Arete Zayin
@aretezayin.bsky.social
The smartest man to ever put a paperclip in an electrical socket.
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When would you need whale repellent? You couldn't even use it on porpoise for orcas.
November 24, 2025 at 9:50 PM
When would you need whale repellent? You couldn't even use it on porpoise for orcas.
@thelibbiegrant.bsky.social ayyy finally came in
October 11, 2025 at 4:57 AM
@thelibbiegrant.bsky.social ayyy finally came in
Today's PKM addition is the 'pantheism controversy.' From Enlightenment era German #philosophy it was a public cat fight of nerds over the seemingly heretical monism advocated by Baruch Spinoza.
September 3, 2025 at 9:32 PM
Today's PKM addition is the 'pantheism controversy.' From Enlightenment era German #philosophy it was a public cat fight of nerds over the seemingly heretical monism advocated by Baruch Spinoza.
Working on my Obsidian PKM today and added jihad. I was surprised to learn it doesn't mean holy war is is closer to meaning a struggle or effort made in service of Allah. If someone spots something wrong or to add/change, let me know! Feedback is welcome.
#islam #obsidian #pkm #theology
#islam #obsidian #pkm #theology
September 3, 2025 at 12:20 AM
Pictured: Pokemaster cowboy out on the range waiting for espresso with their posse.
Miss you already Seattle. But glad to be home.
Miss you already Seattle. But glad to be home.
August 20, 2025 at 4:27 PM
Pictured: Pokemaster cowboy out on the range waiting for espresso with their posse.
Miss you already Seattle. But glad to be home.
Miss you already Seattle. But glad to be home.
Ayyy Seattle public library.
August 18, 2025 at 5:51 PM
Ayyy Seattle public library.
Happy Hugo's y'all.
August 17, 2025 at 4:28 AM
Happy Hugo's y'all.
July 17, 2025 at 1:02 AM
I much prefer idealism. Egocentric presentism is my preferred type of solipsism.
July 13, 2025 at 4:04 AM
I much prefer idealism. Egocentric presentism is my preferred type of solipsism.
I'm no therapist but you can talk if you need someone to listen. I'm about to lay down but will check in the morning. You aren't back at square one. Taking the first step is by far the most important, and you already took it.
Fists raised and defiant, she spat with blood, "I didn't hear no bell."
Fists raised and defiant, she spat with blood, "I didn't hear no bell."
July 9, 2025 at 4:17 AM
I'm no therapist but you can talk if you need someone to listen. I'm about to lay down but will check in the morning. You aren't back at square one. Taking the first step is by far the most important, and you already took it.
Fists raised and defiant, she spat with blood, "I didn't hear no bell."
Fists raised and defiant, she spat with blood, "I didn't hear no bell."
"Don’t ask what the world needs. Ask what makes you come alive, and go do it. Because what the world needs is people who have come alive." -Howard Thurman
www.zenpencils.com/comic/83-how...
www.zenpencils.com/comic/83-how...
July 8, 2025 at 2:22 AM
"Don’t ask what the world needs. Ask what makes you come alive, and go do it. Because what the world needs is people who have come alive." -Howard Thurman
www.zenpencils.com/comic/83-how...
www.zenpencils.com/comic/83-how...
Colonel Brandon 4 lyfe
May 18, 2025 at 12:02 AM
Colonel Brandon 4 lyfe
High Fructose Philosophy
May 14, 2025 at 4:20 AM
High Fructose Philosophy
I need help decoding the what seems to be Baudot code in Dangerous Visions edited by compiled and edited by Harlan Ellison. I can't seem to find what they mean because Baudot code should be evenly spaced. But this is not. It is also in I Have No Mouth, and I Must Scream by Ellison too.
May 9, 2025 at 9:58 PM
I need help decoding the what seems to be Baudot code in Dangerous Visions edited by compiled and edited by Harlan Ellison. I can't seem to find what they mean because Baudot code should be evenly spaced. But this is not. It is also in I Have No Mouth, and I Must Scream by Ellison too.
