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Because, the defining mechanic for a given stage is only visible once you reach that stage.

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The problem with trying to talk about spoilers for the paperclip game is that to some degree, even tagging what stage of the game the spoiler is for constitutes a spoiler in and of itself.

I very, very strongly want to see what speedruns of the paperclips game look like.

work shennanigans 

Had a pretty great "and it was at that moment she realized: she fucked up" moment at work today about half a second after hitting some pressurized plumbing with my sawzall.

It was actually pretty easy to sort out, but wow, that was more excitement than I wanted today

A mastodon instance, but every 3 days a random user account is replaced with a "corrupted" version, which is just a machine learning bot that learnt from their posts

Do you wanna see 2 art commissions next month?

We only need $9 more to hit our $100 goal! We don't even have an artist lined up yet, so if you want to sign up for a spot for when we hit that goal each month let me know! (We pay $25 USD per commission)

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Stardew Valley, but Joja Mart is open 24/7 and delivers to your door

There's something about the word "flat" as a unit of containerized measurement that I really appreciate.

e.g. "I just bought a flat of water".

nouning the adjective.

Hey so, there's been a bit of a kerfuffle with Patreon lately after a terms of service change that threatens all sex workers

There's now an open letter to Patreon to please not do that openlettertopatreon.com/

The idea of folks losing their livelihood overnight for reasons I cannot see as justified is terrifying, and there's no Patreon alternative either.

I know this is kind of a long shot, but if anyone has a friend of a friend or anything that's an 01 or 02 journeyman electrician looking for work in the greater Seattle area, my company really need one and seems like a great place to work.

"How do you fuck up programming a tap, anyway?"
"There was an overflow error."

My coworkers haven't stumbled over pronouns or questioned my gender even implicitly?? I don't even know if they realize I'm trans???

i honestly don't even know what to do with this.

I don't want to dance like nobody is watching. I want to dance like the world is ending.

idk i feel like poststructualism is a really important part of how I understand the world but I actually haven't read a lot in the way of primary texts and I wonder if I should feel awkward about that.

The core postructuralist idea that meaning is constructed and negotiated rather than being inherent *is not* the same as saying that nothing actually means anything. What it's saying is that meaning isn't a property *of* objects or ideas.

IMO the question of what an ideal system of justice would look like (formal or otherwise) is the hardest ethical problem I know of.

Earlier today @Leucrotta wrote the exact perfect description of what it feels like to be a fox:

"Slam a batch of espressos.
Then, when they wear off, make sure you're somewhere that you feel warm, loved and completely safe."

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