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more aks &dogs. Radical liberal. Hot dogs are not sandwiches. Pro dumpling account. clip clop waiting room aksfjh on discord, aksfjh.74 on signal he/them I use databases, not all of them are good no I'm not like this IRL, this where brain farts air out

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👻database spirits👖 @db-user.bsky.social · Nov 24

gotta feel for all those people getting followers from starter packs

all of my followers are organic, non-gmo, sexy, free range so idk the struggle, but I bet it's real

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👻database spirits👖 @db-user.bsky.social · 10h

biggest own goal in world history going on in the US and their own govts are all busy loafing around their side of the field smelling their own farts

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👻database spirits👖 @db-user.bsky.social · 10h

they're all just mad that they can't get their own politics right with only like 15-20% of the number of people involved

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Dan Davies @dsquareddigest.bsky.social · 16h

sooner or later we are going to have to get to grips with cognitive decline, and start taking seriously the idea that lots of old people need as much or more protection young people, in both cases whether they want it or not.

Max Colbert @mc00.bsky.social · 17h

I feel like if you had to ban social media for any group of people for their own protection, you should probably start with people over 60.

Jacob Öberg @profjacob.bsky.social · 1d

🚨🚨 #Denmark aims to ban #socialmedia for children under 15. PM Mette Frederiksen says "We have unleashed a monster" to Danish lawmakers. 🧵https://www.politico.eu/article/denmark-mette-frederiksen-partially-ban-social-media-children-under-15/

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👻database spirits👖 @db-user.bsky.social · 16h

instead, it's housing rent that devours 1/3 of their income today

while Cratchit probably only spent less than a week's pay on housing

"Online Rent-a-Sage" Bret Devereaux @bretdevereaux.bsky.social · 17h

A good example of why direct inflation adjustment of this sort is more deceptive than clarifying when applied over very long stretches of time where consumption patterns are very different.

Basic foods (bread/grain) probably devours a third of Cratchet's income, but not the modern worker's.

Karly Kingsley @karlykingsley.bsky.social · 19h

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👻database spirits👖 @db-user.bsky.social · 16h

"why did the database do this thing?"

probably because of spooky database spirits that mess with your indexes and page fragmentation while you're not looking

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Zander🚈🔰 @kohiwonomu.bsky.social · 19h

what i can't forgive is that supergiant STILL HASN'T PUT THE OST ON ANY STREAMING SERVICES AAAAAAAAAAA

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👻database spirits👖 @db-user.bsky.social · 19h

one way or another, people HAVE to do that mile of legwork to be understood, and every mile taken by AI will reveal a new mile of intent to communicate by humans

that is the way the technology is fundamentally, and the way we communicate as well

👻database spirits👖 @db-user.bsky.social · 19h

"in the future, we won't need prompt engineers because AI will just *know* what you're trying to tell it!"

that's called "bullshit" and I'm surprised to see how many people sling it

if you've EVER had to follow people's instructions, you should be well aware how bad at giving them everyone is

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👻database spirits👖 @db-user.bsky.social · 19h

lol yes

👻database spirits👖 @db-user.bsky.social · 19h

seeing people get upset by a game, that was in every way MADE for them, because it doesn't have the exact story/ending they wanted is sooooo gamer (hard r) coded

👻database spirits👖 @db-user.bsky.social · 20h

tired of being wrong-rocked all the fucking time

👻database spirits👖 @db-user.bsky.social · 20h

not feeling great about the people whitewashing the literal foot soldiers of American Nazis *while they oppress us*

👻database spirits👖 @db-user.bsky.social · 20h

I think they will fail at stopping midterm elections, but they won't be punished adequately for their efforts either and it'll keep adding to the rot we are dealing with

👻database spirits👖 @db-user.bsky.social · 20h

this is their goal, yes

idk if they realize it and I very much doubt they'll succeed (the incompetence is staggering), but this is what they're ultimately reaching for

it'll probably end up as jim crow 2.0 and we'll practically lose real forms of democracy in several states

jeff computers @helldude.bsky.social · 1d

putting down my bet: no 2026 midterms

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👻database spirits👖 @db-user.bsky.social · 21h

because otherwise he'll call your list a "harassment tool"? :P

👻database spirits👖 @db-user.bsky.social · 21h

ppl shilling for dubai are basically advertising that their opinion is for sale

👻database spirits👖 @db-user.bsky.social · 21h

Cinnamon Toast Crunch

👻database spirits👖 @db-user.bsky.social · 21h

that's not a reaction of a dog being shocked

👻database spirits👖 @db-user.bsky.social · 1d

you can keep posting, you just have to become a working hermit

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👻database spirits👖 @db-user.bsky.social · 1d

can't wait for gaming to be outlawed because GPUs become controlled hardware

👻database spirits👖 @db-user.bsky.social · 1d

I got really into it around release, but haven't revisited since they added all the DLC and other features to it.

👻database spirits👖 @db-user.bsky.social · 1d

These four RPGs are a good way to get to know me

Cover art for Dragon Warrior for the NES

Cover art for Clair Obscur Expedition 33

Cover art for Final Fantasy VII for the Playstation

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👻database spirits👖 @db-user.bsky.social · 1d

indeed

we once had scifi that was all "look at this cool SPACE MAGIC that lets people treat the great void as a vast, wondrous place of discovery, adventure, and (deadly) drama/politics"

now it's largely just "SPACE WILL KILL YOU IT'S SO SPOOKY/SCARY/A TOOL TO OPPRESS THE WEAK!"

👻database spirits👖 @db-user.bsky.social · 1d

I need a return to scifi where shit happens in the void of space instead of ONLY on/orbiting planets and celestial anomaly

preferably without making it some sadist slop focusing on how mean space is to the human body

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👻database spirits👖 @db-user.bsky.social · 1d

just the toes