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I heard stories of people who've fed crows, and been given gifts in return. It sounded charming, so I began doing that.
Then, one night, there was a rapping on my bedroom window. I stumbled up and opened.
A crow flew in and spoke: "They're coming for you. You must flee."
I only just made it out.
even then I think he just set it as just one milestone that might show something promising, something that could be tested for, not the end all be all as proof of perfection
imagine if people treated the Bechdel Test with as much reverence (and ironically it actually being rarer to see pass)
and of course there's the idea that Turing's test says less about advancements in computing and more about the gullibility of the average human
Samar sits at his desk, surrounded by codes and study notes, doing the work that now fills his days. Every so often, he glances at his scrubs hanging on the wall, feeling a quiet sense of nostalgia.
He recently became a surgeon, but chose to spend this year studying biostatistics instead of returning to the hospital. It’s a different kind of focus now. But this is just a pause between his two paths
We make so many decisions in life and that may seem very stressing and overwhelming. I’ve learned that whichever path we choose becomes the right one, because there is always something waiting for us there.
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Sometimes the path with think we need to travel will change as we travel along the path.
There is no right or wrong, it’s the one that you choice that makes you happy.
going to start inventing fake open source alternatives to anything i get invited to so i can avoid having so many accounts
oh, you're inviting me to a zoom call? i only use open-halt which doesn't have half the features zoom does but does crash more consistently
"Does the role really require a woman?"
"No?"
"Or youth?"
"Er... No?"
"Is being royal or nobility a must?"
The dragon hesitated. "It's traditional..."
"We can mention that it's a position traditionally filled by a princess," the HR consultant said, "but we do welcome all applicants."
"Okay."
Content warning: Lewd-ish implications, terrible pun
A raccoon gives his rat boyfriend a piggyback ride while they wander, just moving together.
Traditional pencil drawing for Relaxing Dragon.
It's #fursuitfriday !
First one since the end of Scotiacon, and I am SUFFERING with an awful cocktail of Con Crud & PCD 😷
But it was worth it xD
I am back from #Scotiacon! There were some kind of weird ups and downs for me this time but the highest point by far was performing in the dance competition. It went great and was a huge amount of fun, and I'm not sure I've ever met a more supportive and welcoming community than the Scotiacon dancers. I have zero experience with this sort of thing and was a real push outside my comfort zone, but everybody made it clear that I belonged there with them and it was an amazing experience that I'm really proud to have been able to do!
🧵 @selkiesuits
📷 Ras-B Raccoon
⌚ #FursuitFriday
‘I’m finding it difficult to live up to my morals. How do I know when it’s OK to compromise?’
I strongly suspect there is a voice in most people’s brain asking this question most days.
What was your compromise today?
- waking up and doing a job that contributes little to society
- driving a car
- eating meat / produce with high airmiles
- realising most of your grocery shopping was wrapped in plastic
- bought new clothes made out of polyester
It can feel overwhelming, writes advice columnist Eleanor Gordon-Smith. But ask yourself what sacrifices make the biggest proportionate impact.Eleanor Gordon-Smith (The Guardian)
I’m not trying to make people feel guilty here…we all compromise sometimes.
Sometimes it’s our circumstances - family, finances, health that mean we can’t live up to the moral standard we believe in our hearts we should.
Sometimes we’re tired/lazy
Sometimes we look at our leaders and conclude ‘why am I even bothering?
It’s not unusual for agony aunts to say ‘don’t feel guilty’ - guilt is what keeps their inbox brimming and them in a job.
But doing and making are better uses of your time.
I have been trapped for ages. I grab a door handle; it breaks off. It's chocolate.
"Ahaha!" The mad chocolatier's laugh rasps from hidden speakers. "Everything here is made of chocolate!"
I stop. Everything? I focus on my fears... They manifest as chocolate monsters.
I eat them.
"You're free."
"Oh," the emperor of the galaxy said, "what happened to that monkey world?"
"Our agents infiltrated them some eight thousand years ago."
"Have they taken over the world?"
"Not yet."
The emperor licked a paw and started washing his ears.
"I'll still count it as one of mine," he purred.
I'm not old, exactly.
I've just been doing Old Computer Shit since back when it was New Computer Shit
Something I just heard that is 100% true today.
"The road to hell is paved with convenience"
Meaning Smartphones, digital everything, it's all 100% trackable, logable, and easily manipulated. Things like Digital ID will force people to use a smartphone, and force them to identify with their real names in digital spaces. But beyond that will 100% be used to track every interaction we have in the digital world.
Beyond a doubt, this tech will be used against us. And the only way to stop it is to not accept it.
But that's not what's going to happen. People will choose convenience. People will choose the easier path, even if it's dangerous to them and everyone around them. They'll actively try not to see the downside. Pretend that everyone that worries about it is just "worrying too much" or justify their apathy with the tried and true "I don't do anything wrong, so I don't care if they know what I do".
Smartphones will be the undoing of our society. Not because they themselves are bad, but because we're completely unwilling in any way at all to defend our digital sovereignty. Because we're unwilling in any way to say "No, you don't need access to my private life".
It's already over. The game is lost. And even for those of us that are willing to fight the good fight, because the overwhelming majority of people are not, eventually the systems we rely on to avoid that digital dystopia will fade away.
I won't live long enough to see that final dystopian future. I still live in a world where I can use a simple flip phone, but that world is shrinking by the day.
And before long, no one will remember what it was like before you had to ID with your phone's camera before doing anything online, or to get into your house, or to drive your car, or to get into your work building, or to use social media, or to view adult content on the internet, or to use public transit, or to......
Braeby and his belt, because apparently his belt deserves its own moment. He’s very proud of it.
And honestly, he looks pretty cool with it, even if it’s not holding up any pants.
Drawing for Braeby, took during FC's artists alley but done as homework.
The alien ambassador sidled through the museum in awe.
"You Humans have so much art! Do you have machines to make all paintings, poems, stories and songs?"
"We experimented with that, briefly," the guide said. "But humans are both cheaper and more creative. And, well, we will make art regardless."
so i saw a news headline that said "windows 11 start menu gets update", thought to myself "i wonder how they made it worse" and didn't bother to read the article
this probably says something about the current state of windows
I think they've messed up this world enough, Cryptodawg... Let's take this thing over! #FursuitFriday
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Can I come in and keep warm?
It's so cold here lately.
📸 - @forgifuzzbutt 🥞🌽
#fursuit #fursuitfriday #mascot #cosplay #furry
A gravelly voice spoke from under the mayor's bed.
"I hear you need a monster hunter."
The mayor sat up.
"What? Who?"
"I'm a monster. I hunt. What do you need hunted?"
"Beklo the Ogre, but..."
"I'll bring you its head."
"How..."
"I am a monster under the bed. If it sleeps, I can find it."
You’ve been reading my diary
And a crow shall lead them...
Loved it.