my mind begins to hum...

[Ugly Dougly]

maxwell’s demon.

https://m.phys.org/news/2019-03-physici ... antum.html

[Ugly Dougly]

• Everything we hear is an opinion, not a fact. Everything we see is a perspective, not the truth.
• Very little is needed to make a happy life; it is all within yourself, in your way of thinking.
• You have power over your mind - not outside events. Realize this, and you will find strength.
• The soul becomes dyed with the color of its thoughts.
• When you arise in the morning, think of what a precious privilege it is to be alive - to breathe, to think, to enjoy, to love.
• Death smiles at us all, but all a man can do is smile back.
• The universe is change; our life is what our thoughts make it.
• He who lives in harmony with himself lives in harmony with the universe.
• If it is not right do not do it; if it is not true do not say it.
• The object of life is not to be on the side of the majority, but to escape finding oneself in the ranks of the insane.

[ygmir]

• Everything we hear is an opinion, not a fact. Everything we see is a perspective, not the truth.
• Very little is needed to make a happy life; it is all within yourself, in your way of thinking.
• You have power over your mind - not outside events. Realize this, and you will find strength.
• The soul becomes dyed with the color of its thoughts.
• When you arise in the morning, think of what a precious privilege it is to be alive - to breathe, to think, to enjoy, to love.
• Death smiles at us all, but all a man can do is smile back.
• The universe is change; our life is what our thoughts make it.
• He who lives in harmony with himself lives in harmony with the universe.
• If it is not right do not do it; if it is not true do not say it.
• The object of life is not to be on the side of the majority, but to escape finding oneself in the ranks of the insane.

...

[Ugly Dougly]

[Simon of the Playa]

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[Ugly Dougly]

But... dystopias are supposed to be SEXY!

[Simon of the Playa]

“Defenseless under the night
Our world in stupor lies;
Yet, dotted everywhere,
Ironic points of light
Flash out wherever the Just
Exchange their messages:
May I, composed like them
Of Eros and of dust,
Beleaguered by the same
Negation and despair,
Show an affirming flame.”

[Ugly Dougly]

We are all alone, born alone, die alone, and—in spite of True Romance magazines—we shall all someday look back on our lives and see that, in spite of our company, we were alone the whole way. I do not say lonely—at least, not all the time—but essentially, and finally, alone. This is what makes your self-respect so important, and I don't see how you can respect yourself if you must look in the hearts and minds of others for your happiness.

• Accept everything just the way it is.
• Do not seek pleasure for its own sake.
• Do not, under any circumstances, depend on a partial feeling.
• Think lightly of yourself and deeply of the world.
• Be detached from desire your whole life long.
• Do not regret what you have done.
• Never be jealous.
• Never let yourself be saddened by a separation.
• Resentment and complaint are appropriate neither for oneself or others.
• Do not let yourself be guided by the feeling of lust or love.
• In all things have no preferences.
• Be indifferent to where you live.
• Do not pursue the taste of good food.
• Do not hold on to possessions you no longer need.
• Do not act following customary beliefs.
• Do not collect weapons or practice with weapons beyond what is useful.
• Do not fear death.
• Do not seek to possess either goods or fiefs for your old age.
• Respect Buddha and the gods without counting on their help.
• You may abandon your own body but you must preserve your honor.
• Never stray from the way.

[ygmir]

as a fish, I looked around, and wondered,
what's above?

a frog I'll be, and hop about
and breathe the air so clear,
and then I wonder,
what's it like,
to run into the hills?

a rabbit now,
so fast and fleet,
a home, and fur, and skills.

but,

what's it like,
to have no fear?
a wolf I shall become.
and run and chase,
and hunt and eat,
a mate for all my years,

but,

what's it like, to feel the air
above me, and below?

A raven now,
so black and sleek,
an intellect, and freedom true,
to come and go with ease,

and what about an eagle,

yes,

the king of all I see,,,,
I fly, I hunt,
I eat, I sleep,
and as I'm looking down........

I wonder:
What's it like,
to swim,
and breathe
beneath the waves...........

[Simon of the Playa]

https://www.businessinsider.com/3-d-pri ... res-2019-4

[Ugly Dougly]

https://www.businessinsider.com/3-d-pri ... res-2019-4

"Après nous, le déluge" (pronounced [apʁɛ nu lə delyʒ]; meaning "After us, the flood") is a French expression, attributed to Madame de Pompadour, the lover of King Louis XV of France.[1]

An alternative form, attributed to Louis himself, is "Après moi, le déluge" ("After me, the flood"). This saying is believed to date from after the Battle of Rossbach in 1757, which was disastrous for the French.[2] There are two possible interpretations: "After my reign, the nation will be plunged into chaos and destruction”; or "After me, let the deluge come", meaning that he does not care what happens after his death.[3] The second corresponds to the meaning of "Après nous, le déluge" taken by Brewer: "Ruin, if you like, when we are dead and gone."[4]

Karl Marx wrote in Das Kapital (Vol. 1, Part III, Chapter Ten, Section 5) "Après moi, le déluge! is the watchword of every capitalist and of every capitalist nation. Hence Capital is reckless of the health or length of life of the labourer, unless under compulsion from society."[5]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apr%C3%A8 ... %C3%A9luge

[Ugly Dougly]

[Ugly Dougly]

[Simon of the Playa]

https://www.media.mit.edu/events/dan-no ... n-defense/

[Ugly Dougly]

[lucky420]

I enjoyed that, thank you.

It made me happy, sometime

[Traveller in Time]

There is nothing worse then

Something (you think) you

Can not do without

[Ugly Dougly]

[Simon of the Playa]

https://www.rgj.com/story/news/2019/06/ ... 576640001/

[Ugly Dougly]

https://www.theatlantic.com/national/ar ... nt/354496/

[Perpetual Burn]

There is nothing worse then

Something (you think) you

Can not do without

Desire is insatiable
Contentment not for sale

Necessity is an illusion
Always complete

[Ugly Dougly]

She opened the PDR to the page where they described her condition. She waved the book in my face. I still fell in love with her.

[Ugly Dougly]

"It will always happen that ... the one will be able to divide the many, and weaken the force which was strong while it was united."

Discourses on Livy, XI

[Ugly Dougly]

[Ugly Dougly]

Let me take you down
'Cause I'm going to Strawberry Fields
Nothing is real
And nothing to get hung about
Strawberry Fields forever

Living is easy with eyes closed
Misunderstanding all you see
It's getting hard to be someone
But it all works out
It doesn't matter much to me

Let me take you down
'Cause I'm going to Strawberry Fields
Nothing is real
And nothing to get hung about
Strawberry Fields forever

No one I think is in my tree
I mean it must be high or low
That is you can't, you know, tune in
But it's all right
That is, I think, it's not too bad
Let me take you down
'Cause I'm going to Strawberry Fields
Nothing is real
And nothing to get hung about
Strawberry Fields forever

[Ugly Dougly]

[Simon of the Playa]

“my calculations are flippin’ pinpoint.”

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[Ugly Dougly]

http://www.scp-wiki.net/scp-3199

[Ugly Dougly]

the balloon goes up
The situation becomes serious, critical, chaotic, or troublesome. Often used in the past tense ("the balloon went up"). If we don't get that shipment by Friday, the balloon goes up, and we lose the account. He tweeted it, and the balloon went up.

[Ugly Dougly]