Nostr notes by lenazun

my mother and i were reminiscing about rotary phones having a ...

2026-08-24T01:20:43Z

my mother and i were reminiscing about rotary phones having a physical lock and key, so that you would stop making calls because money doesn’t just fall off trees

ironically i do only take it for sleeping. i was never a ...

2026-08-23T00:27:42Z

In reply to nevent1q…jwh2
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ironically i do only take it for sleeping. i was never a recreational consumer because it made me fall asleep at parties.

we throw a little play every time. i say “oh im looking for the ...

2026-08-23T00:22:49Z

In reply to nevent1q…cr9d
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we throw a little play every time. i say “oh im looking for the sleep gummies i got here last time, in this little black jar” and they say “ah yes, they are so good for sleeping. have you tried the drops, for sleeping?”

i have to go to the hippie natural store that smells like palo ...

2026-08-23T00:19:30Z

i have to go to the hippie natural store that smells like palo santo and where we all have to pretend i’m buying a sleep aid and not weed gummies

everything I know about the sex lives of republicans I've ...

2026-08-17T19:49:21Z

everything I know about the sex lives of republicans I've learned against my will

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2026-08-16T00:07:50Z

July-August

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2026-08-14T15:31:17Z

diminished reality glasses

i was looking in this plant general direction when the new leaf ...

2026-08-13T22:31:42Z

i was looking in this plant general direction when the new leaf unfurled violently with a zap! sound. everything is so alive!

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2026-08-11T22:29:47Z

humanoid robots are such a failure of imagination

today I cooked lentils, banana bread, tofu fried rice and vegan ...

2026-08-09T21:51:50Z

today I cooked lentils, banana bread, tofu fried rice and vegan bolognese. these are the foods of my people (anarchists)

i just saw a video of a woman bragging about her new boyfriend to ...

2026-08-09T03:41:58Z

i just saw a video of a woman bragging about her new boyfriend to her friends. she says: do you know how many musical instruments he plays? NONE! and the other girls are so impressed and jealous.

I always tell my coworkers “we’re short staffed on designers, ...

2026-08-06T01:00:24Z

I always tell my coworkers “we’re short staffed on designers, but if your thing is very urgent it can be designed by a software engineer” and i have yet to find a taker

maybe someone has already written about this, but walking is the ...

2026-07-31T16:58:44Z

In reply to nevent1q…vrtt
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maybe someone has already written about this, but walking is the speed that allows us to notice details in the landscape, and most importantly, other people.

the sky was doing sky things ...

2026-07-28T02:04:58Z

the sky was doing sky things

I like Large Language Models as it is. I don't have a deep ...

2026-07-28T01:17:16Z

In reply to nevent1q…ptjp
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I like Large Language Models as it is. I don't have a deep understanding of how they work, but I don't feel like I need to give them the horseless carriage treatment. if you press me, I like Alison Gopnik cultural technologies: not to see them as minds, but as large-scale information systems that process society's accumulated context and reflect it back to us.

you can just hate on LLMs because of the effects (in the ...

2026-07-27T23:25:21Z

you can just hate on LLMs because of the effects (in the environment, in the labor market, in the distribution of political power etc there's plenty to hate). but reducing them conceptually to "it's just predictive text" or "it's fancy autocorrect" is unnecessary, because that betrays a too basic understanding of the thing. it makes your argument weaker.

keeping your shit relatively together in the face of intense ...

2026-07-26T18:00:45Z

In reply to nevent1q…g705
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keeping your shit relatively together in the face of intense discomfort for long periods of time is one of the survival skills you might need to work on individually. almost everything else is community work.

I'm training for the apolcaypse, not by doing dozens of ...

2026-07-26T17:48:19Z

I'm training for the apolcaypse, not by doing dozens of pushups, but by breathing through extreme discomfort in fire log pose for 10 very long, boring minutes.

every glass of water or flower vase I leave outside for a couple ...

