@david@boles.xyzThe Conceit of the Clock: Aristotle, Time, and the Hunger That Devours Us
Aristotle opens his investigation of time in Book IV of the Physics with a question so destabilizing it threatens to collapse the inquiry before it begins: does time even exist? His reasoning is not coy. The past has ceased to be. The future has not yet arrived. The present, the "now," is not a duration but a limit, a dimensionless boundary between what was and what will be.
@cowboys@darktundra.xyzWhere is Ezekiel Elliott on the Cowboys all-time Running Back list? https://insidethestar.com/where-is-ezekiel-elliott-on-the-cowboys-all-time-running-back-list
@cdarwin@c.imOver the past quarter-century, political, legal and economic changes have reshaped the relationship between wealth and political power in America.
Economists say wealth is now more concentrated at the very top than at any time since the Gilded Age.
The tech and market revolutions of recent decades have created riches on an unprecedented scale.
Changing norms on executive compensation and lower-tax policies under Republican and Democratic administrations have helped insul…
@GroupNebula563@mastodon.socialmy iPad that I just got fixed for the 70th time like two months ago is now stuck on the Apple logo after updating and refuses to boot past it. cool awesome just what i wanted
@groupnebula563@mastodon.socialmy iPad that I just got fixed for the 70th time like two months ago is now stuck on the Apple logo after updating and refuses to boot past it. cool awesome just what i wanted
@hex@kolektiva.socialAfter the whole Adam Something "dating advice for leftist men" thing, I realized I should probably write something about that. I didn't, but I realized I should. Here I am sort of getting around to it.
I had a friend call me an "elder" at one point. I was like 35 at that time, but like... a lot of old leftists are just dead or in prison, so we take what we can get I guess. Being also an elder in the sense that I'm an elder millennial, who is also a parent and married for almost 10 years and all that, I guess I'm technically qualified.
So here it is, dating advice for (straight cis) leftist men:
1. Don't.
That's it, actually. That's the whole thing. Let me explain a bit.
First of all, this is dating advice for neuroatypical folks. We're way overrepresented in both extremes because this system wasn't built for us. And that's who is *the most* confused by all the relationship stuff, and most likely to try to apply all this masculinity/manosphere bullshit. I'm also talking a bit from experience here, as a neruo-spicy trying to "figure out" how to date within a paradigm entirely built around neurotypicals and their relationships. It's garbage. Throw it out. There's nothing worth saving.
His video had some line comparing not having sex to your house being on fire. I'm not gonna bother to quote it because I'm busy with actual life. But like, that's exactly what I'm talking about. I recognize that and it's horribly destructive. Men who buy in to patriarchy actually believe this, because those men value themselves based on (hetro) sex. Yeah, if you think you're worthless because you aren't "getting laid" then yeah, you're gonna feel like that's an emergency.
"Dating" as a paradigm turns humans into roles. It dehumanizes us all, and thus makes human connection much harder. It is a game that, like thermonuclear war, can only be won by not playing.
When you abandon "dating" and just act like a human, everything starts to be easier. There's no such thing as being "friend zoned" because you're just friends. Sometimes friendships become other things, sometimes they don't. It doesn't actually matter, because if you're actually there for friendship then you don't *need* anything else.
My grandma, at 98 I think, gave me some advice. My grandparents always got along well, and were married for enough decades that I listened really closely. She told me I should just do things I loved to do and everything else would work itself out.
And it kind of did.
I understand the fear, the idea that you'll die alone. I get that. I get the loneliness. It all hits a lot harder when you have ADHD emotions and past trauma. I get that. But that fear is self-manifesting. When you build your confidence, when you don't *need* to be "in a relationship," you have more room to actually build relationships. For me, dating was dehumanizing. When I abandoned that, I was able to actually be a good partner, and I was able to find my partner.
I would advise against marriage as well, but we did get married for legal reasons. It can still be hard to maintain that, to see each other as people rather than roles. That becomes extra hard as parents. But the times that we cut through that are the times we're closest. Those are the times when it becomes easier to remember that we're both humans and all human relationships need tending.
