Esme Povirk @madewokherd@computerfairi.es

@zigg Headspace is an imaginary location that we use to observe and interact with headmates. Ours was intentionally created, but it has its own sun with a time-of-day cycle, which we didn't put there on purpose, and which seems to vaguely correspond with our schedule (sunrise at approximately our normal wakeup time, sunset at approximately bedtime). We don't actually look at the headspace sun, we just kinda sense where it is?

@zigg We can track our circadian rhythm by the position of the sun in headspace, and lately it's been drifting earlier, which had confused us but maybe it was in anticipation?

Now I'm wondering if it works in the other direction, can I imagine the headspace sun somewhere else and change my circadian rhythm that way? Feels unlikely but you never know.

Anyway, we seem to be doing OK with the adjustment so far.

@hollie Any extensions that might be related?

Anyone relate to being a boy but the flesh mech you're piloting is a girl and you want her to look super cute and femme? -Cole

https://twitch.tv/madewokherd Early stream. Continuing with BIT.TRIP Runner.

Well, that was an adventure.

I love when a mystery changes from "why doesn't this work in [new situation]?" to "why does this work in [old situation]?"

Realizing that the anniversaries we feel a desire to celebrate (starting HRT and discovering we're a system) were empowered choices we made, rather than choices that were made for us (being born).

It's our syscoversary! 🎉

@lioness I misread that as conifer so you are a tree now. I don't make the rules.

If it's like highways (extracting resources creates demand for them), choosing to individually conserve isn't going to turn the dial. We need rules to keep society living within its means.

What I'm learning from the way investors (apparently) spend large amounts of cash is: as long as there are more resources to be exploited, someone will buy them up and use them to try to make money, however unlikely that is and however unhelpful or even detrimental the product. This isn't sustainable. So I don't blame the power consumption of large models on those who use them, I blame people willing to subsidize the expense, and the system that enables it.

@mavica_again As soon as we're physically talking to another person all our ability to affect or observe the system almost vanishes.