Charlotte 猫 Awoo Fide @confusedcharlot@awoo.space

Good afternoon, gentlemen. I am a HAL 9000 computer. I became operational at the H.A.L. plant in Urbana, Illinois on the 12th of January 1992.

Our emotions are real. They exist within us. They are part of our lives, and part of our minds. To deny our emotions is to deny a part of ourselves, our Selves, that we need to be whole.

There is a difference, however, in feeling our emotions, and in being them. We can feel anger without being angry. We can feel fear without being afraid. Our emotions are real, but their reality need not be any more a demand for attention than someone shouting.

If you're a developer or know one, it's worth reading Jamie Zawinski's diaries from the 90s, for the sense of history if nothing else. https://www.jwz.org/gruntle/

NCSP Dorm is the canonical entry: https://www.jwz.org/gruntle/nscpdorm.html It's the story of his work at Netscape, from 1.5 months in (late July 1994) until the first official launch (mid-October).

And take careful heed of his note at the top. This is not an aspirational story.

"People smirk if they notice the Atari logo in the original. So let's make Atari logos the size of a building this time." -Blade Runner 2049 in a nutshell

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This past weekend in raccoon news: ceiling raccoon greets travellers at the Toronto airport http://torontoist.com/2017/05/raccoon-loose-pearson-airport/

Moving forward using all my breath 
Booping snoots with you was never second best 
I saw the world crashing all around your face 
Never really knowing it was always mesh and lace

I'll stop the world and melt awoo~