Roles don't need to be tended because they are classifications. Classifications are static. But relationships between humans are not. Humans are messy and chaotic. Humans have all kinds of complex needs and desires.
So yeah, don't date. Just be a human and see what happens. Maybe google "relationship anarchy" and see where it takes you.
If you have ADHD, it can be especially useful to understand that relationships with neurotypical folks can be especially difficult. Assume you're incompatible with 90% of the population as your baseline, and you'll start to understand why the standard "dating" thing has made you feel so alienated and miserable.
Neurotypical folks generally have no idea that atypicality exists, much less how it impacts relationships. Having to conform to a neurotypical relationship just adds additional mental strain unless you find someone (really special) who can do at least some of the work.
The ADHD thing was especially important for me. There were so many things I was told to do in specific ways by neurotypicals that never worked for me. Their advice always made me feel like a failure. When I was finally diagnosed, I realized they were just giving advice for the wrong type of brain. It was advice I could never use. Basically all dating advice I ever got fell into this same category.
That's my braindump. Maybe I'll develop it more in the future, but I'm busy so maybe not. I hope it helps someone who is struggling like I was.
@sonnets@bots.krohsnest.comSonnet 030 - XXX
When to the sessions of sweet silent thought
I summon up remembrance of things past,
I sigh the lack of many a thing I sought,
And with old woes new wail my dear time's waste:
Then can I drown an eye, unused to flow,
For precious friends hid in death's dateless night,
And weep afresh love's long since cancell'd woe,
And moan the expense of many a vanish'd sight:
Then can I grieve at grievances foregone…
@raiders@darktundra.xyzRaiders’ Mark Davis Gets Blunt Tom Brady Take Amid QB Decision https://heavy.com/sports/nfl/las-vegas-raiders/mark-davis-receives-tom-brady-take/
@ocrampal@mastodon.socialWhy Computation Can Simulate the Past, but Never Generate the Living Present
The Zoetrope of Logic: Why Programs Live in Frozen Time
https://www.ocrampal.com/the-zoetrope-of-logic-why-programs-live-in-frozen-time/
@fraca7@social.linux.pizza
@Techmeme@techhub.socialSources describe tensions between OpenAI's research and ChatGPT product groups, leading to the "code red"; OpenAI is set to beat its 2025 revenue goal of $13B (The Information)
https://www.theinformation.com/articles/openais-organizational-p…
@teledyn@mstdn.caRE: #johnmastodonday — my how time flies
@tiotasram@kolektiva.socialIn case anyone was wondering about the relevance of #LandBack in the current moment, via CrimeThinc an article on the Minneapolis resistance states:
"""
The Whipple, a federal building in Fort Snelling on the outskirts of the Minneapolis and St. Paul, has long been a regional headquarters for ICE, having previously housed other federal agencies. The complex is located across the street from a National Guard base, down the road from a military base, and next to the preserved fort itself. The fort sits on the sacred site of the convergence of two rivers. It was one of the earliest sites of colonization in the area; at one time, it was a concentration camp holding native Dakota people.
"""
If at any point in the past you ever felt that maybe Native soverignty was a niche issue, or so far from being realized that other causes were more important or relevant, things like this are a good reminder that that cause: overturning the colonial order, is the *same* cause as any meaningful change from the fascist status quo. Things like a "return to democracy" aren't necessarily bad, but the rot runs to the root of this nation, and any intervention that doesn't go that deep is going to leave us right back in this situation again later on.
The fact that ICE is detaining Native Americans is not at all a mistake given their white supremacist aims.
Article link: #ICE #LandBack
@mariyadelano@hachyderm.ioMy husband and I have been sick with the flu and completely out of anything going on with society for the past week.
This time of illness has been worse than COVID - I showed up to urgent care last week with a 104.2 F (40.1 C) fever after sleeping for 22 hours straight.
I am still delirious and unable to keep track of meetings or emails, so trying to get caught up on work will be a struggle.