"You can't shoot a hole in the surface of Mars!"
May 3, 2025 at 12:24 AM
"You can't shoot a hole in the surface of Mars!"
Read this morning about the megapode family of birds. Greek for "big foot" they don't sit on their eggs to incubate them. They use their big feet to dig a hole, pull plant debris into it, then lay their eggs on top of that, and finally cover them with another layer of ground.
April 17, 2025 at 11:52 AM
Read this morning about the megapode family of birds. Greek for "big foot" they don't sit on their eggs to incubate them. They use their big feet to dig a hole, pull plant debris into it, then lay their eggs on top of that, and finally cover them with another layer of ground.
Here's your thing of the day. The pantograph. Greek for παντ- 'all, every' and γραφ- 'to write'. A tool used to make a larger or smaller copy of a thing using an anchored point and two pins used to trace the original that is then replicated exactly at the other point using #geometry for nerds.
April 11, 2025 at 12:14 PM
Here's your thing of the day. The pantograph. Greek for παντ- 'all, every' and γραφ- 'to write'. A tool used to make a larger or smaller copy of a thing using an anchored point and two pins used to trace the original that is then replicated exactly at the other point using #geometry for nerds.
Saw a turtle laying eggs on my walk yesterday. <3 The are in fact turtley enough for the Turtle Club.
April 10, 2025 at 5:29 PM
Saw a turtle laying eggs on my walk yesterday. <3 The are in fact turtley enough for the Turtle Club.
Tell someone you love them today. Reach out to the person you haven't talked to in a while. Leave a nice comment on (someone else's) work.
Because even a single like can make someone feel seen. Make them feel like someone. Like maybe, just maybe, they should put the sheets back on the bed.
Because even a single like can make someone feel seen. Make them feel like someone. Like maybe, just maybe, they should put the sheets back on the bed.
April 9, 2025 at 5:34 PM
Tell someone you love them today. Reach out to the person you haven't talked to in a while. Leave a nice comment on (someone else's) work.
Because even a single like can make someone feel seen. Make them feel like someone. Like maybe, just maybe, they should put the sheets back on the bed.
Because even a single like can make someone feel seen. Make them feel like someone. Like maybe, just maybe, they should put the sheets back on the bed.
Even a single like or a kind word makes a world of difference to the person with 10 followers. But to the person with 10 thousand they might as well be nothing.
April 9, 2025 at 5:34 PM
Even a single like or a kind word makes a world of difference to the person with 10 followers. But to the person with 10 thousand they might as well be nothing.
Not by the elegance of the prose or cleverness of the idea. But because it is accompanied by completely unrelated fan art that I made years ago. Text of dubious merit propped up by prurient interest and pop culture to devour your fleeting seconds of life.
April 9, 2025 at 5:34 PM
Not by the elegance of the prose or cleverness of the idea. But because it is accompanied by completely unrelated fan art that I made years ago. Text of dubious merit propped up by prurient interest and pop culture to devour your fleeting seconds of life.
My total of 0 readers for my novel is kind of devastating and makes me never want to even attempt again. Sad fiddle for me, but the world generally. It is not so bad as NO ONE would like it if everyone in the world was given the chance. But I don't know if it was even shown to 100 people.
April 9, 2025 at 5:34 PM
My total of 0 readers for my novel is kind of devastating and makes me never want to even attempt again. Sad fiddle for me, but the world generally. It is not so bad as NO ONE would like it if everyone in the world was given the chance. But I don't know if it was even shown to 100 people.
Not for fame, but for feeling like you exist AT ALL. I will wonder if I am shadow banned or something because surely what I am doing can't be THAT wrong for engagement. So, it makes me want to post nothing because at least that doesn't carry some implicit form of rejection.
April 9, 2025 at 5:34 PM
Not for fame, but for feeling like you exist AT ALL. I will wonder if I am shadow banned or something because surely what I am doing can't be THAT wrong for engagement. So, it makes me want to post nothing because at least that doesn't carry some implicit form of rejection.