2026-07-26T16:09:02Z

every glass of water or flower vase I leave outside for a couple of days starts growing algae. it's in the air. I wonder if we're full of algae. are we green on the inside?

a Mayan friend used to say the world already ended and we are ...

2026-07-25T23:41:22Z

In reply to nevent1q…hds7
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a Mayan friend used to say the world already ended and we are what’s left

it would be cooler if you happen to have a significant death, ...

2026-07-25T23:00:17Z

In reply to nevent1q…648l
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it would be cooler if you happen to have a significant death, right at the end of history, taking everything with you. but chances are you’re as wrong as the apocalyptic doomsayers of the last thousands of years.

there’s nothing more self-centered than to think the world is ...

2026-07-25T22:53:13Z

there’s nothing more self-centered than to think the world is ending.

i need people to talk to me with the clarity they reserve for ...

2026-07-22T19:06:32Z

i need people to talk to me with the clarity they reserve for their most expensive prompts

a big black witch moth came flying into my house. in Mexico this ...

2026-07-20T14:59:31Z

a big black witch moth came flying into my house. in Mexico this is a harbinger of death and in the Caribbean it's a harbinger of money and fortune. I am geographically, culturally and spiritually in the middle.

my art supplies closet got flooded and if you’re an artist you ...

2026-07-16T15:19:23Z

my art supplies closet got flooded and if you’re an artist you will understand my heartbreak in two photos (i will not even post the massive trash bag of soaked paper and canvas)

there's a bit of construction at the apartment so I've ...

2026-07-09T16:15:43Z

there's a bit of construction at the apartment so I've taken several workers to the birds's nest, to show them the tiny chicks inside. they have all immediately agreed we must not disturb them or their bird parents, even though they are a little bit on the way.

a gift from the jungle ...

2026-07-07T23:52:18Z

a gift from the jungle

an onlyfans where I commiserate with you about the unique pains ...

2026-07-07T17:31:21Z

an onlyfans where I commiserate with you about the unique pains of director level tech management. maybe you can expense it!

longhorn beetle with v long horns ...

2026-07-04T23:27:15Z

longhorn beetle with v long horns

once again we celebrate the day Will Smith saved the world from ...

2026-07-04T17:00:46Z

once again we celebrate the day Will Smith saved the world from an alien invasion.

wow this is such an amazing work

2026-07-01T15:34:41Z

In reply to nevent1q…fz4v
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wow this is such an amazing work

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2026-06-24T20:19:25Z

eating yogurt from the big tub

what a silly day! anyway here’s a rainbow shooting out of a ...

2026-06-24T02:45:56Z

what a silly day! anyway here’s a rainbow shooting out of a volcano

a quantum computer is the one that only works when tech support ...

2026-06-23T16:42:22Z

a quantum computer is the one that only works when tech support is observing it

anything adhesive is a gamble, in general

2026-06-20T16:24:45Z

In reply to nevent1q…q7x2
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anything adhesive is a gamble, in general

the tropics are a technical challenge. masking tape degrades and ...

2026-06-20T16:18:28Z

the tropics are a technical challenge. masking tape degrades and goes bad. sugru glue never dries. acrylic paint takes forever to dry. masking fluid behaves differently. paper warps.

setting up an onlyfans where you get to see the faces i make when ...

2026-06-19T19:49:08Z

setting up an onlyfans where you get to see the faces i make when i read your posts

he looks very elegant but he found a half-eaten quesadilla in the ...

2026-06-14T18:31:29Z

he looks very elegant but he found a half-eaten quesadilla in the street and ran away to avoid confiscation, gulping it down

I still have to remember to clap at things where it's ...

2026-06-08T18:18:26Z

In reply to nevent1q…ew9n
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I still have to remember to clap at things where it's appropriate because my J-school professors are looking out from beyond saying you're a fucking journalist, have some self-respect.

remember when corporate PR launches in tech were attended by ...