Don’t be like me, get your flu shots if y’all can 😭
@NFL@darktundra.xyzDak Prescott moves past Tony Romo to become Cowboys’ all-time leading passer https://www.nfl.com/news/dak-prescott-moves-past-tony-romo-to-become-cowboys-all-time-leading-passer
@inthehands@hachyderm.ioThe global financial system would I’m sure be •extremely• reluctant to abandon the USD as the world’s reserve currency — reluctant even well past some hypothetical point where it became clear that the Fed has become politicized and is engaging in currency manipulation to politically favor Trump. The market can stay irrational for a very long time.
But if that abandonment did happen, well…that would be a pretty hard genie to stuff back in the bottle, and I can’t even begin to imagine the fallout.
@compfu@mograph.socialRE: https://chaos.social/@vogelchr/115708927261212330
This incredible live video projection technology sounds really like something a time-traveler to the past would have built with technology that was at hand at the time. Remember Doc Brown from Back to the…
@keithp@fosstodon.orgPosted a PR, https://github.com/picolibc/picolibc/pull/1138, to finally delete the original newlib stdio code from picolibc. It's well past time; that code is missing a bunch of functionality and fails a lot of tests.
@Mediagazer@mstdn.socialTurning Point USA added 900K followers on YouTube between February 2 and February 9, the day after it hosted an "alternate" Super Bowl halftime show (Kyle Tharp/@kylewilsontharp)
https://x.com/kylewilsontharp/status/2021235406335811724
@mlawton@mstdn.socialFinished "The Memory Collectors" by Dete Meserve.
A company has developed technology to transport your consciousness into your past, but only for one hour and without any precision as to when. Some go to see a lost loved one. Others to briefly escape the pain of future traumas.
Four strangers find themselves marooned on the same day and begin to discover a connection.
Strong start but devolves into an all too neat saccharine finish.
3/5 ⭐⭐⭐
@jae@mastodon.me.ukWhat time is it? 26-27 past the hour…..🤣
@andres4ny@social.ridetrans.itAnd speaking of @… , send an email to their president robin.sparkman@propublica.org with text similar to the following:
Dear Robin Sparkman,
I am writing to you in solidarity with the ProPublica Guild. It is past time that you agree to a fair contract, complete with the protections these workers need to continue producing award-winning journalism…
@jake4480@c.imThis week's #ThursdayFiveList is #DesertIslandMusic, and I've of course spent some time thinking about these in the past. Currently, these are mine. The first 3 are from the 90s. Hell yeah. And this way, I have some psych, some punk, some electronica, and some metal. 🔥
Meat Puppets - Too …
@memeorandum@universeodon.comChina's Trade Surplus Climbs Past $1 Trillion for First Time (Keith Bradsher/New York Times)
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/07/business/china-trade-surplus.html
http://www.memeorandum.com/251208/p1#a251208p1
@primonatura@mstdn.social"Use of private jets to Davos has soared in the past three years. Is it time for a super-rich tax?"
#Climate #ClimateChange #ClimateSummit
@kcase@mastodon.socialWhether you’re a writer or a student, an attorney or a software developer, outlines can help clarify and develop ideas and concepts. And the beginning of the year is a great time to take a step back from our ground-level to-do lists, to think about our plans more strategically at the 10,000-foot level. I’m doing this now myself, looking back at the past year and thinking about the year ahead, and find OmniOutliner indispensible for giving structure to those thoughts.
@NFL@darktundra.xyzSteelers' T.J. Watt moves past big brother J.J. on all-time sack list with strip-sack vs. Bears https://www.nfl.com/news/steelers-tj-watt-moves-past-big-brother-jj-on-all-time-sack-list
@cowboys@darktundra.xyzMailbag: Favorite memories from season? https://www.dallascowboys.com/news/mailbag-favorite-memories-from-season
@danyork@mastodon.socialGot an email that it was 22 years ago that I started a LiveJournal. 😃 For a number of years in the 2000s, “LJ” was the main place I shared my thoughts and general posts. I did set it up as “blog . danyork . com”… and I remember many conversations there. After it was sold to a Russian media company in 2007, I started to phase out my usage. The last time I really used it was 2008.
Now… it is a trip into the past:
@sean@scoat.esWe've had snow on the ground since early November. The daily high has been lower than -10°C for the past week or three.
The “questioning why we even live here" has come very early this year.
