CIRCLE WITH A DOT

@0xabad1dea shiiiiiiiiiit that's cool

@futurebird oh for Pete's sake. I'm not meant to be sniffling at this hour of the morning.

@glitzersachen @futurebird spouse is normal sized. A bit of wire will make a decent sword. A bottle cap will make a nice shield. Spouse brings 2cm me outside, puts me on some moss or lichen. I get the best views of a moss ecosystem ever. WIN.

@glitzersachen @futurebird this is why I would have a knife and a shield and an accompanying spouse. I am genuinely not afraid of the local wildlife.

@AmeliasBrain @futurebird the ocean is the *one* thing that might persuade me to go big. But what if depth pressure effects your feet exactly as badly as it would normally?

@andrewg @futurebird I had considered the logistics nightmare of food, but not water. I live near a LOT of very clean fresh water.

None of us are mentioning managing the *output* of a 100x human....

@akamran @futurebird I thought of that. Realistically you could probably only hit one data center before they blow you up with an RPG or something. It's a suicide mission.

@futurebird Smaller. Why: 1) I have ZERO interest in being any more visible than I already am. I have zero interest in consuming more food. I have zero interest in accidentally squishing rare plants and the occasional slow puppy.

Also I would absolutely adore visiting the woods as a tiny person, and riding on my dog's back. I am 100% confident my dog would not try to eat me if I smelled the same.

I could do micro art!

@molly0xfff omg too funny. Like crabs in a bucket.

Also - I love your work beyond reason. You are spectacular.

@iFixit nice! I literally just had to go looking for new covers for my headphones because the plastic ones disintegrated, so this is relevant to me.

@ireneista @futurebird the saddest thing I have learned recently is that a number of people who vote have no idea that the brain is what you use to think with. They literally don't grasp that brains are *you*. It explained a lot to me.

@ireneista @futurebird for brain funsies, I really liked "the power of habit" and "the man who mistook his wife for a hat"

@ireneista @futurebird the reading I've done on consciousness was fascinating - the fact that it comes significantly *after* our reactions to things, and provides a thought train that justifies those reactions, was wild to learn.

@futurebird @ireneista oh yes. Pain is just a damage signal tied to specific, rather urgent "get away from the damage" incentives. Consciousness, as far as I can tell from my kindergarten level understanding, is probably a sort of mental reflection function?

@rebeccawatson fucking fantastic article. Thank you.

@cstross I've been using FF, Brave, and DuckDuckGo, with occasional tangents into less functional browsers like Mojeek, Swisscows, and Ecosia. What drove you to pick FF exclusively?

@sheepfilms HA

@sundogplanets the enemy of my enemy might not be my friend - but common interests can be useful?

@sundogplanets I do not know any space lawyers. I had never considered space law as a field. Could they consider "defendant pays my fees" as a part of the suit? Have you considered reaching out to other major satellite companies who may have a stake, like NG or Blue Origin or even (gag) Starlink?

@sundogplanets have you started a lawsuit yet?