Rolando

@Rolando@lemmy.world

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Rolando,

This is a lie! You are not in a coma. Whatever you do, do NOT stare into a mirror for more than five seconds!

Rolando,

The right answer is: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unix_time

Rolando,

how about: *berr*

Rolando,

Oh yeah! As in “cucumberring the salad will improve it!”

Rolando,

dam, I was trying to do it but you made me laugh.

Rolando,

you can only focus on about 10 percent of what you actually see in front of you,

I read about this when I was in high school and it freaked me out because I convinced myself that there were Cthulhu-like eldritch abominations inhabiting the spaces I could not see RIGHT IN FRONT OF ME and I couldn’t concentrate on school for the rest of the day.

Rolando,

You should read Blindsight by Peter Watts.

Yeah, when I read that book I was like: this reminds me of that time I freaked out in high school!

I admire the fact that the author put it online for free, and it’s a pretty good book, but it could have been better… Watts could have taken all those ideas about consciousness and humanity and produced something like 1984 or Catch-22 that embodies ideas that might otherwise get lost in abstractions. Unfortunately the ideas all get a little muddled.

Rolando,

Well, this conversation inspired me to finally read The Colonel, which reminded me of how great some of Watts’ ideas could be. Guess I’ll have to get a copy of Echopaxia next.

Rolando,

“Ni!”

Rolando,

Huh? Huh… Huh!

Rolando,

Don’t worry, the overpasses have also been redesigned by AI.

Rolando,

bet Party Cannon is an unironic clown who usually does kid’s shows but someone hired them to play the concert as a prank.

Rolando,

Not really my style, but I admire them for doing a video inspired by Street Fighter II.

Rolando,

It was hilarious, keep doing it that way lel. Also, name the file “made_with_memetic.png”

Rolando,

Learning curve is huge compared to other social media

The sad thing is, is not really that more complicated, it’s just got a bumpy on-ramp. join-lemmy.org is a lot better than it used to be, but it’s still got this anxiety-producing step where you have to select a home server.

Rolando, (edited )

if there was some kind of database or reference for instances and the communities they have, i

well, theres this: browse.feddit.de

edit: also this: lemmyverse.net/communities

Rolando,

fedidb.org/current-events/threadiverse

Rolando,

I think “the good ending” looks something like that.

We aren’t beholden to stockholders, so we don’t need perpetual growth. We aren’t driven by an egomaniacal CEO so we don’t need to be the biggest social network around. We just need to find our equilibrium.

Rolando,

At the time, France was ruled by Emperor Napoleon III who was the nephew of Napoleon I who had fought an early battle nearby: The Battle of the Pyramids. Of course Napoleon III was deposed during the Franco-Prussian War, 6 years after this photo was taken.

Rolando,

FACT: gold is formed in the extreme heat of stars

FACT: Hell is known for its extreme heat

THEREFORE: gold is likely extremely common in Hell. The Devil was offering a worthless prize.

Rolando,

Most folk’ll never lose a toe

But then again, some folk’ll…

Rolando,

Context. This is one of the best things to come out of the 70s.

Rolando,

I have a programming joke but I don’t know if it ends.

Rolando,

It’s not a meme, it’s more like a national anthem.

Rolando,

Daphne looks better like that!

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