lily
@aedenacycle.bsky.social
23, she/her (transfem)
fka "what", "ironlake", probably some other names in there..
software dev with too much time on her hands
roughly interested in games, game modding, (old) malware
libbed the fuck up (with some very tiny amounts of socdem)
fka "what", "ironlake", probably some other names in there..
software dev with too much time on her hands
roughly interested in games, game modding, (old) malware
libbed the fuck up (with some very tiny amounts of socdem)
(i am my own pot calling the kettle black in this case because i almost land in that category, but i decided for myself to snap out of that belief system and as a result i like to think i'm a little bit less kooky, but.. i never know really)
December 19, 2025 at 8:33 AM
(i am my own pot calling the kettle black in this case because i almost land in that category, but i decided for myself to snap out of that belief system and as a result i like to think i'm a little bit less kooky, but.. i never know really)
the horseshoe kind of gets easily made up of "right wingers who became far-left" on the far left which tends to explain a lot of the kookiness. the belief system which promotes conspiratorial thinking is still there. with an inability to change that it leads to the same things over there
December 19, 2025 at 8:33 AM
the horseshoe kind of gets easily made up of "right wingers who became far-left" on the far left which tends to explain a lot of the kookiness. the belief system which promotes conspiratorial thinking is still there. with an inability to change that it leads to the same things over there
it's also a really important reminder that though the right wing are known for being conspiracy drinking machines that almost can't get their fix, the left wing is just as susceptible to it
really anyone's susceptible to the thinking, what's important is being able to change your belief system
really anyone's susceptible to the thinking, what's important is being able to change your belief system
December 19, 2025 at 8:33 AM
it's also a really important reminder that though the right wing are known for being conspiracy drinking machines that almost can't get their fix, the left wing is just as susceptible to it
really anyone's susceptible to the thinking, what's important is being able to change your belief system
really anyone's susceptible to the thinking, what's important is being able to change your belief system
it's just so nonsensical that it almost becomes kind of funny in a weird grim morbid way. like this isn't some one off fringe thing, there's a worrying amount of people actually buying this shit without even thinking
like if you actually do the research you see how utterly stupid this conspiracy is
like if you actually do the research you see how utterly stupid this conspiracy is
December 19, 2025 at 8:25 AM
it's just so nonsensical that it almost becomes kind of funny in a weird grim morbid way. like this isn't some one off fringe thing, there's a worrying amount of people actually buying this shit without even thinking
like if you actually do the research you see how utterly stupid this conspiracy is
like if you actually do the research you see how utterly stupid this conspiracy is
the fact the heritage foundation explored the individual mandate somehow makes a bill written and introduced by a democratic representative and pushed to signing by democrats (with one R yes in the House with the original version, and NO R yes with the Senate version) a "heritage foundation" plan.
December 19, 2025 at 8:25 AM
the fact the heritage foundation explored the individual mandate somehow makes a bill written and introduced by a democratic representative and pushed to signing by democrats (with one R yes in the House with the original version, and NO R yes with the Senate version) a "heritage foundation" plan.
do i even need to explain why this is the most braindead kind of lack of thought possible? just think. they never thoroughly explored it and canned it (and even though republicans tried again up until the 90s, other republican senators completely shitcanned individual mandates time and time again!!)
December 19, 2025 at 8:25 AM
do i even need to explain why this is the most braindead kind of lack of thought possible? just think. they never thoroughly explored it and canned it (and even though republicans tried again up until the 90s, other republican senators completely shitcanned individual mandates time and time again!!)
okay lmfao i actually did some research and this gets even stupider
the reason this conspiracy even exists is because in the 80s the heritage foundation "concepts of a plan"'d the individual mandate (without ever pushing republican reps/senators into drafting a bill with it included).. which is...
the reason this conspiracy even exists is because in the 80s the heritage foundation "concepts of a plan"'d the individual mandate (without ever pushing republican reps/senators into drafting a bill with it included).. which is...
i think the weirdest left-wing/tankie conspiracy theory ive seen lately is that the ACA was a "heritage foundation plan" that Obama co-opted???
its like some people have fundamentally completely forgotten what compromise is and think everything is a exact good or bad with no in-betweens whatsoever
its like some people have fundamentally completely forgotten what compromise is and think everything is a exact good or bad with no in-betweens whatsoever
December 19, 2025 at 8:25 AM
okay lmfao i actually did some research and this gets even stupider
the reason this conspiracy even exists is because in the 80s the heritage foundation "concepts of a plan"'d the individual mandate (without ever pushing republican reps/senators into drafting a bill with it included).. which is...
the reason this conspiracy even exists is because in the 80s the heritage foundation "concepts of a plan"'d the individual mandate (without ever pushing republican reps/senators into drafting a bill with it included).. which is...
i should also add that even if the discharge petition goes anywhere aca subsidies will be cut off anyways because mike "hasatiny" johnson forced the house into recess until january.. 2026. you can think a little bit about what that means on your own
December 19, 2025 at 1:59 AM
i should also add that even if the discharge petition goes anywhere aca subsidies will be cut off anyways because mike "hasatiny" johnson forced the house into recess until january.. 2026. you can think a little bit about what that means on your own
yeah. she really would have been so right-wing that she would gut tons of government agencies, sens fucking ice into dozens of cities (including most recently the city I live in) to terrorize people, and all the other terrible evil shit trump has done. yeah. definitely.