2026-06-08T18:14:49Z

remember when corporate PR launches in tech were attended by journalists who didn't clap. it wasn't a party, it was a thing you had to cover. and now I'm going back to crumble into dust.

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2026-06-07T23:51:41Z

pivoting to witchcraft

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2026-06-01T18:00:33Z

“explain this to me as if i was 350 years old”

activist practice is built with other people. just talk to other ...

2026-05-28T00:59:25Z

In reply to nevent1q…ajhk
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activist practice is built with other people. just talk to other people with more experience.

as many of you know (and disapprove of), my beef here is not with ...

2026-05-28T00:52:17Z

In reply to nevent1q…rxud
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as many of you know (and disapprove of), my beef here is not with an on-device LLM. it’s about so many other things! first of all who needs quick theory on the go? second of all having a tool “just for leftist activists” on your phone is not a great idea. third of all, having a “private” and a “not-really-private” version of the same product is a disaster waiting to happen, i could go on.

the deepest sigh ...

2026-05-28T00:33:26Z

the deepest sigh https://gizmodo.com/occupy-wall-street-co-founder-built-an-ai-app-to-help-activists-seize-the-means-of-computation-2000762031

the other day i was walking around with another person and i ...

2026-05-23T23:40:44Z

the other day i was walking around with another person and i pointed out a lizard and they were *not* impressed by or interested by the lizard’s mere existence in the world. how is that possible.

i thought i would eventually outgrow some issues but here I am, ...

2026-05-19T03:27:52Z

i thought i would eventually outgrow some issues but here I am, writing a little sharpied "M" on my estrogen patch to remember what day I put it on.

the advice i needed was never “live every day as if it was your ...

2026-05-17T01:43:41Z

the advice i needed was never “live every day as if it was your last”. it was “live every day as if you had to live for another 50 years” that would have been more useful.

in some countries/regions we use "color de perro ...

2026-05-16T19:10:22Z

in some countries/regions we use "color de perro corriendo", to mean an undefined color that eludes description at the time

happy mother’s day to her too ...

2026-05-11T00:27:21Z

happy mother’s day to her too

i’m not out of spoons, you’re out of Lena tokens. they reset ...

2026-05-09T03:39:00Z

i’m not out of spoons, you’re out of Lena tokens. they reset tomorrow.

i love reading because it never looks like you’re wasting your ...

2026-05-08T00:57:57Z

i love reading because it never looks like you’re wasting your time, avoiding exercise or housework. you’re not mindlessly watching tv or doomscrolling. you’re *reading a book*, a morally superior activity that makes you better than other people.

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2026-05-07T04:17:36Z

when they say there’s a vegan menu ...

2026-05-05T04:07:23Z

when they say there’s a vegan menu

some people on this decentralized network wake up every day, grab ...

2026-05-03T18:37:40Z

some people on this decentralized network wake up every day, grab some coffee, sit at the computer, theatrically stretch their little fingers and say "let's disagree with some motherfuckers"

you, basic: i wonder if I can automate this little task galaxy ...

2026-05-02T00:27:40Z

In reply to nevent1q…tx8m
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you, basic: i wonder if I can automate this little task
galaxy brained intellectuals: is this my girlfriend? is this my mother? is this god?

you can use the thing normally to do your little tasks, no need ...

2026-05-02T00:23:36Z

In reply to nevent1q…mzzp
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you can use the thing normally to do your little tasks, no need to believe in its consciousness, think god will emerge from it, fall in love with it, try to figure out if it has feelings or any of that nonsense. people are looking for ways to drive themselves mad.

it is hilarious that dawkins is having AI psychosis and the first ...

2026-05-02T00:20:12Z

it is hilarious that dawkins is having AI psychosis and the first thing he did was decide that Claude was Claudia

AI is not taking anyone's job, it's some guy making that ...

2026-04-30T03:59:09Z

In reply to nevent1q…645y
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AI is not taking anyone's job, it's some guy making that decision

it's pretty convenient to blame AI for everything from ...

