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it brings me genuine glee to see a Technology a Connections link replied to a Climate Town link like those are two of my favorite things

Mainly that they adopt popular writing and editing conventions and do them well, so that they’re genuinely captivating in addition to being educational, thus making the info more accessible

That’s the first book I ever encountered with an ending that made me angry.

i wonder how much of the Empathy for Cute Animals but Not Humans effect is due to not many people having bad experiences with cute animals but plenty of bad experiences with humans

I, however, have the unique privilege of having had a sister who owned a deranged rabbit that she let roam the house. I once woke up from a nap to it biting me hard enough to draw blood. That thing was a furry asshole.

What little unrepressed memories of Watership Down I have seem to corroborate that rabbits are surprisingly violent…

I’m mildly fascinated by diprosopus and found ye olde depictione of it on the wikipedia page

couldn’t you argue that’s the meddling sun and not the computer

oh god i’m so sorry guys i would have tried to tidy up a little if i knew you were coming over

11/10

i’d bet it’s entirely possible Samos can yell loud enough to knock an eyeball askew

my body

here’s hoping Peertube becomes remotely usable in the near future 💀

I woke up in the middle of my wisdom teeth surgery so I of all people oughtta know better lol

at that point just give me general anaesthesia and put me in an airline shipping coffin so at least i don’t have to be conscious for the horror show

Is knowledge better if it serves a purpose, like improving your art?

In my opinion knowledge that serves a purpose (improved art, medical science, applied engineering, take your pick) is better than “trivial” knowledge, but even trivia has purpose (it can entertain and inspire) and sometimes converts from trivia to “useful” knowledge when combined with new science and tech. A good example is pure math, here’s a stackechange thread about mathematics areas that were found to have applications well after their discovery, by mostly mathematicians doing math for the sake of math.

Should art serve a purpose? Is beautiful enough, or should it be useful?

If you mean its physical form has a function other than to be perceived by humans for entertainment and inspiration, then sure, why not? But maybe not always. :) Also of note, not all art is necessarily beautiful. I would say a fair bit of “useful” or otherwise multipurpose art is quite ugly. Shock films, muckraking journalism, and hostile architecture come to mind as examples.

I’ve always felt that life’s purpose should be pursuit of knowledge and self expression in roughly equal proportions. So 50% science, 50% art. That’s just what feels right in my brain, I guess.

I think most brains are just going to have their own idea of what life’s purpose should be and most of them will be more or less fine. A majority will have said purposes stifled by the limitations of society and biology, though

• know where the fire extinguisher is and how to use it
• ensure there are adequate and working smoke detectors. also carbon monoxide detectors if there is a risk from clothes dryers, etc.
• keep at least 2 gallons of bottled water per person stored at all times
• keep candles and matches in a location where you can find them in the dark
• keep a fully stocked first aid kit
• know where the nearest emergency room is and how to get there

be safe and well! :)

Seems you’re right, I had it backwards

You know what I always saw them in “related products” banners and assumed they’d be the opposite of what I wanted (compression socks) but I’ll have to give them a search. Cheaper would certainly be nicer haha

no-timeline-breaking mode: Buster Brown 100% cotton socks. they lack elastic and the mental relief I get from not having my ankle nerves ping my brain all day with “SLIGHT PRESSURE! HEY! HEY!!! JUST A REMINDER THAT YOU’RE WEARING SOOOOOOOCKS” is emancipating.

timeline breaking mode: detailed instructions on getting rich with crypto, majoring in computer science instead of biochem, and oh by the way you’re clinically depressed, gay, and a communist just do your best to fast-track self acceptance GOOD LUCK LOL

[meta] this is a well-written comment that makes and argues several points relevant to the post and yet it got more downvotes than upvotes, which imho is some bullshit [/meta]