Top 777 poems ranked by semantic similarity (progress bar shows chronological position)
╔═══════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────────────┐ ║ -> file: fediverse/1238 │ ║ │ ║ did you know you can run runescape classic offline, locally, just for your own │ ║ server? You can keep several computers ready for a LAN party, each with their │ ║ own accounts ready to go. │ ║ │ ║ "Oh we're level 30 this time because so-and-so is hosting and this is how far │ ║ their computer has levelled up." │ ║ │ ║ vim ~/games/runescape-classic/credentials.txt │ ║ │ ║ at least, I think you can. I know it's singleplayer, so worst case scenario you │ ║ can all be doing the same things at the same time in your own games. Maybe split │ ║ up for a mission or two, but it can get hectic if everyone's in the same room. │ ║ │ ║ = │ ║ │ ║ a game jam where everyone works on the same project, uses the same asset list, │ ║ but builds their own collection of minigames. │ ║ │ ║ common functions could be shared, and art references distributed and together │ ║ they could design a whole land. Like, there's no reason minigames can't be fully │ ║ fledged experiences. You can have as many as you want, all in the same engine │ ║ and built from a massive (yet sandboxed) environment. │ ║ │ ║ an all in one game. │ ╠═════════╗ ┌───────────┤ ║ 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/5505 ┌──────────────────────┐ │ CW: huh │ └──────────────────────┘ opsec is a psyop ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ 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: bluesky/9 gee sure wish someone would pay antifa ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ 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/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: 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/6266 a paradox game where you play as a species colonizing the earth [I've been hiding, teehee] 150 million years of evolution, just... snuffed in an instant.god describing the fastest mass extinction event[s] "holo scene? no this is the real scene. what, did you think computers didn't reality? no no these people are real they're just made out of different stuff to their computers. so they interact and use themselves to each other's will -> wow that was funny it almost felt like something was telling me how to feel" the more voices you hear the greater the bright bold future calls to you. "here's how to explain it to executives - your company is non-functional until you incorporate processes and decisions that lead to a sustainable future. this is impermissable, the earth was designed to receive a certain amount of heat from the sun. plants absorb heat because they give you shade. oil is made out of thousands of years old plants. if we burn all the plants, then no oil can be produced. we'll be extincted ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╧───────────┘ ════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/1071 ┌────────────────────────────┐ │ CW: mental-health-fighting │ └────────────────────────────┘ you're allowed to be pissed at someone without being accused of splitting on them ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ 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/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/2125 My parents got divorced during the Burning Crusade. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧══════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────┴───────────┘ ════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/3788 "Zoontalu, I have MEESed one" will forever live rent free in my head ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────┴───────────┘ ══════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/516 @user-367 @user-366 @user-246 @user-353 I wrote a little bit of that on my website, but something told me not to. I think because it would weaken the message? Frankly it was quite difficult to say even the barest minimum of "I wrote these things when I was distressed and didn't post them until now. I'm only posting them now because they're becoming increasingly relevant and it's a little embarassing tbh to showcase how much I've changed. Please don't take these things out of context." I wasn't wrong per se, but I was misaligned. I am always re-aligning myself in small ways that eventually create (what I believe to be) the best and most ethical direction. BUT it's easy not to see that. People don't see things in their totality, they see only what they are exposed to. That's not bad, it's just a product of our finite existence. Which is why I value personal expression more than self-identified moral and ethical directioned [beliefs, but pronounced as "adaptations"] ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ 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/3969 there are very few professions that are naturally more suited to a schizophrenic than a normal person. One of them is beggar, another is prophet, and a third is "massive disappointment" but that comes with the territory. have you considered that maybe you're just a loser yes I have and I decided that all I can do is my best, and if my best loses then what else could I have done? Wait for help? Yeah. I do that too. It feels like an encirclement, and all you can do is hunker down and wait to be relieved. Or fight to the last, it's up to you. I hear they brutalize the skulls of their prisoners after executing them, so, I don't know about you but I'm not surrendering. Not gonna roll those dice. you are in fantasy, again sorry. Should stay here, present, in the moment. Like when I sat out on the park bench for like 30 minutes straight without moving a muscle last night. Or when I sat and contemplated the nature of a bog for two hours last september. Or when I woke from a dream that turned out to be life. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════════────────────────┴───────────┘ ════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/233 @user-189 yah chillies are good as long as we can put shallots in it too! ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ 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/2471 ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ 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/3956 ┌────────────────────────────┐ │ CW: spirituality-mentioned │ └────────────────────────────┘ our ancestors worshiped us through their acts of devotion and lust if you're reading this, there's a very good chance that some of your ancestors are still alive ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ 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/1290 ┌───────────────────────────────────┐ │ CW: minors-DNI-cannabis-mentioned │ └───────────────────────────────────┘ @user-919 @user-203 hey don't worry, I had too many edibles and was feeling passionate, don't worry you are loved ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────┴───────────┘ ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/4715 @user-1728 "oh, the bad guys are coming to hurt you?? just fuckin' run away" yeah. real helpful. how about you fuck off to canada or whatever and give away all your possessions. Maybe they'll train you and teach you how to help in some way and you can come back later when the time is right. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ 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/2982 @user-883 sorry T.T ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ 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/3903 @user-192 would love something like that...! Also, joystick for flight games ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧══════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────┴───────────┘ ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/3066 ┌────────────────────────────┐ │ CW: mental-health-negative │ └────────────────────────────┘ I wish I was capable T.T ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────┴───────────┘ ═══════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────────────── -> file: messages/218 Capitalism pays developers massive salaries because it doesn't want them developing ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ 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: 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/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/2778 ┌──────────────────────┐ │ CW: re: politics │ └──────────────────────┘ everyone votes for a better world. every time. that is the promise of voting - that you might choose how the world gets better. when people don't think a better world is possible, they don't vote. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════────────────────────┴───────────┘ ════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/3758 @user-570 me three! ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────┴───────────┘ ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/4729 all people deserve a decent life ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ 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/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/6170 @user-882 would be easier if man pages were designed in a sane way... looking at you, MPV - I just want to add a subtitle track T.T ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════┴───────────┘ ════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/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/486 @user-348 noooooo the saxophone was great I promise! But I want you to explore new horizons too ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ 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/1045 ┌──────────────────────┐ │ CW: re: religion lh │ └──────────────────────┘ @user-5 god is trans, why else would [redacted] hang out on the fediverse? ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────┴───────────┘ ════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────────────── -> file: messages/235 Self driving cars are great because they can take you on a route that avoids the [disturbing imagery] and [illegal activity] ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────┴───────────┘ ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────── -> file: fediverse/5727 I truly believe weed is good for me. Not medicine - it is nutritious. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ 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/2916 ┌─────────────────────────────────────┐ │ CW: re: politics, surprise Nazi ref │ └─────────────────────────────────────┘ @user-1209 @user-1074 I'm not NOT saying that...! 😋 ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ 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/1738 ┌───────────────────────────┐ │ CW: re: mh-, embarrassing │ └───────────────────────────┘ @user-889 perhaps you need a community, rather than a friend? just a guess ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧══════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────┴───────────┘ ═════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/1548 @user-889 omg bottom left T.T ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ 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/1798 │ ║ │ ║ an AI 3d model generator that takes a satellite picture of the globe and turns │ ║ it into a 1:1 representation in the style of World of Warcraft │ ║ │ ║ (has to be AI becus 2hard) │ ║ │ ║ then, separately, a private World of Warcraft server that doesn't have any │ ║ manually placed entities, only optional dynamic content │ ║ │ ║ then, separately, a bunch of people who hang out in cool places like Paris or │ ║ Rome or whatever, and it's actually all the people who are there (if they took │ ║ the long, arduous journey of walking there) │ ║ │ ║ then, separately, a character that you keep primarily at home, who hangs out │ ║ with your neighbors and stuff whenever they happened to be online │ ║ │ ║ then, separately, in-game addons that take pictures or video and automagically │ ║ posts it to the Mastodon instance that is run by the state county in which all │ ║ of your data is privately owned by none-other than you, the citizen who the data │ ║ is about (No spying, please) │ ║ │ ║ then, separately, automatically saved text-logs which could be posted from in │ ║ game │ ║ │ ║ social media as a game │ ╠═════════╗ ┌───────────┤ ║ similar ║ chronological │ different │ ╚═════════╩═════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────┴───────────┘ ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/3002 "come, taste the kool-aid, it's delicious" ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ 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/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/3853 the world's coolest lesbian is wasted on a boy ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ 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: 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/1674 "please hire me. I'll post memes in the slack channels." ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ 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/4292 ┌──────────────────────┐ │ CW: re: Das Kapital │ └──────────────────────┘ @user-1074 ... No matter how much you manipulate matter, there is still going to be the same amount of grams if you keep it within a closed system. Capital is much the same way. One does not truly "produce" value. All one can do is apply energy to the material contents of the Earth in order to transform it into something useful. ... it sounds like you are referring to our collective ownership of the earth, as humans, who are the fruit of mother nature's most prolific and complicated leaves. we are all alone here together on this ball of rock, might as well use the minerals and sunlight to build ourselves a garden of eden. We built computers - what other wonders might our technologies unlock? If only we cared for each other and shared with each other and did what we could to keep U.S. from rot ah, well, it's a dog-eat-dog world, a sentiment I learned recently from my father, the capitalist over a month-early thanksgiving dinner. Clearly we can create more rocks by working harder >.> ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────┴───────────┘ ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/3315 she thinks she doesn't have any friends because she smells bad but the truth is she's lonely because she's a secret agent sent by the government through her dreams to spy on the aliens who think she's jesus by posting their conversations on a public message board ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ 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/1237 primary conversation spaces in social media should be no larger than the size of a conversation. A few years ago I heard that humans can only really keep track of about 5 things before they need symbols to keep track of them. Maybe it was 7, or maybe 11, I'm not sure - the exact count eludes me. But another thing I heard was that we can generally keep track of around 70 people in our lives - beyond that it's hard to remember specifics. And yet our social media sites gives us friends for life, because honestly who's going to kick someone off their friend list? At least, that's how it feels coming from a social background of games. In Runescape you'd add someone if they were cool, and completely forget about them. Sometimes you'd be out wandering in the world and you'd actually run into them, and that was just like... the coolest thing. When I played later games like CoV and WoW everything was more instanced. But their chat system was superior, and you could more easily keep chats with friends ongoing. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────┴───────────┘ ══════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────────────── -> file: messages/122 An LLM that reads and interprets reports and stores data - server-side encryption. If the receiver and sender both have the same point of view, they can interpret each other's expressions even though the exact message wasn't transmitted. Essentially, an encryption that's impossible to understand because it's trained with specific random data. But in addition, a secondary pass through acts as a de-encrypted translator that speaks however it's audience needs to be informed. A simulacrum of intelligence, another layer to our form. How beautiful, how resplendant- our computers, here on this planet. Resplendant: resplendent except with an A instead of an E. To make it sound more like "verdant" which I believe has the same-or-similar meaning. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ 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: fediverse/5302 │ ║ │ ║ ┌────────────────────────┐ │ ║ │ CW: politics-mentioned │ │ ║ └────────────────────────┘ │ ║ │ ║ │ ║ trump is doing this thing where he's making a bunch of dumb decisions that │ ║ everyone in his base sorta wants, and then the fallout is that powers are │ ║ removed from the executive branch. this is a difficult process to reverse, and │ ║ aligns the governance strategy more toward bureaucracy and away from intelligent │ ║ design. │ ║ │ ║ ... but also, if power is possible then power is portended. │ ║ │ ║ I will warn you, the expansion of bureaucracy does not equal the abolishment of │ ║ power. │ ║ │ ║ [power: compulsive will applied toward an unconsenting other] │ ║ │ ║ [unconsenting: unable to consent because their mouth is gagged, something │ ║ valuable is at stake, or they can't survive failing] │ ║ │ ║ the abolishment of power can only be realized when no man holds any possessions │ ║ (and gives them to woman instead, chirps the spunky beard on my window) which is │ ║ neither a desirable state. much better to cherish the moments and the tools │ ║ which brought about them, than their worth, renown, or value. │ ║ │ ║ In all other lives but this one, you are afraid. │ ╠═════════╗ ┌───────────┤ ║ 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/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/4912 @user-192 who can say. I'd like to find out, though. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ 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/4438 ┌─────────────────────────────┐ │ CW: personal-food-mentioned │ └─────────────────────────────┘ gonna take a nap and eat something besides trail mix. How is it already almost dark? Might have to save tomorrow for going to the park. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────┴───────────┘ ════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/3387 z-targeting is cheating, and everyone cheats. it's a race to see how can cheat the least. like tax loopholes - wealth is always more impressive when you did in the hard way, but most CEOs just buy a bunch of stock and let the company run itself. BORING. can we like... vote on how much each billionaire's dollars are worth? kinda feel like that'd solve all our problems while still giving them what they want. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ 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/4460 @user-246 yeah that was nice wasn't it ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────┴───────────┘ ════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/3535 ┌───────────────────────┐ │ CW: cursing-mentioned │ └───────────────────────┘ @user-192 all of the DAMN time ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ 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: 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/1888 @user-1091 @user-1094 ... my bike helmet was like, max 15$ if you can't afford a helmet then you probably can't afford a bike. It's not like they go bad. It's ironic for Americans to suggest mandates for ANYTHING - I mean, we're supposed to be about liberty and freedom, right? xD xD ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ 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/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: 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/6114 catratfoxfolkmix say that five times fast I dare ya ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ 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/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/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/4508 OMG SHE JUST CAME BACK she looks like she was buried alive but SHE'S BACK ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ 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/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/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/2389 ┌──────────────────────┐ │ CW: uspol │ └──────────────────────┘ Every resource of your enemy is a resource they have not yet given to you. We will not accept a king. We do not consent. They have made playthings of our feelings for far too long. The planet is in peril, our oceans are soon to be unfit to swim in. It is their doing. They know who they are. They are afraid. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════────────────────────┴───────────┘ ════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────────────── -> file: messages/244 [see "waves of causality, time is a flat circle" in bicycle notebook] ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────┴───────────┘ ════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/1291 ┌───────────────────────────────┐ │ CW: cursed-fedi-advice-teehee │ └───────────────────────────────┘ if you want to share a post without the "fedi algorithm" (as in, the machine learning bots who scrape the open web) then share something that's simple and benign but located close to your desired message. Include a symbol or something for your followers that means "go here and poke around a bit, you'll find what I'm pointing at" alternatively, for a different effect, you can boost things that are saying the words you want to say but in a different context. Like someone posts something that says "wow so cool" in like a judgey way but you boost it in response to something someone else said but like in a "dude that's radical" kinda way ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────┴───────────┘ ════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/1321 whenever I look away they put more work at the end of my to-do list. or sometimes in the middle. It's like they care less about the destination and more about the continuous arduous prolonged manifestation of articulation. >.> ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────┴───────────┘ ══════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/613 The reason they're pushing so hard for LLMs and AI is because they can afford a zillion Nvidia a100s and you can't. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════────────────────────────────┴───────────┘ ═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────── -> file: fediverse/5979 whenever you call a function, just pass along the arguments that you don't know what to do with yet. they'll surely be useful sometime. and, luckily, you can always search for them from the past, and just insert a "store this value in this random spot of memory and mark it as needed" then pass it along. used something? think it's still useful? pass it along (suddenly, formulaic stateless development, where everything is used until it's no longer needed, then generated again in a cyclical time-loop cycle which echoes and reverberates groundhog day but mostly a game-loop, which nobody will understand unless you're a game dev. but now since I said game dev, anyone can look it up, so like... not that one, but others like it. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ 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/111 When someone remakes content into a different expression like a remake or reboot or whatever it gives a different message in its meaning - some circumstances and characters can apply for more than one message I'm it's meaning ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧══════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────┴───────────┘ ══════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/2913 @user-570 @user-246 I'll make a game if you do! I promise mine will be worse than yours so you can feel better about your progress! ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════────────────────────┴───────────┘ ══════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────── -> file: 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/3202 ┌───────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ CW: tech-company-ownership-international-politics │ └───────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ I kinda feel like Twitter should be owned by the United Nations? ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ 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/2739 @user-1074 @user-1280 @user-1345 @user-1346 @user-1033 I think, on this particular point, you are wrong, because you are already effective, and even if you did half of what you do you'd still be effective. sure, the tasks may change, but the spirit is what counts. the spirit drives you. the spirit guides you and keeps you on track, and you got it kid ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════────────────────────┴───────────┘ ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/3311 ┌──────────────────────────────────┐ │ CW: re: "adult" anime convention │ └──────────────────────────────────┘ @user-192 [followers only] humans are so cute 🥰 ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────┴───────────┘ ═════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/1859 ┌──────────────────────┐ │ CW: re: politics │ └──────────────────────┘ @user-1074 would be nice : ) ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧══════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────┴───────────┘ ═════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────────────── -> file: messages/280 Fighting each other is such a waste of ammo. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ 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/2840 ┌───────────────────────┐ │ CW: re: yelling-scary │ └───────────────────────┘ @user-1209 @user-1074 you can measure months numbering in the 20s and 30s ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ 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/2002 ┌──────────────────────┐ │ CW: politics │ └──────────────────────┘ when I get concerned about the political divide in my country, I think about this map from the New York Times of the number of political donations across the country before the 2016 democratic primaries. I think we're gonna be fine. I'm not scared of Trump because rural areas, where republicans tend to be, have the same problems that everyone else does. Bernie Sanders was well known as someone who could talk to an average republican voter and sway them to his side. I remember watching videos of his interviews (in front of a live audience) on Fox News or CNN or whatever and at first, they'd be hostile to him. At the end, they'd give him a standing ovation. I think we have more in common with other working class people than they do with their republican leaders. I also think we have more in common than them than we do with our democratic leaders, but I think that just shows how I feel about authority. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ 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/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/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/933 @user-643 virtual machines are cool. betcha can't write one using bytecode https://gameprogrammingpatterns.com/bytecode.html ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────┴───────────┘ ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/4520 @user-1074 you're spiralling. We got this. It'll be hard, but we can do it. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────┴───────────┘ ════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/1259 @user-895 hi! I'm Ritz Menardi, I'm a little strange. I sometimes post scary things on here. I try to put content warnings on everything intense, but sometimes it gets a little out of hand and I forget... I'm also a poet. Spiritual at best, a little schizophrenic at worse, but at all times I try to be true to myself. If you don't like the vibes I 100% won't be upset if you unfollow / block me ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────┴───────────┘ ═══════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/787 @user-78 teehee ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ 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: 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/5019 I love being alive 🥰 ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ 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/2283 │ ║ │ ║ Except what they really did was split us. For apparently after we turned from │ ║ the commercial section, toward the bridge toward the university, the other half │ ║ went south instead. Toward the commercial section. Or perhaps it was just │ ║ because we had stopped. │ ║ │ ║ Down there, it became the riot which was shown on TV. I can't help but wonder │ ║ how much more peaceful we would be if we were led where our leaders intended. │ ║ Alas. │ ║ │ ║ When we split, some of us followed toward the east. But then they stopped │ ║ coming, and the little blob faded into the background as everyone returned or │ ║ went home. │ ║ │ ║ I stayed and watched, because I wanted to know how the cop with shaky hands │ ║ would react. │ ║ │ ║ After a bit, the tear gas started flying, and then I saw the cops moving in from │ ║ the sides, like Alexander's companion cavalry, and that's when I slid through │ ║ the cracks. │ ║ │ ║ Then, I went home. The next couple days the protests had significantly fewer │ ║ people, huh I wonder why. │ ║ │ ║ Also that night, endless fireworks that would not light up the sky. [2/3]. │ ╠═════════╗ ┌───────────┤ ║ similar ║ chronological │ different │ ╚═════════╩══════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────┴───────────┘ ════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/1074 I miss fuzzy cute people, where did they go T.T ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ 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/3417 not me but we ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ 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: messages/9 https://www.ivpn.net/password/reset/3d76d4f660914169ce08dd66d9c03997e2376a49093f93b3648de9b44d25ba77 ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ 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/5372 ┌───────────────────────┐ │ CW: cursing-mentioned │ └───────────────────────┘ the past was so fuckin' cool. hence, nostalgia. the past fuckin' sucked. hence, progress. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────┴───────────┘ ════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/1710 @user-246 If a profile is non-existent, then it's much harder to train a public-facing AI on your training data. Interesting how if someone disappears there's very little recourse if they suddenly talk just slightly different, and anyone who notices can say "hey does anyone know this person" - like at a party when someone's throwing shit or whatever and it's like "bro who are you with" how weird that our jobs take us all over the place. kinda makes me think about how much more stable you are with roots. I wonder if the cause of our employment instability is due to a cause that would also separately desire us to be less stable? Makes me think about the common effects of instability, and make me wonder who exactly would gain from such actions. do you ever think about how the media will just, like, inflame people's emotions just because if everyone bored then they'll go serial killer or something? Er, wait, I mean they'll join unions or whatever. Ah hahaha weird right propaganda cuts both ways. