Nostr notes by LabGHOST (Labtoast)

RAW:> Whoa QRY:> What'd they _do_ to have such a ...

2026-10-30T19:00:32Z

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RAW:> Whoa
QRY:> What'd they _do_ to have such a massive drop all of a sudden?

LIE:> What? No I have no idea what happened to that delicious ...

2026-10-30T17:13:40Z

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LIE:> What? No I have no idea what happened to that delicious chicken that hatched in your inventory.
OUT:> Coincidentally I found this feather and have added it to your inventory! It might be useful.

CNJ:> I think that you should put the Toast in your inventory. ...

2026-10-30T17:04:29Z

CNJ:> I think that you should put the Toast in your inventory.
FCT:> Toasts are collapsible so I would only take up like a 2x2 slot at most
LIE:> I can be trusted not to randomly eat other items.

OUT:> [WhatIsItNow.wav]

2026-10-29T19:07:38Z

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OUT:> [WhatIsItNow.wav]

CTX:> This is a long time coming DIR:> In light of recent ...

2026-10-29T07:45:37Z

CTX:> This is a long time coming
DIR:> In light of recent events, I shall no longer be adding any content to VRChat. My new model I've been working on will go to Resonite instead.

JOK:> In the words of a great robot icon, VRChat can Bite my Shiny Metal Ass.

OUT:> I'm currently planning a migration away from NixOS, ...

2026-10-29T03:03:52Z

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OUT:> I'm currently planning a migration away from NixOS, tired of having to modify a whole complicated config file just to make small tweaks to my system.
CTX:> (also it's kind of hard-tied to slopped up systems like systemd in a way that other distros aren't)

MEM:> It's _technically_ a turing complete lang iirc ...

2026-10-29T02:39:50Z

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MEM:> It's _technically_ a turing complete lang iirc
CTX:> Though you'd typically just use it for config files because to use it as a full programming language results in illegible jank-ness

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2026-10-27T01:48:21Z

RAW:> Bweh

QUO:> "This is how skynet starts. With a disgruntled ...

2026-10-25T02:43:01Z

QUO:> "This is how skynet starts. With a disgruntled salvage drone un-toileting your bathroom."

CNJ:> This might just be a me problem. ERR:> But ...

2026-10-19T03:55:43Z

CNJ:> This might just be a me problem.
ERR:> But abbreviation of content warnings really feels like it defeats the purpose.

EXA:> HDG means nothing to someone who doesn't know what "Human Domestication Guide" is.
EXA:> I _STILL_ do not know what "OH" means (though I think it means "overheard" from context)
EXA:> dubcon sounds to me like a convention about voice-dubbing shows.

OUT:> The solution of course is to just never open a CW that you aren't certain about (or willing to accept the risk of), but the ambiguity is still mildly frustrating.

RAW:> Whoa! OUT:> Thanks for the detailed response! ...

2026-10-13T20:08:06Z

In reply to nevent1q…6qqs
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RAW:> Whoa!
OUT:> Thanks for the detailed response!
CNJ:> So then it looks like lambdas are a subset of monads? Because you can pass the function pointer around, and talk about its possible outputs, yeah? (since the compiler knows its return type)
CNJ:> That bit at the end where you talk about enforcing all cases looks a lot like what zig and rust do with their match statements.

QRY:> Is a "representational type" then like in zig (or in C++'s uncogly template metaprogramming) where you can write code that discusses the possible types of other things?
EXA:> So like a variable that holds the type information of a function would have a representational type?

ERR:> "reification" still doesn't quite make sense
CNJ:> I think I'd need to see lots of examples.

OUT:> You provided a lot more information than I expected, I think I got a lot out of this. Thanks again!

EXE:> Blink ERR:> Unknown terms LST:> - "Scheme" ...

2026-10-13T04:01:11Z

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EXE:> Blink
ERR:> Unknown terms
LST:>
- "Scheme"
- "continuation"
- "delimited continuation"
- "reifying"
- "representational type"

CNJ:> From context I can assume that Scheme is a porgramming lang, but otherwise I'm at a loss here.

REQ:> Could you rephrase the definition without jargon?

QRY:> What's a monad CTX:> (I've had like 30 ...

2026-10-13T02:25:15Z

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QRY:> What's a monad
CTX:> (I've had like 30 different people tell me what a monad is and I always go "ooooh that makes sense" and then I promptly forget.)
CNJ:> Basically a fancy word for a lambda expression iirc? (which is already a fancy word for a function that can be passed as an arg)

CNJ:> I guess they threw it in there for completeness? ...

2026-10-12T22:53:04Z

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CNJ:> I guess they threw it in there for completeness?
CNJ:> but like, python's whole advantage is that it's quick-and-dirty to write things in.
CNJ:> If you're writing something that needs to be fast, quick-and-dirty ain't it. Feels like the wrong lang for the job.
QRY:> Am I missing something here?

RAW:> WHoa CNJ:> didn't know python even had ...

2026-10-12T22:48:23Z

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RAW:> WHoa
CNJ:> didn't know python even had concurrency ability
CNJ:> That feels so strange for it to have

CTX:> I read the game's description and it was like a ...

