zaratustra
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When I'm an old geezer and I'm like "hey guys, remember my videos? They are now available on Evilcorp's Nazitron!" - please feel free to tell me how bad Evilcorp's Nazitron actually is and how maybe I shouldn't be using it
November 11, 2025 at 11:15 AM
When I'm an old geezer and I'm like "hey guys, remember my videos? They are now available on Evilcorp's Nazitron!" - please feel free to tell me how bad Evilcorp's Nazitron actually is and how maybe I shouldn't be using it
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November 11, 2025 at 10:24 AM
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This is totally fine.
November 11, 2025 at 10:45 AM
This is totally fine.
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my philosophy professor said he got annoyed at postgrads because no matter what the actual topic was they'd always start arguing about philosophy as a whole instead, as if the ball landed on the line and one player says "it's out" and the other player says "well what IS tennis?"
November 11, 2025 at 10:23 AM
my philosophy professor said he got annoyed at postgrads because no matter what the actual topic was they'd always start arguing about philosophy as a whole instead, as if the ball landed on the line and one player says "it's out" and the other player says "well what IS tennis?"
alternate question: young billy is so good at mario speedrunning he can hit his record, frame by frame, 10 times out of 10.
is he still playing a game? what about if he forgets to turn the console on?
is he still playing a game? what about if he forgets to turn the console on?
November 11, 2025 at 9:41 AM
alternate question: young billy is so good at mario speedrunning he can hit his record, frame by frame, 10 times out of 10.
is he still playing a game? what about if he forgets to turn the console on?
is he still playing a game? what about if he forgets to turn the console on?
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Chilean paleontologists named a fossil species of sawshark after pochita, meet pochitaserra patriciacanale.
November 9, 2025 at 12:29 PM
Chilean paleontologists named a fossil species of sawshark after pochita, meet pochitaserra patriciacanale.
so this post, and the one it replies to, reminded me of a very silly thought experiment i constructed a while ago.
if a game can be experienced without a player taking actions to experience it, it's not a game. each moment of interactivity is an element of the text that's created. if there are no moments of interactivity, it's a movie, or a book, or a monologue.
November 11, 2025 at 8:56 AM
so this post, and the one it replies to, reminded me of a very silly thought experiment i constructed a while ago.
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stole all my neighbour's patio furniture during the purge and now he's just gotta stand there and watch me enjoy it for a whole year
June 17, 2023 at 6:31 PM
stole all my neighbour's patio furniture during the purge and now he's just gotta stand there and watch me enjoy it for a whole year
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Joyce Carol Oates should say he can't do backflips off the roof next
November 11, 2025 at 5:41 AM
Joyce Carol Oates should say he can't do backflips off the roof next
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very happy with this set of clear colored plastic childrens enrichment blocks that i purchased for myself an adult
from maisonruekid.com
from maisonruekid.com
November 10, 2025 at 8:30 PM
very happy with this set of clear colored plastic childrens enrichment blocks that i purchased for myself an adult
from maisonruekid.com
from maisonruekid.com
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It’s a shame that GTA VI has been delayed but I’m excited by Rockstar’s promise that the extra time will allow them to give all the pedestrians in the game “a rich inner life” and “the capacity to actually experience pain”
November 11, 2025 at 2:56 AM
It’s a shame that GTA VI has been delayed but I’m excited by Rockstar’s promise that the extra time will allow them to give all the pedestrians in the game “a rich inner life” and “the capacity to actually experience pain”
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All of this suddenly makes so much more sense to me
November 11, 2025 at 3:51 AM
All of this suddenly makes so much more sense to me
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“Why is literacy important?”
Socioeconomic Politics Nerd: *rambles on about civic engagement, material enrichment, individual well-being, etc*
Joyce Carol Oates: If you are literate, you can drive a billionaire into a mental breakdown!
Socioeconomic Politics Nerd: *rambles on about civic engagement, material enrichment, individual well-being, etc*
Joyce Carol Oates: If you are literate, you can drive a billionaire into a mental breakdown!
November 11, 2025 at 4:39 AM
“Why is literacy important?”
Socioeconomic Politics Nerd: *rambles on about civic engagement, material enrichment, individual well-being, etc*
Joyce Carol Oates: If you are literate, you can drive a billionaire into a mental breakdown!
Socioeconomic Politics Nerd: *rambles on about civic engagement, material enrichment, individual well-being, etc*
Joyce Carol Oates: If you are literate, you can drive a billionaire into a mental breakdown!
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Authors, Beware! There's a firm called "ClaimsHero" doing aggressive social media outreach claiming to
"help" you file to get $ in the Anthropic class action. In fact, it's a bait-and-switch, they are luring authors to sign up with them, then OPTING THEM OUT of the class action so they'll get zilch.
"help" you file to get $ in the Anthropic class action. In fact, it's a bait-and-switch, they are luring authors to sign up with them, then OPTING THEM OUT of the class action so they'll get zilch.
November 10, 2025 at 10:01 PM
Authors, Beware! There's a firm called "ClaimsHero" doing aggressive social media outreach claiming to
"help" you file to get $ in the Anthropic class action. In fact, it's a bait-and-switch, they are luring authors to sign up with them, then OPTING THEM OUT of the class action so they'll get zilch.
"help" you file to get $ in the Anthropic class action. In fact, it's a bait-and-switch, they are luring authors to sign up with them, then OPTING THEM OUT of the class action so they'll get zilch.
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we are never leaving this cycle
November 11, 2025 at 4:15 AM
we are never leaving this cycle
elon musk is incalculably richer, more famous and more powerful than joyce carol oates. she has nothing that could hurt him. except the truth
November 10, 2025 at 11:54 PM
elon musk is incalculably richer, more famous and more powerful than joyce carol oates. she has nothing that could hurt him. except the truth
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This game has *the best* battle opening line.
November 10, 2025 at 11:25 PM
This game has *the best* battle opening line.
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Heh. I actually do "experience pleasure," just like any normal person. I have pleasurable experiences every day. I read books, of course, and watch movies. Even the odd television show. I consume food and experience the same pleasure as everybody else. I enjoy things. I am capable of enjoying things
November 10, 2025 at 9:47 PM
Heh. I actually do "experience pleasure," just like any normal person. I have pleasurable experiences every day. I read books, of course, and watch movies. Even the odd television show. I consume food and experience the same pleasure as everybody else. I enjoy things. I am capable of enjoying things
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low polyamory
November 10, 2025 at 9:33 PM
low polyamory
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No list of "scariest horror films of the 21st century" is complete unless it includes "the first time this guy turned his head in the Valve splash"
November 10, 2025 at 8:52 PM
No list of "scariest horror films of the 21st century" is complete unless it includes "the first time this guy turned his head in the Valve splash"