@campegg Comparatively safe and inexpensive travel is one of the greatest perks of civilization. I rank it up there with education as a key to freedom. Mostly cuz I believe people learn from it and it promises different futures. Being stuck is the worst.

@matti “...uh, let me see...yeah, just regular salty...”

@chiasm It is sad to hear of an artist‘s passing. I wouldn't have guessed suicide, if that is what it turns out to be. I have a hard time parsing that course of action, especially if they are younger than I am. Why I react that way? I can find no coherent reasons, just fantasies about the power of retroactive optimism.

@hollie UAS (unexpected aerial stumpers) are a real phenomena. We‘re appraising local pilots of this data. Really tiny airplane staff all across the living room floor say thanks.

@moonmehta @jabel @avjay Yes. Many many yesses!

@timapple just excellent. this is something  gets right, so long as the os has enough room, the hardware delivers.

@baldur “This parrot wouldn’t ‘foom!’ if you put 20,000 volts through ‘em!”

That central feeling of apathy and revulsion, which many share in reaction to the Extreme Mediocrity which ai trends portend, is certainly what I feel when I contemplate being at the mercy of faceless utterances from non-persons. It all seems a software version of Vogons (from Adam’s HHG2G) more or less.

@jack Well, they say the first step is to admit it to yourself, and then to a prosthetic Yorick with better sunglasses but no ears. Why they say it? That I don't know. ❤︎

@pudding yeah, got that. nice. line is expressive and yours fits the subject well. nur weiter!

heya! @pudding glad you’re here. i like the pencil(?) lines and the star talk. ★ ❤︎