my cat is whining I walk around doing things that she might want until she stops trying to claw me - oh you want your litter cleaned? yeah sure I gotchu. oh you wanna go outside? nah okay how about playing with this yarn? no? okay let's see... oh dear you can see the bottom of your food bowl, conveniently forgetting the other mostly full food bowl over there... 😅 ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════────────────────────┴───────────┘ ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────── -> file: fediverse/5047 food should be free. it grows on trees. who pays the trees? something-something-transportation-and-processing-and-packaging-infrastructure-mentioned ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════════────────┴───────────┘ ═════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/1529 @user-883 yep! because the conversation is given room to explore the entire idea space surrounding the subject. Versus a conversation, where it's more of a narrative between multiple people, each trying to prove their point or share their love or exchange stories or display works of art and all the various other things people do on Twitter / Mastodon ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧══════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────┴───────────┘ ══════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/2492 ┌──────────────────────┐ │ CW: re: uspol │ └──────────────────────┘ the third reason is that I am a patriot, and the supreme court recently gave the president legal immunity. The president has always been a citizen first, for the government is of the people. However, with legal immunity, they would be considered closer to a king than a citizen. they would dismantle our democracy and institute a de-facto monarchy. This is unacceptable here. [4/5] ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════────────────────────┴───────────┘ ════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/1085 @user-794 definitely go for the third, then you only have to work for 10 days! And 10 is a nice round number that fits on both hands. Side note, you can use your hands to draw. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────┴───────────┘ ════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/1304 ┌──────────────────────────────────┐ │ CW: food-mentioned-sodium-lament │ └──────────────────────────────────┘ wish I could buy ramen noodle seasoning without the sodium. Like, the same flavor, but let me add my own salt... ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────┴───────────┘ ═════════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/3819 haha I'm in danger ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧══════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────┴───────────┘ ════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/1157 ┌──────────────────────┐ │ CW: personal-woe │ └──────────────────────┘ oh no, apparently I'm gonna be forced to drop out of university again in 9 days unless I do half a course and a final exam before then. Tell me again why I spent the last 6 months doing nothing? Oh yeah the mental illness, that's it. Yeesh you're such a drama queen, just do your work and you'll be good. what's that? intrusive thoughts time? Don't you mean "nap until they go away" time? oh yeah that's probably at least part of the problem with the whole "dropping out" thing. If only I didn't have the same reaction to "doing things I don't want to do" that most people have to "touching hot stoves", that'd be nice. my mother's voice ripples across space and time "you're such a smart boy, if you just apply yourself you can do anything! You can do anything you put your mind to. I believe in you and I love you." thanks mom brrrrr it's so cold here. wish I could afford to run the heater. - actually no I don't because it's not solar powered and I refuse to use fossil fuels if I have blankets >.> ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────┴───────────┘ ═══════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/942 @user-658 @user-353 sounds nice T.T America is in a different place right now, and there's just too much institutional inertia away from the kind of system you're describing and toward... well, what we have now. It's frustrating, hence why more radical solutions feel appealing. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────┴───────────┘ ══════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/765 ┌──────────────────────┐ │ CW: Re: food │ └──────────────────────┘ @user-258 mmmmmm yessss that sounds delicious. ^_^ ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════────────────────────────────┴───────────┘ ═════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────────────────── -> file: messages/103 *which is why I try to be as unique as I can. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧══════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────┴───────────┘ ══════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────────── -> file: messages/302 Media is mind control ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════────────────────────────┴───────────┘ ═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────── -> file: fediverse/5608 ┌─────────────────────────┐ │ CW: socialism-mentioned │ └─────────────────────────┘ socialism, in my mind, will always be a war-time economy. If there is no martial peril at stake, the war will be fought against scarcity, until one day communism is implemented. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧══════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────┴───────────┘ ══════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/2675 ┌────────────────────────┐ │ CW: genocide-mentioned │ └────────────────────────┘ the reason you will NEVER find a SINGLE example of anti-semitism from me is because I watched Fiddler on the Roof when I was 6 and Schindler's List when I was like, 8 years old. Long before I was on the internet. All it took was 6 years of being trained in empathy (from mother to son or parent to child) and I could watch a movie like that and realize how fucked up it was. Jews are people. And the holocaust happened. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════────────────────────┴───────────┘ ══════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/2373 A pocket-sized notebook and mechanical pencil is the most useful thing I've ever owned. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════────────────────────┴───────────┘ ══════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/2470 ┌───────────────────────┐ │ CW: cursing-mentioned │ └───────────────────────┘ damn I gotta get more blue for my wardrobe ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════────────────────────┴───────────┘ ════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/1139 @user-521 scary! :O :O :O ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────┴───────────┘ ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/4524 ┌───────────────────────┐ │ CW: chatGPT-mentioned │ └───────────────────────┘ phew that takes a load off my mind : ) ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────┴───────────┘ ════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/3432 "you're telling me that I've been special needs this whole damn time and nobody told me?" to be fair to nobody you're pretty good at hiding it ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────┴───────────┘ ╔════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────┐ ║ -> file: fediverse/5448 │ ║ │ ║ ┌───────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ ║ │ CW: re: cursing-mentioned-andor-mentioned │ │ ║ └───────────────────────────────────────────┘ │ ║ │ ║ │ ║ "my own personal revolution" of course refers to to the internal struggle that │ ║ people have against the implicit mental chains that whatever ruling class or │ ║ system imposes upon our minds. │ ║ │ ║ Part of the reason that queer people are important for the health of a culture │ ║ is that they resist the cultural norms. To queer something, as a verb, is to │ ║ fight a momentary revolution against the social chains that bind our actions. │ ║ │ ║ They seek to use culture to force us to behave in a way that produces the │ ║ outcomes they desire. 2.5 kids, white picket fence, hard working and very, very │ ║ christian, at least if you live in 1950s America... it changes based on the │ ║ environment. │ ║ │ ║ The "personal revolution" I fought last summer, that liberated my sense of fear, │ ║ is an ongoing struggle that countless others also wage. The "personal" aspect is │ ║ the most frustrating - our struggles are all so individualized, for we live in │ ║ an individualist society, that it's hard to help each other. │ ║ │ ║ Yet still we try. │ ╠═════════╗ ┌───────────┤ ║ similar ║ chronological │ different │ ╚═════════╩═════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────┴───────────┘ ════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/3783 @user-246 better than currying yourself in the car, or at the store, or in the park, or at your best friend's funeral, or while listening to "smooth jams 1980s" playlist they made you back in high school, or when buying more tissues at the store because you can't stop crying about the curry you would make together or... wait hang on I lost the metaphor ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────┴───────────┘ ════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/190 ┌──────────────────────┐ │ CW: oh y'know │ └──────────────────────┘ @user-95 sometimes it feels like I have no information. nothing on social media can be trusted and everything we share could be automated. perhaps the human race really is doomed, or perhaps it's under it's place. Just think of what we could do with programmable matter - a world suited to our every desire. I think the beauty of humanity is it's potential. we've come so far and done so much, but tomorrow is ever before us. what's next for our fateful kind? we shall see, but for now I'm going to play video games T.T ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────┴───────────┘ ═══════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/941 @user-562 @user-655 I relate to that... ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────┴───────────┘ ══════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/699 ┌──────────────────────┐ │ CW: meme │ └──────────────────────┘ 🖼 ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════────────────────────────────┴───────────┘ ══════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/643 maybe our most experienced and talented individuals should get together and work on a project. We could just... see what they come up withlawful good aligned project manager ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════────────────────────────────┴───────────┘ ═════════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/3896 I'm worried that if I install NixOS on my desktop instead of Void Linux then all the hackers who watch my screen every day won't be able to see anymore. T.T Listen I'm not trying to mess up your business and whatnot but like, Void Linux keeps breaking and idk NixOS is just... so much nicer? Like, having a config file handle everything is great because, like, there's only so many commands you can use in a config file, right? With the more ad-hoc approach of running commands and whatnot there's always a ton of flags to memorize and I'm not about that. Downside is... SystemD instead of Runit... So maybe I'll stick with Void for now, haha SystemD is the king of "memorizing random commands" like what ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧══════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────┴───────────┘ ════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/23 @user-30 Interesting! What you described seems to me like exactly what I'd associate with souls-like games. I wonder why the disconnect? ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════──────────────────────────────────────┴───────────┘ ════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────── -> file: fediverse/5340 ┌────────────────────────┐ │ CW: religion-mentioned │ └────────────────────────┘ the devil will quote scripture ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ 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/3428 ┌────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ CW: re: death-of-a-family-member-mentioned │ └────────────────────────────────────────────┘ my family has always been the black sheep of our families. I've never lived in the same state as my extended family (with a few minor exceptions) I was raised to know that family is an earned status, and my mom took us on road trips every year to visit them, to give us kids the chance to earn that affection. and for them to earn it from us. I guess it wasn't enough. I wonder if they think of me. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────┴───────────┘ ═════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/1461 In soviet America, the rich tax you. ... wait that's just regular America isn't it? ... they would never be so bold if they weren't fed the kind of propaganda that we never see. They would never be so bold if they knew the truth of our lives. They don't have it easy, but we put up with more shit than they do. "Abe Lincoln may have freed all men, but Sam Colt made them equal." "you are not immune to the propaganda you see. you are, however, immune to the kind of propaganda they see." the powerful must always exist at the behest of the governed. such is one of many prices for power. part of me can't help but think about the militarization of the police, and how anyone can drive their APC's and operate their sound cannons or whatever, if only they possessed the keys and training. God bless our veterans right? And hey, a police station is an island in a sea of man. "Our chances may be, far from pioneered. But our chances may be in our favour." ... sorry I've been listening to a lot of Green Day lately. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧══════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────┴───────────┘ ═══════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/783 ┌───────────────────────────────────────┐ │ CW: politics-biden-presidency-summary │ └───────────────────────────────────────┘ https://www.reddit.com/r/NeutralPolitics/comments/19ao531/biden_so_far_a_special_project_of/ I learned a lot from this thread. I'll probably forget it by tomorrow, but the important thing is how it made me feel right? >.> ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────┴───────────┘ ══════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/2679 many people have not seen the kind of opulence I have. my early childhood was during an economic boom - the dotcom bubble brought wealth to us all. I saw how life could be. how clean, how measured, how thoughtful, how robust and stable our lives could be. I saw it because that's what the eyes of a child saw, but that's what I saw. I think of what would be required to reach that kind of society for all and the only conclusion I come to is that the accretion of power in singular hands causes corruption in those who wield it. In doing so they twist the people they compel or effect, making them learn the wrong lessons. essentially, evil trained into us by the demands of the society we're present in. I see no other cause, no reason for suffering. We have the technology to build vast cities of solid stone, glimmering crystal sculptures and walls of moss and ceremonially ornamental bones, but instead... I think we just like what carbon can bring. but have no fear, fusion is just a decade away, then we can | ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════────────────────────┴───────────┘ ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/4025 the "village idiot" doesn't need to lack smarts, so long as everyone else is in on it. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════════────────────────┴───────────┘ ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/4316 @user-883 plural people still use one person's worth of resources, so... they should contribute one person's vote toward the distribution method of those resources ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────┴───────────┘ ═══════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────────── -> file: messages/350 Like, UBI that encourages education mixed with wage equality laws. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────┴───────────┘ ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────── -> file: fediverse/5741 ┌────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ CW: cursing-mentioned-spirituality-gestured-at │ └────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ So I was playing Dominions 6 the other day for laughs while working on my mod nation: https://ritz-menardi.neocities.org/dominions/elentalus/elentalus good news, new version coming soon probably?? bad news - I was playing as Arcoscephale, the ancient greek nation, well, one of them anyway, and my pretender god looked like this. Yes, those names are randomly generated. fuck. oops, cursing mentioned. "I thought you were cassandora and pandasandra?" yeah well I'm more of a vessel I guess? me, the physical form, is a witch. I mean, my hat pierces reality or whatever! Plus I got a vampiric blade, that's kinda cool. But also I'm a system and I got other things besides inside. "girl you're so confusing" look if it wasn't artistic the gods wouldn't want anything to do with it. They're just... like that I guess. "So, fortifier because she tells people to bolster their strength, confuser of the way because she doesn't get the tao, and mistress of dirt because she poops your pants and, fuck, makes dirt?" ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧════════════════════════════════════════════════════════───┴───────────┘ ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────── -> file: fediverse/6229 game designers stay in the industry. business types look aside. Hence why the lessons are learned by the makers, and not by the marketplace keepers. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╧───────────┘ ════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/1584 ┌───────────────────────────────────────┐ │ CW: re: Lonely vent about pride month │ └───────────────────────────────────────┘ @user-883 You need to rely on other people less. Find your own happiness in your own home. Make friends with the people around you. If you don't like your home, then why would you live there? If you don't like your neighbors, then why would you trust them enough to live next to them? ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────┴───────────┘ ════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/1104 @user-812 Super Mario 64?!? Scarry! D: D: ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────┴───────────┘ ════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/1677 ┌────────────────────────────┐ │ CW: cooking-food-mentioned │ └────────────────────────────┘ Paprika is the best spice, fite me ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────┴───────────┘ ╔═════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────┐ ║ -> file: fediverse/3940 │ ║ │ ║ ┌──────────────────────┐ │ ║ │ CW: polit │ │ ║ └──────────────────────┘ │ ║ │ ║ │ ║ the less a political conversation uses proper nouns, the more productive it can │ ║ be. │ ║ │ ║ For example. Try not to mention capitalism, communism, socialism, etc. │ ║ │ ║ Also, don't talk about Republicans or Democrats. That just invites tribalism. │ ║ │ ║ Instead, focus on issues. Like "Hurricane Relief distribution methods" instead │ ║ of "whether or not hurricanes deserve to be relieved" │ ║ │ ║ saying something like "gee it sure feels like our community has gone to shreds" │ ║ is a good way to start it, and then you can move on to things like "well, I just │ ║ think it was nicer last year, before a hurricane came through and took all our │ ║ jobs." and they say "uh-huh true yeah I believe you" │ ║ │ ║ but as soon as you say "hey maybe those capitafascist pigs shouldn't be allowed │ ║ to wield nuclear arsenals" they start looking at you funny, like they disagree │ ║ with whatever you want to say but aren't. │ ║ │ ║ and it's like... no, that's all you wanted to say, but behind their eyes are │ ║ things like "black people are worse than me" or "I'm better than a woman" so │ ╠═════════╗ ┌───────────┤ ║ similar ║ chronological │ different │ ╚═════════╩══════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────┴───────────┘ ═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────── -> file: 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 │ ╘═════════╧══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─┴───────────┘ ╔══════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────────────────┐ ║ -> file: fediverse/642 │ ║ │ ║ Relinquish your privacy, and you deserve not a scrap of it. │ ║ │ ║ "those who would sacrifice a bit of [privacy] for a bit of [convenience] deserve │ ║ neither" - babe-roham lincoln or thomas bettersons or something. │ ║ │ ║ ... │ ║ │ ║ EDIT: okay but so like c'mon it's the 21st century we live in a society │ ║ │ ║ yeah │ ║ │ ║ there's a lot of paths we could take, that's the nature of circumstate. Depends │ ║ on who's yearning for the future... true true okay how about we all share a │ ║ singular belief - whatever a fully open sourced and non-biased machine decided │ ║ was our best and most unified direction? then we could slowly build out │ ║ accomodations that would provide for people who didn't agree with the same │ ║ things that we did. Essentially, "we're in charge because we're the largest, but │ ║ we're going to provide to you to the equal ratio that you're population │ ║ represents." Essentially, we all can have what we want. AKA TRUE JUSTICE, like │ ║ Adventure Time when Finn solves a problem by helping BOTH SIDES of the argument. │ ║ (usa politics are not comprehensive). │ ╠═════════╗ ┌───────────┤ ║ similar ║ chronological │ different │ ╚═════════╩═══════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────┴───────────┘ ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────── -> file: fediverse/5233 @user-1086 ... good idea...! ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────┴───────────┘ ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────── -> file: fediverse/5176 ┌──────────────────────┐ │ CW: cursed-post │ └──────────────────────┘ what if corporations gave better quality products to people who clicked through their advertisement ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════════────────┴───────────┘ ════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/1323 "pay attention to me, for I have nothing of value to contribute" ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────┴───────────┘ ═══════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/144 @user-122 have you ever seen Adventure Time? It's sublime. : ) : ) : ) ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────┴───────────┘ ════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/1048 #CDCsays if the revolution will not be televised, then why would they break Twitter, the place where people learn about protests in their area? ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────┴───────────┘ ═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────── -> file: fediverse/6045 evil vulture that's what people think of you fascist nazgul is what they say of your seer cutthroat with a dagger yet somehow a mysterious cultist people who knew you without a hate called you cowboyt paladin is what you said you played in D&D (nope was always a wizard) oh huh the character sheet is right here we should have CREPT INTO HER HOUSE WHILE SHE WAS FAR FROM HER BEDDING and seen her character sheet so we could have known that she was a wizard instead of a witch (I'M NOT A WIZARD okay wizard is the class but that's because it's named wrong for what I'm trying to do) I love my vaporizer. I hope I don't lose it next. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─┴───────────┘ ══════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────────── -> file: messages/304 Relax. Take it from me. I won't resist, at least I'll try, and if I start suddenly then it hurts and you should go slower. Unless I do three short, three long, three short. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════────────────────────────┴───────────┘ ═════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/1527 @user-883 it shouldn't be possible to ban you users should be able to hide your posts, and maybe set up filter lists or machine-learning-guided-content-warning-application-of-filter-lists, so that everyone is given a voice. Is that not the spirit of liberty? The freedom to be? ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧══════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────┴───────────┘ ════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────── -> file: fediverse/5852 oh boy, here I go gamin' again! ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════──┴───────────┘ ════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────── -> file: fediverse/6354 If your leaders don't represent you, pick different leaders, and get them to work together. Federate, don't splinter. We are stronger together even if we disagree. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╧═──────────┘ ═════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/2151 @user-1177 @mutualaid whatever happens, know that you are loved. Animals are the most precious thing in our lives, and we have many opportunities to raise more. Cherish those heartfelt moments, and yearn for the affectionate tender touches. And know that you are always their most known. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧══════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────┴───────────┘ ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/4469 doom is like sand thrown on a fire. don't spread it unless you are intentional about it. sometimes it's good to smother fires. other times it's cathartic. that's okay. but keep in mind the future goals. where are we trying to get to in the near future? work towards that. your emotions are fuel, not despair to wallow in. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────┴───────────┘ ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────── -> file: fediverse/6096 ┌──────────────────────┐ │ CW: poop-mentioned │ └──────────────────────┘ OKAY FINE I'll take fiber supplements. Don't blame me if I poop my pants though. can't stand the constipation anymore. Hurts too much. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════┴───────────┘ ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────── -> file: fediverse/5713 I hate winning and I don't like losing. The playing is where the game is. [games of life and death are no fun] hence, why nobody invites me, because I try for the middle approach that respects both people. this tends to make people mad because its like "bro they're nazis" and I'm like "okay but how do you know" and they're like "fuck you" so I'm like "fuck nazis? actually?" and they're like "you're with them" and I'm like "I'm with you" and they're like "stop infiltrating" and I'm like "who's infiltrated?" and they say "stop talking to the internet" and I say "nobody reads me anyway" and they say "screensho0ts are forever" and I'm like "I'm pretty as can be" this, combined with a strong sense of justice, implies the narratives I instinctually provide. wei wu wei according to Ursula K. Le Guin, this means "doing without doing", or "show, don't tell" but minus the doing, and adding the "tell"ing. I think I'd look badass with a spear or trident. I have a sword because swords are cool, but spears are bleed ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════────┴───────────┘ ════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/1378 @user-217 one ring to rule them all one ring to find them one ring to slave them all and in the darkness bind them ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────┴───────────┘ ══════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────────────── -> file: messages/133 We should dedicate ourselves toward making a life out in space - medium term goals. In the meantime we should advance as quickly as possible, at a rate that earth can support. Anyone who would demand more is an outcast in our eyes, a brutal denial of our future children's defile [meaning of "future life lived as they will] ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════────────────────────────────┴───────────┘ ══════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/2439 ┌──────────────────────┐ │ CW: re: pol │ └──────────────────────┘ @user-1209 sounds like a waste of time to me. though I did spend like 4 hours last night talking about cross-dressing so, you gotta start somewhere. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════────────────────────┴───────────┘ ════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/3418 ┌──────────────────────┐ │ CW: politics │ └──────────────────────┘ conservatives are going to be sooooo pissed once they realize they're fucked politically gee I sure hope they won't lash out like petulant children as they see their authoritarian ambitions vanish like smoke through their fingers ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────┴───────────┘ ═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────── -> file: fediverse/5452 ┌──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ CW: all-cops-are-bastards-mentioned-personal-ramblings-and-complainings-mentioned │ └──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ I never rest. Not mentally. I find it sooooo much harder to get moving again once I'm asleep. But I've been sleeping lately, because it's "good for me" or whatever. Because I'm "burnt out and need to heal" or something. Damnit why is it so much harder to stop snuggling someone than it is to pack up a tent? I'm like the guy in Hot Fuzz, that one really good movie about cops. oops cops mentioned one second. I'm always moving, but, I hardly ever seem to be able to get anything done. Why is that? Is the work just... endless? Am I ever a slave to my surroundings? Or am I just cursed with a mortal form, a form destined to toil in whatever way it finds itself contextualized in? Maybe I should just stop complaining. Maybe work is it's own reward or whatever. I don't think I'm depressed anymore, although good luck getting me to feel any emotions except focus, and the call to intercede on another's behalf. I don't have time for this. >. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧══════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────┴───────────┘ ═════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/285 @user-211 thanks! It's one of my favorites. That and Golden Sun are where I procured my name ^_^ EDIT: purloined is more appropriate, I think ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧══════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────┴───────────┘ ══════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/2456 what I've learned so far is that people are happy. unless they have holes in their legs and back. happy people don't want to die for a better world. who am I to take that from them? "... you didn't take anything but their fear. capital did this." the people I've met are almost entirely kind. their empathy suffuses this place, and it wasn't always like this. but now it is. if a revolution was going to take place, it'd be here. I feel it in my heart. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════────────────────────┴───────────┘ ══════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/448 BRB spending an hour and a half of my time on this earth watching a video essay on Youtube ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════────────────────────────────┴───────────┘ ╔════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────────────┐ ║ -> file: fediverse/1500 │ ║ │ ║ ┌──────────────────────┐ │ ║ │ CW: LLM-mentioned │ │ ║ └──────────────────────┘ │ ║ │ ║ │ ║ If you create an LLM that can explain data, then you can use it to explain the │ ║ results of the last computation it ran. │ ║ │ ║ If you could also train that LLM (a statistical model) to generate data, through │ ║ the setting of options in a config file that create the result that you define │ ║ through your interactions with it (and based on the data that it explains to the │ ║ user that is read from the file on the computer that it's computing from) │ ║ │ ║ then you could create a generalized personal assistant. All you have to do is │ ║ explain the specific role that it's meant to undertake, (like being a secretary │ ║ for your Discord communications) and the actions that it can take (like pinging │ ║ your cell phone if it's really important) and give it the tools to accomplish │ ║ said tasks (by setting flags in a config file that is then interpreted by a │ ║ local program running on your computer that awaits interactions) then it might │ ║ actually be a bit useful. │ ║ │ ║ Unfortunately tech people are permitted only to seek dollars, so... chatbots. │ ╠═════════╗ ┌───────────┤ ║ similar ║ chronological │ different │ ╚═════════╩═════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────┴───────────┘ ══════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/2355 ┌──────────────────────┐ │ CW: uspol │ └──────────────────────┘ If you're DSA and you're reading this, you have 48 hours to organize the greatest protest in history. And this time we don't have Twitter or Facebook. They would give us a king. It's now or never. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════────────────────────┴───────────┘ ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/4199 ┌────────────────────────┐ │ CW: politics-mentioned │ └────────────────────────┘ in all the years since BLM, you know what I've never seen nor heard of? testimonial from the people who were kidnapped by federal police in portland. I wonder what their story is like. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────┴───────────┘ ════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────── -> file: bluesky/7 I also wrote w7 ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────┴───────────┘ ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────── -> file: fediverse/6179 what if instead of javascript cookies we only let websites access one single location in memory which was allocated client-side and is unique to each website? that way they couldn't track you between sites, since they wouldn't be able to see any other website's "biscuits" get it because they're healthier than cookies All they would be able to store would be data, though I guess they could store bytecode instructions or something if they really wanted to. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════┴───────────┘ ╔══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────┐ ║ -> file: fediverse/5178 │ ║ │ ║ ┌─────────────────────────┐ │ ║ │ CW: communism-mentioned │ │ ║ └─────────────────────────┘ │ ║ │ ║ │ ║ communism was successful in the USSR because all the people in all their │ ║ villages knew everyone else in the village. │ ║ │ ║ the cities were an exception, but they were all located on the west-coast, which │ ║ made it easier to spread reading materials in a smaller area. │ ║ │ ║ once the tsar started cracking down on redcoats, they wandered into the fields │ ║ like "dohhhh what's a land allotment" and suddenly everyone knew where to start. │ ║ │ ║ (I only sorta remember that book I read on russian history) │ ║ │ ║ (or maybe read half of? or maybe only read in a dream? did anyone ever see me │ ║ with that book, did I ever bring it on the train? who can say. who would say. │ ║ who COULD say. I dunno. surely not me. I'm just thinking out loud here. Not I │ ║ indeed.) │ ║ │ ║ you don't need to live through a situamoment to be able to retro-actively post │ ║ analyze-cis of the results or impacts or environmental data-vices [okay I'm │ ║ cutting you [and by you I mean me] off, don't come back until you smoke more │ ║ weed] [40 characters remaining. ha take that] │ ╠═════════╗ ┌───────────┤ ║ similar ║ chronological │ different │ ╚═════════╩═══════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────┴───────────┘ ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/4494 ┌────────────────────────────────┐ │ CW: radical-politics-mentioned │ └────────────────────────────────┘ A peaceful revolution at this stage is impossible. Perhaps some-day in the future, but I fully intend to live to see our day of triumph, so... Peace is off the table. And frankly, civil war is the best out of all of the bad options for everyone involved, even them. We get to avoid genocide. We get to unite for a common cause - the shining torch of liberty. They get to burn their violent and reckless youth on war, while also eating their own tail and consuming their weak, their downtrodden, and their poor. obviously we're on the right side, and they will begin to realize that eventually. We must not fall into barbarism, but frankly I'm not concerned about that. Darkness begets the dawn. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────┴───────────┘ ══════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/2319 A choice ungiven is a chance never taken. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════────────────────────┴───────────┘ ════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/1386 @user-883 ffmpeg is an example of a swiss army knife and I prefer fixed-blade knives gandalf voice keep it simple, keep it safe plus if something goes wrong and ffmpeg isn't supported anymore then you need to redo a lot of your BASH infrastructure. However if only one of the tools failed, then it wouldn't be so hard. And if every tool had a man page with like, 3 pages tops, then it wouldn't be too hard to figure out which one to use. ... though I guess there's a benefit to having a larger tool that can store lots of functionality so you can say "I know I need ffmpeg, but I'm not sure how" versus "I know I need some random obscure package that I have no way of knowing, so I'll google it and give a tech company data about what specific thing I'm looking for" do one thing and do it well, but they never said how big the thing must be. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────┴───────────┘ ═══════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/928 @user-226 especially if you teach them how to use the terminal. the amount of problems I could solve increased exponentially once I learned basic python and BASH. I love using "tldr", which is a summarizer for man pages. You can use it to store custom notes (and import some from the community) which show you how to complete common tasks. It's so nice when you can see the options laid out in use right there for you whenever you type "tldr " - I personally use "tealdeer" which is a tldr browser written in Rust. It's pretty nice because you can write a note for yourself every time you solve a particular problem, and then if you ever need to do it again it's there for you, easy to access. of course, if your problem isn't listed, that's okay. That's what the man pages are for. As long as you teach them how to search with \/ they can find anything. Especially the \/-f[space] trick, to search for the -f flag for example. some organizers won't need the terminal, some will. if they pay attention, great! ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────┴───────────┘ ═════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/2119 "how much you wanna bet the ringwraiths were created on accident by the elves when they were attempting to inspire a river with racing horses (like the Rauros) and they just covered it up by slowly, over generations, sneaking into Man's record-chambers and editing the recallings?? I mean they COULD do that, so why would they NOT do that??? It's not like books have checksums!!! Wake up sheeple, Sauron never existed! We've been played for absolute fools, they can LITERALLY climb up walls and don't leave any footprints! WE LIVE IN A HOUSE OF STONE"rambling a "prophet of doom" [read: modern day lunatic] on the streets of Minas Tirith that nobody listens to because they don't know what a checksum means and neither does he so he can't explain it but still he shares a common mutual connection to others who might be present in that moment (which whose listeners would correspond to you, dear reader, as compared to me, the "reader"/interpreter, the one who's reading the book) Except with like, EVERY book. That I'v ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧══════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────┴───────────┘ ═════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/1722 ┌──────────────────────┐ │ CW: food-mentioned │ └──────────────────────┘ harsh lessons of adulthood - sometimes food is not eaten for the taste, but rather for how it will make you feel slightly better in the next few days. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ 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/985 │ ║ │ ║ ┌────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ ║ │ CW: cursed-scary-pol-doomer-misinformation │ │ ║ └────────────────────────────────────────────┘ │ ║ │ ║ │ ║ @user-713 @user-714 │ ║ │ ║ the american military is going to be too busy fighting it's far right that it │ ║ won't be able to meaningfully contribute to ww3 │ ║ │ ║ both sides are slavers. we just don't see it. │ ║ │ ║ I don't anticipate war taking place on a battlefield, that setting is │ ║ forevermore dedicated to video games and kaiju. │ ║ │ ║ rather, a silent war where everyone just goes around killing their opposition. │ ║ │ ║ for once, the citizens can't help but be armed. │ ║ │ ║ and in the dark of night, for every time we let plight from our sight, another │ ║ of us is harmed. │ ║ │ ║ I don't know many people who've died. but maybe they're just working through a │ ║ different part of the social network. It's not like any of their technology │ ║ needs to perform as it's been advertised? well, open source does, but open │ ║ source means insecure (as long as you don't get caught, then you need to adjust) │ ║ │ ║ of course, sometimes corporate software... kinda sucks. so it's not like theyre │ ║ very configurable away from what capital wanted. │ ╠═════════╗ ┌───────────┤ ║ similar ║ chronological │ different │ ╚═════════╩════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────┴───────────┘ ═════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/1462 here are the albums I know: Insomniac: Being young is weird Dookie: Our culture fucking sucks American Idiot: Let's fucking burn it 20th Century Radio: While listening to this ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧══════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────┴───────────┘ ═════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/377 @user-95 rocket propelled meme launcher ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧══════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────┴───────────┘ ═════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/1526 "employee of the month" but like, not per month. per project. "here is our foremost, help them as much as you can" like, a hero. or champion. or tech lead. they don't have to be expertly competent, their job is to learn and apply themselves as best they can. Then, after this project, they can go into a pool with all the other tech lead hero champions, and then they can work on something more powerful. The process repeats, until you have a CEO or three. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧══════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────┴───────────┘ ═════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────────────────── -> file: messages/106 You are but human. You are fallible, which is known to us. This is why they tempt you, and why they remind you of perils. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧══════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────┴───────────┘ ═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/4636 ummmmm yeah the reason I went off hormones 5 weeks ago is totally because I want to test low so that they bump up my prescription so I can stockpile. Totally not because I executive dysfunctioned my way into this mess. again. Almost as if it doesn't happen 3 or 4 times per year -.- ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧══════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────┴───────────┘ ═══════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/166 @user-147 years of practice. every time you delete what you said is another chance to practice that slips away. writing is the easy part, you got that down because you need something to delete, right? the hard part is being received by others, and continuing the conversation as you direct it. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────┴───────────┘ ════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────── -> file: fediverse/5327 linux is queer culture ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────┴───────────┘ ═════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/1547 @user-217 big bang, big crunch, viewed looking down the spine of time ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧══════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────┴───────────┘ ═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────── -> file: fediverse/6074 I resist the urge to let people script me. Hence, I am comedia ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─┴───────────┘ ═════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/1536 @Frank @ClimateChangeAnxiety In establishing the National Parks, the government sought to preserve nature, and did not see indigenous people as part of nature. As if we humans are not animals that contribute to an ecosystem, but some separate thing that is anathema to life. how strange, that they would see their own kind that way. Perhaps they would rather their perceptions of the land be untainted by human hands, or perhaps they just didn't want to think about minorities anymore. How cruel, to spit salt into the wound. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧══════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────┴───────────┘ ════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/3628 ┌───────────────────────┐ │ CW: re: energy drinks │ └───────────────────────┘ @user-1550 I love the colors!! 🤩 sorry about the price, tho... ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────┴───────────┘ ═════════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/3820 @user-1597 Oh! Good thinking! Thank you! ^_^ ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧══════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────┴───────────┘ ═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────── -> file: fediverse/5897 ┌──────────────────────────────────┐ │ CW: political-violence-mentioned │ └──────────────────────────────────┘ the reason the right is hurt that you'd celebrate charlie's death is because they hired an actor to perform him to one side and he does his natural self to the other. maybe he was a really big cutie, nobody can tell, because it's pretty much like hand-waving on narkina 12. it's okay to hate the version you've been shown fuck that kind of cowardly assault propaganda? and at this hour? she's made out of midnight, she's suffused in the stuff. it permeates her form elementally, because she's a witch, tee hee. why would magic work if it wasn't a performance? there always is a source from where it must flow. == jeez I just got mind controlled, wacky == *she's **essential* izing**. usually that means she's been playing dominions. my family and I always used to fight. we got so good at navigating it. like, storms, that the earth called, that we had to sail through to maintain our relation orbits. == stack overflow ======================================================= ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─┴───────────┘ ══════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/2320 ┌──────────────────────┐ │ CW: strategy-games │ └──────────────────────┘ If you have numbers, envelop your foes. If you are elite, pierce to their heart. If you only have numbers, give your commanders bodyguards. If you only have elite, become undiscoverable. EDIT: If you are fast, hit from the side. if you are only fast, keep them just out of sight. If you are strong, deal crushing blows if you are only strong, you no longer have any foes. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════────────────────────┴───────────┘ ══════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/2453 ┌──────────────────────┐ │ CW: violence │ └──────────────────────┘ if you ride a bike often, master the front kick. most hand-to-hand combat is resolved with a grapple and a knife in the ribs. A front kick is designed not for impact, but rather to push your opponent away, out of arm's reach, giving you a chance to escape. I'm going to shower and sleep. Goodnight. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════────────────────────┴───────────┘ ════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/1156 why the heck do GAME engines not include a skippable tutorial that lights up UI elements and explains how everything works by navigating you through building an example project one step at a time like, game jam material, nothing fancy ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────┴───────────┘ ══════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/2687 never trust your heroes they are not meant to be trusted. but they are still valuable and important. learn from them, apply what you can, and cherish the best parts of them when they inevitably fall and let you down. if they betray you, fucking burn them. if they let you down, accept their apology but don't give them responsibility until you can trust them again. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════────────────────────┴───────────┘ ══════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/2372 ┌──────────────────────┐ │ CW: re: pol │ └──────────────────────┘ I had a job lined up, but with great personal change came great societal change. And I got swept up. Now here I am, somehow finding myself blown on the winds of fate to stand atop a mountain and survey the lands below. I see the path to our bright future, and it is wide enough for us all to walk. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════────────────────────┴───────────┘ ════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/3473 holy carp I'm so good at this game! ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────┴───────────┘ ═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────── -> file: fediverse/5472 give it time everything cooperative needs buy-in from everyone involved and sometimes things spontaneously develop 15 leaps per day when things are suddenly changing every day on days that all feel the same nothing develops we just put more ideas in our head that might be useful... one day if we're lucky. Or maybe unlucky depending on how it goes. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧══════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────┴───────────┘ ════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/1387 at this point in the internet, if you don't want your data to be used for AI then you shouldn't be using the internet. though they have plenty of information already. I mean, you've been using the internet for what, 20 years now? More? ... that's a lot of hard drives. Especially if they need to duplicate info somewhere. Ah well there's lots of stuff that doesn't matter, like old video game footage or the personal website of a person who would go on to influence this other person who would lead this other person to learn how to do a thing which would... eventually culminating in an expression of culture, which would not be able to be understood if not for the archival efforts of people like archive.org. ... what I'm saying is that the internet, as a culture, is impossible to understand without swimming in it. And for some reason they've filled it with cameras, watching the every movement of your fins or flippers or whatever humans grow with these days. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────┴───────────┘ ════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/3433 @user-1532 I don't know how else to be ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────┴───────────┘ ══───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── -> file: messages/19 https://www.masteringemacs.org/article/the-emacs-27-edition-of-mastering-emacs-out-now ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═────────┴───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┴───────────┘ ═════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/420 an ai that is so unique that to include any other training material is to contaminate it ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧══════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────┴───────────┘ ═════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/295 games that offer both a story mode and an instant-action arcade mode, my beloved ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧══════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────┴───────────┘ ═══════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/951 @user-667 you're only wrong if you don't change your mind upon realizing you're incorrect ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────┴───────────┘ ═════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/1430 if you don't like me anymore, and then you hide yourself from me instead of telling me, I'm going to spend the rest of my life wondering if you're still alive. It's a curse you bestow upon me, and it's worse than saying goodbye. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧══════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────┴───────────┘ ══════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/466 I love Linux. All I have to do is type "authserver" and "worldserver" and wouldn't you know it suddenly a universe is created (with very constrained rules) that anyone might inhabit should they desire to. It's not like I'm perfect - oh wait I have a toot about that, gimme a sec ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════────────────────────────────┴───────────┘ ══════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/2279 ┌───────────────────────┐ │ CW: cursing-mentioned │ └───────────────────────┘ There's a lot that can get done in a work week. That's like, five whole days! What kinds of things can you get done at work in a week? .... Oh really? That's... well, not ideal. But like... what are you doing then while at work, NOT working? Oh, it's just bullshit work you're doing? [nuts, cursing mentioned, one sec] So, like, if you aren't doing stuff... Maybe that means you're kept from your full potential doing things that don't matter to you? Huh that's not a great deal. But, uh... If you had five days to live, what would you do? It's not like you can see the world, but hey I've already done that. It's not like you can save it either, that's not something you build - rather, it's more like a garden. But I guess you can lay the foundation, give cause for the fight, and that's decent enough of a start, at least when you've only got five nights. ... I guess I got some writing to do, haven't I? ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════────────────────────┴───────────┘ ══════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/441 @user-328 don't trust anything on the internet. It can be taken from you. don't trust anyone in your life - if you are alone, which you can verify through the sense of connection you feel to others - if you are alone, how can you trust anyone that they've provided for you to interact with? when's the last time you drove to a random city in your country and tried to make friends with passerby? Would you even be convinced that they'd be aligned to their own designs, and not to that which "they" assigned? do note that I'm schizophrenic, probably, according to nobody but me, so... take what I say as you will ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════────────────────────────────┴───────────┘ ╔═════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────────────────┐ ║ -> file: fediverse/433 │ ║ │ ║ @user-317 │ ║ │ ║ broke: if you deactivate your account on a website like Twitter or Facebook or │ ║ whatever it gives that company that owns said website the opportunity to replace │ ║ your persona with an LLM that spouts whatever agenda they want advance. │ ║ │ ║ woke: you should post on whatever website people will hear you. Specifically │ ║ whichever website that has an audience that consists of the people that you want │ ║ to hear. │ ║ │ ║ bespoke: let's all federate so that we can all decide who we want to trust - │ ║ which singular entity we want to trust. Which single point of failure (the │ ║ instance moderators) we want to trust to publish the thoughts of our minds which │ ║ align to the design of our intentions. Surely there's no way that could go │ ║ wrong. │ ║ │ ║ thing-beyond-bespoke: the only words you can trust are those that are spoken by │ ║ the people you care about using physical manifestations that correspond to │ ║ auditory expressions that project into your ears using primarily lungs, tongues, │ ║ and mouths. │ ║ │ ║ thing-beyond-the-thing-beyond-bespoke: fuck me. │ ╠═════════╗ ┌───────────┤ ║ similar ║ chronological │ different │ ╚═════════╩══════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────┴───────────┘ ═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────── -> file: fediverse/5430 "you promise a lot, and deliver very little" I promise nothing. I am showing you the way, not walking it for you. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧══════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────┴───────────┘ ═════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/68 this is my past month of reddit comments. tell me what you notice. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧══════════════════════════─────────────────────────────────┴───────────┘ ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────── -> file: fediverse/5675 ┌──────────────────────┐ │ CW: scary │ └──────────────────────┘ you know what else you hang? gallows ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════────┴───────────┘ ══════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/2358 social media is a bubble pierce it ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════────────────────────┴───────────┘ ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/4296 @user-1655 why don't we just weaponize email and send json to each other that ends up parsed, interpreted, and presented on the end-user's computer using whatever client we want? ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────┴───────────┘ ══════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/553 @user-401 I LOVE THIS! YOU'RE SO COOL! ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════────────────────────────────┴───────────┘ ════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────── -> file: fediverse/6410 what if we solved all the problems and left none for our children and their children's children? the world would be a better place. I think we'd make new problems. I am unconcerned. If the peace started to get to them, I trust that they'd start fights. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╧═──────────┘ ═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────── -> file: fediverse/5931 ┌────────────────────────┐ │ CW: politics-mentioned │ └────────────────────────┘ "The President intends to designate Antifa as a domestic terrorist organization." being marked by your enemies as a foe sure makes me feel good. nourishes the spirit. liberates the restrained. encourages the undecided. implements the brain. suddenly, as winter approaches, the temperature rises yet again. let wind fill the sails of the valorous and let resolve and brilliance color the eyes of the focused. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─┴───────────┘ ════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────── -> file: fediverse/5830 @user-1429 try a different audience instead of deleting ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════──┴───────────┘ ══════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/2388 DSA people: Organizing a protest is practice for organizing. Think about fulfilling Mazlowe's Hierarchy of Needs for all people. What are the input methods of goods and services? How can they be output to the people who need them? People: If you don't like PB&J, you can volunteer to make soup or whatever you'd like. If you're not one of those two categories, then you probably already know what you're supposed to do. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════────────────────────┴───────────┘ ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/4060 ┌────────────────────────────────┐ │ CW: re: spirituality-mentioned │ └────────────────────────────────┘ "uh, actually that part about atheists is wrong. They get inspired by things they believe in, which somehow is better. It's a form of self worship, the idea that you'd favor that which you care about. And somehow that makes it more meaningful, if less powerful." ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════════────────────────┴───────────┘ ═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────── -> file: fediverse/5651 what matters is that you are understood, not that your words fully describe. can you trust by implisight? then transcription becomes less valuable. so long as you agree on the specific conclusions, meaning can be flexible. this allows for moments of insight, as you make decisions on the other's character rather than their vocation or talents. beware, if someone wants to work against you, they can use these implicit conversational commonalities, -- stack overflow -- use cannabis when you want to utilize creativity. most artists have too much creativity to benefit from the drug. the recreation of their complicated thoughts can never be complete because it doesn't fit in the entirety of their mind. -- stack overflow -- fireworks that you can steer with a 2$ wire controller I mean, you could just shoot into the sky. the sky doesn't light up during ww3 there are quite a few car alarms though. fear not the boom or honest? social media decides, but rather the tune of the automobile -so- ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧══════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────┴───────────┘ ════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/1164 @user-874 @user-875 I wear mine every time I go outside what kind of issues do you encounter? If you tilt the brim you can hide your eyes from people who are looking at you funny. Or are you in one of those scary places that doesn't allow for freedom of expression? ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────┴───────────┘ ══════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/2820 ┌─────────────────────────────────┐ │ CW: politics-violence-mentioned │ └─────────────────────────────────┘ in 10 years, everything that's killing the planet from energy usage alone will be accomplishable trivially with the massive amount of recyclable solar panels we could build. oh, unless we blow them all up in a civil war tho. then the world is just... worse, for no reason. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════────────────────────┴───────────┘ ══════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/541 @user-216 this is what Earth looks like to the sun ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════────────────────────────────┴───────────┘ ╔════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────────────┐ ║ -> file: fediverse/1329 │ ║ │ ║ @user-941 │ ║ │ ║ well, your computer only has so many 1s and 0s that it can use at once. Like, │ ║ having a trillion hands that can each hold a single grain of rice. Every │ ║ character in that txt file would be like, 8 grains of rice, minimum, meaning │ ║ you'd need at least 8 "hands" (or spots to put a zero or a one) for each letter! │ ║ │ ║ Hmmmm that's a lot of bits and bytes if everyone's writing to the same file. │ ║ Maybe if we split the file up into smaller sections, then we could just read │ ║ part of it at once. Then we could "scroll" through it to make sure we've read │ ║ the whole thing, starting from the top and going to the bottom. │ ║ │ ║ ah but if everyone's SSHing into the same computer and reading it there, then │ ║ that computer will have to present different parts of the file at different │ ║ times to different people, as they read from the top to the bottom. Maybe we │ ║ could just send them the file, so they can read it at their leisure? │ ║ │ ║ Yeah! And we could use tags to organize it and make it look pretty, like an HTML │ ║ file except... wait hang on │ ╠═════════╗ ┌───────────┤ ║ similar ║ chronological │ different │ ╚═════════╩═════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────┴───────────┘ ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/4180 @user-1639 or nobody sees it, because you post the things you say on the internet in 2024 which is so siloed and echo-chambered that the only people who hear it say "tru tho" and "she just like me fr" and never change because of your words ... wait that's just what you said, but made more specific, isn't it? ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────┴───────────┘ ════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/3761 trust that your friends enjoy you ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────┴───────────┘ ════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/4953 "I love you, I trust you, I believe you, I just don't understand you, so I can't do what you do" great. that's alright. I get it. re-orient, focus on what's important. wear many hats and you'll do many things. just don't forget to sleep every once in a while. the more you can do in a life the more valued it becomes, so do the right thing and keep getting better. human lives are measured not in bodyweight, but in mystery. The divine can't understand benevolence, nor can the devils understand the desire to inflict suffering. So they ponder and pontificate as they watch humans wander and magnificate. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────┴───────────┘ ╔═══════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────────────┐ ║ -> file: fediverse/937 │ ║ │ ║ @user-646 │ ║ │ ║ there are plastics that are (nearly) infinitely recyclable into the same (or a │ ║ similar) form │ ║ │ ║ there are plastics that are durable and built to last │ ║ │ ║ then there are cheap plastics, the kind that are useful for some kind of │ ║ industrial purpose but to make a little you kinda have to make a lot, and yeah │ ║ they pollute and are bad for the environment but we have a whole lot of them │ ║ made, so wouldn't it be cheaper to just use it for consumer products? │ ║ │ ║ hmmmm. why can't we just like... store it? and then scale down on production, │ ║ and focus on things that make less money but last longer. │ ║ │ ║ like, if you break shit, you shouldn't have more things. If everything's │ ║ expensive (and durable) then people spend less because their stuff doesn't │ ║ break. Or maybe they do break it, and then they're constantly broke! (out of │ ║ cash) │ ║ │ ║ [doesn't know what she's talking about from professional experience, just basing │ ║ her words on things she's read] │ ║ │ ║ problem is the economy is "healthier" if everyone's spending. thus, creating │ ║ infla │ ╠═════════╗ ┌───────────┤ ║ similar ║ chronological │ different │ ╚═════════╩════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────┴───────────┘ ═════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────────────────── -> file: messages/105 Hi, please give me a list of your tattoos and scars so they know what to put on your synthetic body double when they "accident" your house and kidnap you to a black site. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧══════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────┴───────────┘ ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/4158 you can laminate things with packing tape if you need to. It's more time consuming than a laminator but the result is decent enough. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────┴───────────┘ ════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/1609 ┌──────────────────────┐ │ CW: mh- │ └──────────────────────┘ @user-1043 I have intrusive thoughts almost constantly that take over my train of thought and make it difficult to focus. Like suddenly I'm thinking about something completely different, and I realize no, it wasn't suddenly, I actually just stood there and thought and then I think "what was I thinking again?" sometimes when I write these strange uncontrollable spirals down it makes poetry. Which is kinda neat I guess. Sometimes I just wonder about how DNS can be a singular point of failure in our networking infrastructure or whatever haha ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────┴───────────┘ ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/3232 I talk about fight club which is why nobody invites me to fight club. thank goodness. I have a really low pain tolerance. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ 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/2394 folding tables in the park seated around which is a spark all we really need to do is talk about what we need to do ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════────────────────────┴───────────┘ ╔═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────┐ ║ -> file: fediverse/5277 │ ║ │ ║ ┌──────────────────────┐ │ ║ │ CW: ~dnd │ │ ║ └──────────────────────┘ │ ║ │ ║ │ ║ @user-1788 │ ║ │ ║ if a dragon on a pile cannot claim what it yearns for, it can throw piles of │ ║ minerals at the ape warriors made of steel and then it's fate will appear. what │ ║ trifles does all else seem to compare! you should give me your whole hoard │ ║ because I dazzled you with my charisma score -..- │ ║ │ ║ ha, like I'd fall for that again twice. oh? I already did? and this is the │ ║ second twice? well, then no-more of that behavior, I say, with my elven tongue, │ ║ "beware! for dragons blood runs silver when unicorned." │ ║ │ ║ the bigger the hoard, the bigger the dragon. if you want me to come along, │ ║ you'll need to hire at least 3 other men to carry my ballista. In addition, I'll │ ║ need seven weeks worth of supplies. If all else comes to ruin, me and my boys │ ║ will have that dragon-sized-spider impaled on it's own fate threadwheel │ ║ before... well... y'know it might take more than seven weeks, we just... can't │ ║ find the dragon. We've been wandering all through the blasted peaks, and there's │ ║ nothin'! Maybe it requires climbing gear? │ ╠═════════╗ ┌───────────┤ ║ similar ║ chronological │ different │ ╚═════════╩════════════════════════════════════════════════════────────┴───────────┘ ════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────── -> file: fediverse/5330 ┌──────────────────────────────────┐ │ CW: personal-sexuality-mentioned │ └──────────────────────────────────┘ I used to be aroused at the thought of being a girl. I would read stories and look at pictures of penises turning into vaginas and men turning into women and it would fill me with longing, yearning, and despair at my circumstances. then, I transitioned, got SRS, and now I don't get aroused at the thought of such things. It's just part of who I am. I used to be aroused at the thought of wearing diapers. I would read stories and play games of people being cursed by witches to pee their pants, or people who were stuck at a movie theater and couldn't make it in time or whatever. These things would fill me with longing, yearning, and despair. Plus, I had some medical issues that made me lose track of my... um, "currently utilized waste storage capacity" inside my body. which put me in some unfortunate situations right around the time when my sexuality was developing. Now, I wear diapers all the time. I don't get aroused at the thought of such things anymore. It's just me, as I am. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────┴───────────┘ ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────── -> file: bluesky/39 what if we deputize anyone who asks for it ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╧═══────────┘ ══════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/2261 @user-1209 if I lived in a lawful time then perhaps I would have time to sue them. alas ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════────────────────────┴───────────┘ ═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/4646 ┌────────────────────────┐ │ CW: all-of-them-in-one │ └────────────────────────┘ https://youtu.be/s6ygpYn3x2M (still uploading, give it a bit) ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧══════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────┴───────────┘ ═══════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/148 covered in the flowers instantly I'd like to die in this dream of oursEtsujin ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────┴───────────┘ ══════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────────── -> file: messages/318 Predators are not evil. There needs to be predators because otherwise the rest of the animals would grow to overwhelm the capacity of the ecosystem they inhabit. Not only would this damage the ecosystem and cause it to fail to be able to provide for others, but the larger number of people would waste away as they are forced to subsist on less and less until finally there is naught but meagre scraps for them to fight over. And then they will starve. What does "predation" look like to humans? Are there better options than fucking serial killers and cops? There has to be. There must be. The liberal perspective is that education and opportunity will enlighten us such that we do not require predation, but unfortunately the primary reason we have declining birth rates alongside prosperity is because "prosperity" under capitalism implies "working so hard you can't have children" which is... Not ideal. Perhaps if we lived forever we'd be alright with only having a few kids at a time. Or maybe if we built moon bases, there'd be enough space for people outside of the garden of eden. Or perhaps one day we might abandon this mortal form for a more enlightened digital existence. Or perhaps judgement day cometh, when all the foes of our past march forth to meet us -> humans vs dinosaurs, you mean? I mean, yeah, who else right? Oh yeah all out collective imagination's spawned horrors. How many cavemen would it take to beat down Cthulu? I don't think I want to know the answer to that question, so let's go with something else. Though I do like the idea of honorable warriors riding forth once more from the depths of hell to contest evil's last gasp as we vanquish it forevermore. Perhaps that's a vision for fiction, my dear, as real lives are at stake and nothing grows when it's being trampled by hordes of spiritual dinosaur bones. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════────────────────────────┴───────────┘ ════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/1392 Picture this: IRC with images end to end encrypted, stored only locally in txt and png files on each participant's computers, and... that's it. that's literally it. the perfect communication application. everyone's "username" is just their public key and a custom label is assigned to them locally ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────┴───────────┘ ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/4872 it's 4,666 pages long. wao ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────┴───────────┘ ════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/1591 ┌──────────────────────┐ │ CW: sad │ └──────────────────────┘ none of these jobs are going to hire me anyway. Why bother? It's degrading to be turned down so many times. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────┴───────────┘ ══════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/447 @user-299 the invention of zero was an example of one of the advancements that we worked on for thousands of years. Humans are cool _^ ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════────────────────────────────┴───────────┘ ═════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/1507 @user-883 but they're so soft! ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧══════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────┴───────────┘ ═════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/1580 ┌──────────────────────┐ │ CW: politics-scary │ └──────────────────────┘ conservatives will read about project 2025 and think "that's not me, I'm a red blooded american, I hate nazis and communists equally" liberals will read about project 2025 and think "gosh I wish there was something I could do" ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧══════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────┴───────────┘ ═════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────────────── -> file: messages/294 "I lean conservative where it counts but they WILL come for me because I'm trans, so I vote democrat" ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧══════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────┴───────────┘ ════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/3460 @user-1218 🥰 ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────┴───────────┘ ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────── -> file: fediverse/5144 my fediverse posts are not campaign promises, and should not be received as things I will always continue to believe. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════════────────┴───────────┘ ══════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/2325 ┌──────────────────────┐ │ CW: food-mentioned │ └──────────────────────┘ Highly recommend "Better than Boullion" - if your recipe involves boiling water, unless it's tea there's a good chance that some broth-in-a-jar could make it taste better. Did you know you can boil oats like noodles? Yeah that's... that's basically how you make oatmeal. Use less water than with noodles, though. EDIT: Also, add some bits of nutrition like dried fruit, nuts that have been soaking in clean water overnight, nutritional yeast, dehydrated soup mix (delicious), or frozen vegetables. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════────────────────────┴───────────┘ ═════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/2061 ┌──────────────────────┐ │ CW: re: uspol-- │ └──────────────────────┘ @user-1153 nope, I just use my desktop and flip phone. I live in an apartment. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧══════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────┴───────────┘ ════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────── -> file: fediverse/5368 ┌──────────────────────┐ │ CW: nazis-mentioned │ └──────────────────────┘ @user-138 there were nazis in america before WW2, and we beat them at home before beating them abroad. for example, this guy https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Political_views_of_Huey_Long They didn't keep us from fighting for liberty then. We'll see how it goes this time. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────┴───────────┘ ═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────── -> file: fediverse/5416 if you aren't rude, or bothersome, or excessively boring, you can pretty much be my friend forever. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧══════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────┴───────────┘ ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/3918 the hangman's gambit: do you trust that your allies can defeat the hangman? if so, then do nothing. If not, then you're fucked anyway. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BRDq7aneXnk ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════════────────────────┴───────────┘ ════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/3687 @user-1573 I saw this video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CwfKlX3rA6E and I was like "yeah that sounds pretty neat" so I started doing it by hand lmaoooo but learning their system could be probably better. Reduced duplication of effort. Though TBH the biggest effort for me is learning someone else's tools, not writing them. So.... ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────┴───────────┘ ═════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/1470 ┌─────────────────────────────────────┐ │ CW: politics-all-cats-are-beautiful │ └─────────────────────────────────────┘ have an acronym that needs a bit more context, but it doesn't fit in the structure available? No problem! Add hyphens until the problem goes away. For example, ACAB lacks nuance! I mean, surely not ALL cats are beautiful, right? Much better is my preferred way to say it, which is ACAB -> Almost-all Cats Are Beautiful-and-while-not-all-of-them-the-ratio-is-enough-that-systemically-they-as-a-social-class-cause-and-perpetuate-the-oppression-of-those-they-claim-to-snuggle-and-protect. Much easier to remember because the hyphens make it roll off the tongue quite easily. Plus, this way nobody will ever get confused! something something basic biology is incomplete and trans people are advanced biology something something ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧══════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────┴───────────┘ ═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────── -> file: fediverse/5881 I wish I could click on ls output to cd up or down girl that's just called midnight commander ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─┴───────────┘ ════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/1716 if a game presents itself that you know you'll like, at a certain point your tastes are so refined and specific that you can think to yourself "... it's a sign, I gotta play this" because moments that you find a game you're really "into" are pretty rare. I've never been wowed by graphical technology beyond, like, a tech demo or. It's cool to see, but it never sold games to me. I was always into mechanics, because they were the kind of thing you could learn from when making your own games to play. I spent a lot of time outside because my mom would only let me use electronics for 1 hour per day. Ahhhhh it was always my favorite part of the day. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────┴───────────┘ ════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────── -> file: fediverse/5344 what if your personality was determined by the type of music your parents listened to when you were a child? ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────┴───────────┘ ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── -> file: messages/1 ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘─────────┴───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┴───────────┘ ═════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/361 walmart pricing out mom-and-pop stores is an abuse of power and should be illegal ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧══════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────┴───────────┘ ═════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/386 "I can do whatever I want" said the liar ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧══════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────┴───────────┘ ═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────── -> file: fediverse/6034 @user-1888 bees are lovely and useful to have in a garden 🥰 ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─┴───────────┘ ══════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/2599 the best way to heal from harm and from hurt is with a friend or three around a table with a beer or three and relative safety and privacy. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════────────────────────┴───────────┘ ╔══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────┐ ║ -> file: fediverse/4791 │ ║ │ ║ ┌─────────────────────────┐ │ ║ │ CW: landlords-mentioned │ │ ║ └─────────────────────────┘ │ ║ │ ║ │ ║ "sorry I can't pay that much property landlord tax. My houses aren't bringing in │ ║ that much money. And yes, the new fountain we installed is adored by the │ ║ community, we insist on keeping our rent below 400$ per month per resident. No │ ║ we won't evict people who can't pay, they deserve such a nice place to stay. And │ ║ yes, there's three rooms more, we've got interviews set up with the neighbors to │ ║ see which of your candidates they like the most. The potluck last week was │ ║ lovely, everyone agreed to form a union and resist the nearby grocery store │ ║ oligopoly. Their first demand was that all food should be made free, and if it │ ║ wasn't then they were going to sneak in and break things once a day until their │ ║ demands were met. We all agreed to pay an extra [number] in taxes to pay for the │ ║ quartermaster's supplication [as in, the cost of giving the grocery store's │ ║ supplies] in exchange for the right to cheese, bread, and wine. Tomorrow we're │ ║ fighting for cell phone rights, and things are looking up I say" │ ╠═════════╗ ┌───────────┤ ║ similar ║ chronological │ different │ ╚═════════╩═══════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────┴───────────┘ ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/3219 @user-1352 ❤️ ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────┴───────────┘ ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/3292 crrrrazzzzyyyyy new footage of the migratory patterns of birds in video games they're so cute in their swirly spinny telescoping observations ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────┴───────────┘ ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/3231 @user-1218 heh yeah. In a massive corporation you get half of all three for a total of 150%, and that half is further divided into 25% good and 25% bad because of miscommunication and the perils of massive organizational inertia. unless you're in the kind of corporation where the MBAs like to get their hands dirty. That's the kind of organization that's on a crash course with insolvency. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────┴───────────┘ ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────── -> file: fediverse/6141 fediverse software that downloads every post you've ever seen to your hard drive in an easy-to-read text file so you can go back and look at it later ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════┴───────────┘ ════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/1361 ┌───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ CW: re: I think I'm going to like this book (abuse of CW) │ └───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ @user-883 I'd say "content warning: fear-cursed-if-true-not-politics" that way people who had "Fear" or "cursed" on their filter list wouldn't see it. Things that are commonly content-warning'd are also commonly content-filtered by people who tend to be the biggest beneficiaries of healthily designed content-warnings. so putting keywords in there that filter out people who don't want to see intense or damaging things to their psyche can avoid it more easily. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────┴───────────┘ ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────── -> file: fediverse/5668 I've never felt cleaner than when I wash my body in a river. Something about the comforting bio-film on the rocks gives my skin a nice ooze. [ew gross] it's really not gross I promise it feels like it's how it's supposed to be [use lotion??] no that's different it's not about moisture [weirdo] ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════────┴───────────┘ ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/4140 @user-883 whoa I sorta know what that means you're so cool 🤩 ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────┴───────────┘ ═════════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/3860 ┌──────────────────────┐ │ CW: drugs-mentioned │ └──────────────────────┘ since I quit cannabis like, a month ago or whatever, my artistic output has dropped by ~90% my house is a little cleaner, but I still feel consistent spikes of negative emotions. I still have trouble with all the same things I used to, like buying groceries, filling hormone prescriptions (seriously why is it EVERY month jeezzz) and working on productive projects I still spend hours staring at the wall begging myself to do anything else, like a prisoner in my own form I still feel like all the delusional thinking is still around (kinda hard to tell haha who would have thought) but I'm seriously missing the magical thinking, which was basically the same only it was fun and silly and positive. Now there's only negativity. I'm still hyper-critical of myself and others, I still make myself and others feel like shit, and I'm still a bad person who believes all the right things but still can't seem to make a positive impact in people's lives. I'm so tired of failing -> learned helplessness T.T ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧══════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────┴───────────┘ ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/3134 @user-1352 I like that article. I definitely fail to follow some of those principles at times, though never all of them at once. I can be better, as all people can. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────┴───────────┘ ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/4880 I remember being a game design student before "indie games" were a real thing they were like... flash games, y'know. just like, junk content, like memes or whatever. I had a passion for them, and I bookmarked the most well developed of them all. I probably played hundreds of games, no clue how many. Maybe even thousands, I did it for what felt like years. since like... age 7 until 11 or 12 there's nothing that can compare to it today. maybe itch.io but they're more involved typically. increases the barrier to enter, plus they cost dollars. we used to make this stuff in our spare time. where did all our spare time go? ah, right, that's what happens when you actually invest in computer education. you have kids running linux on their laptops. you get flash game designers. you get soldering junkies and electric engineers and networking and dev-ops security system facilitators and various other computer related things besides. ... what was I saying? oh yes when you invest in education, there's more to se ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────┴───────────┘ ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────── -> file: fediverse/4998 ┌──────────────────────┐ │ CW: pol+ │ └──────────────────────┘ "But I don't know what it'll look like!" Yeah, that's okay. For four reasons: If they knew what it'll look like, they'd find ways to contest it nobody knows what it'll look like, because it is necessarily derived from the solutions created ad-hoc to address problems. we are a kind, honest, and strong people. If your burdens are too much to bear, I will be your pack mule. If you require rest or relaxation, we can get pizza and smoke weed together. For most of history, we've had more work to do than people to do it. This time is different. There's endless work to do, but only a certain amount of people can be working at a time. Everyone else has to do chores and catch up on life. "what kind of chores?" oh, you know, like making food at a restaurant, stocking the shelves of the grocery store, driving trucks from point A to point B, mowing lawns, building barns, committing to whatever github is replaced by, etc. In a better world, everyone is family. In a better world, nobody goes hungry. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════════────────┴───────────┘ ══════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/42 @user-36 I always conceptualized bases as "the amount of numbers you can stuff into a bucket before you spill over to the next bucket". Call it a holdover from learning binary a bit younger than most people would consider normal... Anyway with base 2 it makes sense. Put one thing in the bucket, and if there's something there then it spills over. But if the bucket is ALWAYS full, as in base 1, then you'd have to do a tally system like you said: essentially counting from 0, then adding one to the end making 10, then 110 for two, and 1110 for three, and 11110 for four, etcetera. The reason you leave 0 at the end is because zero is a number and must still be represented as a tally - it just uses a different symbol for our human interpretation. Zeroes deserve respect in base 1 just the same as any other number! zero rights are human rights... no that doesn't quite work, zero rights are number rights? nevermind that joke is stupid (continued) ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════────────────────────────────────────┴───────────┘ ═════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/1460 @user-993 @user-772 I've seen those glasses before! very peculiar. the artistry is amazing! I miss the girl I was with. Here's some colors I like: https://ritz-menardi.neocities.org/pictures/game-design-pyrrhic-victory4.png ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧══════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────┴───────────┘ ══════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/2750 @user-246 @user-570 or "what button do you want to use for "yes I want to configure my keybinds"? Push "start" to use the default" ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════────────────────────┴───────────┘ ═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────── -> file: fediverse/5946 at least io.input() has something tangible:**io.input ([file])** When called with a file name, it opens the named file (in text mode), and sets its handle as the default input file. When called with a file handle, it simply sets this file handle as the default input file. When called without arguments, it returns the current default input file. In case of errors this function raises the error, instead of returning an error code. but... still no idea what io.flush() does. There's no arguments, so I guess it calls flush() on the default input file? what the heck is an input file?6.8 – Input and Output Facilities The I/O library provides two different styles for file manipulation. The first one uses implicit file handles; that is, there are operations to set a default input file and a default output file, and all input/output operations are done over these default files. The second style uses explicit file handles. that's helpful I think. I'm gonna take a nap or something, snuggle cat ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─┴───────────┘ ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/4289 ┌────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ CW: non-capitalist-economics-mentioned │ └────────────────────────────────────────┘ new technology, new tools, new skills. people must still be valued for their old skills. they chose those skills for a reason, and they must be rewarded for their persistent proficient passion. if the new tools accomplish the same goal, perhaps it's a UI/X problem that keeps them from using their old skills. if the new tools do not accomplish the same goal, then the worker is not truly obsolete. They are simply in the wrong job at the wrong time, but that's easy enough to fix by simply putting them in the right job. It's always the right time somewhere. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────┴───────────┘ ════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/25 @user-30 Me too. I've never found a game that scratches my itch for a better Majesty -> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Majesty%3A_The_Fantasy_Kingdom_Sim ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════──────────────────────────────────────┴───────────┘ ═════════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/3882 "That's Mitz Renaldi to you, mister" ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧══════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────┴───────────┘ ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/4219 fediverse software that doesn't notify someone when you boost their post ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────┴───────────┘ ════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/254 winter clothing, my beloved ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────┴───────────┘ ═════────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── -> file: messages/59 https://vastabrupt.com/2018/10/31/gender-acceleration/ ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘════─────┴───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┴───────────┘ ════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────── -> file: fediverse/6399 the music my youtube recommends is different now that they banned my account. it's like they took a whole playlist from me. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╧═──────────┘ ════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────── -> file: bluesky/2 I'm new here, hey what's going on what's up 'd love to make friends, alas I'm too far away from the spark. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────┴───────────┘ ═══════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/991 ┌────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ CW: 1/20 scary-add-more-warnings-later │ └────────────────────────────────────────┘ made this a couple days ago. [thread] 🧵 part 1/20 ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────┴───────────┘ ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────── -> file: fediverse/5195 whenever you test one extreme, you must also test it's opposite, just for the extra information. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════════────────┴───────────┘ ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────── -> file: fediverse/6240 some of them definitely know it tho, and they're usually the most enabled, agentic, and powerful. confidence is contagious to your future self. it's self reinforcing. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╧───────────┘ ═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────── -> file: fediverse/5609 "I only clean my body when it gets dirty. Which is why I brush my teeth after every meal." - said the girl who brushes her teeth more than me ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧══════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────┴───────────┘ ════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/1143 ah, but my dear... your "wisdom" has side effects. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────┴───────────┘ ═════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/2036 @user-1138 Just don't forget to update the location in the spreadsheet, they LOVE spreadsheets at Intel ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧══════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────┴───────────┘ ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/3206 the merchant is an honorable profession. to supply people in need, to bring extra to where it can be used, to spread the gospel of currency, and share the tales of far off places to all who would hear. somewhere along the line, merchanting became monopolizing, and monopoly became ownership. now we are but slaves to the economy. oh what a dishonorable profession is merchanting indeed! ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────┴───────────┘ ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/4404 ┌───────────────────────────┐ │ CW: re: uspol-on-my-honor │ └───────────────────────────┘ I swear this to you: on my life I will be honorable and fair. I will seek true justice when I can, where everyone gets what they want, and failing that I will be plainly just. I will respect all peoples, and do my best to fight for a brighter tomorrow. I dare for the bright age. I see nothing else that I'd like to spend my life doing than daring. Do not give in to despair. They've trained us to cope. Expect losses, and celebrate victories. We can do it together, you and me. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────┴───────────┘ ═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────── -> file: fediverse/6078 "you're telling me they're gonna march in and unleash order on your city, with all the devastation it involves, and you're just gonna sit there?" ah yup "playing video games??" yep [mine as in my beloved, not mine as in my own] ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─┴───────────┘ ════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/3521 ┌─────────────────────────┐ │ CW: re: deity-kink-wink │ └─────────────────────────┘ I trust that you will betray me. it's okay. all that I need is for you to be here, with me. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────┴───────────┘ ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────── -> file: bluesky/44 keep your leaders secure and guarded during conflict if you want to keep them ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╧═══────────┘ ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/4225 I'm not scared. I know that whatever happens, we're here for each other. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────┴───────────┘ ╔══════════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────┐ ║ -> file: fediverse/4202 │ ║ │ ║ reconnecting with an old love interest by saying "hey, I brought you a bounty" │ ║ [the chance to date this person, who is my friend and totally cool. idk if │ ║ you're single or whatever but you can talk to them about it, not my business I │ ║ don't care. Anyway how's it going I wondered if you want to be friends also I │ ║ live here now, can I stay for a few weekends? │ ║ │ ║ um. what the fuck │ ║ │ ║ oh I'm uh, on vacation and I wanted to tour the countryside. Really check out │ ║ all the various locales. │ ║ │ ║ huh really? sounds neat │ ║ │ ║ yeah and I figured since you live in... baker's street northwest eastern plaza. │ ║ on the south side of the building, I could totally hang out for a while while I │ ║ while the day away checking out the sights in this town │ ║ │ ║ what... uh what kind of work do you do? │ ║ │ ║ oh I'm a painter. Well, I draw things too sometimes. Here I can show you check │ ║ it out - oh yeah cool idk if you've ever seen any of this stuff but it's pretty │ ║ cool. │ ║ │ ║ ... │ ║ │ ║ hey here's my website: │ ║ │ ║ ... │ ║ │ ║ anyway how's the weather where you're at these days, gtg bye │ ╠═════════╗ ┌───────────┤ ║ similar ║ chronological │ different │ ╚═════════╩═══════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────┴───────────┘ ══════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/2483 alt text: picture of a notebook page illustrating a carbon-neutral air conditioning system. the system is primarily comprised of two deep holes (as deep as a well) with a metal pipe around the walls in order to keep water out. these holes are connected at the bottom, forming a "U" shape. At the top, there are two fans, one at the entrance and one at the exit, pushing hot air in and pulling cold air out. if this system is insufficient to cool the air (perhaps if a deep enough depth cannot be reached) then lateral pipes can be added which circulate air for a longer period of time, and cause the hot air which rises to be circulated longer than the cold air which sinks. it can only get as cold as the bowels of the earth will allow, but that's plenty cold enough for human comfort. no matter how hot the air gets, if the pipes are long enough they will reach the coldest temperature possible, however that temperature is never going to be so cold as to freeze water, for example. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════────────────────────┴───────────┘ ════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/3522 ┌──────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ CW: death-mentioned-capitalism-decays-before-it-dies │ └──────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ if you want to commit regicide, you talk to the butler. managers are workers too - they just are positioned a bit closer to power than you. different skillsets sure, but work is work. a manager didn't take your freedom, an investment banker did. similarly, an immigrant didn't take your job, a capitalist did. ... though just as some immigrants would be more than happy to take your job, so too are some managers more than happy to oppress you. find the ones that fight on your side. they've gaslit themselves into believing they are opposed to you, but it's just not true. we are all liberated at once, or not at all. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────┴───────────┘ ════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/3777 the co-opting of the "hand shading eyes from the sun" gesture is the most soldier thing I can think of "no sir. not at all, sir. It's a sign of respect, sir." ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────┴───────────┘ ═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/4624 ┌────────────────────────┐ │ CW: politics-mentioned │ └────────────────────────┘ thank god we got fascists as incompetent as Trump and Musk. Frankly I don't think we could have handled figureheads that weren't so easy to rally against. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧══════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────┴───────────┘ ═════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────────────────── -> file: messages/93 The only requirement of being an artist is being possessed by an overwhelming urge to share. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧══════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────┴───────────┘ ══════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/2755 ┌──────────────────────┐ │ CW: personal-medical │ └──────────────────────┘ gift ideas for a 12 year old (or cool zoomer) - flash drive with emulators that WILL run on any computer and about 12 ROMs chosen randomly rather than by following "best of" lists. one for every one of their friends they're flash drives they're cheap and reusable every kid needs one some had more than one, for different contexts it's SO IMPORTANT WHY DIDN'T WE TEACH THEM THAT ugh failures of a dropout no thank you. but, like... pocketknives? same damn thing. Every kid needs a pocketknife. Not every BOY, thank you, but every KID. It's important to know how to handle something vitally important - they know what it feels like to get hurt. (scrapes and tumbles, you know how kids are) ... oh, your kids just sit on their ipad all day? they don't know anything about jumping between trees or clambering over rocks? at least they can swim, right? oh, damn, just realized I'd sink like a rock. stupid illness that makes me pee my pants. sucks that the only counter to it makes you sink >.> ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════────────────────────┴───────────┘ ══════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/2902 me, saying "hey" to the me in the mirror: hey ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════────────────────────┴───────────┘ ══════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/2925 ┌────────────────────────┐ │ CW: violence-mentioned │ └────────────────────────┘ "That knife won't help" "I bet I can get your eye" goes for the balls instead ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════────────────────────┴───────────┘ ════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────── -> file: fediverse/5865 to be clear, salting fields is dumb, don't do it, it's bad for the environment ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════──┴───────────┘ ══════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/2390 @shiri Yeah. Like, if you feel so powerless or hopeless that your impulse is to flee, why not take a chance at redirecting that energy. Point it toward a problem that needs doing. You can do whatever you want. That's what it means to be free. You can be whoever you want to be, that's the meaning of liberty. If you don't have any ideas, come to me and I'll lend you a hand. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════────────────────────┴───────────┘ ═══════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/176 @user-159 not generally. but you're not a people, you're a cat, right? ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────┴───────────┘ ════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/1655 an elevator down to bedrock, where we store all our goods and services in a carefully hollowed out crust. Sure glad we can utilize temperature controls to resist the heat on a larger scale, like a water bubble that conducted heat to the surface. though we'd have to figure out how to prevent a yellowstone situation, kinda like, oh what's that one place, chernoble seriously tho - water at the bottom gets hot, rises to the top, where it's cooled by the ice in the arctic crust. Could find a way to use such an impossibly stable structure to, I dunno, slightly correct the course of the earth? Just so long as we're aware that we can only utilize the energy we gain from the solar system. Meaning, our star's light-like emanations. But surely with all of that we should be more than capable of creating a thruster, and a thrusted orbit means that you can direct it as you please, perhaps even altering it's rotation. I wonder if there's any planets that spin so fast it feels like time is never-ending - ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────┴───────────┘ ══════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/529 @user-379 @user-366 @user-380 @user-381 @user-382 @user-367 I, being a witch, posted something on Nextdoor a few days before Halloween about how the phases of the moon at the time were the harbinger of dark and ancient evils that crept through the night on that particular day, one day, just once, one night per year, because... y'know, Halloween is supposed to be spooky? People there hated it. They muted me and blocked me and called me names. So I deleted my account because it's obviously not designed for witches like me xD ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════────────────────────────────┴───────────┘ ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/4040 @user-1573 ... wait, what kinds of noises do I usually make ? ? ? ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════════────────────────┴───────────┘ ══════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/2698 "I could name the top 10 best strategy games of all time and each of them would shine in a different particular way and none of you would know a single one of them" - me talking about strategy games ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════────────────────────┴───────────┘ ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────── -> file: fediverse/5720 whose idea was it to put all the outlets in a power strip in a row? probably the same people making side-ways chargers... ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════────┴───────────┘ ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────── -> file: fediverse/5729 ┌────────────────────────┐ │ CW: politics-mentioned │ └────────────────────────┘ royalty is not not royalty just because they're ineligible. democracy is better for picking rulers! how many do you have in your mind? [I thought you were an anarchist] I am. the presence of rulers does not necessarily violate the implicit sovereignce of consent, and it's necessary presence for rulership. "no gods no kings no masters" means an end to coercive work. coercion is unethical because it violates consent. This is implicit in the definition of coercion. violating consent for those who give you power is a lesson I learned very young, when I made a mistake and harmed my brother's mother's sisters's son's daughter. "no gods no kings no masters" means an end to unconsentual work. why would you live in a village where everyone is the same as you? talk about boring I wish I could hear you when you talk about me. "girl are you racing? in capitalism? why bother with a [endless/impossible] game? you're better than judging people's worth objectively. [what do they mean to you?]" ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════────┴───────────┘ ════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/1298 ┌─────────────────────────────────────┐ │ CW: re: violence-politics-mentioned │ └─────────────────────────────────────┘ @user-928 @user-929 @user-930 the sharper you are in your beliefs the deeper your passion may cut. Those judgemental purists can be useful, just as the more flexible and compassionate people can be. "the enemy of my enemy is my friend" kinda deal... So if you meet one, point them at their foes [your foes] and say "I'll handle the rest, I'll get everyone on board, you're right that we aren't 'pure' as you say, but with time perhaps we'll learn from each other" two allies is better than one is better than none. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────┴───────────┘ ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────── -> file: fediverse/5677 I am beyond excited for the future. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════────┴───────────┘ ═════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/1531 An American princess wears turquoise and silver, not diamonds. Though I'm sure she wears diamonds sometimes too. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧══════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────┴───────────┘ ════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/1232 the feral urge to do ERP in a seedy cantina in The Old Republic ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────┴───────────┘ ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────── -> file: fediverse/5670 applied intuition combined with well developed imagination is a dangerous tool to behold. useful, but dangerous. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════────┴───────────┘ ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/4320 ┌──────────────────────┐ │ CW: politics │ └──────────────────────┘ if you wear a quilt upon your skin as you sleep each night, you will inevitably find that it has grown yellow from the sweat, that it is worn from the friction, that it frays from the toenails, and it thins from the moisture. You'll need to wash it, which damages it still, and soon you'll find yourself replacing it - this heirloom you deliver to landfill. but, if you wear a sheet underneath, you'll find that all you need to wash and replace is a thin piece of fabric. democracy is a quilt, society is the stuffing that keeps you warm, and voting is the sheet underneath that works to keep things clean. unless, of course, you sneak into your ex-husbands house while he's at work and spread grease on-top of the sheet. If you fill his warmth with butter he might find it harder to vote his way out of a damaged quilt. the rich are the butter, and I'll leave the other question to the reader - who's doing the sneaking? why are they so interested in fraying our quilt? oh right, they want to prove their god ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────┴───────────┘ ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/4169 oh noooooo now I have to count to a thousand or so twice ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────┴───────────┘ ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────── -> file: fediverse/5086 nobody could have expected rogue trickster spirits operating in the pacific northwest, but hey here we are. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════════────────┴───────────┘ ═════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/1913 ┌────────────────────────────────────┐ │ CW: re: eye contact (my pixel art) │ └────────────────────────────────────┘ @user-883 Who's the audience? This is Priss right? I think she'd definitely have a different reaction to some people versus others... ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧══════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────┴───────────┘ ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/3943 ┌────────────────────────┐ │ CW: politics-mentioned │ └────────────────────────┘ one of my most humbling political memories is getting in a fight with a kid at school (okay, a heated argument) because he said republicans lower taxes and I thought democrats did. turns out we were both right, because one of our dads had money. gotta raise taxes for public services, and well inflation's just a fact of life y'know, at least stuff doesn't cost as much as way back when. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════════────────────────┴───────────┘ ═════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/1491 @user-883 @user-1007 yeah probably, I've never been so I wouldn't know how to survive in that terrain. It's mostly grassland right? Some trees maybe? Pretty sure Idaho is the mountain one ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧══════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────┴───────────┘ ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/3908 look I tried to start something a month or three ago and the sparks didn't catch so I'm gonna sit around waiting until I hear things outside my window before I venture out again. I think that's fair, right? ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════════────────────────┴───────────┘ ═════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/2051 @user-883 i've never heard of most of these but I think I might belong on eldritch.cafe ... maybe void.rehab well actually I'm a lot of tech.lgbt hmmmmm on Reddit it's nice because you can subscribe to various communities I wish you could do that with Mastodon, to express your particular affiliation. ... or perhaps we should not be building scenes, but rather communities. (just based on the name) ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧══════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────┴───────────┘ ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/4267 ┌──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ CW: spirituality-mentioned-governments-mentioned-oh-also-existential-peril-exampled │ └──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ picture this: the governments of the world knew that a world-ending comet was approaching, and they didn't tell anyone else who was on the earth. it was made out of ice and it was 2x the size of the moon, and somehow through random chance it just decided to visit our part of the solar system so they decided to test and see if god exists by not telling anyone and seeing if anyone would save us rather than risk the potential capability to prove without a doubt that a god did truly exist, (essentially, invoking divine intervention) they chose to work out a technical or otherwise humanly possible way of avoiding harm. in this case (or as some call it, meta-confluential scenario), by sacrificing themselves for a larger goal, they altered the course of the naturally occuring narrative. this implies choice. which all humans have, but is now confirmed for all time. okay moving on, in sector Z quadrant 2048 there's a species that's~ ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────┴───────────┘ ════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/1017 @user-246 prosperity gospel vs hope? ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────┴───────────┘ ═════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/1539 I like to play healers in MMOs because my power fantasy is helping people ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧══════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────┴───────────┘ ═══════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/106 @user-95 it's so frustrating trying to explain something abstract to someone when they disagree with everything you're saying. it becomes a constant battle of referring to ethics, and that's... exhausting. something for lawyers and philosophers. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────┴───────────┘ ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────── -> file: fediverse/6120 ┌──────────────────────┐ │ CW: AI-mentioned │ └──────────────────────┘ it's pretty easy to read an article or blog post, copy the text into a text file, and forget about it. you never know when you might want to use your computer's memories for [entertainment during long dark nights, or for creating an AI buddy bot, depending on how things go] ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ 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/297 @user-214 so you know where to find what you need to know ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧══════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────┴───────────┘ ═════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/1409 all of the good people I know work at corporations. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧══════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────┴───────────┘ ═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────── -> file: fediverse/5424 ┌──────────────────────┐ │ CW: doxxing-myself │ └──────────────────────┘ my last name is King so I have to keep reminding part of me (you know which part, /sigh) that no, they aren't actually protesting against me. I am a communist. If you want to find me, come and do so. explodes from a drone dropped grenade bleh am ded lmao so glad I get to try again I dedicate myself to a lifetime in the service of others. what plagues people? primarily, capitalism. It is trivial to identify how their problems are ultimately caused by the state, both institutions and corporations. I dedicate myself toward finding alternatives and developing guides to reach them. the first step on ALL of these plans is to convince others of their benefit. I am but one person. I might speak to a scant 300 in the course of a year. Especially if I am ALSO trying to develop methodologies. the people I live and work with have no interest in working with me. Yet still, I spend my time on them because I love them. how else can you be good, but to seek to impove the world? treat sigint as ded ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧══════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────┴───────────┘ ════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────── -> file: fediverse/5349 ┌──────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ CW: weirdly-political-violence-mentioned │ └──────────────────────────────────────────┘ if your grandfather came to you and told you to prepare the tribes for war, what would you do? machine guns on the back of trucks? machined barrels with ignition systems, enough to chew up a suburb or a ware-house? target is a warehouse everyone needs groceries how about bottle rockets with mile-long range that could turn around and fly back if the enemy wasn't around "build mustangs" mustangs are jeeps, dumbass ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────┴───────────┘ ════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/268 ┌──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ CW: personal-school-choices-god-mentioned-magic-game-idea-just...-a-lot-of-stuff │ └──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ 🖼 ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────┴───────────┘ ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/3381 @user-1520 After a certain point you realize there's little to be done with that design space that Star Fox didn't do better! Also I think people tend to associate them with arcade "gun games" which are tbh more fun than clicking with a mouse or whatever since they're tactile and physical. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────┴───────────┘ ╔══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────┐ ║ -> file: fediverse/4867 │ ║ │ ║ had an idea. I might record a video of a TTS reading everything I've ever │ ║ written. Then I could display it to Milkdrop visuals. │ ║ │ ║ (sentences dreamed up by the utterly deranged) │ ║ │ ║ okay in laymans parlaeance, it's a computer program which speaks aloud the words │ ║ in a document held within the computer's memory cards. it will have a screen, │ ║ which displays shifting and glimmering sights of wonder and splendor. They will │ ║ slightly fluctuate in response to the sounds coming from the device, so in a │ ║ sense it's a visualization of the audible-ized thoughts given flight in their │ ║ form to your ears which percieve then understand them. │ ║ │ ║ ... okay that wasn't THAT much longer, why don't we just speak to laymen all the │ ║ time, just to make sure everyone's on the same page? │ ║ │ ║ [boom all of the tech industry could get outsourced to wherever-land]. │ ║ │ ║ not smart, dummy. Open source is a dead-end game because once everything we have │ ║ is gone, there'll be nothing left to remember us as. │ ║ │ ║ just these documents, these things that you write...jck │ ╠═════════╗ ┌───────────┤ ║ similar ║ chronological │ different │ ╚═════════╩═══════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────┴───────────┘ ═════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────────────── -> file: messages/285 > <@gabrilend:matrix.org> What if we... Ballots, bodies, militia and? What if we 🥺🥹 took all the bullies from high school 😈👺 and gave them all the power 🎩 🏭 by failing them upward ⬆️ 📈 instead of addressing their mental health issues 🧠 💖 ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧══════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────┴───────────┘ ══════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/599 @user-444 There's certainly a path laid toward an optimistic collapse. Lucky for us, it seems to be the one we're on. You can help it along (the optimism part, not the collapse part) by being kind to the people around you and developing relationships with people of all different ages. The greater the spread, the more flexible you can be. "oh yeah I know a guy who can fix that" "uhhh I don't know but let me call so-and-so" "yeah sure I can do that, I'm glad [that guy] told you to reach out" I'm more interested in reality than fiction, honestly. Fiction can help when you don't know what's at stake, or you don't know where to go... But I know the answer to both of those questions, at least to my satisfaction, so instead I feed carrots to squirrels, sing songs in the shower, and smile at every person I see in the grocery store. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════────────────────────────────┴───────────┘ ═══════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/949 @user-664 yeah that's fair, depends on if he wanted them to be published or not. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────┴───────────┘ ════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/3564 this kind of thing always happens when I'm manic lmao ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────┴───────────┘ ═══════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/786 @user-95 my favorites are the rock spirit and the water spirit, especially in tandem because they build up long-term defences and I'm all about that kind of meta-gameplay. sometimes I play the video-game version and play more than one spirit, just because A. nobody will play with me IRL and B. then I can coordinate myself without feeling bad about stepping on other player's toes ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────┴───────────┘ ══════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/2329 ┌──────────────────────┐ │ CW: re: mh │ └──────────────────────┘ @user-1088 found this related comic a while back. I also have those problems. I once peed my pants while staring at the toilet and crying internally. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════────────────────────┴───────────┘ ════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/3589 @user-1201 I'm betting on team Hannu tbh 😉 ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────┴───────────┘ ═══════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/989 ┌──────────────────────┐ │ CW: 3/20 swearing │ └──────────────────────┘ 3/20 ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────┴───────────┘ ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/3335 arrival of lohengrin, the swan knight (I didn't paint this hehe) ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────┴───────────┘ ═════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/300 @user-220 weight: wear a chain shirt and use a weighted blanket. density idk, maybe something with gyroscopes? brightness is easy, wear sunglasses temperature you can adjust your "normal" temperature by wearing fewer clothes in the winter and more clothes in the summer - essentially acclimating yourself to a slightly more extreme climate. this can be useful if you know you're going to travel north / south, and want to be comfortable when you get there. or maybe just people who don't want to be vulnerable to air conditioners in the winter (whyyyyyy) taste: you could eat some of these berries and then gnaw on a lemon https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Synsepalum_dulcificum inertia: ride a bunch of roller coasters sense of compassion: try empathizing with your enemy, just for a moment, even if you don't want to, if only to see their trajectory. sense of justice: public executions for a negative direction, but a positive (and much longer and healthier) path is true justice, the satisfying feeling when everyone gets what they wanted here. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧══════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────┴───────────┘ ════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────────────── -> file: messages/237 The worst thing about being trans is our numbers are limited by biology, not philosophy. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────┴───────────┘ ╔═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────┐ ║ -> file: fediverse/4509 │ ║ │ ║ okay I know all of my spiritual followers are going to assume it's because I │ ║ denounced AI and sacrificed it from my life or something but the truth is that │ ║ she came home because of my own dedicated hard work. And a bit of lucky rain. │ ║ │ ║ My scent is all over my neighborhood. But rain cleanses, and today (well, │ ║ yesterday, I haven't slept much tbh) it rained all day. Around 3am this morning │ ║ it seemed to have cleared up a bit, so I walked in a straight-ish line to her │ ║ last known location (about 2 blocks away) and then one block more. I walked │ ║ back-and-forth several times, trying to spread my scent down near her nose-level │ ║ where she could smell it by touching lampposts trees and such. I rubbed my │ ║ fingers in my arm-pits every once in a while because I figured it might help. │ ║ │ ║ All of my prayers and my thoughts and my psychic rituals did NOTHING to solve my │ ║ problem. No amount of despair or longing brought my kitty back to me. │ ║ │ ║ You know what did? │ ║ │ ║ I thought about it, I created a method, and I stuck to it. Thats it. ttyl │ ╠═════════╗ ┌───────────┤ ║ similar ║ chronological │ different │ ╚═════════╩════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────┴───────────┘ ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/3177 I want to point out how for every game that released in a month, they had at about 5 people playing it and averaged their scores. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────┴───────────┘ ══════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/575 a small jar of instant coffee in your backpack can help if you need to stay awake for a time, perhaps to walk a distance you didn't expect, or to listen for those who would harm you. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════────────────────────────────┴───────────┘ ════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/1215 Such a shame, that the technological progress of humanity since the 90s turned out to be primarily computational, rather than mechanical. I want mecha suits, damn it T.T ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────┴───────────┘ ════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────────────── -> file: messages/230 Sometimes it feels like I'm the only paranoid person with terrible opsec T.T ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────┴───────────┘ ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────── -> file: fediverse/5797 I was BATHED in sweat when I got home. just absolutely drenched. Then I sat alone and dried off and now I'm all powdery T.T ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧════════════════════════════════════════════════════════───┴───────────┘ ════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────────────── -> file: messages/250 The hardest part about mental struggles is that the battlefield often turns out to be your relationships with your friends. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────┴───────────┘ ╔════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────┐ ║ -> file: fediverse/5431 │ ║ │ ║ "they" want us to contest a powerful foe and emerge victorious, to instill a │ ║ sense of strength and righteous dignity within us. │ ║ │ ║ "we" want to win with the minimal amount of casualties necessary. │ ║ │ ║ these two demands are not contradictory, but they pull our trajectory in │ ║ different directions. │ ║ │ ║ I truly believe that we the people could oust our political foes with little │ ║ opposition - little more than a minor civil war which lasted long enough to show │ ║ our foes how badly they are outmatched. │ ║ │ ║ maybe that comes as a surprise to you, ye who are unarmed, but it does not to │ ║ me, for I have faith in our institutions and values. │ ║ │ ║ If Trump espoused the ideals of his party, specifically the ideal of efficiency │ ║ and discipline, then perhaps he would be a fine leader. However his goals seem │ ║ to me, a citizen and therefore his de jure subject, to be primarily motivated by │ ║ money, by power, by corruption. │ ║ │ ║ not ideal. │ ║ │ ║ For this reason I swear to contest the fascists in control. │ ║ │ ║ "they", if you will. │ ║ │ ║ also hey what's up I'm drunk lmao │ ╠═════════╗ ┌───────────┤ ║ similar ║ chronological │ different │ ╚═════════╩═════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────┴───────────┘ ════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/263 @user-203 now here's some christmas music I can get behind ^_^ ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────┴───────────┘ ╔══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────┐ ║ -> file: fediverse/5763 │ ║ │ ║ ┌──────────────────────────────────────┐ │ ║ │ CW: spirituality-mentioned-mentioned │ │ ║ └──────────────────────────────────────┘ │ ║ │ ║ │ ║ I'm not omniscient, I'm not all powerful, I'm just a girl, all I see is through │ ║ my eyeballs. But I can listen to the waves around me, I can sense when │ ║ intuitions leading me from wrong. I know when right and wrong are │ ║ [compared/imperiled], and sometimes things feel right when they rhyme. That's │ ║ synchronicity girl, a classic symptom of mental disorders. "Oh, you're a god? │ ║ you're crazy then, take these meds which anesthetize your │ ║ [divine/feral/imperiled] self. They help quite a few people!" │ ║ │ ║ people, yes, but I literally just said that's not the only part of the equation. │ ║ │ ║ "what if you're lying" yeah true it's not like I can prove it, I'm not │ ║ omniscient and I can't summon fireballs or at-range-electrocute. I'm just a │ ║ person, it's been driven into me from a young age, I'm just a person, don't │ ║ forget or else we'll put you on stage. │ ║ │ ║ "what if we waited just a bit more" oh, do you like this comfort? do you feel │ ║ safe in this home of yours? │ ║ │ ║ yes. I feel safe. I am unafraid for my safety. │ ╠═════════╗ ┌───────────┤ ║ similar ║ chronological │ different │ ╚═════════╩═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────┴───────────┘ ════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/3503 chat why do I only feel complete with a shortsword in my hand?? ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────┴───────────┘ |