Well, I was already feeling this today. All of this. I'm sorry, my fox friend. Life is quite something.
People want it to be accepted, I think in part to alleviate some of the pain they went through not being accepted by people in their lives for being queer. It's like just wanting people to acknowledge you exist, and that's okay, without judgment. Perhaps a misguided desire for validation.
Nature can be merciless, harsh, and cruel. But humans have the capacity for empathy, kindness, and consideration. They just choose otherwise.
Weird episode of Star Trek, that one.
It has equally to do with ethics. People will use it for something outside their area of "expertise" because that's not a real skill or worth honing. Writers to visualize their ideas. Artists to describe their ideas. It's always the other guy's skills that are replaceable. Undervaluing at its best.
I'm so tired. It's wild. I feel tireder and tireder. I was told I mask well, but I can't keep this up forever. I've seen doctors for it. They're like, "Have you tried sleeping?" O.o Sleep clinic was like "try a dental device" to breath. Doesn't work. So... Grumpy snep. Fun. Glitchy from exhaustion.
I wanted to say deer are friends not food, but I don't know. He looks pretty dessert-coded.
If I could dig up old chats, I'd prove to you that your writing isn't as bad as you think. One doesn't need flowery words to share complex, insightful thoughts or communicate with consideration and care. Your writing is certainly not AI. I will give you that. People who use it to write hurt my soul.
I'm faltering. It's okay. OCD is just overwhelming me. Little by little. Day by day. I feel it whittling away my ability to handle life. I'm trying. Always trying. It's rather hard. Anyone who has OCD, I empathize. It's beyond words or explanation. Desperation. Sadness. But we go on. #OCD
I wasn't sure what your questions were, but someone in chat said you'd just missed his answers to them. Oh, that would've been awesome. I so wish I could've been there. Someday TBL needs to have a mega ruinion-meetup-con thing. Maybe we can get Simon to show even. I'm dreaming now!
It was so much fun! You missed having your question answered, but it's recorded so you can see it. I can't believe how long ago we all met. Where does the time go? "Reach For The Light" is still one of the best songs. It impacts all the more as you grow older. I feel all nostalgic now.
I was going through old files and came across this. @fieldofreeds.bsky.social did this for me back in the day. I can't believe I found it. It's such a blast from the past. Very fitting for the season. Wintry. Merry Christmas early, everyone!
That doesn't factor in "do you want to leave a tip?" even at the drive-thru.
They'll never replace Robin as my favorite cartoon fox.
Ironic, because using analog tech allows for far more functional neural network behavior than the digital variety. But we just brute force it with binary compute.
It is not the technology but the capitalist corporate profit-only driven nature of our economy. Meanwhile, we idealize the past as memory is funny. It was never as good as we remember.
It was tons of fun, even if I did stay up way too late so I could watch your stream! Caffeine. I need more caffeine! Feel better, eh?
I am now a flea courtesy @tartii.com. Thanks so much! Everyone, go give them love!
Me? I really need art like this.
Cats are the best friends we could ever ask for. <3
It is so far from intelligence let alone consciousness, yet people don't understand. It's the difference between being performative and being experiential. Input request, mathematically weighted response, oblivion. No thought or awareness, nor continued existence outside the task.
These "new studies" are rarely peer reviewed, nor do the "journalists" writing about them understand the material, so they tend to parse it like a hallucinating AI. Which tracks, considering now it's probably actually AI.
You aren't though. Pumpkin spice girl autumn. ^.^
No king, no king! La-la, la-la, la la!
I was going through old pics and came across this from years ago by @aspeneyes.bsky.social. Does anyone else remember this? I like the vibe. It fits somehow. Though I still don't know why everyone draws me with black ears. ^.^;; Shout out to the artist. I know this is ancient, but I like it still!
I go to get a piece of several-day-old birthday cake. only to find it has mold on it. :-( That's the crown on things alright. Lame. It was super cheap Walmart cake at that. Meh. And yuck. Ah well. Next year, I buy a bakery cake. *Sigh.*
I need to remember how to undo this so I can move to a new phone soon. I forgot I'd done this a couple years ago. I was trying to secure everything. World we live in. Now I forgot what I did! Thanks for the reminder.