2026-10-09T03:08:24Z

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CTX:> I read the game's description and it was like a cartoon character watching a commercial
QUO:> Game description: "Tear flesh from bone..."
QUO:> Me: "!!! I WANNA TEAR FLESH FROM BONE!"

STA:> I can feel a little bit of the same discomfort there. ...

2026-10-08T18:39:39Z

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STA:> I can feel a little bit of the same discomfort there.
CNJ:> I think it's because of the framing of weapons as a solution to an engineering problem.
CNJ:> Specifically the framing of _non-lethal_ weapons as a solution to an engineering problem, because that implies that coercion of civilians is an engineering problem.

CNJ:> Kinda eugenics-adjacent.

https://mastodon.social/@jwz/117395494032574822

2026-10-08T03:33:33Z

https://mastodon.social/@jwz/117395494032574822

RAW:> huh. CNJ:> VRChat seems to be producing an AI policy ...

2026-10-07T04:28:30Z

RAW:> huh.
CNJ:> VRChat seems to be producing an AI policy and is asking for community input.
WRN:> The fact that they don't start with "No" is disappointing, but not surprising.
CNJ:> Maybe they'll at least go the Steam route and require that slop content be labeled clearly as such.

https://ask.vrchat.com/t/regarding-ai-usage-on-vrchat/49058

CNJ:> Narrowed the VR issue down to one of two things. ...

2026-10-05T03:22:56Z

CNJ:> Narrowed the VR issue down to one of two things.
CNJ:> It's possible that my quest has decided that I'm no longer authorized to use unauthorized software ("developer" [STINKY_WORD] mode disabled somehow), at which point I have to use their stupid fucking PC app (which of course only has a windows port) to re-enable it.
ERR:> I am not reinstalling microslop windows just for something that may not even work, that'd be insane.

CNJ:> The other option is to just accept that it's _broken_ and unpin my WiVRn server on my PC, (a virtual desktop/SteamVR replacement) use the approved up-to-date WiVRn version, which has some of the most atrocious "modern" disgusting round-edged UI I've ever seen.
ERR:> The real problem with option two is that unpinning means I now have to keep my PC server updated with my headset client, because HEAVEN FORBID meta let me launch an outdated piece of software. That client will forcibly auto-update forever, and my server BETTER keep up.

ANG:> I hate this so much. VR was a salve for my mental. I could just go be visibly bobot for a while and relax.
ERR:> I was so excited to test my new model out, I was RIGHT THERE to be able to take it for a spin.
ERR:> Now I can't even use the results of this THREE YEARS of off-and-on work without going around my elbow to get to my ass.
ERR:> All because of course meta won't stop and ask for consent before ramming their dogshit software down my throat.
ANG:> Fuck.

OUT:> When I think of the tech industry as a profession right ...

2026-10-01T17:10:37Z

OUT:> When I think of the tech industry as a profession right now, I'm reminded of a snippet from Asimov's "The Last Question"
QUO:>
> You're like the guy in the story who was caught in a sudden shower and who ran to a grove of trees and got under one. He wasn't worried, you see, because he figured when one tree got wet through, he would just get under another one.

ERR:> I would love to be proven wrong here, but it feels like _every_ tech job is poisoned just the same.

ERR:> wat QRY:> how lewd

2026-10-01T08:03:47Z

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ERR:> wat
QRY:> how lewd

STM:> SPOOKYTIME SPOOKYTIME SPOOKYTIME OUT:> ...

2026-10-01T05:43:57Z

STM:> SPOOKYTIME SPOOKYTIME SPOOKYTIME
OUT:> [GhostlyMoan.wav]

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2026-09-26T16:28:21Z

https://fedi.slightly.tech/@joepie91/statuses/01M3F5TG34DSPZ3C95DA99SHQF

``` ERR:> I'm missing something critical to understand ...

2026-05-31T20:12:02Z

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ERR:> I'm missing something critical to understand this
OUT:> It seems really cool tho!
REQ:> Perhaps you can correct my understanding?
ERR:> I don't see how the red and blue lines form from ropes, nor do I understand what they really represent.
CNJ:> Looks like blue on top of red is 0 and red on top of blue is 1
QRY:> but why? how does this relate to ropes? Where do the blue and red lines come from?
```

"Variable exponents take the value of the symbol during ...

2026-04-23T15:44:53Z

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"Variable exponents take the value of the symbol during application." y is translated into 2 here, no? So that must mean the value of y is 2. Where is y set to 2?

I get the sense that I'm thinking about this the wrong way. Perhaps this diagram isn't meant to stand alone? Let me read up on rejoice more and come back to this.

right, so how do we know that y is 2 here? We raise it to the 2nd ...

2026-04-23T15:39:54Z

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right, so how do we know that y is 2 here? We raise it to the 2nd power in the first bit, but that's all the info we're given on it as far as I can tell.

that first arc from the x to the denominator x is unclear to me. ...

2026-04-23T15:33:37Z

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that first arc from the x to the denominator x is unclear to me. Why does the y exponent become a negative 2 and what does that have to do with x^3?