ceoln @ceoln@qoto.org
A consciousness somehow associated with matter.
Posting about culture, philosophy, politics, AI Art Tools, NaNoWriMo, Software Development occasionally, the relationship of consciousness to matter.
Degrees in Philosophy and Computer Science, once had a US TS/SCI(redacted) clearance, radical-for-the-US politics, ex-Libertarian, zen-buddhist-pantheist-atheist.
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Joined Nov 2022
People, if your #podcast doesn't say anything about its nominal topic for the first five minutes (talking instead about the podcast itself, making in-jokes between the hosts and guests, etc, etc), I'm not going to listen to any more of it.
This is why I almost never listen to podcasts...
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The next week will see the second-highest COVID levels of the pandemic so far. If you are sick, please stay home if you can. If you have to go into work, please wear an N95 mask to protect others. If you are an employer or political leader, please increase paid sick days.
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My favorite reads this year.
Full reviews at: https://jturiano.com > Book Reviews.
1. The Collective by Alison Gaylin
2. Falling by T.J. Newman
3. Educated by Tara Westover
4. How to Stop Time by Matt Haig
5. The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas
#bookreview #bookreviewers #bookreviewer #favoritebooks #bookstoread #topfivebooks #topfivebooks2023 #readingcommunity #writingcommunity
Good Lord, "Singularity Sky" is over twenty years old. 😮
About to (re)read it as an ebook.
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new year, new #intro!
hi, i'm purnima & i'm from india. i write poetry & SFF fiction, i work as a freelance editor, & i'm training to be a tattoo artist. you might know me as that person who came in here like a whirlwind during the mass exodus & dropped 30 writing prompts. or as the one with real-life stories about monkeys getting high on coffee. or the one who wishes you find some joy every day. 🌱
i love talking about books, niche music, animals, & bad puns. don't be shy!
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there's a bird that sings in the night, and I searched it, assuming it to be a nightingale. literally every result was like "you mewling fool. you infant. that's a robin and anyone who may have thought otherwise is a stupid baby."
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Be very wary of social media orgs who prattle on about "free speech" when it comes to accepting wingnuts, Nazis, fascists, bigots, and other assorted hatemongers, but won't allow sex workers, porn performers, or consensual adult sex speech on their apps because "we might offend the children" or "fear of the government moving in".
Naaaah....you're just a right-wing prude who wants to suppress the Left and stifle queers for power and privilege.
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*Me, burying myself in a pile of TBR books I deliberately put off till 2024*
Hey all! Happy new year! Whatcha reading? 😊 Any reading goals, wishes, hopes or resolutions?
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Good morning fediverse 
My very good friend and all-around rock star @DoctorDeathray put together some fantastic renditions of some early blues songs that are now in the public domain! I listened to her working these up and they're great!
Get her recordings as well as the original tracks sourced by our archivist-in-chief @ajroach42 and a zine with info about the artists and songs here: https://analogrevolution.bandcamp.com/album/revolting-music-from-the-public-domain-1924-1928
It's never too early to start assembling your personal revolting soundtrack!
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I was looking for some more stories about the 12 percent decrease in the US murder rate and just look at the suggestions from search.
Naturally if you take these suggestions you'll find material that gives you the impression the rate is rising.
Some kinds of misinformation feel huge and intractable. No one wants to hear this, no one wants to looks for this, no one reports it and when they do it's literally headlines like "After Rise in Murders During Pandemic a Sharp Decline"
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Posting this pied currawong tonight for no other reason than that he keeps making me happy.
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Finally finished this book! :)
Notes on Alan Watts's "The Supreme Identity"
https://ceoln.wordpress.com/2023/12/30/notes-on-alan-wattss-the-supreme-identity/
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https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2023/12/29/2213736/-Biden-has-been-the-most-effective-President-in-decades-but-no-one-knows-it
Biden has been the most effective President in decades, but no one in the media is talking about it. Why?
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babe, you good? you haven't touched your lorem ipsum dolor & cheddar wrap
A consciousness somehow associated with matter.
Posting about culture, philosophy, politics, AI Art Tools, NaNoWriMo, Software Development occasionally, the relationship of consciousness to matter.
Degrees in Philosophy and Computer Science, once had a US TS/SCI(redacted) clearance, radical-for-the-US politics, ex-Libertarian, zen-buddhist-pantheist-atheist.
Google employee, but I do not speak for Google in any way.
If your profile tells me nothing about you, it's less likely I'll follow you (back).
Header: abstract smoky patterns
pfp: Adorable weird piglet / delirium cultist... thing. In a hoodie.
Joined Nov 2022
