micheleann

micheleann, 1 month ago (edited 1 month ago) to fun

Blaise Pascal says “human beings will naturally seek distractions rather than confront their own thoughts in moments of solitude and quiet because those thoughts will eventually lead them to consider unpleasant matters such as their own mortality, the vanity of their endeavors, and the general frailty of the human condition.”

Which of these are you trying to avoid the most?

#fun #poll #existential #blaisepascal

micheleann, 1 month ago to Candy

I had too much sugar today and it's entirely my fault and I was totally aware that it was happening but I still would like some extenuating circumference to blame, please.

#easter #candy #jesus

evan, 1 month ago (edited 1 month ago) to random

Is Socratic irony a good way to engage in conversation?

https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Socratic_irony

#EvanPoll #poll

micheleann, 1 month ago to random

It's kinda a scam that my whole life I've been using "egg dye kits" when it's just literally boiling water, vinegar, and food coloring...

#easter #scam

micheleann, 2 months ago to poetry

When I'm tired of a bug and the console.log starts looking like a poem.

Called buildProperties
a string
Purpose is null
repeatable
true
is Literal boolean
not a string
Repeatable is true
shortDescription
is Literal object
pop array
not a string
Still not a string
.... undefined

#coding #failing #poetry #notlookingforhelp

byte, 2 months ago to random

Series of hot takes because why not:

1. Every golf course must be seedbombed or turned into 15-minutes neighbourhood
2. Being a billionaire must be banned worldwide. You have 1 billion net worth? You go to jail for life 100%
3. Universal basic income also must be implemented worldwide
4. People older than 60 years must be banned from being a politician
5. Hrt must be allowed after 16, anonymously, without parents' knowledge and bullshit tests
6. Cars must be banned in historical city centers
7. You are cute

micheleann, 2 months ago to food

Carb loading. But without any sporting event, or physical activity of any sort, planned.

#pasta #food

micheleann, 2 months ago to random

Nothing more normal than repeatedly muttering "stop being weird" to yourself.

thisismissem, 2 months ago to random

”Do you see someone going there's an opportunity to build a great content moderation company that runs on top of AT Protocol that runs on Bluesky“

Jay Graber: “We already see people starting to do that”

I feel like that if your moderation is purely for-profit, and you charge users to get moderation, then those who can't pay, and are most likely to be harmed by poor moderation, will be left to the wolves?

Like, doesn't for-profit moderation for individual users create a very weird dynamic?

micheleann, 2 months ago to productivity

Getting up and into the office early gives me a great sense of accomplishment. But it's not even in the ballpark of how good hitting snooze and lying in bed another ten minutes feels...

#productivity #adulting #monday

micheleann, 2 months ago to psychology

3 Ways Adults Find ‘Imaginary Companions,’ From A Psychologist

https://www.forbes.com/sites/traversmark/2024/03/21/3-ways-adults-find-imaginary-companions-from-a-psychologist/

#psychology #adulting #fandom #fanfiction

micheleann, 2 months ago to random

https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2024/mar/19/end-of-landlords-surprisingly-simple-solution-to-uk-housing-crisis

micheleann, 2 months ago to productivity

If I could only have 1/10 of the energy / awakeness I feel at 11:45pm each night when trying to go to sleep...

#productivity #sleep

micheleann, 2 months ago to random

I start thinking my French reading skills are getting pretty good and then I go reading half an article thinking they're mentioning wolves in some idiomatic way but actually it's magnifying glass.

#french #readingskills #loup #loupe

carnage4life, 2 months ago to random

The unexpected winners of the AI gold rush are all the user generated content sites like Reddit, Tumblr & Yelp that are selling user data to AI companies to train LLMs.

Everything you’ve ever published online is being used to train AI that will one day come for your job. Ironic.

https://www.theverge.com/2024/3/12/24098728/perplexity-chatbot-yelp-suggestions-data-ai

ColleenDoran, 2 months ago to random

Sales on Neil Gaiman's TROLL BRIDGE were quite robust. We have temporarily sold out and are expecting shipment in a week. THANK YOU. Here's a look at the Russian edition, which is not for sale in my store, but it's cool. And my store is here. https://adistantsoil.com/book-store/

micheleann, 2 months ago to random

When you come across a passage that was meant disparagingly but now just sounds like the congregation of our neighborhood third wave coffee shop:

"In the 1920s, for example, a Wall Street Journal editorial described supporters of the Progressive politician Robert La Follette as "visionaries, ne'er do wells, parlor pinks, reds, hyphenates [Americans with divided allegiance], soft handed agriculturalists and working men who have never seen a shovel."

micheleann, 2 months ago (edited 2 months ago) to random

International Booker long list announced!

https://www.cbc.ca/books/international-booker-prize-reveals-13-book-longlist-2024-prize-jury-chaired-by-eleanor-wachtel-1.7140400

#bookstodon

micheleann, 2 months ago to random

Someone brought up Norman Spinrad and another person asked for Hong Kong tourism advice. 10/10 evening.

enantiomer, 2 months ago to random