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@soychronicprocrastinator
Never underestimate my ability to look for the Christian themes in any story, book, movie, show, anything.
It's very obviously not a Christian story? Too bad. I'll find the themes anyway.
I am unstoppable. Try me.
A story with any truth in it is Christian by its nature because Christ is the way, the truth, and the life
we love truth and beauty, but when was the last time you hyped up goodness? when was the last time you rejoiced over something good? when was the last time you were the good thing that happened to another person? what if you were the good thing that happened to another person? what then?
every morning i wake up and make the worst possible time management decisions anyone has ever made
Which of these magic items would you rather have:
1) Shoes that allow you to reach your destination twice as fast as normal, but without appearing to anyone who looks to be moving faster than normal. Only works for walking trips.
2) A medallion that allows you to instantly teleport anywhere in the universe exactly once.
Pick one:
Shoes
Medallion
Would you rather have:
1) A cool million
2) A coin purse that always contains enough money in quarters to buy the thing you are trying to buy in cash, up to $10. If you try to purchase items for resale in this manner it does not work.
Pick one:
$1 Million
Coin Purse
Would you rather have:
1) A hoodie that makes you feel like you're at a comfortable temperature at all times no matter what the actual temperature is, but has no bearing on actual physical effects beyond regular hoodie properties
2) A ring that makes you immune to ill effects from cold and heat, but you can still feel it
Pick one:
Hoodie
Ring
Would you rather have:
1) Earbuds of mind reading: know when anyone nearby is thinking about you and the general vibe of their thoughts, though not exact words.
2) Glasses of malicious telepathy: Put a one-sentence thought into the mind of anyone you can see. They do not know how it got there.
Pick one:
Earbuds
Glasses
After 13 years of this, it's still funny to me that detailing a full mental breakdown on tumblr is standard fare, but posting a nice selfie is a fraught decision.
this is the correct way around and every other social media site is wrong
English used to have the formal you and intimate/informal thou distinction and now its new form is the formal you and intimate/informal u and I think that’s very beautiful and also economical of us.
something about love makes you look at things differently. the really important part of this is that any love will work. if you love blue you will see it everywhere. if you love soft things you will note the cat and the thread count and the moss. you will find your best friend in ugly greeting cards and haunted dolls and terrible fanfics and since they remind you of her they will be beautiful.
so you will love the world differently for having loved someone else. you will love a certain cereal or pokemon because of your brother. you will hear your favorite band's song playing in a random store and the love of it will make the whole world a little more golden. you will read a poem so many times the words become their own creatures. you will find you cannot listen to certain music without thinking of your favorite show.
this velveteen rabbit transformation occurs. the love does not stop, it echoes.
Is this part important to the plot?
No, but it is important to me.
Which is the only important thing anyways 🤣
a quick “why is my life so bad” checklist
how’s your sleep schedule
have you eaten or drank anything besides sugar and caffeine
how long have you been sitting in one spot
have you gone out in public recently
have you taken a shower/brushed your teeth/groomed yourself properly
have you spent time doing an activity that doesn’t involve a screen
etc
i myself needed to be reminded of this today. the freedom of summer also means the risk of falling back into bad habits if i'm not mindful
Adding on-
Does your space invite joy?
When was the last time you spoke to a friend?
When was the last time you saw the sun?
"this is my comfort character!" and they actively cause discomfort for everyone they interact with
what a beautiful day to not be in high school
This is the like those “remember to be grateful you don’t have a sore throat right now” posts. It IS a beautiful day to not be in high school! Thank you!
They’ve found the cause of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome. Babies who die of SIDS have a significantly lower level of an enzyme, the purpose of which is to rouse the baby from sleep if necessary (such as the baby stops breathing). This is extremely huge science and medicine news. There is a biological reason. It’s not random.
Previously, parents were told SIDS could be prevented if they took proper precautions: laying babies on their backs, not letting them overheat and keeping all toys and blankets out of the crib were a few of the most important preventative steps. So, when SIDS still occurred, parents were left with immense guilt, wondering if they could have prevented their baby’s death.
Dr. Carmel Harrington, the lead researcher for the study, was one of these parents. Her son unexpectedly and suddenly died as an infant 29 years ago. (...) Harrington explained what she was told about the cause of her child’s death.
"Nobody could tell me. They just said it's a tragedy. But it was a tragedy that didn't sit well with my scientific brain.”
Since then, she’s worked to find the cause of SIDS, both for herself and for the medical community as a whole. She went on to explain why this discovery is so important for parents whose babies suffered from SIDS.
"These families can now live with the knowledge that this was not their fault," she said.
(...) As the cause is now known, researchers can turn their attention to a solution. In the next few years, those in the medical community who have studied SIDS will likely work on a screening test to identify babies who are at risk for SIDS and hopefully prevent it altogether.
(nods sagely) (nods basily) (nods rosemarily) (nods saltly) (nods star anisely)
I'm Curious... Favorite Psycho?
JinYeong
Zero
Athelas
You expect Miette to CHOOSE!?
I don't go here/results
Okay. Now I have a conjecture...
If you had a favorite Psycho, who is your second favorite?
JinYeong (Favorite Athelas)
JinYeong (Favorite Zero)
Zero (Favorite Athelas)
Zero (Favorite JinYeong)
Athelas (Favorite JinYeong)
Athelas (Favorite Zero)
Once again? Making Miette CHOOSE!?
Don't go here/results
you know how when you go to a concert or show of some sort and the person on stage is like “HOW’S EVERYONE DOING TONIGHT?!?!?!?!” and the audience cheers back? why? you’re not answering the question, you’re just yelling. imagine if we did that in daily conversation. “hey jeff, how are ya?” and jeff just starts screaming and clapping in your face
"If one has not read the newspapers for some months & then reads them all together, one sees, as one never saw before, how much time is wasted with this kind of literature."
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, Maxims and Reflections
He is not saying every report is worthless. He is saying the form itself devours attention. It creates the illusion of importance because it arrives constantly. Once you step back, the fraud becomes obvious. A lot of what looked necessary turns out to have been mental clutter.
So do not confuse constant information with real understanding. Do not confuse urgency with importance. And do not let the passing noise of the age colonize your inner life.
alright I've got to do some quick math to explain attitudes towards AI to my boss.
we're looking to create an AI policy, and when we were talking about this, my boss (older millennial) was genuinely shocked to hear that younger people do not (seem) to view AI positively (a la the recent commencement speakers being booed)
please rb for larger sample size!
Question 1/3
What is your age, and do you feel AI is a net positive or net negative in our lives today?
under 18, AI is a net positive
under 18, AI is a net negative
18-29, AI is a net positive
18-29, AI is a net negative
30-45, AI is a net positive
30-45, AI is a net negative
46-60, AI is a net positive
46-60, AI is a net negative
over 60, AI is a net postive
over 60, AI is a net negative
Question 2/3
How often do you visit or interact with museums/archives (whether in person or online)?
Frequently (multiple times per month)
Often (multiple times per year)
Occasionally (a couple times per year)
Rarely (once every couple of years)
Never :(
Question 3/3
If you saw a museum was using AI in exhibits, marketing, research, etc., would you be more or less inclined to visit that museum?
under 18, more inclined
under 18, less inclined
18-29, more inclined
18-29, less inclined
30-45, more inclined
30-45, less inclined
46-60, more inclined
46-60, less inclined
over 60, more inclined
over 60, less inclined
Thank you for helping with this data collection. Please rb for as big a sample as possible!
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