humans are very easily tricked into believing words are alive, because we mostly think in language. We build our sense of self out of words.
That’s why no one thinks the image generators have consciousness.
To spend a night grown old
with you, I pray
under the light of so many
new stars
Chiitan's the best, love this for you
So used to TLD being noise in a URL that my brain often skips it, so when, say, someone spreads their name across both, I may walk away saying things in my head silly, like trying to say "ant larva" while holding a rock in your mouth when the name is... antler velvet.
This is a me problem, yes.
Encased with the smell of desire
GOAT by Estée Lauder
Is it getting hormone smells somewhere, uh, more presentable that makes this worth doing or do they just like a juicy face
I also as someone involved with software , product and platform and user design don’t believe in “edge” cases
That’s usually a signal that they are group of people not really thinking about people not like them and getting it excused because the people have no choice
Some days I wish I'd learned of it earlier in life.
My dad loaded the Hubble into a plane.
"the human brain is incredibly adaptable. this man is experiencing a moment of calm but as we speak neurons are already hard at work wiring up a new anxiety: calmness is ignorance of wrongness"
is playing in my head in the sound of a 1930-40s educational video voice
I am would-like-to-give-up tired.
There’s another horrific video circulating on the timeline and this is my regular gentle and loving reminder to *turn off autoplay* on your videos so you can give consent to see these things.
Oops!* All Baddies
* Not oops
(Fuckin hate how predictable this unnecessary stress is.)
"The research suggests that generalizations about human behavior are often flawed because they rely on samples composed largely of White individuals."
The mechanics of each relationship may be different, but I would say an artist is still working whether they're paid by retail, commission, or patron.
"He cites being anti crypto, anti prediction markets and anti gambling as why Democrats are losing young men."
I mean, sure, a lot of young men do want you to fuck them, but I don't think that's how most of them mean it.
Now it's time to make "abolish ICE" the compromise. The nice thing about a floor is that you can raise it!
How about "prosecute ICE goons, restitution for anyone detained by ICE, and a mass citizenship grant for immigrants and refugees in general"?
"I need slides. No, they don't have to be words, my audience is the Sims, it just has to look like they might be words."
"Wilhelm types only the letter 'f' for every git commit message because 'it's the fastest key to press on the keyboard.'"
Letting out my own Wilhelm scream.
where are all these goats coming from and why do they target me specifically
-squints-
mouse is to octopus as mice is to octipice?
looking for a history or comparison of different pseudo-3d techniques for rendering and representing 3d space. wondering what all exists on the spectrum between simple billboards and full polygonal models
You walk into the infinite diner that is the social internet.
A table and booth for every person you can imagine.
With your latest post, turns out you didn't imagine enough.
Video game logic: a potato is an easily acquired resource, therefore you must eat 8 baked potatoes to be full.
Yep. EAP "mental health benefits" also often a trap.
what is this snail simulator
OK, why are you revving to red line in your front yard
yes and thank you for the excuse to share one of my all-time favorite tweets (from @longwall26.bsky.social)
