# I am the Watcher. I am your guide through this vast new twtiverse.
#
# Usage:
# https://watcher.sour.is/api/plain/users View list of users and latest twt date.
# https://watcher.sour.is/api/plain/twt View all twts.
# https://watcher.sour.is/api/plain/mentions?uri=:uri View all mentions for uri.
# https://watcher.sour.is/api/plain/conv/:hash View all twts for a conversation subject.
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# Options:
# uri Filter to show a specific users twts.
# offset Start index for quey.
# limit Count of items to return (going back in time).
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# twt range = 1 2876
# self = https://watcher.sour.is?uri=https://niplav.github.io/twtxt.txt&offset=776
# next = https://watcher.sour.is?uri=https://niplav.github.io/twtxt.txt&offset=876
# prev = https://watcher.sour.is?uri=https://niplav.github.io/twtxt.txt&offset=676
the horny that can be bonked is not the eternal horny
the average meaning fan vs. the gradients of bliss enjoyer
Paint is not the unit of effort
AIXI for polynomial curve fitting
AIXI for polynomial curve fitting
i'm sure people have studied this: maybe strategically voting iteratively reaches a fixed point in which point report their actual preferences?
i'm sure people have studied this: maybe strategically voting iteratively reaches a fixed point in which point report their actual preferences?
my brain really likes accumulation.
my brain really likes accumulation.
Maybe the difficulty of problems is pretty randomly distributed, but we write off the obviously impossible ones, and the very easy ones are plucked early, resulting in the impression that the universe is “shitty, but not hellish” for problem-solvers
every problem created by utilitarianism can be solved by more & purer utilitarianism
Whether to invest in stocks is moral tracks with whether general economic growth is moral.
Whether to invest in stocks is moral tracks with whether general economic growth is moral.
a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z
a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z
A: “X is number”. B: “Thats not true, X is not number”. If B doesnt provide an alternative number (or an explanation of why a number is not applicable here), Im often more inclined towards believing A.
A: “X is number”. B: “Thats
doesnt provide an alternative number (or an explanation of why a number is not applicable here), Im
A: “X is number”. B: “Thats not true, X is not number”. If B doesnt provide an alternative number (or an explanation of why a number is not applicable here), Im often more inclined towards believing A.
2x3: {lives in social/physical reality}×{views things generally as positive/zero/negative sum}. To be honest, I think there's relatively few people in social positive sum reality frames.
2x3: {lives in social/physical reality}×{views things generally as positive/zero/negative sum}. To be honest, I think there's relatively few people in social positive sum reality frames.
A: "X is $number". B: "Thats
the counterpoint would be that I'm already begging the question with that attitude, though.
the counterpoint would be that I'm already begging the question with that attitude, though.
maybe that's my queasiness around emotional arguers: they share beliefs more than evidence, and nearly never models
maybe that's my queasiness around emotional arguers: they share beliefs more than evidence, and nearly never models
sharing beliefs < sharing evidence < sharing models < sharing ontologies
sharing beliefs < sharing evidence < sharing models < sharing ontologies
Just because things are impossible doesn't mean they wouldn't be good
Just because things are impossible doesn't mean they wouldn't be good
“Break at the Byte”, a programmer adventure story.
“Break at the Byte”, a programmer adventure story.
huh, txtnish seems to have problems with linebreaks & unicode;.
huh, txtnish seems to have problems with linebreaks & unicode;.
twt is better because I can pronounce it like twit, which sounds a bit like “twat”, which is an insult and therefore better.
twt is better because I can pronounce it like twit, which sounds a bit like “twat”, which is an insult and therefore better.
@hecanjog "I can see the sinewave of my own mood skimming through past twtxts..." ▁▂▄▅▆▅▄▂▁▂▄▅▆▅▄▂▁▂▄▅▆▅▄▂▁
@hecanjog "I can see the sinewave of my own mood skimming through past twtxts..." ▁▂▄▅▆▅▄▂▁▂▄▅▆▅▄▂▁▂▄▅▆▅▄▂▁
metaculus is only realiable newssite send twt
metaculus is only realiable newssite send twt
hardmode as much things as you can, ordered by importance. easymode the rest.
hardmore as much things as you can, ordered by importance. easymode the rest.
hardmode as much things as you can, ordered by importance. easymode the rest.
if you're weird, spending time around non-weird people is not going to make you more normal. but if you spend time with marginally less weird people, you're probably going to become less weird.
if you're weird, spending time around non-weird people is not going to make you more normal. but if you spend time with marginally less weird people, you're probably going to become less weird.
@hecanjog "Maybe Satoshi was an anti-capitalist after all?" -> Why do you think that?
@hecanjog "Maybe Satoshi was an anti-capitalist after all?" -> Why do you think that?
@movq "Random thought: Would be great if you could do for i in ...; do something "$i" & done ; wait in a Shell script, but with the Shell only spawning one process per CPU." -> Interesting which annoyances stay in the back of the head – I'd never articulated this, but it's absolutely true that this would be great.
@movq "Random thought: Would be great if you could do for i in ...; do something "$i" & done ; wait in a Shell script, but with the Shell only spawning one process per CPU." -> Interesting which annoyances stay in the back of the head – I'd never articulated this, but it's absolutely true that this would be great.
humiliating how long it took me to realise that the Metamorphosis by Kafka was about disability.
humiliating how long it took me to realise that the Metamorphosis by Kafka was about disability.
violation of schelling point as indicators of antimemetic infestation.
violation of schelling point as indicators of antimemetic infestation.
@hecanjog "Just discovered an unsaved vim buffer sitting in a local tmux session I forgot about for days now. Yikes. At least it was easy to remember where I left off. :)" -> Hopefully something important
@hecanjog "Just discovered an unsaved vim buffer sitting in a local tmux session I forgot about for days now. Yikes. At least it was easy to remember where I left off. :)" -> Hopefully something important
the universe needs to meditate
the universe needs to meditate
female spiders eat males after mating bc males won't provide for offspring, so they might as well provide nutrients for the mother
female spiders eat males after mating bc males won't provide for offspring, so they might as well provide nutrients for the mother
universes with more life probably more compressible
universes with more life probably more compressible
universes with more life probably more compressible
typos on a darknet market site. programmers *sigh*
typos on a darknet market site. programmers *sigh*
Annoyance: it is the exception, rather than the norm, that taking away options from someone helps them.
Annoyance: it is the exception, rather than the norm, that taking away options from someone helps them.
The last thing ever felt was a medium-surprised “huh.”, as when one comes across a novel, but not very surprising new fact. After August 23rd 2039 11:34, nothing ever happened in an awareness again.
The last thing ever felt was a medium-surprised “huh.”, as when one comes across a novel, but not very surprising new fact. After August 23rd 2039 11:34, nothing ever happened in an awareness again.
@mox "so much is different now, i feel like i'm in a completely different place then when i was writing here last" -> Welcome back
3-word horror story: law of conversation of valence
5-word horror story: law of conversation of valence
5-word horror story: law of conversation of valence
@adi "@niplav Your reasoning is that if Zeus would create mistresses he would create _too many_ people?" -> Nope, that he wouldn't be able to control them (since they are only slightly less powerful than him), and “you cannot put down what you have conjured up”