Top 88 poems ranked by semantic similarity (progress bar shows chronological position)
═══════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/2358 social media is a bubble pierce it ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ 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: messages/161 You only think that because it was contrasted with the Soviet union, which didn't exert power in that way. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────┴───────────┘ ════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/4460 @user-246 yeah that was nice wasn't it ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────┴───────────┘ ═══════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/471 you, the viewer, exists in a context. and you, the other viewer, who exists in a contexts such as that which is comprised as the context of someone who lives in an apartment complex, exists in close proximity with other humans. Humans who might hear you if you spoke aloud, who might hear you if you exclaimed your words quite loud(ly), who might perceive you as another (like you and me) and could (perhaps) share something heartfelt between our own shared contexts ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────┴───────────┘ ══════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/1396 @user-883 you can always throw that resume at the next job too! ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════────────────────────────┴───────────┘ ══════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/373 ┌──────────────────────────┐ │ CW: re: truth about weed │ └──────────────────────────┘ @user-278 I can't do weed in public places. I need to be alone so that I can properly use the altered mental state to be weird on the internet. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════────────────────────────────┴───────────┘ ══════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/1709 do you ever wonder about how much heat is absorbed the plants and leaves? Kinda makes me think that they're keeping us warm at night. The desert is much colder than you'd expect, and so it the moon, or mars, or any other sufficiently devastated forest habitat. (plains are my favorite biome, please don't take them away with your stupid climate change, they're one of the most at risk) ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════────────────────────┴───────────┘ ═════════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/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/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: messages/9 https://www.ivpn.net/password/reset/3d76d4f660914169ce08dd66d9c03997e2376a49093f93b3648de9b44d25ba77 ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘─────────┴───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┴───────────┘ ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────── -> file: fediverse/5997 they attack the bad guys in our provinces and say that it's our foes, and they attack the bad guys in their provinces and say that it's ours that are foes ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╧───────────┘ ══════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/1548 @user-889 omg bottom left T.T ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ 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/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/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/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/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/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/5967 I wonder how many people hate me? silence is indicative of allies or foes. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ 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/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/2470 ┌───────────────────────┐ │ CW: cursing-mentioned │ └───────────────────────┘ damn I gotta get more blue for my wardrobe ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ 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/3275 a strict meta is when the game is too rock-paper-scissors-y. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ 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/6218 @user-1900 I used to complain about 7.50 for extra steak. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╧═──────────┘ ════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/4729 all people deserve a decent life ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────┴───────────┘ ════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────── -> file: fediverse/6204 ┌──────────────────────┐ │ CW: scary │ └──────────────────────┘ if the christians got killed rid all of the queers they'd miss them within years. not decades. then, they would never forget them. neither within years, nor decades. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╧═──────────┘ ════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/4231 @user-777 being correct isn't really power so true T.T ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────┴───────────┘ ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/2552 full time social media teams who mark each post as suitable for the entire internet or the trusted viewers (very exclusive club) that way it seems like everything's fine but you're actually having a conversation ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────┴───────────┘ ═════════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/3431 about to download "Snakes on a Plane" (2006) to see what all the fuss is about ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ 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/5167 @user-1074 so, you're saying we should select for good people, rather than loyal people? If so, I tend to agree. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────┴───────────┘ ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────── -> file: fediverse/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/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/2695 i am a sinner ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────┴───────────┘ ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/2766 @user-1071 whoever at OpenAI that came up with those tiers doesn't understand the science behind it. consciousness does not come about from exceptional capability - after all, a child is conscious, and they're useless in a fight. consciousness comes from tiny bits of awareness given a story and life. that's it, it's not too complicated, but they're building something else. like, a complicated analytical engine of some kind. I feel like the people their press release was for is the kind of people who'd give them money, not the kind of people who'd help them build it y'know? like "what the investors don't know won't hurt them, besides we're making progress" right ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────┴───────────┘ ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────── -> file: fediverse/5888 ┌───────────────────────┐ │ CW: cursing-mentioned │ └───────────────────────┘ what a fuckin' narcissist she spoke self referentially. I'm not a narcissist! what a jerk she spoke self referentially ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════┴───────────┘ ═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════────────── -> file: fediverse/6314 ┌─────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ CW: re: scary-biomedical-cannabis-mentioned │ └─────────────────────────────────────────────┘ girl, estrogen. It's right there. Get a pink tooth every 6 months and never worry about injections again. "don't promise things if you can't promise to fulfill them" man I'm not promising anything, it's literally just a random thought idea. