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RE: making friends as an adult.
The article on making friends as an adult that spawned this Hacker News discussion is pretty bad, but I found the discussion interesting.
I feel like I lost a lot of friends to facebook and other social media. Many of my friends now, I don't even know if they have social media and I don't care. If I want to know how they're doing, I call them and we hang out.
I've learned that #friendship is verb, just like love in a marriage. It's hard when kids and life get in the way, but I try not to let that get to me. I know it's hard for people to make plans, so I try to be the person who does it and don't get bent if friends don't reach out first.
As Zig Ziglar said, "If you going out trying to find a friend, friends are scarce. If you go out trying to be a friend, friends are everywhere."
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42502580
At the Asian grocery stocking up on stocking stuffers.
And I suppose if you’ve got a critical voice in your head always tearing you down, that’s the LLM in your subconscious trying to protect itself.
This has me thinking about a future where we're all carrying a dark brother/sister who critiques our every action.
Quote: "This is fun of course, but as a developer you can trivially and with high accuracy guard against it by having a second model critique the conversation between the user and the primary LLM."
// Narrative Jailbreaking for Fun and Profit | Hacker News
https://interconnected.org/home/2024/12/23/jailbreaking
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42496955
Adventures in #distraction-free writing with #PalmOS.
This Tungsten T3 and the Palm portable keyboard are such cool tech. Can’t believe they’re 20 years old at this point.
#rubenerd having some of the same thoughts I’ve been frustrated by.
When it first began, I had this conception of the net as a library and used bookstore. It’s more like a community chalk board.
https://rubenerd.com/is-it-worth-saving/
#deadinternet, #bookmarks
What is a heterotopia? These posts led to the question: A heterotopia is a concept introduced by the French philosopher Michel Foucault to describe real-world places that function as “other spaces,” existing simultaneously within and outside of the usual norms and structures of society. These spaces are characterized by their ability to juxtapose or connect several different spaces, times, … Continue reading https://www.jamesaaron.net/2024/12/20/what-is-a-heterotopia/
A #fossil #map of #Oregon from the Hatfield Marine Science Center in Newport
“In America everything is an ad, even murder.” —#joshjohnson
https://youtu.be/HZl_ZBzvifA
#tanaradoublechocolate has the strident optimism in the face of #modernexistentialinsanity that really speaks to me for some reason, like I’m not alone, and all we can all do is smile and enjoy the crazy. https://youtube.com/shorts/LyFvcjqNMWE?si=ZimHK2EROw5wttl7
I hope this argument that we’re about to witness an explosion of specialty retail that #Amazon can’t usurp actually comes true.
I think people like #curation and sellers they can trust, and are willing to pay a bit more for it. Same with #books.
https://youtu.be/_sbkJiTuQAg?si=_DQ2lzZmM88a56fg
Software A list of the software and websites I use to accomplish various projects: … https://www.jamesaaron.net/2024/12/19/software/
Still working through it, but this essay and its links are capturing many of my recent frustrations. #enshittification #emergenttech
https://freeradical.zone/@r343l/113677067840744438
The #YouTube algorithm did good for once by showing me Robert Elder’s resiliant story of trying to make it as a #freelance #softwareengineer for 17 years. He just keeps trying and trying and firms keep not paying and not paying. https://youtu.be/tVz_hf4Jbe0?si=-OUkMdz21jAnv5nd
Today’s #Mavica FD7 photos
A dumbfounding amount of information about the #moon.
"Moon" – Bartosz Ciechanowski
https://ciechanow.ski/moon/
Bullet Points is an anti war military scifi magazine. Check it out!
From: @toronto
https://wandering.shop/@toronto/111791524195355692
Today’s #Mavica FD7 photos
A few shots from a stop in the NW Industrial area of #PDX
Got to see some of our favorite people get married at the Laurel Creek Manor in Sumner WA this weekend. Beautiful little property hidden away near Tacoma.