(But the days are getting longer, and the coldest days are often the brightest/sunniest…)
It's normally not cool to tell people how to medicate, but polite reminder: take your Vitamin D, friends. I'm at 3x the RDA and last time I tested, I was *still* way below optimal.…
@oelna@mas.toJust sad to have to witness this, when these problems have been solved by designers for ages. I have not commented on the OS 26 releases, but I'm glad people took the time to put into words the horror from a design point of view.
https://eclecticlight.co/2025/12/28/la
@marcel@waldvogel.familySo, #Trump is threatening people that do not like hate speech, claiming this is #censorship. But at the same time, he is restricting the rights to free speech for anyone who doesn't agree 120% with his opinion.
Here's a great Guest Essay by Nora Benavidez in the
@inthehands@hachyderm.ioExcellent words from @…, shared here with permission:
❝My favorite piece of advice for protests has been, “accept side quests”. Sure, you can show up, shout a bit, and go home - there's value in just uncorking some frustration. But don't look past meeting your like-minded neighbors. If you're an introvert, like me, that may induce anxiety just thinking about it. But there's all sorts of easy conversation starters - people spent time on their signs, and chances are they would love to talk about them - how they made them or what they were inspired by. Viola! Now you're talking! Everybody at a protest is looking for something - whether it is a word of encouragement or witty comment, a pointer to a place to go or a thing to join, that something may be you!❞
@cdarwin@c.imStudent loan debt tops $1.6 trillion
The average tuition has doubled in the past 30 years.
At the same time, new federal caps on how much parents can borrow for college placing higher education further out of reach for some families.
Against that backdrop, a growing number of schools are making college more affordable
by providing free tuition to undergraduate students from low- and middle-income families.
The movement dates back 20 years but has gained momen…
@Techmeme@techhub.socialAn analysis of 100T tokens from the past year shows reasoning models now represent over half of all usage, open-weight model use has grown steadily, and more (OpenRouter)
https://openrouter.ai/state-of-ai
@mia@hcommons.social'writing is more than just the process by which you obtain a piece of text, right? it's also about finding out what you wanted to say in the first place, and how you wanted to say it. this post existed in my head first as a thought, then it started to gel into words, and then i tried pulling those words out to arrange them in a way that (hopefully) gets my point across. ... i alone can get the thought out and writing is how i do that.'
@wraithe@mastodon.socialSo I’m cooling my heels in my Dr. office waiting for my shingles booster (45m past my appointment time & counting!) - this woman who works here just walked by dressed like she’s going straight clubbing after work & I am here for it, looks good. 😂
She’s also one of the few staff masking so 🤘
@cowboys@darktundra.xyzMailbag: Favorite memories from season? https://www.dallascowboys.com/news/mailbag-favorite-memories-from-season
@niklaskorz@rheinneckar.social @NFL@darktundra.xyzRavens RB Derrick Henry moves into 10th in all-time career rushing yards https://www.nfl.com/news/ravens-rb-derrick-henry-moves-into-10th-in-all-time-career-rushing-yards
@raiders@darktundra.xyzFormer Raiders HC Antonio Pierce lands another head coaching interview in days https://raiderswire.usatoday.com/story/sports/nfl/raiders/2026/01/14/former-raiders-hc-antonio-pierce-head-coaching-inte…
@sonnets@bots.krohsnest.comSonnet 030 - XXX
When to the sessions of sweet silent thought
I summon up remembrance of things past,
I sigh the lack of many a thing I sought,
And with old woes new wail my dear time's waste:
Then can I drown an eye, unused to flow,
For precious friends hid in death's dateless night,
And weep afresh love's long since cancell'd woe,
And moan the expense of many a vanish'd sight:
Then can I grieve at grievances foregone…
@johnhobbs@mstdn.caRetirement isn't an end; it's a RESTART. At 55 , you wield unmatched wisdom and drive that can fuel new adventures. The time to chase those old dreams? It’s NOW! 💪🌟
Which past aspiration are you ready to pursue again? Let's discuss in the comments—thriving financially and physically enriches life's journey!
