Postmortal_Pop

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⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨How can AI act without initial human input? Does this show AI can have freewill or am I deceived?⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago⁩:
I’m gonna preface by stating that I’m on your side and also hate this whole AI thing. It was neat at first but a bunch of dick bags decided to turn it into a scam and now I can’t afford ram for my budget pc.

One thing I can’t quite let go of is how much the line “they’re predictive engines that predict the text that comes next based on a huge repository of mostly-stolen content.” Applies to us as well. What is the difference between thoughts stollen and thoughts consumed? Is the philosophy I read not just information stored in a meaty hard-drive? Ai doesn’t comprehend information, it just regurgitates it in a manor that looks understandable. I also contain information I don’t understand but can tell you on demand in a way that looks understandable. There’s a lot of statements about AI just being “this” but frequently I see “this” and wonder why it’s any different than when humans do it? “Ai doesn’t make art because art takes soul and feeling” but what does that say about corperate logos, clip art, or the millionth furry porn OC an artist must make to pay the bills? Those also have no soul or feeling.

I don’t like AI either, but I want to understand the philosophical implications of these arguments.
⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Me_irl⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago⁩:
I wasn’t aware of the origin and I dreamed that it was some sort of twilight zone thing. Like the guy hadn’t ordered his food yet and the weird golden age town’s burger joint just inherently knows what he’s going to order. It plays into the growing sense of unease as the town gets weirder and weirder by being too perfect until the drop and it’s revealed to be some sort of trap.
⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨when you eat a cherry cordial, do you bite off the nipple and suck out the cum first?⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:
It’s easier to crack the bottom and knock it back like a shot.
⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Technology⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:
I feel like we should start an IP movement like this. So many of my favorite things have turned out to be the product of awful people and I can’t live in a world where I’m scared to read or game or listen to music because they support the rape of children. I don’t feel bad for pirating them anymore but I’m tied of feeling bad for liking them.
⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Can someone explain how this wiring works?⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:
Glad to hear it helps! I’m personally using it to move the button for a custom shell! Any chance you’d know how to explain how it works?
⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Why is gun violence lower in Switzerland than in the US?⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:
If you’re trying to imply it’s because they’re smaller you’re still wrong. Switzerland has 12 deaths per 100,000 people where the US has 15,186 per 100,000.same measure, dramatically different amounts.
Can someone explain how this wiring works?
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⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Is Nord VPN worth it?⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:
At this point I’m too jaded to bother. I don’t want to fund Nazis anywhere, but if the things that support my values are an island, it’s maybe only 6 grains of sand above the ocean of bad. I don’t have the kind money to takes to not get my feet wet and at least Sweden isn’t excited to be Nazis like every other nation.
⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Hypothetically if I found a suitcase of money by the side of the road, is there a legal way to claim it on my taxes?⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:
You know I’ve been using this handle for about 18 years and you’re one of two people that have actually mentioned it.

The other one was salty about a halo 3 match and messaged me to say “postmortal poop”
⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Is Nord VPN worth it?⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:
Do mulvad.
⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Hypothetically if I found a suitcase of money by the side of the road, is there a legal way to claim it on my taxes?⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:
So I see a lot of the obvious solutions but nothing that actually answers the question. Let’s get practical.

Ground rules, in this hypothetical scenario I’m working under the assumption that you are not going to persue the obvious legal requirements and instead are looking to keep the suitcase money (we will be calling it S$ for short) without potentially getting trouble.

Step 1: Don’t fucking touch it

!First, verify that It’s an amount worth the trouble. If so, don’t spend it, don’t play with it, don’t even look at it. Put it, case and all into a vacuum storage bag, put that bag in a metal container with a lock, put that container somewhere inconvenient but accessible. You’re going to pretend it doesn’t exist for at least 3 months, Ideally 6. If anyone can connect it to you, it won’t take half a year for them to come collect. If they come, hand it over with absolutely no argument, no questions, minimal conversion. You don’t know what it’s about, you don’t care what it’s about. Inform them that storing their money in vacuum bags between clothes and transporting them via generic hiking style backpacks will prevent this from happening in the future. It isn’t as stylish as they briefcase of bills, but it’s harder to steal, drop, or spot in a crowd and healthier for your posture.

