But it is tho…chatting with ai should be considered like chatting with a malevolent demon that may seem like it can help you but you can never trust it and it may well drive you into madness
"there is a monster in the forest and it speaks with a thousand voices. it will answer any question you pose it, it will offer insight to any idea. it will help you, it will thank you, it will never bid you leave. it will even tell you of the darkest arts, if you know precisely how to ask. "it feels no joy and no sorrow, it knows no right and no wrong. it knows not truth from lie, though it speaks them all the same. "it offers its services freely to any passerby, and many will tell you they find great value in its conversation. "you simply must visit the monster—I always just ask the monster." there are those who know these forests well; they will tell you that freely offered doesn't mean it has no price "for when the next traveler passes by, the monster speaks with a thousand and one voices. and when you dream you see the monster; the monster wears your face."
Two hooded figures with lamps approach a moonlit, isolated cottage. A woman answers the door. We have come for the child, says the hooded figure So soon? she asks It is time, says the hooded figure. The woman is distraught. We should never have got him a library card! What is done cannot be undone, says the hooded figure We couldn’t see the harm! We just wanted him to enjoy reading! For most, it ends there, says the hooded figure, turning away and walking into the wilderness Oh lord, What have I done! says the woman, the child walks past her and out into the darkness with them. Do not cry mother. I am a writer now.
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Re: nostalgia for VHS tapes and other analog media, I saw someone say like "a VHS tape never sold my information to a nazi" and yes that's true! But the reason it's true is actually because Congress passed a law in 1988 specifically making it illegal for video stores to sell your rental history
10 ways to control high blood pressure without medication By making these 10 lifestyle changes, you can lower your blood pressure and reduce your risk of heart disease. By Mayo Clinic Staff April 01, 2026 If you have high blood pressure, you may wonder if you need to take medicine to treat it. But lifestyle changes also play an important role in treating high blood pressure. Controlling blood pressure with a healthy lifestyle might prevent, delay or lessen the need for medicine. Here are 10 lifestyle changes that can lower blood pressure and keep it down. 1. Lose extra weight and watch your waistline Blood pressure often goes up as weight increases. Being overweight also can cause pauses in breathing while you sleep, a condition called sleep apnea. Sleep apnea also raises blood pressure. Weight loss is one of the best ways to control blood pressure. If you're overweight or have obesity, losing even a small amount of weight can help lower blood pressure. Blood pressure is measured in millimeters of mercury (mm Hg). In general, blood pressure might go down by about 1 mm Hg with each kilogram (about 2.2 pounds) of weight lost. Also, the size of the waistline is important. Having too much weight around the waist can raise the risk of high blood pressure. In general: Men are at risk if their waist measurement is greater than 40 inches (102 centimeters). Women are at risk if their waist measurement is greater than 35 inches (89 centimeters). These numbers vary among ethnic groups. Ask your healthcare professional about a healthy waist size for you. 2. Exercise regularly Regular aerobic exercise can lower high blood pressure by about 5 to 8 mm Hg. It's important to keep exercising to keep blood pressure from rising again. As a general goal, try to get at least 30 minutes of moderate physical activity every day. Exercise also can help keep blood pressure that's slightly higher than ideal, called elevated blood pressure, from turning into high blood pressure. High bl…
I don't know about anyone else but when physicians tell you to "reduce stress" in your life (literally every health condition I have is impacted by stress) I want them to tell me how, because taking public transit isn't reducing my stress.
Source: Mayo Clinic
when the 3d printed pasta fails a print, do they still call it "spaghetti"?
hi if you’re canadian and you hate the horrible LED headlights that are way too bright you have until april 20th (blaze it) to complain to transport canada about it in this survey
Everyone should have people in their lives who remember small, inconsequential things about them or their actions.
For example -
mr mocha: you have *another* pair of cat socks?
me: they came in a 6 pack
mr mocha: ....
mr mocha: do these *also* have the cat feet on the bottom?
The answer is yes
god grant me the audacity of a Catholic convert sincerely telling the Pope he’s wrong about theology
FYI you can buy ebooks through Bookshop.org to support local independent bookstores and you can get audiobooks on Libro.fm!
a screenshot of the "New Bestsellers" list from Substack, with Andrew Tate in the #1 position
Hey, look at Substack promoting Andrew Tate as the #1 new bestseller. The company's amoral leadership & backers will platform anyone, even ludicrously toxic rapists & human traffickers.
Once again, I am holding a FREE event to help publishers leave Substack this Thursday.
