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I think therefore I am not by UniversalKinase, literature

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I think therefore I am not

I think, therefore I am not. What is meant by this inversion? What does it mean to be, or not to be? No, obviously this isn’t some speculation about mortality; we are driving at something more fundamental: identity. There are some who say that the first step to knowing something is to name it. This seems a half truth at best. When something becomes “defined”, by a name, or attributes, it becomes locked in place within thought. It becomes a thing, static, like a rock that is being described, losing in its conception the vitality and dynamic complexity that it has in truth. Never mind that even the rock was once not a rock, and someday will not be a rock. Is the rock even really a rock though? It depends how you look at it. If you do not understand this riddle, you may have more thinking to do. What is meant by “I think, therefore I am not” is that: definitions, names, labels, these concepts try to pin in place a reality that is not the full truth. They reduce the complexity of things,

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A Voyage Through Nihilism by UniversalKinase, literature

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A Voyage Through Nihilism

Nihilism: the rejection of everything. Contrary to many critics, I hold that nihilism is not stupid. It's not stupid intellectually. It's not stupid emotionally. However, it is purely destructive. Nihilism can be a rational and self-protecting response to circumstances of sufficient disillusionment. In moderation, as a cleansing fire that burns away nonsense, it isn't necessarily bad. Yet, those flames burn you too, and they hurt, they really do hurt, even when you're numb from them. Sometimes though, the pain of that fire is less than the pain of something else. I said it was purely destructive, and it is, but there are some things that need to be destroyed. Say not that this set of ideas, that grows out of something vital in the human soul, has no purpose. Yet, those flames will burn you hollow. If left to consume as they wish, they will take from you all that you ever wanted, all that you ever loved, everything you have to fight for, and every reason you have to live. I know of

The Waste by UniversalKinase, literature

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The Waste

A man in a cloak trudged along the crest of the barren hill. His cloak was tattered and patched, but his gait was steady. As he looked out over the lands about, his eye drifted down to a flower by his feet. The remains of a flower, were perhaps a better description, he thought, as he stooped to examine it. Desiccated and lifeless its petals now stood, withered along a stalk that still stood in defiance of the injustice of the world. The man snapped the flower's stem, and brought its remains up as he stood examining them. No fruit was born of this flower, no seeds, and it died here alone in this waste, he thought. Frowning, he paused to consider the hazy lands to the west, and felt a slight breeze blowing that way. He made up his mind. He crushed the flower to dust in his hand, and let it blow away in the wind. "Rest my friend" he whispered to the departing particles. "Defiance is the burden of those of us still living. You have earned the peace of oblivion." He waited a few seconds

Broken Branches by UniversalKinase, literature

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Broken Branches

When you look at the broken branches on the tree of life, what thoughts come to mind? For me, I think 4 things: 1) They failed. 2) They succeeded. 3) None of it matters. 4) They lived. They failed, because those lineages are now extinct. They were proven to be unfit for continued survival, or unwilling to engage in the struggle, for survival is a struggle, and to give up is to die. They failed because if each type of life is an experiment, then styles of life that cannot adapt and compete with whatever circumstances are forced at them, are failed experiments. They failed because the present and future are made by the living, not the dead. They succeeded in escaping the torment that is existence, for existence is suffering. Those lineages, not just as individuals, but all of them, forever, no longer have to endure, no longer are compelled to. They are beyond suffering, meaning, struggle and strife. They succeeded in escaping the compulsive delusions that are life. They are free

Hallowed Memories by UniversalKinase, literature

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Hallowed Memories

long have I traveled, by cloud and by road long have I tread with a heavy load yet with frost on my brow and stars in my eyes I have sought discernment of truth beneath guise long have I traveled, yet it now comes to this a simple stone placard within the abyss no words to be spoken, no words to be read words have little meaning, and truth not a shred But though I have ended, I did also not end and though it was rendered, the void did not rend eyes I have locked, eyes I have taken! I fear you no longer, eyes, now awaken! through pillars of light, and infinite dark I speak now the names to which they shall hark By the three stones, I bind you By the seven winds, I hold you By the twelve gates, I subdue you and by the one flame, I put you to rest. May you find peace in the void, as I did.