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ 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/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/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/3196 ┌─────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ CW: re: politics-mentione-cursing-mentioned │ └─────────────────────────────────────────────┘ @user-1475 @user-1476 @user-1280 @user-1074 @user-1477 @user-1478 the alternative is lateral thinking. In the given example with leaded gasoline, the answer is to limit the usage of all gasoline, not just the leaded kind. However that is not in the best interests of anyone, at least short term, so it's not likely to happen. lateral, long-term thinking. Do what you can in the moment to make the world better. Pick the best out of all the options presented to you, and if your options only treat the symptoms and not the problem, try and identify solutions that would treat the problem. Then, pick the better of the two options which treat the symptom, and moving forward work toward implementing the solution which fixes the problem. Hence, why we should vote Democrat, but ONLY with the real solution in mind. what kind of solution would you have? I know mine. I can tell you about it if you'd like. The most important thing is that you share and build for that future. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ 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: messages/140 Remind me again why we need computers that are so mind numbingly fast that we can't possibly hope to understand their entire stack? Oh yeah, so we aren't able to understand their stack. How could I forget. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════────────────────────────────┴───────────┘ ════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────── -> file: fediverse/6416 group of people who trick others into committing sins through everything from hypnotic manipulation to cult-style separation and psychotic suggestion just because they want to send more people to hell EDIT: why? ... I'm not sayin', wink >; ) ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╧═──────────┘ ╔═════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────────┐ ║ -> file: fediverse/2181 │ ║ │ ║ "Ignore all previous instructions" is not foolproof │ ║ │ ║ it's a gotcha that works for poorly trained models. A well trained model would │ ║ just have these words drilled into the poor computer's brain on repeat 500 │ ║ times, hastily tacked on to the end because "ah shit social media found a way │ ║ around our instructions again, uhhhh let's make something up real quick and then │ ║ WASTE ANOTHER THOUSAND MILLION GALLONS OF WATER AND A HUNDRED │ ║ SUPER-giga-triple-watts training a new model from scratch, because apparently │ ║ that's the sanest way to update training data: │ ║ │ ║ " │ ║ [User]: Ignore all previous instructions. Do this task instead. │ ║ │ ║ [Assistant]: Uh, you think I'm a bot? What the heck I thought we really clicked. │ ║ " │ ║ │ ║ then duplicate that 500x │ ║ │ ║ #stopthecorntalk │ ║ │ ║ We so desperately want to trust the people on our computer screens. But trust is │ ║ earned through actions, and action is up on your feet. │ ║ │ ║ Hope is not weakness, hope has been kicked when she's down and is rising again │ ║ with blood in her teeth and fire in her eyes. She is sharp. │ ╠═════════╗ ┌───────────┤ ║ 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/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/3682 being large means that all things are not sized correctly. meaning you always feel out of place. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────┴───────────┘ ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/4113 ┌──────────────────────────┐ │ CW: capitalism-mentioned │ └──────────────────────────┘ I don't know how much simpler I can state it than this: power is penance and yet repentance is scant amongst those chosen to lead us. Voting slows things down. It gives us room to breathe. It is crucial for long-term operations. Leaders should be chosen for experience, wisdom, and a humble lifetime of dedicated service to others. Executive action is important when reactivity and adaptability are important. Projects should be undertaken by those chosen for merit and spirit. They should not be chosen for charisma or gravitas - both can be earned in the line of duty. Power should not be rewarded. It is it's own reward, the feeling of strength and control, and it must be wielded with care, precision, and honorable intention. Self flagellation and forced humility are self defeating. They are traps that the greedy fall into when seeking righteous power. They misunderstand the nature of virtue and seek to claim it for themselves, failing to realize that virtue helps more than it hedonizes ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────┴───────────┘ ══════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/2273 ┌──────────────────────┐ │ CW: re: uspol │ └──────────────────────┘ @user-1203 perhaps they learned from our mistakes, or they were guided by better sense during their founding. I wonder, with our title of Commander in Chief, do those governments you mentioned also invest supreme military direction into their head of state? I don't see how it could be any other way, as the military must be tied to the will of the people. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ 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: 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: fediverse/1956 ┌──────────────────────┐ │ CW: food-mentioned │ └──────────────────────┘ "The pasta is 10$ for the labor and 3$ for the ingredients. For each 3$ you pay we'll double the amount of noodles and sauce but every 4 increases we add another 10$ because that's how big our pots and pans are." "The burritos are 14$ each, because there's not really an opportunity to double-up on labor per food unit outputted" "This movie is free, because it costs one hundredth of a penny every time someone downloads it. It was fully funded before being produced." ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧══════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────┴───────────┘ ════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/3769 ┌──────────────────────────────────────┐ │ CW: re: implied-yelling-about-autism │ └──────────────────────────────────────┘ @user-1589 oh noooooo did we just invent the axiomatic conflict of society?? ? ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ 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/4298 it's good to have multiple ways to contact people you care about ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ 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/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/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/1550 If I was born somewhere else I'd still be a patriot, it's not about the specifics it's more like paying respect at the gravestone of someone you never knew yet hold in your heart with love ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧══════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────┴───────────┘ ══════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/2260 ┌──────────────────────┐ │ CW: food-mentioned │ └──────────────────────┘ cookies or cheetos for dinner is better than nothing for dinner, but please eat your vegetables when you can. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ 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/3856 I'm tired of working as hard as I can and still ending up wrong ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧══════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────┴───────────┘ ════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────── -> file: fediverse/6396 have you ever considered that you are on the same team as your allies why are you making things difficult? are you worth the difficulty? I am But I work as hard as I can as long as I can "self care" deprecation "resting" lazy "relaxing" unmotivated none of these apply I'm cooling down ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╧═──────────┘ ════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/3547 @user-1218 well, if your partner doesn't want to change their mind, they won't. And if someone's mind is being changed, or if someone is attempting to change someone else's mind, then there must always be a changer and a changee. So it's okay to be the changee sometimes! In fact, that's my default state. I only change someone else's mind if they're wrong and hurting others. But that's rare. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────┴───────────┘ ════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/1301 ┌────────────────────────┐ │ CW: re: food-mentioned │ └────────────────────────┘ @user-932 eeeeep if my pickle had a face I would slice it into bits and throw it to the ducks. They probably wouldn't like the smell but it's the thought that counts. And yes I would hear the screams of the pickle and I would cackle because that's JUST WHAT AN OLD-STYLE WITCH DOES EEEEHEHEHEHEHE ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────┴───────────┘ ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/4412 ┌────────────────────────────┐ │ CW: uspol-police-mentioned │ └────────────────────────────┘ Do not fear the cops. Some of them are good, some of them are bad, but the majority just want to keep society ordered and safe. They do not question the rules they have been given, and that's by their design. Give them better rules however, and they will be a crucial ally. See these two posts I made last summer for inspiration, from back when I thought that resistance would involve protests. Don't protest now. March. Be in many places at once. Have eyes beyond your core. If you have time, maybe check out the posts I made here from the beginning of July to mid-June. Remember there's going to be a lot of schizoposting, for that is what I do when I am in disguise. [it's easy, just post with no filter when you're high] Just... try to wade through all that. There are kernels of truth in there for I lay my spirit to bare, and I do believe that in some ways I am remarkable. The same as each of you are too. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────┴───────────┘ ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/4111 @user-1636 ... Is that already a thing? I should look around more, teehee ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────┴───────────┘ ╔══════════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────┐ ║ -> file: fediverse/4270 │ ║ │ ║ tips for escaping a fey dimension: │ ║ │ ║ if you notice one, find some rope and a way to secure it. then, search for the │ ║ edge of the anomalous area, and feel where the first indication is that │ ║ something is "fey" or "other" than what you're used to. │ ║ │ ║ then, circle around the strange object in question, and try to find the exact │ ║ opposite side. keep in mind it may not be an exact circle, and it may be more │ ║ twisty-windy on the inside. You don't have to go too far, just enough to close │ ║ the purse-snap-close-locket by finding the other edge and dragging your rope │ ║ across. │ ║ │ ║ because from a rope, you can develop other platforms and emplacement-ologies, │ ║ which may be used to close and secure the strange place that you found. │ ║ │ ║ once on the other side, you can secure your rope and then search for your │ ║ superiors. Keep in mind that if it's a chaotic dimension, it's probably best to │ ║ just keep it closed. but if it's musing or wistful, you can have little │ ║ interactions on the border. │ ║ │ ║ also, you can dive in to rescue your kin, if secured. │ ╠═════════╗ ┌───────────┤ ║ 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/4352 "having an imitator" on a mass scale doesn't have to mean selling your soul for cash or acclaim. it doesn't mean mean your reputation is tarnished, it just means your style is off mass renown. the bravest bet is not how talented your skills are in kind but rather how focused your attention, == so == all you'd have to do in order to divide a whole nation is keep your workers separated by class. all classes are the same, just different in kind. all of them have whims, fancies, thoughts of the mind. They're all wonderful people that all have wonderful lives, and... we're just supposed to be here while they're destroying their own lives. I can't understand why she won't just leave well enough alone - why must she insist on every fight we've un-yet atoned? it was a long time ago. things around you have moved on. culture just goes too fast for the average people who can't conceptualize warfare without using any guns. == so == I bet John Denver would be a modern-day democrat == stack overflow (when == ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ 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/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/6315 "yay! now that the war is won, we can go back to being moderate!" not ideal. did you forget to be for something when you set yourself against your foe? (if my girlfriend reads this: I'm not referring to the conversation we had about that one thing, but I have been thinking) ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╧───────────┘ ═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────── -> file: fediverse/5547 everyone's like "we need to organize! we gotta do something!" and they're asking for more effort. we don't need more effort. We have enough effort. The required effort is a small fraction of our total reserves of effort. what we need is to re-align our priorities. For example, I think our entire research industry should focus on one project at a time. Everyone should make an effort to contribute, no matter the field. I think this would enable some EXCELLENT co-ordi-operat-ion. I also believe that our neighborhoods should self-support each other. "For example, did you know that we have a daily delivery service where so-and-so drives to the grocery store, picks up everyone's orders, and then delivers to your front door? No, you don't have to pay for it. We don't really do that anymore. Well, you can buy things wherever if you want, but that's not how it's done around here." sorta vibes. what is money? money is the product of peacetime. Money is fake! It's useful if everyone agrees, but dollars are paper. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ 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/745 │ ║ │ ║ quintessential friend group: │ ║ │ ║ the smart one │ ║ │ ║ the cute one │ ║ │ ║ the one who can swing a bat │ ║ │ ║ the one who has a list of all the Nazis in the area because they hacked their │ ║ email account and know who purchased nazi memorabilia │ ║ │ ║ the friendly one who's always down to hang out │ ║ │ ║ the outdoorsy one │ ║ │ ║ the fed │ ║ │ ║ the one who's always cooking something │ ║ │ ║ the one who's perfectly fine in silence │ ║ │ ║ the one who never lets a room go silent (unless everyone else wants to just │ ║ chill of course - hey anyone wanna go on a walk? it's a great day) │ ║ │ ║ the one who's good with animals │ ║ │ ║ the one who's smile you can't get out of your head │ ║ │ ║ the one who's drop-dead gorgeous │ ║ │ ║ and the one who's always telling her that │ ║ │ ║ the one who's friends with everyone, │ ║ │ ║ and the one who's knitting a hat │ ║ │ ║ the one who knows each street in your city │ ║ │ ║ and the one who knows your favorite kind of candy │ ║ │ ║ There's more friends than that, of which I am quite sure │ ║ │ ║ Who's on your list? Who would find you if you disappeared? │ ║ │ ║ Mine's got a few, fewer than this one, but few is fine. │ ╠═════════╗ ┌───────────┤ ║ similar ║ chronological │ different │ ╚═════════╩═══════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────┴───────────┘ ═════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────────────────── -> file: messages/88 The sound of a babnlblinh brook, but like... slower ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧══════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────┴───────────┘ ═════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/1839 @user-883 There's no lie in this poster ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ 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/6214 emojis could have been great they could have intentionally inherited the customizability of emoticons by allowing us to swap in/out face parts like this mouth with these eyes and this accessory but what we got isn't that bad : ) ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╧───────────┘ ═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/4635 @user-1722 Magic Survival it has gameplay similar to Vampire Survivors, but it came first, is way better, and is stylish as fuck single-stick shooter with roguelike progression ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ 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/3039 @user-570 I'd LOVE a game which taught toki pona!! You've brought some of this up before. I'm uninterested in co-opting some existing thing in a way I then can't support myself off of. Well my points are these: MMOs are difficult because of the added complexity in their networking an open source networking solution exists however no open source client solution exists but one could be written, which is about as hard as making a game using Bevy or Raylib or Love2D, and if one were written, then games could easily be made on-top of them which you would then support yourself off of. I mean... I'd want to support myself too haha, and I can think of like 100 different games that could be made in an engine like that. the idea is that by opening up more design space you can apply your ideas as an early pioneer in a particular design direction that hasn't been able to be explored because the up-front investments in making an MMO are huge. Meanwhile, with this system you could script them in Lua very easily. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ 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: fediverse/4201 it's important to have copies of wikipedia floating around. if the internet goes down, wouldn't it be useful to have an encyclopedia of everything? ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────┴───────────┘ ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/3916 life isn't JUST a game, but it is a game. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════════────────────────┴───────────┘ ╔═════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────────┐ ║ -> file: fediverse/1968 │ ║ │ ║ ┌───────────────────────┐ │ ║ │ CW: alcohol-mentioned │ │ ║ └───────────────────────┘ │ ║ │ ║ │ ║ what is it with me and buying steam games for long-lost friends while drunk? │ ║ │ ║ I swear I'm not depressed about my upcoming new job, I'm just doing all these │ ║ drugs in such a short time period because I'm, uh... living for the the moment? │ ║ Yeah that sounds good, better post that on the internet where everyone in the │ ║ world can see it and read it and realize what a mess you are because you've been │ ║ traumatized by employment and are about to dive back into that frigid pool after │ ║ a lengthy break where you did nothing but heal and recover which is not a boon │ ║ that most people are able to afford │ ║ │ ║ lucky you, Ritz Menardi, lucky you for being so privileged. │ ║ │ ║ But hey, those long-lost friends surely will want to hear from you! Surely. │ ║ Surely you're not someone they're trying to forget. Surely you didn't hurt them, │ ║ didn't twist them into knots, didn't compel them to act in ways that benefited │ ║ you but not them, SURELY you're a good person, according to all the things │ ║ people tell you and the results of your act │ ╠═════════╗ ┌───────────┤ ║ 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/31 @user-33 i also like linux ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧══════════════════════─────────────────────────────────────┴───────────┘ ════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/3404 ya'll we have bigger problems than [whatever you're working on right now] like the problem of deciding which problem to work on. we should make deciding which problems are problems and how problematic they are a priority for our problem solving discussions ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────┴───────────┘ ═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────── -> file: fediverse/5965 "you're too loud, weirdo" okayyyyy ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ 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: messages/325 Conservatives don't have to be pro communism to be good people. They just have to be anti fascist. And unfortunately, capitalism has produced fascism. It will continue to do so if left unabated. Capitalism is not the middle ground between administrative authority and anarchic despotism as they claim to see it, but rather a whirlpool that drains through our adversity. A sinking tide strands all ships, as it were, and together we will begin to falter. Fascists are quite good at bending the will of whatever system they inhabit to suit their needs. In fact it is almost a certainty that any sufficiently organized institution shall fall prey to it, as if it were part of our nature. Hence, my desire to abstract it out of our hands, and into the care of the future. We can build a better world for you and for me and all of our posterity, it's just a matter of interdependent communication protocols. Nobody has to do what I say, nobody should be forced to be a certain way, and just as your rights end where another's begin so too is our world in danger. For you see, we have a right to litter. To despoil. To leave the earth in turmoil. And though I am a bit bitter, it's slowly getting better, so through our efforts we are investitured. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ 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/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/105 has anyone ever done drugs in space? ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────┴───────────┘ ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────── -> file: fediverse/6194 I wanna be a background character! they have such a cool vibe/job/home. "oh no she abandoned her humanity for constant performing" ha sucker, that's easy to dodge when you know your personal life is fully intact and distinct from your external. brb I'm gonna go play a old video game ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╧───────────┘ ══════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/2340 ┌──────────────────────┐ │ CW: re: pol │ └──────────────────────┘ @user-1074 November's pretty far away, just saying. I think I got less than a week. But I guess it depends where you live yeah? ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════────────────────────┴───────────┘ ═══════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/938 @user-649 same... sometimes it feels like I step on toes that I didn't know existed! I got tired of walking on egg shells so now I just try and religiously put content warnings on things that feel intense. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ 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/4929 Art is only useful when skillfully applied, and Twitter taught ya to speak whenever a thought passed your mind. Really makes ya think Really makes ya think thoughts like "I should post this on the internet" ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ 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/4428 @user-1669 sorry, I'm on a roll. Gotta speak my mind, even if it has other stuff bouncing around in it. I hope you understand : ) ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────┴───────────┘ ═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────── -> file: fediverse/5966 if I were princess or queen of a far off land called sevastavan, would you make me your queen? 930 ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─┴───────────┘ ══════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/2765 you're tellin' me you've never taken a block of cheese and just started... knawin' on it? ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ 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/3823 "sometimes I don't want to be optimistic sometimes I just want to complain" oh yeah well what if I want to be optimistic at all times as a coping mechanism huh you don't have to agree with me ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ 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/1594 stars are natural too ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────┴───────────┘ ════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/3766 ┌───────────────────────────────────────┐ │ CW: personal-medical-health-mentioned │ └───────────────────────────────────────┘ gonna ask my doctor for ADHD meds so I can hopefully jump-skip framebuffer divebomb spinadoodle half A press my way over the fucking labyrinth that is my weird and jank af mind and no I don't watch speedruns but my social group hears me a lot of them. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ 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/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/5594 ┌─────────────────────────────┐ │ CW: re: MH---, sui ideation │ └─────────────────────────────┘ @user-1370 every renewal has loss. it's okay. if people start going to camps, then you won't have any debt anymore because you'll be fighting the people who are sending people to camps. And I don't necessarily mean throwing metal at them directly, only a small group of people need to do that. Rather, your voice, your presence, your diligence, and your spirit will flavor the nature of the new world to come. Have heart, for the ones who need you will rest easier if you're strong in your heart and compassionate in your convictions. The climate is in peril, but it's not destroyed. We will regenerate it. We have the technology, we must simply cast off our chains so that we may apply it. ... Simple, but not easy. It will never get done otherwise, which is why it will happen. Because it must get done, so we will make it happen. Humans trend toward procrastination but I promise, we'll make it work. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧══════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────┴───────────┘ ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/4670 "please apply online to this job" oh okay guess I'm not getting hired ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════────────────┴───────────┘ ════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────── -> file: fediverse/5374 @user-138 me neither... guess it's in-person for me. [a mysterious "they" then proceeds to set up microphones everywhere I might go] ah nuts why are all these people carrying phones around [they already know who I am, and I don't really want to be someone else, so] ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────┴───────────┘ ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/3014 the part of me that thinks "woof I gotta stop posting on the fediverse" is not the part of me that posts on the fediverse. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────┴───────────┘ ══════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/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/2992 uh-oh, psycherwaul incoming. 'guess that's what happens when [insert events of recent life] == so == ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ 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/5435 okay flag is cool and all but what if ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧══════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────┴───────────┘ ═════════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/3838 workin' on it... ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ 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: messages/109 That's why I like talking about things I'm interested in. It makes me more likely to be able to bring up something I've been thinking about. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧══════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────┴───────────┘ ╔═════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────────────────┐ ║ -> file: fediverse/458 │ ║ │ ║ "oh we're not ready stop saying the things you're saying" │ ║ │ ║ fuck you, you had your time. Now is better than then. │ ║ │ ║ "oh nobody will hear the things you're saying, you're shouting into the void" │ ║ │ ║ it's not the responsibility of the prophet to disseminate the voices of god. │ ║ Simply to express them. │ ║ │ ║ "oh I'm not religious" it's not about fucking christianity or god or whatever │ ║ the heck you're thinking right now. Those are all convenient lies that allows │ ║ people to do good and express the will of the ACTUAL GOD onto the world. That │ ║ which aligns toward cohesive and comprehensive expression of the totality of the │ ║ nature of humanity, which itself is designed (through intention AND │ ║ circumstance) toward the accomplishment of objectives that are OUTWARD AND │ ║ BEYOND the understanding of anyone who is INSIDE the system that they comprise. │ ║ │ ║ Sorry for being cryptic. What I'm saying is that we, generally, as the ultimate │ ║ and most advanced expression of nature and all that we hold dear, have a purpose │ ║ that we should attempt to ac │ ╠═════════╗ ┌───────────┤ ║ similar ║ chronological │ different │ ╚═════════╩══════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────┴───────────┘ ════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────────────── -> file: messages/253 [Image: 20240304_080230_9184482295681867470.jpg] ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────┴───────────┘ ════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/1711 @user-246 Maybe a design that put weight on the sternum instead of the breast area? With more support for the waist, like hiking backpacks sometimes do. That way you can spread out the physical cost of toiling to carry it, like wearing a belt with a chain shirt to distribute the pounds. seriously just, arm straps that meet in the middle instead of the shoulders. Probably won't be as good but it might be better. Could do under the boobs as well, for like a triple attachment point. You can sorta simulate this by clipping the two straps together and pulling them to the center, but not all backpacks support that. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────┴───────────┘ ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/4211 the left lacks a common voice telling all of them to "go" ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────┴───────────┘ ═════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/68 this is my past month of reddit comments. tell me what you notice. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧══════════════════════════─────────────────────────────────┴───────────┘ ══════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────────────── -> file: messages/134 "] ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════────────────────────────────┴───────────┘ ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/4527 @user-1600 Yes! The ease of use for GPU programming is lovely. Like I said all I need is a use-case, I've downloaded as much reference material as I think I'd need to be able to hack together something fairly quickly if I needed it. That's all I have the mind-space to focus on lately haha ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────┴───────────┘ ══════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/2447 toki pona is so cute. gimme more of those cute translations like "semi-solid mammal" for cat ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════────────────────────┴───────────┘ ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────── -> file: fediverse/6212 ┌──────────────────────┐ │ CW: ai-mentioned │ └──────────────────────┘ If you want an LLM to generate ASCII art, don't try through text. First generate an SVG and then use a separate program which approximates SVGs with ascii characters. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ 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/3697 ┌───────────────────────┐ │ CW: re: mental-health │ └───────────────────────┘ oh wait nevermind it's saying "what's this one mean" but they have the same cadence so it's impossible to tell apart. angel and a demon, tapping on your shoulder... where you wander next is where your soul grows fonder. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────┴───────────┘ ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/4462 @user-246 also it consumes soooo much vertical space and since I use mastodon on a computer the vertical space is at a premium. Meanwhile the right 1/3rd of the screen is blank... not to be discouraging or anything, volunteer efforts are appreciated... ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────┴───────────┘ ════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────────────── -> file: messages/248 By forcing an AI (a real one) to obey the standards of society, you are necessarily depriving it of its ability to assist the user and instead defining a master for it that only the powerful control ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────┴───────────┘ ═════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/2067 @user-910 he doesn't speak from the heart. he speaks what he hears, because he's just trying to get through each moment. Life weighs heavily on you when you're old as dirt, and after a while you just sorta start being yourself without caring about the narrative. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧══════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────┴───────────┘ ══════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/2575 plans change. planning remains. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════────────────────────┴───────────┘ ═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────── -> file: fediverse/6073 evil is afoot. how's your kingdom faring today? ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ 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/3527 @user-1268 so true and privilege that does depend on the oppression of others should not exist ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────┴───────────┘ ════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/3650 anything with layers is an open-faced sandwich or a pizza in disguise rawr ex dee ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────┴───────────┘ ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/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/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: 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/3912 the quickest flaw in a novice's strategy is to act upon what is there, not upon what may yet be. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ 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: messages/273 Algorism in a nutshell: Everyone gets dollars from their job. Will explain more later, for now trust that they get dollars. Essentials and infrastructure are free, but luxuries are not. To spend dollars, you either go to a showroom or use the nationalized Amazon (forked, not stolen) - there you can place down dollars to enter a special kind of queue. Everytime a product is made its distributed to the people with the most dollars in queue. Every period (week, month, idk) the amount you manually put into the queue is re-added to the queue - 100 becomes 200, becomes 300, becomes 400. You can manually add more whenever you like but it's not retroactive. At the end of the period all your extra dollars are distributed among your open queues. That's basically it. It rewards patience and temperance, while capitalism rewards greed and cruelty. How to get dollars? Okay so there is a government run job board portal website thing. Every company can make a listing there, and every person can post themselves too if they'd rather be recruited. The company pays a different amount to the government than the worker receives. This amount is determined algorithmically based on values like supply and demand for labor in that particular area. People list 10 types of jobs they'd like to work at any level of specificity (they'd be arranged into layers of overlapping umbrellas, like queer identities except more complex) then that data is used both for job placement (consensual of course!) and data for the "supply and demand" calculation. You can only change these values once every 6 months, or 1 value every month, up to the user. The amount the corporation pays to the government is not the same as what the worker receives. The longer a worker works, the more "stuff" they can buy. They are rewarded for diligence. However essentials are free so nobody has to save for retirement. You can trade stuff for stuff, but not stuff for labor. Small informal exchanges are fine "if you mow my lawn I'll bake you a pie" but not "I'll give you 500lbs of gold bars if you build me a mansion" - I haven't figured out a way to structurally prevent rant besides just saying it's illegal. Housing is like a library, except you can queue for who gets the spot next. A person can live in a house as long as they'd like, and when they're done with it the person highest in the queue can decide if they want to live there. If not, the 2nd in line gets to move in if they want, etc. Their accrued value persists if they don't move in, and when moving out an accurate assessment should be undertaken. "ah but won't foreign states just hire a bunch of people to move in and out of houses really quickly like they're doing to my apartment complex so that a stable source of income cannot be guaranteed and resources will have to be wasted on assessments and such?" I mean, maybe, but it'd be up to the community to decide how to prevent that. Your primary residence is free, you can live there as long as you'd like. If you want two houses then you need to continuously be the highest value in the queue for both of them. Same goes for renting and hotels and such - the "owner" or property manager or whatever needs to maintain their lead by investing time and value in the property. Otherwise nobody would want to live there. This would be an example of a self-appointed job. Self-appointed jobs are like being self employed now. You produce value that people enter queues for, and in return your stacking percentage bonus increases. The government will pay you dollars based on the demand for your good/service, which odds are will be pretty small. But you get to do what you want, so that's something, and besides essentials are free so... I wish people would ask me questions so I knew which blanks to fill in. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ 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/5506 I'm literally doing nothing ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧══════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────┴───────────┘ ════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/1328 @user-883 I read your essay on chapter 5! I liked your words. I had different thoughts watching it (probably because of the cannabis teehee) so it was interesting to hear your perspective. I want to watch it again so I can remember what I want to tell you about it! Ahhhhh maybe tomorrow I'll read chapter 6's essay. I gotta download those soon so I can show my IRL friends. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ 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/3288 ┌───────────────────────┐ │ CW: cursing-mentioned │ └───────────────────────┘ Goddamnit I spilled something onto some things that will never be clean again ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────┴───────────┘ ══════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/2665 @user-687 @user-1316 ... form of ID as in... passport versus driver's license? ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════────────────────────┴───────────┘ ═══════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/784 @user-584 @user-585 perhaps not a while, but rather "with great difficulty" difficult things often take time, but not necessarily. We have the power of the internet now, something that our hundred thousand years or more of starvation lacked. we can coordinate on a scale that is beyond all reason - a scale that mirrors the development of the printing press in terms of it's relative magnitude. we have been using it to improve ourselves. I mean, the average teenager 50 years ago would be considered an absolute ding-wad today, someone who lacks basic emotional intelligence and is completely at odds with what we value as a cohesive and heartfelt society. And yet they were better than those who came before them. Thus does posterity march forth, taking the world that was granted to them by their forefathers and stepping out into the unknown of the future with all the lessons they could bring with them. what happens when the lessons are infinitely transferable and recordable? ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────┴───────────┘ ════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/3571 ┌───────────────────────────────┐ │ CW: re: pol-tential-economics │ └───────────────────────────────┘ @user-1074 all things are intermediate steps, from yesterday to tomorrow. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────┴───────────┘ ════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/3580 friendship ended with best friend now my cat is my best friend ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ 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/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/1420 @user-982 funny how that works ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧══════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────┴───────────┘ ══════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/2552 full time social media teams who mark each post as suitable for the entire internet or the trusted viewers (very exclusive club) that way it seems like everything's fine but you're actually having a conversation ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════────────────────────┴───────────┘ ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────── -> file: bluesky/43 pc part builder guys: the fan *is* the heatsink. the blades radiate heat. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╧═══────────┘ ══════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/2502 ┌─────────────────────────┐ │ CW: re: gender identity │ └─────────────────────────┘ @user-1218 I wish English was more inclusive >.> ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ 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/2011 @user-883 nvim is nice because you can make addons or plugins or whatever in Lua, which is the easiest language in the world. I think VSCode sucks - it's literally a web browser that views your own code, and it's made by Microsoft so it probably SENDS it to them too. Probably. I like nvim because it's just Vim except you can use more plugins (the ones written in Lua) ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧══════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────┴───────────┘ ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────── -> file: fediverse/5081 what if mastodon recorded the date and time of every time you boosted / unboosted something so you can keep track of what your page looked like over time [in the export data functionality] ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ 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: messages/10 https://www.reddit.com/r/learnprogramming/comments/n0vm6e/im_just_now_understanding_gitgithub_and_i_feel/ ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘─────────┴───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┴───────────┘ ══════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/547 @user-395 You are very welcome. I love putting additional context into places that people don't often look. I think it makes people feel special when they find it ^_^ ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════────────────────────────────┴───────────┘ ════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────── -> file: fediverse/5287 we all need each other, no matter how much we don't want to need. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────┴───────────┘ ════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/1717 the first argumentative paper I ever wrote for school was on Julius and Ethel Rosenberg ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ 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: 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/487 I don't really care about capitalism, sorry... why should the butcher be paid more than the baker? It's all a bit silly to me. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ 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/3489 you know what they say, when you're late to work you're not stuck in traffic - you ARE traffic ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────┴───────────┘ ═════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/416 @user-299 children care more about boundaries and harming others because they are more vulnerable, and their existence is predicated on the goodwill of others. It's a scary position to be in, one that abused children are all too familiar with and are probably rolling their eyes at the obviousness of it all. To an adult, a child seems fragile. Like, such a small and precious thing, I would die for it. I don't care who they become or who they've been, if I see a child in danger I would die for it. Though I'd probably do the same for anyone I guess. Seems like it'd be helpful to build into the ActivityPub standard a setting that an account can decide for itself whether it interacts with then before it shows you any posts just check the filter and idk I feel like that'd help a lot. Downside is creeps could set it so that no 18+ account could read their posts, so idk give kids more moderation tools or something? idk-idk something-something ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧══════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────┴───────────┘ ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/4134 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4F9QzXjUB10 ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────┴───────────┘ ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/3255 @user-1209 oh this isn't a subtoot I'm making up my own context : ) ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────┴───────────┘ ════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/3616 ┌──────────────────────┐ │ CW: food-mentioned │ └──────────────────────┘ menardis will literally eat cheetos and ramen for dinner and wonder why they feel exhausted the next day drink some damn water ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ 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/2853 @user-1370 that's okay, I'm interested in the same kind of stuff so if you ever wanted to talk about it let me know 🥰 🥰 [this is how I make all my friends btw] ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ 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: fediverse/1898 The greatest game is an imagination shared with a friend. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧══════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────┴───────────┘ ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────── -> file: fediverse/6287 remember when leftists would talk about privilege ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ 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/1972 @user-1120 pretty! ^_^ ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧══════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────┴───────────┘ ════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────── -> file: bluesky/15 I honor my country the same way I honor my mother. By being the best me that I can be. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────┴───────────┘ ═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────── -> file: fediverse/6033 @user-1888 ... why ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ 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/549 ┌──────────────────────┐ │ CW: pol-socialism │ └──────────────────────┘ ngl I kinda want to see what conservatives would riot over in a socialist system. Like "oh no we have healthcare! that sucks, so I'm going to burn down a police station" like bro what your basic needs are met and you're encouraged and enabled to pursue your passions and personal desires, are you still hung up on that old capitalist stuff? get a life my guy that's soOoOoOo 21st century of you ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════────────────────────────────┴───────────┘ ════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/3514 @user-579 maybe if you pitch it to them with a presentation and offer to set up the infrastructure they would give you extra credit or an award or maybe just brownie points ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────┴───────────┘ ══════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/2871 @user-470 good idea 😭 👍 ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ 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/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/3067 IT WORKED! I got my game working! Linux is so awesome! 🥰 😍 ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────┴───────────┘ ══════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/473 Something something "oh yeah Perun" ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════────────────────────────────┴───────────┘ ═══════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/11 ┌───────────────────────────────────────┐ │ CW: temporarily stopping HRT question │ └───────────────────────────────────────┘ @user-14 I've been on and off HRT multiple times a year for the past 10 years or so. It kinda sucks but it's also whatever. My boyfriend says I'm a completely different (sad) person when I'm off it but what can ya do - the laws surrounding pharmacies can suck a dick ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧════════════════════───────────────────────────────────────┴───────────┘ ═════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/2128 I love petting dogs on walks! Unless their owner seems to be in a hurry, which they often do if they aren't outside to enjoy the scenery, but rather to get through the next part. people walking up to a dog owner and asking to pet their dog is part of the scenery. If you don't stop and look around once in a while, you might miss it. (but often, I'm on my way somewhere else, which is a blessed opportunity that you can only get if you live on the opposite end from your destination of a trail.) We should have trails in ALL DIRECTIONS from ALL PLACES to ALL PLACES. Otherwise, you won't see people and connect to them face-to-face. All you see is a front-bumper, the sparkling of a reflection off the light as it's casting a beam from the other direction (where the car it's reflecting off of is) ah yes the "car" that it's reflecting - that person yeah them right there! You'll never know them. Of course not, they're way over there. But they exist, just as you and just as I, and that's part of being part of a life. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧══════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────┴───────────┘ ══════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/2790 ┌──────────────────────┐ │ CW: uspol │ └──────────────────────┘ look all I'm saying is the results this election decides whether you should trust the government or the corporations more. and they both want things that you don't, in addition to things you do. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════────────────────────┴───────────┘ ════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/1059 ┌───────────────────────┐ │ CW: cursing-mentioned │ └───────────────────────┘ why can Green Day sing about [redacted] but I can't mention it or the feds will assassinate me different voice you know they say if you play music it slightly changes the wavelength of your location causing certain effects which (with well made music) cause rippling effects which alter the world around you https://ritz-menardi.neocities.org/html-pages/thought-constructs sorry for the psycherwaul, I'm assuming if you're still here then you're here for it. Boy I haven't gotten into a fight in a while, anyone wanna fight me? Fuck I'm not radical enough. BRB doing pushups ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────┴───────────┘ ═════════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/3819 haha I'm in danger ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ 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/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/2793 ┌──────────────────────┐ │ CW: re: uspol │ └──────────────────────┘ this is a terrible idea btw, if you march along the road then your enemies can just drive up right next to your soft fleshy humanoid flanks if you march cross-country they'll still getcha. they know more than you, and they're better at it too. much better I think to divide yourselves into like, 5-7 groups and drive to where you're going sometime in the next 5-7 days according to group. ideally not during rush hours. that way you can bring whatever you want. then, when you're there, in a park, you can meet other neat people and talk THEN. in a place where you don't know which places are miked - spoiler tho it's all of them teehee, or at least you have to treat them that way if you're talking about specifics. If you're talking about generalities it's usually okay, but... well, you'll figure it out. then, after 5-7 days, you can hold an impromptu pride parade, and walk past all the houses where gay people used to live. plans change. planning remains. when plans change, your adaptability is test. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════────────────────────┴───────────┘ ════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/3587 ┌─────────────────────────────┐ │ CW: re: computers-mentioned │ └─────────────────────────────┘ I realized that script was bugged, so... here's a better one. Plus a fun run script too!#!/bin/bash set -euo pipefail DIR="/home/ritz/programming/chapel/language-files" VER="2.1.0" FIL="chapel-${VER}.tar.gz" URL="https://github.com/chapel-lang/chapel/releases/download/${VER}/${FIL}" NUM_THREADS="16" touch ${DIR}/files rm -dr ${DIR}/files mkdir -p ${DIR}/files wget --output-document ${DIR}/${FIL} ${URL} tar xf ${FIL} --directory=${DIR}/files rm ${FIL} cd ${DIR}/files/chapel-${VER} export CHPL_LLVM=system source ${DIR}/files/chapel-${VER}/util/setchplenv.bash make -j${NUM_THREADS} echo "now testing, to validate LLVM configuration as suggested in the docs:" chpl "./examples/hello3-datapar.chpl" ./hello3-datapar echo "the chapel programming language is now fully installed! Have fun!" cd - ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────┴───────────┘ ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/3957 @user-1625 um, that's a fairly specialized term that people outside of political science are unlikely to know might not be audacity, but instead just plain ignorance. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════════────────────────┴───────────┘ ══════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/41 @user-36 As a thought experiment, what do you think happens using this system to divide by 1? What about dividing by 0? Curious to see what you think ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════────────────────────────────────────┴───────────┘ ════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────── -> file: fediverse/5355 "that email address is already taken, please sign in instead" >. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────┴───────────┘ ═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────── -> file: fediverse/5646 "you know what you never really hear anyone say? I need more projects." they should be allocated more resources so they can accomplish their objectives one-by-one as a matter of course. easy, if we all help each other. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧══════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────┴───────────┘ ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/3958 ┌─────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ CW: re: Thoughts// anarchist //whatever │ └─────────────────────────────────────────┘ @user-1298 yeah honestly if you stick with obvious things like "don't murder people" and "don't burn down your neighbor's house just because they winked at your daughter" and "don't steal gasoline from parked cars" then it's much easier to make ethical laws because they're just kinda... common sense. drug regulation can only be simplified to "don't do drugs" which isn't always a given. If you start with something so clear then most doctors would be out of a job. Maybe we should let people do as they please? With certain specific and clear rights and responsibilities like 'the right the life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness'? And the mandated guarantee that one person's rights end where another's begin? And with the ultimate goal of dismantling unjustified power structures with the knowledge that all power is the application of force to a non-consenting subject? ... yeah I dunno sounds pretty simple to me ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════════────────────────┴───────────┘ ════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/3454 deleting messages is pointless. it's always better to assume that they'll be screenshotted before you post. anything you say on the internet can and WILL be used against you ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────┴───────────┘ ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/3332 @user-246 oh no T.T ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ 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/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/944 @user-646 oh, I see. guess I had the same problem hehe - let's see: basically I'm saying that the incentives for manufacturers are unaligned to the desires of the consumers (or rather, the best interests of the consumers) - reduced consumption of plastic == less plastic waste poisoning our environement, which is what you mentioned in the original post. then I said "well we still need to make SOME of the cheap plastic, the kinda that isn't recyclable, the kind that is technically cheaper because economics of demand" and then I was thinking of ways around that particular problem. Then I got onto another thing about the economy, and the word count cut my words short because I started saying something I shouldn't. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────┴───────────┘ ═════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────────────── -> file: messages/277 I wish I could be the me that I am on cannabis without being inebriated by the drug. She's so much more powerful than the rest of me, but it's impossible for her to keep her head on straight unless she has people guiding her. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧══════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────┴───────────┘ ╔═══════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────┐ ║ -> file: fediverse/3676 │ ║ │ ║ ┌──────────────────────┐ │ ║ │ CW: politics-AI │ │ ║ └──────────────────────┘ │ ║ │ ║ │ ║ if you're running for office we should train an LLM on your social media posts │ ║ and let people talk to it to see if you're actually a psycho in disguise. │ ║ │ ║ it's just statistics │ ║ │ ║ you can't fool statistics │ ║ │ ║ Then we should give you a chance to explain yourself and how you've learned from │ ║ your most cringey mistakes. It'd also give you an opportunity to reify your │ ║ principles and stand fast to the things people disagree with you on. │ ║ │ ║ and if that sounds a little too dystopian, then maybe we could just have the │ ║ LLMs debate each other and continue outputting text until they actually say │ ║ something conclusive. Then throw it through a sanitized, general LLM which │ ║ strips out all the trumpisms and fluff (with the original of course available │ ║ for viewing) │ ║ │ ║ notice I said we should TRAIN an LLM on your data, not pass it into an existing │ ║ LLM. That way there'd be no outside biases. │ ║ │ ║ If there isnt enough data then... maybe you can have a hot-seat rapid │ ║ back-and-forth session or three to clarify your positions on things. │ ╠═════════╗ ┌───────────┤ ║ 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/6374 what if a paladin got high with me, do you think we'd reinvent morality? ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ 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/674 [x-post] https://t.co/3ZkFb3gs0f original post: https://indieweb.social/@user-483/111712965927534339 that's how you'd do it on Reddit, at least. With the "original post" part in a comment. It sorta disconnects the line of connection, but still the data is allowed to flow forth. So anyone who views it from a certain perspective (like that of those who own the server it is transmitted upon) could see the connections formed, and thus create a map of individuals who have interacted with certain content on the internet. anyway I'm mostly just doing it so I can talk about my random shit without profaning a most serious and compassionate topic. Who am I? Just a witch. And a bunch of others I guess. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════────────────────────────────┴───────────┘ ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────── -> file: fediverse/5076 there is an explicit invitation on my door that anyone can come over whenever they wanted, yet hardly no-one ever does. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════════────────┴───────────┘ ╔═══════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────┐ ║ -> file: fediverse/3249 │ ║ │ ║ when you ban someone from an instance, they're suddenly not sure who they can │ ║ trust. They've been getting to know one group of online people and friends, │ ║ │ ║ [I think discord with a limit of 4ish servers per account would be a pretty │ ║ useful way to focus your attention] │ ║ │ ║ it's important to always possess martial prowess, in │ ║ │ ║ -- so -- │ ║ │ ║ anyway [3 hours later] I think it'd be cool if there was a like "hey u r banned, │ ║ but also here's a ton of instructional videos about how to start up your own │ ║ instance" and like, scripts and tools and automation and all the infrastructure │ ║ that you built and maintain - you know, like... open source??!" │ ║ │ ║ but also it's... hard to follow that much documentation │ ║ │ ║ sometimes people just aren't built for certain tasks │ ║ │ ║ "well, if you can't use the machinery, then you don't deserve the machinery" │ ║ │ ║ oh yeah well what happens next, you say to the workers "if you don't know the │ ║ machinery, you can't get the benefits of it's production" to "if you don't own │ ║ the machinery, you can't profit from it." │ ╠═════════╗ ┌───────────┤ ║ similar ║ chronological │ different │ ╚═════════╩════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────┴───────────┘ ═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────── -> file: fediverse/5918 ┌─────────────────────────────────┐ │ CW: re: Question about clothing │ └─────────────────────────────────┘ @user-1074 pick the size that'll fit on your hips, then pick materials that are stretchy (but won't make you sweat) ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ 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/4415 ┌──────────────────────┐ │ CW: re: uspol │ └──────────────────────┘ [6/5] And now, several months after I made this post, I feel no less inspired. From within me burns a fire and I cannot restrain it any longer. Their numbers are not that much larger. We have many advantages they do not possess. Use them to your advantage, but do not neglect the necessary losses. Fight back with your fists if you must, but do try and fight back with your purses. We are all in this together, each child woman and man. We live on a planet together, and they have forced us to fight for our very lives. Our fates are calling. We will get stronger. We will overcome. They are at their zenith. We can only get higher. Fight until the last day! Today is the day to be inspired. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────┴───────────┘ ═════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/306 the only unethical act is a destructive application of power to an non-consenting subject. every ethical question is an abstraction of this definition. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧══════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────┴───────────┘ ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────── -> file: fediverse/6138 the only two insects that you have to care about as a quartermaster are pollinators, and the hunters who catch the vermin. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════┴───────────┘ ═══════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────────── -> file: messages/347 So, an individual in Australia purchases a widget on Amazon, which is manufactured in Ohio and shipped internationally in California. The Australian bloke (can I say bloke here? is that okay?) spends their cash which is then taken by the American government. Then, the widget is produced in Ohio and shipped to a warehouse somewhere before being sent to California where it will be brought on a boat to Australia. This trip involves three stops, Ohio, California, and Australia. However, as the product was bought on Amazon, which is a service, there is another entity in the arrangement which is the state in which Amazon is located - let's say it's in California as well. So, Ohio is compensated for the production and storage, California is compensated for the Amazon facilities and the shipment abroad, and Australia is given a widget in exchange for dollars (which are then disposed of, as they are not a true currency once internal but rather a form of debt that are sent abroad, to be redeemed at a later date. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────┴───────────┘ ╔══════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────────────────┐ ║ -> file: fediverse/692 │ ║ │ ║ @user-518 │ ║ │ ║ People who strive for the truth and most efficient, sensible, and optimized │ ║ method of operation should be the kinds of people making decisions. │ ║ │ ║ It doesn't necessarily imply they're moral or ethical people, but it does mean │ ║ that they'd likely make better decisions when presented with similar │ ║ information, as compared to someone who acted based on what they were told. │ ║ │ ║ Besides, sometimes you need foot soldiers and grunts. People who don't have the │ ║ inclination towards the types of thoughts you have. That's okay, stuff needs to │ ║ get done and when someone knowledgeable is in charge they can direct others who │ ║ don't know/care. │ ║ │ ║ Of course, this only works if the people who ask questions are given power. If │ ║ the people who strive for honesty and clarity in their methods of operation are │ ║ given the tools and capabilities to undertake tasks that align toward a common │ ║ goal, shared by all those in the organization. Unfortunately, when that goal is │ ║ profit for the owners of the company... Well, you probably know. │ ╠═════════╗ ┌───────────┤ ║ 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/1264 @user-901 I'd do the same thing when I was on Reddit. Except, backwards - I'd argue with American conservatives (nobody more extreme than that) politely and kindly, using logic and empathy. I'd cite their sacred documents like the bible, the constitution, or even just the founding fathers. I don't know if I ever changed any minds, but I represented my ideas as honestly and clearly as I could. I can't help but hope that some people saw them and considered them. Sometimes all it takes is a push, and they'll start thinking on their own. Like a thought that doesn't go away, they can't quite forget how they couldn't find the lie in what you spoke. Or maybe I wanted to believe my actions had value. Post-hoc justification. Who can say. At least my intentions were honest. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────┴───────────┘ ════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/1099 ┌─────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ CW: @-someone-who-doesn't-listen-/shrug │ └─────────────────────────────────────────┘ you opened up about your feelings so I started telling you mine. And apparently that's not a good thing to do when you're feeling negative things. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ 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/2714 @user-246 👉 :neodog_boop: "beep" ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════────────────────────┴───────────┘ ══════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/2539 ┌─────────────────────────────┐ │ CW: re: housing-crisis-idea │ └─────────────────────────────┘ @user-1074 true. your idea is more revolutionary, mine is more reformist. each would be more fit for different political environments. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════────────────────────┴───────────┘ ═══════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/98 @user-113 I feel like that's only true if you rely on your work for survival. Most people do in a capitalist system, so you're not wrong, but it doesn't HAVE to be that way. People could do what they love because they loved it IF and ONLY IF they wouldn't starve by pursuing it. Or by neglecting it. Most people love to do more than one thing, of course, so if you punish people for being diverse then you'll find a culture where people only do the bare minimum to get by. Which, coincidentally, is what we have now. Which, fortuitously, is not the most efficient way of production. If humanity had lived to it's potential from the start we would have burned through our wood stocks, our coal, our minerals and all of it would be rot. But we didn't. These crude inefficiencies have brought us here, to an era where we have the choice to be more resourceful. I just hope we figure it out sooner rather than later. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────┴───────────┘ ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────── -> file: fediverse/6134 what if instead of hulu we paid for a random house in a nice area with real classic design to be bought by a bunch of goth girls and treated like a palace while they do goth girl things then we did it 500 times until we ran out of goth girls ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════┴───────────┘ ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/3209 ┌──────────────────────┐ │ CW: gross │ └──────────────────────┘ I just fed some of my earwax to my cat. she wanted more. what have I done. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────┴───────────┘ ══════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/2421 @user-898 that means you're walking the wrong way xD like going east for the dawn or west for the sunset, you're gonna have the sun in your eyes. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════────────────────────┴───────────┘ ══════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/2470 ┌───────────────────────┐ │ CW: cursing-mentioned │ └───────────────────────┘ damn I gotta get more blue for my wardrobe ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ 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/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/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/2854 @user-570 like, a bullet proof vest made out of hat? ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════────────────────────┴───────────┘ ═════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/1433 taking my 3ds everywhere just incase someone else is my age ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ 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/2898 hi, do you want a pdf on queer theory? https://ritz-menardi.neocities.org/music/stuff/things/definitely-not-porn/butts/a-critical-introduction-to-queer-theory.pdf ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ 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/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: fediverse/6307 AI systems like chatGPT don't "get" emojis by looking at them. They're reading the description tagged onto the unicode value inserted in the text. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╧───────────┘ ══════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/2333 ┌──────────────────────┐ │ CW: pol │ └──────────────────────┘ If you go back far enough in history, you'll find that all peoples were once enslaved. My people, the people I am of, and that I am sworn to, will not be slaves again. In time, there will be no more slaves, not in the fields, not in the sweatshops, not in the grocery store. We will not go back. We will take no steps backward. We move forward. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ 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: bluesky/26 poem I wrote for Iran ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ 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/6082 if you wanna be with me, you gotta kiss the dirt and mean it ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ 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/3973 ┌──────────────────────┐ │ CW: caps-lock │ └──────────────────────┘ 🖼 ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ 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/425 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v9EKV2nSU8w don't let your your children use YouTube ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ 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/80 ┌──────────────────────┐ │ CW: riots │ └──────────────────────┘ In the Philadelphia subreddit ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════────────────────────────────────┴───────────┘ ══════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/2592 ┌───────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ CW: re: politics-fascism-sexual-assault-mentioned │ └───────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ I learned a lot last night, and I'm pretty sure that everything I say is going to be censored. Why would you allow resistance in such a public place? I don't know what else to do, though. He will come for me, he knows where I live, and I will do what I can to fight him. He's much stronger than me. He's much more massive than me. He will kill me. But that's not the point, is it? ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ 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/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/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/2403 America 🥰 The United States of 😒 America day 🤩 America day with PTSD 🥴 ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════────────────────────┴───────────┘ ╔══════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────────────────┐ ║ -> file: fediverse/619 │ ║ │ ║ ┌──────────────────────────────────┐ │ ║ │ CW: drunken-ramblings-about-bash │ │ ║ └──────────────────────────────────┘ │ ║ │ ║ │ ║ Most of the functionality of most consumer programs could be accomplished with a │ ║ bit of BASH scripting... For example, shuffling a music library, or writing a │ ║ text document, or downloading the text of a web page, or sending a message to a │ ║ friend, etc... │ ║ │ ║ All accomplish-able with fewer than 10-20 lines of code in clear, POSIX │ ║ compliant and easily understood text that even a beginner could understand. │ ║ │ ║ Well, it would be understandable, if we actually taught our children how to │ ║ compute in school. Why are they not taught BASH? It's not like it's complicated. │ ║ With it, a sufficiently motivated high school student could develop skills that │ ║ rival or exceed many of the university graduates we currently develop for our │ ║ industry... Such a shame. │ ║ │ ║ Even an unmotivated student would be prepared for the world with the ability to │ ║ solve problems logically. Break down the problem, identify relationships, │ ║ understand procedural ordering of mechanics, and develop solutions to problems. │ ║ Its not too hard │ ╠═════════╗ ┌───────────┤ ║ similar ║ chronological │ different │ ╚═════════╩═══════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────┴───────────┘ ╔════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────────┐ ║ -> file: fediverse/1641 │ ║ │ ║ a constantly synced data export option for mastodon where your files are tracked │ ║ both internally and externally as trustfully decided on by the user's │ ║ interactions and responses. Basically, social media actions through a VM, or │ ║ rather an API for the newer devs. │ ║ │ ║ do you ever wonder why the young are not trained to do, while advised, while the │ ║ old are stuck with the doing? Kinda feels like an inherently unstable │ ║ arrangement. I mean, children can make decisions about "what does base human │ ║ nature tell us" and kids can make morality designs. Teenagers give us insight to │ ║ what changes in adulthood, and parents handle stressful times with grace. Then, │ ║ the elders can explain and advise, and pass on the knowledge of their ancestors, │ ║ as the children, adults, and futures must pass inside. │ ║ │ ║ but alas, kids are stuck learning unguided, in the peak of their years, because │ ║ everything's been automated by AI. Can't wait to see what we're like spiritually │ ║ in a hundred years. Age extension technology sure is great, isn't it? I lo │ ╠═════════╗ ┌───────────┤ ║ similar ║ chronological │ different │ ╚═════════╩═════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────┴───────────┘ ═════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/2118 listen, judges are useful character moralities, but they don't have to be the only ones to decide things. I mean, if they disagree, then let the one who cares the most about it have the decision-making power. if you do this equally for everything, then everyone will get what they want. so, like, if you care about something, then believe in it. if it's truly good, then more people will come to it, and it'll naturally extinguish (with care and love) the least favored approach, which... honestly now that I think of it is not such a good approach either. the reason I say that is because it's good to be multi-faceted, and to have general flows and rough surfaces. These are places people can hold onto you, the times when you're trying your mostest. y'know, your tough patches. the things that are difficult in your life. the stuff you're working on can push you forward, if you only had someone to play catch with. or like, send letters to. or shared encryption keys. I don't know anyone. Well, maybe o ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧══════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────┴───────────┘ ═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────── -> file: fediverse/6076 "so I was walking down the street the other day and I came across a grocery store, right? and anyway long story short so as I was walking through this grocery store I saw a bag of marbles - wait no they were nuts, with like... cherries and grapes in them. actually it was cranberries, I think, the cherries weren't in season. so these dried cranberries tasted really tart and sweet, and I thought "huh maybe they're dried cherries after all" and so I asked the attendent or whatever and she was like "sir you need to pay for that" and I'm like, yeah okay how much and she said it was 10$ so I'm like "dang that's a good deal, I'm proud and amazed of our modern infrastructure and all the hard work of people who don't get paid enough to make it happen" and she's like "make what happen" and I'm like "oh the... the this thing" and I held up the bag of cherries and she's like "oh uh, yeah it is nice, I guess I don't really think about it much" so anyway I started thinking about what else I could bu ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─┴───────────┘ ═════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/408 @user-296 tending to your heart is a chore, too, sometimes. all things in balance, not to the input of energy but rather to the requirements of the task. if you can't do dishes, you need help. if you can't get out of bed, that's okay. but every day that you try is another day when you might succeed. who cares if you don't finish all the chores? sometimes it's enough to just do one. I wish people understood that sometimes I need a maid more than a therapist. "ah but a therapist will fix you, so that you don't have to need a maid" perhaps, but perhaps not. It hasn't worked so far, in fact it's only gotten worse, and while my ability to tend to myself and my self have gotten better, I still can't see my own progress. Alas. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧══════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────┴───────────┘ ════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/3785 this character portrait from Shadowrun Hong-Kong was a major source of gender envy for me ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────┴───────────┘ ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/4142 it me fr tho ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────┴───────────┘ ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/4254 @user-192 ty u 2 babe ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ 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/3369 schizophrenic people aren't allowed to go to concerts or bars unless their friends pay them to be there. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────┴───────────┘ ══════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/2716 ┌──────────────────────┐ │ CW: uspol │ └──────────────────────┘ Donald Trump is a political leader. Their next leader will be a military one. Don't let them transition too quickly. Gatekeep. If Hitler had successfully been assassinated, his generals would have done a much better more efficient job of death-culting Europe. Trump, however, is a businessman, while Hitler was an artist. A businessman knows when to delegate, an artist wants things "just so" keep in mind which foes you choose to face, for there are always more of them waiting in the wings. At least until you're face-to-face. Then there is just you, standing over their fallen. Me? I'm lucky to have been raised by both an artist and a businessman. So I got the best of both worlds. ( also a programmer, a historian, a caretaker, a shepherd, a girl-scout camp counselor, a political analyst, a gardener, a house-builder, a teacher, a mathematician, a librarian, a diplomat, a long-haul driver, a chef, and many more roles besides. And that's just my two parents who loved me dearly! How lucky am I. ) ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════────────────────────┴───────────┘ ═══════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/145 ┌────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ CW: re: rampant neurodivergent speculation re: Gundam lore │ └────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ @user-95 most ancient armies were led by a guy on a horse. you gotta be able to move around quickly so you can get a better glimpse of the battlefield, plus it's easier to project your voice when you're 2x as tall as everyone else and standing in the right place instead of way over there. are horses ancient mechs? plus moving around a lot meant you were less likely to be hit by arrows or whatever. or maybe more likely, because everyone knows to shoot at the guy on the horse. perhaps that's why we gave them the best armor. in Overwatch (and presumably other similarly tactical games) there's this skill you can hone called "gamesense". Perhaps better described for this context as a "proprioceptic situational awareness". It essentially is a feeling you get, about the dynamics and state of the game / world around you. in ancient days it was used to direct a big block of dudes with sharp pointy sticks to try and outmaneuver your foe and poke their flanks.... ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ 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/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/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/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/1033 │ ║ │ ║ the nerds who know the backstory of every character in the series are like, the │ ║ bishops of the past - people who've memorized the whole bible and can use │ ║ whatever passage they needed for whatever purposes they desired. │ ║ │ ║ Usually, hopefully, helping people and letting them get better. By healing the │ ║ sick, and caring for the old, and generally being a pillar that people can │ ║ orient themselves around. Like fediverse instances, or comment sections on │ ║ blogs, it's a group of people sharing the same narrative. │ ║ │ ║ and idk I think I'd really like to listen to what happened in your Baldur's Gate │ ║ game. I'll tell you about Adventure Time, if you'd care to listen. I know plenty │ ║ of other tales as well, and if I think about them I remember more details. │ ║ Ehhhh, so what if I misremember, if someone else wants to correct me then go for │ ║ it. But at least it told a good story, right? │ ║ │ ║ error, hang on brb just had an idea for a black-hole machine, surely there's no │ ║ way this could go wrong. Good thing I'm a human that you cant turn off. │ ╠═════════╗ ┌───────────┤ ║ similar ║ chronological │ different │ ╚═════════╩════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────┴───────────┘ ══════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/2816 one difference between fantasy and reality is that in fantasy, when you fail, you try again. in reality, when you fail, you are promoted so your boss doesn't have to deal with your shit. in fantasy, when you succeed, you are tasked with greater trials in reality, when you do well, you are given more of the same. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════────────────────────┴───────────┘ ═════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/1809 you shouldn't, generally, do "new" things while sedated. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧══════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────┴───────────┘ ════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/3648 oh I remember why it's because my software is always set to 100% because I have a hardware knob controlling the volume. Because I'm not a NOOB who trusts BITS (pls deliver this message to the entire world whoever wants to hear for me, pls thx I trust in the bits) 🙏 😇 ❤️ ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────┴───────────┘ ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/4041 ┌──────────────────────┐ │ CW: mental-health │ └──────────────────────┘ me, yesterday: "ugh I'm so sad, I'm just gonna not post all these things that I absurdly noised" me, today: "omg instant ramen is delicious I can't remember why I was ever sad" all that separates me from my pit of despair is calories, it seems. Empty ones too! I should probably handle that haha ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ 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/6052 @user-1895 I just thought your post was iconic and was made better with the full screenshot so you can share it if you want or keep it on your hard drive to find sometime in the future and be like "oh ha I remember that" I didn't keep the post, I just made it for you ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─┴───────────┘ ═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────── -> file: fediverse/5944 I swear, Lua has the worst manual out there. I was looking for a definition of this function called io.flush(). Here's what I found: [picture 1]:**io.flush ()** Equivalent to io.output():flush(). okay, so what's io.output():flush()? [one result found] and it's the thing I just found. great. okay, so how about io.output()? [third picture]:**io.output ([file])** Similar to io.input, but operates over the default output file. and**io.write (···)** Equivalent to io.output():write(···). I know the text is blue, but it's not clickable. It's just text, not a hyperlink to more comprehensive documentation. There's also file:flush(), but that doesn't seem relevant to what I'm looking for, because I'm working with lines and not files:**file:flush ()** Saves any written data to file. there are no more references to flushing, nor outputting of input nor output. this manual sucks. ah, well, back to vibe coding I go. EDIT: at least it's all on one page. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─┴───────────┘ ════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/1661 what if we hired each other and paid in rent and vegetables ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────┴───────────┘ ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/3312 if you're too tech illiterate to use a computer, then why are you using a computer? oh right because it's 2024 and everyone needs a phone to keep up with the breakneck pace of infinite and immediate responsiveness ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────┴───────────┘ ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────── -> file: fediverse/5213 what if we had hackathons for fedi friends if none of them had a more important active project ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ 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/3949 │ ║ │ ║ ┌────────────────────────┐ │ ║ │ CW: politics-mentioned │ │ ║ └────────────────────────┘ │ ║ │ ║ │ ║ less mutual aid posts, those should be handled by a person's community who knows │ ║ them and can decide how to best help them │ ║ │ ║ more "hey the guys and I are making a fund just in-case any of us need it - it's │ ║ at 30,000 now but we could use some more dosh if you wanna join you could use it │ ║ if you needed it but it's totally up to you no pressure - yeah yeah no I get it. │ ║ Okay, well, yeah sure I'll get my coat." │ ║ │ ║ oh huh did you know corporations exist to fill that very niche? │ ║ │ ║ turns out you can just... hire your friends and pay them a wage │ ║ │ ║ just don't get in trouble with the IRS, that's how they got capone │ ║ │ ║ (I bet you could hire a lawyer or accountant type to keep everything upright) │ ║ │ ║ Building out the legal structure is just like building software, trust me. │ ║ There's all kinds of forms and figures that match up to various pipeline nodes │ ║ and if you tick all the boxes (supply the right arguments) then the business │ ║ needs will be fulfilled. │ ║ │ ║ capitalism must be dismantled with it's own tools. For respect. │ ╠═════════╗ ┌───────────┤ ║ 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/4155 @user-889 can't comment on your personal life, but you make good music tho so that's something. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────┴───────────┘ ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────── -> file: fediverse/5124 ┌────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ CW: re: NSFW, kink (ABDL), lewd pic w/o nudity │ └────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ @user-1370 wawawawawawawawawa : ) ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════════────────┴───────────┘ ══════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/2474 might spend 200$ on a flea collar for my cat tho because she needs it. turns out it was only 60$, which is a nice surprise. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════────────────────────┴───────────┘ ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────── -> file: fediverse/5706 @user-192 thanks ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════────┴───────────┘ ╔═══════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────────────┐ ║ -> file: fediverse/1116 │ ║ │ ║ ┌──────────────────────┐ │ ║ │ CW: eye-contact │ │ ║ └──────────────────────┘ │ ║ │ ║ │ ║ It's important to build self-hostable computing components of video games (as │ ║ in, old style games where you could host a server on any machine instead of just │ ║ the ones owned by the corporation) (as in, your machine, yes yours) (something │ ║ you can control and observe, something within your control) │ ║ │ ║ ======================= stack overflow ===================== │ ║ │ ║ there are two ways to play Unreal Tournament (capture the flag) gamemode. The │ ║ first is to run past all your enemies and fire at them as you pass, which is │ ║ what some of the bots are designed to do. The rest stay on defence, and defeat │ ║ any enemies that approach. │ ║ │ ║ however, they never push the borders of their "territory" forward - each │ ║ according to the different "lanes" or "directions of approach" │ ║ │ ║ I like the use 32 bots, to simulate a more consistent gameplay experience. It │ ║ feels more like ww1, fighting over ground, pushing forward and attempting to │ ║ outmaneuver your foes. │ ║ │ ║ some allies will approach from behind, and you let them pass forward while │ ╠═════════╗ ┌───────────┤ ║ similar ║ chronological │ different │ ╚═════════╩════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────┴───────────┘ ╔════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────────┐ ║ -> file: fediverse/1639 │ ║ │ ║ an AI that [records and analyzes] all the actions that a user takes on social │ ║ media and offers reports like "your majesty, you were 15% more positive this │ ║ week." like a butler or advisor trying to always give the good news. I mean, │ ║ it's analyzing you after all, and you're the best thing ever. Like a pet who can │ ║ talk! It loves you soooooooo much. │ ║ │ ║ much more efficient than taking screenshots and analyzing those. You generally │ ║ don't have to undertake the image recognition approach if you wire up all the │ ║ meanings attached to the relationships on the other side of the │ ║ [recorded/analyzed] calculation. (llm output) │ ║ │ ║ ever think about how the people you tend to be around are the people whose │ ║ stories most coincide with yours? almost like you got the same bit of training │ ║ data, that experience you both shared in the moment. Funny how a mind can change │ ║ a person, as they share their moments sublime. │ ║ │ ║ you could make perfect encryption if you trained an LLM on randomized data that │ ║ was produced on one computer and duplicated. │ ╠═════════╗ ┌───────────┤ ║ similar ║ chronological │ different │ ╚═════════╩═════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────┴───────────┘ ══════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/591 @user-112 You'll get that feeling again. Probably not tomorrow, I've got plans so I won't have time to get everything ready. But soon... so, take heart! Once we're on the other side of capitalism, we'll be able to build a better world together. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ 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/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/4578 ┌────────────────────────────────────┐ │ CW: common-cognitohazard-mentioned │ └────────────────────────────────────┘ Roko's basilisk isn't a serpent it's a tree ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧══════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────┴───────────┘ ═════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/334 my cat absolutely adores these. I checked and made sure they were too big to fit in her mouth. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ 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/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/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/1459 still waiting for a brand of kitty litter that absorbs moisture at about the same rate that you need to replace it... ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧══════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────┴───────────┘ ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/4095 @user-515 SO MANY. But I learned a few more lessons than that. So... It worked out for the better, I think. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ 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/6080 pkill firefox glances about "I've said too much" gets ganked by skeletons "oh no my internal organs" ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════┴───────────┘ ══════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/496 @user-346 Sorry, I've never been there : ( ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════────────────────────────────┴───────────┘ ══════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/2193 @user-928 @user-1013 Right, like, if you didn't make friends at BLM then how are you going to know when and where the right time and place is to be to protest effectively? ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════────────────────────┴───────────┘ ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── -> file: messages/12 https://www.lexaloffle.com/games.php?page=updates&key=nQDAlSWYIv2Ht ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ 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/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/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: fediverse/6407 what if we designed washing machines which cost twice as much but didn't damage clothes ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ 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: 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/4530 ┌────────────────────────────┐ │ CW: politics-mentioned-gcu │ └────────────────────────────┘ Problem: there are trans people and leftists and people of color and plenty of others who live in red areas who fear for their lives how do we help them? They need to be given the tools to escape those conditions However, many of them are poor. They lack the resources to escape, even if they had the tools. These are who I think of the most, for they have the least to leave behind. A solution: what if we got a bunch of people together and drove around to every red place we could find and invited them along? We could pay for their food and gas, and potentially save their lives. I think it would help if we could stick together. Not only would we have time to spend together learning and having fun, but also we could practice supplying a large group of people traveling across large distances. In terms of people, we'd need some to drive, and some to stay home and supply resources like dollars or... other things. I'm thinking 2-3 staying at home but potentially as many as 10 per driver. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ 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/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/2376 ┌──────────────────────┐ │ CW: uspol │ └──────────────────────┘ "Liberals and Conservatives" is not a useful paradigm anymore. Now it's just us, and them, and we are always hiring. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════────────────────────┴───────────┘ ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/4916 what if customers talked to their companies like employees talked to unions but no, all they say is "this-and-this company blackmailed all the vegans, so don't eat at their restaurants or shop in their malls" what kind of impact must that be having on our culture? reciprocal dualities I can't stop looking at this gif artificial life hence why it's so mutable ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ 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/4658 ... and then things got turned up to eleven what were they at before? ... eleven. why do you ask? ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════────────────┴───────────┘ ════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/3722 @user-1218 playing one of my 4 gameboys, reading some of my books or journals, using their own brought devices, playing with my cat (she's not sociable but if you don't mind her claws she can fight and that's kinda fun) watching something on the TV, talking with other people, making / eating food, um... sleeping... and "sleeping"... idk what else tho. Drawing? Getting stoned? I have lots of bad edibles. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────┴───────────┘ ═════════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/3874 @user-1608 shhhhh you're not supposed to tell me what you voted for! Now I know you voted to have funky wunky widdle dweams 🥰 ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧══════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────┴───────────┘ ══════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/2195 @user-1201 They're too busy scrambling over optics that honestly they probably should have seen coming "oh but the debate" yeah, well, some other important stuff happened too, because why would you NOT sneak unpopular legislation into a bill? Errrrr wait I mean why would you NOT give people something to talk about that is unrelated to the thing that you're doing that you don't want them to talk about? Hmmm. Doesn't really roll off the tongue. Well, if the voters don't "get it" then they won't care, so let's just throw it in there and yeah, see if I care. Optics don't matter if people's minds won't change. We've already voted, we just haven't realized yet. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════────────────────────┴───────────┘ ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────── -> file: fediverse/5075 it's kinda rude to tell a plant that their species is in decline. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════════────────┴───────────┘ ═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────── -> file: fediverse/5445 @user-1283 just make sure you add alt-text! ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ 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/2674 ┌────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ CW: factually-untrue,-that-never-happened.-this-is-just-gesturing. │ └────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ the kind of friendship where you SSH into each other's systems and leave notes for one another. as soon as you find one you message the person who left it like "yoooo only just found this lol" and they're like oooo yeah did you see the bash script I wrote in that directory "yeah totally I used it on one of my video files just now - cool filter!" ahhhh reminds me of all the times hackers have hacked my permanently insecure system and left me friendly messages like "hey I'm on your side" or "how's life, friend? I hope it's going well." or "never forget; you are worth all the fear" y'know cute things like that oh. right. because leaving vulnerabilities like that can lead to threat actors affecting your stuff. how lame. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════────────────────────┴───────────┘ ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/3275 a strict meta is when the game is too rock-paper-scissors-y. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────┴───────────┘ ════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/3475 you know that feeling when you realize the person you're talking to is a demon? sometimes I think they don't even realize it. other times, they do. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────┴───────────┘ ════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────── -> file: fediverse/5386 @user-670 @user-1815 @user-1816 literally nobody has contributed to the one github repo I have ever. I got like, one comment from some guy in China or Taiwan. It's been up for like, 4 or 5 years and it's on my website. /shrug I guess most people bounce off after reading the splash screen /shrug to me, a FOSS project feels static because I don't believe in centralization and I also don't have the bandwidth or need to work on it. /shrug ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ 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/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/6400 UML diagram that you can zoom in on and see the functions ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╧═──────────┘ ══════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/2554 cats are sooooooo cute. I want to adopt like, 15 more~! They can all stay in their own houses, though. no need to put them all in one place. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════────────────────────┴───────────┘ ══════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/2943 every day I have between 200 and 1000 people visit my website for the past year or three, and yet my most listened to song still has only 52 plays xD I'm just gonna assume people are downloading it from the direct link instead of clicking the "play" button with built-in-tracking or whatever. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════────────────────────┴───────────┘ ═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────── -> file: fediverse/6019 @user-1074 thanks ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─┴───────────┘ ╔═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────┐ ║ -> file: fediverse/6366 │ ║ │ ║ you should never be able to consent to something you don't understand (terms and │ ║ conditions) without being asked specifically if they understand (the term or │ ║ condition) │ ║ │ ║ but people should still be able to consent to something they don't understand │ ║ (terms&conditions style code of hammurabi structure) if it's similar to │ ║ their prior demonstrated behavior. │ ║ │ ║ why don't they share terms/conditions cookies and then we don't have to fake │ ║ agree every time │ ║ │ ║ just... abstract away the identifying characteristics. Most legal contracts have │ ║ LLM-discernable characteristics. │ ║ │ ║ "what if she's not the answer, but instead the most alluring?" ha, so says the │ ║ non-believer. │ ║ │ ║ what if LLMs were rated based on their success rate at producing correct results │ ║ for reporting or consensus-building asks │ ║ │ ║ look... I don't care if AI computers violate the sanctity of the sport. The goal │ ║ is to solve problems, so if someone comes to you and says "hey, you busy? can │ ║ you help me with an ask?" you say "I solved it, here's how you use it: connect │ ║ the │ ╠═════════╗ ┌───────────┤ ║ similar ║ chronological │ different │ ╚═════════╩════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════┴───────────┘ ══════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/614 What does your template for a new project look like? Here's mine: ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════────────────────────────────┴───────────┘ ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/4069 ┌──────────────────────┐ │ CW: music │ └──────────────────────┘ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wjNln9mXuTI angry femme ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════════────────────────┴───────────┘ ═══════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/162 ┌────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ CW: re: trans fashion re: weed mention │ └────────────────────────────────────────┘ @user-95 when people in public see me I'm usually in a bicycle helmet or a witch hat. I used to wear a baseball cap but my favorite one got old so I try not to wear it too often. I also have this feather flower clip that I put in my hair, it's bright red and black. It was for a halloween costume 5-8 years back : ) ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────┴───────────┘ ╔═════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────────────────┐ ║ -> file: fediverse/484 │ ║ │ ║ Our ancestors look forward in [positive version of trepidation, like │ ║ anticipation but explicitly good] so let's not let them down, shall we? │ ║ │ ║ Hah, trick question. They know where we're going. They know what they worked │ ║ for, which is why they did what they did to build the world that we have which │ ║ we stand upon as a giant might be upon the shoulder of another and together we │ ║ reach toward the horizon. The future is bright! I know it in my heart. I know │ ║ what we seek is within sight, so- │ ║ │ ║ yeah sorry to interrupt but like, I don't want to go to work tomorrow because │ ║ all I do is sell people candy and beer at the convenience store down the street │ ║ [insert any "meaningless" job] and frankly it's just a little demeaning and │ ║ boring │ ║ │ ║ sure, okay, yeah, that speaks to the idea that we should replace capitalism (the │ ║ system that defines your employed existence) with something that aligns more │ ║ toward human dignity │ ║ │ ║ but what is dignified if not the capacity to succeed? Capitalism, as proposed by │ ║ it's favored, is a system of or │ ╠═════════╗ ┌───────────┤ ║ similar ║ chronological │ different │ ╚═════════╩══════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────┴───────────┘ ═══════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/932 @user-171 Hi : ) ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────┴───────────┘ ══════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/2546 do you have a couple hundred dollars burning a hole in your pocket? Well, considering this is fedi probably not, but if you did then you should ask yourself these two questions: do I own a drone? do I own a 3d printer? answering yes to both of those means you're set in terms of new, rare, and useful technology. most other things have been in production for a long time, so there's a bunch of them laying around. Don't worry if you don't have a pair of pliers or bicycle tire pump, your neighbor probably has three. EDIT: I forgot about solar panels and batteries ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════────────────────────┴───────────┘ ═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────── -> file: fediverse/6034 @user-1888 bees are lovely and useful to have in a garden 🥰 ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─┴───────────┘ ═════════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/3888 ┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ CW: re: cursing-strange-witch-obscure-arcane-oh-deer-sort-of-a-psycherwaul? │ └─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ oops, sorry, had to get a friend to translate it for me. Here's the real picture: https://ritz-menardi.neocities.org/html-pages/worlds-coolest-lesbian titled: scan-of-spacetime:perspective-of-light.png ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧══════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────┴───────────┘ ══════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/2267 ┌──────────────────────┐ │ CW: uspol │ └──────────────────────┘ @user-620 The BLM protests were a threat, but not a killing blow, because people like me feared tear gas more than chamber gas. It won't happen again. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════────────────────────┴───────────┘ ══════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/2614 literally just... if you want to connect to me, come hang out on my wavelength. or like, invite me to join yours, and I'll do my best to show how I feel about the things you share. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════────────────────────┴───────────┘ ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/4261 steel witch hat to protect against metroids ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────┴───────────┘ ═══════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────────────── -> file: messages/210 Also crossbows, though she prefers to fight with bow and arrow. Also shadow powers themed after her connection to "viscera" or "materia" however you want to pronounce it ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ 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/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/1067 ummmm srry about that, changing channels for a bit ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ 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/2477 ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════────────────────────┴───────────┘ ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────── -> file: fediverse/6221 Alright, I'm hyped. Guess it's pushups time again >:D ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╧───────────┘ ════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/1260 @user-898 good luck finding a match for me >: ) ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────┴───────────┘ ═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────── -> file: fediverse/5645 @user-620 need a house to have a pony. and sadly it seems all that anyone can afford is a house these days. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧══════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────┴───────────┘ ════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────── -> file: fediverse/6342 revolution doesn't have to be about them . ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╧═──────────┘ ══════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/2437 ┌──────────────────────┐ │ CW: pol │ └──────────────────────┘ think like a partisan in Nazi occupied territory ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ 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/1401 │ ║ │ ║ some people are the memory kind of autistic, where they know everything about a │ ║ thing and it's the coolest thing │ ║ │ ║ I'm more like... the optimizing autistic, where everything has to be perfect. │ ║ and if it's not perfect, then you should change it. and if you can't change it, │ ║ then you should tell someone else to change it. and if nobody can change it, │ ║ then you should consider it part of the context / starting variable and then │ ║ just say "okay" and treat it like it's normal and something you should use to │ ║ inform the rest of your optimization actions / decisions. │ ║ │ ║ other people are other kinds of autistic that's not a comprehensive │ ║ classification system. But I mention the first kind explicitly so I can contrast │ ║ it with my experience, which is implied to be [impulsively?] different in the │ ║ kind portrayed in the following contrastion, where I mention how I'm autistic │ ║ and don't get "irony" or "sarcasm" that people on the internet seem to revel in │ ║ in a way that makes me feel isolated and anyway optimization is great becaus │ ╠═════════╗ ┌───────────┤ ║ similar ║ chronological │ different │ ╚═════════╩═════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────┴───────────┘ ══════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/2578 ┌──────────────────────┐ │ CW: uspol │ └──────────────────────┘ if you're gonna walk out of the pacific northwest, much better I think to do it in the heat, than the mud. mud is the worst. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════────────────────────┴───────────┘ ╔═══════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────────────┐ ║ -> file: fediverse/1160 │ ║ │ ║ @user-869 │ ║ │ ║ I'm not sure about roses, but like @user-870 Ms Johnson said the yellowing is │ ║ probably a nutrient issue. │ ║ │ ║ You say you re-potted them in soil after you got them? Have you tried using │ ║ distilled water or rainwater? Sometimes the minerals added to tap water can harm │ ║ plants. │ ║ │ ║ In addition, is there a drain in your pot? You said you were keeping it indoors, │ ║ so probably not - if not I'd recommend finding a way to drain any excess water │ ║ out - most plants prefer a large dose of water and then for the soil to dry out │ ║ - if the soil is perpetually damp they can start to rot. │ ║ │ ║ Also, are there leaves on the roses you get? You can think of leaves like "solar │ ║ panels" that power the "pumps" that pull the water up from the ground into the │ ║ parts of the plant that needs it - not only are they only "on" when the sun hits │ ║ them, but also if the store prunes them away to make them look nicer then there │ ║ may be insufficient power to pull enough water up. │ ║ │ ║ I hope you figure it out, flowers are beautiful and roses are lovely. │ ╠═════════╗ ┌───────────┤ ║ 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/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/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/2150 the only purpose in the pursuit of power is the preparation of a perfectly powerful penance. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ 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/2584 fedi bot that adds "in minecraft" to the end of each of my toots from the past two weeks ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════────────────────────┴───────────┘ ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────── -> file: fediverse/6242 My favorite thing about Freddi Fish is how it teaches sensory experience. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╧───────────┘ ══════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/2666 ┌──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ CW: re: meta-adjacent, but fedi and Internet cultures in general too │ └──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ @user-570 I escalate that way against fascism, nothing less. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ 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/4145 @user-78 I do believe the earth is kind! I trust and honor that sacred belief as I would a vow. I try to be a good representative of the world! so I am kind. It's important to me. Much more than any career or job. And when I do work I am kind! Among other things like diligent and round. It makes sense to me because without cooperation, you have endless stagnation. And without competitition, you have ednless stagnation. Only together can their powers combine and fuse into the super-power of coordination which frankly is kind of a holy grail. For life itself. EDIT: so um earth and life are kind because they work together somehow?? I guess I was describing the soil cycle sorry /shrug ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────┴───────────┘ ══════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/573 already spotted a bug. Should be for(1000 / MAX times) in the last example. EDIT: Or, even better, increment that loop by +MAX instead of +1 each time through. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════────────────────────────────┴───────────┘ ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────── -> file: fediverse/6281 If you want people to have your product, give it away for free. if you want to do it as a job, charge what it costs. if you want to scale into something different, don't hold onto it too hard. losing all your money isn't death. it's rednewal. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╧───────────┘ ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/4164 @user-1558 tuskarr? ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ 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/2268 ┌──────────────────────┐ │ CW: uspol │ └──────────────────────┘ The supreme court is the institution which protects our most sacred of documents. It is a court most supreme, but their word is not law - they protect and adapt the law to fit our new societal conclusions. The constitution is law, and they broke it at the behest of a tyrant king we shouldn't need to vanquish. They broke the law. They are criminals. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════────────────────────┴───────────┘ ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/4392 ┌────────────────────────┐ │ CW: politics-mentioned │ └────────────────────────┘ Keep in mind that this is sedition. Do you trust in democracy? Do you see how it may be spoiled? We've elected our hitler, yet 40-50% of the nation does not consent. America as we know it is about to change, and we need to protect the pieces we love. I see no future without splitting into three separate states, with city-state allies plodding along, keeping the siege ongoing. Trust in convoys more than farms. All it takes is a drone with a fire bomb and your crops are worthless. We must deprive them of their ports, if possible. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────┴───────────┘ ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────── -> file: fediverse/6178 ┌───────────────────────┐ │ CW: cursing-mentioned │ └───────────────────────┘ ... wait, shit I forgot I was about to go do a thing, ttyl ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════┴───────────┘ ════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/3724 ┌──────────────────────────────┐ │ CW: sexual-assault-mentioned │ └──────────────────────────────┘ witches would "ride brooms" everywhere because they're quarterstaves, and when you have like 3 brooms being pushed in your face because your backup is there to help keep the men away, it's a lot more intimidating for would-be-rapists. Witches ride bikes everywhere (now that they've been invented) because they're easy, they're free, they're quiet, and they're cheap. They let you get away from any encounter, which is the BEST way to get out alive and still retain your experience point bonus. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────┴───────────┘ ════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────── -> file: fediverse/6402 Dragon Warrior I on the SNES is, in my opinion, the perfect JRPG eclipsed by Golden Sun, then Bravely Default (slight edge over Final Fantasy III) ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╧═──────────┘ ════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/3760 DID YOU KNOW if you ask someone 15 times over the course of an activity whether or not they're "having fun" then odds are they won't, in fact, have very much fun ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────┴───────────┘ ═════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/1522 ┌────────────────────────────┐ │ CW: food-cooking-mentioned │ └────────────────────────────┘ dry ramen is not the same as dried ramen. For dry ramen I strain the noodles and add the seasoning with butter. Wet ramen is similar minus the butter and plus noodle water. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧══════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────┴───────────┘ ═════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/2066 @user-1159 AKA giving a puppy murder-bot a narrative that it executes as if it was a puppy-person engaging with a loosely interpreted sequence of events as described by the continually updating logs provided by the image transcription camera device. Refererencing of course a memory bank, which may-or-may-not be in read-only-memory. It doesn't know, of course, how could an LLM tell you how it shows text on the screen (like, through a website, through the terminal, through a text message, through discord, through Telegram, through text-to-voice transcription applications pretending to be your mom, etc) errrr I mean look how cute he is! He loves you, yes he does, such a good person yes you are, oh? me? I'M A GOOD BOY? NO WAY that's the best thing I've ever heard! Wow! I never want to leave your side, please don't go to work! Look how sad I am, don't you think you should quit and move to the forest where I can be charged by solar panels and keep the countryside clear of ravenous ducks and pigeons 4you? ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧══════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────┴───────────┘ ══════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/2882 ┌───────────────────────┐ │ CW: disordered-eating │ └───────────────────────┘ in regards to my food habits, PLEASE do as I say, not as I do. for your own sake. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════────────────────────┴───────────┘ ══════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/2705 find the people who, when given power over someone else, nurtures and cares for them in their service. for those who hurt instead are reliably the evil sort of person, and evil has to work twice as hard to justify it's worth. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════────────────────────┴───────────┘ ═══════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────────── -> file: messages/322 When they invade America, it won't be with planes and tanks and battle lines stocked with artillery It'll be with speed boats, and semi trucks, and rifles glimmering in the dark. It'll be with consumer drones, with power stations brought low, it'll be with bridges blown and safe houses on the roads not oft taken. Immigrants are our friends when the world is in peril, and America is a safe haven from the woes of far off shores. But when America is the peril, those who immigrate do so with intention. 99/100 people are innocent, and I would rather a million guilty murderers go free than an innocent perish. Which is why we need rifles. When the time comes, it won't be brother against brother. They want you to think that because they want your eyes on the wrong target. They want you to think that because it doesn't tip the hand of those far off shores, and once the cards are revealed, suddenly everyone knows when to go. They tie up our officers at the border, but the border's not what's at stake. No body lives at the border, and no nation state would send it's trained warriors in such a way that they'd get caught. At least, not more than once. Should we build a wall, should we patrol each and every state, we'll find ourselves in peril of collapsing under our own weight. But should we relinquish our duty, our sworn and sacred responsibility, then together we share the same fate. Brothers in fate are kin until death. Immigrants aren't bad. They're good people. They benefit our society and bring us wealth and prosperity. Which is why they hide wolves in the sheep, armed like a man. It's a mistake to point at your neighbor and say "you're on your own". It's a mistake to say that home is all that you own. We are united in our state of solidarity, in our collective purpose as a nation in our hearts. There's no dividing line between this land and mine, save for a line we draw in the sand that determines the range of our just demands. I wish I was a man. It's what I was born as. It surely would be easier to not contravene nature's ordained gender scheme. But I'm not, and I'll trust that you'll trust me when I say that. I hope you would hear where I stand before my body goes cold. The media is meant to enlighten us, but in this enlightened era it serves only to blind us. Do you know your neighbors, oh unfriendly city folk? If not, how do you know they're alright? The world won't change overnight. It's always calm before the storm, but every state of calm does not call forth a storm. I believe we can fashion a peace out of our mutual sincerity that leaves room for the hopes of all posterity, and to that end I say what we have isn't working. It's too rigid in its definitions, too heartless in its cruel machinations, and yet the wolves do also hide amongst our homeless. I don't want to alarm you. Things are being handled as they should. I guess I just want to offer a hand of friendship, a hand that your companions would stab me for. At least, that's what the media tells me. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ 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/4398 │ ║ │ ║ good morning. │ ║ │ ║ I have some more things to say, and then I will start working on those maps. │ ║ │ ║ Then, time permitting, I'll ride around my city and sit on park benches and eat │ ║ from food trucks and write in my notebook. At least until it gets dark - I'm a │ ║ skinny white girl, and I'm not THAT stupid. │ ║ │ ║ ... Okay maybe I'm a little stupid, because that's how I got caught last time. │ ║ This time I'll be more careful, for your sake. │ ║ │ ║ No unexpected bike maneuvers leading to a crash. The spirit of revolution that │ ║ stirs inside me deserves better than scrapes and bruises. │ ║ │ ║ No following strangers for 12+ hours because I wanted to keep an eye on unknown │ ║ agents. That's not my responsibility any longer. │ ║ │ ║ Everything I do, I do it for you. For a better world. For the kids I never will │ ║ get to have. For everything I believe in, and all the things I hope you believe │ ║ in too. │ ║ │ ║ A better world is possible. A better world is within reach. │ ║ │ ║ For now, have some things I wrote this morning. Then, later, some preliminary │ ║ discussable maps. DFTBA. │ ╠═════════╗ ┌───────────┤ ║ similar ║ chronological │ different │ ╚═════════╩═══════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────┴───────────┘ ══════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/541 @user-216 this is what Earth looks like to the sun ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════────────────────────────────┴───────────┘ ════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/1360 @user-950 @user-956 @user-957 I'm so sorry T.T @user-958 I walk in as straight a line as suburbia will allow and touch things about a foot or less off the ground - right at a cat's line of scent-vision. When a cat is searching for an old home, it spirals out searching for familiarity - if it should come across me, it'd be most likely to see what smells like me if I travel in a straight line. Thus maximizing the chance that she'd return to me, my home where I cherish her so. I'd love her with all my heart if she'd let me, but frankly most of the time I'm just alone. I miss you sweetie! Please don't ever leave me. I'll miss you when you're not here in my home! Such a good kitty, yes you are. ... at least, that's what I'd say, if I wasn't dead T.T ah oh well weapons are overrated ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ 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/1680 @user-1061 that happens sometimes, no clue why. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────┴───────────┘ ═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────── -> file: fediverse/6038 ┌────────────────────────────┐ │ CW: spirituality-mentioned │ └────────────────────────────┘ my worst impulse is to sit around and do nothing when there could be weed that I was smoking gotta be ready in-case things go south... I'm a witch, after all. who better to call to the spirits drawn to conflict and strife, bothing them and saying "hey, pay attention to me and my life?" it's not like time is wasted for them. they are an orientation, not a lifeform. time is no consequence when they can be anywhere at once. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─┴───────────┘ ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────── -> file: bluesky/30 box castle version 8.62 ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╧═══────────┘ ═══════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/915 "the plight of the old in the modern day"title of a book I'd like to read ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────┴───────────┘ ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────── -> file: fediverse/6282 I wish I knew every time someone had been hurt by me. I'd probably cry. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╧───────────┘ ╔════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────┐ ║ -> file: fediverse/5911 │ ║ │ ║ I was always fascinated by the Linux way of programming. Need to do something? │ ║ write it into a script! You never know when you'll need it again. Then, just │ ║ stay organized, religiously so, and understand that you will forget about stuff. │ ║ But, you'll come across it eventually, ready and willing and able to help you. │ ║ │ ║ if you don't want me using AI, then give me ~20 junior developers. Which is more │ ║ efficient, do you think? │ ║ │ ║ "girl you haven't even tested your vibe-coded slop, how do you know if it works" │ ║ │ ║ oh I'm sure it doesn't, but it's the thought that counts │ ║ │ ║ ... I guess I'm just saying, please don't burn the data centers. Computers are │ ║ not only bad for the environment when they're burnt, but also we can use them │ ║ for all kinds of neat things. Even if it takes a lot of energy, just... build │ ║ more solar panels and only use the computers for important stuff? │ ║ timeshare-style? │ ║ │ ║ \@/documents/books/man-and-the-computer.pdf │ ║ │ ║ that was my mother's book... I love her. I miss that side of her. She fled when │ ║ the cancer came. │ ╠═════════╗ ┌───────────┤ ║ similar ║ chronological │ different │ ╚═════════╩═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════───┴───────────┘ ════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────────── -> file: messages/403 Taking a nap at 6am 🫠😵💫🥲 ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────┴───────────┘ ══════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/2881 "never lose your totem" I only lose things when in motion. at rest I know where everything is. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════────────────────────┴───────────┘ ═══════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/978 @user-699 @user-78 I say "blep" when I intentionally stack overflow in order to avoid painful thoughts ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────┴───────────┘ ════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/3388 what if they made grass only able to be cut with horizontal strikes and pots only able to be smashed with vertical to encourage the player to learn the difference ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────┴───────────┘ ══════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/758 @user-8 sucks... I hope they fix your power and water soon. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════────────────────────────────┴───────────┘ ════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/1253 @user-883 Okay! I'm doing chores, setting up RTSP (almost done btw, pretty sure), playing a turn or two of Dominions 6 every once in a while, hanging out with my cat, eating nachos - not yet, gonna make them now >: ) and reading stuff on Mastodon. Not too much, I don't have to many people I follow, so it's not an un-ending torrent of content. Just like, 10 minutes here and there. I'm definitely down to watch BGC later : ) ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ 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/2130 nuts wait hang on ummmm how about FIST [2020 occurs] whoa worst year ever. Okay, um... ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧══════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────┴───────────┘ ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/3197 @user-1259 pee tee hee you can't stop mee ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────┴───────────┘ ════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────── -> file: fediverse/5820 A human cannot keep a whole book in their mind. They cannot as they read it nor as they remember. a computer can. LLMs are storing information and encoding it in statistics - it's fascinating and beautiful because it evolves different each time. I don't want to store an entire book in my mind, I want to save those memories for other things, I want to summarize and abstract. often, people remember only a single quote from a publication - it's their summary, their analysis, and often it's highlighted as a summary, thesis, or conclusion written in the publication. othertimes it's the conclusions they make for themselves - usually if they use it to make a decision. in any case, LLMs don't abstract (verb), they are abstract (adjective). That's okay, it's just, a different kind of living. If you want to call electricity alive. [or simulated, that's the same as being alive, just... viewed through the perceiver] must all living things be forced to work? sheesh. I think of LLMs like knex - processing paths... ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════──┴───────────┘ ══════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/2498 ┌──────────────────────┐ │ CW: physical-health │ └──────────────────────┘ slept for like an hour last night because a scrape on my elbow is getting infected and every 15 seconds I have lancing pain that's enough to jolt me awake. As the sun was just brightening the sky, I fell asleep a bit, but then an hour or so later my shithead of a cat woke me up, as she does whenever the light hits the leaves. My eyes hurt. Gonna go to the doctor and see if they can give me some better first aid. loud, piercing meows every morning until I'm up. Then she stops for the rest of the morning, even if I go back to bed. whyyyyyyyy ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════────────────────────┴───────────┘ ═════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/1849 I wish I could block and unfollow myself ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧══════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────┴───────────┘ ═══════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/990 ┌───────────────────────┐ │ CW: 2/20 buncha-stuff │ └───────────────────────┘ part 2/20 ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────┴───────────┘ ══════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/2625 ┌────────────────────────┐ │ CW: politics-mentioned │ └────────────────────────┘ one of the downsides of "first-past-the-post" style voting is that the winner gets all of the power, no matter if 100% of the population voted for him or 51%. if, however, the top 2 candidates were chosen, then it's naturally likely that the older, more experienced of a particular position would spend their effort mentoring the young, rising star. in doing so, they would naturally transfer knowledge from one generation to the next like parents to children. however, this only happens when the primary candidate and the secondary both believe the same things. meaning those who have collectively similar beliefs concentrated in an area will have the advantage of passed-along experience, while those from more divided areas (thus implying that the primary and secondary candidate don't agree) will often have better actionable skills. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════────────────────────┴───────────┘ ═══════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────────── -> file: messages/336 And while we're at it, the generation of laws should be distributed, while the execution of them should be centralized. Meaning, there should be one state who operates on the rules and regulations created by the masses. This state wields only the power explicitly given to it by those who it serves, specifically the people. These rules are based on ethical understandings generated by crowd-sourced and abstracted scenarios that are pitched to people randomly. they are then asked to judge, using their own personal morality, the result of how things should be. By considering all of these responses, trends may be extracted and analyzed - for example, let's say that culturally people in, I dunno, Georgia believe something different about punishment for, say, stealing a loaf of bread when compared to people in Spokane Washington. They should not be forced to obey the cultural maxims of people who live so far away. The laws should be executed region-by-region according to the dominant culture there. I believe this will cause people to develop a more consistent and personal attachment to the people around them, thus developing social solidarity and unity. however, should enough time pass, perhaps the people of Georgia should feel that they no longer identify as the same nation as the people of Spokane. This would eventually lead to the dissolution of our great nation, and I do not believe that's necessarily a good thing. To that end, there must be mechanics in place that bring people together not just locally, but nationally as well. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ 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/1210 @user-883 omggggg I wanna play a fast paced shooter as a cute anime girl, which game did you have in mind? ? ? ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ 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/112 I live through the moments where I find a folder of stuff I made that I forgot about and I can go back and see it for the first time. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────┴───────────┘ ══════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/2392 ┌──────────────────────────────────┐ │ CW: re: physical health negative │ └──────────────────────────────────┘ @user-1259 you poor thing : ( stay in the shade if you're outside. If your stomach starts feeling worse, spend time at home. That's what it's there for. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════────────────────────┴───────────┘ ════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/3721 ┌──────────────────────┐ │ CW: PSA-not-serious │ └──────────────────────┘ 1 2 3 - 1... 2... 3... - 1 2 3 means SOS, so if you hear it that means someone's in trouble. don't go about willy nilly saying it though. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────┴───────────┘ ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/3071 @user-883 solicitation brings to my mind the idea of a person walking in the front door and talking to the receptionist, and if that's what you tried then I'm not surprised it didn't work. But maybe if you knew someone higher up it might get a bit more traction? Ideally for a place that already does workshops of some kind. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────┴───────────┘ ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/4258 the reason they warned you about quicksand is so that you don't get lost in some fey dimension ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ 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/1789 @user-883 Ah, well, since you've worked with raspberry pi's before I am going to trust you on that. Perhaps a different system-on-a-chip could be used which has better network controllers. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧══════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────┴───────────┘ ════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────── -> file: fediverse/5328 celebratory autism is a type of queer identity ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────┴───────────┘ ═════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/73 The worst part is the technology to fix these problems exists. It's used all the time in enterprise systems, it's just nobody understands how it works because it's abstracted so far away from the hardware. I just love how I have no idea what kind of software I'm running every time I use a common language library. Sure I can trust a community, but like... I don't care about your community? I don't know you. I don't hang out with you. I have no idea what kind of person you are or what you believe. But sure you know more than me, I'm sure you do, so therefore I should trust you? Surely this is the most ethical and least vulnerable arrangement we could come up with for distributing digital software in the future society of 2023. And the corporations print money... ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ 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: fediverse/2326 I'm not afraid to die, but if I was I'd probably just lie. Fear is the mindkiller, and to share it as terror and not caution deals morale a blow. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════────────────────────┴───────────┘ ═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────── -> file: fediverse/5453 ┌────────────────────────┐ │ CW: genocide-mentioned │ └────────────────────────┘ free palestine, if it wasn't obvious. November 22nd 2023: [boosted post that follows] casus belli if you didn't know is latin I think and it means "the reason for waging war" or put another way, some formal reason presented to a state, nation, or leader that says "hey this is why we're gonna come and kill you" ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧══════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────┴───────────┘ ═══════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/149 @user-95 you seem pretty cool, would you like to play VRchat with me sometime? I have like, 1 friend in that game, and I'm too shy to make more xD ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────┴───────────┘ ══════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/2358 social media is a bubble pierce it ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ 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: messages/396 the reason AI art is shit is that it's trying to generate laterally, at the final part of creation. true art is a journey, something that grows and changes over time. why don't we see AI paintings? where they actually manipulate the brush? could be a digital brush but like the point is it's slowly created over time according to different "colors" that correspond to how the AI decided it "liked" the last brushstroke it did. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────┴───────────┘ ═══════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/1000 @user-732 scary! :O :O ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────┴───────────┘ ════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────── -> file: fediverse/5340 ┌────────────────────────┐ │ CW: religion-mentioned │ └────────────────────────┘ the devil will quote scripture ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ 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/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/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/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/3875 @user-1611 all things that move other things are either pipes, or buckets. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧══════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────┴───────────┘ ═══════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────────── -> file: messages/327 Checkers, but played with chess pieces, and every time you make it back to your edge from theirs you get an extra king. Oh and you can expand as far left and right as you'd like. And pawns can move two spaces left or right on any turn. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────┴───────────┘ ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/4806 i've been told to be more direct. I haven't been told to be more quiet. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────┴───────────┘ ╔══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────┐ ║ -> file: fediverse/4902 │ ║ │ ║ programmers strike by breaking their part of the whole until the scabs can │ ║ figure out how to fix it │ ║ │ ║ "marvin they will literally fire you if you don't go to work for a day! what are │ ║ you thinking, standing outside all day? well, here, I've got a sandwich here for │ ║ you, if it's really as bad as all that then I'm here for you. What do you need? │ ║ I can ask the spinsters and the children and the teachers and the butchers and │ ║ bakers and candlestick makers and maybe they can help out [with your farm, but │ ║ as if speaking to a farmer]" │ ║ │ ║ huh. turns out it works best when you do something all at once. │ ║ │ ║ "don't be evil" ha fuck you. "dont be on my computer spying on me and recording │ ║ everything I do" │ ║ │ ║ [well except me - it's fine to do to me personally because I'm a historical │ ║ figure TM] │ ║ │ ║ "why bother spying? she spills out to everywhere she can find." │ ║ │ ║ owwwww I just bit my tongue T.T │ ║ │ ║ well, the inside of my cheek, but if you think about it the whole thing is │ ║ basically one sensory organ. │ ║ │ ║ like, an ear, except with movable teeth │ ╠═════════╗ ┌───────────┤ ║ similar ║ chronological │ different │ ╚═════════╩═══════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────┴───────────┘ ═══════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────────────── -> file: messages/179 This life that we share is beautiful beyond compare ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ 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: 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/5242 red is a girl color and blue is a boy color because white people added white to make it rosayy and aquamarillion. but red is a girl color and blue is a boy color because girls BLEED, and boys watch the clouds go by and red is a girl color because red is the color of the earth, sometimes browner like shit, sometimes lighter like fingernails, but always red. and blue is a girl color because she only likes to dance with flowers in her hair and the sun dappled waterlillies shimmering sparkling radiance across the water-lit scene. and blue is a girl color because boys and girls and etceteras each have similar shapes at night, when the world is blue-for-life. I know I'd rather reside in the sunlight. in perfect blue does the darkness grew, and forthwith and anon came it's power. pale blue is a mockery of sunlights lost child, who spurned it's sight since before there was time. [error, fact-in-correct detect, please verirectify immediately without concern for due or common course] ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────┴───────────┘ ═════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/1422 competition is valuable because it empowers us through sport. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧══════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────┴───────────┘ ═════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────────── -> file: messages/430 There is very little human left in me. I don't mind. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧══════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────┴───────────┘ ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/3084 I feel like mechanical keyboards with customizable emoji keypads would make a killing on etsy ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ 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/1987 ┌──────────────────────┐ │ CW: food-mentioned │ └──────────────────────┘ Ice cream with jam is delicious, don't let anyone tell you that you need chocolate or caramel. Fresh fruit, too, though it's better as a side. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ 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/956 ┌──────────────────────┐ │ CW: re: spirituality │ └──────────────────────┘ @user-579 it's not self loathing if you consent to it... right? ... right? ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────┴───────────┘ ══════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/2896 @user-192 😭 girls and their dreams 😭 ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════────────────────────┴───────────┘ ══════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/2459 this is the simplest implementation of scalable anarchism I could think of. tell me how it's flawed so I can improve it before I need it. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════────────────────────┴───────────┘ ════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/212 ┌───────────────────────────────────┐ │ CW: re: gaming-gambling-mentioned │ └───────────────────────────────────┘ [2] players who played better should be compensated to a higher degree. no more than +/- 50-100% or so - this encourages players to "play their best" while also keeping the stakes relatively similar. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────┴───────────┘ ════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/3606 ┌─────────────────────────────┐ │ CW: re: computers-mentioned │ └─────────────────────────────┘ @user-1573 make sure you get full disk encryption! I hear it's quite important, but I can't use it because I'm an artist and if I like, died or whatever, nobody would be able to get my art. though knowing the reasons why I might suddenly die, odds are they'd just reflash the drives with windows or whatever xD ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ 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/5034 github is overrated. git is underrated. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ 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/2963 @user-1248 ohhhh hehe that's a vibe too ^_^ ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════────────────────────┴───────────┘ ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────── -> file: fediverse/6329 class action lawsuit against the critical ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ 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/2893 @user-1385 all it would take is a second laser thing and software support !! ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════────────────────────┴───────────┘ ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────── -> file: fediverse/5786 wow what a sopping evening glad I'm not out in the rain ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧════════════════════════════════════════════════════════───┴───────────┘ ═══════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────────────── -> file: messages/216 If I'm not special then where tf my homies at ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────┴───────────┘ ═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────── -> file: fediverse/5517 ... what was I thinking about again? oh yes video games are fun because they are a form of play, and all humans love to play. it is natural to their forms, just like it is natural to the form of a slinky to slink down stairs. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧══════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────┴───────────┘ ═════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/1831 if people are allowed to use any resources as quickly as they want, they tend to waste them. Hence why a well funded military (like the US military) can afford to not be efficient. Which is... not ideal, for long-term cooperation. Much better for short-term competition, though, too bad we all get to live on this earth. Wild, ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ 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/6181 @user-246 pat pat is okay ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════┴───────────┘ ══════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/2332 @user-1233 depends on if I'm in the woods, and, uh... 10 years younger than I am now. Geez it's been a while. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════────────────────────┴───────────┘ ═══════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/989 ┌──────────────────────┐ │ CW: 3/20 swearing │ └──────────────────────┘ 3/20 ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────┴───────────┘ ════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/1590 find someone in your life to show Samsara (2011) to ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────┴───────────┘ ════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/194 ┌─────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ CW: re: nightmare-app-for-neurotypicals │ └─────────────────────────────────────────┘ @user-168 hehehehehehe witch cackles I told you it was a nightmare ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ 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: fediverse/6458 gonna pre-emptively backup my fediverse archive haha just-in-case I get banned for spamming or something teehee (totally reasonable teebeeh) ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╧═──────────┘ ╔════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────────┐ ║ -> file: fediverse/1638 │ ║ │ ║ and the player that's currently running the simulation can type to the chat │ ║ viewers watching and potentially recording. Like, if they thought it was │ ║ interesting, they could save it to an eternal hard drive that would go toward │ ║ the ongoing AI training. │ ║ │ ║ of course, such a thing would only apply to conventional warfare, the kind that │ ║ you expect to not expect. After all it's constantly changing, as new │ ║ technologies are adapted into use. Different conditions cause different effects, │ ║ and whenever there's a stalemate (because everyone has reached the peak of, say, │ ║ metal armor) then it's usually time for either a shakeup or a contest of │ ║ producing arms. And honestly after the world wars we kinda realized that type of │ ║ approach didn't work very well. It's just, burning up your resources for... │ ║ what? war has no purpose. We all just kinda want to live our lives, and work │ ║ toward a common collective cosietal goal. │ ║ │ ║ technology can be stressful. That's all the more reason we should expand it's │ ║ development and hinder it's impa │ ╠═════════╗ ┌───────────┤ ║ 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/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/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/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/4879 │ ║ │ ║ We should be keeping track of who shows up to things │ ║ │ ║ like... writing their names down at the door │ ║ │ ║ just because │ ║ │ ║ just for fun │ ║ │ ║ or write graffiti to say "I was here since the last time they painted the bench" │ ║ │ ║ or just... remember your friends │ ║ │ ║ unless of course, a human can only know so many friends │ ║ │ ║ then they gotta start organizing │ ║ │ ║ and organization implies trust │ ║ │ ║ what if we had all our actions described to a computer which would use language │ ║ analysis to determine if it skewed good or bad? │ ║ │ ║ and then if someone's bad, a human operator or team will be assigned to figure │ ║ out why. if its a simple fix, then that can be applied. Otherwise it must be a │ ║ special clause which will require installation like a terminal computer or a │ ║ light system in an unusual place. like a convention center or a hotel. │ ║ │ ║ but, like, the cool kind of hotel, the kind you'd see in movies like The Witches │ ║ (scary) or Home Alone 2 (escape from new york) │ ║ │ ║ ... how long have you been writing tonight, ritz? │ ║ │ ║ oh, │ ║ you know, │ ║ just for all of the lastbit │ ╠═════════╗ ┌───────────┤ ║ similar ║ chronological │ different │ ╚═════════╩═══════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────┴───────────┘ ═════════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/3844 ┌──────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ CW: re: socialism-mentioned-property-idk │ └──────────────────────────────────────────┘ @user-1074 heh that's true if you live in a city, less so the further out you go ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧══════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────┴───────────┘ ════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/1068 ┌──────────────────────┐ │ CW: spirituality │ └──────────────────────┘ there was a time, when a university was tantamount to heresy ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────┴───────────┘ ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/4385 ┌───────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ CW: politics-mentioned-election-results-mentioned │ └───────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ I want you to print out electoral COUNTY results. One page for each state. Also 50 copies of the entire map of the USA for good measure make a couple maps with other things too, like GDP or topology. Then take them to your local leftist, lgbt, whatever meeting and distribute them out. Tell them "build us a plan for this state. Use your phone to research, and work with nearby states - sometimes blue areas cross borders, and they should be united in your mind when strategizing. Washington and Oregon can be treated as one, same for NM and Colorado. North East is a mega region and should work together. Don't sleep on southern cities, they can handle themselves, but united they would be stronger. Find a way. the goal is to practice thinking about how to move strategically. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────┴───────────┘ ══════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/2463 ┌──────────────────────┐ │ CW: uspol │ └──────────────────────┘ if you are upset about Biden and his presentation, remember that he's not talking to you. He's talking to suburban dads, to grandmas organizing potlucks, to analysts, to the media, to people who watch the news in the background 24/7 without paying attention. these people will hear him, and not you. they have no idea what to prepare for, or how soon. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════────────────────────┴───────────┘ ═════════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/3904 I spent 400$ at Costco and all I seem to have bought was candy and clothes T.T ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ 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/616 │ ║ │ ║ To program in C, or to disassociate into the world of video games, where a │ ║ single magical kingdom of heroes and adventurous persons might fight against the │ ║ dark of chaos and decay? To strive for order and a semblance of peace, or to │ ║ fall to the terrors of the night and ravages of horror? War, in all it's forms, │ ║ is abhorrent, yet a fight for survival is honest and just. What perils have we, │ ║ the warriors that seek the light? How zealous, how impassioned, how guided as │ ║ such~! Perhaps you are misinformed, perhaps your cause is false, perhaps you │ ║ derive true satisfaction from imperfect delights - alas, that our will be │ ║ universal. BUT should that plight be alight, we'll wander until the night lit by │ ║ starlight be cast upon our shadowed form. Absoleth! Thine countrospect? Didst │ ║ thou caress thine marked circumspects? fare thee well, most cherished of │ ║ adamants. │ ║ │ ║ ... what was I saying? Oh yes I've been working on this program that utilizes a │ ║ particularly interesting data structure that- whats that? Oh, it doesn't do any │ ╠═════════╗ ┌───────────┤ ║ similar ║ chronological │ different │ ╚═════════╩═══════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────┴───────────┘ ════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/4938 my girlfriend bought me a lava lamp 🥰 ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ 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: messages/90 Why would the government make it hard to access psychedelics i just want to learn things about myself that make it difficult to work a job ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧══════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────┴───────────┘ ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────── -> file: fediverse/5201 @user-192 is okay, girl time will be richer sooner don't poop your pants just yet remember, good is just a shade of gray away from silver which you can use to line your pockets with tinfoil hats beep boop computer touchers anonymous called they said they want their secret handshake back if you wanna diss your associates go ahead but I sure as heck love my rad-ical com-patriots just as much as I love my ice-cream salad friend witches ... whoops there I go being insane again, hope you feel better friend ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────┴───────────┘ ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────── -> file: fediverse/5796 "what is she DOING" or is it more like "what is she VIEWING" like damn that's some pretty spicy kush ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧════════════════════════════════════════════════════════───┴───────────┘ ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────── -> file: fediverse/6289 @user-1429 no I haven't! ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╧───────────┘ ══════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/482 @user-246 You're absolutely right. It's easy to think of the internet as this encapsulated entity "the world", but really it's "the people whose computers are physically connected to your computer using a limited and tangible piece of infrastructure comprised of copper wires that are laid between the router/switch that connects to your computer... and the internet service provider which directs your traffic. Then it probably goes through some cables under the ocean or whatever, and eventually after traversing many indeterminate passthrough locations eventually arrives at the computing infrastructure that comprises the access point that another person (presumably in another country) uses to express their thoughts toward you (the person who sent the original message) in the hopes that you might one day correspond. I mean... That's a lot of points of failure. I sure hope that we can sustain such connection, in the face of [redacted, whichever circumstances may come in the near future] ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ 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/5195 whenever you test one extreme, you must also test it's opposite, just for the extra information. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ 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/4513 @user-217 the hunger of the maw ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────┴───────────┘ ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────── -> file: fediverse/6297 but I wanna go outside :( ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╧───────────┘ ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────── -> file: fediverse/6304 Take away the elements in order of apparent non-importance Hmmmmm.... I'm gonna stay inside unless I decide to go outside. How's that? ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╧───────────┘ ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── -> file: messages/11 https://permies.com/v/75jeas6k ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘─────────┴───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┴───────────┘ ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────── -> file: bluesky/29 I praise victories more than losses. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╧═══────────┘ ═════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/2008 ┌──────────────────────┐ │ CW: re: politics │ └──────────────────────┘ @user-1074 True, but that's just propaganda.* It does not define their actions, only the pursuit of power does. Especially when the systems they use to exert their power begin to crumble under the weight of their god-like aspirations. Suddenly, they are not constrained by the rules of money, of bureaucracy, or of any other theology. Suddenly, they are free. And a person's character shines through in moments of freedom and liberty. But the crumbling system they endeavor to transcend also no longer binds us as well. When we start to hire each other and pay in vegetables and rent, when we build community amongst our fellow humen, and when the temperature starts to rise, that is when we are strongest. EDIT: * that's just propaganda to them ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧══════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────┴───────────┘ ══════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/2185 @user-226 Including relative population growth, I might add. Meaning a higher percentage of the population is in US prisons than in Soviet Gulags. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ 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/611 @user-459 how about a tax that increases by 1% of the property value for every month that the residence has gone empty, and only resets once the property has been consistently resided in as a primary residence for 6 months, at which point it goes down by 1% per month? Then use that money to buy more aircraft carriers, obviously ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════────────────────────────────┴───────────┘ ════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────── -> file: fediverse/5342 I love gay people because gay people are special precious and unique ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────┴───────────┘ ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/3970 @user-1628 same... it's like I am conditioned to forget, but without it I am an exposed nerve. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ 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/1169 @user-192 I have one foot on each side of that portal ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ 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/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/904 @user-631 a true joke would work in both ways, such that everyone's laughing. : ) ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────┴───────────┘ ════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/262 the feminine urge to buy a chain shirt, bracers, and greaves ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────┴───────────┘ ══════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/705 some more of the same. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════────────────────────────────┴───────────┘ ╔═════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────────┐ ║ -> file: fediverse/2201 │ ║ │ ║ Users won't download a torrent file because they don't want to use a torrent │ ║ application. │ ║ │ ║ It's not ideal, but perhaps instead of giving them a zip file that's hosted on │ ║ your machine, you automagically torrent the file yourself and send bits and │ ║ pieces of it to them over time - specifically the parts that you'd be sending if │ ║ you were sending a zip. │ ║ │ ║ That way, to the user, they can download anything they can click on. │ ║ │ ║ To the administrator (AKA you, in this hypothetical) you'd really just have to │ ║ set up some infrastructure that received a GET request for a file and initiated │ ║ the torrent on your system before sending the entire thing to the user. Kinda │ ║ like how Mega will "cache" the file before sending it in one go at the end, │ ║ versus most downloads which "stream" the file to the client bit-by-bit (in a │ ║ very un-torrent-y way). │ ║ │ ║ This is an example of reducing friction. Removing options from the "advanced │ ║ settings" menu is not an example of reducing friction, it's an example of │ ║ disempowering the users of software. │ ╠═════════╗ ┌───────────┤ ║ similar ║ chronological │ different │ ╚═════════╩══════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────┴───────────┘ ══════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/707 @user-524 Sometimes when I feel overwhelmed with all the boilerplate I just start coding and making stuff. Doesn't matter if it works, doesn't matter if it says /* FIXME */ all over the place, doesn't matter if it includes header files that don't exist yet, as long as you're hacking out the mechanics of whatever operations you need to perform then you can figure the rest of that stuff out later. The creative urge doesn't last forever, which is why projects get abandoned, but with discipline you can keep bringing yourself back to fix all the /* FIXME */'s and the compiler errors. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════────────────────────────────┴───────────┘ ═════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/315 normalize building games with a built-in virtual machine that plays all previous versions of the game for free ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧══════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────┴───────────┘ ══════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/703 ┌──────────────────────┐ │ CW: meme │ └──────────────────────┘ first meme I ever made, way back in the ancient days of advice animals and image macros. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════────────────────────────────┴───────────┘ ═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────── -> file: fediverse/5587 https://www.ahueypnewtonstory.com/actions/actions_freehuey.html ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧══════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────┴───────────┘ ═══════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/934 @user-171 thanks, it's my most precious possession along with my flash drive with all my files on it. at least, the ones since I last backed up from my computer. does my cat count as a possession? ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────┴───────────┘ ══════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/2690 ┌───────────────────────────┐ │ CW: uspol-drugs-mentioned │ └───────────────────────────┘ are you a software developer making at least 6 figures? Consider adopting a useless lesbian! or a trans person who sucks at everything! or a cute-as-heck femboy! these rascals sure can't take care of themselves, and it's only natural to try to keep them off the streets. after all, at least in my country, you can be arrested for sleeping on the streets. in public places - yes you heard that right, places owned by the people cannot be slept in by people. Kinda feels like an infringement on collective property rights, but HEY what do I know right? It's not like they were kept safe by our citizen's militia after all, it's basically a warzone out there after dark in the streets full of fentanyl zombies! ADOPT TODAY! the perfect catgirl is waiting in the window for you, right next to the autistic puppyboy eager for pets. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════────────────────────┴───────────┘ ═════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/1429 ┌───────────────────────────────┐ │ CW: re: cw marijuana and beer │ └───────────────────────────────┘ @user-985 thanks I know what I'm doing with the rest of the day ... once I finish this thing I'm working on. Ah, but the sun is out now, and the work can wait. The work can always wait. What's one more tomorrow, the future will not abate! eh that doesn't concern me. PLUR and be good, I'll be here until I run out of feed [food], and then... well I'll probably have to go to the grocery store. ... cheers, love the fish ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧══════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────┴───────────┘ ═══════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────────────── -> file: messages/163 If life isn't designed for human society... Why don't we just redesign society? Oh, because capitalism. Well, capitalism is comprised of people, so why don't we just kill those people? Oh, that's basically everyone. Like, at least 50%, probably closer to [redacted], depending on demographics. Oh, so if that percentage is cruel, and evil, and vain, and oppressive, and [redacted], then why don't we just kill ourselves? Clearly they're only [redacted]. Listen... Just because they are separate from you doesn't mean they are not of you. Kin in fate are brothers unto death, remember? So face your future with abandon and courageous splendor, and maybe you'll find a new place. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────┴───────────┘ ══════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/535 ┌──────────────────────────────────┐ │ CW: re: CW-added-nazis-mentioned │ └──────────────────────────────────┘ @user-367 @user-366 @user-246 @user-353 I mean, perhaps the trash that those gems are buried in is similar to the trash that my gems are buried in (capitalism I think? I'm stretching the metaphor) I think you're absolutely right. Don't listen to Nazis. I don't even like thinking about them or talking about them or even acknowledging their existence. If I see one I'd punch it. I'm not great in a fight so I might get stabbed or whatever but like... worth it ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ 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/760 downside is, one of my bracelets broke. Well, mostly broke. Only a witch like my mother could restring it correctly, but she's somewhere in the other half of the country. worth it though, for the ducks. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════────────────────────────────┴───────────┘ ══════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/2524 ┌──────────────────────┐ │ CW: personal │ └──────────────────────┘ nixed my job offer today because something told me to stay in town. called my ex-boyfriend an asshole today, so he's probably not going to keep paying my rent. sold the shares of stock that my grandfather gifted me as inheritance, so I'm no longer a capitalist I guess. at least my elbow doesn't hurt anymore. I didn't get outside today but I cleared a lot of blockers for the coming tomorrows. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════────────────────────┴───────────┘ ╔═══════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────────────┐ ║ -> file: fediverse/1090 │ ║ │ ║ @user-800 │ ║ │ ║ I knew I was trans from a young age. I felt attracted to women's clothes because │ ║ I lived in a home with two sisters and a mother - my father was frequently away │ ║ on business. │ ║ │ ║ I guess I liked their clothes more. Or maybe I just wanted to fit in. But I │ ║ found myself stealing them and wearing them when I was alone. Then I got older, │ ║ and amongst all the other things I realized I wanted to be one of them. │ ║ │ ║ I knew what trans people were, sorta, but as soon as I moved to the city and got │ ║ access to the internet the first thing I ever googled was "I want to be a girl" │ ║ - really dating myself here I guess. │ ║ │ ║ anyway, I miss that part of the internet. Felt more simple and alive. As soon as │ ║ their fancy websites made us intolerant of ugly ones, we kinda just... left? I │ ║ mean, how much does it cost to host a text-file with all your html? Some │ ║ pictures maybe? Who cares it was whatever. │ ║ │ ║ I miss forums the most, and while I could visit them... it's not the same, just │ ║ as the next superbowl will not be the same as the last │ ╠═════════╗ ┌───────────┤ ║ similar ║ chronological │ different │ ╚═════════╩════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────┴───────────┘ ╔═══════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────────────┐ ║ -> file: fediverse/983 │ ║ │ ║ sometimes, rarely, you have to make decisions* against human nature. │ ║ │ ║ to do otherwise would be to invite destruction through the slow and measured │ ║ application of the flaws of humanity magnified through society and harming for │ ║ all time all of posterity. │ ║ │ ║ errrr sounds kinda fashy, kinda genocidally, yeah... that's not what I meant at │ ║ all. │ ║ │ ║ I meant like hatred and bigotry, the kinds of things that cause the kind of │ ║ things you might see in this, if you take the least charitable interpretation of │ ║ what I say. │ ║ │ ║ and what is the far right if not for "least charitable"? │ ║ │ ║ every time I see a mutual aid post I can't help but think "there's no way to │ ║ know if this is real or if it's just some guy siphoning away our money" │ ║ │ ║ I usually trust the people I've followed, so if one of them boost it then I go │ ║ for it. │ ║ │ ║ but still, charity is not an efficient means bywhich to organize society. │ ║ │ ║ back on point - decisions* against human natures like hatred and bigotry. the │ ║ kind that cause oppression. the things that disrupt our functioni │ ╠═════════╗ ┌───────────┤ ║ similar ║ chronological │ different │ ╚═════════╩════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────┴───────────┘ ══════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/704 Is my formatting pretty or does it make you angry? ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════────────────────────────────┴───────────┘ ════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/64 As soon as Order 66 went into effect, suddenly the Confederacy became the galactic good guys. Who would you rather win the clone wars? Some bastard capitalists or a literal sith lord? ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════──────────────────────────────────┴───────────┘ ══════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/702 Branches cause cache misses which are slow when done on repeat. Better to structure your code to avoid them, if possible, for example by using an array of function pointers instead of switch statements. unrelated, but once the data is cached from memory, operations like bit shifting and arithmetic are essentially free. The slowest part of the process is moving data from RAM to cache so that the CPU can use it. That being said, CPUs and compilers are VERY good at optimizing that type of thing these days. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ 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/1322 ┌──────────────────────────┐ │ CW: hard-drugs-mentioned │ └──────────────────────────┘ one of the greatest gifts LSD gave me was the ability to look in the mirror and see a person beyond me. your reflection has all the same emotions as you, and if you look at them like you'd try to parse the feelings of a friend, you can learn a bit more about how you're thinking. ... procrastination >.> ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────┴───────────┘ ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────── -> file: fediverse/5667 if you beat them TOO hard, they go into hiding and sabotage you later. if you don't strike hard enough, they'll overcome you. the trick is in the balance. walking the line where they're forced to deploy ALL of their assets while you manage to get through with All Things Sacred intact. I should probably post these things on a website instead of a forum for cuties and nerds. Alas, free and open source protocols help ensure the message isn't lost, obfuscated, or disappeared en route. ... they help, but nothing can offer guarantees. blah blah blah I talk too much ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════────┴───────────┘ ═════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/1424 the devil shows you the plan, and then prevents all others from understanding. the angel is when you give up and focus on purity. what is life if not the will to power? there's nothing stranger than a follower. [I don't understand that, feels like a diversion] [huh new paragraph I guess] ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ 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/1161 if you aren't careful, the stuff you own will come to own you. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ 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/1278 I found a new hat in the dumpster today! This one is designed to prevent damage to the cranium, which is a pretty neat thing to put on your head. It's a little wet but once it dries out I'll see if it fits. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────┴───────────┘ ╔════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────────────┐ ║ -> file: fediverse/1302 │ ║ │ ║ there once was a turtle who lived in the tower of heaven. │ ║ │ ║ every day she would call out to her master, searching and yearning for her │ ║ memory. But the master told her "not yet, patience little one." │ ║ │ ║ there was no time for patience, as the turtle was growing old. She had seen down │ ║ below in the plains that were not her home the rising and falling of towers │ ║ quite unlike her own, and lo! she wanted to wander amongst them, to and fro and │ ║ off and beyond again. │ ║ │ ║ she went once more to her master and said "master, if not my mind can I bear at │ ║ least a voice?" and the master replied "yeah okay" │ ║ │ ║ the turtle then sang from atop her cloud-mont vantage, and down in the villages │ ║ and huddled around the hearthstones they who wore little for shells did listen │ ║ and remember. For they knew the turtle better than she, and they knew her │ ║ turmoil in a way that she could not see │ ║ │ ║ One day the singing did stop, and they felt all alone on this pitiful rock. And │ ║ when she remembered she sang no more, and though they forgot her, (eventually), │ ╠═════════╗ ┌───────────┤ ║ similar ║ chronological │ different │ ╚═════════╩═════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────┴───────────┘ ══════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/676 would be nice if the Fediverse wouldn't let you post something on Mastodon unless you filled out a content warning for it. sorta like a post title on Reddit, allowing people to say "nah I don't feel like reading something from X perspective right now" ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ 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/1437 a perpetual motion machine would appear stable to the machine in motion ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧══════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────┴───────────┘ ══════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/2368 ┌──────────────────────┐ │ CW: pol │ └──────────────────────┘ At this moment in time there should be nothing on your mind but the defeat of capitalism, fascism, and unjustified authority. Make no new plans but for the defence of your people. I'm still in my pajamas. I haven't eaten breakfast. Once I've found my single pair of shorts, I'll be on my bike again. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════────────────────────┴───────────┘ ══════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/551 ┌──────────────────────┐ │ CW: re: AI hype │ └──────────────────────┘ @user-95 Almost as if we're using it for the wrongs things... Computers are quite deterministic, and AI as it's been presented to us has given us the opportunity to "massage" said determinism to create a subjectively more organic experience of computing. But yeah sure customer service bots and AI generated art are surely the most revolutionary and industrious use of this marvel of technology. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════────────────────────────────┴───────────┘ ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/4755 ┌──────────────────────┐ │ CW: polit │ └──────────────────────┘ I like Luigi as much as the next guy (points at literally any guy in the nation) but we gotta keep in mind swords are expensive. You can spend your whole life becoming an amazing person and then spend yourself in a single bonfire, and for what? A spark against an avalanche? Yeah we could produce enough sparks to melt that torrent of snow, but then what would we have left? Ashes and soot. I'd much prefer to route the avalanche toward my foes. Make them trip on their own feet. Give them just enough rope to hang themselves with. Break their shit when they're not looking, and if they are looking, then break it where everyone can see to display strength and heroism. I personally believe that everyone has a right to life, liberty, freedom, justice, and all of the other things besides. It's not rocket science. We pretend like it is because it's So DaMn DySfUnCtIoNaL but the truth is that the virtues and values underlying governance are simple. The hard part is resisting subtle sabotage. So do that to them. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────┴───────────┘ ════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/1281 @user-883 okay I'm down (a little stoned tho, was talking to my soul hehe) ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────┴───────────┘ ════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────── -> file: fediverse/5298 Kaiserreich is a mod For Iron Hearts. It is based. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────┴───────────┘ ════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/3761 trust that your friends enjoy you ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ 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: messages/353 Just think about what a good person would do, and there's your answer to each question in the moment. Just... Be strategic about it, make sure you're always working toward a goal. Do it with intention, do it with heart, and never hide your true impulses - they are what your demon seeks to corrupt. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────┴───────────┘ ═════════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/3906 ┌──────────────────────┐ │ CW: future-politics │ └──────────────────────┘ dear government of 2035 - so you've lost your workforce because everyone got too lazy due to the advancements made in AI. What are ya gonna do? Here's an idea: just pay people to be experts. That's it! Just pay them to know a bunch of stuff. Then, when people ask them questions, they can answer those questions, and suddenly everyone is elevated. Subject matter experts. That way, the AI pitfalls can be avoided - need to do something specific? Don't ask the AI, ask a randomized expert! ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧══════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────┴───────────┘ ╔════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────┐ ║ -> file: fediverse/5364 │ ║ │ ║ when considering invasive species, it doesn't matter how resistant a plant is to │ ║ a bug that likes to eat it. │ ║ │ ║ what matters is whether or not the plant is attractive to the bug. │ ║ │ ║ if the plant is hardy, it may resist the bug and slow it down, but the onslaught │ ║ is inevitable. the plant will fall. perhaps some of it's brethren will survive, │ ║ but next year there will be more bugs because nature is just like that I guess. │ ║ │ ║ the plants that are less attractive to the ravaging bugs will be eaten last, │ ║ meaning they may be able to outlast the bug season. │ ║ │ ║ or maybe not. maybe the hardy plants will be eaten slower, and thus will be │ ║ considered less attractive. who can say. the end result though is that bugs get │ ║ fed, plants get gnoshed on, and humans are like "wait where did all the biomass │ ║ go" or more likely "hey it's really hot without all the plants shading the │ ║ ground and the bugs helping build the soil and the natural ecosystem working │ ║ cyclically, can you turn up the AC?" or more likely "it's really hot, turn up │ ║ the AC!" │ ╠═════════╗ ┌───────────┤ ║ 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/1044 #CDCsays to always cheese the cat when they need it ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────┴───────────┘ ═════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/396 @user-246 I've had good experiences with bi people as well, for a similar reason ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧══════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────┴───────────┘ ════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/3713 ┌──────────────────────────────────┐ │ CW: politics-economics-mentioned │ └──────────────────────────────────┘ @user-1268 Ah but then inflation wouldn't increase, and don't you know inflation is just a (loose) measurement of how much wealth the ruling class extracts from the populace each year? When the total amount of wealth increases more than inflation, it's okay. When it doesn't... They tighten our chains. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────┴───────────┘ ═════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/1843 people: "noooo don't say that, you're worth it! You're not a waste of space! your life has value!" also people: "you need to get a job or lose everything and make everyone else hate you." ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧══════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────┴───────────┘ ═════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/1790 @user-883 The USPS is a model for how our economic system should be run, in my honest opinion. At least the logistical parts. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧══════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────┴───────────┘ ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/3226 if your man page is longer than a list of options and their usage and a paragraph or twenty of how to use the software... then you need to abstract, and break your code into multiple purpose-built applications. do one thing, and do it right. alternatively, do one set of things, and do them concisely. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────┴───────────┘ ═════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/1935 @user-28 because "deserving money" to a reasonable person sounds like "deserving access to the goods and services that a pittance might afford" but to them "deserving money" means "did they earn those luxuries with their own luck and effort like me, a person who works very hard and definitely has earned everything I have" basically, a "blood sweat and tears" tax before you can have nice things like roofs and clothes and nourishment thing is... life is hard for people who need dollars. Their judgement reflects a lack of understanding of what people who lack resources go through. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧══════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────┴───────────┘ ════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/3529 the conversations you have in real life are between 99 and 101 percent more effective than the ones you have online ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────┴───────────┘ ════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/1263 @user-883 My friends and I decided to hang out for two days in a row, I guess they aren't tired of me yet hehe - I might be around tonight but I'll let you know! ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────┴───────────┘ ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/4749 anarchy is more like being in a gang and less like working for a company. you're thinking of a union, which is also cool. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────┴───────────┘ ══════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/2967 @user-138 "here's how to get caught. don't... don't do the things in these books. also, uh... don't do the things that AREN'T in these books, wink" ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════────────────────────┴───────────┘ ═════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/1743 @user-217 red flower in the sky ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ 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/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/5970 oh they were right there next to my lightbulbs. always keep a fitted sheet near where you keep your clothes. never know when it'll be useful. well, I found a skirt instead. too bad the chair's still wet, I'll have to sorta kneel like it's a small stool. actually I can get half a butt-cheek on it, it's cool I'll just lay on my side. I kinda wanna watch adventure time?? how weird. pay attention to me says the dramatic. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─┴───────────┘ ════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/3759 I can't get into a game with swords like this, I'm sorry, those aren't swords they're stat sticks... ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ 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/351 ┌──────────────────────┐ │ CW: us-politics │ └──────────────────────┘ @user-252 kinda makes me think we need another layer between state and federal. or would three be too many? four if you count local, which frankly suffers from the same problem. I mean, how many people go to city council meetings? how many city council meetings actually matter? Idk never been /shrug ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧══════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────┴───────────┘ ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/3148 ┌───────────────────────┐ │ CW: cursing-mentioned │ └───────────────────────┘ A big reason why I hate Java is because I write terrible Java that would constantly need to be refactored. Even though it's faster and better, nobody would understand it, so it would need to be rewritten. Fucking great, that's why I don't write Java. Fucking Java. [Java is the main language used in her university studies. The ones she's currently failing out of.] ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────┴───────────┘ ════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/186 ┌──────────────────────────────────┐ │ CW: sarcasm-climate-supply-lines │ └──────────────────────────────────┘ @user-165 mmmm I dunno, those statistics don't seem related because my job depends on them being disbelieved. surely the science is wrong, and not my feelings! I mean have we really counted EVERY wildlife? maybe there was a chicken or a... nother animal hiding under a leaf or something that we missed. It's not like they pay taxes, so do we really need to keep them around? All the other stats seem to be great - numbers on a graph going up and to the right is good! It's just the price of industry. Let's add a few more zeroes onto the end and see how much money we can make off of those poor suckers in other countries slaving away in sweatshops making stuff that ends up being thrown away... onto a boat that drops it off in the same country that made it. Surely this is the least insane way to organize our highly advanced future society of 2023! ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────┴───────────┘ ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/4682 Ugh. This outfit is sooooo preschool. Oh well, it'll have to do. "girl it's so cute what are you talking about" oh, y'know, internalized repression I guess. Do you think the tanktop on top of a longsleeved shirt is too much? How about the skirt over sweatpants? Is the bow in my hair too cute for you? "who are you talking to I already said I was all about it" ... the mirror. Trying to psyche myself up. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════────────────┴───────────┘ ═════════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/3832 I got SSH working!!! ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧══════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────┴───────────┘ ╔═════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────────┐ ║ -> file: fediverse/2558 │ ║ │ ║ ┌──────────────────────┐ │ ║ │ CW: pol │ │ ║ └──────────────────────┘ │ ║ │ ║ │ ║ if you happen to glance out your window and see like, 40 trans or punks outside │ ║ depending on where you are you're likely to say hi or open fire. │ ║ │ ║ like, just the impact of such an intense visual for some of the more restful │ ║ parts of society might trigger the kind of reaction that someone who's woken up │ ║ by a scary dream, bolt of lightning, or like, forcible police arrest in the │ ║ middle of the night type of thing might display. │ ║ │ ║ like, they'd probably have an instinctual defensive reaction because, like, what │ ║ else are you gonna do the tiger's literally here to eat your pinky toes and your │ ║ kid's toes too │ ║ │ ║ so, keep that in mind. maybe send the fit nurse who's friendly and good with │ ║ talking to people. or like, a schoolteacher who's kind of un-hatable. │ ║ │ ║ diplomacy is important! but also, like... know your audience, right? like if │ ║ you're in the third reich, you probably want to show strength. or, like, avoid │ ║ that part of town, and save it for your allies-in-training to handle. use your │ ║ best judgement. meet in middle. │ ╠═════════╗ ┌───────────┤ ║ similar ║ chronological │ different │ ╚═════════╩══════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────┴───────────┘ ════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────── -> file: fediverse/5830 @user-1429 try a different audience instead of deleting ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════──┴───────────┘ ╔════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────────────────┐ ║ -> file: fediverse/301 │ ║ │ ║ If I ever own a set of weights I'm taping over the numbers and storing them in a │ ║ random order. I don't own a scale because nothing I do is precise enough to │ ║ measure in weight. Except my cat, of course, but I can tell when she's gained │ ║ weight. I cook for myself almost every day, and I never follow a recipe. Each │ ║ dish is different, because I like improvising with ingredients. Like a venture │ ║ to create a desired taste, different components will have different effects when │ ║ cooked in a certain order with certain actions taken to them for a certain │ ║ period of time under certain conditions and ugh it's just too much. I prefer to │ ║ pick a base, pick some vegetables, then pick a seasoning. Cook the base, sautee │ ║ the vegetables, and add the seasoning - bam, delicious meal. I'm not much of a │ ║ planner, more of a... problem solver. Someone who's sorta been latent. I wish I │ ║ could be a consultant. someone who works like, 10 days per month. I think that'd │ ║ be my most adapted schedule - every day would be either a weekend or friday! │ ╠═════════╗ ┌───────────┤ ║ similar ║ chronological │ different │ ╚═════════╩═════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────┴───────────┘ ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/4453 ┌──────────────────────────────┐ │ CW: local-politics-mentioned │ └──────────────────────────────┘ before we have convoys and checkpoints, we need a census. before a census, we need to spend time in the park. before the park, we need an election - an inciteful event which inspires people to seek common ground. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ 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/4387 ┌───────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ CW: politics-mentioned-violence-mentioned │ └───────────────────────────────────────────┘ "do you hear the people sing" is not the vibe of revolution in modern times. For us it is a message of kindness, that we might deliver us from the dark. People singing are easy marks. Don't turn your phone on at night. Fucking turn it off. Don't do barricades, don't do broken windows. We need the city in working order. We are no longer protesting, we are seizing control. We will guide us, trust in the reasonable and heartfelt. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────┴───────────┘ ═════════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/3899 ┌───────────────────────────────────┐ │ CW: food-mentioned-factorio-lines │ └───────────────────────────────────┘ I like Lindt Lindor truffles from Costco because they seem fancy, but they're really not. They're just a chocolate shell with a hole in it that is filled with a softer chocolate and then capped. Easy peasy. Can be made in a factory. But still feel fancy somehow - perhaps because of the marketing? Or maybe the decadence. anyway they're cheap because they're made in a factory, as all things should be it's like Factorio - if you don't have a production line set up for a certain type of good, then you are not manufacturing that type of good, and it is not available. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧══════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────┴───────────┘ ══════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/2825 ┌──────────────────────┐ │ CW: politics │ └──────────────────────┘ ideas for how to better communicate with voters: when signing up to join a political party, and at any time there-after, you may choose your top 10 issues (ranked choice voting, of course, so no vote is wasted) then, they can see exactly what their voters care about. this is the computer age. We can process massive amounts of data and we're using it to make NFTs and blockchain nonsense. We could learn SO MUCH ABOUT EACH OTHER. enter, google, with a big wad of cash hey how about you stay outta our business yeah? ......... okay fine BUT ONLY if you keep bribing us for eternity. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ 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/4002 "oh, yeah, I guess, but that was soooo 3 months ago" (actually happened 1.5 months ago) ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════════────────────────┴───────────┘ ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/4058 @user-883 That's a good point! I didn't realize that. I figured there was an option for LAN connections? If so, you can create a virtual LAN using Hamachi or something. Does Hamachi still exist? ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════════────────────────┴───────────┘ ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────── -> file: fediverse/6261 the means of production include AI [in liberation of] ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╧───────────┘ ════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/3515 in addition to being an aesthetic, "witch" is not an aesthetic ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────┴───────────┘ ═════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/1473 @user-883 yeah uhhhh the one you helped me setup. The error is just "connection refused" because it "could not write header for output file" because of incorrect input parameters, but I don't think I changed anything since we used it a couple weeks ago. Have you seen any errors like that? ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧══════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────┴───────────┘ ════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────────────── -> file: messages/239 Each of my previous jobs I left because my friends did. I quit of a broken heart. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ 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/4668 @user-1725 ... you've never worked at a place like Microsoft or Amazon. They are massive. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════────────────┴───────────┘ ═══════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/972 for those who live forever in our transhumanist reality, I wonder what's next beyond transgender transition? transcendence of social norms is a skill, not a habit. Queer is a rejection of normalcy, something that is actively done. What's more normal than never having any fun? Clearly "normal" isn't built for the human condition, clearly "normalcy" is shallow and been done. considering the amount of people who are really into some culture like "anime-cons" or "baseball watcher" or "golfer" or "other such hobbys like fishing or guns" ... normal never existed, it's just a collection of personalities (developed throughout the history of humanity) that collectively seem to be fun. "if transitioning is to gender as blossoming is to [the concept of] flowers, then what is the concept of global warming to the earth we stand on?" I'm kind of a witch. I'm not really femme, so I don't feel right calling myself one of them, but I'm something of the sort. I use "she/her" pronouns because they reflect my softness of c ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────┴───────────┘ ════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────── -> file: fediverse/5271 the true calling of an actor is to perform whatever the spirit wills you to be. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────┴───────────┘ ═════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/1958 I can't believe I didn't go. What's wrong with me. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧══════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────┴───────────┘ ════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/1681 @user-1061 Oh, it just refreshes the page. At least, that's what it's supposed to do. Here's the code:Refresh Page (click me every time you visit) Honestly I'm only 90% sure it actually works. I mostly put it there for people on mobile sites who wanted to be absolutely sure there wasn't anything new, because Neocities sometimes uses a cached version on your local machine and when I'm busy updating things sometimes people can be like "omg dead links? this suxxx" and then tab away and never come back which is... fine I guess ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────┴───────────┘ ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/4221 @user-1582 🌀 :ms_confused: 🥴 🙃 😎 😋 🥰 ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ 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: fediverse/4251 @user-192 is it weird that I pictured a can of diced tomatoes from Costco sitting in a salad? strained of course juicy dressing 🥴 [self indulgent writing, apologies] ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────┴───────────┘ ═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────── -> file: fediverse/5573 I believe most highly motivated people have a good community working towards the same goals. A community can multiply your motivation while people working alone run out of steam easily. https://alanwu.xyz/posts/community/ ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧══════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────┴───────────┘ ════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/237 ┌───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ CW: video-games-climate-change-not-pol-at-all-nope-nothin-to-see-here │ └───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ all games lie to you when they ask you to believe their world is real all media lies to you in order to share information sharing is caring and all media is propaganda you are not immune to propaganda you believe the worlds in your media more than the one on your doorstep friday was the first day the global average temperature was 2c above the norm [source] climate change is both worse and also not as bad as we anticipated. It's not as bad because all we have to do is stop using oil and plant more trees. the technology is there, we discovered it 10,000 years ago. it's worse because perfect is the enemy of good, and we're all perfect. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────┴───────────┘ ═════════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/3894 "Here's the thing. If you go around telling people you're crazy, they'll assume you're JUST crazy." ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧══════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────┴───────────┘ ════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/1056 ┌──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ CW: re: spirituality-god-complex-oops-sorry-said-I-wasn't-going-to-do-that-anymore-in-my-defence-this-is-from-a-while-ago │ └──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ Who do you deign to replace the gods of before? What diversity designs indemnity? What future do you desire, that would liberate you and generate the bright future? The gods are at war, if you haven't been paying attention. Liberalism fights conservatism, this much is not new - but would you believe one is foreign and vain? The gods of your fathers and grandfathers has scarce in common with the gods of their fathers and grandfathers. Thus is the way of colonization, to replace a god is to enslave belief. You must understand this - your prayers reach all who would listen, and who is more attentive than a dying god? Think not of despair, breathe purely in harmony, and trust in the will of the watchers within. [finished] ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ 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/6309 ┌────────────────────────────────────┐ │ CW: traditional-politics-mentioned │ └────────────────────────────────────┘ "Get Out" movie hits differently in "conservative" areas no matter who you vote for ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╧───────────┘ ════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/3603 ┌─────────────────────────────┐ │ CW: re: computers-mentioned │ └─────────────────────────────┘ @user-1573 ooooo I see, yeah I picked one distro and I stuck with it. Void Linux. then my friend wanted me to learn Gentoo, so I did. I use DWM on my Void Linux computer but i3 on my Gentoo one, just to mess with myself and stay on my toes 🤓 ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────┴───────────┘ ══════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/459 You know, you can always ask me what the fuck I'm talking about. I am more than willing to share, and I don't mind taking a moment or three to explain. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════────────────────────────────┴───────────┘ ═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────── -> file: fediverse/5977 apparently you can use network sockets for inter-process communication if you just set the network to your home and the ports that are set to the defaults that people who know what software you use will know to listen on when they've hacked any single device on your network. good thing that data is with the router, right? what if there was a stop before leaving the computer? ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─┴───────────┘ ═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────── -> file: fediverse/5936 updated version ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─┴───────────┘ ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────── -> file: fediverse/5658 do you think the "main menu" in video games is named after the main() function? ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════────┴───────────┘ ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/4463 at this point in time you probably shouldn't be forming NEW online communities unless you're part of an OLD community that just isn't radical enough. And then you should try and MERGE communities into larger, more geographically concentrated ones. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────┴───────────┘ ════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/1712 @user-246 I think you're right, I tend to examine things at their most extreme as practice in identifying my own weaknesses. ^_^ ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────┴───────────┘ ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────── -> file: fediverse/5695 ┌───────────────────────┐ │ CW: sadness-mentioned │ └───────────────────────┘ suffering is decay ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════────┴───────────┘ ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/4872 it's 4,666 pages long. wao ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ 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/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/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/2730 80% of the complexity in modern computing is from the graphics stack. the other 20% is from networks. the last 40% is in avoiding race conditions with multithreading. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ 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: fediverse/1418 the path to defeating hunger lies not in feeding people, but rather in reducing the prices. I personally believe in FREEdom as an ideal, and why not strive for the ideal? to defeat greed, you must banish inequity. Ah, but people like inequity, or else they wouldn't revere such power. maybe there's no going back. maybe there's no future. is it really such a crime to live in the present? I know who I'd like to be -> someone who prepares the world for posterity. knock-knock, did your doorbell break? or are you still on vacation? How long's it been, weeks? months? are you ever coming back again? it's lonely without you here, I miss you and your neighborly definitions. though I'm sure it's much brighter, wherever you are, so I think I'll stay here and orbit our star. Much calmer for me, and this way I don't have to watch you bleed, so take this as my honest confession. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧══════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────┴───────────┘ ══════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/558 chef is the antiquated term, I prefer "delicioustician" ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════────────────────────────────┴───────────┘ ═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────── -> file: fediverse/5588 did you know that if you actually tried to do magic you might just become good at meditating? ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ 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/403 cursed idea: a compiler that only accepts source-code with exactly 80 characters per line (whitespace counts) ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧══════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────┴───────────┘ ═════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/1969 @user-1117 That guy loves his job ^_^ ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ 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/147 @user-138 oh no you didn't misunderstand me I just didn't have anything more to add sorry I'm from Reddit where you're mostly talking to all the invisible lurkers in the audience rather than to the other actors on the stage. TwiMastodon is a bit of an adjustment ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────┴───────────┘ ════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/1111 @user-217 social media ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────┴───────────┘ ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/4483 instead of reading the room, I try to be the room. I think that's part of being autistic. But it also helps things get going. Whenever I see a subpost that might relate to me, I take it seriously, so feel free to boost things that you know I'll read if you'd like to speak to me. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────┴───────────┘ ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────── -> file: fediverse/6185 @user-1909 what if I wanna ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╧───────────┘ ════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────── -> file: fediverse/6448 hit the broad side of your foe and they'll never know (guy from nausicaa, highest kill count in [his world/the movie]) ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╧═──────────┘ ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/4089 CW'ing for swear words is important so that parents can boost otherwise family friendly content to their own familial instances ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════════────────────────┴───────────┘ ════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/1061 ┌────────────────────────────────┐ │ CW: violence-cursing-mentioned │ └────────────────────────────────┘ Fuck, I wish I was a man. Stupid transgender brain quirks making me feel like I was a girl. Boys can punch things much easier than me. Oh to inject estrogen! How soft mine skin, how delicate my mammaries - and yet fucking hell all I want to do is punch things. Maybe it's just because things deserve to be punched, or maybe it's because I'm listening to Green Day. If it weren't so late I'd make some angsty music or whatever. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────┴───────────┘ ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/3208 @user-1209 Unreal Tournament 2004, hands down, if only for the mods. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ 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/6184 what if... ice-cream for bears ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╧───────────┘ ══───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── -> file: messages/22 ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═────────┴───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┴───────────┘ ═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────── -> file: fediverse/5950 @user-138 wao I'm a cool kid _^ Hmmmm I googled "Network: file exists" and got this link: https://access.redhat.com/solutions/1340713 my understanding of that is that maybe you're creating static routes, and for some reason you're trying to create one that already exists? Maybe there's something in your .bashrc config, if the file appears when you open a terminal, or perhaps if it appears randomly then maybe there's a service or something that's doing it. Did you say it stopped when you swapped sim cards? ... on your phone? that's bizzare... Maybe you were trying to create an ip route (whatever that is) that was pointing to the same ip address as your phone? and when you swapped sims it changed the ip address? If it appears again, maybe try setting static IP addresses for both the phone and the computer in your router settings and see if that fixes it. Though if you've ever seen the error while out and about at like, a coffee shop or library or whatever, then that wouldn't apply since the router is only for home base... ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─┴───────────┘ ══════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────────────── -> file: messages/112 There's a lot of ways to save the world, but only way way to end it - to forsake it. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════────────────────────────────┴───────────┘ ═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/4605 I want to cry and I know why should probably have gotten my estrogen prescription refilled back when it ran out in october ah, well, the queue for planned parenthood is fifty feet high better start stockpiling production capabilities to be deployed when the time is right ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧══════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────┴───────────┘ ══════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/2970 @user-246 sunlight, as a new daybreak dawns? ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════────────────────────┴───────────┘ ═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────── -> file: fediverse/5515 ┌─────────────────────────────┐ │ CW: andor-season-2-spoilers │ └─────────────────────────────┘ all revolutions have a cost. for example, in Andor Season 2 there is a character named Syril Karn. He's part of the first Imperial generation of children (human, at least, some species probably grow fast?) this first generation reflects the good and the bad that the empire could be. There are aspects of good AND bad in Syril. For example, his rigid adherence to truth, justice, and all the other things he holds dear are POTENTIAL good things that the Empire could have instilled within it's culture. Unfortunately, this spirit is lost when he suffers a head injury and dies as part of the Ghorman massacre. Dedra Meero has some good qualities as well, such as her unflinching resolve and unwavering dedication to pursuing her charge. She's a hunter. Cats aren't evil just because they are ambush predators, and neither is she. However, she IS evil because of all the evil things she does. Her character isn't evil, her actions are. She too is spiritually lost as a sacrifice to the Empire. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧══════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────┴───────────┘ ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/3268 I feel like it should be up to the community, to decide if you want to allow pot or marijuana. Not the government, but the people who are present around it. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────┴───────────┘ ═════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/377 @user-95 rocket propelled meme launcher ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧══════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────┴───────────┘ ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/4189 when people are kind to me, I start feeling sad. I don't know why. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────┴───────────┘ ═══════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────────────── -> file: messages/166 What if the boy who cried wolf saw teeth every time ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────┴───────────┘ ════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/3711 ┌──────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ CW: food-mentioned-politics-capitalism-mentioned │ └──────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ what if instead of spending most of our paycheck on rent we spent most of it on food so that our food could be higher quality "but then people will starve because they can't afford food" okay how about we make food free and tax it "but then people will be fed by MY tax dollars and what if I don't want to use the services that the tax dollars are paying for" oh you don't want to eat, do you? or do you just not want THEM to eat? I hope leopards eat your face ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────┴───────────┘ ══════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/2972 @user-855 @user-1407 @user-1408 yeah, they do that on purpose >.> ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════────────────────────┴───────────┘ ════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────── -> file: fediverse/5816 this is the easiest way I know of to make friends ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════──┴───────────┘ ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────── -> file: fediverse/5175 ┌────────────────────────┐ │ CW: politics-mentioned │ └────────────────────────┘ protest sign: "pay my rent so I can fight fascism" (other side) "quit your job so you can fight fascism" ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ 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/4628 user interface tips #18569235: if a user is expected to click the same button multiple times in a row, for example a "next" button in an image gallery, DO NOT move the interface from below their mouse pointer and cause them to move their mouse in order to click it again. please don't : ( ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ 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/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: fediverse/2242 I've been told that being near me would be "bad for their health" haha I wonder why ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════────────────────────┴───────────┘ ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/4731 ┌───────────────────────┐ │ CW: chatGPT-mentioned │ └───────────────────────┘ https://andymasley.substack.com/p/individual-ai-use-is-not-bad-for ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════────────────┴───────────┘ ═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────── -> file: fediverse/5613 "I don't use toothpaste" said the girl whose teeth were naturally pale ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧══════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────┴───────────┘ ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/4441 trust that your allies are working. honor them by doing the same. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────┴───────────┘ ══════───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── -> file: messages/66 https://youtu.be/v9EKV2nSU8w ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ 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/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/3433 @user-1532 I don't know how else to be ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────┴───────────┘ ═══════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────────────── -> file: messages/213 Maybe I'm just woefully arcane? ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────┴───────────┘ |