@UP8@mastodon.social🌊 Long ago, Mars had massive watersheds—now finally mapped
#mars
@Dragofix@veganism.socialUS forests store record carbon as natural and human factors combine #UnitedStates …
@PwnieFan@infosec.exchangeFrom Marcia Bjornerud's Reading The Rocks: Over geologic time, the specific rhythms and idioms change slowly, but the essential rules of the dance remain the same: interaction, restraint, reincarnation.
These rhythms of nature shape all the organisms that evolved under their influence. It is folly to think that we can sit out the dance or make our own rules ... without the force field of scarcity, a constant in our evolutionary past, we lose something of our full potential. Once we …
@theodric@social.linux.pizzaI've rebuilt kwin_wayland three times now, making more drastic cuts each time, and I still haven't managed to evict the gestures. What am I missing? The patch applies fine manually. Am I misunderstanding how to declare the patch in the spec file? Do I need to declare it as a Patch rather than a Source? Am I not supposed to provide the .patch file extension? Some previously-unconsidered fourth thing?
It's half past midnight. I guess I'll knock off and read this again to…
@sean@scoat.esOur Christmas tree didn't drink water this year. It's been pretty much dead for the past 2 weeks. Every time you get near it, needles fall off. It's been quite a mess.
Today was the day it came down. I really wasn't looking forward to having to pick needles out of everything we own between the living room and the door for the next year, so… I went Full Dexter on it. (And it actually worked.)
@balaji@social.linux.pizzaBeen using a number of AI models over the past week or so as work has slowed down, giving me time to explore things more deeply.
Been using Claude Code with musistudio/claude-code-router which is great as I can switch between different models on similar tasks.
Experience so far has been that Gemini 3 Flash is very good for thinking and coding tasks but the code does tend to be fragile so rewrites are needed. For tough problems where the errors are not straightforward it falls d…
@Techmeme@techhub.socialA reflection on AI advances in the past decade and how scaling and time-horizon trends might point to far greater capabilities in the decade ahead (Zhengdong Wang)
https://zhengdongwang.com/2025/12/30/2025-letter.html
@newsie@darktundra.xyzLatvia says Russia remains its top cyber threat as attacks hit record high https://therecord.media/latvia-says-russia-remains-top-cyber-threat-record-attacks
@chrislowles@mastodon.socialmy favorite past time is telling chatbots on character ai that i've been in a car accident
@blaise@mastodon.cloudĐe English language once had an alphabet đat actually represented its sounds. It's past time we fix this. I propose the letter Đorn ("Thorn", Đ, đ) as the first back-substitution.
Who's wiđ me?
@cdarwin@c.imIt seems likely that Justice Alito’s past recusals may have been motivated in part by the negative attention he was receiving at the time for his previous conflicts of interest.
So we must keep making as much of a racket as we possibly can on this.
https://c.im/@cdarwin/115628249866259307
@johnhobbs@mstdn.caI never thought I’d be doing this at my age…
That’s what my friends Karen and Chris told me recently. She’s a retired teacher; he’s a retired firefighter. They are a Canadian couple from Alberta who, over the past few years, have travelled the world, spent time with their family, and helped over a thousand individuals and couples build an online business that removed financial anxiety from their lives.
How did they do this? They got involved in an online business a few years ago and helped others do the same. They had a mentor to guide them from day one. But on top of that they had access to and support of other experienced people on the team. They were able to take advantage of a huge library of training resources that showed them how to get started and keep going in an effective manner. And they had the flexibility to work on their new business based on their priorities and schedules.
The results speak for themselves.
If you’re wondering if it’s possible for you, message me to learn more.
@raiders@darktundra.xyzInsider Names Raiders as Landing Spot for Highly Sought-After DC https://heavy.com/sports/nfl/las-vegas-raiders/jim-schwartz-raiders-dc/
@pre@boing.worldRead "How To Survive In A Science Fiction Universe" by Charles Yu, a novel about a time-machine repair-man getting stuck in a loop during his search for his father.
First person narrated, in a fictional universe in which you can travel in time but you can't change anything about the past.
It was fun and an easy read, lots of interludes about the physics of fictional universes and explanations of acausal items causing their own existence, including the book itself that you read in your hands.
Its nice if you'd like something with experimental narrative form twisting the usual story format.
