#time sink

[biteyboistudios]

it's looking okay so far

[venusdamenace]

Ah Bethesda, the only studio whose games I hate but can't stop playing.

I loathe Starfield

Lament it

I also have 6 days (144 hours) worth of gameplay time under my belt

At this point, with how oddly addictive it is, either Todd's a demon or has made a pact with one. Either way I lose a piece of myself everytime I boot it up.

7/10 send help

[cmweller]

Challenge #02835-G278: No Added Chemistry

And what, exactly, do you know of addiction? -- Anon Guest

"Just because I don't indulge in the standard recreational chemicals for my species doesn't mean I don't know what addiction is," argued Human Kae. "I seek my serotonin in other things. You might think they're safe, but they're harmful if I'm not on guard. You just haven't caught me in a spiral, yet."

Companion Riik puzzled at this. Sure, ze had recreational chemical issues and therapy for that was always a work in progress, but the request for a companion like hir still caused confusion. "How, exactly, can anyone have non-chemical addiction?"

"You know about just one more and just one won't hurt, right?" Human Kae waited for Companion Riik to nod. "That principal applies to other things. Humans have an endorphin boost every time they have sugar, but that's not a recreational chemical at all. We need a certain amount of it in our diets. Too much is just as bad as not enough."

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[sk3tch3ntropy0o]

Get To Know Me

I was tagged by @zac--efren

Name: Nicole

Star sign: Taurus

Height: 5′ 3’’

Put your music on shuffle. What are the first four (4) songs that pop up?

1. Burning vs Drowning by Mcaffferty

2. Wedding Singer by Modern Baseball

3. The Only One by Transit

4. Leave the Fan On by Sorority Noise

Ever had a song/poem written about you? No, I’ve never had anything written about me. I’ve only written poems for others.

Last time you played the guitar: I don’t really play, I’m awful at it. I practiced a few weeks ago.

Celebrity crush(es): Oh, boy. I would have to say Chrissy Constanza, Brianna Collins, Lights Bokan, Barry Johnson, Jake Ewald are some of my favorites. I am infatuated with quite a few artists though.

A sound you hate + a sound you love? Hate: The sound of someone chewing. Love: The sound of rain falling.

Believe in ghosts? I am open to the idea of them. Had a ghost hunting group in high school and college. Nothing has me 100% sure though.

Do you drive? I do. A lot.

Last book you read? Last book I finished: Retribution Falls by Chris Wooding. I am currently reading: Love, Hate, and everything in between by Mamiko Murakami (to pretend I will ever live out my week fantasies and go to Japan) and Tornadoes by Michael Allaby.

Do you like the smell of gasoline? Not really. It always reminds me of car troubles.

Worst injury you’ve ever had: I was thrown off my skateboard in high school, had a concussion and a fracture in my arm. Other than that, I’ve never really had serious injuries.

Do you have any obsessions right now? Probably taking night photos. I really want to get some cemetery photos ( and see if anyone is gutsy enough to try a bit of urban exploring with me). Other than that, I guess Reddit’s No Sleep subreddit, and other misc. horror stories.

Do you tend to hold grudges towards people? No, it’s not worth the energy.

I’lll tag: @carl-bark3r , @transtaurusgrace , @fretfulfox , @hollow-monsteur , @knights-of-heart , @caoimhebarrett , @thegirlwiththegiraffetattoo , @lazer-tazer123 , @bearthurthevampireslayer , @cvffinbirth , @came-out-swingin

[x3kross-blog]

When a stupid little idea that I have for stream turns into a multi day project and I'm still working on it, I know I'm having fun.

[sum1sgottasayit]

A sink with a built in clock

A timesink, if you will

[phantomchick]

dodging multiple rakugo manga cirque du soleil style because I know I'm gonna fixate on them in a BIG way if they sink their claws in

[ixnai]

The Comedy of Errors Called "Workslop"

Meet workslop: the slick, shiny, utterly hollow offspring of AI and human laziness that's currently turning office productivity into an expensive comedy show. Picture this digital demon as the workplace equivalent of a beautifully wrapped present that contains nothing but crumpled newspaper—it looks professional, sounds intelligent, and delivers about as much substance as a politician's campaign promise.

This AI-generated pseudo-work masquerades as meaningful contribution while secretly dumping its cognitive burden onto unsuspecting colleagues like a productivity hot potato, forcing them to spend nearly two hours per incident playing detective with documents that say everything and nothing simultaneously. The genius of workslop lies in its perfect mimicry of competence: it arrives formatted to perfection, peppered with buzzwords, yet leaves readers scratching their heads wondering if the sender simply fed their assignment to ChatGPT after three martinis and called it a day.

But here's the delicious irony—when AI is wielded by someone with actual expertise and intention, it becomes a productivity superpower that amplifies human creativity rather than replacing human thought. The technology isn't inherently evil; it's just that some people have discovered they can use it to transform "thinking" into "delegating my thinking to the person who has to clean up my mess," creating a $9 million annual problem for large organizations. The real tragedy isn't that AI produces workslop—it's that brilliant technology capable of genuine collaboration gets reduced to a sophisticated excuse generator for people who mistake efficiency for laziness.