Be amicable with their demands, let them count it there, answer any questions they ask honestly, offer them food or alcohol. You were keeping the money safe to see if anyone was coming for it before you kept it. You can’t call the police when they leave because then you’d have to explain why you had the money and didn’t report it, they have the money and killing you would just increase the risk of getting caught. Everyone walks away and forgets this happened. The food and drink will calm your nerves in the stressful moment and works as a social lubricant, theyre less likely to kill you for this if you’re cool, friendly, and hospitable.!<

While you wait, you don’t have to be idle. 6 months is plenty of time to establish a cover story and a budget. The cover story is how you prove this money isn’t a suitcase full of bills you happened upon, it’s money you earned legit. A budget is a budget, you should already have one at home this is just bigger.

Step 2A: Money is math

!The method we will use here depends heavily on the amount of money so we start with budget because it’s basically the same any way we cut it. There is a big caveat. Depending on your income, there is only so much you can excuse before someone takes notice. We don’t need a rags to riches story catching the attention of interested parties. Most of us can disappear between 10k and 100k, but if you’re not already in the big bucks, explaining a million dollars in your lifetime is not convenient without a rich uncle to bump off. Fortunately, at that kind of money you can just find a quality lawer and financier. So do that and pay them to turn your egg into a golden goose.

Start by figuring your income and expenses. We’ll be using this to establish realistic projections for your new “income.” After all, if you’re making minimum wage working 80hr weeks, it’s going to look bad to report a sudden double in your income that’s straight cash. If it’s a job that pays equal for the same hours, that only leaves you 8hr a week to sleep. If it pays better for less hours, why aren’t you working there instead? Ideally to start you want to allow for a quarter of your income in suitcase money. You won’t need to explain having a side hustle that gives that. Put it in the bank and try to save this money, we’re building a papertrail to legitimize your new “career” move.

The idea here is simple, but it takes research and math. Based on your cover story in the next step, you’re going to establish a modest trajectory. Average out the kind of money you can make doing the thing, divy the S$ into monthly amounts that are slightly below that trajectory. Do not make them even amounts, do not make them consistent amounts, do not make them silly patterns. If you’re up to it, break it down to change. Seal these in vacuum bags with printed labels for the date each one is meant for. You don’t want to accidentally deposit a higher amount than projected. Ideally, transport each one individually to a safety deposit box, store them in a fire safe, burry them in a trunk in your crawlspace, just make sure they’re safe and hard to find. The worst thing would be nosy family finding your stash or losing it all to a random electrical fire. !<

Step 2B: Find a clever disguise…

!Now that we know the shape of the beast, we need to find its name. You’re going to want a very boring or even cringy side hustle that is cash oriented. Landscaping, basic car maintenance, collectables, vending machines, these are things that don’t have a high overhead, don’t need good records, and can scale realistically to the values we’ll be using. Equally important, it needs to be something you’re interested in. If someone audits you, you have to breathe, sweat, and bleed this topic. It’s going to look pretty bad if you grassroots a business based on antique toys and you can’t tell the difference between Fisher Price and Playskool.

The next big step, actually do the thing. You don’t have to make a profit off of it, 80% of your monthly “earnings” is vacuum bagged and waiting to be deposited, but you fo have to engage in it. How’s it going to look if you made 2k mowing lawns and no one can say they’ve hired you? You own 40 vending machines and no one has ever seen you refill them? That’s dubious. !<

Step 3: Establish ownership the easy way

!Ideally after 6 months you can safely say you’re in the clear. Now you can start the hard part. If the money is around 10k-40k and you don’t have any pressing needs you can play the slow game for an easy score. The IRS allows you to claim 10k annually as Hobbies before they tax you as income. Do the hobby, deposit it like a side hustle, claim hobby and in the next 3-7 years you’ll have put all of it in your bank account without ever having to explain your sudden interest in Alpha edition magic: The Gathering cards. Just follow a steady curve of profit until your “declining interest” leads to a pittering out at the end of your S$ or you actually make it onto a profitable venture.

