The Poor and the Rich
Apr. 30th, 2025 08:48 pmThis cartoon caught my attention. I'm sure it's meant as a criticism, and is likely untrue.
However, a poor person can become a well-to-do person if decent work opportunities are available. Immigrants in particular are highly inclined to start business which eventually create more jobs. And they're practical folks.
Rich people don't work. They just suck up resources.
It is much easier to turn a poor person into a contributing citizen than it is to make a rich person either decent or productive. So I'd much rather have poor immigrants than rich loafers, because I know who is actually useful to have around.
However, a poor person can become a well-to-do person if decent work opportunities are available. Immigrants in particular are highly inclined to start business which eventually create more jobs. And they're practical folks.
Rich people don't work. They just suck up resources.
It is much easier to turn a poor person into a contributing citizen than it is to make a rich person either decent or productive. So I'd much rather have poor immigrants than rich loafers, because I know who is actually useful to have around.
Gilda and Meek and the Un-Iverse
Apr. 16th, 2025 10:57 pmThis quirky webcomic is free to read.
t's a story of a Lucky Universe in a Multiverse teeming with Unlucky Ones and how our hero navigates that to her own advantage. It's a funny animal book that bit by bit reveals a huge fantasy and science fiction underpinning, much like Bone. It starts off as an erstwhile comedy until you realize it's actually been a drama the entire time.
t's a story of a Lucky Universe in a Multiverse teeming with Unlucky Ones and how our hero navigates that to her own advantage. It's a funny animal book that bit by bit reveals a huge fantasy and science fiction underpinning, much like Bone. It starts off as an erstwhile comedy until you realize it's actually been a drama the entire time.
How Cats Broke The Game
Apr. 5th, 2025 02:51 amWarning: Do not watch with mouth full.
A hilarious look at Earth's biosphere as game development, in this installment explaining why cats are such a superior build.
A hilarious look at Earth's biosphere as game development, in this installment explaining why cats are such a superior build.
Poem: "A Darkness Over Democracy"
Mar. 10th, 2025 11:47 pmThis poem came out of the March 4, 2025 Poetry Fishbowl. It was inspired by a prompt from ![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png)
jake67jake. It also fills the "Shadows" square in my 3-1-25 card for the Tolkien Bingo Fest. This poem has been sponsored by Anthony Barrette.
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jake67jake. It also fills the "Shadows" square in my 3-1-25 card for the Tolkien Bingo Fest. This poem has been sponsored by Anthony Barrette.( Read more... )
Create Your Personal Crackship
Jan. 27th, 2025 08:37 pmFrom kaanbaltla:
Challenge #14: In your own space, create your own fandom challenge.
I opted for a really low stakes and funny challenge: create your personal crackship. How? Easy. Take the last character you're obsessed with/like the most right now and then take very first character (or the one you believe was the very first if you don't really remember) you created for (be that meta, fanart, fanfic, moodboard, everything counts as long as you created for 'em!).
Bonus points if you explain how you'd make it work! (But don't worry if you don't want to explain anything and just amuse --and if you vibe with polyships and make one for this, that's more bonus points.)
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kaanbaltla:Challenge #14: In your own space, create your own fandom challenge.
I opted for a really low stakes and funny challenge: create your personal crackship. How? Easy. Take the last character you're obsessed with/like the most right now and then take very first character (or the one you believe was the very first if you don't really remember) you created for (be that meta, fanart, fanfic, moodboard, everything counts as long as you created for 'em!).
Bonus points if you explain how you'd make it work! (But don't worry if you don't want to explain anything and just amuse --and if you vibe with polyships and make one for this, that's more bonus points.)
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Poem: "Never Been Blue"
Jan. 11th, 2025 10:11 pmThis poem is spillover from the January 7, 2025 Poetry Fishbowl. It was inspired and sponsored by janetmiles. It also fills the "Then You've Never Been Blue" square in my 1-1-25 card for the Public Domain Day Bingo fest.
"Never Been Blue"
-- a limerick
a There was a young girl from Purdue
a Who struggled with classes, it's true.
b As her roommate coped,
b She grumped and she moped
a And said, "Then you've never been blue."
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Notes:
A limerick is a 5-line poem usually with a funny or wry tone.
janetmiles. It also fills the "Then You've Never Been Blue" square in my 1-1-25 card for the Public Domain Day Bingo fest."Never Been Blue"
-- a limerick
a There was a young girl from Purdue
a Who struggled with classes, it's true.
b As her roommate coped,
b She grumped and she moped
a And said, "Then you've never been blue."
* * *
Notes:
A limerick is a 5-line poem usually with a funny or wry tone.
Poem: "Wallscrawling"
Jan. 9th, 2025 09:25 pmThis poem came out of the January 7, 2025 Poetry Fishbowl. It was inspired by a prompt from callibr8. It has been sponsored by fuzzyred. This poem belongs to the Dr. Infanta thread of the Polychrome Heroics series. See also the "Time's Up" thread by dialecticdreamer.
Warning: Do not read with mouth full.
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callibr8. It has been sponsored by fuzzyred. This poem belongs to the Dr. Infanta thread of the Polychrome Heroics series. See also the "Time's Up" thread by dialecticdreamer.Warning: Do not read with mouth full.
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Another use for AI -- collecting hilariously wrong examples of its output.
Vocabulary: Hapsburg AI
Dec. 26th, 2024 08:39 pmRemember this article about AI inbreeding?
There's a name for it:
Again, doubling down, the "Tech Bros" are using AI generated training data. Data science literally calls this "Hapsburg AI," after the 19th Century Austrian royal family. It's data science's anser to inbreeding.
There's a name for it:
Again, doubling down, the "Tech Bros" are using AI generated training data. Data science literally calls this "Hapsburg AI," after the 19th Century Austrian royal family. It's data science's anser to inbreeding.
Watch "Simon's Cat" Christmas episodes
Dec. 24th, 2024 11:36 pmHere are two "Simon's Cat" compilations plus a single episode. There's a bit of overlap but they both have some different scenes too. Do not watch with mouth full. Also, never turn your back on a cat.
"Cozy Christmas"
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"Christmas Collection"
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"Wreck the Halls"
"Cozy Christmas"
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"Christmas Collection"
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"Wreck the Halls"
Watch Pentatonix sing "Mr. Grinch"
Dec. 22nd, 2024 01:28 pmThis is a great performance of a classic Christmas song.
... now replace the name starting with "G" using another one-syllable name starting with T...
... now replace the name starting with "G" using another one-syllable name starting with T...
