Huh, we may live in the Boondocks of the Universe.

I found it really interesting, but we may be in the middle of the largest known super void in the universe.

Recent discovery. It's called the KBC void, and is about a billion light-years across or so.

It's the best explanation #astronomy has come up with for the discrepancy in the #CosmologicalConstant and is probably a good thing. Cuz we are less likely to have extreme events happen to us.

I used to think that Stupid Vs Evil would end the Republican party - rich smart people tricking idiots with wedge issues into voting GOP against their own interests.
But as someone recently posted, porque non los dos?
It seems like stupid won and is dragging capital around with a nose ring, but somehow the say-anything-for-tax-cuts people are hanging in there.
#StupidVsEvil #GOP
#RandomThoughts
#USPol

How much does learning need to be painful? It seems like most questions come from pain.
#RandomThoughts

I have a horrible idea, so you shouldn't listen to it, some #democrat with too much money -

We should make shock ads, like the messed up driving ones that gave me PTSD as a child against #maga like:

"SOLIDERS, if you support #trump this will be YOUR FUTURE," Then show a bunch of completely messed up, not glorified at all cinematics of soldiers being horrifically mangled in war, not glorified at all.

Or a concentration camp with political dissident Americans.

I sometimes find it amazing that "large boulder the size of a small boulder" was written before using AI generated text was a thing.

I always found it interesting that Canada made the maple leaf and all things maple such a huge part of their national identity.

Maple trees are not by any means exclusive to Canada. We had one in our yard in the house where I grew up in southeastern Michigan.

Fun team game idea: Someone draws an image, then everyone else needs to get an LLM to generate an image as close to the original as possible. After a set time everyone stops and the original author ranks best to worst and gives each a relative score where lower is better. Then the score is multiplied by some representation of an estimate of how much carbon emissions the players attempts used. Lowest score is the winner.

Das Problem was Viele mit dem Fediverse zu haben scheinen, sind nicht die ALT-Texte.

Man kann hier nur nicht einfach halbwahren Bullshit posten, ohne ASAP eine kritische Richtigstellung verpasst zu bekommen oder der Post wird zumindest in Frage gestellt. Das „Live fact checking“ funktioniert hier ziemlich gut. Nicht immer, aber oft.

Mag sein, dass das manchmal etwas ruppig geschieht, scheint aber für Einige ein Problem zu sein. Also deren - nicht unseres. #randomthoughts

I've noticed the hate comments I get on #scoopz videos are getting less intelligent over the past week.

Usually it was like arguing with a vile, uninformed middle schooler.

Now it's like elementary school kids are cussing at me, or someone just purely cruel with no argument comes along.

I have a theory -

Only the SUPER dumb/mean ones still believe in #maga and the rest with any braincells have seen their mistakes, and stopped trolling people online.

I understand how some #youtube creators and content creators in general get such gigantic egos, and become addicted to attention.

It feels good when I post something, and it gets a ton of views. I enjoy it as it feels like my work is being admired.

It could go to someone's head. Make their ego huge if they were arrogant, and it would be easy to get addicted to the validation.

I'll try and keep my head deflated, I did it all for fun and expected nothing :)

Random FJ Musing:

If kids are rebellious and do the opposite of what their parents want, is a child of witches "naughty" and "rebellious" by...doing good things to people?

Feel like there's a story in there somewhere.

I started wearing a beanie in all my videos, and completely eliminated one of the only insults I was regularly getting by #maga sheep, who usually just called me bald and told me to go get Rogaine or something.

They use the generic ones, calling me a beta, or calling me gay. Neither of which bothers me, as I have self confidence so the beta one doesn't work, and I am #pansexual so the gay one doesn't work.

I must be very good looking if they don't call me ugly!

Salvation Army is good for the soul.

A place where they have endless amounts of clothing my size, because I am tall and skinny unlike most Americans so they pile up, because nobody buys them.

A place where pants don't cost 60-100 dollars for absolutely NO REASON.

I bought a pair of really nice skinny jeans today, and they cost 15 dollars, and actually cost 5 dollars, because someone left a 10 in the pocket.

I got tacos with the ten.

Good days!

This "Studio Ghibli" craze is a good example of how generative AI destroys (economic and cultural) value.

In a few weeks, when people get bored/sick of the memes, what would have become of the art style that those folks in Japan spent decades perfecting? And what does that mean for any future work they'll produce?

We've already seen this with several illustration styles, which have become synonymous with no-value AI slop even when drawn by a human hand.

More random ramblings before I disappear into my bubble for the day.

I have loads of shitty things going on in my life just now, especially health wise, you all know that, I'm not exactly quiet about it The state of the world right now is terrifying, looking at the news its hard not to just give up and think what is the damn point. A relentless avalanche of fear and misery.

But.

I am still finding lots of good things. So here is a list, sort of.

1. Lots of bees and butterflies in the garden.

2. The trees are starting to bud again, everything is coming back to life after a long grey winter.

3. I have a bench to sit on and enjoy the brighter days (yes, I had to mention that again).

4. I got a flyer through the door yesterday for a garden centre, which allows me to get a free pack of bedding plants.

5. Despite being a short, fat, broken potato, I can still do the splits even if its a really bad idea - actually, maybe that one shouldn't be on the list of good things

6. I have a roof over my head, food in the kitchen, a huge pile of books and lots of craft stuff to keep me busy.

7. I am lucky enough to have some wonderful friends, especially on here, just in case I haven't mentioned it, you lovely folks absolutely rock and get me through the shite times.

8. I have a theatre trip next week, while I have some apprehension about it, I am looking forward to being back in Glasgow for the day.

9. I still find the strength to giggle and be silly with the child each day, that right there is a damn good reason to keep going.

10. Its race week.

So many of the things listed are mundane, little things but they still give me a spark of joy. Moments of joy don't need to be huge things, they can just be those little things that make you pause and smile for a second. More than ever, I think we all need to find those moments.

Thank you, as ever, for reading my random thoughts, you may continue with your day

The Great Man Theory is applied to mediocre individuals who are in the right place at the right time.
Power comes from the masses.
#RandomThoughts #politics

Do other countries have something analogous to America's Social Security number that gets used for just about everything?

#randomthoughts

You know nature hates a vacuum. It also despises excess. Equally.