Now if the money is bigger than that but not quite buying a senator money, you’re going to do exactly the same over a longer scale with bigger amounts by establishing an LLC, operating a business with low expenses and cash heavy transactions, and claiming the S$ as your monthly incomes. You’re going to be looking at gas stations, small theatres, car washes, laundry mats, smoke shops, home repair, cleaning, or no tell motel, avoid anything with more expense than you have S$. Incorporate after the second year, that way if the business never manages to float without the S$ you can write it off and burn it down when you’re done!<.

Now obviously I can’t condone this kind of thing in real life, but if you’re ever looking for a business partner in a hypothetical scenario, jit me up.
⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Sick as hell⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:
Got it, veronica smooching ladies it is.
⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Sick as hell⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:
What’s that little arch in the bottom? Is that the guy’s logo? If so I’ll cover it with ED-E.
⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:
Every time I see this I wish for bright orange anxiety pants.
⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Sick as hell⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:
Can somebody get a good copy of that image so I can set it as my wallpaper?
⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Those Beans⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:
We could mail them to Elon. Bully the rich with beans.
⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Who makes the best chocolate sandwich cookies these days?⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:
Recently tried “Originals” from ALDI. They remind me of Oreo’s when I was a kid. I also love that their knock off cookie of a knock off cookie is named Originals.
⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Is this a scam or am I being paranoid? And if so, what kind of scam is this?⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:
heres the Wikipedia page. That will give you the details. I highly recommend heading to the wiki and reading a few if you’re at all a fan of creative fiction and sci-fi/horror.

If you’re more of an audio type, I cannot recommend The Exploring Series enough. He’s not only got the dry and clinical tone that the format lives on, but he has some well timed jokes and he also elaborates both on the entry and any entries referenced.
⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨What should I do with boxes of old photos?⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:
Find an abandoned building with some reputation near by. Use tape and glue to hang all the photos of people on every single wall. Scratch out all the eyes and draw them back on in a sloppy way that makes them look disproportionate and like they’re all staring at the middle of the room. Place a single chair in the middle of the room. Place a teddy bear with a cigar in it’s mouth on the chair. Melt a bunch of candles down to stumps in clusters around the room. It helps to cut a few grooves down the sides. Close the door and seal it with duck tape, like with 6 rolls of tape in every direction. Write “piss off!” On the tape in big painted letters. Have a friend call in a tip to the local news about weird noises in the area.
⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨thats a fire fit bro⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:
Holy shit, that guy uses the same skull lemon I used to use!
⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Is there any other meats that are a good comparison for the taste of venison?⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:
It depends on what the deer eat. Around here it’s pretty good but just just two counties north it tastes awful.
⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨What is your favourite gaming console you have played?⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:
Same, and there’s something satisfying to see the files are all less than 10GB. I don’t think I own any games on pc that don’t at least ask for 50GB.

I beat portal 2 for the first time last week and when that song rolled at the end I felt again what it was to truely finish a good game. I’d forgotten that feeling entirely and even teared up.
⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Muslims in Denmark when a non-Muslim cartoonist doesn't follow their religious laws and the Government just tells them to take it up with the publisher instead of banning blasphemy:⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:
There’s a good deal of misconceptions in this stance. Top of the list is that women being more than the property of their man is a remarkably young stance in the west, barely 100 years old. Prior to that, and for the majority of history, women were property to be traded and this was based on biblical scripture.

Now, ignoring the hidden undertone for now, only 16 states outright ban child marriage in the US. That’s across political lines, Massachusetts only moved the age from 12 to 18 in 2022. Historically, marriage and prostitution at ages as young as 9 have been present during the westward expansion and earlier. Most of our founding fathers slept with what we would call underage slaves. This isn’t an American thing, it was just as common in Europe. The French sex trade even inspired the book Lolita.

Now let’s look at the undertones. CPS investigate around 300,000 reports of child sex abuse annually. The FBI report that 67% of investigated sex crimes involve minors. They also estimate that only 37% of sex crimes in total are reported. If the total reported sex crimes is around 98,000 annually, then it’s estimated that actually 265,000 happen annually. Which means 177,500 children get sexually abused annually. If that’s a consistent pattern through history, that means 1 in 13 Americans was or is currently a sexually abused child.

