someone emailed me to ask why I wasn't in the no AI web ring and I just want everyone to be aware that I'm not in any web rings.
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emilynhoward
1 month ago
I don't join them because most of them require adding JavaScript to your page and I am for no earthly good reason an HTML/CSS purist.
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maxcrunch
1 month ago
Yes that was my thought too but I ran out of comments. why are we policing something like that?? I hope people understand that everyone makes websites for different reasons. not everyone is out there joining every club that applies to them - absence of membership means nothing. you can't draw conclusions about that without understanding each individual webmaker
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raise your hand if you often have intense horrific nightmares that linger after you wake and that you jump back into if you try to get back to sleep too quickly so you just end up waking up for the day at 3am
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maxcrunch
1 month ago
or if it's a normal hour where you are you can be in the club but you have to call it something else.
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maxcrunch
1 month ago
actually I like the idea of giving a club different names like that but we're all awake and doing the same stuff at the same time.
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transferns
1 month ago
used to get these bad... luckily my nightmares haven't woken me up as of late, though
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maxcrunch
1 month ago
@cyberneticwanderer at least you get to wear shorts and tank tops, my 2 favorite pieces of clothing!
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looking for gender neutral ways to address your co-workers? here are some ideas: freaks, little babies, peeps, oglers, complex puzzles, humans and non-humans, poopers
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rusty-bytes
1 month ago
https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcTe89cfD1Rz5YYnEyQcHXmzHK9yRaQvF5pVzA&s
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if you're feeling lost during these times and unsure what to do because of whatever reason (unable, no access, too depressed), remember that there are two small things you can do with great impact
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maxcrunch
1 month ago
one is to be a positive presence in the lives of those around you, to brighten their existence and remind individuals constantly that they are worthy
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maxcrunch
1 month ago
two is to continue educating yourself, it never ends. things are always changing and there's always a chance to gain new perspectives and understand those around you and globally
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maxcrunch
1 month ago
a third secret thing is to give yourself grace and know that we all need to rest
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figurea
1 month ago
hopebait in *my* activity feed? exactly what i needed today, thank you good [honorific]
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stoneroad
1 month ago
Wow, I can't tell you how much I needed to hear this today. Thank you from Captain Seawater.
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not to be a millennial but "I can't" is all I can say about the news these days. I just cannot. can we not
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emilynhoward
1 month ago
Ooh, you are reading Track Changes! I did not think I would find anyone else nerdy enough to read that book. I am interested to see what you think of it.
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maxcrunch
1 month ago
@emilynhoward I am not that far into it but so far I totally love it. it's very engaging for such a nerdy topic 🤓
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i love archive.ph because you can use it to read articles without 100 popups. I hate sharing articles with ads! "Here's an interesting thing, including all the annoying things" no thanks, I like my friends too much for that.
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maxcrunch
1 month ago
anyway I will update my site again someday but I'm in full "consume" mode and I'm reading lots of articles using archive.ph instead
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I've been accused of being AI so often because of my writing style that I think I'm just going to embrace the robot. 🤖 sorry everyone I've been AI this whole time.
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maxcrunch
1 month ago
because what I'm not going to do is change how I express myself so that other humans don't think I'm AI. what I'm not going to do is change my voice just because AI exists.
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underwhite
1 month ago
don't worry! those accusers are just dumbasses that are unemployed as hell that can go fuck themselves, block em if you get em. and i think your writing style is unique as hell, so I agree with ya!
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Yeah, I definitely use the internet as a numbing tool so that I can avoid the reality of being me. Lol. Though, I think I like being alone a lot more than most people. I always have something to work on that is not screen related - does that still count as solitude? My guess is that people have always sought ways to avoid true solitude, internet or not. But also, what IS true solitude?
You bring up a good point I didn't address - the difference between cognitive and physical solitude. physically being away from others vs cognitively distancing from other thoughts. to be in true cognitive solitude, you're not reading (screen or paper) or consuming other ideas. I think what I'm talking about in this post is probably leaning more to physical solitude. but now you've got me thinking!
I actually wish it were longer. You just scratched the surface of the depths this conversation can reach.
ohhhhh i wanna chew on this one w my thoughts if not words also......will see
@stoneroad my brain has been percolating more thoughts, I'll definitely do a follow up soon!