2026-04-30T03:52:32Z

In reply to nevent1q…80mm
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it's pretty convenient to blame AI for everything from deleted my wife's files to deleted the prod database to targeted a school full of children. I'm sorry but there's humans behind all of those things. HUMANS.

a lot of "AI deleted their prod data and backups" and not ...

2026-04-30T03:50:33Z

a lot of "AI deleted their prod data and backups" and not enough "they had their backups in the same volume as their prod data"

easy! before noon “buenos días”. after noon “buenas ...

2026-04-23T02:00:04Z

In reply to nevent1q…ulfg
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easy! before noon “buenos días”. after noon “buenas tardes”. after 7pm “buenas noches”. that’s it!

i still get confused between”have a good evening” and “have ...

2026-04-23T01:44:54Z

In reply to nevent1q…ckge
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i still get confused between”have a good evening” and “have a good night” because i’m unclear about the limits of each

a confusing thing about English is the existence of the ...

2026-04-23T01:43:49Z

a confusing thing about English is the existence of the “evening” which doesn’t exist in Spanish. for many of us 1am to noon is the morning, noon to 7pm is afternoon, and the rest of it is night. you could add a “madrugada” from midnight to 4-5am but that’s more imprecise.

they’re all art books ...

2026-04-17T17:35:26Z

they’re all art books

did we already lose the word “cyber” as we lost “crypto”? ...

2026-04-08T12:00:43Z

did we already lose the word “cyber” as we lost “crypto”? sadness

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2026-04-07T22:50:19Z

we're all living with a violent abusive stepdad

this is one of the most disheartening pages in all wikipedia, ...

2026-04-07T21:10:23Z

In reply to nevent1q…n2da
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this is one of the most disheartening pages in all wikipedia, I'm warning you https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_people_indicted_in_the_International_Criminal_Court

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2026-04-07T21:00:49Z

I wish the Hague that people imagine really existed. badass.

that man flirted with his wife FROM THE MOON. you can at least ...

2026-04-06T21:52:03Z

that man flirted with his wife FROM THE MOON. you can at least reply to texts in a timely fashion.

I know tomorrow is "Good Friday" in English. what is ...

2026-04-02T16:07:11Z

I know tomorrow is "Good Friday" in English. what is today, OK Thursday?

stop poisoning yourself with rage. we need you in the fight for a ...

2026-03-27T23:06:22Z

stop poisoning yourself with rage. we need you in the fight for a better world.

my neighbor again ...

2026-03-27T01:29:30Z

my neighbor again

I completely understand the position of people who don't want ...

2026-03-26T21:36:48Z

I completely understand the position of people who don't want to use LLMs or consume any content produced with LLMs. I do not understand the position of "NO ONE should use LLMs at all" because how are you planning to make that happen? no one should be *forced* to use them, but plenty of people are using them now. it's not something you can wish away or achieve via moral condemnation.

i’m having self-destructive thoughts like “i should go back ...

2026-03-25T03:12:08Z

i’m having self-destructive thoughts like “i should go back to studying high school math” and “what if i trim my own hair just a bit”

i have finally framed one of my beloved art prints, by Will ...

2026-03-24T21:54:29Z

i have finally framed one of my beloved art prints, by Will McPhail

it’s not a bee! it’s a fly trying to pass for a bee to ...

2026-03-20T19:05:25Z

it’s not a bee! it’s a fly trying to pass for a bee to confuse and scare you

sorry no more holidays named after men, just to be on the safe ...

2026-03-19T01:10:48Z

sorry no more holidays named after men, just to be on the safe side. no buildings or statues either. it will save us work in the long run.

““It was late and I had a few too many martinis so I misspoke ...

2026-03-18T17:30:00Z

““It was late and I had a few too many martinis so I misspoke when I said Goebbels… I should’ve said Friedrich Flick.” https://pagesix.com/2026/03/17/society/jeremy-o-harris-drunkenly-called-openais-sam-altman-a-nazi-at-the-vanity-fair-oscar-party/

today’s tropical sidewalk is not technically on the sidewalk ...