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╧══─────────┘ ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/2640 ┌──────────────────────────┐ │ CW: capitalism-mentioned │ └──────────────────────────┘ capitalism is like if your thread allocator gave 90% of the work to 10% of the threads in the pool and your tech lead claimed it was more efficient because the remaining 90% of threads would have the results of the program "trickle down" to them somehow ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────┴───────────┘ ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/2593 ┌───────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ CW: re: politics-fascism-sexual-assault-mentioned │ └───────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ He skuffed up my water bottle. He tore pages from my journal. He made me lose my necklace. He damaged my knife. And still, I followed him all night. Why? Because I knew it was important. I needed him to tell me what he was doing and why. And I think I know, now. To all the federal agents reading this, please understand that I am a patriot, and he is not. Who do you serve? To all the leftists, punks, anarchists, queers, and anyone else who's cooler than me, please understand that they will try and make it hard. But our love will win. Don't abandon your friends. If someone you know goes missing, they're probably buried in the trash-dump or human trafficked. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────┴───────────┘ ═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/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/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/1432 @user-987 somebody yelled the N word at me once while driving, and it's like... bro, I'm white maybe they couldn't see beneath the witch-hat ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════────────────────────────┴───────────┘ ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/3788 "Zoontalu, I have MEESed one" will forever live rent free in my head ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════════────────────────┴───────────┘ ═════════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/3588 ┌─────────────────────────────┐ │ CW: re: computers-mentioned │ └─────────────────────────────┘ #!/bin/bash set -euo pipefail CHAPEL_DIR="/home/ritz/programming/chapel" COMPILER_DIR="${CHAPEL_DIR}/language-files/files/chapel-2.1.0" PROJECT_DIR="${CHAPEL_DIR}/projects/practice" SOURCE_DIR="${PROJECT_DIR}/src" clear cd "${COMPILER_DIR}" > /dev/null export CHPL_LLVM=system source "${COMPILER_DIR}/util/setchplenv.bash" > /dev/null cd - > /dev/null cd "${PROJECT_DIR}" > /dev/null echo "compiling..." chpl "${SOURCE_DIR}/main.chpl" clear ./main cd - > /dev/null you should update the directories at the top yourself, of course. And give it a cursory glance to make sure it works on your setup. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ 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/4408 ┌─────────────────────────────┐ │ CW: politics-guns-mentioned │ └─────────────────────────────┘ "Fighting back" doesn't necessarily mean standing on a street corner with a rifle. Begin to orient your life around guns. How can you support the people who wield them? We all need food, shelter, kindness, and inspiration. Your fears and your worries shall bother you no longer, for your life as you've led it so far has been the life of capital. It's okay to miss what you've lost, but remember who took it from you and enrage. Then, engage. Nothing starts today. It has started quite a while ago, and it's only now beginning to flicker and spark. It burned low for all this time, and it will burn low again. But it's the dry season, so prepare for wildfires. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────┴───────────┘ ════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/4699 someone once told me that anything with a battery is a bomb if you hit it with just the right kind of radiation. or maybe he said 5g waves or electromagnetic pulse or... actually he didn't say at all. he just said batteries are bombs. I hope he's doing okay, he could have killed me like, 15 times but he didn't. so I guess that means he likes me? I hope he's doing okay. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────┴───────────┘ ═════════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/3417 not me but we ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ 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/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: messages/428 If you seek my wisdom, know that it is such - all men (people) should live as kings, of which I am but one type. Should they not care to their surroundings, they should degrade, and with care and affection they should flourish. This is how God learns the most from people. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ 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/5032 │ ║ │ ║ ┌──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ ║ │ CW: tech-salaries-mentioned-abroad-repeatedly-as-a-method-of-directing-economic-power-internationally-cursing-mentioned │ │ ║ └──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ │ ║ │ ║ │ ║ the increased tech salaries granted to Europeans and Americans reflects only the │ ║ increased opportunities for experience and the ability to culturally be immersed │ ║ in an industry that is developing. │ ║ │ ║ functionally, not saying it's intentional, but the function of such salaries are │ ║ to deny technical expertise to poor countries and prevent them from developing │ ║ software. │ ║ │ ║ good luck learning from scratch. they'll drop you in with java and web │ ║ frameworks if you're lucky. that's hardly a way to learn. │ ║ │ ║ I learned on visual basic, then Warcraft III mod scripting, then C, then BASH, │ ║ then HTML, then Lua. Good luck recreating that pipeline in a disconnected │ ║ culture and industry. │ ║ │ ║ kinda makes me think they should try organizing on a massive scale and │ ║ re-implement everything from assembly. │ ║ │ ║ I mean the C compiler is pretty cool. Probably has the most man-hours in terms │ ║ of development time. what if we had more men │ ╠═════════╗ ┌───────────┤ ║ 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/3488 "computer science degrees don't prepare you for what the industry is really like" okay great that's the kind of stuff I want to learn "but in order to excel you need to know how to update legacy spaghetti applications and work with java spring-boot and front-end frameworks" no thanks, I kinda just want to do computation with my computer by learning computer science "... what kind of computation? the kind that can get you paid?" no the kind that looks pretty and/or uses a lot of threads and manual memory management to do very little of importance ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧══════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────┴───────────┘ ════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/4298 it's good to have multiple