“I’ve been naming the deer here, in the woods, as they pass by: ‘Cheese Burger’, ‘Stew’, ‘Pepperoni Pizza’, ‘Meat Ball’, it feels cozy.” – Dr. Freckles
What do you want … and need.
“When it comes to creatures in this world that might be self aware and conscious of their existence, whether it’s African grey parrots or dogs or dolphins or octopus or even cats, we should ask: what do they want and need? – not how can I torture them into behaving.” – Dr. Freckles
Jimmy Buffet …
“Jimmy Buffet OVER Warren Buffet.” – Dr. Freckles
Swimming pools …
I don’t think alcohol is good or bad.
I don’t think cigarettes are good or bad.
I don’t think guns or chainsaws or sticks of dynamite are good or bad.
And if you do think “objects”, without sentience, are “good” or “bad”, then BAN FUCKING SWIMMING POOLS …
(to stop drowning)
A healing salve …
If you make a healing salve,
from dead cat and old calf,
you bake the bread of bone and blood,
then chisel out your rendered cud …
And from that soup,
your mind will see,
a healthy face,
for all to see.
China’s Potemkin Villages
“China has turned the Potemkin Village into a science.” – Dr. Freckles
“Twitter is a Turing Test, and everyone fails.” – Dr. Freckles
Horrible suspicions …
I have horrible suspicions as to WHY they’ve been conducting strategic military psychological warfare, at a high intensity, since early 2020 …
I have these suspicions, in many ways logical – but not enough evidence.
And I fear shit will go sideways before we ever know why, for sure.
The most common lie …
“The most common lie heard: ‘I don’t have a religion’.” – Dr. Freckles
WIZARDS
“Wizards”
I was thinking about certain “workflow tools” and “wizards” that exist in the world of web design and programming generally … and how, like Gandalf, they’re really a fucking disappointment. You end up with worse problems to unwind, later, that you dump on your replacement.
BTW …
If some mother fucker comes to your door and says “YOU ARE THE ONLY HOPE TO SAVE THE WORLD”? – they are a grifter, and full of shit. The world doesn’t succeed or fail on the whims of any one person.
However – the world can turn sideways, or improve, based on ENOUGH people.
Gandalf’s “elevator pitch” is a lot of fear and intimidation bullshit.
(and Bilbo should have blown that mother fucker away)
And the good guys win? – you probably end up with a WORSE of EYE of SAURON.
(voters and statists do what they do)