December 19, 2025 at 1:46 AM
yeah. she really would have been so right-wing that she would gut tons of government agencies, sens fucking ice into dozens of cities (including most recently the city I live in) to terrorize people, and all the other terrible evil shit trump has done. yeah. definitely.
it pisses me off because demanding perfection is WHY we're here. why we're sitting here, waiting until december 31st or republican defectors on the fate of ACA subsidies (of which they'll probably end up expiring more likely than not).
b-but "COPMALA". b-but "moderate right-wing" amirite?
fuck off.
b-but "COPMALA". b-but "moderate right-wing" amirite?
fuck off.
December 19, 2025 at 1:46 AM
it pisses me off because demanding perfection is WHY we're here. why we're sitting here, waiting until december 31st or republican defectors on the fate of ACA subsidies (of which they'll probably end up expiring more likely than not).
b-but "COPMALA". b-but "moderate right-wing" amirite?
fuck off.
b-but "COPMALA". b-but "moderate right-wing" amirite?
fuck off.
blaming democrats for even trying to create a stepping stone to fixing the fucked up healthcare system is just shooting yourselves in the foot. which i imagine is probably the name of the game for tankies and Bernouts but that doesn't make it any less fucking ridiculous
December 19, 2025 at 1:46 AM
blaming democrats for even trying to create a stepping stone to fixing the fucked up healthcare system is just shooting yourselves in the foot. which i imagine is probably the name of the game for tankies and Bernouts but that doesn't make it any less fucking ridiculous
and, as much as i hate to say it, because it should be patently obvious, especially with this months looming deadline for literal ACA subsidies, the blame for almost every healthcare crisis in the last 30 something has been pretty squarely on republicans and/or happened when they were in power.
December 19, 2025 at 1:46 AM
and, as much as i hate to say it, because it should be patently obvious, especially with this months looming deadline for literal ACA subsidies, the blame for almost every healthcare crisis in the last 30 something has been pretty squarely on republicans and/or happened when they were in power.
compromise isn't fun! but it's what you have to do to get what you want. if you hiss and piss around demanding perfection all day every day, everyone will rightfully clock you as bad faith and what you want will be ignored. it's tedious, it takes a long time. but compromising gets you what you want.
December 19, 2025 at 1:46 AM
compromise isn't fun! but it's what you have to do to get what you want. if you hiss and piss around demanding perfection all day every day, everyone will rightfully clock you as bad faith and what you want will be ignored. it's tedious, it takes a long time. but compromising gets you what you want.
i will agree the ACA does suck in a few pretty big areas. but it was compromise. a step towards the "M4A" utopia everyone wants without actually detailing HOW you get there (or saying it's "JUST" that easy, which is a good way to tell if someone has no political experience and is unserious)
December 19, 2025 at 1:46 AM
i will agree the ACA does suck in a few pretty big areas. but it was compromise. a step towards the "M4A" utopia everyone wants without actually detailing HOW you get there (or saying it's "JUST" that easy, which is a good way to tell if someone has no political experience and is unserious)
i think the weirdest left-wing/tankie conspiracy theory ive seen lately is that the ACA was a "heritage foundation plan" that Obama co-opted???
its like some people have fundamentally completely forgotten what compromise is and think everything is a exact good or bad with no in-betweens whatsoever
its like some people have fundamentally completely forgotten what compromise is and think everything is a exact good or bad with no in-betweens whatsoever
December 19, 2025 at 1:46 AM
i think the weirdest left-wing/tankie conspiracy theory ive seen lately is that the ACA was a "heritage foundation plan" that Obama co-opted???
its like some people have fundamentally completely forgotten what compromise is and think everything is a exact good or bad with no in-betweens whatsoever
its like some people have fundamentally completely forgotten what compromise is and think everything is a exact good or bad with no in-betweens whatsoever
mostly because it just being me (mainly) has kind of made things slow, even with over a half decade of research and reverse engineering at this point
but i've had insane impostor syndrome about promoting it because i feel kind of unworthy of doing such a thing.
but i've had insane impostor syndrome about promoting it because i feel kind of unworthy of doing such a thing.