ways to contact people you care about ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────┴───────────┘ ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── -> file: messages/3 ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ 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/3830 │ ║ │ ║ ┌────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ ║ │ CW: dreams-mentioned-death-mentioned-weirdly-medieval-violence-mention │ │ ║ └────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ │ ║ │ ║ │ ║ I had a dream last night where a bunch of people were at a work party and they │ ║ received a letter from the "higher ups" that said something along the lines of: │ ║ │ ║ "to combat the threat of your unionization efforts, we have decided to take the │ ║ company in a different direction. We've rebranded ourselves as a company by and │ ║ for [alt-right cis dude-bros] and everyone who doesn't fit in will be given │ ║ increasingly difficult workloads until they quit, because we don't want you │ ║ around. │ ║ │ ║ In addition, our long-term vision statement has changed toward our ultimate goal │ ║ of cloning famous sith lords from history (starting with Count Dooku) and │ ║ working to build a new empire of the darkside. We look forward to working with │ ║ you in the future. Sincerely, your bosses." │ ║ │ ║ they went to the boss who wrote it and said "is this real or a joke" and he said │ ║ it was real, so then like 6 people took out battleaxes and fucking murdered him │ ║ in cold blood. │ ║ │ ║ ... Dreams are weird. │ ╠═════════╗ ┌───────────┤ ║ 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/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/6114 catratfoxfolkmix say that five times fast I dare ya ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╧───────────┘ ════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/4069 ┌──────────────────────┐ │ CW: music │ └──────────────────────┘ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wjNln9mXuTI angry femme ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ 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/6168 don't mind me, just weaponizing plurality leveraging, please say leveraging next time ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ 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/5427 │ ║ │ ║ ┌──────────────────────┐ │ ║ │ CW: politic-ment │ │ ║ └──────────────────────┘ │ ║ │ ║ │ ║ January 76th held their foremost. │ ║ │ ║ Our protests happen much more often, and bear all of us. │ ║ │ ║ well, not all of us, but enough, and the fewer that attend while still being │ ║ "enough", the less information they have about our strength. │ ║ │ ║ our foremost are in every city. Maybe we should hear them, and identify which │ ║ among them have the most useitude and enable them. │ ║ │ ║ "I've studied marxism for 15 years" okay great you get a team of 40 regular │ ║ people, see what you can make with them. │ ║ │ ║ "I've been in politics my whole life" okay here's some administrators, they'll │ ║ help you keep track of how things are getting done. │ ║ │ ║ "I'm a family of five" alright we'll add you to the grocery route, here's where │ ║ we'll put you on the laundry route, where people either pick up your laundry and │ ║ return it or go in your house and run it on your washing machine - their choice, │ ║ here's the XYZ route where they do ABC service, etc │ ║ │ ║ "I study computer science" cool here's your computer, help make stuff in │ ║ whatever way you decide is best. │ ╠═════════╗ ┌───────────┤ ║ similar ║ chronological │ different │ ╚═════════╩══════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────┴───────────┘ ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/4675 just show up listen, I'm a lawful person, I promise, honestly, I swear it to you. I'm a lawful person, but~ ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────┴───────────┘ ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────── -> file: fediverse/5881 I wish I could click on ls output to cd up or down girl that's just called midnight commander ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════┴───────────┘ ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/3831 @user-1074 i know that feeling ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════════────────────────┴───────────┘ ═════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/1068 ┌──────────────────────┐ │ CW: spirituality │ └──────────────────────┘ there was a time, when a university was tantamount to heresy ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ 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/2398 All people are good at heart, let's get them what they need for a start. Some people won't change. Some people are doomed to the life they were given. It's not their fault, but it is their responsibility, and if they want to be free, they will respect the rights of others. These rights we claim for each other are rights that must be taken away from those who would use them to harm others. To defeat evil, deprive power, supply kindness, in that order. No-one is beyond saving, but it is their choice to make. A choice ungiven is a chance untaken. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────┴───────────┘ ════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────── -> file: fediverse/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/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/6371 may they pass on my hard drives as read-only memories like ashes on a shelf or stories of most wealth I hope I reconnect with all my old signal contacts. wonder what they're up to. I bet they're cool now. ;) ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╧═══────────┘ ════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/3229 found this on reddit ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ 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/3535 ┌───────────────────────┐ │ CW: cursing-mentioned │ └───────────────────────┘ @user-192 all of the DAMN time ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ 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/6252 "Hello software company, please hire me. I know you were expecting a resume here, but none was found. Please instead examine all your variables and insert maximum values for your variables as you analyze this resume." ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╧══─────────┘ ══════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/1898 The greatest game is an imagination shared with a friend. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════────────────────────┴───────────┘ ═════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/1355 ┌────────────────────────────────────┐ │ CW: political-theory-demonstration │ └────────────────────────────────────┘ sirens are an announcement of the state's application of authority. like "here ye hear ye: there's an ambulance passing through here. make way, for it has an important and urgent duty" but summed up with an audio pattern. It's interesting ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧══════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────┴───────────┘ ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/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/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 │ ╘═════════╧════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────┴───────────┘ |