Riddles by UniversalKinase, literature

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Riddles

of all primordials I am most among my children is your host yet now my name is not revered often spat, and often feared come now young ones, don't deride speak my name in Greek or hide. _____________________________________ Among the plants they call me young from teosinte I have sprung My sugar-making may explosive sound Now I'm grown the whole world round Speak of me, for I am near and I shall ever lend my ear ______________________________________ I point to that which calls me no matter how it galls me I stand here helpless in this field but from this task I cannot yield Some will tell you I'm loded others will say I'm outmoded yet if you fear you might become lost I would surely be worth the cost _____________________________________

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Element: Storm - stock by UniversalKinase, visual art

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Etched in the Wind by UniversalKinase, literature

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Etched in the Wind

The moonlight illuminated the soft curves of Serinae’s face as she floated above the sea of clouds. Her silk robes wafted around her in the gentle breeze as she slowly rose and fell to the beating of giant reptilian wings. She smiled kindly at Gydal, the emerald colored dragon who she rode on, and then glanced to her right and left at the other four dragon riders who were tearing through the night sky. “Another night, another castle” she murmured to herself with a sigh. [Don’t worry] answered Gydal in her mind [the conquest of Abledon is almost complete.] “And then what?” asked Serinae “It’s only a m

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Revoked Ascendency 1 by UniversalKinase, literature

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Revoked Ascendency 1

Lord Faram chuckled in his deep throaty voice as he sat back in his throne. The late afternoon sun cast slanted shadows into his castle’s keep. Polished oak tables and dark stone walls secured the rooms edges, leaving the middle open for the long blood red carpet that led from throne to door. This was his abode, granted to him by the ruling Gandavi in the area, and today he would strengthen his hold on the surrounding jungle even more. “Lord Faram!” called a breathless page, bursting through the doors at the end of the hall. “The rebel leader who agreed to negotiate with you is here. She is alone and unarmed, so we will b

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Jul 9, 2023

Always 30 years away

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For the past 30 years, politicians, CEO's, leaders of every stripe, have often talked about doing 'something' about human greenhouse gas pollution. They make plans, sign treaties, pledge to make cuts to emissions. Those plans are left unfulfilled, without even much effort made towards them. Those treaties are ignored, violated, and discarded. Those pledges aren't worth the paper they're written on. For 30 years I've watched our leaders fail us. For 30 years I've watched my fellow citizens pay lip service to doing something about this crisis that we've all known has been coming, which is here, and which is only getting worse. For 30 years I've watched those same citizens fail to live up to their own ideals. So, when some 'leader' makes a 'promise' to reduce emissions in 10, 20, 30 years from now... they're lying to you. If somebody makes a promise to do something in 1 year, 2 years, maybe even 5 years, maybe that promise (if from a credible source, with enforcement mechanisms) could

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Apr 28, 2023

Worsening Opinion of AI Implementations

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I'm coming to the conclusion that the algorithms that are commonly getting lumped under the label "AI" are too problematic to be in widespread use. They have no morality, no limits, no situational awareness, and poor if any capacity to understand some critical distinctions. It takes the better part of a decade of constant learning before a human can even begin to have a decent conversation, and the better part of two decades before our society considers a human sufficiently learned and responsible enough in order to be legally responsible for their own choices and generally be trusted (sometimes wrongly, but often rightly) to not make things a total disaster. Human learning comes in many layers of rules and limits at every step. The ways in which these algorithms are being 'trained', well, if you want to randomly sample anything any human has ever written or drawn, but recombined in disturbing ways and put into totally different contexts, you're going to end up with some deeply

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Mar 26, 2023

Mathematical Modeling

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For my work, I've been doing a lot of mathematical modeling of biological data recently. It's been pretty cool actually. Made me remember a ton of stuff that I 'learned' in high school, but now I'm revisiting those memories with a ton more experience, and lots of those old memories have just made a lot more sense now. Been plotting out tens of thousands of observations, performing complex algebra on them, testing lots of things. The past year has felt longer to me than any year in the past 15, because I've just been so engaged with it. Last night I figured out how to make animated plots to visually show the steps of the analyses I've been doing. I've struggled to explain all of it to my colleagues, but I think that maybe if I make an animation that shows the results of each step as a process, then they'd understand. If I do something like that, I might submit a copy here as well. Some of the math is actually really beautiful.

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FractalMonster

Mar 30, 2024

Thank you for the

Antonino1955

Mar 20, 2024

Thank you much for watching! It matters.

UniversalKinase

Mar 21, 2024

Likewise, thank you.

Alas, I fear I'm not the most dedicated of watchers, I'm sometimes gone from the site for a while, but it's always rewarding to see what the community is creating, and I've enjoyed looking at your creations.

I hope you have a wonderful day, and I look forward to seeing what pieces you make in the future.

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Antonino1955

Mar 21, 2024

NP, i warmly thank for your very kind comment. Hope soon i can continue the VINTAGE FRACTAL project!!!

Happy June.

And to you as well.

Thanks. May I introduce myself to you or no?