2026-03-14T15:03:47Z

today’s tropical sidewalk is not technically on the sidewalk

today’s tropical sidewalk, betel nuts (pejibaye) ...

2026-03-13T23:25:16Z

today’s tropical sidewalk, betel nuts (pejibaye)

i made a mistake a bought the wrong cleaning product and i ...

2026-03-11T02:29:44Z

i made a mistake a bought the wrong cleaning product and i cleaned my house and i hate how it smells and i have to move now

today’s tropical sidewalk ...

2026-03-08T18:18:11Z

today’s tropical sidewalk

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2026-02-28T18:18:56Z

you have no idea how many regimes I can be against

bringing my dad one of his favorite things from the US ...

2026-02-25T17:19:39Z

bringing my dad one of his favorite things from the US

I'm always in the "you don't need more property ...

2026-02-24T18:08:37Z

In reply to nevent1q…wlke
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I'm always in the "you don't need more property rights, you need more labor protections" camp. if you're an artist, writer, etc copyright rarely gives you what you need.

copyright arguments suck because copyright sucks as an instrument ...

2026-02-24T17:39:15Z

In reply to nevent1q…a7hy
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copyright arguments suck because copyright sucks as an instrument to stop corporate abuse. it mostly exist to enable it. we have better ways to hate.

I don't want you to stop hating on AI, I want you to be a ...

2026-02-24T17:15:29Z

In reply to nevent1q…fk3q
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I don't want you to stop hating on AI, I want you to be a better hater.

"AIs can generate near-verbatim copies of novels from ...

2026-02-24T17:14:12Z

"AIs can generate near-verbatim copies of novels from training data" yes of course. Photocopiers can too, if prompted to do so.

a flotilla of ships from outer space could simultaneously destroy ...

2026-02-24T03:37:28Z

a flotilla of ships from outer space could simultaneously destroy 5 major world cities and the news will still be about how it affected american tourists

there’s a coyote in this picture ...

2026-02-23T00:03:30Z

there’s a coyote in this picture

creepily looking out the window as my partner makes friends with ...

2026-02-21T23:39:37Z

creepily looking out the window as my partner makes friends with the neighbors like a normal person

i think we should all casually text our crushes and exes tomorrow ...

2026-02-14T02:12:28Z

i think we should all casually text our crushes and exes tomorrow to sow chaos and destruction

i just emailed 15k people and left the subject as "test", ...

2026-02-11T22:27:27Z

i just emailed 15k people and left the subject as "test", in case you were feeling dumb today

a friend sent me the 50 pesos axolotl !! ...

2026-02-10T22:23:25Z

a friend sent me the 50 pesos axolotl !!

a little annoyed that 3d printer bfs [gender neutral] all over ...

2026-02-04T00:26:15Z

a little annoyed that 3d printer bfs [gender neutral] all over the country have been validated by the whistles. it's as if the revolution had suddenly needed all the weird cables they're holding onto. you know what i mean.

i hear the racists are mad about the actress chosen to play Helen ...

2026-02-03T05:05:44Z

i hear the racists are mad about the actress chosen to play Helen of Troy. but how mad are they? are they willing to go to battle for this? say, launch a thousand ships?

i don’t understand who doesn’t like to live in the ...

2026-01-31T21:48:09Z

i don’t understand who doesn’t like to live in the multicultural utopia that has given us tapatio ramen

should have learned how to do a real job ...

2026-01-27T01:02:43Z

should have learned how to do a real job https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/ice-agents-morale-reports-minneapolis-shooting-b2907742.html

i've seen a couple of screenshots of terrible people being ...

2026-01-26T17:03:57Z

i've seen a couple of screenshots of terrible people being baffled that people are putting themselves in danger for their neighbors, random strangers, anon immigrants. it's like they can't believe empathy is real and not something others are faking just to score woke points. what a sad way to be, but also how wrong. we will win.