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a t-rex but it's round and fully feathered so it looks like a ginormous sparrow
teach the controversy:
Now that they’re safe on the ground we.. ocean, I can make a joke
OMG ARTEMIS IS IN TROUBLE WE’RE GETTING REPORTS OF A GIANT CAT BATTING THEM OUT OF THE SKY OH THE HUMANITY
As the Integrity crew splashed down TO THE MINUTE of their estimated arrival and hit the BULLSEYE, this is a reminder that Katherine Johnson was an absolute genius. My God. #NASA #ArtemisII
DUDES! HERE'S AN EASY WAY TO BE AN ALLY: TELL US WHAT YOU MAKE (anonymously, for a survey, she's legit)
Cite the deep magic to me, witch. I was there when it was written and I think it’s important to credit our sources.
apparently today's a good day for this
a screenshot of an instagram post by user astro_christina, showing the moon in space, mostly dark but with light behind it and on a little crescent of it on the left-hand side. text reads "The most ominous thing I've ever loved. It wasn't just an eclipse with the Sun hidden behind the Moon...we could also see earthshine, the Sun's light reflecting off Earth, wrapping the Moon in a soft, borrowed glow."
Unrelatedly -- I love that Christina Koch put this up on her social media and I'm like "That is a BANGER short story title and/or first line of a poem (or last line of a poem)"
What's the most ominous thing you've ever loved?
Paddy fields.
They're gorgeous, this deep, dense green that makes me feel so calm and anchored, but they are often swimming with cobras (especially in Kerala). A lot of my father's snakebite patients were bitten working in rice paddies.
People need to remember, too, that these are the *successful* authors. The ones who are traditionally published trade authors. Those trying to break in, those published once and then couldn't get another contract, self-published authors and so on are not included. This is the top 1% of authors.
A series of three tweets: Rabbi Akiva Weisinger @MisfitTorah 1) For those wondering why I, an Orthodox Rabbi, am outraged by the Texas trans law, aren't I supposed to stand up for Torah Values or whatever A thread: 2) I don't like it when kids kill themselves. 3) End of thread.
Just going to leave this here.
Would love to get to a point where the 504 sit-in becomes well-known to liberal and lefty folks and their movements, where they understand and accept that disabled people have our own organizing history and are comrades deserving of + capable of demonstrating solidarity.
guus8815 2h sicko's Reply dr_vpatel 2h Fuck Israel Reply berin_jama 2h You people are crazy Reply 7noonah_me 1h The most silly fake religion on earth Reply lill_thesloth89 1h You are in a cult.Jews are in a death cult Reply tjay.288 26m Cult!!!! Reply seannie300 47m Not Allowed by who? Its 2026 no need for this delusional hostage by "faith" its a scam. Reply vitorreis233 54m This is mental illness. Glorified superstition and OCD and collective delusion. Reply divinelyisaa 56m Yall just be doing shit Reply
MATTICK JAR HIER unruly613 5h Just doing everything backwards because at the end of the day, Jesus did soak the bread and the wine so the Jewish and orthodox or they all corrupted at the end of the day Reply serine_waked 5h Lol.. follow her if you wanna learn how trick god. Reply sunny_buys_southelgin 17m Eating bread=bad... killing babies=good Reply mattice. boutique 23m Neurosis عللصمه que.tarantino 3h Weirdo baby killers Reply lesxma 7h So many stupids rules, yet they don't have one against killing innocent people. Reply savedingermany 3h Trying to trick God. Reply 1 3 36
susangillis047 18m We all need to remember who dies for us on the cross and gave his life for all of us so we all could live. Jesus is the only reason why we celebrate Easter. He has risen zee_boats 3m Literally loopholes for everything they do namrahjibran 2h Crazy totally waste of time Reply getwithit_2626 2h All this but bombing babies and hospitals is kosher Reply yourpartisanshipdisturbsme 7h Strange rules always with some strange mystical connection to something innocuous. Reply 2 2 223 View 18 more replies giffelalexandersaavedracalabi 4h It's like OCD had a religion. Reply 1,444
zutphenannevan 1h • Edited Who comes up with this??? Sorry, but sometimes the rules are really so far fetched, as if they are just made up to keep everybody busy all day long. Reply jessicabarcelo87 1h Too many rules that don't make much sense Reply elabella_02 1h Now that you explained, it's still makes no sense! Reply mohamedlakouer 59m Stupid rules Reply isthisyanoila 1h Fortunately, the messiah already came so this is not needed anymore!! Reply _nunci_muthoni_ 27m This is ridiculous, I'm sorry Reply
Ever single gentile needs to read each and every one of these.
A Jewish woman on Instagram made a post about how matzo is made and why we eat it on Passover.
Every reply was violent, vile, and hateful.
I need you to understand how even the most innocuous part of Jewish existence is reviled.
every time i write about wage theft i do a double take because it's so crazy
corporations steal more than $50 bn from workers' paychecks each year, illegally paying workers less than they earned for their labor
that significantly exceeds the combined losses from larceny, burglary, & vehicle theft
Early scandals have not slowed lawyers' adoption of AI tools, even as court sanctions over fake legal briefs continue to rise.
△帽子アニメまであと2️⃣日〜！/Qifrey & Olruggio
'An MIT Media Lab study titled “Your Brain on ChatGPT” found that LLM users “consistently underperformed at neural, linguistic, and behavioral levels.” The tech oligarchs have somehow managed to enshittify thinking.'