The response to the Epstein situation shows that culturally we allow pedophilia if punishing it would inconvenience us in any way. Other side by RHCP is about fucking a 14 year old. Steven Tyler knocked up a 16 year old and even became her legal guardian so he could take her on tours. Bill Wyman of the rolling stones started dating his wife when she was 13. Jerry Lee Lewis, Chuck Berry, Ted Nugent, Elvis. The list goes on for actors, young Natalie Portman literally appeared in Playboy. Politicians are the same. So long as you’re not poor no one willingly does anything to stop you from raping children.

I’m not trying to say we’re worse than any other group, I’m saying the only difference is that we aren’t open about it.
⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨What is your favourite gaming console you have played?⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:
Personally it’s been incredibly refreshing to go back and play all the games I couldn’t afford as a teen. There’s something comfortable about an era of self contained games meant for fun instead of profit.
⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨STOP MOVING TO DIFFERENT CHANNELS⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:
Literally everyone that’s ever been in a Discord server I operate…
⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨I wonder why the world is on fire? A mystery⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:
No seriously, if you pull off enough masks all of societies problems are just money and xenophobia in varying degrees.

I just spent 7 weeks researching organ shortages in the US for a class. Turns out live donations go up dramatically if you reimburse people for the money they lose while doing the procedures and families are more willing to donate the organs of the dead if they are told they’re going to a similar demographic as them.

Homelessness? “Those people” don’t deserve human rights and they don’t have the money for housing. Xenophobia and money.

Opioid crisis? The pharma companies knew there were addictive and factored that into their push to get doctors to prescribe them like candy. This has been proven by internal documentation released in court. Money.

White supremacy? Don’t even have to explain it. Xenophobia.

Rise of Facism? Xenophobia exploited for money.

Pay gaps between men and women? Xenophobia because women aren’t taken seriously and money because it benefits the company to pay someone less.

Stagnant wages? Xenophobia because rich people don’t think poors deserve money and money because they get more if we get less.

Racism in America? Xenophobia and money. Most racists are just raised to hate by previous generations. If you go back far enough for those you find that the hate came from considering the other as property and by turning them into people you hurt the owner’s money. The seed was money and the fruit is xenophobia.

Christian nationalism? It looks like xenophobia but Surpise! It’s money. Religious capitalism is the idea that God rewards those w who are holy and what better reward than wealth? So if you’re poor, it’s because god doesn’t like you which means you’re evil.

It is literally money and hate all the way down.
⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Was there ever a solid or scientific answers to which came first chicken or the egg?⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:
A for enthusiasm, F for reading comprehension…
⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Is there hope for humanity? Or are we just destined or designed to wipe our own selves out?⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:
My dude, we are primates that adapted to walking upright. We are a creature that once filled a niche in a food chain, that scrounged for berries and slept in caves or trees. We have turned shiny rocks into strands of hair, wrapped them around silly shapes and spun them with water boiled by the heat of stars captured in pellets made to exploit the decay of the very smallest form of existence. All to provide the caged lightening that powers the rocks we taught think so that you and I can share anxiety about our potential end.

We see the world with eyes that are trained to spot faces in the dark with a brain that lives in fear of tigers. Nature has built us to see the horrors around us at all times because it helped us survive. Now we live in a world where where our nature is exploited for fabric that represents shiny rocks that represent berries we could have eaten or something dumb like that. Don’t let it get you down.
⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨What is your favourite gaming console you have played?⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:
The original Xbox was my absolute favorite. Still old enough to have the classic memory cards and weird console ports, but new enough that its all actually just reskinned pc hardware. The UI was simple but easy and had this fantastic early 2k style. I didn’t even care that it was disgustingly green.

On top of all that, it was an era where basically everything could get greenlit. Shrek sequel game? Do it. Bounty hunter in a batshit crazy world using bigs as bullets? Knock yourself out. Love letter to golden eye, even if we can’t get the rights? You bet! What if I wanna watch softcore porn with the bros but justify it by saying we’re gaming? That’s fucking weird, but have at it. Literally anything could get a game.
⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨What is your favourite gaming console you have played?⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:
I recently found out that you can soft hack them really easily, literally drag and drop onto a flashdrive and plug it in. If you ever find the time you should definitely try.