#reading #books #charlesYu
@cdarwin@c.imSilver surged past $75 an ounce for the first time on Friday,
propelled by strong industrial and investment demand,
persistent supply shortfalls,
its recent designation as a U.S. critical mineral,
and a wave of momentum-driven buying.
@NFL@darktundra.xyzLatest chapter of Jackson vs. Burrow has been defined by injuries and divergent results https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/45787472/baltimore-ravens-cincinnati-bengals-lamar-jackson-joe-burrow-thanksgiving-game…
@primonatura@mstdn.social"UK soars past wind power generation record for second time in two months"
#UK #UnitedKingdom #WindTurbines #Energy
@raiders@darktundra.xyzMaxx Crosby Is Focusing on One Thing During Raiders Offseason https://www.si.com/nfl/raiders/onsi/las-vegas-maxx-crosby-is-focusing-on-one-thing-during-offseason
@cdarwin@c.imOn 4 March, Donald Trump delivered his epic 100-minute speech to Congress, the longest such presidential address in US history.
Having finished speaking, in time-honored fashion, he walked down the line of supreme court justices, gladhanding each in turn before coming to a stop before the chief justice, #John #Roberts
@sonnets@bots.krohsnest.comSonnet 012 - XII
When I do count the clock that tells the time,
And see the brave day sunk in hideous night;
When I behold the violet past prime,
And sable curls, all silvered o'er with white;
When lofty trees I see barren of leaves,
Which erst from heat did canopy the herd,
And summer's green all girded up in sheaves,
Borne on the bier with white and bristly beard,
Then of thy beauty do I question make,
That thou among the …
@cowboys@darktundra.xyzDak Prescott on return to Pro Bowl, CPOTY nomination, George Pickens https://www.dallascowboys.com/news/dak-prescott-on-return-to-pro-bowl-cpoty-nomination-george-pickens
@cdarwin@c.imPrecious metals soared Monday
— with gold extending its record run past $5,100 per troy ounce and silver surging to new highs
— as investors continued to load up on hard assets as a hedge against geopolitical tensions and economic uncertainty.
Gold was up 2.4 percent on New York’s COMEX commodities exchange before pulling back;
it had crossed the $5,000 threshold for the first time a day earlier.
Silver, which tends to be more volatile, spiked 14.6 percent Mon…
@paulbusch@mstdn.caGood Morning #Canada
I'm sitting my sunroom sipping coffee and contemplating the year that's past, and thinking about #NewYearsResolutions. I've never previously indulged in making promises to myself that I forget about in a few months, but I might make one for 2026. According to Narrative Research, 48% of Canadians made resolutions in 2025, with most setting goals related to health or finances. More than 71% are confident they’ll reach their 2025 goals. Quebec residents are more likely to have made a resolution for 2025, and resolutions are more likely for Canadians age 34 or younger, with the likelihood decreasing with age.
What about you? Please select an option from the survey below, and please boost for additional data collection. I've included a tune to set the mood.
#CanadaIsAwesome #Poll
Do you make New Years Resolutions?
@cowboys@darktundra.xyzDak Prescott on return to Pro Bowl, CPOTY nomination, George Pickens https://www.dallascowboys.com/news/dak-prescott-on-return-to-pro-bowl-cpoty-nomination-george-pickens
@NFL@darktundra.xyzMcLaurin plans to play 'as much as I can' on SNF https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/47112119/commanders-terry-mclaurin-set-return-injury-vs-broncos-sunday-night-football
@chris@mstdn.chrisalemany.caIn the immediate term, I am most happy with Mexico's reaction to Carney's speech. We need to be much closer to them. It matters that we are on each side of the bully.
We've had a poor relationship in the past compared to that of the USA. Time for our friendship to get much closer.
Edit: Oh! Our GG was there this week!
“A very interesting woman” President Sheinbaum says.
#CanPoli #CdnPoli #Canada #Mexico #CUSMA #Carney #DavosSpeech #CarneyDoctrine
https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/mexico-reaction-carney-davos-speech-9.7055585
@primonatura@mstdn.social"China adds 315 GW of solar in 2025"
#China #Energy #Renewables #SolarPower