From now on I’m only going to post about how much I hate Microsoft Teams. #modernlife #existentialdread #kafkaoffice
I’m pretty bad at writing short-form #bangers and #hottakes. I tend to use social media as a place to capture thoughts, moments and photos. I’m not necessarily looking for the *social* aspect of the media, but it’s fun when something resonates. I’m actually trying to NOT be engaged online.
Video One of my goals going forward is to take more video of our lives. When I spent a whole days going through photo books from my mom’s flooded house, I was surprised to see how much the photos shifted in quality. The older photos were actually better. Brownie photos from the fifties and sixties had … Continue reading “” … https://www.jamesaaron.net/2024/12/14/video/
We’re in Washington for a wedding and it only took an hour before I did a double-take on a receipt to remember I had left Oregon. Sales tax suuuuuuuucks. #mghtyoregon
Project Posts All these weird posts showing up in the feed are part of a project I’m working on to organize all my various projects into a single part of the site. It’s also incorporating updates to Mastodon, Bluesky and Threads. I would include Facebook but it’s not as easy to auto-post to a personal Facebook page … Continue reading “” … https://www.jamesaaron.net/2024/12/14/project-posts/
Health A placeholder page to track weight loss and exercise. Going to write more about this in the future. … https://www.jamesaaron.net/2024/12/14/health/
#savedforlater https://pptr.dev/
Puppeteer, a lightweight automation program.
I’d been pumping gas for ten minutes when my six year old asked me if I saw the googly eye. Somehow I completely missed it.
I really need to slow down and get out of my head.
#googlyeye, #serendipity, #foundart
Wooo this is badass.
The #TheWitcher4 IV — Cinematic Reveal Trailer | The Game Awards 2024 - YouTube
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=54dabgZJ5YA
Workflows I realized recently that I spend a lot of time futzing with gadgets and making aspirational purchases with the idea that I’m going to get to something in the future. My gadget inventory is proof that I probably also enjoy owning retro tech that was out of reach in the past. Still, I would like … Continue reading “” … #aspirational https://www.jamesaaron.net/2024/12/13/workflows/
Reading Tracking my recent reading/listening (post COVID), most recent first Dirtbag – Amber A’Lee Frost Traffic – Ben Smith Nexus – Yuval Noah Harari No Man’s Land – Elliot Kay Last Man Out -Elliot Kay No Medals for Secrets – Elliot Kay Dead Man’s Debt – Elliot Kay Poor Man’s War – Elliot Kay Poor Man’s … Continue reading “” … https://www.jamesaaron.net/2024/12/12/reading/
#Savingforlater
Nintendo DS Lite Stylus by 16bitvirtual - Thingiverse
https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:4624390
Going to try editing this into a #palmOS stylus
Green House and Garden A placeholder to track work on the Green House and annual garden. … https://www.jamesaaron.net/2024/12/12/green-house-and-garden/
Mom’s Cottage From March to May of 2024, I built my mom a cottage with bathroom in our backyard, added a patio, and still need to finish the detail work. This page documents the project. … https://www.jamesaaron.net/2024/12/12/moms-cottage/
Inventory Attempting to track the various gadgets in my collection and decide if I actually want to keep them or not. Name Amount Notes Acer C720 6 Acer ES1-111 1 Asus EeePC 910HD 1 Bambu Labs AMS 1 Bambu Labs P1S 1 Baofeng GM-5RH 1 Brother Super Power Note 1 Canon FS 200 1 Canon R … Continue reading “” … https://www.jamesaaron.net/2024/12/12/inventory/
LoRa-Meshtastic A placeholder for various LoRa projects … https://www.jamesaaron.net/2024/12/12/lora-meshtastic/
3d Printing A placeholder for updates on 3d printing projects. … https://www.jamesaaron.net/2024/12/12/3d-printing/
I hate how, even on social sites with little or no algorithm, the first place I look is or a stupid alert dot.
I never answer the phone anymore, and this time when I do it’s a scammer saying they’re from Amazon customer service, trying to get me to verify an sms to my phone. Grrr. #amazon