December 13, 2025 at 8:48 AM
mostly because it just being me (mainly) has kind of made things slow, even with over a half decade of research and reverse engineering at this point
but i've had insane impostor syndrome about promoting it because i feel kind of unworthy of doing such a thing.
but i've had insane impostor syndrome about promoting it because i feel kind of unworthy of doing such a thing.
one of the largest things I've wanted to do is promote the SSX decomps (mainly ssxog, because that's the project that has the most information like compiler version, compiler flags, so on, figured out and a few source files have been almost fully matched) to get them out to a wider audience.
December 13, 2025 at 8:48 AM
one of the largest things I've wanted to do is promote the SSX decomps (mainly ssxog, because that's the project that has the most information like compiler version, compiler flags, so on, figured out and a few source files have been almost fully matched) to get them out to a wider audience.
idk if you could even call them video essays, but more longform videos going in depth on things that I've been interested in for a very long time? idk. but i want to do something with the weird corners of information in my brain instead of just hiding it forever
December 13, 2025 at 8:39 AM
idk if you could even call them video essays, but more longform videos going in depth on things that I've been interested in for a very long time? idk. but i want to do something with the weird corners of information in my brain instead of just hiding it forever
obviously there's a time and place for that, but generally when I've felt the want to do such a thing it's because I already cherish it enough to feel like I'm worthy of doing such a thing, not just needlessly getting pissy for no reason
December 13, 2025 at 8:39 AM
obviously there's a time and place for that, but generally when I've felt the want to do such a thing it's because I already cherish it enough to feel like I'm worthy of doing such a thing, not just needlessly getting pissy for no reason
a bit of a "it's been nearly 3 weeks and I've had time to be a bit more levelheaded and think through a bit more" post but basically I would like to make video essays about Things at some point, but I do not want to ever do anything like this person does and make them weirdly overtly negative
this is why i request to be beaten to a pulp if i ever make any content like this, for the crime of even daring to do such a thing; because the dishonesty is built in to the form of content itself. even besides the shitty title I got the undertones of negativity and the title change confirmed it
December 13, 2025 at 8:39 AM
a bit of a "it's been nearly 3 weeks and I've had time to be a bit more levelheaded and think through a bit more" post but basically I would like to make video essays about Things at some point, but I do not want to ever do anything like this person does and make them weirdly overtly negative
because that's not my style. to me it doesn't particularly matter what language i do something in (as long as it fits the hand so to speak), and i'm not going to pester someone else about the language they chose for their thing. if it's cool it's cool
November 30, 2025 at 2:32 PM
because that's not my style. to me it doesn't particularly matter what language i do something in (as long as it fits the hand so to speak), and i'm not going to pester someone else about the language they chose for their thing. if it's cool it's cool
sometimes when i stumble back on c-hackers or rustaceans i start to wonder if programming talk on social media has fully metastasized into "let's just language war all day instead of doing and talking about cool shit" and it just tires me. which is kind of why i rarely talk about programming shit
November 30, 2025 at 2:32 PM
sometimes when i stumble back on c-hackers or rustaceans i start to wonder if programming talk on social media has fully metastasized into "let's just language war all day instead of doing and talking about cool shit" and it just tires me. which is kind of why i rarely talk about programming shit
sorry but I don't find that fun. what i DO find fun is working on projects without having to worry about things like that constantly. does that make me crazy? idk but with how some people are i kind of start to think I am sometimes
November 30, 2025 at 2:16 PM
sorry but I don't find that fun. what i DO find fun is working on projects without having to worry about things like that constantly. does that make me crazy? idk but with how some people are i kind of start to think I am sometimes
oh. also i'll be happy to not spend 50 years and a grey beard on reinventing and dragging around basic data structures with a standard library that makes the windows minesweeper game look like a safe, enjoyable experience for your family by comparison
November 30, 2025 at 2:16 PM
oh. also i'll be happy to not spend 50 years and a grey beard on reinventing and dragging around basic data structures with a standard library that makes the windows minesweeper game look like a safe, enjoyable experience for your family by comparison
if you're one of those obnoxious people who goes "DURRRR C++ NOT CLEAN C++ HAS SUCKS" you can go and fuck right off because in this house we have nuance. and my nuance is "the c++ standards body kind of sucks sometimes but all things considered when they lock in and do good they do Damn Good"
November 30, 2025 at 2:16 PM
if you're one of those obnoxious people who goes "DURRRR C++ NOT CLEAN C++ HAS SUCKS" you can go and fuck right off because in this house we have nuance. and my nuance is "the c++ standards body kind of sucks sometimes but all things considered when they lock in and do good they do Damn Good"